_学生写作时，如果仅局限在把内容交代清楚的水准上，只选用一些普通的、直截了当的词，或一律使用简单句平铺直叙，那么，这样写出来的文章就会像一碗白开水，呆板、单调，没有可读性。要使文章耐人寻味，有深度，同学们就应尝试使用一些高级词汇或句型，以凸显文章的亮点，使文章增添文采，给读者(尤其是阅卷老师留下深刻印象)。具体说来，同学们可尝试以下方法：
_1. 灵活改变句子开头
_在通常情况下，英语句子的排列方式为“主语 谓语 宾语”，即主语位于句子开头。但若根据情况适当改变句子的开头方式，比如使用倒状语或以状语开头等，会使文章增强表现力。如：
_(1) there stands an old temple at the top of the hill.
_→ at the top of the hill there stands an old temple.
_在小山顶上有一座古庙。
_(2) you can do it well only in this way.
_→ only in this way can you do it well.
_只有这样你才能把它做好。
_(3) a young woman sat by the window.
_→ by the window sat a young woman.
_窗户边坐着一个年轻妇女。
_2. 避免重复使用同一词语
_为了使表达更生动，更富表现力，同学们在写作时应尽量避免重复使用同一词语来表示同一意思，尤其是一些老生常谈的词语。如有的同学一看到“喜欢”二字，就会立刻想起like，事实上，英语中表示类似意思的词和短语很多，如 love, enjoy, prefer, appreciate, be fond of, care for等。如：
_i like reading while my brother likes watching television.
_→ i like reading while my brother enjoys watching television.
_我喜欢看书，而我的兄弟却喜欢看电视。
_3. 合理使用省略句
_合理恰当地使用省略句，不仅可以使文章精练、简洁，而且会使文章更具文采和可读性。如：
_(1) he may be busy. if he’s busy, i’ll call later. if he is not busy, can i see him now?
_→ he may be busy. if so, i’ll call later. if not, can i see him now?
_他可能很忙，要是这样，我以后再来拜访。要是不忙，我现在可以见他吗?
_(2) if the weather is fine, we’ll go. if it is not fine, we’ll not go.
_→ if the weather is fine, we’ll go. if not, not.
_如果天气好，我们就去;如果天气不好，我们就不去了。
_(3) she could have applied for that job, but she didn’t do so.
_→ she could have applied for that job, but she didn’t.
_她本可申请这份工作的，但她没有。
_4. 适当运用非谓语结构
_非谓语结构通常被认为是一种高级结构，适当运用非谓语结构，会给人一种熟练驾驭语言的印象。如：
_(1) when he heard the news, they all jumped for joy.
_→ hearing the news, they all jumped for joy.
_听了这*他们都高兴得跳了起来。
_(2) as i didn’t know her address, i wasn’t able to get in touch with her.
_→ not knowing her address, i wasn’t able to get in touch with her.
_由于不知道她的地址，我没法和她联系。
_(3) as he was born into a peasant family, he had only two years of schooling.
_→ born into a peasant family, he had only two years of schooling.
_他出生农民家庭，只上过两年学。
_5. 结合使用长句与短句
_在英语写作中，过多地使用长句或过多地使用短句都不好。正确的做法是，根据实际情况在文章中交替使用长句与短语，使文章显得错落有致，这样不仅使文章在形式上增加美感，而且使文章读起来铿锵有力。如：
_at noon we had a picnic lunch in the sunshine. then we had a short rest. then we began to play happily. we sang and danced. some told stories. some played chess.
_→ at noon we had a picnic lunch in the sunshine. after a short rest, we had great fun singing and dancing, telling jokes and playing chess.
_中午我们晒着太阳吃野餐。休息一会儿后，我们唱的唱歌，跳的跳舞，还有的讲笑话、下棋，大家玩得很开心。
_6. 适当使用短语代替单词。
_(1) he has decided to be a teacher when he grows up.
_→ he has made up his mind to be a teacher when he grows up.
_他已决定长大了当老师。
_(2) he doesn't like music.
_→ he doesn't care much for music.
_他不大喜欢音乐。
_(3) he told me that the question was now under discussion.
_→ he told me that the question was now being discussed.
_他告诉我问题现正正在讨论中。
_7. 恰当套用某些固定表达。
_(1) he was very tired. he couldn’t walk any farther.
_→ he was too tired to walk any farther.
_他太累了，不能再往前走了。
_(2) the film was very interesting. both the teachers and the students liked it.
_→ the film was so interesting that both the teachers and the students liked it.
_这*很有趣，学生和老师都很喜欢。
_(3) your son is old. he can look after himself now. __