托福独立写作两步四句开篇法
托福独立写作两步四句开篇法
我们写作最重要的一步就是审题，审题关系到整个文章思路的确定，而审题准确有否最直接的体现就是文章的开篇段。
一般来说，开篇段落的写作可分为两大步骤：
第一步就是用简洁明了的句子对原题目的意思进行同义替换;
第二步是提出自己的观点。
这两大步骤细化起来可以概括为四句话：
第一句，采用同义替换的方式对原题目的意思进行更改，当然是“形变神不变”;
第二句，对题目的意思进行解释
第三句，提出自己的观点;
第四句，概括自己所提出观点的理由，引起下文。
案例1：误解原意思
Do you agree or disagree: Because people are busy with doing so many things, they can do few things well?
Original：
Some people may hold the view that they are able to do things well even if they are busy with doing so many things simultaneously or during a given period. Although plausible at the first glance, I disagree with the statement. Depending on my own personal experience and personality, I firmly maintain that people can do few things well when they are busy with doing so many things. My arguments of this opinion are listed as follows.
解析：
文章第一句话不是对原题目意思进行解释，而是采用采取了和原意思相反的做法来进行题目诠释;第二句表明自己对误解题目的观点;第三句话对自己的观点进行近一步的解释;
第四句一个过渡性的句子。开篇内容安排倒是很好，但是作者犯了误解原题目意思的错误导致后面整个文字都做了无用功。
Revised：
When people are engaged in a large extent of work simultaneously, they will not be able to perform all of them perfectly. Just imagine how terrible it will be: too many jobs need to be done by the same person in a given time. Once such a picture appears in my mind, I feel dizzy. To me, it is impossible to do everything well with the limited energy and many others factors .Therefore , I agree with the statement too many things to be done at the same time cause few to be well done . The reasons are as follow.
Revised：
第一句话对原题目意思进行了很好的诠释;第二、三句话进一步解释原题目;第四句话提出自己的观点;第五句话过渡性句子引起下文。
案例2 ：语言罗嗦，绕弯子给出自己观点，浪费时间
Some young adults want independence from their parents as soon as possible. Other young adults prefer to live with their families for a longer time. Which of these situations do you think is better? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
original：
With the development of science and technology, people’s living standard has been improving day by day. According to the family plan, one couple could have only one child. So child becomes the center of the whole family. Some of them are even spoiled. Therefore, I think it is better if the young adult could live independent from their parents as soon as possible.
解析：
这个开头看似没有任何问题，但是仔细分析就会发现很多
问题。首先，作者绕了个大弯才给出自己的观点。其次，观点是对原题目的抄写，改动的比较少。最后，开篇缺少引起下文的过渡句。更大的错误是这个开头更像是一个全文主要观点的一个分论点。
Revised:
As we all know, some young adults have the sense of independence in a special period so that they want to choose to live apart from their family, while others still choose to stay with parents in the family. Family can provide young adults a warm bay where he or she could turn to whenever any problems arise. However, considering the sound development of the young adult both mentally and physically, I think to live independently the earlier, the better. Independence is a lesson that each of us must face one day. The detailed reasons are listed below.
