《新编实用英语写作》08 Essay Writing in Examination Form

新编实用英语写作NewPracticalEnglishWritingUnit8

EssayWritinginExaminationFormUnit8

Havegoodcommandofthebasicprinciplesofguidedwriting

KnowthecommonstylesofguidedWriting

Understandthetypesofguidedwriting

LearningGoalsSectionISectionIISectionIIISectionIV

WritingonKeyWords

WritingonTopicSentences

WritingonOutlines

WritingonGivenSituationSectionVApplyingYourKnowledgeWritingonTopicSentences

SectionIWhat’satopicsentence

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SectionIWritingonTopicSentencesAtopicsentenceisusuallythemainideaofaparagraph,whichwillprovideunityandfocusfortheparagraph.

Forthiskindofwriting,thepositionoftopicsentenceisgenerallyatthebeginningofeachparagraph.Andthestudentsaresupposedtowriteanessaybydevelopingeachparagraphaccordingtoitstopic.Whilecompletingeachparagraphkeepthecontrollingideainthetopicsentenceinyourheart.Ofcourse,sometimesthetopicsentencemaybeputattheendofaparagraph.Howtowriteontopicsentence?SectionIWritingonTopicSentences

HowtoKeepHealthyDirections:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionaboutHowtoKeepHealthyinthreeparagraphs.Youaregiventwotopicsentencesofthefirsttwoparagraphsandthelastsentenceofthethirdparagraph.Youarerequiredtogiveyourowntopicsentenceinthethirdparagraphandthendeveloptheideastartedineachtopicsentenceincompletingthecomposition.Writeabout50wordsforeachparagraph,notincludingthewordsgiven.

sampleSectionIWritingonTopicSentences

HowtoKeepHealthy1.Nowadaysmoreandmorepeopleareconcernedabouttheirhealth.____________________________________________________.

2.Medicalresearchershaveprovedthatwhatpeopleeataffectstheirhealth._______________________________________________.

3.________________________________________________________

Ifpeoplepayequalattentiontotheabovementionedthreewaysofkeepingfit,theywillgreatlyimprovetheirhealth.

sampleHowtoKeepHealthyPara.1.Nowadaysmoreandmorepeopleareconcernedabouttheirhealth.TypesofphysicalexercisesEffectiveresultsPara.2.Medicalresearchershaveprovedwhatpeopleeataffectstheirhealth.KindsoffoodForcefulreasonsPara.3.

Gettingridofbadhabitslikesmokinganddrinkingalcoholisalsoanimportantwaytokeephealthy.Conclusionofthewholecomposition.

TopicsentenceFrameworkoftheessayDevelopthetopicsentenceHowtoSectionIWritingonTopicSentencesNowadaysmoreandmorepeopleareconcernedabouttheirhealth.Ifyouhappentobeinoneofthecityparksearlyinthemorning,youwillseelotsofpeoplethere.Somearepracticingtaijiquanandswordplayandothersareeitherrunning,walkingorexercisingthroughdance.Researchesshowthatgettingplentyofexercisemakestheheartbeatfasterandthelungsworkharder,thusstrengtheningtheheartandreducingthechanceofheartattack,andhelpingtolowerbloodpressure.Medicalresearchershaveprovedthatwhatpeopleeataffectstheirhealth.Theyadvisepeopletoeatmorefruitsandvegetablesandlessredmeatlikebeefandporkbecauseredmeatscontainmorefatthanpoultryandfish.Fatscanbuildupinthearteries,blocktheflowofblood,andcauseaheartattackorstroke.Gettingridofbadhabitslikesmokinganddrinkingalcoholisalsoanimportantwaytokeephealthy,butitstillfailstodrawenoughpeople’sattention.Ifpeoplepayequalattentiontotheabovementionedthreewaysofkeepingfit,theywillgreatlyimprovetheirhealth.SectionII

WritingonKeyWordsSectionIIWritingonKeyWordsOneiskeywordsandexpressionsgiveningroups.Accordingtodifferentgroup,keywordsareused(arranged)indifferentparagraph.Basedonthetitleandkeywordsofeachparagraph,wecandeduceitsmainpointrequiredtowriteaboutandfindouttherelationbetweentheparagraphs.Intheotherform,allthekeywordssuppliedtogether.Thefirststepistothinkoverthetitleandbesuretounderstandthemainideayouarerequiredtowriteabout.Thesecondistoplaceallthewordsindifferentgroupsaccordingtothecertainlogicalrelationbetweenwords.Ingeneral,thesekeywordsshouldbearrangedintothreeparagraphs.Eachoneisaboutonepoint.Besuretousethegivenwordsflexiblyandappropriately,nottonecessarilytofollowtheorderofthem,howevertheymayappearintheessayseveraltimes.

