IELTS 5 writing范文实例.doc

IELTS 5 test 1 writing task 1The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.The line graph compares the percentage of people aged 65 or more in three countries over a period of 100 years.It is clear that the proportion of elderly people increases in each country between 1940 and 2040. Japan is expected to see the most dramatic changes in its elderly population.In 1940, around 9% of Americans were aged 65 or over, compared to about 7% of Swedish people and 5% of Japanese people. The proportions of elderly people in the USA and Sweden rose gradually over the next 50 years, reaching just under 15% in 1990. By contrast, the figures for Japan remained below 5% until the early 2000s.Looking into the future, a sudden increase in the percentage of elderly people is predicted for Japan, with a jump of over 15% in just 10 years from 2030 to 2040. By 2040, it is thought that around 27% of the Japanese population will be 65 years old or more, while the figures for Sweden and the USA will be slightly lower, at about 25% and 23% respectively. (Band: 9)IELTS 5 test 1 writing task 2Universities should accept equal numbers of male and female students in every subject. To what extent do you agree or disagree?Answer 1In my opinion, men and women should have the same educational opportunities. However, I do not agree with the idea of accepting equal proportions of each gender in every university subject.Having the same number of men and women on all degree courses is simply unrealistic. Student numbers on any course depend on the applications that the institution receives. If a university decided to fill courses with equal numbers of males and females, it would need enough applicants of each gender. In reality, many courses are more popular with one gender than the other, and it would not be practical to aim for equal proportions. For example, nursing courses tend to attract more female applicants, and it would be difficult to fill these courses if fifty per cent of the places needed to go to males.Apart from the practical concerns expressed above, I also believe that it would be unfair to base admission to university courses on gender. Universities should continue to select the best candidates for each course according to their qualifications. In this way, both men and women have the same opportunities, and applicants know that they will be successful if they work hard to achieve good grades at school. If a female student is the best candidate for a place on a course, it is surely wrong to reject her in favor of a male student with lower grades or fewer qualifications.In conclusion, the selection of university students should be based on merit, and it would be both impractical and unfair to change to a selection procedure based on gender. (Band: 9)Answer 2In modern world, people attempt to educate in some universities for getting knowledge, experience and establishing social environment for their future life but universities want to find more talent and creative students. Moreover, nowadays it is widespread belief that while university admissions choosing students they must keep in their mind preserving equality between men and women. There are many arguments supporting both views, those for and those against.On one hand, it is obvious that in the past, there was a discrimination between men and women and men excelled women in all positions of society. Thereby, women had difficulties for getting education. For instance, in the nineteenth century, in my country, they could not educate because of not being allowed by that times mentality. But now this problem has been solved and equality has been established in between women and men. Because of this, giving fifty-fifty chance to both male and female students for getting higher education may be useful and helpful for keeping equality.On the other hand, it is equality but not justice. For example, there are a lot of people who want to study in some certain universities and deserve much more than their partners no matter being man or woman but if they are not accepted by universities which they have a desire for studying there they may lose their confidence and universities may also lose their potential successful students.Overall, taking into account of this two factors, despite of the keeping equality between male and female students, I personally take the view that while university admissions accepting candidate students they should bear in mind their potential, creativity, both practical and theoretical knowledge not their gender differences. (Band: 7.1)IELTS 5 test 2 writing task 1The charts show the main reasons for study among students of different age groups and the amount of support they received from employers. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.Answer 1The information given by the bar charts is about the major causes of study among students in different age group and the amount of support they acquired from employers.The first graph shows that there is a gradual decrease in study for career reasons with age. Nearly 80% of students under 26 years, study for their career. This percentage declines by 10% -20% every decade. Only 40% of 40-49 year olds and 18% of over 49 year olds are studying for career reasons. Conversely, there are only 10% of under 26 year olds studying out of interest. The figure increases till the beginning of the fourth decade, and increases in late adulthood. However, 70% of over 49yr olds study for interest, about 4 times as many as that for career.The second graph shows that employer support is maximum (about 60%) for the under 26yr students. It drops rapidly to 32% up to the third decade of life, and then increases in late adulthood up to about 44%. It is unclear whether employer support is only