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斷豐富。 1.經(jīng)常有意識地作一些比較訓(xùn)練就是很好的方法,也就是讓學(xué)生在不同階段寫相似的話題。同樣一個話題,可以有不斷的豐富和提高的過程。所以我認為在寫作教學(xué)中,絕不能只要結(jié)果不要過程,也就是說那種平時不注重培養(yǎng),考前突擊培訓(xùn)的思想要堅決擯棄,這樣才能真正培養(yǎng)能力。 ( 1)巧記單詞 按照語言學(xué)習(xí)規(guī)律,英語寫作教學(xué)的次序應(yīng)是:詞 —句 —篇。整個訓(xùn)練遵循“詞不離句,句不離篇”的原則,由易到難,由簡到繁,循序漸進,不斷提高。書面表達需要一定的詞匯量,學(xué)生書面表達時容易忘記單詞或把漢英詞匯等同起來。還要求學(xué)生給出與單詞有關(guān)的同義、近義、反義和詞形相似的詞,使詞匯量得到最大限度的復(fù) 6 現(xiàn)。通過口、筆頭造句練習(xí),模仿課本例句或做替換練習(xí)是鞏固記憶的好方法。 一句多譯,句型轉(zhuǎn)換,是書面表達能力的關(guān)鍵,教師應(yīng)注意英漢結(jié)構(gòu)比較,減少漢語式表達錯誤,教師可通過錯誤句型之辨析、歸納和總結(jié),幫助學(xué)生提高遣詞造句的能力。 第一步,要求學(xué)生仿寫。 第二步,列出提綱,引導(dǎo)學(xué)生寫。筆者首先采用給出文中的關(guān)鍵詞或短語 ,引導(dǎo)學(xué)生列出寫作提綱,這樣學(xué)生在書面表達時可減少審題環(huán)節(jié),不讓學(xué)生感覺無從下筆,而且學(xué)生很容易理清寫作思路。 第三步,自由發(fā)揮。 (五)批改講評,修改潤色,激勵點評,促進提 高 作文的批改與講評是寫作教學(xué)的最后一個環(huán)節(jié),也是不可或缺、極其重要的一個環(huán)節(jié)。如果不及時批改,作文中的錯誤得不到及時糾正,寫得再多也收效甚微;但在批改過程中,如果抓住學(xué)生的錯誤不放,有錯必糾,改到最后,往往就變成了老師自己的文章?;ハ嘣u改在美國的寫作教學(xué)中占有特殊重要地位,教師十分重視學(xué)生之間的相互影響,認為學(xué)生是教學(xué)的主體,學(xué)生之間應(yīng)加強合作、互教互 7 學(xué)。而當(dāng)學(xué)生意 識到教師并不是他文章的唯一讀者時,他們會更認真地寫好作文。 具體做法是:對于課堂限時的寫作訓(xùn)練,規(guī)定學(xué)生限時寫完,同桌、前后桌互相評改,重新行文后再上交,這樣教師批改起來就更輕松,而且很容易找出典型錯誤,有利于講評。這樣,老師節(jié)省了時間,學(xué)生則通過動腦、動手糾正錯誤而印象更深、提高更快。并且,如果配合教師恰當(dāng)?shù)狞c評,可以使學(xué)生意識到在學(xué)習(xí)書面表達過程中的成功之處,得以激勵,建立自信,從而形成繼續(xù)進步的動力,也可以讓學(xué)生自省和反思自己的不足,調(diào)整學(xué)習(xí)策略和心態(tài)。而將學(xué)生中的優(yōu)秀作文在班里展覽,供大家學(xué)習(xí),更能提高學(xué)生的寫作興趣和積極性。英語也不例外,這種聯(lián)系無非就是:詞 —詞組 —句子。要攻克這一難點,教師一方面要加強學(xué)生對記單詞的監(jiān)督:另一方面在單詞教學(xué)時要注意“點,面”過渡,來幫助學(xué)生記住單詞,理解詞組,學(xué)寫句子。 (“全世界最長的橋” the longest bridge in the world“全世界最長的橋之一” one of the longest bridges in the world “南浦大橋是全世界最長的橋之一” Nanpu Bridge is one of the longest bridges in the world.)就這樣在平時教學(xué)中注意“點,面”過渡,層層深入,通過不斷的積累,學(xué)生慢慢地就不會再懼怕寫句子,英語寫作也能更規(guī)范更符合英美人的表達習(xí)慣。但是單單加強“寫”的訓(xùn)練是遠遠不夠的,英語的聽說讀寫是相互影響、相互作用的有機統(tǒng)一體。因此,由于平時的語言運用環(huán)境有限,無論在課堂上還是在課后,教師都要為學(xué)生創(chuàng)造多讀的機會,鼓勵學(xué)生開口大聲朗讀。如何把句子組合到一起,就成了寫作成敗的關(guān)鍵所在。如在教學(xué) Schools in China 一文寫作時,可從單詞,詞組的復(fù)習(xí)入手,為學(xué)生下一步的寫作羅列出會用到的一些詞組。接著,讓學(xué)生就課文內(nèi)容完成表格 Schools in the .,并引導(dǎo)學(xué)生完成表格 Schools in China,通過對表格Schools in China 的復(fù)述,達到幫助學(xué)生理清全文思路的目的。通過這一系列練習(xí)的層層深入,絕大多數(shù)學(xué)生都能完成本文的寫作。面批作文可使學(xué)生及時、清楚地認識到自己作文的毛病,須注意哪些問題,該如何改進等, 而對于教師可以使我們深入學(xué)生的內(nèi)心世界,了解學(xué)生的思維過程,針對每個學(xué)生的不同程度對癥下藥,從而收到立竿見影的效果。對于程度較差 的學(xué)生,教師只需要告訴他 practise是動詞,這里需要用它的名詞形式 practice(不可數(shù)名詞),因此這句話應(yīng)該為“ We should do more practice.”。這樣,學(xué)生和老師面對面,老師字斟句酌地邊讀邊評,學(xué)生邊聽邊思考,注意力必然會比上課時更容易集中,對老師指出的作文中的毛病必會銘記于心,長久不忘。而對于提高班的學(xué)生也可采取課堂上的互批形式。若有爭議的問題,可當(dāng)場請教老師。 五、堅持表揚和鼓勵,增強學(xué)生寫作的信心 9 學(xué)生是教學(xué)的主體,要想教學(xué)有效果,必須發(fā)揮學(xué)生的主動性。有了這種主動性,寫作這一教學(xué)難題也就迎刃而解了。因此教師要多指導(dǎo),鼓勵學(xué)生,堅持不懈,逐步達到“下筆如有神”的境界。記敘文的重點在于 述說 和 描寫 ,因此一篇好的記敘文要敘述條理清楚,描寫生動形象。 一、記敘文的特點 1. 敘述的人稱 英語的記敘文一般是以第一或第三人稱的角度來敘述的。它的優(yōu)點在于能把故事的情節(jié)通過 我 來傳達給讀者,使人讀后感到真實可信,如身臨其境。如 : Little Tom was going to school with an umbrella, for it was raining hard. On the way, he saw an old woman walking in the rain with nothing to cover. Tom went up to the old woman and wanted to share the umbrella with her, but he was too short. What could he do? Then he had a good idea. 2. 