半开放式作文写作策略

龚磊　陈慈明

写作策略：主题拓展法

文字提纲式半开放作文通常所给文字信息不多，通常仅给出主要话题。针对这种情况，同学们应学会根据文章的行文走向，结合所给题目中包含的几大方面适当拓展，以达到增加细节，充实文章的目的。

例1 假设你是李华，刚进入高三学习。你的好友John写信询问你的近况，请你给他写一封回信。内容包括以下几个方面：学习、生活、计划。

注意：1. 词数100左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear John，

Im very glad to receive your letter

Yours，

Li Hua

步骤1 仔细审题

本篇作文所给提示不多，但所给回信中应该包含以下三个方面的信息：学习、生活、计划。

步骤2 根据题意，优化造句

可以从三个主体句适当拓展，形成完成作文需要的内容。

我努力学习，进步很大。

普通表达：I study hard and have made great progress in my study.

高级表达：Determined to catch up with my classmates， I am buried in what Im learning and listen to the class attentively， making great progress and winning a scholarship.

我尊敬老師，团结同学。

普通表达：In my daily life， I respect teachers and get along well with classmates.

高级表达： Having adapted myself to the new environment， I take colorful activities actively， which is highly thought of by my respected teachers and easy-going classmates. Besides， as monitor， Im willing to serve my classmates heart and soul， which helps me gain precious friendship treasured by me so much.

今后我要继续努力，争取取得更大的进步。

普通表达：In the future， I will study hard to make greater progress.

高级表达： With the dream of being admitted to a key university in mind， I， well-prepared to face any challenge， have made up my mind to grasp the valuable opportunity to gain as much knowledge as possible. Only in this way can I make greater progress and broaden my horizons.

在我们拓展句子时，有不少高级的表达方式可供我们选用，例如以下语法结构和句型：非谓语结构、被动语态、复合句、倒装句、with结构、强调句、双重否定句、虚拟语气等。同学们可以适当使用，从而提高作文质量，增加亮点。

步骤3 添加衔接，连句成文

英语作文中，句与句、段与段之间，缺少必要的衔接词语会使文章显得结构松散，前后关系不清，影响文章的流畅性和完整性。根据英语衔接词的特点，我们可以重点掌握一些，并常换常新。

起：first of all，to begin/start with，in the first place， first and foremost ...

承：second（ly），furthermore，moreover，in addition，whats more，besides ...

转：but，however，on the contrary，nonetheless，in contrast/comparison，nevertheless ...

合：hence，therefore，in conclusion，to conclude，in a word，last but not least ...

插入语：that is to say，to a certain extent，to some degree，as a matter of fact ...

范文

Frankly speaking， I had some difficulty in my study at the very start. Determined to catch up with my classmates， I am buried in what Im learning—nine subjects and listen to the class attentively， making great progress and winning a scholarship.

Whats more， having adapted myself to the new environment， I take part in colorful activities actively， which is highly thought of by my respected teachers and easy-going classmates. Besides， as monitor， Im willing to serve my classmates heart and soul， which helps me gain precious friendship treasured by me so much.

All in all， with the dream of being admitted to a key university in mind， I， well-prepared to face any challenge， have made up my mind to grasp the valuable opportunity to gain as much knowledge as possible. Only in this way can I make greater progress and broaden my horizons.