写作练习——Exemplification

写作练习——ExemplificationExercise1.Lookattheexamplesbelowanddecidewhethertheycanbeusedtoillustratethetopicsentence“Ihadaterribledayattheofficetoday.”1.Ihadafightwithmyboss.Comment:2.Iquarreledwithmyhusbandlastnight.Comment:3.Oneoftheimportantdocumentswasmissing.Comment:4.Iwasunhappyallday.Comment:5.Iforgotanappointmentwithoneofmyclientsandwasseverelyscoldedbymyboss.Comment:Exercise2Restorethelogicalsequenceofthefollowingsentencesanddecideinwhichpatternofexemplificationtheparagraphiswritten.1.Also,youalwayshavetoworryaboutoneofthegirlsfindingoutabouteachoftheothers,andthatcouldprovetobeahairyexperience.2.OneofthebiggestdisadvantagesiswhenyoubringoneofthegirlshomefordinnerandMomslipsandcallsherbythewrongname.3.Althoughhavingmorethanonegirlfriendcansometimesbeanadvantage,itdoeshaveitsdisadvantages.4.Andwhatcouldbemoreofandisadvantagetheniswhenyourbirthdayarrivesandtheyallwanttohelpyoucelebrate.5.Alloftheseexamplesprovethatmorethanonegirlfriendcanbeabigdisadvantage.6.Forexample,whenabirthdayorholidayarrives,youhavetobuyapresentforeachofthegirls,andthatcouldcostyoualotofmoney.7.Lastbutnotleast,afinaldisadvantageistryingtorememberwhatyousaidtoeachofthegirlswithoutactinglikeyoucan’tremember.8.Schedulingdatesusuallyturnsouttobemoreofacarefullyplannedstrategicmovethanaspur-of-the-momentdecision.PatternofExemplification:Exercise3IfyouwanttowriteaparagraphtoprovethatsomeofthelawsinMassachusettsseemridiculouslyfunnyintoday’sworld,pickouttheeffectiveexamplesyouwillusefromamongthelistedsevensentences.1.Massachusettspassessomefunnylawsaboutgettingmarried.2.AccordingtoanoldlawofTruro,Massachusetts,ayoungmancouldnotgetmarrieduntilhehadkilledeithersixblackbirdsorthreecrows.3.TotakeabathinBoston,Massachusetts,youmusthaveadoctor’swrittenprescription.4.SingingoutoftuneinNorthCarolinaisagainstthelaw.5.ItisillegaltoeatpeanutsinchurchinMassachusetts.6.InGary,Indiana,itisillegaltoattendthetheaterwithinfourhoursofeatinggarlic.7.Massachusettshasaridiculouslawaboutchurch.Exercise4Readeachofthefollowingexamples,thewriteatopicsentence.1.Topicsentence:(1)Arenaisalwaysthelasttogetupinthemorning.(2)Whenitisalmosttimeforclass,shegetsupslowlyandneverhasthetimetofoldherquilt.(3)What’smore,shealmostneverwashesherclothesuntilallthedirtyclothespileupunderherbed.(4)Asforstudy,shealwaysspendsherself-studytimereadingpopularnovelsandlisteningtopopmusic.(5)Shealmostneverdoesherhomework.2.Topicsentence:(1)Forexample,theyoftenuseVCRsandtelevisiontogivestudentspracticeinlisteningtocommercials,partsofmovies,videomusic,etc.(2)Anotherwayteachershavestudentspracticelisteningcomprehensioniswithtaperecordersthatcanplaysongs,lectures,conversations,andprerecordedEnglishlessons.(3)Teachersalsousecomputerstogivestudentsachancetopracticegrammarandvocabularylessonsattheirownpace.(4)Anotherexampleistheuseofmagazinesandnewspapersintheclassroomtogivestudentspracticeinreadingaboutcurrentevents.3.Topicsentence:(1)Intheearly1900smanyAmericanswereforcedtoworksixorsevendaysaweektoearnaliving.(2)By1950mostAmericansworkedonlyfivedaysaweekwithdailylunchandcoffeebreaks.(3)Inthe1980ssomeAmericansweredemandingthree-and-fourdayweeks.