【媒体类】新闻媒体对于人们生活的影响
　　The news media have become more influential in people's lives, some people think it's a negative development, to what extent do you agree or disagree? 新闻媒体对于人们的生活影响深刻，有人认为这种影响是消极的，是否认同?(2016年1月23日)
　　【题目破解】 新闻对于政客的影响：丑闻导致危机。新闻对于明星的影响：狗仔队侵犯明星的隐私。新闻对于个人的影响：一篇新闻报道可能完全改变人的一生，这种影响可以是消极或积极。(比如，媒体报道失学儿童生存的艰难，生活的捐助可以改变其命运。比如，媒体报道了职员之间的办公室恋情，可能两个家庭都面临危机)
　　【相关题目】
　　【媒体类】
　　Some people think that news reports in the media have no connections with people's lives. Therefore, it is a waste of time reading newspapers or watching television news programs. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 有人认为新闻媒体的报道和人们的生活无关，因此，读报和看电视新闻是浪费时间， 是否认同?(2012年6月9日)
　　【预测题目】
　　【广告类】
　　Nowadays, customers are facing increasing advertisements with the competition of different companies. To what extent do you think customers are influenced by advertisements? What measures can be taken to protect the customers? 现在，消费者面对日益增加的广告竞争，你认为广告在多大程度上影响了消费者，如何保护消费者。
　　【手机类】
　　There are social, medical, and technical problems associated with the use of mobile phones. What forms do they take? Do you agree that the problems outweigh the benefits of mobile phone? 手机带来和其相关的社会，医疗和技术问题，问题何在，是否认为手机的弊大于利?
　　【头脑风暴】
　　① 小布什在发动第二次海湾战争之前，让幕僚们收集新闻报道，其中就包含了凤凰卫视的立场，可见，媒体影响力之微妙深远。
　　② 新闻是隔夜就会馊的豆腐，而大众永远喜欢鲜豆腐。所以，新闻媒体人不易，报道既要有影响力，还不能违法违规。
　　③ 明星们有太多的油彩，难免招人嫉妒。一些人的阴暗心里是——你们有什么不快乐的事情，都发布出来吧，让我们也快乐一下。
　　【思路拓展】
　　① 媒体的教育性：媒体可以扮演教育者的角色，对缺乏新闻阅读经验者而言，他们无论是在常识或阅历上都相当地受局限。相反，有新闻阅读习惯的人却可从媒体中受益良多。例如，阅读国际新闻可以培养人的全球化视角，开拓人的眼界，更能培养人的分析性思维、理性思维、辩证思维。
　　② 媒体的信息性： 媒体是大众获得信息的重要渠道。阅读本国本地的消息可使我们熟悉最新的时事政治，很多消息和个人息息相关。例如，很多企业家每日最重要的功课之一就是收看《新闻联播》。投资者可以通过新闻了解国家最新的政策和市场信息，这样才能让企业的发展与时俱进。
　　③ 媒体的娱乐性：媒体是人们琐碎生活的调剂。阅读各类新闻媒体是很多人消遣娱乐的方式之一。《生活空间》栏目就是鲜明的例证，我喜欢了解不同的人生，“讲述老百姓自己的故事”让我在思考中感受快乐。
　　【作家立场】我认为，新闻给我们带来的利好远胜过其可能产生的不良影响。
雅思写作语料库： 新闻媒体对于人们生活的影响

　　【范文赏析】
　　【首段】背景介绍 + 争议焦点 + 作家立场
　　Perhaps nobody can avoid being swayed by various mass media. The news media have been exerting a tremendous influence on our lives because they can not only bring about glaring changes to the lives of ordinary people，but even ruin a political leader. Some people worry that the impacts of mass media are quite negative. From my perspective, however, what the news media can benefit us is greater than what they might influence us adversely.
