3/15 J2TOEFL機經獨立寫作紅字題參考答案 - 英檢

大家好，我是Rosa，這幾天剛好有點空檔，以下是針對J2 TOEFL 3/15,3/16機經裡獨立
寫作紅字題的審題想點參考答案。


需要J2 TOEFL機經的版友，可以到J2 TOEFL社團下載3/15,3/16的小範圍機經。


1. For a business to be successful, more money must be put in
advertising. 20130125NA

keyword: successful business=> advertising

Agree:

a. In order to be successful, a business should have a strong brand
name, which is often built up through advertising.
For example, McDonalds racked up $963 million in ad spend last year.
As a result, it is one of the strongest brands in the world. That is, even
toddlers are able to recognize that big yellow 'M,' and the word itself is
synonymous with fast food and burgers.


b. Loyal consumers play an indispensable role in successful
businesses. Therefore, businesses should definitely invest more money
in advertising.
Take Apple for an instance. Due to good advertising, Apple sends a strong
message to people who lead a busy lifestyle, enjoy a good social status, and
earn good salary. Hence, as a well-know saying goes, "Once an Apple user,
there is simply no going back." In other words, loyal consumers usually adore
Apple products and purchase iPhones, iPads, and Macbooks.


c. When a business wishes to be successful, it should also make its
products well-known. That is, advertising can educate the customers
on product usages through repeat exposure.
For instance, FarEastone, a famous local telecommunication company, spends
millions of NT dollars on TV advertising. Furthermore, the ads place emphasis
on being able to reach family members who live far away for free. Thus, when
people want to talk to their families living abroad, they immediately think
of the products FarEastone offer.


2. Technology designed to make people's lives simpler actually often
turns out to make people's lives more complicated. 20100926CN

Keyword: technology =>simpler, more complicated

Agree:

a. Technology actually deprives people nowadays of their free time.
For example, in the past, after work, people can enjoy all their free time.
On the other hand, in modern society, after work, people are often harassed
continuously by their bosses through line, whatsapp, Facebook, etc.


b. Technology creates more misunderstandings.
For instance, before people used to meet face to face and talk directly about
their problems. As a result, every emotion and movement is crystal clear.
On the contrary, nowadays people mostly use line or other apps to communicate,
usually only sending one or two cute emotion icons to express their mood.
Thus, by using technology, people might easily misunderstand the real intention
of their friends and family.


c. People tend to rely too much on technology,
resulting in more complicated problems.
Take my own experience as an example. In the past, I don't use computers or
cell phones much. Therefore, when my laptop breaks down, I do not sweat.
However, nowadays, I literally freak out when my mobile goes dead because I
depend too much on these modern technological devices.



Disagree:

a. Technology makes our lives much more convenient.

舉科技幫忙節省時間的例子。

b. Technology solves a lot of our daily problems.

迷路時可以直接看google map，很快抵達目的地。

c. Technology makes it easier to stay in touch with others.

透過科技，與朋友隨時保持連絡，更新近況。



3. Which way do you think is the best for a student to make new
friends. a.joining a sports team, b. participate in community activities,
c. traveling. 20120505NA

Keyword: student => make new friends

可以想一下，學生有什麼特性？etc. lazy, poor, bored?

容易交新朋友可能的情境？長時間相處、革命感情、共同興趣、輕鬆氣氛？



三選一的題目類型近期相當熱門，卻往往是同學比較無從著手的，此題型有兩種解題思維：

其一、選擇任一個，試著讓另外兩者的優勢也包含在裡面。

其二、選擇任一個，試著講其他兩者沒有的優點。



joining a sports team:

a. It is evidently the best for students to make new acquaintances
through participating in a sports team because they tend to have more
common interests.
To be more specific, it would be much easier for them to start small talks.
For example, when students go volunteering, they meet all kinds of people with
a variety of interests. Hence, usually they do not know what to say. On the
other hand, when students meet other team members who like sports just as
much as they do, they can easily chat about their favorite basketball player,
the recent result of HBL, etc.


b. Students tend to make new friends easier by taking part in a sports
team because they share a more specific consensus.
That is, they want to defeat the other team. Take the basketball team of
Song Shan Senior High for an instance. The students often have prep talks
from their coach before they play basketball. They also give each other high
fives when team mates score. Apparently, they share a strong bond together.


c. When students join a sports team, they often spend more time
together. As a result, it is easier to make new friends.
For instance, when students go traveling, most of the time they talk to their
companions, and seldom interact with strangers. Even when they do, they do not
spend long periods of time together. Now, with sports activity, it is a whole
different matter. Clearly, students practice for long hours after school each
day with their team mates. Therefore, they have got immeasurable amount of time
to interact and make new friends.


