個人角度通常會涉及到個人的身體和心理的健康，個人的動機，夢想，興趣愛好，職業和學業，家庭背景，個人生活方式以及個人的能力。

社會角度一般包括政府稅收，教育，民族文化，經濟，能源環境以及社會秩序。

在考生拿到一個托福作文題目后，無論對這個題目持有什么樣的立場，都可以按照以上兩個方面來構思。接下來我們可以通過分析兩個例題來感受上述方法。

1. Government should be responsible for the tuition fee of university students. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

題目的意思是政府該不該支付大學生的學費，針對這個題目，無論是同意還是不同意，我們都按個人和社會兩個角度來看一下。

同意

個人：For those students who are with great intelligence but from poor families, government surely should be responsible for their tuition fee and provide them opportunities to go to school and then release pressure for their families. 因為此題討論的是大學生的學費，正如前面所提到的，個人的構思角度包括"個人家庭經濟背景"。

社會：As we all know, economy is a master key to a country's development and it is undeniable that students who finish their education are the main force pushing forward social and economic development, for which government should encourage education for the benefits of the whole society. 既然從社會角度出發，就要試著往這方面靠攏，首先想想學生接受教育對社會的益處是什么?上文提到，社會角度包括"經濟"，所以政府支持教育必然對推進社會經濟發展有好處。

不同意

個人：Paying tuition fee for university students can make them access to education easier, therefore, some students may lose motivation without financial pressure and will not cherish the studying opportunities. As a consequence, it is hard to guarantee the quality of university education. 個人的角度包括"學習動機"，政府給大學生支付學費可能會讓他們喪失學習動機，從而影響教學質量。

社會：Due to the limited financial budget, government is likely to suffer a great pressure if spending too much money on education; as a result, our government will not have extra energy to develop in other fields, such as science and technology, as well as the medical advances, which are also with great significance to society。