Some people believe it’s essential for a person’s education to learn to play a musical instrument. Others don’t believe music education is important. Which view do you agree with? Explain why.

对于这道题

我们可以选择agree

给出的理由可以是

playing a musical instrument could help us to relax. You know, when you are very tired and feel too much pressure from your work  or academic study , you could play a piece of melody which could empty your mind and make you forget all the troubles in your life.

And also we could impress others deeply if we could play an instrument like piano. Like when we are in a social gathering or a party, we could play the piano and then we could gain all the people’s respect and meantime we could bring joy to others around.

考试时候可能遇到这样的题目：

Should school require its students to participate in 40-hour-long community work?

分析：这题非常抽象，抽象的题往往都是我们眼中的难题，不好应付。基于中国和美国的社会情况不太一样，“community work”在中国也不特别成熟，所以如果一定要用自己的亲身经历来说的话，就不太好讲。但我们可以把平时准备过的语料往这里转化。

刚刚我们讲到平时复习时可能准备过“如何减轻压力”的语料，那么这题可以把“减轻压力”拿来一用。

首先，态度是同意。

理由1 可以减轻压力，

细节：当我们做社区工作的时候，我们会完全离开我们平常生活的紧凑学习，换了一个新的环境和新的接触的人群，这样其实是一个换脑子的过程，这样你会感觉到非常的轻松和舒服。

组织下语言： i agree with the school. First, i believe it is a good way for me to relax myself. You know everyday i am engaged in busy academic courses study and I need to find something to swift my mind. So community work is a good way to release my pressure and I can breath the fresh air, smell the beautiful flowers, enjoy the generous sunshine when doing the community work and I will be more energetic when returning to my study.

那么以上的回答可以作为这个题目的一个理由，这就是一个很好的转化。我们把熟悉的语料“减轻压力”转化到不熟悉的考题“community work”

那么再看下面一道题，看看如何把“减轻压力”的语料放在这个题目里面

Describe one of the place you used to go there and you think it is important. Explain why you think it is important to you and give details.

对于这题，我们依然可以把“减轻压力”用过来。

我们可以说这个地方是个公园，我觉得是个减轻压力的好地方。每次当我觉得很累压力很大，我会来这里走一走，闻闻花香，听听鸟儿歌唱，看看绿树蓝天，呼吸新鲜空气。这样就会完全清空思绪，忘记烦恼。

组织下语言：i think the place that I used to go and I think it is important to me is a park near my home. Because every time when I feel tired and full of pressure I would go there and in that place I can smell the beautiful flower, hear the bird singing, enjoy the blue sky and green trees and breath the fresh air. So I will empty my mind and totally forget the troubles that I met in the daytime.

所以这个“减轻压力”就很好的用到这道题中来。

同样，如果出现了一个题目，问关于which sports do you think is your favorite one 同样我们也可以把“减轻压力“拿来用。所以同学们平时注意要学会这招把熟悉的语料转化的能力。

加油，在复习的过程中多注意总结。

本文作者劳凯丽

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