当前课程知识点：Skills in English for General Academic Purposes >  Unit 7 How to Write an Essay by Comparison and Contrast？ >  Supplementary Material >  Sample writing

返回《Skills in English for General Academic Purposes》慕课在线视频课程列表

Sample writing资料文件与下载

Sample writing

以下两篇文章使用了对比比较法，请大家阅读并体会作者是如何运用这种方法来写作的。

 

1.

Fast Food and Home Cooking 

McDonald’s, KFC, Burger King! Fast food outlets provide a great option for active families. I am going to compare and contrast the similarities and differences between fast food and home cooked meals.  

There are some distinct similarities between the two. The first similarity is that they both provide a variety of choices. There are a number of selections available in restaurants; salads, burgers, pizzas and more. Of course if the ingredients are available, anything can be cooked in your own kitchen. Each can be relatively inexpensive. Fast food can be very cheap since many meals are under 20 Yuan. Home cooked meals also can be reasonable especially if ingredients are carefully considered for the cost. Both fast food and home cooked meals can be delicious. We know that many people enjoy the taste of fast food because it is popular around the world. Home cooked meals can certainly be yummy if they are prepared just as you like them.   

Although there are a number of similarities, there are several differences between fast and home cooked meals. The first difference is that fast food is generally more fattening since oil is frequently used in the cooking process. In contrast the fat content can be controlled in home cooking. Another important difference is the amount of time that each takes. Fast food is obviously quick since menus are limited and a number of staff is involved in the preparation and cooking process. Home cooked meals however take longer to complete since one person is usually responsible for the entire meal. Yet another difference is convenience. Fast food is ready made and always available whereas home cooked meals are not instant.  

We can see that fast and home cooked meals are similar in many ways but very different in others. I prefer home cooked meals since I like preparing my own food and can be sure of the ingredients. Enjoying a meal at home with my family is a great end to my busy day.

 

2.

What's the Difference Between the Right Brain and Left Brain?

You may have heard people describe themselves as strictly "right-brained" or "left-brained," with the left-brainers bragging about their math skills and the right-brainers touting their creativity. That's because the brain is divided down the middle into two hemispheres, with each half performing a fairly distinct set of operations. 

The brain's right hemisphere controls the muscles on the left side of the body, while the left hemisphere controls the muscles on the right side of the human body. When you wink your right eye, that's the left side of your brain at work. Because of this criss-cross wiring, damage to one side of the brain affects the opposite side of the body.

The left hemisphere is, in general, dominant in language: processing what you hear and handling most of the duties of speaking. It's also in charge of carrying out logic and exact mathematical computations. When you need to retrieve a fact, your left brain pulls it from your memory.

The right hemisphere is mainly in charge of spatial abilities, face recognition and processing music. It performs some math, but only rough estimations and comparisons. The brain's right side also helps us to comprehend visual imagery and make sense of what we see. It plays a role in language, particularly in interpreting context and a person's tone. 

The brain carefully balances and assigns control of certain functions to each side. It is all nature's way of ensuring that the brain ultimately splits up tasks to maximize efficiency. Most people are right-hand dominant which is actually controlled by the left side of the brain.

 

 

下一节:Empathy or Sympathy

返回《Skills in English for General Academic Purposes》慕课在线视频列表

Skills in English for General Academic Purposes课程列表：

Unit 1 How to Write an Argumentative Essay？

-Video Course

--Unit 1 How to write an argumentative essay?

-Word Bank

--Word Bank

-Discussion Question

--Unit 1 Discussion

-Quiz

--Unit 1 How to Write an Argumentative Essay？

-Supplementary Materials

--Induction and deduction

--Sample Writing

--Video--Logic Fallacy

Unit 2 How to Paraphrase?

-Video Course

--Paraphrase

-Word Bank

--Word Bank

-Discussion Question

--Unit 2 Discussion

-Quiz

--Unit 2 How to Paraphrase?

