Academic writing: Task 2
Topic: Upbringing
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic:
Children who are brought up in families that do not have large amounts of
money are better prepared to deal with the problems of adult life than children
brought up by wealthy parents.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
I do agree to the statement that …children brought up in poor families are better prepared to deal with the problems of adult life than children brought up by wealthy parents?.
Children of poor parents are prematurely exposed to the problems of adult life eg. Learning to survive on a low family income and sacrificing luxuries for essential items. These children begin to see the …realities? of life in their home or social environment. Their parents? own struggles serve as an example to them.
These children are taught necessary skills for survival as an adult from a very early age. Many children eg work in the weekends or holidays to either collect some pocket money or even contribute to their families? income. A good example is that many children who accompany their parents to sell produce at the market. They are working a direct contribution to their families in terms of labor or income.
Children of poor families also are highly motivated. They tend to …set high goals to improve their economic and social situation. A relevant example would be Mr. Bill Gates (founder of Microsoft Corporation) He had an impoverished background but he used his talents and motivation to set up the world?s largest computer organization.
However, there are some problems that children from poor backgrounds do encounter. Many of these children who are “robbed” of their childhood eg whle working may feel cheated. They often turn to crime. This however, is a small group.
In summing up, children with impoverished backgrounds are able to deal with problems of adult life because of early exposure, family role models and shear motivation.
Examiner comments (bandscore 8)
The topic is very well addressed and the position is clear throughout. Main ideas are presented and well supported, apart from some over-generalisation in the penultimate paragraph. The rubric is copied in the opening paragraph, but when this is deducted from the overall word count, the response is not underlength. The ideas and information are very well organized and paragraphing is used appropriately throughout. The answer can be read with ease due to the sophisticated handling of cohesive devices—only the lack of an appropriate introduction and the minor error in the second use of …eg? mars this aspect of response. The writer uses a wide and very natural range of vocabulary with full flexibility. There are many examples of appropriate modification, collocation and precise vocabulary choice. Syntax is equally varied and sophisticated. There are only occasional errors in an otherwise very accurate answer.
Overall this performance is a good example of Band 8.
雅思8分作文解决方案 A Solution to Score 8 in IELTS Writing 孙肇春著 全真雅思试题（2002各城市A、G类写作真题及范文） 准确试题预测（2002-2003年雅思写作准确评估和预测） @2002 Copyright reserved 版权所有翻印必究
作者简介 孙肇春，1971年生于山东烟台，1999年毕业于广东外语外贸大学博士点（原广州外国语学院），文学硕士。研究方向句法学和理论语言学。兴趣爱好广泛，对词源学具有浓厚的兴趣和较深的研究，喜欢英美文学和欧洲文化史。2000年在暨南大学任教，曾担任口译、英美散文欣赏等课程。2001年辞职。现任深圳环球雅思学校校长，主讲雅思写作、阅读和词汇速记法。业余爱好：平民类运动项目。擅长篮球、乒乓球、羽毛球、健身等运动，。座右铭：If winter comes, can spring be far behind?
