本书是雅思考官丹·伯恩斯十余年评分经验的精华。作为考官，他非常了解中国考生的应试特点，尤其是考生得分偏低的Task 2写作专项。为了帮助考生解决写作中常见的中式英语问题、教授考生用思辨的方式拓展写作思路，作者在本书中收集了近十年来在雅思A类和G类写作考试Task 2中出现过的各类题材的议论文写作题，并且为每道题目提供了符合考官评分标准的高质量范文，对考生的写作具有很强的指导意义。

丹·伯恩斯（Dan Berns），英国人，自幼在剑桥长大，剑桥大学英语语言文学学士，后在清华大学获得硕士学位。担任雅思考官十余年，非常了解中国学生的应试弱点。他通过本书分享自己多年的经验，告诉考生究竟怎么回答是考官想听到的内容，而不仅仅是背诵标准答案。

A Letter to Readers
给读者的一封信
A Quick Note about Topics
本书使用说明
001 Nowadays, many charities publicize what they do by giving a name to a particular day,such as Children's Day for encouraging the good treatment of children or National Non-Smoking Day for encouraging people to give up smoking. Why do these charities and organizations do this? How effective can these special days be?
002 Some people believe that imported food has a positive effect on our lives. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
003 Nowadays a large amount of advertising is aimed at children. Some people think this has a negative effect on children and should be banned. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
004 Nowadays many old people live in retirement communities with other old people. Is this a positive or negative development?
005 In the modern age many people think that it is unnecessary to teach children the skill of handwriting. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
006 In some countries, small town-centre shops are out of business because people are driving to large out-of-town stores. Do you think the advantages of this development outweigh its disadvantages?
007 Young people are often influenced in their behaviour and situations by others of the same age. This is called "peer pressure". Do the disadvantages outweigh the advantages?
008 Space travel has been possible for some time and some people think space tourism could be developed in the future. To what extent do you think it's a positive or negative development?
009 Some people suggest that a country should try to produce all the food for its population and import as little food as possible. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
010 In the modern world, it is no longer necessary to use animals for food. To what extent
do you agree or disagree?
011 After some criminals are released from prison, they still continue to commit crimes. Why do you think this is? What can be done to prevent it?
012 Some people believe that a country can benefit a lot from universities education, while others believe that sending a large percentage of young students to universities leads to unemployment. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
013 To learn effectively, children need to eat a healthy meal at school. How true is this statement? Whose responsibility is it to provide food for school children?
014 Some people think that the government should pay for public libraries in every town, while some people think it is a waste of money because we can access information from the Internet. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
015 As countries develop, their populations tend to live individually or in small family units. In your opinion, what are the reasons and effects on society?
016 It is increasingly popular to find out the history of your family. What do you think are the reasons and is it a positive or negative development?
017 Memorisation of information by frequent repetition, namely rote learning, plays a role in many education systems. To what extent do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
018 Ambition is an important character for people who want to be successful in life. Is it a positive or negative characteristic?
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《剑桥雅思写作9分范文》是雅思考官Dan Berns十余年评分经验的经验的精华。Dan Berns 自幼在剑桥长大，剑桥大学英语语言文学学士。作为考官，他非常了解中国考生的应试特点，他通过本书分享自己的经验，告诉考生什么样的文章是考官想要看到的。书中的113篇高质量范文全部由考官Dan Berns 亲自撰写，包含雅思考试常考的环境、教育、犯罪、健康、食品都主题。英式思维写作、观点新颖，摒弃模板写作。他通过自己地道纯正的语言告诉考生雅思写作考查的重点不只是在语言层面，更重要的是考查文章的观点和逻辑。