2013年雅思A类大作文题目及范文

2013年12月21日雅思A类大作文题目：
Science tells us that some activities are good for our health, while some others are bad. Despite knowing that, millions of people all over the world continue with unhealthy activities. Why do you think this is the case and what might be done to change this?
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2013年12月21日雅思A类大作文范文：
As the saying goes, old habits die hard, but unluckily not all habits are good. More astonishingly, there still are people who knowingly carry on with their routines that will corrupt their health.
The most obvious reason for the situation is the lack of willpower, and smoking is a perfect example. Though people start smoking for various reasons in the first place, giving up seems to be the hardest thing to do. Almost all smokers know the negative impact that smoking will have on their health, but few people are mentally strong enough to leave the bad habit behind.
More often than not, bad habits are kept as sacrifice made for other “higher” purposes. Some people just believe that looking gorgeous is more important than staying healthy, and hence the 10-inch high heels and diet pills instead of working out in a gym. Some others are literally working around the clock for a better life, putting their health on the line.
Admittedly, there are situations where people are helpless. In some countries, drinking is a crucial component in business events, for which some negotiators are somehow forced to drink, if not heavily, to strike the deal. Additionally and as a worse scenario, some office workers have to chronically work overtime to win the favours from their superiors and safeguard their positions.
To help the situation, two folds of governmental involvement are needed. First, though the choices are after all the individuals’ to make, the government needs to promote the health awareness and give a full display of the lurking hazards. In particular areas, governmental interference, stipulating maximum working hours for example, is within reason and will help concerned individuals.
2013年12月14日雅思A类大作文题目：
In many countries, young people are leaving their homes in rural areas to study or work in cities. What do you think are the reasons for this? Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?
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2013年12月14日雅思A类大作文范文：
As the old saying goes, “East or west, home is best”, but crowds of young people are abandoning their rural homes for better life prospects in the cities. The migrating youths, for work or academic purposes, however, bring more troubles than benefits to both their homes and destination areas.
It is generally believed that people hope to change for the better, and in this case, they are. Cities are celebrated for their education resources and job opportunities. On the one hand, rural talents for all their potentials and dedication will most likely benefit from the faculties and facilities in urban education bodies. On the other hand, workers most likely find themselves in a better working environment after they move to cities: job hunting, career development, and entrepreneurship are duly blessed with more opportunities. With the two points mentioned above, rural youths do move to cities for good reasons.
Despite the personal agenda achieved, problems outweigh benefits. On the side of education, rural talents, who study in cities, might become content, and carry on with their new life rather than make themselves useful in their hometowns. In that case, brain drain in rural areas will be evident. Moreover, with the influx of students, urban education facilities will have to be shared, and academic performance could be compromised. As far as job market is concerned, with cities enjoying increased human resources, a lack in rural labour force is foreseeable with the young moving to cities. Meanwhile, urban areas are confronted with an over-crowded job market, which in time might work to the disadvantage of every worker, urban or rural.
In sum, young rural population rushes into cities to study or work to their own advantage, but the migration threatens both cities with competitive job market and seemingly shrinking education facilities, and rural areas with brain drain and reduced workforce.
2013年12月12日雅思A类大作文题目：
More and more people buy a wide range of household goods like televisions, microwave ovens, and rice cookers. Do you think this is a positive or negative development? (Word
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2013年12月12日雅思A类大作文范文：
The increasing purchase of home applicances domestic thrift, food safety and household convenience, and thus validated by most. However, with a second thought, this article believes the trend is, generally speaking, a negative one.
2013年12月7日雅思A类大作文题目题目：
In recent years, “responsible tourists” have paid attention to preserving both culture and environment of the places they visit. However, some people say that it is impossible to be a “responsible tourist”. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
2013年12月7日雅思A类大作文范文：
branding and advertising in a prompt and effective manner. Meanwhile, word of mouth proves to be powerful as everyone is entitled to their opinions and able to share their verdicts with modern communication tools.
To guarantee positive publicity and maintain their prestige, producers have come to the understanding that quality and service are winning cards. The claim can be safe that most well-known products merit praise, be it for manufacturing history, choice of materials/ingredients, or product efficacy. Thus, the good name of a product and its qualitytrack along, especially when the product has been on the market for a relatively longer period.
