2018年8月25日雅思考试的大作文题目为：

Some people say that children should go to school as young as possible, while other people believe that children should go to school at least 7 years old. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

题目分析：从话题来看，这是出题频率最高的教育类话题，是备考考生必备话题； 从提问方式来看，这也是出题频率最高的探讨双方型提问方式，所以这次的考题中规中矩，相信只要认真备考过的考生都有所涉及。

遇到这种典型出题方式考生应该如何应对呢？

我们先来看看考官是如何写类似话题的探讨双方型作文：

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 these views and give your own opinion.

A child's education has never been about learning information and basic skills only. It has always included teaching the next generation how to be good members of society. Therefore, this cannot be the responsibility of the parents alone.

In order to be a good member of any society the individual must respect and obey the rules of their community and share their values. Educating children to understand the need to obey rules and respect others always begins in the home and is widely thought to be the responsibility of parents. They will certainly be the first to help children learn what is important in life, how they are expected to behave and what role they will play in their world

However, learning to understand and share the value system of a whole society cannot be achieved just in the home.  Once a child goes to school they are entering a wider community where teachers and peers will have just as much influence as their parents do at home. At school, children will experience working and living with people from a whole variety of backgrounds from the wider society. This experience should teach them how to co-operate with each other and how to contribute to the life of their community.

But to be a valuable member of any community is not like learning a simple skill. It is something that an individual goes on learning throughout life and it is the responsibility for every member of a society to take responsibility for helping the younger generation to become active and able members of that society.

结合上篇范文我们了解下探讨双方型话题的三大写作要点。

首先，双方都要讨论：主体段中的一段写some people的观点；另一段写others的观点，先后顺序不限。题目要求要探讨双方，所以如果只写一方的观点是片面的，会被扣分。所以范文在第一段主体段写家庭的作用，第二段主体段写学校的作用。

其次，要表达自己的观点：通常主体段第三段写作者自己的观点，可以支持双方，是比较保险的写法；也可以支持某一方，但是在支持某一方时要采用让步探讨下反对的观点，避免自己的观点极端。该段同时也可作为文章的结尾段。如果不写自己的观点这一段是片面的，题目要求了要表达自己的观点，否则在评分标准中的Task Response这一方面会被扣分。所以范文中最后一段写家庭和学校双方都有责任。

最后，引言段中的主旨句表达中立立场：双方观点明显各占一段的篇幅，所以通常在引言段中的主题句需统领全文，避免偏向一方。如考官范文在开头段提出了观点：教育孩子不仅仅是父母的责任，言下之意，学校也有责任，对于题目而言，是中立的立场。

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