1、Section WRITING WORKSHOP & READING CLUBIron HammerLang Ping is one of Chinas most recognised athletes. She has been a volleyball star for more than thirtyfive years and has contributed greatly to the sport, which has made her the most popular figure in Chinas volleyball history.本部分开门见山,引入话题。Lang Pin
2、g played on Chinas national volleyball team during the 1980s. Her strong and powerful playing style earned her the name “Iron Hammer”. Lang was a member of the team when they achieved a series of success including gold medals at the 1984 Olympics, the 1982 World Championship and the 1981 and 1985 Wo
3、rld Cups. Lang Ping became a star in China because of her success, her positive attitude and her ability to take on challenges.After retiring as an athlete in 1986 she has been successful as a volleyball coach in the United States and Italy. However, Lang Pings commitment to Chinese volleyball broug
4、ht her back home. In 1995, she returned to become the coach of the womens national team when the team was struggling. Under her leadership, the team came back to the top, winning the 2015 World Cup.本部分具体介绍了郎平的生平事迹。That year, Lang Ping was given the Best Coach and the Sports Special Contribution awar
5、ds at the CCTV Sports Personality Awards. She was also named “Touching China Personality” of 2016. She is loved not only because of her devotion to her career, but also because of her huge influence on the sport of volleyball.本部分总体评价了郎平这个人物。,iron n熨斗hammer n. 头;锤子recognised adj. 认的; 过检验的contribute v
6、. 捐献;促成contribute to 造成,导致style n. 方式,特点take on 从事;迎接retire vi. 退休;退职retire from . 从退休leadership n. 领导;领导地位come back to 回到devotion n. 奉献;忠心参考译文铁榔头郎平是中国最受认可的运动员之一。她成为排球明星已经超过35年,并且为这项运动做出了巨大的贡献,这使她成为中国排球史上最受欢迎的人物。郎平在上世纪80年代曾效力于中国国家排球队。凭借强劲而凌厉的球风,她得到了“铁榔头”的美名。郎平是中国女排取得一系列成功的一员,包括1984年奥运会、1982年世锦赛以及198
7、1年和1985年世界杯的金牌。郎平因为她的成功、积极向上的态度和接受挑战的魄力,成为了中国的明星。1986年退役后,她成功地成为了美国和意大利的排球教练。然而,郎平对中国排球的执着使她回到了祖国。1995年,她回到中国女排担任教练,当时中国女排处境艰难。在她的带领下,队伍重返巅峰,赢得了2015年世界杯冠军。同年,郎平被中央电视台体育名人奖授予最佳教练和体育特殊贡献奖。她还被评为2016年的“感动中国人物”。她受到人们的喜爱,不仅是因为她对职业生涯的奉献,还因为她对排球运动的巨大影响。行文架构高质量的写作模板写一个生活故事写作技法生活故事是通过描写人物,即通过文字间接地把人物的外貌、性格等呈现
8、给读者。生活故事的特点是通过某个故事用语言描绘人物的外表、行为、心理活动等。(一)谋篇布局本写作任务可以分成三个部分:第一部分:引入话题(开门见山,直接说出生活故事所涉及的人物的评价等);第二部分:具体介绍(故事发生的时间、地点、方式、过程、结果等);第三部分:呼应第一段,总体评价或作者的感想。(二)写作要点1选好角度,顺序合理角度是指用第一人称还是第三人称来描写人物。用第一人称时,主要是本人的经历或耳闻目睹之事,用第三人称时,则主要是他人的经历。顺序是指以怎样的顺序描写人物,刻画人物的性格。一般采用从外表到内心活动的叙述,把描写的重点放在与其他人物的不同之处。2突出重点,选材得当发生在一个人
9、物身上的事很多,写作时,我们既要抓住其显著的、与众不同的方面,也要抓住能体现人物性格的主要活动和事件。3稍加评论,画龙点睛在描述和叙述中,要叙述与评价相结合,不要一味地叙述,要对人物实时评价,突出人物性格。4语言精练,时态准确在对生活故事人物描写中,语言要简短精练,故事要生动感人。另外,时态的使用要根据实际情况而定。(三)增分佳句1He is not very strong but healthy and full of energy.他不是很强壮,但很健康,充满活力。2He is easy to get along with.他很容易相处。3He is not only tall but a
10、lso strong.他不仅高大而且强壮。4Her dream is to be a dancer.她的梦想是成为一名舞蹈演员。5She always smiles when she speaks to us.她和我们说话时总是面带微笑。6Sometimes she is very strict with us.有时她对我们很严格。7I think that Ill do well in the exam with Mr Li teaching me.我想有李先生教我,我会考得很好。8Her behaviour makes everyone like having her class.她的行为
