《新編實(shí)用英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)作》12 Writing on Diagrams or Pictures

新編實(shí)用英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)作NewPracticalEnglishWritingUnit12

WritingonDiagramsorPicturesLearningGoalsmasterthewaysoforganizingpicturewritingmakepresentationswithchartsordiagramsunderstandrequirementsofpicturewriting

familiarizewiththedevicesofchartsordiagrams

Unit12SectionIWriting

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Diagrams

SectionIIWriting

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picturesSectionⅢ

ApplyingYourKnowledge

WritingonDiagrams

SectionI1.WritingwithGivenTables2.WritingwithGivenBarCharts3.WritingwithGivenCurvedLines

4.WritingwithGivenPieCharts5.TipsfordiagramwritingTablesareakindofvisualformwhichdisplaysinformationwithsetsoffiguresorfactsinnumberedblanks.Eachsetoffigurescorrespondstodifferenttimeperiodsorotheritems.Whataretables?1.WritingwithGivenTablesHowtowritewithgiventables?Whengivenatableandthetopicforwritingacomposition,andinordertocomprehensivelyinterpretallthegiveninformation,thewriterhasto:

readthetitleaboveandtheinformationbelowthetablestudytheitemsinthetablecarefully

pickoutthemostsignificantinformationmakecomparisons&contrastsbetweentheitems.findsomeruleofthemanalyzethechangestatereasonsforthechangedrawapossibleconclusionormakeasensibleprediction

IncomeSourcesofCollegeStudents

Directions:StudythefollowingtablecarefullyandyourcompositionmustbebasedontheinformationgiveninthetableonthetopicIncomeSourcesofCollegeStudents.Youshouldbaseyourcompositiononthetableandtheoutlinegivenbelow.

statethemainincomesourcesofChineseandAmericancollegestudents.givepossiblereasonsforthedifferencePredictthefuturetendency.

IncomeSourcesAmericanStudentsChineseStudentsParents

50%

90%Part-timeJob

35%

5%Scholarship

15%

5%SampleIncomeSourcesAmericanStudentsChineseStudentsParents

50%

90%Part-timeJob

35%

5%Scholarship

15%

5%IncomeSourcesAmericanStudentsChineseStudentsParents

50%

90%Part-timeJob

35%

5%Scholarship

15%

5%They

bothhavethesameincomesources.Theyaredifferentinthepercentageforeachsource.

ReasonsforthedifferenceThetendencyAnalyse

Recently,aresearchiscarriedouttofindoutthedifferenceinincomesourcesforAmericaandChinesestudents.Accordingtotheresearch,both

AmencanandChinesecollegestudentshavethreeincomesources:fromtheirparents,theirpart-timejobandfromtheirscholarship.

Thedifferenceliesinthepercentageofstudentsforeachsource.About90%ofChinesestudentsintheresearchgetmoneyfromtheirparents.Incontrast,only50%oftheAmericanstudentsresorttothisway.About35%oftheAmericanstudentsdependonpart-timejobs,butonly5%ofChinesestudentswoulddoso.Scholarshipistheflnancialresourcefor15%ofAmericanstudents,butonlyfor5%oftheChinesestudents.Therearemanyreasonsforthisdifference.IndependenceisgreatlyhonoredinAmericansociety,andstudentswouldbeproudtodependonthemselves.Besidestheyhaveamoreflexibleschedulesotheycanhavemoretimetodothepart-timejobs.

