So in this video, we're going to go through the entire process of writing a TOEIC opinion essay.

在這部影片中，我們將介紹撰寫 TOEIC 觀點作文的整個過程。

First, we're going to carefully read the task, go through the analysis and the planning process, then we'll look at a sample.

首先，我們要仔細閱讀任務，瞭解分析和規劃過程，然後再看一個範例。

And this will give you some ideas of how you can get a good score on test day.

這將為你在考試當天取得好成績提供一些思路。

But before we get started, just a quick reminder that for the opinion essay, you need to write an essay with a minimum of 300 words, and you'll have 30 minutes to do this.

但在開始之前，我想提醒大家的是，對於「觀點作文」，你們需要寫一篇不少於 300 字的文章，而且你們有 30 分鐘的時間來完成這項任務。

That's 30 minutes total, meaning you will have 30 minutes to plan, write and check your essay.

這意味著你將有 30 分鐘的時間來計劃、撰寫和檢查你的作文。

Let's start by looking at today's essay question.

讓我們先來看看今天的作文題目。

So here we can see the instructions.

我們可以在這裡看到說明。

You'll see these on test day, but it's always a good idea to read them carefully.

你將在考試當天看到這些內容，但最好還是仔細閱讀一下。

The question is asking you to state, explain and support your opinion on an issue, and to do so with 300 words.

問題要求你陳述、解釋並支持你對某一問題的觀點，字數為 300 字。

You'll be graded on whether or not your opinion is supported with reasons and/or examples.

我們將根據你的觀點是否有理由和/或範例來支持你的作文而評分，

You grammar, vocabulary and organization.

以及文法，單字和組織。

Now, keep in mind, this doesn't just mean that you've written correct grammar and vocabulary.

請記住，這不僅僅意味著你要寫出正確的文法和詞彙。

You want to make sure that you've effectively addressed the question and effectively supported your position with real reasons.

你還要確保自己已經有效地回答了問題，並以真實的理由有效地支持了自己的立場。

Let's have a look at the essay prompt.

讓我們來看看作文提示。

Looking at the prompt, we see that first there is a context.

從提示中，我們可以看到，首先有一個背景。

Younger workers often look to older workers for advice, as they have valuable wisdom and work experience to share.

年輕員工經常向年長員工尋求建議，因為他們有寶貴的智慧和工作經驗可以分享。

Yet the value of young workers knowledge is often overlooked.

然而，年輕員工的知識價值往往被忽視。

So here, they're stating that we usually don't value younger workers knowledge in the workplace.

所以他們在這裡指出，我們通常不重視年輕員工在工作場所的知識。

Keep in mind that you can't really question this, you must accept it as true, even if you disagree with the premise.

請記住，你不能質疑這一點，你必須接受它是真實的，即使你不同意前提。

Back to the prompt.

回到提示。

Do you think there is nothing that young workers can teach older workers?

你認為年輕員工沒有什麼可以教給年長員工的嗎？

Give reasons or examples to support your opinion.

舉例說明支持你觀點的理由。

Okay, so the question is, do you think there is nothing that young workers can teach older workers?

那麼問題來了，你認為年輕員工沒有什麼可以教給年長員工的嗎？

Yes or no?

是還是不是？

Can the younger ones teach the older ones?

年輕人能教老年人嗎？

That is the question you must answer.

這是你必須回答的問題。

So on test day, the first thing you'll want to do is brainstorm and make notes.

在考試當天，你要做的第一件事就是集思廣益，做好筆記。

Now, you only have 30 minutes total for this.

你們總共只有 30 分鐘的時間。

So you'll have to be economical with your time.

所以，你必須節約時間。

So first, it's best to take three minutes to brainstorm and make a plan.

首先最好花三分鐘時間集思廣益，制定一個計劃。

Let's start with brainstorming.

讓我們從動動腦開始。

Feel free to pause the video here and make some notes.

請隨意暫停影片，並做一些筆記。

When you're done, I'll show you my notes.

你做完後，我給你看我的筆記。

Go ahead, pause for one minute or take longer and see what comes to mind.

來吧，暫停一分鐘或更長時間，看看你想到了什麼。

Great.

