英语写作(一)Unit1TheCorrectWord(I)

1、10/17/2021 10/17/2021nWords are the building stocks of writing; therefore, we need to have a good command of them. When we put pen to paper, first and foremost we have to make sure that we choose the right words. 10/17/202110/17/2021nSuppose you are going to write about a respectable teacher whose b

2、ody size is above the average. nThen suppose you are to write the doorkeeper of your dormitory, an amiable middle-aged woman. nHe/ She is plump.nHe/ She is portly. nHe/She is fat. 10/17/202110/17/202110/17/2021 Country /nation/ state / land nCan you distinguish between these words? 10/17/2021Country

3、 Nation State Land Country 10/17/2021n 中国是一个历史悠久的伟大国家。中国是一个历史悠久的伟大国家。nChina is a great country with a long history. n 听到这个噩耗，全国人民都沉浸在深切的听到这个噩耗，全国人民都沉浸在深切的悲痛之中。悲痛之中。nThe whole nation was in deep sorrow at this news. n 马克思与恩格斯对于国家有独创的见解。马克思与恩格斯对于国家有独创的见解。nMarx and Engels had original ideas of the stat

4、e. n 为什么我的眼里常含着泪水，为什么我的眼里常含着泪水，n因为我对这片土地爱得深沉。因为我对这片土地爱得深沉。nWhy are my eyes always filled with tears? ncause I love this land so deeply. 10/17/202110/17/2021nA connotation is a commonly understood subjective, cultural or emotional association that some word or phrase carries. nDenotation, on the othe

5、r hand, refers to the literal and primary meaning of a word, i.e. the definition you find in the dictionary. 10/17/2021Task One :Discuss the denotations and connotations of mother and weed.Country a woman who is a parent motherCountry an uncultivated plant weed qualities such as protectiveness and a

6、ffection destruction and uncontrolled growth 10/17/202110/17/2021Task Two:nA. Discuss the denotations and connotations of father and wildflower.the male parent Father Country an uncultivated plant Wildflower support and sternness vitality and pleasantness 10/17/2021 10/17/2021nB. Fill in the table b

7、elow and study the denotations and connotations. 10/17/2021Country Moon Ice Blood Gold the natural body that moves around the earth once every 28 days water frozen so that it has become solid red liquid flowing through the bodies of humans and animals 10/17/202110/17/2021n In all kinds of writing, t

8、he words you choose may do more than inform. The selection of a word often reveals your emotions and attitude to your subject. 10/17/2021Task One:nCan you detect in the following sentences how the writers attitude changes from sentence to sentence? 10/17/2021nSo, the three words, though similar in t

9、heir denotative meanings, are diverse in that is, they reveal different attitudes of the writer. When we write in English, we have to be very careful with such emotionally loaded words. 10/17/2021Task Two: nA. Complete the table with synonyms. 10/17/2021Favorable Neutral Unfavorable individualistic,

10、 unique, quaint bizarre, abnormal strong-minded, resolute, steadfaststubborn, dogged praise, commend, flatter lick ones boots senior citizen fossil single woman spinster 10/17/2021nB. Fill in the blanks with the words in the above table. 10/17/202110/17/2021Task One: nFill in the blanks with do or m

11、ake. 10/17/2021nTo sum up, collocation defines a sequence of words or terms that co-occur more often than would be expected by chance. 10/17/2021nCollocation is a very important language feature and we must make note of that when we learn a language. 10/17/2021nThere are several types of collocation

12、: v.+n., a. + n., v.+ ad., prep. +n., v. + prep. 10/17/2021Task Two nChoose the best modifiers for the following noun phrases. 10/17/2021Country Glowing Crowning Outright Pronounced 10/17/202110/17/2021Task One nRead the following conversation between Alice and the Red and White Queens in Lewis Caro

13、lls Through the Looking Glass. Can you find out the cause the misunderstanding? 10/17/2021nMisunderstanding arises from the use of homonyms, or false friends, “flower and flour”, “ground (as the past participle of grind) and ground (meaning the solid surface of the earth)”.n In this excerpt, the use

14、 of false friends adds a humorous touch to the text. 10/17/2021nWe call pairs of words similar in appearance or pronunciation but different in meaning false friends. 10/17/2021Some more examples: nfair vs. fare nfarther vs. furthernadvise vs. advice naffect vs. effect ncompliment vs. complement ncap

15、ital vs. capitol ncredible vs. credulous nsubconscious vs. unconscious nintense vs. intensive nineligible vs. illegible nimaginative vs. imaginary 10/17/2021Can you distinguish between these false friends? Compliment n. Capital Credible Intense Capitol Credulous Intensive Complement Subconscious Unconscious Ineligible Illegible 10/17/2021Task Two nFill in the blanks with the right word in brackets, change the for