英語寫作教程（高職高專英語專業(yè)適用）

Chapter 1　English Writing and Chinese Writing
1.1　Common Features of "Good Writing"　3
1.2　Cultural Differences in Writing　6
1.3　English Writing vs. Chinese Writing　7
1.4　Strategies in Learning English Writing　12
Chapter 2　English Essay: An Overview
2.1　What ls an Essay?　 17
2.2　The Three-part Structure　18
2.3　English Paragraphs　20
2.4　The Five-paragraph Essay　21
2.5　Outlining (I): Scratch Outlines　26
2.6　The Written Language　28
Chapter 3 Thesis Statement
3.1　What Does the Thesis Statement Do?　 41
3.2　What Is a Thesis Statement?　 42
3.3　What Does the Thesis Statement Contain?　 43
3.4　Two Types of Thesis Statement　45
3.5　Features that Make a Strong Thesis Statement　49
3.6　What Thesis Statements to Avoid?　 52
3.7　Placement of the Thesis Statement　58
3.8　How to Write Effective Sentences (I)　60
Chapter 4　Introductory Paragraph
4.1　What Does the Introduction Do?　 73
4.2　What Does the Introduction Contain?　 76
4.3　The General-to-specific Pattern　80
4.4　How to Write Effective Sentences (Ⅱ)　82
Chapter 5　Lead-in and Transition
5.1　What Does the Lead-in Do?　 93
5.2　The Length of Lead-in　94
5.3　Common Methods of Lead-in　94
5.4　Transition　102
5.5　Putting It All Together　104
5.6　Howto Write Effective Sentences (Ⅲ)　107
Chapter 6 Body Paragraph (I)
6.1　What Does the Body Paragraph Do?　 119
6.2　What Does the Body Paragraph Contain?　 120
6.3　Topic Sentence　122
6.4　Supporting Sentences　127
6.5　Concluding Sentence　131
6.6　Putting It All Together　133
6.7　How to Write Effective Sentences (Ⅳ)　136
Chapter 7 Body Paragraph (Ⅱ)
7.1　Paragraph Unity　149
7.2　Paragraph Coherence　152
7.3　Paragraph Development　157
7.4　How to Write Effective Sentences (V)　170
Chapter 8 Concluding Paragraph
8.1　What Does the Conclusion Do?　 183
8.2　What Does the Conclusion Contain?　 184
8.3　Specific-to-general Pattern　187
8.4　Common Methods of Conclusion　188
8.5　What Conclusions to Avoid　192
8.6　Howto Write Effective Sentences (Ⅵ)　195
Chapter 9　Five-paragraph Essays
9.1　Characteristics of Good Essays　203
9.2　Outlining (Ⅱ): Formal Outlines　204
9.3　Putting It All Together　207
9.4　Variation in Essay Structure　217
9.5　Revising Your Draft　222
Key to Exercises
Appendix I
Appendix Ⅱ
Appendix Ⅲ
References