大学英语写作技巧
Personal description
▪ Adjectives. ▪ General impression
→Detailed description
▪Places
Time Indicators
▪ When, while, before, after, as soon as, the moment (instant, minute), during
▪ Suddenly ▪ No sooner…. Than…,
Hardly…when…,
Time Indicators
▪ Body (better to be 3 paragraphs)
▪
Name
▪
Useful Sentences
▪ Opening: ▪ Pardon me, though a stranger
to you personally, for taking liberty to address you these few lines. ▪ As I have not heard of you for long, I feel anxious.
▪ I must apologize for not having written to you previously.
▪ Please pardon my long in writing to you.
▪ Pardon me for neglect when you honored me with a visit the other day.
▪ At last, Finally, At length, In the end,
▪ At he mean time, at the same time, meanwhile, ever since, later, afterwards
Personal Letter
▪ Format:
▪
Date
▪ Address,
▪ Your former letter was duly received.
▪ I have just received your kind letter
Ending
▪ Please notify me soon. ▪ Looking forward to a prompt
reply. ▪ Please do not fail to write to me. ▪ I shall feel obliged by a reply at
your earliest convenience.
▪ I look for your answer in a few days.
▪ Let me hear if you receive the letter.
▪ With kind regards to your family.
▪ Please give my compliments to your family.
▪ Please give my best rememberance to ..
Expository
▪ Definition ▪ Classification ▪ Comparison and contrast ▪ Explanation ▪ Exemplification
EXAMPLES
▪ For example, for instance, such as, like, likewise, similarly, take… as example,WritingFra bibliotekTactics
Basic Requirement
▪ Topic Sentences ▪ Logic ▪ Suitable Diction ▪ Good Grammar ▪ Beautiful Sentence Pattern
Narration
▪Past Tense
▪Time Sequence