自由命题作文就是习作者自己确定题目写作文。自由命题作文，看起来很容易，似乎自己想写什么就写什么，随意得很。其实不然，自己想写什么就可以去写，但怎么写才能写出好的中心思想，怎样写才能体现出选材的恰当，怎样写才能使结构巧妙而合理，等等。这都是要认真仔细考虑的，决不是拿起笔来就随便写成的。自己命题写作文，没有任何提示，没有指点依靠，从这一点来看，它比其它形式的作文难度更高一些。

自由命题作文最大的好处是可以调动习作者的写作积极性。因为写作的自由度相对大得多了，习作者可以写自己熟悉的、印象较深的或值得写的东西。

1. 写作技巧

1）自由命题作文首先要确定好题目。

2）自由命题作文在确定中心、选材剪材、结构安排等方面的要求和方法，在前面有关单元中已经分别作了指导。

2. 范例分析

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition about what you want to write. Your composition should be no less than 120 words. Remember to write clearly.

The Advantages of Travel

Travel is beneficial to us in at least three ways.

First, by traveling we can enjoy the beautiful scenery in different places. We will see with our own eyes many places read of in books, and visit some famous cities and scenic sports.

Second, we will meet people with different interests and see strange and different things when we travel. We can get ideas of the conditions and customs of other people, taste different foods and local flavors if we like. In this way, we can understand how differently other people live.

Third, travel will not only help us to gain knowledge of geography and history and other knowledge, which arouses the fervent love for our motherland, but will also help us keep healthy and make us less narrow-minded. Travel does benefit us both mentally and physically.

With all these advantages of travel, it is no wonder that travel had now become more popular than ever in China.

评析：

本文是一篇非常简洁、明了的说明文。在说明过程中，作者采用了说明文中最常见的方法——列举法。

本文一开始，作者便开门见山地说明旅游至少在三方面有益于人，然后，使用了一系列承转词，如：“First”、“Second”和“Third”来引导、发展段落，使各段连贯、过渡自然。同时，对旅游有益于人类的三大方面进行了一一说明。除此之外，在每个段落的开始，都使用了“Topic Sentence”，使各段结构紧扣主题。

最后一段是结尾段，重复文章的中心思想，使文章主题得以再现。

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