你是怎樣復(fù)習(xí)GRE寫(xiě)作的?今天小編給大家?guī)?lái)GRE寫(xiě)作:3個(gè)復(fù)習(xí)方法,希望能夠幫助到大家,下面小編就和大家分享,來(lái)欣賞一下吧。
GRE寫(xiě)作:3個(gè)復(fù)習(xí)方法
1.題庫(kù)的"十字坐標(biāo)定位法"
對(duì)于任何一道issue題來(lái)說(shuō),都可以根據(jù)它的出題方式和題材進(jìn)行分類(lèi)。而目前的issue題庫(kù),按出題方式分類(lèi)不外乎五大類(lèi)(因果類(lèi),建議類(lèi),比較類(lèi),偏激類(lèi),復(fù)合類(lèi));按照題材分為七大類(lèi)(教育,媒體,科技,主觀客觀,個(gè)體集體,藝術(shù),社會(huì)政治)。任何一道issue題,按照出題方式分類(lèi),可以幫助我們迅速破題,按照每種類(lèi)型固定的破題思路對(duì)題目進(jìn)行解構(gòu),這樣一來(lái),寫(xiě)作提綱就可以很快完成了;按照題材分類(lèi),可以幫助我們迅速在已有的素材庫(kù)中選擇合適的例子作為論據(jù),對(duì)題目進(jìn)行進(jìn)一步闡釋。這就象在一個(gè)坐標(biāo)軸上,橫軸為出題方式分類(lèi),縱軸為題材分類(lèi),拿到任意一道題,只要我們迅速判斷這道題屬于哪種出題方式和題材,就可以在坐標(biāo)軸上定位到一點(diǎn)。只要找到了這一點(diǎn),該題的寫(xiě)作提綱,以及寫(xiě)作素材便可以立刻得到。那么,一篇issue作文也就只是把寫(xiě)作提綱和素材結(jié)合在一起的過(guò)程。這樣,寫(xiě)作也就變得相當(dāng)容易了。
下面我們以一道題為例:
In order to improve the quality of instruction at the college and university level, all faculty should be required to spend time working outside the academic world in professions relevant to the courses they teach.
分析:這道題按出題方式分類(lèi)屬于建議類(lèi)(關(guān)鍵判斷詞:In order to…, should …),按照題材分類(lèi)屬于教育類(lèi)。等等
這是根據(jù)建議類(lèi)的破題思路,我們可以迅速給出該題的提綱:
分論點(diǎn)1:誠(chéng)然有些專(zhuān)業(yè)強(qiáng)調(diào)與社會(huì)實(shí)踐緊密聯(lián)系,對(duì)于諸如會(huì)計(jì)學(xué),新聞學(xué),醫(yī)學(xué)等專(zhuān)業(yè)來(lái)說(shuō),擁有在學(xué)術(shù)領(lǐng)域之外的相關(guān)工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)對(duì)于教學(xué)有著直接的裨益。
Admittedly, there are certain majors that have close connections with the practical job fields. For majors such as Accounting, Journalism and Medicine, possessing job experience that could not be obtained otherwise would have direct and beneficial impacts on the teaching in the academic world.
分論點(diǎn)2:但是,工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)并不一定能提高教師的教學(xué)質(zhì)量。對(duì)于一些基礎(chǔ)學(xué)科來(lái)說(shuō),教師更重要的是對(duì)于本學(xué)科長(zhǎng)年、持之不懈的鉆研。
Nevertheless, owning working experience does not necessarily lead to the booming of teaching qualities. As to those fundamental subjects such as Theoretical Mathematics, what's more important for the instructors is a long-time, unceasingly devotion to the academic researches.
分論點(diǎn)3:即使鼓勵(lì)教師在教學(xué)領(lǐng)域以外從事一個(gè)相關(guān)工作,也并不一定保證教學(xué)水平就能得到顯著發(fā)展了,過(guò)度的強(qiáng)調(diào)其它相關(guān)工作的重要性也可能會(huì)占據(jù)研究者太多的時(shí)間,甚至?xí)?duì)其本身的教學(xué)研究產(chǎn)生負(fù)面影響。
Researchers' undue emphasis on the importance of relevant real-life experience may be equivalent to too much time and effort consumed, which would delay, even hamper the academic pursuit and advancement they actually are obliged to devote to.