解析：
第一句话诠释原题目意思;第二句话进一步解释第一句话;
第三句话提出自己的观点;第四句话解释自己的观点，引出下文。
托福独立写作开篇第一段是整个文章的主机调，这个部分如果出现问题整个文章就会黯然失色。
托福综合写作3分钟阅读环节3大注 意事项不可不知 众所周知，托福综合写作的整个流程是比较复杂的，考生需要先在3分钟内读完一段阅读文字，之后再停一段听力录音，之后再根据之前读过和听到的内容进行*写作。下面就和大家分享托福综合写作3分钟阅读环节3大注意事项不可不知，来欣赏一下吧。 托福综合写作3分钟阅读环节3大注意事项不可不知 托福综合写作阅读环节注意事项：阅读不能只看段落首尾句3分钟时间看阅读内容，而阅读内容的篇幅还不短，在这种情况下很多同学会感受到一定的时间压力，也因此会下意识地就把做托福阅读的快速读*技巧给使用出来，也就是大家很熟悉的*各段落只看段落开头和结尾句子的做法。对于托福阅读*来说，这种做法的确能够有效帮助考生提升阅读和理解*的速度。但对于托福综合写作的阅读却并非如此。 大家需要明白的是，托福综合写作的阅读内容和之后的听力内容是存在很强的对应关系性的。也就是说阅读*中每一个分论点的论述，都会在听力中被逐一反驳，而反驳的就是这些分论点
在具体论证分析过程中存在的逻辑漏洞。而这些具体论述的内容一般不会在各个段落的首尾句子中出现，都是在段落当中展开的。如果大家只盯着各个段落的首尾句看，虽然能很快看完全文，但因为缺乏对其中论述过程中的了解，就会给之后听力中记录反驳观点以及写作中阐述论点矛盾带来很大的不便，省一时之力却后患无穷，实在不是明智之举。 正确做法是尽可能提升整体阅读速度，保证在3分钟内较为完整地把整个阅读部分的内容都看一遍，并辅助以笔记记录下论述的细节和重点，为之后的听力和写作提供参考信息。这样才能有效保证对综合写作中阅读部分包含信息较为准确全面的抓取 和把握。 托福综合写作阅读环节注意事项：阅读1论点3理由不是固定结构 做过一些托福综合写作题目的同学可能会注意到，托福综合写作中阅读部分的结构是较为固定的，一般来说都是1个论点+3个理由的构成形式，当然这也符合标准学术性*的结构模式。但大家也不要想当然的认为所有托福综合写作的阅读部分就一定 都是这样的结构了。 根据讨论话题的不同变化，这种1+3的结构也有可能是1个话题主题+3种不同理论的展开，或是1个事物主体+3个问题缺点的形式。而由于对这些较为少见的结构缺乏足够的认识和了
如何写托福独立写作的主题句 在托福独立写作部分应该包括开头段、中间段、结尾段这三大部分。因此每一段都应该有一个主题句，那么应该如何写托福独立写作的主题句呢?下面前程百利小编就为考生详细分析。 主题句的要求 构建主题句的最基本的要求应该是“不偏离总论点、言简意赅、不相互包含和不互为因果”，细细探究这些写作要求，它们其实是围绕着“论述逻辑性”、“句子单词数”和“说服力强弱”而存在的。换言之，只有做到了这三点，主题句才算比较好的主题句。 严格按照这些要求所写出来的主题句，在逻辑维度绝对是严谨的，能够让考官对考生的理解力给予肯定;在篇幅维度一定是简洁的，能够让考官对考生的概括力给予肯定;最后，在表述维度必须是多元的，能够让考官对考生的思辨力给予肯定。 案例分析 例如，托福写作-学习和教育 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?All students should be required to study art and music in secondary school. 高中学生必须学习音乐和艺术吗? 题目分析： 尽管All是绝对修饰词，不过要注意，是secondary school(中学)。所以，不妨同意。因为仍然处于义务教育(compulsory education)阶段。
范文主题句分析： 在本道题目中是同意学生应该学习艺术和音乐，因此我们应该从学习音乐和艺术的好处着手。所谓的主题段跟作文的大纲极为相似，如果把作文的每一个主题段都确定下来，作文的大纲也就有了。 在本篇独立写作的主体部分有三个段落：每个段落的主题句如下， Studying art and music makes a person more diverse and thoughtful.在这句话中说到学生学习艺术和音乐使人更加多样化并且思考方式更加周全，呼应了主题的应该让学生学习音乐和艺术。 These subjects give the students an outlet for expressing their turbulent emotions during puberty.这些课程让学生释放他们在青春期的骚动。 Viewing art and listening to music are excellent ways to relax.欣赏艺术和听音乐是放松的最好方式。 这三个主题无论从逻辑上还是从结构篇幅上都符合要求。从逻辑方面来看，跟文章主题切合，不偏题，都从学习艺术和音乐的好处出发;从字数上看，句子没有太长都在20单词以内，体现了学生的概括能力。从说服力方面来看，第一个从音乐能提高能力方面，第二个从同学们的需求方面，第三个从学生的生理和心理方面论述了学习音乐和艺术的益处，具有很强的说服力。这样的主题段是符合考官要求的，因此考生在写主题段的时候也要这样写，才有可能取得高分。 以上就是如何写托福独立写作的主题句的相关内容。希望通过以上分析考生可以参考一下，多多进行实践，争取写出符合考官口味的作文!
