On the Importance of a Name

有人认为名字（名称）不重要；

有人认为非常重要；

你认为呢？

●审题概述●

这次的六级作文还是一篇议论文，讨论名字的重要性。但是在审题是要注意，这里的名字不仅仅局限于人的名字，而是“a name”，不确定。因此，在写作文的时候还要考虑各种事物的名字。

●写作步骤●

第一段， 主要先写一下人们对于名字重要性的不同看法，然后表达自己的观点。

第二段， 第二段开始就要详细地阐述原因，来支持自己的观点。我们可以从先从人的名字出发，写出名字对于一个人的重要性，也可以举些例子来进一步为自己的观点提供有力的论据。然后再从别的事物的名字着手，探讨名字对事物的重要性（因为题中的“name”一词既包含人的名字也包含事物的名字），然后举例，增加议论的力度。按照这样的思路写的话，文章就具有很大的说服力。

第三段， 最后一段重申自己的立场，利用总结性的语句对自己的前文做个概述，结束全文。

●难易程度●

这次的六级作文题目比较新颖，对于广大的学生来说有一定的难度。

附：09年6月六级考试满分作文

On the Importance of a Name

A name is the representation of a person or an entity. It plays an important role in social recognition, just as the old saying goes: a thing is the entity of a name. However, people have diverse opinions on the importance of a name. Some people say that name is important, while the others maintain the other way round. But I think name is of great importance because it is the symbol that distinguishes one thing or person from the others.

We cannot deny the importance of a name, be it for a person or a thing. In the world today, no one can live without identification because they must get social recognition, and name is the symbol of the identification. Once a person or a thing gets social recognition, people will remember their names, and they will get further improvement. Besides, a good name will bring people some nice association. A person with a special name may be easily accepted by a group or a community because of the deep impression the name leaves.

As for companies or products, a name is also vitally important. Years ago, a computer company spent millions of dollars for the name “Acer”. Since then, the company caught the attention of potential customers and became one of giants in the field. However, another company was facing bankruptcy, for the name of its product implies unfavorable meaning thus cannot be sold out. Can we say that name is not important?

A name may affect the whole life of a person, and a name may also influence the future of a company and its products. Therefore, we must treat names carefully.