新时代英语写作教程 New Era English Writing

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