得优优常听大家说Essay不好写、自己不知道怎么写Essay、很难把握住Essay的主题等等,
经常还需要熬夜加班加点去完成,但却一直拿不到较高的分数。
那么我们要如何轻松写好一篇高分且出色的Essay呢?
一、了解Essay的格式
一般的essay具有三个主要组成部分:Introduction, Body, and Conclusion.
(一)Introduction
a.列出essay的话题
b.介绍背景资料
c.提出essay论点
(二)Body
a.核心的论点和分析
b.陈述证据和引用来证明自己的论点
c.每个段落需要有一个主要观点,并且以有关此观点的句子开头
d.Essay中所有的部分需要与此essay的论点有关联
(三)Conclusion
掌握了essay结构之后,对于初到国外的留学生来说,想要写好一篇高分的essay也还是一件比较难的事情,
那么留学生要怎么样才能写作出高分的essay呢?对于新手来说,掌握essay写作的公式就显得非常重要!
无论在哪里,人们对于数字都是敏感的,数字更有说服力,所以大家不妨尝试一下使用下面的句型:
According to a recent survey, about 78.9% of the college students wanted to further their study after their graduation.
Essay开头万能公式二:名人名言
A proberb says, “ You are only young once.”
It goes without saying that we cannot be young forever.
As everyone knows, No one can deny that…
Essay结尾万能公式
1.结尾万能公式一:如此结论
Obviously, we can draw the conclusion that good manners arise from politeness and respect for others.
to sum up, in conclusion, in brief, on account of this, thus…
Thus, it can be concluded that…, Therefore, we can find that…
2. 结尾万能公式二:如此建议
Obviously, it is high time that we took some measures to solve the problem.
Accordingly, I recommend that some measures be taken.
Consequently, to solve the problem, some measures should be taken.
Essay写作的“七项基本原则”
1. 长短句原则
As a creature, I eat; as a man, I read. Although one action is to meet the primary need of my body and the other is to satisfy the intellectual need of mind, they are in a way quite similar.
如此可见,长短句结合,抑扬顿挫。强烈建议,在文章第一段(开头)用一长一短,且先长后短;在文章主体部分,要先用一个短句解释主要意思,然后在阐述几个要点的时候采用先短后长的句群形式,定会让主体部分妙笔生辉!文章结尾一般用一长一短就可以了。
2. 主题句原则
To begin with, you must work hard at your lessons and be fully prepared before the exam(主题句). Without sufficient preparation, you can hardly expect to answer all the questions correctly.
3. 一 二 三原则
写作时,尤其是在考试时,如果使用短语,有两个好处:
其一、用短语会使文章增加亮点,如果老师们看到你的文章太简单,看不到一个自己不认识的短语,必然会看你低一等。相反,如果发现亮点—精彩的短语,那么你的文章定会得高分了。
其二、关键时刻思维短路,只有凑字数,怎么办?用短语是一个办法。
I cannot bear it.
可以用短语表达:I cannot put up with it.
I want it.
可以用短语表达:I am looking forward to it.
5. 多实少虚原则
写文章还是应该写一些实际的东西,不要空话连篇。这就要求一定要多用实词,少用虚词。我这里所说的虚词就是指那些比较大的词。比如我们说一个很好的时候,不应该只说nice这样空洞的词,应该使用一些诸如generous, humorous, interesting, smart, gentle, warm-hearted, hospital 之类的形象词。
再比如:
老人走出房间应该说:stagger out of the room
所以多用实词,少用虚词,文章将会大放异彩。
6. 多变句式原则
1)加法(串联)
都希望写下很长的句子,可就是怕写错,最保险的写长句的方法就是这些,可以在任何句子之间加and, 但最好是前后的句子有先后关系或者并列关系。比如说:
I enjoy music and he is fond of playing guitar.
如果是二者并列的,我们可以用一个超级句式:
Not only the fur coat is soft, but it is also warm.
其它的短语可以用:
besides, furthermore, likewise, moreover
2)转折(拐弯抹角)
批评某人缺点的时候,我们总习惯先拐弯抹角说说他的优点,然后转入正题,再说缺点,这样比较容易让人接受。所以呢,我们说话的时候,只要在要点之前先来点废话,注意二者之间用个转折就够了。如:
The car was quite old, yet it was in excellent condition.
The coat was thin, but it was warm.
更多的短语:
despite that, still, however, nevertheless, in spite of, despite, notwithstanding
3)因果(so, so, so)
The snow began to fall, so we went home.
更多短语:
then, therefore, consequently, accordingly, hence, as a result, for this reason, so that
4)失衡句(头重脚轻,或者头轻脚重)
有些人脑袋大,身体小,或者有些人脑袋小,身体大,虽然我们不希望长成这个样子,可如果真的是这样了,也就必然会吸引别人的注意力。文章中如果出现这样的句子,就更会让考官看到你的句子与众不同。其实就是主语从句,表语从句,宾语从句的变形。
举例:This is what I can do.
Whether he can go with us or not is not sure.
同样主语、宾语、表语可以改成如下的复杂成分:
When to go, Why he goes away…
5)附加(多此一举)
The man whom you met yesterday is a friend of mine.
I don’t enjoy that book you are reading.
Mr. Liu, our oral English teacher, is easy-going.
其实很简单,同位语——要解释的东西删除后不影响整个句子的构成;定语从句—借用之前的关键词并且用其重新组成一个句子插入其中,但是whom or that 关键词必须要紧跟在先行词之前。
6)排比(排山倒海句)
文学作品中最吸引人的地方莫过于此,如果非要让你的文章更加精彩的话,那么我希望你引用一个个的排比句,一个个的对偶句,一个个的不定式,一个个的词,一个个的短语,如此表达将会使文章有排山倒海之势。
Whether your tastes are modern or traditional, sophisticated, or simple, there is plenty in London for you.
Nowadays, energy can be obtained through various sources such as oil, coal, natural gas, solar heat, wind, and ocean tides.
We have got to study hard, to enlarge our scope of knowledge, to realize our potentials, and to pay for our life. (气势恢宏)
7. 挑战极限原则
既然是挑战极限,必然是比较难的,但是并非不可攀。在学生的文章中,很少发现诸如独立主格的句子,其实也很简单,只要花上5分钟的时间看看就可以领会,它就是分词的一种特殊形式,分词要求主语一致,而独立主格则不然。
比如:
The weather being fine, a large number of people went to climb the Western Hills.
Africa is the second-largest continent, its size being about three times that of China.