Twoformsforessaywithtitleandagroupofkeywords.

SectionIIWritingonKeyWords

ChildrenLearnatKindergartenDirections:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionaboutChildrenLearnatKindergarteninthreeparagraphs.Youaregivensomekeywordsandphrasestoguideyourwriting.Keywordsandphrases:1.education,schoolsanduniversities,playgames,kindergartens,mother,gotowork,takecareof;2.pre-schooleducation,however,speak,read,write;3.inmyview,both,makefriends,understandpeople,learning.

sampleSectionIIWritingonKeyWords

FrameworkoftheessayPara.1.Somepeoplethinkkindergartensareplaceswheremotherscanleavetheirchildrensothattheycangotowork.

Para.2.OtherPeople,however,thinkthatkindergartensareplaceswherechildrencanreceivepre-schooleducation.Para.3.Inmyview,akindergartenisbothaplaceforlookingafterchildrenandaplaceforeducatingthem.

Educationonlyatschoolsanduniversitychildren,playgames,takencareofatkindergartenLearntospeak,read,andwriteWorkingmotherandhousewivessendchildrenforbenefitPlaygameswithothersUnderstandpeopleMakefriendsParentsworkateaseSectionIIWritingonKeyWords

Whenwespeakofeducation,weoftenonlyspeakofschoolsanduniversities.Somepeoplethinkkindergartensareplaceswheremotherscanleavetheirchildrensothattheycangotowork.Atthetimethechildrencanbetakencareofandplaygames.Otherpeople,however,thinkthatkindergartensareplaceswherechildrencanreceivepre-schooleducation.Theycanlearntospeak,toreadandwrite.Notonlyworkingmothersbutalsohousewivesshouldsendtheirchildrentokindergartens.Itisforchildren’sbenefit.

Inmyview,akindergartenisbothaplaceforlookingafterchildrenandaplaceforeducatingthem.Theyplaygameswithotherchildren.Theylearntounderstandpeopleandmakefriends.Andparentscangotoworkatease.ChildrenLearnatKindergarten

SectionIII

WritingonOutlinesSectionIIIWritingonOutlines

Compositionwithtitleandoutlinehascommonlybeenadoptedinvarioustestsinrecentyears.TheoutlinemaybegiveninChineseorinEnglish.Fromtheoutline,wecaninferthemainidea,learn

thearrangementoftheparagraphsandfindoutthelogicalrelationbetweenthem.Onthebasisofthese,weareabletowritetopicsentenceforeachparagrapheasily.Compositionwithtitleandoutlinehascommonlybeenadoptedinvarioustestsinrecentyears.TheoutlinemaybegiveninChineseorinEnglish.Fromtheoutline,wecaninferthemainidea,learnthearrangementoftheparagraphsandfindoutthelogicalrelationbetweenthem.Onthebasisofthese,weareabletowritetopicsentenceforeachparagrapheasily.SectionIIIWritingonOutlines

ShoppingontheNetDirections:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicShoppingontheNet.Youshouldwritenolessthan120wordsandbaseyourcompositiononthefollowingoutlinegiveninChinese.1．近来在一些发达地区出现网上购物热2．一些人喜欢网上购物3．另一些人不喜欢网上购物

sampleSectionIIIWritingonOutlinesFrameworkoftheessay

Internetisrevolutionizingourworld.domanythingsoneline.Para.1NowadaysmanypeopletendtoshopontheNet.Para.2.Somepeoplepreferthisnewwayofshopping.Para.3.Othersdon'tshowanyinterestinshoppingonline;however,itwilleventuallybeanirresistibletrendofshopping.

updatedaboutthebestsellingproductswiderrangeofchoicesconoenientandtime-savingalittlebitcomplicatedtopayonthewebfearofbuyingfakeandpoorqualitycommoditiesmoreandmorepeopleshoppingontheWeb

SectionIIIWritingonOutlines

NowadaysInternetisrevolutionizingourglobeandgreatlyfacilitatingourmodernlife.Asamatteroffact,wecandoalmosteverythingontheNet.Toillustrate,wecanconductE-business,advertiseourproducts,bookanairticket,buyandsellstocks,evenhuntaiobontheWeb.Recently,shoppingontheNetisgraduallybeoomingpopularinmoderncities.However,peopletakedifferentattitudestowardsthenewwayofshopping.