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有的同学说，留学学校要各单项不低于6.5分，但是雅思考了两次每次都是6分，自己很认真的复习也背了很多高分范文怎么提个0.5分就那么难。 雅思作文怎么说呢，是雅思里面提分最快也是最难提分的一项，有人指导掌握正确的方法，只要基础不差一周提1分完全有可能，但要是走进了备考死胡同，就是考10次很有可能0.5分也提不了。 为了备考的小伙伴更好的理解考官出题的意图，以及高分作文的解题思路，快速写出一篇8分作文，下面小编就对2017年1月的雅思真题进行了详细地解析，会对雅思备考的小伙伴非常有帮助，烤鸭赶紧收藏! 1月7日题目 Task2 Art classes, like painting and drawing are as important as other subject, should be compulsory subject in high school. To what extant do you agree or disagree? ◆思路解析◆ 本题属于雅思大作文中的同意与否题型 讨论的是教育类话题--艺术教育 首段可以是题目的同义改写，然后明确表达自己观点，即自己是支持艺术教育为必修课的~ Nowadays, many people contemplate whether art classes should be compulsory courses of high school. I am convinced that it is absolutely necessary to make this idea come true as soon as possible. 第二段可以让步一下，指出艺术教育的昂贵使之成为必修课有些难度
You should spend no more than 40 minutes on this task. As part of a class assignment you have to write about6 the following topic. In Britain, when someone gets old they often go to live in a home with other old people where there are nerses to look after them. Sometimes the fovernment has to pay for this vare. Who shoukd be responsible for old people? Give reasons(argument) for your answer. You should write at least 250 wors. One of the most chanlleging problems of today’s society is the question who should be responsible for our old people. It’s not only a financial problem but also a question of the system we want our society to have. In my essay I would like ti four different models. Firstly, the company can be responsible for their reiired employees. For this reason a special fund could be established. The advantage of this model is, if you belief in the capitalist system, tha tit should be the cheapest solution. A possible problem is that the companies might have vomprtition disadvantage due to higher staff cases. A second solution is that the government has to tale the responsibility for the old people’s care. It can finance this with its tax incomes. Actually, this is the most democratic midel since everybody gets as much money as he or she needs. Unfortunately, as the present situation in our country shows, this solution seems not to work very well. The government can no longer afford suporting all the old peoples. Another way of solving this problem is to give back the responsibility to the individual. That means that everybody has to save money during their working life for the live after their retirement. This seems to be not a very fair model because their will certainly exist people who can’t afford to save part of their aslary. In this case the government would have to care for them. A last solution is to go back to the old model of the“big family”who cares for all their members. I don’t think this is possible in our days society because the family structures have so much changed. T o sum up I have to admitt that I can’t find a really good solution for ths problem. All models have advantages and disadvantages. Certainly we have to thind about ths topic much more in the future. 共21个句子：第一段3句，第二段4句，第三段5句，第四段4句，第五段2句，第六段3句，317个错误（不影响理解） 8分。最后一段较诚实。 There have been two controversial issues about using computers in modern times. One issue states that using computers makes everyday life more（much）easier and it must be widly used. Antouer(another) issue, in contrast to the first one, believes that computers has many disadvantages and therefore it should not be used at all. It is a matter of choice, to choose first issue or the second one.（主题句） Those who support using computers in veryday life usually mention the benefits of computers on job, or at home or maybe as consumers.（主题句）For example, on the job, we usually do our work much more faster if we use a computer: at home we can
剑桥雅思3 T est2 task1 The chart shows that Britain, among the four European countries listed, has spent most heavily on the range of consumer goods included. In every case, British spending is considerably higher than that of other countries; only In the case of tennis racquets does another country, Italy, come close. In contrast, Germany Is generally the lowest spender. This is most evident in photographic film, where Germany spends much less than Britain. Germany only spends more than another country, France, in two cases: tennis racquets and perfumes. Meanwhile, France and Italy generally maintain middle positions, averaging approximately similar spending overall. Specifically, France spends more on CDs and photographic film but less on tennis