疫情蔓延,除了追剧看书,没啥提得起兴致的事。但转念想想,此刻我们每一位不被传染才是对这场战役最大的贡献。我在这儿也呼吁,每位读者能不出门就别出门,减少被传染的概率。宅一宅,养养膘,这个年注定是有些不同的。
这几天每次打开手机,时不时有同学找我聊天,聊着聊着总会聊到写作。大家似乎对学习资料情有独钟,宁愿花几天几夜去找“武林秘籍”,也不愿意静下心来好好去阅读一篇文章。想想看,你会不会。。。
“存下几个G的英语写作资料,却从不曾打印一篇好文章贴墙上?”
在我读大学的时候,遇到一个很好的老师。他是学校历史上首位最年轻的特级教师。有幸我上了他一年的课,受益匪浅。记得有一回他在课上对着我们说:
“读书有三重境界:厚重、轻薄、无形。书越读越厚是初级阶段,书越读越薄是中级阶段,读到无形,化为己用才是终极阶段。“
反观我们自己,在备考英文作文时,不停收集新资料就是初级阶段,看这篇好下载下来,看那篇好下单买回来。接下去呢。。。继续上面的步骤,不断循环。。。
正在阅读这篇文章的你,应该还没学过我的“会员资料“。马上给你介绍一个如何从身边找资料的方法。学会后,你可以快速飞跃读书三境界,将知识化为己用。这套方法,我给他取名为。。。
“S.C.R法则“
S = Search
C = Contrast
R = Repeat
第一步Search(搜索),搜什么?
给你看道题:
Some parents think that childcare centres provide the best services for children of pre-school age. Other working parents think that family members such as grandparents will be better carers for their kids. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
题目读完,我们继续。
只要花点时间,你肯定能找到若干篇针对题目的范文,然后你需要像我一样。。。
Paragraph A: Many parents in full-time employment prefer to leave their children with grandparents when they are at work because they feel their child will be safer with someone from within the family circle. In other words they do not trust a stranger to look after their child and feel confident that no harm will come to the child whilst being look after by grandma or grandpa. For example, a 2013 study from Cambridge University showed that 62% of working mothers prefer a member of the immediate family to provide care when they are at work.
Paragraph B: Grandparents are the best people to look after children for very obvious reasons. Grandparents really love their grandchildren and would never harm them. Also, the children really love their grandparents and feel comfortable with them. Finally, grandparents have lots of experience taking care of children because they are old and looked after children for many years themselves.
不管你用什么方法,把两段话写在同一张纸上。然后。。。
第二步Contrast(对比),怎么对比?
至少每一段话读三遍,然后亲自回答下面的问题:
1. 哪一段写得好?
2. 写得好的理由是什么,要具体罗列?
3. 每段话中最值得你学习的是什么?
4. 如果是你,你会怎么写这段话?
我认为这两段话的作者,水平相差并不大。可惜第一段问题就出在了第一句,作者没有给出一个Strong argument sentence。失去立足点,洋洋洒洒写了好几行,全都白写。
完成前两步,接下去:
Repeat(重复), 重复什么?
重复练习,也叫刻意练习。把上面两个步骤,每天重复10次,连续七天不间断。回忆一下,你是如何学会写汉字的?又是如何学会写中文作文的?
老师会不会每天布置回家作业,比如日记、周记。强迫你把脑袋里仅有的内容,挤出来写到纸上,再给老师批改。
偷懒、逃避、不定时、不定量完成作业,想学会写作就是天方夜谭。
我和你一样,没有明确目标之前,强迫我定时定量完成这些任务,真的太难了。
也难怪拿高分的,多半都是那些屡战屡败的同学,被逼到绝境才回归本质,脚踏实地。可如果你不想浪费考试经费,希望自己尽早通过考试,甚至是一次就过,那么可以加我好友,我将送你一本《高分雅思大作文范文集》。
里面每篇文章都可以辅助你完成今天教你的:S.C.R法则。
距离开工开学还有好几天,每天花2小时完成作业,这个假期你会更充实。