simonielts

Recyclingessay

y

thattheonlywaytoincrearecyclingisforgovernmentstomakeitalegal

requirement.

Towhatextentdoyouthinklawsareneededtomakepeoplerecyclemoreoftheir

waste?

ghIacceptthat

newlegislationtoforcepeopletorecyclecouldhelpthissituation,Idonotagreethata

recyclinglawistheonlymeasurethatgovernmentsshouldtake.

Inmyview,anewrecyclinglawwouldbejustonepossiblewaytotacklethewaste

mentscouldmakeitalegalobligationforhouholderstoparateall

ouldbepunishmentsforpeoplewhofailtoadheretothis

law,rangingfromasmallfinetocommunityrvice,orevenperhapsprisonntences

easureswouldactasadeterrentandencouragepeopleto

ult,theimprovedbehaviourofhomeownerscouldleadto

aclean,waste-freeenvironmentforeveryone.

However,Ibelievethatgovernmentsshoulddomorethansimplyintroducearecycling

tbemoreeffectiveifpoliticiansputeducation,ratherthanpunishment,atthe

mple,childrencouldbetaughtaboutrecyclingin

schools,andhomeownerscouldbeinformedabouttheenvironmentalimpactof

rtacticthatgovernmentscoulduwouldbetocreatestricter

regulationsforthecompaniesthatproducethepackagingforhouholdproducts.

Finally,moneycouldalsobespenttoimproverecyclingfacilitiesandsystems,sothat

wasteisprocesdmoreeffectively,regardlessofwhetherornotpeopleparateit

correctlyinthehome.

Inconclusion,perhapswedoneedtomakerecyclingalegalrequirement,butthiswould

certainlynotbetheonlywaytoencouragepeopletodispooftheirwastemore

responsibly.

Topicwords:

houholdwaste

newlegislation

justonepossiblewaytotackletheproblem

alegalobligation

houholders

failtoadheretothislaw

prisonntencesforrepeatoffenders

actasadeterrent

encouragepeopletoobey

improvedbehaviourofhomeowners

aclean,waste-freeenvironment

puteducationatthecentreofarecyclingcampaign

theenvironmentalimpactofhouholdwaste

Anothertacticthatgovernmentscouldu

createstricterregulations

packagingforhouholdproducts

recyclingfacilitiesandsystems

wasteisprocesdmoreeffectively

dispooftheirwastemoreresponsibly

Younggeneration

Attheprenttime,thepopulationofsomecountriesincludesarelativelylarge

numberofyoungadults,

advantagesofthissituationoutweighthedisadvantages?

Plan:

uction:Introducethetopic,thensaythattherearemoreadvantages

thandisadvantages.

aphaboutdisadvantages:competitionforjobs,oversupplyoflabour,

possibleincreainunemployment,pressureonhousingandpublicrvices,

.

aphaboutadvantages:young,vibrantworkforce,newideas,creativity,

adoptingnewtechnologies,increadproductivity,boosttoeconomy,more

moneyfromtaxes.

sion:repeat/summari.

Introduction:

Itistruethatyoungeradultsmakeupasignificantproportionofthepopulationof

herearecertaindrawbacksforcountrieswiththiskindof

populationstructure,Ibelievethattheindividual,socialandeconomicbenefitsfar

outweighthedrawbacks.

Conclusion:

Inconclusion,itemstomethatitisadvantageousinavarietyofwaysforcountriesto

havemoreyoungadultsthanelderlypeople.

Paragraphdescribingthreeparatedisadvantages:

Ontheonehand,countrieswithalargeproportionofyoungadultsmay

y,ifconsiderablenumbersofpeopleleaveschoolor

universityatthesametime,ersupplyof

ly,anabundanceofworking-

ageadultsmayresultinhigherratesofpovertyandfallinglivingstandards,as

governmentsorlocalcouncilsareunabletomeetthedemandfortheprovisionof

y,thereisariskthatratesofcrimeandantisocial

behaviourmayriiftheneedsofayoungpopulationarenotmet.

