1、 描写变化 本单元写作项目是描写变化的文章，属于说明文的写作范畴。 基本框架 1开头(the beginning)总体描述； 2主体(the middle)具体描述； 3结尾(the ending)阐述自己观点/看法。 常用词块 1great changes have taken place 发生了巨大变化 2during the last few years 在过去的几年里 3attract more travellers 吸引更多的游客 4take on a new look 呈现新面貌 5be covered with green trees 被绿树覆盖 6do harm to envi
2、ronment 对环境有害 常用语句 精彩开头 1My school has drastically changed over the past ten years. 我的学校在过去十年里发生了翻天覆地的变化。 2With the growing popularity of Internet surfing in China, the quality of our lives is improving. 随着上网在中国的日益普及，我们的生活质量正在提高。 丰满主体 3In the past, people kept in touch with each other mainly by writ
3、ing letters or using the public telephone. 过去，人们主要通过写信或公用电话保持联系。 4Whats more, people have easy access to the Internet, which enables them to send and receive e- mails whenever they like. 更重要的是，人们可以方便地访问互联网，这使得他们可以随时收发电子邮 件。 余味结尾 5With these changes, peoples pace of life has been quickened and people
4、s work has been made more efficient. 这些变化加快了人们的生活节奏，提高了人们的工作效率。 6In a word, people have an easier life nowadays. 总之，当今人们过着舒适的生活。 请根据下面的表格，写一篇关于通信业今昔对比的短文。词数 80 左右。 项目 过去 现在 通信 方式 人们主要通过书信，电报联系， 少数人用电话联系。 人们通过电子邮件、电话、传真 (fax)联系。 通信 质量 联系不方便。 通过电子邮件、手机(mobile phone)，方便快捷。 购买 价格 电脑、手机太贵，用不起。 现在电脑、手机价格便
5、宜，手机 成为人们必备的通信工具。 使用 收费 电报、电话费昂贵。 打电话、上网收费大幅下降。 _ _ _ _ _ _ 【参考范文】 In the past, people contacted each other mainly by letter and telegraph, while telephone wasnt widely used.People used to find communication neither easy nor cheap. Now, the development of technology has brought great changes in peop
6、les ways of communication.Besides letters, telegraph, we have other ways of communication, such as email, mobile phone, fax, as well as the Internet.To peoples joy, the computer and mobile phone which used to be rather expensive are now so cheap that mobile phone has become a must for people.Whats more, the fees of communication has greatly gone down.
