托福写作185题库之第142题范文

142. What gift would you give to help a child develop?

A gift (such as a camera, a soccer ball, or an animal) can contribute to a child's development. What gift

would you give to help a child develop? Why? Use reasons and specific examples to support your

choice.

『分析』

可以使用it depends的策略，不同年龄的children可以有不同的选择。

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『范文』

Child's development is often supplemented by the gifts they receive from important adults in their life. It is

important to choose these gifts carefully, and foster growth in the right areas. If I were to give a gift to a child, it

would be the game of chess. Chess offers a number of advantages to a child. Chess builds social skills, it

encourages the child to develop the higher functions of the brain, and it is a good hobby.

As with most games, chess encourages a child to be social with others. As chess is a two-person game, any

time children play the game they will be interacting with others. As chess is a competitive game with a winner and a

loser, children will have to learn how to lose gracefully if they hope to keep their chess partners. Building social

skills when one is young is very important for future successes throughout one's life.

Playing chess is also an excellent way to increase one's thinking abilities. Chess is a game of strategy. When

playing chess, a child will build important skills such as pattern recognition, strategic thinking, and analytical

thinking. All of these skills are very important, especially when going through school. Many subjects a young

person must take in school utilize all of these skills, and working on them early in life can be nothing but

beneficial.

Finally, chess is an excellent hobby for a young person. Playing chess, or any other time-intensive game,

keeps children out of trouble. If they are spending their time working on building their chess strategies, they are

not out on the streets causing trouble. Many children develop behavioral problems because of simple boredom.

Chess is an excellent remedy for this, as it is fun to spend one's free time.

Thus, I think chess is an excellent present to give to a young child. Chess encourages both personality and

mental development, which are very important in a child's early years. While many gifts will encourage the maturity

of one of these types of development, there are few gifts that foster the development of both.