1."I haven't committed a crime.What I did was fail to comply with the law."-David Dinkins.New York City Mayor,answering accusations that he failed to pay his taxes. is a big country,inhabited by many Chinese."-Former French Presiden Charles De Gaulle 3."I'm for abolishing and doing away with redundancy."-J.Curtis McKay of the Wisconsin State Elections Board II.Advice from William Strunk Jr.author of Elements of Styl Vigorous writing is concise.A sentence should contain no unnecessary words.a paragraph no unnecessary sentences,for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts.This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short,or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline,but that word tell Eg.All things considered,it seems like the new tax cut imposed by the administration will without a doubt make the wealthy wealthier and the poor poorer.When the administration's upassed.the children living n povertywill be affeetedth ion The tax cur will undoubtedly make the wealthy wealther and the will be severely affected Type:From word to sentence-level skills Class Hour:I Objectives and requirements: .Know how tochoose the better word and avoid redundancy Be able to identify wordiness Reflections:More drills are needed to help students have a better understand of wordiness. Lecture 5 Title:From word to sentence 思政元素：通过分析如何在句子中明确主题，正确表述，让学生以“大学教育目标” 为主题练习句子写作，让学生查阅资料，了解我国高校教育的发展，使学生进一步认 识我国的教育思想源远流长，现代教育在不断变革、发展和进步，增强其对本民族文 化的信心
6 1. "I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law." - David Dinkins, New York City Mayor, answering accusations that he failed to pay his taxes. 2. "China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese." - Former French President Charles De Gaulle 3. "I'm for abolishing and doing away with redundancy." - J. Curtis McKay of the Wisconsin State Elections Board II. Advice from William Strunk Jr., author of Elements of Style Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline, but that every word tell. III. Writing Concise Sentences Eg. All things considered, it seems like the new tax cut imposed by the administration will without a doubt make the wealthy wealthier and the poor poorer. When the administration’s new tax cut is passed, the children living in poverty will be affected the worst. Improved version: The new tax cut imposed by the administration will undoubtedly make the wealthy wealthier and the poor poorer. Consequently, children living in poverty will be severely affected. Type: From word to sentence-level skills Class Hour：1 Objectives and requirements： • Know how to choose the better word and avoid redundancy • Be able to identify wordiness Reflections：More drills are needed to help students have a better understand of wordiness. Lecture 5 Title：From word to sentence 思政元素：通过分析如何在句子中明确主题，正确表述，让学生以“大学教育目标” 为主题练习句子写作，让学生查阅资料，了解我国高校教育的发展，使学生进一步认 识我国的教育思想源远流长，现代教育在不断变革、发展和进步，增强其对本民族文 化的信心
Content: I.Students work in pairs to sum up the basic elements of sentence and different sentence types. II.From word to sentence 1.Two or more simple sentences written as one are called compound sentences.We connect them with a connecting word or words. The aim is to learn todistinguish between simple and compound sentences EXERCISE:Underline the connecting word between the simple sentences. EXERCISE:Write C if the sentence is compound;write S if the sentence is simple. 2.A dependent clause is not a complete sentence EXERCISE:Underline the dependent clauses in these complex sentences. 3.In structure.there are four kinds of sentences. Here is a review plus an introduction to the forth kind.the compound-complex sentence.A simple sentence is a group of words that express a complete thought.It always contains a subject and a verb,and it may contain more than one subject and more than one verb. EXERCISE:Underline the depe ndent clauses in each of the compound-complex sentences. 4.Connectives are common words we use every day. 5.In the development of thought,there are four kinds of sentences:loose sentence;periodic sentence mixed sentence and balanced sentence. Explanation:Being formal and literary,balanced sentences are nor often used colloquially They are sometimes used in expository and argumentative writing,especially where ideas are contrasted. Type:Sentence-level skills Class Hour:1 Objectives and requirements: Know how to work out clear and concise sentences of different types Be able to use voices effectively,use tenses and moods correctly Reflections:The sentence is the basic of the English language,so grammar is the study of sentence structure,of the function and relationship of words that make up sentences