racquets than Italy does. Italy's spending on personal stereos is only marginally greater than that of France, while spending on toys is equal between the two. It is clear from the data given that there are some significant differences in spending habits within Europe. TEST 2 T ASK 2 Overall, I disagree with the opinion expressed I would like to begin by pointing out that 'traditional skills and ways of life' are not automatically of one country, but of a culture or community. In many ways, the history of civilization is me history of technology: from the discovery of fire to the invention of the wheel to the development of the Internet, we have been moving on from previous ways of doing things. Some technologies, such as weapons of mass destruction, are of negative impact. Others, such as medical advances, positively help people to live better or longer, and so very much help traditional ways of life. Surely, few people would seek to preserve such traditions as living in caves Interestingly, technology can positively contribute to the keeping alive of traditional skills and ways of life. For example, the populations of some islands are too small to have normal schools. Rather than breaking up families by sending children to the mainland, education authorities have been able to use the Internet to deliver schooling online. In addition, the Internet, and modern refrigeration techniques, are being used to keep alive the traditional skills of producing salmon; it can now be ordered from, and delivered to, anywhere in the world. In conclusion, without suggesting that all technology is necessarily good, I think it is by no means pointless', in any way, to try to keep traditions alive with technology. We should not ignore technology, because it can be our friend and support our way of life. T est3 task1 The data shows the differences between developing and industrialized countries' participation in
雅思作文八分经典范文：环境、资源与交通问题 The unlimited use of cars may cause many problems.What are those problems?In order to reduce the problems,should we discourage people to use cars? The fast increase in the number of cars have brought along many related problems which are well worth our greatest attention. First of all,urban traffic is getting from bad to worse.I’d like to cite my own experience as an example.Five years ago,it took me about30minutes to drive from home to office.One year later,I needed to spend about40minutes on the way.Then two years later,I had to start out from home at least1hour earlier in order to get to my office on good time for work.And then,since last year,it has just been too normal for me to spend about one and half hours to make it.The traffic just moves like a worm! Second,with the ever growing number of cars,air quality in urban areas is deteriorating with each passing day.We used to see clear blue sky and breathe fresh air,but now this would be a real luxury.Car exhaust has seriously polluted the air and people’s health is greatly endangered.It seems certain that we human beings have already made a fatal mistake that could only be remedied by bringing down the number of cars hugely. Sure,we can not deny the fact that cars have brought us speed,comfort and greater mobility.However,these have already been history.We are suffering much more from cars than benefiting from them.Our health conditions are going down rapidly both due to the polluted air that we have to breathe every second and our lack of exercise as a result of the ever increasing amount of time we have to spend behind the wheel! What can we do?From the foregoing discussion,I’m sure we have already found a solution:to discourage people to use cars!I know very well that science and technology are also developing very fast and there might be better solutions coming up in the future,but, before that,let’s first salvage ourselves in such a passive way! 雅思写作八分经典作文：计算机的利与弊 Some people claim that public museums and art galleries will not be needed because people can see historical objects and works of art by using a computer.Do you agree or disagree with this opinion? It is simply absurd to assert that with historical objects and works of art being able to be
