Writing Task One

　　【考察題目】

　　地圖題(Map)

　　根據考生回憶，此次考的是澳大利亞一個公園所歷經的變化。

　　【寫作小貼士】

　　針對此類地圖題，需提醒大家注意的是不能放過對其“細節內容”進行捕捉與描述，具體如下：第一、仔細觀察并figure out圖例注解所代表的具體含義(辨別每個圖中都“有”何物體);第二、注意此類題目的考點，具體而言，莫過于there be句式的運用、passive voice和active voice的結合使用以及方位詞語的使用;第三、呈現body paragraph(s)時，首先將第一張圖上所示物體客觀地描述出來，對接下的一張亦或是幾張圖描述時，要與之前所描述過的圖進行對比。

　　【方位詞語推薦】

　　1. in the east of…

　　2. to the right of…

　　3. be surrounded by…

　　4. be at the crossing

　　5. at the top left-hand corner of…

　　6. halfway between… and…

　　7. outside

　　8. at the junction of…

　　9. in close proximity to…

　　10. directly opposite to…

　　【寫作句型推薦】

　　1. A is located in the Park centre.

　　2. A is centrally located between B and C.

　　3. A is located within walking distance of the Park centre.

　　4. A is located at the base of B.

　　5. A abuts on B.

　　6. A adjoins B.

　　7. A is situated in the lighter margins of the area.

　　8. A, parallel with B, came into being.

　　9. A expanded northward.

　　10. The number of sth. expanded from+數字一+ to+ 數字二.

　　【2012年6月9日考試寄語】

　　時至今日，小作文無論是Bar Chart，Line Graph，Table，還是Pie Chart，拼圖亦或是Map都有考察，Flow Chart/Diagram依舊神龍見首不見尾，來去無影蹤!常言道：心急吃不了熱豆腐(More haste, less speed!)還得繼續with a trite remark：革命尚未成功，同志仍需努力!只要“敵軍”尚未露面，我們就不可放松警惕，要時刻做好迎敵的準備，不要相信神馬預測，都只是浮云而已!只要用心練習好每一類題目，腳踏實地，一步一個腳印兒，并時刻銘記：Chance favors the prepared mind!考分必將如你所愿，因為我只相信一點一滴的量變(industrious)，終將成就你質變的輝煌(illustrious)!

　　Writing Task Two

　　【A類考試題目】

　　Some people argue that the government should set up a fund to provide money for the arts, while others maintain that the money ought to be used for the public health and education.

　　Discuss both views and give your own opinion?

　　【題目翻譯】

　　有些人認為政府應該建立基金支持藝術事業的發展，而另外一些人則認為這些錢應用于發展公共醫療和教育事業。

　　討論這兩種看法并給出你的觀點?

　　【題目關鍵詞】

　　government; set up a fund; the arts; the public health; education

　　【寫作小貼士】

　　此類題目是典型的argumentative essay雙邊類的寫法，這類問法在劍橋系列叢書五冊到八冊中共出現過九次，建議此類文章分為四段來寫，body paragraphs分為兩段展開，首先，第二段可以寫政府set up a fund to provide money發展藝術事業的諸多benefits，比如：To begin with, the arts make money, to be specific, arts organizations create jobs, spur local economy, and generate tax revenues. Then, the arts attract tourists, for a primary reason for travel is to experience the cultural offerings of other areas. The arts bring people to town and keep then there much longer. Last but not least, the arts provide a high rate of return on public investment. The arts strengthen a community in many ways. One investment can reap many rewards 。其次，第三段可以寫利用這些錢發展public health和education的種種reasons，for example, in the first place, spending money on the public health is critical to reducing health care costs and improving health in one country and it is the heart and soul of public health and is crucial in preventing and managing disease as well. In the second place, these funds will also go to screening that is crucial in catching the infection early so people can stay healthy for as long as possible. In the next place, to remain competitive, the nation must increase the number of college graduates. Cutting the spending on education would put college out of reach for many low-income students。最后，在文章收尾處present your own viewpoint。以上觀點僅供參考(brainstorming)，在具體寫作過程中酌情使用!

　　【寫作語匯一覽表】

　　1. make ends meet收支平衡

　　2. account for占

　　3. ask for a budget increase要求增加預算

　　4. send a clear message that…傳達了明顯的信息

　　5. value education注重教育

　　6. outlay費用;開支

　　7. disease prevention疾病預防

　　8. make essential health services available基本醫療有保證

　　9. improve the social and economic well-being of the health workers提高醫務人員的社會、經濟福利

　　10. cultural diversity文化多樣性

　　【寫作例句推薦】

　　1. Through the arts we display, preserve, and pass on age-old art forms to keep the history of our area alive.

　　2. And we are told we are divided as a people, and then suddenly the arts have this power to bring us together and speak to our common condition.

　　3. The arts do provide for a great variety of benefits for citizens in our communities by providing economic, community and educational benefits.

　　4. The funding structure would see money trickle down to the most needy creative people.

　　5. The arts enhance a communities’ quality of life and its economy.

　　許飛 新東方雅思寫作教師，全國英語等級考試(PETS)口試(2級～4級)考官，擁有豐富的英語教學經驗，英語師范專業學士，上海外國語大學高級翻譯學院碩士，中華人民共和國翻譯專業資格證書英語二級筆譯(CATTI)持有者，曾在師范大學教授英文8年，參編書籍4部，公開發表論文2篇。