大咖来了 雅思写作2017年首月Task 2解析

 

2017年1月的雅思考试中的大作文考题均未出现新题或者难题,相反都是一些经典的老题或者是老题的变题。在本文中...



2017年1月的雅思考试中的大作文考题均未出现新题或者难题,相反都是一些经典的老题或者是老题的变题。在本文中,笔者将带领各位烤鸭一起来分析2017年1月的雅思写作大作文话题,分析题目立意,补充一些较好的段落解析及学生易错考点,旨在帮助大家熟悉答题技巧。

2017.01.07
Art classes, like painting and drawing, are not as important as other subjects, so some people think that it should not be a compulsory subject at high school. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

话题范围:典型的教育类话题,话题是考生非常熟悉的“关于课程选择的问题”。2017年首场雅思考试就关注教育类话题,说明这个话题是考官比较关注的高频话题,希望烤鸭们在后期备考时要把这个话题作为主要备考方向!

题目难点:

1)难词解析:compulsory这个单词对于大部分的雅思考生来说都是可以理解的,叫做必修课。如果这个单词不认识的话,也可以从这道题目的上下语境中猜出来,题干中"not as important as other subjects"这个短语可以与之进行一定的关联。没有其他课程重要的课,那能简单联想到的就是“非必修课程”。

2)人物特定性:"at high school"这个限定词在读题的时候容易被忽略,而恰恰相反,这个词对于整篇文章的立意起到了至关重要的作用。我们在考虑利弊问题时,就得站在高中生的立场上去分析。高中生的主要特点是什么?他们的主要任务是什么?这些出发点对于作文思路的来源都会非常有帮助。

3)文章的分段:"To what extent do you agree or disagree"这种题目我们在思考的时候可以站在2个角度去考虑。第一就是赞成或反对成为必修课,给出理由。第二就是用辩证的思维来考虑问题。分析这种举措所带来的利弊问题,从而去权衡观点。

推荐思路:

a. 艺术课对高中生的好处:

1)放松压力,提高学习效率

2)提高多方面的能力

b. 艺术课对高中生的坏处:

1)造成额外的压力

2)学校缺乏一定的师资或者物质条件

段落展示:

1)论点:艺术课可以帮助缓解压力。

学生句式:Art classes can help students to develop interests and relieve the stress. Also they can help students increase the study efficiency. (21 words)

学生句式分析:这个论点在语法的准确性上并没有太大的问题,然而句式比较单一,此外没有有效的论证手法,导致字数不够。这种论点很难达到6分以上的水准。

教师段落修改:Learning art lessons in high school is a good way to help students relieve pressure, making it easier for them to concentrate on study and increase efficiency. For example, when students get tired of solving math or physics problems, they can relax themselves by listening to music or drawing a picture. (51 words)

教师段落分析:这个段落相对于学生原句而言字数上有了扩充。其一,是因为将学生的简单句进行了有效的改变,变成了名词性从句和分词现象,满足了语法多样性的标准。其二,是有效地使用了举例论证手法,使论点有了更强的说服力。

2)论点:艺术课不一定适合高中生是和高中生的课业压力有关的。

教师段落: Those people who hold the view that art classes should not be compulsory have their own reasons.(段落中心句,用定语从句引出本段中心论点) They may think that high school students are supposed to show higher levels of academic performance(高水准的专业能力) as they are now living in a society where competition is fierce and tough(竞争是激烈和残酷的). In addition(论点的连接词), those who intend to choose English, for example, as their major in college is required to master grammatical and vocabulary knowledge in high school so that they can keep up with the pace in university successfully. Also, in some high schools, there is inadequacy of specialized art teachers(缺乏专业老师) or they cannot afford to purchase musical instruments and drawing tools.(购买乐器和绘画工具)
2017.01.12
Some cities have vehicle-free days, when private cars, trucks, and motorcycles are banned in the city center. Public transportation like buses, taxis and metros is advised. Do you think the benefits outweigh the disadvantages?
2017.01.21
The best way for the government to solve traffic congestion is to provide free public transport24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Do you agree or disagree?

