功能说明：报纸的用途-Uses of a Newspaper

报纸的用途
【内容提示】
写一篇英语文章，说明报纸的用途。要点如下：
①报纸的首要作用是信息功能，它能把消息传达给公众。
②报纸能够给人们发出警报，提醒人们警惕如暴风雨之类的危险情况。
③报纸的另一用途是它的教导作用。它能教给我们许多知识，指导我们从事各种工作。
④报纸还能使我们得到娱乐，因为它有时刊登各种幽默故事、小品、体育运动项目等。
⑤报纸还为企业、个人提供广告园地，企业可以此宣传产品和服务事项。
【作文示范】
Uses of a Newspaper
What are the uses of a newspaper?
The primary use of a newspaper is its informative function①. It informs the public of news. Every day, by means of newspaper, people receive the most fresh news on the world, national, and local events.
Newspapers also warns the public of dangers of happenings like storms to come, diseases which can be spread, dangerous prisoners who come out from a prison and might hurt people. Without newspapers we might face these dangers with no warning in advance.
Another use of newspapers is to instruct. They teach us how to cook a dish, tell us how to deal with money, and show us the way to start a business, and many others. A newspaper is an inexpensive②, lifelong③teacher that comes to our homes every day.
Besides, newspapers keep us pleasantly interested in things. Humorous stories, funny talks, sports and interesting articles are printed in newspapers all the year round. We can enjoy them as we like.
In the end, newspapers provide space for advertisements. Businesses can tell people about their special sales, new stores, services, and various goods by printing their advertisements in the newspapers.
Newspapers are probably the world＇s greatest and most popular way to receive daily news. But not only do they inform us, they also warn us, teach us, entertain④ us, and advertise⑤ for us. These are important uses that can be of great help to the public every day.
【词语解释】
①informative function信息功能
②inexpensive[?inik＇spensiv]a．廉价的；花费不多的
③lifelong[＇laifl] a．毕生的；终身的
④entertain [?ent+＇tein] v．使娱乐
⑤advertise[＇$dv+taiz] v．为……做广告
【写法指要】
1）本文也是谈功能的说明文。引言段只有一个句子，作者以设问（rhetorical question）的方式开头以引起读者的兴趣。正文分五段，分别谈了报纸的信息功能、警示功能、教导功能、娱乐功能和广告功能。结尾段以重申（restatement）的方式把全文作了总结。这样做可以给读者留下更深刻的印象。
2）文章的每一个扩充段都用了语篇标记词语（discoursemarker）或衔接词语（cohesive words）；第二段用的是 primary，第三段是also，第四段是another，第五段是besides，第六段是in the end。这些词语的使用使全文语义上下连贯。