写作真题

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement. Movies and television have more negative effects than positive effects on the way young people behave.

题目讲解

2015年2月1日托福机经之托福独立写作作文解析：
这道题目是一道对比类的题目，这种题目在考试中占有很大的比例，也希望各位考生在今后的备考中多多注意这类题型。
两者对比类的题目在寻找思路时，一般从利弊角度来考虑，选择a的话，寻找a的好处，或者b的弊端。这道题目其实更简单化了，本身的题目就是在问电视、电影的正面和负面影响，所以解题角度并不难。
同意和不同意都可以写，比如同意电视的负面影响更大，我们可以写电视的暴力内容对年轻人的影响，长时间看电视对年轻人的健康、学习、交流能力的影响，等等都可以来写。

写作范文

Movies and television are often accused of affecting young people adversely. Thus some people conclude that the negative effects of entertainment media far outweigh the benefits. I disagree.
Admittedly, entertainment media has had certain negative effects on children. Increasing scenes of violence and pornography have caused imitation among teenagers. Since teenagers are particularly impressionable at that age, anything they are exposed to could seriously impacts their perception of reality. According to a recent survey conducted by the Chinese Adolescent Delinquency Association, after polling hundreds of young criminals aged 12 to 18, most respondents claimed that they copied violent behavior earned from television shows or movies. Thus, to some extent, TV and movies are responsible for the problematic behavior of some teenagers.
However, television and movies also benefit children. For one thing, educational TV programs and documentaries are instrumental in teaching children in an interesting way. Unlike textbooks and ordinary class activities, movies provide can teach children about subjects in different and more interactive ways. Take my sister for example. She is majoring in zoology. According to her, watching the Discovery Channel as a little qirl first made her interested in nature and animals. The Discovery Channel, s vivid pictures and lively footage helped her gain more knowledge about a variety of rare species and learn to appreciate the beauty of wildlife. Without the aid of television, the tedious description from textbooks would have hardly aroused any interest in my sister when she was young.