英语写作专题：描述性写作方法与技巧
一. 摘要：
描述性写作
二. 重点、难点：
特点及常用结构
1. 描述性文章是把人物、事件、景观、地点、环境等用生动的语言，形象地描绘出来。
2. 描述性文章的结构
（1）人物：
开头应有简明的介绍
文章的主体部分可按时间或事件的主次进行描述
结尾进行评论或谈感受
（2）地点：
要学会准确地表示方位的词或短语
描述地点的位置通常由上至下，从里到外，从左至右，从远到近。
总之，无论是描述人物，还是地点、环境，都要详略得当，重点突出。
3. 学习并牢记下面的短语和句型
表空间顺序
in front of, in the front of, at the back of,
on the right （left）side
close to , next to, opposite, across,
inside, outside
in （to）the south / east / west / north
on one side …, on the other side（of）
常用短语和句型：
方位
1. There is a tall shelf on the left of my room. （on the right of, in the front of, near the window, ）
2. Above the bed, there is a large painting of the blue sea. （On the right of the room,）
3. Next to it is a bed. （In front of it, At the back of, In the middle of, To the right of ）
4. They are opposite the door. （on the left / right of the room.）
5. The office building is in the east of the campus. （in the south of, to the west of, in front of, behind, at the back of, ）
6. The monument, which was built in 1894, stands in the center of the square.
描述国家，城市等
7. China is located in Asia. （be situated…be surrounded by, lie to the east of ）
8. It covers a huge area of 9,600 000 square kilometers.
9. The population of this city is 100,000.
路线
10. When you come out of …（get to …reach…）
11. Cross the street（river）（keep walking along… walk down…）
12. Turn right at the end of Bridge Street into Riverside Road. （the second traffic lights, the first crossing, ）
13. Take the first turning on your left. （take the path which crosses the river.））
14. Go straight on to the traffic light and then turn right.
15. You’ll see （find）it
人物
16. My grandpa, kind and patient, enjoys talking with kids.
17. He is about 5 feet and 7inches tall.
18. She has a round face with two big eyes.
描述物品
19. This rope is 100 meters long. = The length of this rope is 100 meters. = This rope is 100 meters in length. （in weight, in width, in height, in size, in color, in shape）
20. It is a round yellow hat with pink flowers on it. It’s made of straw.
21. There are three books in the her drawer.