考查話題固定后,需要考生完成寫作任務也會不同,常考到的寫作任務有如下四大類:
一、(To what extent) do you agree or disagree with this statement?類似問法的題目2012年共考查過22次;備考參照C5P30、C5P99、C5P113、C6P126、C6P31和C7P102共6篇。
二、Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of... 類似問法的題目2012年共考查過2次;備考參照C5P53和C7P116共2篇。
三、What are the reasons for...? What other measures could be taken to deal with this problem?類似問法的題目2012年共考查過16次;備考參照C5P127、C8P102、C8P116、C8P54、C8P79、C7P79、C7P128和C6P113共8篇。
四、Discuss both views and give your own opinion? 類似問法的題目去年共考查過7次;備考參照C8P31、C8P129、C7P31、C7P54、C6P53、C6P76、C6P99和C5P76共8篇。
鑒于2012年的考試問法分布,議論文和闡述性文章(why and solutions?why and benefits?)占據了47場考試的38場。這種趨勢在2013年度也不容忽視。現給出Writing Task Two寫作的整體布局僅供參考:
Introductory paragraph
1-opening remarks
2-thesis statement
3-plan of development
Supporting paragraph(s)
1-topic sentence 1
2-topic sentence 2
3-topic sentence 3
Concluding paragraph
1-summary
2-general closing remarks