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2018年01月06日雅思大作文题目

“In many countries, more and more people can buy a wide range of household goods like television, microwave oven and rice cooker. Is it a positive or negative development? Discuss both views and give your opinion.”

新年考，复现的是2013年12月12日的原题。

家用电器的好处自不必说，可以为我们带来方便，节约我们的时间，节约下来的时间我们可以用来学习工作，或者享受人生。

但是家用电器越来越多也会带来坏处，首先是我们为之花的钱也会越来越多，从而挤压了我们的预算空间，另外，处理废旧的家用电器也会给环境带来污染。

把以上几点表达清楚，外加一个开头引入段和一个总结段，内容足够丰富了。参加本次考试的烤鸭，你是这样来展开的吗？
 
引言开头 household appliances: more positive than negative （引入及总论）
主体A段 the advantages of household appliances （好处）
主体B段 the disadvantages of household appliances （坏处）
结论结尾 household appliances: more positive than negative （结论）

 

老师笔记

01

In a world of consumerism, home electrical and electronic appliances have become so integral to modern life that, in many ways, they are what distinguish today’s society from yesterday’s.  Household goods like television, microwave oven and rice cooker make your life so much easier and more enjoyable, but there are some disadvantages. As a whole, this kind of household goods, when properly used, can bring you more benefits than drawbacks.

在一个消费主义的世界里，家用电器和电子电器已经成为现代生活不可或缺的组成部分，在许多方面，它们区分了当今社会与昨天社会。像电视、微波炉和电饭煲这样的家用产品使你的生活变得更轻松愉快，但也有一些缺点。总的来说，这种家庭用品，当正确使用时，给你带来的好处多于缺点。

解析
（1）段引入话题，提出自己的总观点。
（2）integral 不可缺少的
（3）distinguish 区分

02

Generally speaking, buying over a dozen household equipment intended for daily use may be beneficial to you at home, from cooking to entertainment. Your microwave oven, for instance, allows you to cook rapidly with the turn of a dial, and this convenience provides more options in your daily life than in the past. Likewise, your rice cooker can simplify the cooking process by reducing the number of steps between you and your meal at the table. Thus, the more free time you save due to having appliances, the more other things you are capable of doing at your will, including just watching television in the comfort of home after a heavy day from work.

一般来说，购买十几种日常用途的家用设备对你来说是有益的，从烹饪到娱乐。例如，你的微波炉可以让你转动表盘就能很快做饭，这种便利在日常生活中比过去提供了更多选择。同样，你的电饭煲可以减少饭菜上桌的步骤，从而简化烹饪过程。因此，你因为有电器而节省的时间越多，你就能按自己意愿做更多的事情，包括辛苦工作一天后，在舒适的家里看电视。

解析
（1）第二段支持主题，说好的一面。句话是topic sentence。
（2）option 选择
（3）likewise 同样（=similarly）
（4）be capable of... 能够做......

03

However, the development of consumerism in many countries is not entirely positive. To begin with, it costs money to buy consumer equipment. Of course, cost is a disadvantage if you buy too many household gadgets and use them excessively in what is called the “throw-away” society. No doubt, the modern consumerism is also likely to have an en environmental impact, either from the production processes or the disposal of the devices ranging from kitchen devices to television sets. That is to say, the dramatic increase in the number of household goods means the problem of greater carbon dioxide emissions, apart from the problem of rising energy demands and expenses.

然而，在许多国家，消费主义的发展并不完全是积极的。首先，购买消费设备是要花钱的。当然，在所谓的“抛弃”社会里，如果你买太多家用小玩意，而且过度使用它们，成本的确是一个不利因素。毫无疑问，现代消费主义也有可能对环境产生影响，无论是产品的生产过程还是处置从厨房设备到电视机的各种设备。也就是说，家庭用品数量的急剧增加意味着碳排放量增加，还有能源需求和消耗不断增加的问题。

解析
（1）第三段支持主题，说不好的一面。句话是 topic sentence。
（2）consumerism 消费主义
（3）gadget 小电器设备
（4）excessively 过分地
（5）disposal 处理
（6）dramatic 剧烈的
（7）emission 排放

04

On balance, the development of having useful appliances at your home is more positive than negative. Despite some bad effects typical of modern consumerism, life has become so much more full of pleasure due to these devices available from the kitchen to the bedroom. Now, ask yourself if you would rather live in today’s society or yesterday’s.

