高中英语议写作指导
一、英语议论文写作要点
议论文通过议论或说理来表达作者见解和主张.作者对某一问题持有一种看法,为了使读者同意自己的看法,提出若干理由,企图说服他人.高中英语议论文的写作要注意以下要点:
1.论点要鲜明、确切.一篇议论文只能有一个中心论点.论点一般在开头提出,然后加以论证.2.论据要充分、可靠.一般是以事实为论据,也可以利用成语,格言,名人名言作为论据.
3.论证要严密、得法.归纳法(induction)和演绎法(deduction)是议论文常用的论证方法.归纳法的例子为基础,从几个例子和现象中,归纳出某种道理和看法.例如:报纸是一种媒体(medium),人们可以从中得到现代信息;电视是一种媒体,人们也可以从中获得信息;广播也是媒体,人们同样可以从中获得现代信息.因此我们可以得出结论,其他媒体,如网络等,一定会给人们信息.演绎法以一个或多个看法为基础,从一般论断,演绎到不同事例,再加以论述,最后再回到一般论断上来.例如:所有的媒体都可以给人们提供信息,网络是媒体,因此人们可以从网络中获得信息.在归纳中要注意使用的例子要充分,不能以点概面.如:(课本高二上P81):Iborrowedabookfromthelibrarylastweek.Itwasveryboringanddifficult.Ireadonlytenpages.Therefore,Ithinkthatalllibrarybooksareuseless.
评注:Itdoesnothavealogicalargument.Thewriterdislikeonelibrarybook,butnotalllibrarybooksarethesame.Thewritershouldnotmakeageneralstatementbasedonhisreactionstoonesinglebook.二、议论文的写作步骤:
1.引言.由于英语作文受时间,字数的限制.因此,在引言段中作者就必须简单解释要讨论的问题,并明白地亮出自己的观点,如提倡什么,支援什么,反对什么.2.主体段(mainbody).主体段是议论的过程,作者必须有足够的证据.(adequateproofs)来论证自己的观点.一般可提出一个或两个proofs,并对此用一两句话分别进行阐述.
3.结论(conclusion).结论段可以用一两句话来结束文章.同时要注意与引言段呼应,但不能照搬前面的原话.例:课本高二上P78第一封信
Tutorialcenterishelpful.Ihavestudiedatatutorialcenterfortwoyears.MycommandofEnglishhasimprovedconsiderablysinceIstartedthiscourse.
Atmycenter,thefeesarereasonable.Mytutorsarequalifiedteachers.Ihavebeenhelpedalotbythem.Theyaresincereandkind.OneofmyteacherswasBritish.Atfirst,Icouldnotsayanythingtoher.ButlaterIlearnedhowtocommunicateinEnglishwithawesterner.
IthinkthatthetutorialcenterhasgivenmealotofconfidenceinusingEnglish.评注:第一段提出论点,体现家教中心是helpful,主体段分别从几个方面来阐述家教中心的确有帮助,结论段重申家教中心的作用,且语句表达与第一段中的不重复.三、议论文的写作模式
1.议论文的类型英语议论文根据命题特点,从形式上来看可分为如下类型:
①“一分为二”的观点.如“轿车大量进入家庭后,对家庭、环境、经济可能产生的影响”②“两者选一”的观点.如,期中考试作文题,“乘火车还是乘飞机”
③“我认为……”型.如“你对课外阅读的看法”④“怎样……(howto)”型.如“怎样克服学习中碰到的困难”.
⑤图表作文.通过阅读图表中的数字与项目得出一个结论或形成一种看法.按照高二上学期的写作要求,学生主要应掌握①②两种类型的议论文的写作.在第①种类型中命题涉及某一事物或现象的正反两个方面:通过正反两个方面的对比,得出结论是利大于弊,还是弊大于利.论证要围绕所要得出的结论来展开,若利大于弊,则有利的一面要多阐述一点.反之亦然.
在第②种类型中,命题要求在A或B两者之间作一比较或选择,两个对象往往各有优势,所以结论部分有两种情况:a.要么支持A,要么支持B;
b.A、B优势均难的割舍,只好依情况而定在结论部分说清楚在什么条件选A,在什么条件选B.下面重点介绍第①、②种类型议论文的写作模式.2.“一分为二”观点的议论文模式
Introduction第1段:Nowadaysmoreandmorepeople.../...playsanimportantpartin....likeeverythingelse,...has/havebothfavorableandunfavorableaspects/bothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Generally,thefavorableaspects/advantagescanbelistedasfollows.Mainbody
第2段:Firstly,..Secondly,…Inaddition/What’smore…第3段:Everycoinhastwosides.Thenegativeaspects/disadvantagesarealsoapparent/obvious.Tobeginwith…;Tomakemattersworse…;Worseofall…
Conclusion第4段:Throughaboveanalysis/Allthingsconsidered,wecanseethatthepositiveaspects/advantagesoutweighthenegativeones/disadvantages.Therefore…例文1.看电视的利与弊AdvantagesanddisadvantagesofwatchingTV
NowadaysmoreandmorepeopleliketowatchTV.SoTVplaysaveryimportantpartinourlife.ButwatchingTVhasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Generally,theadvantagescanbelistedasfollows.Firstly,youcanexpandyourknowledgebywatchingTV.Asweallknow,learningthingsbyTVismuchfasterthanbylisteningtotheradioorjustbyreadingbooks.Forithascolorfulpicturesaswellaswonderfulmusic.
