雅思考官的权威写作辅导(英)

　　Writing your Introduction

　　Once you have prepared your answer, writing the introduction itself is very simple. The first thing your introduction should have is an interpretation of what the question is asking and a short explanation of how you are going to answer it. This is just a slightly padded out version of what you've already written in your rough work.

　　Following this there should be a brief overview of the main points you are going to use in your answer. You don’t have to list every single point your going to make or explain them, just naming the main areas and maybe offering an example or two is enough. This will be a big help to your reader in avoiding getting confused or lost later. This is kind of consideration for your reader is about more than being polite. Since your reader is also your examiner anything that helps them do their job, helps your mark.

　　The Main Body

　　Having written your introduction it's now time to move on and look at the main body of your answer. There are two issues which will be equally important when it comes to assessing the main body of your answer, namely how your answer is structured and the quality of the content.

　　Structure

　　Any answer will involve a number of points or topics which you will discuss. While the points you use will vary depending on the subject and your memory, the way you structure them is fairly universal.

　　×give each point & topic it’s own paragraph

　　×each point/topic will have one key idea it’s trying to communicate

　　×you can present that key idea either at the start or the end of paragraph

　　×the rest of the paragraph is intended to help explain the idea or to present any evidence there might be to support it

　　Transition Phrases

　　To avoid your essay becoming a string of unrelated points, you have to use transition phrases. These help to link paragraphs and highlight the structure of your essay, providing the elusive ‘flow’ that lecturers are always talking about.

　　Transition phrases are little expressions put at the start of a new paragraph which explain how the topic in the new paragraph you're starting is related to the topic in the paragraph just before it. For example, starting a paragraph with "Nevertheless it should be noted…" says that this next point is likely to take the opposite view to the one in the paragraph before. This helps your reader anticipate what is coming and keeps them on board.

　　Here are some examples of common transition phrases and what they mean.