新视野大学英语2
Sample essay
UNIT 1
Sample essay 1
Topic:
Learning English grammar
Introduction:
Thesis statement: Now I think it is r薛仁贵简介
eally fun to learn English grammar.
Body:
Example 1: Adding a comma could show an entire difference in meaning.
Example 2: A grammar mistake could make a world of difference in meaning.
Conclusion:
English grammar is truly a mysterious world of art.
参考作文
During my middle school years, I was very allergic to English grammar. However, the two incidents I experienced later changed my view about learning English. Now I think it is really fun to learn English grammar.
It occurred while I was absorbed in the mysterious world of iPhone. My English teacher wrote two ntences on the blackboard: 1) The king would wear no clothes which make him appear differently from others;2) The king would wear no clothes, which makes him appear differen菠萝蜜籽
tly from others. Glancing at the two ntences, I thought the teacher must have made a mistake becau the two ntences were the same. Suddenly, the class burst into a loud laughter. Only then did I realize that adding a comma could show a big difference in meaning.
Afterward, something interesting happened to me again. At the beginning of my English class one day, the teacher returned our homework assignment. To my surpri, my teacher had crosd out -ly in the ntence "I studied English hardly". Isn’t hardly an adverb? I asked mylf. Later, of cour, I figured out what was wrong: an over-generalization! I was assuming every adjective added with -ly still maintains the meaning of that adjective. Not till then did I find out that hardly actually meant almost not, so what I had written made a world of difference from what I wanted to say.
In conclusion, what I experienced enables me to understand English grammar is truly a mysterious world of art. How fun it is to learn English grammar!
Sample essay 2
Topic:
English grammar, a headache to me
Introduction:
Thesis statement: English grammar is a big headache to me.
Body:
Example: The difference between ud to and be ud to
Conclusion:
I'm allergic to learning English grammar.
参考作文：
Some bookworms in my dormitory often spend hours reading their “Bible”, Practical English Grammar, and do a lot of exercis in that book ,but I don't care about it at all. My assumption is since I have never learned Chine grammar, what's the n of learning English grammar? In fact, English grammar has always been a big headache to me.
English grammar is very complicated becau, unlike Chine, there are many verb tens. Even stranger than verb tens, English grammar also contains something very c
onfusing. For example, I don’t remember how many times my middle school teacher tried to“impo”the differences between ud to and be ud to on us. Sometimes he would go on with the explanation for 20 minutes or so. He even summarized the differences by listing three or four points for us to memorize. However, they could never stay in my head. I don’t remember how many times I got it wrong with the ntences containing ud to or be ud to on my exams .I was really confud with the two phras, and I can never get them right.
In brief, I’m allergic to learning English grammar. Curiously, I just wonder if the native speakers of English have a microcomputer in their brain to help them utter the two phras promptly with just a click of their brain mou!
UNIT 2
Sample essay 3
Topic:
The advantages of taking natural science cours
Introduction:
Thesis statement: Taking natural science cours benefits students in veral ways but two stand out.
Body:
Advantage 1: Be involved in more active learning
Advantage 2: Be more motivated to learn
Conclusion:
Being more active and more motivated are the two major advantages for students who take natural science cours.
作文参考：
At our school, all students are required to take a minimum of six cours in natural sciences. Students majoring in the humanities often have to struggle to get through the demanding cours, so it has been suggested that the requirements be modified. In my opinion, taking natural science cours benefits students in veral ways but two stand out.
