英語(yǔ)思辨與作文

Unit1

Fromyourpointofview,whatarehealthylifestylesforcollegestudents?

Frommypointofview/Inmyopinion,healthylifestylesforcollegestudentsshouldincludemanyinterestingactivities.Whenenjoyingtheseactivities,wecanletoffsteam,relaxandhavefunwithfriends,butwithoutspendingmuchtimeandmoneyordoingharmtoourhealth

Asacollegestudent,whatnewlifestylesdoyouwanttotry?

Iwouldliketospendmoretimeonsports,andhavefunwithfriends,orgetmyselfbusywithpart-timejobs.

Howdoyoumanageyourbudgetafteryouarriveoncollegecampus?

Well,Ihavemadea“tospendlist”eachmonthandcrossouttheunnecessaryspending.From

timetotime,Itryfreeoffers.

Whatdebtsdoyouhavetohandleoncampus?Haveyoubeenburdenedwiththem?

ThedebtsIhavetohandlearebillsforcellphoneservice,goingout,havingparties,shopping,etc.Yes,Ihavebeenburdenedwiththem.Icouldhardlyworkmywaytohandlethem.

Sendafriendofyoursane-mailtoinformherofaconferenceonEnglishLanguageTeachingheldinBeijing.Yourwritingshouldincludehere-mailaddressandthesubject.

SampleWriting

To:

marylin@

Subject:ELTconferenceHiMary,

IamwritingtoinformyouofaconferenceonEnglishLanguageTeachingheldinBeijingthisJune.Hopeyoucanattendthemeeting.ThereforewecanhavethechancetomeeteachotherandgettogetherwithourfriendsinBeijing.Pleaserefertotheattachmentfordetailedinformationaboutthemeeting.

John

Unit2

Whatarethehotenvironmentaltopicstoday?

ThetopicsIheardpeopletalkingthemostincludeglobalwarming,waterpollutionandair

pollution.

Fromwhichsourcesdidyoulearnabouttheenvironmentpollution?

Ilearnabouttheenvironmentmostlyfromnewspapers,TV,andInternet.

Whatarethepossiblewaystoeducatepeopleaboutourenvironment?

Wecangivelecturesinclass,organizediscussionsonthemedia,andopenmoreresearchcenters,suchastheEdenProject,tothepublictomakepeopleunderstandmoreabouttheenvironment.

Unit3

Whatdopeopleusuallysaywhentheytalkaboutmoney?

Moneymeanseverything.

Moneyisomnipotent.

Moneyisamust.

Moneytalks.

Alltroublescomefrommoney.Moneystinks.

Moneybringshappiness.Moneymeasuressuccess.Moneycorrupts.

Moneyistherootofallevil.

Doyouagreewiththem?(open)

WriteareceiptforMr.RobertLeetocertifythatyoureceived$200fromhimonMarch3,2010.

SampleWriting:

March3,2010

RECEIVEDfromMr.RobertLeethesumoftwohundredU.S.dollarsonlybycheck.$200.00

Signature

Unit4

Whataresomeofthepopularmediaofadvertisingtoday?

Someofthepopularmediaofadvertisingtodayincludetelevision,newspapers,radio,theInternet,anoutdoordisplay,handouts,catalogues,etc.

Canyoulistsomewidelyadvertisedproductsandbrandnames?

Products: medicines, household appliances, cosmetics, automobiles, food, wines,body-buildinggadgets,personalhygieneproducts,etc.

Brandnames:

Chinese:Haier,TCL,Konka,Dynasty,etc.

Foreign:Colgate,Wrigley,CocaCola,Pepsi,Sony,Panasonic,KFC,Kodak,etc.

WritealetterofthankstoexpressyourthankstoyoursisterforthebeautifulnecklaceshesentyoufromtheStates.

DearFang,

ThankyousomuchfortheprettynecklaceyouboughtmeintheStates.It’soneofthemostbeautifulgiftsIhaveeverreceivedformybirthday.Ihavetrieditonmanytimes.Itmatchesmywhitedressperfectly.IhadawonderfulbirthdaypartylastSunday.Dadboughtmeabigwhitetoybear.Itissolovely.Mumcookedmanydeliciousdishes.Someofmycolleaguesalsocameforthecelebration.Butwithoutyou,Ifeltverylonely.Imissyousomuch.

Bestwishes!

Love,

Ting

Unit5

HowlongdoyouwatchTVeverydaywhenathome?(Open.)

WhydoyouwatchTV?

