There are six major questions in the college entrance examination English: listening (30 points), reading (40 points, including 7-choose 5, 10 points), cloze-filling (30 points), grammar fill-in-the-blanks (15 points), correction (10 points) writing (25 points). Under the new college entrance examination situation, some provinces have adjusted their English test types and scores. These provinces have removed the corrective questions and have two writing articles, one is read and the other is a regular short essay.
So, how many points should an essay get to pass? 25*60%=15. In other words, if your composition score is below 15 points, you should take a good look at this article.
Let’s take a look at the types of college entrance examination English compositions and their writing guidance:
Composition classification
College entrance examination English compositions There are two categories: practical articles, application articles
Practical articles include:
1. Outline composition 2. Chart composition 3. Picture composition 4. Open composition
Application articles include:
5. Letters 6. Notifications 7 resumes 8. Diary 9. Notes 10. Email
Today we will show you the writing guidance for these ten kinds of compositions for everyone to learn and refer to.
01 Outline composition
As the title:
In English class, do you like your teacher to only use English when teaching, or do you use both English and Chinese? An English magazine invited middle school students to express their opinions on this topic. Please refer to the key points given, choose a teaching form, and write an English essay based on the question "How do you prefer your English classes to be taught? In English only, or in both English and Chinese?"
Teaching Form 1: Use only English
Advantages: Helps to improve listening and speaking abilities, etc.
Advantages: Helps to improve listening and speaking abilities, etc.
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2. Reference vocabulary: atmosphere
Full score sample:
I prefer my English classes to be taught only in English because it is helpful for us to improve the ability of speaking and listening in a very short time. I have strong interest in English study and foreign culture, so I’d like to be totally immersed in the atmosphere of English so that I can quickly make progress. That’s why I prefer total English. However, since we are all English beginners, it’s really hard to understand all that the teacher says. Sometimes we need Chinese explanation. So my viewpoint is that we are taught not only in English but also using Chinese as a minor way to explain things that are hard to understand.
Writing guidance:
This article is very successful in writing. Language and sentence structure are the biggest features of this article. The use of vocabulary in good words expresses the author's meaning in a complete and accurate manner, thus reflecting the importance of vocabulary; secondly, the sentence structure of this article is mainly complex sentences, and the use of expressions, attributions and adverbial clauses is very well-established.
02 Chart composition
As the title:
This year during the winter vacation, you participated in a social practice activity and went to a travel agency as an amateur tour guide. Please write a short article in English based on the data provided by the travel agency and what you see and hear, and hand it over to your English teacher as a winter vacation homework.
Number of people in City X travelling abroad in 1996, 2001 and 2006
Requirements: 1. Briefly analyze the table and explain the reasons for this phenomenon;
2. Combine the comics and talk about the problems that occur in overseas travel;
3. Explain your own views on the problems that arise (at least two points);
4. Number of words is about 120;
5. Reference vocabulary: spit v.
Sample essay reference:
When people’s life is getting better and better,more and more people choose to spend their holidays abroad. The year 2006 sees a sharp increase in the number of overseas travelers compared with the year2001, when the number was already much larger than that of the year 1996. It’s a good thing that Chinese tourism is developing very fast. However, reports about people’s bad manners flood in. Some are even asked if all Chinese spit and litter everywhere. The poor behavior has done great harm to the image of China, which is really shameful.
China has long been regarding as a country with good manners. Everybody should keep some do’s and don’ts in their mind to guide their behavior in public, home and abroad. Win respect for yourself and our country!
Writing guidance:
1. Briefly analyze the table content;
2. The reasons for the rapid growth of outbound tourists are such as: improvement of living standards (students need to play by themselves)
3. Problems in comics: spitting everywhere, littering
4. Personal opinion points out that these behaviors are uncivilized; social morality should be advocated (students need to play by themselves)
This article has completely completed the tasks specified in the test questions. The content in the charts, comics and requirements is accurately and clearly expressed, with no omissions on the key points, and a large number of grammatical structures and vocabulary are used effectively to use the connection components between the sentences, making the whole text compact and achieving the expected writing purpose. It is a very good high-scoring model essay!
03 Drawing composition
As the title:
Based on the following pictures, write an English short article to describe the changes in communication methods in the past and present, as well as the impact of these changes on people's lives.
Note: 1. Number of words: about 100
2. New words: Communication: communicate Internet: the Internet
Sample essay:
Great changes have taken place in the way of communication in people’s life.