雅思8分范文作文8分的雅思作文样的第一步，关于审题。很多考生发帖、回帖说自己偏题了或者询问自己的写作是否离题。确实，写作的雅思写作大作文混合交叉类型出现极其频繁，审题难度变大，加上考生不善于灵活老师的分类，生搬硬套，必然容易出现离题的情况。对作文进行了分类：A、A’、B、C、D五类。《剑桥国际英语教程4，5，6》上的大作文均可归类为上诉五类。第二步，结合以上分类进行分析。重点研究《剑桥国际英语教程4，5，6》上的6篇小作文，6篇大作文。结果如下：小作文：首段：1-2句(90%一句简单句或者复杂句均可)中间段1：2-3句(一般2句复杂句，1句简单句)中间段2：2-3句(一般2句复杂句，1句简单句)注:复杂句95%为并列句，偶有状语从句。末端：1句(简单句或者复杂句均可)全篇150-180字，160字左右最佳。简单句平均15字，复杂句平均30字。中间段、复杂句隔离分析。以上数据加上中间段复杂句的单独分析，于是不难解决一个重大问题：小作文数据信息的择取问题——这也是小作文写作的核心问题。小作文最难的地方在于如何取舍有效数据。哪些该表达，哪些不需要。数据多时，如何取重要的;数据少时,如何取舍。解决方法：中间段只写两大信息点。每个大信息点用两个小信息点并列式组成。这样构成2个复合句。其余信息用一个简单句补充。有了这个黄金法则，小作文的问题就解决了。另外一个值得注意的问题是要灵活运用老师讲授的各种有效表达方式。大作文：首段：2-3句：需要表达自己观点时-3句，不需要就2句。其中1-2个复杂
句，1个简单句。中间段1：3-4句：2-3句复杂句，1-2句简单句。80%复杂句为并列句、状语从句、名词性从句、另外，多插入语。介词短语和分词短语。中间段2：(同上)末段：2-3句。(2个复杂句，1个简单句)全篇：250-290字，270字左右为最佳。简单句平均14字，复杂句平均28字。中间段单独分析。中间段考官从未采取列点法写作。该方法容易给人空洞感。考生要进行实在的逻辑分析，而不是列几点，然后每点给一句话的解释。这些完全是不够的。考官的论证方法如下：1.观点——正面递进——举例论证——结论2.观点——反面驳论——正面论证——举例3.观点——正面递进——正面再递进——结论以上可以看出考官看任何一主题段从来都只谈一点，然后充分谈透(给出严密的论证过程)。结论段给论点也是高分的亮点，考前应充分准备几个常用观点。第三步，素材准备。对于写作基础薄弱的烤鸭，要想到考试时间紧张的情况下写出高质量的句子，用高级的词汇是比较难的。所以这些东西都是要提前准备。除了《剑桥国际英语教程4，5，6》上的范文，还要借鉴学习，包括一些有用的表达。比如：《8分万能作文》等等都有许多优雅的表达方式可以借用过来。结合以上的作文结构:考生要提前准备复杂句式，而且保证2-3种表达。比如采用：观点(复杂句)、递进(简单句)、举例论证(复杂句)、结论(简单句)4句论的形式写中间段。至于关联词，不能滥用。句与句之间全用关联词的辅助，只能说明你对语义的控制力差，也就是逻辑能力差。结尾段的观点要准备几个。第四步，关于模板。等你有了足够的素材，再结
雅思写作冲8分必备词汇 ★高频形容词/副词： 1. 贫穷的：poor = needy = impoverished = poverty-stricken 2. 富裕的：rich = wealthy = affluent = well-to-do = well-off 3. 优秀的，著名的：excellent = prominent = outstanding = renowned = distinguished = remarkable 4. 积极的，有益的：good = conducive = beneficial = advantageous 5. 消极的，不良的，有害的：bad = detrimental = baneful = undesirable = harmful = evil 6. 明显的：obvious = apparent = evident = manifest 7. 健康的：healthy = robust = sound = wholesome 8. 惊人的，极好的：surprising = amazing = extraordinary = miraculous = marvelous = fantastic = gorgeous = spectacular = brilliant = resplendent 9. 美丽的：beautiful = attractive = gorgeous = eye-catching 10. 有活力的：energetic = dynamic = vigorous =animated 11. 流行的：popular = prevailing = present = pervasive = prevalent 12. 重要的：important = vital = significant = crucial = critical = substantial = indispensable = imperative = pivotal = necessary = essential = key = be of vital important / significance 13. 大的：immense = titanic = vast = gigantic = tremendous = enormous 14. 昂贵的：expensive = costly = luxurious = dear 15. 复杂的：complex = complicated = profound = intricate = sophisticated 16. 多样的：various = diverse = a variety of 17. 丰富的，大量的：abundant = sufficient = affluent = ample = copious = a host of = a multitude of = a vast number of = a vast amount of 18. 合适的，可行的：appropriate = proper = suitable = apt = moderate = feasible = practical = felicitous 19. 困窘的，丢脸的：embarrassed = awkward = shameful= ashamed 20. 非常：tremendously = immensely = enormously = extraordinarily = considerably = exceedingly ★高频名词： 1. 影响：influence = impact = effect 2. 危险：danger = peril = hazard 3. 污染：pollution = contamination 4. 幸福：happiness = well-being 5. 教育：education = schooling = family parenting = upbringing 6. 青少年：young people = youngster = youth = adolescent 7. 孩子：children = offspring = descendant = kid = later generation 8. 成年人：adult = grown-up 9. 老人：old people = the old = the elderly = the aged = senior citizen 10. 老师：teacher = instructor = educator = lecturer 11. 人类：human being = mankind = humane race 12. 优点：advantage = merit = superiority = virtue = asset = benefit = strength = upside 13. 缺陷：disadvantage = detect = demerit = drawback = shortcoming = flaw = weakness = downside 14. 责任：responsibility = obligation = duty = liability 15. 能力：ability = capacity = capability = competence = technique = aptitude = expertise = skill 16. 职业：job = career = employment = profession = vocation = occupation 17. 娱乐：amusement = pastimes = recreation = entertainment 18. 标准，规范：standard = criteria = criterion = norm = benchmark 19. 责任，义务：responsibility = obligation = commitment = duty = liability
雅思写作九分作文范文欣赏： There is no doubt that helping students find a job is one of the primary functions of university education，but universities do exist for other purposes such as improving students’ analytical skills and raising students’ moral standards. A university education can be seen as a process of improving students’ analytical thinking. The variety of courses offered at university inspires students in various ways，therefore improving their analytical ability. For example，science courses such as math and biology help students develop a rational way of thinking whereas arts courses such as literature may let students ponder over issues from a logical，multi- dimensional perspective; and courses in social sciences force students to recognize the ideas that have been traditionally assumed to be acceptable and unproblematic.
