Is Writing So Difficult? 石嘴山市师资培训中心 周淑英

Task: 假定你是李华，正在英国牛津参加短 期语言培训，计划星期天去伦敦旅游。 互联网上一则广告引起了你的注意，但一些具体信息不明确（箭头所指内容）。请给该旅行社发一封电子邮件，询问有关情况。 A Truly Exciting Day Tour! Places to visit: Big Ben ● London Eye ● Bukingham Palace Transport: Bus Price: ₤45 Start-time: 6:30a.m. Pick-up: Anywhere in Oxford For more information, contact: Tel:01865-783279 E-mail:CTravel@service.uk Task: Shopping time? price for students? entrance fee? lunch? time to return?

Please answer How to write? (What procedures should we follow?) 我们应该按照什么样的步骤来写呢？ How are you going to write the passage? (What procedures do you want to follow ?) 你想按什么步骤写？

Example 教育部决定今年高考英语(NMET)是否考听力由各省市 决定，对此你校师生展开了热烈的讨论。根据下列内 容给兰州教育杂志写一封信。 讨论内容：高考是否应该取消听力考试 讨论结果：反对取消 理由：听力是学习语言的重要组成部分；对英语教学 是一种促进；交际的需要；听力测试中存在的 问题可以克服。 字数要求：100-120字

Step 1. Subject example 教育部决定今年高考英语(NMET)是否考听力由各省市决定，对此你校师生展开了热烈的讨论。根据下列内容给兰州教育杂志写一封信。 讨论内容：高考是否应该取消听力考试 讨论结果：反对取消 理由：听力是学习语言的重要组成部分；对英语教学 是一种促进；交际的需要；听力测试中存在的 问题可以克服。 Listening can’t be taken out of the English examination.

example Step 2. main points 教育部决定今年高考英语(NMET)是否考听力由各省市决定，对此你校师生展开了热烈的讨论。根据下列内容给兰州教育杂志写一封信。 讨论内容： 高考是否应该取消听力考试 讨论结果：反对取消 理由：听力是学习语言的重要组成部分；对英语教学 是一种促进；交际的需要；听力测试中存在的 问题可以克服。 the decision :whether or not listening comprehension will be included in the NMET) idea from the discussion : can’t be taken out of the English examination supports for the idea: importance of listening, good to English learning, valuable in our daily communication, problems can be avoided

The simple present tense example Step 3. Tense 教育部决定今年高考英语(NMET)是否考听力由各省市决定，对此你校师生展开了热烈的讨论。根据下列内容给兰州教育杂志写一封信。 讨论内容： 高考是否应该取消听力考试 讨论结果：反对取消 理由：听力是学习语言的重要组成部分；对英语教学 是一种促进；交际的需要；听力测试中存在的 问题可以克服。 The simple present tense

Step 4. Words and expressions example Step 4. Words and expressions according to the Ministry of Education decide whether or not include English examination do good to moreover daily communication avoid 教育部决定今年高考英语(NMET)是否考听力由各省市决定，对此你校师生展开了热烈的讨论。根据下列内容给兰州教育杂志写一封信。 讨论内容： 高考是否应该取消 听力考试 讨论结果：反对取消 理由：听力是学习语言的重要 组成部分；对英语教学 是一种促进；交际的需 要；听力测试中存在的 问题可以克服。

example Step 5. Layouts（层次） 教育部决定今年高考英语(NMET)是否考听力由各省市决定，对此你校师生展开了热烈的讨论。根据下列内容给兰州教育杂志写一封信。 讨论内容:高考是否应该取消 听力考试 讨论结果：反对取消 理由：听力是学习语言的重要 组成部分；对英语教学 是一种促进；交际的需 要；听力测试中存在的 问题可以克服。 Part 1: According to the Ministry of Education, each province will decide… Part 2: Firstly, listening comprehension is important…. Secondly, … do good to English learning and teaching… Moreover, … valuable in our daily communication. Part 3: sometimes something … happen in the listening test, but … ways to avoid the problems.

Step 5 Checking Checking will surely make your writing better！ What to Check 1. The subject 2.Main points 3. Grammar 4. Sentence structure (检查通篇使用的句型是否单一) 5. Spelling 6. Count the words （建议对自己的笔迹所占空间心中有数）

6.Find mistakes! A letter to the editor 1. The subject 2.Main points Dear editor, According to the Ministry of Education, each province will decide whether or not listing comprehension is to included in the NMET. After a heat discussion, we think listening is quite necessary and can’t be taken out of the English examination. Firstly, listening, speaking, reading and writing are four main skill of language learning. Listening comprehension is as important as other three. Secondly, listening will certainly do good for English teaching. Moreover, it is most valuable in our daily communication. Of course, we admit that sometimes something unpleasant did happen in the listening test, but it is certain that we can find better ways avoid the problems in listening tests. So we are strongly against an idea that we won’t have listening tests in the coming English examination. Yours, 1. The subject listening is to be included 2.Main points heated 3. Grammar 4. Sentence structure skills ∧the other 5. Spellings to 6. Words 123 words to avoid the

example Dear editor, According to the Ministry of Education, each province will decide whether or not listing comprehension is to be included in the NMET. After a heated discussion, we think listening is quite necessary and can’t be taken out of the English examination. Firstly, listening, speaking, reading and writing are four main skills of language learning. Listening comprehension is as important as the other three. Secondly, listening will certainly do good to English learning and teaching. Moreover, it is most valuable in our daily communication. Of course, we admit that sometimes something unpleasant did happen in the listening test, but it is certain that we can find better ways to avoid the problems in listening tests. So we are strongly against the idea that we won’t have listening tests in the coming English examination.

Task: 假定你是李华，正在英国牛津参加短 期语言培训，计划星期天去伦敦旅游。 互联网上一则广告引起了你的注意，但一些具体信息不明确（箭头所指内容）。请给该旅行社发一封电子邮件，询问有关情况。 A Truly Exciting Day Tour! Places to visit: Big Ben ● London Eye ● Bukingham Palace Transport: Bus Price: ₤45 Start-time: 6:30a.m. Pick-up: Anywhere in Oxford For more information, contact: Tel:01865-783279 E-mail:CTravel@service.uk Task: Shopping time? price for students? entrance fee? lunch? time to return?

Step 4. Words and expressions Step 1. Subject Ask for more information about the day tour to London. Step 5. Layouts(层次) Part 1： Why you write the letter Part2： What you want to ask Part 3： The end of the letter Step 2. main points any time for shopping? price for students? charge for entrance? include lunch? the tour last? Step 3. Tense I ’m writing…, I’d like to know … … I’m looking forward… do, will do, be doing

Summary: How to write Step 5 Step 6 Checking Procedures to follow Step 3. Tense Step 1. Subject Step 2. Main points Step 4. Words and expressions Step 5 Layouts(层次) 1. The subject Step 6 Checking 2. Grammar 3. Sentence structure (通篇使用的句型是否单一) 4. Spelling 5. Count the words

Suggestions on Writing Practice 在语法学习中练习写作，做句子转换练习，不只做单选题， 学会使用高水平的、规范的表达。 e.g. 1) To make a decision without knowing all the facts is difficult. It is difficult to make a decision without knowing all the facts. 2)Let me show you the room to be used as our language lab. Let me show you the room that will be used a our 在阅读和听力训练中练习写作，用完整的句子回答问题，如果有可能，试着将答案串成短文，做到听、读、写共同提高。 牢记英文写作就是“Use others’ words to express yourself”，多模仿，少造句。 lab.

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