Somepeoplewhoprefershoppingonthevirtualshoppingcentersorthee-commerceportals,holdthatthenewwayofshoppinghasmanyadvantages.First,theweb-storescankeepcrutomers

updatedaboutthebestsellingproducts.Besides,theycanprovidecustomerswithawiderrangeofchoices.Mostimportantofall,itisveryconvenientandtime-saving.Peoplecanstayathomeshoppingwhatevertheywantonline.

ShoppingontheNetSectionIIIWritingonOutlines

However,otherswhosticktoshoppinginthereal-lifestoreshavetheirreasons.First,theyarguethatthoughtime-saving,it'salittlebitcomplicatedtopayontheweb.Besides,theythinkthatcustomerscanneverrestassuredofthequalityofthecommoditiesunlesstheyseethemwiththeirowneyes.Finally,theybelievethebestwaytobeonguardagainstthefakeandpoorqualitycommoditiesistoshopinthetraditionalway.Therefore,theydon'tshowanyinterestinshoppingonline.However,moreandmorepeoplewillprefershoppingontheWeb.Andit'sbelievedthatitwilleventuallybeanirresistibletrendofshoppinginthe21stcentury.SectionIV

WritingonGivenSituationSectionIVWritingonGivenSituation

Inacompositionwiththegivensettingorsituation,thewriterisoftensuppliedwithsomeinstructionsorbackgroundsituationsuchastime,place,characterordifferentideasofsomethingetc,bywhichthewriterhastothinkoverhowmanyparagraphsaretobewrittenanddefineatopicsentenceforeachparagraph.TheinstructionsorsettingmaybegiveninChineseorinEnglish.SectionIVWritingonGivenSituationAMajorAdvantageofAdvertisingonTVDirections：

Youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:AMajorAdvantageofAdvertisingonTV.Youshouldwriteabout150wordsandyoumustbaseyourcompositionontheinstructionbelow.Weseeadvertisingontelevisioneveryday.SomepeoplethinkthatTVadvertisingbringusbenefit,butothersdon’tthinkso.Whatisyouropinion?StatejustoneadvantageordisadvantageofonTVadvertisingandgiveoneortworeasontosupportyourpointofview.

sampleSectionIVWritingonGivenSituationFrameworkoftheessay

encountervariousadvertisementschangingtheTVchannelsdifferentideasaboutTVads

saveourtime:knowdirectlywheretogetthegoodssaveourmoney:comparethesimilarproductsonTVgetthebestandcheapestproductsdeliverinformationaboutcertainproductsfaster

theabovementionedreasonsconvenienttoknowneededproductsconvenienttogetneededproductsPara.1.

AlthoughdifferentpeoplehavedifferentideasaboutTVads,Ithinkadvantagesweighmore.

Para.2.

ThemajoradvantageofadvertisingonTVliesinitsconvenience.Para.3.

It'sveryconvenientforustoknowwhatproductsareavailableandhowtogetthem.SectionIVWritingonGivenSituationFromtheabovementionedreasons,wecanseeit'sveryconvenientforustoknowwhatproductsareavailableandhowtogetthemwiththehelpofadvertisingonTV.AMajorAdvantageofAdvertisingonTV

EverytimewhenwechangetheTVchannels,wewillencountervariousadvertisements.Althoughdifferentpeoplehavedifferentideasabouttheiradvantagesanddisadvantages,Ithinkadvantagesweighmore.

ThemajoradvantageofadvertisingonTVliesinitsconvenience.Itcansaveourtime.Wecanknowdirectlywherewecangetthegoodsweneed.It‘sunnecessaryforustolookforthemfromoneshoptoanother.Besides,itcanalsosaveourmoney.WecancomparethesimilarproductsonTVandfinallygetthebestandcheapestonewithoutgoingoutortravelingalongdistancetogetwhatsomebodysuggestedweshouldbuy.What’smore,itcandeliverinformationaboutcertainproductsfasterthanothermediawithitsbeautifulsoundsandvividpictures.

