英国私立中学的入学考试UKiset是一种自适应考试,根据学生不同年龄划分不同难度,同时学生一边答题,下面的问题会根据学生所答正确度来调整难度。在创意写作模块,学生需要在30分钟内完成一篇文章,字数根据年龄不同而有区别。
UKiset写作考试介绍:
UKiset的写作考试时间为30分钟,考生需要按照特定题目完成。字数根据年级情况不同。七年级到十二年级,150字-350字。
UKiset写作考试真题:
09-11
Describe your favourite animal and what you like about it
What is your favourite hobby and why?
My best birthday ever' - write about the best birthday you ever had, explaining what was sowonderful about it and how you felt.
11-14
Your family has just moved house so you now live in a new town or city. Write a letter to afriend comparing your new home to your old one and also comparing your new town or city tothe place you lived before.
If you suddenly won lots of money, what would you do with it?
'My scariest moment' - write about your scariest moment, explaining how you felt.
14-17
The world is a better place now than it used to be. Do you agree?
If you were Prime Minister for the day, what would you change and why?
Why is New Year such an important event to celebrate?
下面这道真题附答案及讲解,同学们仔细阅读哦!希望大家有所收获~
Dear Sir/Madam,
Last December a sixteen-year-old girl was discovered lying in a doorway near Camden Tube Station. Her lips were blue with cold, and her breathing was shallow. More shockingly still, she was pregnant.
This girl's name was Martha. The Sanctuary workers who found her took her to their local shelter, where she was given a warm meal. Martha told us it was the first time she'd eaten in days. After several weeks, Martha had recovered enough to be active again, and after a few months she was moved to subsidised accommodation where she could have her baby in peace. Martha is going to have a little boy, and unlike his mother, he’ll be born into a stable home.
解析:书信的称呼合乎要求;第一段通过一段事实,呈现了发生在社区的一个悲惨的故事;第二段引出了自己所在的慈善机构-The Sanctuary-是如何救助第一段故事里的女主人公Martha的,回应写作要求的第二点,第二段的温暖救助和第一段的悲惨构成对比,真实的案例,更能触动人心;
Martha is just one of the many people that Sanctuary-Camden's local homelessness charity - helps every single week Sanctuary provides those in need with a safe place to sleep and a hot meal every single night.
解析:突出Martha并不是个例,想她一样需要援助的人还有很多,为后面的募捐的提出做铺垫;
However, with current cuts to government funding and a worrying lack of new houses being built, Sanctuary need your help more than ever. Ten people become homeless in Camden every single week due to causes ranging from domestic violence to job loss. Your support is crucial to our efforts to provide these people with somewhere safe to sleep.
解析:转折来了,初心很好,但是现实中面临很大的问题-政府拨款少以及房屋不够,急需你的帮助;
A donation of just £10 per month would help us add more beds to our shelter, keep our soup kitchen open, and expand our new service: a careers advice drop-in centre which helps those without homes re-enter the job market. Donations can be made to the bank details overleaf.
We'd also love for you to join us as a volunteer. Serving food at our soup kitchen can be a great way to help people, make friends, and give something back to the neighbourhood you love.
解析:提出了具体的援助要求,方便读者去践行:每月10美元的捐款 & 你的加入充当志愿者;
Support Sanctuary. Give the gift of shelter.
Yours faithfully,
Emma Heath
Gifts&Fundraising Manager 5anctuary
解析:结尾用语和落款均有,完整的书信格式要求完成;
UKiset写作备考提升:
1、了解考试题目类型
很多考生在考UKiset之前只写过记叙文,而且是记流水账式的,按照时间先后顺序,罗列事件,而UKiset考察的作文题材除了记叙文,还有说明文和议论文等。所以了解尽量多的考试题目是第一步,从而了解自己在哪种作文题材的练习上是缺乏的。
2、对标题目,限时练习
找到自己没有写过的作文题目,设定时间限制,先列好写作思路提纲,然后开写,先不用管写的内容质量如何,先确保在规定的时间内尽量达到字数的要求。
3、对照参考范文,模仿学习,借鉴使用
对照着参考范文,先提炼范文的写作框架(议论文的论点和论据是什么,记叙文是如何起承转合的等),学习了思路之后,再看看有没有好的词汇和短语可以借鉴使用的,如果觉得不错,可以摘抄下来,成为自己的,日后可以用上。
【微语】留学是人生一段重要的经历,不管你做出怎样的选择,我们都要去尊重它。