【雅思写作】审题三部曲之二

2017年07月07日 IPENGLISH黄老师


hello大家好~今天为大家带来的是审题三部曲中的第二部:问题条件


问题条件在雅思写作中是非常 非常 非常 重要的一环,可以说大多数人写作出问题就出在问题条件这一环。


那么,什么叫做问题条件呢? 不知道大家还记不记得第一期中举得那个不幸的反例:

It seems that university graduates do not contribute enough to society inthese days, so universities should not cover the cost of education for their graduates. 

To what extent do you agree or disagree ?


在那题的题干中明确提到了It seems that university graduates do not contribute enough to society inthese days. 这句话是限定我们这道题的条件,也就是我们这里所说的问题条件。所以我们在讨论时一定要带上大学生是否有为社会做贡献来讨论

但是!我们来看看这位同学写的这三个观点:


立场:   disagree

观点1: enrollment will be reduced as people will choose free universities

观点2: if covers the tuition fees - more opportunity to attract talents

观点3: if covers the tuition fees - help students with poverty


显然,那位学生在写的时候忘记了这道题的条件,结果写出来的三个观点没有一个带着为社会做贡献,所以最后的结果就是很悲剧的跑题了。


到这里大家差不多对问题条件有个概念了吧,所谓问题条件,就是在一道题中对题目起到限定作用的语句,以因果关系或比较级最高级最为常见但又不仅仅局限于这些。


让我们再来看上期最后说的一题:

Some people say that the best way to improve public health is by increasing the number of sports facilities. Others, however, say that this would have little effect on public health and that other measures are required.   

Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.


如果按照我们上面对问题条件的定义来看,这道题中的条件则为best way 与 little effect对应的这两个词组。这两个词看起来不是特别显眼,但是大家仔细想想,如果有这两个词的话这题让我们讨论的话题就变成了增加运动设施是不是最好的提升公众健康的方法而并不是增加运动设施到底对提升健康有没有用!


这样的话,再让我们看看某位同学写的若干个观点,如下:

1. By increasing the number of sports facilities, it will become convenient for people to make exercise on a regular basis.


2. More varieties of sports facilities means that everyone could find their favourite sports.


3. Despite the increased number of sports facilities, people might become reluctant to workout after studying or working for a whole day.


4. Many people simply donot like sports, therefore they will neglect these facilities despite the number.


大家先想一想 这个观点行不行?


答案在下面揭晓

当  然  是  不  行  啦!


为什么?

因为题目需要我们讨论的是增加运动设施是不是最好的方法,并不是让我们讨论增加运动设施到底有没有用,言下之意就是需要我们把这个方法和其他的方法进行比较得该方法是不是最好的结论。为了帮助我们理解题目,这里出题者还特地善意地加了一点:other measures are required。人家都提醒你了要写其他措施并且比较!!


但是这位学生在文章内并没有做出任何一个比较并得出结论,所以说这篇文章根本就没有讨论增加运动设施是不是最好的提升健康的方法!


下面我们再来看看考官写的这篇文章:

A problem of modern societies is the declining level of health in the general population, with conflicting views on how to tackle this worrying trend.  One possible solution is to provide more sports facilities to encourage a more active lifestyle.

Advocates of this believe that today’s sedentary lifestyle and stressful working conditions mean that physical activity is no longer part of either our work or our leisure time. If there were easy-to-reach local sports centres, we would be more likely to make exercise a regular part of our lives, rather than just collapsing in front of a screen every evening. The variety of sports that could be offered would cater for all ages, levels of fitness and interests: those with painful memories of PE at school might be happier in the swimming pool than on the football pitch.    

However, there may be better ways of tackling this problem. Interest in sport is not universal, and additional facilities might simply attract the already fit, not those who most need them. Physical activity could be encouraged relatively cheaply, for example by installing exercise equipment in parks, as my local council has done. This has the added benefit that parents and children often use them together just for fun, which develops a positive attitude to exercise at an early age. 

 As well as physical activity, high tax penalties could be imposed on high-fat food products, tobacco and alcohol, as excessive consumption of any of these contributes to poor health. Even improving public transport would help: it takes longer to walk to the bus stop than to the car.   

In my opinion, focusing on sports facilities is too narrow an approach and would not have the desired results. People should be encouraged not only to be more physically active but also to adopt a healthier lifestyle in general.


我们可以发现,这里的整个三四段写的都是其他方法和增加运动设施的比较,通过比较对比得出该方法并不是最好的方法,如果漏了比较,那么在TASK RESPONSE这项上面得分肯定会暴跌的!


所以说大家再审题的时候,看到题目中含有限定性的成分的时候一定要注意,千万再不要漏掉这里了哦!


到这里咱们审题三部曲已经进行了三分之二了,在下期会为大家带来最后一部曲,这里提前先告诉大家:问题结论!同学们可以提前先想想这个条件会对我们的文章产生什么样的影响。并且可以参照之前讲过的这道题目:

Some experts believe that it is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at primary school rather than secondary school.  Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?  


大家下期见


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