Topic(题目)：
Do you agree or disagree with the followingstatement? Parents are the best teachers. Usespecific reasons and examples to support youranswer.
Model Essay(范文)：
Throughout my life, I have been lucky enough tohave a very good relationship with my parents. Theyhave supported me, given me necessary criticism, and taught me a great deal about how to live my life. Parents can be very important teachers inour lives; however, they are not always the best teachers.
Parents may be too close to their children emotionally. Sometimes they can only see theirchildren though the eyes of a protector. For example, they may limit a child's freedom in thename of safety. A teacher might see a trip to a big city as a valuable new experience. However, it might seem too dangerous to a parent.
Another problem is that parents may expect their children's interests to be similar to theirown. They can't seem to separate from their children in their mind. If they love science, theymay try to force their child to love science too. But what if their child's true love is art, orwriting, or car repair?
Parents are usually eager to pass on their value to their children. But should children alwaysbelieve what their parents do? Maybe different generations need different ways of thinking. When children are young, they believe that their parents are always rights. But when they getolder, they realize there are other views. Sometimes parents, especially older ones, can't keepup with rapid social or technology changes. A student who has friends of all different races andbackgrounds at school may find that her parents don't really understand or value the digitalrevolution. Sometimes kids have to find their own ways to what they believe in.
The most important thing to realize is that we all have many teachers in our lives. Ourparents teach us, our teachers teach us, and our peers teach us. Books and newspapers andtelevision also teach us. All of them are valuable.
重点单词 全部解释
disagree[.disə'gri:]v. 不一致，有分歧，不适应，不适宜
revolution[.revə'lu:ʃən]n. 革命，旋转，转数
social['səuʃəl]adj. 社会的，社交的
n. 社交聚会
separate['sepəreit]n. 分开，抽印本
adj. 分开的，各自的，
statement['steitmənt]n. 声明，陈述
valuable['væljuəbl]adj. 贵重的，有价值的
n. (pl.)贵
understand[.ʌndə'stænd]vt. 理解，懂，听说，获悉，将 ... 理解为，认为<
specific[spi'sifik]adj. 特殊的，明确的，具有特效的
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