However, problemsarise when famous products are purchased by consumers with different psychologies and financial backgrounds. When people have to save, to bankrupt themselves, or even resort to illegal means to “afford”
something high-end, the consuming behaviours are naturally harmful. Moreover, people lean to big brands because of the belief that certain bands are equal to higher social status. In that case, the purchase is insensible and most likely vanity-oriented; personal finances and social values are in jeopardy.
In sum, product quality and publicity induce recognition, and the pursuit of famous brands can be in harm’s way if individual finances and the real needs for purchase are not taken into consideration.
2013年11月21日雅思A类大作文题目：
As part of education, students should spend a period of time studying and living in a different country to learn language and culture. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
2013年11月16日雅思A类大作文题目：
Some languages are increasing in use, while the use of many others is declining. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?
2013年11月9日雅思A类大作文题目：
Young people who commit serious crimes, such as robbery or violent attacks should be punished in the same way as adults. To what extent do you agree or disagree?(Word count=269) 2013年11月9日雅思A类大作文范文：
Crimes can be detestable, while minor offenders and their crimes are from time
and equally punish minor criminals—an opinion that this essay is against.
To begin with,minors are yet to approach their maturity, and their crimes, albeit serious, should be punished with the consideration of their young age. Internationally speaking, countries might define the start of adulthood differently—18 being the most common—but they commonly believe that there is a distinction
between minor crimes and adult crimes. Minors are likely to be given a better chance for rehabilitation when they commit crimes because of their inexperience of life and possibly better life prospects. In that case, milder punishments are inflicted
on juvenile delinquents: lesser sentencing and relatively less harsh correction facilities are introduced in their cases.
Moreover, considering the correction process, minor offenders should not be punished equally as adult criminals. Despite the above-mentioned arguments that
are in young offenders’ defense, crimes, especially felonies by minors, deserve heavy punishment to deter crimes and reduce the harm of those crimes to the society. However, sending minors to adult prison might entailunexpectedly negative results. First, minors are naturally closer to more sophisticated criminals and crimes,
which aggravate juvenile delinquency. Second, when in adult correctional facilities,young criminals might be threatened by assaults by adult prisoners, mostly sexually, which is nowhere closer to the purpose of rehabilitation.
In sum, law breakers, be they minors or not, should be punished for
their wrongdoings, but lesser sentences and special correctional facilities might be more reasonable and helpful.
2013年10月26日雅思A类大作文题目：
The rise of living standard in a country often only benefits cities rather than rural areas. What problems can be caused? How can these problems be reduced?(Word count=300) 2013年10月26日雅思A类大作文范文：
Differences, on the bright side, enrich the variety of the world. However, differences, in this case originated from policy partiality and regional imbalance, are discouraging: only urban areas are blessed withliving standard improvements. In contrast, less developed areas suffer from such problems as an influx of population, weakening agriculture, and less care for the young and old.
To begin with, problems loom large when a huge rural population migrates
into cities. The sudden increase of city dwellers instantlytranslates into congested traffic, job competition, a rise in daily expenditure, and more polluted environment. To decrease the burden of cities, higher entrance standards are to be set so that
unreasonable migration can be curbed to some degree, for example
increasing property pri ce and raising job qualifications.
Subsequently, with population, labour force in particular, staying in cities, agriculture suffers. Farming is still a generally labour-intensive industry in the world. Thus, less labour force means agricultural instability, and national instability in the bigger picture. With lurking food shortage, governments are compelled
to enact favourable policies towards agricultural production as in subsidies in produce price and investment in modern farming technologies.
Moreover, when farming lands are abandoned, family members are left behind. It is not likely for migrating rural citizens to bring to cities their less socially competitive family members, i.e. the elderly and the young. With a huge age difference present, either the old or the young can barely take care of the other. In this case, governments will have tostep in again to set up nurseries, schools, and retirement homes to accommodate the less-cared-for rural population.
In sum, negative situations resulted in regional differences are about waning agriculture, less care for children and senior citizens, and common urbanisation-related problems. Governmental control and adjustments, with policy and/or investment, are the cure.
2013年10月12日雅思A类大作文范文题目：
Economic progress is one way to measure the success of a country. Some people think other factors are also important. What other factors should be considered? Within these factors, do you think any one is more important than the others?
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范文：
National success can be quantified in various ways, and, as commonly perceived,literacy and indigenous culture are two standards besides economic success, and this essay sides with the idea that economy is of the utmost importance.
