與聽、說、讀相比,中國雅思考生寫作一直提高較慢。很多考生、甚至是培訓(xùn)學(xué)校的老師都誤認(rèn)為“寫作=語法+詞匯”,以為沒有語法錯誤、詞匯量大就是寫作高手。其實(shí)事實(shí)并非如此。只有掌握了雅思寫作方法,并在老師的輔導(dǎo)下反復(fù)實(shí)操,才能提高寫作技巧。
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接下來,朗閣海外考試研究中心的專家們,將對雅思寫作方法作詳細(xì)介紹,幫助考生備考雅思寫作。
雅思大作文段落擴(kuò)展有很多方法,比如列舉法、舉例法、對比法、因果法、讓步法、定義法、類比法等,但是在實(shí)際運(yùn)用的時(shí)候很多考生的局限性很強(qiáng),從而限制了分?jǐn)?shù)的進(jìn)一步提高。在接下來的章節(jié)里,朗閣海外考試研究中心寫作組的專家將會系統(tǒng)地總結(jié)目前雅思大作文主體段的主要擴(kuò)展方式及各自的側(cè)重點(diǎn):
一、舉例法
舉例法主要用于通過擺事實(shí)引用數(shù)據(jù)等對論點(diǎn)加以說明,從而增加論證的說服力,同時(shí)也是增加段落字?jǐn)?shù)的一種簡單的方法。目前的大作文若一個例子都不舉的話是很難得到高分的,而且單純的說理會使得文章顯得很“空”,舉例子既是一種知識面的展示,更是寫作功底的體現(xiàn)。我們在使用舉例法時(shí)常用的連接詞有:for example, for instance, such as, namely, take something for example, etc, 有時(shí)候我們還可以用一些句子來拖例子,比如This is true given the example of … ; 還能用一些副詞來接續(xù)后面的例子,比如indeed, today, nowadays…等。但是目前比較主流的舉例子是用賓語從句引導(dǎo),比如A recent survey shows that…。以下我們來剖析一下舉例法的實(shí)際應(yīng)用。
1. Secondly, air transport is the biggest environment killer. A recent survey conducted by Chicago University shows that the plane air pollution is at least three times as the vehicle. With the increase of greenhouse effect, shouldn’t we improve our environment protection concept?
2. Firstly, the traffic jam caused by the increasing number of cars is a nightmare for all drivers. A recent survey reveals that Beijing citizens spend averagely about 65 minutes on road every day. Billions of dollars are being wasted on the road in many big cities all over the world, such as London, New York, Paris and Tokyo, but we could do nothing to change it till now.
在這2個主體段的片段中,作者用賓語從句來引導(dǎo)例子,尤其在第一個例子中他還增加了調(diào)查問卷的來源,從而增加了一定的權(quán)威性和學(xué)術(shù)性。我們一般可以用一些高等學(xué)府,或者科研機(jī)構(gòu)或權(quán)威雜志來作為這些研究調(diào)查問卷的來源。類似的用法我們還可以來看以下的例子:
The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution says bits of the country, notably southeast England, are under pressure on waste and water use. But simply aiming to reduce population size will have little impact, it says. This is the final report from the 40-year-old commission, which is being abolished under spending cuts. It is two-year investigation looked at issues such as water supplies, waste, urban pollution and wildlife.
The report, Demographic Change and the Environment, concludes thatincreasing consumption, the concentration of population in areas that are ill-equipped to supply its needs, and the trend towards single-person households - which increases energy demand - all matter more than the simple size of the UK's population.
3. This is sometimes true given the examples of many gifted athletes who failed to win the finals, such as the football team of the Netherlands which was always regarded as the expected winner of the World Cup but often disappointed the world in the end. Lack team spirit and cohesion lead to the frequent failure of their games.
在這個段落中,我們使用的這個主系表結(jié)構(gòu)引導(dǎo)舉例,這個句子的使用規(guī)則是將表語作為先行詞,然后引導(dǎo)一個定語從句。
4. However, there are significant social, economic, and environmental drawbacks gained by purchasing imported food products. Examples of proposed environmental downsides include increased packaging, increased impact of transportation, higher livestock densities, etc.
在這個段落中,我們使用的舉例子結(jié)構(gòu)是前一個結(jié)構(gòu)的“縮寫”形式,直接引導(dǎo)一個主謂賓的簡單句,對于快速成文也是很有幫助的。
5. In many places, cultural traditions are destroyed because they are being commercialized for profits. <