与综合写作不同,独立写作要求考生就某个观点提出自己的看法,并进行充分的论证。今天小编就给大家介绍下托福独立写作的形式和十大话题。
独立写作的形式一般为“do you agree or disagree with the following statement …”(你是否同意下面的论断……),要求考生对题目给出的论断表明自己的观点,然后写出具体的理由和细节来支持自己的观点,写作的字数是300词以上,考试时间为30分钟。题目给出的论断主要涉及以下十大类的话题。
①成功类话题:in order to achieve success, we must be more like others than be different from others.
②工作类话题:people should take a secure job immediately when finding one instead of waiting for the job that they find more satisfying.
③金钱类话题:most businesspeople are motivated by the desire for money.
④科技类话题:telephone has had greater effects on people’s lives than tv.
⑤教育类话题:to improve the quality of education, universities should spend more money on professors’ salaries.
⑥朋友类话题:getting advice from friends who are older than you is better than getting advice from friends who are of the same age as yours.
⑦环境类话题:most of the environmental issues are too complicated today. individuals cannot do anything about them.
⑧政府类话题:the most important thing that the government can do in improving health care is to clean the environment.
⑨媒体类话题:advertising is a waste of time and money because customers already know what they want.
⑩动物类话题:more and more people are spending money on their pets, even though there can be other good ways to spend money.