2014年4月24日雅思写作预测

粗写十篇不如精炼一篇
　　本次预测结合2013年及2014年4月雅思写作出题规律，2014年新一年继续奋战4月24日考试的考生必看！

　　Task1备考方向
　　4月24日备考应该重点准备：
　　柱形图、表格、饼图

Task2备考题目与方向
　　4月24日考试也应多参考生活、教育与科技类，同时其他类别也应当全力准备。

　　一、教育与学习
　　some people think educate children of different abilities together willbenefitthem. Others think intelligent children should be taught separately andgive specialcourses, discuss both side and give own opinion! (因材施教。拓展：学术教育与是非观教育、是否该学外语、大学生该博学还是更专业、上不上补习班、一起学还是独自学、老师和家长对孩子的影响、该不该分科、教育竞赛还是合作)

University students always focus on one specialist subject, but somepeoplethink universities should encourage their students to study a range ofsubjectsin addition to their own subject. To what extent do you agree ordisagree? (通才还是专才。拓展：年轻人就业、成年人教育、游学)

Some people think young people should go to university to further theireducationwhile others think they should been encouraged to work as carmechanics orbuilders etc. to serve society. Discuss both views and give yourown opinion.(教育的程度。拓展：是否该上大学、大学是否应理论实践相结合、短期教育与终身教育、学生是否应该打工)

Staying healthy by playing sports and eating well should be anindividual’s duty to society rather than a habit for personal benefits. To whatextent do you agree or disagree?
　　Some people think that children should obey rules, while others argue thatchildren who are controlled too much will not be well prepared for their adultlife. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
　　Today, many young people leave school with a negative attitude towardslearning. What are the causes of this? Suggest some solutions.
　　Schools should only offer subjects that are beneficial to students’ futurecareers. Other subjects, such as music and sports, are not important. To whatextent do you agree or disagree?
　　Students from rural areas often find it difficult to access universityeducation. Some people think that universities should make it easier for themto access higher education. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

　　In some countries, students pay their college or university fees, while insomeothers, government pays for them. Do you think the advantages thatgovernmentpays the money outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons andexamples.(2013.08.17)

　　Money for postgraduate research is limited. Therefore some people thinkfinancial support from governments should be only provided for scientificresearch rather than research for less useful subjects. Do you agree ordisagree?（教育+政府）(2012.09.15）

Full-time university students need to spend a lot of time on study, but it isessential to get involved in other activities. To what extent do you agree ordisagree（2012.02.25）

Somebody think that some subjects such as math and philosophy are difficult tosome students, so people should take it as selective not compulsory. Do youagree or disagree?( 2011.09.17)

Universities should accept equal numbers of male and female study in everysubject.Do you agree or disagree。 (教育平等。拓展：农村学生教育、留学利弊、游学、学习态度、私立学校优缺点、教育投入)

　　二、工作与生活

A large number of young people are leaving school and can not find a job. Whatproblems will youth unemployment cause in individual and for society? Whatmeasures should be taken to reduce the level of unemployment among youngpeople?(社会+工作) (2012.08.11)

In most cities and towns, the high volumes of road traffic become a problem.What are the causes of that and what actions could be taken to solve theproblem? (2012.07.21)

　　Some people think that it is necessary to travel abroad to learn aboutother countries,but other people think that it is not necessary to travelabroad because allthe information can be seen at TV and the internet. Discussboth opinions andgive your own opinion. (旅游。拓展：游学、海外旅游的优劣势、旅游与商业、廉价航空、旅行保险)
　　In many countries, average life expectancy has been increasing. Whatproblems will this cause for individuals and society as a whole? Suggest somesolutions.
　　More and more companies are allowing employees to work at home. Do youthink this is a positive or negative development?( 2012.12.01)

Some people think that job satisfaction is more importantthan job security.Others think that people cannot expect to enjoy a job and havinga permanent jobis more important. Discuss both views and give your opinion. (工作平等。拓展：农民工进城、男女同工同酬、童工、机器代替人工、贫富差距、不同人不同假期、女性领导)
　　Countries with a long average working time are more economicallysuccessfulthan those countries which do not have a long working time. To whatextent doyou agree or disagree? (工作时长)

Many people believe that counties should produce food for all population eatsandimport food as little as possible. To what extent do you agree or disagree?(食品安全。拓展：垃圾食品利弊、均衡饮食与健康、快餐)

三、社会与家庭
　　Charities cannot help everyone in the world. They should only provide aidto people in their own communities and countries. Do you agree or disagree?
　　There is an increasing number of people who do not know their neighbours,what causes this situation? How to solve?（2012.06.16）

Scientist say people are damaging their health by eating too much junk food.Some people say the answer to the question is to educate people，but others thinkeducation does not work. What’s your opinion?（2010.12.11）

Charities and organizations always give special names to particular dayssuch as'National Children's Day' and 'National Non-smoking Day'. What are thecausesof these particular days? How effective are they?

