雅思IELTS「agree or disagree」型作文的Band 6、7、8版本
簡答
本頁針對一道虛構的「agree or disagree」題目,寫出Band 6、7、8三篇回答,三篇的立場、兩個論點和例子都相同,並標示出哪些片語會得分或失分。就這種題型來說,最常拉開分數差距的,是立場從引言到最後一行是否維持一致,以及每個論點是否有被解釋,而不是只被點出名稱。
在App裡,Task 2作文會得到Writing的分數、4個評分項目各自的分數和Examiner's Summary,所以你可以把自己的作文和這裡的3篇比較。
iOS與Android
App的介面是英文;本網站用中文為你說明。
本頁內容
本頁用一道虛構的題目,分別寫出Band 6、Band 7和Band 8的作文。三篇的規劃相同:立場相同、兩個論點相同,每個論點背後的例子也相同。只有寫作本身不同,所以你看到的差別屬於分數等級,而不是意見。這種題型的說明請見「agree or disagree」題型的回答方式;它是練習資料裡的標籤,不是IELTS(雅思)的分類。
這3篇作文是為本網站寫的。它們不是來自真實的試卷,也沒有經過IELTS評分,它們是用來比較的示範,不是要背的答案。IELTS.org會對背誦和抄襲的內容扣分,你考試時的題目也會不同,所以本頁的用途是讓你看清楚每個分數等級是什麼樣子。
重點整理
- 3篇作文的立場相同,也用了相同的兩個論點。不同的是立場維持得有多清楚、每個論點說明到什麼程度,以及句子寫得有多準確。
- Band 6的作文有立場,也回答了問題,但結論丟掉了引言設定的限制,而且有一個論點只被點出,沒有說明。
- Band 7的作文從頭到尾維持同一個立場,兩個論點都有說明,只留下一兩個失誤。
- Band 8的作文並不是更長,也不是用了更難的詞彙,而是更精確,段落之間不需要靠標示語,就能自然銜接。
題目
這道題目是為練習而虛構的,不是歷屆試題。
Primary schools should make learning a musical instrument compulsory, because it helps children to concentrate in other lessons. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
這個陳述包含一個主張(必修)和一個理由(專注力),所以完整的回答要對兩者都做出判斷。3篇作文都依照下面的規劃:
- 立場:同意,但只限於小學的低年級。
- 論點一:學習樂器能訓練專注力。例子是學習直笛的孩子,必須在整首曲子的時間裡維持注意力。
- 論點二:音樂能教會合作。例子是班級樂團,每個聲部單獨演奏都不完整。
- 限制:被迫繼續學下去的高年級學生,可能會討厭音樂,所以必修的要求應該在低年級之後結束。
同一篇作文的Band 6、7、8版本
將游標移到標示的片語上或點一下,就能看到評分者會注意的地方。圖例會標明每種顏色對應的評分項目,橘色標示的是會被扣分的失誤。
Band 6
Nowadays many people discuss whether music should be compulsory in primary schools. Some people think it is useful and other people think it is not necessary. In my opinion, I agree with this idea because it help主詞動詞不一致:應為「helps」 children to concentrate, but only in the first years of school.
Firstly「Firstly」和「Secondly」是主體段落之間唯一的連接, playing an instrument is good for concentration. When a child learn主詞動詞不一致:應為「learns」 the recorder, he must watch the music all the time, and if he do a mistake動詞錯誤且主詞動詞不一致:應為「makes a mistake」 the other children hear it. So he learns to concentrate and this is very important for his study. It is also a good habit for the future, and he learns to be patient. Many children have a problem to concentrate in other lessons, so music can help them with this.
Secondly, music is good for cooperation. Also, music is fun for children and they like to do it with their friends. Children play together so they cooperate and this is a good thing for the society論點只被點出,沒有說明;沒有舉例說明一起演奏如何培養合作. I beleive拼字錯誤:應為「believe」 this is a big advantage of learning music at school.
However, I think music should not be compulsory for all years. When children are older, they can be forced to play and then they will not like music, and some children stop to go to the lesson. This is not good for them and it is a waste of time in the school.
In conclusion唯一標示結論段的訊號,之後卻重複前面的論點, music is good for children and it is important in school. I think schools should make it compulsory, so this is my opinion引言設定的低年級限制被丟掉,立場因此變得模糊. Music helps children to concentrate and to cooperate, and it is good for them. I hope that schools will think about this.
Band 7
Some people believe that primary schools should make learning a musical instrument compulsory because it helps children to concentrate in other lessons. I agree with this view to a large extent, but I think the requirement should apply only to the early years of primary school立場和限制寫在同一句話裡,讀者可以直接複述.
The main reason is that playing an instrument trains concentration. A child learning the recorder has to keep their attention on the music for the whole piece自然的詞語搭配,而且「piece」是形容音樂作品的正確用詞, because a mistake is heard by the whole class straight away例子背後的理由在同一句中說明. Pupils who have practised this for ten minutes at a time are better prepared to a reading lesson介系詞錯誤:應為「prepared for」, since it is the same skill used on different material. Over a term, this repeated effort becomes a habit.
Another reason簡單而合適的引導語,這個段落只談一個主題 is that music teaches children to cooperate. In a class band, each child’s part sounds incomplete alone, so they must listen to the others and adjust. Over time the group also depends on each child, which gives every one of them a reason to take the lessons seriously. This is a skill that written exercises seldom develop, and it means that even a shy child can feel part of a group by the end of term.
