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?                                .

根据括号内的汉语提示，完成句子。( 每空一词 )

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1.—Can you give me _____(一个) orange?

    —Yes. Here you are.

    —_________(谢谢) you.

2.—________ (是)this your watch, Jack?

    —No，it ________(不是).

3.I am happy to ______(见到) you. How do you _____(拼写) your name?

4.______(他的) name is Jim. And ______(她的) name is Linda.

5.________(那是) my ruler. It is very ______(好的).

根据括号内的汉语提示，完成句子。( 每空一词 )
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【小题1】—Can you give me _____(一个) orange?
—Yes. Here you are.
—_________(谢谢) you.
【小题2】—________ (是)this your watch, Jack?
—No，it ________(不是).
【小题3】I am happy to ______(见到) you. How do you _____(拼写) your name?
【小题4】______(他的) name is Jim. And ______(她的) name is Linda.
【小题5】________(那是) my ruler. It is very ______(好的).

根据汉语提示，完成句子。

1．Tom因为数学不好而感到有压力。

    Tom is __________ ____________because he is not good at math．

2．每个人有时候都感到疲惫。

    Everybody __________ ___________sometimes．

3．我们不在家时，你能照顾好自己吗?

    Can you __________ _________yourself when we’re not at home?

4．你应该躺下休息。

    You should ________ __________and rest．

5．一我可以看看你的手表吗?

   一当然。给你。

    一May I look at your watch?

    —____________  ____________．Here you are．

6．我们的英语老师喜欢讲笑话。

    Our English teacher loves to __________ ___________．

7．在第一幅照片里，我正在学校打篮球。

    In the first photo，I’m ___________ _________．

8．吃许多蔬菜有助于你保持身体健康。

      A lot of vegetables ___________you to ___________in good health．

9．有健康的生活方式是容易的。

    __________ ____________ to have a healthy lifestyle．

10．此刻我感觉很难受。

    I'm not feeling very well at _________ ____________．