Some peoplebelieve that in order to give opportunities to new generationcompanies should encouragehigh level employees who are older than 55 to retire.Do you agree or disagree?Why? (老年人。拓展：年轻人是否应该担任重要职位、长寿、住养老院还是在家、退休生活、长者智慧)

Today's parents spend too little time staying with their children and usetelevisionto make their children keep quiet. Explain the reason and results byusing yourrelevant experience. (儿童。拓展：儿童是否应严格要求)

It is suggested that all the young adults should undertake a period of unpaidworkhelping people in the community. Does it bring more benefits or drawbackstothe community and the young people? (志愿者。 )
Cheap air travel is increasingly popular in the world today. To whatextent do you think the advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages?

Throughout the history, people dream to build a perfect societywhile theyhaven't agreed how the ideal society would be like. What is the mostimportantelement you think to make a perfect society? How do people do toachieving anideal society？

四、文化与传统

The range of technology available to individuals today is increasing thegap between the rich and the poor. Do you agree or disagree?
Some people think that museums and art galleries should be enjoyableplaces to entertain people. Others, however, believe that the purpose ofmuseums and art galleries is to educate. Discuss both these views and give yourown opinion.
　　Some people think that zoos are cruel and should be closed. Others,however, believe that zoos are useful for the protection of animals. Discussboth these views and give your own opinion.
　　Children can learn efficiently by watching television, so they should beencouraged to watch television regularly both at home and in school. To whatextent do you agree or disagree?
　　Some people think that strong tradition can civilize a country and thegovernmentshould subsidize musicians, artists, actors and drama companies. Doyou agreeor disagree with the opinion? What should the government do? (传统。拓展：多元文化的好坏、该不该入乡随俗、如何学习别人的好传统、国际交流)

the professional workers such as doctors, nurses and teachers should be paidmorethan the sports and entertainment personalities. Do you agree or disagree

In many countries traditional foods are being replaced by international fastfoods.This is a negative effect on both families and societies. To what extentdo youagree or disagree? (传统习俗。拓展：该不该穿民族服装、)

五、动物与环境
　　We have a mixture of people from different culture and ethnic groups in acountry. Why? Is this a positive or negative development? Give reasons for youranswer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.（文化+社会）(2012.10.13）

When visiting foreign countries, some people think it is advantageous to learntheir cultures and traditions. How do you think people can learn other culturesand traditions? Why some people are interested in learning those traditions andcultures while others not?（2012.06.30）

Some people think that zoos are cruel and all the zoos should be closed.However,other people think that zoos are useful to protect the rare animals.Discuss bothviews and give your own opinion. (动物保护)
拓展：(动物能否用于药品)To ban animalexperiments would be toparalyse modern medicine , to perpetuate human suffering,and to endanger humanhealth by allowing products such as insecticides onto themarket before testingthem for toxicity .

Some people think pollution and damage of environment are resulted from acountrydeveloping and becoming richer, which this is hard to beavoided.  Towhat extent do you agree or disagree?

Environmental problems are too big for individual countries and individual peopletoaddress. We have reached the stage where the only way to protect theenvironmentis to address it at an international level. To what extent do youagree ordisagree with this statement?

