四六级写作是四六级考试的第一项，时间限制在30分钟。四级要求作文字数不低于120个词，六级要求作文字数不低于150词。四六级写作的出题形式主要有提纲式，情景式，图画式及图表式，新东方在线为各位考生一一解读。
一、提纲式作文
例：2012年6月真题
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay On Excessive Packaging following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
1)目前许多商品存在过度包装的现象
2)出现这一现象的原因
3)我对这一现象的看法和建议
提纲式作文是最常见的题型，一般在题干中列出2点到3点写作提示，行文时可按照提示，将题点一一对应到各个段落。一般第一段描述现状，第二段分析问题出现的原因，最后一段提出结论和建议。
二、情景式作文
情景式作文在题目中会限定一种身份、场景和情形，常常利用书信等应用文形式来考察考生。
例：2016年12月真题
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay .Suppose you are two options upon graduation: one is to take a job in a company and the other to go to a graduate school. You are to make a choice between the two. Write an essay to explain the reasons for your choice. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
情景式作文，比提纲式稍难，需要自己提炼信息拟出行文段落。一般首段交代背景，表明主题及论点;第二段用举例论证、因果论证或对比论证的方法来证明观点;第三段总结结论。
遇到书信等形式时，需要注意使用应用文的标准格式。常见的应用文有书信、致辞、告示等，要熟知这几种文章的固定格式。
三、图画式作文
例：2015年6月真题
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30minutes to write an essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then comment on this kind of modern life. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
图画式作文，顾名思义要求考生通过漫画来分析写作内容。这一类题型没有给出明确的写作主题，往往容易跑题，新东方在线建议大家平时多看多练。
图画作文行文第一段描述图片内容，第二段联系现实，阐述自己的观点，第三段总结结论。
四、图表式作文
例：2012年12月真题
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Education Pays based on the statistics provided in the chart below (Weekly earnings of 2010). Please give a brief description of the chart first and then make comments on it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
值得注意的是图表中的表头标签等也是英文信息，无疑为图表式作文增加了难度。图表式作文的行文思路与图片式类似，第一段描述图表信息，第二段阐述
现象原因及观点，第三段做总结。
五、四六级写作经典开头结尾句
无论是哪一种题型的写作结构，第一段一般都是引出问题描述问题，最后一段做总结。因此，新东方在线四六级考前冲刺班为同学们总结了写作中经典的开头句和结尾句，以供参考。
经典开头句
1. Recently, the problem of … has aroused people’s concern.
最近,……问题已引起人们的关注。
2. (Internet) has been playing an increasingly important role in our day-to-day life. It has brought a lot of benefits but has created some serious problems as well.
(互联网)已在我们的生活中扮演着越来越重要的角色。它给我们带来了许多好处,但也产生了一些严重的问题。
3. Nowadays, (overpopulation) has become a problem we have to face.
如今，(人口过剩)已成为我们不得不面对的问题了。
4. It is commonly believed that… / It is a common belief that…
人们一般认为……
5. With the development of ( science and technology ), more and more people believe that…
随着(科技)的发展,越来越多的人认为……
经典结尾句
1. Taking all these factors into consideration, we naturally come to the conclusion that…
把所有这些因素加以考虑，我们自然会得出结论……
2. Taking into account all these factors, we may reasonably come to the conclusion that…
考虑所有这些因素,我们可能会得出合理的结论……
3. Hence/Therefore, we’d better come to the conclusion that…
因此，我们最好得出这样的结论……
4. There is no doubt that (job-hopping) has its drawbacks as well as merits.
毫无疑问，(跳槽)有优点也有缺点。
5. All in all, we cannot live without… But at the same time we must try to find out new ways to cope with the problems that would arise.
总之，我们没有…是无法生活的.但同时,我们必须寻求新的解决办法来对付可能出现的新问题。
（编辑：郝梦恬）
