A类/Task1
准备重点依次为：
pie,line,bar,table,map,flow-chart
A类/Task2
工作类：
1)对工作考量因素的讨论，如：性别差异、年龄因素、社交技能及学历
e.g.Theworkplacenowadaysistryingtoemploytheequalnumberoffemalesandmales.Doyouthinkitisapositiveornegativetrend?（可延伸到男女生招生问题）
媒体广告类：
8)媒体上信息是否可信？记者应具备何种素质？e.g.Nowadays,peoplegetinformationthroughnewsandpapers,butmeanwhileareuncertainaboutthetruthofthesenews.Shouldwebelievethejournalists?Whatqualitiesshouldagoodjournalistorcorrespondenthave?
9)媒体的重要性及影响
e.g.Newsmediaisimportantinoursociety.Whyisitsoimportant?Doyou
thinkitsinfluenceisgenerallypositiveornegative?
10)广告的作用及影响
e.g.Ifaproductisofgoodqualityandmeetspeople’sneeds,peoplewillbuyit.Therefore,advertisingisunnecessaryandisnomorethanatypeofentertainment.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?
环境与资源：
2)环境污染的各类原因及解决办法
e.g.Manypeoplesaythatwehavedevelopedintoa“throw-away”culture,becausewearefillingupourenvironmentwithsomanyplasticbagsandrubbishthatwecannotfullydisposeof.Towhatextentdoyouagreewiththisopinionandwhatmeasurescanyourmendreducingthisproblem?
动物类：
3)人类对动植物进行利用的利弊，如对动物进行实验、将动物当成食物等e.g.Somepeoplethinkitisacceptabletouseanimalsforthebenefitofhumans.Otherpeoplethinkitiswrongtoexploitanimalsforhumanpurposes.Discussbothviewsandgiveyourownopinion.
4)对动物园利弊的讨论及如何保护动植物
e.g.Fartoolittlehasbeendonetopreventanimalsandplantsfromdyingout,althoughpeoplehavebeenawareofthisproblemforalongtime.Whydopeopledosolittleaboutit?Giveyoursuggestionsonhowtosolvethisproblem.
犯罪法律：
5)犯罪现象出现或增长的原因及解决方法e.g.Recentyears,thenumberofcrimesmittedbyyoungpeopleinmajorcitiesthroughouttheworldisincreasing.Discussthisissue.Givereasonsandsuggestsomesolutions.
6)对惩罚措施的讨论，如坐牢、社区服务、教育e.g.Somepeoplethinktheonlypurposeofprisonistopunishcrime.Othersthinkithasotherfunctions.Discussthetwoviewsandgiveyouropinions.
7)自由与遵纪守法的关系
e.g.Societyisbasedonrulesandlaws.Itcouldnotfunctionifindividualswerefreetodowhatevertheywant.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?
教育类：
11)学习方式的讨论：如机械性记忆的作用，阅读还是从其他媒体学习
e.g.Memorizationofinformationbyfrequentrepetition(rotelearning)playsaroleinmosteducationsystems.Doestheusefulnessofthismethodoflearningoutweighitslimitations?
12)教育质量及师生关系
e.g.Nowadayseducationqualityisverylow.Somepeoplethinkweshouldencourageourstudentstoevaluateandcriticizetheirteachers.Othersbelievethatitwillresultinalossofrespectanddisciplineintheclassroom.Discussonbothsides.
13)私立学校对社会的影响（可以延伸到私立医院对社会的影响）
e.g.Somepeoplethinkthatstudentsbenefitfromgoingtoprivatesecondaryschools.Others,however,feelthatprivatesecondaryschoolscanhaveanegativeeffectonsocietyasawhole.Discussboththeseviewsandgiveyourownopinion.
14)间隔年
e.g.Insomecountries,somehighschoolleaversarechoosingtoworkortravelforaperiodoftimebeforegoingtotheuniversity.Discusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesforthoseschoolleavers’decision.Giveyourownopinionandreasonsusingyourownexperience.
15)走读和住校的区别（可延伸到出国留学和国内就学的区别）
e.g.Itisbetterforstudentsatuniversitytolivefarawayfromhomethantoliveathomewiththeirparents.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisstatement?