As the stimulus of national prosperity, literacy, i.e. education, is a considerably
valued parameter. How well nationals are educated directly impacts onindividual lives: not only can citizens be blessed with a healthy lifestyle for the knowledge they acquire through schooling, but also enjoy the fruits of their valued and valuable work. On a national level, only with the overall increase of literacy of the masses, can a country be greeted with bettered social prospects.
Indigenous culture is something with which a country distinguishes itself fromits international counterparts. Without local/national culture, be it about as significant as financial management or as trivial as table manners, a country will over time lose its identity and
be ultimately overwhelmed by globalisation. When national identity is at stake, the discussion of national success becomes so irrelevant as to be futile.
Most importantly, economic prosperity is the foundation of a country and what the other two aspects mentioned above are based on. Economic success is as concerned with the economic takeoff as addressing the daily needs of nationals. It is not difficult to envisage what a country would be like when such basic life necessities as food and drinking water are scarce. After daily life is taken care of in a stable economy, education will be attached importance to for further economic improvement. Meanwhile, cultural heritage will be better preserved with financial support.
In sum, economy, literacy, and culture comprise of national success, among which economic development assume the utmost importance.
force can be threatened by an economic and/or political agenda of the rich countries: the Middle East and third-world countries are textbook examples.
In conclusion, aid aiming at long-term national development is generally favourable to poor countries; developed countries, offering their helping hand, are helping themselves more than their poverty-stricken counterparts.
2013.9.28雅思考试A类大范文题目：
Some people think they have rights to use as much fresh water as they want. Others believe that the use of fresh water should be tightly controlled by the government as it is a limited resource. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
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范文：
In Dubai, instead of sport cars and luxury housing, wealth and status areuniquely displayed by swimming pools. When the caseis magnified to a global scale, some argue that uncontrolled consumption of fresh water is intrinsic human rights, while the other side tends to impose governmental control in the matter. Personally speaking, neither view stands examination; the key is public awareness of the weight of the problem.
To use an unlimited amount of fresh water is theoretically reasonable but environmentally harmful.In theory, as long as the (water) resource is paid for, the holder/buyer should have the right to dispose the purchase freely. However, as a shrinking natural resource and a daily necessity, fresh water reserve is of national and even global concern. Thus, despite individual wealth, the resource should be
shared through a relatively fair-to-most mechanism.
The belief in governmental control on fresh water usage is well intended but operationally impossible.With fresh water emergency, government interference seems only reasonable to ensure social stability and national development. But with economic rules in play, fresh water, even as an indispensable resource, has a price, and when there is a price, water will ultimately “trickle” to the rich through public or private dealingsthough a governmental ration on water is enacted.
To address the emergency of fresh water reserve, a universal awareness needs to be fostered.Confronted by unprecedented natural resource scarcity, humans have come to the realisation that nobody wins if the world fails. Everyone on the planet needs to share the burden and contribute accordingly to economizing on fresh water resource with such small yet incessant efforts as taking a quick shower and fixing dripping taps.
In conclusion, instead of the wanton use of fresh water by individuals and governmental control, global awareness of preciousness of fresh water reserve and related measures are going to work.
2013.9.21雅思考试A类大范文题目：
Throughout history, people have dreamed of living in a perfect society, but they have not agreed on what an ideal society would be like. What do you think is the most important element of a perfect society in modern world? How can people work towards achieving an ideal society?
2013.9.12雅思考试A类大范文题目：
Countries with a long average working time are more economically successful than those countries which do not have a long working time. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
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2013.9.12雅思考试A类大范文正文：
“No pains, no gains” is a life motto generally held true. However, whether it applies to national economic growth is in question: some believe the longer working hours are, the more successful economy will be. Surprisingly or not, this article
is setting out to argue against the point made in the topic.
In the pre-industrialisation age, prolonged working hours did lead economy to prosperity.Before the advent of steam engine and other machinery that would replace humans, manpower was the core of production. Thus, accumulated work naturally boosted production and ultimately economy. In this scenario, the statement in question does hold truth.
Nevertheless, in this age of IT, longer working time does not and should not translate intoeconomic success.The shift of economic growth from being
“labour-intensive” to “knowledge-based” has been growingly evident.
Machines, digital or mechanical, are swiftly laying humans off their jobs, or at least part of their jobs, and it is the height, depth and width of technological development that contribute to economic boom.