好極了。

Let's have a look at my notes.

讓我們來看看我的筆記。

So you can see here, I've got a clear position, young workers can indeed teach older workers many things.

所以你可以看到，我在這裡有一個明確的立場，年輕員工確實可以教會年長員工很多東西。

Then I've got two points.

然後我提出兩個重點。

The first is technology.

首先是科技。

Young people often have to help older people with new tech.

年輕人經常需要幫助老年人學習新科技。

And second, younger people often help older people understand what's going on in social movements and cultural changes.

其次，年輕人經常幫助老年人瞭解社會運動和文化變革中發生的事情。

Great.

好極了。

So remember, it's your ideas.

所以請記住，這是你的想法。

Now at my job, to be honest, sometimes it's the opposite.

老實說，在我的工作中，有時情況恰恰相反。

Sometimes the older workers are more knowledgeable than the younger ones about technology.

有時，老員工比年輕人更瞭解科技。

But as long as you support your ideas with clear examples, it will be fine.

但是，只要你用清晰的例子來支持你的觀點，就不會有問題。

Your work might be very different from mine.

你的工作可能與我的截然不同。

Moving on.

繼續看。

On test day, you will want to write with a clear structure.

在考試當天，你要寫出結構清晰的文章。

That structure will look something like this.

這種結構看起來是這樣的：

You'll have four paragraphs, an introduction where you'll state your position, yes or no,

有四個段落，在引言中闡述你的立場，是或否，

two body paragraphs where you'll support and extend your positions, and then a conclusion where you'll wrap up your essay.

在兩個主體段落中支持並擴展你的立場，然後在結論中總結你的文章。

So let's make a plan.

那麼，讓我們制定一個計劃吧。

I recommend taking two minutes to write your plan, but take longer if you need to.

我建議用兩分鐘的時間來寫計劃，但如果需要的話，也可以花更長時間。

You have quite a lot of time to take to brainstorm and make a plan, the easier it will be to write.

你有相當多的時間來集思廣益、制定計劃，寫作就會越容易。

Okay, so on test day, we recommend you take no more than three minutes to brainstorm and plan your essay.

好了，在考試當天，我們建議你用不超過三分鐘的時間進行集思廣益和作文計劃。

If you're confident with your writing, however, take more, but don't feel pressure to start writing immediately.

不過，如果你對自己的寫作很有信心，那就多想一些，但不要感到有壓力要立即開始寫作。

It's best to have ideas first.

最好先有想法。

If you have ideas, you'll be able to write much faster.

如果你有想法，你就能寫得更快。

Trust me, I've spent years watching students, and they often start writing quickly.

相信我，我花了多年時間觀察學生，他們往往很快就開始寫作。

And then after five minutes, they stop writing because they struggle to think of ideas.

五分鐘後，他們就停筆了，因為他們想不出主意。

Remember, ideas first, then write.

記住，先構思，後寫作。

Two quick reminders.

兩點提醒。

First, write with the criteria in mind.

首先，寫作時要牢記標準。

This can be a lot to remember.

要記住的東西可能很多。

My advice is this:

我的建議是：

focus on the clarity of your argument,

把重點放在論點的清晰度上，

develop and support your position,

發展並支持你的立場，

answer all parts of the question,

回答問題的所有部分，

and present a consistent position and extend your ideas.

提出一致的立場並擴展你的觀點。

Then remember to use a proper clear structure.

然後記得使用適當的清晰結構。

Use paragraphs, an introduction, two or more body paragraphs, and a conclusion.

使用段落、引言、兩個或更多主體段落以及結論。

That's going to cover most of the important points of the essay.

這將涵蓋文章的大部分要點。

And remember, the more you focus on extending and developing your ideas, the easier it will be to use complex grammar and more advanced vocabulary.

記住，你越注重擴展和發展你的想法，就越容易使用複雜的文法和更高級的詞彙。

Some of these words might help you to remember how to write advanced grammar.

其中一些單詞可能會幫助你記住如何書寫高級文法。

Words like if, even though, while and because are important if you're aiming for a high score, and they are a express complex ideas.

