Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Purpose of Education . You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words according to the following guidelines:
Some people say one’s education should be tailored to meet social demand.
Others argue that one should be educated to fulfill one’s own dream.
What’s your opinion about the purpose of education?
審題立意
1. 導語解讀:要求考生寫一篇關于“教育的目的”的文章。
2. 文章立意:教育的目的是什么?對此一直以來都有爭論。個人認為,教育應該兼顧個人理想和社會需求。
寫作思路
1. 第一段以問句開頭,圍繞問句引出正反雙方的觀點。
2. 第二段從作者觀點出發(fā),深入闡述教育的目的。
3. 第三段重申主題,深化讀者對主題的認識。
參考范文
The Purpose of Education
What does education aim for? 1 This is a topic which is usually talked about. Some believe that education should be tailored to meet social needs. However, others hold that the purpose of education is to help educatees realize their personal dreams. 2
In my opinion, education should give consideration to both social needs and personal dreams. 3 Firstly 4 , education should try to meet social needs in order to promote the sustained and healthy development of our society. We should be guided by the demands of society, establish the scientific education system, and form the virtuous circle in which education serves society and society nurtures education. Furthermore 4 , in the long run, education should respect educatees’ personal dreams and cultivate talents with innovation consciousness because they are decisive forces which push the society forward.
To sum up, education should take both social needs and personal dreams into consideration. Neither of them can be sacrificed at the cost of the other. Only with the combination of the two can we make a successful and meaningful education. 5
教育的目的
教育的目的是什么?這是人們經常說起的話題。有些人認為,教育應該為滿足社會需求而量身打造,而另一些人認為,教育應該以幫助受教育者實現(xiàn)個人理想為目的。
我個人認為,教育應該兼顧社會需求和個人理想。首先,教育要努力滿足社會需求,促進社會持續(xù)健康發(fā)展。以社會需求為導向,構建科學的教育體系,形成教育服務社會、社會反哺教育的良性循環(huán)。此外,從長遠來說,教育應該尊重受教育者的個人理想,培養(yǎng)出有創(chuàng)新意識的人才,因為他們是推動社會向前發(fā)展的決定性力量。
總而言之,教育需要把社會需求和個人的理想都考慮進去。這二者之間任何一方都不應該以犧牲另一方為代價。只有二者結合的教育才是成功而有意義的。
范文點評
1. 首句以問句開篇,圍繞此問句為中心展開討論。
2. 從兩個不同角度對問句進行回答。
3. 給出個人觀點,并對首段提出的觀點加以總結。
4. 從兩方面加以論證。
5. 總結段把前面的討論推向一個高潮,突出主題。
要點用法
tailor v. 專門制作,訂做
educatee n. 受教育者
sustained adj. 持續(xù)的
virtuous circle 良性循環(huán)
nurture v. 養(yǎng)育,培養(yǎng)
cultivate v. 培養(yǎng)
innovation consciousness 創(chuàng)新意識
decisive adj. 決定性的
sacrifice v. 犧牲;獻祭
句法點評
1. We should be guided by the demands of society, establish the scientific education system, and form the virtuous circle in which education serves society and society nurtures education.
此處使用了介詞+關系代詞引導的定語從句,in which相當于關系副詞where。
2. Only with the combination of the two can we make a successful and meaningful education.