曼特宁先森
Children should begin their formal schooling at an early age People have different views on what children should do at a very early age. Some think that children should begin their formal education and start to spend most of their time on studies. Others believe that it is still time for young children to play. Both views are based on respective ground. Those who argue for the playing time for childern suggest that children at a very early age are still too young to focus their attention on learning. Their brain may not be ready for serious studies such as comprehension and memorizing learning materials. These people are partially right, for it is true that young childern can hardly concentrate. Their attention on one thing lasts for no longer than 15 minutes or so. But we can arrange classes for shorter periods, can’t we? And we can shift teaching subjects. Through putting them to study, young children are occupied with learnging but not with playing. Those who argue for chilldren’s earyly commencement for formal education believe that being put to studies, children can develop good habit of studying, for the process of learning helps develop children’s mental abilities like the ability to memorize, the ability to understand and the ability to do simple calculation. Children’s habit of studying and love for learning are of great importance to youngsters because these two things set up the sound foundation for their future studies. Having children start formal education at a very early age benefits young childern much more than simply letting them play most of their time. A good habits needs a long time to develop to become a second nature. More importantly, it is better to develop a good habit before a bad one may grow. Similarly, the love for learning should take toots for before the love for playing is established. Should a person make an important decision alone? A person should never make an important decision alone, important decisions should be well thought out. People who know you well, know what is best for you, and close to you can give you good advice, give you a different prespective, or share their own experience. When I had difficulty deciding which classes to take in collage, I talked to my teachers and advisors, they had the knowledge and expertise to help me determine which classes were the best ones to take for my future career. Without their advice, I might have chosen unsuitable courses. In collage, I had convinced myself that I was not good enough to act in the school play. Therefore, I decided not to audition even though drama had always been my passion. The day of the auditon, a friend of mine asked me why I was not auditioning. When I told her I did not feel I was good enough, she was shocked, she was able to provide me with another perspectiove on myself and my talents. I rethought my decision and tried out….and got a lead in the play. Last year when I was trying to decide whether or not I should study overseas, I talked to my friend. This was the best thing I could have done. This was a big decisition for me because I had never been overseas on my own and I was not sure if I could do it. She had studied overseas the precious year. She told me about the challenges and opportunities I might encourter and helped me make the right decision. I went and it was amazing. Whenever I am faced with an important decision, I seek advice from others so that I am well-informed and have the benefit of their perspectiove and experience. My opnion on advertisement Advertisements appear everywhere in modern society. There are many way to advertise and ads come in different forms. Newspapers and billboards carry advertisements; some products are announced on TV and radio which have a wide audience. Advertising is a big industry and many agencies are set up for furnish a variety of services for it. However, advertising is not welcome sometimes. A most irritating thing is to watch advertisements before and during films on TV. There are so many of them that they make you forget what you are sitting there for. The ironical thing is that advertisements of one type of things are often shown one after another so that you are confused as to which product you should choose. What’s more, advertising is not always truthful. The advertisers exaggerate the benefits of the merchandise they want to sell in order to gain more profits. Thus the consumer falls victim to such advertising. Although there are disadvantages of ads, we can not forget the advantages and the conveniences they bring to us. First, by telling us where something is available, they may save us money and time. They guide us in finding suitable jobs and other information as well. Secondly, a wide range of activities and institutions receive finanical support through advertising. Without this support we would have to pay much more for newspaters and sports games. Thirdly, perfect advertisements even provide entertainment. A considerable amount of effort goes into their production. So in most cases the photography is truly artistic, the slogans are genuinely witty, and the situations are decidely funny. Generally speaking, advertisements have become one of the most authoritative voices speaking to us today. Let us make our life easier by learning to choose proper ads, and be the master of advertisements, not their salve. 