2017年托福考试写作范文素材：在家办公

　Working at home using computers or telephones is better than working in the office.

　　托福写作点睛：

　　题目大意：在家工作要比在办公室工作好。此题为比较类题目，波波提醒大家的是，一定要对两个选项进行对比，无论是段内对比还是段间对比。波波选择同意，采取总分总，然后让步对比，具体思路如下：

　　托福写作参考范文

　　In modern life, important inventions such as computers and telephones have exerted a significant effect on our daily life, especially the way of working. Recently there is a hot debate over the issue which is better, working at home using computers and telephones or working at the office. As far as I am concerned, I have preference for the former one with the following reasons.

　　First and foremost, working at home by using computers and telephones will benefit employees in many aspects. For one thing, this way of working enables employees to have more flexible working schedule. With the help of computers and telephones, staffs have easy access to the files and documents needed in the process of working on a project without going out. For another, the time and money spent in commuting between company and home can be saved. This is especially true of those people who live in the cities with heavy traffic. For example, many people working in Beijing have to get up very early in the morning to take the over-crowded subway or bus to their working places. This problem can be solved by working at home. Besides, working at home provides employees much more comfortable working environment. Compared with the narrow and separated working area, home is a better place with more space and less noise.

　　What’s more, employers will another beneficiary from the practice of working at home. On one hand, provided that more and more employees choose telecommuting, the company’s cost in office and equipments will drop dramatically. To be specific, the overhead of running a company include various bills, such as utilities, computers and office space, which will be saved by telecommuting. On the other hand, working independently at home will improve the working efficiency, which makes more profits for the company. According to a survey conducted by the department of psychology in Boston University, people will work more efficiently under the condition that there was no interruption from others. Thus the reduction of cost and the improvement of working efficiency are combined to earn more revenues for the employers.

　　Admittedly, some opponents may argue that working in office will enhance people’s social skills by communicating with colleagues and boss, while working at home may alienate the relationship with coworkers. However, the above reason does not bear further analysis. Working at home does not means that telecommuters at home have no chances to communicate with others. In fact, by using the electronic gadgets such as computers and phones, they are more likely to meet a larger group of people from all walks of life, thus acquiring stronger social skills.

　　From what has been discussed above, it is safe to draw a conclusion that it is much better to work at home using computers and telephones than to work in office.