Hi Brad,

It’s good to hear from you again. I find that I’m not good at writing compositions. It’s hard for me to prepare the form of a composition and organize sentences. ①Could you tell me how to deal with this problem? I would really appreciate if you offer me some good methods.

Best wishes,

                                                                      Cindy

Hi Cindy,

A composition is really a story and any story is told to an audience. There is a form for this and it is in three parts. First, tell them(the audience) what you are going to tell them. Then tell them, and finally tell them what you told them. Parts one and three are short and most of the information is in part two. It works like this.

Let’s say you are asked to write a 200-word composition about your visit to the Great Wall. You would begin with an opening sentence or two saying something like “The Great Wall of China is a national ②landmark that is famous around the world. I visited it last summer and I want to tell you about it.” That uses about 25 words to tell them what you are going to tell them.

The second part would be about 150 words and would contain information about the Great Wall such as how long it is, when it was built, who built it and why, the fact that it is one of the seven wonders of the world and you would talk about how you felt and what you thought when you visited this national treasure. This is telling them.

Finally, you would use about another 25 words to say something like “That was my first visit to the Great Wall and it was a very emotional experience to actually touch something so old and famous. ③每个中国人至少参观长城一次.I plan to go back whenever I can.” Here, you are telling them what you told them in the story and wrapping it all up into a neat package. This formula(惯例)works for both compositions and speeches and I think you will find it helps to organize your thoughts. I hope it’s helpful.

Best wishes,

                                                                 Brad Franklin

1.将文中①处的画线部分翻译成汉语：                                             .

2.(A) 试写出文中②处画线部分landmark的汉语意思：            .

(B)下面有四个在文中出现的单词，请找出画线部分发音哪个与众不同?                .

A. work            B. word            C. information            D. world

3.将文中③处的汉语翻译成英语：                                                 .

4.从文中找出适当的词组填空：How I wish to get a letter from you soon!

How I wish to _________  _________ you soon!

5.用英语回答问题：What’s the main idea of the passage?                                .

根据语境，用恰当的语言完成对话
A: Hi , Cindy, there is a new movie at the cinema. I hear it’s exciting. Can you go to the movies with me this weekend?
B: 【小题1】_______________________________.
A: What a pity! What are you doing this weekend?
B: 【小题2】_______________________________.
A: How often do you visit your grandparents?
B: Twice a month.
A: Where do you grandparents live?
B: They live with my uncle in the countryside. It’s a little far.
A: 【小题3】__________________________________?
B:I usually take the bus.
A: 【小题4】_______________________________?
B: Sorry, I’m not very sure how far it is.
A: 【小题5】_______________________________?
B: It takes me about half an hour to get there.
A: Enjoy your weekend.
B: Thanks.
A: Goodbye
B: Bye.

Hi, Cindy, how are you?     ­  --   ____________

A. How are you ？    B. I’m OK.       C. It’s OK.       D. I’m Alice

根据语境，用恰当的语言完成对话

A: Hi , Cindy, there is a new movie at the cinema. I hear it’s exciting. Can you go to the movies with me this weekend?

B: 1._______________________________.

A: What a pity! What are you doing this weekend?

B: 2._______________________________.

A: How often do you visit your grandparents?

B: Twice a month.

A: Where do you grandparents live?

B: They live with my uncle in the countryside. It’s a little far.

A: 3.__________________________________?

B:I usually take the bus.

A: 4._______________________________?

B: Sorry, I’m not very sure how far it is.

A: 5._______________________________?

B: It takes me about half an hour to get there.

A: Enjoy your weekend.

B: Thanks.

A: Goodbye

B: Bye.