Writeacompositionofabout200words:TheBestWaytoKeepaHarmoniousRelationshipinDormitoryYouaretowrite3paragraphs:Inthefirstparagraph,clearlywhatyourviewis.Inthesecondparagraph,supportyourviewwithdetails.Inthelastparagraph,bringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusionwithasummaryorsuggestion.Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriateness.Failuretofollowtheseinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.Exercise1

Foralargenumberofpeople,theabsenceofworkisharmfultotheirhealth.Foralargenumberofpeople,theabsenceofworkisharmfultotheirhealth.Obviouslyifyouhavenothingtodo,yourhealthwillbeaffected.Workisonewaytokeepyouhealthy.Ifyoudon’twork,itwilldoharmtoyourhealth.Justimagine,youstayathomeallday,doingnothing,yourhealthwillbedeclining.Withoutwork,withoutgoodhealth.Sodoingnothingwillbeharmfultoone’shealth.Version2Foralargenumberofpeople,theabsenceofworkisharmfultotheirhealth.

Retirementoftenbringsmanyproblemssurroundingthe“whatdoIdowithmyselftoday?”question,eventhoughtheremaybenofinancialcares.Alargenumberofpeopleregularlygetheadachesandotherillnessesonweekendswhentheydon’thavetheirjobstodo.Ithasbeenobservedthatunemployment,quiteasideformexertingfinancialpressures,bringsenormouspsychologicaltroublesandthatmanyindividualsdeterioraterapidlywhenjobless.Exercise2Takingpartinsportscanalsohelpimprovestudyefficiency.Takingpartinsportscanalsohelpimprovestudyefficiency.Itcangiveyouarestafteradays’hardwork.Itcanmakeyourelaxwhenyoufeeltiredandbroken-down.Itcanmakeyoustudyandworkmore.Soifyoutakepartinsportsregularly,yourstudyefficiencywillsurelyimproved.Version2Takingpartinsportscanalsohelpimprovestudyefficiency.Forexample,wheneverIfeelalittletiredfromstudies,Ioftenjogfor20minutesontheplayground.Afterthat,Ialwaysfeelentirelyrefreshedandrelaxed.Icancontinuetostudyandmemorizethingsbetter.Mypersonalexperienceshowsthathalfanhour’sexerciseaftersupperwillhelpyoumaintainconcentrationforawholenight.SimilaritiesbetweenaParagraphandtheTEM4CompositionAparagraphhas3parts;acompositionhas3paragraphs.Topicsentence(centralidea);introductionparagraph(thesisorcentralidea).Supportingsentences(facts,examplesorreasons);bodyparagraph(facts,examplesorreasons).Concludingsentence;concludingparagraph.

ParagraphUnity

ParagraphUnityUnitymeansoneness,orsingleness,ofpurpose.Itrequiresthatallthesentencesshoulddeveloponecentralideainthetopicsentence.Examples:

EvenasachildBeethovendidn'thaveahappylife.Hisfatherwasasinger,buthewaslazyanddrankagreatdeal.Whentheboywasonlyfour,hisfatherdecidedtomakeamusicianofhim.SoBeethovenhadtopracticehoursafterhoursondifferentmusicalinstruments.Wheneverhedidn'tputhisheartintohispractice,hisfatherwouldbeathimormakeithardonhim.

Sometimesthereisnotopicsentenceinaparagraph,butstillitisunifiedandhasasinglefocus:

Theroomislocatedonthe5thfloorofahighbuilding.Onethirdofitsfloorspaceistakenupbyadoublebed.Facingit,inthecornerbehindthedoor,standsacupboardloadedwithpots,bowls,dishes,bottles,andbagsofriceandflour.Adeskcompletelyfillsthegapbetweenthebedandthewallwiththewindow.Behindthedeskisthechair,theonlyoneintheroom,anditalmosttouchestheboxesandtrunkspiledagainstthewallontheoppositeside.Hereisanexamplethatisnotwellorganized:

White’sisagooddrugstore.Itisverymodernandcleaninside.Drugstoresshouldalwaysbeclean.Housewivesliketosit,havetea,coffee,orasoftdrink,andgossipthereaftershopping.White’sisagoodplacetobuysoap,razorblades,shavingcream,toothbrushes,toothpaste,andothertoiletarticles.Thereisalwaysalargechoice,andthepricesarealwaysreasonable.Drugstoresshouldalwaysbeclean.Housewivesliketosit,havetea,coffee,orasoftdrink,andgossipthereaftershopping.Hereistherevisedparagraph:

