2015年雅思大作文真题2015.1.10The leadersor directors of organizations are often older people. But some people say that young people can also be a leader. What do you think?2015.1.17Some people think that the amount of noise people make have to be controlled strictly, others say that people are free to make as much as they wish. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.2015.1.29Nowadays both scientists and tourists can go to remote natural environments such as the south pole. Do you think the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?2015.1.31Some people argue that too much attention and too many resources are given to the protection of wild animals and birds. To what extent do you agree or disagree?2015.2.7Many museums and historical sites are mainly visited by tourists, not local people. Why? What can be done to attract local people?2015.2.12Some people think the best way to improve road safety is to increase the minimum legal age for driving cars and motorcycles. To what extent do you agree or disagree?2015.2.28Some students take one year off between finish school and going to university, in order to travel or to work. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?Sample Answer:An increasing number of students choose to spend one year travelling or working before going to university after they graduate from high schools. Although students can benefit a lot from the experiences in a gap year, its drawbacks cannot be ignored.On prominent advantage of experiencing a gap year is that it helps students to accumulate working experience and have a clear perspective of career development. High schools emphasise academic development, which often makes students perplexed whenthey decide to choose a major in university. If an opportunity can be provided for them to participate in social activities, they will probably be more certain about their choice of major and work. In addition, working or traveling contributes to broadening students’ horizons and enriching their life. They need to live independently and communicate with people from different cultural backgrounds, which is of great value to both their life and work in the future.Despite these advantages, this view still cannot be supported by some parents and teachers. It is worried that students will devote too much to work and travel, and will probably give up their academic development. University is a place where students can acquire knowledge and skills. If they give up a bachelor degree, not only will the academic development be delayed, but also their career development will be negatively influenced. This is because with only a high-school degree, students are less likely to stand out in the employment market. Some graduates with low degrees have to undertake some jobs demanding long time and offering low income.To sum up, taking a gap year before starting university life provides students good opportunities to know more about themselves and the real world. However, if they are indulged in travel or work and abandon their academic task, they might feel regretful soon.2015.3.12Some people think it is important to plant more trees in open areas in towns and cities than build more housing. To what extent do you agree or disagree?主体段第一段：绿色植物光合作用不但能吸收二氧化碳而且能释放氧气。
其次更多的绿色植物能减少人们患呼吸类的疾病主体段第二段：房屋的功能是保证人们的居住。
但是一些房地产开发商为了利益过度开发土地。
这样只会浪费有限而又珍贵的土地资源。
其次我们的房地产产业和市场已经趋于饱和了。
年轻人也无力购买如此高价的房子。
结尾段：重述自己立场。
word count：250With the rapid urbanization of our society, tree seems more valuable than ever before. At the same time, a great number of people support more greenery in open areas in towns and cities rather than more housing buildings. I am of the opinion that this action has more benefits than drawbacks.Trees are an important part of the urban environment and a city with easy access to green spaces is more livable and attractive for most people. First of all, as we all know, green plants can carry out photosynthesis, which not only absorb carbon dioxide, but also release oxygen. Therefore, the air quality in cities will be improved greatly. Secondly, people living in cities with plenty of trees are less likely to suffer health problems caused by smog and fumes. This is extremely important because today travelling by car has become a major means of travel in most cities.Housing guarantees people’s basic need of accommodation. Today, many real estate developers overdevelop the open areas with the purpose of gaininghuge profit. This will occupy the valuable and limited land resources. In addition, considering our almost saturated real estate industry and market, there is no more need to build more housing. In fact, many employerscannot afford to purchase a flat because of the high housing price. Therefore，compared to housing building, trees seems more significant to our environment.To sum up, I believe that planting more trees in open areas will bring far more gains than losses.2015.3.14Some working parents believe children centers can provide best care for children, while others think of other family members like grandparents can do this job. