闫利*THE SKILL OF WRITING THE ESSAY*

Explain the Fact

CASE 1

1.______ has become a common part of people’s life. 2. And ______ has always aroused the greatest concern. 3. What impresses us most is ______. 4. The reasons ______ are varied.

5. Among the various reasons, ______ plays an important role. 6. That is to say, ______ 7. What is more, ______ 8. For example, ______

9. When talking about ______ , _______ . 10．On the one hand,______ 11．On the other hand,______ 12．In brief , ______

CASE 2

1. We have witnessed ______ 2. According to ______ , ______ 3. And _______

4. Many reasons contribute to _______ 5. To begin with , _______ 6. Moreover , _______ 7. In addition , _______ 8. As a result , _______ 9. As to me , ________ 10. First of all , ________ 11. Besides , ________

12. To conclude , _________

CASE 3

1. _______ has been brought into focus. 2. Nowadays , ＿＿＿＿＿ 3. In addition , ＿＿＿＿＿＿

4. Many reasons contribute to ＿＿＿＿＿ 5. Generally speaking , ＿＿＿＿＿＿ 6. First of all , ＿＿＿＿＿＿ 7. Moreover , __________ 8. Therefore , ____________

9. As far as I am concerned , __________ 10. As we known , __________ 11. Furthermore , __________ 12. In a word , __________

Choose (Contrast) A or B

CASE 1

1. Different people have different views on ___________ 2. Some people prefer , ___________ 3. Others tend to , __________

4. As to me, I agree with /to ____________ 5. Of course , __________ 6. For example , ___________ 7. But , ___________

8. The following reasons can account for my preference ___________ 9. The main reason is __________

10. A good example to illustrate is ___________ 11. Fur another , _________

12. From the foregoing , ___________

CASE 2

1. There is no complete agreement among people as to ___________ 2. Some people consider , __________ 3. However, others think , __________ 4. Some people may say _________

5. They hold this opinion because _________ 6. However, others believe , _________ 7. They argue that , __________

8. Personally, I am in favor of the ___________ 9. Firstly , _________

10. Secondly , __________

11. Most important of all ___________

12. Taking above-mentioned factors into consideration, we/I may reasonably conclude

that __________

CASE 3

1. When asked about ________ , different people will offer different opinions. 2. Some people take it for granted that________ 3. In their opinion , ________ 4. Besides , ________

5. However, others hold ________ 6. They maintain ________ 7. And ________

8. Weighing up these arguments, I am for ________

9. For one thing , ________ 10. For another , ________ 11. For instance , ________

12. Therefore, as stated above ________

Solve the problem

CASE 1

1. With the development/improvement of ________ , _________ 2. It is necessary that ________ 3. On the one hand , ________ 4. On the other hand , ________

5. Therefore, how to __________ is worth paying attention. 6. Firstly , ________ 7. Secondly , ________ 8. For example , ________ 9. Thirdly , ________

10. In other words , ________

11. In fact, ways to ___________ are countless. 12. It’s time that________

CASE 2

1. There has been a discussion recently about ________ 2. It is obvious that________ 3. Additionally , ________ 4. So it is high time , ________ 5. First of all , ________ 6. The reason is ________ 7. Secondly , ________ 8. That is to say , ________ 9. Thirdly , ________

10. In fact, more than three ways can be adopted , ________ 11. As for me , ________ 12. All in all , ________

CASE 3

1. It is certain that ________ 2. For one reason , ________ 3. For another , ________

4. However, some still puzzle on how to ________ 5. Here come some suggestions. 6. To begin with , ________ 7. Secondly , ________ 8. For instance , ________ 9. Thirdly , ________

10. That is because ________

11. The solutions vary according to different situations. 12. Therefore , ________