Additionally, economic growth somehow shortens working time. In concession, even though economic success does hinge on intensive labour and long working hours, what happens next would be short working hours. With wealth brought by hard work, individuals would turn to seek an elevated life style, with personal interests nurtured and individual aspirations attended. Consequently, the increase in all non-work
2013年8月29日
Scientists believe computers will become more intelligent than human beings. Some people think the development has a positive impact, others think it is negative. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Sample Answer
首段：社会背景+正反向观点+自己观点
Along with the highly-developed science and technology especially for Internet popularizing, computer invented by human seems to more intelligent than human in plentiful fields. However, some individuals deem that the impact brought about by computer will be potentially unfavorable. Others, nevertheless, including me, tend to deem that the computer bringing about the energetic motivation is prominent, given all-round improvement of efficiency of operations and improvement of quality of life.
第二段：外因+例证
To begin with, the positive impacts brought about by utilizing the intelligence of computer give rise to the all-round improvement of efficiency of operations. For example, both for corporations and small businesses, computer has already been an indispensable part of office. Employees utilizing the computer can send emails to communicate with each other, compile the relevant work statements and develop applied software to replace the original work that demands plentiful labors, etc. Secondly, conducting teleconference and remote transaction by the means of a growing number of enterprises utilizing computer can greatly save relevant financial resources, material resources and manpower to promote the production efficiency improve further. From this point, the intelligence of computer plays the incomparable role in promoting the improvement of productivity.
第三段：内因+例证
In addition, the active influences brought about by applying computer intelligence can improve the quality of life of human. In current society, it is essential to cater for the needs of such a heavy population at the higher pace with best quality. The computer intelligence popularizing makes it possible to cater for the need of quantity and quality of products required in daily life. Besides, computer provides the unprecedented platforms and opportunities for people to obtain various resources and information that they are required with. Lastly, utilizing the computer promotes the emotional intercommunication between people, without territorial restrictions and time constraints.
第四段：让步段：另一观点合理性+对此观点反驳
Admittedly, the computer utilizing will increasingly replace certain jobs that have been done by human, besides, it can also cripple the subjective initiative of human to form the situations of vicious spiral of over-depending on computers. However, almost all of computer doing the relevant jobs that should have been done by humans are humdrum, repeatability and even dangerousness, what is more, computer utilizing can make it possible to stimulate human themselves imagination and creativity to make computers be in better service of human .
第五段：结论段：
On balance, after summarizing the outlined perspective above, I am convinced that the computer utilizing and popularizing can contribute to the comprehensive improvement of social productivity and quality of life of human. Meanwhile, utilizing computers by human should be more advisable to avoid the situation generated by applying it inappropriately.
2013年8月24日
Some people think that in this modern world people are getting dependent of each other. Others think the modern world gets people more independent of each other. Discuss both views and give your own opinions.
第一段：社会背景描述+正向/反向观点表达+ 自己观点
Along with the highly-developed science and technology and all-round improvement of production efficiency, modern society dominated by industrial manufacturing makes it possible to change the relation between individuals to a large extent. Therefore, some individuals deem that people tend to increasingly depend on each other. Others, nevertheless, including me, are convinced that modern society makes people become more independent of each other than ever before, given changes of working environments and individual values.
第二段：外因+例证
To begin with, the increasing complexity of working environments resulting from modern society gives rise to more independence of individuals. For example, huge pressures, fierce competitions and detailed and specific division of labor in modern society need people to accomplish relevant jobs more independently of each other in spite of existing collaboration with each other. Hence, dedicating more time and energy into their own work means reducing the time devoted to working by relying on others. From this point, the increasing independence of people living in modern society is the irreversible tendency of the society.
第三段：内因+例证
In addition, the great changes of individual values evoked by modern society makes people turn out to be more independent. To be better qualified for work and stand out from the crowds , a growing number of individuals are inclined to more emphasizing on the comprehensive improvement of skills instead of seeking and relying on assistance from outside and from others, tackling numerous and complicated issues that they are confronted with independently .
第四段：让步段另一种观点的合理性+对此观点反驳
Admittedly, completion of plentiful of projects and tasks need the coordination and cooperation of team to cope with instead of merely depending on individuals, therefore, the
mutual reliance between people becomes more intensified. However, the cooperation is based on the efforts of independent individuals in possession of relevant skills and qualifications, that is to say, the dependence of the individuals is the vital key to impacting collaboration. Undeniably, the independence of individuals required by the current society is more prominent than dependence of each other.