11、使每个人都喜欢上她的课。9My mothers name is Nancy. She has long hair and two big eyes.我妈妈的名字叫南希。她有一头长发和两只大眼睛。10My mother likes sports and shopping. Her favourite sports are football and yoga. And her favourite food is ice cream. She also likes dogs and cats.我妈妈喜欢运动和购物。她最喜欢的运动是足球和瑜伽。她最喜欢的食物是冰淇淋。她也喜欢狗和猫。五步成文请根据下面
12、文字,写一篇生活小故事。一名来自美国的男孩得到了许多士兵的关爱。男孩的父亲是一名警察,他被派往国外后身亡。幸运的是小男孩父亲的同事们决定保护他、照顾他,直到他长大成人。注意:1.词数80左右;2可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。第一步:审题很关键1确定体裁:记叙文之生活故事2确定人称:第三人称3确定时态:一般过去时第二步:核心词汇想周全1be moved by被感动了2a lot of 许多3a foreign country 外国4a little boy 一个小男孩5grow up 长大6for most people 对大多数人来说7from the public 来自于公众8what k
13、ind of difficulty 什么样的困难9give up 放弃第三步:由词扩句雏形现1我被这个故事感动了。I was moved by the story.2这个小男孩的幸运之处是,他父亲的同事们决定保护和爱护这个男孩,直到他长大。The lucky thing for the little boy was that his fathers workmates decided to protect and love this boy until he grew up.3对大多数人来说,他们很幸运能得到父母和朋友的爱。For most people, they are lucky to
14、be loved by parents and friends.4对其他人来说,他们得到了公众的关心。For others, they got care from the public.5无论我们面临什么样的困难,我们都不能放弃希望。No matter what kind of difficulty we face, we cant give up hope.6总有人爱着我们。There is always someone who loves us.第四步:句式升级造亮点1用while连接第三步中的句3和句4For most people, they are lucky to be loved
15、 by parents and friends, while for others, they got care from the public.2用because连接第三步中的句5和句6No matter what kind of difficulty we face, we cant give up hope, because there is always someone who loves us.第五步:过渡衔接连成篇Recently, I was moved by the story. A boy from America was loved by a lot of soldiers
16、. The boys father was a policeman and he was sent to a foreign country. Unluckily, he died. The world was sad for him. This man left his wife and a small boy forever. The lucky thing for the little boy was that his fathers workmates decided to protect and love this boy until he grew up. Love has bee
17、n continued from this story. For most people, they are lucky to be loved by parents and friends, while for others, they got care from the public. No matter what kind of difficulty we face, we cant give up hope, because there is always someone who loves us. 学以致用你校正在组织英语作文比赛。请以身边值得尊敬和爱戴的人为题,写一篇短文参赛,内容
18、包括:1人物简介;2尊敬和爱戴的原因。注意:1.词数80左右;2短文题目和首句已为你写好,不计入总词数The person I respectThere are many respectable people around us. 参考范文:The person I respectThere are many respectable people around us. They may be our teachers, parents or one of our elders. As for me, my mother is the person I respect most. Though
19、born and brought up in a small village, my mother has been a person whose elegance, dignity and devotion have a deep influence on me. She is an ordinary teacher who loves her work and shows great affection for her students. She achieves a lot in her work, and is respected by her students. In her dai
20、ly life, not only does she devote herself to work but she also spares some time to accompany me.Whenever I come across the problems in my study and life, my mother will listen to me patiently and encourage me to overcome them bravely. My mother is the person who deserves my heartfelt respect and dee
