20171126 托福考试口语Task2真题范例丨海归湾教育托福真题

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Do you agree or disagree the following statement? Class assignments that are handed in after the deadline should always receive lower grades.

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I agree that class assignments that are handed in after the deadline should be given a lower grade. School, just like anything else in life is often times very competitive. Students are competing for the number one position and graduates are competing for jobs. So in order to level the playing field and keep things fair, if you hand in your assignment late, you should be penalized for it. 

Additionally, I think the stricter teachers are about deadlines, the more （猜词互动 ）and hardworking their students will be. It keeps students on their toes and makes them more respectful of time management, which I believe is an important part of a student’s education.

词汇注释

• competitive: determined or trying very hard to be more successful than other people or businesses; relating to competition.        

E.g. Competitive sports encourage children to work together as a team.

• level the playing field: make the situation fair for competing 

• penalize: to punish sb. for breaking a rule or law by making them suffer a disadvantage. 

E.g. You will be penalized for poor spelling.

• level the playing field: make the situation fair for competing 

• keep sb. on their toes: be alert to 

E.g. She is always on the alert for some new calamity.

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