第五段：总结全文+提出建议
On balance, after summarizing the outlined perspectives above, I am convinced that complexity of working environments and changes of individual values in the modern society lead to more independence among people, which is also the essential characteristic required by developments of the current society , meanwhile, confronting with the arduous and complicated tasks could enhance mutual collaboration further.
2013年8月3号雅思A类大作文题目
大作文：In many countries today, people in cities either live alone or in small family units, rather than in large, extended family groups. Is this a positive or negative trend?
一、写作方法：
一波三折：
首段：背景描述+ 论点转述(正向/ 反向) + 自己的观点
第二段：支持/反对的观点论点+例证
第三段：支持/反对的观点论点+ 理由
第四段：让步段“让步+转折句”即观点的合理性，+对此观点的反驳
第五段：总结全文+强调观点+得出结论(提倡的解决措施)
二、思路分析：
第一段：
1. 题目中的社会背景
In many countries today, in cities, to live alone or in small family units 在当今的很多国家，单独居住或在小家庭居住
2. 题目观点
live alone or in small family units 单独居住，或者在小家庭里
rather than in large, extended family groups. 而不是大家庭
3. 支持的观点
living alone or with partners 单独居住或者与伴侣(伙伴)
to be common and irreversible tendency 普遍而不可逆转的趋势
第二段：支持单独居住或在小家庭中居住
论点+例证
huge economic burden 沉重的经济负担+ insuperable territorial restrictions 无法克服的地域限制+ the example (example 1 : 解释沉重经济负担+二：2解释地域限制) 第三段
论点+理由支持单独居住或在小家庭中居住
理由1 ：The weakening values toward traditional family and marriage 传统的婚姻以及家庭的观念的弱化+ 理由2 ：the improvement of comprehensive quality 自身素质的提升第四段
合理理由+对此观点反驳
合理观点：
1)emotional communication between family members家庭成员间情感交流
2) enough care from their parents 来自父母的照顾
反驳理由：
1) get contact with each other conveniently and fast便捷交流
2) the lack of the skills of solving-problem and collaboration with others 缺乏解决问题的技能以及与他人合作的能力
第五段
总结全文+强调观点+得出结论(提倡的解决措施)
总结全文+强调观点
The justification of living alone or in small family units,
单独居住或在小家庭居住的合理性
得出结论
The more encouragement of spending time with parents
更多的鼓励与父母在一起
Sample essay
首段：
People living in nuclear families demonstrated that they are more inclined to live alone or merely with partners instead of accompanying family members and relatives. After serious consideration, I deem that living alone or with partners merely is not only the common phenomenon but also the irreversible tendency, due to various pressures and their own values.
第二段：论点+例证
The huge economic burden coming from the outside and the insuperable territorial restrictions force individuals to make the determination of living alone or with partners. Firstly, the extremely expensive housing price can make it impossible for a sizeable percentage of individuals working in metropolises to purchase house, let alone the house large enough to accommodate the extended family, so they are forced to choose to rent or live in the small family units to be more practicality. Besides, working in metropolises where the places are far away from their parents, individuals have no choice but to live alone or just with partners and also to be a practical and effective way to reduce the economic pressure triggered by relatively high living expenses .
第三段论点+理由句
In addition, comparing with the old generation, young generation having single-handed life or just with the partners has weakened values toward the traditional family and marriage. Besides, In order to adapt to the furious competitiveness and stand out from the crowds, they need to devote more time and energy into improving the comprehensive quality instead of concentrating on personal emotions or dealing with the trifles evoked by family members or relatives in daily
routine. For this point, living alone or in nuclear families is the suitable choice for a sizeable percentage of individuals.
第四段让步段：另一种观点的合理性+对此观点的反对
Admittedly, living in extended family can be conducive to enhancing the emotional communication between family members. Besides, the youth can obtain enough care from their parents. However, along with the popularization of Internet and the development of communication industry, people can get contact with each other conveniently and fast in spite of locating in different places. Meanwhile the over-dependence on parents can lead to lack of problem-solving skills and collaboration with others.
结论：总结全文+强调观点
On balance, according to the reasons outlined above, it is easy to comprehend that it is justified for people in metropolises choosing to live alone or in small family units to be given the foremost consideration. Meanwhile, it is highly recommended that the youth should be encouraged to spend more time with parents if the conditions permit.
2013年7月18日雅思A类大作文题目：
Do you think the development of internet is a positive or negative trend?
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