Ithinkwiththereformincollegeeducation,thistendencymaybechanged.Thewidespreadadoptionofcredit-systemwillgivetheChinesestudentsmoretimetopursuetheirpart-timejobandgetmoreindependentfromtheirparents.2.WritingwithGivenBarChartsWhat’sbarchart

?Barchartsaremainlyrepresenttedbyshadedorblankcolumnsofvariousheightstoexpresstherisingandfallingrateofcertainthingsunderdiscussion.Astheindicatorsareintheshapeofbar,itisnamedbarchart.Howtowritewithgivenbarchart

?Barchartisusedtoindicatecomparison,eithercomparisonwithoneselforwithotherthings.Whentherearetwotypesofbars(oneshadedandtheotherblank)inthechart,theyrepresentdifferentcategoriesstandingsidebyside.Studentshavetofirstunderstandthedifferentmeaningsforthedifferentbarsbeforetheycanactuallywrite.Theinformationcontainedinthebarchartscanbereadilyperceivedorreadwhichturnsouttobequiteeasyandhelpfulforthewritertodescribe,analyzeandmakesoundpredictions.TelephoneGoesintoHundredsofThousandsofHomesDirection:Lookcarefullyatthebarchartandwriteacompositionofabout120wordsbasedontheinformationgiveninthechart.Yourcompositionshouldbecompletedin30minutes.Youressaymustbebasedontherequirementsbelow:

(1)Writeoutthemessageconveyedbythecharts.

(2)MakeananalysisofthedevelopmentoftelephonesinChina

(3)Giveyourcomments.Sample

Fromthechart,weknowthatin1978,thecityonlypossessedabout80,000homephonesbecauseofthelowlivingstandardofpeople.Sincethen,however,owingtothereformandopen-uppolicy,peoplebecomewealthyenoughtoaffordhomephones.Theinstallationofhomephoneswentabigstepforwardespeciallyoverthelastfiveyears.Comparedwithhomephonesin1993,thenumberdoubledin2005,fivetimesasmanyasthatin1978.

ThelastlessthantwentyyearssawrapiddevelopmentoftelephoneserviceinChina.Homephonewhichusedtobethoughtofasaluxuryhasbecomeacommonthinginmoreandmoreaveragehomes.ThefastincreaseinthenumberofhomephonesnotonlyindicatesthatweChinesepeoplearericherthanever,but

alsoshowsthatweareeagertotakepartinsocialcommunication.Itisdefinitethattelephoneswillplayanincreasinglypositiveroleinbothourworkandlife.

DescribesthechartsandpointsoutthischangeAnalyzesthechangeandgivesreasonswhythishappensspecificallyCommentsonthefastincreaseCurvedlinechartisveryoftenusedtoindicatetrend.Itistwo-dimensional.Thex-axisrecordsonedimension,usuallythetimedimensionsuchasthemeasurementsofyear,month,dayandsoon.They-axisrecordsanotherrangeofdatawhichwhichmightbeweight,priceandprofit.3.WritingwithGivenCurvedLines

What’scurvedlinechart?Howtowritewithcurvedlinechart

?Comparedwithtables,curvedlinescanbemoreeasilyperceived,whichclearlyshowthegeneraltendency(upwardsordownwards).Iftherearemorethanonecurvedlinesinafigure,acarefulcomparisonisalwaysnecessary.SampleAverageAnnualPersonalIncomeofWorkers(yuan)Directions:Studythefollowingchartcarefullyandwriteanessaybasedontheinformationgivenbelow:

1.Describetheincreaseintheworkers'averagepersonalincome.2.Givepossiblereasonsfortheincrease.3.Predictfutureprospect.Analyse

Bystudyingtheline,wewillnoticethatthetendencyofthelinegoesuproughlyatthreestages:thefirststageisfrom1985to1990;thesecondisfrom1990to1999;thethirdisfrom1999to2006.Theseshouldbeconsideredinthedescriptionofthechartinthefirstparagraph.Thenthereasonsforthechanqeshouldbegiveninthesecondparagraph.Thelastparagraphpredictsthefutureprospect.

ThischartshowstheaverageannualincomeoftheChineseworkersfrom1985to2006.Asisindicatedinthechart,intheten(five)yearsfroml985to1990,therewasverylittlechangeintheworkers'income.However,inthe1990's,theaveragepersonalincomeincreasedapproximatelyfivetimes,reachingabout5,000yuanin1999.Afterthatatremendousspurtwasseenwhenthenewcenturyarrived.Inaword,duringtheperiodof22years,theworkers’incomeleveleduprapidly.

