1.表示数量
1)It has increased(decreased)from...to...
2)The population in this city has now increased (decreased)to 800，000.
3)The output of July in this factory increased by 15% compared with that of January.
例如： With the improvement of the living standard，the proportion of people’s income spent on food has decreased while that spent on education has increased.
再如: From the graph listed above，it can be seen that student use of computers has increased from an average of less than two hours per week in 1990 to 20 hours in 2000.
2.表示看法
1)People have(take，adopt，assume)different attitudes towards sth.
2)People have different opinions on this problem.
3)People take different views of(on)the question.
4)Some people believe that...Others argue that...
例如： People have different attitudes towards failure.Some believe that failure leads to success.
Every failure they experience translates into a greater chance of success at their renewed endeavor.However， others are easily discouraged by failures and put themselves into the category of losers.
再如： Do“lucky numbers?really bring good luck?Different people have different views on it.
注：一个段落有时很适宜以问句开始，考生应掌握这一写作方法。
3.表示结论
1)In short，it can be said that ...
2)It may be briefly summed up as follows.
3)From what has been mentioned above，we can come to the conclusion that ...
例如： From what has been mentioned above，we can come to the conclusion that examination is necessary，however， its method should be improved.
注：例句1可用于任何一个段落的结论句;例句3则多用文章结论段的第一句。
4.后果
1 It may give rise to a host of problems.
2. The immediate result it produces is ...
3. It will exercise a profound influence upon...
4. Its consequence can be so great that...
5. 套语
1.It’s well known to us that ...
2. As is known to us，...
3. This is a topic that is being widely talked about.
4. From the graph(table，chart)listed above，it can be seen that ...
5. As aproverb says，“Where there is a will，there is a way.?
例如： As is well known to us，it is important for the students to know the world outside campus.
The reason for this is obvious.Nowadays，the society is changing and developing rapidly，and the campus is no longer an“ivory tower.As college students，we must get in touch with the world outside the campus.Only in this way can we adapt ourselves to the society quickly after we graduate.
再如：Does it pay to be honest?This is a topic that is being widely talked about and different people have different opinions on it.
6. 批驳
1)It is true that ..., but one vital point is being left out.
2) There is a grain of truth in these statements, but they ignore a more important fact.
3) Some people say ..., but it does not hold water.
4) Many of us have been under the illusion that...
5) A close examination would reveal how ridiculous the statement is.
6) It makes no sense to argue for ...
7) Too much stress placed on ... may lead to ...
8) Such a statement mainly rests on the assumption that ...
9) Contrary to what is widely accepted, I maintain that ...