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第一种误区,经常考生在雅思写作中出现这样一类句子。它不是阐述理由的观点句,在文章中没有任何功能性且无意义,只是对自己将要论述的话题做一个宣告。即没有作者的观点和态度,也不知道作者要从哪个方向去写。比如:“The subject of this essay is purpose of schooling.”或“I would like to write about the causes and solutions of juvenile delinquency.”这类句子不能出现在主体段做论点,也不适合做雅思写作的话题引入。
第二种误区,观点过于广泛。教学中我们经常强调,雅思写作论点一定要写的具体,越细越好。而考生经常出现的问题就是会出现一些很宽泛的论点句,以至于在较短的篇幅里并不能充分展开,甚至有时候会造成观点重叠。比如:“Mobile phones have changed our life greatly. ”这句只是说手机很大程度上改变了人们的生活,但是并未点明从哪些方面上带来了改变,因此把这个观点具化一下:“Mobile phones can serve as a connection to the Internet, which can be extremely convenient for obtaining information wherever you may be.”再比如:“Advertising has bad effects on all of society. ”这一句说广告有不良影响,我们需要写出具体的方面“Advertisements which exaggerate the function of the products may mislead the consumers.”
第三种误区,与第二种误区相反,有类考生的雅思写作论点写的过于狭窄以至于没有展开的空间甚至没有进一步支持的必要。这类句子与其说是观点,倒不如说是事实的陈述或者只是举了个例子而已。比如:“There are more local residents engaged in tourism industry. ”这句陈述了一个事实就是在当地越来越多人开始从事旅游业,并非观点,可改为:“Tourism brings huge economic benefits to local residents.”再比如:“The consumption of fossil fuels increase in recent years. ”这句说化石燃料的消费近年来有增长,需给出论述重点,假设我们要论述原因:“The consumption of fossil fuels increasing in recent years results from two factors.”
第四种误区,一个论点句中包含两个或多个主题。这种现象在让步段的写作中尤为明显,让步段写作要求针对反方一个论点进行反驳论述。如果反方观点或反驳论点出现这种多主题情况,很容易让文章失去统一性和连贯性,从而导致逻辑不清,扣分严重。比如:“Advertisements can help people make purchasing decisions which may not be rational. ”这句想说广告能帮助人们做出购买选择,又写道可能造成冲动消费,两个观点且自相矛盾,改为:“Advertisements can help people make purchasing decisions.”再比如:“Different generation differ from each other a lot in living habits and attitudes.”这句说不同年龄段的人生活习惯和观点不同,其实主要想强调这样容易带来冲突,改为:“ Different living habits and attitudes of different generation may cause conflicts while living together.”