結(jié)尾或分論點(diǎn)4:除了工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)以外,推動(dòng)高校教學(xué)發(fā)展的因素還有很多,比如充足的教學(xué)經(jīng)費(fèi),完備的教學(xué)條件,開(kāi)放的學(xué)術(shù)氣氛等。
Other than job experiences, there are numerous other factors that could enhance the academic development at a university level. These factors could be the abundance of academic funds, fully equipped facilities, open academic ambience and so on.
然后,我們?cè)诟鶕?jù)教育類(lèi)所搜集到的素材,找出合適的例子。(如何找例子,將在下一個(gè)部分詳細(xì)講解。)
2.論據(jù)素材巧準(zhǔn)備
對(duì)于絕大多數(shù)的考生,準(zhǔn)備作文時(shí)最頭疼的問(wèn)題就是沒(méi)有例子。雖然上了這么多年的學(xué),腦子里的知識(shí)也不少,可以只要一舉例子,就只有那么稀稀拉拉的幾個(gè)"大路貨"。一舉科學(xué)家,大凡就是愛(ài)因斯坦,牛頓,居里夫人;一提到"失敗是成功之母",就只有愛(ài)迪生玩命地試燈泡了??墒?,想要舉出一個(gè)與眾不同的例子,真的就這么難嗎?
其實(shí),如果你留心觀察生活,就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn),生活中到處都是好例子,遺憾的是,我們從來(lái)沒(méi)有想過(guò)把它們變成寫(xiě)作的一部分。
那么該怎么去發(fā)現(xiàn)這些好例子呢?方法其實(shí)也很簡(jiǎn)單:
首先,你必須要很熟悉題庫(kù)。很多老師對(duì)issue部分的題目都有分類(lèi),網(wǎng)上也有很多這方面的資料。其實(shí)不論是何種分類(lèi)方法,你都必須要通過(guò)分類(lèi)對(duì)整個(gè)244道題庫(kù)有個(gè)全面的了解,知道ETS會(huì)考什么,不會(huì)考什么。
接下來(lái),有了對(duì)題庫(kù)的了解之后,這是你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn),有些生活中看似無(wú)關(guān)的事情,突然變得有用了。這里,我就以一個(gè)八桿子打不著的"犀利哥"給大家做個(gè)示范。
犀利哥的背景大家都熟,這里就不多介紹了??墒撬氖虑樵趺淳湍軐?xiě)到GRE作文里呢?
首先,犀利哥是一個(gè)普通的流浪人員,但是卻一夜暴紅,這和媒體的炒作不無(wú)關(guān)系。而我們的issue題庫(kù)中,就有很多討論媒體對(duì)公眾影響的題目。這時(shí),犀利哥就是個(gè)媒體影響很好的證明。
其次,犀利哥的出名也反映了當(dāng)今社會(huì)對(duì)外表和時(shí)尚的狂熱。人們完全無(wú)視他是個(gè)有精神障礙的病人,而只是因?yàn)樗拇┲『梅袭?dāng)時(shí)的審美趨勢(shì)而追捧他。這在討論到issue33題"外表和內(nèi)在那個(gè)更重要的時(shí)候"也非常適合。
當(dāng)然,這個(gè)例子還可以用來(lái)討論公眾隱私(29, 161題)和快餐文化(107, 151, 215等題)中,這里就不多解釋。
根據(jù)剛剛的分析,我們就很容易把犀利哥的例子,按照事件的積極消極意義,整理成下面的一些要點(diǎn):
} Positive side:
1)Media's magic power to turn a nobody into somebody overnight
2)Media's role in bringing public attention to the misfortune and the helpless who may otherwise be neglected and discarded by the society
} Negative side:
1)The world's over-emphasis on the appearance, not on the inner-self. By turning a homeless to a fashion model, the story of Brother Xili is just an extreme case of many.
2)The frenetic pursuit of instant fame and interests by modern people dwarfs the most fundamental basis of human nature: love, equality, respect and compassion.
3)The world only cares about the "fashionable" photos of Brother Xili and flocks to Ningbo to see him in person. But no one really cares about him as a person, a man with mental disorder, a brother that needs our care and love, not relentless media exposure and disturbance.
