1)使用同義詞。比如以下的一些寫作高頻詞匯的同義詞,這些詞出現(xiàn)的尤為頻繁。要學(xué)會(huì)用同義詞來(lái)替換它們。
在綜合寫作中教授說(shuō)話不能總是用think,還可以用believe, consider, deem, figure out
在獨(dú)立寫作中表示近來(lái)的時(shí)間狀況用nowadays,還可以用recently, currently, at present, in recent years, these days
再比如表示重要的詞有important,一篇文章如果要求描寫某物重要,不能只寫important這一個(gè)詞吧,和它類似的還有necessary, crucial, essential, vital, significant , indispensable, momentous, 如果還需要再變化,就可以用下面的改變?cè)~性的方法。

2)改變?cè)~性。
n.→ Adj. 比如:important改成be of importance
n. → v. When we look at a comparison between A and B…
When we compare A and B…
Adj. → n.
There are a variety of solutions to the problem.
There are various solutions to the problem.

3)更換使用不同的承接詞。承接詞不僅連接段落和段落,還連接句子和句子。熟識(shí)一些常用的承接詞對(duì)寫作將會(huì)有極大的作用。
because of → due to, owing to, because, as, since, for
but → however, nevertheless, nonetheless, whereas
so → therefore, hence, thus, consequently

4)形容詞的逆向表達(dá)。在某些形容詞上進(jìn)行修改,會(huì)達(dá)到非比尋常的效果。
Eg: not as easy as…→more difficult than…
Not uncommon→common
The cheapest → the least expensive

其次,是句型的使用。在托福的寫作部分,評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)中非常重要的一項(xiàng)就是句型結(jié)構(gòu),要求句型結(jié)構(gòu)做到豐富多變。例如下面的典型美句,就可以讓你的文章加分:

1)it句
It is delightful to have friends from distant lands.
It is undeniable that…
It is obvious that…

2)雙否句
it is by no means uncommon to find…
…never fails to …

3)倒裝句
So severe is this problem that we have no alternative but to take some feasible measures to deal with it.
Only through education can we rise in the world.

此外,美國(guó)人的另一特點(diǎn)就是注重具體內(nèi)容。即要求我們寫的作文具體化。托福作文的宗旨在于communicating information。中文經(jīng)過(guò)長(zhǎng)久的發(fā)展,追求的是含蓄、抽象,用最少的話來(lái)表達(dá)深刻的思想,但美國(guó)人思維卻是具體的。如果按照中國(guó)人思維寫作,美國(guó)人會(huì)無(wú)法領(lǐng)會(huì),我們的托福作文也就只能得低分。

美國(guó)人托福思維還體現(xiàn)在綜合寫作中。綜合寫作中的閱讀部分就是這種思維,聽力和閱讀結(jié)構(gòu)相似,而內(nèi)容相反。可見,只要我們能夠做到用美國(guó)人的思維、結(jié)構(gòu)看問(wèn)題,搭出大骨架,從生活中選取豐富的素材使之具體、豐滿,再輔之以閃光的詞匯句型、修辭手法,要在新托福作文考試中拿高分就不再是遙不可及的夢(mèng)想。