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thereforeinlearningtowriteweshouldfirstlearntowriteparagraphs.
Whatarethebasicrequirementsofaneffectiveparagraph?
Letusreadafewparagraphsandseehowtheyareformedandwhatwecanlearnfromthem.
(1)TheIrishcountrysideisverybeautiful.ThereisapopularIrishsongwhichsaysthatthereare100differentshadesofgreenintheIrishlandscape,andthisisnoexaggeration.Thankstogenerousrainfall,muchofthecountrysideiscoveredinrichgreenvegetation,whichiswhyIrelandisalsoknownastheEmeraldIsle.Italsohasavariedlandscapewithdramaticmountains,rockycoastlinesandrollinghills.
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Ifwereadtheparagraphcarefully,weshallfindthatthewholeparagraphtalksaboutonethingoronetopic:
thebeautyoftheIrishcountryside.Allthefoursentencesinitarerelatedtothiscentralidea,andtonothingelse.This,therefore,isourfirstfinding:
aparagraphshouldhaveone,andonlyone,centralidea.Thiscentralideaisexpressedinthefirstsentenceoftheparagraph:
"
TheIrishcountrysideisverybeautiful."
TheotherthreesentencesgiveafewfactsordescriptionstoshowhowbeautifultheIrishcountrysideis.Inasense,thefirstsentencementionsthetopicoftheparagraph,soitmaybecalledthetopicsentence.Thisisthesecondfeaturewehavenoticedintheparagraph.
Thereisinthefirstsentencethephrase"
theIrishcountryside,"
inthesecond"
theIrishlandscape,"
inthethird"
muchofthecountryside,"
andinthefourth"
Italsohasavariedlandscape."
ThesewordskeepremindingthereaderthattheIrishcountrysideisbeingtalkedabout.Theyconnectthefoursentencesandmaketheparagraphcompact.Sogoodconnectionbetweensentencesisthethirdpointinherentintheparagraph.
Thuswecansaythataneffectiveparagraphgenerallyhasthreefundamentalfeatures:
acentralidea,atopicsentencethatexpressesthecentralidea,andcloseconnectionbetweenthesentences.
Nowletuslookatanotherparagraph.
(2)Forgenerationsthekitchensofthevastmajorityofourhomeshaveactedasliving-roomkitchens.ThesittingroomisreservedforSundayafternoonsandspecialoccasions.Alltheweek-dayactivitieshavetobecarriedoutinthekitchen.Mealsareprepared,cookedandeatenthere;
washing,drying,ironingandsewing----allareusuallycarriedoninit.Itisinthekitchenthatthechildrenmustdotheirhomeworkwhilefathersitswithhispaperbythefire,andmothergetsoutthedarning.
J.Jones
Againinthisparagraph,wecanfindallthethreefeaturesofawell-organizedparagraph.Withthefirstsentenceasthetopicsentence,therestoftheparagraphservestobackupthecentralmeaninghowinthepastthekitchenservedasaliving-roomaswellasakitcheninmostEnglishworking-classhomes.Andallthesentencesintheparagraph,aswecanseeclearly,arewellconnected.
Nowletusstudyathirdparagraph.Itisslightlydifferentfromtheabovetwoparagraphs.
(3)Thewindpicksupandbeginstohurlitselfthroughthosedesertedstreets.Signboardsswayviolentlyfromside-to-side,seemingalmosttowanttogowiththewindthatblowsthem.Treescomplainasthestrongwindtearsattheirbranches,causingthemtobendandbowdown.Withthewindcomestherain.Theterriblerainbeatsdown,stinginganyoneunfortunateenoughnotyettohavereachedthesafetyofhome.
A.Thomas
Wecanseethatallthesentencesinthisparagraphdescribethesceneofaviolentstorm,butwemaynotbeabletopointoutasentencewhichwecandefineasthetopicsentence.However,withoutatopicsentence,itdoeshaveacentralidea,whichisverywellexpressedbycloselyconnectedsentences.So,sometimeswefindparagraphsinwhichthetopicisnotstatedbutisimpliedinthecontent.
2.WaysofDevelopingaParagraph
1.PlanningaParagraph
Beforewewriteaparagraph,thefirstthingweshoulddoistothinkofacentralideaortheme,andweshouldwriteitdowninacompletesentence,whichwillserveasthetopicsentence.Thenweshouldthinkofthedetailsorexamplestosupportthemainidea.Weneedtoworkoutanoutlinetoputthesedetailsingoodorder.Withtheoutline,theparagraphisalmosthalf-done.
Now,letusdotheplanningofaparagraphtogether.Supposeweplantowriteaparagraphaboutcaringfortheold.Wemayfirstwritedownthesentence"
Thegenerationgapisarealityofmodemtimes."
Andnowwearrangethedetailsinthisorder:
(1)Inthepast,oldpeopleweretakencareofbytheirchildren.
(2)Oldpeopleusedtoberespectedbytheyoungergeneration.
(3)Thingsareverydifferentnow.
(4)Manyoldpeopleareleftalonetolookafterthemselves
Withthisoutline,wecanstarttowritetheparagraphwiththetopicsentenceasitsopeningsentence.
