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Reference Reading 5—examples: red; green; blue 6—listing + examples: clothes; language; familiar faces in TV program 7—examples: An Introduction to European Culture; American Society and Culture 8—listing + examples: least important to most important
Basic information about listing and exemplification
• What is listing? • Listing is a method of supporting a statement, a viewpoint or an attitude with a series of details. Attention should be paid to the sequence of the things listed, from the most important to the least important, or vise verse.
Reference Reading
• 1—listing: from the least serious to the most serious • 2—listing: by process (plan-assignencourage by rewarding) • 3—listing + examples: from the least important to the most important • 4—listing + examples: from the most important to the least important
City
pure; natural; Country quiet; village healthy…
fewer and worse public facilities; boring ordinary life… Can you give some more supporting examples?
How to organize an exemplification essay
Pattern 1 Beginning part Supporting details: Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Concluding part Pattern 2 Beginning part Supporting details: One extended example Concluding part
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Writing Practice 2
• • Where would you like to live, city or country village? And why? 1. Discuss with your classmates and list the advantages and disadvantages of living in village and city in logical order. 2. Give some appropriate examples to support your ideas.Leabharlann • • • • • • •
Self-confident Polite to everyone Responsible Punctual Dependable Loyal Hardworking
Warm-up Activity 2: Qualities for excellent worker
• • • • • • • • Follow instruction Organized Cooperative Innovative Imaginative Wise Experienced Don’t gossip
Basic information about listing and exemplification
• • What is exemplification? Exemplification is a method of supporting a thesis statement with a series of specific examples or, sometimes, with a single extended examples. It is one of the most common and most useful means of developing a paragraph or an essay.
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Pass CET4, Improve English skills, Get scholarship, Join some student organizations, like student association, volunteers’ association, etc. • …
Writing Practice 1
No. Examples used General statement My husband is forgetful. My first day of school was frustrating. My grandfather is a thrifty man. Everything seemed to go wrong with me at the swimming pool. Forget to turn off a pot of beans and thermostat Intensive reading class was cancelled; 2 I couldn’t find sound-lab; I hadn’t lunch. Wash and reuse aluminum foil; Wrap gifts in newspaper; 3 Wear same Sunday suit for 20years I broke sunglasses; I tore a hole on the bathing suit; 4 Friends thought I would dive when I just wanted to see view by climbing to the diving tower.
Unit 4: Paragraph Development—
Listing & Exemplification
Objectives
• Students are expected to • (1) Understand the functions of listing and exemplification • (2) Give appropriate examples as supporting details • (3) Master the usages of listing and exemplification as supporting details
Writing Task
• Write a paragraph of 60-80 words on any of the following topics, using either a single extended example or two or three short ones to develop your thesis statement. • 1. Learning English is a rewarding experience. • 2. How higher education has affected my life. • 3. Making mistakes is a good way to learn. • 4. There is a lot to learn outside the classroom.
• Arriving at school and attending class on time each day • --follow schedule in future work • Taking part in sports or school activities • --learn how to cooperate with others (Working with a team is one of the important skills for future work.) • Organizing group activities for the class • --develop leadership
Warm-up Activity: Setting your goals
• 1. List what you will do to achieve your goal. • 2. Interview one of your friends about his/her goal and the actions they will take. • 3: Summarize your own goal and action plan as well as your friends’ and present them in class.
Warm-up Activity 2: Work Skills Learned in School
Warm-up Activity 2: Work Skills Learned in School
• Being a monitor or taking up some responsibilities in class • —learn to be a good leader • —develop interpersonal skills, etc. • After all, school provides a good place for you to learn to work well with people from a variety of social backgrounds.