先來(lái)回顧下3月份的雅思寫作，從3月份雅思寫作大作文的話題考頻來(lái)看，媒體(記者該具備什么素質(zhì))、政府(是否應(yīng)該承擔(dān)醫(yī)保費(fèi)用)、社會(huì)生活(女性員工請(qǐng)產(chǎn)假的影響) 等高頻話題依然是考試的主流。當(dāng)然這其中也不乏小眾話題的出現(xiàn)，如3月12日考試中就出現(xiàn)了動(dòng)物保護(hù)類話題。
4月份同樣需要把握好主流話題的觀點(diǎn)羅列和論點(diǎn)拓展方式。主流話題如：教育和科技 應(yīng)該是重中之重(因?yàn)?月的考題中并沒(méi)有涉及)。對(duì)4月參加考試的烤鴨們，我建議大家每?jī)商炀x一個(gè)話題庫(kù)中的一篇范文，并且積累好高頻話題當(dāng)中常用的固定搭配和思路，從容面對(duì)常規(guī)出題套路。
當(dāng)然學(xué)有余力的同學(xué)，可以在掌握好主流話題論點(diǎn)論據(jù)的基礎(chǔ)上，關(guān)注一些低頻話題，如 環(huán)保問(wèn)題、家庭生活(尤其是兩代人思維差異的代溝問(wèn)題)、全球化 等。
4月份雅思寫作小范圍預(yù)測(cè)：
1.Air transport is often used to take food such as vegetables and fruits to countries where such food is out of season. Some people think that is a positive development. Ag/ disag? (科技)
2.Biotechnology companies are developing different types of genetically-modified foods(GM foods). To what extent do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? (科技)
3.Some parents choose to send their children to private schools. Do you think the advantages of private schools outweigh the disadvantages? (教育)
4.Some people think that children should be made to obey rules while others think children who are controlled too much will not be well-prepared for their adult life. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. (教育)
5.Some people think that in order to improve the quality of education, high-school students should be encouraged to evaluate their teachers. Other, however, think that will result in loss of respect and discipline in classroom. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. (教育)
6.An increasing number of people choose to live in big cities. Causes? Problems? (社會(huì)生活)
7.In many countries, the proportion of old people is increasing. Do you think the positive effects of this trend outweigh its negative influence on society? (社會(huì)生活)
8.Customers are faced with increasing of advertising due to the competition among companies. To what extent do you think consumers are influenced by advertisements? What measures can be taken to protect them? (媒體)
9.We can get knowledge from news. However, some people do not think we should trust journalists. To what extent do you agree or disagree? What do you think are the most important qualities that a good journalist should have? (媒體)
10.Some people think the government should spend more money on public services rather than waste money on arts (i.e. music and printing). To what extent do you agree ordisagree? (政府類)
11. Some people think that the main purpose of school is to turn children as good citizens and workers, rather to benefit them as individuals. To what extent do you agree or disagree? （政府）
附上精讀范文一篇：
Economic progress is one way to measure the success of one country, while some people think that there are other factors. What other factors should be considered? Among these factors, do you think that any factor is more important than the others?
范文：
The rapid growth of emerging economies has fuelled controversy over how to define successful countries. Regarding the distinguishing features of successful countries, people might have some shared opinion but they do not reach any agreement. I think that besides economic development, other factors should be taken into consideration.
Firstly, social welfare is a significant factor, which has relevance to people’s satisfaction with life. There is ample evidence that in many developing countries, poor people do not benefit from economic growth, which is reflected in the widening gap between haves and have-nots. National wealth is not distributed evenly, and the health service and the education system are underfunded. Because of the ever-increase cost of living, people are not satisfied with their living standards, while the escalating class conflict(階級(jí)矛盾) can threaten social cohesion. It is also important to realize that the economic progress of some countries is achieved at environment’s expense. Industrialization leads to exploitation of natural resources, destroying the environment and causing severe pollution.
Considering these factors, economic growth should not be regarded as the main criterion for measuring a country’s success. There is a growing recognition that a successful country should ensure the fair distribution of wealth so citizens’ needs can be satisfied. People are able to acquire necessities such as food, housing, education , medical care and so forth at affordable prices. In deciding whether a country is livable , it is also important to consider air quality, access to clean water , waste disposal, sewage management and transport infrastructures. In addition, we must take into account the issue of whether or not the economic development is sustainable, namely, whether the country can conserve resources for future generations.
In brief, it is premature to equate wealth with success. Living standards and sustainable development are among those factors that can be taken into consideration when a country’s success is evaluated.
最后，再和童鞋們說(shuō)說(shuō)小作文吧，小作文方面建議大家多關(guān)注一下地圖題。積累好地圖題中常用的句型和詞組（如 表某建筑地理位置、區(qū)域變化等）。預(yù)計(jì)本月小作文圖形考頻如下：柱狀圖和表格> 70% 線狀和餅狀>25% 流程圖和地圖<5%。
