湛江雅思培训机构:雅思2024.12.26日写作Writing Task2
WRITING TASK 2
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic:
It is generally believed that some people are born with certain talents, for instance for sport or music,and others are not.However,it is sometimes claimed that any child can be taught to become a good sportsperson or musician.
Discuss both these views and give your ownopinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
审题
题目翻译:普遍认为一些人生来就有某方面的天分,比如在体育或是音乐方面;而另一些人则没有。
但是,有些人认为通过教育可以使任何孩子都成长为优秀运动员或者杰出音乐家。讨论双方观点并给 出你的看法。
本题在题材上属于教育类话题,题型上属于讨论类(Discuss) 。 有关天分和教育的关系,是雅思常考话 题之一。本题的关键点在于体育和音乐上能否取得成就是取决于天赋还是后天的培养。值得考生注意的是,讨论类作文最重要的是不能只提出自己的观点,而要先分析对立双方的观点。
写作思路
本文需要讨论要成为出色的运动员或是音乐家,是天分依靠,还是靠后天的教育和训练才能做到。构 思时,考生应该从两方面进行分析和论证,然后在此基础上得出自己的倾向。最简单的写法是文章分为四段:第一段引出话题,第二、三段分别讨论两个方面的观点和各自的理由,第四段提出自己的观点。更加复杂一点的写法是把自己的观点结合进第二、三段,也就是说,在讨论别人观点的时候就进行有倾向性的评价。
范文
The relative importance of natural talent and training is a frequent topic of discussion when people try to explain different levels of ability in,for example,sport,art or music.
Obviously,education systems are based on the belief that all children can effectively be taught to acquire different skills,including those associated with sport,art or music. So from our own school experience,we can find plenty of evidence to support the view that a child can acquire these skills with continued teaching and guided practice.
However,some people believe that innate talent is what differentiates a person who has been trained to play a sport or an instrument,from those who become good players.In other words,there is more to the skill than a learned technique,and this extra talent cannot be taught,no matter how good the teacher or how frequently a child practices.
I personally think that some people do have talents that are probably inherited via their genes.Such talents can give individuals a facility for certain skills that allow them to excel,while more hard-working students never manage to reach a comparable level.But,as with all questions of nature versus nurture,they are not mutually exclusive.Good musicians or artists and exceptional sports stars have probably succeeded because of both good training and natural talent.Without the natural talent,continuous training would be neither attractive nor productive,and without the training, the child would not learn how to exploit and develop their talent.
In conclusion,I agree that any child can be taught particular skills,but to be really good in areas such as music,art or sport,then some natural talent is required.
参考译文
天赋和训练哪个更重要,是人们在试图解释体育、艺术、音乐等方面的不同能力水平的时候经常讨论的话题。
显然,教育体系是建立在这样的信念的基础上的:所有的孩子都可以通过教育有效地获得不同的技 能,包括那些和与体育、艺术或音乐相关的技能。所以,从我们自己的学校经历中可以发现大量的证据来 支持这一观点:孩子可以通过持续的教育和有指导的练习获得这些技能。
然而,一些人认为正是先天的才干把通过训练掌握一项运动或是一件乐器的人和那些高手区别开来了。换句话说,技能不仅仅是后天习得的技巧,而这种特殊的才干没法教会,无论老师有多优秀,或者孩子有多么勤于练习。
就我个人而言,我认为一些人的确有着可能通过基因遗传得来的才干。这种才干能让他们拥有一些技能,凭借这些技能他们能够超越他人,而那些更加勤奋的学生永远没法达到相当的程度。不过,如同所有涉及先天与后天的问题,两者不是相互排斥的。杰出的音乐家或艺术家和非凡的体育明星之所以成功,可能是因为良好的训练和天赋的共同作用。没有天赋,不断的训练可能既乏味,又没有效果;而没有训练,孩 子则没法学会如何运用和发展天分。
总之,我同意任何孩子都能够学会特殊技能,但要想在音乐、艺术或体育等领域真正有所成就,是需 要一些天赋的。
分析
这篇考官范文的第一段直奔主题,简明扼要地引出话题。值得考生注意的是,讨论类文章的第一段话 不一定需要提出正反两方的观点,也不一定要摆明作者自己的立场。可以只是提出话题,也就是讨论的问题(issue) 就可以了。
文章第二段涉及的是作者相对而言不太同意的观点(反方),而第三段则提出作者相对比较同意的观 点(正方)。这样写的好处是正方观点和作者自己的观点在文气上可以连成一体,使得论证更加充分。
文章第二、三段分别运用了事实论证(from our own school experience)和解释说明论证(in other words)。
文章第四段作者提出自己的观点:音乐、艺术和体育等的杰出成就往往和天赋有关。但值得考生注意 的是,许多人在提出自己的观点时,往往过分绝对化,完全倾向于正方观点。而这篇范文则不是这样。虽然 作者有明显的倾向,但还是分析了两种观点之间的复杂关联,认为先天因素和后天因素不是互斥的。作者 在观点和论证上都体现了部分的折中。
文章的结尾通过让步和反驳论证,总结了作者的观点,回应了题目的要求。
文中句型
(1)...be based on the belief that 是建立在 … … 的信念的基础上的。例如:
Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity,as well as the inalienable right,to govern himself with reason and justice.(出自美国杜鲁门总统的就职演说)民主是建立在这 样的信念的基础上的:人类拥有道德和理智的能力,以及不可剥夺的权利,来用理性和正义管理自己。
(2)differentiate.…from. … 把 … … 和 … … 区别开来。例如:
A child may not differentiate his imagination from the real world.孩子可能无法把想象和现实区分开来。
These distinctive policies differentiate them from the other parties.这些鲜明的政策把他们和其他党派区分开来。
(3)There is more to..than 不 仅 仅 是 … … 。 例 如 :
There is more to the game than winning.玩游戏不仅仅是为了赢。
There is more to sustainable development than combating climate change.可持续发展不仅仅是与气候变化 作斗争。
(4)Without.…,…would...没有 … … , … … 就会 … … 。例如: Without water,man cannot survive.人没水活不了。
Without more training,they would lose their jobs.如果没有进一步的培训,他们可能会失去工作。
其他常用句型:
讨论类文章开头常用的套话:..is a frequent topic of discussion.……是人们经常谈论的话题。
表示论证的句型:We can find plenty of evidence to support the view that.…我们可以找到大量的证据来支 持这 一 观点 … …