Secondly,youmayknowanybod♛yyouwanttoknowsuchasfamoussingers,superstars,scientistsandsoon.What’smore,youcangoeverywherebytravelingprograms.Let’ssuppose,ifyouliketravelingverymuch,butyouhavetoworkonweekendsorholidays,youmustbeverysad.AndnowopenyourTVandit’lltakeyoutoanywhere.
Everycoinhastwosides.Thedisadvantagesarealsoobvious.Forexample,watchingtoomuchTVcaneasilybecomeshort-sighted,especiallyforchildrenandstudents.Tomakemattersworse,someyoungstudentsarekeenonwatchingTVsothattheygiveuptheirstudiesgradually.Throughaboveanalysis,IthinkwatchingTVisawayofstudying,itisgoodforustowatchTV.ButwhenwewatchTV,weshouldmakeaplanotherwisewatchingTVwilldestroyourlife.例文2.谈谈出国留学的利与弊WheretoattendacollegeNowadฬaysmoreandmoreyoungpeoplearegoingtostudyabroad.Likeeverythingelse,studyingabroadhasbothfavorableandunfavorableaspects.Generally,thefavorableaspectscanbelistedasfollows.
Firstly,theythinkbyattendingacollegeinaforeigncountrytheycanlearnnotonlyusefulknowledge,butalsothecultureandcustomsofothernations.Secondly,theycantakeadvantageofthisopportunitytogainagoodcommandoftheforeignlanguagetheyarelearningveryquickly.Moreover,theycanmeetdifferentpeopleandexperiencedifferentcultures,whichmayhelptobroadentheirviews.Everycoinhastwosides.Thenegativeaspectsarealsoapparent.Thecostsaremuchhigherthanthoseintheirnativecountry.Mostoverseasstudentshavetoworkforaliving,whichcan’tallowthemtopayalltheirattentiontostudy.What’smore,theymayfeelverylonely.
Throughaboveanalysis,wecanseethatthepositiveaspectsoutweighthenegativeones.Therefore,Iaminfavorofgoingabroadtostudy.写作练习:①谈谈校服(schooluniforms).
提示:近年来,越来越多的中小学要求穿校服.对此引发了学生中由对这个问题的讨论,请写一片英语短文阐述你的观点.Reference:someofthemainargumentsforandagainstschooluniforms.
FORAGAINST1.Studentslookneatandtidy.1.Uniformsareexpensive.
2.Thepublicknowswhichschoolyouarefrom.2.Childrengrowfast,neednewuniforms.3.Parentsallpaythesamemoney.3.Someuniformsareveryuncomfortable.
4.Studentsdon’tworryaboutfashions.4.Studentsalllookthesame,can’tbeindividuals.5.Teacherscanidentifystudentsonschooltrips.5.Getboredwithsameclotheseveryday.
6.Gooddisciplineforstudents.②说广告(aboutadvertisement).提示:有人说广告在现代社会是很重要,有人认为广告的促销成分太多,你认为……3.“两者选一”观点的议论文模式
模式⑴:A、B两者优劣势分析,要么选A,要么选B.Introduction
第1段:Somepeopleholdtheopinionthatissuperiortoinmanyways.Others,however,arguethatismuchbetter.Personally,IwouldpreferbecauseIthinkhasmoreadvantages.Mainbody第2段:TherearemanyreasonswhyIprefer.Themainreasonisthat…Anotherreasonisthat…
Conclusion第4段:Butifallthesefactorsareconsidered,ismuchbetterthan.fromwhathasbeendiscussedabove,wemayfinallydrawtheconclusionthat…例文:Whichisbetter?Carsorbikes?
