The topic of health has made my ears tingle from hearing it since I was a child.
If they really start writing an English composition about diet and health, many children and adults will feel that their minds are empty and they don't know where to start.
In fact, this type of composition is very common during exams and daily practice. Once you master the method, it is not difficult at all.
Today, I will share with you the practical skills I have learned over the years. After reading them, you will be able to write a decent English composition on diet and health .
First figure out what to write in the essay
Before you start writing, the most important thing is to understand what the question asks you to write about.
English compositions are about healthy eating, and generally focus on a few fixed directions. For example, they will explain what healthy eating habits are, or they will explain why it is necessary to ensure a healthy diet, or they will give specific suggestions on diet.
Take the most common topic "Healthy Eating Habits". The key point is that the word "habit" needs to explain how to do it every day, rather than just talking about general principles.
Healthy eating habits are extremely important for our health. It can provide our body with sufficient nutrients, keep us in good physical condition, give us plenty of energy to deal with various matters in life, and help us maintain the normal operation of various body functions, thus ensuring that our overall health level is stable and good.
This sentence directly points to the question, and the teacher will know at a glance that you are not going off track.
Remember one rule: each paragraph only explains one meaning. Do not put fruits, vegetables, meat, snacks, etc., as well as drinking water and exercise all in the same paragraph. If you do this, it will be extremely disorganized and look particularly messy.
Memorize a few universal sentence patterns
English composition is different from Chinese in that it pays great attention to sentence patterns and connectives.
When writing compositions about diet and health, there are several sets of sentence patterns that are particularly useful.
Suggestions can be expressed as "We should…" and "We had better…", just like the sentence We should eat more fresh vegetables and fruits every day.
Use "It is very important for us to…" to show importance, just like for example, we eat breakfast in the morning. It is very important for us to eat breakfast in the morning.
Once you have memorized these sentence patterns, you can just fill in the content when writing.
It is recommended to copy it twice a day so that it can be easily used when writing essays.
Learn to use specific examples to support content
Many students are prone to feeling empty in the process of writing essays. They keep saying "be healthy, be healthy" back and forth, but there is no specific content at all.
The solution to this problem is simple: give an example.
When talking about what you should eat, write down apples, bananas, carrots, tomatoes; when talking about what you shouldn't eat, list hamburgers, French fries, and candies.
In this way, there is both a description of the phenomenon and an expression of opinions, and the content is enriched at once.
Writing an essay is like cooking. It’s not enough to have only seasonings without vegetables, and it’s also not enough to have only ideas without examples.
Don’t forget to have a complete structure
A good English composition on diet and health must have a clear structure.
Let’s look at the opening paragraph first. If we start with a point of view, just like the English statement, I think healthy habits are extremely important for us.
The middle paragraph is divided into two to three points, and each point is led by a small topic sentence.
The concluding paragraph summarizes, reiterates the importance of health, or gives a small appeal.
After each paragraph, stop and read it to see if it makes sense and if there are any spelling errors.
During the exam, if time permits, it is best to make an outline on a scratch paper. This only takes three minutes and can save you a lot of time spent on revisions.
Avoid some common pitfalls
There are three pitfalls that are most likely to fall into when writing this type of composition.
First of all, there is a situation where tenses are used indiscriminately. When introducing habits and facts, always use the simple present tense to express them, but don't suddenly show up with a past tense mixed in.
The second situation exists in Chinglish. For example, the expression "eat more fruits" should not be written as eat more fruits. The correct statement should be eat plenty of fruits, or directly use eat more fruit, where fruit is an uncountable noun.
The third place is that the content is too scattered. In the process of writing, there are situations where I talk about the benefits of exercise, and there are also situations where I run to explain the importance of brushing teeth. For content that is not related to diet, write as little as possible.
Pay attention to what the question asks, and then answer the question. If the question is about diet, then concentrate on writing what you eat, how to eat it, and why you eat it like this.
After you finish writing, check it over and delete redundant sentences. The article will be cleaner and more powerful.
Writing an English composition about diet and health is really not a very difficult task. As long as you apply the skills contained above, memorize the sentence patterns skillfully, write examples that are specific enough, sort out the structure of the composition clearly, and avoid the more common writing mistakes, you can create a composition that looks a little bit like that.
In normal times, read a few more sample essays, select those good sentences and excerpt them, and slowly accumulate them bit by bit. When you encounter this type of question next time, you will have the confidence to write.
Healthy eating is a pretty good topic. Once you write it well, you can not only get high scores, but also serve as a reminder to yourself and the people around you to eat better. It can be said that doing one thing can reap the benefits of two aspects.
