2018年托福寫作考試攻略：三選一考察比例上升
2017年托福寫作較往年沒有新話題出現，但是話題的比重卻有變化。在「2017上半年分析與下半年預測」文章中再三叮嚀同學們「三選一」題目越來越多了，主要話題會是以「教育類」和「品質成功類」為主，果然，三選一題型持續增加，需要注意的是，雖然同意與否的題型佔比稍微超過了一半，但是很多同意與否題目中的觀點也包含比較級，本質上也是兩者比較的題目。
2018年托福寫作準備建議
1. 托福寫作測驗獨立題重複舊題的機率比較高，大家要對近3年的真題非常熟悉。
2. 考題仍然以教育類話題為主，所以平常練習時可以針對這些高頻出現的主題多加練習。
3. 從日常生活中多蒐集一些相關的例子，多背一些相關主題單字，碰到這類主題時即可正常發揮。
2017年TOEFL寫作年終大盤點
從出題形式來看，獨立寫作部分還是熟悉的味道與配方：以常規的“Agree or Disagree”和“Which One is Better？（包含二選一和三選一）”為主。其中， 三選一的考察比例在上升，而在11月和12月的真題回憶中，菁英戰地情報官曾經提醒過考生：對於三選一的話題，一定要提及另外2個選項「對比」或「讓步反駁」。
從新題和舊題的組成比例來看，2017年48道題中，新題（包含拼題）占了17道題，比例為35%左右，意味著剩下65%的題目都是舊題，重複2014~2016年這3年的題目，所以務必利用真題來備考，因為你上考場的時候，有6成多的機率出現舊題！
「教育類」仍是第一主角，在48道題（包含上、下午場）出現了21道，接近50%。其中，教育類話題一般包含「家庭」和「校園」兩大場景，其中家庭以父母和子女關係為主，校園以學生及教師為主（“學生”包括學習方式、科目學習等常見內容）。接下來，第二高頻出現的就是「生活方式類」和「朋友類」，分別出現了7道和5道，生活方式類以「健康」主題為主。
1. Some young people are free in the evenings or have days off at school, which way can bring them the most benefit? （2017.04.23）
- to accumulate work experience by a part-time job or volunteering in a community
- learning to play a sport
- learning to play a musical instrument
2. Your friends have the opportunity to choose either one of two types of majors (fields of study), which one of the following two majors do you think is a better choice, and why? (2017.09.09)
- a major that would allow him to finish years of study and get a degree sooner (so that he would begin to work full-time quickly)
- a major that requires many years of study that would provide him with more employment opportunities and offers in the future
3. A high school requires their students (aged 16-17) to choose an activity to attend in the summer holiday between 11th and 12th. Which of the following do you think is more beneficial?(2017.09.24)
- taking part in the university-level course (for example, the course related to the major field they want to study in)
- visiting museums and historic places with teachers and other students and then write a paper about it
1. You have long been friend with someone. If they do something that you don’t like, should you still be friends with him or her? (2017.04.01)
2. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: it’s better to make friends with intelligent people than with people who have a good sense of humor? (2017.04.15)
3. Do you agree or disagree: It is impossible to always be completely honest with your friends?(2017.05.06)
1. Nowadays, it is easier to maintain good health than in the past. (2017.08.26)
2. In the past people ate food that are better for health than they do today. (2017.11.26)
3. Which one would you like to change to improve your health: （2017.12.02）
- the kind of food you eat
- the amount of exercise
- the amount of stress
托福寫作與往年相比有哪些變化呢？
2017年獨立真題的變化在於內容更「生活化」，例如12月17日的真題「關於如何減少花銷的3種選擇」，或者3月4日的真題「先看電影再看書，還是反過來」(10月28日重複該題）等，都非常貼近每個人的日常生活，但是部分學生反應審題不難，但是文章展開比較難，因為「這東西真的沒什麼好說的啊！一句話就講完了」。
針對這種情況，在下一年的備考當中，請各位同學一定要注意：
1. 回歸寫作的本質：講清一件事，避免抽象、含糊不清的表達。
2. 避免背範本而不思考，因為會限制思路，考場上一旦出現題目不對應，不懂得靈活運用，成績就會不理想。