2012年10月/11月/12月雅思写作预测

　　应某些同学的强烈要求，老徐雅思继续推出10月-12月的写作预测。
　　我还是坚持一贯的思路，选取典型题目，涵盖更多素材。记住，预测不是押题目，也不是拍脑袋！这次预测的25个题目都是最常规的话题，覆盖面广。如果你能把这些论据写一写，然后融会贯通，对付常规话题应该没问题。
　　此外，建议大家看看过去一年多我博客中的那些范文，都是很实用的写作词汇和素材。那些希望在2012终结雅思考试的童鞋，最后冲刺的时刻到了！也许今年最好的圣诞礼物是你的成绩单！
　　1. Some people think that the main purpose of schools is to teach children to be a good citizen rather than to benefit them as individuals. To what extent do you agree or disagree? （教育）
　　2. Some people believe it is better for children to begin to learn a foreign language at primary school than secondary school. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? （教育）
　　3. Schools should teach children academic subjects which will be useful in their future careers. Subjects such as music and sports are not useful. To what extent do you agree or disagree? （教育）
　　4. Some people believe that teenagers should learn all school subjects, while others claim that students should focus on the subjects that they are best at or that they are interested in. Discuss both views and give your opinion. （教育）
　　5. Some people think that younger people are not suitable for important positions in governments of countries. Others argue that younger people have new ideas in these positions. Discuss both these views and give your opinion. （教育+社会）
　　6. In many parts of the world, the incidence of crimes for young people is increasing. Why is this case happening? How should children or teenagers be punished? （教育+犯罪）
　　7. Traffic and housing problems in major cities would be solved by moving big companies, factories and their employees to the countryside. To what extent do you agree or disagree? （城市发展）
　　8. Rich countries often give financial aid to poor countries, but it does not solve the poverty, so rich countries should give other types of help to the poor countries rather than the financial aid. To what extent do you agree or disagree? （国际社会）
　　9. Some people suggest that a country should try to produce all the food for its population and import as little food as possible. To what extent do you agree or disagree? （国家发展）
　　10. Traditional food is being replaced by international fast foods. This has negative effects on family and society. To what extent do you agree or disagree? （健康生活）
　　11. Some people think that too much money has been spent looking after and repairing old buildings, so we should knock down old buildings and build modern ones instead. To what extent do you agree or disagree? （保护传统）
　　12. The only way to improve the safety in our roads is to give much stricter punishment for driving offences. To what extent do you agree or disagree？（交通）
　　13. Some people say that professional workers such as doctors, nurses and teachers make greater contribution. So they should be paid more than those sport and entertainment persons. To what extent do you agree or disagree? （职业）
　　14. Space travel to the moon is considered as “a step of mankind.” But some people think that space travel has made little difference on people’s lives today. To what extent do you agree or disagree? （政府投资+科技）
　　15. Some people think that good health is the basic need of every human and it is not right for the medical care services to be run by profit-making companies. Do the disadvantages of private health care outweigh its advantages? （政府投资 vs 私营）
　　16. Some people think that governments should act to change the way individuals live, while others believe that people have the freedom to choose their own lifestyles. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. （政府职能+生活）
　　17. Nowadays many developing countries are increasingly expanding their tourist industries. Is it a positive or negative development? （旅游）
　　18. Economic progress is one way to measure the success of a country. Some people believe there are other factors. What other factors should be considered? Which one do you think is more important than the others? （经济）