1、Module 4Which English?Section Writing一、佳作展示与背诵在英语课堂上,你喜欢你的老师授课时只用英语,还是英语、汉语兼用?某英语杂志社就此话题邀请中学生发表看法。请你围绕“How do you prefer your English classes to be taught?In English only,or in both English and Chinese?”这个问题,参考所给要点,选择一种授课形式,写一篇英语短文。授课形式一优点缺点结论只用英语有助于提高听说能力等不易听懂等英语、汉语兼用易于理解等英语氛围不浓等注意:1词数:100120,短文开头已
2、给出(不计入总词数)2参考词汇:atmosphere氛围I prefer my English classes to be taught in._参考范文:(1)I_prefer_my_English_classes_to_be_taught_in English onlyAs we all know,a good learning environment is important if we want to study English wellClasses taught in English provide students with such an environment.When En
3、glish is the only language used in the classroom,students will have more opportunities to practise listening and speakingTherefore,they will be able to learn more quickly.However,we also have some problems with this teaching methodAs we havent mastered enough English words,sometimes we may find it d
4、ifficult to follow the teacher.Slow learners may even lose interest in English.Practice makes perfectTo learn English well requires a lot of practiceTherefore,I like my English classes to be taught completely in English.(2)I_prefer_my_English_classes_to_be_taught_in both Chinese and English.In my op
5、inion,learning English is a step by step processAs middle school students,we only have a small vocabulary,if the teacher can use some Chinese in an English class,we will understand the lesson better.Of course,an English class taught in two languages has its shortcomings.Such a class cannot create a
6、good atmosphere for English learning.Some students will speak Chinese all the time and cannot learn English well.If you want to learn a lesson well,you have to understand it firstTo help students understand the lesson better,the teacher should use Chinese from time to timeTherefore,I like my teacher
7、 to use both English and Chinese in teaching.二、思路点拨正确理解正反观点对比及其写作格式在写作时,人们常用的写作格式是:提出问题指出两种不同的观点得出结论,对两种不同观点的论据(理由)逐项作对比,有时还加上作者本人的观点。通俗地说,就是你说他说我说。对比类写作经常分三四个段落。第一段提出问题,第二段写正方观点,第三段写反方观点或者第二、三段合为一段。必要时,最后写结论或写作者自己的观点。The structure of the article:topic sentencefor the opinionagainst the opinionendin
8、g sentence熟练掌握常用的关键句型对比类英语作文同其他英语作文题材一样,要具有自己特有的句型,体现此类作文的写作特点。【常用句型与短语】1提出问题/引出话题Is it a good idea to.?A heated discussion was held to discuss whether.2过渡句Different people have different opinions.Opinions fall into two groups.There are different opinions about whether.Opinions are divided on this m
9、atter.3描述正方观点:Those who are in favor of it hold the viewpoint that.The majority of us support physical exercise.60% students hold the above views.4描述反方观点Meanwhile,those who hold the opposite view think that.Some people who dont agree with students making friends online hold the view that.Others,howe
10、ver,think students should not.5扩充观点Whats worse.Whats more.First,.Second,.Third,.most importantlyon the one hand,.on the other hand,.6自己观点As far as Im concerned,.I personally think that.三、经典句式1When English is the only language used in the classroom,students will have more opportunities to practise listening and speaking.2As we havent mastered enough English words,sometimes we may find it difficult to follow the teacher.3Practice makes perfect.4To help students understand the lesson better,the teacher should use Chinese from time to time.