英语五段作文法.ppt

英语五段作文法 * 五段英语写作是美国大学写作课上普遍向学生推荐的一种写作法。它的特点是结构严谨合理，段落层次分明，观点阐述充分，语言变化生动。特别适合于较高一级的250-350词的论述文写作。 五段作文，顾名思义，是由五个段落组成的文章，它的基本写法是： Para.1 Introduction of Topic Thesis Statement Para.2 Topic Sentences Supporting Sentences Para.3 Topic Sentences Supporting Sentences * 第一段是引言部分。主要是引出文章要讨论的主题，并在段尾写出文章中心思想句(thesis statement)，且尽可能点出各段的中心思想和文章发展的方法(the way to develop the essay)。 第二段到第四段是文章的正文部分，这一部分一般分为三段（三个方面）来阐述的一段的中心思想，每一段以段落主题句(topic sentence)开头，它说明thesis statement，本身又被本段Supporting Sentences所说明。 第五段是结尾部分。主要是对文章进行归纳和总结。 Para.4 Topic Sentences Supporting Sentences Para.5 Conclusion Restatement of the Thesis * I. 解释结构： （1）解释原因 解释现象，分析原因、理由是英语写作中常见的结构。这种作文主要是对某种社会（自然）现象，问题的出现或原因、理由进行解释。五段作文模式中，它的基本结构如下： Para.1 Introduction of Problem or Phenomenon Para.2 Thesis Statement Cause I Para.3 Cause II * 可见这钟结构主要有两大部分。第一部分也是引言段，即把要解释的问题或现象描写和表示出来；第二部分也就是正文段，解释和分析问题出现的原因。 Para.5 Conclusion Para.4 Cause III Task 1: You are allowed 40 minutes to write an essay about 250 words on the following topic. Since 1980, divorce rate in China has increased rapidly as shown in the following graph. What are the causes for it? * Percentage of People Who Got Divorced During the Years Between 1960 to 2000 5.00% 4.00% 3.00% 2.00% 1.00% 0.00% 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 ? 1.00% 5.60% 2.00% 2.90% 1.70% 6.00% * Sample Answer: Divorce in China? ●In recent years China has experienced a dramatic increase in the divorce rate. According to the chart given, during the last decade, the divorce rate in big cities has increased as much as it had in the entire previous thirty years. In 1960 there were only one divorced person for every 100 married people, and thirty years later the rate was 2.9 percent. But by 2000 the rate jumped to 5.8 percent. （第一段是通过对