English Writing Part OneI. Some Problems You Often Meet in Your Writing and the Way Out.1. Having too few vocabularies2. Do not know if the sentences are correct3. Translate the sentences in a Chinese wayThe way out In order to write out good sentences in English, you must try your best to learn the sentences you have learned before by heart. Read the texts again and again, use the sentences you have met in your text books, do not make a sentence in a Chinese way.4. Do not know how to make a beginning of the text Step 1: catch the main idea Step 2: create outlines Step 3: make out the introduction paragraph Step 4: write out the topic sentence of each paragraphMy first day in school main ideaIntroduction paragraph 1st paragraph Topic sentence Develop sentence 1 Develop sentence 2 Develop sentence 3 .Paragraph 2 Topic sentence Develop sentence 1 Develop sentence 2 Develop sentence 3 .ConclusionHeadlineIntroductionBody TextEnding5. While writing, unable to continue Learning how to write a development sentence will help you.6. Do not know where to make another paragraph Learn how to connect with the paragraphs7. Do not know how to end the text Learn how to make a concluding sentence and concluding paragraph8. Do not know how to check the composition The more you go over your writing, the less mistakes you will have.II.The Key points of textsWordSentenceParagraphcompositionTp1 p2 p3 p4 .s1s2 s3 s4.w1w2w3w4.III. The types of compositions1. exposition 2. argumentation3. narration4. descriptionIV. The chief methods of writing1. time order2. space order3. definition4. cause & effect5. comparison & contrast6. example & illustrationV. Notes to your writing1. Use direct, simple and short sentence e.g. It is frequently her custom to come and see us on Sunday. She frequently comes to see us on Sunday. It is her custom to come and see us on Sunday.2. Avoid too many pronouns e.g. Tom and Rose are classmate. He likes swimming, while she likes skating. One day she and he went out together, she talked much but he said no words.3. Use more active voice sentences and less passive voice sentences e.g. English is being learned by us. The text is read every day. We are learning English, and we read the text every day. 4. Try to take in the sentence patterns and idioms, do not use too many slang words. Ive walked so much today my dogs are really killing me. Ive walked so much today that my feet are really hurt.5. Make use of quotations properly “Never too old to learn”, we have so much to learn in the future.6. Avoid the short form of the words I dont know. (informal) I do not know. (formal) 7. When practice writing, use double space for your easy correcting. I was much disappointed not to be able to went to the jazz concert on last Friday. I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday.VI. How to make a good sentence1. Unity: one idea in one sentence Shakespeare is perhaps the worlds greatest dramatist, and married when he was only eighteen.On the evening of Monday, the 15th of September, three days before the date of examination, Mr. Lee received a letter from his father. 2. Emphasis We will never surrender. We will never surrender. We will never surrender. We will NEVER surrender. We will never, never surrender. Never will we surrender. My name is John. Jone is my name.3. Coherence We saw many dead soldiers riding across the battle field. Riding across the battle field, we saw many dead soldiers. 4. Use sentence patterns and idioms e.g. There is (are) . China has a large number of beautiful places. There are a large number of beautiful places in China. VII. Steps for ABC writersBe sure to catch the topic and main idea. e.g. The Advantages of TravelCollecting the writing materials 1. Seeing strange and different people 2. Meeting people with different interests 3. Different food 4. Practicing a foreign language 5. Other peoples customs 6. Seeing big cities like New York, London. 7. Seeing places read in books 8. Making me understand how people live 9. How things are made in fig factories 10. Beautiful scenery 11. Making me less narrow-minded 12. Gaining knowledge of geography 13. Gaining other knowledgeMake outlines According to the time order, space order to arrange the paragraphs.(1) Introductory paragraph 1. Place of interest 2. People and their habits(2) Places of interest 1. Seeing places read in books 2. Seeing big cities like New York, London. 3. How things are made in big factories 4. Beautiful scenery(3) People and their habits 1. Seeing stranger and different people 2. Meeting people with different interests 3. Different food 4. Practicing a foreign language 5. Other peoples customs 6. Making me understand how people live(4) Conclusion 1. Making me less narrow-minded 2. Gaining knowledge of geography 3. Gaining other knowledgeWriting the body part in details. topic sentence development sentences paragraphs compositionsCorrectingPracticeTopic: Mountain climbingMaterials:Seeing a beautiful sunset on the top of the mountain.Singing in the beginningPreparing the equipmentPlanning to climb the mountainDeciding to go on Sunday morningReaching the top of the mountainGetting tired half-wayReturning after sunsetRain pouring down while arriving homeBeing luckyWrite out the outlines according to the above materialsPossible answer to the practiceIntroductory paragraph - mentioning the processes of climbing a mountain1. Planning and preparing.2. On the way to the top3. Returning homePlanning and preparing1. deciding the date - Sunday2. Preparing the equipment needed3. Starting on Sunday morningOn the way to the top1. Singing in the beginning2. Getting tired half-way3. Reaching the top of the mountain4. Seeing a beautiful sunset on the top of the mountainConclusion1. Returning after sunset2. Beginning to rain while arriving home3. Being very luckyGood HandwritingLittle StarTwinkle, twinkle, little star,How I wonder what you are!Up above the world so high,Like a diamond in the sky!End of Part One