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小编:Eileen 447在2016年雅思写作考试中,科技类话题占比5%。一些考生一直对科技类话题雅思作文如何写有所苦恼,今天,环球小编为各位考生带来雅思写作科技类话题备考资料,希望对大家能有所帮助。
科技类话题会考哪些题目?
1.现代通讯科技
母题1:People can perform everyday tasks, such as shopping and banking as well as business transactions, without meeting other people face-to-face. What are the effects of this on individuals and society as a whole? (050226, 070331)
提示:这道题目是经典的科技类话题,因为这道"无脸化交易"的题目浓缩了网络购物、电视购物、网络银行,ATM自助银行、手机银行、电话会议、视频会议等多种话题,是大家必写的话题之一。
母题2:Many employees may work at home with the modern technology. Some people claim that it can benefit only the workers, not the employers. Do you agree or disagree? (050716, 091212)
提示:"远程上班"telecommute也是一个重点话题,对于员工和雇主当然都有好处。
2.现代媒体(电视、电脑、手机)
母题
1: Some people believe that time spent on television, video and computer games can be valuable for children. Others believe this has negative effects on a child. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. (080110)
提示:这道话题涵盖了电视、视频和电脑游戏的好处与坏处,可以多练习。
母题2:There are social, medical and technical problems associated with the use of mobile phones. What forms do they take? Do you agree that the problems outweigh the benefits of mobile phones? (060114)
提示:这道题目是手机类话题的经典题目,从社会、健康、科技三个角度来展开,范围很广。
子题:要不要鼓励儿童看电视?看电视和玩游戏对小孩、家庭和社会有什么影响,怎样解决?电脑不能帮助儿童学习,只会造成身心伤害,你同意吗?如何鼓励老年人使用手机和电脑?手机对于个人和社会的好处与坏处是什么?
3.替代类话题
母题:Some people think that the government should establish free libraries in each town. Others believe that it is a waste of money since people can access the Internet at home to obtain information. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion. (120112)
提示:这道题目入选母题是因为它结合了科技、文化和政府三大话题,非常值得一练。不过考虑到2012年1月12日刚刚考过,最近几个月再考的概率不会很大了。
子题:图书馆要不要提供高科技媒体诸如电脑软件和DVD?网络是否会取代博物馆和美术馆?手机和电脑正在逐渐取代书信,你同意吗?机器(机器人)取代人类工作,利弊如何?网络教育是否会取代传统课堂?(提示:这部分话题与教育类话题结合,已被归入教育类)
4.其它科技话题(与社会、生活类话题结合)
题目:飞机旅行只对富人有好处吗?现代科技使人们失去创造力吗?科技发展造成负面影响了吗?科技发展是否拉大了贫富差距?早起的科技是否比现在的科技影响更大?科技改变了人们之间的关系了吗?科技造成环境污染/使我们的生活变得更加复杂,我们是否要告别科技,过简单的生活?
提示:对于拉大贫富差距这个话题,可以网上搜索一下digital divide这个关键词。
雅思写作科技类话题思路扩展点
1.用处
Many employees may work at home with the modern technology. Some people claim that it can benefit only the workers, not the employers. Do you agree or disagree?
People can perform everyday tasks, such as shopping and banking as well as business transactions, without face-to-face communication. What are the effects of this on individuals and society as a whole?
Some people think that without technology life would be much easier. Do you agree or disagree?
主要是科技可以用来做的事情,三个话题可以彼此借鉴观点。主要是科技带来的好处、坏处以及带来的影响。
2.人群(小孩的成长)雅思写作科技类话题思路扩展点
Some people think that children can get better language skills and creativity by watching television rather than reading books. Do you agree or disagree?
Some people believe that time spent on television and computer games can be valuable for children. Others believe this has negative effects on a child. Discuss
both views and give your own opinion.
Some people think that children should use computers every day. Do you agree or disagree?
