Reading writing skills 2. Writing skill: There are four types of writingdescription narration, argumentation and exposition This text is a piece of argumentative writing and follows usual patterns of an argumentation or meet the following requirements: viewpoint reasons Train Ss the ability of developing a passage with viewpoint reasons Ask ss to write a viewpoint reasons paragraph on one of the topics suggested on P204, making a reference to the sample paragraph on this page
Reading & Writing Skills 2. Writing Skill: There are four types of writing—description , narration , argumentation and exposition. This text is a piece of argumentative writing and follows usual patterns of an argumentation or meet the following requirements: viewpoint + reasons Train Ss the ability of developing a passage with viewpoint + reasons. Ask Ss to write a viewpoint + reasons paragraph on one of the topics suggested on P204, making a reference to the sample paragraph on this page
Intensive Study ° Intensive Study · Difficult sentences Key words, phrases usages Comprehension exercises
• Intensive Study • Difficult sentences • Key words, phrases & usages • Comprehension exercises Intensive Study
Intensive Study Thinking: A Neglected art by Carolyn Kane I It is generally agreed that the American education system is in deep trouble. Everyone is aware of the horrible facts: school systems are running out of money, teachers can't spell, students can't read high school graduates cant even find China on the map
Intensive Study Thinking: A Neglected Art by Carolyn Kane 1 It is generally agreed that the American education system is in deep trouble. Everyone is aware of the horrible facts: school systems are running out of money, teachers can’t spell, students can’t read, high school graduates can’t even find China on the map
Intensive Study 2 Most of us know or think we know who is to blame: liberal courts spineless school boards, ridiculous government regulations. It's easy to select a bad quy 3 But possibly the problem lies not so much in our institutions as in our attitudes. It is sad that although most of us claim that we believe in education, we place no value on intellectual activity
Intensive Study 2 Most of us know, or think we know, who is to blame: liberal courts, spineless school boards, ridiculous government regulations. It’s easy to select a bad guy. 3 But possibly the problem lies not so much in our institutions as in our attitudes. It is sad that although most of us claim that we believe in education, we place no value on intellectual activity
Intensive Study We americans are a charitable and humane people: We have institutions devoted to every good cause from rescuing homeless cats to preventing World War l. But what have we done to promote the art of thinking? Certainly we make no room for thought in our daily lives Suppose a man were to say to his friends, I'm not going to PTA tonight or the baseball game, or whatever) because I need some time to myself, some time to think"? Such a man would be shunned by his neighbors; his family would be ashamed of him. What if a teen-ager were to say, " I'm not going to the dance tonight because I need some time to think"? His parents would immediately start looking in the Yellow Pages for a psychiatrist
Intensive Study 4 We Americans are a charitable and humane people: We have institutions devoted to every good cause from rescuing homeless cats to preventing World War III. But what have we done to promote the art of thinking? Certainly we make no room for thought in our daily lives. Suppose a man were to say to his friends, “I’m not going to PTA tonight (or the baseball game, or whatever) because I need some time to myself, some time to think”? Such a man would be shunned by his neighbors; his family would be ashamed of him. What if a teen-ager were to say, “I’m not going to the dance tonight because I need some time to think”? His parents would immediately start looking in the Yellow Pages for a psychiatrist