2012年雅思大写作机经

2012年雅思大写作机经

1. Some people think developing countries should invite large foreign companies to open offices and factories to grow their economies. Others think developing countries should keep the large companies out and develop local companies instead. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Foreign companies:

1. stimulate economy

2. Advanced management

3. competition between companies

Local companies:

1. develop local brands

2. job opportunities for local people

3. stronger national companies, more competitive in the world

2. Some people think that government should establish free libraries in each town. While others believe that it is a waste of money since people can obtain information from the internet at home. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.

The advantages and disadvantages of Free libraries/ the advantages of internet

Advantages:

1. a stimulation to reading

2. enrich people’s daily life

3. a place of relaxation

Dis:

1. waste of resources: money

2. damage to the environment

3. Nowadays, it is widely accepted that social skills are as important as good qualifications for success in a job. Do you agree or disagree?

Agree:

social skills: practical, work experience, communication skills

good qualifications: theoretical basis, better acquisition of new ideas

4. Some people think that young people should follow traditions of their society, while others think that young people should be free to behave as individuals. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.

The importance of traditions:

1. national culture and traditions not to be forgotten

2. some traditions are valuable, filial piety, modesty, ect.

3. blend into the current society

Be individuals:

1. some traditions not appropriate for the present society, no need to follow

2. freedom of developing individuality

3. Improve creativity

5. The spread of multinational companies and the resulting increase of globalization produce positive effects to everyone. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Advantages and disadvantages of globalization:

Pros:

1. increase global economy

2. cultural communication

3. nations more connected, more peaceful

Cons:

1. environmental problems, various transports

2. widen the gap between rich and poor countries, exploit the labor in third world nations

3. cultural invasion

6. Technology makes life complex, and to make it simple is to stop using technology. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Pros and cons of technology:

Pros:

1.life easier, shopping, banking on the internet

2.distance shortened, mobile phones, airplanes

3.less labor stressed work, household robots

Cons:

1. people getting into bad habits

2. laziness

3. less creativity

7. Full-time university students need to spend a lot of time on study, but it is essential to get involved in other activities. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Agree: the importance of being involved in other activities (sports, meetings, reading)

1. physical strength

2. communication skills

3. creativity

8. People aim to achieve the balance between their work and lives, but few people achieve it. What are the causes of the problems? How to overcome it?

Causes: (why do people work so hard, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs)

1. life stress: life expense increasing, pay the bill s

2. other purposes to achieve in a job

Solutions:

1. individuals: spare some time from work

2. companies: less demands in workers

3. government: provide better social benefits

9. It is reported there will be higher proportion比例of older people than young people in the future in some countries, do you think it is a positive or negative development?

Pros and cons of old people

Pros:

1. more experienced but less paid

2. helpful for younger people: raise children

3. bring joy to families

Cons:

1. fewer labor forces for the country

2. less creativity: old people tend to stick to their usual way of thinking

3. burden of young people

10. News media are important in modern society. Why are they important? Are their influences generally positive or negative?

Why important:

1. the main way to get information

2. extremely influential, influence the way people think, readily available

Positive

1. make life easier, news on internet and mobile phones

2. objective, access to news

Negative

1. affect people’s way of thinking, bomb of mass media, no ability to think independently

2. might be harmful to children, negative information in the news media not restricted, psychological development affected

3. Untrue information

11.In some cultures the old age is more valued, while in some cultures the youth is more valued. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Old

1.experienced, work and life, teach young people

2.helpful, e.g. Take care of grandchildren

3.Social value or respecting the elderly

Youth

1.Young and energetic, hope of a country

2.Creative, easy to learn new things

3.Strong, protect family, even country, national defense

12.How important for people to want success in life ? Is ambition a positive or negative characteristic?

Pros of ambition:

1.Passion

2.Motivation

3.Dedication

Cons: too ambitious

1.Get lost, neglect things

2.Become stressful, try to achieve perfection

13.The tendency of news reports in media focus on problems and emergences more than positive developments is harmful to individuals and society. Do you agree or disagree? Focusing on problems and emergences

Positive

1.A way to make people informed, aware of the problems in society

2.Get people better prepared, e.g. People get to know different ways to tackle problems and emergences similar to what are reported in the media.

Negative

1.Negative information, make people depressed, stressful work

2.Make people feel unsafe, too much emphasis on negative information, people get worried about security

14.Some people prefer planning for the future while others argue that we should focus on the present. What is your opinion?

Plan for the future

1.Nothing stays unchanged. Changeable society, e.g. Technology, computer skills

2.Easier to be successful, Get better prepared, clear objective, explicit procedure,

Focus on the present

1.Future is unpredictable. Planning sometimes useless, e.g. In a year, travel, but depends on whether time is available then.

2.Only the present counts. One today is worth two tomorrows. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

15.It is no longer necessary that animals should be slaughtered and made into either human foodstuffs or non-foodstuffs, such as fur and medicine. Do you agree or disagree?

