College English Band 4 Twelve Sentence Essay Writing Method - Changxi English Directly Hits the Exam Points

Author: Wang Changxi
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Writing is difficult because it represents the highest level of language proficiency and thinking ability for an English learner. When faced with an essay prompt, candidates often either have nothing to say and struggle to start writing, or have many ideas and a lot of material but cannot organize them, not knowing where to begin. During the writing process, they must ensure the content is relevant, the language is standardized, the vocabulary is accurate, the text is coherent, and the sentence structures are varied, while also meeting the word count requirement. Achieving all of this in a short time is indeed challenging. The design purpose of the "12-Sentence Essay Method" is to solve these problems:
1. 12 Sentence Structures Lock the Three-Paragraph Writing Structure
The 12-Sentence Essay Method comprehensively considers various factors of essay writing, such as topic review, structural arrangement, writing techniques, topic sentence determination, material selection, and organization, dividing the entire essay into three paragraphs, with each paragraph consisting of approximately four sentences. The average word count per sentence for Level 4 is at least ten, and for Level 6, at least thirteen. The 12 sentence structures are fixed and concise, ensuring that candidates' essays stay on topic while also allowing them to meet the word count requirements of the exam through the use of fixed sentence structures. This greatly saves candidates' exam time and reduces their on-the-spot pressure.
2. 15 Templates Cover Five Major Essay Types
Based on the patterns of the CET-4 and CET-6 essays over the years, the 12-Sentence Essay Method scientifically condenses essays with complex themes and diverse genres into five major types: "Explanation of Phenomena," "Comparison and Choice," "Problem Solving," "Argumentative Views," and "Applied Writing." Considering the tight exam time and high requirements for comprehensive language skills, each of the five types is "modeled." Level 4 provides 15 templates, while Level 6 provides 15 templates. This simplifies the complex essay writing process into a straightforward procedure of selecting templates, filling in topic words, and expanding sentences.
3. 21 Practice Essays Master Template Application Techniques
The templates in the 12-Sentence Essay Method are derived from the study of past exam questions, so it is necessary to return to the exam questions to prove their applicability. This book selects 21 past exam questions from June 1995 to January 2005, categorizing them into the five major types for practice. Each question is solved using a different template to provide excellent model essays. Through the analysis of these model essays, candidates are gradually guided to master the writing process, subconsciously familiarize themselves with the templates, digest them, and become proficient in applying them.
4. 30 Practice Exercises Predict New Exam Question Trends
After guiding candidates to understand basic writing methods, familiarize themselves with the types of questions, and master the 12-Sentence Essay Method templates, this book accurately predicts the trends of the CET-4 and CET-6 exams. Following the proportions of various essay types in past CET-4 and CET-6 exams, Level 4 includes 52 practice exercises, while Level 6 includes 30 practice exercises. Candidates must complete these exercises according to the actual exam requirements. This allows candidates to experience the applicability of the 12-Sentence Essay Method in practice.
The fixed structure and sentence patterns of the 12-Sentence Essay Method reflect its closed nature, making it suitable for beginners. Once candidates become proficient in using templates, they can flexibly apply various sentence structures as required by the exam, even creating more suitable ones, which demonstrates the open nature of the method. In summary, "write rigidly first, then flexibly" is the key to the 12-Sentence Essay Method's success.