ApplyingYourKnowledge1.Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicJobProblemsforGraduates.Youshouldwritenolessthan120wordsandbaseyourcompositiononthetopicsentence(giveninEnglish)below:1.Whydocollegegraduatesfinditincreasinglydifficulttogetarewardingjob?________________________________________________2.Therearetworeasonsofjobproblemsforgraduates._____________3.Collegegraduatesarevaluableresourcesinourcountry.__________I.Writethecompositionbasedonthefirstsentenceofeachparagraph

Accordingtothestatistics,only58percentofcollegegraduatesin1992couldfindjobsintheirspecialties,comparedwith89percentin1981.Whydocollegegraduatesfinditincreasinglydifficulttogetarewardingjob?

Onereasonperhapsisthatmanycollegesanduniversitiesfailtoadapttheircoursestothedevelopmentofeconomy.Degreecoursesofferedintheseinstitutionsofhigherlearningaresooutdated,irrelevantandimpracticalthatthestudentsthemselvesfindithardtotranslatetheirbookknowledgeintorealjobskills.Second,thereisanoversupplyofgraduatesincertainspecialties,andthisisincreasing.Somanyofthemcannotentertheprofessionsforwhichtheyaretrainedandhavetotakeotherjobswhichdonotrequireacollegedegree.

Collegegraduatesarevaluableresourcesinourcountry.Theproblemstheyencounterinjobhuntingdeservemoreattention.Thecollegesshouldgetstudentsoutoftheivorytowerandhavetheircoursesmeettheneedsofindustryandbusinesssoastosuittheon-goingdevelopmentofeconomy.2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionofnolessthan100wordsonthetopicBicyclesasanImportantMeansofTransportinChina.Youshouldusethetopicsentencesgivenbelow.

1.BicyclesandbusesaretwoimportantmeansoftransportinmostChinesecities.2.Peoplepreferridingbicyclestotakingbusesforseveralreasons.3.BicycleswillstillbeaverypopularmeansoftransportinChina.I.

Writethecompositionbasedonthefirstsentenceofeachparagraph

BicyclesandbusesaretwoimportantmeansoftransportinmostChinesecities.Althoughinrecentyearsmoreandmorenewandbigdieselbusesarebeingputinservice,bicyclinghasn’tdeclined,insteadithasgrownsteadily.

Peoplepreferridingbicyclestotakingbusesforseveralreasons.First,itisconvenienttoridethebicycletoworkandtodoshopping,becausewithityoucangoanywhereandanytime,unlikebuses.Second,bicyclesareregarded,especiallybycollegeandschoolstudents,asaneconomicalalternativetobuseswhosefareshaveincreased5timesinthepast3years.Mostpeople,however,ridebicyclesmainlytostayoutoftrafficjams.Inmanybigcities,congestionintherushhourissoseriousthattakingabusprovesadreadedordeal.Apartfromthequeuesforbuseswhichoftenreachstaggeringproportions,youhavetobestrongenoughtoshoveandfightbeforeyouareabletogetonabus,foreverybusarrivesandleavespackedasfullyasasardinetin.Evenwhenyou’reluckyenoughtoboard,itwilltakeagesforabustocarryyoutoyourdestinationbecausethetrafficonthestreetshasvirtuallycometoastandstill.Becauseoftheseuniqueadvantagesofferedbyridingbicyclesovertakingbuses,bicycleshaveremainedandwillstillbeaverypopularmeansoftransportinChina.3.Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionaboutTheClassificationofChineseFood

inthreeparagraphs.Youaregiventhefirstsentenceofeachparagraphandrequiredtodeveloptheideaincompletingtheparagraph,yourpartofthecompositionshouldbenolessthan120words,notincludingthewordsgiven.⑴NorthernChinesefoodislightanddelicate.⑵Thefoodfromtheinlandareaisveryspicy.

⑶Theleastgreasyfoodisfoundinthesouthernarea.

WritethecompositionbasedonthefirstsentenceofeachparagraphⅠ

NorthernChinesefoodislightanddelicate.Thestaplefoodiswheatflour,whichisusedtomakenoodles,steamedbread,anddumplings.Typicaldishesfromthisareaarebarhequedmeatandhotpot.ThemostfamousnortherndelicacyisPekingduck.

