了解托福写作考试流程,对于大家更好地备考托福写作有很大的帮助。总的来看,托福写作包括两部分:综合写作和独立写作。口语考试结束后,就要进入托福写作考试中。托福写作考试中先考综合写作再考独立写作。接下来我们来看看具体的托福写作考试流程。
托福写作考试流程详细解析
一. 托福写作考试时间
通常托福写作考试是接在托福口语考试以后,口语考试只要考完了便会进入写作考试的界面。托福写作可划分成2部分,一是综合写作,二是立写作分:托福写作首先是20分钟的综合写作,而后是30分钟的立写作。
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独立写作左侧是给出的论述题目,右侧的空格输入内容,限时30分钟,少300词,若大家提前答完同时通过检查无误以后,可以交卷。
二.托福综合写作答题步骤
1.阅读文章
需要大家提升快速阅读能力,首先读懂文章主干(文章观点+论点),其次理解阅读细节部分,开头段快速看背景,这样可以帮助理解文章观点,中间段可以观察论点后细节部分,帮助更好理解文章论点。想了解如何提高托福写作的相关信息,请登录三立教育。
2.听力材料(重点)
捕捉听力文章主干(容易),关键是捕捉听力反驳细节(难度),尽量的听见每一句反驳细节(更大难度)
3.写文章
描述阅读以及听力对应关系,重点描述听力内容,熟悉模版。描述过程中总结精炼阅读内容。
三.托福独立写作答题步骤
1.审题:浏览题干,判断题型;根据题型,决定思路;根据观点,给出论点
2.文章结构:文章需要有很好的结构组织性;针对这一点希望大家在实际写作的过程里注意两点内容,首先是文章整体的结构性,具体表现为:要求开头段表明文章观点,中间段表明论点与结尾段重述观点以及总结论点。第二点,段落内结构组织性:要求有论点以及对应的例子来进行支撑。
托福写作中的逻辑结构分析
一. 学术性文章的段落结构
学术性文章的自然段落,一般需要具备两个组成部分:
(1) 主旨句:表达段落的主旨,即本段想要表达的核心内容是什么;
(2) 细节:为了详细说明段落中心含义,所罗列的相关支持内容,即本段通过哪些例证来阐明主旨句。
主旨句+细节,托福文章段落大都遵循这种结构,考生只要准确的定位段落主旨就能抓住文章的主要内容,其他部分作为论证就可以略。
总结:当考生们了解了这种 篇章结构,对文章框架的把握就会做到心里有数,更有利于提高阅读速度和定位有效信息的准确度。
二. 文章论证中常见的逻辑关系
1、因果关系
明显因果关系
明显因果关系中常出现下列标志性词语:because, because of, since, for, as, due to, owing to, in that, so, so that, as a result, therefore, thereby, hence, consequently, accordingly.
隐含因果关系
从下列单词和词组也可推出隐含的因果关系:
a. 表示导致含义: lead to, cause, result, result in, give rise to, render, produce, make等使役动词, support, stimulate, spur, spark, fuel, motivate, prompt.
b. 由……而来: come from, result from, originate, derive from, initiate from, stem from, be attributable to, be responsive to.
2、比较关系
明显比较关系: as…as / more…than/ less…than/comparing to.../compared with.
隐含比较关系:
a. “变化”: change, vary, alter, modify, revise, increase, decrease,destroy,develop, improve, progress, advance, grow, degenerate, continue, remain, stay,stable.
b. “对比”: same, different, while.
c. “超越”: surpass, exceed, transcend, excel.
3、否定关系
明显否定关系: no, not, none, never, neither, deny.
隐含否定关系: fail to, absent from, lack, lack of, refuse, few, little, 否定词缀less.