Thereasonsforthechangeofincomelargelydependonthegovernment'spolicyofopeningandreform.Withthecarryingoutofthepolicy,newtechnology,advancedeguipmentandscientificmanagementhavebeenintroducedfromdevelopedcountries,whichcausestheriseofoutputandincreaseofprofits.Thereformofrewardsystemcouldbeanotherreason.Theworkersarepaidaccordingtotheirworkvalue.Thebettertheywork,themoretheyarepaid.Asaresult,theirinitiativeisbroughtintofullplay.Therefore,theirincomegrowsrapidly.

Withmorereformpoliciesaciopted,therewillbeevenmorerapiddevelopmentinChina'sindustry.Thereisnodoubtthattheworkers'livingstandardwillbeincreasedtoagreaterdegree.4.WritingwithGivenPieChartsWhat’spiechart

?Piechartscanbeusedtoindicateshares,distributionsorproportions.Asthenamesuggests,apiechartisrepresentedbyafullcirclesimilartoapieoracake,whichisusuallydividedintodifferentfan-shapedsectionsofvarioussizeswitheachdenotingacertaincategoryoranamountexpressedinpercentageratios.Differentsegmentsofthepiearehighlightedbyshadingorcolouringinordertoachievedistinctions.

Howtowritewithgivenbarchart

?takedifferentsectorsinacircleasawholetheinformationoutsidethechartsshouldalsobetakenintoconsiderationmakingcloseobservationsandcomparisonsbetweenthedifferentsectionssortouttitlemostusefuldataunderstandthethemethechartissupposedtoexpress﹢describeandanalyzeinapreciseandobiectivemannerTheAverageFamilyExpenses

Directions:WriteacompositionbasedonthechartsoftheaveragefamilyexpensesintheUnitedStated.Theopeningsentenceisgivenandyouarerequiredtodevelopitintoafullcomposition.

Theopeningsentence:TheaveragefamilyincomeintheUnitedStatesincreasedfrom12,000dollarsperyearin1980to16,000dollarsin1985.Sample

TheaveragefamilyincomeintheUnitedStateshasincreasedfrom12,000dollarsperyearin1980to16,000dollarsin1985.Inthemeantime,thestructureoftheaveragefamilyexpenseshaschanged,too.Thesegraphsshowthechangeclearly.

Thebiggestpartoftheaveragefamilyexpenseswashousing.In1980,theaveragefamilyspent25percentofitsincomeonhousing.In1985,expensesonhousingroseto32percent.Foodanddrinkwerethesecondbiggestpartoftheaveragefamilyexpenses.In1980,about18%oftheaverageincomewasspentonthisitem.In1985,thefiguregrewto22%.Asaresultofsuchincreaseintheexpensesonhousingandfood,expensesonotheritemshavebeenreducedfrom57%in1980to46%in1985.

Thus,aconclusioncanbedrawnthatasincomeincreases,peoplecanimprovetheirlivingstepbystep.Butstilltheaveragefamilyhastospendalargepartofincometomeettheessentialneeds.Wecanseefromthetwochartsthatastheaveragefamilyincomeincreases,thestructureofaveragefamilyexpensesalsochanges.statethechangecomparetheexpensesonhousing,foodanddrinkandotheritemsin1980withthosein1985drawconclusion1.Readtheinstructionscarefullytogetafullunderstandingofwhatisbeingpresentedandwhatistherealintentionofthechart.Onlyinthiswaycanyouavoidthepossibilityofmisunderstandingandmisinterpretingthechart.2.Observethechartwithakeenperceptivepowertoextractasmuchusefulinformationaspossiblefromit.3.Trytomakeacomparativeandcontrastiveanalysistofigureouttherelationshipsbetweendifferentgroupsofstadsticssoastomakeasoundprediction.4.Donotoverusethestatisticsillustratedinthechartsoasnottoleavereadersconfusedaboutwhatyouarereallytryingtoconvey.5.Useyourimaginationifnecessary.Butseetoitthatyouarenotoverstatingthefactsorexaggeratingwhatisalreadyexplicitinthechart.6.Makesurethatyouressayisalwaysaccurate,briefandstraightforward.5.TipsfordiagramwritingSectionII

