2011年8月20日雅思写作预测

　　下面是2011年8月20日雅思写作预测的内容，是由新航道雅思名师所发布的。这一次，新航道雅思写作预测有一些特别，是以大的范围为主兼顾具体的练习题目。下面是2011年8月20日雅思写作预测的详细内容，供大家参考。
　　1号球——Career development;2号球——Infrastructure;3号球——Abstract;5号球——S&T;6号球——Maslow/'s theory;9号球——Globalization;最重要的是前四个球，占据题目的92%左右，考生可以锁定这四个球。
　　1号球——Career development：和谐英语
　　Some people think the university education should prepare students for future employment, others think it should have other functions. Discuss and say what other functions you think the university should have.
　　Many young people leave their home before they are 20 years old to study or start to work. Do you think it positive? What would be the disadvantages in the matter?
　　Schools should teach children the academic subjects which will be beneficial and helpful in their future career, so other subjects like music and sports are not important. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the opinion?
　　2号球——Infrastructure：
　　In most parts of the world, the volume of traffic is growing at an alarming rate. In the form of an assignment, discuss about the main traffic problems in your country, their causes and possible solutions.
　　The environmental problem is so serious to most countries and individuals that to solve it should be based on the international level rather than individuals and individual countries. Do you agree or disagree with the opinion?
　　Many old buildings are protected by law because they are part of a nation/'s history. However, some people think they should be knocked down to make way for new ones because people need houses and offices. Do you think it is important to maintain old buildings? What kind of solutions can you suggest to alleviate the problem?
　　Police in Britain do not carry guns. Some people believe that it will make citizens uNPRotected, but others suggest that it would reduce the violence in society. Discuss those two views.
　　3号球——Abstract：
　　Many people stay off working and studying. What reasons cause stress and how to solve it? Refer to your own experience.
　　Happiness is considered very important in our life. Why is it difficult to define? What are the factors of achieving happiness?
　　Today, people are getting greedy and selfish. Some people argue that we should attempt to go back to the older day, and show respect for the family and community. So we can make the world better to live. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
　　5号球——S&T：
　　We’ll have intelligent machine-robots in the future to do the work instead of human beings. State the possible benefits and dangers of them for a university lecturer.
　　Someone maintained computers are less helpful to children/'s study and they have a negative effect on children/'s physical and mental development. Do you disagree or agree with the statement?
　　Many people think public libraries should provide only books and shouldn/'t waste their limited money on expensive hi-tech media such as software of DVDs or videos. What’s your opinion towards the statement?