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.Traditionally, toddlers are raised by their relatives such as grandparents in most countries. However, daycare centres have gained a growing popularity among working parents in recent years. From my point of view, attending a childcare centre has more benefits.One obvious argument in favor of daycare centres is that it provides children with the professional childhood education. This is because a good daycare centre is normally equipped with well-trained staff who can impart different skills, such as singing, dancing,painting and storytelling, to children through a variety of activities during the day. In addition to thewell-organised, structuredprojects, toddlers are provided with more opportunities to socialize with other peers, which helpsthem gain confidenceand self-consicousness. However, these opportunities are rare to achieve if they are watched over by grandparents.Opponents feel that a relative care is as effective as children centre. The reason for this is that taking care of a child is never an easy task, as children need constant love and attention. In fact, due to the limited number of caregivers, children are less likely to get the one-on-one care. By contrast, relatives, grandparents in particular, have sufficient time to take care of their beloved grandchildren, which also contributes to the family bond.I personally believe that no child can become anactive and valuable member of any society without intercommunicating with other peers. Therefore, although there are conniving arguments for a relative care, it is better to send them into daycare centers in the childhood period.2015.3.21Some people believe famous people’s support toward international aid organizations draws the attention to problems, while others think celebrities make the problems less important. Discuss both views and give your opinion.这个题目有很多关键词，famous people，international aid organization, MAKE problems less important. 很容易跑题，或者举例不恰当.word count：271With the negative influence of famous people’s bad behavior exposing to our slight more frequently, plenty of citizens begin to doubt their support towards international aid organizations.However, many people still believethat famous people are helpers rather problem makers. From my point of view, international aid organizations can attract more citizens’ attention on problems if celebrities give the right support and set up good images.It is sensible to argue that international charity groups can take advantage of the publicityof celebrities. With the announcement of high-profile figures, such as famous singers, movie stars and sports professionals, the activities or campaigns of international organisations can be responded immediately, if they are endorsed by celebrities. In the early time of this year, ALS Ice Bucket Challengespread around the world within a few days by the sharing of many celebrities. Meanwhile, the organisations also received millions of donationby fans as well.Nevertheless, it is an undeniable fact that a small part of celebrities don’t gain muchpopularity or bring any convenience to international aid organizations. Although some celebrities give their support to these organizations outwardly, they don’t brin g any tangible help. For example, some celebrities lead a luxurious life and never take practical actions to social problems, or even only take advantage of international aid organizations to advocate for themselves. As a result, the public will looseconfidence to these organizations, not to mention solving problems.To sum up, I believe international aid organizations will receive much more help fromcelebrities and figure out more problems if celebrities can make the right choices andtheir celebrity effect is used appropriately.2015.3.28Some people say that communication by computers and phones will have negative effects on young people’s writing and reading skills. Do you agree or disagree?Some educators have warned that the prevalenceof mobile phones and the internet has a negative effect on adolescents’ academi c ability. I agree with this view.Firstly, the wide use of “Internet English” is regarded as the culprit of the declining writingskills.One obvious reason is that young adults may make some grammatical mistakes unconsciously because of the frequent use of improper abbreviations and punctuation on mobile devices, and this might pose a threat to their future career where a professional writing ability is required in most companies. Therefore, many linguists have expressed their concerns that the instant messaging and chatting on mobile phones might harm the ability of using formal written English.Secondly, the poor reading proficiency can be put down to the frequent use of technologiesas well. Compared to the older generation, young people today are cluttered with different gadgets, like iPad and iPhone. For instance, with easy access to wifi, they can surf the internetanywhere and anytime to follow the latest information of their idols in another country. However, most social networks deliver fragment and useless information, which not only steals time away from solitary reading but also undermine the ability to think independently.In myopinion, this phenomenon should be reversed as soon as possible because reading has a profound effect on a nation’s future.In conclusion,while these electronic devices make the communication much more convenient, I am in the camp that they might affect young people’s academic performance negatively.2015.4.11Nowadays, older people who need employment have to compete with younger people. What problems do this cause? And what are the solutions?It is true that a growing number of young adults are faced with increasing competition from the elderly in the workplace.Although there will undoubtedly be some negative consequencesof this trend, we can take steps to mitigate these potential problems.Some related problems can be anticipated. The main issue is that more young employees are likely to suffer unemployment. This is because young employees are relatively restricted in terms of work experience and communication skills, compared with those experienced workers. Therefore, employers prefer to recruit older people with higher working efficiency rather thanthose who just graduate from the university. In addition, without a decent job and salary, it is extremely difficult for young people to make a living and raise their families, and this poses a threat to social stability sincesome of them might commit a crime to make a fast buck.Personally, I feel that governments and academic institutions should