requires students to write according to the

given situation（sometimes in

chinese，sometimes in

english）；its

characteristic is that the main idea and information are all contained in the

given situation.

sample test item

directions：for this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a three-paragraph composition on

the topic“my favourite

programme”.you should

write no less than 100 word sand yon should base your composition on the

outline（given in

chinese）below.

1）我最喜爱的电视（或无线电）节目是……

2）这类节目的内容和特点；

3）我喜欢它的原因。

28.2 analysis and advice on the writing

1）read the directions carefully and make sure you understand them

clearly，and try to understand everything

that you are required to do；

2）examine the given situation of each paragraph，then pick out the key words；

e.g.the key words of the above sample

are：

1最喜爱的节目2内容，特点3原因

3）find out the relationship between the title and each paragraph；

in the first paragraph，you write what your favourite programme is；and in the second paragraph，you have to describe the contents

and characteristic of your chosen programme；in the end，yon write why yon like this particular programme.

4）you must produce the topic sentence of each paragraph.

e.g.

1my most favourite programme is……

2the programme is interesting as

well as；instructive.

3the reason why i like it is that……

model essay 28-1

nowadays radio and tv play a more and more important role in our

daily lives.there are

many programmes shown every day.some of them are very good.my most favourite programme is“the animal world”，which is shown on television every sunday night.

the programme is interesting as well as instructive.it providesus with natural scenes

of the lives of all kinds of wild animals together with the vivid explanations

of the narrator.besides，the pictures are very beautiful and

some of them are also very valuable.they contain much information not only about animals，but also about plants.

the reason why i like this programme is that，being born and bred in the city，i have not seen any wild animals，and the programme compensates for

this.in addition，it provides me with rich knowledge

about nature and the animal world.

believe it or not，it is really a great joy to watch it.

writing assignment for

unit 28

directions：for this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic“why do more and more women go in

for sports nowadays？”you should write no less than 100 words and you should base your

composition on the outline（given in chinese）below.

1）妇女开始参加越来越多的体育运动；

2）过去妇女不能参加体育运动的原因；

3）为什么会有越来越多的妇女参加。

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第二十九单元 主题句作文topic sentence composition

29.1 introduction

this is the most common composition practised in cet-4.usually the title and the topic

sentences of each paragraph are given.you are required to write exactly according to the title.you must use the given topic

sentences.

sample test item：

directions：for this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition about“television ”in three paragraphs.

you are given the first sentence of each paragraph an dare required

to develop the idea in completing the paragraph.your composition should be about 100words，not including the words given. remember to write clearly.

television

1）television

presents a vivid world in front of us.

2）television

can also play an educational role in our daily life.

3）however，television can also be harmful.

29.2 analysis and advice on how to deal with the essay

1）read the directions carefully，and make sure

that you understand the requirements；

2）find out the relationship between the title and the topic sentences.

from the above analysis，we know that we may use the technique of examples to illustrate the

advantages and disadvantages of television in our daily life.

3）thoroughly examine the topic sentences，then pick out keywords in each topic sentence；

e.g.the key words of each topic

sentence in the above writing are：“vivid world”，“educational role in daily life”，“harmful”.

4）find out the relationships between the topic sentences；

from the given topic sentences，we can see that the second topic sentence is a further development

of the first one.the

transitional word“also”shows that the two topic sentences

are parellel.so we have to

write the advantages of television in the first two paragraphs—in the first paragraph，write“vivid world”，while in the second，“educational role”；in the third topic sentence，the transitional word “however”changes the point of view from positive“vivid”，“educational”to negative“harmful”.thus，we should

write the disadvantages of television in the paragraph