6 The most important characteristic Although honesty, intelligence, and a sense of humor are all worthwhile characteristics, I feel the most important one in life to have is sensitivity. A sensitive person is aware if him/herself and the way their actions affect others. A sensitive person knows the place of honesty, intelligence, and a sense of humor. Honesty is not always the best policy. There is such a thing as a white lie. You do not want to insult someone by saying that their new dress does not fit properly or that you would not live in their new house even if they paid you. You must be sensitive to when it is necessary to tell the truth and when it is better to tell a white lie. Intelligence is a wonderful thing to have, but not all intelligent people use their intelligence sensitively. You don’t want to the reaction of the people around you. It might be appropriate for you to admit that you have the right answer, but in some cases, you might have to say, “I think this is the answer, but we might want to check it.” A sensitive person would not make someone else look dumb. A sense of humor is always values. Different people, however laugh at different things. You don’t want to make someone feel uncomfortable by laughing at his/her mistakes. A sensitive person would understand whether a person could be teased or whether a person would appreciate a certain joke. A sensitive person would make everyone feel comfortable. A sensitive person understands that people are different and that the values of honesty, intelligence and humor can be applied differently. 7 Advantages and disadvantages of spending a great amount of time practising sports Most kids love to play sports. It’s important to them, but for the majority, it’s just one type of activity out of many that they do. For a small number of kids, though, a sport becomes their whole life. They spend almost all their time and energy practising. This has both advantages and disadvantages. Sports are good for young children in many ways. Kids who enjoy sports are likely to have better health. They develop good habits of daily exercise that will keep them healthy as adults, too. Today, many childern and adults are overweight, but those who love sports stay in shape. Plus, by developing their physical abilities, they will learn how to work hard toward a goal. Their achievements in sports will make them feel good about themselves. They will also make friends and learn teamwork. Sports ,whether a little or a lot, can have positive effects. We admire the talent and dedication of young atheletes, but we also wonder if they’re losing something. Their focus is very narrow. If they devote most of their time to sports ,are they negeleting schoolwork? What about other interests? Children should try out many different activities. In addition, many young atheletes are pressured by parents or coaches to succeed. Kids whose drive comes form inside usually do okay, but others can be unhappy and have health and emotional problems. So sports, like anything else in excess, can have negative effect too. When I was young, I liked books and hated sports. I saw other people who loved sports and hated school. Now that I am older, I have found a better balance. People have to figure out what’s right for them. Is there such a thing as too much sports? There is no right answer, because there is no “right amount”. Everyone is different. If you could invent something new, what product would you develop? Write a compositon of about 400words on this topic: 8 A device or pill that help people sleep better If I could invent something new, I would invent a device or pill that could put people to sleep immediately and would have no side effects. The proper amount of sleep is important for our concentraction, mental health, and physical health. Getting enough sleep is a vital human need. For one thing, without sleep our concentration is strongly affected. We are easily distracted, we can not remember things, and we do not notice what’s happening around us. For example, a lot of car accidents are caused by tired drivers. When we get enough sleep, our powers of concentration are sharper. We are more focused on what we are doing. We perform better. Mental health is also affected by lack of sleep. It is easy to tell if people don’t get enough sleep. They’re on edge, cranky, and out of sorts. They lose their tempers easily and over-react to situations. In fact, experiments have shown that lack of sleep over a long period of time can cause a complete mental breakdown. When we get our proper rest, we are more alert and responsive. Our outlook is positive, and we are much easier to get along with. Our physical health shows the strain of sleeplessness, too. We have less energy, and everything seems like a major effort. Over a long period of time, we become slow and unresponsive. The wear and tear on the body from lack of sleep can be a very serious health problems. Every doctor will tell you that getting enough sleep is a basic factor in maintaining good health. Wouldn’t it be great to go to bed every night knowing you’d have no problem getting to sleep, no matter what’s going on in your life? Getting enough sleep is always going to be an important part of how you respond to your situation. I think this device would be very helpful to all of us. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Teachers should be paid according to how much their students learn. Write a composition of about 400 words on the following topic: 9 Should teachers be paid on how much their students learn? Education plays a great role in the advancement and success of every society. While there are many factors which affect how well a student learns, the teacher is no doubt one of the most important. Some people believe that teachers would be able to teacher their students more if they were better motivited. For this reason, they suggest that teachers be paid according to how much their students learn. In my opinion, this is not a good idea for the following reasons. First, although a teacher can have a great influence on students, he is not the sole determiner of the students’ success. Other factors, such as the school curriculum and the home environment of the students, must be considered. Therefore, not only is the plan to pay teachers according to the success of their students unfair to the teachers, but it is lead the education authorities to disregard other important factors. Second, while basing their pay on how much their students learn might motivate teachers to tech better, it will certainly lead them to put too much pressure on the students. Furthermore, depending on how the students are evaluated, such a system might cause teachers to put too much emphasis on test scores and ignore other measurements of learning. For these reasons, I think that paying teachers accoring to how much their students learn is not a good idea. It is unfair to both the teachers and the students and may be detrimental to the learning process. This, in turn, would be disadvantageous to the society as a whole. Do you agree or disagree with the folling statement? A person’s childhood years (the time from birth to twelve years of age are the most important years of a persons life. Write a compositon of about it. 10 Childhood: the most important years of a persons life I agree that a person’s childhood years, from birth to twelve years of age, are the most important. All the information I have read about that time of life states that these are the years that form us. These years determine what kind of a person the child will become. During these years we learn about relationships, begin our formed education and develop our moral sense of right and wrong. The early years are the time when we learn about relationships. First we learn about our parents and sibings, then about rest of the world. We learn how to respond to others base on the treatment we’re given. If we are loved, then we know how to love others. If we’re treated harshly, we may grow up to treat others harshly. We also form our ideas about our own self-worth from the way others treat us during these years. They can convince us we are worthless, or they can teach us we deserve love and respect. They are the years when be begin our formal education. We acquire the basic skills--- reading, writing, working with numbers. That we’ll use throughout our lives. We need a good foundation in these subjects. Otherwise, anything we try to do later will be undermined by our lack of skills. Perhaps the most important thing we can learn during these years is how to analyze information and use it. These are skills that will always be useful. Most important, form my point of view, these are the years when we develop our moral sense of what’s right and wrong. Others teach us about good and bad, but later in our early years we begin to decide for ourselves. It is also during this time that we begin to develop the self-discipline to live according to our morals. I believe a person grows and changes for the better throughout the many stages of life. However, the foundation is laid in those first few years of life.
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无论是在学校还是在社会中,大家总免不了要接触或使用作文吧,借助作文人们可以实现文化交流的目的。那么你知道一篇好的作文该怎么写吗?下面是我为大家整理的英语话题作文9篇,仅供参考,欢迎大家阅读。
定句型,连词成句
这个环节是成文的关键,一定要注意做到:
(1)选用比较有把握的词汇,用恰当的句型写出确切反映内容要求的句子。在熟悉的基础上,鼓励多用高级词汇和结构复杂的复杂句。如表达“为了……”时,可用inorder to do 或 so as todo.也可用sothat引导目的状语从句。
(2)写出的句子要达意,完整,语法正确,合乎习惯,特别是句式、谓语动词形式要有根有据。
(3)表达限定的内容有困难时,就要想到“AllroadsleadtoRome.”这句话,用变通的方法,以达到“曲径通幽”。如要译“他表哥外强中干”这样一句话,表达起来似乎很难,但我们完全可以通过学过的东西将这句话明白贴切地表达出来:Hiscousinlooks strong but in fact,he is rather weak.
(4)尽量避免使用汉语式的英语。例如要表达“她睡得很迟”,不可写成:Shesleptvery late.应该写成:Shewent tobed verylate.因为“sleeplate”表示“睡懒觉”。又如要表达“他一点都不担心他的英语”,不可写成:Heisnot a little worried abouthisEnglish.实际上意思完全相反,表达成“他非常担心他的英语”了。应该是:Heisnot a bit worried about his English. 或:He isnotworried about his English at all.