經(jīng)過(guò)這樣一番思考之后,你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn),在真正寫(xiě)作文時(shí),你需要準(zhǔn)備的案例的數(shù)量其實(shí)并不多,關(guān)鍵是,你能不能通過(guò)對(duì)例子深入的分析使一個(gè)例子可以同時(shí)解決許多道題目,達(dá)到"以一當(dāng)十"的效果。
3.學(xué)會(huì)拿自己說(shuō)事兒
當(dāng)你實(shí)在找不到合適的素材時(shí),有一個(gè)被美國(guó)考生屢試不爽,但卻很少被中國(guó)同學(xué)嘗試的方法,可以在最后考試的時(shí)候救你。那就是:學(xué)會(huì)把自己塑造成權(quán)威,拿自己的經(jīng)歷說(shuō)事兒。這個(gè)殺手锏,在ETS給出的官方范文中屢見(jiàn)不鮮。例如一篇5分范文在討論教師是否應(yīng)該為學(xué)生設(shè)計(jì)課程的時(shí)候,作者寫(xiě)道:
As an elementary educator, I believe this stance is extremist. Educators and the public must come to a middle road….
接著在文章的第四段中,作者再一次提到了自己的經(jīng)歷:
In my profession as an elementary educator and as a parent, I value the abilities to read, write and be mathematically proficient….
不知道你有沒(méi)有從這兩句話(huà)中看出作者的伎倆呢?實(shí)際上,作者很有可能并不一定真是一個(gè)小學(xué)教育者和一個(gè)家長(zhǎng),但是,當(dāng)他/她把自己塑造成這樣的角色之后,就為自己贏得了強(qiáng)大的發(fā)言權(quán)。一下子,他/她的話(huà)變得非常有說(shuō)服力。這個(gè)道理很簡(jiǎn)單:人們都傾向于相信,權(quán)威人士的意見(jiàn)更具有說(shuō)服力。
所以,下次在你寫(xiě)作的時(shí)候,是不是也可以嘗試著使用一下這種非常簡(jiǎn)單的小伎倆呢?舉個(gè)例子:
我曾經(jīng)有一個(gè)學(xué)生,在臨考作文之前10天才來(lái)補(bǔ)課。剛開(kāi)始我為他準(zhǔn)備了很多的素材和例子,可是發(fā)現(xiàn)因?yàn)闀r(shí)間太緊,這些例子他根本記不住。萬(wàn)不得已,我問(wèn)他:那你能告訴我你的專(zhuān)業(yè)是什么嗎?他說(shuō):我學(xué)動(dòng)畫(huà)的。我一想:天哪,還有比這個(gè)專(zhuān)業(yè)更適合當(dāng)萬(wàn)能例子的嗎?
當(dāng)討論到教育類(lèi)題目,比如通才教育專(zhuān)才教育哪個(gè)好時(shí),他可以說(shuō):作為一個(gè)學(xué)習(xí)動(dòng)畫(huà)專(zhuān)業(yè)的學(xué)生,我們不僅需要掌握基本的美術(shù)技巧和電腦操作技能,還需要對(duì)許多其他領(lǐng)域有所涉獵,例如:心理學(xué)可以讓我們更好的把握動(dòng)畫(huà)人物的性格和特點(diǎn);市場(chǎng)學(xué)可以幫助我們更好的了解動(dòng)漫顧客的需要;對(duì)于音樂(lè)制作的了解可以使我們更好的和其他音效部門(mén)合作。所以學(xué)生需要通才教育。
當(dāng)討論到媒體類(lèi)題目,比如媒體對(duì)我們生活的影響的時(shí)候,他可以說(shuō):作為一個(gè)學(xué)習(xí)動(dòng)畫(huà)專(zhuān)業(yè)的學(xué)生,我經(jīng)常為一些網(wǎng)絡(luò)游戲設(shè)計(jì)角色和場(chǎng)景。這樣的經(jīng)歷讓我深刻地認(rèn)識(shí)到網(wǎng)絡(luò)媒體,特別是網(wǎng)絡(luò)游戲?qū)η嗌倌甑挠绊憽?/p>
當(dāng)討論到科技類(lèi)題目時(shí),很好,動(dòng)畫(huà)專(zhuān)業(yè)的發(fā)展與科技的提高密切相關(guān),比如3D動(dòng)畫(huà)。
當(dāng)討論到藝術(shù)類(lèi)題目時(shí),比如藝術(shù)是不是旨在揭示隱而未現(xiàn)的理念和動(dòng)力(131題),他就可以繼續(xù)說(shuō):作為一個(gè)學(xué)習(xí)動(dòng)畫(huà)專(zhuān)業(yè)的學(xué)生,我認(rèn)為藝術(shù)除了揭示隱而未現(xiàn)的理念和動(dòng)力外,還有其他的作用,比如為人們提供娛樂(lè)和休閑……
當(dāng)討論到社會(huì)政治類(lèi)題目時(shí),比如一個(gè)成功的人士所需具備的素質(zhì)時(shí),他可以沒(méi)完沒(méi)了地說(shuō):作為一個(gè)學(xué)習(xí)動(dòng)畫(huà)專(zhuān)業(yè)的學(xué)生,我們不僅需要有相當(dāng)?shù)膶?zhuān)業(yè)技能,還需要有合作精神,溝通能力和領(lǐng)導(dǎo)能力,這些,都是成為一個(gè)成功的動(dòng)畫(huà)大師的必要素質(zhì)……
這個(gè)清單當(dāng)然我還可以繼續(xù)列下去,這里只是想起到一個(gè)拋磚引玉的作用。希望你也可以從對(duì)自己的專(zhuān)業(yè)深入地挖掘中找到這樣的角度,把自己的經(jīng)歷變得issue寫(xiě)作中不變的萬(wàn)能例子。
GRE寫(xiě)作滿(mǎn)分范文賞析
"Our?declining?environment?may?bring?the?people?of?the?world?together?as?no?politician,?philosopher,?or?war?ever?could.??Environmental?problems?are?global?in?scope?and?respect?no?nation's?boundaries.??Therefore,?people?are?faced?with?the?choice?of?unity?and?cooperation?on?the?one?hand?or?disunity?and?a?common?tragedy?on?the?other."??
