中国学员在复习托福时,写作题往往很难获得高分,我们给大家看看2019年中国托福考生的的成绩,在这份成绩报告中,我们能够看到平均分只有81分,写作分数只有20分,根本达不到英美很多院校要求的Good (24-30)分数档。那么同学们在平时如何练习托福写作独立题 呢?托福写作分数如何才能达标呢?首先要从审题开始。很多同学分数考不高,并不是他词汇或者语言不过关,而是没有抓住题目的要求。下面就给大家分享一些如何正确审题的建议。【托福分数总是不高 这些托福写作语法错误你克服了吗】
确认写作话题关键词(Identify the Topic Words)
每个写作题目都会包含一个比较“泛”的话题,托福独立作文中常见的话题包括教育学习类、生活休闲类、工作类、科技类、政府类、环境类等。接下来我们先看看TPO 45独立作文这个话题。
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
In the past, young peopledepended too much on their parents to make decisions for them; today youngpeople are better able to make decisions about their own lives.
Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
以上这个写作任务涉及的 “大话题” 是现在的年轻人做决定 (youngpeople make decisions)。但是如果仅仅写现在的年轻人自己作决定有什么好处,肯定不能很好地满足上述评分标准的条要求(effectively address the topic and task)。
识别微话题关键词(Identify Micro-topic Words)
这种类型的词一般是用来细化这个比较“泛”的话题题目,确定具体的写作方向,反映出评分员具体希望从考生的文章中看到的内容,因此它们一般会包含一种观点立场或者是题目论述的修饰成分。下面再来看看TPO 45的独立作文题目。
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
In the past, young peopledepended too much on their parents to make decisions for them; todayyoung people are better able to make decisions about their own lives.
Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
在这个题目中,微话题关键词是 “are better able to”(更有能力)以及“about their own lives” (与自己人生有关),如果各位考生没有找准这两个细化的关键词,很容易将文章方向写偏,因此,我们说写作文的时候要以微话题关键词为出发点。
识别题目指引词(Identify Instruction Words)
相信我们大部分同学都知道独立作文的题目提问类型有:同意与否、二选一(个人偏好)、三选一(最值)。下面以三个TPO 独立作文的题目为例分析具体的写作指引。
TPO 45
Do you agree ordisagree with the following statement?
In the past, young peopledepended too much on their parents to make decisions for them; today youngpeople are better able to make decisions about their own lives.
Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
以上的题目是典型的“Agree or Disagree”类型,要求考生表达自己对于题目论述的看法,并加入具体的原因和例子去作为支撑。按照以上分析思路,如果各位考生选择同意题目立场,就需要去想导致现在的年轻人更有能力做与自己人生有关的决定的原因。
TPO 44
Some people believe that when busy parents do not havea lot of time to spend with their children, the best use of that time is tohave fun playing games or sports. Others believe that it is best to use thattime doing things together that are related to schoolwork. Which of the two approaches do you prefer?Usespecific reasons and examples to support your answer.
以上的题目是典型的“personal preference”(二选一)类型,要求考生从题目描述的两种选择中挑一种,并加入具体的原因和例子去作为支撑。按照以上分析思路,如果各位考生选择同意题目种观点,就需要去想为什么工作忙的学员家属要将有限的空闲时间用来陪学员玩游戏或者做运动。
TPO 43
Imagine that you are in a classroom ora meeting. The teacher or the meeting leader says something incorrect. In youropinion, which of the following is the best thing to do?
1) Interrupt and correct the mistake right away
2) Wait until the class or meeting is over and the people are gone, and thentalk to the teacher or meeting leader
3) Say nothing
Use specificreasons and examples to support your answer.
以上的题目是典型的 “三选一” 类型,要求考生从题目中列举的三种选择挑一种,并加入具体的原因和例子去作为支撑。按照以上分析思路,如果各位考生选择立场2),就需要去想为什么要等到下课或者会后人都离场了才去和导师或领导说。
在托福写作评分标准中条内容就是“有效地回应写作话题和任务”一些同学可能会大概 “扫” 一眼题目就匆匆开始了,觉得写作前花几分钟详细分析题目会浪费时间,但是如果文章写偏题了,被认为是“Your responses is only marginally related to the questionthat was asked.”,即使内容多详细语言水平多高都不能挽救分数的。没有做好审题这一步的同学可能会遇到以下几个问题:
1. 读不全:没有花时间去认真读题目,漏看了论述中的部分词 (尤其是题目篇幅较长时)
2. 读不懂:由于词汇、语法基础不够过硬而误解了题目意思 (特别是题目包含从句时)
3. 读不透:只写了 “大话题”,没有回应具体 “小话题”(忽略了有关修饰词)
以上就是托福写作独立题的审题建议,以及同学们在平时如何练习托福写作题的方法啦,同学们一定要先把评分标准熟记于心哦。想知道
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