托福写作
 
托福写作

 
         很多学生问过如何迅速提高写作能力,一句话:“天下文章一大抄。”其实,任何英文学习(广泛地说,任何的语言学习)都需要模仿,也就是“抄袭”。英文从简单的抄起,直抄到深奥的。只有不断地模仿,“抄袭”,才可以熟能生巧,在托福考场上写出灵活多变的句子来,而照抄书上的托福作文无甚用处,会被扣分。这种推断非常荒谬,原因有三:
  首先,很多所谓的权威书籍并非权威,里面的八分范文并非八分。曾拿过国内一本“赫赫有名”的书给国外的老师看。他们看后纷纷摇头,说不知所云。这种文章尚且可以蒙骗语言经验尚浅的学生,却不可以蒙骗考官。托福考试考生即使背得滚瓜烂熟,也不过是背一篇不及格的文章而已。再说,目前中国人写的文章极少有考官愿意多看一眼的,更别说会够到被人珍藏的级别。
  其次,即使范文够上了级别,学生是不是完全背下来了,背得恰当与否又是不得而知。有的学生背了片言只语,然后融合自己写的一堆病句错句,分数不理想就开始怀疑考官是否打击模仿范文的考生。又或者,托福考生死记硬背,看到题目类似就誉写上去,而没有考虑到题目修改所带来的变化(本书会具体解释),试问一篇文不对题的文章如何得六分?
  再者,重申一句,语言都是模仿而来,包括考官本人的英文知识也是日积月累地模仿而来。对一件事情的描述其实大同小异,因此如果描述得当,文字上有雷同并不奇怪。考官不会期待着你对一件事物有前无古人,后无来者的叙述;反之,他只会接受外国人所遵循的一种普通的,常见的叙述方法。换言之,如果你的描写接近英文的一般模式,你就会得高分。再简单一点说,你抄得越象,越容易得高分。永远记住一句话:所有的托福考试都是将合格的学生考出来,而不是将不合格的考生考出去。
     俗话说一个漂亮的开头,往往是文章写作成功的一半。尤其在新托福写作考试中,好的开头往往能够在瞬间吸引考官眼球,留下良好的第一印象。那么,我们怎样才能写漂亮的引言段呢?首先,我们要做到开门见山,明确写作话题和目的。如何才能写好托福写作引文,做到开门见山?我们可以采用以下几种方式:
  1. 采用统计数字引出话题,把问题呈现在读者面前;
  2. 提出有争议性的问题,激发读者兴趣,使其积极参与讨论;
  3. 以新颖的观点,吸引读者注意力;
  4. 呈现该话题正反方的观点;
  5. 引用名人名言、谚语等作为文章的开头;
  6. 对将要讨论的话题进行定义。
  其次,要善于运用复合句,从而使引言段简洁明了,开宗明义。下面我们将探讨托福与新托福各种题材和体裁文章引言段的写作方法。 引用数据呈现讨论的话题,说明问题的严重性或者重要性,引起读者的关注。下面我们结合几道托福和新托福作文话题进行实战演练。
  我们在写关于体罚的话题文章时,可以这样开头:It is reported that a boy in Zhuhai was beaten to death by his father on Father" Day. Ample evidence also shows that children who are frequently abused by their parents or teachers tend to be introverted, pessimistic, indifferent and even world-weary. Recently, there has arisen a fierce argument on whether corporal punishment should be abolished. Teachers, parents and experts take diverse attitudes towards this issue.(据报道,在父亲节那天,珠海有个小男孩被老爸揍死了。充分的证据也显示,经常遭父母或老师虐待的小孩往往比较内向、悲观、冷漠甚至厌世。近来,关于是否应该废除体罚出现了一场激烈的争论,老师、家长和专家各执一词。)
  而我们在写关于该不该禁烟的话题时,可以这样开头:A recent study conducted by Zhongshan University has found that the number of smokers has been increasing sharply over the past five years. Research findings also reveal that the incidence of smoking-related conditions has soared. As a result, the ban on smoking has been in the spotlight. (中山大学最近做的一个研究表明,在过去五年里,吸烟者人数急剧上升。研究结果同时显示,吸烟导致的疾病发病率也急剧增长。因此,禁烟成了个热点话题。)
2012托福写作范文,本文为考生整理2012年托福写作范文,希望考生充分利用范文,结合自身的写作情况,总结出自己的写作亮点和思路,祝考生备考顺利!
  Getting advice from friends of an older age would be more valuable than from friends your own age.
    【从老人问意见比同龄人有价值】
  (Agree)
  Everyone needs advice at times, and most people ask their peers for help. However, with age comes a greater variety of life experiences, which give one the wisdom and ability to see things in perspective. Therefore, it is far better to receive advice from friends who are older than you than from peers.
  First, older friends have more real-world experience, so their advice has greater value. They can indeed give important advice on situations you have not experienced. For example, when deciding what college to attend, my older brother asked his friend in college where he should study. His friend said he should think about the financial aspects, so he suggested finding an inexpensive college where my brother could also get a scholarship. Thanks to his older friend’s advice, my brother could be saved from having a heavy student debt in the future.
  Older people have made mistakes, so they can help their younger friends avoid the same ones. It is often best to ask older friends for their opinion before making a big decision. One time, when I had a choice between playing baseball for the summer and going to a camp for three weeks, I asked my older friend for help. He said they play baseball at summer camp and I would be sad if I did not go there. Once in the past, he had decided not to go to camp and had joined a soccer club instead. All of his friends had a great time at camp while he was miserable playing soccer without them. His mistake helped me avoid making one myself.
  Older friends have more experience dealing with relationships, so they know how to deal with others very well. You can always expect an older person to have a past experience similar to a situation you are experiencing. My girlfriend was mad at me a while ago, but I was too afraid to ask her why. My older friend said that I should ask her directly and that she would tell me if she really liked me. Everything worked out fine thanks to my friend’s advice. Older people definitely know more about relationships than younger people do.
  All in all, the best advice comes from people older than you because they have more experience, can tell you about what mistakes to avoid, and know more about personal relationships. lf you ever need advice, just ask someone older what to do.
  以上是关于【从老人问意见比同龄人有价值】的toefl例文,希望对大家的写作结构学习和思路有所帮助,最后祝大家考试顺利!