英语写作是我国中学生的薄弱环节。书面表达一直在历年中考中占有很重要的地位,其重要性不容忽视。有关研究表明,甘肃省中考英语作文平均分一直在及格分数线以下徘徊,如2008、2009、2010年全省英语写作平均及格率分别为45%、47%和54%。造成这一现象的主要原因如下:①在教师方面,教师或认为学生可无师自通,或追赶教学进度而匆匆带过有关内容。更亟待改变的是学生一次成稿,教师一次评定的训练方式,教学既不注重素材的有意积累,也不介 English writing is a weak link in Chinese high school students. Written expression has always occupied a very important position in the mid-term examinations, its importance can not be ignored. Relevant researches show that the average score of English composition of senior high school entrance examination in Gansu province has been hovering below the passing mark. For example, the average passing rate of English writing in 2008, 2009 and 2010 was 45%, 47% and 54% respectively. The main reasons for this phenomenon are as follows: (1) On the teachers’ side, the teachers may think that the students can skip the teaching content or catch up with the teaching progress. More urgent need to change is the students a draft, a teacher assessed the training methods, teaching neither pay attention to the accumulation of material, nor refer to