蜻蜓 Dragonfly
Look at the insect. It flies here and there. It's small but handsome. It has a small head. It has a thin body. It has a long tail. It has four long and light wings. It has six legs. It flies low when it's going to rain. What is it?
It's a dragonfly.
点评
小作者的构思十分巧妙，通过一个小谜语的形式，将蜻蜓这种益虫的形象描写得栩栩如生。在文中小作者先对蜻蜓外形进行描写，由头至尾，细细白描，让读者感觉仿佛蜻蜓就在眼前。最可贵的是小作者抓住了蜻蜓与众不同的特点——雨天低飞，使得蜻蜓的形象一下子清晰起来。由此读者可以感悟到，想描写好一件事物，光靠细致的说明还是不够的，要善于发现事物的特点，这样的文章就鲜活起来了。
重点表达
1．small but handsome 虽小但漂亮
2．It flies low when it's going to rain. 当天要下雨时，它飞得很低。
美丽的蝴蝶 A Beautiful Butterfly
Look！That's a beautiful insect. It is butterfly. It has got a head, a long body and six legs. Its wings are colorful. They are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink and many other colours. It can fly in the sky. Some butterflies are kind to people, but some butterflies are harmful.
Do you like butterflies?
点评
作者通过对蝴蝶外型细致入微的描述，表达了作者对蝴蝶的喜爱。他不仅介绍了蝴蝶的形体特征和丰富的色彩，而且告诉读者蝴蝶有好坏之分，俨然一副小小生物学家的模样。最后以询问读者是否喜欢蝴蝶作为文章的开放式结尾，比较有新意，有童趣。
重点表达
1．many other colours 其他许多颜色
2．Some butterflies are kind to people, but some butterflies are harmful. 有些蝴蝶是益虫，而有些是害虫。