Choose a Particuler Brand for Children
为孩子选择面包
[You have been asked to recommend a particular brand of bread for use in elementary schools in a small city. Which of the four brands of bread described in the chart would you recommend? Support your choice with information from the chart below.]
Which brand of bread is the most suitable for elementary school children? Before we make the choice, there are three things we need to take into account: taste, nutrition and cost.
Among the three, I believe nutrition is the most important. Children in elementary schools are at an age when their bodies are growing rapidly. Malnutrition will certainly hinder their bodies from growing, and poor health will often result in poor learning. Taste is also important because tasty bread can help stimulate children's appetite. Children will not like to eat poor-tasting bread regardless of its level of nutrition. A good appetite guarantees sufficient nutrition.
Therefore, I will certainly recommend Brand A, because both its nutrition and taste are very good.
Neither Brand C nor Brand D is a good choice because the former has a very good nutritional rating but not a good taste; while the latter has an excellent taste but only a fair nutritional rating.
Being less nutritional and tasteful, Brand B is not as good a choice as Brand A, despite their similar costs. So, that leaves only Brand A. It is true that Brand A has the highest price, but I believe that most of the schools would not really mind paying a little bit more money for school children's better health.
作文结构分析：
·Which brand of bread to choose?
* Three factors to be considered: nutrition, taste and cost
·Nutrition as against taste
* A comparison
* Importance of nutrition
* Importance of taste
* Decision
·An analysis
* Brand C and Brand D
* Brand B
* Final choice — A
* Price — no problem
作文内容分析：
本文是一篇图表作文, 要求按图表中提示的信息为小学生选择一种牌子的面包。本题曾为一托福考题, 作者“ 借题发挥”根据自己的思路作文。这类题型的写作多用比较和对照, 这也是托福写作的一大特点。此外, 这类作文的结论不受限制, 完全 可按作者的意图来写, 但必须有充足的理由。本文中, 作者首先分述营养与口味两大因素并加以比较和权衡, 而价格则不在话下。四者相比后决定选A。然后在第三段中排除C 和D, 最后 A 和B 相比, 决定选择最好的。本文适合多种考试的应试者,以托福考生为最。
单词词组：
take... into account 考虑……
at an age when... 在……的年龄
malnutrition n. 营养不良
hinder v. 防止，妨碍
regardless of 不管, 不顾
despite 尽管
It is true that... 诚然