掌握以上基本的逻辑词语能帮助我们更好更快地识别文章的逻辑。
如何从四方面提高托福写作速度
托福实战考试速度取决于四个层面:
一是打字速度
其实我丝毫不怀疑学生对键盘的熟悉程度,因为绝大部分人中文聊天时速度已经超神了。那为什么英文就是打不快呢?答案很简单,大家熟悉的是中文拼音的排列组合,很容易反映出这个声母后面跟着的是哪个韵母,这个韵母后面又该跟哪个声母。
而英文就不行,考生对英文单词的陌生感远远超出了自己的想象,所以模考时总能看到他们不停地思考,不停地删除重打,时间也就随之流逝。
我的建议是,每天半小时,电脑左右两边各一word文档,左边是英文材料,从词汇到句型到段落到 篇章,右边是空白文档。先边看边打,再试着把左边遮去,这样反复操练,既提升了速度,又巩固了词句,提升了语感,说不定还能顺便背下几个好的段落。
二是“模板”
一个好的模板毫无疑问能够帮助大家节省时间。但我几乎从来不会给学生一个英文模版让他去背,然后考试直接往里填单词。这样做的危害实在太大了。首先对学生写作能力提升来说这是一个很不负责任的做法。其次对提分来说更不现实,因为ETS考官甚至包括 E-rater (电脑阅卷) 都很容易识别出模板举行,而且模版属于别人,与你的写作风格和用词习惯格格不入,这不是简单地填几个单词就能解决的。
我所强调的是一个“思维模版”。你在写作前需要对议论文开头主体结尾段中地每一部分你需要往哪个方向写和想表达什么意图掌握得非常清楚。拿开头为例,我上课会提到很多方法,比如时间对比,经历描述,引言,数据,背景,设问等等。这个考生只需大概了解,因为实际考试只有一个开头,你不需要掌握所有方法,但要用精其中一种。
有的考生会把自己的“思维模板”精确到每句话,如开头第一句话写大背景,第二句话由大背景过度到解题关键词,第三句话让步分析反方理由加列举现象,第四句话引出自己观点。他就会在平时练习中反复训练这种模式,所以考试的时候能保持一个异常清晰地思路,从而节省大量思考徘徊时间。
三是理由
我常常讲英文写作不好的,中文写作也不见得会好。托福独立写作虽然话题简单,却考察着学生较强的问题地解释和分析能力,虽然不需要有多深刻,但一定要具体有道理。为自己的观点想理由成了很多考生头疼的问题,要么是想不出来,要么就是解释的没有逻辑没有条理。
从长远看,多阅读和多思考,多参加一些能锻炼思辨能力的活动是非常有效的途径。但如果想短期提升思考速度,就必须掌握一些常见问题的常规思考角度。
我在上课时会给学生归纳一些常见地破题角度,举个例子,一旦碰到“给钱”这个话题,我往往建议考生先分两个大角度:给钱者和被给钱者。给钱者之所以出钱,第一对自身有好处,第二对方值得我给。对自身的好处又可分为两点来讨论,一是实的,二是虚的。
如果这个“给钱者”是政府国家,“实”就成了税收、三大产业、就业、基础设施等角度,“虚”就成了形象、面子、精神、美等角度。其他还可以细分,在这就不便多讲。考生只要掌握一种破题方法,自然能够举一反三,迅速想出理由,提高解题速度。
四是材料
材料就是文章的内容,下面也会提到一些,这里只说一点,考生一定要有一个自己的材料库,哪怕是编的,平时编好总胜过临场发挥。有人会说我没有例子,我会回答这是不可能。托福写作题目是有它自身的合理性,它能保证任何一个有过生活学习经历的人都能完整地写出一篇好作文。
在这里大家不要担心自己的事例故事不够新颖不够深刻,托福写作重点考察的是学术环境下的语言交流,而不是阅读量和思想的深刻性。只要你能把观点表达清楚,证明清楚,具体用什么证明根本不重要,合理即可。
托福写作的权威备考材料
1、关于托福综合写作:
学习TPO即可,无需再学习其他的材料。综合写作本身考察的是阅读、听力和写作的综合能力,对写作能力的要求并不高。TPO上的真题练10套左右,读一读相应的范文,综合写作的规律就能掌握得差不多了。
2、关于托福独立写作:
对于托福独立写作而言,最重要的学习资料——或者说唯一重要的学习资料——就是历年的真题。因为在托福写作考试中,独立写作无论是出题的思路,还是易获高分的写作思路,都有着相对固定的规律。多看一看历年的真题和对应的高分范文,我们才可以了解托福独立写作都有哪几类常见的题目,以及不同类型的题目要怎么写才能够拿高分。