4. Should the government support artists or should the artists support

themselves? 20121116NA

Keyword: government=>support artists

想點：artist需要什麼？他們可以為政府帶來什麼？可以自己取得資源還是由政府給？
政府支持有甚麼好處壞處？自己自足有甚麼好處壞處？

Opinion: government should support artists

a. Art displays the characteristic of a society. Therefore, the
government should support artists.
For example, a Taiwanese painter, Huang Yon-Tsan, is good at drawing paintings
of the hectic lifestyle in Taipei. That is to say, through his art, people get
a glimpse of peoples' daily routine in modern Taiwanese society. Furthermore,
Picasso depicted a society which placed emphasis on leisure and on sitting
around drinking tea with beautiful women. Through his art, people can imagine
what life was like at that period in France.


b. Art can provide citizens with entertainment. As a result, the
government should sponsor artists.
For instance, after a long week of work, people often go to art exhibitions
and discuss various pieces of great work together with family and friends.
To be more specific, art help lift the mood of people and give them a lot of
pleasure. Apparently, as far as the government is concerned, supporting
artists can bring crucial benefits to its people.


c. When artists support themselves, they might spend all their
time earning a living, instead of improving their works.
Take my personal experience as an example. My cousin is an extremely talented
artist. However, he worked day and night in restaurants trying to make ends
meet. Eventually, he did not have time for painting and gave up.


5. Although science and technology will continue to improve, the most
significant improvement for the quality of people's lives have already
taken place. 20120922CN = 20110311NA

Keyword: quality of people's lives=> most significant improvement

Disagree: 講三個仍然有許多進步空間的面向，三個理由盡量要不一樣。

a. As medical science continue improving, the quality of people's
lives will improve significantly.
For instance, although there are a lot of medicine targeted for rare diseases
nowadays, there are still numerous illnesses which remain incurable to this
very day, such as AIDS, cancer, etc. Just imagine what the world would be like
if there are accessible treatment for each kind of STD.


b. Telecommunication will also serve an indispensable role in making
people's lives much better than nowadays.
For example, twenty years ago, people seriously couldn't imagine the fact that
almost every person plays with a smart phone on public transportation nowadays
. Yet undeniably, there are still a lot of room for improvement when it comes
to the speed and quality of telecommunication devices. Indeed, in the future,
people might be able to accomplish much more issues through high quality
devices.


c. In the near future, cheap sustainable energy will surely take people
to a whole different era.
Take solar energy for an example. Solar energy not only is infinite, it is
also free. Due to these two features, scientists have paid a great deal of
attention to it these recent years. Once people figure out how to concentrate
the energy in a much more cost-effective approach, it would save up a lot of
daily expenses on transportation and maintenance bills.



Agree: 可以想一個你覺得徹底改變生活的科技發展，如網路。然後在以下三個中間段落
分別從不同面向去分析，譬如：改變人們日常生活的行為、影響人與人互動的關係、
改變我們看待自己的方式等等。



審題時，請先抓好關鍵字，試著從Who出發？對象是誰？有什麼特性？
關心的是什麼？再去看What？現在要做甚麼決定？依照人物的特性去思考他
可能有的行為和判斷。


想點時，請盡量從不同面向去寫。同學常在獨立寫作裡面犯的毛病是三個點想得太類似。
這樣重疊性太高，說服力就不強。


假如你覺得審題想點好難，這是正常的。那麼，我會建議你先試著寫出concept
map，也就是你的觀點、三個支持的理由、以及簡單例子的keyword，再下筆。
如果卡住的話，不妨上網google題目找找其他網友寫的作文，試著分析對方觀點的好壞，
比較一下自己與對方理由的好壞。



最終，托福要考的是你獨立批判以及表達自我觀點的能力。這是需要練習的。
別忘了現在努力練的審題與想點能力會再將來出國念研究所、交換學生時發揮相當大的
幫助！大家加油喔！祝這周末要考試的同學順利，平常心，好好發揮實力！:D


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