Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The food we ate in the past is healthier than the food today.
As the agricultural industry has developed with the advance of technology, foods are often presented with chemical materials. For example, there are vegetables with pesticides, junk food which is fried and genetically-modified foods which are potentially harmful to human beings, thus people tend to have something cooked by their own. All these information points to the fact that the food we ate in the past is healthier than the food we eat today.
First of all, it is obvious that modern people suffer from the pesticide remains in vegetables and fruits. Undeniably, with the help of the pesticide, the agricultural productivity has been greatly promoted, not to mention the shape of the fruits and vegetables look more pleasant than it used to be. Therefore, in order to make the foods look more delicate and smell more delicious, people use pesticide to protect goods. However, one of the unfavorable consequences is that pesticide remains result in horrible diseases, or at least render people vulnerable to the infection of bacteria and viruses.
Moreover, people’s diet includes a large portion of fast food, which is mostly fried and harmful to their health. Imagine that we eat the hamburgers, French fries and coke everyday, the most likely result is that we will get overweight. No wonder rate of obesity is on the rise, especially among kids, because they only eat what tastes good, unaware of what are healthy and what are not. What’s worse, heart disease, hypertension and some other diseases could be partially attributed to the over intake of fast food.
In addition, as the genetically-modification technology appears, food produced in this way may lead to some potential harm to people’s health. According to some medical researches, the food that is not naturally cultivated may change the organization of certain genes of human, and thus influence the normal growth of human body. As a consequence, the safety of food nowadays is not as reliable as that in the past. Taking all the reasons above, people’s diet structure is healthier in the past for they do not have to eat food containing pesticides, genetically modified, or mostly fried.
Some people think that bicycle is the best way to travel from place to place. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the bicycle.
Nowhere are bikes more widely used than in China. About 300 million bikes are being used daily around the country, mainly for transport purposes. Indeed, I would certainly cycle to work if I lived nearer to my workplace.
Riding a bike contributes to our health. At the very least, cycling burns calorie. In fact, it does much more. Cycling helps to train our eye-hand-feet coordination and sharpens our sense of balance. It is easy to learn and not physically demanding. It is probably the best sport for overweight people. Besides, the air will be a lot cleaner if more people choose to use bikes instead of cars. Bicycle is the most environment-friendly means of transport except for walking, which has the intolerable downside of being too slow. Actually, due to traffic congestion, cycling is often the quickest way to reach your destination. Apart from being clean and quick, cycling is safe. This means safety for us and others. In light of the actual speed at which a bike usually travels, the likelihood of a collision with pedestrians and fellow cyclists is minimal. Even in the event of such an accident, people involved usually get away with a few scratches at the worst.
Having said that, a more critical rider may find a bike less than satisfactory. For example, it can’t shield against rain or dust; the saddle is often uncomfortable. Besides, bikes are unfit for long distance travel. After all, most people can’t ride more than 20 miles at a stretch.
Taken all together, the bicycle is indeed a brilliant human invention. Unlike many other devices, bike reinforces our reliance on ourselves both physically and mentally. This never fails to fascinate me.
特点：题目给出一种事物，要求考生同时指出这种事物的优点和缺点 标志性文字：Advantage & disadvantage
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Strength &weakness
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of … What are the advantages and disadvantages of …?
难度在于：1.就题目给出的话题，既要给出优点，同时还要缺点，对思维深度要求较高 2.写作时要“留有余地”，把握文章的重点
结构构思：1. 传统的写作思路，文章分成四段: 第一段引入话题，第二段给出优点，第三段给出缺点，第四段在收尾的同时，给出自己的看法
特别提醒：论述优、缺点，要有一个侧重，不需要使用同样比例的文字来论述优、缺点
2. 高分作文，在于文字（词汇、句型、观点）方面制造亮点，不在于在结构方面铤而走险尝试新的方式
范文讲解1：Some people think that bicycle is the best way to travel from place to place. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the bicycle.
写作思路：1. 文章分成四段: 第一段引入“bicycle”这个话题话题，第二段给出“bicycle”的优点，第三段给出其缺点，第四段在收尾的同时，给出自己的看法，即“bicycle”利大于弊 2. 优势advantages
（1）骑车对身体有好处
普通版：is good for our health 升级版：contribute to our health 燃烧卡路里 burn calories
锻炼身体的协调能力 train our hand-eye-feet coordination 减肥 the best sport for overweight people （2）骑车很环保 Environment-friendly
（3）塞车时，骑车很方便
Due to traffic congestion, cycling is the quickest way to reach your destination （4）骑车很安全
Even in the event of such an accident, people involved usually get away with a few scratches at the worst. 3. 劣势 disadvantages （1）不能遮风挡雨
Bicycles can not shield against rain or dust （2）坐垫不舒服
The saddle is usually uncomfortable （3）不适合长距离旅行 Unfit for long distance travel 4.观点：支持自行车
Bicycles never fail to fascinate me. 第一段：目的：引入话题
Nowhere are bikes more widely used than in China.