WORKING?TOGETHER?FOR?EACH?OTHER?AND?THE?ENVIRONMENT??
Our?Environment,?if?we?take?care?of?it,?it?will?take?care?of?us.??CFCs?destroying?the?ozone?layer,?hundreds?of?acres?of?the?rain?forest?being?destroyed?daily,?smog-infested?air?to?breathe,?global?warming,?world?population?increasing?at?an?exponential?rate,?these?are?but?a?few?of?the?things?that?we?need?to?not?only?think?about,?but?find?ways?to?deal?with?them.??We?are?not?given?this?world?by?our?ancestors?we?are?borrowing?it?from?our?children?and?our?children's?children.??We?spend?so?much?time?trying?to?fix?other?countries?problems,?when?we?should?be?incorporating?them?in?working?toward?solving?the?environmental?issues.??If?we?do?not?this?huge,?living?planet?will?eventually??become?a?lifeless?hunk?of?rock?floating?in?the?large?universe.?
There?are?many?ways?that?we?can?begin?to?work?on?these?problems.??First??decrease?the?amount?of?CFC?production?and?usage.??Second?save?the?rain?forests,?which?are?being?cut?down?to?make?farmland?that?is?not?properly?maintained.??In?a?few?years?this?farmland?becomes?infertile?and?more?land?is?needed;?thus?more?of?the?rain?forest?is?destroyed.?Educating?farmers?on?different?crops?that?will?replentish?the?soil?and?keep?it?fertile.??Third?develop?alterative?methods?of??power?other?than?fossil?fuels,?such?as?more?hydro-electric,solar,and?wind?generated.??The?increasing?population?is?going?to?require?more?food?production?as?well?as?other?needs.??We?need?to?be?willing?and?able?to?manage?our?resources?to?meet?these?needs.??If?we?work?together?we?can?accomplish?the?things?that?are?necessary?to?protect?the?Earth?and?our?future?on?it.?Comments:?
This?essay?presents?a?clear?position?on?the?issue?but?is?limited?in?its?development.??The?author?first?argues?that?everyone?needs?to?cooperate?to?solve?environmental?problems?and?then?lists?the?ways?in?which?"we?can?begin?to?work?on?these?problems":?lowering?CFC's,?saving?rain?forests,?developing?alternative?energy?sources,?and?increasing?food?production.??Although?the?proposed?solutions?are?clearly?relevant,?they?are?not?sufficiently?explained,?nor?is?the?topic's?claim?about?the?challenges?of?international?cooperation?adequately?addressed.??
The?overall?organizational?plan?is?adequate:?introduction,?list?of?solutions?("First?????Second?????Third????"),?and?a?conclusion.??Within?the?paper,?however,?the?ideas?are?not?always?organized?logically.??In?the?first?paragraph,?for?example,?the?sentence?about?"our?ancestors"?is?followed?abruptly?by?the?idea?that?we?need?to?work?with?other?nations.??The?writer?could?improve?this?response?by?clarifying?the?connection?between?ideas?and?by?explaining?these?ideas?in?more?depth.??
