英语中考写作文技巧和方法（最新20篇）

Computer games is a hot topic nowadays. Some people hold that it is bad. And others hold that it is good. In my view, whether good or bad is determined by the players.

If one plays computer game properly in h is spare time, computer games can be an excellent source of joy. For example, something impossible in your real life can be realized in the computer games. You can pilot a space craft and travel in the universe. Every coin has two sides. If one plays computer game excessivly, it may affects h is eyesight and study.

The computer games itself is only a tool like knife. If we use it properly, it can pare apples. But if we use it to attack others. It immediatly becomes an lethal weapon.

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I still remember the Titanic, though its a big ship but it still sunk, so, in my opinion, the best ship is the friendship. Friendship is one of the most important things in everyones life.

我还记得泰坦尼克号，但它是一个大的船，但它仍然沉没，所以，在我看来，最好的船是友谊。友谊是每个人生活中最重要的东西。

When you’re down, friends lift you up. When you lose your way, friends guide you and cheer you on

当你失落时，朋友会让你振作起来。当你迷失方向时，朋友会引导你，鼓励你

everyone need friends because there are a lot of things that you cant deal with yourself, and the friend’s just make up for it.

每个人都需要朋友，因为有很多事情你不能处理自己的问题，和朋友只是弥补。

When you’re down, friends lift you up. When you lose your way, friends guide you and cheer you on

当你失落时，朋友会让你振作起来。当你迷失方向时，朋友会引导你，鼓励你

Friendship just likes the sun, it can make you fell warm though in the cold winter, friendship just likes the water in the desert, it can make you fell that in the world, there still has hope .in a word, the friendship is the same meaning as the greatness, selfness and devotion.

友谊就像太阳，它可以让你在寒冷的冬天温暖，友谊就像沙漠里的水，它可以让你爱上这个世界，还是有希望的。总之，友谊是伟大意义相同，无私和奉献。

To make friends ,adding a friend equals adding a way ,open your heart ,devote yourself ,let friendship make your world colorful 。

交朋友，增加一个朋友等于增加一个方法，打开你的心扉，奉献自己，让友谊使你的世界丰富多彩。

1. Our world is full of happiness. 世界上充满了幸福。

2. Everybody is eager to happiness, feeling so well being of everyone. The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are love parents.人人都渴望得到幸福，人人都在感受幸福，生活中，最高的幸福就是拥有对父母的爱。

3. This is a small thing, but in my heart it is a big happiness.这虽然只是一件小事，但是在我的心里却是一个很大的幸福。

4. No rose without a thorn. 玫瑰都有刺。(没有十全十美)

5. Content is happiness. 知足常乐。

6. Happiness is always around us.幸福都在我们周围。

7. Love, give me happiness. There is still a long way for me to run. I believe that working hard will bring me a bright future; we will be the happiest people. 爱，给我幸福。 我还有很长的路要走。我坚信努力工作能给我带来光明的前途，我们将会是最幸福的人。

8. Our happiness from everything in life. 我们的幸福来自于生活中的每一件事。

9. Two brainstorming can usually think better than one and faster, too. 三个臭皮匠赛过诸葛亮。

10. Mother’s love is like a circle, it has no beginning and no ending.母爱像一个圈，它没有起点也没有终点。

11. Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。

12. Time waits for no man. 时间不等人。

13. Laugh and the world laugh with you. Weep and you weep alone. 笑，全世界陪你一起笑。哭，你一个人哭。

14. It is easy to say things, but it is difficult to do them. / Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。

15. What’s more 更多的是….

16. No pains, no gains. 没有付出，就没有回报。

17. There are many beautiful flowers in the world, but in parent’s eyes, their children are the most beautiful of all.世界上有许多漂亮的花，但是在父母的眼里，他们的孩子是最漂亮的。

18. As the saying goes, you don’t know that happiness is until you lost it. 俗话说:直到失去了，你才直到幸福是什么。

19. Bacon said: “knowledge is power.” 培根说:“知识就是力量。”

20. Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。

21. If you take a nap now, you will only have a dream. If you study hard now, you will achieve your dream (your dream will come true).如果你此时打盹，你将做梦。如果你此刻努力学习，你将梦想成真。

22. I just couldn’t believe my eyes. 我只是不能相信我的眼睛。

23. Time is valuable, we should cherish time.时间是宝贵的，我们应该珍惜时间。

24. Never give up during the difficult days and better time are sure to come some day. 在困境中绝不放弃，美好的日子总会到来。

25. If winter comes, can spring be far behind? 冬天来了，春天还会远吗?

26. Nobody is perfect, but everyone is different from others.人无完人，但每个人又有不同。

27. Parents are our first teachers. They teach usually lessons of life. 父母是我们的第一任老师，他们教我们人生的课程。

28. Life is like a piece of white paper, on which we may draw the newest and finest pictures. 生活就像一张白纸，我们可以在上面描绘出最新、最好的图片。

29. Hope is always around us. 希望总会有的。

30. Happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. 如果你用心感受，幸福就在我们周围。

31. As an old saying goes: “it’s never too late to learn.” 老话说:“活到老学到老。”

32. The man who laughs last laughs best. 笑到最后的才是笑得最好的。

33. Thought is the key which opens the door of the world. 想象是打开时间之门的钥匙。

34. How time flies! 光阴似箭。

35. Time is money. 一寸光阴一寸金。

36. No one can call back yesterday. 没有人能让昨日重现。

37. Nothing is impossible in the world if you put your heart on it. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。

38. Nothing is impossible if you work hard. 如果你努力学习，一切皆有可能。

39. Our life is full of moving stories among which there are the most beautiful stars shining in our life.我们的生活充满了令人感动的故事，它们就像是最美的星星在我们的生命当中闪耀。

40. Life is wonderful. And I also have lots of wonderful memories in my wonderful life. 生活是精彩的，在精彩的生活中我也有很多精彩的回忆。

用介词短语替代从句，例：

原句：While they were playing tennis, she started an argument that lasted all morning.

修改后：During tennis she started an argument that lasted all morning.

原句：When you come to the second traffic light, turn right.

修改后：At the second traffic light turn left.