BecauseIcanlearnalotofthingsfromTVprograms.BecauseTVprovidesgoodentertainmentforus.

WhatelsedoyoudowithaTVsetbesideswatchingprograms?

Idonothingelse.

Iplayvideogames,too.

IwatchDVDs/VCDsonaTVset.

Writealetterofinvitationtoafriendforthecelebrationofyourparents’wedding

anniversary.

DearJohn,

Ihavearrangedtocelebratemyparents’weddinganniversarywithaparty.Allthefamilywillbepresent,andwehaveagreedthatyou,asagoodfriendofthefamily,willbemostwelcomeifyouwishtoattend.Therefore,thewholefamilyformallyinvitesyoutocome.

ThepartywillbeheldatourhousenextTuesday,andwillstartat7p.m.Pleasenotethatinformaldressisacceptable.Certainspecialactivitieshavebeenarrangedfortheentertainmentoftheguests.

Wecertainlyhopethatyouwillhavethetimefortheparty.Welookforwardtoseeing

you.Regards,Charles

Unit6

Doyouthinkmenandwomenareequalatwork?Ifyes,why?Ifno,whynot?

No.Idon’tthinkso.Becausewomenoftenhavelowerpayandfewerpromotionalopportunities.

Yes.Ithinkso.Nowadays,womenandmenhaveequalpayforequalworkandwomenareascapableasmen,e.g.HillaryClinton,U.S.secretaryofstate,andMarieCurie,NobelPrizewinner.

Whatkindsofjobsdowomenusuallydo?

Theirjobsincludenursing,teaching,andclericalwork,suchaswaitresses,assistants,secretaries.

Doyouwanttobesupervisedbyfemalemanagerswhenyouwork?Whyorwhynot?

Yes.Becausetheyareascapableasmalemanagers.

No.Idon’tthinkwomenareasefficientandcapableasmen.

Writealetterofapologytotheteachertoexplainwhyyoumissedtheclass.July30,2009

DearMr.Smith,

IamterriblysorrythatIcouldnotcometotheclassthismorningduetoabadcold.Iencloseacertificatefrommydoctor.HethinksitwillbeseveraldaysbeforeIcanattendtheclasses.

Respectfullyyours,Tom

Unit7

Doyouthinkitpossibleforahumanbeingtoliveforathousandyears?

No,Idon’tthinkahumanbeingcanliveforathousandyears.

Yes,Ithinkso.Andit’spossibleforahumanbeingtoliveforthousandsofyears,withno

endinsight.

Whatcouldbedonetohelppeoplelivelonger?

Wecandoalotofthingstohelppeoplelivelonger.Forexample,wecanusecloningtechnologytoreplacethediseasedbodyparts;wecantakepeopletoouterspace;wecanusegeneticengineeringtosloworreversehumanaging;wecanalsousestemcelltechnologies tokeepyouth.

Writealetterofcongratulationonyourfriend’sgraduation.

SampleWriting:

DearJuanjuan,

CongratulationsonyourgraduationfromPekingUniversity!

Itseemsthatitwasjustyesterdaythatyoucalledtotellmeyouwereenrolledattheuniversity.Ithasbeenfouryearseversince.Howtimeflies!Congratulationsonthejobwelldoneattheuniversity!

Nowitmightbethetimeforyoutofindajob.Iwishyougoodluckinfindingagoodjob andsuccessinyourfutureundertakings.Docallmewhenyoudecidewhichjobtotake.

Bestwishes,

LiMei

Unit8

Iscomputercrimebecomingarealthreattoyourlife?Why?

No,Idon’tthinkcomputercrimeisarealthreattoourlife.

Yes,Ithinkso.Thegrowingnumberofcomputercrimesisthreateningmanyofourprivacyprotections.

Whydopeoplecommitcomputercrimes?

Peoplecommitcomputercrimeslargelybecausetheythinktheycanremainundetectedoranonymous.Itismucheasiertogetawaywithcriminalactivityinacyberworldthanintherealworld.

Inyourownopinion,howcancomputercrimesbeprevented?

Wecantakethefollowingmeasurestopreventcomputercrimes:Selectagoodpassword;Installananti-virussoftware;Builda networkfirewalloncomputers,etc.

SupposeyouwanttoapplyforapositionofExecutiveAssistantinacompany.Writearésumé.Itshouldincludeyoureducationbackground,workingexperienceandpersonaldata.

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Positionappliedfor:ExecutiveAssistant

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