2.The rice is just like bullets and the buns are like hand grenades. (Simile)
3.If we have 3 meals ass in the canteen, at least twelve Yuan is gone to keep our body and
soul together. (Hyperbole)
4.All in all, there is much room for improvement as far as the canteen service is concerned.
⑶Choice of words
1.draw to a close (c.f. come to an end)
2.venture to
3.not given full measure
4. surprisingly high
5.posted up
6. hospitable (c.f. friendly)
3. Production
Practice One
Directions: Write a composition on the topic: Some Suggestions to the President of our University. You should base your composition on the situation given below.
你是某大学的二年级学生。在过去的一年中,你对学校的师资力量和教学设备等均感到满意,但同时你也发现了大学生活中的一些不足之处,你决定给校长写一封信,阐述你的看法,提出一些建设性的意见。
Practice Two
Directions:Write a composition on the topic:A Wonderful Picnic Day. Your composition should be based on the following situation.
时间:一个风和日丽的周末
人物:你和你的同学
事件:乘船去海岛游玩、野餐
Part Four Selected Model Compositions
I. Model compositions based on topic sentences
Model 1
Environmental Pollution
Man pollutes his environment in various ways. He opens factories which have become the sources of poisonous gases, water, and other waste materials; he runs cars and thereby pollutes the surroundings with fumes and loud noises; he uses a lot of chemicals in industry, agriculture and everyday life; he throws dirty rubbish every day. The problem is so serious that it requires immediate solution.
But it is not easy to reduce pollution for several reasons.People have to go on running factories and cars that are almost indispensable to modern life. At the same time, they have not found techniques economical and convenient enough to purify he waste materials. What’s more, a lot of people have not realized the great harm done and to be done by pollution.
However, people have found several ways to reduce pollution. May countries have passed laws and rules to prevent harmful substances to be sent out without being purified. More money and effort have been put in the study for better ways of dealing with waste materials. People try to use cleaner energy resources. They also plant trees in large numbers to help purify the environment. Condition is expected to be greatly improved in the near future.
Model 2
Life in the City and in the Country
Life in the city is exciting and convenient. People can enjoy all sorts of services and entertainments such as department stores, restaurants, hospitals, cinemas, theaters, etc. In addition, the bus, trolley and taxi, telephone and computer network make transportation and communication easy.
Living in the countryside is simple and quiet. People there are free and close to nature. There are fragrant and clean air, fresh vegetables and fruit. Moreover, people become strong

