8 ) 假設法

　　假設法是指通過假設提出一種選擇，交代文章要涉及的問題，從而提出文章的主題。

　　Suppose you were offered two jobs, one is highly-paid but rather demanding, the other is less demanding, but poorly-paid, which would you prefer? …

　　9 ) 綜合法

　　具體寫作時，同學們沒有必要拘泥于一種方式，可以將上述方法總和起來。

　　首段示例 1 ：

　　題目： Is Stress a Bad Thing?

　　提綱：

　　1 )有人害怕壓力

　　2 ) 有人認為壓力并不是一件壞事

　　3 ) 我的看法

　　" I can't stand the pressure and competition," explained one friend of mine when asked why he decided to quit his highly-paid but demanding position in his company recently. My friend may have his own reasons, but I don't think his decision is wise in reality.

　　It is true that my friend's case is not unique. In the last few years quite a number of men and women have chosen to do something less competitive at the cost of a comfortable, easy life a highly-paid job can obtain. They are afraid that the stresses and strains of work will rob them of joy and happiness and do them harm both physically and mentally. In fact, however, stress isn't the bad thing it is often supposed to be. Unless it gets out of control, a certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and challenge, and to give purpose and significance to an otherwise meaningless, idle life. People under stress tend to express their full range of potential and to actualize their own personal worth - the very aim of a human life.

　　Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. What we can do is to develop our adaptive abilities to deal with it rather than to escape from it.

　　就這一標題而言，根據所提示的提綱，首段的寫作還可以采用下列方式：

　　1) According to a recent survey, in the last few years, quite a number of young people have chosen to quit their demanding but highly-paid jobs. Although they may have their own respective reasons, I don't think their decision is wise in reality.