新SAT考試臨近了,要考試的小伙伴準備好了沒?考生們還在為自己的SAT寫作擔心嗎?下面大家就隨小編一起去看看一些SAT寫作技巧吧!
1.在文章中使用specific words
少general words,多增加specific images。這兩者怎么區(qū)別呢?我們來舉個例子,car就是general words,因為車的種類有很多,而Benz SUV 就是specific words。在考試的中,多使用specific words可以幫助把物體解釋的更清楚,讀者也會獲得更多的信息,使他們對你的文章更方便了解。
General :Tom got into his car and drove off.
Specific :Tom leaped into his SUV and roared off.
2.多運用動詞和主動語態(tài)
在文章中把一個主要的名詞換成動詞。
Verb to be :the use of leaf blowers before 8 am is a violation of local noise abatement laws.
Action verb :the use of leaf blowers before 8 am violates local noise abatement laws.
3.用動詞替代句子中的某一個重要的名詞或形容詞
Verb to be :The quarterback’s wretched performance was a disgrace to his team.
Action verb :The quarterback’s wretched performance humiliated his team.
4.使用簡單詞匯
在寫作中,有的同學習慣使用一些例如 ugly as sin, pretty as a picture之類的詞匯。在這里,小山菌建議大家不要使用這類詞匯。因為在使用這些詞匯的時候,會給讀者一種陳詞濫調(diào)、平淡無味的感覺,更有可能使讀者誤會你本身的意思。
General :I was shaking in my boots before the interview,but I was happy as a lark when the personnel manager offered me the job.
Improved :I was terrified before the interview, but I was ecstatic when the personnel manager offered me the job.
5.避免使用俚語
SAT的寫作,要求的是一篇有專業(yè)性的寫作,而不是一篇日記或隨筆,所以俚語不應該在SAT的考試中出現(xiàn)。就好像是高考作文中,考生把“我要去…”寫成“俺要去…”加有地方方言的語言方式。
例:Brian’s mother reprimanded him for blowing his physic test.
Improved :Brian’s mother reprimanded him for failing his physic test.
寫作的時候,盡量的使用簡單易懂的詞匯語句,可以使讀者更清楚的明白你的立場和你文章的目的。要記住,SAT寫作不是考察你的生詞量,而是在考察你是否能將你的想法通過文字的方式傳遞給讀者。
例 :To facilitate input by the maximum number of potential purchasers, questionnaires were designed and posted well in advance of the launch of the promotional marketing campaign.
Improved :Before we began advertising, we designed and mailed a marketing survey to find out what customers were looking for.
通過比較,我們可以清楚的明白,上面的句子,使用了一些不必要的詞匯,而導致句子看上去繁瑣難懂。下面的句子,經(jīng)過編改,變得簡單易懂。
6.合并短句,截斷長句
合并短句可以讓你的文章更連貫,讀者閱讀的時候思路也會更清晰。
例:The glee club held a fund-raiser, the basketball team also held a fundraiser.
Improved sentences :The glee club and the basketball team held fundraisers (compound subject)。