Writing

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Pictures???3.ExpositoryTypeofPictureWriting

2.NarrativeTypeofPictureWriting

4.TipsforPictureWriting1.DescriptiveTypeofPictureWriting

???DescriptiveTypeofPictureWriting

Descriptivetypeofpicturewritingusesdetailsandimagestodescribeascene,anevent,anobjectetc.Agooddescriptioncancreateasensoryexpenencethatappealstothereader’ssenses——hearing,smelling,seeing,touchingandtasting.Soitishelpfulforthewritertousespecificwordsanddetailstocommunicatetothereaderswhathecanseefromthepicture.

ProtectForestDirections:StudythefollowingcartooncarefullyandwriteacompositiononthetopicProtectForestinnolessthan120words.Yourcompositionmustbebasedontheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.Describethepicture2.Deducethepurposeofthedrawerofthepicture3.Suggestyourcounter–measuresSample

Basically,whatweseeinthispictureisabirdlamentingthefactthatitshomehasbeendestroyed.Ofcourse,birdsusuallymaketheirhomesintrees,andsincetherearenotreesleftinthepicture–onlythestumps,toshowthattheoriginaltreeshavebeenchoppeddown–thebirdisleftwithoutshelter.Infact,thebirdhasnochoicebuttoperchonthehandleofanaxe,whichhasbeenusedtodestroyitsoriginalhome.Wecandeducefromthispicturethatthedraweristryingtoattractourattentiontothetragedyofthedestructionofforests,whichispartofthethreattotheecologicalbalanceoftheplanet.Heseemstobesayingthatsoontherewillbenotreesleftintheworld.Inmyopinion,thesadlittlebirdisasymbolofalllivingthings,includinghumanbeings,and,likethebird,wetoowillbelefthomelessifweallowthedestructionoftheenvironmenttocontinue.Thissimplepictureisawake–upcallforthewholeofthehumanrace.Ifthisvividimageofthegrimfutureofourplanetisnottobecomeareality,wemusttakepositivestepsrightnowtoputanendtheplunderingoftheEarth’snaturalresources.Itisclearthatthedrawerofthepictureisurgingustostartwithacampaigntosavetheforests,whichissomethingallofuscanjoinbyurgingourlocalauthoritiestotakepositivemeasurestosavethetrees.2.NarrativeTypeofPictureWriting

Thepurposeofnarrativewritingistotellwhathappens.Thistypeofwritingusuallyinvolvestwopicturesormoretotellacompletestory.ltusuallycallsuponthewritertogiveastep-by-stepaccountofaneventoraseriesofeventsasshowninthepictures.Therefore,eventsareusuallyrelatedintimeorder.DrunkenDriving

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionofabout120wordsonthetopicDrunkenDriving

.Studythefollowingpicturescarefullyandyourcompositionshouldbebasedontheinformationgiveninthepictures.Sample

Givenarethreequitesimplebutratherthought-provokingdrawings.Asisrevealedinthefirstone,twomenwereraisingglassesofwineandtoastingeachother.Inthesecondone,twocarsranintoeachotherandwecanimaginethedriversmustbethetwodrinkers.Inthelastpicture,thesametwomenwerelyinginthehospital,bothwithbandageontheirlegs.Evidently,thepicturestargetatrevealinganincreasinglyprevalentillegalpractice:drunkendriving.Noonecanhavefailedtonoticethefactthatamountingnumberofpeoplediedorgotinjuredinaccidentsresultingfromdrunkdriving.InHangzhou,China,forexample,twoinnocentyoungpeoplelosttheirlivesintwoaccidentsthathappenedwithinaveryshortperiodoftime.Actually,thephenomenonhasbeensowidespreadthatithasdrawnnationwideconcern.