Agree: unnecessary

1.Cruel to animals, great pain caused, Inhumane, lives should be protected like humans

2.Break ecological balance, too much hunting

3.Alternatives to meat

Disagree: necessary

1.Nutrition, animals like chicken and pigs are raised to provide people with meat, protein

2.Medical development, Experiment on animals like rats necessary, cannot do experiment on humans

16.Today, consumers are facing an increasing amount of advertising from competing campaigns. To what extent do you think consumers are influenced by advertisement? What measures can be taken to protect them?

Influence of advertising

1.Buy unnecessary products, Marketers know what motivate customer behavior, so they make their products more appealing to customers. They can stimulate the purchasing desire which may create demand for things we do not need.

2.Cheated, Some advertisements are exaggerating, misleading instead of being truthful. Measures

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/dd18990868.html,ernment supervise, censor, ban those untrue advertisements

2.Media, control the amount of advertising

3.Individuals raise the awareness of telling right from wrong, compare before buying anything

17.Some people think sending criminals to prison is an effective way to deal with them; others think education and training are better. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Sending to prison: good in the short term

1.Reduce crime rate to some extent, fewer criminals in society, fewer crimes

2.Criminals may change in prison. Rehabilitation改过自新, rethink about the, crimes feel guilty Education and training: in the long term

1.Disadvantages of sending to prisons, criminals commit crimes again when they go back to the society. Reasons: no ability to live

2.Equip criminals with knowledge and skills, survive in the society, no need to commit crimes

18.Food has become cheaper and food production has increased, thanks to enlarged manufacturing capacity, the use of fertilizer and better machinery. However, some believe this will do harm to the health of humans and local community as a whole. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Agree

1.Harmful to health, poison caused by the use of fertilizer, difficult to clean, e.g. Vegetables like broccoli

2.Detrimental to local community, massive use of machinery breaks the ecological balance, concrete buildings, destroy soil, irreversible

Disagree

1.More efficient, a machine does a job only ten or even a hundred people can finish

2.Cheap, reduce the cost,

3.Increased food production solves hunger problem

19.Some people argue that government should support the funds for the arts, while others suggest that the money should be used for public health and education. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Money, budget, financial

Spend, allocate, distribute

Necessity of arts

1.Aesthetic sense审美意识, psychological development for young people

2.Stimulate creativity, imagination, intelligence

3.Individuality

4.Culture

Importance of public health and education

1.Public health facilities like hospitals influence people in every aspect

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/dd18990868.html,cation, crucial to a nation

20.Some people think news have no connection to people’s lives, so it is a waste of time to read the news in the newspaper and watch television news programs. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Agree: news useless

some news not related to daily life, foreign news, not affecting the current life

Disagree:

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/dd18990868.html,rmative, get to know the world around, topics to chat over meals

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/dd18990868.html,cational, teach some life skills, e.g. How to cook, how to survive in an earthquake

21.Scientific research should be carried out and controlled by governments rather than private companies. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Government

1.National security, nuclear power

2.Little reward or too much expenditure, spaceship

Companies

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/dd18990868.html,petitive, allocate more fund to research, cell phone

2.Talents, financial incentive, join companies

22.There is an increasing number of people who do not know their neighbors. What causes the situation? How to solve?

Reasons

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2.Busy work, long hours in office

3.Change of jobs, move from place to place

Solutions

1.Media, positive information, make people more connected

2.Individuals, communicate with neighbors

23.Some visitors can learn and accept local culture well when they travel to another country. How do they do that? Why some people cannot?

How

1.Respect local culture, do in Rome as the Romans do, avoid conflicts

2.Eager to learn new culture, quick learners, open minded

Why

1.Stubborn, unwilling to change usual behavior

2.Cultural conflict, Muslim no pork

3.Inferior educational background

24.Advertising encourages people to buy in quantity rather promoting its quality. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

The function of advertising

25.It is better for students to l ive away from home, while studying at university than living at home with parents. Do you agree or disagree?

Away from home

1.Independence, no one to rely on, take care of themselves, cook or wash

2.Making friends, study and live together, friendship developed

3.Academic study improvement, more time spent on study

Home with parents

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/dd18990868.html,munication with parents, no generation gap

2.Nutrition, Better diet, food

26.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 the problem?

Reasons

1.More cars

2.Road system

3.Traffic management

Solution

1.Promote public transport

2.Expand roads

3.Traffic control, traffic police

27.Some people believe that arts, such as painting and singing, do not directly improve the quality of people’s lives. Therefore, government’s money should be spent on other things. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

The importance of Arts

Other things: public health, education

28.In some countries, TV programs are transmitted throughout the day and night. Is it a positive or negative development?

Positive

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3.Amusing

Negative

1.Waste of time

2.Cause health problems, couch potato

3.Negative information, violence and pornography

29.A large number of young people can not find a job after leaving school. What problems will youth unemployment cause for individuals and society? What measures should be taken to reduce the level of unemployment among young people?

