1、Pygmalion Unit 4 Section Guided Writing【写作技巧】1.明确写英语故事的基本要素 英语故事属于记叙文，进行此类写作时，一般需要把握好记叙文的六个要素，即when(时间)，where(地点)，what(事件)，who(人物)，why(原因)，how(方式)。尽管不是每篇英语记叙文都一定要将这些要素全部包括进去，但是，确定写作内容、收集写作素材必定要围绕这些要素进行。如何写英语故事 2.确定写作的人称和故事展开的顺序 写故事时要注意人称，用第一人称主要是以“参与者”的身份介绍本人的经历或耳闻目睹之事；用第三人称则主要是以“观察者”的身份介绍他人的经历和事情。不
2、过在用第一人称时，不要过多地使用“I”，“we”，以免给人单调乏味的感觉；在以第三人称进行叙述时，要避免过多的评论，以至失去故事的客观性。在确定了叙述的角度后，还要确定以何种顺序展开记叙。讲述故事时最常见的方式是以时间为线索交代故事的发生、发展和结局。这样，文章层次清晰，脉络分明，有较强的整体感。3.正确把握语态，提高语言的准确性英语故事往往介绍过去发生的事，所以通常使用过去时态。故事结束后描写从中吸取的教训或故事发展的后续则常用一般现在时或将来时。4.选择使用情感性词汇，提升文章的感染力英语故事写作中可使用一些情感性词汇来提升文章的感染力，此类词汇有：even,still,only,hard
3、ly,almost,indeed,certainly,to ones joy/surprise/disappointment，fortunately等。【常用句型】1.开头用语 one day,on a Sunday morning,long long ago,many years ago,once upon a time 2.记叙过程用语：There was/were/lived,There used to be,When I saw/heardIimmediately.On seeing/hearing that,Iright away.Suddenly,he stood up,stare
4、d at me,and got close to me.I was doingwhen,I was about towhen 3.过渡语：表示时间：now/at present/nowadays;recently/lately;On Oct.13;at weekends;last month;the other day;the day before yesterday,etc.表示递进：at first/at the beginning;next/then/after that/after a while;suddenly/all of a sudden;by and by/gradually
5、;finally/at last/eventually/in the end,etc.4.故事结束语：The story tells us that;From this story,we can learn thatties.【典题示例】请根据寓言故事拔苗助长写一篇英语小故事。故事梗概：从前，有个农夫，种了稻苗(seedlings)后，便希望能早早收获。每天他到稻田时，都发觉那些稻苗长得非常慢。他等得很不耐烦。想了又想，他终于想到一个“最佳方法”，他将稻苗全都拔高了几分。第二天一早，他迫不及待地去稻田看他的“成果”，却看到所有的稻苗都枯萎了。注意：1.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；2.词数：1
6、00左右。To pull up the seedlings to help them grow Once upon a time,there was an old farmer who planted a lot of rice.After planting the seedlings,he went to the field to watch the seedlings grow every day.He saw the young shoots break through the soil and grow taller each day,but still,he thought they
7、 were growing too slowly.Eventually he got impatient with the young plants and suddenly he hit upon an idea to pull up the young plants by half an inch.The next early morning,the old man couldnt wait to check his“achievement”,but he was heart|broken to see all the pulled|up young plants dying.审题谋篇 1
8、.本文是寓言故事，人称用第三人称：基本时态为一般过去时。2.写作要点包括：农夫发现稻苗长得慢，焦虑；他拔苗；稻苗都枯萎。.写作要点 从前，有一个老农夫种了很多水稻。一般表达：Once upon a time,there was an old farmer and he planted a lot of rice.高级表达：(用定语从句改写上面句子)Once upon a time,there was an old farmer who planted a lot of rice.在种下稻苗之后，他每天去地里观察稻苗的生长。一般表达：After he had planted the seedli
9、ngs,he went to the field to watch the seedlings grow every day.高级表达：(用简单句改写上面句子)After planting the seedlings,he went to the field to watch the seedlings grow every day.他看到稻苗突破了泥土，每天都在长高。一般表达：He saw the young shoots grow up from the soil and grow taller each day.高级表达：(用break through改写上面句子)He saw the
10、young shoots break through the soil and grow taller each day.突然，他想到一个主意：把小苗拔高半英寸。一般表达：Suddenly he came up with an idea to pull up the young plants by half an inch.高级表达：(用hit upon改写上面句子)Suddenly he hit upon an idea to pull up the young plants by half an inch.制作者：状元桥适用对象：高三学生制作软件：Powerpoint2003、Photoshop cs3运行环境：WindowsXP以上操作系统