第三章-托福口语Task1（原Task2）详解之科技大类

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例句： The world has witnessed big changes brought by the Internet over the past30 years.

   State whether you agree or disagree with the following statement. Then explain your reasons, using specific details in your explanation.

   Learning through online courses is more effective than learning in the traditional classroom setting.

参考答案：

I disagree with the statement. I believe that learning in a traditionalclassroom setting is far better than learning online. When you learn online,there is no professor and no other students around you; as such, it is easiernot to really pay attention or to do other things. While in a traditionalclassroom, you can discuss your ideas with the professor or your fellowstudents. What’s more, I believe that the best learning is done throughconversation, but in online courses, there is no conversation at all.Therefore, learning in the traditional classroom setting is a more practicalway for students.

——改编自《新托福真题详解——口语分卷（第一册）第二版》

答案解析：

第一句“I disagree with the statement.”表达观点。对观点表 示否定的词，除了“disagree”之外，常见的还有“disapprove、 oppose、 object to、 be against、 deny”等。

另外，表示否定之后，人们往往会提出自己的观点，这与 赞同式的文章并不相同。

第二句“I believe that learning in a traditional classroom setting is far betterthan learning online.” 表 示 对 比。 在 Task 2 中， 由 于 是在两个观点中选择一个，所以表示对比、比较的情况极其常见。

表达这种“厚此薄彼”的句式有哪些？除了“better than” 之 外， 还 有“other than、 rather than、 instead of、 be superior to、 outweigh、 outbalance”等。

第 三 句“When you learn online, there is noprofessor and no other students around you; as such, it is easier not to reallypay attention or to do other things.”用“when”表示假设，与“if ” 类似。

表示条件的词有哪些？除了“when”，常见的有“if、 as、 since、 as long as、 provided (that)”等。

第四句“While in a traditional classroom, you can discuss your ideas with theprofessor or your fellow students.”表示对比、比较。

第五句“What’s more, I believe that the best learning is done throughconversation, but in online courses, there is no conversation at all.”是对上文进行延伸。

第六句“Therefore, learning in the traditional classroom setting is a morepractical way for students.”是总结句。