Toourrelief,wecanseepertinentlawsandregulationshavebeenworkedoutandenforcedtopunishthosewhodriveafterdrinking.However,Ibelievethatmorecanbedonetopreventthingsfromgettingworse.Foronething,severerlawscanbemadeandputintoeffect.Foranother,thesaleofalcoholshouldbelimitedinrestaurants.3.ExpositoryTypeofPictureWriting

Expositorywritingistoexplainortogivethereaderinformationtohelpunderstandtheworldaroundhim.Thereforecomparedwiththeprevioustwokindsofpicturewriting,theexpositorytypeofpicturewritingusuallycallsuponthewritertomakeanin-depth

analysisofthepictureandtoconveytothereaderhisownunderstandingandperceptionaboutit.Itrequiresthatthethewriternotonlyreadthepicturesandgetitacrosstothereaders,bykeenobservationandinsightfulperceptiontobringoutwhatishiddenbehindthepictures.

FlowersintheGreenhouseCan’tWithstandWindandRains

Directions:Studythefollowingsetofdrawingscarefullyandwriteanessayabout200wordsinwhichyoushould:(1)describethesetofdrawings,interpretitsmeaning;(2)pointoutitsimplicationsinourlife.SampleItgoeswithoutsayingthatthedrawingsaimatrevealingacommonandseriousprobleminChina:howtoeducateandcultivatetheyoung.Let’stakeacloserlookatthedrawings.Inanidealcondition,theflowerblooms.Butwhenmovedoutofthegreenhouse,itperishesundertherainandstorm.Itisobviousthatthefloweringreenhousecan’twithstandwindandrains.NowadaystheyounggenerationinChina,liketheflowerinthegreenhouse,livesunderthefullprotectionfromtheirparents.Parentswanttoshowalltheirlovetotheirchildren.Theygivetheirchildrenallthebestthings,theycanaffordanddonotlettheirchildrenallthebestthingstheycanaffordanddonotlettheirchildrendoanythingathome.Self-centerednessandarbitrarinesshavebecomeatraitoftheyounggeneration.Onceleavingtheirparents,manyyoungpeoplecannotmakealivingoftheirown.Theygetlostwhensteppingintothecomplexrealityandcannotfaceanyhardshipsanddifficulties.Childeducationhasbecomeoneofthemostpopulartopicsdiscussednotonlybyeducationalexperts,butalsobypeopleinallwalksoflife.Thefailureofchildeducationdoesmoreharmtothedevelopmentofoursocietyandourcivilizationthantothechildrenthemselves.Thus,it’shightimethatparents,educatorsandthegovernmentmadeconcertedeffortstoputanendtothissituation.

Ifapictureispresentedtoyou,itisadvisableforyoutotakethefollowingnecessarystepsbeforegettingdowntotheessay.1.Studythepicturecarefullyandtrytofindoutpreciselywhatthepictureisabout,sinceanyslightmisunderstandingordistortionofthesubjectmattermightleadyoutonowhere.2.Battercomprehendandanalyzethecontentofthepicturetofindoutthescene,peopleandtherelationshipbetweentheminthepictureandtrytoanswerquestionslike:(1)Whhataretheydoing?(2)Whatmessagedoesthepictureconvey?

