Question

Guided Writing

Directions：Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

在一個(gè)人的成長(zhǎng)過程中，家庭教育十分重要，同時(shí)朋友的影響也不可忽視。這兩者中你認(rèn)為哪一個(gè)更重要？請(qǐng)談?wù)勀愕目捶ā?/p>

Answer 1

One possible version：

The famous Chinese saying that it’s the parents’ fault if the child is not well taught indicates that family plays a very important role in children’s growth. While another idiom goes like this “birds of a feather flock together”, which affirms friends’ great influence on people. Both sayings are truisms, but in my point of view, family is the most important influence on young adults.

It is not exaggeration that family plays the utmost role in our life. This is the place we live, learn and grow. As young adults are not yet independent, mostly they live with their parents, brothers or sisters, and then inevitably they exert a subtle influence on young adults’ character. Adolescence is a vital period of one’s life. Many people form their character and outlook on life in their youth.

There are many examples that children in a good family environment become contributors to society. While at the same time we can see that juvenile delinquency increases just because the divorce rate increases. Once parents divorce, the family falls apart. Without parents’ instruction or influence, it’s easy for children to be led astray.

On the whole, compared with their peers, family is more important to teenagers. Parents must provide the best environment and behave themselves better. But all children must look after their own upbringing. Parents can only give good advice and put them on right roads, and the final forming of their character lies in their own hands.