2015年4月30日雅思写作真题解析

题目解析：

这次考试大作文为社会类，探讨年轻人毕业工作后与父母住一起的现象，与4月25日考的犯罪类同属社会问题。由此可以很明显地看出雅思写作的命题规律，即重视对热点社会问题的关注和思考。

提纲：五段结构

开头段：点出这一社会现象，并表明观点，认为弊大于利。

第二段：弊端1，和父母住会导致个人隐私受影响，因为影响社会生活和朋友圈。

第三段：弊端2，和父母住，没有做家务的机会，将来独立生活会遇到困难。

第四段：优点1，和父母住，节省开支，不用租房或支付账单，利用节省的钱投资或为将来成家立业做准备。反驳：生活压力的减少可能造成奋斗的决心和毅力不足，难以实现理想或拥有更好的生活。

结尾段：总结全文，再次表明观点弊大于利。

 自撰范文： 

It has been a self-evident truth that young adults should leave home and live by themselves in due course, and this is quite different from the status quo in some countries where a growing number of grown-ups continue to share home with their parents after graduation and starting to work. There could be some good reasons for going against the tradition, yet I believe that the drawbacks caused are far more significant than the claimed benefits.

One apparent disadvantage of living with parents is that individual privacy can hardly be guaranteed and family frictions could emerge. Young couples or friends, for example, may find it embarrassing to have intimate behaviours with their partners or less free to hold parties and play games with colleagues as well friends. Their social lives therefore can largely be affected if they reduce such contacts, whereas family relationships may be at stake when these leisure activities become a routine over time.

The choice to stay at home for young people may turn out to be less desirable as well in terms of independent living. Parents usually take it for granted that doing laundry or making dinners are their responsibilities, which deprives the chances for adults to acquire the necessary skills to live on their own or become mentally strong to nurture the next generation when everything is settled by their parents.

On the other hand, living at home with parents is not necessarily a bad idea considering that young people can reduce living expenses and save money for more important concerns in the years ahead. Most university graduates receive a relatively low salary in the initial stage of their careers, and this justifies the behavior to stay with parents for the sake of making the best use of income instead of paying for bills, rent or food. They can afford a house or further academic studies with the wealth accumulation increasing. However, the declining level of pressure from life may discourage one from working hard and realise ambitions later in life.

In conclusion, it is understandable to live under the same roof with parents for the short-term benefits, but the sacrifice of privacy, independence and courage to strive renders it an unworthy trade-off.

(368 words, band 7)