How to write a composition 如何用英语写看图作文

看图作文所提供的材料是一幅或几幅图，所写内容要求有日记、故事、简介、描述等，有的还提供一定的参考词汇，因此有一定的发挥空间，但它并不是允许考生随意发挥，这是看图作文的特点，考生要有所了解。

看图作文能考查考生的英语素质和逻辑思维能力，故有一定的难度。下面我们就来谈一谈它的写作方法。

    “一审”即审题。主要是看清楚题目要求，读懂画面内容和所表达的含义，抓住要点，注意文体是什么，准备写作的人称和时态：如果是日记和故事，宜采用过去时态；如是简介之类的，宜采用现在时态。

“二写”即逐图列纲。主要是就每幅图的内容列个提纲，考虑所要选用的单词、词组、句型，要能根据自己的英语水平，尽量扬长避短，避难就易。遇到想不起的词、句时，就用同（近）义词或同义句代替，不要使用没有把握的词句，并且要综合考虑所涉及到的情景、场合，语言要地道。

“三连”即连句成文。主要是把第二步所写的句子，在规定的范围内稍加发挥，运用适当的连词把它们串联起来组成一篇短文。但要注意句式的灵活运用，长、短句，简单句，复合句要搭配运用。

“四改”即修改润色全文。主要是看全文符不符合题目要求和图画含义，行文是否流畅，有没有遗漏要点；语法是不是正确，包括单词的拼写、大小写、标点符号、时态、语态、单复数、主谓一致、冠词等。

    现以安徽省某年的中考英语试题中的看图作文题为例进行具体讲解：

根据图示，写一篇80个词左右的短文。要求故事完整，句子通顺，内容与图片相符。

第一步：从题目要求“故事完整”判断最好以一般过去时态为主，辅以其他时态。从人称来看，没有限制，可以采用第三人称或第一人称。

第二步：仔细观察每一幅画，确定内容要点，并用一、二句话概括出来。图1：看报  图2：到山上放鸟  图3：提笼回家  图4：鸟又飞回

图1：One day my uncle was reading a newspaper. Birds are our friends. He looked at his bird in the cage.

图2：He took the cage with the bird in it and went to a little hill by bike. He opened the cage door and the bird flew away.

图3：He went home with the empty cage.

图4：He sat in a chair and had a rest. A moment later, he found the bird back in its cage.

第三步、第四步：将以上所列要点增加适当的词句，串联成文并加以润色。要注意把为什么放鸟以及放鸟前后的心理状况简单地描写出来。然后仔细检查，如有错误及时改正。

One day my uncle was reading a newspaper and learned that birds are our friends. We should get along well with them. He looked at his nice bird in the cage, and decided to let it fly back home — nature. He took the cage with the bird in it and went to a little hill near his house by bike. He opened the cage door, and the bird flew away quickly. Seeing this, my uncle felt very happy. He went home with the empty cage. When he got back, he sat in a chair and had a rest. A moment later, to his surprise, he found the bird back in the cage.