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雅思写作补充阅读材料华中科技大学外国语学院2010年春季EssayEssayEssayEssaytopicstopicstopicstopicsEducationEducationEducationEducationGoalsGoalsGoalsGoals1.Somepeoplethinkthatteachersshouldberesponsibleforteachingstudentshowtojudgerightandwrongandhowtobehavewell.Somesaythatteachersshouldonlyteachstudentsaboutacademicsubjects.Discussbothviewsandgiveyouropinion.2.Somepeoplethinkthatthemainpurposeofschoolsistoteachchildrentobeagoodcitizenorworkerratherthantobenefitthemasindividuals.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?3.Insomecountries,schoolsaimtoprovideageneraleducationacrossarangeofsubjects;inothers,childrenfocusonanarrowrangeofsubjectsrelatedtoaparticularcareer.Fortoday’sworld,whichsystemismoreappropriate?4.Somepeoplethinkthatuniversitiesshouldprovideknowledgeandskillsrelatedtothefuturecareer,butothersthinkthetruefunctionofuniversityistogiveaccesstoknowledgeforitsownsake.Whatisyouropinionofthemainfunctionofuniversity?5.Somepeoplebelievethatthemainaimofuniversityeducationistohelpgraduatesfindbetterjobs,whileothersthinkthatuniversityeducationhasmuchwiderbenefitsforindividualsandsociety.Discussbothviewsandgiveyouropinion.6.Somepeoplesuggestthatschoolsshouldpaymoreattentiontoacademicsubjectsforchildrenbecausethesesubjectsareusefulfortheirfuturecareer.Theythinkthatsubjectslikemusicandsportsarenotusefulandshouldbereduced.Whatisyouropinion?CurriculumCurriculumCurriculumCurriculum7.Somepeoplethinkthatthegovernmentshoulddecidethesubjectforstudentstostudyinuniversity.Othersbelievethatstudentsshouldbeallowedtoapplyforthesubjecttheyprefer.Discussbothviewsandgiveyouropinion.8.Itissuggestedthatalltheyoungadultsshouldberequiredtoundertakeaperiodofunpaidworkhelpingpeopleinthecommunity.Doesthisbringmorebenefitsormoredrawbackstoyoungadultsandthecommunity?9.Somepeoplethinkthatuniversitystudentsshouldonlystudyonespecialistsubject.Othersthinkthatuniversitiesshouldencouragestudentstostudyarange3ofsubjectsinadditiontoaspecialistarea.Giveyouropinion.10.Shouldinternationalnewsbeincludedintosecondaryschoolsubjectsorisitawasteoftime?Giveyouropinion.11.Somepeoplebelievethatsomeunpaidcommunityserviceshouldbeacompulsorypartofhighschoolprograms.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?12.Mostcountriesspendmuchmoneyoneducation,astheystarttorealizetheimportanceofeducation.Whichtwosubjectsdoyouthinkarethemostimportantandwhichoneistheleastimportant?Subjects:Literature,Sports,Mathematics,Economy,Physics,History,Music,Geography,Philosophy,ForeignlanguagesPedagogyPedagogyPedagogyPedagogy13.Nowadays,computersareincreasinglyusedineducation.Inwhichareascomputersaremoreimportantandinwhichareasteachersaremoreimportant?14.Lectureswereusedinthepastasawayofteachingalargenumberofstudents,butnowadays,withthedevelopmentoftechnology,therearenojustificationsforthemtoexist.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?15.SomepeoplethinkitisgoodforchildrentospendtimeonTV,video,andcomputergames.OthersbelievethatTV,videoandcomputergameshavenegativeeffectsonchildren'sdevelopment.Discussandgiveyouropinion.16.Teachersusedtobethesourceofinformation,butnowstudentshaveaccesstowidesourcesofinformation.Somepeoplethinkthatthereisnoroleforteachersinmoderneducation.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?17.Childrencanlearneffectivelybywatchingtelevision.Theyshouldbeencouragedtowatchtelevisionregularlybothinschoolandathome.Doyouagreeordisagree?MiscMiscMiscMisc18.Somepeoplethinkthatstudentsbenefitfromgoingtoprivatesecondaryschools;othersfeelthatprivatesecondaryschoolshaveanegativeeffectonsocietyasawhole.Discussbothviewsandgiveyouropinion.19.Itisbetterforstudentstolivewiththeirparentsathomeratherthaninschool.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?20.Somepeoplethinkthatschoolsshouldselectstudentsaccordingtotheiracademicabilityandothersbelievethatstudentswithdifferentacademicabilitiesshouldbeeducatedtogether.Discussbothviewsandgiveyourownopinion.21.Highereducationisfundedinseveralways:allcostsofhighereducationarepaidbythegovernment;allcostsarepaidbythestudent;allcostsarepaidbystudents4withagovernmentloanwhichmustberepaidaftergraduation.Whatarethebenefitsofthesewaysandwhichoneisthebest?22.Somepeoplebelieveitisbetterforchildrentobegintolearnaforeignlanguageatprimaryschoolthansecondaryschool.Doyouthinktheadvantagesoutweighthedisadvantages?23.Incountries(wherethereishighunemployment)mostpupilsshouldbeofferedonlyprimaryeducation;thereisnopointinofferingsecondaryeducationtothosewhowillhavenohopeoffindingajob.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?24.Somepeoplethinkthatchildrenshouldobeyrulesanddowhattheirparentsandteacherswantthemtodo.Othersbelievethatchildrencontrolledverymucharenotwell-preparedfortheiradultlife.Discussthebothsidesandofferyourview.GovernmentGovernmentGovernmentGovernmentHealthHealthHealthHealthcarecarecarecare1.Somepeoplethinkthatitistheresponsibilityofthegovernmentofacountrytoensureahealthylifestyleforitspeople,whileothersbelievethatindividualsshouldbefreetomakedecisionsfortheirlifestyles.Discussbothviewsandgiveyouropinion.2.Somepeoplethinkthatgoodhealthisthebasicneedsofeveryhumananditisnotrightforthemedicalcareservicestoberunb