环球教育名师：郑仁强

　　【主讲】雅思阅读、雅思写作

　　【特色】授课风格清晰、简练、学术，一直信奉投机取巧不如锤炼实力;极为擅长在课堂互动之中，精准定位各种水平考生在雅思考试中屡战屡败的症结所在，为其打造高效的应考策略和个性化的学习方案，从而迅速提高考试成绩

　　【经历】毕业于北京外国语大学英语专业，在英语培训行业浸染十年，曾执教过雅思、托福、剑桥主体英语MSE等诸多英语培训课程;所教学生的年龄层次涵盖从8岁到48岁的所有人群

　　1.Some people think creative artists should receive financial support from the government, while others believe that they should seek support from other sources. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

　　政府有责任支持国家的文化艺术事业

　　The government should be responsible for supporting creative artists because governments are based on taxpayers’ money.

　　政府有这个能力和资源

　　Governments, which are in possession of wider resources and political power, are capable of taking this responsibility.

　　如果个人和公司参与资助，将有助于减轻政府的财政负担

　　It will relieve the government’s financial burden if individual and companies’ support is involved.

　　2.Some people say that the best measurement of a country’s success is the quality of life people enjoy. Others argue that a prosperous economy is the key factor in a country’s success. Which opinion do you prefer?

　　国家建立就是为了让人们过的好

　　A country is established for protecting and maintaining the welfare of its citizens, so living standard is definitely an important factor that we should consider.

　　繁荣的经济有利于提高该国的国际地位

　　A prosperous economy is critical for promoting a country’s status in the international community.

　　3.Some people think students can benefit from private secondary schools. Others believe they have negative effects on the society as a whole. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

　　师资力量强大，硬件设施完备，高质量教育

　　Private secondary schools are able to provide students with education of higher quality because they have better teachers and facilities.

　　因材施教，有针对性，个性化，量身定做，人少/小班授课

　　Smart class adopted by most private secondary schools can do a better job in meeting students’ individualized needs and foster students’ well-rounded development.

　　教育资源分配不均，拉大贫富差距

　　The prevalence of private secondary education may contribute to the imbalance in allocation of educational resources and enlarge the disparity between the wealthy and the impoverished.

　　4.Some people think it is the government rather than companies and individuals that should pay for road expansion. Do you agree or disagree?

　　人们交税了

　　Governments are based on taxes collected from taxpayers.

　　政府有能力

　　Governments have sufficient financial and political power to perform such activities.

　　5.Some people believe that some unpaid community serivice should be a compulsory part of high school programme. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

　　锻炼社会实践能力

　　Doing unpaid community service is a rewarding process in which we learn to put theory into practice.

　　培养社会责任感和适应能力

　　Participation in volunteer work helps to cultivate student’s adaptability and sense of responsibility.

　　浪费时间，影响/耽误学习

　　Doing unpaid community service is time-consuming and may dampen students’ academic performance.

　　6.Children who are brought up in families which do not have a great amount of money are better prepared to deal with the problems of adult life than children who are brought up by wealthy parents. Do you agree or disagree?

　　独立，适应能力

　　Children of poor family are better developed in their independence and adaptability.

　　能吃苦耐劳，更懂到奋斗，有更多的渴望欲望,抗压能力强

　　Children of poor family are blessed with stronger aspirations to succeed and they have sufficient will power to overcome difficulties in life/they have more resilience to resist setbacks.

　　更多的学习资源，各种资源，见识广，各方面能力比较强

　　Children of wealthy family are able to enjoy a wider range of learning sources and better education, which provide them with diverse experiences and capabilities.

　　7.People who read books develop better imagination and language skills than those who watch TV. Do you agree or disagree?

　　Reading books helps to cultivate individuals’ ability to use the language in a well-organized way.

　　Books leave more space for people to think and imagine, but watching TV gives a stereotype reflection of reality.

　　8.Modern games are better for developing a wide range of skills for children than traditional games. Do you agree or disagree?

　　强身健体

　　Traditional games have positive effects on participants’ physical fitness, because they demand a large amount of body movements.

　　动手能力-想象力-创造力

　　Traditional games help to cultivate players’ craftsmanship and imagination, which lays foundation for the development of creativity.

　　现代游戏不受时间场所的限制-灵活

　　There are no time and geographical limitations for modern games, which provide a more flexible way for players to have relaxation at any time and any place.

　　9.Rote learning is widely used in many education systems. Do the advantages outweigh its disadvantages?

　　培养学生踏实刻苦的精神=磨练意志和记忆力

　　Rote learning helps to nurture students’ resilience and memory.

　　在准备考试的时候非常有效。

　　Rote learning plays a critical role when students prepare for examinations.

　　影响学生创造力和想象力的培养

　　Rote learning may dampen the development of students’ creativity and imagination.

　　10.Some people think that the earlier technology has changed our life more than the recent technology. Do you agree or disagree?

　　实现农业社会向工业社会的转变

　　Earlier technology helps to usher in a transition from agricultural society to industrial society.

　　为最新科技发展奠定基础

　　Earlier technology lays a solid foundation for the development of recent technology.

　　最新科技方便了人们之间的交流

　　Recent technology makes it easier for people in different places to communicate and share.

　　11.Some people think schools should teach children how to compete, while others argue that learning how to cooperate is more important. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

　　竞争推动进步

　　Competition fosters positive changes.

　　合作酝酿机会

　　Cooperation breeds opportunities.

　　12.Some people think it is more important to spend public money on promoting healthy lifestyles in order to prevent illnesses than to spend it on the treatment for people who are already ill. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

　　提高医疗服务水平

　　Making efforts to promote the quality of medical care services is a good idea to improve public health.

