平鋪直述式 (Straight forward)
一般考生作文,較多習慣把事件發生的時間、地點和人物逐一於文章的第一段介紹出來,而事件的經過、發展和結果則依發生的時間的先後而在文章的其餘各段直述。下為一例:
Topic: The most embarrassing event in my life
It was a Sunday morning. As usual I got up late on Sundays. Suddenly I remembered I had an appointment with my cousin at half past ten in the City Hall, and I had forgotten this appointment entirely.
優點:
(1) 簡單直接,容易撰寫。
(2) 較宜撰寫「故事」或「意外」的文章體裁。
缺點:
(1) 平淡,太普通。
(2) 幾乎90%考生均用此方式開首,難予閱卷員深刻印象,不易獲較高的評分。
筆者下回會談談第二種開展文章的方法—提出問題 (Raise a question)