Topic(题目)：
Some people prefer to spend their free timeoutdoors. Other people prefer to spend theirleisure time indoors. Would you prefer to beoutside or would you prefer to be inside foryour leisure activities? Use specific reasons andexamples to support your choice.
Model Essay(范文)：
Enjoying Time with Mother Nature
If I had to choose where to spend my leisure time, I'd rather spend it outdoors. I spend all myworking hours inside at a desk. When I have some free time, I want to completely change myenvironment. Getting outdoors gives me a new perspective and helps clear my mind.
Being outdoors gives me the opportunity to try new tings, see new sights, and meet newpeople. Staying indoors means reading a book or watching television. Sometimes it involvesvisiting with friends. Those are all relatively inactive. Being outdoors means a chance tostretch my mental and physical muscles. I can go hiking in an area I've never been before. Ican go swimming or rafting on the river. I can go on a nature walk with a ranger and learnabout flowers and trees. I can visit all the outdoor monuments in my city that I've never seenbefore. In each case, I'm doing something that help me relax while also enjoying theexcitement of something new.
Of course, weather is a factor. I have a hard time functioning in extremely hot or coldweather and like to stay indoors when it's below freezing or the heat is scorching. At times likethat, it's fun to sit inside with a good book or a good friend looking out at the weather andenjoying the comforts of home. But if the weather cooperates, it's fun to read that book outsideon a park bench or go swimming with that friend.
Enjoying leisure time outdoors can also mean making new friends. Getting outside my ownenvironment gives me the opportunity to meet new people. All in all, leisure time Is betterwhen it's spent with Mother Nature rather that a television set.
重点单词 全部解释
specific[spi'sifik]adj. 特殊的，明确的，具有特效的
n. 特
stretch[stretʃ]n. 伸展，张开
adj. 可伸缩的
environment[in'vaiərənmənt]n. 环境，外界
opportunity[.ɔpə'tju:niti]n. 机会，时机
perspective[pə'spektiv]n. 远景，看法，透视
adj. 透视的
factor['fæktə]n. 因素，因子
vt. 把 ... 因素包括
mental['mentl]adj. 精神的，脑力的，精神错乱的
n. 精
inactive[in'æktiv]adj. 不活动的;不活跃的;怠惰的;闲置的
ranger['reindʒə]n. 守林人，骑警，突击队员
bench[bentʃ]n. 长凳，工作台，法官席
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