大英3作文

Doone of the following writing tasks after class.

1)Suppose you were Frannie, the head waitress, in Text A. Write a short story about

Stevie from your perspective.

2)Read the following newspaper clipping and write a short essay on the question:

Should We Offer Seats to Elderly People on the Bus during Rush Hours?

▆Sample Essay for Task 1:

We all knew Stevie was mentally handicapped, so everyone, especially our boss himself, doubted whether he would be a capable busboy in the truck-stop restaurant where I worked as the head waitress. However, our worries were gradually removed one week later. Smiling and hard-working, Stevie won over all our trucker regulars as well as us employees.

Later we learnt that Stevie badly needed the job because the money he earned made it possible for his mother and him to live together; otherwise he would be sent to a group home. So you can imagine how worried Stevie was when he had to take sick leave for heart surgery. He was afraid that he would lose his job. After the operation, in the week before he returned, he called 10 times to make sure that he could still have the job back. At that time, what concerned me most was how Stevie could handle the huge medical bills.

But something happened which completely caught me unawares. Our regular customers, those warm-hearted truckers, were so generous that they, together with their companies, contributed over $10,000 for Stevie. That Thanksgiving Day was a big day when Stevie was back to work and when the money was presented to Stevie as a surprise gift. I cried a bit while people were cheering for the occasion.

Now, Stevie is still working here. Our boss thinks that Stevie is the best worker he has ever hired. (240 words)

▆Sample Essay for Task 2:

Should We Offer Seats to Elderly People on the Bus During Rush Hours?

I am amazed to read what a blogger says about offering bus seats to the elderly. He claims that ―it’s the young who need it more‖ because they go to work early in the morning and feel exhausted after a day’s work. The blo gger also argues that it is unfair to offer seats to the elderly since they already enjoy free rides, and further suggests that during rush hours senior citizens be denied such treatment.

I could never bring myself to agree with the blogger. Taking good care of the elderly is a universally accepted standard of conduct. In my opinion, offering seats to our elders is not just an indication of good manners; it is a moral issue. I always consider it my moral obligation to help others. Yes, you may feel comfortable for a while by remaining in your seat, but you will lose your character and moral values in the long run.

Respecting the elderly is also our social convention. It is precisely out of our love and respect for the elderly that such special benefits as free rides are offered to them. No one can deprive senior citizens of their right to go out by bus at any time they like, and what’s more, we should make sure that they get special care when the bus is fully packed with passengers.

Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a mutually satisfying experience for

everyone involved. It is through performing such small acts as offering seats to the needy that we learn to contribute to the building of a harmonious society. (268 words)

Do either one of the following two tasks after class.

1. Based on Text A, write a passage about the different ways different generationshandle

male-female relationships. The following hints may be of some help.

1) ―our‖ parents’ generation (details mainly fo und in Para. 8);

2) ―my‖ generation (details mainly found in Paras. 3–7);

3) the younger generation (details mainly found in Paras. 9–11).

2. Study the following data on love and marriage based on a survey with girl students.Write a passage on the topic “What do girl students look for in love and life?”

▆Sample Essay One:

Male-female relations are indispensableto adults all through their lives. But differentgenerations handle them differently. Our parents’generation lived in an era of constraints, restraints,respect, admiration, and plenty of romance. Theykept a distance from people of the opposite genderin order to preserve the holiness of love andrelationships.

My generation, on the other hand, began withcountless crushes for the opposite sex just becauseof their superficial charm. Harmless as they were,the love was as brief as soap bubbles. As wegrew up, we came to the stage of developing realrelationships, believing that love demanded a lot ofgive and not so much of take.

By comparison, the younger generation ismore open-minded and less restricted in handlingthe matter of love and relationships. They jump onthe bandwagon of love with so much haste that itis difficult for them to distinguish between physicalattraction and mental compatibilities.

In short, the younger generation focuses moreon physical beauty, closeness and passion, and theytend to seek what they want from the relationships.The other two generations give priority to innercharm, intimacy, emotion and sharing in dealingwith relationships. (196 words)

▆Sample Essay Two:

What Do Girl Students Look for in Love and Life?

In order to know about girl students’ opinionabout love and life, a survey with girl students wasconducted in 2005 in two universities — ChongqingUniversity of Technology and Business and EastChina Normal University. The survey soughtanswers to two questions: What do you look forfirst in a boyfriend? What’s the most importantthing for a happy life?

About one third of the students chose personalityas the top factor in choosing a boyfriend,followed by 27 percent focusing on abilities. Nextcame common interests and goals, favoured by 17percent, with only 14 percent of students claimingappearance to be uppermost in their minds. Fewerstill, 11 percent, rated economic status as the firstconsideration.

As to their views about a happy life, nearlyseventy percent of the girls attached the

greatestimportance to marriage and family. ―Career‖ wasgiven top priority by just under 20 percent, whileeven fewer, around 9 percent, believed that moneywas the key to a happy life.

