Part Ⅰ Basic Writing 1
Unit 1 Misunderstandings of English Writing and Solutions 2
1.1 Misunderstandings of English writing 2
1.2 Solutions 7
Unit 2 Criteria and Qualities of Good Writing 10
2.1 Criteria of good writing 10
2.2 Qualities of good writing 22
Unit 3 Writing as a Process 30
3.1 The product vs.process approach 30
3.2 Eight steps in the controlled writing process 31
Unit 4 Word Writing 39
4.1 Meaning of words 39
4.2 Cultural and historical perspectives of words 44
4.3 Choice of denotative language or connotative language 46
4.4 Levels of being general or specific 48
4.5 Sexist language 49
4.6 Idiomatic language 50
Unit 5 Sentence Writing 55
5.1 Common problems in sentence writing 55
5.2 Types of sentences 60
5.3 Strategies to write effective sentences 62
Unit 6 Paragraph Writing 71
6.1 Structure of paragraphs 71
6.2 Methods to write topic sentences 73
6.3 Paragraph development techniques 74
6.4 Length of paragraphs 78
Unit 7 Essay Writing 81
7.1 Finding a suitable topic 81
7.2 Style of writing 83
7.3 Methods to write essays 86
Unit 8 Writing Strategies for Exposition 103
8.1 Essay development by giving examples 104
8.2 Essay development by comparison and contrast 106
8.3 Essay development by cause and effect 109
8.4 Essay development by definition 112
8.5 Essay development by classification 116
8.6 Essay development by process analysis 120
Unit 9 Writing Strategies for Argumentation 124
9.1 Components of an argumentation 124
9.2 Methods to develop an essay by argumentation 127
9.3 Points to be observed in argumentation 138
Unit 10 Mechanics of Writing，Editing，and Proofreading 145
10.1 Mechanics of writing 145
10.2 Editing 153
10.3 Proofreading 156
Part Ⅱ Practical Writing 163
Unit 11 Résumé and Reference Writing 164
11.1 Résumé writing 164
11.2 Reference writing 174
Unit 12 Application Letter Writing 183
12.1 Two types of application letters 183
12.2 Main contents and requirements of an application letter 184
12.3 Methods to write an application letter 186
Unit 13 Personal Letter Writing 194
13.1 Basics of a letter 194
13.2 Different kinds of personal letters 200
Unit 14 Business Letter Writing 209
14.1 Features and requirements of business letters 209
14.2 Methods to write different kinds of business letters 210
Unit 15 Note，Notice，and Poster Writing 224
15.1 Note writing 224
15.2 Notice writing 229
15.3 Poster writing 231
Unit 16 Graph Writing 236
16.1 Definition，classification，and meaning of graphs 236
16.2 Methods to write essays based on graphs 240
References 251