Problems

1.Burden on adults, afford the expense of children

2.Social problems, stealing, robbing

3.Economic recession

Measures

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/dd18990868.html,cation, more practical, life skills, cooking, repairing

2.Economic incentive for companies, create more job opportunities

30.Admission to museum should be free. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

Pros

1.Increase efficiency, more people enter into museums

2.Enrich people’s life, relaxing place

3.Share Cultural heritage with citizens, promote national culture

Cons

1.Too many people, affect the educational process for children

2.Increase the burden of government

3.Problems of management

31.Many countries are spending a huge amount of money on supporting their competitors to take part in some worldwide sports competitions. Some argue that it would be better if these countries can spend money on children to take part in sports. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Worldwide, Olympic Games, world cup

1.National reputation, sports related to politics

2.A great fun for world audience

Children

1.A crucial stage of physical growth

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32.Some people believe everyone has the right to get university education, so government should make it free to all people no matter of their financial background. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Advantages and disadvantages of free university education

Pros

1.Increase the national education level, percentage grow

2.Creativity, more knowledge, more ways of thinking, innovation

3.Economic growth, talents

Cons

1.Burden for country, other fields also need financial aid from government

2.Lose motivation to work hard for families

33.Money for postgraduate research is limited. Therefore some people think financial support from governments should be only provided for scientific research rather than research for less useful subjects. Do you agree or disagree?

Practice Vs Theory

improve people’s life

make profits for companies

Social science, not profitable in the short term, study of human nature

creativity and innovation

34.In some countries, young people are not only richer but also safer and healthier than ever before. However, they are less happy. What are the causes and what can be done?

Reasons

1.Busy work, pressure

2.Life expense rise, housing, education, medical

3.Family issues, communication problems

Solutions

1.Individuals: Keep positive mind

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/dd18990868.html,panies: more holidays

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/dd18990868.html,ernment and media, emphasize the importance of family communication

35.Some people think personal happiness is directly related to economic success, while others believe this depends on other factor s. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion. Money: important

1.Materialistic world, life expense

2.Explore other interests

Other factors

1.Family

2.Friendship

3.Do what one likes

36.We have a mixture of people from different cultures and ethnic groups in a country. Why? Is this a positive or negative development?

Why?

1. Historical

2. Globalization

Positive

1.More creative, different ways of thinking

2.Tolerant

Negative

1.Conflicts

2.Uneven pattern of development

37.Nowadays it is more convenient and easier for people to travel to other countries. Is it a positive or negative development?

Pros

1.Cultural communication

2.International relationship

3.Personal, relaxing, more choices

Cons

1.Pollution

2.Unsafe

3.Expense

38.Advertising discourages us from being different individuals by making all of us want to be and look the same. Do you agree?

The power of adverting

1.Stimulate needs

2.Social value

But

People independent thinking, resisting

Different categories of ads, diverse functions, fashion, public, charity, educational

39.Many people are afraid to leave their homes because of their fear of crime. Some people think that more actions can be taken to prevent crimes; while others believe there is little that can be done. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

Imprisonment

Education

Training

40.We have three important parts of education: reading writing and Math. Some people think every child will benefit from a fourth skill added to the list: computer skills. Do you agree?

The importance of computer skills

1.Better prepare for future: practical, Microsoft office

2.Social demand, prevalence of computers

41.With the increasing use of mobile phones and computers, fewer people are writing letters. Some people think that the traditional skill of writing letters will disappear completely. To what extent do you agree or disagree? How important do you think is letter-writing?

The importance of letter writing

1.Tradition, handwriting, reflection of personality

2.Letter paper, Easy to keep

3.More memorable

42.More and more companies are allowing employees to work from home. Do you think it is a positive or negative development?

Pros

1.For workers, freedom, higher efficiency

2.For companies, less cost, office space

Cons

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/dd18990868.html,munication problems

2.Management problems

3.Corporate culture difficult to form

43.Nowadays people always throw old things away and buy new things whereas in the past, old things were repaired and used again. What factors cause this phenomenon? What effects does it lead to?

Reasons

1.Better life quality, more income

2.Social value, changed attitude towards thrift

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/dd18990868.html,parison, chase for fashion, the power of advertising

Effects

1.Waste of resources, old things still functional

2.Increased financial burden

44.In most parts of the world, men and women are deciding to have children later in life. Why do you think this is happening? What effects does this development have on society and family? Reasons

1.Busy work

2.Changed value

Effects

1.Conflicts, divorce rate

2.Aging problem

45. We live in cities and towns which have museums displaying objects of artistic, historic and cultural value, but people do not visit them. How do you think people do not visit museums in their local areas? What is the importance of museums to the society?

Reasons

1.Busy work

2.No interest

3.Too expensive

Importance of museums

1.cultural

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3.Relaxing