突破雅思大作文開頭段寫作
好的開始是成功的一半,好的雅思寫作開頭是雅思大作文的寫作成功的基礎(chǔ)。很多同學(xué)往往不重視雅思大作文開頭段的寫作,只是簡單套用一些現(xiàn)成的模板,殊不知這樣已經(jīng)給考官留下“背誦模板”的印象,這樣一來,不僅給后面的主體段帶來了巨大壓力,而且人的第一印象往往是很難改變的。本文就和大家分享一下如何巧妙突破雅思大作文開頭段寫作模板的實(shí)用技巧,力爭讓雅思寫作在考官眼前一亮。
突破雅思大作文開頭段寫作
大作文開頭段往往要包含如下幾個(gè)關(guān)鍵內(nèi)容,即,介紹背景,引出有爭議的話題,闡述對立觀點(diǎn)和陳述作者自己的觀點(diǎn)。無論使用還是不使用模板,這幾個(gè)關(guān)鍵信息是一定要包含在開頭段落當(dāng)中的,不然云里霧里,只能是適得其反。
根據(jù)這些信息,備戰(zhàn)過的小烤鴨們一定都熟悉下面這一套開頭寫作流程,首先It is quite common these days...介紹背景,或者用The issue of ... is a complex and sensitive one.這樣的句型來引出有爭議話題,然后千篇一律地分別介紹對立雙方觀點(diǎn),如Some individuals believe that..., while others hold the view that...最終用Personally, I agree with...至此,內(nèi)容上完美無瑕,但恐怕考官心中已經(jīng)大大打下“模板”兩個(gè)字的烙印,這無疑對于想取得6分及以上的同學(xué)最不利的事情。
例如,一道雅思寫作高頻題目,討論到底大學(xué)應(yīng)該教授實(shí)用性課程(如計(jì)算機(jī)和商科課程)還是傳統(tǒng)課程(如歷史和地理)。我們依然按照開頭段應(yīng)該包含的關(guān)鍵信息開始寫作,但是卻可以這樣輕松突破:These day there is a growing tendency for college students to have difficulties in finding jobs when they graduate.(介紹背景)A large number of people hold the opinion that lack of practical knowledge, among other things, contributes to this situation. In light of this, they contend that college teachers should lay more stress on practical courses than on traditional ones. (引出有爭議的話題,并闡述大多數(shù)人的觀點(diǎn))For my part, I am in favor of their viewpoint.(作者觀點(diǎn))這一段寫得非常靈巧,第一句結(jié)合題目背景,介紹現(xiàn)如今有一種趨勢,即大學(xué)畢業(yè)生很難找到工作,緊接著作者陳述有許多人認(rèn)為這是由于學(xué)生缺少實(shí)用性的知識,并因此提出大學(xué)應(yīng)該更多關(guān)注于教授實(shí)用性的知識,這一句將有爭議話題的其中一方觀點(diǎn)用因果鏈條清晰闡述。最后一句表達(dá)作者自己的立場,就是支持前面大多數(shù)人的想法??偟膩砜?,這一段只提及了對立雙方的其中一方觀點(diǎn),然后表達(dá)自己支持這一方觀點(diǎn)。這就是一種對于開頭段模板的超越,簡單可行,只對其中一方觀點(diǎn)清晰論證,然后表達(dá)自己的立場,無需對另一方觀點(diǎn)贅述。這固然超越了八股文一樣的“一些人認(rèn)為……另一些人認(rèn)為……,我認(rèn)為……”,而是以四兩撥千斤的方式,重點(diǎn)講解一方觀點(diǎn),然后巧妙表達(dá)支持的態(tài)度。
另一道可以參考的題目是有關(guān)人們認(rèn)為對于罪犯不應(yīng)該只是關(guān)在監(jiān)獄里,而應(yīng)該對他們進(jìn)行教育和勞動(dòng)改造(讓他們有機(jī)會重新做人)這樣一道題目。我們依然給出這樣一段:How to handle criminals is a problem that all countries and societies face.(引出有爭議的話題)Traditionally, the approach has been to punish them by placing them in prisons to pay for what they have done. Some, however, advocate for trying to make them better with training and education and it seems they may have a good point. 這一段在觀點(diǎn)描述上是“出于模板而勝于模板”的典范,范文中將觀點(diǎn)一演變?yōu)?ldquo;傳統(tǒng)上,人們都采取關(guān)監(jiān)獄這種方法”,這就用陳述事實(shí)的方式,巧妙避諱了直接表達(dá)有些人認(rèn)為應(yīng)該把犯人關(guān)在監(jiān)獄里;而觀點(diǎn)二以及作者觀點(diǎn)合并為一句,用一個(gè)and巧妙連接成一個(gè)并列句。開頭段關(guān)鍵信息一網(wǎng)打盡。
可以看到,其實(shí)對于模板的突破都是基于現(xiàn)有的模板之上的,對于初期接觸雅思考試的同學(xué),固然要參考一些模板,學(xué)習(xí)如何覆蓋寫作中要求覆蓋到的關(guān)鍵信息,但是隨著對雅思寫作慢慢的熟悉,對高分的期待,我們一定要掌握一些突破模板的方法,從模板中出發(fā),卻完勝模板,具備這種能力才能讓小烤鴨們在考場上,快速、優(yōu)質(zhì)地完成雅思大作文的開頭段,以達(dá)到事半功倍的效果。
雅思寫作中常見對比轉(zhuǎn)折詞語
【常見對比轉(zhuǎn)折詞語】
1) But the obvious(fatal/serious) flaw (defect/drawback) in their argument (attitude/idea/view/action/behavior) is that.../But the basic (main/great/key/ big) problem with their argument (...) is that...
(e.g. ...that they are ignorant of (blind to) a bare fact: Social changes have attached new meanings and values to the division between good and bad.)
2) But if...it is (not) easy (difficult/hard) to see (find/discover) that ...
(e.g. But if they adjust their frame of mind a little in the other direction , it is not hard for them to find that life is just as promising as before.)
3) Too much emphasis (attention/stress/concern/significance) placed on (given to/focused on/attached to/paid to) the negative (sunny/gloomy/bright) side of the issue, however, may...(如mislead/confuse/cloud/bias/disturb our judgment of it.)A
(e.g. ..., however, may mislead us to form a pessimistic estimate of current situations.或..., however, may stop us from rendering (passing/forming/having) a fair(correct/clear/infallible/wise)judgment on it.)
4) But in most cases/from the point of view of justice (objectivity)/as a matter of fact/in a very true sense, their (public/general) satisfaction (dissatisfaction/disillusionment/concern) with...(或their criticism of.../their argument for/against.../their objection to.../their approval for...) can not.../is..., for...
(e.g. But in an impartial sense, the public dissatisfaction can not hold every water, for our society is still abundant in goodness and beauty.)
5) As a result of..., however, things would/are bound to...
(e.g. As a result of such an utter indifference to vicious behavior, however , things would be past saving/mending/all the hope.)
【常見情景/參照物設(shè)定的詞語或結(jié)構(gòu)】
1) when, if, the other day in a certain place, suppose/imagine/assume (that...), in (the) course/time of...for instance, in the event of等;
2) in the case of, as for/to, as far as...is/are concerned, The same is t rue of..., when compared with, in comparison with, by comparison等;
3) If there is anything that comes close to/is comparable to/with...,...t here is hardly, a thing that compares favorable with/can rival...