纵观近年各地中考英语写作题，题材一般是写人、写事、写物、写景、日记、书信、通知、便条等文体。一般来说，不同的写作题材，它的人物，时间，写作的重点也是不尽相同的。下面结合一些常见的题型介绍一下写作的注意事项以及写作技巧。

1、以图表提供情景的作文要以读为主，首先要读懂图表中的数据、时间、编码、序号以及相互间的变化关系，对所给的信息加以分析、推断、筛选、概括、去粗取精;在写作时目的要明确，要注意内容的准确性和严肃性，尤其是图表中的数据、时间等不得有误。

2、以图画提供情景的作文应以看为主，通过细心观察图中的人物、景物、文字、环境、数字等，弄清写作的意图，通过分析思考把握逻辑联系，找出主题并借助所给的文字，把图中的信息转化成文章，但要注意，文章不能停留在图画的浅表，而要表达出提供情景的意图和内涵。

3、以提纲提供情景的作文。这种形式本身的要点已经很明确，重点也很突出，只要把各个提纲加以发挥，注意遣词造句的灵活性和语法规则的正确性，就不会造成审题不清而偏离主题，但要注意，文章必须覆盖所提供的各个提纲的要点。

4、以书信格式提供情景的作文。首先要了解书信的格式，英文书信格式与中文有所不同，

(1)一般在信纸的右上角写上写信人的地址和日期，地址应按从小到大的顺序排列;

(2)左边顶格写上收信人的姓名;

(3)正文部分;

(4)祝愿的话;

(5)写信人签名。信的内容一定要按所给的要求写，不要漏写。

【导语】英语写作是中考中检测学生语言应用能力的最重要部分。提高中考写作水平，需要有效的训练。下面关于英语作文的写作方法，一起来阅读下文吧!

学生写作时，如果语句平平，只选用一些普通的、直截了当的词，那么，这样写出来的文章根本没有可阅读行，就像是一碗没有油盐酱醋面条一样，让人提不起一点精神和看下去的欲望，呆板、单调，没有可读性。如果一篇文章要让读者有可读性、有深度，同学们更应该掌握一些高级点词和语句来装饰你的文章，突出这篇文章的彩头，使文章增添文采，给读者以不一样的感受。具体方法可以参照下面的语句：

1. 画龙点睛，一篇文章的开头很重要。

在通常情况下，英语句子的排列方式为“主语+谓语+宾语”，即主语一般都会在谓语前面。但若根据情况适当改变句子的开头方式，比如在文章的开始的时候写一些倒状语句或以状语为起始语句的开头，这样子的文章更具表现力和感染力。如：

(1) There stands an old temple at the top of the hill.

→ At the top of the hill there stands an old temple.

在小山顶上有一座古庙。

(2) You can do it well only in this way.

→ Only in this way can you do it well.

只有这样你才能把它做好。

(3) A young woman sat by the window.

→ By the window sat a young woman.

窗户边坐着一个年轻妇女。

2. 避免重复使用同一词语

为了使表达更生动，更富表现力，同学们在写作时应尽量避免重复使用同一词语来表示同一意思，尤其是一些老生常谈的词语。如有的同学一看到“喜欢”二字，就会立刻想起like，事实上，英语中表示类似意思的词和短语很多，如 love, enjoy, prefer, appreciate, be fond of, care for等。如：

I like reading while my brother likes watching television.

→ I like reading while my brother enjoys watching television.

我喜欢看书，而我的兄弟却喜欢看电视。

3. 合理使用省略句

合理恰当地使用省略句，不仅可以使文章精练、简洁，而且会使文章更具文采和可读性。如：

(1) He may be busy. If he’s busy, I’ll call later. If he is not busy, can I see him now?

→ He may be busy. If so, I’ll call later. If not, can I see him now?

他可能很忙，要是这样，我以后再来拜访。要是不忙，我现在可以见他吗?

(2) If the weather is fine, we’ll go. If it is not fine, we’ll not go.

→ If the weather is fine, we’ll go. If not, not.

如果天气好，我们就去；如果天气不好，我们就不去了。

(3) She could have applied for that job, but she didn’t do so.

→ She could have applied for that job, but she didn’t.

她本可申请这份工作的，但她没有。

4. 适当运用非谓语结构

非谓语结构通常被认为是一种高级结构，适当运用非谓语结构，会给人一种熟练驾驭语言的印象。如：

(1) When he heard the news, they all jumped for joy.

→ Hearing the news, they all jumped for joy.

听了这消息他们都高兴得跳了起来。

(2) As I didn’t know her address, I wasn’t able to get in touch with her.

→ Not knowing her address, I wasn’t able to get in touch with her.

由于不知道她的地址，我没法和她联系。

(3) As he was born into a peasant family, he had only two years of schooling.

→ Born into a peasant family, he had only two years of schooling.

他出生农民家庭，只上过两年学。

5. 结合使用长句与短句

在英语写作中，过多地使用长句或过多地使用短句都不好。正确的做法是，根据实际情况在文章中交替使用长句与短语，使文章显得错落有致，这样不仅使文章在形式上增加美感，而且使文章读起来铿锵有力。如：

At noon we had a picnic lunch in the sunshine. Then we had a short rest. Then we began to play happily. We sang and danced. Some told stories. Some played chess.

→ At noon we had a picnic lunch in the sunshine. After a short rest, we had great fun singing and dancing, telling jokes and playing chess.

中午我们晒着太阳吃野餐。休息一会儿后，我们唱的唱歌，跳的跳舞，还有的讲笑话、下棋，大家玩得很开心。

6. 适当使用短语代替单词

(1) He has decided to be a teacher when he grows up.

→ He has made up his mind to be a teacher when he grows up.

他已决定长大了当老师。

(2) He doesnt like music.

→ He doesnt care much for music.

他不大喜欢音乐。

(3) He told me that the question was now under discussion.

→ He told me that the question was now being discussed.

他告诉我问题现正正在讨论中。

7. 恰当套用某些固定表达

(1) He was very tired. He couldn’t walk any farther.

→ He was too tired to walk any farther.

他太累了，不能再往前走了。

(2) The film was very interesting. Both the teachers and the students liked it.

→ The film was so interesting that both the teachers and the students liked it.

这电影很有趣，学生和老师都很喜欢。

(3) Your son is old. He can look after himself now.

→ Your son is old enough to look after himself now.

你的儿子已经长大，可以自己照顾自己了。

8. 尽量使句子带点“洋味”

(1) Dont worry. Be bold and try it, and youll learn it soon.

→Dont worry. Just go for it, and youll get it soon.

别担心，大胆试一试，你很快就会学会的。

(2) Thank you for playing with us.

→Thank you for sharing the time with us.

谢谢你陪我玩。

9. 综合使用各类所谓的“高级”结构

(1) Now everyone knows the news. I think Jim must have let it out.

→ Now everyone knows the news. I think it must have been Jim who has let it out.

现在人人都知道这消息了，我想一定是吉姆把它泄露出去的。

(2) We had to stand there to catch the offender.

→ What we had to do was (to) stand there, trying to catch the offender.

我们所能做的只是站在那儿，设法抓住违章者。

(3) If her pronunciation is not better than her teacher’s, it is at least as good as her teacher’s.

