雅思大作文题目中隐藏着的秘密（剑15作文解析及范文）

每次剑桥真题集出版多多少少会引起一番轰动，这次剑15的出版也不例外。

不知目前打开这篇文章的你是接触过雅思的考生还是雅思小白？如果是后者，我就先简单介绍一下剑桥真题集。它是雅思主办方之一剑桥考试委员会出版的，到目前已出版15本。除了第一本据说是模拟题，其它2-15册都是真题。这15本跟剑桥的《官方指南》一起就是雅思备考的权威资料。建议考生不要滥用真题，尤其比较新的11-15最好留到考前1个月内。当然这只是针对听力和阅读版块，口语和写作的复习还是要参考历年的考题题库。

接下来我们来看一下剑15中的四篇大作文。其实这次的收录比较具有科学性，因为话题各不相同，问题类型也各不相同。（考生备考时也要遵循这个原则，尽可能练习不同话题和问题类型的题目，以免在考场上遇到冷僻的题目而发挥失常）

Test 1

In some countries, owning a home rather than renting one is very important for people.

Why might this be the case?

Do you think this is a positive or negative situation?

Test 2

In the future, nobody will buy printed newspapers or books because they will be able to read everything they want online without paying.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement.

Test 3

Some people say that advertising is extremely successful at persuading us to buy things. Other people think that advertising is so common that we no longer pay attention to it.

Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Test 4

In some cultures, children are often told that they can achieve anything if they try hard enough.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of giving children this message?

从话题类型来看，Test1是社会类的，Test2是科技替代类（纸媒与电子阅读的比较），Test3是广告类，Test4是抽象话题与教育的结合。第二篇和第三篇是高频话题，第一篇对低龄考生不太友好，第四篇比较抽象较难拓展。

从问题类型来看，Test1是组合问题，原因+利弊讨论，Test2是给观点并论证，Test3是讨论双边观点并给出自己观点，Test4是利弊讨论。一个题目由两个问题构成是比较好写的，因为每个问题都无需深入探讨。Test2是单个问题，就需要深入讨论。Test3这种双边讨论类的对写作技巧要求较高。Test4要求我们分别讨论优点和缺点，也是比较简单。

综合起来看，四篇文章难度基本一致，可能最后一篇稍难。

在雅思题库量巨大的情况下，除了平日里需要积累素材，更需要锻炼的能力是通过题目本身去延伸自己的思路，这样就不容易写偏题。我们来看看每个题目里藏着哪些有助于拓展思路的小秘密。

Test 1：In some countries, owninga home rather than renting one is very important for people. Why might this be the case? Do you think this is a positive or negative situation?

Test1里提到了owning a home和renting a home，虽然重点是前者，但是后者也必须提及，否则TR部分要扣分，因为没有满足address each part这个要求。两个对立面出现在题目中，提示我们完全可以采用对比论证。另外，千万别忘了some countries这个背景词，为什么不是for some people？说明“认为买房比租房重要”这种观点可能有其社会背景，在其他国家可能就不是这种情况。那么我们就可以从社会角度和个人角度切入。我们基本上会对本国情况比较熟悉，不妨就讨论在中国的情况。在我这个年龄，我首先想到的是学区房的重要性。

Test 2：In the future, nobodywill buy printed newspapers or books because they will be able to read everything they want online without paying. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement.

本题中出现了两个绝对词：nobody和everything。做过雅思阅读TFNG的同学可能记得，出现绝对词的句子基本上不可能是True。同样，在写作中，出现绝对词的地方基本上都值得反驳。例如，未来所有内容都能被免费读到吗？如果是这样，内容创作者还有动力继续创作吗？至少目前，有些微信公众号发的文章都开始收费了。再看nobody这个词。人群中的老人和小孩也需要电子阅读吗？他们没有买书订报的需求吗？再说，贫困地区的人们阅读也要靠网络解决吗？这些都是值得思考的。