3.Decidehowtoorganizetheseideasintoaunifiedandcoherentessay.Besuretopresenttheideasinanorderlywaytomakesensetothereaders.4.Useyourimaginationifnecessary,butneverstretchittoofartomisleadyourreaders.5.Besurethatyourwritingareloyalandfaithfultothegivenpicture,andonnoaccountshouldyouaddideaswhicharebesidethepoint.4.TipsforpicturewritingApplyingYourKnowledge

Directions:Forthispart,youaretowriteacompositionbasedontheinformationgiveninthefollowingtableoftheTwoOppositeIdeasaboutDivorce.Remember,youhavetogiveabalancedconclusioninthefinalparagraph.Yourpartofwritingshouldbeabout120-150words.(1)下圖所示為某大城市居民上下班所用交通方式的變化(2)請(qǐng)分析變化原因(如從汽車(chē)的用途、價(jià)格或社會(huì)發(fā)展等方面加以分析。)(3)分析這一變化可能帶來(lái)的負(fù)面影響198120011.DrivingPrivateCarstoWork

Pleasewritecompositionsbasedonthefollowingtitlesandcharts.Yourcompositionshouldbeabout120-150words.

Thetwopiechartsahoveillustratethatanincreasingnumberofpeopleinthebigcityhavechosendrivingtoworkinthepasttwodecades.Between1981and2001,theproportionofpeopleridingbicyclesorresoringtopublictransportationdeclinedrespectivelybyl8%and10%,withpeopledrivingmotorcyclesandprivatecarsgrowingby16%and12%.

Therearetwomaincomponentsaccountingfortherisingpersentageofprivate-cardrivers.Nowadays.it'scommonforpeopletotravelalongdistancetoworkinbigcitiesorevenacrosscities.privatecarswillundoubtedlybecomethefirstchoicewhenspeedandconvenienceareconsidered.What'smore,withrisingavewgeincomeandtheadventofsometypesofeconomiccars,peoplecanaffordprivatecars,whichusedtobeluxuriesforalmostallChinese.

Somepeoplearepessimisticallybelievethatthegrowingnumbersofcarsontheroadwillleadtosomenegativeeffects.Ononehand,itwillworsenthebafficconditioninmetropolitancities.Ontheotherhand,itwillalsoposegreatthreattotheenvironment.Directions:YouaretowriteacompositiononthetopicCandidatesandPassersintheGraduateProgram.Studythefollowingchartcarefullyandyourcompositionshouldbebasedontheinformationgivenbelow.(1)Describethechanges

candidatesandpassersintheGraduateProgram;(2)Interpretthereasonsforthechanges.;(3)Drawtheconclusion.20000590000100000053%70%25%2.CandidatesandPassersintheGraduateProgram.

Fromthechart，weknowthatthenumberofcandidatesintheGraduate’sProgramminghasrisensharplyfromtwentythousandin1990to0nemillionin2000.Besides，only25percentofthetotalpassed1990,while70percentin2000，whichisalmostthreetimesthanthepreviousone．

Afewreasonsattributetothisphenomenon．Firstly，theseriouscompetitioninthejobmarketdrivesmanycollegegraduatesinsettingforanotherexamtoescapefromthecruelcompetitivereality．Secondly,manystudentsfindwhatthey’velearnedintheuniversityfarfromenoughandtheywanttofullydevelopthemselvesbyfurtheringtheirstudying．Thirdly,governmentisadvocatingtheGraduate’sProgramming,becausemodernizationdemandsmillionsoftalents．Governmenthasexecutedsomefavorablepoliciestohelpstudentsrealizetheirdreams．Lastly，thewholesocietyhasattachedgreatimportancetofurthereducation．

ThechartcanrepresentmostcasesinChinathoughitreflectsoneregion．AconclusioncanbedrawnthattheculturallevelofChinesenationhasbeenheightenedandtalentsmayplayamoreimportantroleinChina’sconstruction．Directions:Forthispart,youaretowriteacompositionbasedontheinformationgiveninthefollowingtableoftheEmploymentwithCollegeGradutesImproves.Remember,youhavetogiveabalancedconclusioninthefinalparagraph.Yourpartofwritingshouldbeabout150words.(1)右圖所是為某校2003年-2006年本科畢業(yè)生就業(yè)律的變化(2)請(qǐng)分析變化原因,如從政府的就業(yè)政策、學(xué)校關(guān)注就業(yè)培訓(xùn)(vocationaltraining)或大學(xué)生開(kāi)辟自營(yíng)空間(beingself-employed)等方面加以分析(3)你認(rèn)為目前大學(xué)生就業(yè)難的原因是什么,如從中國(guó)出現(xiàn)勞動(dòng)力高峰、大學(xué)生擇業(yè)心態(tài)等方面加以分析3.EmploymentwithCollegeGradutesImproves