→ Her pronunciation is as good as, if not better than, her teacher’s.

如果她的语音不比她的老师好的话，至少也不会比她老师的差。

10. 适当使用名言警句点缀

在写作时根据实际情况恰当地用上一两句名言警句来点缀文章，不仅使文章显得有深度、有智慧，而且会让文章在评分中上一个“得分档次”。如：

(1) As the proverb says, “Where there is a will, there is a way.” Though you fail this time, you needn’t lose heart. As long as you work hard and stick to your dream, you will succeed one day.

(2) There is a proverb goes like this “Life isn’t a bed of roses.” It is ture that it is likely for everyone to meet problems and difficulties in life.

(3) In the modern world, more and more people live alone, which is not so good for our life. It is better for us to make more friends and enjoy friendship. Just as a proverb says, “A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.”

I would like to be a volunteer in my spare time. My reasons are as follows:

我想成为一名志愿者在业余时间。我的理由如下：

First of all, it is a good virtue to help others, even in modern society. We all need others’ help in case we get into trouble. Secondly, we are able to better ourselves by helping others because we gain valuable experience and build up our confidence while serving others. What’s more, volunteering makes us feel better about ourselves, thus making our life more enjoyable. More importantly, we can make the world a better place to live in by volunteering to improve it.

首先，帮助别人是一种美德，即使在现代社会。我们都需要别人帮助的情况下，我们有麻烦。其次，我们能够更好的完善自我帮助他人，因为我们获得了宝贵的经验，建立自信，而服务他人。更重要的是，志愿者使我们对自己感觉更好，从而使我们的生活更舒适。更重要的是，我们可以让世界变得更美好生活的志愿者来改善它。

In summary, volunteering can make a difference to our life, so I think it is very rewarding to be a volunteer.

总之，志愿工作可以使我们的生活差异，所以我认为这是非常值得去做志愿者。

1、思想重视的不够

随着各种教学法涌入我国，对我国英语教学影响最大的当数“听说法”和&ldquo,日记;视听法”。这些教学法提倡将英语作为一门工具来对待，侧重学生语言技能的训练。然而，我们在着意于口头技能培养的同时却忽略了书面阅读和写作，在强调语言结构形式的反复操练的同时却忽略了学生语言能力的培养，从而导致教师和学生轻视英语写作现象的产生。

2、写作素材的缺乏

教师对小学英语写作究竟要写些什么缺乏明确的认识。大部分写作练习表现为简单机械的抄写，学生容易完成，老师易于批改，但写作内容与学生生活缺乏练习。

3、母语文法的束缚

小学生刚刚接触英语，在表达的过程中难免受到母语的构词法、语法和思维方式的影响，用汉语的方式组词或组句，以至于出现大量的文法错误，让人啼笑皆非。

过渡是文章段落之间的桥梁，在文章中，前后相邻的两层意思之间，不仅要有内在的联系，而且在相连的地方要彼此衔接，语气贯通，让读者思路能够顺利地从前者过渡到后者，而不致发生间隙或阻隔。过渡常用承上启下的段、句子或关联词语。例如《从百草园到三味书屋》一文，在“百草园”和“三味书屋”两大部分之间，有一个承上启下的段落，就是以段过渡的一个范例。

用过渡词语过渡

1、词语过渡的概念。什么是过渡词语?当文章的层次、段落之间意思的转换，并不复杂时，一般用其所长一个词、一个短语来过渡。词语过渡及句子过渡，统称“语句衔接。” “语句衔接”，是文章过渡的一种方法，是文章层次或段落之间的衔接转换。

3、、过渡词语的过渡方法常用的过渡词：

用连词：(因为、所以，因此等。)

用副词：(不过、固然等。)

用方位词：(以上、以下、此外等。)

用序数词：(首先、其次，第一、第二等。一、二、三等。)过渡短语：( 综上所述、由此可见、这样看来、总而言之 等。)

用关联词语： 1、总分关系的：分述如下、综上所述、总之 等。2、两段之间是转折关系的：后一段落常用：但是，反过来说。 3、两段是补充关系的：另外、还有 等。在意思有较大的转折时：用：然而、不过，至于，现在 等词过渡。

用时间、方位词语：如去年、今年，过去、现在(表示时间转换); 前面、后面，东、南、西、北等(表示地点转换)

4、〖词语过渡训练〗写作文

题目1：我站在鲜红的团旗下。提示：1、这是需要发挥联想的题目。2、要通过几个典型的事例，表述自已的成长过程。3、要注意语句衔接。

题目2：《——促使我进步》。提示：1、在半命题中可以填上:爸爸、妈妈、姐姐等。2、“促使”是题眼，“促使”的方法:或是言教，或是身教;可以是学习上的进步，也可写思想认识上的进步。3、要注意语句衔接。

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为配合我市开展“创建文明城市(build a civilized city)”活动，学校举办以How to Behave Well?为主题的英语征文比赛。现在请你根据所给提示内容，用英语写一篇80词左右参赛短文。

提示：1.衣着整洁;2.保持环境卫生;

3.待人有礼，乐于助人; 4.遵守交通规则; 5…….

要求：1.文章必须包括所给提示中1～4项内容，可展开思路，适当发挥;

2.文中不能出现考生的真实姓名、校名等。

In order to build a civilized city, we students should try our best to behave well in the activities.

It’s a good habit to keep our clothes clean and tidy. Our city should be kept clean every day. Don’t throw litter or spit about. It’s good manners to say “Thank you” and “Please”, and so on. We should never say dirty words. Be friendly to others and always ready to help the people in need. For example, when we are on a bus, we should give our seats to the old and the women with babies. We should also obey traffic rules. When the traffic lights are red, we should stop. And we’d better not talk or laugh loudly in public.

If everyone behaves well , our city will be more beautiful and more attractive.

【参考译文】

为了建设文明城市，我们学生应该尽力在活动中表现良好。

保持衣服干净整齐是一个好习惯。我们的城市应该每天保持清洁。不要乱扔垃圾或随地吐痰。说“谢谢”和“请”是礼貌的，等等。我们不应该说脏话。对别人友好，随时准备帮助需要帮助的人。例如，当我们在公共汽车上时，我们应该给老人和有婴儿的妇女让座。我们也应该遵守交通规则。当交通灯是红色的时候，我们应该停下来。我们最好不要在公共场合大声说话或大笑。

如果每个人都表现良好，我们的城市将会更美丽更迷人。

My three middle school life is coming to an end.

In these past three years, we all have experienced a lot.

We have many good friends who studied and played together.

Our respectable teachers has taught us so many things that how to study, how to deal with questions, how to get along with others. Thanks for my teachers education for me.