In the past, people keep in touch with each other mainly by writing letters or using the public telephone. But now almost everyone has his own mobile phone. People can communicate with each other almost at any place and at any time. What’s More, people have easy access to the Internet, which enables them to send and receive e-mails when ever they like. With these changes, people’s pace of life has been quickened and people’s work has been made more efficient. It used to take several days to hear from each other, but now it takes only several minutes, even if they are in two different countries.
In a word, people have an easier life Nowadays.
Writing guidance:
Such articles must first conceive the article structure
: What to say in the beginning
Common sentence patterns:
1. In short, things have begun to improve since …
2. Great changes have taken place in …
3. With the growing popularity of Internet surfing in China, the quality of our lives is improving.
4. There are some three major values of owning a car, To begin with … Next… last… There are, on the other hand, more reasons against it. First…, Second…, Finally…
Subject: That is, how to say it? Examples, comparisons, analysis, numbers, descriptions, etc. can be used.
lists the past situation Take … for example, in the past she …. / she used to do Besides…, what’s more.
lists the current situation but now, not only do/ can he … but also he …;besides, in addition, moreover, what’s more…
Ending: Summary in short; in a word; as a resulttml2
04 Open composition
As the title:
Your class will form a team to participate in the group dancing competition organized by the school. The class monitor hopes that everyone will actively participate. Talk about your thoughts on this.
Sample essay:
A group dancing competition will be held in our school and the monitor calls on everybody to take an active part in it. While most of my classmates are still hesitating whether to participate, I have said yes to our monitor with great pleasure.
Generally speaking, there are two reasons for my decision. First, it is a good opportunity for me to relax myself, which will enable me to study more efficiently. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, so goes the saying, which clearly shows us the importance of relaxation. Besides,I think I am a good dancer after learning dance for more than five years. Participating in the content will be a golden chance for me to show my dancing skills and make some contributions to the class.
For the two reasons mentioned above, it is no surprise that I have such a strong enthusiasm on the group dancing competition.
Writing guidance:
Your article must include the following content:
1) Whether you will participate in the competition;
2) The specific reasons for you to make the decision.
The so-called open "composition" is relative to the guiding writing (Guided Writing) that we have been using in the past. It is a type of question that tests students' written expression ability with less restrictions than the traditional "written expression" and leaves more room for free to take effect. Open composition is a topic-setting essay. Candidates should independently conceive based on the given topics and must make appropriate contributions. It tests the candidates' writing ability to a certain extent, that is, it requires candidates to choose corresponding writing strategies based on their writing motivation and complete their writing based on the corresponding knowledge they already have.The following are the commonly used sentence patterns of open essays
description part
1. As can be seen from the picture, a boy is doing …
2. There be … doing
3. See … doing
4. … while … (Comparison)
5. Place adverbial placement starts, and the main sentences are all reversed.
0 Place adverbial +live / fly / sit/ stand / grow /be +Noun+Non-Limited Attribution Clause.
Interpretation Part
1. This picture sets us thinking and we may gain enlightenment from what the picture really means.
2. What the picture conveys goes far beyond only a picture itself. It carries deeper meanings.
3. My understanding of the picture is that…
4. Seeing the picture, I think that…
5. We can often see this similar phenomenon in our daily life.
It is very common in our society…
This phenomenon is not unusual in our society
This reflects a common phenomenon in our society
6. The picture reminds me of the fact that…
7. The picture sets us thinking a lot.
8. It is obvious that the picture has a profound /hidden / irony meaning.
9. The picture arouses our interest of guessing what the artist wants to tell us and at the same time we can learn something from it.
10. While the picture looks very funny, it really has a profound meaning for us to take into consideration.
11. The purpose of the artist who draws the cartoon picture is clear and instructive as well.
12. Obviously, we can learn a lot from the cartoon picture. What the picture tries to tell us is that…
ending part
1. In my view, no matter where we are working, we ought to cooperate with our colleagues well. And only in this way can we create a harmonious working atmosphere and work more efficiently.
2. From my perspective, weak as the grass is, it can stand strongly in the big wind when the big tree breaks in half. In other words, the grass appears weak, but it has a strong mind. The tree looks stronger, but it cannot conquer difficulties and even give up hope in the end. So we can learn a lesson from the picture- a person’s inner strength is much powerful than physical strength.