连词成句,添减相宜
单句写出后,根据短文的内容要求,确定先写什么,后写什么,按照表述内容的情节发展和实际需要,重新排列组合已写成的句子,划分必要的段落,一般分成三段。
即:文章的开头(Introduction)、文章的主体(Mainbody)和文章的结尾(Conclusion).这样写成文章的初稿。在连词成句的过程中,还要注意以下几点:
(1)句子或段落间的连接不仅仅是个语言问题,也是个逻辑思维方面的问题,这两者是不能分开的。能注意到这一点,你的文章就能达到条理清楚、层次分明的境界。
(2)为了使句子或段落语义连贯,表达合理准确,可以适当加入一些连接词语。如表达转折可用but,however,otherwise等,表达递进可用and,also,besides,Whatsmore等,表达因果so,therefore,asaresult等,表达对比可用atthesametime,meanwhile,while等,表达让步可用though,although,evenif等。有时还需要加入一些必要的过渡句子以达到承上启下的效果。
(3)仔细推敲在文章的哪些地方可用复杂句。切忌生搬硬套,给人一种为了用复杂句而用复杂句的感觉。要用得自然、得体。要顺应行文的需要,与整个文章浑然一体。
尽量使用我们熟悉的宾语从句、状语从句和定语从句。
检查,修改,定稿,誊写
检查修改是进一步减少疏漏提高质量的最后程序,这时要对照题目要求,认真检查以下几点:
(1)内容有无遗漏或误词,最好一一对应检查。
(2)体裁格式对不对。
(3)句子是否有语法结构错误,特别要检查句子中的冠词、代词、名词复数、动词的时态、语态、主谓一致等方面是否有错误。
(4)句子是否合乎英语表达习惯,是否达意。
(5)书写字迹和标点符号是否规范清晰,词数是否基本上符合要求。经过认真修改润色的短文,即可认真工整地誊写在指定的卷面上。抄好后再速读一遍,力求完美。
经典题例
下面以扬中树人今年3月中考一模试卷的作文为例,谈谈写中考英语作文的具体步骤和应注意的事项。
原题介绍
目前,扬州正在创建(create)全国文明城市(NationalCivilizationCity)。作为一个中学生,我们在学校、在家里、在公共场合等等应该做到哪些才能称得上是一个文明的(civilized)人呢?我们又如何为这个活动作贡献(makecontributionto)呢?请你就此写一篇100字左右的短文。
Directions: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic My View on Helping Others in Need. You should write at least 120 words and base you composition in the outline below:
1. 现在,在看到他人遇到困难时,很少有人去伸出援手;
2. 这个现象产生的原因;
3. 我的看法。
A recent survey shows that the health of the students in our school has been going from bad to worse in the past three years. It’s shocking that 92.5 percent of us are nearsighted now, compared to 78.20% in 20xx, which was already worrying. The same is true for students’ sleeping condition. Nine students out of ten suffer from a lack of sleep at present.
There’re another two facts that shouldn’t be ignored. Two years ago, about one third of the students were in the trouble of overweight, and less than one third of them had problems in mental health. However, both numbers have risen to 50% or so within the past two years.
In view of the serious health condition, immediate steps should be taken before it’s too late. To begin with, the amount of homework should be properly controlled. Moreover, school should provide students with necessary knowledge on health and satisfy their needs for recreation. It is equally important that students should get rid of their unhealthy habits, become more efficient in their study and lead a healthy life.
Today is the lunar December eighth day - the laba festival. The laba festival in China has a long tradition and history, on this day drink the laba laba rice porridge, do is the most traditional people all over the country, is also the most pay attention to the customs.
At night, dad with red jujube, lotus seeds, beans, peanuts, black beans, wheat berry, lily, eight kinds of material such as rice stayed up the whole pot of delicious rice porridge.
Mom put porridge is good, in the table. I use the spoon gently drew a few times in a bowl, good let it cool faster. Then, scoop a spoonful of their mouth. Porridge boil rotten rotten, quickly melted in your mouth. I said to my father: "dad, you can endure to laba rice porridge is really nice." The father said, "you drink a bowl of laba porridge, you will happy auspicious." Listen to father said these words, I feel very warm and happiness.
myfamilyI love my family, because I have a happy family.
My father is an English teacher. His name is Jacky. He is thirty-eight. He likes playing basketball. What’s my mother jobIs she a teacherYes, you’re right! My mother is very kind and nice, she is thirty-seven. My mother is always laborious work. I love my parents!
On Saturday and Sunday, I often go to the library and play the piano, My father go to play basketball. Sometimes, we watch TV and listen to music at home.
I love my family. Because I’m very happy to live with my parents together!
