在文章开始时提出需要说明的东西和观点，然后常用first，second，and finally加以罗列说明。罗列法广泛地使用于各类指导性的说明文之中，下面这篇学生作文就是用罗列法写成的：

　　Early Rising

　　　　Early rising（早起）is helpful in more than one way. First，it helps to keep us fit（健康）.We all need fresh air. But air is never so fresh as early in the morning. Besides，we can do good to our health from doing morning exercise（做早操）。

　　　　Secondly，early rising helps us in our studies. We learn more quickly in the morning，and find it easier to remember what we learn in the morning.

　　　　Thirdly，early rising enables（使能够）us to plan the work of the day. We cannot work well without a good plan. Just as the plan for the year should be made in the spring，so the plan for the day should be made in the morning.

　　　　Fourthly，early rising gives us enough time to get ready for our work，such as to wash our faces and hands and eat our breakfast properly.

　　　　Late risers may find it very difficult to form the habit of early rising. They ought to make special efforts to do so. As the English proverb says，Early to bed and early to rise，makes a man healthy，wealthy and wise.

　　　　罗列法经常用下列句式展开段落，我们可以注意模仿学习：

【高中英语语法-英语说明文的写作方法（一）之一】相关文章：

★ 高二英语语法学习 表语从句

★ 高中英语语法：让步状语从句

★ 高中英语讲座：动词的分词形式

★ 高考英语语法复习 名词所有格

★ 高中英语语法：虚拟条件句的倒装

★ 2015高考英语语法速记口诀汇总（1）

★ 高三英语语法复习：it句型总结

★ 历届高考英语语法分类汇编 冠词 （3）

★ 英语语法：谓语动词用复数的情况

★ 高二英语语法：-ing分词作表语的两种不同含义