Topic(题目)：
Do you agree or disagree with the followingstatement? Playing a game is fun only whenyou win. Use specific reasons and examples tosupport your answer.
Model Essay(范文)：
I agree with the old saying, “It’s not whether you winor lose, it’s how you play the game.” I don’t need to win. I have fun playing all games becauseit gives me time to be with friends, learn new things, and work as a team.
Tennis is one game that I enjoy. It’s a great opportunity to socialize. Of course, you can’tcarry on a conversation while you’re playing, but my tennis partner and I talk a lot before thegame. Since we have to reserve a court, we have to talk to one another to find a convenienttime to meet. Then we have to make sure that the court is available at that time. This oftentakes many phone calls and, of course, we talk about many other things during the sameconversation. Once we get to the court, we often have to wait. That gives us anotheropportunity to chat. After the game, we usually go out for a soda or a meal and talk somemore. We don’t even talk about how well or how poorly we played. Tennis is just an excuse forus to get together.
The board game Scrabble, on the other hand, is a real skill builder. It’s a challenge to formwords from the letters in front of you and on the board. I always learn a new word from myopponent, although sometimes I’m suspicious whether the word really exists. Often we don’teven keep score. We just do it because it’s fun and we learn new English words.
Soccer is the most competitive sport I’m involved in. I do my best, but it doesn’t matter to meif my team loses. I enjoy just being with my friends and traveling to different schools indifferent cities to play. I learn a lot about teamwork when we practice. Our coach tells us themost important thing is to play well as a team. It seems she just wants us to have fun and notworry about winning.
All in all, I just enjoy having a good time. Presumably that’s our purpose in life. Isn’t that betterthan worrying about who wins and who loses all the time?
重点单词 全部解释
convenient[kən'vi:njənt]adj. 方便的，便利的
available[ə'veiləbl]adj. 可用的，可得到的，有用的，有效的
specific[spi'sifik]adj. 特殊的，明确的，具有特效的
n. 特
partner['pɑ:tnə]n. 搭档，伙伴，合伙人
v. 同 ... 合
conversation[.kɔnvə'seiʃən]n. 会话，谈话
challenge['tʃælindʒ]n. 挑战
v. 向 ... 挑战
competitive[kəm'petitiv]adj. 竞争的，比赛的
suspicious[səs'piʃəs]adj. 可疑的，多疑的
opponent[ə'pəunənt]n. 对手，敌手，反对者
adj. 敌对的，反
opportunity[.ɔpə'tju:niti]n. 机会，时机
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