Paragraphfocusingononemaindisadvantage,withsupportingideas:

Ontheonehand,countrieswithalargeproportionofyoungadultsmay

iderablenumbersofpeopleleave

schooloruniversityatthesametime,

oversupplyoflabourcouldcauanincreainunemployment,orleadtopoorer

workingconditionsamployersrealithattheycanbringwagesdownandexploit

rpossibleconquencemightbethatyoungadultsareforcedto

usofwell-qualifiedyounggraduatesand

workersisoftenreferredtoasa‘braindrain’,andthisisnotadesirableoutcomeforany

country.

Topicwords:

alargeproportionof

considerablenumbersofyoungpeople

leaveschooloruniversityatthesametime

intencompetitionforjobs

oversupplyoflabour

anincreainunemployment

anabundanceofworking-ageadults

higherratesofpoverty

fallinglivingstandards

meetthedemandfortheprovisionofhousingandpublicrvices

ratesofcrimeandantisocialbehavior

poorerworkingconditions

bringwagesdown

exploityoungworkers

migrateabroadinarchofwork

anexodusofwell-qualifiedyounggraduates

desirableoutcome

HardWork

Ineducationandemployment,

somepeopleworkharder?Isitalwaysagoodthingtoworkhard?

Itistruethatsomepeoplearehard-workinganddiligentwhileothersprefernottopush

themlves,ew,

apositiveworkethicisdesirableuptoapoint,buttoomuchhardworkcanbe

counterproductiveandevenunhealthy.

•Threemainreasonswhysomepeopleworkharder

•1)Parentalpressuretobestudiousandsuccessful


•Example:medicalstudentsdonotwanttodisappointfamilymembers

•2)Escapefrompovertyorcreateanewlife

•3)Foundasubjectorjobthattheylove

Inmyexperience,therearethreemainfactorsthatinfluencehowhardpeoplestudyor

factorthatdrivespeopleandmakesthemmorestudiousandgoal-

dicalstudents,forexample,aremotivatedto

studyhardbecautheydonotwishtodisappointfamilymemberswhoexpectthem

therhand,therearepeople

whoehardworkasameanstoescapepovertyorcreateacompletelynewlifefor

y,itemstomethatsomepeoplearemoredrivenandpersistent

asstudentsorworkerssimplybecautheyhavefoundasubjectorjobthattheytruly

enjoy;peoplewholovetheirworkdescribeitaffortlessratherthanhard.

Topicntence-hardworkisusuallyenaspositive

Explainwhy-education:pasxams,goodgrades,careerprogression

Explainwhy-employment:mostindustriouspeopleritothetop

However-itcanbecomeanobssionwithperfection,competition

Result-neglectingfamilyrelationships,stresd,irritable

Whenapersonisdescribedashard-working,thisisalmostalwaysenasapositive

ealmofeducation,weexpecthardworkerstodiligentlyfollow

instructions,passtheirexams,achievegoodgradesandtaketheirfirststepsonthe

rly,inanemploymenttting,weexpectthemost

motivated,industriousandcommittedindividualstoritothetopandbecomeleaders

r,Ibelievethatinsomepeoplethedesiretowork

hardcanbecomeanunhealthyobssionwithperfection,outcompetingothersor

opleworksohardthattheyneglectfamilyandrelationshipsor

becomestresdandirritable,apositivetraithassurelybecomedetrimental.

Topicwords:

drivepeople

makepeoplestudiousandgoal-oriented

parentalpressure

bemotivatedtostudyhard

disappointtheirfamilymembers

ehardworkasmeansto

escapefrompovertyandcreateacompletelynewlife

drivenandpersistent

describeitaffortlessratherthanhard

positivetraitorattitude

intherealmofeducation

diligentlyfollowinstructions

passtheirexams

achievegoodgrades

taketheirfirststepsonthepathtoasuccessfulcareer

inanemploymenttting

motivated,industriousandcommitted

ritothetopandbecomeleadersorexpertsintheirfields

anunhealthyobssionwithperfection,outcompetingothersorbeingthebest

neglectfamiliesandrelationships

becomestresdandirritable

positivetrait,becomedetrimental

Employeedresscode

Somepeoplethinkthatemployersshouldnotcareaboutthewaytheiremployees

dress,extentdoyou

agreeordisagree?

