Unit2StudyingAbroad:Isitagoodorabadidea?Nowadays,manyvloggerswhostudyabroadchoosetosharetheirdailylifeandacademicstudyonsocialmediaplatform,whichshowsafreshanddifferentlife.Haveyoueverconsideredstudyingabroadlikethem?

Isitnecessarytostudyabroad?Whyorwhynot?YourpointofviewYesNoYourreason(Arguments)StudyingAbroad:Isitagood

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(標識性語言)LogicalwordsReadfordetailsReadthepassagecarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhatisWangLi’spoint?2.HowdoesWangLidevelopherpoint?Paragraph1:Inthepastfewdecades,therehasbeenadramaticincreaseinthenumberofpeoplestudyingabroad.Althoughstudyingabroadcanbringgreatbenefits,Ithinkthedisadvantagesforyoungpeoplearegreater.ReadfordetailsPara.1IntroductionStartwithafactStateanopiniongreat&sudden1.WhatisWangLi’spoint?2.HowdoesWangLidevelopherpoint?Paragraph2:Tobeginwith,manystudentswhostudyabroadfacegreateconomicpressure.Thatmeansstudyingabroadisjustnotpossibleforeveryone.Tuitionfeesandlivingexpensesaremuchmoreexpensivethanathomeandcouldendupcostingmostfamiliesanarmandaleg.StudyinginChinaismuchmoreconvenientandcanhelpsavemoney.ReadfordetailsPara.2Body1.WhatisWangLi’spoint?2.HowdoesWangLidevelopherpoint?Reason1EvidencetheamountofmoneythatyouspendonsomethingParagraph3:Anotherimportantfactortoconsideristhetremendouspressurethatcomeswithstudyingabroad.Studentsmustlearnhowtoliveinanunfamiliarenvironment…Somemaystruggleandsufferfromcultureshockwhenlearninghowtobehaveinnewsurroundings.Otherstudentsarenotmatureenough…andmaybecomedepressed.Somestudentsmightencounterproblemswithpersonalsafety.Inaddition,differentapproachestoteachingandlearningmaycomeasashocktomanystudents.ReadfordetailsPara.3Body1.WhatisWangLi’spoint?2.HowdoesWangLidevelopherpoint?Reason2Evidencebehave:todothingsinaparticularwaymature:behaveinasensibleway,likeanadultstudentssomeotherstudentssomestudentsInadditionParagraph4:Afinalpointtoconsideristhatwhilestudyingabroaddoeshavepotentialbenefits,youngpeoplewhostudyinChinaalsohaveagreatfuturetolookforwardto!AsChinahasboomed,theeducationalenvironmenthasimprovedsignificantly,withmanygreatuniversitiesnowavailable.Theyhavegreatfacilitiesandoutstandingprofessors,helpingtoeducateyoungpeoplewhowillcontributetotheeconomyandfurtherstrengthenourcountry.ReadfordetailsPara.4Body1.WhatisWangLi’spoint?2.HowdoesWangLidevelopherpoint?Reason3Evidencestrengthen:tobecomestrongerParagraph5:Tosumup,onecannotdenythefactthatstudyingabroadhasitsdisadvantages,sowhenyouthinkaboutstudyingabroad,youshouldconsiderthesemanyfactors.Readfordetails1.WhatisWangLi’spoint?2.HowdoesWangLidevelopherpoint?Stateaconclusiondeny:tosaythatsomethingisnottruePara.5ConclusionSummaryHowtowriteanargumentativeessayPara.1IntroductionStartwithafactStateanopinionPara.2Argument1Reason1EvidencePara.5ConclusionStateaconclusionTopicPara.3Argument2Para.4Argument3Reason2EvidenceReason3EvidenceReadfordetailsPara.ArgumentativestructureKeywordsorsentencesinLetter2①StartwithafactStateanopinion②Reason1③Reason2④Reason3⑤ConclusionAccordingtothesummary,readLetter2again,thenfinishthetable.ParagraphArgumentchainLetter21

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thetopicMainpointReason1Reason2Reason3ConclusionQuestion:Isstudyingabroadagoodideaornot?Theadvantagesaremuchgreater.personalgrowth:lifechangingeducationandexperience;moreindependentglobalperspective,generalcompetencechanceforculturalexchange：PromotefriendshipbetweennationsViewtheworldfromdifferentanglesandgivesusmoreinsightintoourownculturegreatopportunitytocontributetothedevelopmentofourmotherland:

