文档介绍:About English Writing Course
Requirements for English writing course:
Definition of writing:
the activity of writing esp. books
handwriting
written book or form
importance of writing:
Francis Bacon said: “Writing maketh an exact man.”
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4. What’s English writing?
Writing in English means to think in English and to communicate ideas, facts, feelings or any information with people when speech is impossible or impractical.
5. The ways to improve your writing:
Writing is also a skill that improves with practice.
reading original texts, imitation, etc;
6. My teaching plan:
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Basic Knowledge About English Words
1. The number of English words:
2. Levels of English words:
From a stylistic point of view, the words can be divided into three types: formal, common and colloquial.
Eg: begin commence
alibi excuse
same identical
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Notes: varieties of English
Regional dialects:
Eg. “Let me have a rest. I’m really knocked up.”
“My heartiest congratuation.”
“Why did you say that?”
“Why shouldn’t I ?”
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Slang, vogue words, non-standard English, etc:
Eg. I like most yesterday, today and forever.
“You got a goose egg in the sweat box, but I gave you six ones.”
The demanner has gone west. He went to Chicago and finally went without a passport.
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3. Meaning of words:
Two aspects; Denotative and Connotative
statesman, politician, baby-kisser
start, begin
Every dog has his day.
That’s the best contract I can buy.
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4. General and speccific words:
student, code
freshman, sophomore, junior, senior
building
house, center, tower, mansion, chamber, plaza, villa, pavillion, etc.
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5. Idioms:
6. Figures of speech:
7. Use of dictionaries:
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An English Writing CourseLecture Outlines 1
A Comparison Of English