作文是英语常识水平的综合素质体现，它需要同学们既要有扎实的语言基本功，又要拥有肯定的审题能力、想象能力、表达能力、评价能力及书法排版能力。由于基本功不扎实，多数同学在作文时总会出现如此或者那样的问题，比如，文体不符、词语误用、句子单一等，导致作文的得分较低，影响了总的英语成绩。因此，作文能力不强一直是同学们比较常见的问题。其实归结起来，作文“缺钙”一共有四类症状，深入地分析这类症状，就能找到作文偏科的根本缘由，同时写作时适合地套用一些模板，给写作能力“缺钙”的同学好好进补。
症状一文体格式混乱
读了作文需要之后，提笔就写——明明需要写一封表达建议的信件，结果写成了议论文；或者明明需要写说明文，偏偏写成了记叙文；或者总算文体没弄错，结果写公告误用日记的格式，写信件又误用公告的格式。
平常缺少作文文体方面的针对性练习，对英语作文的几种常用文体及其相应的写作格式不熟知，拿到写作材料习惯性地对写作需要一扫而过，提笔就写自己最熟知的格式。
明确文体和对应格式
常用文体有记叙文、说明文、议论文还有应用文等。近几年的高考考试书面表达多以应用文为主，提供的形式多以图画、提纲、表格出现，书写的格式大都是信件、公告。所以，同学们应该学会信件的称呼、开头、正文、结尾、签名等方面，另外，口头公告和书面公告的不同要了解。总之，同学们应依据写作提示剖析材料，明确写作文体和其相应的格式。
症状二时态人称混乱
作文时，时态和人称运用混乱——时态方面，要么整篇文章都是一种时态（以一般目前时、一般过去时居多），要么就是一段甚至一句话中出现三种以上的时态；人称方面，要么文章开头是第一人称，写到文中甚至文末就成了2、第三人称，要么前面是单数人称，写着写着就变成复数人称。
英语入门知识不结实，对英语中时态和人称所代表的意思及其运用学会不足，因此没办法依据文体来选择正确的时态和人称而滥用或者混用。
明确时态和人称
同学们要依据选好的文体和写作内容确定时态和人称。通常来讲，记人叙事多用一般过去时；发布公告多用一般以后时和祈使句式；发表议论大多用带有情态动词的一般目前时；人物介绍、近况说明常用一般目前时和目前完成时。定按时态后下面必须要了解各时态的构成及使用方法要素，但要记住，写作时时态并不唯一，要依据表达内容而选定正确的时态。人称方面则应该注意前后统一，防止出现前后人称属性或者单复数不同的状况。
症状三词语运用混乱
常常出现乱用词汇的现象，同时用一些较难的、较长的、使用方法不熟知的单词，或者明明用一些简单的词语就可以非常了解地表达意思，偏偏要选择一些困难程度较大的、不常见的表达方法。
写作时对文章的脉络把握不足就匆匆下笔，对其中所需的词语和常用表达方法理解记忆不结实。平常训练时，习惯性地忽视一些形式简单但作用与功效较广泛的基本词语和表达方法，喜欢选择复杂的词语和表达方法。
确定所需主要词语和所用表达结构
应该依据文章体裁和内容逐个确定写作要素。对于图画和图表可在草稿纸上用中文列出并理清要素，然后选词造句，应该注意语言的准确得当，力求用最简洁的话表达准确的意思。同时，平常写作要多进行发散思维，比如，是用ｖｅｒｙｓｏｒｒｙ还是ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｙｓｏｒｒｙ，是ｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｅｄ还ａｓｔｏｎｉｓｈｅｄ。同学们应掌握尽量防止用较高级的语法结构和词语，如非谓语动词、复合句等，以免导致过失性失分.
症状四语序句序混乱
作文的语序、句序混乱，一般这里写一点，跳过去又另起一点，如此导致要么文章洋洋洒洒一大篇却全是废话，没中心和重点，什么都没表达了解；要么通篇没适合的过渡词、句，整篇文章一“逗”到底，密密麻麻叫人找不着北。
平常训练时不注意表达的连贯性，想到哪儿就写到哪儿，写作之前没列提纲的习惯，不去深入思索如何表达才能达到最好的成效，从而导致整篇文章逻辑思维混乱，层次不明确。
整理成篇行文连贯
同学们应该依据写作内容列好简要提纲，分清文章的层次，确定详略，写好的单句要重新排列组合起来，使之前后连贯成一篇完整的文章。同时使用适合的关联词或句子使文章过渡自然，行文流畅。另外，该分段时要分段，如此文章才能中心突出，一清二楚，整篇作文才能如行云流水般整齐划一。
2008万能英语模板图标作文
As is shown by the figure/percentage in the table/picture,____ has been on rise/ decrease, significantly/dramatically rising/decreasing from ____ in _____ to _____ in _____. From the sharp rise/decline in the chart, it goes without saying that _____.
There are at least two good reasons accounting for _____. In one hand, ____.In the other hand, _____ is due to the fact that ______.In addition, ______ is responsible for _____. Maybe there are some other reasons to show ______.But itis generally believed that the above mentioned reasons are commonly convincing.
As far as I am concerned, I hold the point of view that _______. I am sure my opinion is both sound and well-grounded.
信件作文模板Your addressMonth, Date, yearReceiver's addressDear ...,
I am extremely pleased to hear from you. And I would like to write a letter to tell you that_____.
……
I will greatly appreciate a response from you at your earliest convenience/I am looking f0rward to your replies at your earliest convenience.
Best regards for your health and success.Sincerely yours,
话题作文
Nowadays, there are more and more __ _ in __ _. It is estimated that ___. Why have there been so many ____? Maybe the reasons can be listed as follows.
The first one is ______. Besides,_____. The third one is _____. To sum up, the main cause of it is due to _____. It is high time that something were done upon it. For one thing,_____. For another thing, _____. All these measures will certainly reduce the number of _____.
对比看法作文
_____ is becoming more and more popular recently. There are two sides of opinions of it. Some people say ____ is their favorite. They hold their view for the reason of ____. What is more,_____。Moreover,______.
While others think that _____ is a better choice in the following three reasons. Firstly,_____. Secondly (besides),______. Thirdly (finally),_____.
From my point of view, I think _____. The reason is that _____. As a matter of fact, there are some other reasons to explain my choice. For me, the former is surely a wise choice.
