Some consider it advisable to attend such classes while others believe it unnecessary. The former argues that it’s far more effective to command these special skills with the help of an experienced trainer than to work at them on their own. They are convinced that these training classes can make up for what is not taught in school, hence, more competitive edge over their peers. The latter group of people, nonetheless, criticize it as a sheer waste of resources. They warn that the quality of most training courses is questionable, as they are marketed to get money out of our pocket rather than get knowledge into our head.

　　As far as I am concerned, a little bit of such special training does us no harm, but too much of it can only prove to be counter-productive. Anyhow, the deprived free time can be better invested in recreation at weekends, talking to an old friend, or simply enjoying a long-overdue vacation.

　　◇第一段思路點評：

　　第一句綜述社會上提供知識、技能服務(wù)的各類培訓(xùn)班雨后春筍般興起，第二句例舉語言速成課程特別火爆。

　　◇語言點提示：

　　(1)a great diversity of各種各樣的

　　(2)mushrooming迅速擴(kuò)散、增加

　　(3)language crash courses語言速成課程

　　◇第二段思路點評：

　　先用一句對比式地擺出兩種不同的觀點，再分別詳述他們的看法。

　　◇語言點提示：

　　注意連接詞語while，The former，They，The latter group of people等的使用，強(qiáng)化了上下文之間的連貫性。

　　◇第三段思路點評：

　　辯證地論述你對參加各類培訓(xùn)班的看法。

　　◇語言點提示：

　　(1)as far as I am concerned我認(rèn)為，就我而言

　　(2)counter-productive適得其反的、事與愿違的

　　(六)University Students’ Pursuit of Famous Brands

　　1. 現(xiàn)在很多大學(xué)生都追求穿名牌，用名牌

　　2. 你對這種現(xiàn)象的看法

　　● 審題概述●�r

　　這是一篇論述對大學(xué)生追求和使用名牌看法的文章。第一段，詳述大學(xué)生熱衷追求、使

　　用名牌的情形以及人們的看法。第二段，重點談你對此的看法。

　　【范文】

　　University Students’ Pursuit of Famous Brands

　　“What perfumes are you wearing?” “Aren’t your shoes Nike’s latest release?” “I like the Mickey bag you bought yesterday.” “I hear the Jack & Jones store is on sale this week. Do you wanna come along?” Don’t feel surprised if you hear them coming out of the mouth of college students. It’s quite common to hear and see college students swapping information about the brands they like and the products they use. In fact, discussions about brand names have become one of the college students’ favourite pastimes. They learn about the latest fashion from each other, exchange tips about when and where to get the item, and buy it at their earliest convenience. “Keeping up with the Joneses” is their conviction – “If the Joneses have it, how could I have not?”