3. We ought to hold a positive attitude towards our life. Only by this means can we live happily and healthy.
4. The picture tells us that we ought to help someone in our team to complete himself.Only by this means can our team work better and achieve success in the end.
5. Only when we see others’ advantages can we learn from them and make greater progress day by day.
05 Letter
As shown in the title:
Below is a letter written by a middle school student to the editorial department of a newspaper. Read it carefully and reply to the middle school student in the name of the editor.
Dear editor.
I am an active girl, and I speak and laugh loudly in the classroom, like a boy. I don’t care about small matters. On the contrary, my neighbor, the girl who sits next to me, speaks quietly and dare not do the things I often do. I can understand this.
What I can’t stand is that she often gets angry with me about small things. How can I get along with her?
Yours, Sunny
Note: 1) The format of the letter should be standardized;
2) The reply must give at least three suggestions on the original letter content (such as heart-to-heart talk, mutual understanding, participation in their birthdays and other activities, discussing common topics, sharing happiness, etc.);
3) Word count: about 120.
Sample essay:
Dear Sunny,
It’s very good that you want to be friends with this girl. In my opinion, you’d better first have a heart-to-heart talk with her, because understanding each other is very important for you two. And I also think it’s better for you to ask her to join you and your classesmates in all kinds of activities, such as birthday parties, going out for a walk, discussing some fashionable topics, and so on. Besides, helping each other is also very important for both of you. Just share happiness and sadness with her. And I believe she will understand you in time and it is certain you two will be good friends in the future. Good luck to you. Yours,
Editor
Writing guidance:
English letters are generally divided into two types: business letters and personal letters, and written expressions are generally required to write private letters. It includes five parts, namely the letterhead, title, text, conclusion and signature, as follows:
1. Letterhead: The address and date of writing of the sender, written in the upper right corner of the letter. Note that the way of writing place names in the Chinese is different from that in Chinese, and they should be written from small to large; the way of writing dates is also different from that in Chinese, not written under the signature, but under the address of the sender. In habit, people use American English to express themselves, that is, month, day, year, month, day and year are separated by comma , and try not to abbreviate the month, such as june 8, 2009; while British English expressions are day, month, and year, and do not use comma to separate them, such as 8 june2009.
2. Name: In one line, written in the top line. Commonly used titles: dear sir/madam/manager/editor/friends/bob, and commas are usually used after the title.
3. Text: The main part of the letter is the text of the letter. The text is written on the next line of the name, aligned with the first word after dear. The text usually includes three parts, namely the beginning, the purpose and the end. Commonly used in the beginning of the text: thank you for your last letter asking about...; I’m glad to.... The ending of the text is part of the text, often starting with another line. The commonly used endings are: I’m looking forward to your reply; thanks and all the best; best wishes; wishing you a pleasant journey.
4. Conclusion: The ending is different from the ending of the text. It should be written on the next line of the ending, located in the lower right corner of the letter, and used a comma after it. Commonly used conclusions include: yours sincerely/faithfully/truly; sincerely/truly yours; yours, etc.
06 Notify
As the title:
Suppose you will go for a physical examination on May 10th. Please write a verbal notice based on the following content and tips, with the number of words being about 80.
1. Physical examination location: People's Hospital, not far from our school, about 15 minutes' walk.
2. Physical examination date: Saturday, May 10, 8:00 am.
Note:
1.7:45 Gather at the entrance of the hospital and you can ride a bicycle or walk there.
2. Empty before physical examination.
3. Stay quiet in the hospital and follow the arrangements of doctors and nurses.
Sample essay:
Notice
Attention please, everyone,
Our class will go to have a physical examination in People's Hospital on Saturday, 10th May. . It is not far from our school. It's about fifteen minutes' walk. You may either walk there or go there by bicycle.
The examination will begin at 8:00. We are not allowed to eat or drink anything before the examination. Keep quiet there and listen to the doctors and nurses.After the examination you may go home.
Writing guidance:
1. Master the characteristics of written notification
Writing notification means expressing the content of the notification in writing. Its characteristics are: the wording is more rigorous, the sentence structure is more complicated than the oral notification, especially some non-predicate verb phrases (such as using infinitives to represent the purpose, etc.) and clauses (such as if clauses, when clauses, so that clauses, etc.).
