MODULE FOURwriting : How to write a controversial

topic

Module 4 Writing

warming-up

Task

composition

competition

Summary/homework

Find out ：

What is the similarity between the pictures ？

Hip Hop

Warming-up (A GAME):

Go over the advantages and disadvantages of hip hop.

☻Anyone can do it.

☻It’s cheap and easy.

☻It’s exciting.

☻You can make up your own rhyming words to express your feelings.

☻Breakdancing is interesting to watch.

☻Graffiti art can provide the audience with one more enjoyment as another art form .

Advantages (pros)

Disadvantages (cons)

• Graffiti arts looks terrible.

• Some of the words of rap songs are very aggressive.

• Breakdancing is dangerous.

• It sounds terrible.

• Rap is boring.

Task:

Which of the opinions above do you agree or disagree with?

Write a composition to express it.

For or Against Hip Hop?

Title :

How to :

Start DevelopChange End & & &

How to start a controversial topic

• Different people have different attitudes /ideas/views towards X XX .

• With the development of modern society/ technology/ music…, XXX has become a live topic.

• These days we often hear about XXX People differ greatly in their attitudes towards this problem/kind of music.

• Some people believe…, other people are …,I personally believe that…

• Some people hold the opinion that … Others, [ however/on the contrary], argue that the opposite is true,…

How to develop

the live topic?

• It goes without saying that X XX has many advantages/ disadvantages.

• First,…

• Second,…

Θfirst, second, third, last

Θfirstly, secondly, thirdly, finally

Θthe first, the second, the third, the last

Θin the first place, in the second place, in the third place, lastly

☻most important of all, next , in addition, finally

How to change one opinion into another opinion?

• Of course, everything has two sides. XXX also has no exception.

• As the old saying goes “Everything /every coin has its two sides.” It is true of XXX/ it is the same with XXX.

Is that all?

How to end the topic ?

• to sum up, in conclusion, in brief, on account of this, thus

more patterns ：• Obviously, we can draw the conclusion

that …

• Thus, it can be concluded that…,

• Therefore, we can find that…

Tip 1 : Draw a conclusionTip 1 : Draw a conclusion

• Obviously, it is high time that we took some measures to solve the problem/issue.

Tip 2: Give a suggestionTip 2: Give a suggestion

更多句型：•Accordingly, I recommend that some measures be taken.

•Consequently, to solve the problem, some measures should be taken.

• Nevertheless I must admit that people can do well without …, but no one can ignore the added convenience and satisfaction ( 新添的便利与满意 )

/the added enjoyment and pleasure offered by …. Such technology/ experience/music will definitely be helpful in our (later) life.

Tip 3: Compromise( 折中 ) Tip 3: Compromise( 折中 )

Let’s Compose Together(Ex.4)

With the development of ______________

( 现代音乐 ), __________( 嘻哈乐 )has become _____________________( 热门话题 )

Different people ______________________

____________________________________

( 不同的人对嘻哈乐有不同的观点 )

modern music

hip hop

a live topic

have different views towards hip hop

Some people hold the opinion that

_________________________________________

____________________________( 嘻哈乐有好许多好处，我们应当支持它 ) ,

Others, on the contrary , maintain that ______________________________________________________________________________( 嘻哈乐很烦人很危险，我们因当禁止它 ),

I personally believe that_______________ _________________________________________________________________________________ ( 如果我们能控制并利用好嘻哈乐 , 它会在许多方面对我们有帮助 .

hip hop has many advantages and we should support it

if we have control over hip hop and take good advantage of it, it will be helpful in many aspects.

hip hop is very boring as well as dangerous so that we should ban it .

