The English review materials for the secondary school exam, writing-based

I, good at thinking Diligent accumulation

To get a high score in the midterm essay, it requires the candidates to be good at observing in their daily lives, can not be two ears do not hear things outside the window, but should be actively concerned about today's social hotspots, such as the population problem, the pollution problem, the world and a series of phenomena such as equality; to be good at thinking, and diligently put their own thoughts in English to express and record correctly, only through the continuous Only by accumulating and practicing can we develop good basic writing skills. It is recommended that you review this year's key issues and hot issues before the exam. The first thing you need to do is to accumulate some relevant vocabulary, so that you can be prepared.

Second, carefully review the topic Write a good outline

Candidates in the paper, when the listening questions done, you can first look at the topic and type of composition, it has a general impression and preparation, in the grammar and reading questions on their own composition can have a preliminary idea. As much as possible, you should set aside 20 minutes to write your essay. When formally writing your essay, refer to the following steps:

1. Review the question carefully and identify the key words in the question.

2, a "Brain Storm" that is to say, brainstorming, on the topic to derive a variety of associations and arguments.

3. According to your own experience and vocabulary, choose the aspects and arguments that you are most familiar with and confident in writing.

4. Determine the basic writing tenses, such as narrative essays usually use the general past tense. (Incorrect use of tenses is the main reason why candidates lose a lot of marks.)

5, for those who have the ability to pay attention to the students can not be used throughout the simple sentence type, can be appropriate to introduce the focus of middle school grammar such as the gerund clause, object clause and passive voice. This will make a qualitative improvement in the candidates' composition.

6, when the whole composition is finished, be sure to carry out a careful check, pay attention to make the sentence fluent, the use of accurate tenses, the correct spelling of words, the correct use of articles, the correct case of nouns.

In the following, we will comment on the types of essay questions and examples of essays for the middle school exam.

Analysis of the types of questions and examples of essays

A propositional essay is an essay that gives a single topic, limits the scope of writing, and asks the candidate to narrate or comment on the same subject. The key to writing a good proposition essay is to stick to the theme, clear intention and clear point of view.

I. Proposition Essay

[Example 1] To be a lovely Shanghainese (2003 Shanghai Municipal English Intermediate Examination)

Review: The focus of the question is to elaborate on what it is crucial for us to do as a lovely Shanghainese. In the essays of the 2003 candidates, some of them were seriously off-topic, focusing their descriptions on how Shanghai is a metropolis, and therefore lost a lot of marks. From this, it seems that it is very important to examine the topic accurately.

Student essay: Shanghai is developing quickly everyday. Quite a few foreigners come to visit Shanghai. As the hosts of Shanghai, we must be lovely As the hosts of Shanghai, we must be lovely Shanghaineses to tell the visitors that Shanghai is an international city. To be a lovely Shanghainese, first, we should do our best to make the city more To be a lovely Shanghainese, first, we should do our best to make the city more beautiful to show our enthusiasm. Next, we should be kind and friendly to everyone. Finally, we should study and work hard to rise our ability. Shanghai is developing and we should make progress to follow the epoch.

Teachers' comments: The essay flows smoothly, the structure is clear, with " first, next, Finish" as the main theme. The first, next, finally" structure describes a strong sense of hierarchy. The appropriate use of infinitives reflects the candidate's good grammatical skills.

Teacher's proposed mark: 9 marks

[Example 2] Four years' school life

Review: The question requires the candidate to review and summarize four years of junior high school life, which is suitable for writing in the form of narrative and discussion. (In addition, from the point of view of emotional education, the marking teachers always want to read about candidates recalling their wonderful, happy junior high school life, rather than the embodiment of negative emotions such as hating their alma mater, teachers, and classmates.)

Student essay: I've been in my middle school for four years. Four years' school life plays an important role in my life. I enjoy making friends, getting I enjoy making friends, getting knowledge and having interesting time in my school. I have also made friendship with lots of classmates, and I have also been taught different lessons by lots of different patient teachers. I have also made friendship with lots of classmates, and I have also been taught different lessons by lots of different patient teachers. I have grown up a lot in the past four years. I will never forget my four years' school life.