具体的资料,我推荐新东方的戴云老师编著的《托福高分范文大全》,涵盖了较为全面的托福写作真题,且其中的范文无论是写作思路、文章结构还是遣词造句都很有代表性。我建议大家可以认真学习这本书,一是总结ETS的出题规律,尤其是提问的角度;二是学习范文的写作思路,重点学习文章的结构和论证的方法;三是检验自己的词汇,如果这本书的词汇都不能掌握,说明你的词汇量有问题。
除了真题以外,其他的资料就不那么重要了。像我们所熟悉的 Barron、Kaplan 或者 Princeton 等等,出题的思路与ETS总会有差别,学的多了反而是误导。至于国内出版的一些鼓励学生扣语法背句子的托福写作书,不客气的说,他们连托福写作的门还没有摸到。
托福写作考试流程详细解析
托福写作考试常见失分点解析
. 不一致(Disagreements)
所谓不一致不光指主谓不一致,它还包括了数的不一致时态不一致及代词不一致等。
例. When one have money ,he can do what he want to。人一旦有了钱,他就能想干什么就干什么。
剖析:one是单数第三人称,因而本句的have应改为has ;同理,want应改为wants。本句是典型的主谓不一致。
改为:Once one has money ,he can do what he wants (to do)
二. 修饰语错位(Misplaced Modifiers)
英语与汉语不同,同一个修饰语置于句子不同的位置,句子的含义可能引起变化。对于这一点中国学生往往没有引起足够的重视,因而造成了不必要的误解。这个托福写作错误常见的原因是大家对中西文章的写法不熟悉。
例. I believe I can do it well and I will better know the world outside the campus。
剖析:better位置不当,应置于句末。
改为:I believe I can do it well and I will know the world outside the campus better。
三. 句子不完整(Sentence Fragments)
。可是在托福写作中,句子结构不完整会令意思表达不清,这种情况常常发生在主句写完以后,考生又想加些补充说明时发生。
例. There are many ways to know the society. For example by TV ,radio ,newspaper and so on。
剖析:本句后半部分“for example by TV ,radio ,newspaper and so on ”不是一个完整的句子,仅为一些不连贯的词语,不能独立成句。
改为:There are many ways to know society ,for example ,by TV ,radio ,and newspaper。
四. 悬垂修饰语(Dangling Modifiers)
所谓悬垂修饰语是指句首的短语与后面句子的逻辑关系混乱不清。例如:At the age of ten, my grandfather died. 这句中”at the age of ten"只点出十岁时,但没有说明” 谁”十岁时。按一般推理不可能是my grandfather, 如果我们把这个悬垂修饰语改明确一点,全句就不那么费解了。
改为:When I was ten, my grandfather died。
例. To do well in college, good grades are essential。
剖析:句中不定式短语 “to do well in college” 的逻辑主语不清楚。
改为:To do well in college, a student needs good grades。
五. 词性误用(Misuse of Parts of Speech)
“词性误用”常表现为:介词当动词用;形容词当副词用;名词当动词用等,因为大家对词汇掌握的不扎实,所以这在托福写作中是最常见的错误之一了。
例. None can negative the importance of money。
剖析:negative 是形容词,误作动词。
改为:None can deny the importance of money。
托福写作考试该如何准备?