7 Content： I. Students work in pairs to sum up the basic elements of sentence and different sentence types. II. From word to sentence 1. Two or more simple sentences written as one are called compound sentences. We connect them with a connecting word or words. The aim is to learn to distinguish between simple and compound sentences. EXERCISE: Underline the connecting word between the simple sentences. EXERCISE: Write C if the sentence is compound; write S if the sentence is simple. 2. A dependent clause is not a complete sentence. EXERCISE: Underline the dependent clauses in these complex sentences. 3. In structure, there are four kinds of sentences. Here is a review plus an introduction to the forth kind, the compound-complex sentence. A simple sentence is a group of words that express a complete thought. It always contains a subject and a verb, and it may contain more than one subject and more than one verb. EXERCISE: Underline the dependent clauses in each of the compound-complex sentences. 4. Connectives are common words we use every day. 5. In the development of thought, there are four kinds of sentences: loose sentence; periodic sentence; mixed sentence and balanced sentence. Explanation: Being formal and literary, balanced sentences are nor often used colloquially. They are sometimes used in expository and argumentative writing, especially where ideas are contrasted. Type: Sentence-level skills Class Hour：1 Objectives and requirements： • Know how to work out clear and concise sentences of different types • Be able to use voices effectively, use tenses and moods correctly Reflections：The sentence is the basic of the English language, so grammar is the study of sentence structure, of the function and relationship of words that make up sentences
Lecture 6 Title:Writing an effective topic sentence 思政元素：本单元在讲解遣词造句、从句结构等的基础上，让学生尝试着用从句的形 式介绍个人层面的核心价值观，使之在学习英语语言的同时，更清楚地认识到：培育 和践行核心价值观，首先要从“个人层面”做起，将“爱国、敬业、诚信、友善”八 字准则内化为精神，外化为行动。 Content: I.The characteristics ofa topic sentence 1.The topic sentence must be a complete sentence. 2.The topic sentence should always contain both a topic and a controlling idea The Topic Sentence Topic Controlling ldea 3.The topic sentence should be neither too general nor too specific. II Group work I 1.Quote three paragraphs with clear topic sentences in your reading materials 2.The topic sentences in these three paragraphs should be positioned in different places. 3.The topic sentences should be underlined or italicized. 4.The assignment can either be handwrittenor be printed 5.The assignment is to be handed in Next Thursday. III.Group work 2 1.Design a quiz paper concerning the topic sentence 2.Four members in a group 3.Each paper consists of five problems 4.The five problems can be in different kinds 5.The topic sentences should be positioned in different places 6.The keys should be included on another piece of paper. Type:Sentence-level skills Class Hour:1 Objectives and requirements: Leam to write an effective topic sentence 8
8 Lecture 6 Title: Writing an effective topic sentence 思政元素：本单元在讲解遣词造句、从句结构等的基础上，让学生尝试着用从句的形 式介绍个人层面的核心价值观，使之在学习英语语言的同时，更清楚地认识到：培育 和践行核心价值观，首先要从“个人层面”做起，将“爱国、敬业、诚信、友善”八 字准则内化为精神，外化为行动。 Content： I. The characteristics of a topic sentence 1. The topic sentence must be a complete sentence. 2. The topic sentence should always contain both a topic and a controlling idea. The Topic Sentence = Topic + Controlling Idea 3. The topic sentence should be neither too general nor too specific. II. Group work 1 1. Quote three paragraphs with clear topic sentences in your reading materials 2. The topic sentences in these three paragraphs should be positioned in different places. 3. The topic sentences should be underlined or italicized. 4. The assignment can either be handwritten or be printed. 5. The assignment is to be handed in Next Thursday. III. Group work 2 1. Design a quiz paper concerning the topic sentence 2. Four members in a group 3. Each paper consists of five problems 4. The five problems can be in different kinds 5. The topic sentences should be positioned in different places. 6. The keys should be included on another piece of paper. Type: Sentence-level skills Class Hour：1 Objectives and requirements： • Learn to write an effective topic sentence