2012年5月26日雅思大作文真题:政府应怎样合理投资

题目要求

Some people argue that the government should support the funds for the arts, while some other people suggest that the money should be used for public health and education. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

有些人认为政府应该建立基金支持艺术事业的发展，而另外一些人则认为这些钱应用于发展公共医疗和教育事业。

讨论这两种看法并给出你的观点?

题目关键词

government; set up a fund; the arts; the public health; education

写作小贴士

此类题目是典型的argumentative essay双边类的写法，这类问法在剑桥系列丛书五册到八册中共出现过九次，建议此类文章分为四段来写，body paragraphs分为两段展开，首先，第二段可以写政府set up a fund to provide money发展艺术事业的诸多benefits，比如：To begin with, the arts make money, to be specific, arts organizations create jobs, spur local economy, and generate tax revenues. Then, the arts attract tourists, for a primary reason for travel is to experience the cultural offerings of other areas. The arts bring people to town and keep then there much longer. Last but not least, the arts provide a high rate of return on public investment. The arts strengthen a community in many ways. One investment can reap many rewards 。其次，第三段可以写利用这些钱发展public health和education的种种reasons，for example, in the first place, spending money on the public health is critical to reducing health care costs and improving health in one country and it is the heart and soul of public health and is crucial in preventing and managing disease as well. In the second place, these funds will also go to screening that is crucial in catching the infection early so people can stay healthy for as long as possible. In the next place, to remain competitive, the nation must increase the number of college graduates. Cutting the spending on education would put college out of reach for many low-income students。最后，在文章收尾处present your own viewpoint。以上观点仅供参考(brainstorming)，在具体写作过程中酌情使用!

写作语汇一览表

1. make ends meet收支平衡

2. account for占

3. ask for a budget increase要求增加预算

4. send a clear message that…传达了明显的信息

5. value education注重教育

6. outlay费用;开支

7. disease prevention疾病预防

8. make essential health services available基本医疗有保证

9. improve the social and economic well-being of the health workers提高医务人员的社会、经济福利

10. cultural diversity文化多样性

写作例句推荐

1. Through the arts we display, preserve, and pass on age-old art forms to keep the history of our area alive.

2. And we are told we are divided as a people, and then suddenly the arts have this power to bring us together and speak to our common condition.

3. The arts do provide for a great variety of benefits for citizens in our communities by providing economic, community and educational benefits.

4. The funding structure would see money trickle down to the most needy creative people.

5. The arts enhance a communities’ quality of life and its economy.