颜为
书面表达是英语学习中的一个难点,也是很多同学的一个失分点和薄弱点。对此,笔者总结了几条提分策略,以期对同学们的写作有所帮助。
一、优先选择短语
众所周知,英语短语的语言表达效果是高于单词的。因此,在英语书面表达中,同学们在用词时要注意优先选择英语短语或词组,这样往往可以增加书面表达的亮点,提高书面表达的生动性和高级感。比如:
①锻炼对我们来说很重要。
It is very important for us to do exercise.(一般)
It is of great importance for us to do exer-cise.(优秀)
②过去许多人认为太阳是绕着地球转的。
In the past, many people thought that thesun turned round the earth.(一般)
In the past, many people held the view thatthe sun turned round the earth.(優秀)
③利用你的业余时间操练英语。
Use your spare time to practice English.(一般)
Take advantage of your spare time to prac-tice English.(优秀)
Make the best use of your spare time to practice English.(优秀)
④调查显示,75%的人赞成新颁布的法规。
The survey shows that 75% of the peopleagree the new law.(一般)
The survey shows that 75% of the peopleapprove of the new law.(优秀)
The survey shows that 75% of the people are in favor of the new law.(优秀)
二、巧用名言警句
名言警句,言简意赅,具有较强的启发性和哲理性。在英语书面表达中,同学们若能巧妙地引用名言警句,则可以极大地增强文章的文采和说服力,使文章富有深度和文化底蕴。这就要求同学们在平时的英语学习中还要注意加强对谚语、俗语以及名言警句的积累,从而丰富语言储备。比如:
①Just as the saying goes:“No pain, no gain.”So we should study hard in order to achieve great success.
正如俗话所说:“一分耕耘,一分收获。”所以,要想获得成功,我们就必须努力学习。
②There is an old saying going like this:“A book does hide a charming bridge.”I love read-ing books a lot.
古语有云:“书中自有黄金屋”,我非常喜欢读书。
③As the proverb goes,“unity is strength”.In my opinion, we should not ignore the impor-tance of unity at no tlme.
正如谚语所说,“团结就是力量”。在我看来,我们任何时候都不应该忽视团结的重要性。
④As the famous saying goes,“Failure is the mother of success”. We shouldn't be afraid of difficulties, and try our best to overcomethem.
俗话说:“失败是成功之母”,我们不应该怕困难,而应尽最大努力克服困难。
三、恰当使用连接词
连贯性是评价文章的一个重要标准,而连接词的恰当使用则是提高文章连贯性的有效方法。所以,在初中英语书面表达中,同学们要注意连接词的准确使用,从而确保文章衔接自然,脉络清晰,层次分明,表达流畅。常见的连接词有:
(1)表示“增加”:besides,moreover, fur-thermore, what's more等;
(2)表示“强调”:actually, especially,above all,of course等;
(3)表示“总结”:in short,in all,all in all,in a word等;
(4)表示“转折”:but,however, while,nev-ertheless等;
(5)表示“先后”:firstly, secondly, at first,next,at last等;
(6)表示‘‘因果”:as,so,therefore, becauseof,as a result of等。
譬如:Firstly,1 will be strict in my studiesand listen attentively in class. Try to catch ev-erything that teachers say in class. Secondly,Ishould show respect to my teachers and be al-ways ready to help others. Get on well with oth-er students as hard as possible. Besides,I mustget used to school life and form good livinghabits, such as getting up early, doing sportsand so on.该语段准确运用了frstly, secondly,besides等连接词,使文章有条理、有层次,读来紧凑而连贯。
总之,英语书面表达能力的提升并非一日之功,而是一个循序渐进、日积月累的过程。在平时的英语学习中,同学们要注意多读、多背、多记、多积累,并做到持之以恒,打好扎实的英语基本功,这样写作时才不会手忙脚乱,无话可说。