还要注意的是题目中有个because，提示题干部分是由因和果两部分构成（A导致B），写作中都需提及。A成立吗？A如果成立的话，是否一定会导致B？A如果不成立B是否自然就不成立了？还有其他原因导致B的成立或不成立吗？这些逻辑我们需要理清楚。其实雅思写作要求就250词，讲不了很深很透彻的逻辑。但是平日我们训练自己的时候最好按照高标准（TR和CC9分的标准），一方面，这两个标准跟英语语言能力关系不是很大，所有人都要努力去争取。另一方面，我们基本上永远也达不到自己定的目标，不妨目标定的高一点。

Test 3：Somepeoplesay that advertising is extremely successful at persuading us to buy things. Otherpeople think that advertising is so common that we no longer pay attention to it. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

这题中，两个截然相反的观点出现了，看起来似乎要选择其一去支持（这当然是可以的）。但每种观点都是基于事实这样一个前提。这就需要我们去替这些观点去想出一些前提。那么我们可以从people和advertising两个词入手。目前提到advertising你会想到什么？是传统的平面广告和电视广告吗？还是浏览网页时的各种恼人的弹窗？还是刷手机时无意中刷到低价的拼多多广告？你会点进去看吗？还是电影中的各种植入广告？网红直播带货是广告吗？如果以上都是，那么它们产生的效果对人群一样吗？再来看人群，什么样的人对广告比较敏感？你的偶像做广告时你会购买吗？低价的促销广告对什么样的人群会产生影响？其实，我们只要多注意题目中的一些“上义词”，将它们进行分类细化，往往能提供很多思路。

Test 4：In some cultures, childrenare often told that they can achieve anything if they try hard enough. What are the advantages and disadvantages of giving children this message?

这一题中又出现了一个绝对词anything。大家都知道，不努力是不行的，但努力了未必取得好的结果。所以achieve anything就与现实情况相违背了。对于抽象的话题，不宜空讲理由，可以举例或给出事实情况。例如，小到外形限制大到社会偏见社会阶层的限制都可能给一些人的努力加上一个天花板。当然，这一点只能是作为优缺点的理由来用。另外我们可以看一下主体children有什么特点？与大人相比，孩子可塑性很强，一开始灌输正确的理念对他们的价值观形成很有帮助，但是同时他们也是脆弱的，一旦面对失败是否能调整心态呢？这些都是值得思考的。

其实，在写雅思作文时，学会提问是很重要的技能，也是培养批判性思维的观点。

接下来，附上test1的一篇范文供大家参考。

With increased population mobility attributable to accelerated urbanization and globalization, it is common for people to change their living places more than once by renting houses. However, owning a home is still valued in some countries, especially in my country, China. This can be explained from social and personal angles.

China is a country where hukou (household registration) system invariably plays a crucial part in one’s life. Its importance reaches a peak when people consider sending their children to a reputable school, which admits students largely on the basis of their registered permanent residence, i.e. where their own house is located. Therefore, many people rush to buy houses located near famous schools.

In addition, house ownership provides a sense of security and ease, which is inherent in Chinese people’s nature. Having a house to call their own can surely relieve their pressure especially after a day’s tiring work, and they can decorate the home in whatever way they like. By contrast, living in a rented house, people may have to put up with what the house is like, or worse, deal with old furniture or house appliances which frequently break down.

Despite the above mentioned reasons for owning a home, I think it is a negative trend if all people live for house ownership. My strong argument is that housing prices in cities, particularly first-tier cities, are really exorbitant. A common couple may have to work for decades to afford a livable flat in Shanghai in the suburbs. With money being the major goal in career, people may have to sacrifice their health, their time with family or even their passion for dreams, which, I believe, are more important for one’s wellbeing. Secondly, with globalization, people are no longer restricted in one place in terms of education and work. Thus, renting a house may be a feasible choice. In this way, they can save the complex procedures of buying and selling a house.

In summary, it is true that owning a house matters for some and brings many advantages, but it is far from beneficial for everyone to struggle to have a one.