21、p love.1(教材p.40)Lang Ping is one of Chinas most recognised athletes.郎平是中国最受认可的运动员之一。recognised adj.公认的;经过检验的Using short, easily recognised words can make your text widely accepted.使用简短、容易识别的单词可以让你的文章被广泛接受。归纳拓展(1)It is generally recognised that .人们公认(2)recognise v辨认出;承认,认可recognise sb/sth by/from . 根
22、据/通过认出某人/某物,辨别出某人/某物recognise sb/sth as/to be 承认,认可,把某人/某物认作be recognised as . 被公认为/承认是recognise that . 承认,意识到(3)recognition n. 认出;认可out of/beyond recognition 认不出来活学巧练单句语法填空/补全句子Celeste Ng, a new writer, has gained recognition (recognise) for her first novel, Everything I Never Told You.Although he
23、hadnt seen grandma for years, he recognised her from/by her voice over the phone at once.Since 1958, they have been recognised as/to be the national theatre of Israel.My hometown has changed beyond/out of recognition since I left here last time.自从我上次离开这里以来,我的家乡已经变得认不出来了。It is recognised that traffic
24、 jam has become one serious problem to citizens.人们认识到,交通堵塞已成为市民面临的一个严重问题。小话题写作人们认识到,大多数消费者可以根据消费排名找到一个满意的产品。It is recognised that most consumers can find a satisfactory product according to the ratings.2(教材p.40)She has been a volleyball star for more than thirtyfive years and has contributed greatly
25、 to the sport, which has made her the most popular figure in Chinas volleyball history.她成为排球明星已经超过35年,并且为这项运动做出了巨大的贡献,这使她成为中国排球史上最受欢迎的人物。contribute v捐献;促成Students are encouraged to contribute articles to the university magazine.学生受到鼓励向校刊投稿。归纳拓展(1)contribute to对做出贡献;投入;促成;有助于(to是介词)(2)contributor n.
26、投稿者;捐助者(3)contribution n. 贡献,捐献,捐助;稿件make a contribution to (doing) 为做出贡献(to是介词)活学巧练单句语法填空Located where the Belt meets the Road, Jiangsu will contribute more to the Belt and Road construction.Failure can make a positive contribution (contribute) to your life once you learn to use it.Their invention
27、has contributed to developing (develop) electrical engineering.小话题写作如果你想往我们报社投稿,请在最后期限前把文章寄给我。If you want to contribute to our newspaper, please post me your article before the deadline.名师点津(1)contribute to和make a contribution/contributions to中的to都是介词,后面要接名词、代词或动名词。(2)表示“引起;导致;有助于”的词语还有:cause, lead
28、to, result in, bring about等。3(教材p.40)After retiring as an athlete in 1986 she has been successful as a volleyball coach in the United States and Italy.1986年退役后,她成功地成为了美国和意大利的排球教练。retire vi.退休;退职When Jims uncle retired from the railway company, he was given a gold watch.当吉姆的伯父从铁路上退休时,他得到一块金表。归纳拓展(1)r
29、etire on退休后靠(生活) retire to 退休后去往retire from 从退休(2)retirement n. 退休;退职活学巧练单句语法填空/补全句子Many people retire to the country, where they can enjoy peace and fresh air.They had decided to retire from farming.他们决定不再务农。After retirement, keeping a healthy and balanced diet and exercising regularly are importan
30、t in life.退休后,在生活中保持健康和平衡的饮食和定期锻炼是重要的。4(教材p.43)Huang was named lead scientist on Chinas deep earth exploration programme, developing advanced cameras that can see through the Earths crust so that it can be analysed without having to dig into it.黄大年被任命为中国深度地球探索计划的首席科学家,他开发了能够透视地壳的先进相机,这样就可以不用深入地壳进行分析