16)课余生活的安排，如是用来补课还是从事其他活动
e.g.Full-timeuniversitystudentsneedtospendalotoftimeonstudy,butitisessentialtogetinvolvedinotheractivities.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?
食品类：
17)全球化导致食物的运输及对本地食物带来的冲击
e.g.Airtransportisincreasinglyusedtoexporttypesoffruitsandvegetablestocountrieswheretheycannotbegrownorareoutofseason.Somepeoplesayitisagoodthing,butotherpeoplethinkitcan'tbejustified.Discussbothviewsandgiveyourownopinion.
18)农药和科技对食品的影响
e.g.Foodcanbeproducedmuchmorecheaplytodaybecauseofimprovedfertilizersandbettermachinery.However,someofthemethodsusedtodothismaybedangeroustohumanhealthandmayhavenegativeeffectsonlocalmunities.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?
科技类：
19)科技及科技产品对人类生活的影响，尤其是工作、购物、环境
e.g.Peoplecanperformeverydaytasks,suchasshoppingandbankingaswellasbusinesstransactions,withoutmeetingotherpeopleface-to-face.Whataretheeffectsofthisonindividualandsocietyasawhole?
20)科技与贫富差距的关系
e.g.Somepeoplebelievethattherangeoftechnologyavailabletoindividualstodayisincreasingthegapbetweenthepoorpeopleandtherichpeople,whilesomeotherssaythishasanoppositeeffect.Discussbothviewsandgiveyouropinion.
21)科技与艺术的关系
e.g.Today,theadvancedscienceandtechnologyhavemadegreatchangestopeople’slife,butartistssuchasmusicians,paintersandwritersarestillhighlyvalued.Whatcanartstellusaboutlifethatscienceandtechnologycannot?
22)科技是否导致创造力下降
e.g.Leisureisagrowingindustry,butpeoplenolongerentertainthemselvesasmuchastheyusedtobecausetheuseofmoderntechnologyhasmadethemlesscreative.Doyouagreeordisagree?
23)科技是否可以取代一些传统事物（如图书馆、博物馆、写信、出国旅游）
e.g.Maintainingpubliclibrariesisawasteofmoneysinceputertechnologyisnowreplacingtheirfunctions.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?
24)科技该如何服务于老年人
e.g.MobilephonesandtheInteareveryuseful.However,itisrareforoldpeopletousethem.WhatwayscouldmobilephonesandtheIntebeusefultooldpeople?Howdoestheoldpeopletobeencouragedusingthisnewtechnology?
25)科技进步的利弊
e.g.Technologicalprogressinthepastcenturyhasitsnegativeeffect,despiteitsremarkablecontribution.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?
旅游类：
26)对文化、环境和当地经济的影响
e.g.Somepeoplethinkthatculturaltraditionsmaybedestroyedwhentheyareusedasmoney-makingattractionsaimedattourists.Othersbelieveitistheonlywaytosavethesetraditions.Discussonbothsidesandgiveyouropinion.
27)各地风景相似的原因
e.g.Inthepast,peopleusedtotraveltoseethedifferencefromtheirhomecountry.However,thesceneriesinplacesaroundtheworldseemsimilarnowadays.Whatarethecausesofthesesimilarities?Doyouthinkthattheadvantagesofthissimilarityoutweighthedisadvantages?
28)国际旅游/商务对社会和个人的影响
e.g.Societiesbenefitfrominternationaltourismandbusiness.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?
29)景点收费问题
e.g.Somepeoplethinkforeignvisitorsshouldbechargedmorethanlocalpeoplewhentheyvisittheculturalandhistoricalattractionsinacountry.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?
30)太空旅游
e.g.Spacetravelhasbeenpossibleforsometime.Somepeoplethinkspacetourismcouldhelpthecountrydevelopinthefuture.Towhatextentdoyouthinkspacetourismisapositiveornegativedevelopment?Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplesfromyourknowledgeorexperience.
