1、A Lecture on CET-4 Writing,Lecturer: Silver,What Makes a Good Composition,Sticking to the topic An explicit and complete structure Good discourse markers to link up the composition as a complete and logical one Well-chosen words Excellent formation of sentences Proper use of classical structure or m
2、axims Reasonable logic Clean and tidy handwriting,How to Confirm Your Topic,Read the directions, especially the outline, repeatedly until you have got an idea about what you want to write. Make your own judgment and decide which opinion will you support. OR: Think over your topic, giving yourself a
3、firm support. Think about which part will you stress. Write down as many main points as you can think of on the scratch paper, focusing on your topic.,How to Arrange the Structure,A beginning sentence with a frank and firm opinion A well-connected main part led by the topic sentence An ending sticki
4、ng to the point,写作模板辩论式议论文,Sample 1 Some people believe (argue, recognize, think) that 观点1. But other people take an opposite side. They firmly believe that 观点2 As for me, I agree to the former/latter idea. There are a dozen of reasons behind my belief. First of all, 论据1More importantly, 论据2 Most im
5、portant of all, 论据3 In summary, 总结观点 As a college student, I am supposed to 表决心 或 From above, we can predict that 预测,写作模板辩论式议论文,Sample 2 People hold different views about X Some people are of the opinion that 观点1 while others point out that 观点2 As far as I am concerned, the former/latter opinion hol
6、ds more weight. For one thing, 论据1For another, 论据2 Last but not the least, 论据3 To conclude, 总结观点 As a college student, I am supposed to 表决心 或 From above, we can predict that 预测,写作模板辩论式议论文,Sample 3 There is no consensus (共识) of opinions among people about XSome people are of the view that 观点1while ot
7、hers take an opposite side, firmly believing that 观点2As far as I am concerned, the former/latter notion is preferable in many senses. The reasons are obvious. First of all, 论据1 Furthermore, 论据2 Among all of the supporting evidences, one is the strongest. That is, 论据3 A natural conclusion from the ab
8、ove discussion is that总结观点As a college student, I am supposed to 表决心. 或 From above, we can predict that 预测.,写作模板提纲式作文,Sample 1 对立观点式 Some people are in favor of the idea of doing X. They point out the fact that 支持原因1They also argue that 支持原因2 However, other people stand on a different ground. They c
9、onsider it harmful to do X. They firmly point out that 反对理由 An example can give the details of this argument: 一个例子 There is some truth in both arguments. But I think the advantages of X overweigh the disadvantages. In addition to the above-mentioned positive effects it might bring about, X also may
10、好处,写作模板提纲式作文,Sample 2 批驳观点式 Many people argue that 错误观点.By saying that, they mean 对这个观点的进一步解释.An example they have presented is that 例子. There might be some element of truth in these peoples belief. But if we consider it in depth, we will feel no reservation to conclude that与错误观点相反的观点There are a num
11、ber of reasons behind my belief. (以下参照辩论文的议论文写法),写作模板提纲式作文,Sample 3 社会问题（现象）式 Nowadays, there exists an increasingly serious social/economic/environmental problem. 或者X has increasingly become a common concern of the public. According to a survey, 调查内容说明这种现象的情况 There are a couple of reasons booming t
12、his problem/phenomenon. 参照辩论式议论文的写法 OR: X has caused substantial impact on the society and our daily life, which has been articulated in the following aspects. 参照辩论式议论文的写法 OR: A dozen of measures are supposed to take to prevent X from bringing us more harm. 参照辩论式议论文的写法。 Based on the above discussion
13、s, I can easily forecast that more and more people will ,写作模板图表式作文,As can be seen from the table (graph)， . From the above table it can be seen (concluded) that. A careful study of the table shows that. The number (percentage) is 3 times as much as (as compared with, as against) that in 2008. In 200
14、9, it increased (went up, rose) to 15 percent of the total. (增加到15%)；by 15 percent （增加了15%）,How to Choose Discourse Markers,起: now，nowadays，at present， in recent years，recently，first，firstly，first of all，in the first place，first and foremost, on the one hand, for one thing, It goes without saying th
15、at 承：second，secondly，then，besides，still，third，thirdly，moreover，furthermore，certainly，obviously， in fact， especially，particularly，in addition，what is more，what is worse，in other words，at the same time, for another,How to Choose Discourse Markers,转: however，nevertheless，otherwise，yet，but，or，whereas，in
16、 spite of ，instead，on the other hand，in contrast，on the contrary，conversely 合：therefore，thus，hence，in short，in brief，in a word，in summary，in conclusion，to conclude， to sum up，to end up，as a result，as a consequence，consequently，above all，at last，finally，eventually，after all，in general，generally speak
17、ing，on the whole，as has been noted，as I have said ,How to Choose Words,Try to choose some formal words instead of informal ones Try to use different words to show the same meaning Try to use some safe words or sentence structures Try to avoid abbreviations Pay attention to the part of speech Make go
18、od use of the Non-predicative Verbs,低分词 vs 高分词,低分词 vs 高分词,低分词 vs 高分词,低分词 vs 高分词,低分词 vs 高分词,How to Arrange Sentences,MAKE COMPLETE SENTENCES Try to utilize the way that long sentences blend with short ones Try to use clauses of all kinds if possible, however, no more than 2 clauses in one sentence Tr
19、y to use some classic sentence structures Try to quote some maxims if necessary Try to use punctuations correctly,How to Be Logical,It is a basic requirement to use one single form of address to refer to the same thing. You should pay more attention to the use of tense. Youd better make good use of
20、conjunctions. Its critical to pay more attention to the form of words or phrases before and following a conjunction After finishing your passage, you may read it through again to check whether there is any logical mistakes or misleading contexts.,Sample 1,Directions: In this part, you are required t
21、o write a composition about Supermarkets in three paragraphs. You are given the main points in each paragraph. Your composition should be about 120-150 words.Main Points: 1. 超市越来越受欢迎 2. 超市中的假冒商品和扒窃行为等问题日益突出 3. 我的观点及建议,Sample 2,Directions: In this part you are required to write a composition about Should English Classes Be Compulsory for Students in three paragraphs. You are given the main points in each paragraph. Your composition should be about 120-150 words.Main Points: 1. 目前，英语课是大学生的必修课之一 2. 有人认为英语课不应被设为必修课，有人却不这样认为 3. 我对此所持的看法及理由,
