本书是根据教育部《大学英语课程教学要求》和目前大学英语教学和研究生英语教学的需求,专门为提高大学生和研究生的基础英语写作能力、实用英语写作能力和学术英语写作能力而编写的英语写作教程。全书分为三部分,共有十四章,涵盖基础英语写作、实用英语写作和学术英语写作的核心内容,主要包括句子写作,段落写作,短文写作,英文信函、通知、海报、申请、简历、合同、广告的写作,以及学术英语写作的基本内容。本教材的编写原则体现了基础性、应用性、系统性和技巧性的有效结合,本书语言清晰浅显,范例鲜活生动,每部分内容都附有练习题和参考答案,以引导学习者循序渐进地提高英语写作水平。
Part One Basic Writing
Unit 1 Sentence Writing
1.1 Types of Sentences
1.1.1 Simple, Compound, Complex and Compound-complex Sentences
1.1.2 Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative and Exclamatory Sentences
1.1.3 Loose, Periodic, and Balanced Sentences
1.2 Qualities of Effective Sentences
1.3 Main Mistakes in Grammar by Students
1.4 Understanding Long and Difficult Sentences
Unit 2 Paragraph Writing
2.1 The Topic Sentence
2.2 Effective Paragraphs
2.2.1 Unity
Unit 3 Essay Writing
3.1 What Is an Essay?
3.2 Structure of an Essay
3.3 Steps in Writing a Good Essay
3.4 Types of Writing
Part Two Practical Writing
Unit 4 Personal Letters
4.1 The Structure and Rules
4.2 Language Characteristics of Personal Letters
4.3 Blocked Form and Indented Form
4.4 Examples of Personal Letters
Unit 5 Social Letters
5.1 Letters of Congratulations
5.2 Letters of Invitation
5.3 Letters of Complaint
5.4 Letters of Thanks
5.5 Letters of Application
5.6 Letters of Apology
Unit 6 Notices and Posters
6.1 Notices
6.1.1 Letter-like Notice
6.1.2 Bulletin Notice
6.2 Posters
Unit 7 Notes
7.1 Format and Major Writing Contents
7.3 Main Types of Notes
Unit 8 Resumes
8.1 Structure of Resumes
8.2 Language Features of Resumes
8.3 Types of Resumes
Unit 9 Certificates
9.1 Structure of Certificates
9.2 Samples of Certificates
Unit 10 Speeches
10.1 Structure of Speeches
Contents 3
10.2 Samples of Speeches
Unit 11 Advertising
11.1 Structure of English Advertising
11.2 Language Features of Advertising
11.3 Samples of Everyday Advertising
Part Three Academic Writing
Unit 12 An Overview of English Academic Writing
12.1 Definition and Types of Academic Writing
12.2 English Academic Style and Language
Unit 13 Academic Article
13.1 Titles
13.3 Introduction
13.4 Methods
13.5 Results
13.6 Discussions and Conclusions
13.7 Acknowledgements
13.8 References
13.9 Proof-reading
13.10 Avoiding Plagiarism
Unit 14 Other Academic Genres
14.1 Summary
14.2 Book Review
14.3 Literature Review
14.4 Research Projec
14.5 Thesis
Keys to Exercises
Unit 1 Sentence Writing
Unit 2 Paragraph Writing
Unit 3 Essay Writing
Unit 4 Personal Letters
Unit 5 Social Letters
Contents 5
Unit 6 Notices and Posters
Unit 7 Notes
Unit 8 Resumes
Unit 9 Certificates
Unit 10 Speeches
Unit 11 Advertising
Unit 12 An Overview of English Academic Writing
Unit 13 Academic Article
Unit 14 Other Academic Genres
