在英语考试中作文也占了相当的分值，能否写好作文，直接关系着第二卷的成绩。那怎么写好英语作文呢？我认为：

首先要审题。

和写语文作文一样，我们拿到题目，首先审题，弄清它是什么题材的，我们考试的文体有记叙文、说明文，还有应用文如书信、日记、通知等。近几年的高考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，书写的格式大都是书信、通知。所以，我们在考试前，应该掌握信的称呼、开头、正文、结尾、签名等方面。通知，有口头通知和书面通知两种。他们的区别有三个方面：一、书面通知有题头，如Notice, 而口头通知没有；二、书面通知开头没有称谓，口头通知有；三、书面通知结尾有署名和时间，而口头通知没有。我们只有根据写作提示分析材料，确定文体，才算完成第一步。
　　其次，确定时态和人称。选好文体和写作内容之后，就要确定全文的时态了。一般来说，记人叙事多用一般过去时；发布通知多用一般将来时和祈使句式；发表议论大多用带有情态动词的一般现在时；人物介绍、现状说明常用一般现在时和现在完成时。定准时态后接下来一定要准确运用各种时态，写作时时态并不惟一，要依据表达内容而选定。弄清书面表达要求用第一人称、第二人称还是第三人称也很重要。
　　再次，确定写作要点，这也是写作核心的部分。首先理清思路，将所想到的汉语内容，在草稿纸上写出来，对于图画和图表也可将其对应的中文意思在草稿纸上先用中文写出来。理清要点，然后选词造句，逐一翻译,最大限度地完美文章。如果说审题和确定时态是作文骨架，那么这个环节就是肉，这可是写作中的重中之重。那么如何写好作文内容，提高作文档次呢？我在这里给大家介绍六种我认为非常见效的方法：

一、转化角度，表达含意。

在词和短语之间，选择短语；在动词和名词之间，选择名词。

例如：

He is working.→ He is at work.          We need help.→ We are in need of help.

I visited the factory last week. → I paid a visit to the factory last week.

The book is valuable. → The book is of great value.

We must master a foreign language. → It’s a must for us to master a foreign language.

The two countries are fighting. → The two countries are at war. 

The doctor warned him not to smoke. → The doctor warned him against smoking.

二、尝试使用高级词汇。

所谓高级词汇，至少具有两方面的含义：

（1）多用于书面语。

（2）学生不太熟悉或不太常用的词。我们平常应注意多观察，多积累。

例如：

be glad to→ be delighted to                at last → eventually

talk to → communicate with              because of → due to

now → at present                               very → extremely

take part in → participate in               sleeping room → dormitory

walk home → head home                   chance → opportunity

angry → annoyed                               look for a job → hunt for a job

be busy with → be up to                    depend on → rely on

三、适当使用插入语。

适当使用高级词汇及插入语，可以增加文章的亮点，使文章显得生动。

例如：

(1)It is, therefore, suggested that the supermarket be set up in some other places.

(2)It is, no doubt, harmful to people’s health.

(3)Who，do you think，is to blame?

(4)This, I think, is only way out of the difficulty.

(5)It is hard work, I enjoy it, though.

四、适当运用链接成份。

在句子与句子，段落与段落之间，恰当使用连接成份，可以使文章行文流畅，结构紧凑，避免单调，呆板，常见的连接成份有：

表示时间：first, second, then, finally, meanwhile, after that

表示并列: and, so, but, as well as

表示递进: besides, what’s more, furthermore, in addition, especially

表示因果: owing to, because of, thanks to, as a result, therefore

表示观点: in a word, in short, in one’s opinion, actually

表示对比: on one hand, on the other hand, while, for one thing, for another thing, instead, on the contrary

表示举例: for example, for instance, such as

综合连接词: luckily, suddenly, to one’s surprise, however, in this case

例如:

(1)It is necessary for us to study in a quiet environment. Besides, due to the supermarket, the number of cars and trucks will increase fast.

(2)Thanks to his help, I have made great progress in English.

五、常用较复杂的语法和句子结构。

定语从句，尤其是非限制性定语从句，非谓语动词，独立主格结构，with的符合结构，强调及倒装等。

例如：

（1）To find a job with higher pay is their most important wish.

（2）Students are likely to be lost in computer games, forgetting all about their study.
          （3）Work finished, they went out to play basketball.
          （4） Some students think having part-time job can enrich their social experience, which will, no doubt, be good for their future.

（5）It was our dog AFU who saved my little sister.

（6）Our school lies in a cultural area, with kindergartens, primary schools as well as universities around.

较复杂的句子结构有：

be doing/ be about to do … when …

hardly … when … , no sooner …than …, it is suggested that …,

It is not until …, so that, so …that…, It is well-known that …, It is a fact that…

例如：

（1）We were having dinner when the bell rang.

（2）Hardly had my parents heard the cry when they ran to the bank.

（3）The basketball match was so exciting that I couldn’t help cheering for it.

（4）It is suggested that college students find a job as quickly as possible so that they can obtain rich social experience.

六、  熟记一些好句子，尤其是文章的开头和结束语，用的时候就可以信手拈来。例如下面这些句子在写作时就非常有用。

(1）I’m very delighted to hear from you.

(2) It is a long time since we last met.

(3) I felt greatly honored to be asked to speak with him.

(4) Thank you for offering me such an opportunity .

(5) I’m looking forward to your early reply.

(6) Great changes have taken place in our village.
(7) Our city has taken on a new book.

最后通读全文，进行修改，使其行文连贯，构成一篇完整的文章。使文章在恰当的关联词连接下，过渡自然，行文流畅。根据内容编排，该分段时要分段，使表达清楚，一目了然，行云流水，整齐划一，顺利完成作文。
  　此外，还要注意的，很重要的一条是：书面。书写时，字体要规范，卷面要整洁，这也是考试的必胜法宝之一，一篇好的文章加上好的书写，一定会使你的作文成绩达到一个自己比较满意的水平。