for career-focused study, but the highest level is for those students who mainly study for career purposes.All in all, it is clear to see that there is an obvious difference in the distribution of reasons for study according to age group and most employers would like to give younger staff members time off and fees to continue academic study.Answer 2The bar charts compare students of different ages in terms of why they are studying and whether they are supported by an employer.It is clear that the proportion of students who study for career purposes is far higher among the younger age groups, while the oldest students are more likely to study for interest. Employer support is more commonly given to younger students.Around 80% of students aged under 26 study to further their careers, whereas only 10% study purely out of interest. The gap between these two proportions narrows as students get older, and the figures for those in their forties are the same, at about 40%. Students aged over 49 overwhelmingly study for interest (70%) rather than for professional reasons (less than 20%).Just over 60% of students aged under 26 are supported by their employers. By contrast, the 30-39 age group is the most self-sufficient, with only 30% being given time off and help with fees. The figures rise slightly for students in their forties and for those aged 50 or more. (Band: 9)IELTS 5 test 2 writing task 2In some countries, young people are encouraged to work or travel for a year between finishing high school and starting university studies. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for young people who decide to do this.In some countries adolescences are prefer to work or to go aboard for a period between finishing high school and commencing university educations. Sometimes this situation have advantages as well as disadvantages. In further I will discuss both views and come to a final conclusion.Firstly, we have to choose a field we prefer before starting university studies. Furthermore in birth-hood some people think to be an engineers. In that case before entering to university studies, going to a work in that field will be an added advantage for their higher education. Most of the time in universities we can gain only theoretical parts but after completing degree and working in a field may be stuff. Moreover before appearing to higher education, young people should encourage to work or travel for year so they can identify the real situation. In further it will help them to take correct decision to choose their higher education.Secondly, this period also help them to get the idea about the society. In schools they were limited to same kind of age limits students only but if they work or travel after finishing high school and before commencing their university education, they can meet up different experiences with various types of people, cultures, attitudes, and cultures etc.In contrast, as same as advantages there are disadvantages too. In their student life they have less responsibilities and duties to do but when they released to society, they have to face more responsibilities and duties. Sometimes this may feel them more stress, home sickness, isolating problems from families and friends or fear to face society at once.In conclusion, by encouraging young people to work or travel between starting universities and finishing high school, will help them to build their future pathway successfully. Moreover it is help them to get general idea of the society, too.IELTS 5 test 3 writing task 1The map below is of the town of Garlsdon. A new supermarket (S) is planned for the town. The map shows two possible sites for the supermarket. Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.The map shows two potential locations (S1 and S2) for a new supermarket in a town called Garlsdon.The main difference between the two sites is that S1 is outside the town, whereas S2 is in the town center. The sites can also be compared in terms of access by road or rail, and their positions relative to three smaller towns.Looking at the information in more detail, S1 is in the countryside to the north west of Garlsdon, but it is close to the residential area of the town. S2 is also close to the housing area, which surrounds the town center.There are main roads from Hindon, Bransdon and Cransdon to Garlsdon town center, but this is a no traffic zone, so there would be no access to S2 by car. By contrast, S1 lies on the main road to Hindon, but it would be more difficult to reach from Bransdon and Cransdon. Both supermarket sites are close to the railway that runs through Garlsdon from Hindon to Cransdon. (Band: 9)IELTS 5 test 3 writing task 2Some people think that a sense of competition in children should be encouraged. Others believe that children who are taught to co-operate rather than compete become more useful adults. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.Answer 1Some people view the world as a competitive place, and push their children to win. Others, however, value cooperation, and encourage their children to share, play and work together. In this essay, I will ask if winning always means that the other person loses, and whether teaching our children to win is the best preparation for life.Competition is undoubtedly good. First of all, it pushes us to do well, both as children and adults. Our physical limits are tested in competitive sports. Competition in business helps companies to produce new products and services, and competition in politics ensures that different opinions get heard and represented. For children, learning to compete is good preparation for the world. A second point is that competition does not just mean winning: children have to learn to lose well and to learn from their mistakes. In addition, competition