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提起英语作文是不少学生的亏弱项，可以说，英语写作是学生面对测验时较难的题型之一，英语写作考核的是英语综合应用的能力。英语测验中，作文里若是有一些用词正确、概念详细、论证到位、紧扣主题的句子，对总体的分数提高是颇有帮忙的，一块儿看下七种提高英语写作技术的法子，进修一些好的表达和辞汇。
Hello, everyone, and welcome back to English with Lucy.
大师好，接待回到”随着露西学英语”。
Today, I’ve got a video that I’ve never really done before.
今天这个视频的题材我之前从未触及过。
I’ve never really spoken about writing, as far as I know.
据我所知，我从没真正讲过有关写作方面的内容。
So, this one has been highly requested.
是以，大师都强烈请求我讲讲写作方面的内容。
I know a lot of you are doing your IELTS exams, so I have got seven top tips that are going to help you improve your writing.
我晓得你们中的很多人正在筹备雅思测验。以是，我筹备了7个技能来帮忙你提高写作程度。
Let’s get started with the lesson.
让咱们起头上课吧。
So, my first tip for improving your writing is keep it simple.
那末，提高写作技术的第一个技能是连结简便。
Now, I know this seems really, really obvious, but I always say to my students simple done accurately is better than complicated done inaccurately.
我晓得这个事理大师都懂，但我仍是不厌其烦地提示我的学生：简便正确赛过繁杂不许确。
In other words, it’s better to keep things simple and do it well, rather than over-complicate everything and do it badly.
换句话说，三言两语赛过冗词赘句。
So, in English writing exams, you want to show off your English, but you want to show off your accurate English, not all this English that you don’t know or haven’t learnt yet.
是以在英语测验中，你想展示一下本身的英语功底，但你要展示的是正确的英语，而不是那些你不晓得或没学过的英语。
Now, that leads me on to point number two.
说到这儿，就得谈谈第二个技能了。
In order to avoid making mistakes in your writing, it’s a really, really good idea to have a collection of set phrases and keywords that you can use in that exam.
日常平凡堆集一些测验可以用的固定搭配和关头词以避免在写作时出错误。
So, my tip number two is prepare key phrases.
是以，我的第二个技能就是筹备重点词组。
Now, you do have to be careful with this.
如今，你必需要注重了。
You don’t want to rehearse what you’re going to write, but you do want to have a nice selection of things that you could possibly say if the time arises.
你不该该提早筹备好测验要写的内容，但你应当筹备好一些可供选择的内容，如许到了测验时也许可以用上。
Now, especially on the IELTS exam, and I know a lot of you are studying for this but this really goes for any academic writing exam, you want to have linking words and key phrases prepared.
特别是在雅思测验时，我晓得你们很多人都在筹备这个测验，可是，这个技能合用于任何测验，即你应当提早筹备一些毗连词和重点短语。
Now I’m going to give you a list with two examples for each point.
如今我要给你一个清单，每点举两个例子。
It doesn’t cover everything that you need to know, but if you study everything in the list, you will be much, much more prepared for your English writing exam.
你必要晓得的其实不止清单中的这些内容，但假设你把清单中的内容把握了，那末你的英语写作测验会顺畅很多。
So, pay attention, and if there’s any point that you think, “I really could expand on that,” go and do your research, and prepare yourself.
是以，注重了，若是对此中的任何一点你感觉可以扩大一下，那末本身好好查阅一下，为本身做好筹备。
You want to make sure that you have a variety of different ways.
你但愿有分歧的表达法子。
To compare: “in the same way,” “at the same time”. 比力：in the same way，at the same time。
Contrast: “on the contrary,” “however”.
比拟：on the contrary，however。
Give examples: “for instance,” “to illustrate”.
举例：for instance，to illustrate。
Give your opinion: “from my perspective,” “from my point of view”. 表达你的概念：from my perspective，from my point of view。
Generalise: “overall,” “all things considered,”
归纳综合：overall，all things considered。
To express certainty: “undoubtedly,” “of course”.
表达必定：undoubtedly，of course。
To express partial agreement: “in a way,” “to some extent”.
表达部门概念：in a way，to some extent。
To show cause: “owing to,” “due to”.
暗示缘由：owing to，due to。
To show effect: “for this reason,” “consequently”.
暗示影响：for this reason，consequently。
To mark time: “to begin with,” “following this”.
暗示时候：to begin with，following this。
To add information: “furthermore,” “moreover”.
进一步诠释：furthermore，moreover。
To express condition: “unless,” “provided that”.
表达前提：unless，provided that。
And to conclude: “in su妹妹ary,” “in short”.
表达结论：in su妹妹ary，in short。
So that’s just a very brief list showing you exactly what you need to study to be fully prepared for any English writing exam.
以上就是一个很简便的清单，奉告你为英语写作测验做好筹备必要晓得些甚么。
Now, point number three, and definitely, definitely, definitely for academic writing, i. e. English tests or university pieces, do not use contractions.
第三个技能，不要利用缩约情势，合用于学术写作，即英语测验或大学写作。
Or is that don’t use contractions?
do not 缩写就是 don’t 啦。
So, cannot to can’t, do not to don’t, shall not to shan’t, I am to I’m. 是以，cannot 对应 can’t，do not 对应 don’t，shall not 对应 shan’t，I am 对应 I’m。
These are all examples of contractions, and in your writing exams you want to avoid these.
以上就是全数的缩约情势，在你的测验中要避开它们。
I know that you guys really, really, really want to keep your word count down because you are restricted, and you want to show off as much as you possibly can.
我晓得你们真的很想削减字数，由于测验有字数限定，你们又想尽量展现出本身的英语功底。
But I’ve got lots of tips for reducing your word count coming up, so make sure that you do not feel tempted to include contractions in your academic writing.
但我已为你们筹备了好几个可以削减字数的技能，是以必定不要在学术写作中利用缩约情势。
So, tip number four, reduce your word count.
那末第四个技能：削减字数。
Use as few words as possible.
尽量削减字数。
Completely contradictory, because I’ve just told you that you should not use contractions.
彻底抵牾了，由于我方才说了你们不应缩写。
But I’ve got some really, really good mini tips within this big tip to help you keep your word count down and your English level up.
但针对这个技能我又想出了一些很是有效的小技能，可以削减你的字数，同时又晋升你的英语程度。
The first one is avoid these dead weight words like “very,” “so,” “a lot,” “really”.
第一点：避开诸如 very，so，a lot，really 如许的冗词。
I have mentioned this before in a video, but if you want to show off your English, avoid these.
我在以前的视频中提到过这一点，若是你想展现本身的英语气力，不要用这些词。
They’re pointless. They are empty calories in English.
它们没甚么意义，只是英语中没几多价值的赘词罢了。
Replace them, instead, 
with a strong word.
用光鲜丰满的辞汇取代它们。
So instead of saying “really happy,” I would say, “I am elated”.
用 elated 取代 really happy。
Instead of saying “so scared,” I would say “terrified”.
用 terrified 取代 so scared。
Okay?
大白吗？
So, by using strong words and avoiding these boring words, you can reduce your word count by a fair bit.
用光鲜丰满的辞汇取代无聊的赘语，你便可以大大削减你的字数了。
Now, another way to really reduce your word count but really improve the quality of your writing is avoiding “there is” and “there are”.
另外一种能削减字数同时提高写作质量的法子是不要利用 there is 和 there are。
We want everything to be as clear as possible, and sometimes “there is” and “there are” can act as fillers; they add extra words to our sentences.
咱们想让一切都尽量清晰，但有些时辰，there is 和 there are 不外是用来凑凑字数罢了，它们使句子变长了些。
So, I’m going to give you an example so you can see this and bear it in mind next time you’re doing an academic piece of writing.
我要给你们看一个例子，看过下次学术写作时就会记患了。
Sentence one: There are many problems that we may encounter. 句子一：There are many problems that we may encounter.
There are many problems that we may encounter.
咱们可能会碰到不少问题。
Sentence two: We may encounter many problems.
句子二：We may encounter many problems。
We may encounter many problems.
咱们可能会碰到不少问题。
The first sentence has eight words.
第一句有八个单词。
The second sentence has five words.
第二句有五个单词。
You have reduced your word count, and you have increased the quality and the clarity of your writing.
你已削减了你的单词数目，并晋升了写作的质量和简便度。
So, make sure you apply this in your next exam.
以是，下一次测验必定要记得这点。
Number five, read the right documents.
第五，浏览符合的文本。
Read the right pieces of writing.
浏览对写作有帮忙的文本。
I know many of you like to read in your spare time, you like to do it for fun, and a lot of you will read books in English, which is amazing for improving your spelling and improving your vocabulary as well.
我晓得你们中的很多人喜好在闲暇时浏览，你出于兴趣而念书，不少人城市读英文册本，它们能很好地提高你的拼写能力和你的辞汇量。
But if you’re trying to get a good score in an academic writing exam, you might not be reading the right kind of thing.
可是，若是你想在学术写作测验中得到好成就，你读的部门书可能对你没甚么帮忙。
Look at the potential pieces of writing that they’re going to ask you to do.
思虑写作测验可能会请求的体裁。
Are they asking you to write article, reports, essays?
是文章、陈述仍是漫笔？
Maybe they’re asking you to write all three.
可能三种都要你写。
If they are, read all three.
若是是如许，三种类型都读一读吧。
You need to go online or go to your library and read articles, read reports, read essays, read reviews.
你必要上彀或去藏书楼浏览文章、陈述和评论。
Do everything you can to familiarise yourselves with all the styles of writing.
你要尽量领会写作的各类体裁。
Number six is one that you will have heard in school so many times.
第六个技能你在黉舍会听到教员频频提起。
But, I’ve worked as a teacher for many, many years, and I get so frustrated with silly, stupid mistakes that I know that my students know.
但当教员很多多少年，每次看到我的学生犯这个愚笨的毛病，我都很懊丧，由于他们是晓得这个毛病的。
They don’t make these mistakes when they’re speaking, so why do they make them when they’re writing?
白话中他们不会犯这个毛病，那为甚么一到了写作就会犯了呢？
So many times I’ve gone and I’ve prepared a lesson because I’ve seen that there were some very clear mistakes in my students’ writing.
有好屡次我备好了课，由于我发明我的学生的写作中有很多多少很是较着的毛病。
And I prepare a lesson to correct this mistake, and when I go to teach it they say, “But teacher, we already know this; this is baby stuff”.
我筹备上课改正这个毛病，但当我上课改正这个毛病时，他们说：”教员，咱们早就晓得了，这过小儿科了。”
And it’s because they don’t check their work.
他们之以是犯这个毛病是由于没有查抄。
I have a clear example of this. I used to work as a proofreader.
我举一个很好的例子。我之前做校订员。
I used to check through documents before they got sent off to publishers to make sure that they were all correct, that there was no spelling mistakes, there were no gra妹妹ar mistakes, there was nothing, nothing wrong, they were all perfect.
我曩昔会在书稿送交出书商以前先校订一下，确保内里没有毛病：拼写毛病、语法毛病，没有任何毛病。
And I was amazing at doing this.
我很诧异，我居然能胜任这份事情。
I could get every single mistake.
我可以查抄出任何一个毛病。
Just by looking at a document from a distance I could pick out those errors.
远远看上几眼，我就可以挑出里边的毛病来。
However, if you follow me on Instagram, you will see that I make spelling and gra妹妹ar mistakes all the time.
但是，若是你存眷了我的 ins，你会发明我不竭地犯各类拼写和语法毛病。
Why?
为甚么？
Because I don’t check.
由于我不查抄。
I don’t check my writing.
我不查抄我的写作。
I am a native English speaker, and I make spelling mistakes.
我的母语是英语，我会犯拼写毛病。
Granted, many of them are due to auto-correct on my phone, which I am battling with.
固然，有许可能是我的手机主动校订的，我正在降服这一点。
But a lot of them are my fault.
可是有不少是我的错。
And I don’t check them, so I don’t see them.
我不查抄，以是没有发明。
I know when you finish an exam, you’re like, “Ugh, I’m done; I want to move on to the next question”.
我晓得，当你答完某道题时，你感觉：呃，终究做完了，赶快看下一题。
But you can avoid so many point deductions just by checking through your work, so please, please, please, make it your absolute priority.
可是好好查抄一下，你可以少扣很多多少分，是以必定要把查抄作为重中之重。
I personally think it’s much better if you write less and check more; fewer words, higher accuracy.
我小我认为若是你削减字数多多查抄会更好些，即简便正确。
And I know normally I promote fluency over accuracy, but not in writing exams. In writing exams, you want perfection.
我晓得一般我会夸大流利先于正确，可是写作测验中不是如许的，写作测验中，你必需不出任何过失。
Now, number seven is perhaps the most relevant and the most difficult of all, especially if you’re in really remote parts of the world.
第七个技能多是最贴题的，同时也是所有技能中最难的一个，特别是当你糊口活着界的偏僻地域。
Number seven is write and get it checked.
第七个技能就是写完后要查抄。
Write and get it checked.
写完后查抄。
And unfortunately, the getting it checked thing is a lot harder than it seems.
不幸的是，查抄这件事可没有看起来那末轻易。
You want to write as much as possible, checking it, of course.
你想尽量多写一些，固然要好好查抄一下。
It used to really annoy me when my students would come in with five essays.
每次我的学生拿着五篇漫笔进来，（我看事后）城市很恼火。
I was so happy that they’d done that, but then I saw that they’d made loads and loads of stupid mistakes, and I just thought, “Ugh, why didn’t you check it? I’m just correcting the same thing over and over again”.
我很欢快他们写了这么多漫笔，但当我看到他们犯了这么多愚笨的毛病后，我就想：呃，你为甚么不查抄一下呢？一样的毛病我已改了一遍又一遍了。
But write as much as you can, check it, and then see if you can find somebody to correct it.
不外仍是要尽量多写一些，然后查抄，看看是否是能找人帮你查抄一下。
Now, I’m not saying find a complete stranger.
我不是说找一个彻底目生的人。
It’s got to be in their interest to correct it as well.
也要看他们有无乐趣帮你改。
I personally think it’s very unlikely that you’re going to find a random teacher on the internet that will be willing to check your writing for free.
我小我认为在网上随意找一个教员，他会愿意帮你查抄你的写作，这几近不成能。
However, there are lots of services and pen pal sites if it’s like a mutual exchange.
但是，在不少办事性或笔友网站上，你可以和人交朋侪互帮合作。
If you find somebody who wants to learn your language and they can help you with your English, then you can do that.
若是对方想要进修你的母语，而他也正好可以帮你进修英语，那末你便可以让对方帮你查抄了。
Or, like I mentioned, on services such as Lingoda, and you can just have a straight hour of analysing writing that you’ve already done and already sent them.
或像我以前说的，可以去像 Lingoda 如许的网站看看，你可以花上一全部小时让人阐发你提交上去的写作功效。
But I will say, especially to my younger viewers, really, really, really be careful when you’re contacting people online to practise your English.
但我要提示你们，特别是你们中的年青人，当你在网上找人操练英语时万万要胆小如鼠。
Make sure it’s a trustworthy person, because there are so many predators that want to talk to you, especially young girls, to “practise their English,” and it doesn’t actually turn out to be a English practise.
确保对方值得相信，由于有不少加害者想借机和你搭话，特别针对年青的女孩子。这些人打着”操练英语”的名头企图行不轨之事。
It turns out to be something quite different, so please, please, please be careful.
究竟是这些人别有居心，图谋不轨，是以必定要胆小如鼠。
If you’ve got the funds, and if you’ve got the time, get a proper teacher and pay them to help you.
若是时候款项容许，你可以找个符合的教员，付钱请他们教你。
Is there any way that you’re going to be guaranteed the proper skills, and the proper qualifications, and also the proper incentive?
另有哪一个渠道可让你找到具有货真价实的技术和资历而且故意纯良的人呢？
Why would a random stranger on the internet want to help you with your writing?
网上不熟悉的目生报酬甚么要在写作上帮你呢？
What’s in it for them?
他们有甚么目标呢？
Always think about that.
必定要好好想一想。
Right, guys, that’s it for today’s lesson.
好了列位，今天的课就到这儿了。
Don’t forget to connect with me on all of my social media. I’ve got my Facebook, my Instagram, and my Twitter.
别忘了在我的各个社交媒体上接洽我——脸书、ins 和 推特。
And I’ll see you soon for another lesson.