话题范围:这2场考试的题目都有一个共同的地方,就是在讨论公共交通的问题。这个话题考生也是十分熟悉的,着笔相对来说也比较简单。但是这两道乍看比较像的题目还是有很多不一样的地方的。

题目难点:混淆词。1月12日的考题中出现了vehicle-free这个单词,应该解释为无车辆或者无交通工具,free在这里表示自由、不限制,例如smoke-free(无烟)。1月21日的考题中有一个短语provide free public transport, 这里的free表示的是免费的,例如free of charge。两道题在读题上不要出现意思偏差。

题目侧重点:1月12日这道题目应该侧重vehicle & public transport的对比,可以往环境和交通拥堵的方向去考虑。1月21日这道题的答题词眼应该放在"the best"这个单词上。文章中要写出免费公共交通的确可以缓解交通拥堵,但是它不是最好的方法,体现出问题并给出其余缓解交通压力的方法。这是使用了辩证性思维的思考方法。

推荐思路(核心的公共交通的利弊问题):

a. Public transport的好处:

1)减少空气污染和温室气体的排放

2)能源消耗低

3)出行成本降低

4)有效缓解交通压力

b. Public transport的缺点

1)不方便,有些地域没有公共交通

2)耗时比较长

3)人多环境比较差

段落展示:

学生论点展示:Public transport can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduce air pollution.

学生论点分析:这个论点句整体而言写得还是不错的,将核心意思都表达了出来,但问题是很多学生在写完论点句之后就不知道该如何去进行有效的论证。在这里,和vehicle来进行对比论证是一个最佳的选择。

教师段落展示:

The contribution public transport brings to pollution reduction cannot be ignored.(中心句的展示,关键词抓在pollution reduction)

It is common to see that air pollution has become a serious problem in many urban areas, since it causes great damage to the environment and the gas emitted from vehicles is one of the culprits of air pollution(大气污染的罪魁祸首). In this case, if there were(虚拟语气) more public transport on the road, less vehicles would be used and environmental problems would be solved to a certain degree.(这是一个论证手法,强调机动车造成了大量的污染,增加公共交通可以有效缓解这个问题)
2017.01.14
Some people think that job satisfaction is more important than job security. Others believe that people cannot always enjoy their jobs and that a permanent job is more important. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

话题范围:这是一道工作类话题的题目,属于老题,题目难度不大。

难点解析:

1)难词解析:本道题目只需攻克2个核心词汇,分别是job satisfaction以及job security。前者表示的是工作满意度,可以与后面的enjoy the job搭上关系。后者是工作稳定性,很多学生会把它翻译成工作安全,那在文章立意把握上就会差很多。所以这个审题还是十分关键的。

2)文章分段。本次的提问方式也是一个高频的问法“Discuss both views and give your own opinion.” 我们也把这种问法称为双边讨论的题目,只需要站在双方立场相关点即可,然后在结尾段最终给出自己的观点。

推荐思路与段落展示:

对于job satisfaction的一些思路:一份满意的工作会让你更有热情和动力,你会愿意投入更多的时间去完成它,事业上的成功率就会更高。

教师段落示范:

Advocates of this believe that workers who feel a greater degree of pleasure may be more motivated and passionate.(段落中心句)

Employees receive job satisfaction in many ways, such as positive feedbacks from superiors(领导的正面反馈), a sense of progression(进步感) as well as a sense of belongings to a team or a working community. As soon as all these have been acquired, they would not be hesitant or reluctant to make efforts in face of difficulties. With such enthusiasm and persistence(热情和坚持), employees are more likely to be devoted and active, which are the important factors to pursue career achievement.(正面论证,体现出工作满意度所带来的结果)

By comparison(对比论证连接词), for those who just regard working as a means of making money, they would end up with nothing but do repetitive and tedious work(重复和枯燥的工作)during the whole life.(对比论证,体现出不热爱工作的结果)

2)对于job security的思路:工作稳定之后就会有稳定的收入和安全感,并且还能积累丰富的经验,有更多的机会得到提升。

学生段落:Job security can help people to have stable income and a sense of security. Also, they can accumulate rich experience to get promoted.

学生段落解析:这个点也是和上面的学生段落一样的问题,句式稍显简单,另外论证上不充分,达不到相应的字数。

教师段落修改:Undertaking a permanent job(job security的同义转换) ensures stable income and a sense of security, thus it is unrealistic for a person from underprivileged families to pursue work contentment as he or she is expected to shoulder responsibilities to help families get rid of poverty. Moreover, in terms of career prospect, sticking to one job(job security的另外一个同义转换) helps workers to accumulate experience and is easy to be promoted. By comparison, constant job-hopping in many cases may lead to unemployment and dissatisfaction to leaders.(对比论证)
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