Citing celebrities at the beginning can not only serve as a good starting point for starting a topic, but also show candidates' profound English skills. Some candidates may wonder:? What should I do if I don't remember the famous saying? Especially English famous sayings? ? Generally speaking, you don't have to remember every word when quoting famous sayings. If candidates can remember the general content, they can also quote it. Classic sentence patterns quoting famous sayings:
A proverb says. You can only be young once. ? (Suitable for memorizing famous sayings)
It goes without saying that we cannot be young forever.
More classic sentence patterns: As we all know, no one can deny this?
We have summarized some famous sayings commonly used by candidates and attached them to the back of this section for candidates to remember.
2. Starting Skill 2: Numerical Statistics
If you want to make your argument more convincing, you should use actual figures to illustrate it. In principle, there should be no false figures in argumentative papers, but in the exam, candidates only need to remember a rough data. So try the following sentence patterns:
According to a recent survey, about 78.9% of college students want to continue their studies after graduation.
More sentence patterns:
A recent statistic shows that?
In addition to the above two special usages, we have arranged the following common sentence patterns at the beginning for candidates' reference:
Sentence pattern at the beginning of the article:
1. On legislation: first draw out other people's different views, and then put forward your own views or favor a certain view.
Applicable to controversial topics.
take for example
1) When asked about ..., most people say ... but my ideas/opinions are a little different.
2) When it comes to ..., some people think that ... others think/claim the opposite/the opposite is correct. Maybe there is some truth in both views/statements, but (I prefer the former/the latter) ...)
Now, people generally think/generally think/hold/admit ... they claim/believe/argue that ... but I doubt it. .....
2. The phenomenon method leads to the phenomenon or problem to be analyzed, and then comments.
1) The recent rise of/(phenomenon) problems ... has aroused public concern.
2) The recent problems/phenomena ... have become the focus. (has attracted public attention)
Inflation/corruption/social inequality ... is another new and painful fact that we must learn to face now/constantly.
3. Point of view method-go straight to the point and put forward your own views on the issues to be discussed.
1) The unprecedented changes in history ... are as obvious as ... Nowhere in the world/China has the problem/idea of ... more noticeable/popular than ... ...
Now more and more people are beginning to realize/accept/(realize) ...
3) Now people are more and more aware of the necessity ... Now people are more and more aware of the importance of ... ......
4) Maybe it's time to re-examine this attitude/idea. .......
4. Citation-first lead to representative views, and then lead to the views to be discussed in the article!
1) "Knowledge is power." This is what bacon said. This sentence is recognized by more and more people.
"Education does not end with graduation." This is the view of a great American philosopher. Now more and more people agree with him.
2) "..." We often hear statements/words like this. In our own days, we are used to hearing such traditional complaints. .
5. Comparative method —— By comparing two different tendencies and viewpoints in ancient and modern times, the viewpoint to be discussed in this paper is obtained.
1) For many years, ... was regarded as ... but now people have a new view. With the growth ..., people ...
2) People used to think that ... (In the past, ...) But now people share this new one.
6. Story method-tell a short story first to arouse the reader's interest and lead to the theme of the article.
Once in the newspaper, I read/learned that the phenomenon of ... aroused public concern.
2) I have a friend ... Should he ... This is a dilemma that we often encounter in our daily life.
3) Once upon a time, there was a man ... This story may be incredible, but it still has practical significance.
7. questioning method-Use the questions discussed or answered first to draw out your own opinions, which is applicable to controversial topics.
Should/what ...? The options ... are quite different, some ... and others ... but in my opinion, ...
(B) the main paragraph writing principles
The main part of the composition is the densest part of the full text, and it is also the most obvious place for candidates' basic skills. Therefore, we have summarized several principles about the main paragraph writing, and candidates should pay attention to understanding and mastering it when practicing at ordinary times.
1. long and short sentence principle
Domestic candidates generally have good grammar. So when writing a composition, it is easy to see the accumulation of long sentences. However, it is easy to make the article boring and confusing to read. On the contrary, writing a short and incisive sentence can make the finishing point. In addition, if we put short sentences at the beginning or end of a paragraph, we can also reveal the theme:
As a creature, I eat; As a man, I read. Although one action is to meet the basic needs of my body and the other is to meet the intellectual needs of my mind, they are very similar to some extent.
It can be seen that the combination of long and short sentences and cadence can make the article more literary.
Candidates are strongly recommended here: the first paragraph (the beginning) of the article is long and short, first long and then short; In the main part of the article, it is necessary to explain the main meaning with a short sentence first, and then adopt the sentence group form of short before long when expounding several points, which will definitely make the main part shine. Generally, you can use one long and one short at the end of the text.
2. Topic sentence principle
A big difference between English writing and Chinese writing is that Chinese writing likes to let nature take its course and only reveals opinions at the end. English writing often comes straight to the point, and the whole paragraph is explained clearly at the beginning of the article. Therefore, to establish a concept of relying on credit here, we must write a topic sentence and put it at the beginning (insurance type) or end of the article, so that the reviewers can see it at a glance and the structure of the article is clearer.
