单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,*,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,Click to edit Master title style,Book1.Module3.,Writing-How to write a good paragraph&describe a trip,深圳外国语学校,Book1.Module3.,What is a,p,aragraph?,A paragraph is,a unit of writing,which lies between the sentence and the essay.It usually consists of a group of related sentences,including,a topic sentence,a number of,supporting,sentences,and,a concluding sentence,.,What is a paragraph?A paragrap,Practice,Read the following passage and point out the topic sentence,the supporting sentences and the concluding sentence:,(1)Traveling can do us a lot of good,which can be listed as follows.(2),First of all,it helps us know the world better，and it can broaden our horizons as well(3),In addition,it makes it possible for us to make friends with people in different areas.(4),To sum up,，traveling is of great benefit to us,Practice,I.,Topic Sentence,Definition(main idea),Location(1,st,sentence),T.S.,75%topic sentences at the beginning,10%topic sentences in the middle,10%topic sentences at the end,5%topic sentences,hidden in the paragraph,I.Topic Sentence Definition,People have different tastes in food.Some feel that they havent eaten a meal unless they have had steak.Some prefer chicken or fish and eat one or the other at every meal.Others prefer vegetables and fruits or grains and would enjoy a meal of eggplant,and fresh fruit.Others could live on what was called fast-foods:a hamburger or hot dog,French fries and a soft drink.,Controlling words,People have tastes.,Some feel,Some prefer,Others prefer,Others could live on,different,in food,Controlling wordsPeople have,Underline the Controlling Words,1.In ancient times,3 kinds calendars were used.,2.One of the busiest seasons for travel agents is the summer.,3.Some people see computers as a threat to modern man.,4.Good study habits are helpful to a student.,5.In 1930 scientists made a strange discovery off the coast of African.,Underline the Controlling Word,II.,How to Write a Topic Sentence,Not too broad or general.,Not too big,T.S.,Golden Rule:,as small as possible,II.How to Write a Topic Sente,1.Big cities have traffic problems.,Big cities have,three,main,traffic problems,2.Music is enjoyable.,Music arouses,two main emotions,in listeners.,3.Cheating in exams is bad.,Cheating in exams,exerts a negative effect on school students study habit.,III.,Two Standards,of a Good Paragraph,coherence,unity,III.Two Standards coherenceuni,Unity,Structure of a Paragraph,Topic Sentence,_Supporting Sentence 1,_ Supporting Sentence 2,_Supporting Sentence 3,_ Supporting Sentence 4,Unity,Pearls(,珍珠）,are gathered by men known as pearl divers.,（潜水者）,Actually,these men do not dive.They are lowered by a rope to the bottom of the sea.,Many tourists to Japan enjoy shopping for cultured pearls.Pearl gatherers work in pairs,with one remaining at the surface to help the other return from his dive.An experienced pearl diver can stay down about a minute and a half and can often make as many as thirty dives in one day.,Pearls(珍珠）are gathered by men,For hundreds of years,man has made use of the talents of monkeys.Egyptian paintings of 2000B.C.show baboons(,狒狒）,gathering fruit for their masters.Even in 1879,monkeys were still being used as torchbearers,（火炬手）,during dinners.The monkeys would sit in a row on a chair and hold the lights until the guests went home.Then the monkeys would eat.Most of the worlds zoos contain a variety of monkeys for people to watch.,For hundreds of years,man ha,Coherence(Sticking Together),1.Arrange details in the order of time,space and importance.,2.Use various transitions(linking words).,Some Transitions for Time,at first,next,meanwhile,after a while,and then,in addition,at last,过渡词,Coherence(Sticking Together),Simon decided to improve his body language.He sat up and smiled at people.,This,seems to work.,A very beautiful girl entered.She looked at Debbie and then Simon.,Without hesitation,she went to Simon and gave him a big smile.She left,still smiling.,After that,Minutes later,A few moments later,Transition,Simon decid,Task:,Write,a paragraph about one of these topics.,My first family holiday,My first train ride,The most unusual journey Ive made,The best journey of my life,Example:The first family holiday I can remember was when I was five.At six oclock in the morning,we went to the bus station and,Try to use some,transition,S,to form the paragraph.,(at first,next,after a while,in addition,at last.,Task:Write a paragraph about,