Thefoodfromtheinlandareaisveryspicy.SmallredchiliesorSichuanpeppersusedforseasoningmakethefoodtasteveryhot.AcharacteristicdishisSichuanbeef.Theleastgreasyfoodisfoundinthesouthernarea.Here,muchofthefoodisstir-fried,andalightersoysauceisused.Southerndishesareoftenthemostcostlytopreparebecauseonlythebestpartofchickenandothermeatisused.Shark'sfinsoupandeggrollsaretypicalexamplesofsoutherndishes.Unlikenorthernstaplefood,riceispreferableinsouthernarea.4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionaboutHuntingforAJobonInternet

withnolessthan120wordswiththefirstsentenceofeachparagraphgivenbelow.1.Nowadaysthereisacompletelynewwayoffindingajob.2.Therearemanyreasonsfortheirpreference.3.Allinall,Ibelieve.I.Writethecompositionbasedonthefirstsentenceofeachparagraph

Nowadaysthere’sacompletelynewwayoffindingajobforjoblesspeopleandlaid-offworker.Insteadofhuntingforajobintheadsofnewspapersorinajobmarket,ajobseekercanlookforajobonInternet.Infact,asthesuccessrateofthisnewwayisveryhigh,manypeoplepreferittotheoldtraditionalway.

Therearemanyreasonsfortheirpreference.First,it’sconvenient.Ajobhuntercanfindajobwithoutbotheringtogetrecommendationsfromrelativesorfriends,orregistrationatanemploymentexchange.Besides,it’ssimple.Ajobseekercangetajobbysimplybrowsingamongthewantadsonlineandsendingone’sresumesviaanE-mail.Finallythesuccessrateishigh,evenifonefailstofindajob,itcansparehimtheembarrassmentofbeingrefused.

Allinall,Ibelieve,withtheincreasingpopularityofInternet,thisnewmethodwillwinfavoramongmoreandmorejoblesspeopleforitsconvenience,efficiencyandhighsuccessrate.WritethecompositionbasedontheoutlineDirections:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHomeTutoring.Yourcompositionshouldbenolessthan150wordsandbasedontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:1.请家教的益处2.家教可能带来的负作用3.我是怎样看待家教的II.

People’sattitudestowardshometutoringaredifferent.Somethinkofitpositively.Theyholdthisopinionbecausehometutoringhelpskidstogetoverdifficultiesbyraisingtheiracademicscoresandimprovingtheirlearningskills.

Buteverycoinhastwosides.Althoughtheaboveviewsoundsreasonable,othersthinkofitnegatively.Fromtheirpointofview,hometutoringmayaddafinancialburdentoparentsandaheavyacademicburdentochildren.Toomuchtutoringinfluenceschildren’snormalstudy.

Inmyopinion,hometutoringhasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Moderatetutoringcanhelpchildrentoimprovetheirlearning,esp.forthosewholacktheabilitytostudybythemselves,butexcessivetutoringmayspoilthesechildren.Itmaymakechildrenbecometoodependentandhavelessabilitytosolvetheirproblems.Therefore,it’sadvisablethatweshouldseekhelpfromtutorswhenitisnecessary.2.

Directions:ForthispartyouareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicOnBirthControl.Youshouldwritenolessthan150wordsandbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:1.一个家庭一个孩子的政策2.

有的人认为这一计划生育政策完全有必要,有的人不赞成3.我的观点II.Writethecompositionbasedontheoutline

Aftertwodecadesofababyboom,Chinamadeitapracticeintheearly1970sthatonefamilycanonlyhaveonechild.Itisquitenecessaryconsideringthegreaterpressurethecountryfeelsfromthefastincreasingnumberofpeople.

Yeteversincethen,peopleathomeandabroadhavevoiceddifferentopinionsaboutit.Mostpeoplesaythatweshouldturntostrictbirthcontrolasweareapproachingthelimitofthenumberofpeoplethenationcansupportadequately.Butthereareotherswhoarguethatifbirthcontrolisimposedonthepopulation,thefutureoftheChinesewouldbeseriouslyendangered.Theythinkthatveryintelligentpeoplewouldbemorelikelytohavefewerchildren,andthiswouldbringaboutaloweringofthegenerallevelofintelligenceinthepopulation.Thisargument,however,doesnotholdwater.Fortheyfailtorecognizethatinadditiontogene,intelligencealsodependsonanadequatediet,agoodeducationandadecenthomeenvironment.Andallthesethingsareindangerofbeingdeniedasourpopulationisincreasingfasterthanthesupplyoffood,availableresourcesandjobopportunities.

