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针对“Idea”问题，首先我们要知道ETS对“Idea”的要求，即“回答切题、言之有物”（尤其是针对独立考题Task 1和Task2而言，Task 3–6作为综合题目会给出阅读文本和听力材料，一般不存在内容构造的问题）。针对此要求，我们可以通过如下两个步骤解决。第一步，尽可能多地看ETS考的题目。通常我们会建议考生把市面上存在的所有题目都看一遍，并标注出每个题目中的关键词。第二步，通过逻辑构建的方法（并列、递进、转折、因果、比较等）来解决内容的问题。
如下是一些TPO的独立题目及关键词，大家来找找感觉吧。
TPO-1
Talk about a
book
you have read that was important to you for some reason. Explain why the book was important to you.Give specific details and examples to explain your answer.
TPO-2
Choose a
place
you go to often that is important to you and explain why it is important. Please include specific details in your explanation.
TPO-3
What characteristics do you think make someone a good
parent
? Explain why these characteristics are important to you.
TPO-4
What do you miss most about your
home
when you are away? Use specific details in your explanation.
TPO-5
Talk about a
place
you enjoyed going to or visiting when you were a child. Describe the place. Explain why you enjoyed it.
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Task 2
TPO-1
Some people believe that
television
has had a positive influence on society.
Others believe it has had a negative influence on society.
Which do you agree with and why?
Use details and examples to explain your opinion.
TPO-2
Some college students choose to take courses in a variety of subject areas in order to get a broad
education
.
Others choose to focus on a single subject area in order to have a deeper understanding of that area.
Which approach to course selection do you think is better for students and why?
TPO-3
Some students prefer to work on
class assignments
by themselves.
Others believe it is better to work in a group.
Which do you prefer?
Explain why.
TPO-4
Many universities now offer academic courses over the
Internet
.
However, some people still prefer learning in traditional classrooms.
Which do you think is better?
Explain why.
TPO-5
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Why or why not?
Use details and examples to explain your answer.
It is more important to study math or science than it is to study art or literature .
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对于上面所标出的关键词，同学们是否已经掌握了相关的背景知识？如果有不熟悉的，能不能去维基百科查查看？
考生可通过逻辑构建的方法（并列、递进、转折、因果、比较等）来解决内容的问题。这就意味着任何一个话题你只要知道一个点，只要基于一个要素，就能扩充出一篇完整的文章。如果觉得逻辑构建方法太难，我们还可以使用一个相对简便的方法——5W1H方法，该方法在后面的章节中会有详细的讲述。