Writing Topic
2
Some people are always in a hurry to go places and get things done.
Other people prefer to take their time and live life at a slower pace. Which do
you prefer? Use specific reason and examples to support your answer.
☆Let’s think
1.
Share reasons why you are always in a hurry or prefer to take time
with those who have the same preference as yours.
2.
Ask questions of those who have the opposite preference in how
fast to get things done such as “Don’t you think that being always in a hurry
is kind of jittery and uncool?” or “Isn’t it kind of lazy?”
☆Essay for Ideas and Expressions
(Barron’s, Writing
for the TOEFL iBT, pp. 278)
Life is
short. Haste makes waste. What’s your hurry? These three sayings characterize
the way I manage my day-to-day chores. I don’t want to rush through things; I prefer
to take my time.
Life is short. You never
know what may happen tomorrow, so it is important to enjoy today. By doing just
a few things slowly and doing them well, you can savor the experience. You can
truly enjoy what you are doing.
Haste makes waste. We are
not machines. We can’t just rush through our chores. If we do, we might forget something.
We might take shortcuts and do a poor job. Then we’ll have to do the job all
over again. That certainly doesn’t save us any time. By going more slowly, we
can do a chore carefully, completely, and correctly.
What’s your hurry? Where’s
the fire? I don’t see any need to rush to the next experience. There’s still a
lot to see and learn from the chores around you. Taking care of your baby
brother, for instance, can be very rewarding. If you are in a hurry to get many
things done, you can just keep the baby near you while you work on other chores.
Or, you could devote your whole attention to him and observe his reactions to
the environment. You can’t observe carefully if you are rushing to do other
things at the same time.
To twist a common saying, “Don’t
just do something, sit there!” Take life easy and savor each minute. Life is
shorter than you think.
Your
Sample Essay Structure
【Introduction】
【Point
1】
【Point
2】
【Point
3 / Counterargument-treatment】
【Conclusion】
☆Speech Time
Make a one-minute speech on this
topic.
☆Sample Paragraph Development
A
【Main Idea】 Do not do today what you can do tomorrow.
【Supporting
Detail (in general)】 Things change, and doing things a little too early will often turn
out to be just a waste of time, while time is life as the author of Momo says.
【Supporting Detail (specific)】
For example, even if you review the next two chapters of a
textbook because you think your teacher may finish two chapters in one class, she
might actually digress and would not even finish one chapter.
【Follow-up】Although the extra preparation
itself is not a waste because you can use it later, you could have used the
time for something you could have done only on that day such as communicating
with your family and friends. Textbooks will not change but you and your folks
change day by day.
【Conclusion】 Tomorrow will be a
totally new day full of the unpredictable while today will never come back. All
you need to do is make the most out of what you have today.
B
【Main Idea】 Make hay while the sun shines.
【Supporting
Detail (in general)】 I try to avoid letting hesitation or procrastination ruin my life.
【Supporting Detail (specific)】 If I think of doing something and do not do it, thinking now is not
the time for it or I could do it later, I will never do it and regret not doing
it in most cases.
【Follow-up】Of course, there are
things that need time and careful attention like friendship, and do not hurry
in dealing with them. In terms of all the other things, waiting makes not
sense.
【Conclusion】Taking my time often costs
me my precious moments of life, and I do not want to miss them.
Your Sample
Paragraph Development:
【Main Idea】
【Supporting Detail (general)】
【Supporting Detail (specific)】
【Follow-up】
【Conclusion】
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Suggestion from your partner or group members
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