政府类：
31)政府职能讨论，如对公共资源的规划使用，提供便宜的教育，对媒体的控制，解决医疗住房环境退休问题等
e.g.Inmanycountries,goodschoolsandmedicalfacilitiesareavailableonlyincities.Somepeoplethinknewteachersanddoctorsshouldworkinruralareasforafewyears,butothersthinkeveryoneshouldbefreetochoosewheretheywork.Discussandgiveyourownopinion.
32)政府资金该流向那种领域，如医疗、语言文化、古建筑的保护等
e.g.Therestorationofoldbuildingsinmajorcitiesintheworldcostsnumerousgovernmentexpenditures.Thismoneyshouldbeusedinnewhousingandroaddevelopment.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?
33)纳税的必要性
e.g.Somepeoplebelievetheyshouldkeepallthemoneytheyhaveearnedandshouldnotpaytaxtothestate.Doyouagreeordisagree?
孩子话题：
34)成长问题：家长该严格控制还是自由放任；顺境好还是逆境好；后天影响大还是先天影
响大
e.g.Childrenwhogrowupinfamilieswhichareshortofmoneyarebetterpreparedwiththeproblemsofadultlifethanchildrenwhoarebroughtupbywealthyparents.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?
35)压力问题：今昔对比
e.g.Today’schildrenarelivingundermorepressurefromthesocietythanchildreninthepast.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?
36)早教问题：早上学还是晚上学
e.g.Somethinkthatchildrenshouldstartschoolasearlyaspossible,whileothersbelievethattheyshouldstartschoolattheageofseven.Discussbothviewsandgiveyourownopinion.
37)现代游戏与传统游戏的对比
e.g.Somepeoplesaymodernchildren'sgamesdonotdevelopawiderangeofskills,whiletraditionalgamescanbemuchbetterfordevelopingsuchskills.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?
38)参加育儿课程的必要性
e.g.Caringforchildrenisprobablythemostimportantthingofthesociety.Itissuggestedthatallmothersandfathersshouldberequiredtotakethechildcaretrainingcourses.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththestatement?
全球化：
39)全球化对经济、文化、建筑等的影响
e.g.Somepeoplethinktheincreasingbusinessandculturalcontactbetweencountriesbringsmanypositiveeffects.Otherssayitcausesthelossofnationalidentities.Discussonbothsidesandgiveyouropinion.
40)国际合作和竞争
e.g.Somepeoplethinkdevelopingcountriesshouldinvitelargeforeignpaniestoopenofficesandfactoriestohelpwiththeireconomicgrowth.Otherpeoplethinkdevelopingcountriesshouldkeeplargepaniesoutanddeveloplocalpaniesinstead.Discussbothviewsandgiveyourownopinion.
人口与老龄化：
41)正三角和倒三角人口结构对社会的影响
e.g.Inmanycountries,theproportionofolderpeopleissteadilyincreasing.
Doesthistrendhavemorepositiveornegativeeffectsonthesociety?42)如何为退休做准备
e.g.Somepeoplesaythatitistheresponsibilityofindividualstosavemoneyfortheirowncareaftertheyretire.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?
历史类：
43)历史的作用
e.g.Somepeoplethinkhistoryhasnothingorlittletotellus,butothersthinkthatstudyingthepasthistorycanhelpusbetterunderstandthepresent.Pleasediscussthetwoviewsandgiveyourownopinion.
44)家族史
e.g.Itbesmorepopulartofindoutthehistoryofone'sfamily.Whatarethereasonsforpeopletodothisanddoyouthinkitisapositiveornegativedevelopment?
社会类：
45)年轻人义务工作的利弊（可延伸到学生身上）
e.g.Itissuggestedthatalltheyoungadultsshouldundertakeaperiodofunpaidworkhelpingpeopleinthemunity.Doesitbringmorebenefitsordrawbackstothemunityandtheyoungpeople?
46)节日命名
e.g.Nowadays,alotofcharitiesandorganizationshavetopublicizetheiractivitiesbysettingupanumberofspecialdays,like'NationalChildren'sDay',forencouraginggoodcareofchildren,and'NationalNon-smokingDay',forencouragingpeopletopaymoreattentiontohealth.Whydotheseorganizationstaketheseactivities,andwhatwilltheeffectbe?