如果你想得到高分，那「如果」、「即使」、「同時」和「因為」等詞語就很重要，它們表達了複雜的想法。

But keep in mind that we use these words to express complex ideas.

但請記住，我們使用這些詞來表達複雜的想法，

So if you haven't brainstormed and developed your ideas yet, it's going to be harder to use these and make sure you get lots of practice.

所以如果你還沒有集思廣益，還沒有形成自己的想法，就更難使用這些字了，一定要多加練習。

Also, be sure on test day to leave two minutes to check your essay for spelling, grammar or punctuation errors.

此外，考試當天一定要留出兩分鐘的時間檢查作文中的拼寫、文法或標點符號錯誤。

Catching a few errors could have an impact on your score.

發現一些錯誤可能會影響你的分數。

Now, I'm going to go through a sample essay, but feel free to pause the video and write your own essay.

現在，我將介紹一篇範文，但你也可以暫停影片，自己寫一篇文章。

Otherwise, here we go.

沒問題的話，就開始吧。

Here's my intro.

這是我的開頭。

Now, one of the key elements of a good TOEIC score is having a clear argument.

多益考試取得好成績的關鍵因素之一就是要有清晰的論點。

This is accomplished here with the last sentence of my introduction.

我在導言的最後一句話中就做到了這一點。

There are many areas in which young workers have knowledge that they can share with older generations.

在許多領域，年輕員工都可以與老一代人分享他們的知識。

So I disagree with the idea that there is nothing that younger people can bring to the table.

所以我不同意「年輕人不能帶來什麼」的觀點。

Next, my body paragraphs will support this argument.

接下來，我的正文段落將支持這一論點。

Let's look at the body paragraphs one at a time.

讓我們逐一查看正文段落。

Start with the first sentence of each paragraph or the topic sentence.

從每段的第一句或主題句開始。

Each of them states a clear point that supports the argument.

每一個論點都闡述了支持論點的明確觀點。

In the first paragraph, "Perhaps the most obvious area in which young workers have something to offer is in the field of technology."

在第一段中，「也許年輕員工可以提供幫助的最明顯的領域是科技領域。」

So young people help with technology.

年輕人可以在科技上提供幫助。

Then the rest of the paragraph uses a range of sentence structures and vocabulary to support this idea, and it's all accurate.

然後，該段的其餘部分使用一系列句子結構和詞彙來支持這一觀點，而且都很準確。

In the second paragraph, it says, "The other area in which young workers can educate older generations, although they may not always be receptive, is in matters of social movements and cultural shifts."

第二段說，年輕員工可以教育老一代人的另一個領域是社會運動和文化變遷，儘管他們可能並不總是樂於接受。

So, young people can help older people better understand modern culture.

年輕人可以幫助老年人更好地瞭解現代文化。

And once again, a range of grammar and vocabulary has been used, and it's all correct.

再一次，我們使用了各種文法和詞彙，而且都是正確的。

Now, of course, you may be worried about grammar and vocabulary, but don't be.

當然，你可能會擔心文法和詞彙問題，但大可不必。

The most important thing to do is practice.

最重要的是多練習，

Work on reducing the errors that you make, and you'll get the best possible result you can.

努力減少失誤，你就能取得最好的成績。

Remember, you can make grammar mistakes in this test and still get a good score.

請記住，你可以在考試中犯語法錯誤，但仍然可以取得好成績。

But you must keep that number down.

但你必須減少這個數量。

Finally, I have my conclusion, a brief review of what I said.

最後，我有一個結論，簡要回顧一下我說過的話。

By the way, I love the way this conclusion uses even though at the beginning to show that yes, the older generations will continue to give us useful advice and guidance.

順便說一句，我喜歡這個結論開頭用「即使」一詞來表明「對，老一輩人將繼續給我們提供有益的建議和指導，

But this by no means means that young people have nothing to share.

但這並不意味著年輕人沒有什麼可以分享的」。

And that's it.

就是這樣。

You must have a clear position that is well-organized and has a range of sentence structures and vocabulary that are as accurate as you can make them.

你必須有明確的立場，條理清晰，句子結構和詞彙儘可能準確。

Good luck.

祝你好運。