Organising ideas and linking devices · 组织观点与衔接手段
Plan, then write
- Spend one minute on a plan before you write.
- Note your main ideas and put them in order.
- A plan stops you forgetting a point or repeating yourself.
A plan takes a minute; rewriting the whole essay can take lunch.
先规划,再写
- 动笔前用一分钟做提纲。
- 记下主要观点,并排好顺序。
- 提纲能让你不漏掉要点,也不重复。
列提纲只花一分钟，整篇重写可能要搭上一顿午饭。
Put the writing steps in order. · 把写作步骤排好顺序。
Plan, order, write, then check. · 规划、排序、书写,然后检查。
One idea per paragraph
- Put each main idea in its own paragraph.
- Start a new paragraph for a new idea.
- This makes your writing clear and easy to follow.
A one-minute plan becomes your paragraphs: one idea each, joined by linking words
每段一个观点
- 把每个主要观点放进它自己的段落。
- 新观点就另起一段。
- 这让文章清楚、易读。
Build a paragraph, rung by rung · 一级一级搭出一个段落
A strong paragraph states the idea, explains it, proves it, then hands over to the next one. · 好段落先说观点,再解释,再举例证明,最后衔接下一段。
Each paragraph should contain… · 每一段应该包含……
One main idea per paragraph keeps it clear. · 每段一个主要观点才清楚。
Link your ideas
- Use linking words to join ideas smoothly.
- Adding: in addition, also. Contrast: however, although. Result: so, therefore.
- Linking words guide the reader through your writing.
连接你的观点
- 用衔接词把观点顺畅地连起来。
- 递进:in addition, also。转折:however, although。结果:so, therefore。
- 衔接词引导读者读懂你的文章。
Choose a result word: 'It rained, ___ we stayed inside.' · 选一个表示结果的词:'It rained, ___ we stayed inside.'
'So' shows the result of the rain. · 'So' 表示下雨的结果。
Write two short sentences joined with the word 'however'. · 写两句话,用 'however' 把它们连起来。
Example: 'I wanted to go out. However, it was raining.' · 例如:'I wanted to go out. However, it was raining.'
Which TWO of these are contrast linkers? · 下面哪两个是表示转折的衔接词?
'although' and 'however' turn the idea around; 'also' adds, 'therefore' concludes. · 'although' 和 'however' 表转折;'also' 表递进,'therefore' 表结果。
Watch a paragraph grow
- Topic sentence: "School trips teach more than classrooms sometimes can."
- Explain it: "As well as being fun, they make students plan, budget and work as a team."
- Example: "On our trip to Xi'an, my group managed the whole train timetable."
- Link forward: "However, trips only work when…" — the reader glides into your next paragraph.
看一段话如何长成
- 主题句:"School trips teach more than classrooms sometimes can."
- 展开解释:"As well as being fun, they make students plan, budget and work as a team."
- 举例:"On our trip to Xi'an, my group managed the whole train timetable."
- 向下衔接:"However, trips only work when…"——读者顺滑地进入下一段。
- Plan and order your ideas first.
- One main idea per paragraph.
- Linking words join your ideas smoothly.
- 先规划并排好观点的顺序。
- 每段一个主要观点。
- 衔接词让观点顺畅相连。