BW2-Classification英语写作Basic-Writing-in-English课件.ppt

1、College classes Those students enjoy Those students tolerate Those students dislike Theoretical Practical Criterion:Students attitudes toward classes Criterion:function TestsTest Preparation Do you prepare them:A.From the beginning of the semester B.A month before the test C.A week before the test D

2、.A day before the testSample:The day the test is announced to approximately 48 hours before the dreaded exam is passed out.TimeName“No problem”carefree,smiling and enjoying life as usualAn assured“No problem”No actual studyingStudents reactionPhase 12 days prior to the testTimeName“Tomorrow”students

3、 reply“Ill study tomorrow”No actual studyingStudents reactionPhase 212 hours before“zero hour”TimeName“Shock”Sweaty palms,nervous twitches,and confused mental patterns Unable to sleep and will mumble meaningless phrasesStudents reactionPhase 3SportsDivision:1.Students who go to the playground when t

4、hey feel tired after study2.Real sports lovers who even put aside their studies for a game3.Students who want beauty from sports Subject:Students in our schoolTexts:There are three kinds of book owners.The first has all the standard sets and best-sellersunread,untouched.(This deluded individual owns

5、 woodpulp and ink,not book.)The second has a great many booksa few of them read through,most of them dipped into,but all of them as clean and shiny as the day they were bought.(This person would probably like to make books his own,but is restrained by a false respect for their physical appearance.)T

6、he third has a few books or manyevery one of them dog-eared and dilapidated,shaken and loosened by continual use,marked and scribbled in from front to back.(This man owns books.)When people ask,“whats your blood type?”they are referring to the ABO system for classifying human blood.According to this

7、 system,there are four specific blood types:A,B,AB,and O.People with blood type A carry whats known as antigen(抗原)A in their red blood cells and antibody b in their plasma(血浆).People with blood type B carry antigen B and antibody a.People with blood type AB carry both antigen A and antigen B,but nei

8、ther of the antibodies.Those with blood type O have both antibodies,but neither antigen.All this may sound confusing,but categorizing blood by the ABO system has saved numerous lives.The reason is that certain antigens and antibodies are incompatible.If they are mixed together during a blood transfu

9、sion,the result can be a blocked vessel that proves fatal to the transfusion recipient.The Pattern for a Paragraph of Classificationconcluding sentencebodytopic sentence1.Have a clear subject 2.Indicate the number of categories1.Explains each category in a logical order2.Ordertime sequence;importanc

10、e;less specific to more specific,etc.1.Bring readers attention back to the topic2.Sometimes omittedRelated Expressions Three different kinds of The first The next The thirdMore expressions Be classified intoaccording to Be grouped into Be divided into Be categorized into fit into the following categ

11、ories fall into the following groups There are various/different kinds ofHow to classify a term Parallelism E.g.classify types of sports：Track and field events;Swimming;Tennis;Ball games;Gymnastics;Jumping;Principles of Classification1.Select one appropriate principle,stick to it within the whole pa

12、ragraph.2.Make sure the categories are exclusive,no overlapping.3.Do not omit any important categoriesConsistent Exclusive Complete Sample Practice 1 Topic:University Students Entertainment Topic sentence:Division:University students entertainment can be divided into three categories according to wh

13、ere it takes place.a)entertainment at home b)entertainment on campusc)entertainment elsewhere Sample Practice 2 Topic:Roles of young married women in society Topic sentence:Division:The average young married woman in todays society has her life divided into three different roles.a)The role of wife b

14、)The role of motherc)The role of self Sample Practice 3 Topic:Neighbors Topic sentence:Division:Neighbors fall into three categories according to their different attitudes towards you.a)Those who are friendly b)Those who are indifferent c)Those who hate you In-Class Task Choose one of the topics and write a paragraph of classification.P 97,Assignment 7-2