Now, Im going to try my best to complete my lessons and use the freetime to do meaningful things.

I think I will miss you who are our friends and teachers.

我三年的初中生活即将结束。

在过去的三年里，我们都经历了许多。

我们有许多一起学习玩耍的朋友。

我们尊敬的老师教会我们很多东西，如何学习、如何处理问题、怎么与人相处。多些我的老师对我的教育。

现在，我将会尽我所能完成我的学业，利用课余时间去做有意义的事情。

我想我将会想你们的我的朋友、我的老师!

知识要点：1、说明文是以说明为主要表达方式来介绍说明客观事物或事理的文体。2、说明文按照不同的分类标准，有多种多样的分类方法。按照不同的构成成分，可以分为简单说明文和复杂说明文；按照不同的写作目的，可以分为介绍性说明文、记述性说明文和阐释性说明文；按照不同的表达方式，可以分为科学性说明文和文艺性说明文；而按照不同的说明对象，又可以分为说明事物和说明事理两类。3、所谓事物，就是客观存在的实体，包括人、事、物。向读者介绍一个人（包括自己）、一个集体、介绍一种程序、一种现象、一种物体，都属于这种类型的说明文。4、所谓事理，就是与事物有关的某种道理。人们在生产、生活中，特别是在科学研究中，常常不满足于对事物表象的认识，而要进一步探究其中的原委，这就需要作事理的说明。

考试说明：说明文的运用范围相当广泛，我们在日常生活、学习和工作中，无论交流思想、介绍情况，常常要用到说明文。这里着重谈谈普通说明文的写法。

议论文写作是几种常见文体中要求较高的一种。下面语文迷网整理了一些写作方法，希望对你有帮助。

一、议论文的文体特点和写作要求

英语议论文同中文议论文一样也是以议论的方式，通过摆事实、讲道理来阐述自己观点的一种文体。高中英语议论文是一种限制性的写作, 其论点、论据、论证都必须十分明确，学生必须结合题目要求来阐述相关观点。

议论文的结构可分为三个部分：1、引言段引出一个令人关注的问题或明白地亮出自己的观点，如提倡什么，支持什么，反对什么。 2、主体段对提出的问题进行分析、推论、并运用归纳法、演绎法和类比法等进行论证，取得以理服人的效果。3、结论段可以用两三句话来结束文章，同时要注意重申论点，与引言段呼应，但不能照搬原话。务必做到论点明确、要点齐全、论证严密、结构严谨、层次分明、首尾呼应。

二、议论文的写作方法与技巧

一)、审好题

人们常说：“磨刀不误砍柴功”。审题是写作的开始，是写好作文的前提条件，“好的开始是成功的一半”，议论文写作也不例外。只有明确题目要求，确立观点，确定论证方法及全文段落安排，才可能成功写出一篇好的议论文。如果写偏了题，再精心的构思、再好的语言表达也是枉然。审题主要包括六个方面：一是判断议论文所属类型。英语议论文根据命题特点，从形式上来看可分为如下类型: ①“一分为二”的观点。如：“轿车大量进入家庭后，对家庭、环境、经济可能产生的影响”。②“两者选一”的观点。如：“乘火车还是乘飞机”。③“我认为……”型，如：“你对课外阅读的看法”。④“怎样……(how to)”型，如：“怎样克服学习中碰到的困难”。⑤ 图表作文，通过阅读图表中的数字与项目得出一个结论或形成一种看法(杨家贵，2005)。二是确立该文的论点或作者须持的观点，以及支撑论点的道理和事实。三是确定全文所包括的要点。四是确定段落数及每段适用的连接词、过渡句，使文章连接紧凑、过渡自然、层次分明。五是选择全文主要时态及各段适用的其它时态。六是判断该文的格式，是书信还是短文。审题完毕，随即列出提纲。

二)、注重主题句的设置

主题句又叫中心句(topic sentence)，是段落的论点，限制段落中议论的范围，是整个段落的纲领。主题句必须要正确，要明确表明作者赞成什么，反对什么。主题句在一篇百来字的议论文中好比“画龙点睛”，帮助作者分层次阐述自己的观点，让读者快速了解作者的观点。

1、确定主题句的位置

英语议论文的主题句宜设在段首第一句，这是由以下两个因素决定的。1)、主题句出现的位置有三种情况：①在段首，以便读者浏览主题句就可掌握文章的概要，这个位置适用于写提供信息或解释观点的段落;②在段末;③段中(高长梅，2000)。2)、英语民族的思维特点是常采用路标式(直线式)篇章结构，即主题句在段首。

2、写出好的主题句

好的主题句具有以下特点：①有一定的概括性，普遍性而不是罗列具体事实。②句意明确而不是模糊不着边际。③让人有话可写而不是给出无可辩驳的事实。④不以问题的方式出现，也不要同时表达两个以上的观点。笔者要求学生写了以下的主题句：

1)Staying up late is bad for our health.

2)The more cars, the better?

3)There are two reasons why some people are fascinated by Super Girls and two reasons why some dislike them.

4)Beijing is famous for the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the Imperial Palace and other places of interest.

5)a. Tom is a middle school student.

b. Tom is a hard-working middle school student.

6)Living in small cities is better than living in big cities.

然后让学生对照主题句的特点，他们一致认为1)、5)b、6)为好的主题句。在实践和对比中，学生学会了如何写好的主题句，并且运用到议论文写作中，收到较好效果，见以下实例(下段黑体部分是主题句)。

Everyone lives by selling something. For example, teachers live by selling knowledge, philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort. Though it may be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money, it is extremely difficult to calculate the true value of services which people perform for us. The conditions of society are such that skills have to be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop. Everyone has something to sell.

由此可见，好的主题句能帮助作者阐明观点，起到提纲挈领的作用。作者围绕段落的中心论点，运用多种方法展开论证，达到以理服人的效果。

三)、用好连接词和过渡句

从行文需要出发选用恰当的连接词、过渡句可使整篇文章文句流畅，句意转换自然，同时使表达合乎逻辑，文章结构严谨。倘若一篇议论文的段落里不乏高级词汇和复杂语法结构，但缺少了连接词、过渡句的润色而不能从一个观点自然地过渡到另一个观点，或段落里的各论据(supporting sentence)连接松散，势必削弱论证的效果，就算不上一篇好的议论文。下面分别说明如何有效运用连接词与过渡句。

1、句与句的连接词

连接词通常由连词、副词、介词短语和插入语等充当。如何有效使用连接词，使句意连贯、紧凑，以体现文章良好的严密的论证逻辑?