Chinaneedstalentedyoungpeoplewithaglobalperspective&Competentwithskillsandabilities;BettercareeropportunitiesThislife-changingexperienceisworthwhile.ReadforlanguagefeatureSummarizetheconnectorsusedtoshowthedifferentpartsoftheargumentintheletters.ReadforlanguagefeatureLetter1Letter2StateanopinionGivereasonsandevidencetosupportanopinionStateaconclusioninmyopiniontobeginwithinadditiontherefore thusforexample suchastosumupallinallIthinkReadforlanguagefeatureReadthelettersagain,thenusetheconnectorstorewritethesentencesbelow.MoreexpressionReadforlanguagefeatureReadthelettersagain,thenusetheconnectorstorewritethesentencesbelow.ReadforlanguagefeatureReadthelettersagain,thenusetheconnectorstorewritethesentencesbelow.1.Studentswhowanttostudyabroadmustconsidertheirparents’budget.Thatistosay,theyshouldthinkaboutwhethertheycanaffordthecostofstudyingoverseas.2.Studyingabroadcanputgreatpressureonyoungpeople.Forinstance,Theymayfeellonelyandmisstheirfamilies.3.Studyingabroadwillgivestudentsagoodeducation.Besides,italsohelpsthemtogainaglobalperspective.4.GlobaldevelopmentstrategieshelptomakeconnectionsbetweenChinaandtherestoftheworld.Asaresult,youngpeoplewithlanguageskillsandstrongculturalawanessareneeded.Groupdiscussionforwriting

Isitnecessarytostudyabroad?STUDYINGABROADIsitagoodorabadidea?GroupA-prosGroupB-consIthinkstudyingabroadisagoodidea,because…Ithinkstudyingabroadisabadidea,because…Writealettertotheeditorexpressingyourownopinionsaboutstudyingabroad.Step1:

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Stateaconclusion.要點陳述，語言規(guī)范1．開頭：亮出觀點。坦率地說，我認為出國留學很有意義。(makesense)_____________________________________________Frankly,Ithinkitmakesgoodsensetostudyabroad.2．根據下面的提示給出理由。(1)出國留學時，我們會身處一種外語環(huán)境，這使得學習過程有趣且有效。(exposure;make)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________(2)沐浴在異國文化中，我們可以對世界有深刻的了解。(bathedin;insight)______________________________________________________________________________________(3)出國留學讓我們走出舒適區(qū)，讓我們變得更好，這在我看來是最重要的。(定語從句)___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Exposuretoaforeignlanguagesettingwhilewearestudyingabroadmakeslearningprocessinterestingandeffective.Bathedinadifferentcultureofaforeigncountry,wecangaingreatinsightsintotheworld.Studyingabroadtakesusoutofourcomfortzoneandchangesusforthebetter,whichisthemostimportantfrommypointofview.3．結尾：做出總結綜合考慮，我希望你能選擇出國留學，開始新的生活。(獨立主格)________________________________________________________________________Allthingsconsidered,Ihopeyoucanchoosetostudyabroadandstartanewlife.三、句間銜接，過渡自然1．在句(1)前添加連接詞tobeginwith。2．在句(1)和句(2)之間添加表示遞進關系的副詞moreover。DearJackson，I'mmorethandelightedto

sharemyopinion,whichIhopewillbeofhelptoyou.Frankly,Ithinkitmakesgoodsensetostudyabroad.Thereasonsareasfollows.Tobeginwith,exposuretoaforeignlanguagesettingwhilewearestudyingabroadmakeslearningprocessinterestingandeffective.Moreover,bathedinadifferentcultureofaforeigncountry,wecangaingreatinsightsintotheworld.Finally,studyingabroadtakesusoutofourcomfortzoneandchangesusforthebetter,whichisthemostimportantfrommypointofview.Allthingsconsidered,Ihopeyoucanchoosetostudyabroadandstartanewlife.Yours，LiHuaHowtowriteanargumentativeletter?Thanksforyourattention!EvaluationIsyourmainideaclear?Isthebodyofyourletterlogicalandconvincing?Isyourconclusionclear?Haveyouusedtheconnectors?Arethereanygrammaticalerrors?Usethechecklisttohelpyoureviewyourletter.Onep