Write like a champion including 12 steps to better writing

Contents
Acknowledgements 致谢词
Preface 序言
About the Authors 作者简介
Part A What Is Better Writing? 1
何谓精进写作？
The “Magical Seven” Elements 2
魔法七要素
1 Better Writing Is an Extension of You 个人的延伸 2
2 Better Writing Is Clear 叙述清楚 3
3 Better Writing Has Good Grammar and Spelling 正确的语法和拼写 6
4 Better Writing Considers Your Audience 考虑到读者 8
5 Better Writing Is Patient 要有耐心 9
6 Better Writing Involves Reading Widely 广泛阅读 12
7 Better Writing Chooses a Good Place and Time to Write 适当的时间和地点 14
The “Magical Seven” Structures of Classroom Writing 15
课堂写作的魔法七结构
1 Description 描述 15
2 Narration 叙述 25
3 How-to Papers“如何”类文章 32
4 Definition 定义 38
5 Comparison and Contrast 比较和对照 45
6 Cause and Effect 因果关系 53
7 Persuasive 说服性 66
Part B Some Key Usage Points-Avoid Chinglish
精要关键用词─避免中式英文
1 Afraid 害怕 76
2 Bored/Boring 无聊 76
Activity 2.1 78
3 Colors 颜色 79
4 Easy to 易于 79
5 Ever 曾经 80
6 He&She (or It?) 他 &她（或它？） 81
7 In General/Generally Speaking 一般而言 82
8 -ing 动名词或现在分词 82
Activity 2.2 84
9 Nouns Doing the Work of Verbs 将名词转化为动词使用 85
10 Old People 老人 85
11 Owing to 由于 86
12 Parts of Speech 词性 86
Activity 2.3 & 2.4 88
13 People and Nationalities人民与国籍 90
14 Phenomenon 现象 91
Activity 2.5 92
15 Place Names with or without the加 the与不加 the的地名 93
Activity 2.6 100
16 Possessives 所有格 101
17 Relax Your Mind 放松你的心情 101
Activity 2.7 102
18 Smiling Face 微笑的脸 103
Activity 2.8 104
19 Studies 研究 105
20 Subject/Verb Agreement 主语与动词的一致性 105
Activity 2.9 107
21 Verb + -ing 动词＋ -ing 108
Activity 2.10 109
Part C Twelve Steps to Clearer Writing
精进写作的 12步骤
1 Start Strong 有力的开始 112
Activity 3.1 118
Activity 3.2 122
2 Use Strong Nouns 使用有力的名词 130
Activity 3.3 & 3.4 132
3 Employ Vivid Verbs 使用生动的动词 134
Activity 3.5 & 3.6 139
4 Use Harold Words 使用简单的词 140
Activity 3.7 143
5 Use Some Glue 使用黏着剂 144
Activity 3.8 149
Activity 3.9 153
6 Cut Clutter 删除冗词 157
Activity 3.10 & 3.11 160
7 Practice Parallelism 练习平行结构 161
Activity 3.12 163
8 Produce Powerful Punctuation 使用有效的标点 164
Activity 3.13 & 3.14 166
Activity 3.15 171
Activity 3.16 174
Activity 3.17 177
9 Vary Sentence Lengths & Patterns 变化句长和句型 178
Activity 3.18 179
Activity 3.19 183
10 Use Active Voice 使用主动语态 184
Activity 3.20 & 3.21 186
11 End with a Bang 动人的结语 188
12 Finish with Formatting 完稿前检查格式 191
Answer Key 解答 195
Appendix 附录 209
1 Words Often Confused 容易混淆的单词 210
2 Essential Prefixes, Stems, and Suffixes to Know 重要的词首、词根和词尾 218
3 Additional Resources 附加的学习资源 236
Final Thoughts 卷后语