College English Test Band 4 - Smart Strategies for High Score Essay Writing

Author: Wu Weixiang
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: Improving writing skills is a gradual and cumulative process, not something that can be achieved quickly through shortcuts. Exam-based writing, however, is constrained by objective factors such as exam time and large-scale grading. These constraints directly affect the word count of essays and limit the content and direction of the writing through outlines, prompts, and charts. These limitations make writing, which lacks a "trick" to follow, develop into "patterns," "models," "shortcuts," and "methods."
Based on years of teaching experience in college English writing and pre-exam reinforcement for the CET-4 and CET-6, the author of this book has developed some highly practical, shortcut-style writing patterns for short essays. This is the 3+3 essay method systematically introduced in this book. By using this "method" and practicing for a short period, candidates can write a well-structured, engaging, and impressive essay that catches the attention of graders within 30 minutes.
This book elaborates on the various aspects of the 3+3 essay method, specifically introducing the techniques and methods for expanding three-sentence paragraphs, as well as the format and norms of three-paragraph essays. These techniques and formats are highly targeted and highly practical.
Furthermore, based on an analysis of past CET-4 writing test questions, the book categorizes CET-4 short essay writing tasks into 11 types of writing patterns according to their content and requirements. It also includes a large number of essays following these patterns. These essays cover popular topics in contemporary society and campus life from the college English test question bank, and each has been carefully polished by the author and native-speaking teachers.