在语文作文学习和写作过程中，我们经常听到老师说写作要注重起承转合写作手法的应用，只有这样才能够写出好的作文。实际上，作为另外一种作文写作形式，英语作文的写作也可以从这方面来探寻提高分值的要点。下面我们就从起、承、转、合这四个角度来对英语四级作文写作的技巧进行分析。
　　（一）起
　　观点（现象性）：
　　When it comes to…, different people hold different views. Some argue that…, while others believe that…
　　Now people in growing numbers are beginning to believe that…
　　Nowadays, it is generally believed that…, but I doubt whether…
　　As is known to all, …(谚语或名言). A case in point is that…
　　描述性：
　　One of the most serious problems our country is faced with nowadays is …
　　As we can easily see from the above graph, the figure of …has nearly decreased/increased …times, compared with…
　　From… to …, great changes have taken place in…
　　（二）承
　　1. 关联词语或重点词汇：
　　递进：
　　first, second, third…last; firstly, secondly, thirdly… finally; to begin with, what’s more, in the end; first of all, then, next, moreover, furthermore…, in the first place, in the second place, last but not least
　　举例：
　　show, exemplify, illustrate, prove, indicate, exhibit, demonstrate, for example, for instance, take …as an example, such as, like , a good case in point
　　因果：
　　cause, result in, lead to, produce, bring about, contribute to, based on, because, since, now that, therefore, thus, consequently, owing to, due to, through, because of, on account of, as a result, as a consequence
　　分类：
arrange in two/three categories, be classified into a number of groups, fall into the following kinds, be put into several groups, consist of
　　2. 句型及常用表达结构：
　　举例：
　　There are many examples to prove… Here I will cite just a few.
　　There is enough/convincing /sufficient evidence to prove that…
　　Just take …as an example.
　　The case effectively clarifies the fact that …
　　Though numerous examples can be given, this/these will be sufficient.
　　因果：
　　There are several reasons for…
　　The reason why …can be traced to…
　　The causes for …are as follows…
　　Therefore, we can draw/arrive at/reach/make the following conclusion…
　　There are many causes/reasons for…. Firstly, …, secondly, …, thirdly,…
　　…also contribute to the reason why…
　　分类：
　　…may be classified according to /on the basis of /depending on…
　　…may be divided into…
　　（三）转
　　转折：
　　but, however, yet, instead, whereas, otherwise, nevertheless, unfortunately
　　They may be right about …, but they seem to neglect the fact that…
　　对比：
　　just as, in comparison, like, similarly, likewise, correspondingly, similar to, in contrast, on the other hand, on the contrary, unlike
　　There are some similarities/differences between…
　　We can compare …with …
　　…has something in common with…
　　By contrasting …and…
　　…has little common with…
　　Although it is widely accepted that …, it is unlikely to be true that…
    （四）合
　　1. 关联词汇或重点词汇：
　　thus, hence, therefore, accordingly, consequently; as a result/consequence, in conclusion, in general, generally speaking, by and large, on the whole, in a word, to sum up, in short/brief, 　　briefly speaking
　　2. 句型及常用表达结构：
　　From discussions above, we may safely draw the conclusion that…
　　Only through these measures can we hope to solve the problem.
　　Hence, it is imperative for us to take drastic measures to stop/prevent…
　　I believe we can overcome the difficult through great efforts and we will have a brighter future of…
　　上述我们对英语四级作文写作的一些技巧和方法进行了说明，并且结合语文作文写作的相关表达手法融合其中，达到真正提高分值的目的，希望对同学们的英语四级考试有所帮助。