Thebarchartdisplaysthattheemploymentofcollegegraduateshasbeenimprovedinthelasttwoyears.Afterasharpfallto50%in2004,ithasexperiencedasteadyrisefromabout52%to61%since2005.

Threechiefelementscontributetotheimprovement.Firstofall,thegovenment'sfavorablepolicieshavefacilitatedthegraduates’employmentSecondly,itisbecausemostuniversitieshavepaidmoreattentiontovocationaltraining.Lastbutnotleast,somegraduatestriedsuccessfullytobreakvariouspathstobeself-employed.However,theseriousemploymentproblemofcollegegraduatescan'tbeneglectedforthefollowingreasons.Foronething,weareexperiencinganotherpeakoflaborforceboomingwith15millionnew-bornlaborforcessupplyeachyear.Equallyimportant,somegraduatesfailtoadjusttheirunrealisticallyhighgoalstothenewenvironmentofemployment.Collegegraduatesarevaluableresourcesinourcountryandnoonehastherighttowastethewealthoftalent.Theproblemsinjobhuntingdeservemoreattentionfromthecollegesandthegovernment.

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionbasedontheinformationgiveninthefollowingtableoftheTwoOppositeIdeasaboutDivorce.Remember,youhavetogiveabalancedconclusioninthefinalparagraph.Yourpartofwritingshouldbeabout150words.Theopeningsentenceisgivenandyouarerequiredtodevelopitintoafullcomposition.MarriageshavebrokenupsharplyinChinatheseyears...............ForDivorceAgainstDivorce1Divorcerepresentssocialprogress.Divorceindicatessocialturmoil.2Divorceisarelief,betterdevelopmenttochildren.Divorceisashame,frustration,baddevelopmenttochildren.3Divorceisbetterthanamarriagewithoutlove.Happinesswithouttakinganyresponsibilitieswon’tlastlong.Conclusion4.TwoOppositeIdeasaboutDivorce

MarriageshavebrokenupsharplyinChinatheseyears.Thisphenomenonhascausedaheateddiscussionamongthesocialcriticswhoareparticularlyconcernedaboutitssocialeffectsinsteadofworryingonlyaboutthealarmingrate.Thediscussionmainlyfallsintotwooppositeideas.

Thesupportersthinkdivorcerepresentssocialprogress,sinceitisrelatedtothewomen’sLiberationMovement.Besides,theybelievedivorcerelieveschildrenfrombeingtornbetweentheirparentsandgivesthemabetterdevelopment.Furthermore,theyagreethatadivorceisbetterthanamarriagewithoutlove.Nevertheless,theopponentsarguethatdivorceindicatessocialturmoil,forthedisintegrationoffamiliescontributestosocialdisorder.Differentfromthepros,theconsthinkdivorcemakeschildrenfeelashamedandfrustratedwiththeirlives.Someevenbecomejuveniledelinquents.Moreover,theoppositeideafollowsthatmanypeopleonlywanttoenjoyhappiness,butitwon’tlastlongifthecoupledonotwanttotakeanyresponsibilities.Weighingthetwosides,thereisnodenyingthefactthatthedramaticdivorceratehasproducedgreateffectsonsociety.Therefore,itsinfluencesonsocietymaybeofafarbiggersocialconcernthanthebreak-upofafamilyunit..Directions:StudythefollowingchartcarefullyandyourcompositionmustbebasedontheinformationgiveninthechartonthetopicTheNumberofSc