TEM8--写作模板.doc

A Guide to the Writing in TEM 8
历年的英语专业八级作文大多数为议论文。考题大致可分为三种类型:(2005年写作改为400字,45分钟内完成)
第一种为二选一题型,即题目给出两种观点,问考生倾向于哪一种观点。例如:
2004 writing
It was reported in the press some time ago that a few second-and third year students in a provincial university decided to try their hand at business in order to get prepared for the future. They opened six small shops near their university. Their teachers and classmates had different opinions about this phenomenon. Some thought that the students’ business experience would help them adapt better to society after graduation, while others held a negative view, saying that running shops might occupy too much of the students’ time and energy which should otherwise be devoted to their academic study. What do you think? Write position of about 300 words on the following topic.
Should University Students Go in for Business?
In the first part of your writing you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.
2003 writing
An English newspaper is currently running a discussion on whether young people in China today are (not) more self-centred and unsympathetic than were previous generation. And the paper is inviting contributions from university students. You have been asked t