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Essay by 谢振礼老师 Jeenn Lee Hsieh
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真题还原
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? "Reading that a
student does on his or her own is as important as, or even more important than,
reading that a student does because it is assigned by teachers." Use specific
reasons, examples or details to support your opinion.
范文:
By doing it on their own and doing it according to instructions from
teachers, students can develop their reading skills to feed the academic minds,
while beating the influence of television. In the process of learning,
self-motivated reading, like eating nutritious food, can be especially
beneficial to those young "couch potatoes". In comparison, reading as homework
sounds like doing it for school exams, and reading independently sounds like
doing it for personal pleasure.
To start with, it is important that teachers should give reading tasks in
order that students, who prefer watching TV to reading at home, can at least
learn to read to reach an expected level. In this case, the purpose is of course
trying to make everyone a good reader, by obligation if needs be. It may be said
that different books, like different kinds of food, appeal to different tastes.
Sometimes, reading material as assigned by teachers may happen to be
particularly boring to the point of torture. So much so, obliging students to
read is similar to forcing them to eat what they do not see fit to digest with
pleasure. Nevertheless, such example does not indicate that reading as
course-work is a bad practice, but that the mixed results are not exactly as
good as hoped because of lack of interest on the part of certain students.
At the same time, no less important for students is reading to learn on
their own, in a way as if they were choosing their favorite restaurants and
later feel entertained and happy. This is why students should not only be
allowed but also encouraged to do more reading more extensively for increased
knowledge in a wide range of disciplines. When students are constructing the
habits of reading out of their own wills, they are sure to gain more confidence
and self-esteem, which is part of the fruits of education that can lead to an
intelligent lifestyle. Besides, to enjoy reading is to reduce TV screen time.
Believe it or not, it is possible that ideas contained in many books being well
read in spare time are worth more than have been presented in the entire history
of television.
After all, whether doing it for exams or for enjoyment, reading makes
fuller students in their pursuit of academic success at various stages, from the
primary school right to the university level. Just as food is good for the
health of the body, so is reading good for the health of the mind. At this
point, nothing can please teachers more than to realize that their students are
doing more reading on their own than are assigned. |
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发表于 2016-7-10 15:23:14