《实用英语写作》由胡昌智编著，并从词汇、句法、段落、语篇、衔接、逻辑、等层面系统分析中国学生英语写作存在的问题，总结中国学生英语写作的重点和难点。书中所选章节都是中国学生在写作中经常遇到的问题，有利于学生词汇运用、语言组织、行文布篇，实用性强。

本书重视学生写作思维的培养。从英语词汇、句子结构出发，让学生体会英语句子重结构，强调形合，英语作文偏爱个性、轻共性等特点。第三部分分门别类列举英语作文行文特色，如事例法，比较法，因果法，分类法等，使学生在揣摩中英差异基础上，写作时有章可循。

《实用英语写作》以词汇、句子技巧为支撑，以段落为编写单位，以各种典型考题为实战操练，时刻重视语篇的连贯性、衔接性，行文流畅自然。书中所选例句，有来自名人名篇，小说诗歌，有来自报刊时文，涵盖文学，经济，政治等不同领域，可以作为很好的阅读及写作模仿材料。促进读写结合。

本书实用性强。第四部分在前三部分句子、段落和布篇技巧的基础上，介绍了目前雅思考试英语作文的技巧和特点。

Part 1 Word and Sentence Level

 Chapter I Capitalization

    1.1 General Rule

    1.2 Specific Rules

    EXERCISE

 Chapter 2 Compound Words

    2.1 Types of compounds

    2.2 Plurals and Possessives

    2.3 Stress with compounds

    EXERCISE

Chapter 3 Modifier Placement

    3.1 Misplaced Modifiers

    3.2 Dangling Modifiers

    EXERCISES

 Chapter 4 Parallel Form

    4.1 What is a parallel form?

    4.2 Repetition of Key Words

    4.3 Faulty Parallel Structure

    4.4 Variation in a Series

    EXERCISES

 Chapter 5 Sentence Fragment

    5.1 Minor Sentence

    5.2 Sentence fragment

    5.3 Fragment Mending

    EXERCISE

 Chapter 6 Run-on Sentence and Comma splice

    6.1 Run-ons

    6.2 Comma Splice

    6.3 Correcting

    EXERCISE

 Chapter 7 Sentence Combining I

    7.1 Compound Sentence

    7.2 Complex Sentence

    7.3 Complex-compound sentence

    7.4 Sentence Combining

    EXERCISE

 Chapter 8 Sentence Combining II

    8.1 Conjunctions

    8.2 Coordination

    8.3 Subordination

    8.4 Appositives

    8.5 Evaluating Sentence Combinations

    EXERCISE

 Chapter 9. Sentence Variety

    9.1 Sentence Length

    9.2 Sentence Openings

    EXERCISE

Part 2 Paragraph Level

 Chapter 1 Opening Paragraph

    1.1 Anecdote

    1.2 Declarative

    1.3 Surprisings tatement

    1.4 Quotation

    1.5 Question

    EXERCISE

 Chapter 2. Topic Sentences and Paragraph Development

    EXERCISE

    Chapter 3. Unity

    3.1 Introduction

    3.2 How to Write a Unified Paragraph

    3.3 Outlining

    EXERCISE

 Chapter 4 Coherence and Transition

    4.1 Transition

    4.2 Repetition

    4.3 Parallel Structure

    EXERCISE

Part 3 Patterns of Organization

 Chapter 1 Narrative

    1.1 Introduction

    1.2 How to Write a Narrative

    1.2.1 Decide upon a Theme

    1.2.2 Select the Details

    1.2.3 Organize the Narrative in an Appropriate Order

    A Narrative-Foolish Love

 Chapter 2. Description

    What is Description?

    2.1 Be Purposeful

    2.2 Dominant Impression

    2.3 Sensory Details

    2.4 A Descriptive Essay

 Chapter 3. Cause and Effect

    3.1 Establish Your Focus

    3.2 Order

    3.3 Transition

    EXERCISE

    Questions

 Chapter 4 Comparison and Contrast

    4.1 General Rules

    4.2 Organizing Patterns

    EXERCISE

 Chapter 5 Augmentation

    5.1 What is Argument?

    5.2 Thesis Statement

    5.3 The Five-Paragraph Essay

    5.4 Citing the Authorities

    5.5 Using Personal Experience

   5.6 Using Statistics

   5.7 Using Facts

   EXERCISE

   Evaluating the Draft

Part 4 Writing for Practical Pnrpose:IELTS

Chapter 1 IELTS-A Goeral Introductcon

   1.1 Introduction

   1.2 Scoring Criteria

Chapter 2 Common Mistakes

   2.1 Choppy Sentences

   2.2 Stringy Sentences

   2.3 Confusing Shift

   EXERCISES

Chapter 3 Writing Task 1: Graph

   3.1 Paragraphing

   3.2 Scales

   3.3 Introduction

   3.4 Words

Chapter 4 Samples Analysis

   3.1 Bar Chart-An Example

   Task Analysis

   Model Essay

   3.2 Table

   Task Analysis

   Model Description

   3.3 Line Chart

   Task Analysis

   Model Description

   3.4 Pie Chart

   Task Analysis

   Model Essay

   3.5 Flow Chart

   Task Analysis

   Model Description

Chapter 5 Task 2: An Overview

   5.1 Strategies for Writing Task 2

   5.2 Four types

Chapter 6 Opinion-stating Mode

   6.1 Structure and Content

   A Model Essay

   Sentence patterns

   EXERCISE

Chapter 7 Comparison Mode

   Model Essay

   EXERCISE

Chapter 8 Problem-solving Mode

   Model Essay

   EXERCISE

   Works Cited