这三个话题涉及到看电视或者用电脑给小孩造成的影响。
3.替代 雅思写作科技类话题思路扩展点
Some people think that the government should establish museums. Others believe that it is a waste of money since people can access the Internet at home to obtain information. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.
Some people think that the government should establish free libraries in each town. Others believe that it is a waste of money since people can access the Internet at home to obtain information. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.
这两个话题讲的都是科技的发展,网络的出现是否会取代实体的建筑(例如博物馆或者图书馆)?针对这种话题首先一定要谈论到网络的好处,其次再分别提到图书馆以及博物馆的好处。
4.其他
Many people think that public libraries should only provide books and should not waste their limited money on expensive hi-tech media such as software, video or DVD. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
科技类话题解题思路
第一,从Individual(个人)
缺点
1.人际关系冷漠 (lack emotional contact with family members and friends)
2.过度依赖,缺乏主动性以及创造性 (over rely on)
优点
1.提高效率 (boost / enhance effectiveness and efficiency)
2.节省时间 (save time / slow down the pace of life)
3.增加便捷性 (make our lives more convenient)
4.减少成本 (reduce the cost of…)
第二,从establishments(公司)
缺点
1.过度依赖科技,人事关系冷漠,不利于生产效率以及员工忠诚度的培养 the overuse of high technology, employees would become increasingly indifferent to their colleagues, having a negative effect on the production efficiency and the cultivation of loyalty to the company among workers
优点
1.减少成本,例如人事成本 reduce the cost, including the budget in personnel
2.解放工人,增加员工满意度 save the labor / liberate workers(解放工人)
3.不要做一些危险的工作 will increase the efficiency and productivity of work, especially for the dangerous, accurate and repetitive task.
第三,从Society & Government(政府/社会)
缺点
1.科技的运用会取代人力,增加失业率(例如自动取款机、自动售票机,自动贩卖机) the replacement of human employment results in higher unemployment rate
2.滋生了更多的犯罪类型(网络交易的兴起导致了信用卡诈骗)
优点
1.发展经济
2.运用科技可以解决当前很多急迫的问题,例如对污染的处理、合理的开发利用能源以及治疗一些疾病 some social concerns could be dealt with properly, such as the disposal of pollution, the development and exploitation of energy and the treatment of medical conditions.
从上文中可以看出,在有关科技的优缺点中,优点会比缺点好写。下面我们来看一下科技类话题的例题,来看看在考场上怎么把这些常用论点放到文章中去扩展论据。
Some people think that the government should establish museums. Others believe that it is a waste of money since people can access the Internet at home to obtain information. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.
这个话题中,首先讨论了网络对人民获取信息的好处,这里面无需从公司和国家社会出发,主要写对个人的好处即可。对个人来讲,可以1. 提高效率 (boost / enhance effectiveness and efficiency),网上可以瞬间查到几乎所有你想要的资料,可以快速筛选信息;2. 节省时间 (save time / slow down the pace of life),不用把时间浪费在来回的路上以及盲目地去找书;3. 增加便捷性 (make our lives more convenient),随时随地可以查找信息;4. 减少成本 (reduce the cost of…),有些博物馆进馆参观需要钱,当然这点在这里可以不写。
博物馆的好处也可以从个人和社会方面着手。对个人来讲,更能深切地体会与了解历史上所发生的事件 (have a good idea about the historical events and the contemporary people);对于社会来讲,博物馆更有对国民进行历史教育的作用 (pass on the knowledge to the next generation),博物馆可以陈列历史物品 (display of historical objects),博物馆也可以提供工作机会 (a source of employment)。
科技类话题中的高频词汇或词组
pave the way for 为…铺平道路
lay a solid foundation for… 为…打下良好的基础
promote relative industries 促进相关产业发展
give a great push to the economic growth 极大地推动了经济发展
sustainable development 可持续性发展
technical innovation 科技创新
scientific exploration 科学探索
sophisticated equipment 尖端设备
overcome difficulties 克服困难
make progress 取得进步
speedy and comfortable 既快捷又舒适
environmentally-friendly resources 环保的能源
means of transportation 交通方式
transportation tools 交通工具
energy crisis 能源危机
exhaust gas 废气
depletion of resources 能源消耗
alternative fuel 可替代燃料
a fatal breakdown 致命故障
potential hazards 潜在危险
pose a threat to… 对…有一种威胁
附上环球教育颜王团名师杨亮老师的雅思A类作文科技类范文之太空技术
Some scientists believe that intelligent life forms may exist on other planets and some want to send message to contact them. Others think it is a bad idea because these life forms may be too dangerous. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. 20161013
10月13日雅思A类大作文考了一个科技相关的题目,在审题之后,都会发现这的确是一个和太空技术有关的题目。题目讨论的关键也的确是人类是否应该和可能存在的外星人联系。这类文章的确可以放开脑洞,天马行空进行想象,写成作文的时候,会发现下笔的确的有些崩溃。来看看环球教育名师杨亮老师的观点吧。
Scientists in some space research institutes have been sending message to some corners of the universe since they were able to do that. Possible consequences of doing so, seemingly, have not been carefully analyzed yet.
