DSE英文作文題型17個

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DSE英文作文題型 -17個寫作題材 format及貼士

【DSE 英文作文題型】這個寫作系列將會包含以下文體:

1. ESSAY
2. LEAFLET
3. LETTER OF ADVICE
4. LETTER OF COMPLAINT
5. LETTER TO THE EDITOR
6. PROPOSAL
7. REPLY TO A LETTER OF COMPLAINT
8. REPORT
9. SPEECH
10. ARTICLE
11. BOOK REVIEW
12. EDITORIAL
13. PROFILE
14. STORY
15. DEBATE SPEECH
16. TWO-SIDED ESSAY
17. BLOG

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DSE short story技巧 – 10個5**貼士

DSE short story技巧 – 10個5**貼士

DSE英文寫作 Story 貼士1

DSE short story技巧 1

Show, don’t tell

This is the most important technique in telling a story. Don’t tell your readers how people are feeling or where they are. Use your words to describe it.

DSE英文寫作 Story 貼士2

DSE short story技巧 2

Use metaphors

Use metaphors to add colour to your writing. A metaphor is when we describe one thing as if it’s another.

DSE英文寫作 Story 貼士3

DSE short story技巧 3

Use adverbs 

In a story, the reader can’t see your character. They rely on you to describe him/her. Using adverbs can be an effective way to do this. But don’t overuse them as they are quite tiresome.

DSE英文寫作 Story 貼士2

DSE short story技巧 2

Use metaphors

Use metaphors to add colour to your writing. A metaphor is when we describe one thing as if it’s another.

DSE英文寫作 Story 貼士2

DSE short story技巧 2

Use metaphors

Use metaphors to add colour to your writing. A metaphor is when we describe one thing as if it’s another.

DSE英文寫作 Story 貼士2

DSE short story技巧 2

Use metaphors

Use metaphors to add colour to your writing. A metaphor is when we describe one thing as if it’s another.

DSE英文寫作 Story 貼士2

DSE short story技巧 2

Use metaphors

Use metaphors to add colour to your writing. A metaphor is when we describe one thing as if it’s another.

DSE英文寫作 Story 貼士2

DSE short story技巧 2

Use metaphors

Use metaphors to add colour to your writing. A metaphor is when we describe one thing as if it’s another.

DSE英文寫作 Story 貼士2

DSE short story技巧 2

Use metaphors

Use metaphors to add colour to your writing. A metaphor is when we describe one thing as if it’s another.

DSE英文寫作 Story 貼士2

DSE short story技巧 2

Use metaphors

Use metaphors to add colour to your writing. A metaphor is when we describe one thing as if it’s another.

DSE short story技巧 Video

DSE short story技巧 1-10

Tip Explanation Example
1.  Show, don’t tell This is the most important technique in telling a story.  Don’t tell your readers how people are feeling or where they are.  Use your words to describe it.

As he looked round at the other patrons, Tim took a bite of his cookie and ordered another coffee without looking at the menu

[Tim was in a cafe]

Tim bit his tongue hard and his face went red: he’d never made a mistake like this before.

[Tim felt embarrased]

