Independent Writing

1. A or B

开头

An increasing number of people begin to realize/ complain/ question that...

OR: The majority of people tend to have a favorable/ an unfavorable attitude towards something

OR: XXX has now caused wide public concern OR: When it comes to... people often consider...

The thing is, which XXX, A or B, (is a more efficient mean of learning/ what do we mean by)? People may give various answers to this question.

OR：Ask people… and they may give a diverse of answers based on their individual value systems

Some believe that… while others/ some claim…

On balance, my favor goes to A.

正文

To begin with, I concede that B serves as an independent factor in (a successful education)/ is of great value/ B is superior to A since After all,

However compelling these cases may sound, B is not without its problems.

OR: However compelling these cases may sound, they cannot overshadow the significant role that A plays in XX.

For example, In this sense,

Therefore, too much emphasis on B is actually dangerous/ harmful and may go contrary to our primary purpose of

On the other hand, A can address/ respond to some people’s needs that B cannot For one thing,

For another,

结尾

In the final analysis, it is true that both A and B are part and parcel of X. However, considering the potential problems resulted from B and the great benefits of A, I believe it is sensible to (choose

A)

II.Agree or Disagree

开头

An increasing number of people begin to realize/ complain/ question that...

OR: The majority of people tend to have a favorable/ an unfavorable attitude with something

OR: XXX has now caused wide public concern OR: When it comes to... people often consider...

The thing is, which XXX, A or B, ...? People may give various answers to this question. OR：Asked which , people may give a variety of answers based on their individual value

systems On balance, I fundamentally agree/ disagree with the statement that

正文基本是反对的

To begin with, I concede that A serves as an independent factor in (a successful education)/ is of great value After all,

However compelling these cases may sound, A may give rise to a number of questions. Helpful as it is, A can also give rise to a number of problems.

For example, In this sense,

Therefore, too much emphasis on A is actually dangerous/ harmful and may go contrary to our primary purpose of

(Another problem of A is that)

On the other hand, B (another side) can address/ respond to some people’s needs that A cannot

OR: It is of great advantages to do (something else)

For one thing, For another,

基本是支持的

To begin with, I concede that A can give rise to a number of questions such as

Problematic as it seems, we should also bear in mind that A is not without its merits For example...

In this sense,

Moreover, A serves as an indispensable factor in (a successful education) OR: A can respond to some people’s needs

OR: What is also worth noticing is that

For one thing, For another,

结尾

In the final analysis, it is true that A has certain merits/ drawbacks, considering the potential problems/ great benefits it can bring to us, I don’t think/ believe it is wise to...

论证：

Consider X as an example. Take X for example.

To find examples, one needs to look no further than (the success of something) A case in point is …

Imagine/ consider/ suppose… (后面加宾语或宾语从句，e.g. Suppose a person who is worrying about his future. Suppose a person is worrying about his future.)

Consider, for example, Common sense tells us that…

What is also worth noticing is that With respect to

In the business realm, In the area of politics,

When it comes to science/ academics, At the (global/ social/ personal) level Similarly,

…not to mention (adv. 用法待查)

…let alone (v. 用法待查)

Story goes (直接接一个句子) Sometimes/ In some cases, As sb. put it,“  ”

According to sb., “  ” The beauty of A is that

It goes without saying that

As somebody has pointed out, Essentially, we need to look at …

Many people would claim that

It is high time that something should be done about it. People had figured out many ways to solve this problem.

As far as I am concerned, my favor goes to  .

表达

1、调查

According to a recent investigation/ survey, Many (environmental) experts pointed out that

2、普遍正现象

An increasing number of people are beginning to realize/ complain/ question that A large number of people believe that

The majority of people tend to/ seem to have an unfavorable attitude towards For the majority of people,

It is widely acknowledged/ discussed that This issue has coursed wide public concern.

People differ in their attitude towards something.

3、普遍负现象

People seem to fail to take into account the fact that However, what these people fail to see it that

Many people tend to live under the illusion that

4、展望未来

(In view of the seriousness of this problem,) Proper/ effective measures should be taken to (limit)

Great efforts should be made to (protect)

In view of such serious situation, something is more important than ever before. Somebody should be encouraged to do something

Those (urban planner) who are blind to this point will pay a heavy price

(The government) ought to make efforts to We cannot emphasize something too much

Nothing is more important than to (receive education)

5、我认为

For me (对我来说),

Before addressing my opinion, I think it is important to look at the argument on both sides. As for me, I am in favor of the opinion that

I am firmly convinced that

My suggestions to deal with the problem are as follows. 6、客观事实

No one can deny the fact that It is undeniable that

It is not without its problem A negatively impact B

It is hard to imagine somebody doing something It must be noted that

Although A contributes greatly to B, it may inevitably have negative impacts.

On the other hand, the contribution of A cannot be ignored. As a popular saying goes, “everything has tow sides.”

想到的一些开头：

（注：想不出来特别的开头的话就用 an increasing number of people or there is a tendency of XXX/ both A and B are part and parcel in YYY/ both A and B address some people’s needs——要是只是问一方面的问题也可以把与之相对的另一方面拿出来相提并论，如：说科学好的题，可以开头说科学和艺术都好。若是讨论一个社会现象的文章则比较好想一个背景作为开头，若是一些抽象/个人一点的问题不好硬想背景了，那么就直接说观点好了）

• No man is an island. We all live in connection with other people around us./ We are all influenced by a variety of people./ We all rely on each other for living and it is the same with decision making. (凡关于人际关系 or cooperation 的文章)

• Life is like Mr. Gump’s box of chocolates, which, as I see it, should contain not only sweet and happiness, but also bitter and frustration.

OR: not only dogmas and schoolbooks but also games and entertainments OR: you never know want you are going to get

OR: which, as I see it, should have a variety of tastes

• Coming along with the computer science and the World Wide Web/ incredible development of telecommunication is the voluminous amounts of information which are produced/ presented

daily. (steal our time away from family and friends) (凡关于信息技术的)

• There is no golden role for (doing something)

• The last few years have seen a surge in (stem cell research).

• If you are always on your own, then what is a friend for?

• Awards, as psychologist suggests, is an important reinforcer of a desired behavior.

• We go to work to be paid. However, a truly good job contents far more than just money. It should also be able to offer us a healthy relationship, a comfortable working environment, and the opportunities to learn new knowledge and skills.

• We go to school to learn new knowledge/ skills for our future work. However, a truly successful education goes far beyond that.

（以上两句的思路：做某事是为了 X 但 X 不是事情的全部）

• With money, we can buy

• People have a variety of ways of (dealing with problems) according to their personal preferences and habits/ individual value systems. Some… while some…. Personally, I …

一些句子：

• A potentially rich avenue for addressing this deficiency is to…

• XX is due in part to YY

• They fall into three categories.

• This is also true for X

• This works well for X

• To find supporting examples one need look no further than (a television set).

• 假象场景：首段：Imagine a student who (is interested in biology)… 第二段：Also take the case of the foregoing student as an example. There is a good chance that he… In this sense,

• To address this issue, it is helpful to consider in turn three distinct forms of X