四、背誦。上面提到的都是六級要考試的內容,為了有效利用時間,我將寫作基本功的練習融于這些題型的準備之中。這不是偷懶,因為其中每個部分你要真正獲得寫作的鍛煉都是要付出努力的。背誦就是在以上這些環(huán)節(jié)的準備中不可缺少的方法。有很多同學都是在考前背好多篇不同類型的范文,這的確是一個很有效的方法。但如果沒有平時的積累,是不會只背幾篇東西就自然能“下筆如有神“的。在這里我要說明的一點是,我本人其實是很討厭為考試而學習的,所以也就厭惡為考試而背誦。但是就單純提高寫作水平而言,背誦確實是必要的。所以在平常的語言學習中,我都會去記憶一些內容有價值、語句優(yōu)美的句子或段落,這對于培養(yǎng)語感也是很有用的,尤其是一些諺語,真是又精辟又實用。要說明一下的是,在很多作文指導書中都會介紹不少諺語和俗語,以致于考試作文中千篇一律的都會出現:No pains,no gains.Better late than never.我要說的是,大家在平常的學習中應該去多留心一些新穎的段句,找到一些可以與眾不同的,點綴在你文章中,會是精彩的亮點。下面是我最喜歡的一部分句子。
1)One ship drives east;another drives west,by the selfsame gale that blows. It’s the set of the sail and not the gale that determines the way she goes. Or again; the heights by great men reached and kept, were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.
2) In doing we learn.
3) The voice of one man is the voice of no one!
4) Wise men learn by other men’s mistakes; fools by their own.
5) Good company on the road is the shortest cut.
6) To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.
7) One of these days is none of these days.
8) Actions speak louder than words.
9) Knowing something of everything and everything of something.
10) Life is not a bed of roses.
五、練筆。寫作這東西光動口不動手是不行的,即便我講了很多節(jié)省時間的方法,要想在考試中取得高分而又不動手練習那是不可能的。練筆的方法也有很多,一開始你可以選取你喜歡的題目隨意寫,然后照著真題的題目去練習。根據個人情況,5~10篇的寫作是必要的。我通常的做法是寫summery,即閱讀后的摘要。這樣可以很快地運用到新學的詞匯與語句,也可以提煉自己的觀點,提高表達能力。我也偶爾會用英語寫日記。當然我也會寫命題作文。以下就是本人比較喜歡,老師評價也較高的一篇:
Should People Be Always Honest?
Should people be always honest? The answer, I think, is absolutely YES. But here “honest” doesn’t only mean“telling the truth”, I think that’s far from enough. Honesty is a virtue. When we say that someone is honest, we mean that he or she is fair and sincere, free of deceit. So, what I want to say is that people should be honest all the time but if he or she tells a lie for good purpose, I don’t call that dishonesty.
The reason I should say so is because of such a story. It happened in a small town. An old lady led a lonely life in a lonely house. She had no relatives except a poor lawyer as her friend. This old lady liked writing very much. She was eager to have her novel published but of course she could not afford the cost. Though the lawyer was also lack of money he still promised to help her. The old lady continued to write until she was dying. And before she was dead, she finally got her published book, and died with a smile. The book fell from her hand to the ground. Wind blew it open, and the pages in it were all blank! You know, the old lady had very poor eyesight and she was nearly deaf. She used her old typewriter to do the job but no one could recognize what she wrote. But the poor lawyer fulfilled her dream. It was cheating. Yes, I know that, but, I still think he is honest, he is far more honest than those who can tell beautiful lies but mean nothing at all.
So, try to be honest, try not to tell a lie. But if that lie can save a life, comfort a heart, just do it. I don’t think that’s dishonest because you still have an honest heart!
老師給我的評語是:Very touching,very convincing! I like your writing style very much:easy,flexible,and attractive!
當然這只是一篇習作,并不符合考試的要求,但是我在寫作中體會到了表達的樂趣。這種樂趣使我即使面對考試作文也不會頭疼和心慌,更不會不知道從何下筆。這都是和平時的積累和訓練分不開的。要補充一點的是,在你做練筆的時候,每寫完一篇習作最好找一個老師給你看一下或和同學交換一下意見。因為光是寫而不做總結是無法提高的。所以最好是找老師或同學看一看,這樣才能改正錯誤,真正提高寫作水平。
總之,對于寫作,基本功的訓練是必要且重要的,要應用適當的方法,持之以恒地學習。只有整個寫作水平提高了,在面對考試作文時才不會不知所云。在平時的英語學習中,要善于總結自己的不足和吸取優(yōu)秀文章中的好詞匯、好句子,并練出自己的語言風格。不要把學習的過程看成一個為考試而準備的過程,其實英語的學習是可以十分有趣的。
二、關于考試一考試作文的寫作技巧與注意事項
基本功的訓練和考分的提高是個水漲船高的過程。如果把平時的英語訓練比做是做“自選動作”的話,那么針對考試我們還要做一套“規(guī)定動作”,即完全是根據考試作文的要求而進行的練習。為此,我們需要知道的是:六級作文的評分標準是什么(這好比是要先知道比賽規(guī)則)?通常會考什么類型的作文?怎么寫?又如何才能寫好呢?針對這些問題,我把我以下要寫的內容分為這幾個部分:評分標準和作文的重要性,這幾年的常考題型和范圍,六級作文總的寫法,拿高分的一些小技巧以及我的個人心得和體會。Are you ready?,Let's go!
(—)評分標準和作文的重要性。
考試作文和平時練習的作文有所不同。因為畢竟是考試所以有個標準化的問題以便于評分,不能像平時練筆那般隨意。作文在六級考試中居于十分重要的地位。從1997年6月起,考試委員會在計算成績時正式實施“作文最低分”的規(guī)定,對寫作提出了更高的要求。其計算方法是將作文分的最低分定為6分,如果作文分為0,即使總分及格了也按59分處理,作文分在0—6分之間,其最后得分為:原計算總分-6+實得作文分。比如說你的總分原為63分,實得作文分為2,那么最后得分是63—6+2=59分。由于作文分數太低使原本可以通過的考試變成要再考一年,實在是件很令人遺憾的事。這足見英語教學工作者對寫作的重視,也使我們在平時的學習中要注重實際英語能力的培養(yǎng)和提高。
六級考試作文采取總體評分的方法,閱卷老師根據文章的總體印象給分及獎勵分,從文章的內容和語言兩個方面進行綜合評判。這些都是我們在考前所要了解的考試要求,以便在考試中規(guī)范寫作。
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