2.  Use metaphors Use metaphors to add colour to your writing.  A metaphor is when we describe one thing as if it’s another. Her eyes—green emeralds set back in her slight face—looked straight through me.
3.  Use adverbs  In a story, the reader can’t see your character.  They rely on you to describe him/her.  Using adverbs can be an effective way to do this.  But don’t overuse them as they are quite tiresome. “I’ve had enough,” said Tom angrily.
4.  Don’t always say “he said” Try to use a variety of reporting words.  “Said” is good, but it’s not the only one. “I’m frightened,” Cindy whimpered. 
5.  Use synonyms It’s not worth writing a story unless you have good imaginations and a good vocabulary.  Instead of saying ‘hot’, say ‘scorching’; instead of saying ‘confused’, try ‘bewildered’. ‘You look stunning [beautiful],’ my father said to me as I appeared before him in my wedding dress.
6.  Surprise your reader Try to avoid clichéd or overused plots.  And definitely don’t steal plots from other writers (your examiner will know if you’ve adapted Les Miserables!)  Use your imagination to create something totally new. [Think about the plots of the books you know – Roald Dahl, J. K. Rowling etc.  These people did not get famous by repeating the same stories they’d heard before.]   
7.  Vary your sentence structure Stories should use a mix of long sentences and short sentences. As he sat in the auditorium, Pin remembered happier days of his boyhood in East London in a house where there was always a guest.  But now he was alone.  All alone. 
8.  Get to know your characters Make your characters realistic.  Plan a little: who are they?  What are they wearing?  What do they look like? What job do they have?  You don’t have to mention all these things directly, but it will help your characters seem more realistic if you do. Jan was wearing a blue salwar kameez that took attention away from her protruding jaw and wiry hair. 
9.  Include “irrelevant” details Lots of (seemingly) insignificant details will make your story believable.  For example, don’t just say you saw a car.  Say you saw a “blue Rav4 with a scratch on the front passenger door”.  Your reader will be more likely to believe your story if you include details like these. It was night-time when I heard the news.  I remember because my clock read 23:58.  I looked out of the window and saw a group of youths in baseball caps throwing a basketball around.   
10.  Don’t preach  A story is not a sermon.  Don’t tell your reader what to think.  Let them think for themselves. And so we can see that honesty always pays

DSE short story技巧 1-10

Tip Explanation Example
1.  Show, don’t tell This is the most important technique in telling a story.  Don’t tell your readers how people are feeling or where they are.  Use your words to describe it.

As he looked round at the other patrons, Tim took a bite of his cookie and ordered another coffee without looking at the menu

[Tim was in a cafe]

Tim bit his tongue hard and his face went red: he’d never made a mistake like this before.

[Tim felt embarrased]

2.  Use metaphors Use metaphors to add colour to your writing.  A metaphor is when we describe one thing as if it’s another. Her eyes—green emeralds set back in her slight face—looked straight through me.
3.  Use adverbs  In a story, the reader can’t see your character.  They rely on you to describe him/her.  Using adverbs can be an effective way to do this.  But don’t overuse them as they are quite tiresome. “I’ve had enough,” said Tom angrily.
4.  Don’t always say “he said” Try to use a variety of reporting words.  “Said” is good, but it’s not the only one. “I’m frightened,” Cindy whimpered. 
5.  Use synonyms It’s not worth writing a story unless you have good imaginations and a good vocabulary.  Instead of saying ‘hot’, say ‘scorching’; instead of saying ‘confused’, try ‘bewildered’. ‘You look stunning [beautiful],’ my father said to me as I appeared before him in my wedding dress.
6.  Surprise your reader Try to avoid clichéd or overused plots.  And definitely don’t steal plots from other writers (your examiner will know if you’ve adapted Les Miserables!)  Use your imagination to create something totally new. [Think about the plots of the books you know – Roald Dahl, J. K. Rowling etc.  These people did not get famous by repeating the same stories they’d heard before.]   
7.  Vary your sentence structure Stories should use a mix of long sentences and short sentences. As he sat in the auditorium, Pin remembered happier days of his boyhood in East London in a house where there was always a guest.  But now he was alone.  All alone. 
8.  Get to know your characters Make your characters realistic.  Plan a little: who are they?  What are they wearing?  What do they look like? What job do they have?  You don’t have to mention all these things directly, but it will help your characters seem more realistic if you do. Jan was wearing a blue salwar kameez that took attention away from her protruding jaw and wiry hair. 
9.  Include “irrelevant” details Lots of (seemingly) insignificant details will make your story believable.  For example, don’t just say you saw a car.  Say you saw a “blue Rav4 with a scratch on the front passenger door”.  Your reader will be more likely to believe your story if you include details like these. It was night-time when I heard the news.  I remember because my clock read 23:58.  I looked out of the window and saw a group of youths in baseball caps throwing a basketball around.   
10.  Don’t preach  A story is not a sermon.  Don’t tell your reader what to think.  Let them think for themselves. And so we can see that honesty always pays

DSE short story技巧 1-10

Tip Explanation Example
1.  Show, don’t tell This is the most important technique in telling a story.  Don’t tell your readers how people are feeling or where they are.  Use your words to describe it.

