2015年3月9日月曜日

TOEFL, iBT, Independent Writing, What sort of setting would you like for your home, a traditional house in the county or an urban apartment building built in a modern style? -rewrite-


Writing Topic
What sort of setting would you like for your home, a traditional house in the county or an urban apartment building built in a modern style? Use specific reasons and details to support your choice.


Let’s think
I have seen quite a few students write, in answering this question, “I would like to live in a high-tech mansion in a resort.” The honest conclusion for most of us would be something like this image, but discussing the conditions given in the writing topic would also be a good idea to write a good essay on this topic.

A traditional house in the county and an urban apartment building in a modern style are two ultimate images of housing. Would you like to have a relaxed life close to nature or would you like to spend every day in an atmosphere that stimulates all of your senses?  Which do you prioritize in your life, nature or civilization? Which would you prefer, an idyllic setting or urban setting?


Hints for points
Brainstorm characteristics of each choice, juxtaposing them point by point.

Traditional house in the country
Modern apartment in a city
environment
full of nature, good for the health
constantly changing, noisy, polluted
lifestyle
relaxing, slow-paced, monotonous
exciting, fast-paced
convenience
low prices
automobile society
safer
many means of transportation
varieties of shops, restaurants
many hospitals, schools
cultural facilities
relationship
intimate, warm, strong ties
dry, individualistic, freer
people
same kind of people
many relatives
carefree, relaxed, down-to-earth
conservative
Disparate
many strangers
alert, ambitious
open-minded, progressive


Two ways of dealing with opposite ideas (Two types of body structures for a choice question)
Try either of the following two ways of dealing with choices in the writing topic to make a framework of the body of your full essay.

Comparing choices point by point
 You write about both choices comparing and contrasting them point by point.
   e.g.
   (1) Point 1: Comparison of the environment, convenience, and security
   (2) Point 2: Comparison of the leisure activities
   (3) Your preference (choice)

Developing images of each choice
You write about each choice separately.
    e.g.
    (1) About living in a traditional house in the county
    (2) About living in an urban apartment building built in a modern style
    (3) Your preference (choice)

A framework note of the body of your essay

(1)   



(2)   



(3)   



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