大学英语四级写作要求与技巧

大学英语四级写作要求与技巧

一、审题

1.审体裁（议论文，说明文，描述文）

审题就是要审作文的题材和体裁。因为什么样的 体裁就会用什么
样的题材去写。那么体裁包括那些呢？它包括议论文，说明文和描述
文。从近些 年看，四级作文不是单一的体裁，而是几种体裁的糅合体。
例如：

Directions： For this part, your are allowed 30 minutes
to write a composition on the topic

Trying to Be A Good University Student.

You should write at least 100 words and you should base
your composition on the outline(given in Chinese)below：

做合格大学生的必要性

做合格大学生的必备条件（能够从德智体方面谈）

很多人说这种类型的作文是议论文。这是片面的，因为，

第一段要求写“?必要性”，则是议论文；

第二段要求写“?必备条件”，则要求写说明文；

第三段要求写“?这样做”，则要求写 描述文。所以在绝大部分情
形下，四级作文是三种体裁的糅合体。

2.确定相对应的写作方法

我们审题的目的就是根据不同体裁确定不同的写作方法。通过 审
题，我们能够看出四级作文大都是三段式。如上例第一段为议论体，
第二段为说明体，第三段 为描述体。而各种文体又有不同的写作方式：

议论文：要有论点和论据，而且往往从正反 两方面来论述。例如上面
第一段的思路是：做合格大学生，会怎么样（这是从正面论述）；不
能 做合格的大学生，又会怎么样（从反面论述）；所以我们要做合格
的大学生（结论）。说明文：能够从几 方面来说明一个问题，能够从
德智体三方面来说明合格大学生的必要性。描述文：以“人”为中心
描述一个“做”的过程。与上两段相比，本段的主语多为人称代词，
他要与第二段相呼应实行描述。< br>
二、确定主题句

审完题后，接下来就是如何写的问题。第一步就是 确定主题句，
主题句既能保证你不跑题，又能协助你制定写作思路。而写主题句最
保险的方法就 是直接翻译中文提纲，如上述之段主题句为：

It is very necessary to be a good university student.(议
论体的主题句) There are several respects of necessities to be
a good university student.(说明体的主题句)

What I will do in the future is the following.(描述体的主
题句)

三、组织段落

确定主题句后，接下来的工作就是展开论述。很多考生真正犯难
的 也是这个步。最基本的解决办法是扩大词汇量，丰富自己的语法存
储。在写作时，语法和词汇都是最基本 的。不过，组织段落的水平也
是尤为重要的（接下来的连贯与衔接部分，我们更为详细的为大家讲
解）。行文时，不但仅提供一些information,还要学会使用一些
examples, personal experiences, comparisons, deions等等，只有
这样，才不会觉得无话可“写”。

四、连贯与衔接

1.列举法

列举的模式通常是

主题句

----example 1

----example 2

----example 3

列举时常用for example, for instance, such as, like,thus,
take?as an example, to illustrate等词语.

Nonverbal communication, or ，
communication by facial expressions, head or eye movements,
hand signals, and body postures. It can be just as important
to understanding as words are. Misunderstandings are often
amusing but sometimes serious ones can arise between people
from different culture if they misinterpret nonverbal signals.
Take for example, the differences in meaning of gesture are
very common in the United States： a circle made with the
thumb and index finger. To an American, it means that
everything is Ok. To a Japanese, it means that you are
talking about money. In France, it means that something is
worthless, and in Greece, it is an obscene gesture. Therefore,
an American could unknowingly offend a Greek by using that
particular hand signal.

2.分类法

一般是在主题句之后，依次罗列段落指示词所表达的几个部分或
几个方面。然后，选用丰富 的事例对所罗列的各个部分或各个方面实
行具体地说明或解释。

There are three basic kinds of materials that can be
found in any good library.

First, there are books on all subjects, both in English
and in many other languages. These books are organized
according to subject, title, and author in a central file
canned the card catalog. Books can generally be checked out
of the library and taken home for a period of two to four
weeks.

Second, there are reference works, which include
encyclopedias, dictionaries, bibliography, atlases, etc., and
which generally must be used in the library itself.

Third, there are periodicals- magazines, newspapers,
pamphlets-which are filed

alphabetically in racks, or which have been filmed to
conserve space. Like reference works, periodicals cannot
usually be removed from the library.分类时常用：most of all，
next，moreover，in addition，besides，furthermore，to begin
with，to start with，first of all，first，second，third?

3.因果关系

在段落一开头，就用主题句点明其因果关系，然后选用相关材 料，
客观的罗列某些原因或结果，以阐述中心思想。

Growing numbers of well-to-do Americans are making the
decision to move abroad. They find it impossible in America
to walk the streets at night without fear of being raped,
mugged, or murdered, nor do they see a way to escape the
poisonous air of the cities. They maintain that even American
food has become increasingly dangerous to eat. Last but not

least, they insist that they are sick of the pace of American
life, a pace that leaves no time for relaxation or pleasure.

因果关系常用语汇：

because of, so, owing to, thanks to, thus, as a result of,
hence, for this reason, consequently, is caused by, lead to,
result in

4．比较法

主题句必须明 确表明所要比较的对象和所要比较的范围，实际上
就是罗列两个或两个以上比较对象的相同点。

Learning English is like building a house. Laying a solid
foundation is the first and most important step. In other
words, you should read and speak English every day.
Memorizing new words and phrases is also helpful. Like
building a house, learning English takes some time.

Sodon’tbe impatient. Remember, Romewasn’tbuilt in a day.

常用语汇：at the same time, similar to, accordingly, both,
show a degree of similarity, similarly, the same as, and?too,
in the same way, in a like manner

5．举例法

列举事实或举出实例来说明中心思想,是简单易行、具有说服力的
写作方法。

Communicating with other people by telephone is very
convenient,

especially when you have something urgent. For example,
if one of your family members is seriously

ill at night, and you don’t know how to deal with it and
where to find a doctor, what can you do? A telephone is the
answer. Dial 120 and you will get services from the hospital
very soon.