《实用写作教程》是教育部“高等教育面向21世纪教学内容和课程体系改革计划”的研究成果,是面向21世纪课程教材和教育“九五”规划教材。《实用写作教程》是《研究生英语系列教程》基础阶段的重要组成部分,通过大量范例和练习,旨在培养研究生较好较快地掌握各种写作技能,提高书面交际的能力。
《实用写作教程》可作为高等学校非英语专业硕士生、研究生课程班及MBA班学生使用的教材,还可供相应水平的读者使用。

Types of Fishermen
Some people would classify fishermen according to where they fish--either in fresh or salt water,or in streams.Iakes,bays,or oceans.Otherswould group fishermen by what they use to attract the fish-natural bait orartificial lures.Still others would make the division according to tackle-fly casters.revolvin~reels,or bait casting reels.You could also categorize fishermen asthose who do it forfood,those who do it for sport,and those who do it forfun.Now these systems of classification have some merit.but I believe they allfail to focus on the main objective of fishing.which is to catch fish.In twenty-five years of serious fishing.I have observed that most fisherrTlen use a varietyoftackle。switch from bait to lUreS and back again.and fish wherever they can my mind the factor that really distinguishes them is whether or not theycatch fish.Using this criterion.1 would divide fisherTnen into three categories:those who catch fish regularly;those who don’t catch fish and don’t knowwhy;and those who don't catch fish and don't care why. 在“科教兴国”的基本方针指引下,我国的研究生教育有了蓬勃的发展。随着各层次、各类型研究生教学的开展,英语教学也面临着越来越高的要求。《研究生英语系列教程》就是为了适应这一新的形势而编写的系统教材。
《研究生英语系列教程》是以教育部(原**教委)颁布的《非英语专业研究生英语教学大纲》为依据,根据我国研究生教学的实际情况和**对21世纪**技术与管理人才的要求进行编写的。考虑到目前我国研究生层次多,其入学英语水平参差不齐,需要以不同水平为起点,因此本系列教程的编写原则是既从当前研究生的实际水平出发,也力求满足新世纪对高层次人才的期望既重视培养学生扎实的语言技能,更注重提高其全面的应用能力;既注意语言教育,更重视素质教育。

Unit One Basic Skills in Writing Paragraphs
1. 1 Introduction to Paragraphs
1.1.1 Paragraph
1.1.2 Essay
1.2 Organization of a Paragraph
1.2.1 A Narrowed-down Topic
1.2.2 A Reasonable Sequence
1.3 Qualities of a Good Paragraph
1.3.1 Unity
1.3.2 Coherence
1.3.3 Continuity
1.3.3.1 Specific Devices AidingTransitions
1.3.3.2 Useful Transitional Words
1.3.4 Completeness

Unit Two Basic Skills in Writing Essays
2. 1 Introduction to the Essay
2.1.1 Beginning an Essay. Creating an Opening Paragraph
2.1.2 Ending an Essay: Creating a Concluding Paragraph
2.1.3 Developing the Body Paragraphs
2.1.4 UsingTransitions
2.2 Basic Skills in EssayWriting
2.2.1 Essay Development by Chronological Order
2.2.2 Essay Development by Space
2.2.3 Essay Development by Cause and Effect
2.2.4 Essay Development by Comparison and Contrast
2.2.5 Essay Development by Examples
2.2.6 Essay Devatopment by Classification
2.2.7 Essay Development by Definition
Unit Three Writing for Practical Communication
3.1 Letter Writing
3.1.1 The Layout of a Letter
3.1.2 Social Correspondence
3.1.2.1 Personal Letters and Notes
3.1.2.2 Invitation Letters and Cards
3.1.2.3 Thank-you letters
3.1.3 Business Letters
3.1.3.1 Letters of Application and Resume
3.1.3.2 Letters of Recommendation
3.2 Ordinary Official Documents
3.2.1 Contracts
3.2.2 Agreements
3.2.2.1 Parts of an Agreement
3.2.2.2 The Language
3.2.2.3 MEMOs (Memorandums)
3.3 Advertisements, Notices, Posters and Announcements
3.3.1 Commercial Advertisements
3.3.1.1 Planned Objective of an Advertisement
3.3.1.2 The Layout of an Advertisement
3.3.1.3 Suggestions on Copy Writing
3.3.2 Notices
3.3.3 Posters
3.3.4 Announcements

Unit Four Summary Writing
4.1 Qualities of a Summary
4.2 HOW tO Write Summaries
4.3 Suggestions on Writing Summaries

Unit Five Technical Writing
5.1 Short Technical Reports
5.1.1 FOrmat
5.1.2 Types ofShort Reports
5.1.2.1 Trip Reports
5.1.2.2 Progress Reports
5.1.2.3 Laboratory Reports
5.1.2.4 Feasibility Reports
(Recommendation Reports)
5.1.2.5 Incident Reports
5.1.3 Process ofWriting Short Reports
5.1.4 Suggestions on Writing Short Reports
5.2 AbstractWriting
5.2.1 Types ofAbstracts
5.2.1.1 Descriptive Abstracts
5.2.1.2 InfOrmative Abstracts
5.2.2 Suggestions on Writing Abstracts
Glossary
Acknowledgements
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