2016年托福写作素材模板：社区服务和提高社会技能

　　素材段落

　　Participating in community service is a practical and effective approach for teenagers who desire to enhance their social skills. For example， a teenager， who is not a sociable person， seizes an opportunity to work in the community as a volunteer for hosting an English conversation group. This volunteer work will make him capable of practicing his communication skills as he will be conversing with people of different ages and backgrounds. Such an experience enables him to overcome the fear of speaking in front of groups of people and he will master the skills of how to communicate with different kinds of people in an appropriate way. His actions will lead to an improvement in his social skills and， in particular， his interpersonal skills.

　　单词和词组

　　seize an opportunity 抓住机会

　　=make the most of an opportunity

　　Citizens have seized every opportunity to educate themselves with innumerable news sources at their disposal.

　　capable of 能够=able to

　　Qualified teachers are capable of enlightening students’ hearts and minds as well as leading them to a brilliant success.

　　句型结构

　　… enable(s) … 使…能够，通常和be able to进行转换

　　The columns in the newspaper enable readers to acquire more profound knowledge about the country.

　　Readers are able to acquire more profound knowledge about the country from the columns in the newspaper.

　　适用考题

　　Universities should spend more money supporting social activities rather than improving the food students eat. (2013.8.17)

　　At universities and colleges， sports and social activities are just as important as classes and libraries and they should receive equal financial support. (TPO 1)

　　Young people today do not volunteer enough time towards helping their communities. (TPO 25)