雅思寫(xiě)作7分長(zhǎng)久以來(lái)一直成為很多考生的寫(xiě)作瓶頸,其中固然有很多客觀因素,但是根據(jù)筆者這些年帶高分寫(xiě)作班的經(jīng)驗(yàn)以及閱覽無(wú)數(shù)考官撰寫(xiě)的高分范文后發(fā)現(xiàn),其實(shí)寫(xiě)作從技術(shù)角度的確存在很多“高端”寫(xiě)法和使用時(shí)的“潛規(guī)則”。因此,懷揣著對(duì)寫(xiě)作的熱情以及借助目前正在楊浦分中心如火如荼開(kāi)展的高端寫(xiě)作課程的教學(xué)成果,我將從多個(gè)角度深度剖析雅思寫(xiě)作的高分寫(xiě)法,并成為一個(gè)系列。在第一個(gè)章節(jié)里,筆者首先帶大家領(lǐng)略的是折線圖的主要寫(xiě)法。

折線圖是常規(guī)學(xué)術(shù)類(lèi)小作文中相對(duì)較容易的圖形,從高分角度來(lái)說(shuō),它的主體段寫(xiě)作思路一般可以從2方面入手:

一.起始點(diǎn)加變化趨勢(shì)

這一寫(xiě)法具有普遍性,既適合于單線也適合于多線圖。下面我們就根據(jù)線的數(shù)量來(lái)劃分并作探討:

1. 三條線

這種圖形有三個(gè)起點(diǎn),但我們不是單純地逐一描述這三點(diǎn)的具體數(shù)值,而是要注意觀察其中某2個(gè)起點(diǎn)之間是否存在倍數(shù)關(guān)系。從實(shí)現(xiàn)句型角度來(lái)說(shuō),主句我們可以選擇用主+系+表的簡(jiǎn)單句來(lái)實(shí)現(xiàn),然后用分詞形式來(lái)描寫(xiě)第3個(gè)起始點(diǎn)。以下我們就來(lái)看一個(gè)例子:

The graph shows the trends in consumption of fast foods.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

You should write at least 150 words.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

From the graph we can see that in 1970, pizza was twice as popular as fish and chips, burgers being at that time the least popular fast food. The consumption of hamburgers and fish and chips has risen steadily over the 20 year period to 1990 while the consumption of pizza has been declining over that same period with a slight increase in popularity since 1985.

2. 兩條線

主體段的寫(xiě)作思路可以是這2條線單獨(dú)各自寫(xiě),中間用表示對(duì)比或者并列的連詞銜接;還從根據(jù)2條線交叉區(qū)間的趨勢(shì)作為突破口。以下我們分別來(lái)看2個(gè)例子: