展示的舞台 成长的阶梯
——江苏省第二十届中学生阅读与写作大赛(初中英文组)复评感悟
2021-12-02■赵鹤
■赵 鹤
江苏省第二十届中学生阅读与写作大赛(初中组)首次设置了英文组,为初中生提供了更广阔的展示英语思维与表达的舞台。复赛设置了三个题目,分别是:The Importance of Reading, The Future of Reading, My Favorite Book。三个题目均源于生活,贴近生活,让选手感到亲切,有话可说,有事可写。这样的命题对于当下初中生的英语学习具有积极的引导作用。
一、佳作中的亮点
1.高立意。
考查一篇文章是否可以称得上佳作,有这样几个维度:思想内容、篇章结构、语言表达、切入角度等。佳作的立意一定要高。在一篇题为“My Favorite Book”的高分作文中,有选手这样写:
The book also develops my bravery to face every situation. I get to be passionate and enthusiastic every day even under great pressure.
但有的作文立意不高,有选手写:If I read a lot of books, I can get high marks. If I get high marks,I can get good jobs.
2.巧连接。
连接词在文章中是必要的。选手巧妙地运用表示逻辑关系的连接词,能丰富文章的语言表达。高分作文中常见的连接词有:anyway, last but not least, no matter, unless, what’s more, as far as,in a word,nowadays,indeed 等,这些都能较好地表达作者的思维逻辑。
在以“The Importance of Reading”为题的高分作文中,有选手这样写:Sometimes I am even crazy about reading that I forget it’s just a book.
在以“The Future of Reading”为题的高分作文中,有选手这样写:However,every coin has two sides. Some of books on the Internet even do harm to our minds.
3.融复合。
有些选手的英语阅读量大,阅读质量也高,他们使用复合句时得心应手。
在以“The Importance of Reading”为题的高分作文中,有选手这样写:There is no shortcut to any place worth going,but doing more reading.
在以“The Future of Reading”为题的高分作文中,有选手这样写:Paper books and e-books will co-exist for quite a long time and paper books will never be replaced by books on the Internet,which seem to be more attractive.
4.引名言。
适当地引用名人名言可以使文章锦上添花。在有关“书”的高分作文中,我们可以看到这些表述:Books are the ladder of human progress.Books——the treasure of the world. Books are the tools of the soul. Only books are immortal. Books to cultivate their sentiments. A good book is the best of friends,the same today and forever.
二、教学建议
为了提高学生的英语学科素养,让学生写出立意较高、结构清晰、内容翔实、语言地道和行文流畅的佳作,教师在日常的英语教学中,可以关注以下四个方面:
1.拓展深度思维。
在以“My Favorite Book”为题的高分作文中,选手……