As he looked round at the other patrons, Tim took a bite of his cookie and ordered another coffee without looking at the menu

[Tim was in a cafe]

Tim bit his tongue hard and his face went red: he’d never made a mistake like this before.

[Tim felt embarrased]

2.  Use metaphors Use metaphors to add colour to your writing.  A metaphor is when we describe one thing as if it’s another. Her eyes—green emeralds set back in her slight face—looked straight through me.
3.  Use adverbs  In a story, the reader can’t see your character.  They rely on you to describe him/her.  Using adverbs can be an effective way to do this.  But don’t overuse them as they are quite tiresome. “I’ve had enough,” said Tom angrily.
4.  Don’t always say “he said” Try to use a variety of reporting words.  “Said” is good, but it’s not the only one. “I’m frightened,” Cindy whimpered. 
5.  Use synonyms It’s not worth writing a story unless you have good imaginations and a good vocabulary.  Instead of saying ‘hot’, say ‘scorching’; instead of saying ‘confused’, try ‘bewildered’. ‘You look stunning [beautiful],’ my father said to me as I appeared before him in my wedding dress.
6.  Surprise your reader Try to avoid clichéd or overused plots.  And definitely don’t steal plots from other writers (your examiner will know if you’ve adapted Les Miserables!)  Use your imagination to create something totally new. [Think about the plots of the books you know – Roald Dahl, J. K. Rowling etc.  These people did not get famous by repeating the same stories they’d heard before.]   
7.  Vary your sentence structure Stories should use a mix of long sentences and short sentences. As he sat in the auditorium, Pin remembered happier days of his boyhood in East London in a house where there was always a guest.  But now he was alone.  All alone. 
8.  Get to know your characters Make your characters realistic.  Plan a little: who are they?  What are they wearing?  What do they look like? What job do they have?  You don’t have to mention all these things directly, but it will help your characters seem more realistic if you do. Jan was wearing a blue salwar kameez that took attention away from her protruding jaw and wiry hair. 
9.  Include “irrelevant” details Lots of (seemingly) insignificant details will make your story believable.  For example, don’t just say you saw a car.  Say you saw a “blue Rav4 with a scratch on the front passenger door”.  Your reader will be more likely to believe your story if you include details like these. It was night-time when I heard the news.  I remember because my clock read 23:58.  I looked out of the window and saw a group of youths in baseball caps throwing a basketball around.   
10.  Don’t preach  A story is not a sermon.  Don’t tell your reader what to think.  Let them think for themselves. And so we can see that honesty always pays

DSE short story技巧 1-10

Tip Explanation Example
1.  Show, don’t tell This is the most important technique in telling a story.  Don’t tell your readers how people are feeling or where they are.  Use your words to describe it.

As he looked round at the other patrons, Tim took a bite of his cookie and ordered another coffee without looking at the menu

[Tim was in a cafe]

Tim bit his tongue hard and his face went red: he’d never made a mistake like this before.

[Tim felt embarrased]

