话题作文解析

杨庆春

【经典习作】

某英文杂志社正在举办题为“A Place I Have Been to”的征文活动。请根据下面的要点提示，用英语介绍你曾经去过的某个地方，然后向该杂志社投稿。

提示：

1. location， capital city and population;

2. climate（气候）;

3. places to visit;

4. local food.

要求：

1. 短文须包含所有提示内容，可适当发挥;

2. 词数80个左右;

3. 文中不得出现真实的姓名和校名。

【试题解读】

本文是一篇说明文，要求我们以“A Place I Have Been to”为题目，根据所给的4点提示信息写一篇英语短文，介绍你曾经去过的某个地方。此内容反映的是我们日常生活中“旅游与交通”这个话题。写此类话题作文时，首先要审题，构思全文，精心筛选素材，巧妙布局文章的框架结构。其次，重点描述某地的自然环境，尤其是你游览过的主要景观。最后，就是要表达出你游览该地方时的深刻感受。写作过程中通常使用一般现在时、现在完成时和一般将来时，描述过去的经历以及表达对将来的期望。

【写作模板】

讲述去某地的文章体裁通常是记叙文或说明文，根据写作内容的需要可采用4段法或5段法撰写此类短文。

【注意事项】

1. 全文围绕主题写，不可遗漏提示要点;

2. 文章段落要清晰、层次要分明;

3. 语言表达要顺畅、语意要连贯;

4. 使用连接词语，使文章浑然一体;

6. 时态以一般现在时和现在完成时为主;

7. 人称以第一人称为主。

【素材积累】

1. 介绍类作文常用的词汇：

单词：museum， interesting， mountain， lake， perfect， view， amusement， unbelievable...

短语：have a great time， take a holiday， go climbing， enjoy oneself， on vacation， on a day trip， go on a trip， make a journey to， go sightseeing...

2. 介绍类作文常用的句型：

开头句

（1）  Have you ever been to museum？

（2）  Let me introduce...to you.

（3）  I have been to ...

中间句

（1） It is the most popular place for tourists. / It is popular with tourists.

（2） It is a wonderful and safe place to take a holiday.

（3） It is located in...with an area of...

（4） It has a long history...

（5） There are many places of interest in...

（6）  Many tourists choose to come here to have a look every year.

结尾句

（1） You will have a great time if...

（2） If you go there， Im sure that you will have a good time.

（3） Though we were tired， we all felt very happy.

（4） I believe youll have a great time in Xian because its such a great place.

【習作展示】

A Place I Have Been to

I have been to Kunming①. Last summer holiday I visited there with my parents.

Kunming is the capital city of Yunnan Province. Its in southwest China and has a population of over 8 million. One great thing about Kunming is that the temperature is almost the same all year round.So you can go there whenever you like.②

In Kunming， you can have a relaxing holiday by visiting some interesting places like Dianchi， Green Lake Park and so on.Whats more， you can eat many kinds of delicious local food， such as the famous rice noodles③. Each year， thousands of visitors come to Kunming to take a holiday！

All in all， I think Kunming is the most beautiful city in China④. If I have time， I will go there again.

【亮点分析】

①作者使用“have been to”现在完成时态句型开篇，语言精练，直入主题。

②whenever引导时间状语从句，承接上文语境，突出表达昆明具有气候的优势，“你愿意什么时候游览昆明都可以”。

③whats more引出昆明的特色美食，过渡自然。用短语such as强调昆明特色美食“the famous rice noodles”。

④作者用all in all总结全文，表达出对昆明的评价——昆明是中国最美丽的城市。