1、This is trial version,If you want get full version,please register it,thank you.Web site:http:/ Essays 1/2921TOEFL WRITING (TWE) TOPICS AND MODEL ESSAYSCopyright 2002 . All right reserved.TWE Essays 2/2922WRITING TOPICSTopics in the following list may appear in your actual test. You should become fa
2、miliar with thislist before you take the computer-based TOEFL test. Remember that when you take the test youwill not have a choice of topics. You must write only on the topic that is assigned to you.185 You have enough money to purchase either a house or a business. Which would you chooseto buy? Giv
3、e specific reasons to explain your choice.184 Some students prefer to study alone. Others prefer to study with a group of students. Whichdo you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.183 Films can tell us a lot about the country where they were made. What have you learned a
4、bouta country from watching its movies? Use specific examples and details to support your response.182 Many people have a close relationship with their pets. These people treat their birds, cats, orother animals as members of their family. In your opinion, are such relationships good? Why orwhy not?
5、 Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.181 In your country, is there more need for land to be left in its natural condition or is there moreneed for land to be developed for housing and industry? Use specific reasons and examples tosupport your answer.180 Movies are popular all ov
6、er the world. Explain why movies are so popular. Use reasons andspecific examples to support your answer.179 What are some of the qualities of a good parent? Use specific details and examples to explainyour answer.178 The 21st century has begun. What changes do you think this new century will bring?
7、 Useexamples and details in your answer.177 A friend of yours has received some money and plans to use all of it either * to go onvacation * to buy a car Your friend has asked you for advice. Compare your friends two choicesand explain which one you think your friend should choose. Use specific reas
8、ons and details tosupport your choice.176 Holidays honor people or events. If you could create a new holiday, what person or eventwould it honor and how would you want people to celebrate it? Use specific reasons and details tosupport your answer.175 Some students like classes where teachers lecture
9、 (do all of the talking) in class. Otherstudents prefer classes where the students do some of the talking. Which type of class do youprefer? Give specific reasons and details to support your choice.174 Every generation of people is different in important ways. How is your generation differentfrom yo
10、ur parents generation? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer.173 It is sometimes said that borrowing money from a friend can harm or damage the friendship.Do you agree? Why or why not? Use reasons and specific examples to explain your answer.TWE Essays 3/2923172 When students move
11、 to a new school, they sometimes face problems. How can schools helpthese students with their problems? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer.171 Imagine that you are preparing for a trip. You plan to be away from your home for a year. Inaddition to clothing and personal care item
12、s, you can take one additional thing. What would youtake and why? Use specific reasons and details to support your choice.170 Groups or organizations are an important part of some peoples lives. Why are groups ororganizations important to people? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your ans
13、wer.169 People listen to music for different reasons and at different times. Why is music important tomany people? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.168 Many students choose to attend schools or universities outside their home countries. Why dosome students study abroad? Use s
14、pecific reasons and details to explain your answer.167 Your school has enough money to purchase either computers for students or books for thelibrary. Which should your school choose to buy - computers or books? Use specific reasons andexamples to support your recommendation.166 People recognize a d
15、ifference between children and adults. What events (experiences orceremonies) make a person an adult? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer.165 You have decided to give several hours of your time each month to improve the communitywhere you live. What is one thing you will do to i
16、mprove your community? Why? Use specificreasons and details to explain your choice.164 164. People do many different things to stay healthy. What do you do for good health? Usespecific reasons and examples to support your answer.163 Is the ability to read and write more important today than in the p
17、ast? Why or why not? Usespecific reasons and examples to support your answer.162 Some famous athletes and entertainers earn millions of dollars every year. Do you think thesepeople deserve such high salaries? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.161 People remember special gifts
18、 or presents that they have received. Why? Use specific reasonsand examples to support your answer.160 When people need to complain about a product or poor service, some prefer to complain inwriting and others prefer to complain in person. Which way do you prefer? Use specific reasonsand examples to
19、 support your answer.159 The twentieth century saw great change. In your opinion, what is one change that should be remembered about the twentieth century? Use specific reasons and details to explain your choice.158 When famous people such as actors, athletes and rock stars give their opinions, many
20、 peoplelisten. Do you think we should pay attention to these opinions? Use specific reasons and examplesto support your answer.157 In the future, students may have the choice of studying at home by using technology such ascomputers or television or of studying at traditional schools. Which would you
21、 prefer? UseTWE Essays 4/2924reasons and specific details to explain your choice.156 You have the opportunity to visit a foreign country for two weeks. Which country would youlike to visit? Use specific reasons and details to explain your choice.155 Plants can provide food, shelter, clothing, or med
22、icine. What is one kind of plant that isimportant to you or the people in your country? Use specific reasons and details to explain yourchoice.154 In some countries, people are no longer allowed to smoke in many public places and officebuildings. Do you think this is a good rule or a bad rule? Use s
23、pecific reasons and details tosupport your position.153 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? A zoo has no useful purpose. Usespecific reasons and examples to explain your answer.152 Many parts of the world are losing important natural resources, such as forests, animals, orclean wa
24、ter. Choose one resource that is disappearing and explain why it needs to be saved. Usespecific reasons and examples to support your opinion.151 What is the most important animal in your country? Why is the animal important? Usereasons and specific details to explain your answer.150 Do you agree or
25、disagree with the following statement? Watching television is bad forchildren. Use specific details and examples to support your answer.149 Imagine that you have received some land to use as you wish. How would you use this land?Use specific details to explain your answer.148 Do you agree or disagre