Ifwewanttoimprovethequalityofourlives;ifwewanteveryonetobehealthy,wealthyandhappy;andifwewanttoseeaprosperous,powerfulnationintheworld,strictbirthcontrolisquiteessential.3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionofnolessthan150wordsonthetopicTheEntryofEducationintoMarket.Youshouldusetheoutline(giveninChinese)below:1.教育作为一种产业进入市场

2.产生这种现象的原因

3.我的看法II.Writethecompositionbasedontheoutline

AsthesocialistmarketeconomyinChinaisexpandingandbecomingoverwhelming,educationisbecomingmorecloselyrelatedtothemarket.Schools,collegesanduniversitieshavetofindwaystosupportthemselves.Personally,Ithinktheentryofeducationintomarketisagoodthing.

Thereasonforeducationtoenterthemarketisasfollows:First,asadevelopingcountry,Chinaisnotlikelytoinvestahugeamountofmoneyineducationinthenearfuture.Educationhastoturntothemarkettofinditsownway.Second,manyChinesepeoplehaverealizedthatwhatthestudentsgetthrougheducationisaninvisibleandvaluableproduct.Studentswithhigherdegreeswillfinditeasiertofindjobsinthejobmarket,andvacancieswithhighsalariesareonlyopentothosewhohavegotbettereducation.Peoplefeelitisbeneficialtoinvesttheirmoneyineducation.

Inreality,theentryofeducationintomarketisinaccordancewiththelawofmarketeconomy.Itdoesgoodbothtothenationandtheindividualpeople.Thepracticeofitwillleadtoaboomineducation,and,inturn,theraiseofthequalityofChinesepeople.3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionofnolessthan150wordsonthetopic

OnlineEducation.

Youshouldusetheoutline(giveninChinese)below:1.目前网络教育形成热潮2.我认为这股热潮的原因是3.我对网络教育的评价II.Writethecompositionbasedontheoutline

Nowadays,beingonlineisnolongersomethingnewtous.Tosomeextent,ithasbecomepartofourdailylife.Wecandoalotofthingsonline.Butrecentlyanotherhelpfulonlineactivityhasbecomevery"in".Thatisonlineeducation.

Therearesomereasonsbehindthistrend.Amongthem,thewideuseofcomputersandexpansionoftheInternetshouldbeanessentialonewhichmakesattendingclassinthedistancepossible.Second,peoplecantakeonlinecoursesthattheyhavenoaccesstoatschool.Finally,manypeoplefeelanurgentandstrongdesiretostudytocatchupwiththequickdevelopmentofbothsocietyandtechnology,buttheyaretoobusytostudyfulltimeatschool.Soonlineeducationjustcomestotheiaid.

Personally,Iappreciatethisnewformofeducation.Ithinkit'sreallyahelpfulcomplementtothetraditionaleducationalmeans.Byonlineeducation,differentlearnerscanbeprovidedwithmoreflexibleandversatilewaysoflearning,andtheworkingpeoplecansticktotheirjobswhilestudyingandabsorbingthelatestknowledge,evenathome.

Nowadays,beingonlineisnolongersomethingnewtous.Tosomeextent,ithasbecomepartofourdailylife.Wecandoalotofthingsonline.Butrecentlyanotherhelpfulonlineactivityhasbecomevery"in".Thatisonlineeducation.

Therearesomereasonsbehindthistrend.Amongthem,thewideuseofcomputersandexpansionoftheInternetshouldbeanessentialonewhichmakesattendingclassinthedistancepossible.Second,peoplecantakeonlinecoursesthattheyhavenoaccesstoatschool.Finally,manypeoplefeelanurgentandstrongdesiretostudytocatchupwiththequickdevelopmentofbothsocietyandtechnology,buttheyaretoobusytostudyfulltimeatschool.Soonlineeducationjustcomestotheiaid.

Personally,Iappreciatethisnewformofeducation.Ithinkit'sreallyahelpfulcomplementtothetraditionaleducationalmeans.Byonlineedu