1、英语专业四级写作方法和技巧英语专业四级写作方法和技巧 英语专业四级考纲对写作题的测试要求英语专业四级考纲对写作题的测试要求(1)要求根据所出的题目和列出的写作提纲或图表、数字统计表等(也附有写作提纲)写一篇200词左右的短文。 做到内容切题、完整、条理清楚，文章结构严谨，语法正确，语言通顺恰当。 考试时间35分钟。 (2)写便条： 要求根据提示写大约50-60词的通知、便条、请贴等。 要求格式正确，语言得体。 考试时间10分钟。 测试目的：测试目的： 按照教学大纲的要求测试学生在基础阶段末期用英语书面表达思想的能力。 英语专业四级写作的评分标准 作文的评分标准(1)文章内容切题、丰富，文章通顺
2、，表达清楚。(2)行文流畅。(3)组织严密，逻辑性强。(4)句型多样化，句法结构正确。(5)用词得体、恰当、丰富。(6)语法正确。(7)拼写及标点正确，书写整洁。写作时间安排（建议） 作文的写作时间：35分钟 审题： 12分钟; 组织素材, 细节和关键词: 45分钟; 起草: 2025分钟; 修改定稿: 45分钟。 要做到要做到想的时候不写，写的时候不想。想的时候不写，写的时候不想。 卷面设置 作文的排版应该不多于2/3，不少于1/3，要留有余地，不要将卷面写得密密麻麻。 字体不要过大或过小。字迹要工整。 基本框架为三段论三段论。 每段开头都应该有缩进，留有两个单词的位置。写作步骤一、审题二、
3、确定主题句三、段落组织四、修改审题 审题材和体裁 议论文要有论点和论据 要审题目： 1.审文章的中心论点或中心主题 2.审试卷提示，即试卷上的提示性话语。专四写作要采取三段式 如2008年专四作文题目 The Benefits of Volunteering You are to write in three parts. In the first part, state specifically what your opinion is. In the second part, support your opinion with appropriate details. In the las
4、t part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks. 建议同学们在下笔之前，先在草稿纸上列好写作上列好写作提纲提纲，即你的论点，你准备分哪几点来论证你的论点，以及你的结论等等，确定提纲中的关键词关键词及各要点间的逻辑及
5、各要点间的逻辑，整理自己的思路，对自己所想到的内容进行组织和全面安排。 对要讨论的问题，该涉及的内容，所需的事实、例证、阐述、说明和总结等，在头脑中形成一个整体的构思。写作提纲的确立有助于你明确写作思路，完善写作逻辑。确定主题句 主题句：文章全文、或每个段落的总结观点。主题句：文章全文、或每个段落的总结观点。 1.能保证作文不跑题，使作文看起来立意清晰，观点明确。 2. 主题句能帮助你制定写作思路。 （全文主题句、分论据的主题句） 我们提倡专业四级作文中，每段、以及各个分论据都应该要有一个主题句，使得段落分明，观点清晰，逻辑清楚。 态度要鲜明（建议选择相对容易的立场） 文章主题句更适宜放在第一
6、段，根据专业四级英文写作的特点，要在第一段中即要立场鲜明地提出自己的观点。举例： 2008年的作文题目：the benefits of volunteering You are to write in three parts. In the first part, state specifically what your opinion is. In the second part, support your opinion with appropriate details. In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural
7、conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks. 那么第一段的主题句可以设置为： 1、 In my opinion, there are two reasons to volunteer: feel good about yourself while helping others; build your por
8、tfolio. 第二段的分论据的主题句可设置为： 2、On one hand, volunteering makes you feel good about yourself on a purely selfish level. 3、On the other hand, from a professional standpoint, volunteer is a great way to add to your portfolio. 最后结尾段的主题句： 4、So it is time for you to participate in more volunteer work to help
9、others as well as help yourselves.组织段落组织段落 段落的组织主要是通过扩展句对主题句的扩展句对主题句的支持或说明支持或说明来进行的。 常见的段落展开方法有列举、举例、比较和对比、因果、叙述、归类、下定义等。举例：2007年专业四级写作 Is It Wise to Make Friends Online Nowadays the Internet has become part of peoples life , and million of young people have made friends online.Write on ANSWER SHEET
10、 TWO a composition of about 200 words on the following topic: Is It Wise to Make Friends Online You are to write in three parts. In the first part, state specifically what your opinion is. In the second part, support your opinion with one or two reasons. In the last part, bring what you have written
11、 to a natural conclusion or a summary.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks. 第一段：开点明现象，引出问题，描述当今网上交友的普遍性。提出自己的观点，赞成网络交友还是反对网络交友。 建议句式：It is an undeniable fact that；It is widely/ generally/ univer
12、sally held/ believed that等。 Is It Wise to Make Friends Online? Making friends online has increasing grown in popularity in the last years and now and then we hear some appalling stories of disasters as a result of it. As far as I am concerned, it is wise / not wise to make friends online as there ar
