牛津上海版高中二年级下学期Unit5Livinginharmonywriting教案

1 Unit 5 Green Orchids and Narrative Summary Writing Students’ Worksheet (B) I. Paraphrase the following sentences by using the given techniques. Technique 1: Change clauses into participles (-ed, -ing) (把从句改成分词) 1. If I was given more time, I could write a better essay. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. His doctor told Saleem that a new medicine which was made from Green orchids which were growing in the Valley could save his life. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Technique 2: Change compound or complex sentences into simple sentences (把复合句改成简单句) (Change part of speech of words (词性) or use and, or, both...and..., either...or..., neither...nor..., instead of, rather than) 1. The bomb exploded and caused many deaths. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Outside his office waited his personal doctor who brought him vital news about the only medicine that could save his life. On the other side of the world, one of his engineers waited for his decision on an important matter of business. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Technique 3: Change the voice (改变语态) 1. Nowadays, people can manufacture food much more economically thanks to more advanced fertilizers. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Saleem asked his engineer to explode the Valley. A mighty river flooded into the valley. The Valley_____________________________________________________________________________________ Technique 4: Use a synonym of a word or phrase(使用同义词、近义词) 1. Nowadays, people can manufacture food much more economically thanks to more advanced fertilizers. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. He chose to speak to his engineer first because he was obsessed with making money. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ We can avoid copying the original and change the original into our own words in a shorter way by applying paraphrase to practice! 2 II. Useful references: When you summarize a narrative article, don’t forget the two rules! 1. The 6-W Elements Rule (who/when/where/what/why/how) 2. The 5 Dos Rule (The checklist--- see below) 1 Do you start / end your summary with a sentence stating the thesis or the moral of the article? 2 Do you cover all the major factors? (the 6-W elements) 3 Do you use the third person? 4 Do you use several transitional words? 5 Do you use your own words (paraphrase the original) Some useful narrative transitional words: 1. When a narrative article is organized in the order of time: at first, then, next, at last, finally, eventually… 2. When a narrative article is organized in the order of cause and effect: The reason why…is that…, because, therefore, hence, because of, due to, thanks to, owing to, consequently, however, fortunately, unfortunately, however, but 3 III. Polish your own summary. You can polish it on your own sheet or rewrite it below. ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______