Chapter 1 Proper Choice of Words 1
Ⅰ The Classification of Words 2
Ⅱ The Meaning of Words 5
Ⅲ The"Coloring"of Words 9
Ⅳ The Sound of Words 12
Ⅴ The Length of Words 13
Ⅵ The Concreteness of Words 14
Ⅶ The Use of Dictionaries 16
Chapter 2 Approaches to Drilling in Sentence Skills 19
Ⅰ The Difference in Syntax Features Between English and Chinese 19
Ⅱ Types of English Sentences 22
Ⅲ Basic English Sentence Patterns 23
Ⅳ Expanding Basic Sentence Patterns 28
Ⅴ Correct English Sentences 33
Ⅵ Effective English Sentences 48
Ⅶ Common Sentence Patterns for English Writing 53
Chapter 3 Approaches to Developing Paragraphs 57
Ⅰ How to Write the Introduction and Thesis Statement of an Essay 57
Ⅱ Paragraph Writing 62
Ⅲ Paragraph Feature:Coherence and Cohesion 68
Ⅳ The Rhetoric of a Topic Sentence 77
Ⅴ A Logical and Effective Ending Sentence 78
Chapter 4 Approaches to Summary Writing 81
Ⅰ Understanding of Summarization 81
Ⅱ Preparation for Summarizing 90
Ⅲ Summary Conventions 95
Ⅳ Summary Writing 95
Ⅴ Stylistic Issues 104
Ⅵ Submitting the Summary 104
Chapter 5 Approaches to Composing an Essay 107
Ⅰ The Writing Skills for the Beginning of a Composition 107
Ⅱ The Proving Methods in Body Composition 114
Ⅲ The Writing Skills for the Ending of a Composition 125
Ⅳ The Skills for the Four Types of Writing Styles 130
Ⅴ Case Study 143
Chapter 6 Practical Writing 159
Ⅰ Introduction 159
Ⅱ Personal Letters and Formal Letters 164
Ⅲ Business Letters 176
Ⅳ Resume 190
Ⅴ Notices 200
Ⅵ Notes 202
Ⅶ Posters 205
Chapter 7 Approaches to Preparing Research Paper 207
Ⅰ The Concept of the Research Paper 207
Ⅱ The Selection of the Topic 208
Ⅲ Thesis Statement 209
Ⅳ The Collection of Materials 209
Ⅴ The Outline 213
Ⅵ Organizing Notes 215
Ⅶ The First Draft 216
Ⅷ Revising the Draft 218
Ⅸ Giving Credit to Avoid Plagiarism 219
Ⅹ The Format 219
Ⅺ Citing Sources 225
Ⅻ Sample Papers 237
Chapter 8 Proper Punctuation 245
Ⅰ The Purpose of Punctuation 245
Ⅱ Some Special Rules in English Writing for Chinese Students 245
Ⅲ Line-Beginning Punctuation Marks 249
Ⅳ Sentence-Ending Punctuation Marks 253
Ⅴ Internal Punctuation Marks 256
Ⅵ Summary 265
Works Cited 267