Part One 3
The Introductory Unit 3
Writing Notes 3
Introduction—You Are Expected to Make Progress in Writing 3
Plan of the Book 3
A Word to the Student 5
A Word to the Teacher 11
Format of Manuscript 11
Correction Symbols 14
A Model of Correction Using the Symbols 15
Unit One 17
Writing Notes 17
The Importancc of Writing 17
Cards 20
Error Analysis—The Choice of Nouns 22
Writing Assignment—About Myself 23
Model Compositions—About Myself(1-4) 24
Unit Two 27
Writing Notes 27
What to Write about and How to Write 27
Dictionaries 29
Error Analysis—The Choice of Nouns 31
Writing Assignment—My Family 32
Model Compositions—My Family(1-3) 33
Unit Three 37
Writing Notes 37
Begin with the Plain Style 37
Error Analysis—The plural Form of Nouns 40
Writing A ssignment—My Friend 41
Model Composition—My Friend—Hisashi Igawa 42
Familiar Quotations about Friends and Friendship 43
Unit Four 44
Writing Notes 44
Beware of the Cultural Gaps and Overcome Chinglish（Ⅰ） 44
Error Analysis—The Plural Form of Nouns 47
Writing Assignment—My Teacher 48
Model Compositions—(1)My Primary School Teacher(2)An Excellent Scholar(3)My First Teacher in Chemistry 48
Unit Five 52
Writing Notes 52
Beware of the Cultural Gaps and Overcome Chinglish（Ⅱ） 52
Error Analysis—The Plural Form of Nouns 56
Writing Assignment—A page from my Diary 57
Model Compositions—Pages from a Student's Diary 57
Unit Six 61
Writing Notes 61
Eegin with Paragraph Practice 61
Error Analysis—Pronouns 65
Writing Assignment—My Home 66
Model Compositions—(1)Welcome to My Home(2)Our New Apartment 67
Unit Seven 70
Writing Notes 70
Make an Outline and Write Accordingly 70
Error Analysis—Articles 73
Writing Assignment—My Favourite Place 74
Model Compositions—(1)M Favourite Place—the City Library(2)The Beach 75
Unit Eight 78
Writing Notes 78
The Importance of Paragraph Development 78
Error Analysis—Articles 85
Writing Assignment—My First Trip 86
Model Compositions—(1)My First Trip(2)An Exciting Trip 87
Unit Nine 90
Writing Notes 90
Ways of Developing Paragraphs（Ⅰ） 90
Error Analysis—Articles 94
Writing Assignment—My Hobby 96
Model Compositions—(1)What We Were Crazy About(2)An Orchid Flower 96
Unit Ten 99
Writing Notes 99
Ways of Developing Paragraphs（Ⅱ） 99
Error Analysis—Articles 102
Writing Assignment—My Ideals 103
Model Composition—(1)My Decision(2)My Ideals 104
Unit Eleven 107
Writing Notes 107
Ways of Developing Paragraphs（Ⅲ） 107
Error Analysis—The Choice of Verbs 113
Writing Assignment—My Ideal Spouse 114
Model Compositions…(1)My Ideal Husband(2)My Ideal Wife 115
Unit Twelve 117
Writing Notes—Summary Writing（Ⅰ） 117
The Importance of Summary Writing 117
The Importance of Paraphrasing 119
The Summary of Narration 121
Error Analysis—The Choice of Verbs 123
Writing Assignment—A Summary of Narration:A Sad Legend 124
Model Summary of Narration—The Hero 126
Unit Thirteen 128
Writing Notes—Summary Writing（Ⅱ） 128
Steps of Paraphrasing 128
Grasping the Central Ideas 130
The Summary of Description 132
Error Analysis—The Choice of Verbs 133
Writing Assignments—Summaries of Description(1)Devoted Love(2)Tearful Face of a Beauty(3)Samuel Taylor Coleridge 134
Model Summaries of Description—(1)An Old Account Book(2)Scorching Summer 135
Unit Fourteen 137
Writing Notes—Summary Writing（Ⅲ） 137
Ways of Condensation 137
The Summary of Exposition 145
Error Analysis—Finite Verbs and Tenses 147
Writing Assignments—Summaries of Exposition(1)How to Take a Blood Sample(2)Amtrak 148
Model Summary of Exposition—The Advantages and Disadvantages of Living Downstairs 151
Unit Fifteen 154
Writing Notes—Summary Writing（Ⅳ） 154
Finding the Topic Sentence and Making an Outline 154
The Summary of Argumentation 158
Error Analysis—Active Voice and Passive Voice 159
Writing Assignments—Summaries of Argumentation(1)Work(2)"Four Principles"Are Essential to China 161
Model Summary of A rgumentation—Learn Simple English 165
Unit Sixteen 169
Writing Notes—Informal Letters 169
The Difference between Formal and Informal Letters 169
Main Parts of an Informal Letter 171
Format of an Envelope 173
Example of an Envelope 173
How to Begin Your Letter 173
What to Write in a Friendly Letter 175
Examples of Closing Your Letter 176
Error Analysis—Active Voice and Passive Voice 176
Writing Assignment—A Letter to a Middle-school Teacher of English 178
Model Composition—A Letter to Li 178
Winter Homework—A Letter to Your Teacher 180
Part Two 183
Unit Seventeen 183
Writing Notes—Practical Writings 183
Signs 183
Telegrams 185