总的来说，在家里拥有有用电器的是件好事，而不是坏事。尽管现代消费主义总是有一些负面影响，但因为拥有这些从厨房到卧室的设备，生活会变得更加充满乐趣。现在，问问自己，你是想活在今天的社会里还是昨天的社会里。

解析
（1）第四段重申主题，利大于弊，二合为一。结论后有一句延伸的话非常好。
（2）on balance 总体来说

 

本场雅思考试范文

In a world of consumerism, home electrical and electronic appliances have become so integral to modern life that, in many ways, they are what distinguish today’s society from yesterday’s.  Household goods like television, microwave oven and rice cooker make your life so much easier and more enjoyable, but there are some disadvantages. As a whole, this kind of household goods, when properly used, can bring you more benefits than drawbacks.

Generally speaking, buying over a dozen household equipment intended for daily use may be beneficial to you at home, from cooking to entertainment. Your microwave oven, for instance, allows you to cook rapidly with the turn of a dial, and this convenience provides more options in your daily life than in the past. Likewise, your rice cooker can simplify the cooking process by reducing the number of steps between you and your meal at the table. Thus, the more free time you save due to having appliances, the more other things you are capable of doing at your will, including just watching television in the comfort of home after a heavy day from work.

However, the development of consumerism in many countries is not entirely positive. To begin with, it costs money to buy consumer equipment. Of course, cost is a disadvantage if you buy too many household gadgets and use them excessively in what is called the “throw-away” society. No doubt, the modern consumerism is also likely to have an en environmental impact, either from the production processes or the disposal of the devices ranging from kitchen devices to television sets. That is to say, the dramatic increase in the number of household goods means the problem of greater carbon dioxide emissions, apart from the problem of rising energy demands and expenses.

On balance, the development of having useful appliances at your home is more positive than negative. Despite some bad effects typical of modern consumerism, life has become so much more full of pleasure due to these devices available from the kitchen to the bedroom. Now, ask yourself if you would rather live in today’s society or yesterday’s.

2018年01月13日雅思大作文题目

“Some people believe that employers should not be concerned about the way their employees dress, but they should be concerned about the quality at work. To what extent do you agree or disagree?”

本题是近期难得的一个比较新的题目。题目问：在何种程度上你同意企业老板们不要在乎员工的着装问题，而是要专注员工的工作品质。

显然，这个题目是要求同时论述着装和工作品质，如果你仅论述其中一个方面（工作品质或着装），则不完全符合题目要求，也就是在task response方面有欠缺。本题可以采用如下结构：

1. 引言段 提出话题.
2. 中段A  The possible benefits of having a dress code as a corporate image, in relation to the quality of work 着装可能提高工作品质
3. 中段B.  The possible drawbacks of having a dress code, in relation to the quality of work. 着装可能破坏工作品质
4. 结论段  A dress code is mixed with benefits and drawbacks, so it’s up to employers themselves to decide whether their employees should follow a strict dress code.

 

老师笔记

01

Whether employers should be more concerned with their employees’ dressing manner or their work quality has become a heated topic in recent years.

雇主应否更关注雇员的着装方式或工作质素，已成为近年的热门话题。

解析
 （1）这是一个相当老套的开头法，但相当直接。
（2）be concerned about / with... 关注......; 关心......
（3）dressing manner 穿着方式

02

Some people believe that it is beneficial to have a dress code in the workplace, if only for image reasons. Workers may be asked to wear a uniform to communicate a corporate image and ensurethat people easily identify them. This is particularly true to a workplace where employees have regular face-to-face contact with customers and clients. For this reason, nowadays an increasing number of workplaces prefer to set up a dress code and subtlypromote the visual uniformity. While it is hard to determine how the visual uniformity is related to quality at work, having a dress code in place may help the way a corporation wants to beperceived.

