英语四种文体篇章分析课件.ppt

1、-1Narration Definition: To narrate is to give an account of an event or series of events.In its broadest sense, narrative includes stories, real or imaginary, biographies, histories, news items, and narrative poems.Narrative often goes hand in hand with description. When one tells a story,one descri

2、bes its setting and characters.On the other hand, accounts of actions may be necessary to the description of a person or a scene.When we plan a narrative,we should consider five aspects：purposes, selection of details, context, organization,and point of view.-2Structure Analysis Title: Fresh StartMai

3、n Idea: The text told the authors experience that she made lots of mistakes, such as going into the wrong classroom, falling down in the cafeteria, and dining alone on junk food when she was as a fresh man in college, and she understood what was true meaning about college life.I. (para1): How I felt

4、 the first day on campus after my parents had left.II.(para2-7): I made a lot of mistakes and what was my reactions. A. sitting in the wrong class B. falling down in the cafeteria, so I just ate junk food instead of eating in cafeteria.III. (para8) A football player made the same mistake as I did, b

5、ut he showed a different reaction.IV.(para9-12) Through making mistakes, I understood the true meaning of college life. A. A malicious attempt to embarrass a native freshman was just moment of college fun. B. I should act my way and become myself.-3Ways of Developing This text is a narration of what

6、 the writer experienced during her first few days at college. Following the development of time, the writer makes the series of events: her parents leaving her all by herself in the parking lot, noticing the football player on her way to the dorm, going into the wrong classroom, falling down in the

7、cafeteria, dining alone on junk food, and witnessing the football player falling down in the cafeteria. After she experienced these events, she eventually understood what was true meaning of college life and how to arrange her life.-4 There are many words in chronological order: the next morning in

8、third paragraph after class in sixth paragraph for three days in eighth paragraph three years after graduation in fourteenth-5Transitional Sentences and Conjunctions The last sentence in first paragraph: My plan was to keep my ears open and my mouth shut and hope no one would notice I was a freshman

9、. The first sentence in second paragraph: With that thought in mind, I raised my head, squared my shoulders, and set out in the direction of my dorm, glancing ( and then ever so discreetly) at the campus map clutched in my hand. “That” refers to “my plan”. It makes a comparison between first paragra

10、ph and second paragraph.-6sentence Adding to my distress was the distinct impression that everyone on campus was watching me. It meant what made me more upset was the fact that I knew everyone else on campus was watching me. I settled into my chair and tried to assume the scientific pose of a biolog

11、y major, blending slightly forward, tensing my arms in preparation for furious note taking, and cursing under my breath. It meant that I sat back in my chair and tried to take on the scientific look of a student majoring in biology. I bent my body forward, prepared my arms to work hard at taking not

12、es, and at the same time cursed my bad luck secretly.-7ExpositionDefinition: Exposition is a type of oral or written discourse that explains , clarifies, defines, or instructs. When doing expository writing ,the writer cannot assume that the reader or listener has prior knowledge or understanding of

13、 the topic that is being discussed.Instead ,he is expected to teach, inform,reveal and/or amplify ideas and knowledge.-8Structure AnalysisTitle: Focus on Global WarmingMain Idea: The article tells about the elements of global warming, the result of global warming , and the actions to slow down globa

14、l warming.(1-2) An introduction in which the author tells the reason why people are now increasingly concerned about the global warming problems. A:The climate has begun to show some signs of warming. B:Global warming may be the single largest threat to our planet.(3-7) Our warming planet changes gr

15、adually. A:Human raise the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere artificially.1.People release endless carbon dioxide, methane and nitrogen oxide.2.Greenhouse gases trap excess heat in the Earths atmosphere. B:Surface temperature of the Earth has risen.1.Sea level is rising.2.The world

16、s continent glaciers are in a steady recession.3.Human health is concerned. (8-11)People can take actions to slow down global warming. A:People can curb consumption of fossil fuels. B:Reducing our vulnerability to global warming through careful planning and other strategies. C:Advocating policies th