综合作文：270字以上 总结听力材料summarize the lecture: The speaker talks about The lecture discusses/is mainly discussing The professor made the point that 引出要点introduce key points: First/second/third First/then/another point is that Or express the key point directly in a topic sentence. 引出例子introduce examples or reasons: For example (instance)/one example is/such as/that is 增加例子add examples or reasons: Next/Furthermore/another example is/in addition 对比观点Shw contrast between ideas: However/In contrast/on the contrary/on the other hand/but 精彩opening: 1) The lecture discusses…which differs from the main idea in the reading that… 2) The professor made the point that…. The reading does not discuss this point. Another important point is that…, but the reading does not d iscuss the point. Finally, the Professor stated that…. In general, the Professor discusses problems of…that the reading does not include. 3) According to the lecture, ….On the other hand/while the reading stated that… The professor made the point that…. On the contrary/however/in contrast, the writer demonstrated an idea that… The lecture supports/illustrates the idea that… The lecture contradicts/refutes/is in contrary to/is the opposite of the idea that… 对材料的指称： The speaker/lecturer/professor/listening material/lecture
托福独立写作高分范文4 ● 绝对词型 185题库 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents are the best https://www.doczj.com/doc/5d18879798.html,e specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Obviously, in most cases the earliest teachers people have are their parents, and parents are generally most concerned about the development of their children. However, it is not completely true to say that parents are the best teachers. Parents may, nevertheless, help their children much more than do good teachers. Most parts of children education are virtually beyond teachers' reaches. It is parents that supplement. Psychology studies have shown us that parents' love sometimes has astonishingly magic power to their children. Forest Gump's mother is a good example. On the other hand, parents might do their children harm more than do bad teachers as well. The natures of those children whose parents have misbehaviors are often severely distorted. In reality, not all parents are good teachers. As normal individuals, some parents more or less have some bad habits. Even though parents almost instinctively devote themselves to cultivating their offspring, the outcome might turn out to be disappointment, for all children tend to unconsciously or subconsciously copy everything including bad ones from their parents. Another deficiency of parents as teachers is the fact that most parents are lack of common senses of education. All too often we observe some parents tend to pursue their cherished but failed dream by forcing their children to develop in a prearranged direction. Ironically, when their children do not follow the instructions, the children will be regarded as disobedient or allegedly rebellious. In fact, it is parents rather than their children that virtually disobey common senses. Moreover, some parents are qualified as good teachers, but not all of them are the best ones. When children are in the preliminary school, it is not surprising that parents are perhaps capable of teaching their children almost every subject even better than professional teachers in the school. But the situation will not last long. We live in a world where knowledge is accumulated by multiplying and at the same time becomes more and more specialized. Therefore, to be a professional in a certain field today takes much longer time than has ever been before. No parent is able to be professional in all fields, though they might be experts in one or more fields. Wise parents often release rather than charge their children as early as possible. They are aware of the possibility outside the family. In a word, it is rather superficial to simply say that parents are the best teachers.(403)
