TASK 1

The bar chart below shows the percentage of boys and girls aged 5-14 in Australia in who participate in various activities during two-week period. 

1：skateboarding

2: cycling

3: watching DVD

4: computer games

5: arts and crafts 

题目类型：静态柱图

该静态柱图的写作要点：1. 男生和女生在不同活动上的人数对比

                      2. 哪些活动整体上受欢迎

                      3. 男生更喜欢的活动和女生更喜爱的活动分别是什么

参考词汇

的性别差异  the biggest gender difference

室内活动  indoor activities

室外活动  outdoor activities

比较级 more boys than girls.../ a higher percentage of boys.../ boys outnumber girls in.../ more boys... , compared to X% of girls.

参加，喜欢，偏爱  take part in/ participate in/ enjoy/ prefer

范文参考

The given bar chart illustrates the disparity in the proportion0of boys and girls, ranging from 5 to 14 years old, who take part in five various activities in Australia in the space of 14 days.

As we can see from the bar chart, the biggest gender difference is found in the activity of cycling, in which 60% of boys participate, compared with 40% of girls. This is the similar case in skateboarding, which means 40% of boys enjoy it while nearly 30% of girls do. In terms of computer games, more boys than girls also prefer it, with 80% and 70% respectively.

By contrast, equal number of boys and girls watch DVD within the two weeks, with a high of 90%. The only activity in which girls outnumber boys is arts and crafts, with girls exceeding their counterparts by merely 10%.

Overall, more boys prefer outdoor activities than girls do, though the both groups are fond of watching DVD. (159 words)

TASK 2

Some people suggest that young adults should be encouraged to do some unpaid jobs for the community. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages for young people and the community?
一些人认为应当鼓励年轻人在社区做无偿工作，对个人以及社区的利弊讨论。

类似考题

20070512  Some people believe that some unpaid community service should be a compulsory part of high school programmes (e.g. working in a charity, improving the relationship of neighbourhood or teaching sports to children) To what extent do you agree or disagree?

写作思路

社区无偿工作的好处：

1. 社区运行开支降低，省钱

2. 增强交际沟通能力，有机会和不同背景的人打交道，扩宽人脉

3. 学到一些生活技能，如：修理水龙头、电灯、除草等

4. 学会照顾他人，更加体贴他人

5. 一定程度上，实现了个人价值，增强归属感和责任感

社区无偿工作的弊端：

1. 无偿劳动的话，年轻人可能会没有动力去用心做（反驳：如果年轻人能认识到社区工作对自身发展的长远意义的话，会增加兴趣的）

2. 有时候社区分配的任务会影响年轻人的工作和学习（反驳：如果年轻人和社区领导或者其他人协商好的话，也能平衡处理的）

参考词汇

年轻人   young adults/ young people/ the youth/ the young generation
参加，从事，忙于   be engaged in/ engage themselves in/ participate in/ devote sth. to sth. / dedicate sth. to sth.

无偿劳动 unpaid work/ voluntary work/ volunteering/ free labour/ work for free

省钱 save money/ economically sound

不同背景的人 people from different backgrounds/ people from all walks of life

人脉  personal connections/ social network

归属感  sense of belonging

责任感  sense of responsibility   

篇章布局

Paragraph 1 开头段点明年轻人在社区无偿工作的意义以及其重要性
Paragraph 2 对于年轻人来说，在社区无偿工作是一个双赢的机遇，一方面社区减少开支；另一方面，在社区工作使得年轻人更有归属感和责任感，对社区的稳定发展起到良好的促进作用。
Paragraph 3 指明年轻人在社区无偿工作存在的潜在问题，如影响年轻人的生活和学习，但是接下来反驳。
Paragragh 4 再次表明个人观点：年轻人无偿在社区工作的利大于弊

范文参考

People have come to realize the development of the local community, though the mass media cover stories and breakthroughs on a larger scale. And accordingly, many citizens emphasize that young adults should be required to serve for free within a certain period of time in the community that they inhabit. I concur with this advocate and believe more benefits can be yielded.

Voluntary work in the residing area can bring a win-win situation on the part of the young generation as well as the local community. For the latter, the running expense can be curtailed due to young adults’ participation in some chores, such as doing some carpentry, repairing taps and weeding in the garden. And equally importantly, young dwellers can feel a sense of belonging and a sense of responsibility in the process of communicating with people from different walks of life and contributing to the maintenance of local facilities, as they would gradually be aware of how important roles they can play in others’ lives as well as in their own. In this sense, free service offered by young people thus can be advantageous to the harmonious development of the local community.

The merits mentioned above do not stop opponents from pointing out the inconvenience accompanied with this volunteering. They hold that young people’s life and work are likely to be negatively influenced or disrupted as these young man may be summoned at some inappropriate moment or may be annoyed about too many requirements involved. However, this problem would be tackled through mutual communication and sound coordination with people in the neighbourhood.

In light of the above discussion, I maintain that young adults can improve their multifaceted skills and embrace a better life if they do voluntary in the community where they dwell and the community having these young helpers can function economically well both in the short and long term.  (317 words)