材料积累| 托福独立写作Independent task

【范文题目】

Some people like to study alone while others prefer to study in a group. Which one do you think is more effective? (11-19-2016)

【Topic】

一个人就能搞定？集体v. 个人

【Validity】

Some people like to study alone while others prefer to study in a group. Which one do you think is more effective?

Some students prefer to study alone. Others prefer to study with a group of students. Which do you prefer?

Many school require young children (aged 5-11) to work together in a small group instead of working alone to visit many activities. Do you think it's the best way to teach children?

其他相关题目：

Which one of the reason is most important in helping students to study in colleges and universities?

A. Having access to the university to tutors who can provide individual instruction for the students who have difficulty in study.

B. Having the help and encouragement from the family and friends.

C. Having excellent teachers in high school who can help students before university. (3-25-2017)

Rather than helping children with their schoolwork, parents should encourage their children to do their work independently.

It is better to use one's own knowledge and experience to solve problems than to get advice from others.

【题目关键词】

study alone, study in a group, more effective

【思路】

Study alone:

1. 不需要协调每个人方便的时间、地点，可以节约不少时间

2. 不会被不给力的组员拖后腿，自己掌握自己的学习工作节奏

3. Less distraction, more focused，人多容易说闲话，降低学习工作的效率

Study in a group:

1. Better brainstorming/different perspectives 可举例知名创业团队如何从头脑风暴中诞生

2. 每人长处短板不同，遇到问题可互相弥补，更高效越过障碍，此处可用对比写法，对比一个人学习时遇到问题卡住没人帮忙解答，浪费很多时间，和多人学习问题马上得到解答，领悟知识点

3. 精神上互相支持（more mental support），团结，自己一个人学的时候可能会stressed out，depressed，但大家一起就能派遣压力，保持好的心理状态，more motivated，从而学习更高效（例子：高考）

*选择一边后，可考虑辩证写法，即两段自身优点，加一段自身缺点或对立面优点，进行让步

【范文】

Students all have their own preference when it comes to study habits. Some prefer studying alone for less distraction, while others would rather study in a group to seek more help and support. In my opinion, studying in a group is definitely more effective, though I do admit that it could be less ideal under some certain circumstances.

First, studying in a group is more effective than studying alone since it generates more diverse perspectives. It is not hard to imagine that students could encounter some obstacles when they study alone, and without external help, they could easily get stuck and fail to come up with a solution. However, if they study in a group, they could easily have a discussion with others. When different minds collide, it is much more likely that the problem-solving process would be much smoother and more creative. Just like many successful startups, the founders work in a group and their inspirational brainstorming brings great ideas into reality. Studying in a group definitely increase effectiveness in this sense.

Second, studying in a group is more effective since it can help create a tightly-bonded learning community, in which students motivate each other and provide more mental support that cannot be found in studying alone. When students are under pressure, it is likely that they would feel depressed and stressed out if they are studying alone. Without a supporting group, they could easily feel unmotivated, start to procrastinate, or just give up when they lose hope. However, if they study in a group, since every student is facing the same problem and trying to achieve the same goal, they could confront their fear and anxiety together. For example, when I was preparing for the college-entrance examination, I was so grateful that I was in a greatly helpful study group. We always cheered each other up and kept moving forward together, which made the initially dreadful examination less terrifying. With encouragement from peers, students could tackle problems with more confidence, knowing that there is always someone supporting them.

Admittedly, if you choose a wrong group of people to study with, it could be less effective than studying alone for that it could cause some unnecessary distraction. For instance, there was one time that I was studying with my best friends. One of them randomly brought up an irrelevant topic, then we started chatting and laughing, and in the end we completely forgot about study and did not get anything done on that day. Therefore, in order to ensure the effectiveness of studying in a group, students should consider studying with people who are highly self-disciplined, or they might as well just study alone.

In conclusion, I believe that studying in a group is more effective, because compared with studying alone, studying in a group brings about more various viewpoints and actual help, provides more emotional comfort and stimulates inner motivation. If students can carefully select the members of a study group, they can avoid unnecessary distraction and even achieve higher efficiency.

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【语言积累】

1. when it comes to… (something) - used to identify the specific topic that is being talked about 当谈到…

2. seek = look for 寻找

3. under some certain circumstances 在某些特定情况下

4. generate = to bring into existence 产生

5. encounter = to meet as an adversary or enemy 遭遇

6. obstacle = something that impedes progress or achievement 障碍

7. external = of, relating to, or connected with the outside or an outer part 外部的

8. collide = to come together with solid or direct impact 碰撞

9. smooth = free from difficulties or impediments 顺利的

10. inspirational 有启发性的

11. motivate = to provide with a motive 激励

12. procrastinate = to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done 拖延

13. confront = to face especially in challenge 面对

14. dreadful = causing great and oppressive fear 可怕的

15. admittedly = it must be admitted 不得不承认地，可用于让步

16. might as well = used to say that something else could have been done with the same result 还不如就…

17. stimulate = to excite to activity or growth or to greater activity 激励