本单元写作要求是写信表达观点,即通过写信的方式就某个话题或社会现象等发表自己的看法或见解。写此类文章时应注意以下事项:
1.结构:一般采用三段式模式;
首段:引出话题,点明个人观点;
中段:分条阐述理由,其中包括给出数据、例证、反证或评论;
尾段:总结。
2.人称及时态:多用第一、三人称和一般现在时。
1.开头常用句式
①Recently ... had a heated discussion about whether ... or not.
近来,关于……是否……进行了热烈的讨论。
②Having read your article concerning ..., I am writing to express my opinion about ...
读过关于……的文章后,我想写信表明我对……的观点。
③People hold different opinions about ...
人们对……持不同的观点。
2.主体段落常用句式
①I am in favor of/support ...
我同意/支持……
②I am against/disagree ...
我反对/不支持……
③In my opinion/In my view/Personally, I think .../As far as I am concerned ...
在我看来/就我而言……
④I would suggest you ...
我建议你们……
⑤Firstly; secondly; besides (this); in addition (to this); what's more; furthermore; moreover; in a word; in short; even worse ...
首先;其次;除此以外;另外;而且;此外;而且;总而言之;简而言之;更为糟糕的是……
⑥Only in this way can we ...
只有这样,我们才能……