Practical English Writing—Writing Basics · Exam Strategies · Model Essays

Author: Li Jingmin
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Publish Date: 2001-10-28
Features: The strength of this book lies in its systematic approach, progressing from sentences, paragraphs, and chapters to test-taking writing. Starting from basic sentence construction knowledge, it covers paragraph structure and expansion methods, then moves on to chapter layout and test-taking techniques, emphasizing flexible application. This approach not only helps readers build a solid foundation but also enables them to grasp the key principles of English writing in a short time, effectively addressing writing and test-taking challenges. The book includes a variety of diverse, vivid, and engaging model essays at the end for readers to study and memorize. It should be noted that some people believe model essays should be short, paragraph-like segments, as they are easier to memorize and can be used to ( means "to cope with exams" in this context). This is an unrealistic and incorrect idea. In reality, even if readers memorize many model essays, they will not have the opportunity to copy them verbatim. What is truly useful in exams is not the original text of the model essays but their essence. Short, paragraph-like segments lack language richness and cannot cope with exams or improve readers' writing skills. Good model essays should have appropriate lengths, making them easy to memorize while also helping readers consolidate writing knowledge and skills, learn diverse expression methods, and enhance their sense of language. By reading and writing such model essays extensively, readers will naturally become proficient and write with ease and creativity.