考试前:
1.熟悉指令。每场考试的指令都是相同的,因此考试时没有必要花时间仔细阅读指令。考试之前,你一定要对考试指令娴熟在心。
2.迅速提高记笔记的能力
。学习并熟悉一些简单的速记技巧会使考生在考场上获得更多的相对优势。不要尝试逐字逐句地记录,在不影响记忆情况下,单词可以采取缩写。用各种符号去表达文章的逻辑关系。
托福写作考试中:
指令一出来就立刻跳过。你对指令应该已很熟悉,因此只要指令一出现就立刻用鼠标点Continue,将你的时间省下来用在答题上。
如果综合写作任务的内容你并不熟悉,不要担心。所有你需要回答的信息都包含在段落里。回答这些问题不需要有任何背景知识。
仔细地阅读材料。你只有有限的阅读时间。阅读段落时,仔细记笔记。注意主要观点和主要的支持信息。不要写下你读到的所有内容。不要写下太多不必要的细节。
仔细听。每段你只能听一次。考试时你不能重复这些段落。边听边仔细记笔记。不要写下你听到的所有内容。不要写下太多不必要的细节。主要要记下所听材料的要点即可。
清楚地组织自己的回答。回答应包括说明阅读段落和听力段落之间关系的主题句、支持主题句的重要材料、关于阅读材料的一个段落、关于听力材料的一个段落。
利用过渡词使你的回答连贯。如果能显示出回答的观点是如何相互关联的,你的回答就更易被读懂、理解。
坚持使用你所知道的词汇、句子结构和语法点。这时不是你尝试新词汇、句子结构和语法点的时候。
注意显示在计算机屏幕上标题栏内的时间。该标题栏显示本节考试所余时间、本节问题的总数、你所做问题的总数。
。你应该利用最后的3~5分钟检查自己的回答,看看是否有句子结构问题和语法错误。
两个关于托福写作的技巧
一、快速
熟悉考场写作三个步骤的时间分配: 要避免两个极端: 用时太少,理由没有想清楚就开始写作,不仅造成文章逻辑结构不清,还会引起行文中频繁的修正,欲速则不达; 用时太多,不要追求一次思考就能把每一条理由及相关例证都想出来。其实想出两条之后就可以动笔,各个理由的例证可以写到该段时边思考边写。这一点你不必怀疑,只要你的思维还是正常的,一定能做到。 第二步:正文写作 最少22分钟最多26分钟: a.各段写作时注意对段落的不同部分给予不同的重视: 主题句给予最大重视,注意炼句,别说你不想写主题句,主题句可以使读者和笔者本人更清晰该段落写什么。各段中支持性细节写作不必遵循相同的模式:有n种选择可供参考:1. 举具体事例 2. 说对方相对缺点3. 使用数据 4. 使用假想例子 5. 使用类比、比喻、引用等修辞手段来论述。 哪一种你最容易想出来,就用哪一种。 b.考前将文章开头、结尾、例证、让步等各种句套背熟练,并且练习和模考时把他们用熟,要象做完型填空一样对待考场作文。别试图在考场上再现去决定比如哪种开头好,怎样结尾好。使用自己选种的套话。 c.当被告知还有5分钟结束时,一般你已经该写到最后一条理由,或者已经在做结尾。要确保文章有结尾段。(不排除将他和最后一条理由的末段结合在一起的可能性) 第三步:检查 需要1-3分钟有侧重点地检查: 1、句法:确保每句话是完整的,有谓语,且简单句只有一个谓语。 2、时态:文章绝大部分使用的是一般现在时;一般现在时第三人称要使用单数;使用过去发生的事例时用的是过去时; 3、主谓一致 按此三步,持续练习5篇以上,可以确保时间问题。 二、整洁:
A、TWE要求必须用铅笔写作文,你要自己准备好铅笔和橡皮。橡皮要有韧性,太硬会擦破纸,有错误要擦干净再改; B、第一遍写作时要求字迹不要太大也不要太小,通常一行写10-12个左右单词为宜。如果书法不好,可以在考前练习写一下斜体的26个字母的写法。
如何避开托福写作误区?.
误区一:对字数的认知误区
当我们简单地认为“话越多越好”时,这里有一些道理。因为你的词汇量越大,你就越能阐明自己的观点,但很多考生喜欢把这个想法发挥到极致。你应该知道托福作文在350-450字是非常好的,这个范围基本不会对你的成绩有任何负面影响。
当然,有人会马上问,如果我的作文超过500字?说真的,如果你能写500字,你为什么不省点时间自己检查这篇作文呢?因为当作文达到500字时,肯定比托福要求的数字要高,再多一点也不会提高你的分数,当然也不会降低你的分数。因此,在这个时候,最好对已经写过的文章进行修改或修饰。(例如:添加一些强调句或倒装句,这会使你的文章看起来更有质量。)。)因此,只要能写350多个字,从字数上看,基本完成了任务。我们的作文根本不必超过500字。我们需要知道,“越多越好”未必是最好的。
误区二:语法认知误区
如托福作文今,许多考生生活在讲英语的环境中,如美国或英国的高中生。当然,也有很多考官在国内纯英语国际学校学习。这些环境通常都是英语环境。原本,全英语环境非常有利于英语水平的提高,但事实上,纯英语环境对英语语法要求并不严格。换言之,有可能一个句子虽然有语言错误,但对方能理解,所以他没有纠正你,所以你也默认这里没有问题。因此,我们将看到许多英语环境下的考生常常因为这个关键的语法问题而写作失败。因此,在准备作文和口语部分的主观题时,要注意考前把语法擦亮,否则会有无穷的麻烦!