-Supplementary Materials

--Paraphase

--Paraphrasing in IELTS Test

Unit 3 How to Write an Essay by Classification？

-Video Course

--Classification

-Word Bank

--Word Bank

-Discussion Question

--Unit 3 Discussion

-Quiz

--Unit 3 How to Write an Essay by Classification？

-Supplementary Materials

--Sample Essays in Lecture

--Sample writing

--Classification of AI

Unit 4 Macrostructure of Academic Lecture

-Video Course

--Macrostructure of Academic Lectures

-Word Bank

--Word Bank

-Discussion Question

--Unit 4 Discussion

-Quiz

--Unit 4 Macrostructure of Academic Lecture

-Supplementary Materials

--Video--How plants defend themselves

--Script of the above video

Unit 5 How to Write a Definition?

-Video Course

--Definition

-Word Bank

--Word Bank

-Discussion Question

--Unit 5 Discussion

-Quiz

--Unit 5 How to Write a Definition?

-Supplementary Materials

--Video--short-term and long-term memory

--what is love?

--Script of the above video

--Definition essay

Unit 6 How to Describe a Concept?

-Video Course

--How to Describe a Concept

-Word Bank

--Word Bank

-Discussion Question

--Unit6 Discussion

-Quiz

--Unit 6 How to Describe a Concept?

-Supplementary Materials

--Video--what is verbal irony?

--script of verbal irony

--The Spirit of Jinggangshan

Unit 7 How to Write an Essay by Comparison and Contrast？

-Video Course

--Comparison and Contrast

-Word Bank

--Word Bank

-Discussion Question

--Unit 7 Discussion

-Quiz

-- Unit 7 How to Write an Essay by Comparison and Contrast？

-Supplementary Material

--Sample writing

--Empathy or Sympathy

--Comparison of two scientists

Unit 8 How to Raise Questions like Socrates?

-Video Course

--How to Raise Questions like Socrates

-Word Bank

--Word Bank

-Discussion Question

--Unit 8 Discussion

-Quiz

--Unit 8 How to Raise Questions like Socrates?

-Supplementary Materials

--Video--Standardized test

--Script of the above video

--Socratic Questioning

Unit 9 How to Write a Cause-and-Effect Essay?

-Video Course

--Cause and Effect

-Word Bank

--Word Bank

-Discussion Question

--Unit 9 Discussion

-Quiz

--Unit 9 How to Write a Cause-and-Effect Essay?

-Supplementary Materials

--Sample writing

--Cause and effect essay

--Fishbone Diagram

Unit 10 How to Present a Graph?

-Video Course

--How to Present a Graph

-Word Bank

--Word Bank

-Discussion Question

--Unit 10 Discussion

-Quiz

--Unit 10 How to Present a Graph?

-Supplementary Materials

--Video--how to describe diagrams?

--IELTS writing---graph

Unit 11 Process Writing

-Video Course

--Process Writing

-Word Bank

--Word Bank

-Discussion Question

--Unit 11 Discussion

-Quiz

--Unit 11 Process Writing

-Supplementary Materials

--Sample writing (IELTS writing)

--Sample writing in lecture

Unit 12 Listening Between the Lines

-Video Course

--Listening Between the Lines

-Word Bank

--Word Bank

-Discussion Question

--Unit 12 Discussion

-Quiz

--Unit 12 Listening Between the Lines

-Supplementary Materials

--Video--dude 1

--Video---dude 2

Unit 13 How to Write a Summary?

-Video Course

--How to Write a Summary

-Word Bank

--Word Bank

-Discussion Question

--Unit 13 Discussion

-Quiz

--Unit 13 How to Write a Summary?