13、e potential dangers to it. 第二段：阐述问题，具体地阐述你赞成或反对网络交友的理由。 每个论据的论证由三部分组成： 主题句主题句+扩展句扩展句+结论句结论句。 主题句要有高度的扩展性。 扩展句是对主题句进一步阐述或说明的句子，可以运用举例说明、比较对比法、因果法、类比法、举例说明、比较对比法、因果法、类比法、分类法分类法等展开说明，两到三句即可。 结论句是对段落进行总结的句子，可以采用重申主题、提出解决问题的方案或呼吁号召等方式。 段落之间要有层次逻辑之外，段落内部，也要层次分明。表示层层递进的时候，我们要使用一些诸如“第一、第二、第三”“首先、其次、最后”“更重要的
14、是最重要的是”之类的表达，使得文章条理清晰。 Some peoples dependence on online relationship can build up a risk of having potential psychological problems. （主题句）People can be easily attracted to online life and those who are lonely, depressed or not satisfied with their real lives can easily develop an addiction to the p
15、erfect” online life , as they can make up life stories. Too much addiction can gradually affect ones abilities and functions in the real world. （扩展句）Gradually the addicts become isolated from others and unconcern with people or events around them（结论句）. cyber relationships have the magical power of d
16、estroying the intimate relationships between family members and friendships . Teenagers of the generation of Instant Messaging are also too keen to their online friends to care about their relation ships with their parents. 结尾段：再次强调你的观点和你赞成或反对网络交友的意义。 1.承接上文，再次提及你赞成或反对网络交友的原因。 2.提出限制或赞成网络的意义 3.提出一种号
17、召性的语言用only by doing sth. can sb. do做结尾，用在文章结尾表示一种号召。 though people are finding it entertaining to make friends online ,it dose harm in several ways .Too much trust and dependence on cyber life can cause net addiction that may lead to several psychological disorders or physical problems . Moreover, r
18、elationships in real life have been affected by online relationship(反对网络交友的原因反对网络交友的原因). Extreme cases indicate the most dreadful consequences caused by cyber criminals（反对网络交友的意义）（反对网络交友的意义）. As making friends online still spreading its attractions, people need to be aware of these dangers and take
19、proper actions to protect themselves and their life（号召）号召）.四、连贯 一是指文章在内容上是连贯、统一的，文章中所有的句子都是为全文的中心服务的。 二指的是表达上的连贯。文章的段落之间、段落中各句子之间要有一定的衔接。段落结构和句与句之间的衔接应遵照一定的顺序。段落之间的连接也应符合逻辑。这样使文章连贯紧凑，自然流畅，层次分明，脉络清晰。 获取连贯主要有三种方法：一是内容上内容上的连贯，二是使用代词代词或有意地重复一些词重复一些词，三是使用关关联词语。联词语。代词的使用 On the one hand, private schools c
20、an meet the special needs of the society or the particular requirements of people. On the other hand, they often bring people extra burden because of comparison and competition. When asked to decide whether we should have a society without private schools or a society with private schools, I will no
21、t hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.关联词的使用（部分） 1. Different students learn English for different purposes. Most of the students learn English because they need to read English textbooks or journals and attend English lectures, （while）（Meantime）(in comparison with) a few students use it to talk
22、to English-speaking visitors, attend seminars, or write letters and reports.（表并列） 2. Many people applaud / welcome this new development while others have expressed their concern about this.(表转折) 3. Bird flu and SARS are two typical examples that environmental destruction may threaten our life. （Besi