Thereisnodoubtaboutit:
thegenerationgapisarealityofmodemtimes.Inthepastanoldpersoncouldexpecttobecaredforbyhischildren.Itwascustomaryforanoldparenttomoveintothehomeofoneofhismarriedsonsordaughters.Herehewouldbelovedandhonoreduntilhisdyingday.Nowadaysthisisbynomeansthenaturalprogressionoflife.Manyoldpeopleareleftaloneto'
fendforthemselves,abandonedbytheirchildren.
2.DevelopmentbyTime
Therearemanypossiblewaystodevelopaparagraph.Thefirstonewearegoingtostudyisthemethodofdevelopmentbytime,ortowriteaparagraphinchronologicalorder.
(1)ThefirstrailroadsweredevelopedinEuropeinthesixteenthcentury.Theylookednothinglikethoseoftoday.Therailswereofwood,andthecars,smallwoodencartswhichhauledcoal,weredrawnbyhorses.Bytheearlynineteenthcentury,railroadtechnologyhadadvancedconsiderably.Steamlocomotiveshadbeendeveloped,andcastironwasusedfortracks.In1825arailroadlinebegancarryingpassengersaswellasfreight.ThatsameyearAmerica'
sfirstknownsteamlocomotivewasrunonacirculartrackatHoboken,NewJersey.SoonAmericanlocomotivesandrailroadsweremultiplyingrapidly.Manyshortraillineswerelaidduringthe1830s.Theseshortlineswerethenlinkedwithoneanother,andbytheearly1840snetworksofrailsconnectedalltheeasterncities.
B.Sherman
ThisparagraphgivesabriefhistoryoftherailroadinEuropeandAmerica.Anobviousfeatureoftheparagraphisthatthedetailsarearrangedinorderoftime.Inotherwords,thingsarementionedaccordingtothetimewhentheyhappened,thefirstthingfirstandthelastthinglast.Thisisaneasyandclearwaytoarrangeaparagraph.Hereisanotherparagraphdevelopedinchronologicalorder.
(2)Iwalkedthroughtheschool-gateswithbutterfliesinmytummy.WouldIlikethisschool?
Wouldmyclassmateslikeme?
Wouldtheteacherbestrict?
AllthesethoughtswerebuzzinginmyheadasImountedthestairstomynewclassroom.Istoodbytheteacher'
sdeskfacingtheclass,andwasintroduced.ItrembledasIfelttheireyesallgazingcriticallyatme.TheteacherseemedkindandslippedherarmaroundmyshoulderasIfacedthestareoftheclass.Thenclassesbegan.Ilistenedtotheteacher'
swords,concentratingonmywork,andforgettingmyapprehensionandfears.Duringtherecessthegirlscrowdedroundmetofindoutallaboutme.Theyallseemedgood-naturedandIsoonfoundmyselfacceptedastheirfriend.AttheendofthedayIwalkedhomehappilyasallmyworriesofthemorninghaddissolvedtonothing.Thisnewschoolwouldbeahappyplaceforme.
Student
Inthisparagraph,theauthortellsaboutherfirstdayatanewschoolusingchronologicalorder.Phraseslike"
then"
"
duringtherecess"
attheendoftheday"
areusedtoindicatethetimewhenthingshappened.Withthismethod,theauthorgivesthereaderavividpictureofherexperienceandthechangesofherfeelingsduringtheday.
Exercises:
Writeparagraphsusingthefollowingastopics.
(1)DescribeyourfirstvisittoBeijingoranyotherbigcityinChina.
(2)Describeyourfirstdayatanewschool.
(3)Describeadayyouspentwithyourbestfriend.
(4)DescribeaQingmingFestivalwhenyousweptyourancestors’graveswithyourfamily.
3.DevelopmentbyProcess
Readthefollowingparagraph.
(1)Movinghouseisamajorupheavalinpeople'
slives.Beforethemencometoactuallymovethefurniture,manythingsmustbedoneinpreparation.Allthetoys,normallystrewnaroundthehouse,mustbegatheredtogetherandputintolargeboxesforeasytransportation.Allbookstoomustbeputawayinanorderlyfashionsoasnottobedamagedintransit.Drawersandwardrobesshouldbeemptiedandtheircontentscarefullypacked.Picturesshouldbetakendownfromthewallsandwrappedwithpropercloth.Andlastly,don'
tforgettotakedownallthecurtainsandblinds.Sooneverythingispreparedandtheremovalmenarrive.Alltheboxesandfurnitureareloadedintothelorry.Aquickcheckisnecessarytomakesuretheflatisemptyandthelorryisoffonitswaytothenewflat.
A.G.Lee
Theparagraphgivesastep-by-stepdescriptionofgettingthingsreadybeforemovingahouse.Thismethodiscalleddevelopmentbyprocess.Itisaveryusefulmethodwhenwetellpeoplehowtodothingsincorrectorder,soastoavoidmistakesorevenfailures.Beforewedevelopaparagraphbyprocess,itisimportanttomakecleartherightsequenceofthethingstobedone,andstateeverystepinaclearway.Veryoften,presenttenseisusedininstructi