The Independent Writing Topics

　　The following is a list of the actual Independent Writing topics that were eligible for use on former versions of the TOEFL test. You will see topics very similar to these on the TOEFL iBT. Whatever the topic, you will be asked to give your opinion and to support your opinion with specific reasons and examples. It does not matter whether you agree or disagree with the topic; the raters are trained to accept all varieties of opinions. What matters are the skills discussed in the previous section: your ability to respond directly to the question, to take a clear position, and to write an essay characterized by good organization, proper use of supporting examples, sentence variety, and correct sentence structures. None of the topics requires specialized knowledge. Most topics are general and are based on the common experience of people in general and students in particular. What should you do with this list of topics? To prepare for the Writing section of TOEFL iBT, you should choose topics from the list and practice writing essays in response. Make sure you time yourself, taking 30 seconds to read the question, plan your work, and write your essay. After completing the essay, read it over and compare it with the scoring guide. Or better yet, have a friend or teacher evaluate the essay against the scoring criteria and give you feedback.

　　People attend college or university for many different reasons (for example, new experiences, career preparation, increased knowledge). Why do you think people attend college or university? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

　　参考分析：

　　说明人们选择上大学的具体原因(一个或者多个)：

　　· 增加经验、拓展知识、开阔视野. Increase their experience of themselves, expend their knowledge in subjects they find interesting,,education and experience breed a breath of vision and understanding to us. They can learn new skill for career with a lot of opportunities.

　　· 为了实现理想(ideal; idealistic)(如，周恩来就是为中华之崛起而读书). When we go to the university it can be bring about our idealistic,

　　· 为了保证将来的就业机会. It can ensure our obtain employment in the future.

　　· 父母要求子女上大学. Our parents ask their children to go to the university.

　　· 别人都上大学了，所以自己也选择读书. A series of people choice to go to the university, so i have on choice but to study.

　　· 找不到工作. I haven’t a good job, so i have to choice attend college.

　　("无知"，总是一部分人做出某个选择的理由。上大学如是[1]，去博物馆如是[12]，从事危险运动亦如是[43]。)

　　1、同意上大学好.

　　(1)为未来工作进行准备 offer more opportunity in our future.

　　(2)交更多的朋友，学习他们的思维方式 make many new friends, then learn their mode of thinking.

　　(3)系统的学习知识 in the college we can learn systemic knowledge.