李曉玲
英語寫作是“聽、說、讀”的綜合反映, 學生能否運用已掌握的英語知識和技能進行思想表達在寫作中可得到充分的體現(xiàn),所以在高考英語試題中作文占的分值比較高,達25分。因此,在教學中,教師要讓學生在平時的寫作中運用一些技巧。如變換句型和句子種類,變換句子長度。
一、注重固定句式在寫作當中的應用
在平時英語教學中,可以把一些課文或練習中的常用句式整理出來讓學生在寫作中習慣套用,也可以把這些句式叫英語寫作萬能句。
1.There is no doubt that——毫無疑問;2.What is known to us all is that——眾所周知;3.There is no denying that——不可否認;4.It is generally acknowledged that——人們普遍認為;5.It would be a good idea if—— 很好;6.As far as Im concerned ——在我看來;7.It is obviously that——顯然;8. The reason why...is that... ……的原因是……
下面以一篇高考真題作文為例,感受固定句式在有些寫作當中的應用,以及在其他方面該注意的。
Writing (2011陜西,30分)假定你是中學生李華。在一位名叫Tigermom 的學生家長的博客上,你看到如下內容。請你根據(jù)博客內容、寫作要點和要求,給這位家長回復。
Im the mother of a fourteen—year—old. I have a rule for my daughter: be among the top 5 students or get punished in one way or another. She has been doing very well in school, but some friends of mine keep telling me that I put to much pressure on her. Am I wrong?
寫作要點:1.表明自己的看法。2.內容充實,結構完整,語意連貫。3.提出至少兩條建議。
要求:1.短文詞數(shù)不少于100。(不含已寫好部分)2.內容充實,結構完整,語意連貫。3.書寫必須清晰、工整。
下面是圍繞這篇話題作文應用上面那些實用句型讓學生在寫作中變換句型和句子種類,變換句子長度。
1.你這么做不太對。
(1)It is wrong of you to do so.
(2)There is no doubt that it is wrong of you to do so.
2.原因如下。
(1)The reasons are as follows.
(2)As far as Im concerned, the reasons are as follows.
3.盡管成績對考大學很重要,健康和生活態(tài)度不能被忽視。
(1)Although grades are very important to college, health and life attitude can not be ignored.
(2)What is known to us all is that although grades are of great importance to college,health and life attitude can not be ignored.
4.如果在學習上花太多時間,沒有時間交更多朋友和參加社交活動。
(1)If she spends too much time on study, there will be no time to go out.
(2)There is no denying that if she spends too much time on study, there will be no time to go out.
5.懲罰絕對不是一個聰明的選擇。
(1)Punishment is not a good choice.
(2)It is generally acknowledged that punishment is not a good choice.
6.你可以考慮你朋友的建議。
(1)You can consider your friends advice.
(2)It is obviously that you can consider your friends advice.
7.讓她交更多朋友,參加社交活動。
(1)Let her make more friends and take social activities.
(2)It would be a good idea if you let her make more friends and take social activities.
8.與同學們有好相處很重要。
It is important getting along well with her classmates.
下面是一篇范文:
What puzzles you is actually a puzzle for many parents in china. My idea is that there is no doubt that it is wrong of you to do so. As far as Im concerned, the reasons are as follows.
First of all,what is known to us all is that although grades are of great importance to college,health and life attitude can not be ignored. In addition,there is no denying that if she spends too much time on study, there will be no time to go out.Last but not least,it is generally acknowledged that punishment is by no means a good choice.
It is obviously that you can consider your friends advice. It would be a good idea if you let her make more friends and take social activities. It is important getting along well with her classmates.
二、注重連接詞在寫作中當?shù)膽?/p>
在英語寫作中長長的句子是珠子,而連接詞則是線,要想使文章更加連貫則要用線把珠子串起來。學會使用恰當?shù)倪B接詞,使用恰當?shù)倪B接詞,能使整篇文章上下銜接自然、緊湊,使文章有一定的流暢性,以使文章層次清晰、行文連貫。有些英語寫作書上或網(wǎng)絡上給出了許多連接詞,但反而給用的人一種無處下手的感覺,所以我在這里只給出一些最實用的表順接、遞進也就是在介紹同一事物的多個方面時要用到的。要注意的是在表達第一,第二,第三,最后時,最好不要用First, Second, Third, Finally而是用First of all/To begin with(第一);Whats more(此外,第二);In addition(此外,第三);At the same time(同時,第四); Last but not least(最后)。就上篇高考作文而言,應該考慮在陳述理由和寫自己建議時把連接詞用進去以使文章更加連貫。
三、注重高級詞匯在寫作當中的應用
新出臺的書面表達評分標準鼓勵考生“盡量使用較復雜或較高級詞匯”,并對由此產(chǎn)生的錯誤采取了寬容的態(tài)度。這樣一來,教師要求學生在力所能及的情況下嘗試使用高級詞匯,來顯示自己的水平和提高自己書面表達的檔次。比如,在剛才的那些句子中可以考慮做如下改變以使表達更高級。
1.盡管成績對考大學很重要,健康和生活態(tài)度不能被忽視。
(1)Although grades are very important to college,health and life attitude can not be ignored.
(2)What is known to us all is that although grades are very important to college,health and life attitude can not be ignored.
(3) What is known to us all is that although grades are of great importance to college,health and life attitude can not be ignored.
2.懲罰絕對不是一個聰明的選擇。
(1)Punishment is not a good choice.
(2)It is generally acknowledged that punishment is not a good choice.
(3) It is generally acknowledged that punishment is by no means a good choice.
3.你可以考慮你朋友的建議。
(1)You can consider your friends advice.
(2)It is obvious that you can consider your friends advice.
(3) It is obvious that you can take your friends advice into consideration.
(責編 田彩霞)