Teachers' comments: The whole composition is very bright and fluent. I will never forget my four years' school life. Since it is a review and summary of junior high school life, the candidate chooses the present perfect as the main tense to emphasize the impact and results, and the phrase "plays an important role" and the correct use of passive voice also reflect the candidate's good vocabulary and grammar.

Teacher's rating: 10 marks

Second, application writing

Application writing mainly includes letters, emails, diaries, notices, advertisements, telephone calls and other forms, which requires candidates not only to be able to express the main content of the question, but also to be able to correctly use a variety of text formatting and standardization of writing, which is a reflection of the candidates' understanding of the traditional culture of the English language. Therefore, the candidates should systematically review the various text formats and the standardized phrases for making phone calls before the exam, so as to be able to deal with changes and win a hundred battles.

[Example 3] Write a letter to your pen pal Li Fan in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, telling him that you would like to make friends with him and inviting him to travel to Shanghai.

Review: The question requires candidates to write in a standardized letter format and to include all the information points that appear in the question. Candidates are advised to underline all the information points in the question to avoid omission.

Student Essay:

Lifan

Xishuangbanna

Yunnan Province China

May 25th, 2004

Dear Lifan,

Thank you for your letter. I'm glad to be your pen-friend. We are the same years old, but we were born in different places. In my imagination, Xishuangbanna is a very beautiful place. There are a lot of plants and animals. You know I look forward to visiting Xishuangbanna. Would you like to come to Shanghai? I'd like to invite you to Shanghai in summer holiday. Shanghai is also a beautiful place. It is a modern city. There are a lot of interesting places such as the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, the Bund, and Nanjing Road. There are a lot of interesting places such as the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, the Bund, and Nanjing Road Walkway.

If you come here, I will show you around Shanghai. You can live at my home and my mother will cook you much You can live at my home and my mother will cook you much delicious food. Let's be best friends!

Yours sincerely,

Xiaomin

Teacher's proposed mark: 9 marks

[Example 4] Write a diary entry entitled "A Visit To _____". " in your diary.

REVIEW: This is a semi-propositional essay. Candidates should pay attention to the use of correct diary format, but also according to their own experience and familiarity to choose, determine the theme of the essay .

Student Essay:

May 25th, 2004 sunny

A Visit To Jinmao Building

Jinmao Building has Chinese traditional styles and it is also modern. It is the signal construction of Shanghai. It is located in the center of Lujiazui Financial Area. Our family visited Jinmao Building today.

The traffic there is very convenient. You can get here by tunnel and No.2 subway. And if you live near it, you can walk there just like our family. We went to the eighty-eighth floor of Jinmao Building. We saw the whole view of Shanghai there. Please come to Jinmao Building, and you will get some unexpected gains there.

Teacher's Comment: The theme of the whole essay is clear, and the description of Jinmao Building is more specific, and the word "the signal construction" is the highlight of the whole essay. However, the level of the whole essay is not clear enough, and the sentences are mainly simple sentences, and the verb "to visit" is not sufficient.

Teachers to score: 8 points

Third, look at the picture writing

Look at the picture writing is a form of junior high school English composition, but with the Oxford version of the textbook of the application of a large number of students' writing ability has improved, so the requirements of the examination and the difficulty of the composition is also correspondingly higher. Therefore, it is very unlikely that a simple narrative type of picture writing will continue to appear in the middle school essay, but it is possible that some cartoons or pictures with moral meanings will be provided to the candidates, and the candidates will be asked to find out the problems and put forward their own opinions, which puts forward higher requirements for the candidates' logical thinking ability and the skillful use of the English language.

Review: The cartoon carries a profound theme of war and peace, which is closely related to the hot issues in today's world. It not only assesses whether the candidates can express their own opinions fluently, but also requires them to observe the whole world from the height of humanistic concern.