　　通过媒体倡导健康的生活方式

　　The government should publicize the importance of healthy lifestyle through all forms of media and advertising.

　　增加体育设施给人们更多锻炼身体的机会

　　Increasing the number of sports facilities can provide citizens with a higher access to sporting activities.

　　13.Some people think that the best way to improve road safety is to give road offences stricter punishment. Do you agree or disagree?

　　加大基础设施建设投资以改善路况

　　More investments can be channelled into infrastructure projects, which is cricical for improving road conditions and road safety.

　　加强对准司机的驾驶技能培训

　　The goverment should impose more training on would-be drivers before they get a driving license, and this plays a vitla role in ensuring the level of their driving skills.

　　更严的惩罚能让司机长记性，避免再触犯交规

　　Stricer punishment helps to impress road offenders powerfully, which can prevent them from making the same mistakes again.创。

　　14.There is a shortage of water resources everywhere. Analyze the reasons and give some solutions.

　　气候变化，全球变暖 climate changes， global warming

　　工业增长 industrial growth demands more water resources

　　家庭用水浪费 domestic water consumption is on the rise

　　科技手段technical means

　　立法enact regulations to prevent the overuse of water

　　15.Some people prefer to provide help or support directly to the local community. Others prefer to give money to national or international charitable organizations. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

　　直接援助能避免腐败

　　Providing needy people with direct support helps to prevent corruption and embezzlements.

　　直接援助在紧急情况下更加有效率

　　Direct assistance serves as a more efficient way to help local victims when disasters like earthquake hit the homeland.

　　慈善组织能调动更多资源，集中力量办大事

　　Charitable organizations are able to collect and allocate more resources in a well-organized way.

　　16.Some people say the age of books is past, and the information will be presented by some multimedia such as video, computer and television; others think the book and the written words will be necessary for spreading information and complete education. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

　　延续千年的习惯不易改变

　　Reading written words on books has already been widely accepted as a common way to gain information for thousands of years.

　　不是所有的信息都能通过电子途径存储或传播

　　Not all the information can be recorded and spread through electrical means.

　　17.Some people think that the increasing business and cultural contact between countries brings many positive effects. Others argue that it causes the loss of national identities. Discuss on both these sides and give your opinion.

　　促进全球经济发展，提高人民生活水平

　　foster the development of global economy and promote people’s living standard

　　消除误解，实现和平

　　remove misunderstanding between different cultures

　　小国容易受到大国的影响

　　small countries are more likely to suffer unwanted invasion in terms of economy and culture.

　　18.Some people think all students should learn a foreign language. Others believe students without the talent should not learn. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

　　学习外语方便人们和外国人交流

　　Learning a foreign makes it easier for us to communicate with foreigners.

　　外语可以帮你找到好工作

　　It will provide students with a better career development if they are able to use a foreign language.

　　强迫没天赋的人学外语费时费钱

　　Forcing students without the talent to learn a foreign language is money-consuming and takes time.

　　19.Architects should not worry about designing a building as a work of art. Do you agree or disagree?

　　美化城市，提高城市知名度

　　Beautiful buildings serve as an important part of cityscape and promote a city’s status in the whole world.

　　漂亮建筑可以吸引投资/招揽生意

　　Architectures with well-designed appearance often serve as attractions for commercial opportunities and investment.

　　影响实用性和功能

　　It will pose a threat to buildings’ functions and practicality if too much attention has been paid to their appearance.

　　20.Child caring is very important today. It is suggested that all mothers and fathers should take childcare training courses. Do you agree or disagree?

　　费时费钱

　　Taking such courses can be an arduous process, because it demands a commitment of money and time.

　　模式化，偏见，影响个性化发展

　　Stereotype and biases are inevitable in childcare courses, and this may pose a threat to the development of kids’ individuality and creativity.

　　更好了解孩子需求

　　Parents are able to acquire professional knowledge and experience about how to look after children, which is critical for having a better understanding of children’s actual needs.

　　21. People tend to spend more money on their appearance such as clothes and hairstyle. Reasons? Do the advantages outweigh its disadvantages?

　　追赶时尚

　　follow fashion

　　生活水平提高

　　the improvement of citizens’ living standard

　　促进消费,商业机会

　　foster consumption and bring about commercial opportunities

　　导致浪费资源

　　result in a waste of natural resources

　　22.some people think technological development increases the gap between the rich and the poor, while others belive it has the opposite effects. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

　　科技发展能提高生产效率，让企业家榨取更多利润

　　The increase in working efficiency and productivity driven by scientific development enables enterprise-owners to pursue more profits with a lower cost.

　　科技发展导致失业

　　Human power is replaced by automation and machinery, which results in more severe unemployment problems.

　　使得穷人有发家致富的机会

　　Scientific development provides the poor with more opportunities to seek their fortune.

　　科技发展的成果，有些只有富人能消费的起。

　　23.Some people think that countries should produce food for the whole population and import food as little as possible. Do you agree or disagree?

　　保障食品安全

　　provide a guarantee for food security

　　促进本国农业发展

　　give an impetus to domestic agricultural development

　　24.Some people think all new doctors and teachers should go to work in rural areas, while others argue that people should go where they like. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

　　改善当地居民生活水平

　　improve rural residents’ living standard

　　积累工作经验

　　accumulate working experience

　　影响人才自由流动

　　dampen free flow of talents

　　25. Some people think the only purpose of prison is to punish crimes, while others believe that it has other functions. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

　　提供劳动力

　　Provide a renewable workforce for society

　　让罪犯改过自新

　　Offer a place for offenders to reform their mistaken values