TEM4写作资料

TEM 4写作资料

PART I ESSAY WRITING

1. Sample Essay

The Hazards of Movie-going

Although I love movies, I’ve found that there are drawbacks to movie-going. One problem is just the inconvenience of it all. To get to the theater, I have to drive for at least fifteen minutes, or more if traffic is bad. It can take forever to find a parking spot, and then I have to walk across a huge parking lot to the theater. There I encounter long lines, sold-out shows, and ever-increasing prices. And I hate sitting with my feet sticking to the floor because of other people ’s spilled snacks. Another problem is my lack of self-control at the theater. I often stuff myself with unhealthy calorie-laden snacks. My choices might include a bucket of popcorn, a box of Milk Duds, a giant soda, or all three. The worst problem is some of the other moviegoers. Kids run up and down the aisle. Teenagers laugh and shout at the screen. People of all ages drop soda cups and popcorn tubs, cough and burp, and talk to one another. All in all, I would rather stay home and wait to see the latest movie hits on cable TV in the comfort of my own living room.

Introduction Body

Conclusion

2. Exercise for Topic Sentence Writing

a)Storms are bad.

b)The speed limit near my home is 65 miles per hour.

c)Studying with others has several benefits, but it also has drawbacks and can be difficult

to schedule.

d)Many people have different opinions on whether people under 21 should be permitted to

drink alcohol, and I agree with some of them.

e)I like dogs better than cats.

f)The four children in my family have completely different personalities.

3. Unity Exercise I

Cigarette smoke is unhealthy even for people who don’t have the nicotine habit themselves. Secondhand smoke can cause asthmatics and sufferers of sinusitis serious problems. Doctors regularly advise heart patients to avoid confined smoky areas because coronary attacks might be triggered by the lack of clean air. Moreover, having the smell of smoke in one’s hair and clothes is a real nuisance. Even if a person is without any health problems, exhaled smoke doubles the amount of carbon monoxide in the air, a condition that may cause lung problems in the future.

4. Unity Exercise II

5. Coherence Exercise

Fill in the blanks by using various forms of the key word.

Thinking: A Neglected Art

What have we Americans done to promote the art of 1 ? Certainly we make no room for 2 in our daily lives. Suppose a man were to say to his friends, “I’m not going to PTA tonight (or choir practice or the baseball game) because I need som e time to myself, some time to 3 ”? Such a man would be shunned by his neighbors; his family would be ashamed of him. What if a teenager were to say, “I’m not going to the dance tonight because I need some time to 4 ”? His parents would immediately start looking in the Yellow Pages for a psychiatrist. We are all too much like Julius Caesar: we fear and distrust people who 5 too much. We believe that almost anything is more important than 6 .

6. Coherence Exercise II

Please rewrite the following paragraph by repeating the italicised words with their synonyms.

We had a very good evening on Friday. After a meal at a very good Italian restaurant we went to a good film. I liked it because the actors were all so good and the plot was a good one as well. After-words we were in such a good mood that we decided to visit some good friends of ours and tell them all about our evening. They were very good about our calling round so late and I was glad that I was able to do them a good turn by mending their clock

while we were there.

I had a very nice childhood. I went to a very nice school in Scotland where the teachers

were all nice to the children and the lessons were always nice. It was in a very nice part of the country and it seems to me now that the weather was always nice. I thought it was especially nice in winter when it was nice to play in the snow. Our school uniform was very nice and school dinners were always nice. I wonder if it was really as nice as I think now or if I am just becoming old?

7. Coherence Exercise III

Please revise the following paragraph to make it more coherent.

Dear Joan,

I’m sitting here at my desk writing to you. A big lawn surrounded by trees is outside my window and a flower bed is in the middle of the lawn. It was full of daffodils and tulips in the spring. You’d love it here. You must come and stay sometime; we’ve got plenty of room.

Love Sally

8. Sentence Writing Exercise

Please combine each group of short sentences into one lengthy sentence.

a)Shakespeare has been the subject of study.

The study is of enormous amount.

Shakespeare has been studied by many nations.

He has been studied through many generations.

b)We have been studying him.

Our study is in connection with Elizabethan drama.

His work was a part of Elizabethan drama.

c)Travel necessarily broadens a man’s mind.

It is ridiculous to suggest such an idea under certain conditions.

Many people just do not notice things.

They do not know what there is for them to see.

d)They want to find out the reasons for ideas.

The ideas are new to them.

They are interested enough to do so.

9. Please rewrite the following paragraph to make it more coherent.

Working in the neighborhood grocery store as a checker was one of the worst jobs I’ve ever had. I had to wear an ugly, scratchy uniform. It was cut at least three inches too short.

My schedule of working hours was inconvenient. My hours changed each week. It was impossible to make plans in advance. Getting a day off was out of the question. The lack of working space bothered me. Except for a half-hour break, I was restricted to three square feet of room behind the counter. I felt like a cog in the cash register.

PART II NOTE WRITING

TEM 2001:

Yesterday you failed to turn up for the appointment with your teacher, Profess Wang. Write him a note of apology and make a request for another meeting. You should also suggest the time for the requested meeting.

TEM 4 1999:

You are Mark or Sally. You have got a ticket to a computer fair, but you now find that you are unable to go. Write a note to your friend, George, explaining why you are sending the enclosed ticket to him and telling him briefly how to get there.

Model (7) -- Suggestions

TEM 4 (2009)

Lily, your roommate, is looking for a part-time job in the coming summer vacation. You saw an ad for a private English tutor for a schoolboy. Write her a note, telling her what the job is and strongly recommending it to her.

Model (8) -- Comfortings

TEM 4 (2004)

Your friend, Jane, has failed in the final exam, and is feeling very unhappy about it. Write a note to comfort her and give her some encouragement.

Practice

1. Write a note to a foreign expert

(1) making an appointment to discuss the outline of your paper with him / her;

(2) asking him / her to a party to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival;

(3) apologizing for not being able to hand in your paper on time;

(4) thanking him / her for lending you the reference book you need.

2. Write a note to a foreign friend:

(1) asking him / her to go to a Parking opera;

(2) asking him / her to a birthday party;

(3) apologizing for not being able to keep an appointment;

(4) thanking him / her for a small gift.