Introduction(balancedopinion)

Inthemodernworkplace,dresscodesarechangingamployersfocusmoreonresults

agreethatthewaypeopledress

shouldbeenasirrelevantinmanyworkcontexts,Ibelievethatdresscodesstillexist

forgoodreasonincertainprofessions.

Topicntence,paragraph2

Ontheonehand,manyemployershavestoppedtellingtheirstaffhowtodress,andIe

thisasapositivetrend.

Topicntence,paragraph3

However,Iwouldalsoarguethatrulesregardingemployees'clothingarestillrelevantor

necessaryinotherworksituations.

Conclusion

Inconclusion,Isupportthetrendtowardsrelaxeddresscodesforworkers,butIdonot

eitasapplicabletoalloccupationsorctorsoftheeconomy.

Ontheonehand,manyemployershavestoppedtellingtheirstaffhowtodress,andI

themostsuccessfulcompaniesintheworld,

includingtechnologygiantslikeGoogleandFacebook,arefamousfortherelaxedoffice

eesareencouragedtodresscasually,and

eventhecompanyexecutivesandleadersarerarelyenwearinganythingotherthan

r,whilemanagersandprogrammersarefreetodresshow

theylike,earfromthe

performanceandglobaldominanceofsuchcompaniesthatstrictdresscodesare

completelyunnecessaryinthetechnologyctor.

However,Iwouldalsoarguethatrulesregardingemployees'clothingarestillrelevantin

ctcertainprofessionals,suchasnurs,policeofficers

andairlinepilots,niformsmayhaveapracticalorsafety

function,butperhapsmoreimportantlytheyidentifytheperson’spositionorrolein

rly,alawyer,politicianorschoolprincipalmaychootowearformal

clothinginordertoportrayanimageofauthority,trustworthinessanddiligence.I

believethatmostofusprefertoetheprofessionalsinsmart,formalattire,evenifit

isnotstrictlynecessary.

Topicwords:

inthemodernworkplace

dresscodes

shouldbeenasirrelevant

inmanyworkcontexts

certainprofessions

technologygiantslikeGoogleandFacebook

createrelaxedofficeenvironments

encouragedtodresscasually

arerarelyenwearinganythingotherthan...

produceworkofoutstandingquality

globaldominance

inthetechnologyctor

apracticalorsafetyfunction

identifytheperson'spositionorroleinsociety

toportrayanimageof

authority,trustworthinessanddiligence

smart,formalattire服装

notapplicabletoalloccupations

ctorsoftheeconomy

Parenting

eof

this,allmothersandfathersshouldberequiredtotakeacourthatprepares

extentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisview?

段落规划：

Firstmainbodyparagraph:Idisagreebecautheideaisimpractical

-Manyadultsaretoobusywithworkandothercommitments

-Theymaymissssions,andwouldtheythereforebepunished?

-Itwouldbeimpossibletoforceprospectiveparentstoattend

-Differentparentingstyles,impossibletocreateacourthatsuitveryone

Secondmainbodyparagraph:Idisagreebecauitisunnecessary

-Parentshavebeenraisingchildrenwithouthelpforthousandsofyears

-Parentslearnfromfamilymembers,theirownupbringing,friends...

-Theylearnbyinstinct,trialanderror,gettingtoknowtheirchildren

-Example:correctingbadbehavior,tryingdifferentstrategies

句子改正：

dnotbepracticaltorunaparentingcourformothersandfatherswhohave

suchdifferentfamily,culturalandeducationalbackgrounds.

believethatitispossibletoforceparentstoattendspecialcours.

ifficultandhugelychallengingjourney.

reewiththeideathatparentsshouldattendamandatoryparentingcour.

reewiththeviewthatparentsshouldbemadetotakeaparentingcour.

Instead,theyshouldbeofferedsupportifandwhentheyneedit.