误区三:模板的认知误区
很多人认为作文模板会使他们的作文得分低的原因是我们有太多的人使用的模板不是来自网络,就是来自他们自己的老师。要知道互联网上的模板,很多人直接使用它。即使模板是培训机构老师给的,也不可能每节课都给你一个新模板,一定有无数学生使用过模板。因此,当考官再次看到同一个模板时,一定会给你一个不是特别好的分数,这很容易让我们理解。那模板就不能用了?当然不是。关键是模板必须是原始的。只有这样,考官才能得到一个亮点,为自己赢得高分。
6月25日托福独立写作范文:
Taking a panoromic view of human history, we can readily find that the natural environment plays an enormously important role in determing the future of each and every country. Given the great significance of clean environment, the general public as well as the governors begin to wonder which is the most essential action to protect the environment, among funding new energy research, preserving natural habitat or enacting strict laws. Towards such a long-running tug-of-war, I am inclined to argue that national governments should invest financial support in developing new energy sources.
Initially, spending more money in discovering new energy can radically solve the various environmental problems. As is common sense, the deteriorating environment is the result of the overexploitation of fossil fuels, including coal, oil and natural gas. To be specific, numerous chemical plants usually burn the coal to provide power for manufacturing all kinds of goods designed to satisfy the basic needs of the general public. As a result, a large amounts of industrial wastes are discharged to take a toll on the natural environment. Also, an increasing number of petrol-powered automobiles will definitely emit car exhause(e.g. fumes and toxic gas), which can increase the likelihood of the public suffering from respiratory diseases. All the above problems related to environment can be resolved by find new and clean energy like solar energy, wind power and tidal power. Undoubtedly, replacing the traditional energy with the new ones can dramatically decrease the pollution and contamination, thus leading to a better living environment. For example, once the cars uses the electricity instead of petrol, the air quality will improve to a large extent.
Secondly, there are conspicuous limitation of the other two options. As for preserving natural places, the effect of this practice is relatively restricted. To illustrate, the traditional energy sources are usually exploited and discovered in the natural places. Consequently, the preservation of natural places will hinder the access to various energy and thus impede the progress of the whole society. Also, the same logic applies to passing laws to reduce pollution. It is an indisputable fact that across the globe, many countries now are heaviely dependent on the industries and factories which produce pollutions. In other words, once the law of punishing these companies is enforced, these corporation may have to cut down their output and make less profits, even ending up going bankcrupt. Accordingly, the national economy and the living standard of the public will suffer too.
Factoring what has been discussed above, we can conclude that funding research of environmental friendly energy will be more preferable, because finding proper alternative energy is the key to solving the environmental problems comprehensively.
托福写作范文:要想取得成功必须接受新观点
20托福写作真题题目:
6月18日托福独立写作真题回顾
To be a successful person, one must be open to new ideas and willing to change his or her mind. (160618大陆)
6月18日托福独立写作点睛:
题目大意:要想取得成功,人们必须要接受新的观点并且愿意改变自己原有的观点。此题目选择同意比较好写,在去想分论点时,有两种方式可以用:第一种就是去想why, 理由一:接受新的观点可以更好地适应变化的环境;理由二,接受新的观点可以与别人建立良好的关系。第二种去拆分举例,拆分职业: 第一种职业IT 行业的人;第二种职业老师。
6月18日托福写作真题-独立写作
此次试题出现了A,B卷
A: A/D: To be a successful person, one must open up to new ideas and willing to change his or her mind.
B: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: people should be open to new ideas and change his or her mind to be successful.
A卷题目是绝对词类话题;B卷题目为建议类话题/二选一话题). 注意区别处理这两类题目。
以A卷题目为例:处理此类文章需要弱化绝对词,并给出其他合理的方式。。
6月18日托福独立写作范文如下:
Under the current society full of intense competitions, how to achieve success has never failed to arouse deep concern and interest among the general public. Thereof, a good deal of accomplished businessmen and elites are strong believers of the claim that to be a successful person, one must be open to new ideas and willing to change his or her mind.Towards such a complicated issue, I am in favor of the above claim for the following reasons.