以"My Chinese Teacher"为标题写一篇字数为80-100之间的英语短文。提示内容如下:
1.孙老师今年36岁,中等身材。
2.她关心。热爱学生,工作认真负责。
3.她语文课讲得生动。有趣。
参考范文:
My Chinese Teacher
Of all the subjects, I like Chinese best because I have a good Chinese teacher,Ms Sun. Though she has been teaching us for only three years, I respect and love her very much.
Ms Sun is thirty-six years old and she is neither tall nor short.She works very hard. She is always the first to come and the last to leave her office. She tries to make her classes lively and interesting. And we enjoy her lessons very much.
Ms Sun is very kind and friendly to us. And we're getting on well with each other. But she is very strict with us in our studies.Ms Sun teaches us so well that we all enjoy learning Chinese. All the students think she is one of the most popular teachers in our school.
询问学习外语的建议
假设你叫李华,你的英国笔友Linda为了来中国参观奥运会而报名参加了汉语培训班学习汉语。她最近写信向你询问学习外语的建议。请根据下列提示和你学习英语的体会给Linda写一封回信。
注意:
1.回信需要包括全部要点;
2.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数;
3.字数60左右。
Dear Linda,
I'm very glad that you'll come to China to watch the Olympic Games. I know it isn't easy to learn a foreign language,but I have some ideas that may help.
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Best wishes and looking forward to meeting you in China.
Yours,
Li Hua
参考范文:
Dear Linda,
I'm very glad that you'll come toChinato watch the Olympic Games. I know it isn't easy to learn a foreign language, but I have some ideas that may help.
Firstly, it's very important to listen to the teacher carefully in class and make some notes so that you can go over your lessons later. Secondly, try to catch every chance to practice speaking, both in and out of class. Don't be afraid of making mistakes. Then try to listen and read more in Chinese. What's more,you'd better plan your time well and study it regularly every day.
Above all, you should be confident in yourself and don't give up whenever you meet with difficulty. I'm sure you will succeed through your hard work.
Best wishes and looking forward to meeting you inChina.
Yours,
Li Hua
The Ways for Students to Relax:适当方式放松自己
中学生学习时间长、压力大,专家建议学生每天课后应采取适当的方式放松自己。你代表班级在一次 "The Ways for Students to Relax"的学校座谈中与二(1)班的Terry讨论了这一话题,请根据他的观点和你自己的观点,用英语给你的外籍教师Mr. Griffin写一篇有关这次讨论的汇报材料。
His ideas & Your ideas
1. Watching TV …
2. Playing computer games …
3. Hanging out with friends …
注意:
1. 开头和结尾已经写好;
2. 可以适当增加谈论话题时经常用到的话语,使内容连贯
3. 所写内容必须包括上面表格中他的`观点和你自己至少三个观点
4. 词数:70字左右。
Mr. Griffin,
Recently I have had a discussion about The Ways for Students to Relax with Terry, a student from Class One Grade Two.
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Yours,
Terry
参考范文:
Mr. Griffin,
Recently I have had a discussion about The Ways for Students to Relax with Terry, a student from Class One Grade Two.
As we study too long every day, every student should choose ways to relax. In his opinion, the best ways are watching TV and playing computer games. He also believes that sometimes hanging out with friends isn't a bad way.
However, I'm not quite agree with him. In my opinion, watching TV or playing computer games is not a good way to help us relax. I think listening to music and playing sports are good ways because they can help us keep healthy. I often play Pingpong after class and I find it really helpful to both my health and my study. Besides, I think chatting with our friends isn't a bad way. I think it can help me get on better with my friends.
That's all and best wishes for you!
Yours,
Terry
Ellen看到大家都对自己的未来充满期待,感到特别高兴。为了鼓励大家学好英语,他准备出一期英语学习经验交流专刊。请 根据以下问题和答案的提示并结合你的实际情况,以"My English Learning"为题写一篇80词左右的英文稿件,要求至少涉及其中的三个问题,并且不能出现你的真实姓名和校名等。
提示:
When did you start learning English(in … /…years ago)
How do you learn English(listen carefully, study with a group, read English every day…)
What is difficult to learn(listening, grammar…)
What other helpful ways do you know to learn English well(watch English movies, sing English songs…)
参考范文:
English is one of my best subjects and I started learning English when I was ten years old.
But at the very beginning, listening seemed a little difficult for me. So I have been doing a lot of listening practice, such as listening to tapes and watching English TV programs. And I found it really helped a lot.
In fact, there are some more helpful ways to learn English well. For example, I enjoy singing English songs and I want to join an English club or find a pen pal from English-speaking countries.
I believe that nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.
对作弊现象的建议
目前,学生考试作弊现象严重,请围绕以下要点谈谈其中原因以及个人建议。 原因:1.考试太多太难 2.自身勤奋不够 3.把大量时间用在上网和玩游戏上 4.为了骗取家长和老师高兴
看法与建议:1、作弊有害;2、要做人诚实,学习发奋;3、学校应减少考试。 要求:1、字数80-100;2、围绕要点可适当发挥;3、文章开头已给出,不计入总字数。
At present, a number of middle school students have picked up a bad habit--cheating in examinations.
参考范文:
At present, a number of middle school students have picked up a bad habit - cheating in examinations.
There are three main reasons. First, schools have given students too many exams, some of which are too difficult. Second, some students are not
hard-working and they don't work hard at their lessons. Third, they waste a lot of time playing games or surfing the Internet. So they haven't enough time to prepare for the exams. Finally, students have to do so to make their teachers and parents happy.
In my opinion, cheating in exams does great harm to our study. We students should be honest and diligent, and only in this way can we improve our study and make progress. Besides, our teachers should offer us fewer exams and more time to study for ourselves.
My home village is a small one. It’s in Yuxian county of Shanxi Province. Small as it is, it’s very beautiful.
There are many hills around my home village and they are more beautiful than some big mountains. In spring, we can fly kites which are made by ourselves on the top of the hills. The kites fly very high.In summer, the trees are green and the grass is green, too. It is green everywhere on the hills. There are so many wild apple trees on the hills. The wild apples are nice to eat. In autumn, the corns under and around the hills are ripe. So we eat them almost every day. In winter, when it snows, all the ground is covered with snow. We can play with snow and sometimes we eat the clean snow with sugar. In my hometown the sky is blue, the air is clean, the water is sweet and the people are very friendly. I love my hometown!
我的家乡是位于山西盂县的一个小村庄。它虽然小但非常美丽。
家乡被群山环绕,这些小山甚至比大山川还要美丽。春日里,我们在山巅放飞自制的风筝;夏天里,漫山遍野是长得绿油油的草木,各种野果美味诱人;秋日里,山下和山周围的玉米熟了,我们几乎天天能尝到新鲜的玉米;冬日里,雪花飘飘,大地银妆素裹,我们玩雪,有时还就着糖吃几口干净的白雪。我的家乡天空蔚蓝,空气清新,水儿甜美,人们好客。我爱我的家乡。
Which is more important, wealth or health? Different people have different opinions.
Some people prefer wealth, holding that money can not bring everything, but without it, one can do nothing. In order to accumulate more money they can do anything. However, other people regard health as more important. Once health is lost, it is no use having a lot of money.
As far as I am concerned, I love wealth, but I value health more. Everybody wants to live a happy life. So they try their best to earn money which can ensure they lead a comfortable life, but if happiness and comfort are achieved at the cost of their health, how can they be happy? Without health money becomes meaningless.
In my opinion, no one agrees that a wealthy person without good health can be happy. So, just do our best to keep healthy.
Today is a special day for me. I graduate from middle school. Yesterday, I attended the high school entrance exam and I think I did very well in the exam. I am sure I can be admitted by the best senior school in my city. This morning, a big graduation ceremony is held in my school. All graduates and our teachers attend to it.
Our president makes a speech in the ceremony, wishing us a good future and hoping us to come back school often. After the ceremony, we go back to our classroom to spend the last time together. We are reluctant to each other. I hope we can keep our relationship forever.
Do you like watching TV during the summer vacation? Why?
Which place do you like to travel most? Why?
How do you spend your summer holidays? Can you say something about your school life?
What birthday present will you give to the members of your family? Why?
What’s your favourite TV programme?