Somepeopleholdtheopinionthatprivatecarsaresuperiortobicyclesinmanyways.Others,however,arguethatthebicycleismuchbetter.Personally,IwouldprefertheuseofcarsbecauseIthinkcarshavemoreadvantages.TherearemanyreasonswhyIprefercars.Themainreasonisthatcarsbringconvenienceandmobilitytotheowners.What’smore,acarisfarmorecomfortabletotravelin,especiallyinthechangeableweather.Anotherreasonisthat,whenmorepeoplebuycars,theautomobileindustrywilldevelopmorequickly.Thegrowthoftheautomobileindustrycanmotivatetheriseofotherrelatedindustriessuchasironandsteelproduction.
Ofcourse,bicyclescantakeyoutoanywhereyoulikeintownanddoesnotneedalargeparkingplace.Besides,itisnotasexpensiveasacarandthereforeeveryfamilycanaffordtobuy.Butifallthesefactorsareconsidered,carsaremuchbetterthanbicycles.Fromwhathasbeendiscussedabove,wemayfinallydrawtheconclusionthatpeoplecanlivebetterwiththeuseofcars.模式⑵:A、B优势相当,依情况而定,有条件地选择A或B.
Introduction第1段:Whichwouldyoupreferifyouarefacedwiththechoicebetweenand?Beforeyoumakethedecision,youhadbettermakeaclosecomparison.Mainbody
第2段:Itistruethat.Itisalsotruethat.But.第3段:Though.,.Furthermore,.Conclusion
第4段:Therefore,ifyou…,youshouldchoose,butifyou…,youshouldchoose.例文:Listeningtotheradioorreadingthenewspapers?Whichwouldyoupreferifyouarefacedwiththechoicebetweenlisteningtotheradioandreadingthenewspapers?Beforeyoumakethedecision,youhadbettermakeaclosecomparison.
Itistruethatlisteningtotheradioisquickandconvenient.Itisalsotruethatweca✞nlistentotheradiowhilearedoingsomethingelse.Sowecansavealotoftime.Butradioprogramshavetheirowntimeschedule.Youcannotgettheinformationyouneedeverytimeyouturnonyourradio.Thoughnewspapersarenotasquickasradio,readingfromthenewspapercancertainlybringusnewsmoreclearlyandmoreexactly.Furthermore,whilereading,wehavetimetothinkaboutwhatwearereading,tojudgeit,toanalyzeit,andthenwewillbemoreawareofitscauseandeffect.
Wearelivinginaninformationage.Wehavetomakefulluseoftheinformationwecangetifwearetoachieveourgoals.Therefore,ifwewanttogetthelatestnews,wecanlistentotheradio,butifwewanttogettheexactwords,we’dbetterreadthenewspaper.写作练习:
①健康与财富提示:健康与财富哪个更重要一直是一个热门话题,请简述你的观点.
②哪里住更好提示:有的人喜欢往城里挤,有的人喜欢往乡下搬.各有所好,孰是孰非,你以为如何?参考文献:
1.OxfordEnglishforSeniorHighSchoolStudents,OxfordUniversityPress,1996.2.王长喜十二句作文法,王长喜,北京:中国社会出版社,2003.7
3.英语高分指导.写作.高中卷,郭凤高,第二版,上海:上海交通大学出版社,20044.高考英语作文直通车,曹越宇,上海:上海社会科学院出版社,2003附录:
一、写作常用逻辑衔接词根据衔接词本身在文章中所起的作用,主要分为以下四类,即“起”“承”“转”“合”.
1.表示“起”的常用词语.用于开篇引出扩展句.atfirst
atpresentcurrently
firstinthebeginning
tobeginwithfirstofall
inthefirstplacelately
tostartwithnow2.有关“承”的常用词语.用来承接上文,表递进.
After/afterthat/afterwardsAfterafewdays
AfterawhileAlso/too
AtanyrateAtthesametime
BesidesFurthermore
InadditionInadditionto
InfactInotherwords
Inparticularparticularly
InthesamewayIncidentally
IndeedMeanwhile
MoreoverNodoubt
ObviouslyOfcourse3.有关“转”的常用词语.用来表示不同或相反的意思.
AfteralleventhoughAllthetimenevertheless
AnywaynohelessAtthesametimestill
ConverselyinfactIn/bycontrastasamatteroffact
DespiteespeciallyFortunatelyhowever
InspiteofluckilyThough/althoughnodoubt
OnthecontraryotherwiseUnfortunatelyunlike
Whereasyet4.有关“合”的常用词语.用于小结上文或结束本段落的内容.
AboveallinsumAccordinglyinsummary
AsaconsequenceonthewholeAsaresulttherefore
AshasbeennotedthusAsIhavesaidtospeakfrankly
AtlasttosumupAtlengthtosummarize
BrieflysurelyBydoingsotoconclude
ConsequentlynodoubtEventuallyundoubtedly
FinallydoubtlessHencetruly
InbriefsoInconclusionobviously
InshortcertainlyAllinall
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