Writing Practice ——Writing based on pictures

Writing Practice ——Writing based on pictures By Liu Lihua

Step1. Lead in: oral speaking Talk about each of the following pictures, using one or two sentences.

Talk about the following pictures about Mr. Li. ① ② ③ ④ 足球迷a football fan；照看keep an eye on

What did Mr. Li want to do? What was he asked to do? What did he do then? What happened later? Find information about: Past Tense this passage when Past Tense Present Tense Future Tense who the Third Person Mr. Li and his wife where at Mr. Li’s home Key points what

Sample: Mr. Li is a football fan. One day, his wife wanted to go shopping and asked his husband to keep an eye on the meal being cooked in the kitchen. Mr. Li said, “No problem.” After his wife left, he began to watch TV, a football match. It was very exciting. Mr. Li lost himself in the match at once, forgetting the meal completely. When his wife came home, she felt something smelt terrible. She rushed into the kitchen and found the dish had been burnt black. Only at that moment did Mr. Li realize his task.

Step2. Instructions Study the two pictures and make up a story about teenagers’ different behaviors at school and home. Xiao Ming is a student of Guangming Middle School…

② ① pound one’s back 捶背 dry one’s feet 擦脚

审题 (1) Xiao Ming’s behaviors at school (2) Xiao Ming’s behaviors at home 1.Tense Present tense 2.Person the Third person 3.Key points (3) Your opinion 4.Genre(体裁) Narrative & Argumentative (记叙兼议论) 5.Paragraphs Topic sentences and some conjunctions

Sample1: Xiao Ming is a student of Guangming Middle School. He is a good student, because he will help to pound the teacher’s back when she is tired. However, he always asks his mother to do everything for him. When he washes his feet, he will say; “Mum, come on! Dry my feet!” Xiao Ming at home is not so good as in school. I don’t like him and the children alike. We should also respect our parents. (69 words)

Sample2: Xiao Ming is a student of Guangming Middle School. He works hard and is always ready to help others at school, so he is considered a good student. When he finds his teachers tired from work, he will offer to pound her back. If his classmates have difficulty with their studies, he will try his best to help them out. However, he depends on his parents almost in everything at home. Even when he finishes washing his feet, he will ask his mother to dry them. Xiao Ming is a picture of many young people. At present, most families have only one kid. At home parents tend to spoil their children while at school teachers are always strict with them. Therefore, many teenagers gradually formed double behaviors. I think such a phenomenon is harmful to both kids themselves and society in the long run. (129 words)

1. 审题，确定图画内容要点 2. 扩点成句 3. 草拟提纲，连句成文 4. 内容直截了当(图画＋观点） 5. 抄写作文 Step3. Tips for writing about pictures:

过道：corridor

Sample: The picture tells a story about neighborhood. Two ladies living in the opposite apartments say “hello” when they happen to meet each other in the corridor. One says, “I moved here 5 years ago, but I never met you before. Could I ask your name please?” The other says, “ I have been here for 6 years. How should I call you?” However, this story takes place everywhere. It is the exact reflection of interpersonal relationships in the modern world. Nowadays, most people live in apartments. They close their doors as soon as they get home from work，killing their time by watching TV or reading magazines. They don’t have any connections with their neighbors. Therefore, People become more and more indifferent. This phenomenon is not good to our society. People feel lonely. Interpersonal relationships aren’t harmonious. So it’s time we took some measures to improve it. People living in the same area can be organized to have some activities together. As a popular song says, “If everybody gives a little love to each other, the world will become the sea of love.”

Develop a harmonious neighborhood; Build up a harmonious society!

Sample:p1 The picture tells a story about neighborhood. Two ladies living in the opposite apartments say “hello” when they happen to meet each other in the corridor. One says, “I moved here 5 years ago, but I never met you before. Could I ask your name please?” The other says, “ I have been here for 6 years. How should I call you?”

Sample:p2 However, this story takes place everywhere. It is the exact reflection of interpersonal relationships in the modern world. Nowadays, most people live in apartments. They close their doors as soon as they get home from work，killing their time by watching TV or reading magazines. They don’t have any connections with their neighbors. Therefore, People become more and more indifferent.

Sample:p3 This phenomenon is not good to our society. People feel lonely. Interpersonal relationships aren’t harmonious. So it’s time we took some measures to improve it. People living in the same area can be organized to have some activities together. As a popular song says, “If everybody gives a little love to each other, the world will become the sea of love.”

Writing Practice ——Writing based on pictures