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托福独立写作高分开头写作方法 好的开端等于成功的一半，所以托福写作如果能写好开头，你的作文也能奠定下高分的基础。今天和大家分享托福独立写作高分开头写作方法,希望能帮助到大家，来欣赏一下吧。 托福独立写作高分开头写作方法 一.先根据话题铺设背景 在独立写作的背景铺垫中，首先我们需要明晰独立写作常考的15个topic，其中包括education，technology，sports等。在审题、理解题意之后，可以适当定位关键词进行文题分析和头脑风暴，进行社会背景定位。 示范：Increasingly，under the backdrop of the fierce social competition and the need for searching for individual growth，people especially employees show great concern to their career development. 二.确定观点 此步骤一定不要直接抄写原题。结合第一句的背景铺垫，可适当改写题目，引出有争议性的argument。 三.表明自己针对话题的立场
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托福写作段落衔接的五种方法 段落的实现 ⑴例证法每个理由后面必须同时有例子每篇文章至少两个例子 提出论点-列举事例-分析事例-得出结论-(重述论点)我认为-因为我觉得-比如说-你看 举例之后一定要强调这样的例子不胜枚举。。。 Abraham Lincoln ⑵因果法提出论点-原因-分析条件(如果这样会有什么好处/坏处，而这正是我们所需要/担心的)-得出结果 Lead to/result in result from Because of/due to/thanks to/owing to/by reason of/on account of For 表示“因为”时不能放在句首 Because/for/since/as As a result/outcome/consequence of In consequence/in the end/consequently Therefore/thereby/hence/thus(副词) So(连词) ⑶比较对照法(整体、分项比较)
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托福独立写作开篇段写法 开头1：现象+题目改写+作者观点 现象：提出一种普遍现象或值得关注的现象(紧扣论题)作为背景 例如：Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents should reward their children with money for the high grades. A: To some extent, scoring high at school might indicate a promising future. Thus, grades are commonly accept as a reliable criterion to evaluate the potential in a student. In the unprecedentedly competitive society today, most parents are having high ambitions for their children. In order to realize these glamorous expectations, they would spare no cost. A number of parents choose to reward their children with money if they manage to achieve high marks. As far as I am concerned, there are more defects than merits lying in such a measure. 例如：Some people prefer to work for a large company. Others prefer to work for a small company. Which would you prefer? Use specific reasons and details to support your choice. A: In today’s increasingly vigorous job market, two-way selection has become a most typical mode of employment. Both job hunters and employing units are facing equal chances of mutual-assessment. Such a hiring mode marks the noticeable progress of modern economy. Blessed with a large source of job offers, candidates have the freedom to decide which employer suits them best. Some prefer to work for small companies, while others are in favor of larger ones. If I were a job hunter, I would definitely choose a large enterprise. 开头2：事例+背景+题目改写+作者论点 事例：1. 媒体(电视，电台，报纸，杂志和网络)的报道 2. 自己，朋友，邻居，同事的事例 例如：Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? In the past, people were friendlier than they are today. A: In my childhood, my grandma used to tell me many stories about their “good old days”. They have all been etched deep in my mind. I could never forget them, even down to the smallest details. Those stories illustrated that the relationships between people at that time seemed to be purer and closer. As time goes by, society has undergone dramatic changes and so have people’s feelings towards each other. Realizing this, I have gradually accepted the reality of these changes. Indeed, people in the past were friendlier than people are now. 新通教育
