英语写作技巧与写作注意事项(1)

第七讲：英语写作（二）

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往年试题：

Directions: write a composition of no less than 250 words according to the outline given below.

Sample 1

My View on Playing Computer Games

1.有人认为学生打电脑游戏有利于智力开发。

2.有人认为学生打电脑游戏妨碍学习。

3.我的观点。

Sample 2：对贫富差距加大现象谈谈看法

评分标准

Global scoring

a.Content

nguage

2分: 条理不清，思路紊乱，语言支离破碎或大部分句子均有错误，且多数为严重错误。

5分：基本切题。表达思想不清，连贯性差。有较多的严重语言错误。

8分：有些地方表达思想不够清楚，文字勉强连贯；语言错误较多，其中有一些严重错误。

11分：切题。表达思想清楚，文字连贯，但有少量语言错误

14分：切题。表达思想清楚，文字通顺，连贯性较好，基本上没有语言错误，仅有个别小错。

注：白卷，作文与题目毫不相关，或只有几个独立的词而无法表达思想，给0分。

严重错误——语法错误

There are many reasons caused the accident.

The driver of the car no in.

The life is becoming gooder and gooder.

That day rain bigly.

The man who through the street

The car which in a fast speed hit him.

The car which in a fast speed hit him.

I got the place where happened the accident.

Our city would happen many traffic.

写作注意事项

1.审好题，想好再写，不要写了又划掉，也不要写完了发现字数不够有写，这样整篇

文章就不联贯了。

2.把握好文章的重心，一般“我的观点”应该是重心。

3.注意写作的格式——缩进式或齐头式。

4.拿不准的词、短语或用法应避免使用。

5.表达要清晰、简洁，不必一味追求结构的复杂而尽可能多的使用从句，这样文章会

显得很罗嗦。如：The economy is developing at a speed which is very fast.

6.注意用词和搭配。

7.检查-s和-ed，尽量避免严重错误。

Choice of Words

1. Three levels of English words

English native words (core) informal (oral)

French or Spanish words

Latin or Greek words (academic words) formal (written)

Examples

English French or Spanish Latin or Greek

ask inquire interrogate

break sever separate

fire flame conflagration

house abode residence

kingly royal regal

manly male masculine

rise mount ascend

time age epoch

I know that I am aware that

I believe that I am convinced that

I have a good idea. A good idea occurs to me.

Cause give rise to

Emphasize lay emphasis on

Because of due to, owing to

Stop, end come to a stop/end

Suddenly all of a sudden

Often more often than not

2. Connotation of Words (English explanation)

common, peasant, assassinate, gay, acquire, date, property, enemy, problem, issue

3. General Vs Specific terms (overuse of general terms)

beautiful, delicious, famous,

China’s English

小康社会、缘分、丞相、风水、三个代表孔子、孟子、老子

容易用错的词

1.词性

lack, serve, contact, last, marry, concern, like

2. 汉语影响

more perfect, very excellent, return back, repeat again, good memory power, listening ability, high quality goods learn the knowledge

常见错误

(1)two predicates in one simple sentence

Every year lots of familys sit at the front of TV wait this game after have delicious meal. There have many people like SFG.

My mother cooks food is very delicious.

(2) Omission and overuse of Be

Nowday people’s life level is arise.

Many person are like watch SFG in the eve.

SFG was appeared since 1984.

SFG is liked by many people.

How fast time was gone!

SFG can divide into several parts.

We very busy.

(3) Comparative degree

more and more better

become gooder and gooder,

(4) Conjunction

because….so

although….but