Student Essay:

A Representation of Freedom and Peace

Almost everyday we can see there are always a huge number of pigeons enjoying the sunbath in Almost everyday we can see there are always a huge number of pigeons enjoying the sunbath in some large squares, but do you often care what a white pigeon stands for? That is peace. For hundreds of years, people always regard pigeons as a representation of freedom and peace. That is because of not only its lovely pure figure, but also its great passion to the outside world. Till now, I still can't help thinking of such a picture: In Iraq, a boy was watching a white pigeon over his head. The background was full of wounded solders and guns. Thus, this lovely white pigeon was contrastive to this iced background and gave people a deep consideration. Suddenly, athought comes into my mind: Why there have been so many wars in the world just for someone's own interest? Why can't people live like as mall pigeon with freedom? I hope there will not be wars, FOREVER!

Teachers Commentary: It should be said that it is quite difficult to write this picture essay well, but the candidate writes in a very fluent style, associating the pigeon with freedom and peace, and then associating it with the war in Iraq. The style of writing is mature and sophisticated, which is rare in middle school students' essays.

Proposed Marks for Teachers: 10 marks

[Example 6] Examination: The figure requires candidates to read the cartoon first, give a clear description of it, and at the same time put forward their own views based on its hidden moral, e.g. the importance of environmental protection should be raised by focusing on the cutting down of trees in this figure.

Student Essay:

Seeing this picture, we know that these trees have been cut down. But as a very little baby in the picture, he must be puzzled. Of course, in our imagination, trees must be tall, strong and green enough. Actually, his question shows humans a problem that is worth thinking about. The covering rate of the forest in the world has kept decreasing these years and it caused a lot of problems on environment. The covering rate of the forest in the world has kept decreasing these years and it caused a lot of problems on environment. As we all know, trees are very important in our life. So I appeal: Don't cut down trees. Let's make our earth greener for our later generation. Don't let the children think trees are only roots!

Teacher's Comment: The whole composition has a clear structure, and the whole text is divided into three paragraphs, the first paragraph describes the content of the cartoon in detail.

Teacher's comments: The whole essay is clearly structured in three paragraphs!

Teacher's proposed score: 10 points

1. The beginning of the universal formula 1: famous people's quotes

Someone asked, "I do not remember the famous quotes, what can I do? Especially English quotes?"

The first thing you need to do is to make up a list of famous quotes!

The principle: much of what we see is created, including the articles we enjoy, so make it up, but it must sound reasonable! And maybe we'll be celebrities in the future! And maybe we'll be celebrities someday, right?

A proberb says, " You are only young once."

It goes without saying that we cannot be young forever. young forever.

More classic phrases:

As everyone knows, No one can deny that...

2. The universal formula for beginning a sentence: statistics

Principle: To be more persuasive, use actual numbers to illustrate your point. The principle is that to be more convincing, you should use actual numbers to illustrate.

In principle, in the argumentative essay ten should not appear false figures, but in the examination, which cares about the three seven and twenty-five, but the editor can not hurt, as long as I have something to write on everything is fine.

According to a recent survey, about 78.9% of the college students wanted to further their study after their graduation.

It seems that the number of college students who want to further their study after their graduation is not enough.

According to a recent survey, about 78.9% of the college students wanted to further their study after their graduation.

Travel by Bike

According to a recent survey, 85% of people use a bicycle as their preferred mode of transportation when traveling close to home.

Youth

According to a recent survey, at one university, students spend 70% of their time outside of class on recreation.

Five-day Work Week Better than Six-day Work?

According to a recent survey, 98% of people agree with a five-day work week.

More sentences:

A recent statistics shows that ...

Writing Tips

The formula for the end:

1. The formula for the end:

After all is said and done, it should be summarized. This experience, the leader of a long speech, to the end finally came up with a "in short" and so on, we immediately stop desertion, waiting for the leader to say the last word. That is to say, the beginning is very good, but also inevitably have a wonderful end, so that the reader's eyes, so that you can take the high score! For example, the following example:

Obviously (this is a transitional phrase), we can draw the conclusion that good manners arise from politeness and respect for others.

If the reader is difficult to "obvious", but it doesn't hurt to say that it's just too shallow for the reader to see!

More transitional phrases:

to sum up, in conclusion, in brief, on account of this, thus

More sentence patterns:

Thus, it can be concluded that..., .... Therefore, we can find that...

