2018年12月英语六级作文精讲：为孩子选择面包思维导图

[Youhavebeenaskedtorecommendaparticularbrandofbreadforuseinelementaryschoolsinasmallcity.Whichofthefourbrandsofbreaddescribedinthechartwouldyourecommend?Supportyourchoicewithinformationfromthechartbelow.]

Whichbrandofbreadisthemostsuitableforelementaryschoolchildren?Beforewemakethechoice,therearethreethingsweneedtotakeintoaccount:taste,nutritionandcost.

Amongthethree,Ibelievenutritionisthemostimportant.Childreninelementaryschoolsareatanagewhentheirbodiesaregrowingrapidly.Malnutritionwillcertainlyhindertheirbodiesfromgrowing,andpoorhealthwilloftenresultinpoorlearning.Tasteisalsoimportantbecausetastybreadcanhelpstimulatechildren'sappetite.Childrenwillnotliketoeatpoor-tastingbreadregardlessofitslevelofnutrition.Agoodappetiteguaranteessufficientnutrition.

Therefore,IwillcertainlyrecommendBrandA,becausebothitsnutritionandtasteareverygood.

NeitherBrandCnorBrandDisagoodchoicebecausetheformerhasaverygoodnutritionalratingbutnotagoodtaste;whilethelatterhasanexcellenttastebutonlyafairnutritionalrating.

Beinglessnutritionalandtasteful,BrandBisnotasgoodachoiceasBrandA,despitetheirsimilarcosts.So,thatleavesonlyBrandA.ItistruethatBrandAhasthehighestprice,butIbelievethatmostoftheschoolswouldnotreallymindpayingalittlebitmoremoneyforschoolchildren'sbetterhealth.

作文结构分析：

本文是一篇图表作文,要求按图表中提示的信息为小学生选择一种牌子的面包。本题曾为一托福考题,作者“借题发挥”根据自己的思路作文。这类题型的写作多用比较和对照,这也是托福写作的一大特点。此外,这类作文的结论不受限制,完全可按作者的意图来写,但必须有充足的理由。本文中,作者首先分述营养与口味两大因素并加以比较和权衡,而价格则不在话下。四者相比后决定选A。然后在第三段中排除C和D,最后A和B相比,决定选择最好的。本文适合多种考试的应试者,以托福考生为最。

take...intoaccount考虑……

atanagewhen...在……的年龄

malnutritionn.营养不良

hinderv.防止，妨碍

regardlessof不管,不顾

despite尽管