大學英語思辨教程寫作2

1、大學英語思辨教程寫作2Activity 5Read Text A and Text B and find more examples of concrete language and figurative language.Then discuss their functions with your partner.Activity 6The following sentences are developed from the sentence Sheila replied,“I dontknow where he is.”With different concrete details,She

2、ila becomes different kindsof person.Discuss with your partner your understanding of what kind of personSheila is in each context.1)Sheila rolled her eyes and sighed loudly,then threw up her hands in exasperation and replied curtly,“I dont know where he is.”Sheila was quick-tempered.2)Staring blankl

3、y out of the window,Sheila exhaled softly,closed her eyes for a moment and replied,“I dont know where he is.”Sheila was gentle.3)Sheila stared at her mother,teary-eyed,shuddering with fear,and sobbingly replied,“I dont know where he is.”Sheila was timid/fearful.4)Sheila continued to pass the items o

4、ver the scanner,staring down at the counter,and without even looking at the customer,replied indifferently,“I dont know where he is.”Sheila was impolite.Activities 7-8Suggestions for instructors:These two activities would help students to practice the characterization skills as well as characterizat

5、ion through concrete and/or figurative language.We suggest that the teacher could ask students to work on the two activities themselves first.If in class,the teacher could ask students to select one task from each activity and work in pair about 10 minutes.Then the teacher could ask students to shar

6、e their work and arrange the whole class to appreciate their writing.More examples for Activity 8The old woman looked old and sad.A.When I came out of the train,I heard someone sobbing.I headed towards the direction whereby the sobbing came from.I spotted an old woman with wrinkled skin and silver h

7、air.She had teeth that had yellowed with age.She also looked miserable and gloomy.The old woman was sitting in a humid corner whereby no one cared about her.As I went closer to her,I could see tears streaming down her face.I realized that she was hunched-back.I could tell from her appearance that sh

8、e was a burden to her family.B.The frail-looking lady inched forward like she only had a limited space to move her feet.From a far distance,I could see her wrinkled skin and her teeth that had yellowed with age.She looked cheerless with sunken eyes and cheeks.Her sinewy hands looked like she had wor

9、ked hard for many years.She looked really feeble and seemed like she could not even swat a fly without missing it.Her silvery hair was no longer bright and shiny,but instead it was dull.Her face was gloomy and her smile was gone.She hunched her back and took a couple of steps forward.She looked up i

10、n dismay and sighed.If time permits,the instructor can ask students to work in groups and list five ways to show that a person is sad,or angry or happy.For example:On entering the door I remembered the doll I had broken.I felt my way to the hearth and picked what I had done,and for the first time I

11、felt repentance and sorrow.The Story of My LifeThe Diamond NecklaceShe wept at once,with sudden,wild abandonment,in her sisters arms.The Story of an HourAfter Harry Potters parents were killed,baby Harry was put onto the doorsteps of his uncle and aunt which made Hagrid,Professor McGonagall and Dumb

12、ledore sad:For a full minute the three of them stood and looked at the little bundle;Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone Harry.(Fred was killed and Hermione was sad,Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)Hermione Before Harry could say or do anything,she tucked the enormous ran toward the staircase t

13、o the girlsdormitories and out of sight.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanface as low as possible,wiping them off on his robes,pretending to do up his shoelace,so that Lupin wouldnt see.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban“You may rest assured that she will be punished,”Mr.Crouch added coldly.“M-m-master”Winky stammered,looking up at Mr.Crouch