本段的开头算是言简意赅了。其实,众所周知往外太空发信号,绝对不是一天两天的事情了。咱们国家刚刚建成的那个"大锅盖"可不是为了看电视多收几个频道。因此一个简单的背景介绍之后,就是明确地表达了笔者的观点。对此,笔者表示并不乐观。毕竟笔者是看了很多科幻片的。
Primarily, building connection with other intelligent species with humans' current technology does require incredibly high cost. This is to say, tremendous fund ought to be utilized for related technology research and establishment of some certain facilities instead of being used for solving some livelihood problems. Even though mankind were setting up connection with aliens who are living in a couple of light years away and are obviously less civilized with less advanced technology, with limited space technology that humans have currently we would be able do nothing further. Investing billions of dollars for saying hi to someone who might not understand at all is definitely not a wise decision.
坦言之,在写这道题之前,笔者还真心的思考过这么问题。那是午夜梦回,辗转难眠的夜晚。笔者仰望星空,发现,其实也看不到啥。但是这并不影响笔者对于这个关乎全人类未来的命题的思考。以人类目前的有限的太空技术,和外星人建立联系肯定是大费周章的事情。那么如果被我们联系到的外星人文明程度还不如我们。那将是一个极其尴尬并且非常不经济的局面。耗费大量人力物力只为了和外星人打个招呼,并且对方还不一定能懂。这明显不是一个明智的决定。简言之,这段针对题干当中第一部分的人的观点进行论述。只论证,如果外星生物的智能程度不如我们的情况。为下文留下伏笔。
Worse, unknown creatures that receive humans' greeting are more advanced and intelligent ones than inhabitants of the earth. What will happen at that time is more likely to be what people often see in science fiction movies nowadays. "White house is being attacked and Air Force One is shot down by missiles from unidentified flying objects". Intelligent species are not willing to co-exist peacefully or harmoniously with other creatures whose civilization apparently lags way behind. Their greed drives them use wars to make the earth their colony offering whatever they need from this planet. If that happened, humans would extinct and the only survivors would live their life in zoos of aliens.
承接上文,如果被我们联系到的外星生物在文明程度和科技发展领域都完胜地球上这些愚蠢的人类。那么后果不堪设想,在这里请大家自觉脑补各种科幻片里面的破坏场面。请大家放心,首先被袭击的永远是纽约,美国都快被消灭完了,外星人才会发现,原来地球上还有个亚洲。总之,这段直接回答了题干中另外一部分人的观点,并且肯定了他们的想法。
As has been mentioned above, possible outcomes of sending message to unknown life in somewhere of the universe are what humans cannot afford or what we cannot accept. Therefore, space telescopes are not what we should spend money on, as paying for risks is never worthy.
结尾简要地表达笔者观点。与外星人建立联系,不是徒劳无功就是引狼入室。