Unit 11 Period 8 Writing—An Opinion Essay-【步步高】2023-2024学年高二英语选择性必修第四册（北师大版2019）

Period 8　Writing—An Opinion Essay Activity 1　Read for some details. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer. 1．Which is NOT mentioned in the passage as unhealthy product? A．Fast food. B．Tobacco. C．Alcohol. D．Computer game. 答案　D 2．According to the second paragraph，which is the second factor that causes death? A．Obesity. B．Smoking. C．Drinking alcohol. D．Unhealthy product. 答案　A 3．How is the passage mainly developed? A．By listing examples. B．By making comparison. C．By inferring. D．By analyzing causes and effects. 答案　D 4．Which opinion might the author NOT agree with? A．The government should take stricter measures to ban advertisements for unhealthy products. B．The money made from unhealthy products should be used for charity work. C．Banning TV advertisements of unhealthy products is beneficial to both individuals and a nation. D．Advertisements for unhealthy products and activities have a really bad influence on children. 答案　B Activity 2　Read for the structures. 1．Complete the structure of the text by putting the different parts in the correct order. 2．According to the opinion essay on P40，we can learn when we write an opinion essay，we can use the following outline.(写作模板) Recently，we have had a discussion about...There are two opposite opinions about it.Those who favor the idea think/Some students hold their view for the reason that 　　　　理由一.What is more，　　　　理由二.Moreover，　　　　理由三. On the other hand，the majority of the people believe that/Those who are against the idea think/Others prefer...Firstly，　　　理由一.Secondly/Besides，　　　理由二.Thirdly/Finally，________理由三. Personally/From my point of view/I think 　　　　我的观点.The reason is as follows.　　　　 Activity 3　Read for some good sentences. Read the passage on P40 carefully again and find out the persuasive sentences. 答案　1.Undoubtedly，unhealthy products harm our health. 2．It is clearly desirable to limit TV advertisements for fast food. 3．However，surely this is a false argument. 4．Furthermore，it is not right to make money from activities which harm human health. 5．To conclude，laws to ban TV advertisements of unhealthy products are beneficial to society. 本单元的写作任务是写一篇正反观点对比类议论文。议论文是对某个问题或某件事进行分析、评论，表明自己的观点和看法的一种文体。论点、论据和论证是议论文的三要素，论点是作者对所论问题所持的见解和主张；论据是用来证明论点的事实和道理的根据；论证就是用论据来证明论点的方法和过程。一般来说，议论文每段应有主题句(topic sentence)来确定论点。文章结尾往往会提出自己的看法、意见或建议，表示对某一现象或论点的赞成或反对。此类议论文常用以下形式安排文章： 注意事项 1．论点要鲜明；论据要充分；论据过程要条理清晰。 2．文章安排逻辑性要强，推理要严密。 3．主要使用现在时态。 4．结合题目要求阐述相关的观点，切忌随意发挥。 常用表达 1．引出讨论话题 (1)Recently we have had a heated discussion on... 最近我们就……进行了激烈的讨论。 (2)According to a recent survey...依照最近的一项调查…… (3)Opinions are divided on the question.在这个问题上有意见分歧。 2．陈述正/反方观点及论据(理由) (1)Some students are for the idea，while others think otherwise. 一些学生赞成这个想法，而另一些学生则不这么认为。 (2)However，there are a large number of people who hold a different view concerning this case. 然而，有很多人对这个事情持不同的看法。 (3)It has more disadvantages than advantages.它的弊大于利。 (4)Some hold the view that...，while others think that... 有些人认为……，然而另一些人认为……。 3．归纳总结或发表自己的观点 (1)Therefore，we can draw the conclusion that... 因此，我们可以得出……的结论。 (2)I hold the belief that...我相信…… (3)Taking everything into consideration，we should make good use of the precious resources. 考虑到一切，我们应该好好利用宝贵的资源。 (4)As far as I am concerned...就我而言…… 4．承接词汇与句式 (1)表示并列：what’s more，in addition，as well，besides，furthermore，moreover，what’s worse (2)表示因果：therefore，for this reason，thus，consequently (3)表示转折：but，however，on the contrary，instead (4)表示时间顺序：later，afterwards，from then on，eventually，in the meantime，then，at the same time，after a while，at present，after that，finally (5)表示列举：first，to begin with，secondly，first of all，then，next，finally (6)举例说明：such as，for example，for instance，take...for example (7)表示让步：nevertheless，still (8)表示对比：on the contrary，in contrast (9)陈述事实：in fact，actually，as a matter of fact，to tell you the truth (10)表示总结：in a word，in short，to sum up，in conclusion，on the whole，to conclude，in brief，in summary，in general，all in all (11)表示意义重复：that’s to say，in other words，to put it in another way，to put it differently，similarly (12)表示强调：above all，more importantly，indeed，without any doubt 当前不少文学作品被改编成电影。