17、at will combat global warming over the long term. D:Everyone should work together to make a real difference.-9Ways of Developing In this article, the first paragraph is developed by time. At the beginning of the paragraph, the author says “Twenty-five years ago.”and then he says “As an internet sear

18、ch on global warming now attests.”At the same time, “Twenty-five years ago.now.” also shows this paragraph is developed by contrast. In paragraph four, the sentence “In essence, these gases are trapping excess heat in the Earths atmosphere in much the same way that a windshield traps solar energy th

19、at enters a car.” is developed by comparison.-10 In paragraph six, the sentence “Not surprisingly, many scientists speculate that such changes in the climate will probably result in hotter days and fewer cool days.” is developed by cause and effect. -11Transitional Sentences and Conjunctions The tra

20、nsitional sentence of the first and second paragraph is “Perhaps all this attention is deserved”. The transitional sentence of the fourth and fifth paragraph is “Much of the available climate data appear to back these fears”. The conjunction of paragraph seven and eight is “Fortunately”. The transit

21、ional sentence of the paragraph nine and ten is “But we cant stop there.” -12WordsIn the first paragraph, I dont understand the meaning of the word “spewed”, but I can guess it meaning by the whole sentence: “For decades human factories and cars have spewed billions of tons of greenhouse gases into

22、the atmosphere, and the climate has begun to show some signs of warming.” According to “human factories”, “cars”, “greenhouse gases”, I guess the meaning of the word “spewed” is similar with the meaning of the word “gush” or “spit out”. In the paragraph eight, I guess the meaning of “curb” according

23、 to the context. This paragraph tells people to take actions to slow down global warming. From sentence: “To reduce the emission of heat-trapping gases like carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrogen oxide, we can curb our consumption of fossil fuels, use technologies that reduce the amount of emissions

24、wherever possible.”I can conjecture the meaning of “curb” is control or reduce.-13ArgumentationDefinition: An argumentation is a written or spoken text that expresses a point of view with the purpose of influencing the opinions of readers.Sometimes argumentations can be aggressive,composed deliberat

25、ely to change what readers believe, think, or do. At other times your goals may be more subtle,and your writing may be designed to convince others that specific facts are reliable or that certain views should be considered or at least tolerated. Although many argumentations are aimed at warning,ther

26、e are types of argumentations,such as argumentations to inform,to convince ,to explore, and to make decisions.An argumentative essay tries to make the reader agree with its point of view and support it, to persuade him to change his mind and behavior, and to approve a policy or course of action that

27、 it proposes. Speeches on policies ,editorials of newspapers ,articles on political or theoretical questions, and various proposals are often argumentative.-14Structure Analysis Title: Knowledge and Wisdom Main Idea: The article talks about the relationship between knowledge and wisdom and several f

28、actors that contribute to wisdom. . People have different ideas when they define “wisdom”. . There have several factors that contribute to wisdom. A. The first factor is the sense of proportion. B. The second factor is a certain awareness of the ends of human life. C. The essence of wisdom is emanci

29、pation from personal prejudice. D. The forth factor is making a continual approach towards impartiality.-15Ways of Developing In the first paragraph, the sentence “I want to ask first what wisdom is, and then what can be done to teach it.” is developed by process. In the second paragraph, the senten

30、ce “Suppose, for example, that you are engaged in research in scientific medicine. The work is difficult and is likely to absorb the whole of your intellectual energy”and “To take an even more spectacular example”are all developed by example. In the last paragraph, “But it is possible to make a cont

31、inual approach towards impartiality, on the one hand, by knowing things somewhat remote in time or space, and on the other hand, by giving to such things their due weight in our feelings.” is developed by contrast. -16Transitional Sentences and Conjunctions The transitional sentence of second and th

32、ird paragraph is “Comprehensiveness alone, however, is not enough to constitute wisdom.” The transitional sentence of the third and fourth paragraph is “It is not only in public ways, but in private life equally.” -17Words In the second paragraph, I dont real understand the meaning of the word “spectacular”, but I can guess the meaning of the word according to the comparison of two examples in the context. The second example is more specific and more vivid than the first example, so the meaning of this word may be similar to the meaning of “obvious”.