Directions: Based on the information given below, please write an essay of about 400 words on the Answer Sheet. You have 60 minutes to plan, write, and revise your essay.
Computer plays an increasingly important role in today’s classroom. One significant impact of the computer on study in that more and more lectures are given in the form of Power Point presentations.
With this growing trend, your university is considering whether or not the traditional way of giving lectures via Blackboard and Chalk should be abandoned. A forum is therefore held by the School Board to invite students’opinions. Please contribute your point of view to the forum, trying to persuade the School Board to adopt your view, and thus help them make the decision that benefits students most.
Suggested title for the essay is:
Blackboard and Chalk: To Abandon or Not?
You may use your own title if you like.
Marks will be awarded both for your linguistic knowledge (i. e. , grammar, vocabulary and organization) and for your ability to achieve the communicative purpose.
无Blackboard and Chalk: To Abandon or Not?
The 21 st century has witnessed a great change in teaching method in schools with the advent of computer. Nowadays more and more lectures are given in the form of Power Point presentations in schools. Teachers are able to exhibit the contents of lectures with words, pictures, videos that can be shown in slides. They don’t have to endure the chalk powder any more, which often dirties their hair. But does it mean that there is no need to use blackboard and chalk since computer brings so much convenience to us? I don’t think so. As far as I’m concerned, the traditional way of giving lectures via blackboard and chalk should by no means be abolished because some functions of blackboard and chalk are irreplaceable.
The first favorable function of blackboard and chalk is to lead students to think when the teacher is writing something down on the blackboard. The function is of vital importance in science lessons, including math, physics, chemistry and biology, because there are logic calculations and deductions in these lessons. For instance, it is known to us that there are continuous steps in solving a math problem. While a math teacher is explaining a problem to students, he always writes down the steps one by one so that students can follow him and make sense of the complicated steps. But if the steps are directly shown in a slide, what will happen? Steps appear continuously with short intervals, leaving little time for consideration.
Secondly, while showing slides in a lecture, teachers can make use of blackboard and chalk in case some students may have doubts about the contents shown in the slides. When students have difficulty in understanding some contents of the slides, it is convenient for teachers to explain and write down some hints on the blackboard so that students can understand. The operation on computers is more complicated.
Last but not least, blackboard and chalk can be used in case of power blackout. If the electricity is temporarily cut off, computer is of no use. In this case, it is time to use blackboard and chalk for the smooth teaching in schools.
On the whole, I hold the opinion that blackboard and chalk play an indispensable role in teaching and learning process since the above three functions are exclusive to them. But it doesn’ t mean that the practice of using slides should be abandoned. It is a better choice to combine the two kinds of practice for the benefits of students and teachers.
作文题目：是否应该摒弃使用黑板和粉笔的传统教学方式？作者认为不应该摒弃这两种教学工具，因为它们具有三项电脑并不具备的功能。一，教师在黑板上一边写一边引导学生思考，这种教学方式对理科学习尤其重要。二，用PPT讲课时，如果学生有疑问，教师写粉笔字讲解更方便。三，避免停电，保证教学活动的正常进行。最后一段作者重申观点，并建议学校同时使用黑板粉笔、电脑这两种教学工具。