新航道名师亲历3.10新托福点评写作
写作
口语部分很快结束,接下来的是最后一项-写作部分。
第一部分综合写作要求概括听力材料反驳阅读材料中关于电子眼(speed camera)作用的观点。 阅读材料认为Speed Camera 有如下作用:1。Warning people to drive more safely; 2. Freeing police force patrolling the highway so that they can do other work; 3 Making courts’ decision on ticket disputes more easily so as to relieve court congestion. 听力材料中的Lecturer 逐条反驳了上述观点。
点评:此题中的读、听材料都采取分条叙述方式,条理性较强,破、立点对应关系明确。但要注意不要单纯概括Lecture要点,还要分析和解释它是如何质疑和反驳阅读材料里的观点的。如Lecture的第一点是:电子眼的出现会使某些司机玩“老鼠逗猫 ”的游戏,即只在电子眼附近减速,在两个电子眼之间的路段就超速。但仅概括这些内容还不够,还要继续阐明上述观点如何有力地质疑了阅读材料中关于电子眼可以督促司机安全驾驶的观点。
独立写作部分要求讨论一个教育问题:Is it more important for a teacher to help students gain self-confidence or to teach them specific knowledge? 题目仍要求Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer
点评:这是一道观点比较题,因此既要“论”,又要“比”:即如果选A,不仅要论述A的重要,还要说明为什么A比B重要。我选择了:帮学生获得自信更重要。理由列了两条:
第一条:A student with high-level self-confidence will study specific knowledge more actively, more wisely and more efficiently. On the contrary, one can hardly find a person who succeeds in a task when he doubts his or her ability.
第二条理由:One may forget most of his or her specific knowledge taught at school, but a trait such as self-confidence formed during the school age may affect and benefit him for his whole life. A teacher is just in the best position to help those young people develop such invaluable traits…….
两篇文章都按时完成,不足的是第二篇余下的检查时间太少,只有两分钟。写作文时本想拿掉耳机,但刚一取下,只听得满屋的敲键声,索性戴着耳机写到了最后。
总结
在Listening、Speaking和Writing三部分,我对其中的听力材料都认真做了笔记。不同的是,Listening Section的笔记注重局部要点和细节; 而Speaking Section和 Writing Section的笔记则偏重于材料观点的记录和整理。
9点钟,考试结束。在确认本次考试有效后,望着大部分还在紧张答题的同学们,我长舒了一口气。走出耕耘楼, 呼吸着夜晚的新鲜空气,回望身后灯火通明的教学楼,我心中默念:Good Luck,Every TOEFLER!