Writea'while'ntencethatcomparesthetheorywiththereality.

Inconclusion,whilecompulsoryparentinglessonsmightemlikeagoodideaintheory,

Ibelievethatsuchaschemewouldbecompletelyunworkableinreality.

Itistruethatparentsshoulderahugeresponsibilityandthatraisingchildrenisbyno

r,Icompletelydisagreewiththeideathatweshould

thereforeforceallmothersandfatherstoattendparentingcours.

Inmyopinion,theideathatallfutureparentsshouldtakeaparenthoodpreparation

ospectiveparentshavejobsandbusy

schedules,

raisthequestionofwhetherthowhomisdtheclass,orperhapsrefudto

attend,vethatitwouldbewrongtodothis,anditwould

thers,

evenifparentscouldbeforcedtoattend,Idoubtthatpeoplewouldagreeonwhatgood

parentingentails,andsoitwouldbedifficulttocreateaparentingcourtosuit

everyone.

Aswellasbeingimpractical,Iwouldarguethattrainingcoursforparentsare

sandfathershavebeenraisingchildrenwithoutanyformalhelpor

ingskillsarelearntfromfamily

members,friends,smoreimportantly,

adultslearntobegoodparentsbyinstinct,bytrialanderror,andbygettingtoknowtheir

ownchildren;forexample,agoodparentwilltrydifferentstrategieswhenfacedwitha

badly-behavedchild,andwillgraduallydevelopanunderstandingofwhatworksto

thisrequirestheinterventionofataughtcour.

Inconclusion,whilecompulsoryparentinglessonsmightemlikeagoodidea,Ibelieve

thatsuchaschemewouldbeunworkableandlargelypointless.

Topicwords:

shoulderhugeresponsibility

raisingchildren

bynomeansaneasytask

attendparentingcours/class

takeaparenthoodpreparationcour

prospectiveparents

enforcetheideaofcompulsorytrainingforparents

agreeonwhatgoodparentingentails

createaparentingcourtosuiteveryone

withoutanyformalhelporofficialinterferenceforthousandsofyears

parentingskills

familymembers,friends,neighboursandthesurroundingculture

byinstinct,bytrialanderror,andbygettingtoknowtheirownchildren

trydifferentstrategieswhenfacedwithabadly-behavedchild

developanunderstandingofwhatworkstocorrectthebehavior

unworkableandlargelypointless

Localvsforeign

Somepeoplebelievethatitismoreimportanttoteachchildrentheliteratureand

historyoftheirowncountry,ratherthantheliteratureandhistoryofother

extentdoyouagreeordisagree?

Introducethetopic:teachingnationalvsgloballiteratureandhistory

Answerthequestion:Iagreethatstudyingnationalbooksandeventsisthepriority

Paragraph2:explainwhychildrenshouldreadbooksandstudythekeyhistorical

eventsoftheirowncountries

Paragraph3:explainwhyteachingtheliteratureandhistoryofothercountriesis

unnecessaryorlessimportant

Conclusion:repeat/summaritheanswer

Peoplehavedifferentopinionsaboutwhetherschoolsshouldpriorititheteachingof

nationalliteratureandhistory,insteadoftakingamoreglobalviewofthesubjects.I

tendtoagreewiththeideathatchildrenshouldstudyfirstandforemostthegreatbooks

andhistoricaleventsoftheirowncountries.

