2018.09.08 IELTS A Task 2

Some people think that in the countries with high rate of unemployment, there is no need for the government to offer secondary education to primary school pupils who have no hope of finding a job in the future. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

【这篇文章其实并不好写，非常容易就写偏题了。如果大家没有注意到限定条件Who have no hope of finding a job in the future，而是泛泛的写secondary education的好处/坏处的话，那么Task Response的分数肯定不好看。所以大家在审题的时候一定要注意，要围绕这个限定条件来写。】

With increasing unemployment rates, some people believe that governments should not offer secondary education to primary school students who have no hope of finding a job in the future. I completely disagree with this belief because offering secondary school education is crucial for making young minds a part of the economy’s skilled labor.

On the one hand, secondary education builds several soft skills that are not introduced in primary education, making every student ready for his future life and career. For example, all high school students need to work on group assignments as well as presentations for which they need to work alongside others, coordinate ideas and manage the team, giving them insights to team spirit, communication and collaboration. With these skills, young students who might have been thought to be unemployable in primary school have better chances of getting employed as they are deemed as skilled workforce of the economy.

[*might have: used when something was possible but did not in fact happen.]

既然提到了might have，那我们就一起捋一捋以下几个非常易混淆的表达：

• Must have – we believe the action definitely happened.

e.g.: She must have left the house by now; it’s nearly 11 o’clock.

• Can’t have – we believe the action definitely did not happen (the opposite of ‘must have’)

e.g.: She can’t have left the house yet because her car is still outside.

• Might have – We believe it’s possible that the action happened, but we do not know

e.g.: She might have gone to the shops.

• Could have – something was possible in the past, but it did not happen.

e.g.: I could have gone directly to college, but I decided to travel a year.

• Should have – something did not happen, but we wish it had happened.

e.g.: I was so worried about you. You should have called.

Alternatively, some students may be disabled and may be thought as being unemployable, and secondary education gives them the opportunity to explore technical subjects and aspects that may in fact allow them have successful future careers. Recent research has shown that for many autistic students, secondary education plays a vital role in introducing them to new concepts, developing their cognitive skills and building their imagination. For instance, Bill Gates, one of the most celebrated personalities, was on the autistic spectrum and was thought to face difficulties in the future job market, but staying in school helped him explore science, mathematics and computers and finally become a globally acclaimed success.

In conclusion, I wholly disagree with the view that there is no requirement for the government to provide secondary education to primary school students who do not have good prospects of finding a job in the future as secondary education is pivotal for transforming all students into skilled workers and exposing them to distinct subjects giving them more employment opportunities.

[Vocabulary]

• Crucial

Adj. 重要的，决定性的

e.g.: The conservation of tropical forests is of crucial importance.

• Soft skill

The Collins English Dictionary defines the term ‘soft skills’ as ‘desirable qualities for certain forms of employment that do not depend on acquired knowledge’. Soft skills characterize how a person interacts in his or her relationships with others.

其实沟通能力，工作态度，社交能力，情商个性等等，都属于soft skills的范畴。

• Work alongside others

Alongside: 在…旁邊， (与…) 一起， (与…) 同时

与他人合作

e.g.: Jobs that require staffs to show up and work alongside others are less susceptible to outsourcing.

• Coordinate

V. 调整，整合，协调

e.g.: The agencies are working together to coordinate policy on food safety.

• Collaboration

n. 合作，协作

e.g.: The project has involved collaboration with the geography department.

• Workforce

n. 劳动力

e.g.: The company is cutting its workforce.

• Autistic

Adj. [心理] 孤独症的，孤僻的

e.g.: That’s because until recently, very little information on autistic children has been widely available.

• Cognitive skill

认知技能

e.g.: They were given memory and cognitive skill tests and a brain scan to gauge the extent of their disease.

• Acclaimed

Adj. 受到赞扬的，publicly praised by a lot of people

e.g.: She has published six highly acclaimed novels.

• Pivotal

Adj. 关键的，中枢的，more important than anything else in a situation, system, etc.

e.g.: Although samples taken from the ocean are necessary for some studies, satellites are pivotal for global-scale studies.

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