有些人认为在工作场所有着装规范是有益的，哪怕仅仅是因为形象的原因。员工可能被要求穿着制服，以传达公司形象，并人们很容易识别他们。对于一个员工定期与顾客和客户进行面对面接触的工作场所来说，情况尤其如此。由于这个原因，现在越来越多的工作场所喜欢设置着装规范，巧妙地促进视觉统一性。虽然很难确定视觉统一性与工作质量有何关系，但设置着装规范可能会帮助公司希望被人感知的方式。

解析
（1）本段论述着装规范对工作质量的好处：至少可以建立公司形象。写作时，需要确定每段写作的中心，然后围绕这个中心组织论据。
（2）dress code 着装标准/规范
（3）if only 即使仅仅是......
（4）communicate 传达；交流
（5）ensure
（6）identify 识别
（7）for this reason 为了这个原因
（8）subtly 巧妙地
（9）uniformity 统一性
（10）perceive 感知；认识

03

However, some people think that having a strict dress code may actually affect the employees’ quality at work. One of its biggestdownsides is that a strict dress code can stifle individuality since workers are not given total freedom to demonstrate their personal styles. Sometimes employees complain that a dress code causes feelings of stress among themselves and consequentlyleads to lower effectiveness and efficiency at work.

然而，有些人认为严格的着装规定实际上会影响员工的工作质量。严格的着装规定的一个非常大的缺点是它可能扼杀个性，因为员工没有充分的自由来展示他们的个人风格。有时，员工抱怨着装规范会导致他们之间的压力感，从而导致工作效度和效率的下降。

解析
（1）本段讨论着装可能对工作效率的负面影响，讨论了两个方面：一是扼杀个性，二是增加压力。
（2）downside 缺陷；消极的方面
（3）stifle 扼杀
（4）individuality 个性
（5）demonstrate 展示
（6）consequently 结果；从而

04

In conclusion, employers should be concerned about the quality at work, but whether a dress code makes sense for a workplace is a question only employers can answer. With quality of work in mind, it is up to every employer to decide whether he should care about the way his employees should dress.

总之，雇主应该关心工作的质量，但着装规范是否对工作场所有意义是雇主才能回答的问题。只要把工作质量放在心里，是否应该关心员工该穿什么样的衣服，就由雇主自己来决定了。

解析
（1）结论段，提出工作质量是位的，但员工到底该怎样衣着，无法确定，只能由雇主自己来决定。
（2）make sense 有意义
（3）with...in mind 记住......；把......放在心中
（4）it’s up to... 由......来决定

 

本场雅思考试范文

Whether employers should be more concerned with their employees’ dressing manner or their work quality has become a heated topic in recent years.

Some people believe that it is beneficial to have a dress code in the workplace, if only for image reasons. Workers may be asked to wear a uniform to communicate a corporate image and ensure that people easily identify them. This is particularly true to a workplace where employees have regular face-to-face contact with customers and clients. For this reason, nowadays an increasing number of workplaces prefer to set up a dress code and subtly promote the visual uniformity. While it is hard to determine how the visual uniformity is related to quality at work, having a dress code in place may help the way a corporation wants to be perceived.

However, some people think that having a strict dress code may actually affect the employees’ quality at work. One of its biggest downsides is that a strict dress code can stifle individuality since workers are not given total freedom to demonstrate their personal styles. Sometimes employees complain that a dress code causes feelings of stress among themselves and consequently leads to lower effectiveness and efficiency at work.

In conclusion, employers should be concerned about the quality at work, but whether a dress code makes sense for a workplace is a question only employers can answer. With quality of work in mind, it is up to every employer to decide whether he should care about the way his employees should dress.
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2018年01月18日
雅思大小作文题目

2018年01月20日雅思大作文题目

“Today advertising can be seen everywhere in daily life. It has influenced what people think is important and sometimes has negative effects on people’s life. To what extent do you agree or disagree?”