work hand in hand to tackle this issue. Most elders of retirement age, especially those living in industrialized countries receive a pension monthly, so there is no need for them toseek a job. In other words, the government should allocate more money to pension system, which can basically guarantee the basic needs of most elders. Besides that, education system should update the curriculum used currently and design more career-oriented courses for job hunters. By doing this, young people can become more competitive in the job market.In conclusion, I am in the camp that more steps can be taken to improve the wellbeing of the two generations.2015.4.18Some people think only best students should be rewarded, others think they should reward students who make progress.It is universally believedthat providing students with many rewards is an effective way to improve academic performance. Although some would argue that only those top students are eligible to receive these rewards, I am in the camp that anyone who makes progress should be rewarded as well.Firstly, advocates believe that it is reasonable to offer prizes to thehigh-level performers.Thisis because one needs to pay a great amount of effort than other classmates in order to earn a highgrade in the exam. In addition, top performers normally act as a facilitator to encourage otherstudents to work harder and they can create a competitive learning setting in the school.However, rewarding top players merely is likely to result in some undesirable results in some occasions. The reason is that those best students are relatively few in the class. If we only pay attention to those fewhigh-level learners and ignore the rest of the students, the enthusiasm for study might be reduced. Some opponents, therefore, feel that it is necessary for teachers to give certain awards to those who put forward reasonable efforts in study.The extrinsic reward provided to them is not only a recognition of their former performance, but also a motivator for further study since a sense of accomplishment can boost their confidence and help them become thehigh-level students eventually.In conclusion,my view is that both types of students should be rewarded, which is beneficial for the learning environment in the campus.2015.4.25Young people who commit crimes should be treated in the same way as adults by authorities. To what extent do you agree or disagree?It is sometimes argued that young lawbreakers should be tried as adults for crimes. I personally believe that this is partly reasonable.On the one hand, those who participate in violent crimes should not be treated differently than adult offenders. This is because most crimes, such as rape or murder, are thoughtful, deliberate and cunning in its planning and execution. If our courts trend toward amore lenient position, then the related laws and punishment will not have a deterring effect on teenagers. As a result, teenagers are likely to commit horrible crimes since they are aware that they have legal protection. What’s worse, these teens might recommit after they are released from jails. In some cases, the lighter sentencing might also lead to resentment towards the judicial system as victims might argue that these young offenders do not confess what they have done. This could also result in insecurity in our society eventually.On the other hand, the circumstances of a crime and its motivation should be taken into consideration when it comes to juvenile delinquency. For example, because of distress and hunger, some teens may turn to stealing food or robbery during a period of famine. Under this circumstance, harsh punishment, such as long-term jail might not be the best solution. In my view, most of the young offenders lack parenting and self-discipline, which would mean that other alternatives, such as community service and rehabilitation might be better alternatives for them.In conclusion, I feel that it is vitally important for judges and state legislators to ensure the justice equality regardless of the criminal’s age.2015.4.30In some countries, more and more adults are continuing to live with their parents even after they have completed education and found jobs. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?Sample Answer:Nowadays, an increasing number of adults choose to live with their parents after finishing their academic tasks and finding jobs. The overall effect of this phenomenon is negative, although the younger generation can get much help from their parents.It is widely acknowledged that living with parents contributes to relieve young adults’ strainsand stresses. They bear great pressure from their work and study, and are not willing to adapt to an independent life. The parents, especially the retired adults, are always ready to prepare everything for their children, helping them to concentrate on their work. In addition, young people can learn much experience from their parents who are more experienced in dealing with interpersonal relationships and career development. As a new comer in the working arena, the young generation are too naïve to manage their various challenges. Undoubtedly, it is of great value for them to live with their parents.On the other hand, continuing to live with parents will unavoidably cause some conflicts.Growing up in two different times, the views and lifestyles between these two generations are less likely to be the same. With the passage of time, the family bond will be alienated. What’s worse, if the adults lead a life with parents for a long time, they are particularly likely to have a sentimental attachment to their parents excessively. It will be increasingly difficult for them to start a new life when their parents cannot provide help any longer. It is detrimental for forming a new family in the future.When considering the effects of living