　　【解析】
　　1. The news media have been exerting a tremendous influence on our lives because they can not only bring about glaring changes to the lives of ordinary people，but ruin a political leader . 新闻媒体具有巨大的影响力，它们不仅可以给普通人的生活带来重大的变化，甚至还能推翻一个政客。
　　2. From my perspective, however, what the news media can benefit us is greater than what they might influence us adversely. 然而，我认为，新闻给我们带来的利好远胜过其可能产生的不良影响。
　　【二段】 让步段：新闻传媒也许可能对人们的生活造成不良影响。
　　The opposite stand is also understandable. It is true that some paparazzi of tabloid magazines like to publish details about those superstars’ private lives，which might bring untold agonies to heroes of the story. Likewise, for the purpose of catering to the taste of the general public, some editors of newspapers and magazines also enjoy deliberately exaggerating so as to create a sensation. Surely enough, such irresponsible reportages should be highly condemned. However, we have no reason to throw out the baby with bath water.
　　【解析】
　　1. Some paparazzi tabloid magazines like to publish details about the superstars’ private lives，which might bring untold agonies to heroes of the story. 一些八卦小报的狗仔队喜欢发表关于明星生活隐私的细节，这会给当事人带来极大的痛苦。
　　2. Some editors of newspapers and magazines also enjoy deliberately exaggerating so as to create a sensation. 一些报刊杂志的编辑喜欢刻意夸大事实，以达到耸人听闻的目的。
　　3. Surely enough, such irresponsible reportages should be highly condemned. 当然，这些不负责任的报道应该被谴责。
　　4. However, we have no reason to throw out the baby with bath water. 但是，不分糟粕精华而全盘否定是不理性的。
　　【三段】 反驳段：新闻传媒给人们的生活带来的利好。
　　On no account can we underestimate the positive influences brought about by the news media. First, the mass media can play the role of educator. As for those who lack the habit of reading news, they are rather restricted in terms of general knowledge and the experience of the world. Conversely, reading news frequently can help us have a broader view of life and thus train our dialectical mode of thinking.
　　【解析】
　　1. They are rather restricted in terms of general knowledge and the experience of the world. 他们在常识和阅历方面都很受局限。
　　2. Reading news frequently can help us have a broader view of life and thus train our dialectical mode of thinking. 经常阅读新闻传媒可以拓宽我们的人生视野，因此，锻炼我们的辩证性思维。
　　【四段】 反驳段：新闻传媒给人们的生活带来的利好。
　　Also, various mews media can be an indispensable source of information for the vast majority of people. To illustrate, one of the most crucial lessons of a great many entrepreneurs is to Watch CCTV news everyday to familiarize themselves with the latest governmental policies and market information. Eventually, those amusing news stories can add color to the dull routine of every day life. I myself enjoy appreciate stories concerning the common people or mediocre life so that I could greatly deepen my insight into diverse lifestyles and grow spiritually during the process of thinking.
　　【解析】
　　1. Various mews media can be an indispensable source of information for the vast majority of people. 各种新闻传媒可以是大多数人获得信息的不可缺少的源泉。
　　2. Those amusing news stories can add color to the dull routine of every day life. 有趣的新闻报道可以增加我们枯燥常规生活的乐趣。
　　3. I could greatly deepen my insight into diverse lifestyles and grow spiritually during the process of thinking. 我可以极大地加深我对于不同的生活方式的洞察，思考的过程也让我在精神上成长。
　　【尾段】再次亮明观点
　　In closing, my stand is that various news media have and will have irreplaceable roles to play in our daily lives, the influence， to large extent， depends on how we treat and harness them. It is rather groundless to simply say that their impacts can always be baneful
　　【解析】
　　It is rather groundless to simply say that their impacts can always be baneful. 简单认为他们的影响是消极的是相当没有根据的。
　　【经典三剑客】
　　1. negative = adverse = baneful adj 有害的
　　2. the mass media = the news media = the media n 媒体
　　3. indispensable = crucial = vital adj 重要的
　　4. indispensable= irreplaceable = nonsubstitutable adj 不可替代的
　　5. influence = affect = impact n 影响