本次考试是关于广告和我们思维方式之间的关系，是2013年5月16日的原题重现。纵观雅思近年考试，广告类话题出现频率很高，大家备考应该多关注这个话题。以下是唐老师收集的近5年雅思广告类作文题：

Researchers show that overeating is as harmful as smoking. Therefore, advertising for food products should be banned, in the same way as the cigarette advertising is banned in many countries. To what extent do you agree or disagree?(2014/11/13)
食品广告是否应该和香烟广告一样被禁止？
 
Today advertising can be seen everywhere in daily life. It has influenced what people think and has negative effects. Give your opinion on this topic.(2013/5/16)
广告是否影响到人们的思维方式，产生负面作用？
 
Nowadays consumers are faced with the advertisements from competitive companies. To what extent do you agree that consumers are influenced by advertisements? What measures should be taken to protect them?(2012/5/10)
用户会受广告影响吗？如何保护用户不受广告影响？
 
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Advertising usually encourages consumers to buy a product or service in quantity rather than promoting its quality. (2012/7/7)
广告旨在增加产品销售数量，而不是推广其质量。你觉得这个说法有道理吗？
 
Advertising discourages us from being different individuals by making us all want to be and to look the same. Do you agree or disagree? (2012/10/27; 2015/7/11)
广告让我们变得相同，从而失去个性，你同意吗？
 
We are surrounded by all kinds of advertising, which significantly influence our lives. Do the positive effects of advertising outweigh its negative effects?(2011/6/25)
广告到处都是，极大影响了我们的生活。那么，广告的积极作用多，还是消极作用多？

Nowadays, there is a large amount of advertising aimed at children. Some people think they have negative effects on children and should be banned. To what extent do you agree or disagree?(2016/2/20; 2014/4/24；2016/7/9)
针对孩子的广告应该禁止吗？
 
Some people think advertising may have positive economic effects. Others think it has negative social effects because advertising makes individuals not satisfied with what they are and what they have. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. （2017/4/22)
广告对经济和社会的影响。

广告话题，唐老师总结以下观点，供烤鸭参考。
 
Ø  广告可传递信息（informative)
Ø  广告鼓励人们消费，有利于社会经济发展 （advertising can boost economy by encouraging consumption)
Ø  而且设计美观，可以给我们的生活增添亮色，具有美学效果（well-designed advertisements have aesthetic values, making the world more beautiful)
Ø  广告往往夸大其辞（exaggerating），误导性强（misleading），从而让消费者上当受骗。
Ø  广告往往通过各种方式制造消费欲望，让消费者花钱购买很多不必要的商品（buy things they do not really need），从而引发一系列社会问题(social problems)。
Ø  广告往往显示社会差异，容易让人失去心理平衡。
 
本次考试要求我们讨论广告与我们的思维方式之间的关系。具体地说，本次考试要求大家讨论广告如何影响我们对“生活中什么是重要的”这一问题的思考，同时讨论这如何对我们的生活产生消极影响。因此，本题一定要切入讨论“生活中什么是重要的”，广告如何影响我们对这个问题的思考并由此给我们的生活带来什么样的负面作用。

可能很多同学没有认真阅读题目的前面部分，只将重点放在后半部分，只讨论广告的消极影响而不联系“生活中什么是重要的”，这样就很容易偏题。

那么，广告如何影响我们对“生活中什么是重要的”（what we think is important）这个问题的思考呢？我们知道广告在给我们提供商品信息的同时，也在无形中制造了我们的欲望，让我们养成消费的习惯，认为不停消费就是生活，但事实上，过分的消费主义让我们产生无休止的渴望，从而对自己的生活现状不满足，产生不幸福的感觉，同时还可能让我们为了满足物质需要而犯罪。因此，广告的确是必要的，但作为消费者，我们应与广告保持一定距离，避免被被广告洗脑而进行非理性消费。

 

 

老师笔记

01

Nowadays we cannot go anywhere without seeing advertisements of one kind or another. The penetration of advertising into our life has gone so far that sometimes we even feel amazed by itsubiquity. Advertising is, of course, very useful, informing us about what to buy, where to buy and how to buy, but it also has negative effects, especially by transforming what we regard as important in our life.