Some people think they have right to use as much freshwater as they want，othersbelievegovernments should tightly control the use of fresh water as it islimitedresource. Discuss.（9月28日考试新增 ）

六、科技与经济
　　Most countries want to improve standard of living through economicdevelopment,however, others think social value is lost as a result. Do youthink the advantagesof economic development outweigh the disadvantages? (经济)
　　International travel makes people more prejudiced rather than morebroad-minded. Do you agree or disagree?
　　Distance education delivered via the Internet or television has moreadvantages than classroom-based education. Do you agree or disagree with thisopinion?
　　Today, many countries are trying to improve the standard of living oftheir people through economic development. However, some people think thattraditional values are lost as a result. To what extent do you agree ordisagree?
　　Some scientists believe that soon computers will become more intelligencethan human beings. Some people think the development have a positive impact,others think it is negative. To what extent do you agree or disagree?(2013.08.29)

100 years ago, human race believed we would make continuous progress inall areas of life. Today, some people feel less certain about this. Which areasof progress has human race made? Which areas haven't we developed? Give reasonsfor your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge orexperience.（社会+科技+生活）(2013.04.06）

Nuclear energy is a better choice for meeting increasing demand, agreeordisagree? （科技进步。拓展：机器人危险吗、手机带来的影响、科技改变工作方式、科技改变生活方式、新技术加大贫富差距、计算机取代教师？电脑互联网带来的影响、信会不会消失）

Economic progress is one way to measure the success of one country, while somepeoplethink there are other factors. What other factors should be considered?Withinthese factors, do you think anyone is more important than the others? (经济。拓展：是否应大力发展农业、城乡差距、国家成功标志、该不该交税、国家间经济互助)

　　七、法律与犯罪

The number of crimes committed by young people has been increasing inrecent years. What are the causes of this? Suggest some solutions.
　　Today prison is the most common solution for crime. But some people thinkthat it would be a more effective way to provide them with better education toprevent them from becoming criminals. Do you agree or disagree?（2012.05.12）

The government should control the amount of violence in films and on elevisioninorder to decrease the violent crimes in society. To what extent do you agreeordisagree with this issue? (控制暴力。拓展：网络暴力信息的审查、电影与网络暴力)

Although it is a freedom to use tobacco(烟草) while some people think it should be made illegal asthesame way as other drugs. To what extent do you agree or disagree？ What’s your opinion? (烟草与毒品。拓展：禁烟的必要性)

Today there is a great increase in anti-social behavior and lack of respect toothers.What are the causes of this? What can be done to reduce it? (犯罪。拓展：犯罪全球化、青少年犯罪、重复犯罪、女孩犯罪、教育预防犯罪)

八、政府与城市

Many people think that private companies, rather than the government,should pay for cleaning up the environment. Do you agree or disagree?
　　Some people think that government should establish free libraries in eachtown. While others believe that it is a waste of money since people can obtaininformation from the internet at home. Discuss both sides and give your ownopinion.（2012.01.12）

In many cities, planners have separated schools, homes, shops, offices inspecificareas which were widely separated from each other. Do you thinkadvantages ofthis policy overweigh disadvantages to the city residents? (建筑与规划。拓展：古迹保护、住房紧缺)

In modern worlds, the friendships between countries becomes much moreimportantthan before, because we should confront with a lot of affairstogether. to whatextent you agree or disagree(国际关系。拓展：如何帮贫困国家、英语普及是否影响其他语言)

Some people believe that the best way to improve public health is by increasingthenumber of sports facilities. Others think that this has little effect andothermeasures are required. Discuss both views and give your opinion.(公众健康。拓展：病人态度与医院治疗、情绪控制、人类健康)

The private motor vehicle has greatly improved individual freedom of movement.Moreover,the automobile has become a status symbol. Yet the use of privatemotorvehicles has contributed to some of today’s most serious problems. How cantheuse of private motor vehicles be reduced? (交通。拓展：城市自行车、汽车利弊、交通拥堵治理)

九、媒体与广告

Some people think that we live in a consumer society where money andpossessions are given too much importance. Others, however, believe thatconsumer culture plays an important role in improving our lives. Discuss boththese views and give your own opinion.
With the development of technology and science, some people believe thatthere isno great value of artists such as musicians and painters. What are thethingsartists can do but the scientist cannot? Why should we encourage the artarea? （艺术。拓展：）

Some people spend more time reading books, while others prefer to watch TV.People of the former group are more likely to develop creative imaginations andhave a much better grasp of language skills. Do you agree or disagree?(2013.01.05)

十、抽象与其他

Some people think that men and women have different qualities. Some jobsare more suitable for men while other jobs are more suitable for women. To whatextent do you agree or disagree?
　　Most countries want to improve standard of living through economicdevelopment, however, others think social value is lost as a result. Do youthink the advantages of economic development outweigh the disadvantages?(2010.02.20)
　　Music play an important role in society, others think it is simply a form ofentertainmentfor individuals. Discuss both and give your opinion.(音乐。)