Writing Training - [CET-4/6] College English Test Band 4 and 6

Author: New Oriental College English Test Preparation Research Team
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: This book is closely aligned with the College English Test Band 4 and 6 syllabus, predicts reform trends, and provides an in-depth analysis of writing methods and techniques for the tests. It offers model essays on various topics for students to practice and memorize, helping them to tackle the writing sections of the tests with ease. Allocating the valuable 30 minutes for writing in the College English Tests is a challenge many students face. Therefore, we have divided the writing process into four parts—understanding the prompt, outlining, drafting, and reviewing—explaining how to write effectively within the limited time. Students can refer to the exercises to develop a sense of time management.
Chapter 2 of this book focuses on analyzing the often-overlooked writing stages of understanding the prompt and outlining. It includes corresponding thinking exercises to help students identify starting points for specific topics and provides different arguments on the same subject to comprehensively train their writing skills. This enables students to apply effective techniques to quickly structure their essays.
The book moves away from template-based memorization and emphasizes developing students' writing thinking to fundamentally improve their writing abilities. Following the types of essay questions from past College English Tests, it offers several practice essays and model answers similar to the real tests, expanding students' writing perspectives and enriching their writing resources.
The final chapter lists practical sentence patterns, expressions, collocations, and idioms for the writing sections, providing a wealth of detailed and practical material to help students create highlights in their essays. The book annotates or comments on the key phrases or structures in the model essays, predicts other similar questions for certain topics to help students think broadly while practicing, and analyzes special writing techniques in the essays for students to learn from.