初三作文以《初中英语复习指导》72页一篇文章为例。
“12月21日是星期天，天气晴朗。上午9：00你在去看电影的路上遇到一位外宾。他不知道去邮局怎么走，显得很着急。你走上前告诉他怎么走，他很感激。虽然你看电影迟到了，但你并不介意，你为能用英语与外国人交谈感到高兴。字数40-60个。”
首先，根据题目信息，可列出下列短语：
December 21st， on my way to the cinema， at 9：00，meet a foreign visitor， go over， get to the post office， look worried，thank you， be late for the film， be glad， talk with， in English
有了这些短语，再配上正确的时态与文章格式，此篇书面表达就一蹴而就。
e.g. December 21st ， Sunday Fine When I was on my way to the cinema at 9：00. I met a foreign visitor. He didn't know how to get to the post office. He looked worried. So I went over and told him the way. He said “Thank you” to me. I was late for the film， but I didn't mind. I'm glad that I can talk with a foreigner in English.