對于托福獨立寫作考試來說，社會類話題雖然不是出題頻率最高的一類，但是此類話題對于考生來說難度較大。

社會類話題可以涉及的角度有經濟、教育、災難、醫(yī)療等，都是非常高頻的角度。

但是，由于對話題不夠熟悉以及個人閱歷不足，同學們看到題目之后往往并不能立刻搭建出一個清晰的思路。即使確立了自己的觀點，也發(fā)現無論哪方立場自己都無法拿出足夠的論據來支撐自己的觀點，想到具有說服力的解釋和舉例則更有難度。

寫作過程中也很容易出現詞窮的情況，不知道如何用英語表達清楚，絞盡腦汁湊字數。同時，同學們還會出現找不到例子，導致通篇都是大話空話而沒有具體事例的情況。

那么究竟應該怎樣應對社會類話題呢？

因為社會類話題本身出題的頻率并不高，所以老師建議同學們首先要結合一些社會類話題的代表題目進行專門的思路拓展以及素材語料的積累。

練習在面對此類話題時可以快速思考分論點的方法（例如，固定從社會和個體兩個角度，或者是人文發(fā)展和經濟發(fā)展兩個角度來展開）。

其次，要有針對性的積累專用詞匯和短語，尤其是涉及到政府、醫(yī)療、戰(zhàn)爭、文化、環(huán)保、等一些世界性議題，且話題難題明顯較大的題目。

最后，同學們需要結合具體題目思考并練習寫例子，提前準備好幾個例子來應對一些常見的社會類話題。

在表達的過程中一定要避免用詞“假大空”，而要盡可能具體化自己的表述，加入大量的細節(jié)信息。

常見的社會類話題的真題

01、l?World hunger is a complicated issue that has been frequently discussed but not resolved. Some people believe the problem can only be addressed by wealthy governments and large companies. Other people believe that each one of us can actually do something to solve the?problem of hunger. Which opinion do you agree with? Why?

02、l?Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The rapid growth of cities can be seen as a positive development of society.

03、l?Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The most important problems?in today’s world will be solved in our lifetime.

04、l?Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People should buy things made in their own country, even if the price is higher than the things made elsewhere.

05、l?Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The government should spend money on the construction of new buildings rather than on the preservation of old?buildings.

06、l?Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is more important for the government to provide money for things that are beautiful than things that are?practical.

07、l?Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Some agriculture methods damage the environment, but providing the food for the increasing number of population is important than protecting the environment.

例題解析

下面老師就以其中一道社會類話題的獨立寫作真題為例，給同學們做一個具體示范。

解析：

“世界饑餓是一個反復被討論但卻無法完全被解決的復雜問題。有些人認為這個問題只能靠有錢的政府和大企業(yè)來解決。而其他人相信我們每一個人都能夠為解決饑餓問題做些力所能及的事情。你同意哪種意見？為什么？”

本道題目的討論主題是“world hunger”，這在一些貧困國家和地區(qū)仍然是一個世界性的議題。根據世界衛(wèi)生組織在2019年6月發(fā)布的報告，2018年全球仍然有8.2億人處于饑餓之中，相比2017年足足增長了900萬人。當然，回到題目本身，這也是一個討論范圍非常寬泛的話題。很多同學如果是第一次看到這個題目，一定會感到角度和思路都難以展開。老師建議同學們在審題時首先要注意結合題目中出現的兩個觀點并分別思考各自的優(yōu)勢和劣勢在哪里。

如果靠政府和企業(yè)緩解，從經濟層面上來說，優(yōu)勢自然是有足夠的資源，包括財力、物力、人力以及一系列在這個過程中需要用到的各種資源。同時，一個富裕的政府和企業(yè)通常也是依靠了來自各界的幫助，所以他們從道德層面上來說也應該pay back。更重要的是，很多饑餓問題究其根源都是環(huán)境和氣候問題，所以就更需要政府和一些有社會責任感的大企業(yè)的幫助了。

如果是靠我們每一個普通民眾的力量，那個優(yōu)勢就在于我們有更強的同情心和共情能力。因為那些飽受饑餓之苦的人們也和我們一樣都是普普通通的人。我們有機會更加近距離地接觸到他們。

而兩個觀點的劣勢也是和雙方各自的優(yōu)勢相對應的。即普通民眾的力量有限，而政府和企業(yè)的幫助可能缺少人文關懷。

段落示范：

下面我們來看老師完整的段落示范

First and foremost, government intervention seems to be the easiest yet most effective way to reduce hunger and poverty on a national, even global scale. With abundant resources, social responsibility, and law enforcement, governments will undoubtedly become the leading force in fighting poverty, hunger, and under-nutrition. For example, President Obama launched a global food security initiative called Feed the Future as one of the first foreign policy acts after taking the office. He pledged to mobilize at least $3.5 billion toward global food security in 2009. With the involvement of 11 government agencies, the campaign is now delivering results that can change the face of poverty and hunger for some of the world’s most impoverished families. Nearly 7 million farmers and 12.5 million children are being saved and benefited globally. Farmers now have applied new technologies to have higher yields while children have enough food to fuel their minds and bodies. Therefore, it is way better for governments to take care of the world hunger problem.