Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Purpose of Education . You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words according to the following guidelines:
Some people say one’s education should be tailored to meet social demand.
Others argue that one should be educated to fulfill one’s own dream.
What’s your opinion about the purpose of education?
審題立意
1. 導(dǎo)語(yǔ)解讀：要求考生寫一篇關(guān)于“教育的目的”的文章。
2. 文章立意：教育的目的是什么？對(duì)此一直以來(lái)都有爭(zhēng)論。個(gè)人認(rèn)為，教育應(yīng)該兼顧個(gè)人理想和社會(huì)需求。
寫作思路
1. 第一段以問(wèn)句開頭，圍繞問(wèn)句引出正反雙方的觀點(diǎn)。
2. 第二段從作者觀點(diǎn)出發(fā)，深入闡述教育的目的。
3. 第三段重申主題，深化讀者對(duì)主題的認(rèn)識(shí)。
參考范文
The Purpose of Education
What does education aim for? 1 This is a topic which is usually talked about. Some believe that education should be tailored to meet social needs. However, others hold that the purpose of education is to help educatees realize their personal dreams. 2
In my opinion, education should give consideration to both social needs and personal dreams. 3 Firstly 4 , education should try to meet social needs in order to promote the sustained and healthy development of our society. We should be guided by the demands of society, establish the scientific education system, and form the virtuous circle in which education serves society and society nurtures education. Furthermore 4 , in the long run, education should respect educatees’ personal dreams and cultivate talents with innovation consciousness because they are decisive forces which push the society forward.
To sum up, education should take both social needs and personal dreams into consideration. Neither of them can be sacrificed at the cost of the other. Only with the combination of the two can we make a successful and meaningful education. 5
教育的目的
教育的目的是什么？這是人們經(jīng)常說(shuō)起的話題。有些人認(rèn)為，教育應(yīng)該為滿足社會(huì)需求而量身打造，而另一些人認(rèn)為，教育應(yīng)該以幫助受教育者實(shí)現(xiàn)個(gè)人理想為目的。
我個(gè)人認(rèn)為，教育應(yīng)該兼顧社會(huì)需求和個(gè)人理想。首先，教育要努力滿足社會(huì)需求，促進(jìn)社會(huì)持續(xù)健康發(fā)展。以社會(huì)需求為導(dǎo)向，構(gòu)建科學(xué)的教育體系，形成教育服務(wù)社會(huì)、社會(huì)反哺教育的良性循環(huán)。此外，從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來(lái)說(shuō)，教育應(yīng)該尊重受教育者的個(gè)人理想，培養(yǎng)出有創(chuàng)新意識(shí)的人才，因?yàn)樗麄兪峭苿?dòng)社會(huì)向前發(fā)展的決定性力量。
總而言之，教育需要把社會(huì)需求和個(gè)人的理想都考慮進(jìn)去。這二者之間任何一方都不應(yīng)該以犧牲另一方為代價(jià)。只有二者結(jié)合的教育才是成功而有意義的。
范文點(diǎn)評(píng)
1. 首句以問(wèn)句開篇，圍繞此問(wèn)句為中心展開討論。
2. 從兩個(gè)不同角度對(duì)問(wèn)句進(jìn)行回答。
3. 給出個(gè)人觀點(diǎn)，并對(duì)首段提出的觀點(diǎn)加以總結(jié)。
4. 從兩方面加以論證。
5. 總結(jié)段把前面的討論推向一個(gè)高潮，突出主題。
要點(diǎn)用法
tailor v. 專門制作，訂做
educatee n. 受教育者
sustained adj. 持續(xù)的
virtuous circle 良性循環(huán)
nurture v. 養(yǎng)育，培養(yǎng)
cultivate v. 培養(yǎng)
innovation consciousness 創(chuàng)新意識(shí)
decisive adj. 決定性的
sacrifice v. 犧牲；獻(xiàn)祭
句法點(diǎn)評(píng)
1. We should be guided by the demands of society, establish the scientific education system, and form the virtuous circle in which education serves society and society nurtures education.
此處使用了介詞+關(guān)系代詞引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句，in which相當(dāng)于關(guān)系副詞where。
2. Only with the combination of the two can we make a successful and meaningful education.