2.段与段的过渡句

过渡句帮助作者展示文章的条理和层次。恰当运用过渡句能使表达锦上添花。当文章从一个层次转换到另一个层次，或由一段内容转入另一段内容时需要用过渡句。恰当有效的运用过渡句，效果明显(见下文，题目及要求略，黑体部分为过渡句)。

Wearing school uniform every day spreads an order over many schools. Is it good or bad for students? Different people, however, have different opinions on this matter.

Some people say that it has a bad effect on developing students’ personal character. According to them, students are tired of wearing the same clothes every day, which is hard to tell who’s who. Furthermore, the cost of the school uniform is not low as many people think. With the bad quality, it’s not well worth the money.

However, as a popular saying goes: “Every coin has two sides.” Others argue that it is good for students. In their opinion, wearing school uniform will prevent students from wasting so much money on clothes and the time on catching up with the fashion. In addition, it’s easy for the teachers to recognize the students. There is no doubt that wearing school uniform every day is good for students.

In short, I firmly support the view that we should wear school uniform.(康珍，2005)

上文黑体部分综合体现了恰当、有效运用连接词和过渡句的最佳效果。全文行文流畅、衔接自然、条理清楚，浑然不觉作者是在套用各种连接词和过渡句。因此，非常有必要熟记一些常用典型的议论文过渡句，使议论文结构严谨，论点清楚，行文流畅。

1)引言段的常用过渡句

Recently we had a heated discussion on…, Opinions are various among different people.

Different people have different opinions on the question of …

They differ greatly in their attitudes towards …

Different people hold different views/opinions on this matter.

Although most people think… I believe…

此类过渡句能迅速引起读者注意，自然而然地引出全文要讨论的话题，或者开门见山地阐明文章的论点。

2)主体段的常用过渡句

Some may hold the view that… because… But others have a negative attitude. From their point of view…

Some people think that… While others believe…

Some people are for the idea of… because… But some people are against the idea of… because …

本文所指议论文的主体段可以是一段也可以是两段。通过正确使用过渡句，文章思路清晰，结构清楚，显示作者严谨思维，增强表达效果。

3)结论段的常用过渡句

As far as I am concerned, I totally agree with the statement that…

Therefore, it’s easy to draw the conclusion that…

As a consequence/result, I firmly support the view that…

Taking all these factors into consideration, we may reach the conclusion that…

To sum up/in a word/in conclusion/in short/above all/in general/ generally speaking, I still hold the view that…

运用过渡句的提示作用进入结论段，作者或是重申论点，或是强调论点，以便加深读者对全文的了解和深刻认识。

英语议论文范文：

Should Examination Be Abolished (取消)?

The examination system has come to be the main theme (主题)of modern education. One should take an examination andsucceed in passing it before he could be admitted， promoted or graduated. As it plays so important a role in the realm of education (教育的领域) it is under much criticism (评论) as to its validity (有效性) . People who are in favour of it try to develop this system more; those who are against it believe that such a system should be abolished. Should examination be abolished? In my opinion it should be.

Many people think that an examination is the only means to test knowledge， but， in fact， that is not true. A few questions given in an examination could by no means cover the whole field of the subject. Thus those who are able to answer them may be the poorest of the students and yet happen to know just a few points about that subject.

Id like to say that， because of the existence of the examination system， students pay so much attention to gaining high marks， that they often forget the chief purpose of education. The so-called clever students devote (贡献) themselves to the study of textbooks only. They， of course， know nothing but the skeleton (梗概) of knowledge. The end and aim of education， however， is to enable students to learn how to live. To do this， students must get themselves to do all kinds of training， physicalas well as mental. The present examination system has discouraged students from making such an attempt.

Moreover， since the students try so hard to put their lessons into memory in as short a time as possible， psychologically (心理上来看)， they soon forget the whole subject as soon as the examination is over. Surely this is one of the greatest wastes ever made in the history of civilization.

Lastly， in order to get high marks， there is a great temptation (诱惑) for students to cheat (作弊) in an examination. Indeed， such a practice becomes the means to the end. They cheat their teachers， their parents and also themselves. Such a tendency would impair (损害) our moral standards (道德标准) .

Therefore， I am of the opinion， in conclusion， that the examination system should be abolished.

英语写作中最重要的还是平时多积累。下面语文迷网小编为大家带来了英语写作技巧，欢迎参考选择。

一、简单单词别拼写错误。

也先告诉大家先敲一个警钟!高考答题时，尽量别出现单词拼写错误，要是比较长的单词拼错了还好说，那种最简单的单词千万不要拼错!如果错了可能就不是扣分的问题，也许后果很严重!

二、书写要公整

你们平时自认为很潇洒的字体放大了后是什么样你们自己可以想象一下，什么样的字在电脑上看最舒服，确定一定以及肯定的告诉你们，就是那种各位认为很幼稚的字体!

就是刚学英语的孩子写的abcdefg,圆圆的胖胖的，很可爱的那种字体，而且千万要一个字母一个字母的写，不要连在一起!也就是说最好用标准园体。

三、第一印象要好，要唬得住阅卷老师

有一点需要大家知道，大家知不知道高考批卷老师是怎样批英语作文的?通读文章，找华丽的句子?找语法应用?挑错误?扣分，分等?打分?估计你们老师是这样告诉你们的。

现在我告诉你实际情况!我们中国人相对于西方人有个特点，就是第一印象认定的事情不太愿意改!解释一下，拿到你的作文，批卷老师大概读一下，会在心中确立一个等级，一等是21分到25分，二等是16分到20分，三等是11分到15分......

最要命的是，一旦老师心中确立了你的等级，就不愿意再更改了!也就是说，接下来细看你作文写得好坏，一般也只是在相应等级内变动了!

我们就要想尽一切办法给老师留下一等文的第一印象!(也就是一上来就要把老师唬住!)这样，作文的分数，一般只是在相应等级内变动了。

四、善用不常用词，长句

教你们几个当时我最喜欢我最喜欢用的装酷小技巧，首先就是very这个单词，以后不要再用了，弄哪个那，extraordinary!

这个单词高中生会用的不多，不用掌握什么用法，就记住用very的地方都可以替换成这个，绝对比用very拉风!

然后那，however这个单词不知道你们掌握得好不好，教大家一个玩赖的技巧，一个句子+逗号+however+另一个句子;

这里面however是没有实际意义的，就是表转折，但你可以用这招把两个简单句捏在一块啊!短句子成长句了!

五、改用倒装句

就是把很简单的句子，用一点小技巧，改成比较无耻的倒装句!举个例子，我不光唱歌，而且跳舞怎么说?

i not onle sing ,but also dance，改动一下，not only doi sing,but also dance.倒装句!(虽然简单且无耻，但谁敢说这不是倒装句?)此方法最适合倒装句掌握的不好的同学写出来骗批卷老师：大哥(姐)我会倒装句!

