高三英语作文：漫画作文

宜兴市高中英语书面表达写作指导

之漫画作文

主讲人陈良模

Tasks:

1. To deal with difficulty in writing about cartoons

2. To learn the basic structure of cartoon writing

3. To learn some useful expressions of cartoon writing

Lead-in

The characteristics of cartoon writing:

幽默嘲讽(humorous, satirical)

生动夸张(vivid , overstated)

寓意深刻(thought-provoking)

Task1. Difficulties in writing about cartoon: 1. 读图 2. 解意 3. 谋篇Step1 读图Describe the picture ---Let’s practice!

Picture1

Picture2

Step2 解意Theme---to the point

注意: 文字说明部分往往含有重要信息(clues), 切记要认真阅读！！！Example1

Picture1

Let’s have a practice: J Picture2

Picture3

Picture4

Three parts:

1) describe the picture

2) interpret its meaning

3) give your opinions about the phenomenon

Part 1 Describe the picture

The picture is talking about/shows…

The picture shows a common phenomenon.

The picture describes an interesting phenomenon.

In the picture, there are…/…is (are) doing…

The picture above is about …

…Let’s look at t he picture above/first.

Part 2 Interpret the picture

The picture shows that…It is the exact reflection of…

The picture indicates that we…Nowadays, it is a common phenomenon that…

This is a satirical (讽刺的) cartoon which describes vividly a kind of common phenomenon among…

Part 3 Give your opinions

?I think/believe that

?As far as I’m concerned,

?In my opinion,

?From my point of view,

It is high time we took some measures

to put an end to this phenomenon./

Immediate measures should be taken to…

The government should make laws to…

The media should appeal for …

We should raise people’s awareness of…

Everyone should make great efforts to…

Only in this way can….

Enjoy this excellent personal point of view!

In m y view, this phenomenon is no good to us, nor to our society. It’s time that we took some measures to improve it. People living in the same zone can be organized to have some activities together. We should call on people to be friendly to each other. As a popular song says, “ If everybody gives a little love to each other, the world will become the sea of love.” (step1 读图

picture1)

From my point of view, reducing the children’s heavy burden requires efforts from the schools, the society as well as the pare nts. Education that breaks the rules of children’s development in body and mind is bound to fail. Thus, parents together with teachers should become active supporters of all-around character education and work closely with each other in guiding the students towards a balanced development. (step1 读图picture2)

Task2: Let’s have a go at a whole essay!

上图反映的是网络时代父母子女间所出现的一种问题，你根据这幅漫画的理解写一篇150字左右短文，描述一下他们的做法并发表你的看法。

Part1 描述图片

Part2 找准寓意Why do sb do sth? ______________________________________________

______________________________________________ Point out reasons: _____________________________________________

______________________________________________ Make comments: ______________________________________________

______________________________________________ Part 3 表达观点或对策：“情”方面的对策________________________________________

“理”方面的对策________________________________________

“趣”方面的对策_________________________________________ Task 3: Writing an essay

Step1. When writing an essay, please remember

1.To use linking words if necessary

表示平行、对等或选择关系

and, as well as, together with, not only…but also...

表示转折关系

but, however, in spite of, though, otherwise, while

表示对比关系

on the contrary, i nstead of, on one hand…on the other hand...

表示因果关系

so, therefore, as a result (of), because, owing to, due to, thanks to.

表示时间、顺序关系

first, second …, then, next, finally,

for one thing ... for another, in the end,

表示递进、强调关系

besides, what’s more, in addition, worse still, above all

表示解释、说明关系

such as, for example, for instance(例如), in other words, and so on

表示结论

in short, in brief, in a word, in general, on the whole, in conclusion

2. To use complicated structures if possible

(一) 使用非谓语动词(to do, doing, done)

1.面对能源短缺，我们有必要合理有效使用能源。

__________the lack of energy, we need to make use of energy properly and effectively. 2.一旦沉溺于网络世界,人们就很难专注于现实生活.

Once _______ to the Internet, people will find it hard to focus on the reality.

3. 学生参加社会实践是为了了解社会，获取经验

________________society and gain experience, students tend to take part in social practice.

(二) 使用从句，包括定语从句，名词性从句，状语从句

1. Some boys learn to smoke. It does harm to their health. （改写为定语从句）

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2. 我们应重视食品安全和自我保护意识。（使用名词性从句）

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3. He is crazy about computer games and fails in his study. (改写为结果状语)

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（三）使用强调句、倒装句、感叹句

1. The teacher’s words encouraged me greatly. (改写强调句)

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2. 只有尽快采取措施，我们才能不让情况恶化。

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3. We are glad to see the big difference we have made. (改为感叹句）

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（四）介词短语的使用

1. Many tourists go to the campus. Safety problems may appear there. (with)

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2. When he arrived home , he found his house freshly painted. (on)

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（五）使用并列句

1. If you go through the gate, you’ll find the entrance to Bear Country.

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2. When he spoke, he felt more and more excited.

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Step 2 The Design of an essay

Step1. As is vividly portrayed in the picture, …... It seems very ridiculous that…However, this kind of story is performed everywhere.

Step2.Why ……? There may be several po ssible reasons responsible for it.