Special note: it is risky to hide the main statement.
First of all, you must study hard and make full preparations before the exam. You can hardly expect to answer all the questions correctly without formal preparation.
3. The 123 principle
Leaders' speeches are always the first part, the first point, the second point, the third point, the second part and the first point? Although wordy. But it is clear after all. Examiners must also pass these key points when reading articles? Label? To determine whether the structure and organization of your article are natural. The solution is simple, just add any of the following words to your point.
1) First, second, third and last (not recommended, reason: vulgar)
2) First, second, third and last (not recommended, reason: vulgar)
3) The first, second, third and last one (not recommended, reason: vulgar)
4) First, second, third and last (not recommended, reason: vulgar)
5) First, then, further, and finally (highly recommended)
6) First, second, and last (highly recommended)
7) First and most important, best, last but not least (highly recommended)
Most importantly, in addition, finally.
9) On the one hand, on the other hand (applicable to two points)
10) for one thing, for another thing (for two o'clock)
4. Phrase priority principle
When writing, especially in exams, if you use phrases, there are two advantages: first, phrases will add highlights to the article. If teachers see that your article is too simple to see a phrase they don't know, they will definitely look down on you. On the contrary, what if you find a bright spot? Wonderful phrases, then your article will get high marks. Second, thinking is short-circuited at critical moments. What should I do if I have to fill in the words? Using phrases is one way. For example:
I can't stand it.
I can't stand it.
I want it.
I am looking forward to it.
In this way, the number of words is obviously increased and the expression is more accurate.
5. The principle of more reality and less emptiness
There is a simple reason. When writing an article, you should write something practical, not empty talk. This requires us to use more content words and less function words. When I say function words here, I mean bigger words. For example, when we say that a person is very nice, we should not directly say empty words like nice, but use some vivid words, such as universal, humorous, interesting, intelligent, gentle, warm-hearted, hospital and so on. Another example is:
Out of the room, the general words are: out of the room, but the thief should say: sneak out of the room.
When a young lady leaves the room, she should say: get out of the room; When the child leaves the room, she should say: dance out of the room; When an old man leaves the room, she should say: stumble out of the room; Therefore, the article will shine because there are many content words and few function words.
6. The principle of variable sentence patterns
(1) addition (series)
Everyone wants to write long sentences, like a foreigner, but they are afraid of making mistakes. What should I do? These are the safest ways to write long sentences. You can add and between any sentences, but it is best to put them in order or side by side. For example:
I like music and he likes playing the guitar.
If they are tied, we can use a super sentence pattern:
Fur coats are not only soft but also warm.
Other phrases can also be used: desire, more, the same, more.
(2) Beating around the bush (beating around the bush)
When criticizing someone's shortcomings, we are always used to beating around the bush about his advantages, and then get down to business and say his shortcomings. This way is more acceptable. So when we speak, we just need to talk nonsense before the main points, and pay attention to using a special one between the two.
This car is very old, but it is in good condition. This coat is thin, but it is warm.
Nevertheless, still, no matter what, however, although, although, it is not without a position.
(3) Causality (so, so, so)
I saw a girl in the street yesterday, and then I accosted her, and then we went to a coffee shop, and then we met, and then we became friends? It can be seen that when telling stories, we always pursue the order, first come, then come, so the word became very common later. In fact, this word means order or causality.
It began to snow, so we went home.
More phrases: then, there, inevitably, according to, therefore, as a result, for this reason, so.
(4) unbalanced sentences (top-heavy, or top-heavy)
Some people have big heads and small bodies, or some people have small heads and big bodies. Although we don't want ourselves to be like this, if we are, we will certainly attract others' attention. If such a sentence appears in the article, it will make the examiner see that your sentence is different. In fact, it is the deformation of subject clause, predicative clause and object clause.
Example: This is what I can do.
Whether he can go with us is uncertain.
The same subject, object and predicative can become the following complex components:
When and why did he leave?
(5) Additional (unnecessary)
If you have a wife, it will always happen. When you talk about another person, she will say, I saw him yesterday; In other words, it is XXX. If our wife's words are inserted into our words, they are attributive clauses and appositive clauses or parenthesis.
The man you met yesterday is a friend of mine.
I don't know. T like the book you are reading.
Our oral English teacher, Mr. Liu, is very easygoing.
In fact, it is very simple, appositive-deleting what you want to explain does not affect the composition of the whole sentence; The attributive clause borrows the previous keyword and uses it to make a sentence and insert it, but the keyword whoor must be immediately before the antecedent.
(6) parallelism (overwhelming sentence)
This is the most attractive part of literary works. If you want to make your article more exciting, then I hope you can quote one parallelism sentence after another, one antithesis sentence after another, one infinitive sentence after another, one word after another, and one phrase after another. Such an expression will make the article overwhelming.
Whether your tastes are modern or traditional, complex or simple, London has a lot for you.
Nowadays, energy can be obtained from various sources, such as oil, coal, natural gas, solar heat, wind and ocean tides.
We must study hard, expand our knowledge, realize our potential and pay for our life.
To write such a gorgeous sentence, you must use parallelism.