26、e with the following statement? Playing games teaches us about life.Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.147 Your school has received a gift of money. What do you think is the best way for your schoolto spend this money? Use specific reasons and details to support your choice.146
27、 Some people prefer to spend their free time outdoors. Other people prefer to spend theirleisure time indoors. Would you prefer to be outside or would you prefer to be inside for yourleisure activities? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your choice.145 Some people say that advertising enc
28、ourages us to buy things that we really do not need.Others say that advertisements tell us about new products that may improve our lives. Whichviewpoint do you agree with? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.144 Would you prefer to live in a traditional house or in a modern apar
29、tment building? Usespecific reasons and details to support your choice.143 Some people believe that students should be given one long vacation each year. Othersbelieve that students should have several short vacations throughout the year. Which viewpointdo you agree with? Use specific reasons and ex
30、amples to support your choice.142 A gift (such as a camera, a soccer ball, or an animal) can contribute to a childs development.What gift would you give to help a child develop? Why? Use reasons and specific examples tosupport your choice.TWE Essays 5/2925141 If you could make one important change i
31、n a school that you attended, what change wouldyou make? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer.140 Some items (such as clothes or furniture) can be made by hand or by machine. Which do youprefer - items made by hand or items made by machine? Use reasons and specific examples toexp
32、lain your choice.139 What do you consider to be the most important room in a house? Why is this room moreimportant to you than any other room? Use specific reasons and examples to support youropinion.138 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is better to be a member of a grouptha
33、n to be the leader of a group. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.137 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? High schools should allow students tostudy the courses that students want to study. Use specific reasons and examples to support youropinion.136 Do you a
34、gree or disagree with the following statement? Playing a game is fun only when youwin. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.135 Some high schools require all students to wear school uniforms. Other high schools permitstudents to decide what to wear to school. Which of these two s
35、chool policies do you think isbetter? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.134 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Children should be required to helpwith household tasks as soon as they are able to do so. Use specific reasons and examples tosupport your answe
36、r.133 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? A persons childhood years (the timefrom birth to twelve years of age) are the most important years of a persons life. Use specificreasons and examples to support your answer.132 If you could invent something new, what product would you dev
37、elop? Use specific details toexplain why this invention is needed.131 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Only people who earn a lot of moneyare successful. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.130 Some young children spend a great amount of their time practici
38、ng sports. Discuss theadvantages and disadvantages of this. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.129 A university plans to develop a new research center in your country. Some people want acenter for business research. Other people want a center for research in agriculture (farmin
39、g).Which of these two kinds of research centers do you recommend for your country? Use specificreasons in your recommendation.128 Some people say that physical exercise should be a required part of every school day. Otherpeople believe that students should spend the whole school day on academic stud
40、ies. Whichopinion do you agree with? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.127 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Reading fiction (such as novels andTWE Essays 6/2926short stories) is more enjoyable than watching movies. Use specific reasons and examples toexpla
41、in your position.126 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? There is nothing that young peoplecan teach older people. Use specific reasons and examples to support your position.125 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? All students should be required tostudy art and
42、music in secondary school. Use specific reasons to support your answer.124 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is more important for students tostudy history and literature than it is for them to study science and mathematics. Use specificreasons and examples to support your op
43、inion.123 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People should read only those booksthat are about real events, real people, and established facts. Use specific reasons and details tosupport your opinion.122 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People are never sati
44、sfied with whatthey have; they always want something more or something different. Use specific reasons tosupport your answer.121 Some people trust their first impressions about a persons character because they believe thesejudgments are generally correct. Other people do not judge a persons characte
45、r quickly becausethey believe first impressions are often wrong. Compare these two attitudes. Which attitude doyou agree with? Support your choice with specific examples.120 Decisions can be made quickly, or they can be made after careful thought. Do you agree ordisagree with the following statement
46、? The decisions that people make quickly are always wrong.Use reasons and specific examples to support your opinion.119 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People behave differently when theywear different clothes. Do you agree that different clothes influence the way people behav
47、e? Usespecific examples to support your answer.118 Some people enjoy change, and they look forward to new experiences. Others like their livesto stay the same, and they do not change their usual habits. Compare these two approaches to life.Which approach do you prefer? Explain why.117 Some people ch
48、oose friends who are different from themselves. Others choose friends whoare similar to themselves. Compare the advantages of having friends who are different from youwith the advantages of having friends who are similar to you. Which kind of friend do you preferfor yourself? Why?116 People learn in
49、 different ways. Some people learn by doing things; other people learn byreading about things; others learn by listening to people talk about things. Which of these methodsof learning is best for you? Use specific examples to support your choice.115 Some people prefer to plan activities for their free time very carefully. Others choose not tomake any plans at all for their free time. Compare the benefits of planning free-time activities withthe benefits of not making plans. Which do you prefer - planning or not planning
