浙江大学远程教育学院
《英语写作》课程作业（必做）
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年级：学习中心：—————————————————————————————Unit 1: 段落和篇章知识（Paragraph and whole composition）必做题
1.What is a paragraph?
2.What is a paragraph made up of?
3.What are the features of an effective paragraph?
4.What is the topic sentence and why is it important?
5.Which sentence is the topic sentence in the following paragraph?
My mother has passed along to me certain rules for getting along with others. Don't argue with parents; they will think you don't love them. Don't argue with children; they will think themselves victimized.
Don't argue with spouses; they will think you are a tiresome mate.
Don't argue with strangers; they will think you are not friendly. My mother's rules, in fact, can be summed up in two words: Don't argue.
6.The following topic sentences are not good ones, try to make them
better.
●There is much to say about any problem.
●Time is money
He found an old book in our library last Thursday afternoon
7.What are the requirements of a good topic sentence?
8.What are the requirements of supporting details?
9.What is the concluding sentence?
10. What is a composition made up of? What is the function of each part?
11. How many ways can you write your introduction ?
Unit 2: 记叙文和论说文（Narration and argumentation）必做题
1.What are narrate and narration?
2.How many types of narration ?
3.What aspects should you consider when you plan a narration?
4.What is an argumentation?
5.What is the organization of an argumentation?
6.What is a thesis statement?
7.What is the role of the thesis statement?
8.Write a composition on the following topic.
How Do People Keep Healthy
9. Write another composition on the following topic
Should Raising Pets be Banned?
Unit 3: 说明文和描写文（Exposition and description）必做题
1.What is an exposition?
2.What are the common methods of writing an exposition?
3.What is a Description?
4.Write a composition on the following title:
My favorite Color
5.Write a composition on the following title ：
The Pet I Kept
Unit 4: 实用文（Practical writings）必做题
1.What aspects should you pay attention to when you design a cover
letter?
2.Write on Answer sheet one a note of about 50-60 words based on the
following situation:
You have heard that your friend, Jack, wishes to sell his walkman.
Write him a note expressing your interest in it, asking him about its condition and offering a price for it.
3.Write a business letter to your customer to talk about the price your
company offers to buy his/her computers. You think that the price he/she offers is too high and you think that 5800 RMB for each computer is better for both sides. Now write a business letter to express this intention. Pay attention to the form of a business letter. 4.Suppose now you are a freshman (大一学生) in a college. You want
to have a part-time job. Yet your parents don’t agree with you and urge you to focus your time and energy on your study. Now write a letter no less than 150 words to tell them the importance and value of part-time job to a college student, ensure them that you can balance your study and the part-time job well, and therefore persuade them to agree with your choice at last.
Pay attention to the form of a letter: the heading, the salutation, complementary ending , and make your letter as powerful as possible.。