雅思写作九分作文范文欣赏：There is no doubt that helping students find a job is one of the primary functions of university education， but universities do exist for other purposes such as improving students’analytical skills and raising students’moral standards. A university education can be seen as a process of improving students’analytical thinking. The variety of courses offered at university inspires students in various ways， therefore improving their analytical ability. For example， science courses such as math and biology help students develop a rational way of thinking whereas arts courses such as literature 123ve to let students ponder over issues from a logical， multi- dimensional perspective; and courses in social sciences force students to recognize the ideas that have been traditionally assumed to be acceptable and unproblematic. With the development of these types of analytical thinking， graduates can face future challenges with more confidence and enthusiasm. Also， university education is expected to improve students’ moral standards. This is rooted in universities’belief that students’awar123ss of responsibility towards their community and their country is of high importance. In this ever-deg123rating society and civilization，students are encouraged actively participate in improving the local community. A university that provides care and facilities for physically
Sample Answer 1: The given graph presents information on a variety of reasons that tend to impact job performance and it is divided by differentiating between two age categories of 18-30 years and 45-60 years. The data sample（=results of survey）is collected from a personnel department at a big company. As is presented as a result of a survey in the given bar chart, for the both age group of 18-30 and 45-60, team spirit affects work performance equivalently and that is little over 60%. The reason ' chance for personal development' works for the younger age group about 90% which is more than twice than the older age group.(younger,older用比较级来说两个组，age不漏) The similar scenario is true for the relaxing environment too and this reason affects more than 80% to the 18-30 age group workers and about only 30% to the 45-60 years workers. About 45% younger workers' work performance is affected by the job security compared to little over 20% older workers. The only case where 45-60 years workers are influenced more than (被动的使用)their younger counterpart is 'respect from colleagues' which is about 50% for this age group workers in contrast to 40% (approximately ) for t he 15-30 years age group. Promotional prospects is a reason that drive younger employees to work better and this reason affects 80% younger workers compared to almost
雅思写作8分必备话题词汇：文化类 雅思写作对考生的词汇要求是比较高的，如果全篇使用平淡无奇的词汇是无法取得高分的，为此，100留学教育给大家整理了一份雅思写作8分话题词汇，保准让考官眼前一亮，希望对各位考生的备考有所帮助。 雅思写作8分必备文化类词汇 1. cultural diversity 文化多元化 2. cultural treasures 文化宝藏 3. cross-cultural communication 跨文化交流 4. cultural reconstruction 文化重建 5. spiritual civilization 精神文明 6. heritage 遗产 7. achievements of art 艺术成就 8. tear down 拆除 9. humane historical sites 人文历史遗址 10. preserve the cultural relics 保护文化遗产 11. blueprint 蓝图 12. skyscraper 摩天大楼 13. high-rise office buildings 高层写字楼 14. city construction 城市建设 15. well-structured 结构良好的 16. crystallization 结晶 17. visual enjoyment 视觉享受 18. driving force 驱动力 19. reconstruct 重建 20. destruct 破坏 21. architectural industry 建筑工业
22. map out 制定出 23. city designing 城市设计 24. beautify our life 美化我们的生活 25. human civilization 人类文明 26. cradle of culture 文化摇篮 27. mainstream culture 主流文化 28. cultural traditions 文化传统 29. national pride 民族自豪 30. local customs and practices 风土人情 31. attract people's eyes 吸引人们的眼球 32. artistic taste 艺术品味 33. cornerstone 基石 34. be closely interrelated with…与…有密切关系 35. adhere to the tradition 坚持传统 36. architectural vandalism 破坏建筑行为 37. carry forward …弘扬… 38. cultural needs 文化需求 39. reputation 声望 40. maintain the world peace 维护世界和平 41. artistic reflection 艺术反映 42. give publicity to…宣传… 43. burden 负担 44. cause irreversible damage 造成不可逆转的损失 45. national identity and value 民族特性和价值观 46. remove prejudice and misunderstanding 消除偏见和误解 47. symbol 象征