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A类小作文:

 

A类小作文:

 

题目:The pie chart below shows the percentage of people going to Australia from various places. The table below gives information on the preference of these tourists.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main featuresand make comparisons where relevant.

 

解题思路:这是一道混合类静态图表描写题。由于题目中没有给出时间词,所以写作时可以使用一般现在时。而且给出的两幅图分别是关于来自四个区域的澳大利亚游客的百分率和这些游客的旅游方式喜好,可以根据每幅图来分段描述清楚即可。

 

The Preference of Tourists

 

Asian Tourists

European Tourists

US Tourists

Others

The length of stay

7 days

14 days

6 days

10 days

Hotel

5-star

Camping/Caravan

4-star

Caravan

Main activities

Sightseeing

Swimming/Sunbath

Sightseeing

Surfing

 

参考范文:

The pie chart illustrates the ratio of foreign visitors from four different regions coming to Australia, and the table elaborates how these visitors like to spend holidays in this country.

 

Overall, among all the visits to Australia, Asian people rank the top, followed by the tourists from Europe. However, the European tourists, compared with the others, tend to stay in Australia for the longest time.

 

According to the pie chart, the majority of travellers to Australia are from Asian countries, around 38%. This figure is slightly higher than the number of the visitors from the Europe which represents 32%. Visitors from USA and other regions have a lower tendency to travel to Australia, at 18% and 10% respectively.

 

It can be clearly seen from the table that people from other regions stay in Australia for 10 days on average, living in caravan at night and surfing at daytime. This travel pattern is similar to that of European people, but the latter tend to spend more time in Australia and prefer swimming and sunbath. On the contrary, tourists from the US and Asia only spend about one week or less sightseeing in Australia and hotels are their preferred option.

       

重点表达:

①elaborate: v.   详细阐述

②represent: v.   等于

③tendency: n.   倾向

④on average   平均

 

 

本次机经真题解析由以下沪江留学老师产出

 

李敏老师

沪江网校雅思教研老师,英国杜伦大学毕业;英文专业8级;高中英语教师资格证书等,主攻雅思托福等留学考试。参与沪江网校World English A2 B1、新版雅思6.5分写作、新版雅思7分写作等课程的设计规划与制作。

 

A类大作文:

 

题目: Some people think that schools should select their pupils according to their academic ability. Others believe that young people with different abilities should be educated together. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

 

题型:双边讨论

 

话题:教育类

 

解题思路:有些学校会根据小学生的学习能力进行分级教学,但有些人认为一个班级中应该有不同能力水平的孩子。这两种观点各有优势,如果按照学习能力进行分班教学,同一水平的学生更容易接受课堂内容;而从另一方来看,教育不仅仅是传授知识,还有认识世界、了解自我等方面,因此应该让孩子从小就看到群体中的多面性,从而在未来能够更好地融入社会。

 

参考范文:

One cannot find two identical leaves in the world, let alone children with their unique abilities to learn and perceive. Therefore, it has always been a problem to choose the most suitable way for elementary education. Some propose that pupils should be divided into several classes by their academic performances, but others tend to stand for mixed-ability classes. I regard the latter as the more reasonable choice.

 

When it comes to lesson planning and peer review, divided classes obviously have their own advantages. Students with the same level can easily follow the teachers without feeling bored, and teachers will save much effort targeting children of different abilities in large and mixed groups. Therefore, when setting is done well, it can be an effective way to personalise teaching and learning to the needs of pupils. However, in some schools, the selecting is not based on scientific assessment of ability, or is not used to adapt teaching to the needs of the group, then it can be divisive and limit pupils’ aspirations.

 

Worse still, it is a common conduct that the most experienced and capable teachers often teach pupils in the highest sets, so bright, middle-class children get better education than those who come from economically-disadvantaged families. Therefore, some students will be locked into a lower educational environment before they have a chance to develop their potential, which is a dangerous sign of a widened social gap.

 

By contrast, in mixed-ability classes, children do not only learn about the knowledge on textbooks, but also understand the differences between people. Such classes have a positive effect on the attitudes and self-esteem of all pupils regardless of their ability level. Young children can know the complexity of the world through the variety of their classmates. That is why more people believe there are more advantages by putting pupils together without placement tests.

 

To sum up, divided classes might show some benefits if managed properly, but in my opinion, streaming by ability can exacerbate inequities. Kids deserve the fair opportunity to learn and explore, and they need to break the confine to see different possibilities. In this regard, a shake-up of admissions is more favourable.

 

重点表达:

identical: adj.  相同的

When it comes to:    谈及,考虑到……

aspiration: n.    抱负,志向

economically-disadvantaged families:   贫困家庭

self-esteem: n.    自尊

exacerbate: v.   加重,恶化

a shake-up of:     混合重组