Part Three
The Organization of an Essay (3)
Cheating in Exams
Environmental Pollution
Traffic Jams
The Problems of Global Warming
Problem-Solution Pattern
问题-解决模式
Text Structure (I)
1. Problem raising
2. Problem analysis (reasons or results)
3. Problem solving (suggestions on how to
solve the problem
My View on Cheating in Exams
(Problem Raising)
In modern society of tough competition,
examination is an important way to evaluate a
student’s performance at school and a person’s
potentialities at work. Unfortunately, cheating in
exams is becoming more and more serious in
many schools, and even universities.
(Problem Analysis )
Students cheat for several reasons. Most parents, even teachers
care more about students’ academic achievements than their moral
development, which stimulates the students to get high scores
dishonestly. Students who don’t study hard at usual time always
try to cheat in order to pass exams. Some top students also cheat
because they think it is unfair to be left behind in scores.
It is obvious that cheating has very bad effects. Firstly, scores
got by cheating can not indicate one’s weakness of knowledge and
ability. And so it is difficult for the teacher to be aware of the
students’ weakness so as to offer some help. Secondly, cheating in
exams, like flu, may encourage other students to follow suit, for
some students can be awarded prizes and permitted to enter good
universities by cheating in exams. Thirdly, it is not helpful for fair
competition. Some students who don’t work hard can get high
grades in exams.
(Problem Solution)
In my opinion, cheating is an unhealthy tendency,
and therefore should be done away with.
Regulations should be enforced that students with
cheating behavior must be punished severely. As
students, we should have a correct attitude towards
exams and regard cheating a shameful behavior.
When most students are honest and strict with
themselves, cheating will disappear gradually.
Text Structure (II)
1. Problem raising
2. Reaction to the problem (already solution to the
problem)
3. Evaluation to the solution (positive: conclusion;
negative: suggestions on how to solve the
problem)
Our Education Should Be Quality-oriented
(Problem Raising)
From elementary school to college, driven by their
teachers and parents, students are all striving for high
scores, for getting good marks is the only access to good
universities and well-paid jobs. And the current education
system does not aim at improving the students’ quality,
but only at developing their ability to perform well on
examinations. Consequently, many students, even those
with high scores, often do poorly when it comes to the
practical application of knowledge and theory they have
learned.
(Attempted Solution to the Problem)
Many people have realized the seriousness of the problem
and propose to reform our educational system. And qualityoriented education, which focuses on developing students’ ability
and qualities, is advocated by our government. Quality-oriented
education encourages students to think creatively and prepares
them for the fierce competition in the 21st century. It emphasizes
students’ healthy development both in body and in mind, and
requires the school authority to relieve students of their heavy
burden of homework. In this case, exam results will no longer
play a key role in evaluating the academic achievements a student
make in school. In some schools and universities, students have
already started to feel the benefits this new program is bringing
about.
(Evaluation to the Solution: Positive)
Therefore, the only way to eliminate examoriented education system is to apply qualityoriented education system nationwide. I firmly
believe that with the successful carrying out of the
quality-oriented education, people will see the
more colorful life, the looser environment, yet the
more creative minds of future students.
My View on Environmental Pollution
It is well known that the world we live in is getting worse and worse because
of the increasing environmental destruction. For example, many people are
cutting down trees for fuel or sale, and deforestation results in the increase of
global temperature and unpleasant change of climate. Besides, human beings
are being bothered by water pollution, air pollution and noise pollution.
Governments of most countries have taken some measures to stop the
environment from being further damaged. Many people are trying hard to
find ways to prevent the pollution from going on. Laws concerning
environmental protection have been put into effect and situations in many
regions have improved.
However, the problem of environmental protection is far from being solved
completely. On the one hand, environmental pollution and destruction are
getting worse and worse with the rapid development of science and technology.
On the other hand, many people have realized the urgency of solving the
problem. In brief, we have a long way to go before we can make the earth a
better place to live in.
Written Work
Rewrite the composition “Cheating in Exams”
in the second text pattern.
One Way to Fight against Global Epidemics
Nowadays, new infectious diseases are emerging and spreading faster than ever.
Global epidemics have become a serious threat to human health and lives.
Worldwide discussions about how to fight against them are ongoing actively. In my
opinion, one effective way to fight against global epidemics is to take concrete
monitoring and quarantine measures.
For one thing, new diseases are emerging at the historically unprecedented rate.
Vulnerability is universal. Governments worldwide must keep watch for new
threats like the emergence of SARS, new types of bird flu and Mexican swine flu.
For another, due to the global boom in air travel, it makes it possible for even
just one individual traveling between countries, carrying an infectious disease, to
be a threat to others and to cause an alarm or a potential crisis in another country.
The WHO also warned that an outbreak of an epidemic in one part of the world
now is only a few hours away from becoming an imminent threat somewhere else.
Infectious diseases are now spreading geographically much faster than at any time
in history. Thus government health authorities around the world should improve
their monitoring of infectious diseases, report outbreaks as soon as they happen and
carry out quarantine measures strictly.
Only by effective monitoring and quarantine measures can we fight against the
increasingly serious threat of global epidemics. Don’t wait till winter. Now it is the
time to prevent the worse from happening.