作文开头法
(1) Opening:
There are three ways to write the first paragraph.
1. 正反表态法:In the first paragraph, you give an introduction about the topic first. Then, you can describe the positive and negative views about the topic. The last sentence, you can express your point of view.在第一段中把正反观点都表达出来,最有一句写自己的观点。1-2句对主题的介绍,3-4句正反两种观点,看法做一个描述,5句表达自己的看法。
Learn from Books or Experience
There has been much talk recently about whether we should learn from books or we should learn from experience. Some people think that learning from experience is more important while others hold the different opinions . Personally, I side with the former, in the belief that experience is the best teacher.
There is a public debate today that……….
2. 让步法: First you give one point of view that is different from yours. Then give your personal point of view. 先把反方观点引出来,做一个肯定的评价,然后笔锋一转,回到自己的观点上来。
Private school or Public school
Some people like to hold the opinion that private school is superior to public school in many ways. However, others contradict this idea. Personally, I would prefer to study in a public school. There are numerous reasons why I prefer to study in a public school , and I would in here explain a few of the most important ones.
3. 提问试:use question to put forward the subject. And then give the positive and negative views about the topic. And give your own point of view. 要讨论什么就先把话题以问句形势提出。回答问题表达自己的观点,对自己的观点做个理由概述/先写出反方观点,对其做一个反驳,顺势提出自己的观点。
Cash, or Credit Card
Cash, or a credit card, which one would you prefer while shopping in a supermarket or having dinner in a luxurious restaurant? When faced with this problem, quite a few would deem that it will be better to pay with a credit card, but others, in contrast, believe cash as the premier choice and that is also my point. Among countless factors which influence my preferring to use a credit card, there are three conspicuous aspects as follows.
(2) the second paragraph
In the second paragraph, you should give some reasons, or give examples to support your point of view. How to write the second paragraph.
The first sentence, you should give a general sentece., such as
There are many reasons for ...
The answer to this problem involves many factors. The second step is to give your reasons.
While giving reasons, it is very necessary to use some conjonction.
first: at the outset, beforehand, first and foremost, first of all, in the beginning, in the first place, to begin with
second: also, anyway, before long, besides, furthermore, in addition, likewise, meanwhile, moreover, next, soon afterward
last: at last, at length, eventually, finally, first and last, in conclusion, in the end, last but not least, last of all, to put two and two together, ultimately
therefore: accordingly, as a result, because of that, consequently, hence, so, thereupon, therewith, thus, thus and so, thus and thus
While giving reasons, it is very necessary to give some results you can get from or to give some examples support your reasons.
Sample Analysis
Some people like to hold the opinion that private school is superior to public school in many ways. However, others contradict this idea. Personally, I would prefer to study in a public school. There are numerous reasons why I prefer to study in a public school , and I would in here explain a few of the most important ones.
First and foremost, most public schools have their own special features and history. Most of them have developed their own teaching concept on education and discovered a series of efficient teaching methods. All of these will be helpful in developing a student`s ability and personality. Another reason is that the teachers in the public school are full of responsibility. Whatever the problem you have , the teachers will always be at your hand to offer help to you with heart. Last but not the least, the facilities and equipments in the public school are both available. From the P .E. to the chemistry and the physical lab, you will use them to help yourself fulfill the experiment. This demonstrates
the undeniable fact that most of people will choose to study in the public school.
Of courses, choosing a private school also has some advantages to some extent. For instance, a private school also has more fund to support the operation. But if all factors are contemplated, it is no difficult to conclude that the advantages of the public school carry more weight than those of a private one. From what has been discussed above, we may finally draw the conclusion that the public school is worthy of everyone`s choice. / is surely your better choice. give some examples
For example(instance),...
A good case in point is...
A particular example for this is...
Cash, or a credit card, which one would you prefer while shopping in a supermarket or having dinner in a luxurious restaurant? When faced with this problem, quite a few would deem that it will be better to pay with a credit card, but others, in contrast, believe cash as the premier choice and that is also my point. Among countless factors which influence my preferring to use a credit card, there are three conspicuous aspects as follows.
The main reason is that to use a credit card to pay for my consumption is more convenient than to use cash. For
example, you don`t have to carry a large sum of money with you, which might sometimes causes you a lot of trouble. A small credit card will surely help you to settle this problem. The second reason can be seen by every person is that by paying with a credit card, it will save more time not only for the dealer but also for the customers. In addition, it will be much safer to use a credit card because even if it is stolen by a thief, it is impossible for him/ her to use it without knowing the password.
In a word, it will be more convenient , less time-consuming and much safer for you to use a credit card. Taking into account of all these factors, we may reach the conclusion that a credit card is your better choice.
(3) ending
There are so many ways to get a conclusion. Here I just introduce two ways for you.