-Supplementary Materials

--Sample writing

--Video---how to write a summary

--Sample 2

Unit 14 Taking Notes in Lecture Listening

-Video Course

--Taking Notes in Lecture Listening

-Word Bank

--Word Bank

-Discussion Question

--Unit 14 Discussion

-Quiz

--Unit 14 Taking Notes in Lecture Listening

-Supplementary Materials

--Five note-taking methods

--Extra exercise

--Video--how best listening to lectures

Unit 15 A Reading Method--SQ3R

-Video Course

--A Reading Method ---SQ3R

-Word Bank

--Word Bank

-Discussion Question

--Unit 15 Discussion

-Quiz

--Unit 15 A Reading Method--SQ3R

-Supplementary Material

--What is SQ3R?

Unit 16 How to Distinguish Fact and Opinion?

-Video Course

--Facts and Opinions

-Word Bank

--Word Bank

-Discussion Question

--Unit 16 Discussion

-Quiz

--Unit 16 How to Distinguish Fact and Opinion?

-Supplementary Material

--Fact and Opinion

Unit 17 Basic Structure of a Research Article

-Video Course

--Basic Structure of Academic Lectures

-Word Bank

--Word Bank

-Discussion Question

--Unit 17 Discussion

-Quiz

--Unit 17 Basic Structure of a Research Article

-Supplementary Materials

--Paper in lecture

--How to structure research articles?

Unit 18 Citations and References

-Video Course

--Citations and References

-Word Bank

--Word Bank

-Discussion Question

--Unit 18 Discussion

-Quiz

--Unit 18 Citations and References

-Supplementary Materials

--Citation and reference

--Reference and Citation Format

Unit 19 How to Argue Effectively in Speaking

-Video Course

--How to Support Your Claim Effectively in Speaking

-Word Bank

--Word Bank

-Discussion Question

--Unit 19 Discussion

-Quiz

--Unit 19 How to Argue Effectively in Speaking

Unit 20 Hedging in Academic Writing

-Video Course

--Hedging in Academic Writing

-Word Bank

--Word Bank

-Discussion Question

--Unit 20 Discussion

-Quiz

--Unit 20 Hedging in Academic Writing

Unit 21 Three Minute Thesis Presentation

-Video Course

--Three Minute Thesis Presentation

-Word Bank

--Word Bank

-Discussion Question

--Unit 21 Discussion

-Quiz

--Unit 21 Three Minute Thesis Presentation

Unit 22 How to Get the Topic in Lecture Listening

-Video Course

--How to Get Topic of Lecture Listening

-Word Bank

--Word Bank

-Discussion Question

--Unit 22 Discussion

-Quiz

--Unit 22 How to Get the Topic in Lecture Listening

-Supplementary Materials

--Video for discussion

Unit 23 How to Write a Personal Statement

-Video Course

--How to Write a Personal Statement

-Word Bank

--Word Bank

-Discussion Question

--Unit 23 Discussion

-Quiz

--Unit 23 How to Write a Personal Statement

-Supplementary Materials

--Sample PS

Final Exam

-Final Exam

--Final Exam--期末考试

Sample writing笔记与讨论

也许你还感兴趣的课程:


  1. Skills in English for General Academic Purposes(Round 2)

  2. 生物与环境(2021秋)

  3. 土木工程材料(2021秋)

  4. 中学化学实验设计与教学(2021秋)

  5. Research Methods in Tourism Studies(2021秋)

  6. 动画美术设计(2021秋)

  7. 纸浆工艺学(2021秋)

  8. Pharmacology(Round 2)

  9. 钒钛产品生产工艺与设备(2021秋)

  10. 材料科学基础(2021秋)

  11. 儿科护理学(2021秋)

  12. 高频电子线路(2021秋)

  13. 装备自动化工程设计与实践(2021秋)

  14. 网络技术与应用实验(2021秋)

  15. 实用针灸学——经络养生与康复(2021秋)

  16. 外贸单证操作(2021秋)

  17. 工程制图(2021秋)

  18. 商法总论(2021秋)

  19. 随机过程(2021秋)

  20. 体育教学论(2021秋)
© 柠檬大学-慕课导航 课程版权归原始院校所有，
本网站仅通过互联网进行慕课课程索引，不提供在线课程学习和视频，请同学们点击报名到课程提供网站进行学习。