prince charming

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Lecture4Description

Students’essays

APortraitofMyIdealGirlfriend

IfIhaveagirlfriend,rmore

dn’tbebeautiful,yes,no

mattertheyarenottoobigorsmall,eshouldnottoobig,becauIafraidIcan’

noishookedandsmall,sI’mconcerned,herfaceshouldbethinandnottoopale.I

wantherhaveveryabundantfeelingsinherface,uldbetoofator

toothin,tbeshortthanme,orthatwouldbediscordant.

AllthatisjustwhatIthink,Idon’esayslifeisaboxofchocolate,younever

knowwhatyouaregonnaget.(PuChuanqi,178words)

MYEX-BOYFRIEND

ThefirsttimewhenIfinishedanovelandthoughtofPrinceCharming,herushedinmymind,IknewthatI

timeIwasgoingthroughanancientstreetwithgentlesunshine,theleavesof

ginkgofelldownandflooredthegoldenroad,notbad,Ithoughtandsmiled.

He’salittlehandsomeandcharmingthoughmyfriendsdon’tagreewithevenonepieceofmywords

becauhe’snotsostrongorenthusiasticoractivewithbeautifulshapedmusclejustasthewesternboysinthe

yeyes,hedoeslikethis.

He’glancedoverhismain

pagetoreadevedtowrite

becameconversant.

Sometimes,healsocanbeactive,ntosharemusicsonthe

,Iwassohappythatheinvitedmetoclimbingbecauhewassofondofit,I

thoughthe’ofmyexpectation,eart-broken

somethingbutdidn'tsayaword.

Attheendofthatyear,myparentsbroughtmetothetempletomakeavowforthecomingcollegeentrance

meamessageandsaidloveandthe―girlfriend‖leneithertocry

nortolaughforhiscrafty,butIknow,Iwashappy.

Andthenallareinthenatureofthings,hememoriesarealways

beautiful,butIdothankhimforbringingsuchabeautifulmemorytomeandmakingmylifesoniceevenweare

nottogethertoday.(345words,LiJingwen)

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Myidealboyfriend

uslookforwardtofallinginlovewithaboywhowelove.

ntheuniversity,,inmyheart,Ihaveanidealboyfriend.

Hemustbetallenough,uscle-boundmen.

hasnoexpression,helookslikeacavalierwhocangivemethefeelingof

smiles,waysinblack,redandwhite.

Maybeheisn’tveryhandsome,butIdon’onesays,beautyistheeyesofthebeholder.

eisakind-heartedgentleman,

bad-temperedgirl,somyboyfriendshouldhaveagoodtemper,eisn’tveryrich,

buthecan’beaggressive,andwecanworkhardtogetherforourfuture.

Themostimportantisthathemusthavefilialpiety,becauIbelieveamanwhoisfilialwon’

needn’tgiveuphishobbieswhichIhateinordertomakemefeelgreat,

relationship,n’ttellmehiscretthatIwanttoknow,buthecan’tdeceiveme.

Last,whenIaminabadmood,Ihopehecanjuststaywithmeevenwithnowords.

Afterall,,Iknowthattheidealisalwaysfull,whilethe

neday,Imeetsomeonewhodoesn’tmeettherequirement,butIjustlikehim

followingyourheart,.(343words,LaiDan)

Thesoulmatetome:myboyfriend

Myboyfriendisnotverytall,ilitarycollegestudentinNankingnow,a

littlefarfromChongqing.

Atfirst,esalotofsimilar

chagoodlistenertomethatIamvery

comfortablewithhim,,Iwillneveractacertainwaytoexpresshimandnever

yhopes,dreams,andevenmy

trentfultome

atallandhedoesn'ikehimmostis

erwhatIdo,healwaysstandsbymeandbelievesI

eofthemosttrustablemaninmylifeasmysoulmate.(212words,LeiHuiling)

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Lecture5Exposition(I)

PartIParagraph/essaystructure

Sample1

Readthefollowingparagraph,payingmoreattentiontoitsformat,contentandorganization.

Througpoisonedthem

fumigated,flooded,tven

survivedatoeofallour

efforts,theenemiesofourscontinuetoprovethattheyarethemostindestructibleofpests.

Sample2(Studentessay)

ReactionstoDisappointment

somethingout,however:

ely,though,most

eldepresdortrytoescape

theirtroublesinsteadofusingdisappointmentasanopportunityforgrowth.

mple,Helen,awomantryingtowina

promotion,ssosurethatshewillgetthepromotion,infact,

thatshehasalr,theboss

namesoneofHelen'tthatalltheotherdepartmentemployeestellHelenthatsheis

theonewhoreallydervedthepromotiondoesn'

depresd,esherenthusiasmforherjobandcan

ellsherlfthatsheisafailureandthatdoingagoodjobjust

isn'tworththework.

Anothernegativereactiontodisappointment,andonethatoftenfollowsdepression,isthedesiretoescape.

Jamalfailstogetintothecollegehisbrotherisattending,thecollegethatwasthefocusofallhisdreams,and

ryaboutcollegeatall?Instead,hecoversuphisrealfeelingsby

givinguponhisschoolworkandgettingcompletelyinvolvedwithfriends,parties,and"goodtimes."OrCarla

doesn'tmakethevarsitybasketb

decidestohangaroundwithanewtoffriendswhogethigheveryday;thenshewon'thavetoconfronther

disappointmentandlearntolivewithit.