倒装句： Bikes are used nowhere more widely than in China. 雅思写作高分必备条件：句式多变
About 300 million bikes are being used daily around the country, mainly for transport purposes. 重复题目里的观点：
Bicycle is the best way to travel from place to place.
Bicycles are being used daily around the country, mainly for transport purposes. 高分作文的大忌：机械地照搬题目里出现的语句和词汇
Indeed, I would certainly cycle to work if I lived nearer to my workplace.
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..if I lived nearer to my workplace 虚拟语气 If I were working in a foreign country, …
If students were allowed to decide their own subjects, … 高分写作必须杜绝的两种低级错误：时态和单复数 第一段：例举数字，引入话题。
特别提醒：例举的故事、数字、名人名句，精确性不重要，关键是能带入相关话题 第二段：阐述自行车的advantages Riding a bike contributes to our health. 开门见山指出第一个优势
其它写法：Riding a bicycle does have its appeals.
At the very least, cycling burns calorie. In fact, it does much more. 高分写作句型：At the very least, … In fact, it does more. 用at the very least (至少)，引入第一个优势。
用 In fact, it does more (事实上，它的益处远不局限于此)来引入其它的优势。
例如:At the very least, bilingual education can sharpen a student’s language ability. In fact, it does more. Cycling helps to train our eye-hand-feet coordination and sharpens our sense of balance. to train our coordination and to sharpen sense of balance
体育相关的词语: Coordination(协调), sense of balance(平衡性), endurance (耐力), explosive force(爆发力), vital capacity(肺活量), agility(灵活性), capability in rapid response(反应能力) A suitable amount of exercise helps to keep you more responsive, adaptive and flexible. 一定量的运动可以让你反应更快，而且更具适应性和灵活性。
It is easy to learn and not physically demanding. It is probably the best sport for overweight people. Besides, the air will be a lot cleaner if more people choose to use bikes instead of cars. 使用“Besides”，自然过渡到下一个advantage 类似的词语: Furthermore, moreover, in addition,
Bicycle is the most environment-friendly means of transport except for walking, which has the intolerable downside of being too slow.
高分搭配：intolerable downside 无法容忍的缺点 与downside\\disadvantage（缺点）搭配的词语：
普通版：obvious(明显的), great(大的), main(主要的), major(主要的)
升级版：considerable(相当大的), distinct(明显的), manifest(明显的), intolerable(不可容忍的), unendurable(无法容忍的), unbearable(无法容忍的), insufferable(无法容忍的), inevitable(不可避免的), doubly(双倍地)
动词： experience(遭遇), suffer from(遭遇), offset(抵消), outweigh(抵消), overcome(克服), remove(消除)
Though bilingual education may sound practical at first thought, it inevitably puts students at a distinct disadvantage.
Actually, due to traffic congestion, cycling is often the quickest way to reach your destination. Traffic congestion = traffic jam 交通堵塞
The thoroughfares in the country were congested during the peak season of tourism. Apart from being clean and quick, cycling is safe. This means safety for ourselves and others. 写作句型： Apart from…., cycling is .... This means … 用apart from引入新的advantage
用this means来开始对新的优势的具体描述
In light of the actual speed at which a bike usually travels, the likelihood of a collision with pedestrians and fellow cyclists is minimal. Even in the event of such an accident, people involved usually get away
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with a few scratches at the worst. 短语的使用：in light of 考虑到
The progress was indeed encouraging in light of the small profit the company posted last year. in the event of 万一、倘若 高科技（核能）的优势：
In light of the natural resources nuclear power stations are consuming, the likelihood of air pollution is minimal. Even in the event of nuclear leak, people affected by it are usually informed of the potential damage.
特别提醒：词组的使用，可以展示lexical resource(词汇资源)，达到高分的要求 第三段：骑车的缺点
Having said that, a more critical rider may find a bike less than satisfactory. 常见的“优势”过渡到“劣势”的句型：
Having said that, a more critical … may find …
Having said that, a more critical reader may find the content too artificial. However, a careful thought would reveal that it is not without its drawbacks.
For example, it can’t shield against rain or dust; the saddle is often uncomfortable. 并列句：句式多变 shield against 阻隔
Our society’s hatred of a certain behavior can not usually shield against conductions of the same kind by individual social members.
Besides, bikes are unfit for long distance travel. After all, most people can’t ride more than 20 miles at a stretch.
at a stretch 一口气 第四段：收尾
Taken all together, the bicycle is indeed a brilliant human invention. Unlike many other devices, bike reinforces our reliance on ourselves both physically and mentally. Taken all together 综合来说 This never fails to fascinate me. 用委婉的方式给出自己的观点 类似的句子：
This appeals to me constantly.
This always holds considerable appeal for me. 这个对我一直很有吸引力。
This has always converted it into a public temptation. 这使得它永远吸引大众。
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