高中英语写作中如何将低级单词转换为高级词组

你的写作词汇量有多大

在表达观点时，你是不是还在用I think呢？在我的英语作文课上，我是禁止学生使用这个句型的，一来，显得有点OUT，二来，一不留神就出错，请看下面某位学生作文中的错句：

I think it’s not right to destroy the forest for the farming land.

我认为：为了耕地而毁林的做法是不对的。

I think后面的否定是要前移的，在紧张的考试环境中，常常会疏忽这一点。到了高中阶段后，我们已经学了一大把表示观点的词组，为什么不用呢？

In my opinion,…

In my view, …

From my point of view, …

On my note, …

Personally, …As far I am

concerned, …

As for me, …

The way I see it, …

According to me, …

For my part, …

兵马未动，粮草先行。

词汇，就是英语考试的粮草。

能不能看看懂文章，我们需要阅读词汇量。写一篇好文章，要看我们的“写作词汇库”的库存是否充足。

通常来说，一个人的阅读词汇量要远远大于写作词汇量。这就是为什么有许多英文单词，我们看着认识，而在表达时不会灵活运用。

不少学生的写作词汇量还停留在小学和初中的初级阶段，你可以翻译下面这句话，来自测一下你的写作词汇量处于什么档次。

1. 这里的风景非常漂亮。

2. 这个会议非常重要。

漂亮，重要，你最先想到的英文单词是不是very beautiful和very important呢？如果是，那么你就中标了，你的写作词汇库需要马上更新！

在这里，我要先介绍一个概念：高频词汇。在写作中，我们会频繁地使用一些单词，比如，good, important, because等。但是，这些单词都是初中学的，不够分量，我们需要用高中所学到的一些高级词汇来取代它们。

在平时的作文教学中，我对这些高级词汇做了一些积累，大家可以下载到自己的写作词汇库中去。

第1组：代替important的高级词汇

〔简单〕Education is very important.

〔高级〕Education is of much/vital/great importance.

〔简单〕The work he does is very important.

〔高级〕The work he does is absolutely vital.

〔简单〕A balanced diet is very important for us.

〔高级〕A balanced diet is absolutely essential for everyone.

〔简单〕Money is the only thing that’s important to him.

〔高级〕Money is the only thing that matters to him.

〔简单〕First impressions are very important.

〔高级〕First impressions really do count.

〔简单〕Parents are important in children’s learning

〔高级〕Parents play an important role/part in children’s learning.

〔简单〕Children’s education is very important for Chinese parents.

〔高级〕Chinese parents attach much importance to children’s education.

〔简单〕It’s very important for parents to be honest with their children.

〔高级〕It’s very vital/essential for parents to be honest with their children.

第2组：代替good的高级词汇

〔简单〕He is a good football player.

〔高级〕He is an amazing football player.

〔简单〕This is a very good place.

〔高级〕This is a fantastic place, really beautiful.

〔简单〕The view from my bedroom window was very good.

〔高级〕The view from my bedroom window was absolutely breathtaking

〔简单〕This is a very good opportunity to learn about American culture.

〔高级〕This is a unique opportunity to learn about American culture.

〔简单〕The school's examination results were very good.

〔高级〕The school's examination results were very impressive.

〔简单〕The food was very good and we had a wonderful night.

〔高级〕The food was superb/awesome and we had a wonderful night.

〔简单〕The staff are doing a good job.

〔高级〕The staff are doing a splendid job.

〔简单〕I can't stand him, but my wife thinks he’s very good.

〔高级〕I can't stan d him, but my wife thinks he’s marvelous.

〔简单〕You look very good in that dress.

〔高级〕You look absolutely gorgeous in that dress!

第3组：代替cause/make的高级词汇

〔简单〕His actions could make him lose his job.

〔高级〕His actions could lead to him losing his job.

〔简单〕The accident caused two passengers to die.

〔高级〕The accident resulted in the death of two passengers.