日期：2008-01-14 柱状图：比较(找出similarity)和对比(找出difference)，是写作的关键，既要横向总结所有柱状图表的共性特征，也要分别描写各个柱子的个性特征。 饼图： 是所有图表题中最好写的一种，值得注意的是要处理好如何丰富百分比的表达和占的表达。不要一直用数字加百分比的格... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-14 雅思真经上阅读实力提升策略(A、G类都实用) 单词 根据自己的英语基础制定出每天能够坚持的，切实可行的背单词计划。 结合阅读文章记忆单词是颇为有效的方法。如脱离语言环境孤立地背单词汇，就很容易把单词的意义和正确用法遗忘或者混淆。而且，枯燥的单词书和字母表容... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-14 Writing Task 2 的占分比例比Writing Task 1高，难度和英语水平的要求都会较高。您花在Writing Task 1的建议时间是20分钟而花在Writing Task 2的建议时间是40分钟。 但您也应留小量时间在最后阶段作最后检查。您并非必须先完成Writing Task 1才能开始Writing Task 2。... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-14 1. 小作文中频频出现地图题，这种题型在2000年之前是常考的，比如有问超市所选地点的图等，在2000年考过微波炉的工作原理之后就销声匿迹了将近7年，在2007年11月的第一次考试中又出现了地图题。其实地图题属于Introduction类型的小作文，和我们经常看见的Process/Flow... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-14 近读Economist，打算出一本关于Economist 英文特点，词汇，句式乃至段落的教材。 想法一出，立即展开批判性的阅读。 现将今日阅读收获与读者分享，请青岛北京雅思的同学认真阅读，请other readers多提宝贵意见： 插入成分 And this, whether it is motivated by obstin... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-14 雅思写作的评分标准变为：TR，CC，GRA和LR后，评分标准细化，具体化，从而对英语语言基本功的考查力度加大。 笔者现将在课堂上讲的多样化句式的一部分内容拿出来跟读者共享。 句子开头的变化的手段： A Begin sentence with an appositive The forest ranger, an exper... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-14 年末到来，雅思已进入了彻底的冬季，往往在这段时间无论是听说读写，都不会出现多大的意外，特别是写作，经历了11月初的那次7年不考的地图题后，雅思小作文应该是进入了传统的四大题型测试期了，大家一定要在考前至少写到8篇以上的Task 1，还有仔细看我的课堂笔记Versi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-14 一、避免使用语意弱的be动词。 1、把句中的表语转换为不同的修饰语。例如： Weak: The trees are bare. The grass is brown. The landscape seems drab. Revision:The brown grass and bare trees form a drab landscape. (转换为前置定语) Or: The landscape, bare an... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-14 宾语从句是雅思写作中非常常用的另一种句型。它一般用来提出观点。 以下的宾语从句句型在雅思写作中都常常用到。希望大家能认真掌握，灵活使用。 1 Some people think that 2 Some people believe that 3 Some people do believe that 4 Some people do strongly belie... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-14 形式主语从句是雅思写作中非常常用的一种句型。我们先来看一下它是如何构成的。(That + 一个完整的句子可做主语)。比如说：(That education is important) is clear.这就是主语从句的基本形式。但如果句子要是这样，主语过长。所以，我们习惯于用it来代替原来的主语。... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-14 There is nothing unusual about energy like coals and oils being consumed, principally because economic development depends on natural resources all the time. But what is happening today is extraordinary judged by the standards of the past. It is ene... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-14 Individual greed and selfishness has been the basis of the modern society. Someone think that we must return to the olds, more traditional values of respect for the family and the local community in order to create a better world to live in. To what... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-14 Some people think that machine translation is highly developed in todays society. Therefore it is not necessary for children to learn a foreign language. Whats your opinion? (Sample 1) With the rapid development of modern science, computers have bee... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-14 Today the way we consider human psychology and mental development is heavily influenced by the genetic sciences. We now understand the importance of inherited characteristics more than ever before. Yet we are still unable to decide whether an indivi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-14 Companies should encourage old employees (55 years old) to retire, in order to give opportunities to the new generation. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Nowadays, plenty of employees who are more than 55 years old must retire because of com... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-14 Should rich countries help poorer ones? Today, the world is becoming more and more closely linked. Trade has increased and the movement of people between countries is greater than ever before. However, billions of people still live in poverty, and i... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-14 In recent years, more and more advertisements have been flooding into our lives. Some advertisements exert negative effects on the youth. Therefore some people suggest that advertisements be banned. Do you agree or disagree with this? Give your reas... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-14 Many people believe that human activity is causing the earths temperature to rise. They say that this global warming will have dreadful consequences for our environment, such as drought and flooding. What should governments do to help prevent global... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-14 Since cities have changed a lot, the size of the cities has grown enormously. Discuss the causes and consequence of the enormous size of cities. Nowadays, the maps of cities are updated frequently. With the development of city, more and more suburbs... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-01-14 Air travel, once a privilege of the wealthy, has been gaining popularity worldwide over the last few decades. The number of people traveling by air has been growing by leaps and bounds. Some environmentalists, however, propose that air travel be lim... 阅读全文>>