動詞的時態(tài) 在記敘文中,記和 敘都離不開動詞。記敘文中用得最多的是動詞的過去的,這是英語記敘文區(qū)別于漢語記敘文的關(guān)鍵之處。 3. 敘述的順序 記敘一件事要有一定的順序。順敘最容易操作,較容易給讀者提供有關(guān)事情的空間和時間線索。倒敘、插敘、補敘等敘述方法能有效地提高文章的結(jié)構(gòu) 效果,讓所敘之事跌宕起伏,使讀者在閱讀時思維產(chǎn)生較大的跳躍,從而為文章所吸引,深入其中。 4. 敘述的過渡 過渡在上下文中起著承上啟下、融會貫通的作用。如 : In my summer holidays, I did a lot of things. Apart form doing my homework, reading an English novel, watching TV and doing some housework, I went on a trip to Qingdao. It is really a beautiful city. There are many places of interest to see. But what impressed me most was the sunrise The next morning I got up early. I was very happy because it was a fine day. By the time I got to the beach, the clouds on the horizon were turning red. In a little while, a small part of the sun was gradually appearing. The sun was very red, not shining. It rose slowly. At last it broke through the red clouds and jumped above the sea, just like a deepred ball. At the same time the clouds and the sea water became red and bright. What a moving and unfettable scene! 5. 敘述與對話 引用故事情節(jié)中主要人物的對話是記敘文提高表現(xiàn)力的一種好方法。試比較下面兩段的敘述效果 : I was in the kitchen, and I was cooking something. Suddenly I heard a loud noise from the front. I thought maybe someone was knocking the door. I asked who it was but I heard no reply. After a while I saw my cat running across the parlor. I realized it was the cat. I felt released. 這本來應(yīng)是一段故事性很強的文字,但經(jīng)作者這么一寫,就不那么吸引人了??勺魅缦抡{(diào)整 : I was in the kitchen cooking something. Crash! a loud noise came from the front. Thinking someone was knocking at the door, I asked, Who? No reply. After a while, I saw my cat running across the parlor. It39。要對所寫的事件或人物進行分析,弄清事件發(fā)生、發(fā)展一直到結(jié)束的整個過程,然后再收集選取素材。盡管不是每篇記敘文里都必須包括這些 W 和 H ,但動筆之前,圍繞五個 W 和 H 進行構(gòu)思是必不可少的。選材要注意取舍,應(yīng)該從表現(xiàn)文章主題的需要出發(fā),分清主次,定好詳略。面面俱到反而使情節(jié)羅列化,使人不得要領(lǐng)。如 : One night a man came to our house and told me, There is a family with eight children. They have not eaten for days. I took some food with me and went. When I finally came to that family, I saw the faces of those little children disfigured (破壞外貌) by hunger. There was no sorrow or sadness in their faces, just the deep pain of hunger. I gave the rice to the mother. She divided the rice in two, and went out, carrying half the rice. When she came back, I asked her, Where did you go? she gave me this simple answer, To my neighbors they are hungry also! 3. 用活語言,準確生動 記敘文要用具體的事件和生動的語言對人、事、物加以敘述。試比較下面一篇例文修改的前后效果。t take it. She served them with tea but they left. 修改后 : The other day, fiveyearold Xiaoqiang left home alone and wandered happily in the street. After some time, he felt hungry so he wanted to go back home. But he found he was lost among the crowded people and heavy traffic. When he could not find the way home, he started and crying. Just then, two young students who were passing by from school found him sanding crying in front of a shop. They immediately went up to him. Little boy, why are you standing here crying? they asked. I want Mom, I go home. said the boy, still crying. Don39。ll send you home. And they spent the next two hours looking for the boy39。s seven o39。s bag now. 2 .Peter 是加拿大留學(xué)生,他在課堂上聽不懂老師用漢語講課。提示詞語: study with a group, thi