10月25日的考试小作文考了地图题，大作文考了2011年11月19日的雅思原题。和之前比难度有所增加。地图题和流程图到目前为止今年已经考了6次，去年一年才考了3次，可以预见地图题和流程图在今年最后的6场考试中还会出现，地图和流程图的警报还是不能解除，所以同学们务必还要多多练习。

A类：本周同学们需要重点关注bar和 table，次级关注 流程图 flow chart 和 组合图 Mix。

Bar（40%）：辅助范文大家可以参考剑6里面的第4套和 剑9的第2套。

table （30%）：辅助范文大家可以参考剑4里面（31页和162页）

同学需注意连接词的用法。

同学们还需要复习一下**流程图**组合图**的写法

虽然25日考了地图题，但是雅思最近总喜欢连续出题，同学们在准备其他的题型的时候还是不能忽略地图题。

本周同学重点关注 咨询信 和 求职信 的写法。次级关注 道歉信

**雅思很喜欢连着考同一个图形的作文，虽然25号考了地图题，但是不代表这周不考，只是几率小而已**

另外，下半年到目前的考试，A类饼图（pie）和线图（line）还没有考一次。所以同学们务必要留心。其次今年的雅思很喜欢考流程图（截至到25号流程图已考6次），我们预计在本年度最后7场考试中，流程图还会出现，所以同学们还是不能放松。

话题：

本周重点关注：

A类：教育, 社会、环境、媒体、全球化、政府、犯罪

G类：社会，育儿，生活

本周同学们需重点关注

分析优缺点类型的：大家考试当中最常看到的是“Do disadvantage/positive outweigh Advantage/negative” 辅助范文可以参考剑5 （53页题目和165页范文）,剑9 （31页题目和163页范文）

分析问题+解决方法：大家考试当中最常看到的是“what are the causes for ..Can you offer some solutions to deal with…?”辅助范文可以参考 剑4 （101页题目和169页范文）

类型及辅助范文

多大程度同意/不同意此观点：大家考试当中最常看到的是“To what extent do you agree or disagree?”辅助范文里大家可以参考 剑6 （31页和162页）

次级关注：

探讨双方观点然后给出自己的意见”Discuss both views and give your opinion”类型写法。参考剑8 第173页，剑9 167页

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教育类：

Nowadays, some university offer graduate students skills that assist to find employment, but some people believe the main function of university should be to access knowledge for its sake. What is your opinion?

Some teachers argue that it can be more effective for students to study in group, while others do not think so and support that students best study alone. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Nowadays, some parents put a lot of pressure on their children. Why parents the reason for doing that? Is this a positive or negative development for the children?

Some people believe that teachers at school have more influence on the young generation, compared with their own parents. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some people believe that only the talented student should learn a second language. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

政府类：

The government has limited budget, which should be used in infrastructures such as hospital and school. However, others believe it should be invested in space research. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.

The government should control the amount of violence in films and on television in order to decrease the violent crimes in society. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Governments spend an enormous amount of money on renovations of old buildings in large cities. Some believe that this money is better to be spent on building new houses and road development. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some say that the government should stop supporting the professional sports activities and the cultural performances, and instead begin supporting schools to encourage children to take up sports and arts. What is your opinion?

Some people believe that creative people working in art, such as painting and music, should be supported financially by the government of their country. But others think that people should find a financial support in other sources instead.

Museums are the place for education, but others believe that it is more entertaining for people to visit the public museums. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.

The traffic jam and housing problem in big cities will disappoint citizens to some extent, so it is better to move all these facilities to the countryside. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

科技类：

The invention of robots changes people’s life forever. What are the effects on both individuals as well as society?

As countries develop, more and more people buy and use their own cars. Does the advantage of this for individuals outweigh the disadvantage for the environment?

Some people think that the range of technology available to individuals increasing the gap between rich people and poor people. But others think it imposes an oppsite effects. Discuss both views and give your own opinions.

社会类：

Some people say the gap between poor and rich is becoming wider. The rich is growing richer and the poor is growing poorer; what causes lead to this situation and what measures can be taken to address the problem?

