市面上流傳的獨立寫作真題琳琅滿目,但很少會配備詳細解析以及高分示範,很多同學即使拿到了真題,也還是一籌莫展沒有思路,於是,越來越多的真題資料永遠的躺在了電腦中積灰。基於這一情況,TD託福教研組決定不定期為同學們帶來真題剖析,幫助同學們最大化的發揮真題價值。
今天我們結合真題來學習獨立寫作題型的其中一種:絕對詞題目。
什麼叫絕對詞題目?顧名思義,是題目中的表達非常絕對化,最明顯的標誌就是帶有絕對詞。
常見絕對詞如下:
表頻率:always never merely hardly
表示範圍:all any only no/none
表示序數:the first/last the most/best/worst
表示發展:must have to
在處理這一類題目時,可以同意題目中的觀點,並給出對應的理由,也可以選擇不同意,從絕對詞切入,找出反例從而支持自己的立場。我們拿具體的一道題目來分析:
Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Visiting museums is the best way to learn about a country.
Agree
在選擇同意立場時,很多同學會有這樣一個疑慮,題目中的絕對詞我到底需不需要去證明?比如這道題說的是參觀博物館是了解一個國家最好的方法,關於這個「最好的」我們要不要去證明呢?
設想一下,如果要論證這是最好的方法,我們需要把所有其它的了解博物館的方法都推翻,從而證明這是the best way,然而,在短短的30分鐘寫作時間裡,想要把其它所有可能的情況都一一列舉是不太可能的。因此,如果寫同意,我們只需論證visiting museums對於了解一個國家的好處即可。
思路如下:
Claim
It is living history in museums that provides an insight into one country. 了解國家的歷史
Reasoning
Museums are the caretakersof history as much as they offer connections to history that can easily be overlooked in our modern-day life. Everything there has a story to tell. People can easily learn how life looked like and even what people wore and did everyday. 把歷史拆成具體的方面展開
Evidence
Place of Versailles- It represents an age in French history of both France's rise as a fashion and power center as well as the dramatic — and bloody — decline of the monarchy. 可以結合個人去博物館的經歷給出例子
Claim
Visiting museum is the most economical and efficient wayto get a brief understanding about the country. 高效經濟的方法
Reasoning
Most attractions require entrancefee to get in- cost a lot if people want to visit every historic spots around the country. Also, People need to waste a lot of time on the road. Instead, with only one ticket, you can go through this country quickly in museum, which basically have intact collection of the images and memories of this country. 既省去了參觀不同景點的錢,又不需要浪費時間在路上
Disagree
相比同意的立場,這道題目更適合寫反駁立場。因為如果寫同意,我們只能圍繞museums去展開觀點,這樣留給我們發揮的空間就大大縮小了,反之,寫反駁的話,我們只需要去想出2-3個其它了解國家的好方法即可完成這篇文章,這樣大大縮短了我們在考試過程中構思的時間。
需要注意的是,在提出其它方法時,切忌整篇文章不能完全不提visiting museum,如果完全不提及題幹當中的key words,很有可能被判為偏題。那麼我們如何能避免這種情況呢?可以通過每段對比的方法,把自己舉出的了解國家的方法和參觀博物館進行對比論證,或者通過一個讓步段提及。
思路如下:
Claim
When we want to learn about the recent progress of a country, visiting museums can become quite ineffective; rather, it is reading newsthat provides us with current updates. 通過看新聞了解一個國家的時事
Reasoning
Any informationabout the current economic, political, business and social affairs of a country can easily be found in newspaper- 一個國家的經濟、政治、文化等各個方面的信息都可以通過新聞了解到
knowing more about a country through online news and news apps is even more convenient and cost-effective, especially compared to the cost and effort required by visiting museums. 對比參觀博物館,看新聞更方便快捷
Evidence
Just by a keyword search on the website of BBC, within five seconds I am able to find the specific event of Britain that I desire to know. 列舉上網查看某個國家新聞的例子。
Claim
Another way to obtain a detailed understanding of a country is to fully immerse into its environment and become a part of the local community. 融入到當地的環境中
Reasoning
Staying in locals』 house empowers us to learn about the lives of people in there and truly experience their culture and traditions. 【對比】Unlike passively receiving the overwhelming information from museums, homestay is an excellent opportunity to actively absorb knowledge that tends to last longer in our memories. 相比博物館,去當地的社區有更真實的體驗
Evidence
lived in an American’s housefor a week, from which I participated in the arrangement of a Christmas party, listened to the story of the Grinch and the ancient tales of Christmas 講述一個homestay的經歷讓你了解到了當地的事情。
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以上為絕對詞題目兩個立場的正確解鎖方式,同學們在今後遇到其它相同類型的絕對詞題目時也可以運用相近的思路去處理。
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