托福写作的评分标准 The TOEFL test uses automated scoring to complement human scoring for the two tasks in the Writing section. Combining human judgment for content and meaning, and automated scoring for linguistic features, ensures consistent, quality scores. 由此可见，TOEFL的综合写作以及独立写作评分同时使用机器自动评分和人工评分，其中，人工评分看的是文章的内容和意义，而机器 评分看的是文章的语言特征。之所以采取两种评分方式，是为了保证 评分的一致性和质量。 那么我们来看看辛勤劳作的机器是怎么工作的吧： (一)审查语言特征 从ETS官网的描述中能够看出托福写作会有机器专门来看文章的 语言，而机器看语言跟人工看语言是有区别的。人在看文章语言的时 候多半还是以印象为主，而不会去细致数每一个单词，也不会去计算 文章有多少个句子。但如果是机器评分，机器能够更精确地计算出文 本中的语言特征。来看看ETS官网对机器评分具体会看的语言特征的 描述： The e-rater engine predicts essay scores based on features related to writing quality, including： errors in grammar (e.g., subject-verb agreement) usage (e.g., preposition selection) mechanics (e.g., capitalization) style (e.g., repetitious word use) discourse structure (e.g., presence of a thesis statement, main points)
2017年托福写作真题 2017.1.7 You are helping to select a leader for a student organization or a group. Do you think a person's honest is the most important characteristic for being a leader? for a student organization or a group限定作用 2017.1.14 As a student of university that has a long break between university semesters, the university requires all students to do one of the following for one month during the break: 1.Students must take a course on the subject that has no direct connection to their majors of study (For example, a student majoring in engineering may take course in fine arts or social science.) 2.Students must volunteer to work in the university’ s city or their hometowns to improve some aspects of life of the city or their own town. (For example, students may help local primary school children with their homework.) Which one do you think is more beneficial for students in their university? Why? Given detailed examples and reasons. Use your OWN words, do NOT use memorized examples. that has a long break between university semesters 限定作用 2017.2.8 Sometimes we are assigned to work in a group on a project. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The group will be helped more by person who will be willing to do what other group members want than by person who often strongly insists that things should be done in a way that is different from what the group wants to do. 二选一 2017.2.25 Do you agree or disagree: The way people dresses are a good indication of his or her personality or character? Agree: 1.最直观的品质（1）风格是个社会银还是潮男他的喜好 （2）对一些的东西的喜欢颜色冷热 2.生活的态度（1）能好好打理自己积极面对生活 （2）对穿衣服很考究对其他事也很严格 Disagree:1.衣服并不能看出来（1）太忙了并不想浪费时间在穿衣上 （2）父母朋友随便送的 （3）职业限定 （4）不能通过一件事分析不同的人不同见解 2.喜欢的事情更能看出来（1）书是一个深奥坚持 （2）学科teacher—喜欢小孩外向程序员—内向… 通过接触可以发现（1）紧急想法 二选一 2017.2.26 Rather than help children with their schoolwork, parents should encourage their children do their work independently. 1.应该1对学习好（1）会自己找到错误（2）自己找的错误印象深刻更能理解 2培养能力（1）自己去完成独立思考的能力未来。 （2）去找人合作沟通的能力 责任感自己的事情负责对父母好（1）忙（2）教材创新 不应该1对学习好（1）孩子太小不能独立克服困难家长的帮助更高效 （2）家长更有知识讲一些延伸 2对小孩好（1）体验家庭的关爱增强关系家庭和睦 （2）防止他们抄袭 二选一
Independent Writing I.A or B 开头 An increasing number of people begin to realize/complain/question that... OR:The majority of people tend to have a favorable/an unfavorable attitude towards something OR:XXX has now caused wide public concern OR:When it comes to...people often consider... The thing is,which XXX,A or B,(is a more efficient mean of learning/what do we mean by)? People may give various answers to this question. OR：Ask people…and they may give a diverse of answers based on their individual value systems Some believe that…while others/some claim… On balance,my favor goes to A. 