攻克雅思小作文的思路死角
在面对雅思小作文的写作时，考生们首先关注的往往是如何对看到的信息用英语进行描写，而在写作的思路方面却并不那么在意。事实上，如果想在写作方面取得高分，选择正确的描述顺序、方式以及切入点都是直观重要的，而想完成一篇出色的雅思小作文也并不仅仅是用语言来描述文中数据那么简单。 考生只有短短150个单词的容量来描写小作文的题目。除却叙述起来相对比较复杂的图表或流程图等题型之外，所有跟数据相关的题目(线图、柱状图、饼图、图表)都对考生提出一个明确的要求：Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. 这就要求考生们在思路选取上有比较清晰的逻辑思路，而如果只是注重于琐碎的细节描写却没有在整体结构的规划方面下功夫，那么想取得高分确实是很困难的。 我们谨举《剑桥4》后面的一篇考官所写的小作文范文为例： The table gives a breakdown of the different types of family who were living in poverty in Australia in 1999. On average, 11% of all households, comprising almost two million people, were in this position. However, those consisting of only one parent or a single adult had almost double this proportion of poor people, with 21% and 19% respectively. Couples generally tended to be better off, with lower poverty levels for couples without children (7%) than those with children (12%). It is noticeable that for both types of household with children, a higher than average proportion were living in poverty at this time. Older people were generally less likely to be poor, though once again the trend favoured elderly couples (only 4%) rather than single elderly people (6%). Overall the table suggests that households of single adults and those with children were more likely to be living in poverty than those consisting of couples. 从范文中，我们可以学到很出色的小作文整体构思的思路：首先，作者在body部分的每段首段都写清了总结式的概括句，而且并没有用percentage或者proportion做主语，而是采用自己的语言来更加高度地概括了图表所反映的情况。其次，不要被数据细节所淹没，这就是说把自己的主要精力从单纯死板地描述数据转移到用数据来支持我所找到的总结句上门来。最后，在可能的情况下，一定要加强对比。单纯地堆砌数据而没有对比的文章想得到好分数是不太现实的，因为这样的数据没有突破原本图表的范围，因而写这篇小作文的目的并没有达到。 最后，希望大家在小作文的范文方面多下功夫，多加揣摩，早日攻克雅思考试!
攻克雅思小作文的思路死角的延伸阅读——IELTS考试写作技巧之有效的句子要有重点，并且要突出重点
同学们已经对IELTS考试的写作有了比较客观的认识，下面两全其美网校城编辑简单总结IELTS考试写作技巧： 1. 把重点摆在句首或句尾。 一般而论，最显眼的位置是在“句尾，其次是在句首，中间的位置最平淡，乏善可陈。例如： (1) Incorrect grammar and improper construction invariably distract readers'attention. (2) The history of vocabulary is, in many ways, the record of civilisation. 把重点放在句尾是种“吊胃口”的方法，读者或听者非得读完或听完整句不可。 2. 在复杂句里，把主句放在从句之后。 除了名词从句和形容词从句之外，因为它们位置较固定，副词从句中有几种的位置灵活，可以在主句之前出现， 也可以跟在主句之后。通常我们就把这样的副词从句提前，重点则放在后头的主句，如(3b)： (3a) I came upon an old classmate when I went to town yesterday. (3b) When I went to town yesterday, I came upon an old classmate. 副词短语更是如此，如 (4b): (4a) Steel is commonly used to make knives, razors and other useful tools because of its durability. (4b) Beacuse of its durability, steel is commonly used to make knives,razers and other useful tools. 3. 把较重要或有分量的词语放在后头，如(5b)和(6b)： (5a) I was delighted and amused by the classical opera (5b) I was amused and delighted by the classical opera. (6a) That singer's life was tragic and brief. (6b) That singer's life was brief and tragic. 4. 把句子中一系列的项目作逻辑性的排列。例如： (7) Tony ate his dinner, watched TV, and then went to bed. (8) Were you bored with years of study in elementary school, high school and institute of higher education? 5. 必要时，重复重要的语词或概念。 例如： (9) Jackie enjoys the company of ladies. He likes their beauty, he likes their delicacy, he likes their vivacity, and he likes their silence. (10) ...the land stretched out without names. Nameless headlands split the surf; nameless lakes reflected the nameless mountains and nameless rivers flowed through nameless valleys and nameless bays. 6. 尽量用主动说态，因此(11b)比(11a)好： (11a) A pedestrian was struck on the head by a flying stone. (11b) A flying stone struck a pedestrian on the head. 7. 适当时候，可用倒装句和平行句，如： (12) Seven dwarfs lived here in the centre of the dark forest. → Here, in the centre of the dark forest lived seven dwarfs. (13) Severity breeds fear; roughness breeds hatred. (14) Honesty recommends that I speak; self-interest demands that I remain silent. 最后，两全其美网校城编辑祝大家能够顺利地通过IELTS考试! |