Tn'teasy,butit'sthe

,thewomanwhowasn'tpromoted,couldhave

ossdoesn'trecognizehertalentandhardwork,

ouldaskthebosshowtoimproveherperformanceso

,theboywhodidn'tgetintothecollegeofhischoice,

oanothercollegemayencouragehimtobehisownperson,stepoutofhis

brother’sshadow,andrealizethatbeingturneddownbyonecollegeisnotafinaljudgmentonhisabilitiesor

thanescapeintodrugs,Carlacouldimproveherbasketballskillsforayearorpickupanother

sport,likeswimmingortennis,thatwouldprobablyturnouttobemoreufultoherasanadult.

Disappointmentsareunwelcomebutregularvisitorstoeveryone’eeldepresdaboutthem,or

tthing,though,istoacceptadisappointmentandthentrytouit

somehow:stepovertheunwelcomevisitoronthedoorstepandgetonwithlife.(557words)

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Sample3(Professionalessay)

GoldenFruit

(theauthorofWinnie-the-pooh)

OfthefruitsoftheyearIgivemyvotetotheorange.

Inthefirstplaceitisaperennial—ifnotinactualfact,atleastinthegreengrocer’ayswhen

desrtisanamegiventoahandfulofchocolatesandalittleprervedginger,whenmacedoinedefruitisthetitle

bestowedontwoprunesandapieceofrhubarbs,thentheorange,howeversour,comesnoblytotherescue;and

onthootherdaysofplentywhencherriesandstrawberriesandraspberriesandgooberriesriottogetherupon

thetable,theorange,sweeterthanever,ndbutter,beefandmutton,eggsand

bacon,arenotmorenecessarytoanorderedexistencethantheorange.

irtuesoftheorangeIhavenotroomfully

ropertiesofhealthgiving,ean,for

whoeverhandlesitonitswaytoyourtable,buthandlesitsoutercovering,itstopcoat,

isround,canbeflickedatyour

enemiesandquiteasmallpieceofpeelmakesaslideforanoldgentleman.

Butallthiotletmylfgo

eeverymarriageinthatitmeansafreshsupplyoforange

blossom,r,theworldmustgoon.

…

tisthatthereisan

goingtobebad—forthebestofusarebadsometimes

–itbeginstobebadfromtheoutside,yapearwhichprentsabloomingfaceto

sideisamirrorofitsinside,andifyouarequickyoucantelltheshopmanso

beforeheslipsitintothebag.

Sample4(Professionalessay)

Threepassions(BertrandRusll)

Threepassions,simplebutoverwhelminglystrong,havegovernedmylife:thelongingforlove,thearch

forknowledge,assions,likegreatwinds,haveblownme

hitherandthither,inawaywardcouroveradeepoceanofanguish,reachingtotheveryvergeofdespair.

Ihavesoughtlove,first,becauitbringcstasy—ecstasysogreatthatIwouldoftenhavesacrificedallthe

oughtit,next,becauitrelievesloneliness—thatterrible

lonelinessinwhichoneshiveringconsciousnesslooksovertherimoftheworldintothecoldunfathomable

oughtit,finally,becauintheunionofloveIhaveen,inamysticminiature,the

whatIsought,andthoughitmight

emtoogoodforhumanlife,thisiswhat—atlast—Ihavefound.

ishedto

knowwhythestarsshine…Alittleofthis,butnotmuch,Ihaveachieved.

Loveandknowledge,sofarastheywerepossible,ayspitybrought

eninfamine,victimstorturedby

oppressors,helplessoldpeopleahatedburdentotheirsons,andthewholeworldofloneliness,poverty,andpain

oalleviatetheevil,butIcannot,andItoosuffer.

ounditworthliving,andwouldgladlyliveitagainifthechancewereoffered

me.

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PartIITopicntencesandthesisstatements

efollowingntencesandunderlinethetopicandthecentralidea.

pethasveralimportantbenefits.

itiesareoftenpoorrolemodelsbecauofthewaytheydress,talkandbehave.

inthefast-foodworkplacehasledtoriousphysical,psychologicalandemotionalproblemsfor

employees.

inthecityhascertainadvantagesoverlivinginthesuburbs.

moonisperhapstheworstwaytobeginamarriage.

’highsalariesarebadforthegame,forthefansandforthevaluesourchildrenaredeveloping.

eisstressfulforteachersandstudents.

ntingStarryNightbyVincentVanGoghisfascinatinginmanyways.

tdrivinglessonwasadisaster.

cessofgettingadriver’slicenhasveralsteps.

thefollowingntencestobeproperthesisstatements.

jectofthispaperisthecrimewaveinourcountry.

yboomgenerationistheconcernofthissay.

remanyadvantagesanddisadvantagestolivinginabigcity.

uldn'tstudentshaveasayinthehiringandfiringofteachers?

ofdarkness.

ehasshapedhumanhistory.

womenareverydifferent.

smustbetakenagainstdrugs.

edlimitontheexpresswayis120kilometersperhour.

70percentofteenagemarriagendindivorce.

hemostriousproblemsaffectingyoungpeopletodayisbullying,anditistimemorekidslearned

thevalueofhelpingothers.

ngwithothershasveralbenefits,butitalsohasdrawbacksandcanbedifficulttoschedule.

onthecampusisbeneficialtoacollegestudent'slearning,butmoststudentsprefertolivealoneby

rentingahououtsidethecampus.

Ex.3Identifythepurpooftheparagraphthatfollowslogicallyfromeachtopicntencebelow.

Purpo:expressanopinion,tellstepsinaprocess,narrateastory,comparetwosubjects,explaincaus/effects,

describeatopic/asubject

anyonecangetagoodgradeiftheyfollowtheinstructions.

rethreemajorcausofobesityinchildren.

lwaysrememberafishingtripthatItookwithmyfatherwhenIwas12yearsold.

vethatstudentsshouldnotowncreditcards.

edifferentfromhawksinveralsignificantways.

,Sparky,ismybestfriend.