2.  Use metaphors Use metaphors to add colour to your writing.  A metaphor is when we describe one thing as if it’s another. Her eyes—green emeralds set back in her slight face—looked straight through me.
3.  Use adverbs  In a story, the reader can’t see your character.  They rely on you to describe him/her.  Using adverbs can be an effective way to do this.  But don’t overuse them as they are quite tiresome. “I’ve had enough,” said Tom angrily.
4.  Don’t always say “he said” Try to use a variety of reporting words.  “Said” is good, but it’s not the only one. “I’m frightened,” Cindy whimpered. 
5.  Use synonyms It’s not worth writing a story unless you have good imaginations and a good vocabulary.  Instead of saying ‘hot’, say ‘scorching’; instead of saying ‘confused’, try ‘bewildered’. ‘You look stunning [beautiful],’ my father said to me as I appeared before him in my wedding dress.
6.  Surprise your reader Try to avoid clichéd or overused plots.  And definitely don’t steal plots from other writers (your examiner will know if you’ve adapted Les Miserables!)  Use your imagination to create something totally new. [Think about the plots of the books you know – Roald Dahl, J. K. Rowling etc.  These people did not get famous by repeating the same stories they’d heard before.]   
7.  Vary your sentence structure Stories should use a mix of long sentences and short sentences. As he sat in the auditorium, Pin remembered happier days of his boyhood in East London in a house where there was always a guest.  But now he was alone.  All alone. 
8.  Get to know your characters Make your characters realistic.  Plan a little: who are they?  What are they wearing?  What do they look like? What job do they have?  You don’t have to mention all these things directly, but it will help your characters seem more realistic if you do. Jan was wearing a blue salwar kameez that took attention away from her protruding jaw and wiry hair. 
9.  Include “irrelevant” details Lots of (seemingly) insignificant details will make your story believable.  For example, don’t just say you saw a car.  Say you saw a “blue Rav4 with a scratch on the front passenger door”.  Your reader will be more likely to believe your story if you include details like these. It was night-time when I heard the news.  I remember because my clock read 23:58.  I looked out of the window and saw a group of youths in baseball caps throwing a basketball around.   
10.  Don’t preach  A story is not a sermon.  Don’t tell your reader what to think.  Let them think for themselves. And so we can see that honesty always pays

【DSE short story技巧】Short Story – DSE English Paper 2 Tips 英文卷二技巧

    1. Show, don’t tell – Don’t tell your readers how people are feeling or where they are.  Use your words to describe it.
    2. Use metaphors -A metaphor is when we describe one thing as if it’s another.
    3. Use adverbs 
    4. Don’t always say “he said”
    5. Use synonyms – Instead of saying ‘hot’, say ‘scorching’; instead of saying ‘confused’, try ‘bewildered’.
    6. Surprise your reader – Try to avoid clichéd or overused plots.
    7. Vary your sentence structure
    8. Get to know your characters – Plan a little: who are they?  What are they wearing?  What do they look like? What job do they have?
    9. Include “irrelevant” details – Lots of (seemingly) insignificant details will make your story believable.
    10. Don’t preach

DSE short story技巧  題目 1-5

      • Your school newspaper is running a story competition under the heading ‘Strangers on a Train’. Write a story with this as the title.
      • Yesterday something very unusual happened to you during a visit to Ocean Park. Write a story about the experience.
      • Your school writing society is asking all of its members to try out some new techniques. This week, it is asking all members to try to write a story using the first person narrator.  The first line is: ‘I’m not sure when I noticed that I had special powers, but it can’t have been before April last year…’  Write the story
      • Write a story that ends with the words ‘…and that was definitely not a dream!’
      • When you woke up this morning you saw an old man lying on the ground, with a group of young girls surrounding him. When you went to ask what was going on, you were shocked by the reply.  Write a story about what happened.

DSE short story技巧  題目 6-9

    • Your teacher has asked you to practice some difficult writing skills. In the latest assignment she has asked you to imagine you are a 70 year-old immigrant to Hong Kong and write a story about what happened on your first day in the SAR.
    • Your school writing society has asked you to write a story from the perspective of an animal. Write a story entitled ‘An Ordinary Snake with an Extraordinary Secret.’  Use the first person.
    • Your local newspaper is running a story competition on the theme of ‘Love isn’t all it’s cracked up to be’. Write a story for the competition.
    • Your school magazine has asked for students to contribute stories on the theme of ‘celebrations’. Write a story on this theme that ends with the line: ‘so that’s how Jane ended up crying on her birthday’.

