写作结构

• Introduction 

•    General Statement  (Background, controversial debate)    

•    Thesis statement  (Your attitude + main ideas)

• Development

•    Topic sentence 1 

•      (Supportive sentence )

•         Example, statistics

•           Concluding sentence

•   Topic sentence 2  

•   Topic sentence 3  

• Conclusion  

• Summary 

• suggestion /comment                

 

 Analogy（类比）

 Writing Task 20%

   Some people hold the view that a student’s success in university study follows the same pattern as that of farming, which is characterized by the sowing the seeds, nurturing growth and harvesting the rewards’ process. Write the essay of about 400 words on the topic given below to support this view with your own experience as a university student

       Sowing the Seeds, Nurturing Growth and Harvesting the Rewards

In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion with a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Sowing the Seeds, Nurturing Growth and Harvesting the Rewards

It is widely believed nowadays that the success of a university student follows very much the same pattern as that of farming --- sowing the seeds, nurturing growth and harvesting the rewards. With my own experience as a university student, I can’t agree more.

From the very first day we become university students, we have actually started the process of farming. (metaphor) We all come with our seeds of education ready – made which are our personal interests and certain aptitude, so the first thing to do is sowing the seeds, choosing the right field for a particular crop. We also choose our major, decide the kinds of career we are craving for and the kind of individuals we are to become. Take myself as an example. As a high school graduate, I find the study of culture is where my interest lies. Since language and literature are vehicles of culture. I am more than satisfied with the major “English language and literature”, in other words, I have chosen the right place to fulfill my dream – to sow the seeds.

Now the nest thing to do is to nurture the growth. Much as it’s essential for crops to receive sunshine, water, air, minerals, etc. in order to grow up, (Simile) we university students must avail ourselves of all possible absorb knowledge in order to be educated and nurtured. We should be open-minded to all kinds of knowledge and read extensively. And all-round personality is what a sound education aims to produce. We are exposed to a sea of knowledge in much the same way as the crop is exposed to its natural environment. Also in the farming process, the farmer needs to get the right fertilizers for his crops. The same is true of our study. When we have to gather information and ideas carefully before absorbing them, we need to make sure all that we learn should by no means pervert our nature or turn ourselves into inert bookworms. That is to say, nurturing should not destroy the seeds.

 Finally, after a long period of arduous farming and onerous nurturing, we come to the time of harvest. To a farmer, his reward is more than a bumpy harvest; rather, it has a lot to do with his sense of achievement. To a student, scholarship and academic records have very little to do with his reward, either. His exploration in the process of learning has shaped his outlook on life, enriched his experience and cultured his personality.

 In short, the elements of a successful university student bear much resemblance to those of a good farmer. Don’t forget, a good nurturing promises a bumpy harvest.

1. structure of the analogy

   

Univ. study Seed: Personal interest. Aptitude Sow: choose the input place	Farming Sow the seeds
Seek opportunities to absorb knowledge	Nurture the growth (receive sunshine, water……)
Learn what is most useful: healthy growth	Use of fertilizers
Scholarships, good academic records, maturing (_experience, outlook)	Rewards: harvest, sense of achievement

2. make use of personal experience

3. use of words that indicate analogy

4. appropriate supporting details (elaboration)

 

 

(2) Sowing the Seeds, Nurturing Growth and Harvesting the Rewards

Almost every university students aims at achieving success in their studies. But how? Let me draw a simple analogy between the harvest –reaping process for a farmer and the road leading toward success in study for a university student. In brief, sowing the seeds, nurturing growth and harvesting the rewards in the former case can be regarded as setting practical goals, exerting unremitting efforts and attaining the well – earned success respectively.

 First of all, just as a farmer should choose the right seeds for sowing based on the climatic conditions, soil texture and some other related factors which greatly affect the growth of the seeds, so a student should set practical goals in the light of his or her unique situation. Both overestimation and underestimation of self-capacity should be avoided. Take myself as an example, at the beginning of every semester, I draw up a self-development scheme based on my academic performance during the past year and the ever-changing environment around me. I never aim too high or ignore my potential, which makes the following step towards the final success more attainable.

Secondly, a farmer needs assiduous efforts to nurture the growth after sowing the seeds. And this is the same case with our study. Although there might be unfavorable situations cropping up all the way through a student’s study, hard work will pay in the end. Speaking of my own experiences, I make every effort to attain my academic goal. When some of my fellow students mess around and even urge me to join them in the pursuit of pleasure, I always let them down. Weekends and holidays seem to have been removed from my calendar. As I believe, hard work is the ladder to success.

As long as one tries to achieve his goal with might and main, no matter he is a farmer or a university student, a good harvest can be expected. As for me, I did sense the thrill of accomplishment when I outperformed my fellow students in studies after enduring the hardship on my way to success.

In summary, if a university student really wants to achieve success in his studies, he should be wise in sowing the seeds, be industrious in nurturing growth and be joyful in harvesting in the rewards.