2. Memorize the written notification format
is different from oral notifications. When written notifications are expressed in written form, they have their own fixed format: for example, the notification should have a title (usually notice or Announcement) at the beginning, and the title is the main text. After the main text, there should be the unit for issuing the notification (usually written in the lower right corner) and the date for issuing the notification (usually written in the lower left corner).
3. Pay attention to the difference between oral communication
Oral notifications generally have opening terms (Ladies and gentlemen, Boys and girls, etc.), while written notifications usually do not use these opening terms; sentences used to attract the audience's attention (such as May I have your attention, please? / Attention please, everyone. I have an announcement to make. / Be quite. There is something important I have to tell you. etc.) are usually not used in written notifications; that's all. Thank you very much.
4. Memorize the written notifications and the oral notifications. Although there are many different expressions of written notifications and oral notifications, some expressions (such as asking the listener not to be late, welcome someone to participate in certain activities, etc.) are common, but sometimes the wording may be different (the wording of the written notification may be slightly more formal). For example:
oral notice: Everyone should be there on time. Be sure not to be late. Please be present on time.
Written notice: Everyone is required to be present on time.
Oral notice: Be sure to attend it on time.
Written notice: Everybody is expected to attend it on time.
In addition, the following words of written notice should also be noted:
All teachers and students are required to… (All teachers and students must...)
Notice is hereby given that…(This is notified…)
Our school / The Student Union will / is going to hold…
A lecture will be given at 7:00 this evening in…
5. Remember written notification tense
Like oral notifications, written notifications are also mainly in the future. For example:
The students of Senior Grade One will go to Jingshan Park on May 4.
We will climb up the hill and have a picnic on the top of it.
After that we will visit the famous botanical garden nearby.
On July 22, Saturday, we will visit the following places — a school or a hospital.
We will be divided into four groups and each group can visit one of the places.
07 resume
As the title:
International Cultural Exchange Center will organize a "Peace, Friendship" summer camp event participated by students from various countries, and require applicants to submit their English resumes in advance. Assuming you are Wang Shan, please write a personal profile based on the following information.
Note: 1. The number of words is not less than 60
2. Details can be added appropriately according to the key points of the content to make the text coherent
Sample essay:
I’m Wang Shan, a girl of sixteen, presently attending Beijing Yangguang Middle School. I like music, especially classical music. I’m also interested in photography because it allows me to record the beautiful moments in my life. Through my hobbies, I’ve made many friends. In fact, I like meeting new people and enjoy talking with them. Believing we all need help from each other, I appreciate friends’ help, and I’m willing to help anyone in need.
I love life; I love Mother Nature; and I love peace. I hate any form of violence.
I would like to join the Peace & Friendship Summer Camp since it would be a great opportunity to make friends with young people from different countries and learn about their cultures.
Writing guidance:
1. Key points: The article can be divided into three parts - basic situation (name, gender, age, school), other situations, the purpose of participating in summer camps.
2. Tension: general present moment;
person: first person
3. Phrases and sentence patterns:
Go to school: attend school
Interested: be interested in/ take a deep interest in
Good at: be good at
Communication with people: communicate with
Helpful: be ready to help others
Make friends: make friends with
Understand: learn about 2
08 Diary
As the title:
On May 3, you visited a farm. Please write a diary in English based on the following pictures.
Note:
1. The diary must include all the contents in the picture, and details can be added or reduced appropriately to make the diary coherent.
2. Number of words is about 100.
Sample essay:
May 3 Sunday Fine
Today we visited a farm. Early in the morning we met at the school gate and we went there together.
The farm workers gave us a warm welcome. Then the head of the farm showed us around. How glad we were to see the crops and vegetables growing well! At noon, we had a picnic lunch in the sun0shine. After a short rest, we had Great fun singing and dancing, telling jokes and stories. Two of us even played a game of chess. The time passed quickly. Before we knew it, we had to say goodbye to the workers.
Writing guidance:
1. Paragraphs and points: This article belongs to a diary, introducing the relevant situation of visiting the farm; there are six key points (the key points depicted in the 6 pictures).
2. Tension: Generally past time.
3. Phrases and sentence patterns:
Collection at the school gate: meet/gather at the school gate
Warm welcome: give sb. a warm welcome
Take someone to visit: show sb. aroud
Picnic: have a picnic lunch
Happy life: have a good time/have fun doing something
Telling jokes: tell jokes
Telling stories: tell stories
Playing chess: play chess/play a game of chess
Farewell: say goodbye to...