Topic:reasonswhychildrenshouldreadbooksandstudyhistoricaleventsoftheirown

countries

Thechild'sperspective:youngchildrenlikelearningaboutwheretheylive,itmakes

ntothem

Theparent'sperspective:theystudiedthesamebooksandhistoricalevents,theycan

helptheirchildren,thereisanofcontinuityacrossthegenerations,passingdown

knowledge

Example:readingShakespeareorlearningabouttheBattleofHastingsinEnglish

schools

Theschool'sperspective:aconsistentcurriculumoftopics,clearlimitstoteaching

scope,easytovisitkeylocationsonschooltrips

ThereareveralreasonswhyIbelievethatschoolsshouldfocusonteachingnational

y,childrenenjoylearningaboutwheretheylive,andby

studyingtheideas,cultureandhistoryoftheirowncountriestheybegintodevelopa

ametime,thisapproachislikelytopleaparents,whostudied

thesamebooksandhistoricaleventsandcanthereforehelptheirchildrenwithschool

hchildren,forexample,readShakespeareandlearnabouttheBattleof

Hastingsjustastheirparentsdid,andthereiducationalcontinuityacrossthe

y,anemphasisonnationalliteratureandhistorygiveducatorsa

narrowerteachingscope,makingcurriculumdesignaneasiertask.

Bycontrast,thestudyofglobaleventsandforeignnovelscouldcauunnecessary

mple,Idonotethepointin

prentingRussianorChinehistorytoaBritishchildwhohasnotyetstudiedthe

thechildwouldbeabletocomprehend

historicaleventsthattookplaceinLondonthanthothathappenedinMoscowor

rly,anyexposuretointernationalliteratureislikelytorequiretheteaching

eopleatprimaryorcondary

schoolagearesimplynotreadyforsuchcomplications.

Inconclusion,Iwouldarguethatitisundesirableforschoolstocoveraspectsofforeign

historyandliterature;theyshouldgroundtheirpupilsinthelocalcultureinstead.

Topicwords:

•nationalversusglobal

•greatbooksandhistoricalevents

•globaleventsandforeignnovels

•developanofidentity

•thisapproachisappealingtoparents

•justastheirparentsdid(meaning"liketheirparentsdid")

•educationalcontinuityacrossthegenerations

•anemphasison

•giveducatorsanarrowerteachingscope

•makingcurriculumdesignaneasiertask

•cauunnecessarydifficultyandconfusion

•moreabletocomprehend

•eventsthattookplacein

•exposuretointernationalliterature

•islikelytorequire

•notreadyforsuchcomplications

•itisundesirable

•tocoveraspectsof

•groundtheirpupilsinthelocalculture

Powerofadvertising

Today,thehighsalesofpopularconsumergoodsreflectthepowerofadvertising

extentdoyou

agreeordisagree?

Itistruethatweareincreasinglysurroundedbyadvertisingbycompaniesthatwantto

extentIagreethatadvertisinghasanimpactonsales,but

Iwouldalsoarguethatwedoneedmostofthegoodsthatwebuy.

Advertimentscancertainlytemptpeopletobuyproductsthattheymightnototherwi

earpeoplecanbeen

queuingtobuythelatestmodels,evenwhentheyalreadyhaveaperfectlygoodphone

sitistheinfluenceofmarketingthatleadsusto

makethekindsofdecisions;wewanttostayuptodatewiththelatestfashionsorown

hsalesoftheiPhoneemtosupportthisidea.

Ontheotherhand,Ibelievethatmostpeopledonotbuyproductsbecauofthe

reothergoodreasonswhywemakethechoices,andthere

sionsofproducts

r,forexample,

mayhavegreatlyimprovedsafetyfeatures,oritmaybemoreeconomicaltorun,orit

onemayallowtheurtocommunicatemorequicklyor

effectively,thunhancingtheirqualityoflife.

Inconclusion,whileadvertisingobviouslyinfluencesourbuyingbehaviour,Idonotagree

thatpeoplemakedecisionsthatgoagainsttheirrealneeds.

Topicwords:

•weareincreasinglysurroundedby

•hasanimpacton

•temptpeopletobuyproducts

•thattheymightnototherwiwant

•queuingtobuythelatestmodels

•doesnotneedreplacing

•theinfluenceofmarketing

•leadsustomakedecisions

•stayuptodate

•thelatestfashions

•ahigh-statusdevice

•makechoices

•makeapurcha

•newversionsofproducts

•improvedfeatures

•improvedsafetyfeatures

•moreeconomicaltorun(referringtoacar)

•polluteless

•communicatemorequicklyoreffectively

•enhancingtheirqualityoflife

•ourbuyingbehaviour

•theirrealneeds

Artificialintelligence

Somepeoplebelievethatdevelopmentsinthefieldofartificialintelligencewill

,bycontrast,are

worriedthatwearenotpreparedforaworldinwhichcomputersaremore

sbothoftheviewsandgiveyourownopinion.

