PART 1 WRITING EFFECTIVE SENTENCES 1
Chapter 1 Using Words Effectively 1
1.1 Using Specific Words 1
1.2 Using Concise Language 3
1.3 Avoiding Cliches 9
1.4 Using Similes and Metaphors 10
Chapter 2 the Features of Effective Sentences 14
2.1 Writing Sentence for Clarity Conciseness 14
2.2 Writing Sentence Coherently 20
2.3 Writing Sentence for Variety 21
2.4 Writing Sentence for Emphasis 22
Chapter 3 Sentence Structure 26
3.1 Understanding Sentence Structure 26
3.2 Varying Sentence Structure 29
Chapter 4 Sentence Order 32
4.1 Loose,Periodic Sentence 32
4.2 Changing the Sentence Patterns 33
4.3 Lengthening Your Sentences 35
4.4 Avoid Overextending Sentences 36
Chapter 5 Sentence Length 38
5.1 Short and Long Sentence 38
5.2 KeepingYour Sentence Length Under Control 39
Chapter 6 Sentence Variety Strategy 40
Chapter 7 Avoiding Basic Sentence Errors 52
7.1 Run-on Sentences 52
7.2 Fragmentary Sentences 58
7.3 Parallelism Errors 62
7.4 Faulty Modifiers 67
PART 2 WRITING EFFECTIVE PARAGRAPHS 73
Chapter 8 Paragraph Structure 73
8.1 Tooic Sentence 73
8.2 Supporting Details 74
8.3 Concluding Sentence 75
Chapter 9 The Basic Features of Effective Paragraphs 78
9.1 Unity 78
9.2 Coherence 78
9.3 Well-development 79
9.4 Transition 79
Chapter 10 Ways of Developing Paragraphs 81
10.1 Enumeration 82
10.2 Classification 84
10.3 Definition 85
10.4 Exemplification 86
10.5 Comparison and Contrast 86
10.6 Cause and Effect 87
10.7 Process 87
10.8 Analysis 88
PART 3 WRITING ESSAYS 91
Chapter 11 Essay Structure 91
11.1 Introduction Paragraph 91
11.2 Supporting Paragraphs(Body Paragraphs) 91
11.3 Summary Paragraph(Conclusion Paragraph) 92
Chapter 12 Steps to Write an Essay 92
12.1 Prewriting Stage 92
12.2 Writing Stage 93
Chapter 13 Narrative and Descriptive 94
12.3 Editing Stage 94
Chapter 14 Describing a Process 99
Chapter 15 Comparison and Contrast 102
Chapter 16 Classification and Analysis 105
PART 4 PRACTICAL WRITING 108
Chapter 17 Writing Letters 108
17.1 Letter Writing(1) 108
17.2 Letter Writing(2) 109
17.3 Letter Writing(3) 111
Chapter 18 Internet Writing 121
18.1 Computer as Writing Assistant 121
18.2 The Form of Internet Writing 126
19.1 Resume 131
Chapter 19 Writing Resume and Cover Letter 131
19.2 Cover Letter 136
Chapter 20 Writing Memos 138
20.1 What Is a Memo? 138
20.2 Basic Memo Plans 138
20.3 Parts of a Memo 139
20.4 Sample Memos 142
PART 5 MECHANICS OF WRITING 145
Chapter 21 Capitalization 145
21.1 Guidelines of Capitalization 145
21.2 Capitalization in E-Mail 147
21.3 Words Associated with the Internet 147
Chapter 22 Punctuation 149
22.1 The Colon 149
22.2 The Semicolon 151
22.3 The Commas 154
22.4 Commas vs.Semicolons in Compound Sentences 160
22.5 Sentence Punctuation Patterns 161
22.6 The Hyphen 165
22.7 Underlining and Italics 166
Chapter 23 Number 168
PART 6 Selected Articles Appreciation 170
1．Much to Live For 170
2．Charles Dickens:A Tale of Two Cities 171
3．Youth 171
4．David Copperfield 173
5．Great Expectations 173
6．Jane Eyre 174
7．Lincoln's Gettysburg Address 175
8．The Speech of Winston Churchill 177
9．A Tribute to the Dog 179
10．Thrift 181
11．Advice to a Young Man 182
12．I Have a Dream 184
13．Three Days to See 185
14．Samuel Smiles 187
15．The New England Weather 189
16．What Is Immortal 189
Appendix Ⅰ Correction Symbols in Alphabetical Order 192
Appendix Ⅱ Famous Remarks of English Writing 194
Appendix Ⅲ Suggested keys for the exercises 196
参考文献 218