White’sisagooddrugstore.Itisverymodernandcleaninside.Ithasairconditioningandthemostup-to-daterefrigerationequipment.Housewivesliketosit,havetea,coffee,orasoftdrink,andgossipthereaftershoppingbecauseitisquietandtheshopassistantsareveryfriendlyandpolite.White’sisagoodplacetobuysoap,razorblades,shavingcream,toothbrushes,toothpaste,andothertoiletarticles.Thereisalwaysalargechoice,andthepricesarealwaysreasonable.ExampleonP134(Quittingsmoking…)Exercise1ThereareseveralwaystoimproveourEnglishwritingskillsandkeepingadiaryinEnglishissurelyoneofthem.Comparedwithotherformsofwriting,itisshorterandtakeslesstime.MymotheradvisedmetowritediarywhenIwasyoung.ItcanhelpustocultivatethehabitofthinkinginEnglish.Ifwecankeepthispractice,wewillgraduallylearnhowtoexpressourselvesinEnglish.Exercise1ThereareseveralwaystoimproveourEnglishwritingskillsandkeepingadiaryinEnglishissurelyoneofthem.Comparedwithotherformsofwriting,itisshorterandtakeslesstime.MymotheradvisedmetowritediarywhenIwasyoung.ItcanhelpustocultivatethehabitofthinkinginEnglish.Ifwecankeepthispractice,wewillgraduallylearnhowtoexpressourselvesinEnglish.Exercise2Withthechangesintheirsocialrole,women’spositioninthefamilyhasbeenimprovedaswell.Husbandandwifearenowequalinthefamily.Theycopewiththeproblemsofdailylifetogetherandsharetheresponsibilityofdoinghouseworkandtakingcareofchildren.Butinsomefamilies,youcanstillfindthatwivesarebusywithdinnerswhilehusbandsarecomfortablysittinginarmchairsreadingnewspaperorwatchingfootballgamesonTV.Exercise2Withthechangesintheirsocialrole,women’spositioninthefamilyhasbeenimprovedaswell.Husbandandwifearenowequalinthefamily.Theycopewiththeproblemsofdailylifetogetherandsharetheresponsibilityofdoinghouseworkandtakingcareofchildren.Butinsomefamilies,youcanstillfindthatwivesarebusywithdinnerswhilehusbandsarecomfortablysittinginarmchairsreadingnewspaperorwatchingfootballgamesonTV.

Today,youcanhardlyfindthat……

Exercise3Therearesomeadvantagesintakingapart-timejobasacollegestudent.Ascollegestudents,wehavemuchtolearn.Maybeeverythingaroundusseemsalientous.Ifwewanttobesuccessfulandachieveourgoal,wemustmakeefforts.Andtakingpart-timejobscanofferusopportunitiestocontactsociety.Itcanteachushowtodealwithpracticalproblemsandhowtogetalongwithpeople.Besides,throughworkwecanearnsomemoney,withwhichwecanbuywhatwelikeanddependlessonourparents.Exercise3Therearesomeadvantagesintakingapart-timejobasacollegestudent.

Ascollegestudents,wehavemuchtolearn.Maybeeverythingaroundusseemsalientous.Ifwewanttobesuccessfulandachieveourgoal,wemustmakeefforts.Andtakingpart-timejobscanofferusopportunitiestocontactsociety.Itcanteachushowtodealwithpracticalproblemsandhowtogetalongwithpeople.Besides,throughworkwecanearnsomemoney,withwhichwecanbuywhatwelikeanddependlessonourparents.

Inasense,wecollegestudentsliveinanisolated,academicworld.Thingsintherealworldseemalientous.Ifwewanttobeusefulwhenweentersocietyupongraduation,learningshouldnotbeconfinedtotheclassroom.Takingapart-timejobisanotherkindofleaning.ExercisesonP151P164WritingPractice:

It’scommonthatstudentsstudyinthesameclassroom,listentothesameteachers,dothesamelessons,buttheymakedifferentprogressintheirstudies.Peopleoftenask“why”?Nowyouwriteacompositionofabout200wordsansweringthisquestion.diligence/studyinghabits/studyingmethods/interest/intelligence/attitude/studyefficiency/healthconditionProblems:ThetitleThethesisThestructure(climacticorder)Example

...................................................................................................................................(thesis:)

DifferentresultsoflearningcomefromA,BandC.

First

,.......A.....(some...;however...)

Second,.........B......(those...,but....)

Lastbutnotleast,.....C.....(studentswho...;onthecontrary,those........)WhySomeStudentsMakeBetterProgressThanOthers?

Manystudentsandparentsoftenwonderwhysomestudentsmakebetterprogressthanotherssincetheysitinthesameclassroom,listentothesameteachers,andlearnthesametextbooks.Differentresultsoflearningcomefrommanyfactors.Themainonesarediligenceandstudyingmethods.Firstofall,diligenceisanessentialfactorinachievingsuccessinstudies.Geniusis1%inspirationand99%perspiration.Noscientificinventionhascomewithoutdiligence.Onlywhenfarmersworkhardinspringandsummer,cantheygetagoodharvestinautumn.Thesameistruewithstudies.Morediligentstudentssparenoefforttograspthelessonsandtoenrichtheirknowledgebyprofoundreading.Theyknowthatpracticemakesperfect.However,otherstudentsmayjustattendclassesunwillinglyandfinishtheassignmentspassively.Theiraimisonlytopasstheexaminations.Inthelongrun,theygetdifferentharvestsinstudies.Nopains,nogains.

Besides,anotherimportantfactorisscientificstudyingmethods.Thereisasaying“AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.”So,diligencedoesnotmeanstudyingallthetime,butalternatingworkwithrest.Also,scientificstudyingmethodsmeanthatstudentsshouldpayattentiontothestepsoflearning:previewingbeforeclass,payingallattention(concentrating)inclass,andreviewingafterclass.Thus,the