In the first place, being receptive to new ideas can help people to better adapt to the constantly changing environment and thus become successful. As is common sense, no matter what fields or areas you are engaged in, change has become the perpetual topic, which means that what you held firmly onto before may become outdated and even misleading overnight. In other words, only those people with open mind towards new things can keep pace with the changes of time and are more likely to achieve success. By contrast, rejecting any new ideas and never changing one's mind, people will be gradually surpassed or even replaced by other competitors. A good case in point is the collapse of Nokia Company, the once most famous cell phone brand. On account of showing no acceptance to the new operating system Android, the Nokia has announced bankruptcy and has been acquired by Microsoft Company. The same logic can apply to any individuals who are stubborn.
Besides that, embracing new ideas can help people to build harmonious rapport with more people, leading to the higher likelihood of becoming successful. More scrutiny has made it conspicuous that an attitude of open-mindedness is strongly correlated to one's popularity among others, especially in a work team. The underlying reason is that anyone who has a willingness to listen to new thoughts tends to leave a good impression and thereof gains help or assistance from others when faced with troubles in the path to success. Also, being open-minded helps you work through interpersonal or intra-team conflicts that arise when people work in close quarters. By contrast, insisting on one' own view stubbornly usually not only build a barrier for establishing the friendship but also serves as the origin of quarrel or conflicts with other people. Put it another way, people without a spirit of listening and cooperation have difficulty in completing any projects, let alone, become successful.
Indeed, accepting new ideas may make people feel uncomfortable, because they are forced to get out their comfort zone. However, the above reasoning does not bear deep analysis. To illustrate, it is an indisputable fact that success relies on nothing but innovation driven by constantly taking in original and creative ideas and thoughts. Consequently, factoring what has been mentioned above, we can conclude that showing acceptance to new ideas and changing one's mind accordingly are of great necessity for the sake of achieving success.
Everyone is longing for success; therefore, everyone eagerly searches for every method to reach that end. Having an inclusive and open would definitely serve as a good panacea for everyone who wants to achieve something in the life. Nevertheless, it is not the only way toward one’s heyday, for one’s success derives from the combined factors, like tenacity and resilience.
Admittedly, a man with an open mind for new ideas is half way for success, for these innovative ideas and philosophies offer one with another outlook when facing a deadlock or dilemma. What’s the most important, new idea brings about creation to our life. The modern society has witnessed the rapid and pervasive changes of technologies along with subtle social reforms. It is the new ideas from other people and other places that lead James Dyson, the inventor if G-force vacuum cleaner, to a great success; it is embracing the new method from the excellent athletes that helps Jimmy Li create his special set “Jimmy Li Jump”.Furthermore, changing our mind and listening to the new ideas from others is conducive to cooperate with other people. A man cannot succeed without the assistance from others. An open mind for new ideas and thoughts are easy for people to share different ideas, therefore, it is beneficial for cooperating within certain groups or teams. A cooperative people would certainly get more help, thus to succeed in a more earlier way. However, an open mind for outside ideas is surely the only way for one to succeed, for there are a lot of other people gaining success through other ways!
Being tenacious and persistent represent a continuous effort in one’s specific career. The secret to happiness is hard work and effort, not “quick-fixes”. Great ideas only cannot guarantee one’s efforts and actions. Only by the down-to-earth efforts and hard work can the final success gained! If James Dyson did not experiment for over 5200 times after he got a new idea from others, we would not have witnessed the birth of this new and highly efficient vacuum cleaner. Therefore, tenacity and persistence provide a sure way to one’s success.
Furthermore, a positive and optimistic attitude towards failure can also serve as a facilitator for one’s success. A lot of people failed because they feared the new challenges or feared to fail again. People with negative attitudes may be loath to take action even if they embrace new ideas from others. A positive mindset can serve as a catalyst for one’s success. If James Dyson didn’t hold hopes for his production promotion and give up during his experiment, we would have seen his products prevail the global market. Thus, a sound mindset and positive attitude propels one to success.
In a nutshell, a successful person is not made just in one day. A lot of factors contribute to a successful people, like new ideas, tenacity and a positive mind, to name just a few. Only in this way can a person expect success as soon as possible!