with parents on young generation, we can concludethat this lifestyle is not universally suitable for every individual. As to most young people, they had better to live independently in order to keep a harmonious relation with parents and a balance between work and life.2015.5.9Developments of technology are causing environmental problems. Some people think the solution is that everyone accepts a simpler life, while others believe that technology can solve these problems. Discuss both views and give your opinion.There is no doubt that modern technology has caused a variety of environmental issues, both in cities and towns. Ironically, I feel that technology can address some of these problems but at the same time, personal effort is a must.Theoretically, addressing some environmental issues by adopting simple lifestyles is sensible. According to the statistics, during the last 100 years, the earth’s surface temperature hasrisendramatically because of human activities. Therefore,some people feel that the changes in our lifestyles can reverse this worrying trend. For example, the growing number of vehicles on the road emits a large quantity of green house gases, such as carbon dioxide, which will worsen the air quality. If residents chose other modes of transport, like buses or subways, this serious condition would be alleviated to a large extent. However, in my opinion, this policy would be very unpopular with some people,especially those living in the suburb, who do need to travel on roads.While it is undeniable that an individual’s behaviour has a profound effect on the environment, other people argue that the improvement in technology can tackle some problems in turn. For example, the technology today is available to produce electric cars that would be both quieter and cleaner to use. Persuading manufacturers and travellers to adopt this new technology would be a more effective strategy for improving air quality fundamentally.My own view is that apart from individual effort and environmental friendly technologies, we need to do more, such as introducing related laws and regulations. Environmental problems are so complex that each effort should be combined together to win the battle.2015.5.16To improve the quality of education, people think that we should encourage our students to evaluate and critics their teachers. Others believe that it will result in a loss of respect and discipline in the classroom. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.Nowadays, whether evaluating and criticising teachers should be supported in the classroomhas become a controversial issue. From my perspective, evaluation and criticism of teachers are necessary for the improvement of education if they are objective and reasonable.On the one hand, proposing changes to teachers’ lesson content contributes to the improvement of teaching quality. Usually, it is difficult for teachers to realise the mistakes and slips in their teaching unless students remind them. Additionally, teachers may not clearly know what students have known and want to know when planning their lessons. If students can put forward their ideas and suggestions towards the lesson, it will be of great help for teachers to upgrade the teaching projects. Moreover, trying to evaluate teachers’ lesson is particularly beneficial for students’ academic and career development in the future. The modern education emphasises criticism and innovation. Undoubtedly, it is an effective way for students to debate or discuss with teachers.On the other hand, the disruptive students will probably disturb the class and negatively affect both teaching and learning outcomes. When students voice their opinions in the classroom, it will be hard to maintain the order and discipline and the teachers may feel disrespected. Also, students will suffer a loss in terms of knowledge and other learning content. This is because teachers always devote much to delivering knowledge and explaining theories. If they aredisrupted, the teaching plan may not be able to be fulfilled. As a result, both teachers and students have to face a loss in the quality of education.To sum up, it can be recommended that students evaluate and criticise teachers in the classroom on the premise that they have decent manners without disturbing the learning atmosphere. Only in this way will teachers and students achieve a win-win outcome in education.2015.5.21In some countries around the world men and women are having children late in life. What are the reasons for this development? What are the effects on the society and family life?Sample Answer:In the modern world, young adults prefer to raise children late in their life. This essay will mainly analysethe potential reasons and how it will affect society and family life as well.There are three main factors contributing to the postponed parenthood. In general, people who bear great pressure from their work are less likely to prepare childbirth early, considering that they may have little time to attend their children. This problem can also beattributed to the high cost of modern life. The young people without adequate savings will probably be afraid of high living cost and expensive tuition. Another reason for this is the difficulty in balancing work and life. More young people emphasise the promotion in career, and thus spare little time for a stable marriage life which is viewed as a significant element for rearing children.It cannot be denied that late childbirthis able to provide more time for young couples to be ready for the new members in their families. They need to learn how to raise children before they decide to have children. In addition, if they delay childbirth, they can provide more economic support for children’s rearing and education.However, the low birthrate will cause an increase in ageing population. It