2024年4月16日发(作者：无损音乐在线听)

Activities for writing 3

Part Five The Whole Composition

Point and Support in an Essay

The Hazards of Moviegoing

(Introductory Paragraph) I am a

movie fanatic. My friends count on me to

know movie trivia (who was the pigtailed

girl in E. T. : The Extra-Terrestrial? Drew

Barrymore) and to remember every big

Oscar awarded since I was in grade school

(best picture in 1994? Forrest Gump). My

friends, though, have stopped asking me if

I want to go out to the movies. While I

love movies as much as ever, the

inconvenience of going out, the

temptations of the theater, and the

behaviors of some patrons are reasons for

me to wait and rent the video.

(First supporting paragraph) To

begin with, I just don’t enjoy the general

hassle of the evening. Since small local

movie theaters are a thing of the past, I

have to drive for at least fifteen minutes to

get to the nearest multiplex. The parking

lot is shared with several restaurants and a

supermarket, so it’s always jammed. I have

to drive around at a snail’s pace until I spot

another driver backing out. Then it’s time

to stand in an endless line, with the

constant threat that tickets for the show I

want will sell out. If we do get tickets, the

theater will be in a front row gaping up at

a giant screen. I have to shell out a

ridiculous amount of money-up to $8-for a

ticket. That entitles me to sit while my

shoes seal themselves to a sticky floor

coated with spilled soda, bubble gum, and

crushed Raisinets.

(Second supporting paragraph)

Second, the theater offers tempting snacks

that I really don’t need. Like most of us, I

have to battle an expanding waistline. At