DSE short story技巧 – Useful Phrases 1

Vocabulary for talking about appearance

    • clean-shaven 鬍子刮得乾乾淨淨的
    • lanky 瘦長的
    • well-groomed 整齊的
    • freckled 雀斑的
    • slender 苗條的
    • rotund = round (e.g. a rotund little man)
    • unkempt 蓬頭垢面
    • stocky 矮壯的,結實的
    • spotty 多瘡的,多粉刺的

DSE short story技巧 – Useful Phrases 2

Vocabulary for talking about personality

    • eloquent 口才出色
    • articulate 能言善辯
    • gregarious 喜歡跟人相處,合群的
    • brazen 厚顏無恥的
    • big-headed 自以為是,傲慢的
    • grumpy 脾氣壞的,性情暴躁的
    • affectionate 感情豐富,對別人表示關愛的
    • daring 敢於冒險的

DSE short story技巧 – Useful Phrases 3

Other ways of saying “said”

    • bellowed, yelled, snapped, rebuked (代表憤怒)
    • reassured, relented, placated, apologized (道歉安慰時候用)
    • chuckled, giggled, joked, teased (歡樂時候用)
    • recounted, recalled, remembered, concluded (回憶時候用)

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    八大好用的英文 Idioms

    Introducing Idioms: Be Confident and Correct!

    1. Give it a shot

    To give something a shot = to try to do something you haven’t done before

                I’m going to give it a shot.

                I think you should give tennis a shot.

    Give it a shot – used to encourage someone to do something

    To give something your best shot = to try your hardest to do something

                Give this exercise your best shot.

                I gave it my best shot.

    TIP: Replace ‘try to do it’ with ‘give it a shot’

                It’s hard, but I’m going to try to do it anyway.

                It’s hard, but I’m going to give it a shot anyway.

    2. Push the boat out

    To push the boat out = to spend more money or put in more effort than usual

                We’ve pushed the boat out and bought a new car.

                You should push the boat out by making birthday cards yourself.

                They really pushed the boat out for his birthday party last year.

    TIP: Add this phrase when talking about a very big celebration or party.

                It was a great party – we even drank champagne!

                They really pushed the boat out for the party – we even drank champagne!

    3. Over the top

    Over the top = extreme or exaggerated (in a bad way)

    As an adjective – over the top

                Your reaction was over the top.

                The party was over the top – there was far too much food.

    As a verb – go over the top

                There’s no need to go over the top – it’s not the Queen visiting!

                My mum goes over the top by grounding me whenever I get home late.

    OTT = over the top

    TIP: Replace ‘unnecessary’ with ‘over the top’, when someone has put in too much effort

                Buying every cake in the shop was unnecessary!

                Buying every cake in the shop was over the top!

    4. No way

    No way! = Definitely not!

    No way! = I can’t believe it!

    There’s no way (that) = It’s impossible that

    There’s no way (that) = It is not going to happen that

                There’s no way (that) she made that dress herself.

                There’s no way (that) I’m buying you another mobile phone.

    TIP: Replace the exclamations ‘Definitely not!’ or ‘I can’t believe it!’ with ‘No way!’

                “Will you come with me to Sarah’s party?” “Definitely not!”

                “Will you come with me to Sarah’s party?” “No way!”

                “I got 100% in my exam!” “I can’t believe it!”

                “I got 100% in my exam!” “No way!”

    5. Go for it

    Go for it = do it (encouragement or permission)

                You should go for it!

                I should have gone for it.

                Go for it!

    TIP: Replace ‘do it’ with ‘go for it’ (when encouraging someone to do something)

                “I might enter a marathon.” “Yes, I think you should do it!”

                “I might enter a marathon.” “Yes, I think you should go for it!”

    6. In the dark

    To be in the dark = to not know about something other people know about

    To be left in the dark = to not be told about something

    To keep someone in the dark = to not tell someone about something

    TIP: Use this idiom when you’re writing about a secret

                “Why aren’t you telling me the secret?”

                “Why are you keeping me in the dark?”

