1、,Welcome to ShiQiao NO.2 Middle School,Writing,How to develop our composition,Step IIntroduction,Read the following article and find out what strategy (way) is used to develop the article.,Eating and Reading,As a creature, I eat; as a man, I read. Eating is to meet the primary need of my body while

2、reading is to satisfy the intellectual need of my mind. To keep ourselves alive, we need all kinds of nutrition gained by eating. Similarly, to enrich our minds, we need information and knowledge, which can be obtained through reading.,1. What strategy is used in it?,Contrast It explains how persons

3、/things are different. Comparison It explains how persons/things are similar.,2. What connecting words or phrases can we use to develop contrast and comparison?,Contrast: while however, but, be different from, unlike, on the contrary, just the opposite Comparison: similarly just like, alike, likewis

4、e, equally, in the same way, both, also,I wrote letters to my friends. I send emails to my friends.,Ex. Combine 2 sentences into 1,3. Two ways to develop comparison and contrast (對(duì)比寫作一般有兩種方式),Topic by topic structure 集中比較或?qū)Ρ龋姓f明一個(gè)對(duì)象的諸種特征） Point by point structure 逐點(diǎn)比較或?qū)Ρ龋ㄒ粭l一條地說明兩者的異同）,Children like

5、 to eat out at weekend. They are usually interested in western food. In the same way, parents also eat out at weekend. But they usually go to a Chinese restaurant .,Ex. 2 Explain the table in English.,1. Topic by topic,2. Point by point,Children and parents both like to eat out at weekend. But child

6、ren are interested in western food while parents prefer Chinese food .,Step IIWriting,請(qǐng)你根據(jù)下列圖片的內(nèi)容，以“Education in China”為主題，談?wù)勛约旱母邢搿?注意：1. 詞數(shù)120左右 2. 生詞： 一捆：a bundle of 稻草：rice straw,我要讀書！,我不要讀書！,A school boy,He doesnt want to go to school any more.,In modern city,He is eager to go to school.,In poor

7、 country-side,A peasant boy,What happens,Where,Who,1. Observing (觀察圖畫，抓要點(diǎn)),2. Comparing and contrasting,Observe the two pictures again and find out the similarities and differences between the pictures. Then describe the pictures by the development of comparison and contrast .,At the same age, Carry

8、ing heavy things, Unhappy, Tired, In poor countryside, Carry a bundle of rice straw, have no chance but is eager to attend school, In modern city, Carry a heavy schoolbag full of books, Be tired of going to school,3. Making a composition,Combine the description and your own opinion together. Pay att

9、ention to the structure. Structure Opening: Background / General idea Body: Similarity and Difference Closing: Making comments and opinions,Opening:,State the background 以下是某中學(xué)對(duì)該校200名同學(xué)（男女各100名）的擇業(yè)理想作出調(diào)查后繪制的圖表，請(qǐng)根據(jù)圖表寫一則英文報(bào)道。 We do a survey of 100 about their interests in the future jobs. According to

10、 the result, we find that middle school students have different ideas. Draw a general idea The two pictures show the problem of education in China.,Closing,Making comments (評(píng)論，表達(dá)觀點(diǎn)) The two boys are both unhappy, what should we do?,4. Checking and improvement,Share your composition with your partner

11、 and help each other to find out the mistakes and give some suggestions to each other.,The two pictures look so similar at one glance, but they are totally different. In the first picture, a peasant boy, carrying a heavy bundle of rice straw is out of breath under the great pressure. His hope is to

12、have a school to attend. In the second picture, a student is on his way home from school, a heavy bag of books on his back. What he wishes is that he didnt have to go to school any more. How can the two boys at the same age have such different ideas about attending school? In my opinion we should he

13、lp more dropouts to attend school, for example, to build more “Hope Schools”. At the same time, some measures should be made to reduce the pressure on the students. The whole society should make efforts to make every child to be educated happily and benefit from our education.,Step III. Summing up,C

14、omparison and contrast Writing process Observing Similarity and difference Making a composition Checking and improving,Opening: Background / General idea Body: Similarity and Difference Closing: Making comment and opinion,Step IVHomework,Direction: Write an English composition in over 120 words base

15、d on the picture.,簡要描述圖片內(nèi)容，結(jié)合生活實(shí)際，就圖片的主題談?wù)勛约旱母邢搿?a young, well-dressed girl,Threw a banana peel onto to the ground,A disabled man,Put the banana peel into a garbage bin,Key words skin deep beauty / outward beauty 外在美 Inner beauty / inner qualities 內(nèi)在美 Comments： Who do you think is more beautiful? No doubt beauty usually refers to what appeals to the e