1、孙远的GMAT作文讲义2孙远的GMAT作文讲义(1)一、考试指南 GMAT作文考两篇作文,一篇是一个是非问题分析(AnalysisofanIssue);另一篇作文 是一个逻辑问题分析(AnalysisofanArgument)。两篇作文各考30分钟,加起来共一个 小时。简单地说,第一篇作文是立论,第二篇作文是驳论。 1.逻辑问题分析例文 ThefollowingappearedinamemorandumfromtheDirectorofHumanResources totheexecutiveofficersofCompanyX. “Lastyear,wesurveyedouremployee
2、sonimprovementsneededatCompanyX byhavingthemrank,inorderofimportance,theissuespresentedinalist ofpossibleimprovements.Improvedcommunicationsbetweenemployeesand managementwasconsistentlyrankedastheissueofhighestimportanceby theemployeeswhorespondedtothesurvey.Asyouknow,wehavesince institutedregularco
3、mmunicationssessionsconductedbyhigh-level management,whichtheemployeescanattendonavoluntarybasis.Therefore, itislikelythatmostemployeesatCompanyXnowfeelthattheimprovement mostneededatthecompanyhasbeenmade.” Discusshowwellreasonedyoufindthisargument.Inyourdiscussionbe suretoanalyzethelineofreasoninga
4、ndtheuseofevidenceinthe argument.Forexample,youmayneedtoconsiderwhatquestionable assumptionsunderliethethinkingandwhatalternative,explanationsor counterexamplesmightweakentheconclusion.Youcanalsodiscusswhatsort ofevidencewouldstrengthenorrefutetheargument,whatchangesinthe argumentwouldmakeitmorelogi
5、callysound,andwhat,ifanything,would helpyoubetterevaluateitsconclusion. 2.是非问题分析例文 “Employeesshouldkeeptheirprivatelivesandpersonalactivitiesas separateaspossiblefromtheworkplace.” Discusstheextenttowhichyouagreeordisagreewiththeopinionstated above.Supportyourviewswithreasonsand/orexamplesfromyourow
6、n experience,observations,orreading. GMAT作文题库是怎么回事 GMAT作文的评分标准 GMAT作文如何阅卷和评分 二、课程安排 1.教学内容 PartOne:AnalysisofanArgument CaseStudy1 CaseStudy2 CaseStudy3 CaseStudy4 PartTwo:AnalysisofanIssue CaseStudy1 CaseStudy2 CaseStudy3 CaseStudy4 PartThree:Summary 1.LanguageSkills 2.PrepTips 2.教学方法 (1)案例分析 逻辑分析(
7、4个) 是非分析(4个) (2)作文的结构和模式 (3)论证方法 (4)语言问题 PartOne 三、逻辑问题例文分析 CaseStudy1: Thefollowingappearedaspartofanarticleinadailynewspaper. “Thecomputerizedonboardwarningsystemthatwillbeinstalledin commercialairlinerswillvirtuallysolvetheproblemofmidairplane collisions.Oneplaneswarningsystemcanreceivesignalsfro
8、manothers transponder-aradiosetthatsignalsaplanescourse-inorderto determinethelikelihoodofacollisionandrecommendevasiveaction.” Discusshowwellreasonedyoufindthisargument.Inyourdiscussionbe suretoanalyzethelineofreasoningandtheuseofevidenceinthe argument.Forexample,youmayneedtoconsiderwhatquestionabl
9、e assumptionsunderliethethinkingandwhatalternative,explanationsor counterexamplesmightweakentheconclusion.Youcanalsodiscusswhatsort ofevidencewouldstrengthenorrefutetheargument,whatchangesinthe argumentwouldmakeitmorelogicallysound,andwhat,ifanything,would helpyoubetterevaluateitsconclusion. 2分作文: T
10、hisargumenthasnoinformationaboutaircollisions.Ithinkmostcases happenisnewairportsbecausetheairtrafficisheavy.Inthiscasesound airportcontrolcouldsolvetheproblem. Ithinkthisargumentislogicallyreasonable.Itsassumptionisthatplane collisionsarecausedbyplanesthatdontknoweachotherspositions.So pilotscandon
11、othing,iftheyknoweachotherspositionthroughthe systemitwillsolvetheproblem.Ifitcanprovideevidencetheproblemis lackofknowledgeofeachotherspositions,itwillbemoresoundand persuasive. Moreinformationaboutaircollisionsishelpful,(thereasonforair collisions) -第一课时完- - 4分作文 Theargumentisnotlogicallyconvincin
12、g.Itdoesnotstatewhetherall planescanreceivesignalsfromeachother.Itdoesnotstatewhether planesconstantlyreceivesignals.Iftheyonlyreceivesignalsonceevery certaintimeinterval,collisionswillnotdefinitelybeprevented.Further iftheyreceiveasignalrightbeforetheyareabouttocrash,theycannot avoideachother. Them
13、ainflawintheargumentisthatitassumesthatthetwoplanes,upon receivingeachotherssignals,willknowwhichevasiveactiontotake. Forexample,thetwoplanescouldbegoingtowardseachotherandthen receivethesignals.Ifoneturnsatanangletotheleftandtheother turnsatanangletotheright,thetwoplaneswillstillcrash.Evenif theyreceiveanupdatedsignal,theywillnothavetime,toavoideach other. Thefollowingargumentwouldbe
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