通过对从教以来所接触到的英语试题来看，对我们的英语写作水平的考查上主要表现为更注重交际情景的设置和不同体裁的要求等。然而，由于主客观存在的种种复杂的原因，我发现有些学生作文走进了误区，那么如何走出作文误区呢？这需要针对不同的误区采取相应的措施。
误区一：匆忙下笔，准备不足。很多学生作文时只是匆匆看上几眼就写，想到哪里就写到哪里，随心所欲。结果是条理不清，杂乱无章，尤其是写错了单词或句子时，只能勾勾划划，卷面不整，直接影响了得分。
应对策略：按照正确的步骤构思，一般步骤如下：
1. 认真审题。审题包括要点、格式、词数及表达的中心、注意事项等信息，都要一一斟酌，否则会导致偏题离题。
2. 确定文体和时态。是书信、日记，还是看图写作，都要事先明确，因为文体不同，要求和格式、写法都会不同；同时确定作文的时态。
3. 打草稿，修改，然后抄写。这样既可以保证把错误减到最少，又能保证卷面的整洁。
误区二：表达不畅，语法错误。
主要包括单词拼写、时态、非谓语动词、动词搭配、主谓一致、介词使用等方面的错误，如下面这篇习作：
① Today was Friday. My brother and I went to Central park.
② There was many people there.
③ Some were playing volleyball， others were swimming and chatting .
④ When we are going to play football ， we saw a little girl was crying under a tree.
⑤ We walked there and ask her why do she cry. She said she was lost .
⑥ We tried to find her address.
⑦ We sent her home .
⑧ We both are very happy.
主要语法错误及修改方法：
句①中时态错误，was 应该为is .句②中系动词错误，根据 many people 此句中的was 应该是were。句④中从句时态错误，are 应该是were，主句中句型结构错误，根据see sb. Doing sth. 可知 was 应该删掉。句⑤中宾语从句中语序、时态错误。Why do she cry 应该是why she cried 。句⑥⑦中用and then 连接应该效果会更好。句⑧中时态错误，are 应该是were 。