如今，我们到处都能看到这样或那样的广告。广告已经渗透到我们的生活中去了，有时我们甚至对它的无处不在感到惊讶。广告当然是非常有用的，它告诉我们该买什么，在哪里买，怎样买，但它也有负面影响，尤其是通过改变我们认为在生活中重要的东西。

解析
 （1）本段为开头段，通过论说广告的普遍性和无处不在来引入话题，然后提出广告的有用之处，并过渡到广告可能通过改变我们的思维方式来产生消极影响。
（2）penetration 渗透
（3）ubiquity 无处不在(n.)
（4）transform 改变

02

Surrounded by advertisements, we can easily be led to a belief that our life is all about buying things. This widespreadconsumerism can persuade us into buying many things we do not really need on the one hand, and make us less content with what we have on the other, and crave hopelessly for thoseunattainable commodities. I still remember a few days ago when walking in front of a supermarket, I saw how a little girl, with her eyes glued to an advertising board, pestered her mother for the expensive toy on it that her mother apparently could not afford. Advertising, then, while providing us with useful commodities information, also creates the unwanted desire at our heart and makes us unhappy.

被广告所包围的我们，很容易就相信我们的生活就是买东西。这种广泛的消费主义一方面可以说服我们购买许多我们并不真正需要的东西，另一方面也让我们对自己拥有的东西不那么满意，而对那些无法得到的商品孜孜以求。我还记得几天前，当我走过超市门口，看到一个小女孩，眼睛盯着广告牌，缠着她妈妈买显然买不起的昂贵玩具。因此，广告在为我们提供有用的商品信息时，也在我们的心中制造了不必要的欲望，使我们不快乐。

解析
 （1）本段论述广告可能引起的消极后果之一：让我们深陷消费主义而不快乐。
（2）consumerism 消费主义
（3）persuade someone into... 劝某人做......
（4）be content with... 对......满意
（5）crave for... 渴望......
（6）unattainable 无法获得的
（7）glue to... 粘在......上
（8）pester for 缠着要......
（9）apparently 明显的(=obviously)

03

Meanwhile, lured by the promises of advertising, some people may choose to commit crimes, which then causes a lot of social problems. A student, for instance, may rob his classmate of an iPhone 8, for he has been told by advertising that iPhone 8 is superior to its previous versions. Likewise, an official may take bribery to buy an expensive house by the lake because the advertising says the luxury of living there is superb.

同时，在广告承诺的诱惑下，有些人可能会选择犯罪，这就造成了很多社会问题。例如，一个学生可能会抢劫他的同学的iPhone 8，因为他从广告中得知，iPhone 8比以前的版本优越。同样地，一位官员可能会接受贿赂，在湖边买一套昂贵的房子，因为广告上写着住在那里可以尽享奢华。

解析
（1）本段写广告可能给我们造成的更严重的影响：让我们犯罪。
（2）lure 诱惑
（3）be superior to... 比......更好
（4）luxury 奢华
（5）superb 绝妙的；的

04

Seen in this light, advertising can affect our way of thinking about life and we, therefore, should be cautious about its negative influences while enjoying the benefits it brings us.

从这个角度看，广告会影响我们对生活的思考方式，因此，我们在享受广告给我们带来的好处的同时，也应该谨慎对待它的负面影响。

解析
（1）结尾段，总结前文观点。
（2）seen in this light 从这个角度看
（3）cautious 谨慎小心的

 

本场雅思考试范文

Nowadays we cannot go anywhere without seeing advertisements of one kind or another. The penetration of advertising into our life has gone so far that sometimes we even feel amazed by its ubiquity. Advertising is, of course, very useful, informing us about what to buy, where to buy and how to buy, but it also has negative effects, especially by transforming what we regard as important in our life.

Surrounded by advertisements, we can easily be led to a belief that our life is all about buying things. This widespread consumerism can persuade us into buying many things we do not really need on the one hand, and make us less content with what we have on the other, and crave hopelessly for those unattainable commodities. I still remember a few days ago when walking in front of a supermarket, I saw how a little girl, with her eyes glued to an advertising board, pestered her mother for the expensive toy on it that her mother apparently could not afford. Advertising, then, while providing us with useful commodities information, also creates the unwanted desire at our heart and makes us unhappy.

Meanwhile, lured by the promises of advertising, some people may choose to commit crimes, which then causes a lot of social problems. A student, for instance, may rob his classmate of an iPhone 8, for he has been told by advertising that iPhone 8 is superior to its previous versions. Likewise, an official may take bribery to buy an expensive house by the lake because the advertising says the luxury of living there is superb.

Seen in this light, advertising can affect our way of thinking about life and we, therefore, should be cautious about its negative influences while enjoying the benefits it brings us.
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