47)人物类话题，如职业收入比较，职业影响力比较
e.g.Somepeoplesaythatprofessionalworkerssuchasdoctors,nursesandteacherswhomakegreatercontributiontothesocietyshouldbepaidmorethanthosepeopleinthefieldofsportsandentertainment.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?
48)贫富差距的原因和解决办法
e.g.Thegapbetweentherichandthepoorisbingmorewider,therichmorericher,thepoorevenmorepoorer.Whatproblemscanthesituationcauseandgivethesolutions?
49)税收与贡献
e.g.Somepeoplethinkpayingtaxesisabigenoughcontributiontotheirsociety,whileothersthinkpeoplehavemoreresponsibilitiesasmembersofsocietythanonlypayingtaxes.Discussbothviewsandgiveyourownopinion.
50)晚要小孩的原因和利弊
e.g.Nowadaysmenandwomeninmanycountriesdecidetohavebabiesatanolderage.Whatarethereasons?Whateffectsdoesthistrendhaveonsocietyandfamilylife?
51)人类进步和欠进步的领域
e.g.Ahundredyearsago,peoplethinkthathumanraceissteadilyimprovingineveryareaoflife.Nowadays,thereisnocertaintyofthiscase.Inwhichareasdoyouthinkwehavemadeimportantprogressnowadays?Inwhichareasdoyouthinkwestillneedtomakeprogress?
52)人们的消费现象和习惯，如对时尚的模仿、消费力增加带来的影响
e.g.Nowadayspeopleinmanycountriesareencouragedtobuymoreandmoreconsumerproducts,whileothersbelieveitisbadforthesocietyasawhole.Discussbothsidesandgiveyourownopinion.
道德价值观：
53)道德下滑的表现、原因、解决办法，传统价值的重要性
e.g.Inmanycountriestodaythereisinsufficientrespecttooldpeople.Whatarethereasons?Whatproblemsmightitbringtothesociety?
体育类：
54)赢得比赛的因素
e.g.Somepeoplebelievethatthefittestandstrongestindividualsandteamsalwayssuccessinsports.Othersthinkthatsuccessinsportsdependsonmentalattitudes.Discussbothviewsandgiveyouropinions.
55)危险性运动的选择
e.g.Somepeoplethinkgovernmentshouldbandangeroussports,whileothersthinkitispeople'sfreedomtodowhateversportsactivitiestheychoose.Discussbothviewsandgiveyouropinion.
56)举办奥运的影响
e.g.HoldingOlympicGamesisanexcitingevent.Somepeoplethinkithaspositiveeffectswhileothersargueitisawasteofmoney.Discussbothsidesandgiveyourownopinion.
抽象类：
57)团队VS个人
e.g.Teamactivitiescanteachmoreskillsforlifethanthoseactivitieswhichareplayedalone.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?
58)考虑未来VS注重当下
e.g.“Tomorrowisthemostimportantthinginlife.”USmovieactor&directorJohnWayneWhyisitimportantforindividualsandcountriestothinkaboutthefutureratherthanfocusingonthepresent?
59)抱负
e.g.Ambitionisbeingemphasizedintoday’ssociety.Howimportantdoyouthinkitisforthosewhowanttosucceedintheirlife?Isitapositiveornegativecharacteristic?
G类/Task1
1)抱怨信（30%）（对产品、服务等的抱怨）
e.g.Yourbusinesstripwascancelledbecauseofthemissingflightduetotheairport'sownreason.Writealettertothemanageroftheairporttoexpressyourplaint.
2)感谢信（20%）
e.g.Youwillmovetoanewcityforone-yearwork.Yourfriendsaidthathewouldhelpyoufindtheamodation.Writealettertoyourfriend.Inyourletter,
1.givethankstoyourfriend;
2.explainwhichdistrictyouwouldliketolivein;
3.describewhattypeofroomyouwouldliketorent.
3)道歉信（20%）e.g.Youareinvitedtoaparty,however,becauseofsomereasonsyoudidn’tattend.Writealettertothefriendwhoinvitesyou:
1.explainthereasonwhyyoudidn’tgo;
2.expressyourapology;
3.askaboutsomedetailsintheparty.