2 ． The end of the universal formula two: so suggested

If "so concluded" is the end of the most useless nonsense, then "so suggested" should be the most valuable nonsense, because here is also nonsense, but with a classic Virtual voice sentence pattern. Drag!

Obviously, it is high time that we took some measures to solve the problem.

The use of the virtual voice here is very classic, because the examiner would have often tested this sentence type, and if we wrote it out ourselves, what do you think the examiner would think?

More sentences:

Accordingly, I recommend that some measures be taken.

Consequently, to solve the problem, some measures should be taken.

The seven basic principles of writing:

First, the principle of long and short sentences

The work has to be done one by one, and it is exhausting to let the reader read long sentences! Write a short pithy sentence, on the contrary, but can play a role in highlighting.

As a creature, I eat; as a man, I read. Although one action is to meet the primary need of my body and the other is to satisfy the intellectual need of mind, it is not necessary to do so.

Although one action is to meet the primary need of my body and the other is to satisfy the intellectual need of mind, they are in a way quite similar.

So you can see, the combination of long and short sentences, rhythmic and staccato, is not it cool? Keep in mind!

Strongly recommended: in the first paragraph of the article (the beginning) with a long and a short, and the first long and then short; in the main body of the article, to explain the main meaning of a short sentence, and then in the elaboration of a few key points in the short and then the long form of the sentence group, will make the main body part of the wonderful writing! The end of the article generally use a long and a short on it.

Second, the principle of the theme of the sentence

The state has its own king, the family has its own master, the article should also have its own master. Otherwise, it will give people a "dragon without a head" feeling! I believe that you have read some of the ragged literature, deliberately hiding the main body within the article, resulting in us confused! I don't know what to say! So I advise you to write a topic sentence, placed at the beginning of the article (insurance type) or the end, so that readers can see at a glance, it will be safe and sound!

Special note: Hiding the subject sentence is a risk!

To begin with, you must work hard at your lessons and be fully prepared before the exam. Without sufficient preparation, you can hardly expect to answer all the questions correctly.

Third, the one-two-three principle

Leadership speeches are always the first part, the first point, the second point, the third point, the second part, The first point... so long-winded. But after all, it is still clearly organized. Examiners are bound to look at the article through these key "labels" to determine whether your article is clear structure, natural organization. The method of deciphering is very simple, as long as any of the following groups of words to add to your several points before the clear.

1) first, second, third, last (not recommended, reason: vulgar)

2) firstly, secondly, thirdly, finally (not recommended, reason: vulgar)

3) the first, the second, the third, the last (not recommended, reason: vulgar)

3) the first, the second, the third, the last (not recommended, reason: vulgar) the last (not recommended, reason: vulgar)

4) in the first place, in the second place, in the third place, lastly (not recommended, reason: vulgar)

5) to begin with, then, furthermore. finally (highly recommended)

6) to start with, next, in addition, finally (highly recommended)

7) first and foremost, besides, last but not least (highly recommended)

8) most important of all, moreover, finally

9) on the one hand, on the other hand（适用于两点的情况）

10) for one thing, for another thing（适用于两点的情况）

Suggestion: Pay attention not only in your writing, but also when you speak!

Four, phrase priority principle

When writing, especially in the exam, if you use phrases, there are two advantages: one, the use of phrases will make the article to increase the highlights, if the teachers see that your article is too simple, can not see a phrase they do not recognize, will inevitably look at you as a lower class. On the contrary, if you find the highlights - wonderful phrases, then your article will get high marks. Secondly, the key moment of short-circuit thinking, only to make up the word count, how to do? Use phrases is a way!

I cannot bear it.

You can use the phrase: I cannot put up with it.

I want it.

You can use the phrase: I am looking forward to it.

This is a significant increase in the number of words, and the expression of more accurate.

I am looking forward to it.

Fifth, more real less false principle

The reason is very simple, write an article or should write some practical things, not empty words. This requires that we must use more real words, less virtual words. The imaginary words I am talking about here are those larger words. For example, we say a very good time, should not say nice such empty words, should use some such as generous, humorous, interesting, smart, gentle, warm-hearted, hospital and so on the image of the word. For example:

Walk out of the room

The general word is: walk out of the room

But a thief should say: slip out of the room

A lady should say: sail out of the room

A child should say: dance out of the room

A child should say: dance out of the room

A child should say: dance out of the room

A child should say: dance out of the room

The old man out of the room should say: stagger out of the room

So if you use more real words and fewer imaginary words, your essay will shine!

