有助于拓宽视野： With foreign language skills, I can make friends with people from different countries. By exchanging ideas with them, I can learn new cultures, customs and ways of living. Thus, I can have new perspectives and broaden my horizons.

更容易找到好工作： If I have excellent language skills, I can write this on my resume. Potential employers will value my language skills. It will give me a better shot to find a job in the future.

解析 掌握外语可以帮助人 拓宽视野，找到更好的工作 。考生可以选择 “学习一门外语”“选 择外国室友而不是本国室友” 等。使用此类素材回答时，主题句中的关键词为：broaden one’s horizons、land a better job等。

词汇和表达

★ foreign language skills 外语能力

★ learn new cultures, customs and ways of living 学习新的文化、习俗和生活方式

★ potential employers 潜在的雇主

★ value one’s language skills 重视某人的语言技能

★ give sb. a better shot to 给某人更多的机会去……

适用题目范围 上英语课/教给孩子的习惯/一直想做但还没来得及做的事/选择外国舍友而不是本国舍友等

适用题目

（1） A friend of yours is planning to sign up on an exchange program to study abroad , however, he will graduate a year late. What suggestions do you have for him and why?[2018-6-23]

（2） Some schools plan to open a computer course, while other universities believe it is better to open a new language course . Which one is more useful for students?[2015-11-15]

（3） When you study overseas, would you prefer to have roommates from your own country, or would you like to have foreign roommates ?[2015-10-11]（ 答题提示：和外国室友学习外语 ） cD55Dn4DuBgL08VU3dkhdrZoFhkuOG7aJjLQFSH+xyCpZMevLMgf+qrDjEh79KJb