1 First give the point of view different from you and tell some advatages. Then give your view again. 结论:一致性感觉 ,总结主体段,重申第一段最后一句,结论,解决方按,个人取向(结合具体题型不同会有不同)
Of courses, choosing a private school also has some advantages to some extent. For instance, a private school also has more fund to support the operation. But if all factors are contemplated , it is no difficult to conclude that the advantages of the public school carry more weight than
those of a private one. From what has been discussed above, we may finally draw the conclusion that the public school is worthy of everyone`s choice. / is surely your better choice. 2 conclude the advantages of your point of view. And get a conclusion.
In a word, it will be more convenient , less time-consuming and much safer for you to use a credit card. Taking into account of all these factors, we may reach the conclusion that a credit card is your better choice.
From what has been discussed above, we may safely draw the conclusion that ...
In summary, it is wiser ...
In short...
About conclusion, you should conclude according to different topic. However, one thing you should do is to give your point of view again, sometimes, you can give your suggestions, hopes and so on.
(4) Practice
(1) TV—Blessing or Curse?
Few things in the modern world have so much influence on people as the television does. Being besieged with TV news, absorbing teleplays, well-masterminded programmes, one can easily conclude that TV is a real blessing to the human society, offering affluent entertainment and information. Yet, convenient and helpful as it is, the television also brings negative effects.
To begin with, TV makes people more passive than before: since everything on TV is ready-made, there is no space for
audience’s initiat ives. The news has been carefully edited, teleplays well shot, programmes rehearsed, so all you need to do —and all you can do is to sit on a comfortable sofa and look at the screen. Though a lot of people enjoy doing this, the undoubted truth is that people are becoming more passive simply because there is no interaction and no efforts on them. Television also contributes to the fact that people nowadays are more distant to each other. Since most of our free time is taken away by the act of watching TV, we can no longer find enough time to visit friends, call on relatives or go to interesting places. This is also true within a family, parents and children and other members are less close to each other, because family get-togethers and conversations are disturbed by TV —when one member is watching TV, he would like others to keep quiet.
Of course I am not denying the great conveniences and huge benefits the TV brings us, but to make it a really blessing to us, we should try to avoid its negative effects.
Useful quotations
逆境
by Robert Collier
In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat there is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time.
努力与成功
by Ann Landers
Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.
坚持
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourselves. Confucius 孔子
Our greatest glory is not in never falling...
but in rising every time we fall.
坚持
Mother Teresa
To keep a lamp burning we have to keep putting oil in it. Henry Ford
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it inuo small jobs. Winston Churchill
Never, never, never, never give up.
Albert Einstein
In uhe middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
努力与成功
by Crassus
Those who aim at great deeds must suffer greatly.
Thomas Edison
There is no substitute for hard work.
Leo Tolstoi
The strongest of all warriors are these two- Time and Patience. Thomas Jefferson
I'm a great believer in luck,
and I find the harder I work...
the more I have of it.
Robert Collier
Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.
Ray A. Croc
Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.
实际经验与间接经验
You'll learn more about a road by traveling it...
than by consulting all the maps in the world.
动机与结果
Vince Lombardi
Winning isn't everything...
but wanting to win is.
John F. Kennedy
We choose to go!to the moon and other things , oot because they are easy, but because they are hard.
Thucydides
The strong do what they will.
The weak do what they must.
为人态度:
John Wooden
Talent is God given--Be Humble.
Fame is man given-- Be Thankful.
Conceit is self given --Be Careful.
行动:
Theodore Roosevelt
Do what you can , with what you have , with where you are. Publilius Syrus Maxim
No one knows what he can do till he tries.
Terence
There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it reluctantly.
Thomas Fuller
A wise man turns chance into good fortune.
William Hazlitt
Prosperity is a great teacher;
adversity is a greater.
William Penn
No pains, no palm;
no thorns, no throne;
no gall , no glory;
no cross, no crown.
Will Rogers
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over... if you just sit there.
Opportunity rarely knocks on your door.
Knock rather on opportunity's door if you ardently wish to enter.
成功与失败
Vince Lombardi
It's not whether you get knocked down.
It's whether you get up again.
Winston Churchill
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity;
a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
热情(年轻/年老)
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. 信心
James Allen
The will to do springs from the knowledge that we can do. Samuel Johnson
Few things are impossible to diligence and skill.
Aughey
Lost time is never found again.
Voltaire
No problem can stand the assault of sustained thinking. Napoleon
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
细心
Euipides
Leave no stone unturned.
计划与工作
Norman Vincent Peale
Plan your work for today and every day;
then work your plan.
Henry Ford
Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again.
Thomas Edison
I start where the last man left off.
理想与现实
What the mind of man can conceive and believe,
the mind of a man can achieve.
勤奋
Benjamin Franklin
Plough deep while sluggards sleep.
目标
Henry David Thoreau
In the lone run men hit only what they aim at.
幸运
Emily Dickinson
Luck is not chance...
It's toil...
Fortune's expensive smile is earned.
勤奋
Thomas Edison
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Useful Quotations
想象力
Albert Einstein
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
挑战:
Walter Begehot
The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
机会与准备
Abraham Lincoln
I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
信心与事实
Henry Ford
Whether you think you can or think you can't -- you are right. English Proverb
Where there's a will there's a way.
There is no failure excepting no longer trying.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity