雅思考试主要是通过对考生听、说、读、写四个方面英语能力的考核,综合测评考生的英语沟通运用能力,实现“沟通为本”的考试理念。对于雅思考生来说,也有很多考试难点和政策盲区需要帮助解答。今天雅思无忧网小编准备了让雅思作文“简洁漂亮”的三大建议 雅思作文审题技巧,希望通过文章来解决雅思考生这方面的疑难问题,敬请关注。
建议一:避免空洞的单词和词组
1.一些空洞的单词或词组根本不能为句子带来任何相关的或重要的信息,完全可以被删掉。
比如:When all things are considered, young *s of today live more satisfying lives than those of their parents, in my opinion。
这句话当中的“when all things are considered”和“in my opinion“都显得多余。完全可以去掉。改为:
Young *s of today live more satisfying lives than their parents。
2.有些空洞和繁琐的表达方式可以进行替换
例如:Due to the fact that our grandparents were under an obligation to help their parents, they did not have the options that young people have at this point in time。
“due to the fact that”就是一个很典型的繁琐的表达方式的例子,可以替换,简化为下面的表达方式:
Because our grandparents were obligated to help their parents, they did not have the options that young people have now。
建议二:避免重复
1.尽量避免重复使用同样的词汇。或者有的时候虽然词汇没有重复,但意思却有重复。这时候可以做一些简化的工作。
例如下面这个例子:The farm my grandfather grew up on was large in size。
large对一个farm来说就是size方面的large,所以in size可以去掉,改为:
The farm my grandfather grew up on was large。
更简洁的表达方式为:
My grandfather grew up on a large farm。
2.有时一个词组可以用一个更简单的单词来替换
例如:My grandfather has said over and over again that he had to work on his parents' farm。
这里的over and over again就可以改为repeatedly,显得更为简洁:
My grandfather has said repeatedly that he had to work on his parents' farm。
建议三:选择最恰当的语法结构
选择合适的语法结构可以使句子意思的表达更为精确和简练。虽然语法的多样性也很重要,但选择最恰当的语法结构仍然是更为重要的考虑因素。以下原则是在考虑选择何种语法结构时可以参考的原则:
1.一个句子的主语和谓语动词应该能够反映句子中的最重要的意思。
例如:The situation that resulted in my grandfather's not being able to study engineering was that his father needed help on the farm。
从意思上来分析,上面这句话需要表达的重要的概念是“grandfather's not being able to study”,而在表达这个概念时,原句用的主语是situation,谓语动词是was,不能强调需要表达的重点概念,可以改为下面这句话:
My grandfather couldn't study engineering because his father needed help on the farm。
2.避免频繁使用“there be”结构
例如下面的句子:There were 25 cows on the farm that my grandfather had to milk every day. It was hard work for my grandfather。
可以改为:
My grandfather worked hard. He had to milk 25 cows on the farm every day。
更简洁的句式为:
My grandfather worked hard milking 25 cows daily。
3.把从句改为短语或单词。
例如:Dairy cows were raised on the farm, which was located100 kilometers from the nearest university and was in an area that was remote。
简介的表达方式为:
The dairy farm was located in a remote area, 100 kilometers to the nearest university。
4.仅在需要强调宾语而不是主语的时候,才使用被动语态。
例如:In the fall, not only did the cows have to be milked, but also the hay was mowed and stacked by my grandfather's family。
本句不够简洁的原因是本句的重心应该是“忙碌的家庭-my grandfather's family”,而使用了被动语态後,彷佛重心变成了cows和hay。下面的表达方式是主动语态,相对来说更简洁一些:
In the fall, my grandfather's family not only milked the cow but also mowed and stacked the hay。
5.用更为精确的一个动词来代替动词短语,
例如:My grandfather didn't have time to stand around doing nothing with his school friends。
Stand around doing nothing其实可以用一个动词来表达,即loiter:
My grandfather didn't have time to loiter with his school friends。
6.有时两句话的信息经过组合完全可以用一句话来简练地表达
例如:Profits from the farm were not large. Sometimes they were too *all to meet the expenses of running a farm. They were not sufficient to pay for a university degree。
两句话的信息可以合并为下面这句更为简洁的句子:
Profits from the farm were sometimes too *all to meet operational expenses, let alone pay for a university degree。
很多技能的学习,都有一个从不了解到了解,从陌生到熟悉的过程。对于以前没有接触过写作或者练习写作不多的考生来说,拿到一个作文题目往往不知道从何下手。为解决这个问题,下面给大家提供一些练习写作中的基本思路和写作步骤。本章字数虽然不多,但作用非常关键,希望读者认真体会并掌握其中思路。
拿到题目首先要认真审题。很多考生认为只要是把字数写够,用了一些比较高级的词汇和复合句就算完成了任务。其实,这种想法指导下的写作在实际考试中很容易使考生忽视把握论证的方向,造成写作扣题不严密,论点表述不完整,更严重还会导致跑题。最近雅思作文题目中争论的焦点难以把握。很多考生看到题目中认识的单词,然后就发挥自己想象,天马行空下笔就写。但是这样的作文无论语言质量多高,也拿不到好的分数。只有把握题目争论重心,才能保证论证有的放矢,获得高分。
例子 1、
Air transport is increasingly being used to export many types of fruits and vegetables to countries where those plants can’t grow or are out of season. Some say that it is a good thing, but others consider that such use of air transport can’t be justified. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. 空运各种蔬菜和水果到不出产这些蔬菜水果的国家或者到这些东西已经过季了的国家越来越司空见惯,有人赞同,有人反对,请评价双方论点并给出自己的看法。
题目分析:
这篇作文为2004年9月18日A类雅思考题。题目表面是谈论蔬菜水果和空运的话题,实际上考生需要明白蔬菜、水果作为食品属于商品,商品的一个特点就是要满足不同层次的消费需要。作为一种高成本的服务方式,空运满足的是高消费水平人群,而其他低成本运输服务方式满足的是普通消费水平人群。明白了这一点,就很容易分别解释、评价两种对立论点,最后进行总结,提出自己看法。
很多经验不足的考生审题时思路往往不清楚,抓不住问题的主要和本质方面。针对本题的飞机和蔬菜,有的考生可能会描写飞机运输的便利性,然后联想到飞机的发明、对人类的贡献等等和题目关联性很小的话题上,也可能会有考生花费很多篇幅讨论蔬菜和水果对人体健康的重要性,诸如此类的论点都属于跑题。
例子 2、Traffic and housing problems in major cities could be solved by moving large companies and factories with their employees to the countryside. To what extend do you agree or disagree? 交通和住房是城市的主要问题,把大公司和工厂及员工移到郊区可能解决该问题,你同意这样的看法吗?
题目分析:
该题目提出大城市交通堵塞和居住紧张问题,建议解决方案是把大公司和员工转移到郊区。根据我们的生活经验和知识,造成上述问题原因可能有很多,文中并没有提供任何证据说明大公司和其员工是造成问题的主要原因。考生可以提出一些其他原因证明这个解决方案可能不会奏效。这些原因可以是:交通设施落后old transport infrastructure、交通管理水平低下poor traffic control、城市人口增长过快 fast population growth、住房供应不足 inadequate housing supply等。如果考生不深入思考这个题目可能会提出类似以下错误论点:
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