2、学会中间段写作
中间段的写作其实非常简单,只需要把提纲中的信息按照顺序写成语句就行了,只是中国考生要学会逻辑连接、句式连接并避免抽象地空谈。
比如:
A company has announced that it wishes to build a large factorynear your community. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages ofthis new influence on your community. Do you support or oppose thefactory? Explain your position.
假设考生写的第一层是建工厂的好处,第二层是建工厂的坏处(注意这是一道比较/反差类题目)。现在我们写第二层:建工厂对社区不好,而想写的是环境方面的内容,提纲可以是:
Harmful: [pollution], not worth it
——Air: acid rain, ozone depletion ,greenhouse
——Water: drinking water
——Trees: floods and droughts
这个段落可以这样写:
Building large factories would be harmful to the community becauseit will induce environmental pollution. Factories, especially thoseemoloying toxic chemicals, will definitely destroy the quality ofair and water in town. They generate smog and other atmosphericemissions which contribute to the greenhouse effect, ozonedepletion and acid rain; they dump industrial waste into riverswhich are supposed to be drinking water supply; they accelerate thedeforestation which is proven to be responsible for abnormal floodsand regional drought. And people's health is at stake. Having a fewfactories is not worth that risk.
再比如:
It is generally agreed that society benefits from the work of itsmembers. Compare the contributions of artists to society with thecontributions of scientists to society. Which type of contributiondo you think is valued more by your society? Give specific reasonsto support your answer.
假设考生写的第一层是关于艺术家对社会的贡献,第二层写科学家对社会的贡献,而想写的内容是环境方面的,提纲可以写成:
· Scientists: more obvious
——Advancement: Plane, computer, vacuum cleaner
——Make our lives easier, more secure
——Help arts: CD, TV, movie, mp3
这个段落可以这样写:
The contributions scientists make to society are more obvious thanthose made by artists. Almost all the critical advancements thatmake our lives easier, such as the plane we take to travel abroad,the computers we use (whether for work or for entertainments), andthe home appliances which help us cook our meals and clean ourhouses, come from the creative ideas and hard work of scientists.Those scientific discoveries and innovations make out work moreefficient, our shopping more convenient, and our lives more secure.Plus, to some extent scientists even contribute a lot to thearts——without technological progress, there wouldn’t have beenmovie centers, television, and mp3 players which infuse art intoordinary people’s lives.
最后还有一例:
Some people believe that university students should be required toattend classes. Others believe that going to classes should beoptional for students. Which point of view do you agree with? Usespecific reasons and details to explain your answer.
假设考生要写第三层:听课使我们学会服从,听课帮我们学会合作,听课让我们更深刻地理解肯本内容。现在写第二层:听课让我们学会合作,提纲如下:
· Cooperation
——Group assignment: impossible for 1 person/ need differentperspectives
——Cooperate: budget time, assign tasks, be perfect, expressopinions
——Ready for challenges at work
这个段落就可以这样写:
Attending class teaches students how to cooperate with others.Different from students in primary or secondary school, universitystudents are often given group assignments which are technicallyimpossible for one person to finish in time or which have nouniversal answers and, therefore, need to be contemplated fromvarious perspectives. As a result, boys and girls are forced tolearn how to work with others for a common goal——such as how tobudget time and assign tasks according to each person’s skillswithout causing “free-ride”, how to perfect your task withoutannoying other team mates, and how to express your opinion aboutother member’s work without triggering frictions or stupid fights.All of the above make college students mature and sensible, readyto meet the challenges they will soon face in the workplace.Therefore, attending classes is necessary for universitystudents.
通过以上三个例子,可以发现其实最重要的是在列提纲的时候组织事实,中间段只是用正确的语句和词汇表达这些事实。
建议练习:
1、选出10个列过提纲的题目;
2、为这些提纲的每一层设置2-3层细节;
3、把这些层次写成中间段。 |