英语四级写作指导

Global Shortage of Water 1 人们以为淡水是取之不尽的 人们以为淡水是取之不尽的 Fresh water is thought to be inexhaustible on earth In fact In addition Some people think fresh water is inexhaustible on earth because you can get it almost everywhere In fact whenever you turn on the tap you will get fresh water In addition you can see many fresh water resources like rivers lakes and wells It is hard to imagine that fresh water could be used up Writing strategies I Introduction The introductory paragraphs should accomplish two tasks 1 They should get the reader s interest so that he or she will want to read more 2 They should let the reader know what the writing is going to be about Ways to begin an essay 1 Using a quotation or a quote to make the essay and the discussion strong and persuasive Book 4 unit 4 text B 2 Asking a question questions In the Shadow of the Poorhouse Michael Katz writes Diffused through every layer of government partly public partly private partly mixed incomplete and still not universal defeating its own objectives American welfare practice is incoherent and irrational Still this crazy system resists fundamental change What is the source of its resilience How are we to understand the persistence of a welfare system so thoroughly disliked and so often and authoritatively criticized 3 Providing relevant background information historical review After the strong wind and the heavy rain the hurricane attacked the city of New Orleans The embankment was broken and the water poured into the city and about eighty percent of the city was damaged by the flood What can we know from it Nature conquers man So nature conquers man 4 Giving a surprising or interesting fact After having my wonderful summer vacation I came back to school and started my new semester However some of my friends were not so lucky to enjoy their holiday The typhoons made their holiday tasteless What they could do was just staying at home because of bad weather This incident reminds me of an old saying Man can conquer nature Man and nature who will be the winner Do the conquest really exist a surprising statement Have a minute Good Because that may be all it takes to save the life of a child your child Accidents kill nearly 8000 children under age 15 each year And for every fatality 42 more children are admitted to hospitals for treatment Yet such deaths and injuries can be avoided through these easy steps parents can take right now You don t have a minute to lose 5 Parallel structure In an ancient Chinese story an old man tried his best to move a big steep mountain standing in his way nowadays man are expanding their living land by building manmade island on the sea and in the future man may migrate from the Earth to the Mars In 2003 people were encouraged by an event A young man finished a trip around the earth in his spaceship The whole world will forever remember him Yang Liwei from China In 2005 people are shocked by a disaster An old city has been destroyed by hurricane The whole world will never forget it New Orleans in America It seems that man is powerful enough to conquer nature We have built so many great projects in conquest of harsh environment We even dream of leaving the earth for another planet However the natural accidents both in history and present again and again record our human being s tears Just look at the New a Orleans city So make use of and respect nature Let s strike a better balance between them 6 Mentioning famous person In 2003 people was encouraged by an event A young man finished a trip around the earth in his spaceship The whole world will forever remember him Yang Liwei from China 7 anecdote Book 2 Unit 1 Text A Book 2 Unit 2 Text A The Richest Man in America 对立观点型论说文常用句型对立观点型论说文常用句型 点明文章主题的常用句式 1 has become a hot topic among people recently Opinions vary from person to person 2 There is argument much disagreement no consensus of opinions among people concerning over as to on 3 Recently people are divided on the question as to whether 4 Different people have different views perspectives on 5 When being asked about different people will offer different answers 6 There is a public debate discussion controversy today about the problem of 7 The issue of whether or not has been widely argued debated currently 具体介绍两种对立观点的常用句式 1 Some people suggest maintain hold the opinion that But However While Nevertheless Yet other people hold a different point of view 2 Some people are inclined to think that On the contrary In contrast there are still many people who won t agree and they claim 3 When it comes to some people think believe that While others argue claim that the opposite reverse is true 4 Those who criticize oppose to object to argue that But people who advocate favor on the other hand maintain assert that 5 Now it is commonly generally widely universally thought accepted believed held that But I wonder doubt whether 6 To the general public popular mind But despite in despite of I still believe 7 Currently an overwhelming majority of people think that Nevertheless there are still some people of the opinion that 陈述自己观点的常用句式 1 For my part As to me As far as I am concerned I d like to agree to the former my favor goes to the first view 2 I agree to the latter opinion to some extent 3 I m in favor of I m on the side of 4 In my opinion both sides are partially right When we we should take into consideration all aspects of the problems and then make the right decision 5 There is probably some truth in both arguments statements but Things NOT to do in an introductory paragraph Apologize Avoid phrases like the following In my humble opinion I m not sure about this but Announce your intentions In this paper I will The purpose of this essay is to Use a dictionary or encyclopedia definition According to Merriam Webster s WWWebster Dictionary a widget is Dilly dally waste time dawdle CONCLUDING PARAGRAPHS All s well that ends well Shakespeare It is a good idea to recapitulate what you said in your Thesis Statement Do not in any case simply restate your thesis statement in your final paragraph as that would be redundant Having read your essay we should understand this main thought with fresh and deeper understanding and your conclusion wants to reflect what we have learned There are some cautions we want to keep in mind as we fashion our final utterance First we don t want to finish with a sentimental flourish that shows we re trying to do too much Second the conclusion is no place to bring up new ideas The last thing we want in our conclusion is an excuse for our readers minds wandering off into some new field Also if you promised in the introduction that you were going to cover four points and you covered only two because you couldn t find enough information or you took too long with the first two or you got tired don t try to cram those last two points into your final paragraph The rush job will be all too apparent Instead revise your introduction or take the time to do justice to these other points Suggestions that you might accomplish in concluding paragraphs include a brief summary of the paper s main points Text A Unit 3 Book IV From my standpoint that s what it s all about Prepare to win Never stop learning Believe in yourself even when no one else does F