六、让你的文章与众不同，不做土人，只做牛人

让文章与众不同，那些还远远不够!必须先从最简单的地方着手，让自己的文章与众不同，就像我前面说的能用very的地方都换成extraordinary，十个人九个用very而你用extraordinary，那你不就与众不同了吗!

再给你们补充一些，重要的怎么说?important?这是土人用的!牛人用什么?牛人用significant!由于怎么说?as a result?土人!

牛人用什么?牛人用as a consequence. 所以怎么说?so?土人!牛人怎么说?牛人用therefore!(别看therefore这个单词简单，知道用它代替so的同学不多啊!)

举个例子，I got up early，therefore i was late. 类似的替换的单词很多，比如以后set这个单词不要用了，替换成establish。越来越好怎么说?

土人也许会用better and better，牛人只用一个单词：enhance 造个句子 we need to enhance our English，就等于better and better。

好怎么说?土人用good，比他们强一点的人也许会用great， wonderful，但牛人用什么?牛人用gorgeous，更牛的人用fabulous，简单的替换一下，水平立刻显现出不一样了。

不想要怎么说?土人会用unwanted，牛人用unsatisfactory。改变怎么说?土人用change，牛人用transform。

类似的替换技巧有很多，但由于时间太长了多数都忘了，你们自己也可以总结积累一下，不要做土人，做牛人!

七、语法

以上的问题解决了，我们来说一下语法，从句。相信很多同学掌握的不是很好，我教大家一些简单的技巧?首先弄清句子的最主要成分是什么?

主语加谓语。不管大家写多复杂的句子，一定记住不管写多复杂的句子，没有谓语动词不叫句子!接下来具体地说语法的技巧：

有一个很简单的从句，叫宾语从句，I think that...... 没有人不会用吧，不过我奉劝大家尽量别这么用，老师批10张卷子看到了8张里面有I think that不烦吗?

如果一定要用宾语从句的话换一种说法：I have a thought that......别看只改动了一点，同位语从句!同样I hear that谁都会用吧，不过同样谁都会用所以我们不要用!

厉害一些的人会用：It is reported that......不过真正的牛人用Ther e is a piece of news that 同样的意思，但明显比I hear that要帅!

还有一种从句叫定语从句很多人也愿意用，不过我建议大家不要用，因为其实在英语里，定语从句是种挺白痴的句子，没人说的!

(你们看美国大片时发现过有人说定语从句吗?)不过如果大家非要用我教大家一个必杀!很少有人知道的!其实定语从句是可以并列排比的!这招凑字数最好使，写出来也挺酷的。

这招凑字数最好使，写出来也挺酷的。举个例子，我喜欢玩篮球，然后篮球有很多种特点;

就可以把这些特点用定语从句的形式并列出来：I love basketball，which is......，which is......，which is.......

其实在上千年前，我们的老祖宗就会这么用了，大家学过韩愈的师说吧，里面有句话：师者，所以传道授业解惑也。

这就是个经典的定语从句，翻译过来就是teacher is a job who传道，who授业and who 解惑。

这种定语从句你要是用出来绝对能吓批卷老师一跳!

让的技巧

扬州一考生

如今社会越来越繁杂，我总努力尝试去让开这些繁杂，寻求一片宁静，却常常不能如愿。

可是，一位船夫的话让我豁然开朗，学会了让的技巧。

那次，是在浙西大峡谷中漂流。坐在长长的竹筏上，看着两岸的美景，迎着徐徐吹来的凉风很是惬意。这里美丽的自然风光还未被开发，保持着原有的风貌。一切都是那么寂静，偶尔一声清脆的鸟鸣也令我的心弦为之一颤。我们一行人都默默地观察着周围的一切，从繁华的都市走来，踏进了一片祥和的净土。

江水很是清澈，可以清楚地看见水底的沙石，我忍不住将手伸进水中，鱼儿好奇地亲吻我的手指。忽然，水流急了起来，水中突起的岩石也多了起来。我赶紧收回了手，颇有些紧张。可看那船夫仍是很轻松自在，长长的篙左点一下，右点一下，在湍急的水流中如同在平地上走路一般平稳。看到我盯着他看，他憨厚地一笑：“小心点，水流急着呢，小心掉下水去!”我也冲他一笑，其实心里明白得很，坐他的船哪会有什么危险?每碰到一块岩石，眼看就要撞上了，只见他忽然一让，躲开了危险;每碰到一个漩涡，我们心惊胆战之时，却又是一让，与漩涡巧妙地擦肩而过。

“大伯，您真有本事，您一定对这里的每一个危险都了如指掌吧!要不您怎么这么灵巧地避让呢?”我佩服地向轻松的船夫说。

“我哪清楚呦，撑了这么多年的筏子，我只知道哪里安全，可以让筏子平稳地通过，要想去避让危险干啥?”船夫还是那么平静。

我却愣住了，我们都错了，我们都想着如何去让开危险，却没想到如何去寻找安全。或许，如果船夫只顾着让开岩石和漩涡，那么许许多多的危险又如何避开?倒不如找一条没有危险的路，平平稳稳地走过去。

我忽然明白了让的技巧，生活的繁杂与我无关，我不必整天想着让开他们，倒不如在心中拾起一片宁静，寻找一条平和的人生之路，平平稳稳地走下去。做一个心灵的隐士，又何必一定要让开世间的繁杂?

对于作文这一部分来说，大家应该首先了解不同文章的特点和规律，下面是小编整理的2017考研英语高分作文写作方法，欢迎阅读。

一、了解意图，抓住精髓

近年来的大作文非常玄妙，值得细品。首先，很可能大作文正在经历由时事向哲理过渡的重大变革，这在2001年、2002年、2004年、2007年、2009和2010年真题上表现得最为明显。其次，出题人将尽量用图画来表达意图，而不借助或少借助图中或图旁的文字，这样意义表达的会更深刻，对考生的思考力和判断力的要求也就更高。第三，图画的含义深刻，可以接受的解释也较多，但要想取得高分，必须紧扣图画，把握住其中的精髓，最深刻地表达其核心的意义。

二、扣紧主题

写大作文时切记要扣紧主题，切不可离题太远，导致最后回不来或时间不够写不完。另外，各部分之间的比例应适当，第一段不要太长。与主题相关的关键词语一定要用对，否则会影响分数。