does not just mean success for the individual. When competing as part of a team children learn the need to share and cooperate.However, a focus on competitiveness is not always beneficial for children. To begin with, very young children are naturally egocentric. As a result, they have to learn that there are others around them. Children have to be taught the skills of cooperation and sharing. A further point is that by learning to cooperate and work in teams, children learn to share responsibility when things go badly as well as when they go well. Finally, in our highly-interdependent knowledge society, very few breakthroughs happen as a result of one persons work or ideas. No matter how brilliant an individual is, his or her work is the result of working in a team or a community. In fact, many people now believe that all learning is social, rather than individual.In conclusion, it is almost impossible to separate these two strands of our lives. We are individuals but we are also social. In his book “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,” Steven Covey suggests we need to develop a “win-win” attitude. We need to be true to ourselves and what we need, but also to think about the other persons needs. If we can help our children to do this, we will be doing future generations a huge service. (Band: 9)Answer 2Nowadays, children often join many sorts of competitions, yet individual category is more often than team-work. Many people argue that children should be motivated to join competition. On the contrary, some people trust that children should be encouraged to co-operate instead of competing with others. However, in my opinion, children would be useful adults if they are given mixed skills both sense of competing and co-operating.There are many people who have faith that competition is the best way to make children to be better adults than others because of many reasons. Firstly, competition motivates children to be better than their peers even to be the best in their circumstances. For example, in the class, children strive to become the first rank and in the next period of their life, they who are used to competing would have passion to keep joining competition. Secondly, competition could raise childrens self-esteem, especially when they win the competition they join. For instance, smart children, usually be the first in the class during elementary school, junior high school, or senior high school, and have high self-esteem in every stage of their life-cycle.On the other hand, there are many people who believe that cooperating has big influence to children instead of competing amongst them. People believe this idea because team-work could solve problems faster and make result better. Children who understand how to co-operate since in the childhood are used to measuring their problems faster because of their behavior in encouraging other people to solve it together. In their adult age, they would be easier to communicate with others in solving problems. Moreover, people believe that children who feel the function of working as a team would always practice it because the result of team-work is better than result done by individual.Nevertheless, it seems to me that mixed skills would help them a lot in children future life because different occasion needs different skill. For example, in the examination, children are not allowed to co-operate with their friends because cooperating during examination is cheating. In the contrast, cooperating is useful in the team assignments such as making clipping. It would be faster to finish, if it is done by teamwork than oneself.In conclusion, it seems to me that mixed skills between competing and cooperating would be the best way to make children more ready to face their real life in the adulthood. (Band: 7.6)IELTS 5 test 4 writing task 1The table below gives information about the underground railway systems in six cities. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.The table demonstrates the features of the underground railway systems in 6 cities in three different aspects.First, the subway systems in the six cities were opened in time sequence with London being the earliest (in 1863) and Los Angeles the latest (in 2001). The underground railway system had their prime time in the 20th century, which saw the construction of 4 underground railway systems respectively in Paris (1900), in Tokyo (1927), in Washington DC (1976), and in Los Angeles (1981).Second, seen from London to Los Angeles, which happened to be in chronological order of subway construction, the above-mentioned six cities roughly revealed a trend of sharp decrease in the length of the subway route. London ranked No. 1 in this respect, with a length of 394km; Paris came next with 199km; Tokyo was No. 3 with 155km; Washington DC ranked No. 4 with 126 km. Kyoto and Los Angeles were the most interesting, with merely 11km and 28km respectively, nothing comparable with the top 4 cities.Third, we see some really unexpected figures about the number of passengers transported by the subway system in these six cities. Tokyo took the lead with 1.927 billion; Paris came next with 1.191 billion; London was No. 3 with 775 million; Washington DC was No. 4 with 144 million. Los Angeles and Kyoto had 50 million and 45 million respectively. Therefore, we can see the big difference as compared with other cities.Overall, the six cities revealed great differences in the history of subway construction, the length of subway lines and the yearly passenger transportation capability.IELTS 5 test 4 writing task 2Research indicates that the characteristics we are born with have much more influence on our personality and development than any experiences we may have in our life. Which do you consider to b