雅思大作文考的是议论文,即考查考生是否能够在相对较短的时间内搜集论据,具体地论证自己的观点。但受国内教育体制的影响,考生往往缺乏对这些社会的深刻思考和讨论,造成思考模式的僵化与狭隘,因而论证非常空洞、缺乏说服力,写的太官腔。
那么,应该如何对大作文进行有力的论证呢?常用的方式就是解释和例证,几乎在每一篇雅思大作文中,都可以看见这两种论证方法的`身影。
下面work at home or study at home的一段例证:
IBM, one of the business giants, has saved nearly 70 million US dollars in its northeastern region by promoting telecommuting, which has been a driving force to other enterprises to convert their normal working staff into telecommuters. Companies in Japan are one of them and plan to launch the scheme in 2009, which, in turn, spiritually wins more supports from the existing employees, and attracts new hires. 这段话中的2个例子都较好地完成了若员工选择在家上班,会对公司带来积极的作用这一证明。
此外,提醒考生们需要注意的是,雅思大作文明确指出give reasons or examples from your own experience, 这里的your own experience和your personal experience是完全不同的概念。前者是指通过个人的和总结而获得的经验,后者是指个人经历或周围某个个体的故事。