Education



Play an educational role Provide us with much useful information Broaden one’s vision Widen one’s scope of knowledge Enrich one’s knowledg个写作加分词汇之二





Consequence, conservation, critic, harmony, hazard, indulgence, depression, curiosity 更有甚者，一些老师对学生采取体罚的方式，导致想 象不到的后果。 而且，年轻人比老年人更加开放，而老年人更趋于保 守。 批评家门认为这种做法与目前高度尊崇自由和个性的 文明社会不一致。（liberty, individuality, coincide with） 水彩画描绘的是人与自然的协调。（water-color painting）
2005-2011年亚太考区学术类考试所出 现的所有考题 中科技类题目


The development of technology has changed the way people interact with each other. In what ways has technology changed the types of relationships people make ? Has this become a positive or negative development? Air travel can only benefit the richest people in the world. Ordinary people can get no advantage with the development of air travel. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Physical health


Be harmful/detrimental to/for one’s health Lead to serious disease such as lung cancer Ignore/neglect outdoor activities Be beneficial/conductive to one’s health
Time

Bring great convenience and efficiency Time-consuming
Entertainment


Bring people a lot of entertainments Enrich our cultural life Make our life colorful Without___, our life would be dull and monotonous.
Lecture 8
科技话题
100个写作加分词汇之二




Retain Merciless Absurd Alienation Consciousness 经过谨慎的考虑，我倾向于后一个观点，即继续保留 关押罪犯的做法。 而且，这是对无情罪犯的惩罚和无辜受害者的安慰。 你只需结交几个外国朋友就会明白，国与国之间的成 见是多么的荒谬和有害。（stereotype） 城市化带给人们的危害之一就是远离大自然。 城市的发展渐渐剥夺了人类与大自然的亲近感，甚至 失去了对季节的感觉。（deprive of）
2005-2011年亚太考区学术类考试所出 现的所有考题 中科技类题目


Food can be produced much more cheaply today because of improved fertilizers and better machinery. However, some of the methods used to do this may be dangerous to human health and may have negative effects on local communities. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Leisure is a growing industry, but people no longer entertain themselves as much as they used to because the use of modern technology has made them less creative. Do you agree or disagree?
基本思路

写科技类话题的时候，科技产品或者发明对于 人类社会的好处往往是比它们的缺点容易写的。 在写优点的时候，我们可以从Individual(个 人)+ Groups(机构)+ Government(政府/社会) 几个角度去构思。
基本思路
第一，从Individual(个人)的角度去想，科技进 步对于个人的好处比较好写的论点有以下几点： 1. 提高效率 (boost/ enhance effectiveness); 2. 节省时间 (save time / slow down the pace of life); 3. 增加便捷性 (make our lives more convenient); 4. 减少成本 (reduce the cost of…)
Psychological health


Suffer from great pressure Psychological problems Lonely and isolated Cultivate independence
Fair/unfair

Reasonable/unreasonable Duty/responsibility/obligation The violation of one’s right and freedom
2005-2011年亚太考区学术类考试所出 现的所有考题 中科技类题目


Some people argue that technology such as the cell phone destroys social interaction. To what extent do you agree or disagree? In the past century when a human astronaut first arrived on the Moon, he said, ‘It is a big step for mankind.’ But some people think it makes little difference to our daily life. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
10大写作常用理由
Money


Money-consuming, waste money, spend a large sum of money on, lay a heavy financial burden on, on a tight budget Money-saving, save money, release/ease the financial burden, contribute much to the government’s revenue, create/yield economic profits
2005-2011年亚太考区学术类考试所出 现的所有考题 中科技类题目


In today's society, more and more work is done by machines. Do you think the positive effects of the development overweigh the negative effects on individuals and society? Today, foods travel thousands of miles from the farm to customers. Why has this happened? Is this trend positive or negative?

太空探索的利弊; 科技发展对于农业生产和食 品质量的利弊; 广泛使用机器人的利弊；科技 发展使工作，上学，购物等在家就可以完成的 利弊; 任何时间和地点都能打电话的利弊; 科技 发展改变了人们的娱乐方式，使人变得缺乏创 造力AD; 早期科技的影响比最新科技的影响大 AD; 有人认为科技发展拉大了贫富差距AD; 飞 机(互联网等)是最伟大的发明AD; 科学研究应 由政府实施控制，而不是私人公司AD;



Developments in technology have caused environmental problems. Some say this can be solved by living a simple life. Others think that technology can solve these problems. Discuss both views and give your opinion. Television has changed the quality of life for the ordinary person. Do you agree or disagree? Some think that news and the media have too much influence on people's lives. Is it a negative or positive development?