Introduction

Peopleemtobeeitherexcitedorworriedaboutthefutureimpactofartificial

allyIcanunderstandthetwoopposingpointsofview;Iamboth

fascinatedbydevelopmentsinartificialintelligenceandapprehensiveaboutitspossible

negativeeffects.

Topicntence,paragraph2

Ontheonehand,theincreasingintelligenceoftechnologyshouldbringsomeobvious

benefits.

Topicntence,paragraph3

Ontheotherhand,Isharetheconcernsofpeoplewhobelievethatartificialintelligence

mayharmusifwearenotcareful.

Conclusion

Inconclusion,whileintelligentmachineswillnodoubtimproveourlivesinmanyways,

thepotentialrisksofsuchtechnologiesshouldnotbeignored.

Isharetheconcernsofpeoplewhobelievethatartificialintelligencemayharmusifwe

hortterm,itislikelythatwewilleariinunemploymentas

wo

example,lf-drivingvehiclesareexpectedtocauredundanciesindrivingjobs,such

aslorrydrivers,ediumterm,ifintelligent

technologiesgraduallytakejobsawayfromhumans,wemayfindthatpeoplebecome

rtermfearisthatcomputers

becomesointelligentthattheybegintomakedecisionswithouthumanoversightand

withoutregardforourwell-being.

Fullessay:

Peopleemtobeeitherexcitedorworriedaboutthefutureimpactofartificial

allyIcanunderstandthetwoopposingpointsofview;Iamboth

fascinatedbydevelopmentsinartificialintelligenceandapprehensiveaboutitspossible

negativeeffects.

Ontheonehand,theincreasingintelligenceoftechnologyshouldbringsomeobvious

esareclearlyabletodomanyjobsbetterthanhumanscan,especiallyin

areasthatrequirehighlevelsofaccuracyorcalculationsusinglargeamountsofdata.

Forexample,robotsarebeingdevelopedthatcancarryoutsurgicalprocedureswith

greaterprecisionthanahumandoctor,andwealreadyhavecarsthatunsorsand

chnologiescanimprovesafetybyreducingthe

sytoimaginehowthedevelopments,andmany

others,willsteadilyimproveourqualityoflife.

Ontheotherhand,Isharetheconcernsofpeoplewhobelievethatartificialintelligence

hortterm,itislikelythatwewilleariin

unemploymentasworkersinvariousindustriesarereplacedbymachinesorsoftware

mple,lf-drivingvehiclesareexpectedtocauredundanciesin

drivingjobs,suchaslorrydrivers,ediumterm,if

intelligenttechnologiesgraduallytakejobsawayfromhumans,wemayfindthatpeople

rtermfearisthat

computersbecomesointelligentthattheybegintomakedecisionswithouthuman

oversightandwithoutregardforourwell-being.

Inconclusion,whileintelligentmachineswillnodoubtimproveourlivesinmanyways,

thepotentialrisksofsuchtechnologiesshouldnotbeignored.

Topicwords:

•thefutureimpactof

•thetwoopposingpointsofview

•Iambothfascinatedandapprehensiveabout...

•bringsomeobviousbenefits

•highlevelsofaccuracy

•calculationsusinglargeamountsofdata

•carryoutsurgicalprocedures

•withgreaterprecision

•reducingthelikelihoodof

•humanerrors

•steadilyimproveourqualityoflife

•Isharetheconcernsofpeoplewho...

•intheshort/medium/longterm

•ariinunemployment

•invariousindustries

•arereplacedbysoftwareprograms

•lf-drivingvehicles

•cauredundancies

•becomedeskilled

•lotheirnofpurpo

•alongertermfear

•withouthumanoversight

•withoutregardfor

•ourwell-being

•thepotentialrisks

•shouldnotbeignored