Summary about Expository writing in this text

Summary about Expository writing in this text

(本册书关于说明文的不同的表现手法总结)

 There are three expository essays in this textbooks: Unit 3, Unit 6 and Unit 8.

1. Unit 3 does not reveal the main topic until the third paragraph. In the first two paragraphs the author tries to guide readers through reasoning by which he arrives at his argument. The main part of unit 3 provides three solutions to the question of how to educate the public so as to form in them a positive attitude towards science. And then it comes to a conclusion at the end of the text.

2. Unit 6 starts by posing a question- Do animals have intelligence, to which the author then gives a positive answer. The main part of Unit 6 provides three examples to prove that some animals are intelligent. And then it comes to a conclusion at the end of the text.

3. Unit 8 begins with an anecdote. The main part of Unit 8 is a fable, which functions to convey the message that education is vital to both the individual and society. But it doesn’t make a conclusion at the end of the text.

 Questions about Unit 8:

Q1: How has the U.S.A developed into the sole superpower in the world?

Q2: How did Japan manage to rebuild itself after the devastation of WII?

Q3: How will China grow into a prosperous and well-respected country?

 Skim part II and find out how many Kevin Hanleys there are in this part and how they live?

1.Kevin 1835, a poor peasant in Island.

2.kevin 1928, a steel-mill worker in Pittsburgh, U.S.A

3.Kevin 1945,a soldier fighting the Japanese army.

4.Kevin 1966, a student who studies all the time so as to get into college and law school.

5.Kevin 1990, a cleaner in Japanese-owned factory.

6.Kevin 2020, a porter on a hotel for wealthy Europeans and Asians.

7.Kevin 2050, living in slum and searching through trash piles for food.

 Cause and effect(写作中的因果关系)

Cause and effect in this text

1. Cause(Teenagers’ intellectual laziness and ignorance)→→→→→→→→→

Effect(All people will be seriously affected. A modern industrial state will stop functioning.)

2. Cause( Lack of education)→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→→

Effect(Kevin1990, his forefather with the exception of his intellectual father), and his children had a poor, miserable life