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By Cheng ChanghongClass 16, Senior III

Argumentative Writing with Positive-negative Points

正反观点类议论文

最近，你校正在参加某英文报的一场讨论。讨论的主题是：公园要不要收门票？请你根据下表所提供的信息，给报社写一封信，客观地介绍讨论情况。60%的同学认为： 40%的同学认为：1、不应收门票2、公园是公众休闲的地方3、如收票，需建大门、围墙，会影响城市形象

1、应收门票 (entrance fee)，但票价不宜高2、支付园林工人工资3、购新花木

Style 体裁： _____________________Person 人称 : ____________________Tense 时态 : _____________________

Looking through the following instructions and decide what style, person and tense we should use while writing.

An argumentative letterIn the third person + the first personThe present tense

Skim the reference letter on Page 1 of your worksheet and fill in the form orally.

Don’t write down your answers, and you can underline the sentences in the letter.

The outline of the letterThe purpose of the letter

To inform the readers of the problem:____________________________________________________________

For(positive)

60% of the students are____________Reasons:_____________________________________________________________________________________

Against(negative)

40% think___________________Reasons:______________________________________________________

The writer’sopinion

whether an entrance fee should be charged for parks

against the idea.1.People need a place to rest.

2.The parks’ gates and walls will do harm to the appearance of a city

fees should be charged.

Parks need money to pay workers and to buy plants.

Dear Editor, I’m writing to tell you about the discussion we’ve had abo

ut whether an entrance fee should be charged for parks. Opinion

s are different among the students of our class. 60% of the students are against the idea of paying the entrance fees. They insisted that a public park should be free of charged. People need a place where they can relax and enjoy themselves. Charging entrance fees will no doubt keep some people away. What is more, it will become necessary for any park to build gates and walls, which will do harm to the appearance of a city. On the other hand, 40% think that fees should be charged because parks need money to pay gardeners and other worker

s, and to buy new plants, young trees and flowers. They suggest, however, fees should be charged low. Yours truly, Li Hua

Does it cover all the key points?

1.content( 内容 )

Dear Editor, I’m writing to tell you about the discussion we’ve had abo

ut whether an entrance fee should be charged for parks. Opinion

s are different among the students of our class. 60% of the students are against the idea of paying the entrance fees. They insisted that a public park should be free of charged. People need a place where they can relax and enjoy themselves. Charging entrance fees will no doubt keep some people away. What is more, it will become necessary for any park to build gates and walls, which will do harm to the appearance of a city. On the other hand, 40% think that fees should be charged because parks need money to pay gardeners and other worker

s, and to buy new plants, young trees and flowers. They suggest, however, fees should be charged low. Yours truly, Li Hua

Are there any grammatical mistakes? Does it display a wide range of sentence structures and vocabulary.

2. Language use and vocabulary( 语言 )

Dear Editor, I’m writing to tell you about the discussion we’ve had abo

ut whether an entrance fee should be charged for parks. Opinion

s are different among the students of our class. 60% of the students are against the idea of paying the entrance fees. They insisted that a public park should be free of charged. People need a place where they can relax and enjoy themselves. Charging entrance fees will no doubt keep some people away. What is more, it will become necessary for any park to build gates and walls, which will do harm to the appearance of a city. On the other hand, 40% think that fees should be charged because parks need money to pay gardeners and other worker

s, and to buy new plants, young trees and flowers. They suggest, however, fees should be charged low. Yours truly, Li Hua

Is it well organized and does it have good transition!

3.organization( 结构 )

A good composition mainly depends on: 1. Content( 内容 ) ： （ 10 分） It should cover all the key points 要点齐全2. Language use and vocabulary( 语言 ) ： (10分 ) It should have no grammatical mistakes and a wide range of vocabulary and sentence structures. 语言正确及语言精彩3. Organization( 结构 ) ： （ 5 分） It should be well organized and have smooth transition. 结构清楚及过渡自然

“ ”下面是你班班会上以 中学生是否能佩带手机 为题进行讨论的情况。请你写一封信给 21st Century报的编辑说明该情况，并附带表明你自己的观点。比例 40%学生赞同 60%学生不赞同

理由1.便于同亲友联系；2.可以上网查资料；3.空余时间玩玩游 戏调节大脑；4.储存有用信息。

1.手机辐射对人健康有害；2.响铃影响自己和他人 学习；3.属奢侈品；4.容易引起相互攀比。

注意： 1.要包含所有的要点，但不要逐条翻译； 2.字数约 100字。 3.信的开头和结尾已写好

你自己的观点

The purpose

To inform the readers of the problem:__________________________________________________________________________

For(positive)

Against(negative)

40% of the students agree/are in favor of the idea. Reasons:_______________________________ __________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________60% are against it . Reasons:_______________________________ __________________________________ ___________________________________ __________________________________

Your opinion

Outline Whether Middle School Students can carry mobile phones

It is convenient to communicate with their … …search for some information online…play games for rest/to relax…

…store/keep/hold some useful information

The radiation can be harmful to health …affect the cellphone holders and others

…are luxurious things/are too expensive for… …lead them to compare with each other

You must display your own point and you can make some suggestions.

Pair workFill in the form orally to get an outline.

First change the main points in the outline into complete sentences( 扩词成句 ) and then finish writing your article( 连句成文 )

Pay attention to using proper connectives

The purpose

To inform the readers of the problem:__________________________________________________________________________

For(positive)

Against(negative)

40% of the students agree/are in favor of the idea. Reasons:_______________________________ __________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________60% are against it . Reasons:_______________________________ __________________________________ ___________________________________ __________________________________

Your opinion

Outline Whether Middle School Students can carry mobile phones

It is convenient to communicate with their … …search for some information online…play games for rest/to relax…

…store/keep/hold some useful information

The radiation can be harmful to health …affect the cellphone holders and others

…are luxurious things/are too expensive for… …lead them to compare with each other

You must display your own point and you can make some suggestions.

Revise your composition

Conclusion:A typical argumentative essay with positive-negative points usually has three parts:

Beginning

Body(P2/P2-3)

Conclusion

Inform the readers of the problem you are concerned about

Introduce different opinions and their reasons

Your own viewpoints

Polish your article after class and hand in your composition

Homework ：Write a similar composition

Practice makes perfect!

Thank you for your cooperation!