有人选择看电影，有人则喜欢读原著。请你以“Film or book，which do you prefer？”为题，按照下列要点写一篇英语短文。 1．看电影：省时、有趣、易懂； 2．读原著：细节更多、语言优美； 3．我的看法及理由。 参考词汇：原著original work/book in the original 第一步　审题谋篇 审题 写作要求是写一篇对比正反观点的议论文，对比选择看电影和选择读原著的不同观点。写作时应注意下面几点： 1．确定文体：这是一篇对比正反观点的议论文。写作时注意对比正反观点的议论文的写作特点。 2．主体时态：文章应以一般现在时为主。 3．主体人称：应该以第一和第三人称为主。 谋篇 本文是一篇正反观点对比类议论文。内容可分为三段， 时态采用一般现在时。论点要鲜明，论据要有说服力。 第一段(引言段)：简洁明了地提出问题或现象； 第二段(主体段)：分别提出并论证正反两方观点与论据； 第三段(结尾段)：用一两句话明确阐述自己的观点，并发出呼吁或号召。 第二步　遣词造句 核心词汇(含本单元词汇) 1．详细的信息detailed information 2．生动优美vivid and beautiful 3．热衷于be keen on 4．更喜欢 prefer/have a preference for 5．一些人……其他人…… Some...others... 6．就个人而言personally/as far as I am concerned... 7．坚信firmly believe that... 8．以……为原型be based on... 9．改编自…… adapt...from 连词成句 1．Films which are based on books or books in the original，which do you prefer? 你更喜欢看原著还是看由其改编的电影？ 2．As to this question，different people have different opinions. 对于这个问题，不同的人有不同的观点。 3．Some of us argue that we should see the film rather than read the book in the original. 我们中的一些人认为我们应该看电影而不是看原著。 4．Because it takes less time to understand the whole story. 因为那样能花更少的时间了解整个故事。 5．However，others have just the opposite opinion.但是，其他人持相反的观点。 6．They think that they can get more detailed information from the original book. 他们认为看原著能获得更多细节。 7．Personally，I have a preference for reading the originals. 就我个人而言，我更喜欢读原著。 8．I think reading originals enables me to better understand the writer’s idea and not to be influenced by the adaptations. 我认为读原著能更好地理解作者的思想，并且不受改编的影响。 第三步　句式升级 1．将句1中的定语从句改成过去分词作定语。 Films based on books or books in the original，which do you prefer? 2．将句2改为when it comes to...结构。 When it comes to this question，different people have different opinions. 3．用The reason is that...句型改写句4。 The reason is that it takes less time to understand the whole story. 4．用同位语从句把句5和句6合并成一个句子。 However，others have just the opposite opinion that they can get more detailed information from the original book. 5．用现在分词作状语把句7和句8合并成一个句子。 Personally，I have a preference for reading the originals，believing that it can enable me to better understand the writer’s idea and not to be influenced by the adaptations. 第四步　组句成篇 用适当的过渡词语，把以上词汇和句式，再加上联想内容，组成一篇英语短文。 范文展示 Film or book，which do you prefer? Films based on books or books in the original，which do you prefer? When it comes to this question，different people have different opinions. Some of us argue that it is better to see the film than to read the book in the original.The reason is that it takes less time to understand the whole story.Besides，the film is usually more interesting，and it is easier to follow.However，others have just the opposite opinion that they can get more detailed information from the original book.Meanwhile，the language in the book is possibly more vivid and beautiful. Personally，I have a preference for reading the originals，believing that it can enable me to better understand the writer’s idea and not to be influenced by the adaptations. 假如英语老师要求每位同学用英语写值日报告(duty report)。请你以“火星生活”为话题，发表一个值日报告。内容包括如下要点： 1．人类对火星生活的向往； 2．人类在火星上生存的条件及其必要性； 3．你是否愿意到火星上去生活，为什么？ 注意：1.词数80左右； 2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考范文 With the increasing population on Earth，human beings have been trying to find another planet in space to live on. It is reported that liquid water has been found on Mars，which provides necessary conditions for all living things.To some extent，the climate on Mars is quite similar to that on Earth，which makes it possible for humans to live on Mars.Therefore，it is quite probable that humans will live on Mars one day. As far as I am concerned，I would be willing to live on Mars if I got the chance in the future.Since it is a completely new place，I think it will be magical. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$