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