雅思写作的审题是攻克6分大关的一个难点。因为无论你的文章用了多少高级词汇,写了多少个差点连自己都分析不出来的长难句,如果审题没有过关,只能相当于在错误的道路上撒欢越撒越远。所以,审题训练在平时练习中就要注意积累,考场上才会用的得心应手。很多考生傻傻分不清楚point of view 观点类作文和argument辩论类作文到底有何不同,今天主要来介绍这两种题型的审题思路及相互转化。
Point of view观点类作文题目的标准形式:
Some people think…(To what extent)do you agree or disagree?
Argument辩论类作文的标准形式:
Some people think…However, others believe that…Discuss both views and give your opinon.
首先,我们来看几个argument的题目:
(1)Some people think that parents should teach children how to be good members of society. Others, however, believe that school is the place to learn this. Discuss both views and give your opinion.(C8T1)
(2)In a number of countries, some people think it is necessary to spend large sums of money on constructing new railway lines for very fast trains between cities. Others believe the money should be spent on improving existing public transport. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.(C12T7)
这两道题虽都是argument类,但从Task response的角度分析,其立场选择并不相同,看看正确的审题思路:
(1)题中的两个观点本身并不矛盾,可以共存,考生可以从以下三个立场中任意选择一个:
A. 家长负责,学校也负责,二者的责任大小相当;
B. 家长负责学校均负责,家长责任更大;
C. 学校家长均负责,学校责任更大。
(2)题中,所给定的两个观点相反,互相矛盾,类型于辩论赛所给的题目。考生仅能从两种立场中选择:
A: 支持:应该花费大量的钱财来修建高铁;
让步反驳:可以挪出一部分钱来修复改善已有的公共交通,但是这种公共交通大多没有进行过很好的规划,修复它性价比要比直接修高铁低。
B:支持:应该花费大量的钱财来改善已有的公共交通
让步反驳:地铁也可以同时修建,因为城际间的已有交通设施本身就匮乏。

下面我们将以上题目稍作变形,就可以得到point of view类的题目:
(1)Some people think that parents, rather than school, should teach children how to be good members of society. To what extent do you agree or disagree?(C8T1变形题)
(2)In a number of countries, some people think it is necessary to spend large sums of money on constructing new railway lines for very fast trains between cities. To what extent do you agree or disagree?(C12T7变形题)
现在,这两道雅思真题均又argument类变形成了a view of report类,但由于其中包含的信息量不变,考生们的立场选择也可以一样。