正文 To begin with,I concede that B serves as an independent factor in(a successful education)/is of great value/B is superior to A since After all, However compelling these cases may sound,B is not without its problems. OR:However compelling these cases may sound,they cannot overshadow the significant role that A plays in XX. For example, In this sense, Therefore,too much emphasis on B is actually dangerous/harmful and may go contrary to our primary purpose of On the other hand,A can address/respond to some people’s needs that B cannot For one thing, For another, 结尾 In the final analysis,it is true that both A and B are part and parcel of X.However,considering the potential problems resulted from B and the great benefits of A,I believe it is sensible to(choose A) II.Agree or Disagree 开头 An increasing number of people begin to realize/complain/question that... OR:The majority of people tend to have a favorable/an unfavorable attitude with something 托福专业1对1在线培训机构【TPO小站】【保100分】
GET经典做题答题模式， 稳拿基础分！ 新SAT的短文涉及阅读一篇原文，然后写篇短文对原文进行分析。得分包括阅读理解（reading）、分析(analysis)和写作（writing）三部分。每部分满分四分。考试时间50分钟。 第一部分：阅读技巧（萃取材料） 1.先读短文后作文题目，标出关键词句，搞清楚靶子在哪里； 2.阅读原文标题，标出作者和原文标题，以备引用； 3.标出原文中的引句、反问句； 4.在每个段落旁边注明此段落属性：话题、论据、风格、说服方式、写作技巧； 5.标出中心思想或话题（main ideas or claim）的句子； 6.标出可以引用的句子。 第二部分：分析和构思（组合材料）
步骤（一）：把论据分组，整理出一组最合适作文题目的论据（Evidence）和要说明的议题（Claim），建立逻辑关系； 步骤（二）：在这组的论据里，提出所用的风格、说服方式、写作技巧（Stylistic, persuasive elements : word choice, appeals to emotion)的具体应用和达到的效果； 步骤（三）：对原文的诉求和具体论述方法作个总结: 作文的中心思想。 具体做法： 1.把原文中的论据分类，分出可分类的论据和通用的论据； 2.取出最有力的一类论据（evidence）和通用论据建立与中心思想或某个话题（Main idea 或Claim ）的关系。用线条把它们连接起来； 3.理出原文的开头、结尾或某一段落的具体方法和技巧。标记在段落旁边。标出可以引用的原文句子； 4.深入分析原文中要用的一组证据和Claim 的关联和逻辑，所用的风格、说服方式、写作技巧（Stylistic, persuasive elements : word choice, appeals to emotion)的具体做法和效果。标记在旁边。同时标出准备引用的原文句子；
为了帮助大家高效备考托福，为大家带来托福TPO49独立写作题目文本+满分范文，希望对大家备考有所帮助。 托福TPO49独立写作题目原文： Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The ability to maintain friendships with a small number of people over a long period of time is more important for happiness than the ability to make many new friends easily. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. 托福TPO49独立写作满分范文： Friendship and kinship contribute a lot to one’s happiness. Then, the question goes, “does the ability to main long-term friendships with a small number of people matters more than the ability to make many new friends easily?” My answer is “yes”. First of all, old friends usually show stronger loyalty than those newly-acquainted fellows. That means, no matter what happens, these friends would always stand by your side and provide you with supports unconditionally. However, this merit are usually missing in short-term friendship. Last year when I was in hospital, 2 of my old friends took turns to take care of me, accompanying me to endure the very hard time. However, few of my “wide-range” new friends even came to visit me. It is clearly that long-term friendship is much more reliable and the ability to main such kind of relationship is more critical. In addition, old friends tend to show more understanding of you, being familiar with your hobbies, interests and some other peculiarities. So, it is usually more comfortable for me to be with my old friends. For instance, I am lactose intolerant and every time when I have dinner with my old friends, they would skip anything that contains milk or cheese, ordering food based on my favor. Contrary to my old friends’ consideration, those newly-acquainted fellows are inclined to show surprise about my intolerance and still pick the food of lactose they prefer. So, to me, old friends are much more considerate and contribute more to my happiness. Admittedly, the ability to make new friends easily are quite important for a person to get new ideas, broadening their views from different groups of people. However, compared with the ability to maintain long-term friendship, it still plays a less significant role for one’s happiness. To sum up, one’s happiness is consist of various parts, including self-achievement, security and etc. And I believe long-term friendship is of higher