• It goes without saying that ___________

______________________( 嘻哈乐有许多好处 )

most important of all,_____________________

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

( 它是一种令人兴奋的音乐形式，便宜而且易学，这样人人都能跳，都能增强体质 .)

next, ____________________________________

__________________________________________ ( 嘻哈乐可以自己编一些押韵的词表达自己的情感）

hip hop has many advantages

you can make up your own rhyming words to express your own feelings.

hip hop is an exciting music form which is cheap and easy so that anyone can do it and it can build up our body.

in addition, ___________________________________________ （ 而且霹雳舞很引人侧

目 ）Finally______________________________

_______________________________________________ （涂鸦作为另外一种艺术形式给观众以另一种享受。）

break dancing is interesting to watch.

graffiti art can provide the audience with one more enjoyment as another art form .

• Of course, every coin _______________. Hip hop also has _______________ .

( 当然，一切皆有其两面性，嘻哈乐也不例外．）

• (As the old saying _________________ ________ ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ . It is true of _________. 　

（正如古谚语所说，一切皆有两面，嘻哈乐也是一样．）

　has its two sides

no exception

goes, everything has its two sides hip hop

That is to say, hip hop has ____________

( 它的弊病 ), too. To start with, ____________

_____________________________________

___________( 嘻哈乐太嘈杂，听起来很可怕 , 人们不能接受它 .)

next, ______________________________

____________________________________

( 霹雳舞的动作也很危险，容易对身体造成伤害。）

its disadvantages

it is too noisy and sounds terrible so that people can’t accept it.

break dancing is very dangerous, and it will do harm to our bodies.

In addition, ________________________

______________________( 说唱乐太快听不懂，这很烦人 )

Finally,____________________________

__________________________________

_________________( 一些说唱乐的歌词攻击性很强，一些涂鸦艺术也是一塌糊涂 .)

some of the words of rap songs are very aggressive and some graffiti art looks terrible.

rap is too fast to understand , which is boring.

_____________________________________________________ the fierce animal and flood.( 显然 , 我们可以得出结论 , 嘻哈乐并非… )

Nevertheless I must admit that people can do well without _________, but no one can ignore ______________________________

( 新添的享受与乐趣 )offered by hip hop. Such music _________________________ in our life if we take appropriate advantage of it. ( 会让我们觉得放松 )

hip hop

the added enjoyment and pleasure

will make us feel relaxed

Obviously, we can draw the conclusion that hip hop is not

• With the development of modern music, hip hop has become a live topic. Different people have different views towards it. Some people hold the opinion that hip hop has many advantages and we should support it . Others, on the contrary , maintain that hip hop is very boring as well as dangerous so that we should ban it. I personally believe that if we have control over hip hop and take good advantage of it, it will be helpful in many aspects.

For or Against Hip Hop ?

It goes without saying that hip hop has many advantages. Most important of all, hip hop is an exciting music form which is cheap and easy so that anyone can do it and it can build up our body. Next, you can make up your own rhyming words to express your own feelings. In addition, break dancing is interesting to watch. Finally graffiti art can provide the audience with one more enjoyment as another art form .

As the old saying goes, everything has its two sides. It is true of hip hop. That is to say, hip hop has its disadvantages. To start with, it is too noisy and sounds terrible so that people can’t accept it. Next, break dancing is very dangerous, and it will do harm to our bodies. In addition, rap is too fast to understand , which is boring. Finally, some of the words of rap songs are very aggressive and some graffiti art looks terrible.

Obviously, we can draw the conclusion that hip hop is not the fierce animal and flood . Nevertheless I must admit that people can do well without hip hop, but no one can ignore the added enjoyment and pleasure offered by hip hop. Such music will make us feel relaxed in our life if we take appropriate advantage of it.

Does music have the same effect on all students?

(Read the passage and find outthe advantages and disadvantagesof listening to music.)

☻ Relax your brain

☻ Helps you to concentrate

☻ Improve test scores

☻ Without it , you would fall asleep

Advantages (pros)

Disadvantages (cons)

• While listening, handwriting gets very bad

• Your thoughts don’t stay in order

• You can’t think

Summary & Homework

Write a composition of your own.

Title:

Do You Think Classical Music Helps You Study?

Thanks For Your Attention ! Goodbye!