托福写作范文:城市领导如何保障城市繁荣
托福写作真题题目:
5月22日托福独立写作真题
As the leader of a city, what would you doto ensure the prosperity and success of the city?
A. creating job opportunities for theunemployed;
B. lowering food price;
C. providing affordable housing
5月22日托福独立写作范文(新东方 赵波)
。波波建议选择为失业人员提供工作,证明其重要性,然后另外一段将两个选项的不必要性阐述明白。
In a society changing amazingly, that how to gurantee the prosperity and success of a city, the common target of all citizens,has always been brought under the spotlight of the massive media. When talking about which factor plays the most crucial role in ensuring city's smooth development, among creating job vacancy, lowering food price or adjusting housing price, people’s notion varies from one to another. From my perspective, providing job opportunities for the unemployed is the best choice.
In the first instance, offering job vacancies to the laid-offs will not only guarantee the social security and safety but also strengthen the purchasing power of the public. For one thing, given the indisputable fact that the unemployed without any income are likely to commit crimes such as theft of wallets or burglaries due to lack of daily necessities, it is self-evident that the greater the number of laid-offs is, the more unstable our society will become. Therefore, after satisfying their basic needs of life with the income from the job offered by the government, they will no longer be a threat to the stability of the whole society, which is the solid foundation for social progress and prosperity. For another, as long as citizens with jobs have more free disposable money and thus possess stronger purchasing monitory power, the various industries will be stimulated and propelled to a large extent. To be specific, with the accruing wealth, an increasing number of people will purchase a private car to commute to their office, with the result that the whole industry of automobiles will experience a booming period. The same logic can also be true of other industries and fields.
Furthermore, there are obvious disadvantages of the other two policies, lowering the food price and making the price of house affordable. Despite the fact that keeping the food price low and providing affordable housing will lessen the financial burden of the dwellers in the city in a short term, these two practices would hinder the future success of the whole society. To illustrate, the low price of food will definitely decrease the income of food producers, especially the farmers who support their family by selling what they plant and raise. As a result, they are likely to have great difficulty in making their ends meet, thus ending up becoming homeless or jobless. Also, in a long run, increasing housing affordability will put a damper on the citizens’ passion for creating wealth and thus decrease the dynamics of the whole society. Specifically speaking, when the price is so cheap that nearly everyone can afford it with ease, no one will work hard any more.
In a nutshell, I am convinced that the most effective and efficient way to boom a city is to create more job opportunities for the jobless.
All governments on the planet engage in finding the best methods to develop their country into a more powerful nation with abundant resources. These methods are supposed to cover as many people as possible and with no doubt, be effective enough to bring about profits as soon as possible. Among all the approaches that are aiming at advancing a country, I firmly believe that the issues associated with food is more important and should be paid more attention to by countries.
First of all, under no circumstances can human live without food supply, which is the premise of all human activities. As a result, solving the problems in agriculture and the availability of food to all people is an essential factor in the development of a country. When people have rice to eat, they have more energy to work in the fields; when people are supplied with meat, they are more passionate in manufacturing crafts and tools; when people have cheaper fruits on the markets, they become more willing to serve his customers at work; when people have easier access to clothes, they are more inspired in doing researches and experiments. No progress can be made with hungry stomachs.
Second, it is easier to advance agriculture than to create more job positions for unemployed workers. Increasing agricultural production depend largely on good command of planting or farming knowledge and technology. For the knowledge aspect, information can be obtained through diverse channels like books, magazines and the internet, where information is not only authorized but also comprehensive. For the technology aspect, the governments can either invest in researches in crop properties or genetic modification or purchase equipment or technology from those few highly developed countries who fulfill the responsibility to help more other countries. Nonetheless, creating work opportunities is not that easy, since companies, either state owned or privately owned, have certain precise requirement for the number of workers according to the types of business they undertake and current situation of the market.
Finally, promoting the food industry benefit more people than affordable housing can do. As we have discussed above, food is needed by everybody and better agricultural conditions make a so great difference that it extends how far a government can go. In contrast, few people need houses, especially in this modernized society, as a direct consequence of building more housing apartments, most individuals already possess a house to live in, where means whether the houses are affordable or not has little or no influence on the overall development of the country.
To sum up, I believe what we eat means more than what we do and where we live. The leaders of all countries should focus more on the improvement of food availability and more and more people will live a happier life.