    7. Get it off your chest

    To get something off your chest = to talk about something that’s been upsetting you

                There’s something I need to get off my chest.

                Getting problems off your chest is better than never talking about them.

                I’ve been worrying about it all night and I want to get it off my chest.

    TIP: Replace ‘tell you something’ with ‘get something off my chest’

                Nick, I need to tell you something.

                Nick, I need to get something off my chest.

    8. Bite your tongue

    To bite your tongue = to not say something that you want to say

                I had to bite my tongue.

                You should have bitten your tongue.

                Bite your tongue!

    TIP: Replace ‘Don’t be so rude!’ with ‘Bite your tongue!’

                “I hate going to my aunt’s house!” “Don’t be so rude!”

                “I hate going to my aunt’s house!” “Bite your tongue!”

    Using Idioms: Quiz

     

    Select the correct idiom for each sentence from the list below.

     

    1. I can’t believe that she started crying when I said I couldn’t go to the party. It was totally _______________________.
      1. over the top
      2. go for it
      3. bite your tongue

     

    1. _______________________ you’re going to fail that exam – you studied very hard for it!
      1. Go for it
      2. In the dark
      3. There’s no way

     

    1. My parents _______________________ about my mother’s illness until the doctors knew how bad it was.
      1. got it off their chest
      2. gave it a shot
      3. kept me in the dark

     

    1. It’s his 18th birthday, so we should _______________________ and do something really special.
      1. push the boat out
      2. over the top
      3. get it off our chest

     

    1. There’s a writing competition in the local newspaper, and I think you should _______________________!
      1. bite your tongue
      2. give it a shot
      3. go over the top

     

    1. I wish you hadn’t _______________________ about your money problems, because I might have been able to help.
      1. pushed the boat out
      2. gone for it
      3. kept me in the dark

     

    1. “Do you think I should become a vegetarian?” “_______________________!”
      1. Get it off your chest
      2. Go for it
      3. Push the boat out

     

    1. I know you’ve never done this before, but _______________________.
      1. no way
      2. be left in the dark
      3. give it your best shot

     

    1. If you ever need to _______________________, you can speak to the school counsellor.
      1. get something off your chest
      2. bite your tongue about something
      3. keep someone in the dark

     

    1. I can’t believe I told him that I didn’t like his new suit! I should have just _______________________.
      1. bitten my tongue
      2. given it a shot
      3. no way

    Using Idioms: Quiz

     

    Select the correct idiom for each sentence from the list below.

     

    1. I can’t believe that she started crying when I said I couldn’t go to the party. It was totally _______________________.
      1. over the top
      2. go for it
      3. bite your tongue

     

    1. _______________________ you’re going to fail that exam – you studied very hard for it!
      1. Go for it
      2. In the dark
      3. There’s no way

     

    1. My parents _______________________ about my mother’s illness until the doctors knew how bad it was.
      1. got it off their chest
      2. gave it a shot
      3. kept me in the dark

     

    1. It’s his 18th birthday, so we should _______________________ and do something really special.
      1. push the boat out
      2. over the top
      3. get it off our chest

     

    1. There’s a writing competition in the local newspaper, and I think you should _______________________!
      1. bite your tongue
      2. give it a shot
      3. go over the top

     

    1. I wish you hadn’t _______________________ about your money problems, because I might have been able to help.
      1. pushed the boat out
      2. gone for it
      3. kept me in the dark

     

    1. “Do you think I should become a vegetarian?” “_______________________!”
      1. Get it off your chest
      2. Go for it
      3. Push the boat out

     

    1. I know you’ve never done this before, but _______________________.
      1. no way
      2. be left in the dark
      3. give it your best shot

     

    1. If you ever need to _______________________, you can speak to the school counsellor.
      1. get something off your chest
      2. bite your tongue about something
      3. keep someone in the dark

     

    1. I can’t believe I told him that I didn’t like his new suit! I should have just _______________________.
      1. bitten my tongue
      2. given it a shot
      3. no way

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