【真题】托福口语独立题真题解析（下）

Task 2: Do you think that government should provide funding to support citizens lead a healthier lifestyle?

审题：

这是一道agree/disgree题，要求考生能够选择立场并给出足够的理由和细节进行论述，内容属于social issue范畴内的，需要考生平时多观察生活、阅读时事，因此细节跟例子比较难想。首先我们要审出几个关键词: government, funding, citizen, healthy lifestyle，这些都是最含信息量的实词，可以作为理论的突破点。然后可以先从辩证的同意方开始brainstorm：

Choice: agree
　　R1: health is the foundation of people’s well-being: boost a more dynamic & positive society
　　R2: government can provide better medical care and fitness facilities for citizens: eg. Obama health care reform

Sample answer:

Well, personally speaking, i believe that government should provide funding to support citizens lead a healthier lifestyle. My reasons are as following:
　　First of all, health is the foundation of people’s well-being. Only do citizens lead a healthier life can they devote their energy and creativity into production, therefore boost a more dynamic and positive society.

Furthermore, government can provide better medical care and fitness facilities for citizens. Take Obama health care reform as an example, since 2010, the US government planed to invest more than $1 trillion over 10 years in order to cover every citizen’s insurance as well as improve the medical service level. With this policy, people will be more aware of the importance of health without worrying about the cost.

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此题还可以从辩证的对立面去思考，突破点仍然是审题中的三个关键词：government, funding, citizen, healthier lifestyle, 不过矛盾可以转向谁出钱、选择何种生活方式上。

Note-taking example:
　　TS: disagree
　　R1: citizens should be responsible to their own lifestyles: eg. Keep a balanced diet, exercise regularly, sleep well
　　R2: government should spend funding on some more fundamental & emergent areas: education, scientific research, infrastructure development

Sample answer:

Well, to be honest, i can’t agree with this statement. I have two reasons to backup my argument.
　　To begin with, as individuals, citizens are responsible to their own lifestyles and they can achieve their goal by merely forming some simple habits in their daily life such as keep a balanced diet, exercise regularly and even get enough sleep. There’s no need for the government to spend money on helping them to do so.

What’s more, a responsible government should spend limited funding more other more fundamental and emergent areas such as education, scientific research and infrastructure in rural areas. For instance, in many developing countries, people can barely get enough food or live in poor-conditioned housing, they should be supported financially by the government.

Tips:

task2 主要考察考生的辩证思维能力，平时练习不要急于求成，多开发思路从正反两面去思考题目，这样考试的时候不会陷入思维定式或者没有细节可以讲。

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