理想的课堂

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled What Makes an Ideal Class ? You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words according to the following guidelines:

There are still significant differences between a Chinese class and a western one.

Which kind of classes do you like most? And what’s your ideal class?

审题立意

1. 导语解读：要求考生以“理想的课堂是什么样子的”这一题目写一篇文章，要围绕两个要求来写：①中西方课堂的重要区别；②你最喜欢什么样的课堂？你理想中的课堂是什么样子的？

2. 文章立意：中西课堂存在着巨大差别。一堂好的课必须考虑到三个方面的因素：教师、学生、课堂气氛。

写作思路

1. 第一段通过对比指出中西方课堂的差异性。

2. 第二段通过详细描述提出中心论点“一堂理想的课需要考虑三个要素”，并针对三个要素展开论述。

3. 第三段重申主题，再次强调三个要素协调好的课堂才是理想的课堂。

参考范文

What Makes an Ideal Class?

Due to cultural diversity, there are distinct differences between a Chinese class and a western one. A western class is usually given in a relaxed and lively atmosphere, where the class is centered on students and at the same time, teachers mainly act as a guide. In contrast 1 , Chinese teachers traditionally focus more on imparting knowledge and skills to their students in class and a typical Chinese class generally involves less interaction, especially one-on-one interaction, between teachers and students. It’s hard to say which one is superior to the other due to different social background.

In my opinion, an ideal class should take three factors into consideration: teacher, student and atmosphere. 2 First of all 3 , a teacher’s main task is to guide students to learn but not to cram his students. Secondly 3 , classes should be student-oriented. Students’ interests and requirements are the focus of the class. Furthermore 3 , the atmosphere should be lively, relaxed, friendly and orderly. Everyone should participate in the discussion actively and give full play to his subjective initiative in the class.

To sum up, an ideal class is one that can coordinate the relationship among these three factors. 4

理想中的课堂是什么样的?

由于文化差异，中西方课堂之间存在着巨大的不同。西方课堂氛围一般来说轻松又活泼，课堂以学生为中心，同时，教师主要扮演引导者的角色。相比之下，中国的教师传统上更加注重在课堂上向学生传授知识和技能，而且在一个典型的中国课堂上，师生互动，尤其是一对一的互动普遍较少。由于社会背景不同，很难说哪一种课堂更加优越。

我个人认为，一节理想的课应该考虑三个因素：教师、学生、课堂气氛。首先，教师的主要任务是引导学生学习而不是填鸭式教育。第二，课堂应该以学生为中心。学生的兴趣及要求是课堂的重点。此外，课堂气氛应该是活泼、轻松、友好并有秩序的。每一个人都要积极参与讨论，充分调动自己的主观能动性。

总之，一堂好的课需要协调好这三者之间的关系。

范文点评

1. 通过对比，指出中西方课堂的巨大不同。

2. 自然过渡，引出个人观点，即中心论点。

3. 分三个层次论证了自己的观点，论据充分，观点明确。

4. 总结全文，重申主题论点，加强读者对论点的认识。

要点用法

diversity n. 差异

distinct adj. 明显的

be centered on 集中于

act as 担当，扮演……的角色

typical adj. 典型的

oriented adj. 导向的；以……为方向的

cram v. 填满，塞满

subjective adj. 主观的

initiative n. 积极性；创造力

coordinate v. 使协调

句法点评

1. A western class is usually given in a relaxed and lively atmosphere, where the class is centered on students and at the same time, teachers act as a guide.

关系副词where引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词atmosphere。

2. To sum up, an ideal class is one that can coordinate the relationship among these three factors.

本句包含that引导的定语从句，先行词是one时，关系代词要用that，不用which。