Based on the survey, we may conclude thatnowadays, girl students generally hold a rationalattitude towards love and life. Admittedly, theimproved material conditions of life explain whygirls take economic status and money ratherlightly. But contrary to the popular view that girlsare more concerned about self-development inthe workplace and social status, they still regardmarriage and family life as central to a happy life.(235 words)

Do either of the following two tasks after class.

1.Suppose you were Jimmy Wells in Text B. Write about your friendship with Bob from

childhood to the moment when Bob was arrested. Y ou may follow the chronological sequence of events or use flashback —a narrative technique that allows a writer to present past events during current events. Be sure to include both facts and opinions in your writing.

2.Write about one of your close friends according to the outline given below.

1) a brief introduction of the friend

2) the reason(s) why you have become friends

3) the influence of the friendship upon your life

▆ Sample essay for task 1:

Bob and I became brother-like friends in our childhood. We played, dined and discussed our ambitions together. Once grown up, he started for the West to make his fortune while I became a policeman in New York. Before his departure, we had dinner together and we agreed that we would meet at the same place exactly twenty years from that date and time, no matter what our conditions might be or from what distance we might have to come.

Then came the day we were supposed to meet. I was on my beat then. Walking up to the appointed place which had been turned into a hardware store, I saw a man standing there with an unlighted cigar in his mouth. Before I could speak, he told me that he was waiting for a friend by the name of Jimmy Wells. When he struck a match to light his cigar, I saw a pale face with keen eyes and a scar. I recognized him immediately. It was Bob, and it was also the face of the man wanted by the Chicago Police.For a moment I felt like telling him to escape right away. After all, we had been friends for so many years and he had traveled all the way to see me! But then my sense of duty told me the right thing to do. I said good-bye to him and continued my patrol, his last words still ringing in my ear: ―I’ll wait for half an hour. Jimmy will keep his promise if he’s alive…‖I then sent for a plain clothes man and had Bob arrested.（270 words）

▆ Sample essay for task 2:

An Important Friend in My Life

Li Qiang, one of my classmates, is fun to be with. He is always wearing a broad smile as if life is forever ―sunshine and butterflies.‖ One day, I revealed to him my worries and anxieties: I, an ordinary-looking girl, was 177 centimeters tall, even taller than any of the boys in my class. I thought no boy would like to date me. Besides, I was very poor at my academic courses.

He suggested that I should learn to be myself and then he introduced me to a fashion show

team of the university. Encouraged, I decided to change myself. After a 3-month training program on weekends, I could perform beautifully as a model, and surprisingly, I could concentrate on the required academic courses as well. The applauses I won at each fashion show and the scholarship I earned proved that being myself was terrific. Since then, my life has changed a lot.Thus, Li Qiang became an important friend of mine.

Last semester, we began to help young people who suffer pressures from physical defects, academicfailures or financial problems. We set up a Confidence Club. Those who come to us for help find our work definitely beneficial. Our friendship has led me into a sparkling, rewarding life.(209 words)

1. Write an essay about your favorite sports team. The following hints may be of some help.

1) What is your favorite sports team?

2) Why do you like it so much?

3) Do you always support the team?

▇Sample essay 1:

My favorite Sport Team: the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team In quite a few sports, Chinese women athletes outshine men athletes. As a girl, I always feel proud of our women table tennis players, badminton players, women divers and gymnasts. But my greatest enthusiasm always goes to the Chinese Women’s V olleyball Team, who, though it has undergone some ups and downs, always presents a positive, inspiring image to the public.

I’ve never missed any major TV coverage ofthe Chinese women’s team. I c an’t help getting excited watching the girls shine in court, with their amazing spikes and blocks, and their never-ceasing courage and faith in winning the match. There are times when they lose the game, sometimes with embarrassing result like 0:3; there are years when they suffer a lot of injuries and new players do not match up to the veterans, yet, one must admit that the Chinese girls have been practising very hard all the way.

Recent years have witnessed a difficult period for the team as Russian, American, Cuban, and Brazilian teams have been rising in ranking and winning championships, but I still have faith in our team and give them my support. I wish them good luck in the coming Olympics.

(196 words)

2. W rite an essay entitled “The Meaning of Winning a Prize”. You may base your writing on what you have learnt from the two texts. The following hints may be of some help.

1) What is a prize?

2) What does a prize bring about?

3) What is the fundamental meaning of wining prizes?

▇Sample essay 2:

In today’s society, competitions, contests and games are held virtually every day and everywhere. These activities put the participants into two categories: winners and losers. As symbols of public recognition, prizes are awarded to those who mount the winners’ stand.

A prize brings about fame, prestige and good fortune. Winners are constantly in the spotlight and attract admiring attention. Their friends and colleagues come to congratulate them and their families take pride in them. More often than not, prizes simultaneously bring wealth to the winners as in the case of an Olympic gold medal or a Nobel Prize. Therefore, winners harvest both a good reputation and material rewards.

