四六级写作真的很难吗？
相比托福雅思以及GRE等考试，四六级考试的作文无论是在字数要求还是题材上都相对简单，但仍然有不少同学面对题目时头脑一片空白。实际上，造成这一问题的原因并不是因为考生词汇量不够或者没有好的模板，而是因为他们没有想法。如果你没有经常思考社会话题的习惯，你会发现有时候即使用中文来写四六级作文也会感到吃力。但好在四六级作文话题都相对生活化，平时只要多找一些题目练思路，很快就能够上手。
练思路时可以采用列提纲的方式。举个例子，下面是2017年6月的一道六级作文题：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on invention. Your essay should include the importance of invention and measures to be taken to encourage invention. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.看到题目后不用着急动笔，可以先花几分钟看清楚题目的要求。题目的要求是写一篇关于发明的短文，并且短文中应该包含发明的重要性以及如何鼓励发明这两个部分，文章的长度必须在150词到200词之间。这个话题相对来说比较好写，因为我们可以很容易想到各种关于发明如何改变生活的例子，以及如何鼓励发明的方法。
对于这篇作文，可以列大纲如下：
1、开头介绍背景；
2.说明发明的重要性（比如发明能促进经济增长，让人们生活变得更好，促进教育公平等，可以举电脑、手机以及互联网的例子）；
3.列举各种鼓励发明的措施（比如政府应该建立一个有效的专利体系，保护发明者的专利，以及国家应该大力发展教育等）；
4.最后总结下主要观点。
下面是一个版本，仅供参考：
Invention, the elixir of progress, has aroused public interest in recent years, and governments should take steps to encourage it.
The importance of invention can be attested by the technological advances that have changed the world beyond recognition. One notable example is the Internet. Since its introduction several decades ago, the Internet has gone a long way towards spreading knowledge and creating new industries, such as e-commerce and social networking, to the benefit of society as a whole.
Considering the benefits invention can offer, it is important for governments to promote it. To begin with, they should build a dynamic patent system to protect inventors’ intellectual property and help them exploit the fruit of their labor in the marketplace, thereby tempting people into coming up with new ideas and new ways of doing things. Education also works. Research shows that countries with a well-educated workforce tend to do better when it comes to invention and innovation. Therefore, the government should give priority to education and ensure all citizens have equal educational opportunities.
To sum up, by protecting intellectual property and putting education high on the agenda, governments can help to promote invention and spread its benefits. (197 words)