EnglishWriting专四简介.ppt

1,English Writing,2,Test Analysis of TEM-4 (1),Contents General knowledge about society and culture，without specialized one. Specifically, the topics can be divided into two types： （1）about college students （2）about hot social phenomena,3,Examples,(2010) Should college students hire cleaners ? (2007) Is it wise to make friends online? (2008) The benefits for volunteering,4,Examples,(2012) The dragon boat festival (2011) Should private car owners be taxed for pollution? (2009) Will tourism bring harm to the environment?,5,Test Analysis of TEM-4 (2),Test Forms given a topic, writing into three parts; each part with specific requirements Time : 35mins Words: about 200 words,6,Test Types,1. 对比选择型 Advantages/Disadvantages型 e.g. A major advantage /disadvantage of advertising on television A/B型 e.g. Saving money or using tomorrows money? (2006) Yes /No 型 e.g. Is it wise to make friends online? (2007) 2. 给定观点型 e.g. The benefits for volunteering (2008) 3. 自由发挥型 My ideal 型 e.g. My idea of a university art festival (2005) The best way 型 e.g. the best way to stay health (2002) 给定对象描述型 e.g. The dragon boat festival (2012),7,Starting part (1),When asked whether it is advisable to ., different people may have different things to say, but personally I dont think it is wise to do so. Here comes /arise the question: .? My answer is positive/negative, for indeed there are several advantages /disadvantages of . When asked about , most people say . . But many other people regard . . I personally think .,8,Starting part (2),When it comes to . , some people think that . . Others argue that the opposite is true . There is probably some truth to both arguments, but . There is a general debate nowadays about the problem of . . Those who object to . argue that . . They believe that . . But people who . , on the other hand , maintain that .,9,Reference When asked whether it is advisable to look for friends online, different people may have different things to say, but personally I do not think it is wise to do so. The main reasons why I am not in favor of making friends online are as follows.,10,Transitional words or sentences,There are many reasons for The main reasons why I am (not) in favor of . are as follows. There are several reasons whyget my vote. The answer to this problem involves many factors. There are dozens of reasons behind my belief.,11,Listing Reasons,The first reason/ Another reason /The most important reason/to do sth is that. First(ly), Second(ly),Third(ly), For one thing, for another To begin with,/First of all./The first and most important reason is that. Another equally important aspect is Last but not least,12,Supporting views 1. Enrich our knowledge and understanding of the world. 2. The shy, the lonely, the plain-looking, the handicapped-all these people can enlarge their circle of friends by chatting online. 3. Online friends do not have conflict of interest, so they feel safe to directly pour out problems and receive sincere suggestions from each other.,13,Opposing views 1. It is not safe to look for friends via the Net, especially for the youth who have less social experience. 2. It is rather hard to maintain lasting friendship online. 3. Over-reliance on Net pals may alienate us from our family and real-life friends.,14,Concluding Part (1),From the above analysis, we may arrive at the conclusion that. /it can be easily seen that. All in all, we can safely conclude that./From what we have discussed above, we can draw the conclusion that Taking into account of all these factors/after close examination, we may reach the conclusion that.,15,Concluding part(2),What has been discussed above/All that has been discussed above points to the fact that. To sum up, seen with a positive attitude, .can be a win-win situation for both and . Just as the old saying goes, look before you leap , so I suggest that we should think twice before doing., especially when.,16,Exercise 1,It was recently reported in a newspaper that six students who shared a dorm at a local university hired a cleaner to do laundry and cleaning once a week. And each of them paid her 60 yuan a month. This has led to a heated debate as to whether college students should hire cleaners. Write on ANSWER SHEET THREE a composition of about 200 words on the following topic: Should College Students Hire Cleaners? You are to write in three parts. In the first part, state clearly what your view is. In the second part, support your view with appropriate reasons. In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.,17,Reference,Recently, some college students are reported to hire cleaners to do laundry and cleaning in the dorm. The report has immediately sparked a heated debate. Personally, I believe that such practice should not be encouraged at universities. Firstly, university students have the capability to do the laundry and therefore so not need a helper. These are the simplest family chores parents teach their children to do as a way to cultivate their independence. Hence, it is a bit ironic for those young adults, who always claim that they are totally independent of their parents, to hire others to do it in this respect. Secondly, I do not think they have the right to dispose of the money from their parents in this way. Most of the Chinese students are not financially independent, with a large proportion of their living