中級英語寫作Task D

WritetoPublish

FeatureWriting1

Introductionoffeaturewriting

HerecometheDINKs.

LearntowriteafeatureFromextensiverecountingtointensivereporting

Now,yourturn––––Whatyouhavegonethroughisatypicalfeature.Definition:afeatureisaspecialreportaboutasubjectinanewspaperoramagazine.特寫featureThenecessityoffeaturewritingFromextensiverecountingtointensivereporting

Afterinvestigation,writeareport.Scheduleforthefirstfeaturewriting:ACareerI(Admire)……(Designyourowntopic)Week6:ReadingofthesamplearticleonDINKfamiliesDecisiononafocusoftopicNecessarydeskreviewofthetopicMakeoutaquestion-listforinterviewingWeeks7-8:Fieldsurvey:interviewBook-building(書面材料整理)Week9:ComposingofthereportDeadline:week10(29,April)RulesTheinvestigationlaststwoweeks.

Groupcooperationisencouraged.Interviewsarerequired;

NotesshouldbetranslatedintoEnglishaftereachinterview.Adiscussion:yourfocusWhatkindofpeopleyouwouldliketotalkabout?Howdotheywork?Howdotheylive?Howdotheythinkaboutthemselves?Whataretheirsocialvalues?Aretheyfacedwithanydilemma?

NewTaskInvestigationafterclass:

ThefeelingofsomepeoplewhoarepursuingthesamecareerasyouadmireFocusesHowdotheywork?Howdotheylive?Howdotheythinkaboutthemselves?theirsocialvalue?theirdilemma?TheCareerIAdmireIsteamworknecessary?Itishighlyrecommended!GroupdiscussionOperabilityCoverageArticulation(Clarity)Orientation……OralReportInterviewingpeopleinthetradeI〔admire〕. Afterinvestigation,learntowriteareport.Fromextensiverecountingtointensivereporting

Atfirst,findoutafocus

aspecialkindofpeopleHowdotheywork?Howdotheylive?Howdotheythinkaboutthemselves?theirsocialvaluetheirdilemmaModel

Herecomethe

Double-Income,No-KidsDINKsContentsofTeaching1)AppreciatethesamplearticlesdeliveredonChinesemigrantworkers.2)Appreciatesomegoodstudentworksoffeaturestylesofpreviousyears.Retrospect:

Dinks’dilemmaincareerpursuingSuccessfulMorediscretionaryincomeEnjoyinganestTimepoorSuperchargedPetsinsteadofkidsDesignYourTitle

pithy,&strikingYourSubtitle

responsiveandillustrativeTitleandsubtitle

ExamplesfromTimeTrappedbehindtheWheel

ClevercommuterslearntoliveintheslowlaneShowMetheWaytoGoHome

UnexpectednumbersofyoungadultsarelivingwiththeirparentsTheNewWhizKidsWhyAsianAmericansaredoingsowell,andwhatitcoststhemOpeningparagraphsahookMotifsandillustration:(基調(diào)與描寫)VividanddynamicExample:illustrationoftheDINKsIllustrationsGourmetCellularphonearchitect-designedhouseexurbpoochservicenutritionallycorrectdogfoodPhone-answeringmachineItalianleathersofaHigh-definition,large-screenstereotelevisionMotif:extravaganttastesandhabits}The2ndparagraphFocus

(centerofinterest)Notthesis(statementputforwardandsupportedbyarguments)

followedbygeneraldescriptionIllustrativeparagraphsSub-topicsSupportingexamplesDescriptionandquotations,mingledwithcommentsConcludingparagraphsresponsetothefocusofthereportThedilemmaExpertopinionsSo-what

ProvokingfurtherinterestTryyourbesttoreach:anin-depthlookapithyandstrikingtitlearesponsiveandillustrativesub-titleahook-focus-illustrationstructurewithacleararrangementofideassufficientillustrationwithstatisticsanddialogueslanguage:concise,witty,diversifiedStudentworksofpreviousyears.Pleaseopenyourtextbook.Pages209-210

WolfOrAngelInWhite?

What’stheimageofthedoctorinmodernsociety?

02級譚潔怡Pages210-211

ToChange,ortoKeepGoingOn?

Teachersarenotworry-freeanylonger

02級黃燕旋Pages211-212CloserLookintotheBar

——What’sthelawyerinChinalike?02級

陳清華Let’scallitaday.EnglishWritingTaskD-2YouthandSocietyContentsofTeaching1)Summingupthestudents’performanceintheirfirstfeaturewriting.2)Brieflyappreciatinganotherfeature-stylearticle:ShowMetheWaytoGoHome