4)介绍/推荐信（10%）
e.g.Yourfriendisapplyingforajobatahotelandasksyoutowritealettertothehotelthatcontainsthefollowinginformation:
1.Howdidyoumeetyourfriend?
2.Whatworkexperiencedoesyourfriendhave?
3.Whyishesuitableforthisjob?
5)其他（包括申请信、建议信、咨询信、邀请信、请求信、友情信、解释信）
G类/Task2
1.Youngpeoplehavedifferentideasandattitudeswiththeirparentsandgrandparents.Whatarethedifferences?Whatproblemsmaybecaused?
2.Somepeoplearguethatthepurposeofzoosisonlytoentertainpeople.Whatdoyouthink?Whatareotherpurposesofzoos?
3.Theyoungpeoplenowadaysarenotaspoliteastheywerebefore.Analyzethereasonsandgiveyoursuggestions.
4.Insomecountries,childrenstartschoolattheageofseven,sotheycanhavemoretimetobuildrelationshipwiththeirparents.Inothercountries,childrenstartschoolwhentheyarefouryearsold.Dotheadvantagesoutweighitsdisadvantages?（延伸话题：幼儿园早放学的利弊）
5.Nowadays,anincreasingnumberofcountriesareconfrontedwiththedisappearanceofcookingskills.Whatisthesituationlikeinyourcountry?Doyouagreethattheyoungchildrenshouldbetaughthomecookinginschool?
（延伸话题：学校应注重学术类的科目还是开设实用性的科目）
6.Somepeopleclaimthatfamilymembersaremoreimportantthanfriends.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththisstatement?
7.Insomecountries,ageof18meansadults,whileinothercountries,itshouldbeolder.Giveyourownopinionandtalkabouttheresponsibilityofanadult.
8.Schoolsshouldteachchildrengoodbehaviorandintroduceideasof'right'and'wrong’.Itshouldnotonlybelefttoparents.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?
9.Somepeoplebelievethatyoungpeople(childrenandteenagers)arebetteratlearningaforeignlanguage;othersthinkthatadultsaremoresuccessfulatthis.Discussbothviewsandgiveyourownopinion.
10.Insomecountries,youngcriminalswerenotputinprison;instead,theyarerequiredtodounpaidworkinmunity.Doyouthinkithasmoreadvantagesordisadvantages?
11.Todayinmanycountries,peopleholdbiggerandmoreexpensiveweddingthanbefore.Whatdoyouthinkaboutthecase?Isitapositiveornegativedevelopment?（延伸话题：对社会消费能力上升出现互相模仿或造成浪费等现象的讨论）
12.Somepeoplebelievetheelderlysaidthatlifeisbetterinthepast.Doyouagreeordisagree?
13.Toomanyoldhistoricbuildingsareindangeranddestroyedinmanycountries.Whatarethemainreasons?Howtoprotectthem?
14.Nowadays,thetraditionsandcustomsrelatedtothefoodweeatandthewayweeatarechanging.Whyisithappening?Doyouthinkthiskindofchangeispositiveornegative?
15.Nowadays,somepeoplearechangingtheirwayoflookthroughhaircolor,clothes,cosmeticevenplasticoperation.Whatarethereasons?Isthisagoodthing?
16.Wearingfashionableclothesisbingimportanttoday.Istheattitudetowearingfashionableclothesleadingtoapositivedevelopmentornegativedevelopment?
17.Insomesocieties,moreandmorepeoplechoosetoliveontheirown.Whatisthereasonforthis,andisitapositiveornegativetrend?
18.Inmanycountries,workersover60canstillbefoundintheworkplace.However,somepeoplethinkitmaycausesomesocialproblemsandtheyshouldgetretired.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?
19.Nowadays,somepeoplebelieveadvertisingisusefulandinformative.Othersbelieveadvertisinggivesfalseinformationabouttheproductsandincreasesthepriceofthegoods,whatisyouropinion?
20.Manypeoplethinklivinginhigh-riseapartmentblocksmakespeoplefeellonelyandunhappy,whileothersargueithasadvantages.Discussbothviewsandgiveyourownopinion.
