托福写作考试日期：
2018年01月13日
新托福写作题目回忆版本一：
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Nowadays it is not very important for families to eat meals together regularly.
【解题思路】
1. 破题：这算一个很细小的生活类题目，家庭定期有规律地在一起吃饭在当今重不重要，选择正反两方面的任何一方的观点均可。
2. Agree : 如果同意，在一起吃饭不重要，那就突出写定期在一起吃饭带来的不好的方面
1) 一个大家庭的各个成员在不同城市工作生活，定期在一起吃饭并不方便、浪费时间、交通花费高
2) 和大家庭的亲戚成员之间关系不是很密切，没有共同话题，纯属应付
3. Disagree: 如果不同意，就要突出强调家庭成员定期在一起吃饭的重要性：
1) 和家庭成员在一起吃饭，可以自由放松地聊天
2) 和家庭成员定期一起吃饭，可以增强家庭凝聚力，在困难时期给成员情感支持。
写作大纲：
开头段：background information: nowadays people are busy with work and don’t consider eating meals with family to be important; however, it is important.
主体段：观点1 a good chance to talk freely and relax without worrying bothering others, because family members are more lenient and permissive.自由放松，随意聊天不用担心得罪他人，因为家里人更宽容。例子：在公司上班，同事间竞争激烈，也不方便讨论某些话题，说话要很谨慎;但在家人面前，可以讨论任何话题。
主体段：观点2 intimate with family, strengthen cohesiveness and show emotional support. 例子：困难时期，可以再饭桌上谈笑、开玩笑，一起面对;极端案例：青少年自杀，因为父母太忙，几乎没时间和孩子一起吃饭，孩子很孤独无助。
结尾段：总结转述主体段观点即可。
新托福写作题目回忆版本二：
Agree or disagree?
Nowadays it is not important for people to have regularly family meals together.
新托福综合写作范文之一：
With the development of modern society, having meals together with one’s family members has been regarded less and less important. Some people argue that it is not necessary for adults and kids to share their dinner time as a routine. They list a couple of situations where individuals have various kinds of reasons to miss a united meal, such as the one that parents may come home very late due to their busy work. However, in my perspective, spending time with each other at the dinner table has its own benefits and should be followed by us. My reasons and examples are listed as follows.
On the one hand, having meals together on a regular basis can help parents spend adequate time accompanying their children. During the daytime, adults in a family will be at work and the young will have classes in school. So usually it is the precious chance for the grown-ups to pay attention to their kids’ life, communicating with them and offering some advice to their puzzles. Take Black Obama, the former president of America as an example. Mr. and Mrs. Obama both had a tight schedule every day when Mr. Obama was in his presidency. In addition, Mrs. Obama, as a diligent lawyer, also needed to invest lots of time in her career. Nevertheless, this outstanding couple never missed their dinner with two daughters. Mr. Obama once told the media that during their meal time, nothing political or severe would be talked about; instead, their topics were all around ordinary things happening in kids’ school life, such as how to communicate with peers or the way to accomplish a composition. The reason why this couple is able to sustain this habit is they think it is one of the best methods to ensure their caring towards their daughters.
On the other hand, eating delicious food together in a fixed time can serve as a bridge for parents to teach their kids health eating habits. As an old saying goes, ‘You are what you eat.’ It tells us that whether or not the meal we eat is healthy may have a significant impact on our body condition, especially for the young one with a growing body. With regularly dinner together, the grown-ups can deliver some knowledge to their children. During my primary school years, my father insisted that we should have dinner together every week day in order to give advice to our eating. I still remember at that time, beef and pork were initially my favorite while I had no interests in vegetables. It took my parents several weeks to help me get used to eat certain kinds of vegetables such as broccoli each day. Thus actually led to a future balanced diet of me and it was proved to contribute a lot to my health.
In conclusion, having regular family meals has a couple of benefits. Spending time with family member regularly can not only strengthen the emotional bond among each one but also help the young in a family to obtain a healthy life style.
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