Bulletin Board Notices 187
Cards 189
Other Notices or Announcements 192
Invitation Cards and Their Replies 193
Notes 195
Error Analysis—Verb Patterns 197
Writing Assignments—Practical Writings 198
Unit Eighteen 200
Writing Notes—Formal Letters 200
The Format of a Formal Letter 200
Notes to the Format 201
Letter of Application—Application for Ad-mission to Undergraduate Study in the United States 204
Letters of Recommendation 205
Terms Often Used in Letters of Recommendation 208
A Reply to the Applications 209
Error Analysis—Verb Patterns 210
Writing Assignments—(1)A Letter of Application(2)Two Format Letters 211
Unit Nineteen 214
Writing Notes—Narration（Ⅰ） 214
Types of Writing 214
How to Write a Short Story 215
The Surprising Beginning 218
The Substantial Body 222
Error Analysis—Adjectives 222
Writing Assignment—Stop Thief 223
Unit Twenty 225
Writing Notes—Narration（Ⅱ） 225
The Expansion of a Story 225
The Forceful Ending 228
Error Analysis—Adjectives 230
Writing Assignments—(1)A Man Walking About in His Sleep(2)Who Gave Them the Tickets?(3)Is He a Thief? 232
Unit Twenty-one 234
Writing Notes—Narration（Ⅲ） 234
Practice Through Pictures 234
Write Effectively—I.Use Active,Action Verbs 236
Error Analysis—Adjectives 240
Writing Assignments—Stories about Pictures(1)Going to Her Parents' Home(2)Giving Up Smoking 241
Unit Twenty-two 243
Writing Notes—Narration（Ⅳ） 243
Putting in the Missing Link 243
Write Effectively—Ⅱ．Use Specific and Concrete Words 245
Error Analysis—Adjectives 248
Writing Assignment—Fast Delivery 249
Unit Twenty-three 251
Writing Notes—Narration（Ⅴ） 251
How to Write a Biography 251
Error Analysis—Adjectives 256
Writing Assignment—A Biography of a Friend 256
Model Composition—My Japanese Friend Nobutoshi Igawa 257
Unit Twenty-four 259
Writing Notes—Narration（Ⅵ） 259
Personification of Animals and Birds 259
Write Effectively—Ⅲ．Take Care of the Connota-tions of Words 260
Error Analysis—Adverbs 263
Writing Assignment—A Fable,or Any Other Form of Personification 265
Model Compositions—(1)The Fox and the Crow(2)Waddle We Do? 266
Unit Twenty-five 268
Writing Notes—Description（Ⅰ） 268
Description of a Scene 268
Error Analysis—Adverbs 272
Writing Assignment—A Scene of Farewell 273
Model Composition—Going Away to Schcol 274
Unit Twenty-six 276
Writing Notes—Description（Ⅱ） 276
Description of a Place 276
Error Analysis—Adverbs 278
Writing Assignment—A Remote Village 279
Model Compositions—(1)The Wuyi Mountains(2)The Kaatskill Mountains(3)Snow-covered Land(4)The Village of Loma(5)A Country-side Pub 280
Unit Twenty-seven 284
Writing Notes—Exposition（Ⅰ） 284
How to Write an Expository Essay 284
Error Analysis—Prepositions 285
Writing Assignments—(1)Solid,Liquid and Gas(2)A Brief Introduction to a Grammar Book 268
Model Compositions—(1)Early Efforts at Writing(2)Animal and Machine(3)About the New Edi-tion of EEPU 288
Untt Twenty-eight 294
Writing Notes—Exposition（Ⅱ） 294
Process Analysis 294
Write Effectively—Ⅳ．Weigh Your Words as Occa-sion Demands 297
Error Analysis—Prepositions 304
Writing Assignments—(1)How to Prepare a Chi-nese Dish(2)How to Borrow a Book from the Library 305
Model Composition—How to Prepare Sweet and Sour Yellow Fish 306
Unit Twenty-nine 307
Writing Notes—Argumentation（Ⅰ） 307
How to Write an Argumentative Essay 307
Error Analysis—Prepositions 311
Writing Assignment—An Argumentative Essay 312
Model Compositions—(1)Is There Hope for the Chinese Youth?(2)Hard Work Plus Luck 313
Unit Thirty 316
Writing Notes—Argumentation（Ⅱ） 316
Logical Organization of Argumentation 316
Write Effectively—Ⅴ．Use Idiomatic Expressions 318
Error Analysis—Prepositions 322
Writing Assignments—(1)A Debate on Marriage(2)The Best Way of Carrying Water 323
Unit Thirty-one 328
Writing Notes—Argumentation（Ⅲ） 328
How to Comment on a Book or a Movie 328
How to Avoid Plagiarism 331
Write Effectively—Ⅵ．Employ Rhetoric Devices 332
Error Analysis—Prepositions 335
Writing Assignment—A Comment on a Book or a Movie 336
Model Compositions—(1)A Letter from Sharon Brown(2)A Comment on The White Hotel 337
Unit Thirty-two 340
Writing Notes—Argumentation（Ⅳ） 340
Letters to the Editorial Board of a Newspaper 340
Error Analysis—Conjunctions 345
Writing Assignment—A Letter to the Editors 347
The Concluding Unit 349
Writing Notes 349
Reflections on the Past and Plans for the Future 349
Writing Assignment—A Farewell Composition 350
Appendix 1—A Model Final Examination Paper 352
Appendix 2—Additional Topics for Composition 358
Bibliography 361