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背模板，背作文……這應(yīng)該是一些烤鴨在應(yīng)對雅思寫作中常用的伎倆吧?烤鴨們拿到雅思作文題目第一個想法是什么?是馬上回憶之前背過的跟題目相關(guān)的詞匯句型呢?還是迅速頭腦風(fēng)暴要寫什么?無論如何，在動筆之前一定要對文章有個大致的安排，在心里面給出一個outline!千萬不要提筆就寫，然后寫到一半發(fā)現(xiàn)沒思路了，或者寫著寫著就跑題了~~
總而言之，寫作之前還是好好為你的大作選幾個好的ideas，并把它們組織起來~~下面就看看具體怎么操作吧!
Planning IELTS essays and finding ideas
This lesson looks at how planning better can help you write better essays. I focus in particular on "ideas"—something that catches many candidates out. The two key points are that the ideas you need to write an IELTS essay are fairly simple and it helps to make a difference between ideas, reasons and examples.
Problem 1—not enough ideas 觀點不夠
This is one of most common reasons for candidates to go wrong in the writing paper. They see a question. Try to think of ideas. Come up empty and panic. You will find part of my solution to this below. For now, I will just say that you need very few ideas to write a good essay and those ideas can be simple ideas too. Don't buy a book on ideas for essays, instead learn this tip:
Tip—you need only 2 ideas to write an essay and those ideas are often found in the question
Problem 2—the ideas are confused 觀點混淆
This is also a very common mistake. There are plenty of ideas to write an essay. The problem is that the reader/examiner does not know what the main ideas are.
Tip—make sure you have one main idea per paragraph. This should be clear from the first sentence of the paragraph
Problem 3—too many ideas 觀點太多
Yes, some people do have too many ideas. This is a trap for candidates aiming for a high score. In particular, if they are used to writing academic essays. IELTS is a 250 word essay marked on language. That means it is probably much shorter than you are used to and there are no marks for quality and quantity of ideas.
Tip—select only enough ideas to write a complete essay—that means one per paragraph
Finding ideas for essays 怎么確定觀點呢?
Step 1—understand the difference between ideas, reasons and examples 區(qū)分觀點、原因、例子的區(qū)別
When I ask my students in a class for "ideas", they quite often stare at me in silence. When I ask them the question "why" or ask them to give me an example, they (normally!) have plenty to say. That should tell you there is a difference between ideas, reasons (why) and examples. The good news is ideas are not the problem in IELTS, what you need are reasons and examples. They are normally much easier to find.
A paragraph is one idea: supported with reasons and examples. You only need two ideas.
Step 2—learning where to find ideas for essays? 試著從問題里找觀點
The ideas you need for an essay are nearly always found in the question. They are typically so big that you think they are too easy to be a real idea. That’s the trap. What do I mean? Take this example:
Human activities have endangered many animal and plant species. Some people think it is too late to save them, while others think humans should still take some action. Discuss both views and express your own opinions.
This is one of the harder questions I have seen recently, but the ideas you need are simple enough.
It is too late to save endangered species
It is not too late to save species
It is that easy. Those two ideas are your two main topic paras. All you need now are some reasons and examples.
