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2018年12月13日雅思考官范文


Many young people today like pop and movie stars rather than famous people in the history in their country. Why is this? What can be done to increase young people’s interest in famous people in the history of their country?

Over the last several decades, with the arrival of TV and social media, there has been a growing obsession with the lives of celebrities. Celebrity worship is a common aspect of young people’s lives today, and many see this as a drawback, because the young people in question show less interest in totemic figures in their nation’s history.

The boom of mass media, particularly TV and movies, have created this cult of celebrity worship. The lives of celebrities are of great interest to many of today’s young for a series of reasons. Famous people often symbolise an idealised standard for others to aspire to, with their vast wealth and jet set lifestyles serving as the goal many people aspire to. This creates a feeling among the young that, even though celebrities live lives that are perhaps unrealistic for others to aspire to, they still try to emulate them.

Thus, the important historical figures in their nation’s past, who perhaps reflect characteristics such as national pride and integrity are no longer important to young people, as they seek gratification and wealth instead, features which are associated with celebrities. It isn’t simply the case that such historical individuals are of no interest to the young, but it is rather that they do not symbolise an aspiration that seems relevant to them. If it is considered important to inspire young people to take an interest in the achievements of historical figures then the only way to go about this is to go about enforcing a radical cultural change.

Thus, that would involve ending the worship of money and celebrities, and focusing on creating a society that educates individuals who seek different goals, rather than simply aiming to get rich and achieving personal success.

By Timothy Williams



解析：这篇文章是典型的社会生活类的报告型大作文。




识别报告型文章，一般会有以下问题出现： What are the reason? How can we…? （原因是什么？我们应该怎样做？）/ What are the reasons for this problem? What are the effects on society?（这个问题的原因是什么？对社会有什么影响？） 等等。所以这类文章通常是需要考生解释问题的原因并给出一个解决方案的。


在写这类话题的大作文是，主体段应分成两段，一段解释导致问题的原因，例如文中：The boom of mass media, particularly TV and movies, have created this cult of celebrity worship. 


主体段的首句就解释了导致年轻人对于明星过分崇拜的原因，之后连接的是1-2个支持句解释论证问题的原因。另一段给出解决问题的对策。最后结尾段，总结关键的原因和解决方法。



这样的写作结构可以使文章的逻辑完成且通顺，使考官在阅读的过程中一目了然每一段的的逻辑关系。这篇文章的问题类型还只是报告型题型的其中一种，更多题型在启德2018雅思标准化教材的强化段第十课有详细地介绍。


社会类文章的写作技巧也会在标准化教材中有详细地讲解，如果大家想学习更多关于雅思写作的内容，欢迎大家来启德上课。