Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the importance of motivation and methods in learning. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

People will naturally come to the consensus that the importance of learning should never be doubted. But when asked why and how to learn, at least half of them just shrug and shake their heads. The truth is, they never think about the importance of motivation nor the methods of learning.

First of all, motivation is what can stimulate your energy during the study. With an energetic spirit, one can efficiently accomplish whatever he/she has planned. If the knowledge is learned without motivation, rarely anyone will find it easy to devote themselves to study. Secondly, the learning methods also matter. Good methods not only make learning easier, but also more efficient. Compared with those who learn with effective methods, people who study by rote are actually wasting their time.

Concluding what I illustrated above, the importance of motivation and methods in learning can never be overemphasized. As long as we bear them in mind and cultivate good studying habits, we are bound to find learning much easier.

参考译文

人们会自然地得出一条共识：学习的重要性不容质疑。但是当被问到为什么要学习和如何学习时，至少有一半的人只能耸肩摇头。实际上，他们从未想过学习动力和学习方法的重要性。

首先，学习动力可以激发学习时的精力。如果在学习时精力充沛，就可以高效地达成制定的目标。如果在学习时没有动力，那么几乎没有人会觉得投入到学习状态中是一件简单的事。其次，学习方法也很重要。好的学习方法不仅可以使学习变得更简单，还可以使学习更有效率。与那些使用高效学习方法的人相比，死记硬背的人实际上是在浪费时间。

综上所述，学习动力和学习方法的重要性再怎么强调都不为过。只要我们能牢记这些，并养成良好的学习习惯，我们一定会发现学习可以更简单。

写作指南

从题干可以看出，本次六级写作为提纲作文，要求考生分析和强调学习动力和学习方法的重要性。由于论述对象有两个，考生应分别讨论学习动力和学习方法在学习中起到的作用，避免将两者杂糅，注意字数。

文章大纲

第一段：引出话题，阐述学习动力和学习方法的重要性。

第二段：通过逻辑推导和举例说明，分别分析学习动力和学习方法的重要性。

第三段：总结和升华，强调学习动力和学习方法的重要性和掌握的好处。