How to Improve your Writing Skills.ppt

1、,How to Improve your Writing Skills,Introduction (topic),Supporting Details,Conclusion,Organization 5,Content 10,Language 10,Organization,(1)There are three reasons why some students can not finish their college studies. (2) Some students fail in college because their academic background is weak. (3

2、)For example, one student might not have had an adequate mathematics course in high school, so he fails his university mathematics class. (4)Next, because of financial problems, other students may fail university classes. (5)According to an article in China Daily, about 9% of the students who have t

3、o take jobs dont have as much time to study, as a result of which, they may fail their classes. (6)Finally, some students are not interested in college so they spend their time doing other things. (7)Consequently, they fail. (8)Because of the weak academic background, financial problems and loss of

4、interest in study, numerous students fail in college every year.,1,5,3,7,8,2,4,6,Topic sentence,Concluding sentence,R1,R3,R2,A complete sentence neither too wide nor too narrow,general,detailed,Restatement of the topic and summary of the reasons,examples,data, facts,cause and effect,Content,Good Beg

5、inning,Brainstorming,Summarizing,请你谈谈汽车进入家庭后, 对家庭,环境和经济可能产生的影响.,高考作文：,Write one or two sentences to explain the background of the topic and then the topic sentence,Introduction Paragraph,Nowadays, because of the development of the economy, more and more people, who have become richer than before, ar

6、e considering buying private cars.,高考作文： 请你谈谈汽车进入家庭后, 对家庭,环境和经济可能产生的影响.,I believe that it,will have a great effect on family life,the environment and the economy.,2003年高考题:你的好友因家境一般买不起名牌而闷闷不乐, 给他写封信, 谈谈你的看法和建议.收信人: 徐海青寄信人: 黄平写信日期: 2003年6月8日,Im writing to you to share my opinions on fashion with you,

7、 for I have just heard that you were unhappy because you couldnt buy something of famous brands.,根据下列表格提示写一篇题为“The Life Expectancy of Chinese People is Getting Higher and Higher”的文章。文章共为三段：a. 简单说明表格内容 b. 说出产生这种现象的原因 c.得出结论。,Better food and comfortable life,More time on sports and exercise,New develo

8、pment in medical field,The Life Expectancy of Chinese People is Getting Higher and Higher”，,There are three main reasons for the rises. First of all, food which we eat has been more nutritious than ever before. People pay more attention to a well-balanced diet. Fruits and vegetables are in great nee

9、d by people to get more vitamins, so their health has been improved a lot. Secondly, people now take an active part in sports. They find that sports activities help them to be stronger and healthier. This also makes them live longer. Last but not least, great progress has been made in the field of s

10、cience. Scientists have found a lot of methods to treat diseases. Cancer is no longer a difficult problem in the world. More people can be cured of serious diseases which were fatal before. To conclude, with the development of the modern science and technology, our life is sure to become better and

11、better. The average life span will keep on rising.,According to the table, we can see that the Chinese average life expectancy has been getting higher and higher these years. It was 35 before liberation, 62 in 1963, 70 in 1992 and about 75 in 2000.,From the table, we can see that people are living l

12、onger and longer. The average life expectancy was 35 in 1949 and it has been more than doubled by 2006.There are several reasons which can account for the rises. First of all,better diet helps people to live longer. With the development of economy, people are getting richer, which enables them not j

13、ust to have enough food to live on but to choose what does good to their health. Besides, peoples awareness of the importance of doing exercise keeps people healthy and strong,which leads to longer life span. We often see people, old or young, taking part in activities such as Taiji, Fan Dance and j

14、ogging. In addition to health food and exercise, the development of medical science also contributes a lot to peoples longer life. It is reported many times that diseases which were fatal in the past can be cured without any difficulties. To sum up, with better diet, growing awareness of the importa

15、nce of doing exercise and advanced medical treatment, no one can deny the fact that peoples life expectancy is sure to continue to rise in the future.,Language,阅读下面两则短讯，谈谈你对网吧（Internet Bar) 现象的看法。 （不必把短讯译成英文。） 北京市关闭了许多网吧，但仍有学生周末一早乘车去郊区上网。 辽宁省锦州市6,000余名学生举行集体签名仪式，保证远离网吧。,高考作文题：,Internet bars have bec

16、ome a new problem for the students of the day. It can be argued that Internet bars may be of a use to students when they need a quick access to the Internet to do research work, but no one can deny the fact that unorganized and illegal bars can do harm to students.,First of all, without proper guida

17、nce and control, a student may end up spending too much time in front of the screen, which may lead to eye problems, overtiredness, and a loss of concentration and memory. Secondly, Internet bars may create a false reality for the students through all the activities which they take part in, such as

18、on-line chatting and computer games, and this can do great damage to a students mental health.Last but not least, many illegal bars are very unsafe. It is reported many times that students have been killed in fire accidents because those Internet bars had no proper escaping systems.,Therefore, action must be taken to stop Internet bars from spreading its bad effect on students and I think the best way to do so is not just simply to close all the bars down, since they can just be re-opened, but to educate th