2011年10月8日雅思作文第一时间评析

文/上海新东方学校 樊黎明

【考试题目】

In many countries, the proportion of older people is steadily increasing. Does this have more positive or negative effects on the society?

【题目翻译】

在很多国家，老年人所占的比重正在逐渐上升。你认为这对于社会的好处大于坏处吗？

【关键词分析】

older people

“老年人”有很多说法，这个词在文章中肯定会多次出现，因此一定要做好同义替换准备。elderly people, the elderly, pensioners, senior citizens都可以，但要少用old people.

ageing society (Br.E.) / aging society (Am.E.)

老龄化社会，这个词是必备的社会学术语。这个词虽然没有在题目中出现，但是考生一定会在正文中用到这个词。

关于ageing society的相关知识，请阅读维基百科http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ageing

【话题分类与题型】

本题是老题，与2006年2月11日的真题完全一致，与2010年3月6日的话题也基本相同。属于社会类话题的“人口结构与老龄化”分支。题型为议论文中的“利弊分析”。

【话题评价】

社会类话题今年考的频率异常偏少，上一次考社会类话题是在2011年2月19日（妇女是否应当参军），因此这次话题完全在预料当中。本话题难度较小，考生应该不会感到无话可说。

【类似话题】

1.    Surveys show that in many countries, people are living longer but increased life expectancy has many implications for the aging individuals and for society as a whole. What are the possible effects of longer living for individuals and society? (100306)

2.    Some people believe that in order to give opportunities to the new generation, companies should encourage high level employees who are older than 55 to retire. Do you agree or disagree? (030712, 030809)

3.    In many countries today there is insufficient respect to old people. What are the reasons? What problems might it bring to the society? (060708)

4.    The older generations have very traditional ideas about the correct ways of life, thinking and behaviour. However, some people think that these ideas are not helpful for the young generation to prepare for modern life. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? (080119)

5.    Some countries have an ever-increasing proportion of population who are aged 15 and younger. What is your opinion of the current and future effects it may have in those countries? (080419)

【结构与思路】

利弊分析型的文章结构比较简单，一般只需罗列其好处坏处，结论段提出简单的解决方法即可。通常认为，老龄化社会的坏处可能要比它带来的好处更多，因此可以弱写好处段，重点放在负面影响上。

  
【参考范文】（来源：互联网）

Population ageing has emerged as a global phenomenon in the wake of the now virtually universal decline in fertility and increases in life expectancy. Many countries are confronted with new demographic realities that spread from the cities to the villages. In my opinion, more problems than benefits will surface with this trend.

Admittedly, older people often have time to offer for the benefit of family and the community. Nowadays, the young tend to rely on the older generation for household chores. It is also reported that time devoted to voluntary work and care is at its height within the age groups over 55. Such devotion adds greatly to the community well-being, if not to the GDP.

Population ageing, however, brings about serious economic and social problems. When the number of workers decreases, the national income goes down. At the same time, as a person's use of health services increases significantly in the later years of their life, an ageing population causes a relative rise in the public resources required for pensions, health and residential care outlays. Moreover, with an ageing population, the problems associated with the “sandwich generation”, people who have both children and parents to look after, have gained increasing prominence. Members of this “in-between” generation are often torn between the needs of raising children, caring for ageing parents and job responsibilities.

To sum up, population ageing is an inevitable prospect, the negative effects of which outweigh the positive. As ageing is a normal part of lifecycle for human beings, we must recognize its challenges to our life and society, and work on effective strategies to minimize its adverse influences.

【其它作文题目】

A类 Task 1 Line graph（动态）

The line graphs show the distance travelled by bus or by rail in three different countries in 1970, 1990 and 2006.

三幅曲线图，分别代表三个国家(Italy,Great Britain and Germany)出行距离的变化。意大利bus一开始跟rail一样,1999之后突然就上升很多,rail基本不变；英国bus一开始比rail多,后来慢慢下降,200*的时候变成跟rail一样；德国的bus慢慢减少,rail一开始不变但是后来上升,200*的时候比bus多（唯一一个rail最终超过bus的）。

G类  Task 1  推荐信

一个报纸评选你认为最乐于帮助别人的人，你来推荐你的好友。

G类 Task 2 媒体类

Advertisements for things like toys and food have effects on children and their families. Many people think this is negative. Do you agree or disagree?

【近期复习重点】（A类）

Task 1 四种数据图出现的概率大小排列：表格>饼图>柱状>曲线。非数据图概率不大。

Task 2 重点关注科技类话题，环保、政府、工作与生活类话题做一般性复习。

其它日期的作文评析请见http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/articlelist_1321193794_5_1.html