3)Brainstorming:ACurrentProblemamongyoungpeopleReview:sentencerefinementTheSummerPalaceisoneofthebiggestandoldestparksinChina.ItisthemostbeautifulparkinBeijingaswell.Inthepark,therearemanyfamousarchitectureswhichmakeitquietdifferentfromotherparks.Refinedversion:ManyfamousarchitecturalfeaturesdistinguishtheSummerPalace,oneofthebiggestandoldestparksinChina,fromjustanyotherpark.Afteritsnaturalscenery,thedominantfeatureofNanjingistheYangtzeRiverBridge.Refinedversion:Secondonlytothenaturalscenery,theYangtzeRiverBridgedominatesNanjing.Self-conceptionisthebasisofone’sattitudetowardssuccessandfailure.Refinedversion:Self-conceptionunderliesone’sattitudetowardssuccessandfailure.Ecologicalimbalanceisthebiggestthreattothesurvivalofwildanimalsandplants,evenhumanbeings.Refinedversion:Ecologicalimbalancethreatensthesurvivalofwildanimalsandplants,evenhumanbeings.Inthefront,itwasthesharpslopeofacliff.Refinedversion:Thefrontcliffslopedsharply.PartOneHighlightsinyourfirstfeaturewriting.Well-doneGoodtitleandsubtitleToPublish,ortoPerishUniversityteachersdonothaveaneasytime黎潔媛GoodtitleandsubtitleTheThirdEye

Closerlookintothephotographer

杜吉麗GoodtitleandsubtitleNoLongerAllThatWhiteThepopularizedwhitecollars

繆月Goodhook+focusWhentalkingaboutcareers,agroupofpeoplearegenerallybelievedtobeluckyandhappyinthattheyhaveaseeminglyentertainingjob.OnMonday,theyareshowingtheircustomersthetrendydesignofclothesinParisorRome;onTuesday,theyflytolondonvisitingtheBritishMuseumandtheWestminsterChurch;togetherwiththecustomers,theywanderonthecampusofHeidelberglikeKantoncedidthenextday;theygoskiiingintheAlpswhenitcomestoThursday;then,afteraweekonthemove,theyreturntoChinaandgettheirpayonFriday.Obviously,theseprofessionaltravelersaretourguides.Duringtheircareers,theyleavefootstepsindifferentplaces,wheretheylearnalotandundoubtedlybroadentheirmind…

謝斯遠(yuǎn)GooddetailsTotheseinterpreters,doingSIjobsaddsmorepressureonthemandhaschangedtheirlifeintoabusier,morestressfulone.“Thejobtakesupmuchtimeandenergy,“saidLinzhi,whoalsoteachesEnglishintheuniversity,“whichIcanotherwisespendcaringformyfamilyandenrichingmyownlife.〞Itiscrucialforsimultaneousinterpreterstomanagetheirtimewiselysincethejobisquitetime-consuming.“SometimesIreallyenvythosefull-timehousewives,〞smiledLin,“theycandevotealltheirtimetocaringabouttheirfamilies.〞Shefeelsluckythough,tobeauniversityteacher,forshehasrelativelymoretimeandlibertyatherowndisposal.Still,thejobdeprivesthemofleisuretimewithfriendsandfamily.陳婷GooddilemmaThebigdilemmaofthetemporaryshopassistantsishowtofacepresentandfuture.Theyknowtheirpresent“stable〞jobisonlyanon-roottree,whichcanbeeasilydestroyedevenbyabreeze.Theywanttoplantastrongtreewhichcanreachthesky,buttheirlackofknowledgeandabilitypreventsthemfromgettingsoilandwater.Theydarenotthinkaboutfuture,becausethatdoesnotnecessarilymeanbrightnessorhappiness.Accordingly,theycautiouslyspendeachdaysoastodelaytheunknownfuture.鄭磊

Goodconclusion

Peoplecomeandgo,andpeopleexistanddie.Onethingdoesnotfadeawayisthephotowhichrecordsthetemporalthroughthethirdeye.

杜吉麗

CommonproblemsSomestudentswrotetheirfeaturesnotbasedontheirownsurvey.Instead,theycollectinformationfrommagazinesortheinternet.Thegetverylowmarksintheseconditemofthemarkingequation–content.PartTwoAnotherfeature-stylearticle:ShowMetheWaytoGoHomeAmericanchildrenaremoredependentontheirparentsbecauseofthechangingsocialfactors.TheFirstParagraph:ahookRhetoricalmode:illustration,description,quotationsDiscoursemarker:first,then,next,when…Vividwording:crammedwith:toforcesomethingintoasmallspace(insteadofsaying“fullof〞)put-upon:badlytreated,misusedorexploitedE.g.I’mbeginningtofeeljustalittleput-upon.

我開始感到有點(diǎn)受人利用了。CulturalBackgroundCondominium:anapartmentthatisowned,ratherthanrented.Theownerpaysamonthlyfeetothecondominiumassociationforrepairsandmaintenanceofthebuildingandgrounds.Welcomemat:asmallrugplacedinfrontofthedoorofahouseorapartment.Oftensucharugwillhavetheword“welcome〞printedonit.Thesecondparagraph:throwoutaphenomenon(overallsituation)Rhetoricalmode:comparison(statistics),example,quotationVividwording:abundantly,shiftE.g.Hehasmadehisviewsabundantlyclear.他充分引用了說明了自己的觀點(diǎn)。agradualshiftofpeoplefromthecountrytothetownshiftsinpublicopinionsCulturalBackgroundTheuniversityofWisconsin威斯康星大學(xué)

TheUSCensusBureau美國人口局NorthwesternUniversity西北大學(xué)Thethirdparagraph:reasonsofthistrendRhetoricalmode:cause\effect,quotationVividwords:returntothenest,citeavarietyofreasons,parentalshelters,amenity:afeatureoranitemthatprovidescomfortandconvenience

(fireplaces,dishwashers,airconditioning,etc.areregardedasamenitiesathome)

The4thparagraph:supportingexample

(SallieKingston,