TPO1独立写作

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

At universities and colleges, sports and social activities are just as important as classes and libraries and should receive equal financial support.

Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

根据问题要求，需要考生对该观点表态（同意还是不同意）。即，在大学里，与上课和图书馆相比，运动和社会活动是同等重要的，并且应该得到平等的资金资助。看到题目之后开始brainstorm，如果同意，可以从哪些方面支持原观点；如果反对，可以从哪几方面攻击原观点。

同意：1. 有助于促进学生之间的交流，建立良好的人际关系。A range of sporting or social activities should be carried out by a group of people. Thus, it could provide a precious opportunity for students to communicate with each other or people outsides the campus; establish good interpersonal relationship;

            2. 体育锻炼和社交活动可以增加学生的阅历（是呆在图书馆无法获得的），比如竞争（体育比赛）、社会经验（社会活动）等。此处可举例说一个每天呆在图书馆不出学校的学生，即使去参加活动也会出现问题，比如缺乏团队意识、无法适应体育比赛的竞争等。

           3. 如果仅仅上课或者在图书馆学习，学生会感到身心疲惫。没有强壮的体格，可能会无法高效地学习。同时，经常上课或者学习会使人感到乏味，所以体育和社会活动是必要的。

不同意：1. 体育和社会活动浪费大量精力和体力，耽误学习。

同义转换单词： Sports= sporting = physical games= physical activities

                             Social activity: social programs, volunteering, team work…

托福TPO1独立写作范文：

As people regard education as an essential part of life more and more, where the educational budgets should be devoted to rises to a hot topic. Some people hold the view that money is supposed to be put into classes and libraries, while others believe that an equal amount of financial support should be given to sports and social activities at universities and colleges. From my perspective, sports and social activities make a complete campus life together with classes and libraries, so I firmly agree with the statement.

第一段先引出背景句，强调学习的重要性。同时直接提出自己的观点：认为体育和社会活动也很重要。关系词：as…,  from my perspective… 

First of all, playing sports makes a person healthy and energetic to face the future challenges. It can be seen everywhere that more and more students wear glasses, and too much reading along with facing computers for a long time makes it even worse. Then they may suffer from eye problems or other physical diseases. The only way of improving this case is to encourage them to take some time relaxing in sports. Furthermore, playing a ball game together is the best method to promote teamwork spirit. After a period of playing together, members will develop a way to solve problems and achieve their common goal. Therefore, sports strengthen one's body as well as enhance the spirit of teamwork.

第二段提出体育的好处：健康、放松、团队精神；关系词：first of all…, it can be seen that…, then…, the only way of…, furthermore…, therefore… 

Besides, social activities can help foster abilities that students cannot gain during classes or self-studying. Though being smart and diligent, some students are called pedants because of not being able to exchange ideas with others freely. Only if a person is equipped with knowledge and is capable of expressing it can he become competent. So, it is significant for them to take part in social activities with the aim of lifting their communication skills. When pedants are forced to talking with others, it's a great chance for them to make new friends and express their thoughts, which may be an opportunity for their future career.

第三段接着阐述社会活动的好处：交流、表达能力、交友；关系词：besides…, though…, only if…, so…

Last but not the least is that the places provided for sports and social activities are in need of money. It is common that the school will spend a large sum of money to purchase updated book and facilities to fulfill the requirements of classes and libraries. However, finding a suitable place to play sports or hold social activities is always hard. Take my university as an example, if I want to read a book, I can easily find a seat in the library, but if I want to run for half an hour, the crowded gym will just turn me into a upset mood. Then, requiring the same amount of financial support to ameliorate the condition is just reasonable.

第四段提出体育和社会活动需要场地建设，需要资金投入。从反面提出建设图书馆需要花费大量资金，但是却没有合适的场地进行体育运动。举了自己学校的例子。关系词：last but not the least…, it is common that…, however…, taking my university as an example…, then…

In a nutshell, financial support should be contributed to sports and social activities just like classes and libraries, for they help with strengthening bodies, making progress in communication skills and they are in shortage of fund.

最后一段进行总结，再次重申观点。

文章优点：观点清晰，有理有据，词汇丰富，句式多样；

文章缺点：没有使用同义转换，一直在重复sports and social activities.