23、des）（Furthermore）（Moreover）, forest destruction, water and air pollution result in decrease of planting land and unpleasant weather.（表递进） 4. Serious as the problem seems, we can come up with some measures to deal with it. (First of all)(To begin with)(Previously)（表开始）, the authorities should adopt t
24、he policy of “sustainable development”. (Whats more) (Additionally)(Besides)(in the second place)（表递进）, every citizen should realize the seriousness of the problem and make concerted efforts to protect our environment. (In addition) (moreover)(what is more important)(in particular)（表强调）, planting tr
25、ees helps improve and beautify the environment. 5. One method is to conserve and save our energy. (For instance) (as an illustration)(a good example of.)( take the case of) 表举例some countries have a daylight saving system to use less electricity for lighting. （And）(While) Some have enforced serious p
26、enalties on overuse of electricity, water, and farming land. (By these means)(accordingly)( thus) (as a consequence)表结果; the using of energy resources could be slowed down. 五、语言表达 （一） 词汇 1. 选用自己熟悉的词,力求简洁、准确 2. 尽可能不要连续、重复地用一个词。另外，还应注意以下方面: (1) 根据使用场合选用确切的语言形式。 large big (2) 选词清晰,使用通俗易懂的词语 learn ascer
27、tain (3) 使用有具体含义的词语。 walk , run , rush go , come friendly , generous ,kind good。（二）句子1.不要出现任何的拼写或语法错误2.要注意句型的多样化。（简单句，并列句和复杂句的交替使用，适当将句中非谓语结构、介词短语、从句等位置多样；插入语、同位语的运用等等） We entered the office of the rubber factory. We met the director , and he called a guide to show us around the plant . When we ente
28、red the office of the rubber factory , we met the director , who called a guide to show us around the plant . 恰当地使用熟知的句型或直接引用名句、谚语,活用名人名言等六、检查修改 1. 检查是否切题 2. 检查语言的连贯性,上下文是否通畅,过渡词语使用是否恰当。 3. 再逐句检查语法,主、谓一致性,时态、语态、语气、习惯搭配等使用是否准确。单词的正确拼写;字母大小写和标点符号;数的一致性(包括主语与谓语以及名词与其限定语的单复数一致性); 指代关系(包括指代的一致性和代词的选用);动词
29、形式(时态、语态、语气)等方面。 4. 检查大小写、拼写等。七、书写认真，卷面整洁八、高分密招八、高分密招 1.在考场中，常常感到无话可说，该怎么办在考场中，常常感到无话可说，该怎么办? 对策一：逆向思维法逆向思维法。 The Advantage and Disadvantage of TV 可以去联想一些具体的电视节目： 如 新闻联播开拓视野，了解世界。 如暴力片和色情片对儿童的身心健康发展不利。 对策二：正说反说法。正说反说法。 “如果这样，就会怎么样； 如果不这样，又会怎么样”。2.在写作中，遇到不会表达的词语该怎么办在写作中，遇到不会表达的词语该怎么办对策一：用近义词近义词代替。 “1
30、0年”: decade, ten years等 “增加”:ascend,increase, go up, rise, grow, jump, climb等 “认为”：think, agree, claim, maintain, argue, believe, hold, suggest, viewas, regardas, consider(as) “目前，最近” ：nowadays, these years, recently, lately, currently, at present 对策二：考虑用其上义词或下义词上义词或下义词来代替。 上义词是对事物的概括性、抽象性说明；下义词是事物的
31、具体表现形式。 poisonous gases：carbon oxide一氧化碳 / carbon dioxide二氧化碳 mass media: TV，radio, newspaper, internet social service: part time job/ tutoring九、便条的写作九、便条的写作 注意：注意：格式正确，交待清楚，要注意称呼、正文、签名等的格式，一定要把相关的时间、地点、原因及主要事件内容交待清楚。道歉信1、表达道歉we very much regret / we are extremely sorry / we offer our sincere apolog
32、ies / 2、阐述事由some mistakes must have made / because there is something wrong with3、做出调整，表达决心 we have investigated your complaint/ we wish to assure you that / 4、再次道歉，或表达感谢 thank you also for bringing this matter to our attention / please accept our sincere apologies for again图表题： 1、描述图表 from the tabl
33、e it can be seen (shown, calculated) according to the table X is muchthan Y in 2、阐述图表（具体原因） several factors may contribute to (first, second, third) one of the causes of is one consequence of is 3、做出总结，预测 in conclusion, we can/ may say that finally, it can / may be said that therefore, it can be concluded