Nowadays, children play less with one another and this has an impact on their development. What are the reasons for this phenomenon? Does it have a good or a bad effect on children?

Some people think that men and women have different qualities that some certain jobs are suitable for men and some jobs are suitable for women, to what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some people believe charity organization should only offer help to people of their own country; others claim that these organizations should give aid to people in great need wherever they live. Discuss both opinions and tell which side do you agree with?

Housing shortage has become a serious social problem, some people think the only soulution is by government actions. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Nowadays people are forgetting national celebrations and enjoying themselves on other days that are important to them personally，while public celebrations (national days, festivals) are held in many countries. Some people say that these celebrations are a waste of money and we should spend money on more important things. Do you agree or disagree?

Society is based on rules and laws, but some people think they should do whatever they want. To what extend do you agree or disagree?

In many countries, the proportion of older people is steadily increasing. Does this trend make positive or negative effects to society?

People aim to achieve the balance between their work and lives. But few people achieve it. Some people prefer to have temporary jobs, they only work for few month of year,and use rest of time off to do whatever they like.; Does the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

Some people are giving more importance to employing people with good social skills in addition to with good qualification. Do you agree or disagree?

The qualities a person needs to become successful in today's world cannot be learned at a university or any similar academic institution. To what extent do you agree or disagree？

The traffic jam and housing problem in big cities will disappoint citizens to some extent, so it is better to move all these facilities to the countryside. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

In the past, people would repair their old broken stuffs. However, nowadays people will throw away their old daily stuff instead. What are the reasons for this issue? What measures should take to deal with this problem?

媒体类：

News is a source of knowledge about the world. How much can we trust the journalists? What are the qualities a good journalist should have?

If a products is good enough or it meets people needs, people will buy it.therefore,advertising is unnecessary and no more than an entertainment, what is your opinion？

Television has changed the quality of life for the ordinary person. Do you agree or disagree?

People spend 24 hours in watching TV nowadays instead of reading book. What are the reasons for this issue? What measures should take to deal with this problem?

People get commodity because they can fulfill their daily necessity, but not because of the promotion of advertising, so the function of advertisement is only for entertaining. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Imported and local foods exist in the same market, which form a competition for both national and international companies. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

犯罪类：

Research suggests that the majority of criminals who were sent to prison would commit crimes when set free. What do you think of this case? What should be done to solve this problem?

环境类：

Humans should not use animals as sources of food and clothing. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view?

Environment problems are too big for individual countries and individual people to address. We have reached the stage where the only way to protect the environment is at an international level. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement.

An increase to the production of consumer goods results in the damage to the natural environment. Why is this the case? What can we do to reduce this problem?

The living situation affects people’s health, which should be protected by all residents. However, others believe that we should take good care of our own health individually. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.

全球化：

In some countries, children become richer, safer and healthier. But they are not happy. Causes and solutions?

Many people think cheap air travel should be encouraged because it gives ordinary people freedom to travel further. However, others think that this leads to environmental problems so air travel should be more expensive in order to decrease the pollution. What is your opinion?

Several languages are in danger of extinction because they are spoken by very small numbers of people. Some people say that governments should spend public money on saving these languages, while others believe that would be a waste of money. Discuss both of these views and give your opinion.

These days an increasing number of developing countries are improving their tourism industries. Why do you think this is the case? Is this a positive or a negative development?

Nowadays, the differences between countries are becoming less and less, we can enjoy the same lifestyle and culture. Why does this happen? What are the advantages and disadvantages?

Rich countries should not employ skilled labor（such as scientists, engineers ,doctors）from poor countries, as the poor countries need the workers more. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Cheap air flight gives people more choices of traveling in a long distance, but also causes many environmental problems at the same time. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.

Some new cities want to knock down old buildings in order to make more space for development. Is it a positive or a negative trend？

Rich countries in the world often supply financial aid for poor areas. What are the effects of this help? What are other ways to help those undeveloped place?