Unit3FestivalsandcustomsReading(II)罗军湖南省株洲市南方中学

罗军中学高级教师株洲市名师工作室主持人初中英语赛课全国一等奖高中英语赛课全国一等奖全国中小学外语教师教学能手全国首届“外语名师”

Howtodevelopapassagewithcontrast

Whatiscontrast?Itisamethodoforganizationwithwhichawriterhighlightsthedifferencesbetweentwopeople,places,thingsorideas.Whydoweusecontrastinwriting?Weoftenusecontrasttodrawthereaders’attentionandmakethedescriptionmorevividandinterestingtoread.Contrast

...theshowwasabouttobeginasItookmyplaceinthemerrycrowd.Icouldseeagroupofaround20Braziliandancersandabandinfancycostumesstandinginthestreet.Someofthemcarriedflags,whichblewinthewind.Thecrowdwaitedwithexcitement.(page31,para.2)Thentherewasanexplosionofbrightcoloursandlivelymusic,andthegroupjumpedintoaction.Thebandstartedplayinganenergeticsambabeat,thedancerstwistedandturned,andthecrowdbegantocheer,clapandsing.Thewholegroupstartedmarchingdownthestreet...(page31,para.3)Thecontrastfromthetext

VarioustypesofcontrastSubject-by-subjectcontrastPoint-by-pointcontrastContrast

Thestructureofsubject-by-subjectcontrastAspectA1IntroductionBodySubject1BodySubject2AspectB1AspectC1AspectA2AspectB2AspectC2Conclusion

Sloppypeoplecan’tbeartopartwithanything.Theygivelovingattentiontoeverydetail.Whensloppypeoplesaythey’regoingtotacklethesurfaceofadesk,theyreallymeanit.Notapaperwillgounturned;notarubberbandwillgounboxed.Fourhoursortwoweeksintotheexcavation,thedesklooksexactlythesame,primarilybecausethesloppypersonismeticulously(一丝不苟地)creatingnewpilesofpaperswithnewheadingsandscrupulously(小心谨慎地)stoppingtoreadalltheoldbookcatalogsbeforehethrowsthemaway.

Aneatpersonwouldjustbulldoze(推倒，铲平)thedesk.Neatpeoplearebumsandclodsatheart.Theyhav