Six, the principle of variable sentence

1) addition (tandem)

all hope to write down a very long sentence, like a foreigner, but is afraid to write the wrong way, how to do, the safest way to write a long sentence is to write these, you can add and, but the best thing is to add and before and after the sentence and the successive relationship or the relationship between the juxtaposition. For example:

I enjor music and he is fond of playing guitar.

If the two are juxtaposed, we can use a super sentence:

Not only the fur coat is soft, but it is also warm.

Other phrases can be used:

besides, furthermore, likewise, moreover

2) Turn (beat about the bush)

When criticizing someone's shortcomings, we are always accustomed to beating about the bush and talking about his strengths, and then getting to the point and talking about the weaknesses, which is a sinister way to talk about the shortcomings. The first thing you need to do is to get your hands on a new one, and you'll be able to do that. So, when we speak, as long as the point before the first point of nonsense, pay attention to the two with a special this time is enough.

The car was quite old, yet it was in excellent condition.

The coat was thin, but it was warm.

More phrases:

Despite that, still, however, nevertheless, in spite of that, the car was in excellent condition. however, nevertheless, in spite of, despite, notwithstanding

3) cause and effect (so, so, so)

Yesterday I saw a girl on the street, and then I struck up a conversation, and then we went to a café, and then we met, and then we became friends . ...As you can see, when telling a story we always pursue the sequence, what comes first, what comes after, so the word then becomes very common. In fact, this word indicates a sequential or causal relationship!

The snow began to fall, so we went home.

More phrases:

then, therefore, consequently, accordingly, hence, as a result, for this reason, so that

4) Imbalanced sentences (head heavy, or head light, or head heavy)

Some people have big heads and small bodies, or some people have small heads and big bodies, and although we don't want to look like that, if we do, we are bound to attract others' attention. If such a sentence appears in the essay, it will be even more likely that the examiner will see that your sentence is different. In fact, it is the subject clause, the expression from the sentence, the object from the sentence of the distortion.

For example: This is what I can do.

Whether he can go with us or not is not sure.

Similarly, the subject, object, and object can be changed into the following complex components:

When to go, Why he goes away? ...

5) Additional (redundant)

If you have a wife, you will always encounter such a situation, when you talk about a certain person, she will interject a sentence to say, I saw him yesterday; or that is, so-and-so, if you insert your wife's words into our words, then it is a determiner clause and a homonym clause or an interjection.

The man whom you met yesterday is a friend of mine.

I don't enjoy that book you are reading.

Mr liu, our oral English teacher, is easy-going.

The man whom you met yesterday is a friend of mine.

I don't enjoy that book you are reading.

Mr liu, our oral English teacher, is easy-going.

It's actually quite simple.

6) Prologue (a mountain of sentences)

There is nothing more fascinating in literature than this, and if you want to make your essay more exciting, then I hope you will quote a prose sentence, a pair of sentences, an infinitive, a gerund, a phrase, and so on, which will make the essay a mountain of power!

Whether your tastes are modern or traditional, sophisticated or simple, there is plenty in London for you.

Nowadays, energy can be

Nowadays, energy can be obtained through various sources such as oil, coal, natural gas, solar heat, the wind and ocean tides.

We have got to study hard, to enlarge our

We have got to study hard, to enlarge our scope of knowledge, to realize our potentials and to pay for our life.

You can't write such an imposing sentence without using prose!

VII. Challenging the principle of limits

Since ten challenge the limits, it is inevitably more difficult, but not impossible to climb!

Principle: In the students' article, rarely found such as independent subject of the sentence, in fact, it is very simple, as long as you spend five minutes to look at the time can be comprehended, it is a special form of participle, participle requires the subject to be consistent, while the independent subject is not. For example:

The weather being fine, a large number of people went to climb the Western Hills.

Africa is the second largest continent, its size being about three times that of China.