WRITING

In this unit, you read about counterfeit money and counterfeit products like CDs, sports shoes, designer clothes, and watches.

You are going to write a paragraph about a counterfeit product of your choice. You are going to tell what the product is, where you can buy the product, and how you can tell it is fake. Finish your paragraph by saying if you think it’s a good idea to buy this product. Use the vocabulary from the unit.

Prepare to write: Clustering

One way to get ideas for your paragraph about a counterfeit product is by clustering. Clustering helps you see your ideas and how they are connected. In a cluster diagram, the topic is in a large circle in the middle. New ideas are in smaller circles and are all connected to the topic.

关于如何写作有关假冒产品的短文，其中一个能够帮你获得灵感的方法就是通过聚类。聚类分析可以帮助你厘清自己的想法以及它们之间的关联。在聚类分析图中，主题就在这个分析图的中心。各种新想法都围绕在主题四周，并都与主题相联。

Make a cluster diagram for your product. Write the name of the product in the circle. Then link your ideas to the circle as you think of them.

WRITE: A Well-Organized Paragraph

To write a well-organized paragraph, you need to select the right information. Read the directions for your writing assignment carefully. They can often help you organize your ideas by telling you what information to include.

要想写出组织严密的段落，就要选择正确的信息。仔细阅读写作要求可以帮你弄清文章应该包括什么内容，以此为基础来组织自己的观点。

1. Go to page 62 and reread the directions for writing your paragraph about a fake product. Then read the list and check off  the information you need to include. Cross out the things that  you don’t need to include in your paragraph.

2. Read the sentences about pirated software. They do not all belong in a paragraph for this assignment. Cross out the  sentences that do not belong in this paragraph. Next to each  sentence that remains, write a note telling what kind of information the sentence gives.

3. Now list the information you need to include in your paragraph. Then write the first draft of your paragraph.

1. Tell what the product is:

2. Tell where to buy it:

3. Describe how you can tell it is fake:

4. Tell if you think buying the product is a good idea:

REVISE: Giving Explanations

Can a reader actually tell the difference between the fake product you describe and the real product? A reader often needs more information, more detail, and more explanations.

读者能够通过你的描述分辨出假冒产品和真品的区别吗？读者往往需要更多的信息、更多的细节和更多的解释。

1. Read the paragraph about Teva sandals. The reader wanted  more information to really help him or her tell the difference. Look at the questions he or she wrote.