4. Writing template:
(1) Diary generally requires writing the date and weather clearly. The year, month, day, and week are written in the upper left corner of the first line, and the weather is written in the upper right corner of the first line of the diary. If you want to emphasize the location where you write a diary, you can write the location after the date.
(2) Proposition Diary Write the title of the diary on the second line.
(3) Start writing a diary in the third line two essays. Generally, writing a diary directly enters the topic.
(4) The tips for the diary during the exam should be grasped, with clear meaning and smooth expression. People often use the first person I or we, and tense is the past, present, or the general present.
09 Note
As the title:
Your school Student Union will hold a party for visiting American friends. This matter will be announced on the school radio and everyone is welcome to participate.
In order to make American friends understand, please write a broadcast notification, the word count is required to be less than 100. Key points of
content:
(1) Hold a party for welcome American friends (2) Organized by the Student Union;
(3) is held on Saturday, August 15th, 7:30 pm; (4) Dance, sing, listen to music, and play games;
(5) exchange small gifts; (6) Everyone is welcome to participate.
Possible vocabulary: Student Union: Student Union Notice: announcement Exchange: exchange
Sample essay:
May I have your attention, please? I have an announcement to make. The Student Union is going to hold
a party on Saturday evening, August 15, to welcome our friends from the United States. The party will be held
at 7:30 p.m. There will be music, dancing, singing, games and exchange of gifts. Will everybody please bring
along a small gift for this purpose? There's sure to be a lot of fun and everybody is welcome.
Writing guidance:
1. Paragraphs and points: The article can be divided into three parts-the purpose, organizer, time and place of the event is paragraph 1; or the sad content is paragraph 2; the precautions for the event are paragraph 3.
2. Tension: Generally, future
3. Phrases and sentence patterns:
Student Union: the Student Union
Hold a party: hold a party
Exchange gifts: exchanges of gifts
Packaging: wrap up
Signature: sign one's name
Wishing words: words of good wishes
4. Writing template:
(1) Oral notification
An Announcement
Comrades and friends/Boys and girls/Teachers and students:
Attention please!/May I have your attention, please? I have an announcement to make...
(2) Written notice
Notice
Notice
The Student Union is going to hold a party on Saturday evening August 15 in the roof garden of Main Building...
10 Email
As shown in the title:
Suppose you are Li Hua , your British friend Peter wrote to you to ask how to learn Chinese well. Please write a reply based on the following key points.
Key points: 1. Participate in Chinese study classes; 2. Watch Chinese books, magazines, and TV; 3. Learn to sing Chinese songs; 4. Make Chinese friends.
Note: 1. The number of words is about 100; 2. Details can be added appropriately to make the writing coherent;
Sample essay:
Dear Peter,
I'm glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to learn Chinese well.
Here are a few suggestions. First, it is important to take a Chinese course, as you'll be able to learn from the teacher and practice with your fellow students. Then, it also helps to watch TV and read books, newspapers and magazines in Chinese whenever possible.
Besides, it should be a good idea to learn and sing Chinese songs, because by doing so you'll learn and remember Chinese words more easily. You can also make more Chinese friends. They will tell you a lot about China and help you learn Chinese.
Try and write me in Chinese next time.
Best wishes.
Writing guidance:
1. Paragraphs and key points: The article has 4 key points, which can be divided into two parts - key points 1 and 2 are paragraph 1, and key points 3 and 4 are the second paragraphs. When writing, you should pay attention to summarizing the key points of the information, and pay attention to the connection between sentences and the overall structure of the letter.
2. Tension: Generally present time
person: second person
3. Phrases and sentence patterns:
Participate in Chinese study class: take a Chinese course
Towards... Learn: learn from
Practice with... Practice with... Practice with... Watch TV and read books, newspapers and magazines in Chinese
Make more Chinese friends: make more Chinese friends
4. Conjunction: first...then...besides...lastly/finally; on the one hand...,on the other hand...; first of all...in the next place...last but not least...
Writing template:
English letter writing template
Starting part: How nice to hear from you again./let me tell you something about the activity./I'm glad to have received your letter of Apr. 9th./ I'm pleased to hear that you're coming to China for a visit./I'm writing to thank you for your help during my stay in America.
ending part: With best wishes./ I'm looking forward to your reply./I'd appreciate it if you could reply earlier.
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