Topic(题目)：
Some people believe that students should begiven one long vacation each year. Othersbelieve that students should have several shortvacations throughout the year. Whichviewpoint do you agree with? Use specificreasons and examples to support your choice.
Model Essay(范文)：
I like the idea of students having several short vacations throughout the year. I’m a workingparent with two school-age children. Every summer I have to come up with a plan for keepingmy children safe and entertained for three months, while my husband and I are at work. Summer camps are expensive, and finding the one your children will enjoy can be a challenge. Getting rid of that one long vacation would make life a lot easier.
Having several shorter vacations would also make it easier to schedule vacations. My husbandand I both work in small offices with other working parents. All of us need vacation time duringthe same three months. This is hard on our businesses and our careers.
We also find that wherever we go in the summer, it’s crowded. It would be nice to go placesthroughout the year and find smaller crowds. I’m sure the attractions themselves would likethat better, too. It would be better for the economy to spread things out, too.
I think my children would be more focused on their students if their vacation time was dividedup throughout the year. The final month of the school year, they’re just not paying attention. They’ve been in school for nine long months and they don’t have a lot of energy. Plus , they’reanticipating vacation time. If vacations were throughout the year, they would concentratebetter on studies.
Of course, many older school buildings aren’t air-conditioned, because usually people aren’tthere during the hottest months. That might be a problem, I think, though, that new air-conditioning would be worth the cost. During the last few weeks of summer, my children arebored with their long vacation. I doubt that would happen if there were several vacationsthroughout the year.
重点单词 全部解释
challenge['tʃælindʒ]n. 挑战
v. 向 ... 挑战
concentrate['kɔnsntreit]v. 集中，专心，浓缩
n. 浓缩物
spread[spred]v. 伸展，展开，传播，散布，铺开，涂撒
n.
specific[spi'sifik]adj. 特殊的，明确的，具有特效的
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