Firstly,…..Secondly,…\First,…Second,..\In the first place,…Next,…Then,..\To begin with,…Also,…In addition,…

Step3. From my point of view, We should take some effective measures to ….... Firstly,….Secondly,….\ For one t hing… for another…

Only in this way can….

Step3 Practise

随着生活的不断现代化，很多年轻人逐渐失去了动手实践的能力。仔细观察下图，结合自己的生活实际，写一篇150字左右的英语短文，描述漫画内容，分析原因，并发表自己的看法。

参考词汇：动手能力hands-on ability 粽子zongzi

请仔细观察漫画，了解漫画所反映的社会现象并分析这一现象出现的原因，并发表自己的看法.

As is shown in the picture,…

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Task 4：Conclusion: 漫画作文

1. 读图------描述漫画

2. 解意------引出暗含主题，列举原因

3. 谋策-------表达观点，列举对策。一篇好的英语漫画作文

?仔细审题

?准确立义

?规范行文

?整洁书写

Task5 Homework:

下图描绘的是目前很多孩子们的苦恼。请你根据对下面这幅漫画的理解用英语写一篇短文，描述一下造成这种现象的原因并发表你的看法。

Key

Task 1 Step1

Describe picture1

The picture is talking about a story about neighborhood. Two ladies living in the opposite apartments say “hello”when they happen to meet each other in the corridor. One of them says, “I moved here 5 years ago, but I never met you before. Could I ask your name please?” The other says,” I have been here for 6 years. How should I call you?

Describe picture 2

We can see in the picture that a child is burdened with heavy schoolbags as well as huge mental pressure. When he was a kid, he was expected to be able to go to a key elementary school, and later a key high school. And now he is expected to be admitted to a key university.

Step2 解意

Example1 角度: comparison

主旨: The comparison indicates the phenomenon of education inequality in modern China.

Example2 角度: criticize

主旨: The students as well as their parents only focus on their academic achievements, neglecting psychological quality and moral standards.

Let’s have a practice:

Picture1: People lack communication.

Picture2: Protect animals. No buying, no killing.

Picture3: People can’t afford heavy medical fees.

Picture4: One false move may lose the game. Look before you leap.

Picture5: Money can’t buy everything. Health is the best wealth.

Task2: Let’s have a go at a whole essay!

Part1 描述图片

1. A teenage boy is busy chatting online.

2. He enjoys it so much as to ignore his mum, who is just standing nearby.

3. Her unhappy expression suggests that she hopes for a chance to have a chat with her son.

Part2 找准寓意

Why do sb do sth? Why do many teenagers choose to communicate with net friends rather than people in real life, even their own parents？

Point out reasons: That’s mainly because chatting online is much fun and kids can make new friends with people across the world.

Make comments: Nothing can replace face-to-face communication no matter how interesting it is. Part 3 表达观点或对策：

“情”方面的对策As teenagers, we should spend more time talking with parents, and keep them informed of what’s happening to us.

“理”方面的对策Especially when in trouble, we should turn to our parents for advice.

“趣”方面的对策Interesting topics are recommended so that both parents and teenagers love to talk about.

Task3 Step1 ---2. To use complicated structures if possible

(一) 1. Facing, 2. addicted, 3. To understand

(二) 1. Some boys learn to smoke, which does harm to their health.

2. What we should attach importance to is food safety and the awareness of self-protection.

3. He is so crazy about computer games that he fails in his study.

(三) 1. It was the teacher’s words that encouraged me greatly.

2. Only in this way can we prevent the situation getting worse.

3. How glad we are to see the big difference we have made!

(四) 1. With many tourists going to the campus, safety problems may appear.

2. On arriving home , he found his house freshly painted.

(五) 1. Go through the gate, and you’ll find the entrance …

2. The more he spoke, the more excited he felt.

Task3 Step 3

One possible version:

As is shown in the picture, a boy is sitting before a plate of zongzi, not knowing how to unwrap them and eventually has to turn to a book for instructions! The picture convinces us of a fact that many of the young are losing their basic hands-on ability in everyday life.

Many factors contribute to this phenomenon. Firstly, kids are forced to focus on their school work so that they have little time to experience things in real life. Secondly, parents are over-protective. They do nearly everything for their kids on condition that they can study well. Thirdly, the Internet and certain books actually provide everything people need. It is not surprising for kids to be dependent on their parents or other things.

Personally, skills of “ do it yourself” should be taught to kids for the sake of future life. On one hand, it’s natural that one should learn to master some basic skills of living. On the other hand, It’s beneficial to kids’ overall development both in their study and life.

Task5 Homework

One Possible version:

Nowadays, more and more students are attending various extra classes. As is shown in the picture, the student is tied tightly and forced to learn many subjects such as English, maths, computer tec. Because of this, he wears a bitter expression on his face. Worse still, he may lose interest in study.

In fact, the picture reflects a common social phenomenon .As far as I’m concerned , it’s high time that the students were untied. First, to some degree, too many classes are a waste of time. Second, if hey show interest in something, they can surely learn it better and vice versa反之亦然）Third, parents should not force their kids to learn something that they don’t like.

As senior students, they are at a crossroads in their life. They are burdened with heavy schoolbags and under great pressure. So I hope that parents can have a better understanding of them and help reduce their burden.