4. I dislike living here, because Beijing is two big and crowded to live in.
1) It always takes you one and a half hours to go from one part of the city to another part.
2) Because of traffic jams, cars and buses move on the street like snails inch by inch. In some parts of the city, it is even faster to walk than take buses.
3) There are always crowds of people at the bus station though there is a bus every few minutes.
4) pollution is another problem.
5) The climate here is dry and sandy, compared with that of tha south.
Writing
写作是四项语言技能中的一个重要部分，更是语言生成能力的重要表现形式。此部分在试卷中占的权重比较大。
pETS 第四级应会写多种形式的文章。如：私人和公务信函、备忘录、小结和报告。一般叙述、描述和说明性的文章。
考生应掌握:用准确的语法、词汇、拼写、标点进行表达;
遵循文章的特定文体格式;
合理地组织文章的内容与文字、使其连贯、统一;
根据写作目的和特定读者，具有针对性地写作。
考生写出的文章应满足以下几点：
1.内容完整。2，结构连贯。3，语言准确。4，格式和语域恰当。5，书写清楚。
Write an essay entitled “E-mail” of about 160-200 words in three paragraphs by referring to the following information.
E-mail, i.e. electronic mail, is a product of modern technology. Nowadays, more and more people are exchanging a great variety of information by using this high-tech communication tool, instead of traditional way of mailing letters. Some people think that e-mail makes the relationship among people closer. While some others maintain that it makes people drift apart.
In the first paragraph, state clearly your viewpoint on this issue.
In the second paragraph, support your viewpoint with details or examples.
In the last paragraph, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion.
首先，认真审题，领会要求。这是一篇要求陈述观点的短文。在所提供的两个观点中任选一个，然后进行阐述(注意不是分析正反两方面)。
第二，内容要完整，必须包括三个方面，即观点(论点)，论据和结论。
第三，注意论据的逻辑性，和在写作的过程中论据的衔接，即连词的使用，是文章看上去脉络清晰。
提示：
statement: my point of view/email/people/more and more distant/each other
reason 1: friends/greet by email/instead/frequent visit/less time/get together/isolated/ the world of friends
reason 2:prarents/less care/far from children/family ties/traditional morality of family/long-cherished value of family
conclusion: can not completely take place face-to-face communication/spare time to have a party/ go sightseeing with family members/
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