However, this is not the essential meaning of wining a prize. Winners are worthy of respect, admiration and good fortune because they embody some outstanding qualities that are worthy of a prize: perseverance, diligence and optimism. An athlete undergoes years of training and takes hundreds of highly demanding challenges before he steps onto that podium; a writer becomes popular overnight after he has spent years writing relentlessly in po verty and anonymity. What’s more, optimism in the face of adversity also contributes a lot to their success. They believe in

themselves and have great passion for what they are engaged in. They endeavor to do their best, enjoying the process of fighting well. Therefore, the fundamental meaning of winning a prize does not merely lie in the rewarding fame or wealth, but in the process of presenting the best part of oneself.

(249 words)

Do either of the following two tasks after class.

1. Write an essay entitled “AIDS acrossthe Earth”. You can refer to the following outline for your writing.

Sample essay for Task 1:

AIDS Acrossthe Earth

AIDS has killed and is threatening to kill millions all across the earth. Several million infections are reported by WHO each year. The virus does not care whether you are black or white, male or female, young or old. It will attack you as long as you are a human. Today, AIDS has become the leading killer of young adults and is turning the children whose parents suffer the disease into orphans. It is no exaggeration to say that we live under the shadow of AIDS.

There are several possible causes for such a situation: unsafe sexual intercourse; sharing or reusing contaminated needles; transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products; an infected person’s pregnancy, giving birth and breastfeeding, etc. Unfortunately, our ignorance, prejudice and silence have carried the situation to a desperate extreme. Patients are isolated or treated as outcasts by their families and their communities. AIDS victims feel ashamed to be identified as such and try hard to hide their disease. For this reason, they cannot get immediate medical treatment. Our harmful attitudes towards the disease and its victims have actually placed more people at risk.

In our fight against this deadly disease, we should educate people on how to avoid being infected with the disease and how to lead a healthy and secure life and, more importantly, how to treat AIDS patients properly. Only in this way can we really bring AIDS under control. (236 words)

2. The following is an excerpt from an article in The Guardian. Make comments on the news.

▆ S ample essay for Task 2:

Why Do Young Adults Kill Themselves?

Young adults are in the prime of their lives and are supposed to pursue their dreams and enjoy themselves. Yet it was reported in TheGuardian that suicide is the main cause of death among young adults in China. Why have so many young people ended their lives?

Three factors are thought to account for the high suicide rate: increasing stress, loneliness and a lack of medical support for depression. The most pressing one, I think, is stress. Take my college life for example. From the first day I entered the university, I have been living under pressure. I used to worry that I could not quite fit into campus life; I also feared that I might not catch up with my classmates in mystudies or could not live up to my parents’ expectations. Now I am deeply

concerned about whetherI can find a desirable job after graduation. Endless pressures give rise to stress. Loneliness is another problem. Many young people find they just feel helpless when they are suffering intolerable sadness or frustration.

Suicide is a great tragedy, especially for the young. If we can find ways to relieve them of their stress and offer timely help, we may save many young lives.(206 words)

Do either one of the following two tasks after class.

1. Write an essay entitled ―Man Does Not Live by Bread Alone‖. You can refer to the following outline:

1) Material things are important for man’s existence.

2) Man also seeks spiritual satisfaction.

3) Your conclusion.

2. When we talk about happiness, we usually refer to a specific moment when we feel that we are very happy. Write a short passage about one of your happiest experiences at college.

▆Sample Essay One:

Man Does Not Live by Bread Alone

No one would doubt the truth that man’s existence relies essentially on material thing s. We need them to get fed, clothed and sheltered. Once we are living near the breadline, we’ll feel frustrated and miserable. However, our contentment does not merely lie in material things. This is especially the case in modern times.

The fast-developing economy has noticeably improved our lives and fulfilled most of our material needs. Then there comes the need of spiritual satisfaction, which is derived from good health, close friends, a loving spouse, well-raised children, a home built on love, a clear conscience, a worthy goal and an enjoyable job. While material things may lose their charm over time, spiritual satisfaction will bring us lasting happiness.

Therefore, to live a happy life, we should focus more on those things that meet our spiritual demands. After all, when our need for bread is met, happiness will not come unless we feel spiritually satisfied. (156 words)

▆Sample Essay Two:

I Really Made It

I will never forget the awful feeling in my first Oral English class at college. I tried hard to listen to every word the teacher spoke, but what she was saying made no sense to me. Bitterly, I admitted that I was so poor at listening and speaking in English.

I wept several times, cursing my middle school for failing to provide adequate listening and speaking practice. But finally I calmed down because the familiar words rang in my ears: There must be a way out. I had a rather solid foundation of English vocabulary and grammar. What was left for me to do was to increase my listening input and speaking output. I made it a rule that every morning I would do reading aloud by the campus lake for 40 minutes, and every evening I would

stay in the language lab, listening to English for at least an hour.

Then at the end of the second year came my happiest moment: I got the Scholarship for Academic Excellence. When the president granted me the award, I grinned from ear to ear, realizing with pleasure that happiness is gained through hard work. (197 words)