is widely known that most medical needs and costs occur in the last years of life. Therefore, young people have to face the need to care for the elderly family members. From the perspective of the society, due to a shift in the age structure of the workforce, an ageing society with a low birthrate is likely to encounterlabour shortage.To summarise, the delay in having children is mainly attributed to the stresses and strains men and women bear in both their life and work. Although this may help them better prepare for their children’s development, the negative effects on both society and family life can not be ignored.2015.5.30In some countries, people believe that international tourism is a bad thing for their country. What are the reasons for this? How to change their views?Travelling abroad has become anew lifestyle nowadays. However,complaints about the potentialnegative effects of internationaltravel have been sparkedamong thepublic in recent years. This essaywill outline two main reasons forthese complaints and providecertain measures to change theopinion.First of all, it is a widespread phenomenon that foreign travellersmight repel the local community because of their inappropriate languages and behaviour in some resorts. Due to the cultural differences, visitors’behavior may break traditional rules in t ravel destinations sometimes. For example, a visitor will annoy anIndian when he passes food by his left hand. For this reason, the local government can take actions to provide more specifictravelling tips in popular scene spots for foreign travellers.In addition, more and more transnational travels will cause damage to the unique nature of a culture. Foreign visitors will bring not only tangible matters like food and clothes but also something intangible, such as their festivals or customs. In other words, these visitors are assimilating their country’s culture while they are travelling abroad, which will be bound to cause antipathy in racist society. Germany is a case in point. For this reason, the government can encourage locals to hold a tolerant attitude toward foreign arrivals as they have no common knowledge of local conventions in most times. Travelling is for cultural communication instead of invasion.In conclusion, breaking conventions and cultural uniqueness are the two main factors leading to the bias regarding international tourism. Both governments and individuals should m2015.6.6Some people prefer to provide help and support dierctly to those in their local community who need it.Others, however prefer to give money to national and international charitable organizations. Discuss both views and give your opinion.SAMPLE:Although people inindustrialised countries lead a high standard of living, it is undeniable that there are still 1.2 billion people living below the poverty line. In order to solve poverty-related problems, I feel that all kinds of help should be encouraged and respected.Giving a helping hand to those who are in need in the local community seems reasonable. It is because even in the richest countries, there are still a lot of people, such as disabled peopleand orphanages, suffering from famine and extreme poverty. For this reason, it is easy and convenient for us to help our fellow citizens, such as donating food or clothing to them, so that we can see the result of our actions immediately. By contrast, it is rather difficult to track expenditure of international aids, which might result in corruption in some cases.Those who donate money to domestic and international charities believe that the collection of money has a tremendous effect on the poor countries compared with other forms of help. This is because few people are able to donate a large amount of money to construct schools, hospitals and roads in poor areas. Instead, governments and charities can achieve this. International aids can also purchase vaccines which are available in developed countries by using the money raised worldwide and save millions childr en’s life.In my view, minor proportion of donated money and other sorts of help should be appreciated equally as long as the money reaches to those who need it desperately. The government could run campaign and encourage door-to door help. At the same time, charitable organisations should make every penny count for donors.2015.6.13Traffic and accomodation problems are increasing and government should encourage some business to move from cities to rural areas. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?It is sometimes argued that some business should be removed from cities to rural areas. Personally, I believe thishas more benefits than drawbacks.Firstly, suburbs usually have better surroundings than urban areas. This is because companies can provide their employees with a better office environment and livingcondition there, which would enhance employees’ enthusiasm for work. In addition, a comfortable office environment and living condition can decrease frequency oftalent-flowing and ensure companies’ development.Secondly, migrating some business to rural areas will make our cities a better place to live in. Large factory buildings will cover urban places extensively. If businesses relocate their factories to rural areas, these places can be used to build roads, parks, hospitals and other public facilities, and there might be less traffic jam in the rush hour. At the same time, governments can plant moregreenery to reduce air pollution. As a result, it provides citizens with better air quality, which is beneficial for their health.However, we have to admit that this policy still exist some disadvantages. Although moving some business torural areas can ease traffic problems, it will increase the cost of transportation for those who live in the remote areas. Besides, the ecosystem inrural areas is quite fragile, the。