2025年6月28日托福学术讨论真题
题目：
Your professor is teaching a class on education. Write a post responding to the professor's question. In your response, you should do the following:
-Express and support your opinion.
-Make a contribution to the discussion in your own words
An effective response will contain at least 100 words
Doctor Achebe
We've discussed methods teachers employ to make their course content more engaging for high school students. One possible method is using class time to discuss the ideas students learned in a lecture or assigned reading. While some believe that having students discuss the material with classmates is beneficial, others consider it a waste of class time. What do you think is the most important consideration for teachers when deciding whether to include opportunities for group discussion during class? why?
Claire
I think class size is a key factor when deciding whether to include group discussions. In smaller classes, it’s easier for students to share ideas and actually hear each other. But in larger classes, discussions can get chaotic or leave some students out. If the setting isn’t right, group work might end up wasting time instead of helping.
Paul
The difficulty of the course should be a big factor in deciding whether to include group discussions. If the material is especially complex, talking it through with classmates can help students better understand it. For example, in my physics class, our group discussions often helped me see things from different angles and made tough concepts more manageable.
范文正文
Apart from what Claire and Paul mentioned, I believe the most important consideration for teachers is selecting appropriate content to ensure that students can thoroughly preview the texts before class. Other factors, such as the purpose of the class, class size, and course difficulty, may also be significant. However, if students have not completed their preview—meaning they do not understand the gist of a theory or the main ideas and specific details of the essays being discussed—then the time spent on group work is wasted.【条件状语从句+同位语】 In other words, an effective class requires both well-designed teaching and students’ cooperation. For example, when I was studying English literature in the UK, all courses were delivered in seminars. Students who had read the novel and essays in advance benefited greatly from the discussions, while those who came to class without proper preparation could only sit silently.【定语从句+让步状语从句】 Some of them complained about their tight schedules and heavy workloads. Therefore, I believe that assigning a moderate amount of content for preview is crucial for the success of group discussions.
写作思路和特色
本题是2025年6月28日的托福学术讨论真题，也是一道新题。题目中，教授让学生讨论在高中的课堂中，如何开展小组讨论活动。他的问题是“教师在决定是否在课堂中纳入小组讨论活动时，最重要的考量因素是什么？原因何在？”Claire认为班级的规模很重要。在人数较少的小班里，学生更愿意分享他们的想法、听取彼此的观点；但如果班级人数较多，讨论可能会变得很混乱，也可能某些学生会被边缘化，造成浪费时间。而Paul认为课程的难度是一个重要的考量因素。如果教学内容很难、很复杂，那么与同学一起讨论有助于学生更深入地理解。
本文的提出的观点是，对教师来说，组织小组讨论前最重要的考量是选择合适的内容，以确保学生在课前能做到充分预习。文章采取了“总论点+解释+举例+总结”的经典议论文结构。在提出总论点后，解释了预习在小组讨论中的重要性，即如果学生没有完成预习，就意味着他们不理解某个理论的要点，也不清楚要讨论的论文的主要观点和具体细节，这样的话，花在小组讨论上的时间就白白浪费了。换言之，一个有效的课堂既需要老师的精心设计，也需要学生的配合。文章之后举了个人事例。当我在英国学习英语文学时，所有的课程都是以研讨会形式进行的。一些学生能做到提前阅读相关小说和论文，他们能从讨论中获益良多，然而总会有一些没有做好充分准备的学生，他们在讨论时只能默默地坐着。一些学生抱怨课太多、预习作业量太大。因此，我认为教师适量安排预习内容对于小组讨论的顺利进行至关重要。
这道题的话题比较贴近学生生活，大多数学生求学期间都经历过小组讨论。但是题目的角度不是从学生学习出发，而是从老师的课程设计角度出发，这一点需要考生们注意。这篇文章用词浅显，论述内容贴近实际，希望能为大家带来一些启发。