Sentence-structure?problems?(run-on?sentences,?fragments,?lack?of?parallelism)?appear?throughout?the?essay:?"We?are?not?given?this?world?by?our?ancestors?we?are????"??At?times,?the?sentence?structure?is?so?awkward?that?the?reader?is?somewhat?confused?about?the?writer's?intended?meaning:?for?example,?"incorporating?them?in?working."?
GRE寫(xiě)作滿(mǎn)分范文賞析
"Our?declining?environment?may?bring?the?people?of?the?world?together?as?no?politician,?philosopher,?or?war?ever?could.??Environmental?problems?are?global?in?scope?and?respect?no?nation's?boundaries.??Therefore,?people?are?faced?with?the?choice?of?unity?and?cooperation?on?the?one?hand?or?disunity?and?a?common?tragedy?on?the?other."??
Our?declining?environment?may?bring?the?people?of?the?world?together?as?no?politician,?philosopher,?or?war?ever?could.??Environmental?issues?are?a?growing?concern?in?our?country?today.??It?is?an?issue?that?concerns?every?person,?no?one?is?excluded.??
Facing?and?solving?environmental?issues?calls?for?unity?and?cooperation.??Prejudices?should?be?put?aside?in?this?time?of?need.??Without?unity?our?world?as?we?know?it?will?not?exist?in?twenty-five?years.??People?as?a?whole?need?to?take?action.??Without?unity?and?cooperation?little?will?be?accomplished.??
There?are?many?environmental?issues?we?are?facing?today.??For?example,?recycling?is?a?simple?and?effective?way?to?help?the?environment.??If?everyone?did?a?small?part?the?results?would?be?enormous.??Recycling?is?a?good?example?because?it?is?something?every?single?person?is?capable?of?doing.??
There?are?many?ways?people?of?any?age,?race,?or?sex?can?contribute?to?help?the?environment.??Emissions?testing?for?exhausts?on?automobiles?is?one?way?to?help?keep?unnecessary?pollutants?from?contaminating?the?air.??Very?few?cities?require?emissions?testing?for?automobiles.??Columbus,?for?example,?does?not?require?emissions?testing.??My?small?hometown?of?Amherst,?Ohio?does?require?this?test.??
I?believe?the?government?needs?to?implement?stricter?regulations?regarding?environmental?issues?and?also?increase?the?funding?that?is?allotted?for?it.??Mandatory?recycling?laws?with?a?stiff?penalty?for?breaking?the?law?is?one?solution.??Funding?for?groups?to?do?research?is?imperative.??Without?research?there?is?very?little?we?would?know?about?anything?including?diseases?and?microorganisms.??
People?of?the?world?need?to?understand?the?situation?our?generation?and?generations?to?come?are?faced with.??This?understanding?needs?to?come?from?education.??The?United?States?has?always?been?a?forerunner?in?wars,?peace?talks,?etc.??It?is?now?time?for?the?United?States?to?be?the?leader?in?solutions?to?environmental?concerns.??The?greatest?barrier?in?any?situation?is?communication.??If?we?communicate?with?each?other?and?work?together?instead?of?apart?results?would?be?seen.??Education?is?another?great?concern,?especially?in?underdeveloped?countries?and?third?world?nations.??There?is?a?lack?of?education?in?many?of?these?countries.??Education?is?the?key?to?success.??
In?summary?I?would?like?to?emphasize?the?importance?in?unity?and?cooperation?on?global?concerns?such?as?the?environment.??Also?education?is?very?important?in?making?headway.??I?also?believe?the?government?should?get?more?involved?in?these?issues.?Comments:?
This?paper?presents?and?supports?an?adequate?analysis?of?the?issue.??After?stating?the?need?for?cooperation?on?the?environment,?the?writer?proposes?several?very?specific?remedies?for?environmental?problems:?recycling,?emissions?testing,?research,?education,?and?communication.??The?detailed?description?of?emissions?testing?is?useful;?however,?the?other?remedies?(recycling,?research,?etc.)?are?not?developed?fully?or?persuasively.??
In?some?areas?the?response?suffers?from?needless?repetition.??Paragraph?six,?for?example,?moves?from?education?to?communication?and?back?to?education.??The?conclusion,?moreover,?adds?little,?merely?repeating?earlier?statements.??
The?control?of?grammar?and?usage?is?generally?competent,?but?the?sentences?tend?to?be?choppy.??Although?most?of?the?ideas?are?stated?clearly,?the?relationship?between?the?ideas?is?not?always?made?clear:?"Also?education?is?very?important?in?making?headway.??I?also?believe?the?government?should?get?more?involved?in?these?issues."