写作教程第2版课件u9.ppt

English Writing Comparison and contrast The purpose of comparing and contrasting is to understand either of the two things more clearly and, at times, to make judgments about them. In this unit, we are going to study how to write paragraphs of comparison and contrast. Please read Sample 1, and answer some questions: 1.What is the topic of the paragraph? This paragraph is developed around the concepts of “a long time” held by Americans and people from other cultures. 2. Now, complete the outline according to the organization of Sample 1: A. Americans’ concept of “a long time”: anything from forty years to forty minutes, depending on the circumstances. Examples: (1) a proposal for an American businessman (2) “long term” capital gain for the Internal Revenue Service (3) accident report by a motorist (4) for a business appointment or a date Attitudes to promptness: it is a binding obligation B. Other cultures’ concepts of “a long time”: not limited Examples: (1) murder report by a Truck Islander (2) envoy’s waiting in a Latin American City (3) ritual dance in Pueblo village (4) South Asian concept: one thousand years or even forever Summarize the pattern of contrast in the paragraph. You may have noticed that the sample paragraph deals with what Americans think “a long time” is before it moves on to discuss the views held by other cultures. This pattern of organization is subject-by-subject or group-by-group. In this pattern, you discuss the two subjects separately, that is to say, you discuss all of the characteristics of subdivisions of the first subject in the first half and then present all the characteristics of the other in the second half. The aspects examined in the two subjects should be the same and in both parts, you should follow the same logical order for each subject. Now read Sample 2, and identify the different writing pattern of comparison contrast: Questions: 1. Which two su