三、看清要求

有的同学一看到写“网络”，就立即联想到这方面最火爆的话题“网络成瘾”，将主题确定为此。有的同学干脆将之转变为自己看到过的文章——“网络的利与弊”。这些都是不正确的做法。写大作文时，首先要减少语言的错误，提高语言的准确性。语言错误有许多种，有的是小错误，甚至可以忽略不计，而有些是大错误，是让老师看到后不得不扣分的错误。另一方面就是增加闪光点，除了结构清晰外，闪光点主要指好的词、词组或句型，一是使用恰当，二是要有变换。上述这两点都不容易，而结合起来就更难了。如果文章分为三段，那么起始段、结尾段和中间段落的开始部分是非常关键的。对于背诵的好词、词组和句型，一定要和具体的行文联系起来，融入到文章中去，不仅要用对，还要用好，避免给人突兀的感觉。

四、避免投机取巧

近年来，有些考生有投机的心理，结果却很惨烈。有的考生准备了万能模板，直接往上套，这样的效果并不好。正如有的较为激进的阅卷老师所说，这些考生是想通过不诚实的手段得到不属于他的东西，这样的人应该得到惩罚。实际上这些考生中有的水平还不错，如果坚持依靠自己，咬紧牙关奋力拼搏的话，结果会是不错的。

综上所述，对于作文这一部分来说，大家应该首先了解不同文章的特点和规律，而后用心地学习范文并进行模仿，然后练习全文写作并请老师批改再细细揣摩。相信通过这样的过程，大家的写作一定会有长足的进步。

Life is unique, is precious, the world because of had the best and become life. Your life, you cherish? If you want to secure life, please obey the traffic rules.

From the ancient to the now, not just the changes in the dynasty, science is becoming more and more developed in transportation. In the economic prosperity of society, the vehicles in the street, maybe at this time, because of your negligence or violation, will bring inconvenience to traffic, also may let your mind overshadowed.

According to incomplete statistics, in 2006 21922 traffic accidents occurred in fujian province, 3871 people were killed and 25000 injured, lost more than 8000 ten thousand yuan. The traffic accident death toll in recent 10 years in our country is located in the worlds first. Because the car accident, how many family bereavement and destruction; How many families in debt due to traffic accident compensation liability shall not turn...

Last weekend, my mother and I in passing through the square, suddenly heard a scream behind. I looked back, "the..." With sharp brakes, a van has stopped in front of a little girl fell to the ground. At the same time, a group of people to come to there, my mother and I are crowded in the past. See the girl in shock, his face pale, after a long time, just "wow" to a loud cry. The girls mother leaned over and lifted the girls trousers and sleeves, that bloody hands and feet, really let a person love dearly. The woman did emergency processing for the child, she called the van driver to send their child to the hospital. Crowd buzzing around: "ah, this girl is really of, also do not obey the traffic rules, do like this, fortunately, no big deal." the traffic accident, make me feel the seriousness of the do not obey the traffic rules. Because at that time careless, spirit will bring irreparable damage.

Here, I to every student, every one of my friends call: "traffic safety is created by all of us. We should establish the starts from me, starts from the minor matter, starts from now, all to be good citizens obey the traffic rules. I believe that with the joint efforts of us all, traffic accidents will be far from us, tomorrow will be more happy, happy!

生命是唯一的,是宝贵的,世界因为有了生命而变得精彩.您的生命，您珍惜吗?要想生命得到保障,请您遵守交通规则.

从远古世纪到现在,不仅仅是朝代在变,科学在交通工具上也越来越发达.在经济繁荣的社会中，街上的车辆逐渐增多，也许就在这时,因为您的疏忽或违规,会给交通带来不便，也可能会让您的心灵蒙上一层阴影.

据不完全统计,福建省2006年发生交通事故21922起,3871人死亡，25000人受伤,损失8000多万元人民币.我国的交通事故死亡人数近10年来始终是位于世界第一位的.由于车祸,有多少家庭痛失亲人,家家破人亡;又有多少家庭因负车祸赔偿责任而债台高筑不得翻身......

上周末，我和妈妈在路过广场时,猛然听见身后一片尖叫.我向后看去，"支......"随着刺耳的刹车声，一辆面包车已经停在了一个摔倒在地的小女孩面前.同时，一群人向那边涌去,我和妈妈也挤了过去。只见那女孩惊魂未定,脸色惨白，过了好一会儿,才"哇"地一声哭了。女孩的妈妈俯下身,撩起女孩的裤管和衣袖,那血肉模糊的手脚，真让人心疼。那妇女为孩子做了紧急处理，便赶快叫面包车司机把孩子送到医院。周围的群众议论纷纷:"哎,这女孩也真是的,不遵守交通规则,弄成这样，幸亏没什么大碍."这起车祸，让我感受到不遵守交通规则的严重性.因为一时的粗心大意，会给人带来无法弥补的精神伤害.

在此,我向每一位同学、每一位朋友呼吁:"交通安全靠我们大家来创造。我们应该确立从我做起，从小事做起,从现在做起的观念，人人争当遵守交通规则的好公民。我相信，有了我们大家的共同努力，交通事故一定会远离我们，明天将会更加幸福、美好!

中招考试即将到来，许多学生感到压力很大，为此很烦恼。你校的校刊特意进行了课后放松方式的调查。请你以”Learn to relax yourself “为题写一篇80词左右的短文。要点提示：

1)学生压力大及其表现

2)学会放松很重要

3)常见的放松方式

4)最适合的自我放松方式

5)我的建议

Learn to relax yourself

Now many students of Grade 9 are under too much pressure. They always feel too tired to listen to the teachers carefully in class.

It’s important for students to relax. Only in this way can they study well and be healthy. Here are some different ways to relax themselves. For example, they can try to have enough sleep,or they can listen to their favourite music after class. They can also read some books or do some sports. For me, I often hang out with my friends.

While you are studying, don’t forget to relax. You will study better after a good rest.

