2014年英语专八考试作文范文

My Views on Working from Home

On weekdays, as people wake up and make the commute to work, hundreds of people dream of the day when they can work from home. With the integration of technology and innovation into work and home lives, it is delighted to find that we are now able to turn this dream into a reality. Gone are the days when people have to attend meetings in person. Now, those who work at home can communicate with colleagues via mobile phone, computer, and other digital devices.

Regarding working from home, what firstly comes to our mind? Apparently, the reduction of congestion. In most cities, especially those metropolises, it is a commonplace that people squeeze in and out of a crowded bus or metro in rush hours. Let's imagine what amount of time can be saved when those people choose or are encouraged to work from home. The saved time can be devoted to precious work time, and thus, elevating efficiency. Furthermore, working at home eases the troublesome of some people working in the downtown while living in the suburb. It is also believed that a lot of people, whose representatives are working parents with childcare responsibility, may benefit from the changing work pattern. Moms, in particularly, may don't have to struggle to juggle their careers and their families any more.

But each new thing is always accompanied by potential dangers. The same is true for the trend of working from home. Though embodied with lots of advantages, it also brings about some negative impacts. For instance, the reduction of face-to-face communication may affect team spirits. There are much more distractions at home than in offices, especially for working women with babies. Besides, from the perspective of employers, it is hard for them to monitor the performance of workers at home.

Therefore it is advisable that people take everything into consideration, balancing merits and demerits. Sometimes the job nature has a say in which work pattern fits you. Many people make a combination of working from home and at office, which helps to solve the dilemma. In a nutshell, working from home has both advantages and disadvantages, and the key always lies in how to make the best use of it.

点评：本次作文延续了历年的命题风格，话题为“在家办公”，可谓紧扣时代特征，为每位同学都提供了充分的话语权。这个话题也应该更为熟悉，因为working from home就是其中一课，那么阐释起观点来也就更游刃有余了。不仅如此，如果还能正确运用课文中涉及的好词好句，无疑更是为作文锦上添花。

对于专八作文来说，总体结构还是可以采用“总-分-总”的形式，首先通过事例指出这一现象，并表明对其的态度；接着从“在家办公”的优缺点两个方面进行辩证论述。需要注意的是，考生在阐释优缺点时可以熟练使用一些连接词，如firstly，furthermore，besides等，以使文章更有逻辑性，并且也可以适时地进行例证，使观点更具说服力。文末的点睛部分，可以再次概括观点，不过要做到言简意赅。