四六級英語寫作類型
1. 體裁：說明文，議論文
最近幾年的四六級作文的體裁以說明文和議論文為主。
說明文如：How to Succeed in a Job Interview (2000，12，四級), How I Finance My College Education(2000，1 四級), Practice Makes Perfect， Haste Makes Waste(97，1 六級)
議論文如：Don't Hesitate to Say "NO"(99，1 四級和六級), Can Money Buy Happiness(95，1 四級), Is a Test of Spoken English Necessary?(2000，6 四級) Reading Selectively or Extensively? (99，6六級)，Do "Lucky Numbers" Really Bring Good Luck? (98,6 四級和六級)
2.段落類型：比較/對比，列舉，程式等
說明和議論文章所採用的文章擴展模式一般以比較/對照，舉例、列舉、因果、程式等者居多。如：Don't Hesitate to Say "NO", Reading Selectively or Extensively等很多四六級寫作中都涉及到兩種觀點的對比，整體的段落類型為對照型。Practice Makes Perfect, Harmfulness of Fake Commodities等可採用因果行的段落結構模式，也可以採用舉例說明的結構模式。Advantages of a Job Interview則應採用列舉的段落擴展模式。
3. 出題方式：提綱式寫作，中文提綱，一般為三句或兩句。
如：99年1月份考題
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic: Don't Hesitate to Say "NO". You should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below.
1. 別人請求幫助時，在什麽情況下我們會說“不"。
2. 為什麽有些人在該說"不"的時候不說"不"。
3. 該說"不"時不說"不"的壞處。
再如：98年一月分考題
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic: Harmfulness of Fake Commodities. You should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below.
1. 目前社會上有不少假冒偽劣商品(fake commodities)。為什麽會有這種情況
2. 舉例說明假冒偽劣商品對消費者個人、社會等的危害。