袁晶晶

For a freshman in college， my English class was of an entirely new challenge. College English was unfamiliar to me. Throughout the first semester， I've learned a lot from writing a scratch paper in essaywriting， which can help organize my thoughts. We should write from the heart rather thanwrite to pass.

I was not always used to writing my essays in a scratch paper. I always just thought about what I would say in my head. I tended to beat about the bush often. I have always thought that writing an essay was about whatever-comes-to-mind type of process， but in my English class I learned that before I can write an interesting essay， I have to make an outline first. Our professor required us to submit our scratch papers along with our essays. With this， I was forced to include my thoughts in my scratch paper and rewrite. It was a hard habit to develop， but as I'm writing one of my final essays now， all the writing and rewriting has made it worth it.

I have known how to write an essay outline. True enough， my first attempt to make an outline was a disaster. It was harder than it seemed to be， but with limitless patience and a ton of practice， I am now able to organize my thoughts first， put them into writing， and write a decent readable essay.

In my opinion， the most important thing I learned from learning English is to write from the heart rather than write to pass. In this course， I was very fortunate to have had a professor that had given us the privilege to choose topics that genuinely interested us. With this， I was able to learn what Writing Essays for Dummies couldn't teach. I learned to have a love for expressing myself through writing.

Overall， I've never expected to learn a lot of new things like writing a scratch paper in College English， but it turns out that I have learned what most grammar books can notoffer. I am actually starting to believe my mom's tip that college is the phase in my life where I have to expect the unexpected， whether it may be in the context of academics or experiences.

Activity A Reading for understanding

I. Text-centered chunks

throughout the first semester 整個第一學期

be used to doing 習慣于做……

tend to do傾向于做……

along with 和……一起

a ton of大量的

have a love for 熱愛……;喜歡……

express oneself through writing 通過寫作表達自我

expect the unexpected 預料未知

in the context of在……的背景下

II. Text-centered sentences

一、with結構的使用

It was harder than it seemed to be， but with limitless patience and a ton of practice， I am now able to organize my thoughts first， put them into writing， and write a decent readable essay.這比看起來要更加困難，但憑著無限的耐心和大量的練習，我現(xiàn)在能夠先組織我的想法，把它們寫下來，然后寫一篇像樣的可讀的文章。

【點石成金】本句中，with limitless patience and a ton of practice為“with+名詞”構成的結構，在句中作狀語。

【運用遷移】通過更多的努力和毅力，你的英語學習將取得快速的進步。

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二、it充當形式主語

Overall， I've never expected to learn a lot of new things like writing a scratch paper in College English， but it turns out that I have learned what most grammar books can not offer.總的來說，我從來沒有期望過能在“大學英語”課中學到比如草稿寫作這樣的新東西，但事實證明，我已經(jīng)學到了大多數(shù)語法書所不能提供的東西。

【點石成金】“It turns out that…”是一個固定句型，意為“結果……”，it為形式主語，實際主語為that引導的主語從句。

【運用遷移】結果，第二天是一個下雨天。

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三、多種從句混用

I am actually starting to believe my mom's tip that college is the phase in my life where I have to expect the unexpected， whether it may be in the context of academics or experiences.實際上，我開始相信我媽媽的提醒：無論是在學業(yè)還是經(jīng)歷的背景下，大學都是我生命中必須預料未知的階段。

【點石成金】本句中，that引導的是一個同位語從句，用于解釋說明tip的具體內(nèi)容;where引導的是一個定語從句，先行詞為the phase;whether...or...意為“無論……還是……”，引導的是一個讓步狀語從句。

【運用遷移】我始終堅信，只要努力，我最終一定會成功。（同位語從句）

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Activity BReading for writing

學習中總會有一些事情令人難忘，請以"My most unforgettable experience”為題寫一篇短文。內(nèi)容包括：

1.主要經(jīng)歷;

2.給你的啟示。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)80左右;

2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫;

3.至少需要使用兩個本文中解析過的句式。

My most unforgettable experience

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寫作導引

本次的寫作任務是寫一篇記敘文，要求敘述令自己最難忘的一段經(jīng)歷。寫作時， 應從閱讀文本中尋找相關的語言素材，并使用記敘文這一文體進行敘事，然后注意“至少需要使用兩個本文中解析過的句式”的要求。

一、語篇解碼

（一）主題歸納

What is the text mainly about？

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（二）結構梳理與內(nèi)容分析

Fill in the blanks according to the text.

二、素材積累

（一）介紹困難和問題

an entirely new challenge 一個全新的挑戰(zhàn)

be unfamiliar to sb 某人不熟悉

beat about the bush 兜圈子

a hard habit to develop 一個很難養(yǎng)成的習慣

（二）介紹學習活動

write a scratch paper 打草稿

write from the heart rather than write to pass 用心寫而不是為了考試過關

whatever-comes-to-mind type of process 天馬行空式的過程

think about思考;考慮

make an outline 列提綱

an attempt to do 試圖做……

be forced to do 被迫做……

require sb to do要求某人做……

organize one's thoughts整理某人的思緒

put...into把……放入/寫入……

write a decent readable essay寫一篇像樣的可讀的文章

give sb the privilege to do 給某人做……的特權

expect to do 期待做……

（三）介紹學習結果

in one's opinion 在某人看來

be able to 能夠

be fortunate to do 很幸運……

learn a lot from從……中學到很多

三、寫作支架

介紹個人學習經(jīng)歷的文章屬于記敘文的寫作。此類文章的寫作框架如下：

四、語篇過手

1.審要點：要點包括“主要經(jīng)歷”和“給你的啟示”兩部分。

2.審人稱：應使用第一人稱敘述。

3.審時態(tài)：敘述已發(fā)生的事件，應以過去時為主。

4.審寫作要求：詞數(shù)80左右;至少需要使用兩個本文中解析過的句式