31、。advanced adj.先进的;高级的;晚期的Thanks to the advanced technology, we live in an age of better communication.得益于先进的技术,我们生活在更加方便的信息时代。归纳拓展(1)advance n前进;提升 vt.&vi. 前进;提前 make advance 取得进步in advance 事先,提前in advance of 在前面;在之前(2)advance the friendly relations between . 增进间的友好关系advance the growth of . 促进的生长(3)
32、advancement n. 发展活学巧练单句语法填空/补全句子The date of the meeting has been advanced (advance) from Friday to Wednesday.Some of our products have reached advanced (advance) world levels.You should have made an appointment with the doctor in advance.你本应该和医生提前预约的。They have made great advance(s) this term with th
33、e help of their teacher.在老师的帮助下,他们这学期取得了很大的进步。Lonnie was far in advance of anyone else by then.这时朗尼已经遥遥领先。5(教材p.44)Talented fashion designer Vera Wang has built a global fashion empire, yet life wasnt always so straightforward.才华横溢的时装设计师王薇薇已经建立了一个全球时尚帝国,然而生活并不总是那么简单。designer n设计师,设计者She is an indust
34、rial designer.她是一名工业设计师。归纳拓展design vt.& n设计;图案;构思;计划design .for . 为而设计be designed for/to do . 旨在;打算被用来做by designon purpose 故意地;蓄意地活学巧练单句语法填空They asked me to design a poster for the campaign.The programme is designed to help (help) people who have been out of work for a long time.She arrived just as
35、we were leaving, but Im not sure whether this was by accident or by design.Looking back, Diana, a fashion designer (design), owes her achievements to the goal she set, the education she received from the college, and above all, the efforts she made.6(教材p.44)After 15 years at the magazine, she was pa
36、ssed over for promotion to editorinchief.在杂志社工作了15年后,她没有被提升为总编。promotion n提升,晋升;推销This years sales promotions havent been very successful.今年的推销活动不是很成功。归纳拓展promote vt.促进;提升;促销promote sb (from .) to . 把某人(从)提升到promote products 促销产品promote world peace 促进世界和平活学巧练单句语法填空/补全句子The organization works to prom
37、ote (promote) friendship between nations.We will throw a party to congratulate him on his promotion (promote)As a reward, I was promoted to district manager of Washington DC.作为奖励,我被提升为华盛顿哥伦比亚特区的地区营业经理。Advertising companies always have to think up new ways to promote products.广告公司必须不断想出新的方法促销产品。 (教材p
38、.43)He had a good job and a life there, but he gave it all up to return to home, driven by the idea that he needed to contribute to his country.他在那里有一份好工作,过着舒适的生活,但他为了回家而放弃了一切,因为他认为自己需要为国家做出贡献。句式分析句中名词idea后的that引导一个同位语从句。With all the international effort being made, we have to have faith that there
39、will be solutions in time to stop COVID19 in its tracks.因为有国际社会的共同努力,我们必须相信我们会及时找到消灭新型冠状病毒的方法。归纳拓展“名词that引导的同位语从句”中,that在从句中没有任何实际语义,仅作为从句引导词,在从句中不作任何成分。类似的名词还有:news, fact, promise, plan, theory, hope, truth, information, belief, conclusion, question, doubt, thought, message, suggestion, word (消息),
40、possibility等(一般的“抽象”名词都可用活学巧练用适当的关系词填空The news that/which you told me yesterday was really exciting.The idea that you can do this work well without thinking is quite wrong.The fact that he had not said anything surprised everybody.The fact that/which you are talking about is important.名师点津“名词that从句”也可以是定语从句,这时,that在从句中一定会充当从句中主语或者宾语。试比较:Have you heard the news that they won the game?(同位语从句)Have you heard the news that surprised all her friends?(定语从句)