参考译文

学会放松自己

现在许多9年级的学生压力太大。上课时他们总是觉得太累了以至于不能认真听老师讲课。

对学生来说放松是很重要的。只有这样他们才能学习健康。这里有一些不同的方法来放松自己。例如，他们可以尝试有足够的睡眠，或者他们可以听他们喜欢的音乐课后。他们也可以读一些书或做一些运动。对我来说，我经常和朋友们出去玩。

当你在学习的时候，不要忘记放松。好好休息后你会学得更好。

题目，即“题材”的眼睛。常言道：“目以传神。”有了好的题目，文章的神采就出来了。自拟标题的基本原则有三：首先是准确、贴切，即标题与作文体裁、内容相符合，宽窄适度，恰如其分;其次是精练、简明，即言简意赅，高度概括;还要力求新颖、含蓄、优美，这样才能不同凡响。

拟题的方法很多，下面结合近几年高考的实例略作介绍：

(一)并列法：以相关或不相关的并列词语做标题。如：《诚信·人生》(2017年高考);《绿太阳·红太阳》(2017年高考);《哀痛者·幸福者》《左手·右手》(2017年高考);《为人·为文·为政》《晶莹雪·寂寞林》《八·十八·二十八》(2017年高考)。

(二)引用法：直接引用或间接改动现成的诗文、歌曲、影视广告等，以引起共鸣。如：《得失寸心知》《选择三叠》(2017年高考);《借我借我一双慧眼吧》《花非花·雾非雾》《情不误人人自误》(2017年高考);《醉翁之意，不在山水之间也》《今年过节不收礼》《穷则独善其身》《一蓑风雨任平生》《靡不有忙，鲜克有得》《快乐地唱一首忙碌歌》(2017年高考);《晓看红湿处》《任尔东西南北风》《莫为浮云遮望眼》《和而不同》《寸有所长，尺有所短》《没有异想，哪来天开》《谁能叫世界停止三秒》(2017年高考)。

(三)修辞法：用比喻、拟人、双关、借代、设问、对偶、夸张等修辞方法做标题。如：《谎言不开花》《“放羊娃”说谎的新代价》《言必信，行必果》《诚为立身本，信是成事源》(2017年高考);《选择牢笼》《选择孔子?选择庄子?》《瞬间选择，永恒坐标》(2017年高考);《拨开天空的乌云》《你有两颗心吗》《血浓于水 理大于情》(2017年高考);《给“从谏如流”上把锁》《两把钥匙一扇门》《镜子人生》《心的舞台》《架起隔膜间的桥梁——语言》《用语言连缀心灵的星空》《追忆似水流年》《苏轼：心胸如海》《冷眼看“雪”》《含泪的玫瑰》《坚定的心，灵空的耳》《西西弗斯你快乐吗?》《宋江归顺错在哪里?》《忙，生命的时钟》《还原生命的润滑剂》《请给心灵留片绿阴》《给忙一个深呼吸》(2017年高考);《灌溉心灵的花园》《穿越时空的旅程表》《成长在潮流的森林》《为文化撑起一把伞》《我饿了》《文化邂逅金钱》《文化在青春里回荡》《文化的呼吸》《今年我几岁》《我们把什么广祥论坛丢了》《谁动了我们的文化观》《谁偷走了生活的美感》《你是否会打文化的算盘》《美丽的流行，永恒的经典》《稳定中繁荣，变化中发展》(2017年高考)。

(四)观点法：直接以文章的观点做标题。如：《诚信是治国之道》《诚信，万万丢不得》(2017年高考);《选择团队合作》《选择文学，我一生无悔》《张开双臂，选择博爱》《选择真善美》(2017年高考);《把握感情，认知事物》《真理只有一个》《用理性的双眼看世界》(2017年高考);《相信自己 相信他人》《学会聆听》《坦然看生活》《忙亦有道》(2017年高考);《张扬个性，放飞个性》《处世之道(不断调整你的生活态度)》《各有千秋，扬长补短》《兼容互补才有优势》《无须完美》《守住颜面》《本没有意外》(2017年高考)。

(五)公式法：借用数字等公式。如：《××+××=快乐》《10减1等于》(2017年高考);《1：6的启示》(2017年高考);《1〉100》(2017年高考);《情≠真》(2017年高考)。

请你阅读你的加拿大网友tommy的e-mail，根据e-mail的内容，给他写一封回信.

dear li lei,

i havent heard from you for a long time. im glad to tell you that ill visit beijing this summer vacation. it is said that beijing is a great city with a long history and more changes have taken place since the 2008 olympic games. i would like to know something about beijing, such as places of interest, the environment, traffic and people there.

im looking forward to hearing from you soon.

yours,

tommy

★ 范文

dear tommy,

im glad to know you will come to beijing.

beijing, the capital of china, is one of the largest cities in the world. there are many places of interest, such as the summer palace, the forbidden city and the great wall. all of them are beautiful and well-known to the world. great changes have taken place in beijing since we successfully held the 2008 0lympic games.

now, people pay more attention to the environment. more trees and flowers have been planted. for the traffic, it is very convenient for people to travel around beijing, because several new subway lines have been built. if you come to beijing, you will find people here are very friendly and helpful. whats more, a lot of people can speak english. beijing is really an attractive city with a long history.

im looking forward to hearing from you soon.

yours,

li lei

Where possible, reduce the use of "which," "who" "that" "whom" "whether... or not" etc.

少用关系代词

学会运用关系代词是你学习英文过程中的一个重要的阶段。学会少用它们则表明你取得了更大的进步。在校对你的作品时，仔细检查一下所有的which’s, who’s that’s和whom’s是否必要。删除不必要的关系代词会使你的文章更精彩。

Example:

Unnecessary: It is a truth that is universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

(用两个 that’s，读起来很别扭)

Better: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

-- Jane Austin

注：被动语态修饰的名词通常不须用关系代词。

Unnecessary: In 1970 India dedicated a nuclear power plant near Bombay, which was built with American assistance.

Improved: In 1970 India dedicated a nuclear power plant near Bombay, built with American assistance.

Unnecessary: During this period, Churchill spoke for a nation which was undivided and curiously happy, as it has never been in my lifetime, before or since.

Improved: During this period, Churchill spoke for a nation undivided and curiously happy, as it has never been in my lifetime, before or since.

Unnecessary: Justice theories have a long tradition, which goes back to Plato and Aristotle in the 5th century B.C.

Improved: Justice theories have a long tradition, going back to Plato and Aristotle in the 5th century B.C.

Unnecessary: Shirley Temple’s father blew nearly the entire $3 million that she made by tap dancing which made her famous in the movies.

Improved: Shirley Temple’s father blew nearly the entire $3 million she made tap dancing her way to fame in the movies.

Unnecessary: We told them they were the victims who deserved sympathy the most.

Improved: We told them they were the victims, most deserving of sympathy.

Unnecessary: Only a person who is oblivious* to the facts of modern life would doubt the need of vocational education today.

Better: Only a person oblivious to the facts of modern life would doubt the need of vocational education today.

Unnecessary: Not everyone in North America likes the taste of green tea, whether it contains caffeine or not.

Better: With or without caffeine, not everyone in North America likes the taste of green tea.

Unnecessary: Usually the Washington family married people who were socially better off than themselves, but the second marriage of George’s father was an exception.

Better: Usually the Washingtons married their social betters, but the second marriage of George’s father was an exception.

Unnecessary: In some instances, a letter can take ten days by air and six to eight weeks by ship to reach the person to whom the letter is addressed.

Better: In some instances, a letter can take ten days by air and six to eight weeks by ship to reach its intended receiver.