pub talk 文字材料.doc

Writing type Exposition What does the writer intend to explain? --- the charm of a good conversation Theme: The charm of conversation is that it does not really start from anywhere and no one has any ideas where it will go as it meanders or leaps and sparkles or just glows. 聊天的吸引人之处就在于它的开始并不是一个设定好的主题；它可能迂回前行，可能奋勇向前，可能摩擦出火花，可能迸发出热情，话题的最终方向估计谁都无法预测。 How does the writer explain the charm of a good conversation? ----illustration (examples) A pub talk about “ the king’s English” To summarize The charm of a good conversation Supported by One example of a pub talk on “the king’s English” About the title Is it a good title? what do you think the essay may talk about after reading the title?---the relationship between pub talk and the king’s English It is not an aptly chosen title. Can you think of a better one? ---the Art of Good Conversation The Charm of Good Conversation Part I para.1-2 The writer puts forward the theses. 1. Conversation is the most sociable of all human activities. 2. The charm of conversation is that it does not really start from anywhere and no one has any ideas where it will go as it meanders or leaps and sparkles or just glows. part II para. 3-11 an example to support the thesis ----a pub conversation with the topic of “the king’s English” no fixed topic --- the Kings English -- Australia -- Saxon churls -- the language barriers The example has well explained where its charm lies. part III para.12—17 more digressions. (what the writer thought about after the bar conversation the night before) Para.12-15 He gives his personal reflection on the history and meaning of the Kings English Para.16-17 By the mentioning of dictionaries and salons of 18th Paris, he reveals his attitude towards the Kings English 1)should not be laid down as an edict and made immune to change from below 2) should not be an ultimatum part IV. Para. 18--21 conclusion the bane of a good conversation ----