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托福TPO 16 独立写作试题：
The best way to travel is in a group led by a tour guide.
托福满分作文-范文赏析：
Actually there are two main ways of travelling – travelling on your own and being led by a tour guide in group. Sometimes when we plan for a trip, it is always hard for us to choose between these two methods. Meanwhile, I would prefer to be led by a tour guide while I am travelling around. There are several benefits of being led by someone who is acquainted with the place you go and of being in a group.
Being led by a tour guide in a group can offer us convenience during our vacation. Usually we are not familiar with the landscape, the direction and the customs of our destinations. Sometimes if we travel abroad, we may even know nothing about the language and thus cannot turn to anyone for help. I still remember when I travelled to Italy. I knew no Italian at all and found it hard to stay in this foreign country, let alone enjoy myself! Finally I found a travel agency and then followed the group. The tour guide offered me a lot of convenience during my stay in Italy and finally I went back home safe and sound.
In addition, following a group also guarantees a deeper understanding of the culture of your destination. Almost all tour guides receive formal training in the local history and culture. Actually, every time we stay in a group with a tour guide, he or she will always tell us the customs and the detailed history of a site of interest. Therefore, by staying with the group and listening to the tour guide, we will learn more about our destination without much effort.
Moreover, being in a group with a tour guide will make you safe during the whole vacation. Actually this point of view is the most important among my point of views. A tour guide is familiar with the country or the city we visit and thus we can hardly get lost. Staying in a group makes us less likely to be focused on some bad people. All of us want a safe tour. As a result, the best way to guarantee safety is to stay in a group with a tour guide.
All in all, though we might lose some freedom by staying in a group with a tour guide, this way of travelling can still be well-rounded because it offers us convenience, deeper understanding and safety. Under this circumstance, I want to state that the best way of travelling is to be with a group and to be guided by a person who is familiar with our destination.
托福作文满分要素剖析:
一、 语言表达
本文的句式和语言都非常简单直接，几乎没有任何长难句和生僻词。然而作者使用了不少逻辑连接词，并且避免了重复，让文章显得逻辑更清晰，句子之间的关系也更加紧密了。整篇文章读来流畅自然。
1. There are several benefits of being led by someone who is acquainted with the place you go and of being in a group. There are several benefits可以作为作文中提出好处的固定用法，今后借鉴使用。并且作者用being led by someone who is acquainted with the place you go代替了travel with a tour guide，是题目要求的同义改写，避免了机械性重复，也是写作中经常需要使用的方法。
2. In addition, following a group also guarantees a deeper understanding of the culture of your destination. 本句的亮点在于用词。Guarantee保证和understanding理解搭配，代替了我们经常使用的help you have a better understanding，语言简洁有力度，体现出了作者的语言功力。
3. Under this circumstance, I want to state that the best way of travelling is to be with a group and to be guided by a person who is familiar with our destination. Under this circumstance在这种情况下可以作为固定用法记住。I want to state that是我们经常使用的一种表示自己观点的说法，可以同in my opinion, I think等代替，避免重复。
二、 逻辑结构
本文的逻辑结构非常清晰，读来相当流畅。第一段点明主题，提出了自己的观点，即更喜欢和导游一起出游。之后三段形成了并列的关系，是文章的三条分论点，分别指出了和导游出游的三条好处。最后进行分论点和总观点的总结重申，收束全文。
网温馨提醒：考生们拿到托福作文试题，审题后，先决定总体思路，然后列出两三个具体的分论点，每个论点找出一些例子来说明。这里要注意例子的选择，尽可能生活化、生动化、形象化，不要太死板，
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