My philosophy as a teacher of writing in China is that learning how to write well in English is simply a matter of what skills students should acquire and how they acquire them. After teaching in China for a few years, I begin to detect patterns among the thousands of papers I've read and marked. Among these was students' inability to find their own voice; a lack of understanding of what native English-speakers expect and value in writing; the repetition and so-called "stock language" and ideas used by Chinese students; the very mechanical nature of many students' writing.
Part Ⅰ Students' Book
Unit 1 Getting Started / 2
Unit 2 Connection and Structure / 9
Unit 3 Description, Comparison and Contrast / 21
Unit 4 Describing a Process / 33
Unit 5 Describing Developments / 39
Unit 6 Describing Graphs, Tables and Charts / 46
Unit 7 Providing Explanations and Instructions / 58
Unit 8 Writing an Argument / 65
Unit 9 Writing about Problems, Consequences and Solutions / 77
Unit 10 Writing Letters and Emails / 87
Unit 11 Writing a Narrative / 94
Study Section / 105
Additional Work / 127
Bod Writing Habits / 129
Part Ⅱ Teachers' Book
Introduction to Writing is Dialogue / 134
Nuts and Bolts / 138
Unit 1 Getting Started / 140
Unit 2 Connection and Structure / 145
Unit 3 Description, Comparison and Contrast / 151
Unit 4 Describing a Process / 158
Unit 5 Describing Developments / i64
Unit 6 Describing Graphs, Tables and Charts / 167
Unit 7 Providing Explanations and Instructions / 172
Unit 8 Writing an Argument / 178
Unit 9 Writing about Problems, Consequences and Solutions / 185
Unit 10 Writing Letters and Emails / 189
Unit 11 Writing a Narrative / 193