2015.12.19雅思大作文解析及范文

2015.12.19雅思大作文解析及范文

Some people think that traditional culture can be destroyed by using it as money-making attractions to tourists. However, others believe that it is the only way to save traditions. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

本次考题依旧是一道很早之前的老题—旅游对于文化的影响。正方认为商业化旅游使文化受到损害，反方则认为这是保护文化唯一的有效途径。考生需要首先对双方进行论证，再给出自己的立场和回答；且如果不认同第二个观点，可从‘only’一次入手，证明赚钱并不是保护文化的唯一方式。

正方观点：旅游景点趋同化（assimilation）使文化失去独特性;商业旅游带来的过多游客导致一些不文明现象（writing graffiti, touching objects, noisy and congested）对景区造成破坏

反方观点：有了收入可以更好保护历史建筑；更多游客才能够更好传播/普及非物质文化遗产

中立：商业旅游的确会带来负面影响，但是可以最小化其弊端；除了旅游还有别的保护及传承文化的途径（支持本地电影业，普及历史文化教育，定期举办文化活动等）。

下面是以中立的立场写的一篇范文仅供参考：

Tourism is developing at an ever-increasing rate along with the heated discussion of the impact it brings about on traditional culture. It is argued that commercial tourism damages the local customs, while others reckon that tourism development provides the protection to traditions.

On the one hand, those who perceive the former view argue that cultural traditions used for tourism purposes may devastate original features and cultural identity. Culture assimilation brought by foreign tourists might be the primary reason. To cater the visitors’ expectation and gain more profits, local operators tend to make changes, for example, branches of McDonald, Starbucks and Costa could be seen in many historical sites of China. The attractions could easily lose the peculiarity but look like the same.

On the other hand, the opponents who support the latter view have their sound reasons. First, entertainment facilities and traveller-directed services turn regions

into tourist destinations and help inhabitants earn money, which can be employed to protect and renovate the old architecture. Second, intangible cultural heritage can be popularized to a wider range of people by commercializing traditional values. Yu Opera is a typical example of it, which is becoming well known to people outside Henan province of China due to the promotion to travellers and generating revenue by selling related souvenirs.

As for me, cultural assimilation is inevitable, but profit-oriented tourism seems not the only way to inherit and preserve indigenous culture. In addition to developing tourism, various approaches such as offering priority to local film industry, popularizing historical and cultural education in schools, and organizing regular cultural activities in local communities can also be extreme supportive. Apart from that, some solutions to lessen drawbacks generated should also be taken to maintain cultural values.