英语基础写作教程PDF电子书下载

Unit 1 Writing Effective Sentences 1

1.1 Writing Correct Sentences 1

1.2 Writing Concise Sentences 17

1.3 Writing Emphatic Sentences 23

1.4 Writing Diversified Sentences 26

Language Focus：Expanding the Subject，Verb and Object 34

Unit 2 Constructing Effective Paragraphs 37

2.1 Definition of a Paragraph 37

2.2 Focused Paragraphs 37

2.3 Unified Paragraphs 40

2.4 Coherent Paragraphs 51

2.5 Well-developed Paragraphs 58

Language Focus：Paragraph Development 62

Unit 3 Cueing the Reader 65

3.1 Orienting Statements 65

Language Focus：Weak and Strong Thesis Statements 70

3.2 Paragraphing 77

3.3 Cohesive Devices 85

Unit 4 Describing 92

4.1 How to Describe 92

4.2 Describing a Person 96

4.3 Describing a Place 101

4.4 Describing a Scene 104

Language Focus：Brush Strokes for Description 106

Unit 5 Narrating 109

5.1 The Definition of Narration 109

5.2 The Purpose of Narrating 110

5.3 Including Enough Details 111

5.4 Constructing Plots in Dialogue 112

5.5 Narrative Order 113

5.6 Point of View 114

5.7 Planning the Structure 114

Language Focus：Choosing Accurate and Specific Words 120

Unit 6 Giving Examples 122

6.1 Features of Good Examples 122

6.2 Arrangement of Examples 132

6.3 Sources of Examples 137

Language Focus：Phrases for Introducing Examples 141

Unit 7 Dividing and Classifying 144

7.1 Definition of Classifying and Dividing 144

7.2 Effective Division and Classification 145

7.3 Order Pattern 148

7.4 Structuring a Dividing and Classifying Essay 149

Language Focus：Words and Transitions 152

Unit 8 Comparing and Contrasting 154

8.1 Definition of Comparing and Contrasting 154

8.2 Formulating a Thesis Statement 155

8.3 Structuring a Comparison-and-contrast Essay 156

Language Focus：Transitions in Comparison-and-contrast Essay 164

Unit 9 Identifying Cause and Effect 165

9.1 Structuring a Cause-and-effect Essay 165

9.2 Classifying Causes and Effects 174

9.3 Proposing a Format for a Cause-and-effect Paragraph 178

Language Focus：Cause-effect Expressions and Connectors 183

Unit 10 Analyzing a Process 187

10.1 Types of Process Analysis 187

10.2 Elements of Process Analysis 192

10.3 Writing Introductions and Topic Sentences for Directive Process Analysis 193

10.4 Developing an Informative Process Essay Step-by-step 196

Unit 11 Defining 202

11.1 Sentence Definitions 202

11.2 Extended Definitions 206

11.3 Formal and Informal Definitions 208

11.4 Methods of Definition 210

Language Focus：Structural Patte？s for Sentence Definition 219

Unit 12 Arguing 221

12.1 Definition of Arguing 221

12.2 Planning an Argumentative Essay 222

12.3 Avoiding Fallacies 229

12.4 Structuring an Argumentative Essay 232

Language Focus：Clear and Exact Wording 239

Appendix Using Correct Punctuation Marks 241