However, I do not think the rule should continue for the whole of school life. Older pupils who are forced to continue may start to dislike music, which would cancel the benefit of the earlier lessons關係子句指回整個論點,用法正確. A choice would let those who enjoy music continue, while others could try a different activity. In conclusion, I agree that music should be compulsory in the first years, after which children should be able to choose.
Band 8
The case for compulsory music in primary school rests on what an instrument actually trains. I largely agree that it should be compulsory, because the claim about concentration holds, but I would limit the requirement to the early years主張、理由和限制在一句話中全部回應, when habits of attention are still being formed.
The strongest argument is that an instrument demands a kind of attention that few other tasks ask of a seven-year-old針對特定年齡層,所以主張有分寸而且精確. A child learning the recorder cannot drift: a note played late is audible to everyone, so the lesson itself corrects a wandering mind. The effect is gradual, but it accumulates over a term. Pupils who have spent ten minutes holding a rhythm are better placed to sit through a reading lesson, since the skill is the same one applied to different material理由直接放在句子裡,所以不需要額外的連接詞.
A second benefit is that music teaches children to work with others. In a class ensemble, each child’s part is incomplete alone, so playing well means listening to the rest and adjusting. The dependence is mutual: the group cannot play without any one of its members, and each child learns that early. This is a lesson in cooperation that a worksheet cannot deliver「This」指向一件明確的事,也就是剛描述的合奏經驗, and it explains why even a reluctant child often values the group performance at the end of term.
The requirement should not continue indefinitely, however引言預告的限制得到了論述,而不只是宣告. An older pupil forced to continue an instrument may come to resent it, which would undo the very attitude the early lessons built精確又自然,沒有炫耀的字. Those who enjoy music will continue anyway; those who do not are better served by other activities that build the same habits. Compulsory music in the first years, followed by a choice of their own, therefore seems a defensible arrangement名詞片語中插入分詞片語,標點使用乾淨.
讓分數不同的關鍵
以下的說明依循公開的評分標準,並採用本網站的改寫。每段引文都來自該句所指分數等級的作文。
Task Response
Band 6的作文選了一邊(「I agree with this idea」)並回答了問題,但它給其中一個論點的篇幅比較多。Band 6解釋合作時只用了一句話:「Children play together so they cooperate and this is a good thing for the society」。它最後的立場也變得模糊,因為「I think schools should make it compulsory, so this is my opinion」忘了引言中的低年級限制。
Band 7把限制說了一次,並且維持住:「I agree with this view to a large extent, but I think the requirement should apply only to the early years of primary school」。兩個論點都得到說明,例如「because a mistake is heard by the whole class straight away」。
Band 8把每個論點都收得完整。它最後一段以「The requirement should not continue indefinitely, however」開頭,接著論述這個限制,而不只是宣告它。它的支持內容貼合具體的情境:「a kind of attention that few other tasks ask of a seven-year-old」是讀者可以檢驗的主張。Band 7的Task Response(題目回應)描述收錄了這段說明所改寫的原文。
Coherence and Cohesion
Band 6的作文有組織,但連接很機械。在Band 6中,「Firstly」、「Secondly」和「In conclusion」做的是應該由論點本身完成的連接,而最後一段重複了前面的內容。
Band 7合乎邏輯,並在適當的地方使用多種連接手法:「Another reason」帶出第二個論點,「However」轉向限制。每個段落只談一件事,不過引導語仍然看得出是引導語。
Band 8不靠標籤就能銜接。它的句子「since the skill is the same one applied to different material」在一個句子裡把理由和主張連在一起,而「This is a lesson in cooperation that a worksheet cannot deliver」指回一件明確的事。Band 6的Coherence and Cohesion(連貫與銜接)描述描述了這種機械的模式。
Lexical Resource
Band 6的詞彙足以完成這個題目,但仍然看得出沒有說對的嘗試:「do a mistake」用錯了動詞,「beleive」是拼字失誤,而「a good thing for the society」是平淡的用語,還多了不需要的冠詞。
Band 7靈活而且大多精確。「keep their attention on the music for the whole piece」是自然的詞語搭配,不過「better prepared to a reading lesson」還留下一個失誤,需要換成不同的介系詞。
Band 8用字是因為它們準確。「undo the very attitude the early lessons built」不用罕見的字就說出了想說的意思,「audible to everyone」精確地顯示為什麼錯誤無法被隱藏。Band 8的Lexical Resource(詞彙資源)描述描述了這種掌控力。
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Band 6的作文混合使用簡單句和複雜句,錯誤很小而且重複出現:在Band 6中,「it help children」和「When a child learn the recorder」都漏掉了最後的s。
Band 7有幾種複雜句,而且很多句子寫得乾淨。它的句子「Older pupils who are forced to continue may start to dislike music, which would cancel the benefit of the earlier lessons」準確地用了被動語態、情態動詞和關係子句。
Band 8的範圍更廣,大多數句子沒有錯誤。「Compulsory music in the first years, followed by a choice of their own, therefore seems a defensible arrangement」圍繞名詞片語和分詞片語建構,逗號掌控了節奏。請對照Band 7的Grammatical Range and Accuracy(文法多樣性與準確度)描述。
這種題型的陷阱
這些陷阱來自「agree or disagree」指南,而且每一個都能在Band 6的作文中看到。
- 沒有檢驗理由。題目的陳述說音樂有助於其他課程的專注力。Band 6的作文只說「this is very important for his study」就繼續往下寫,從來沒有說明用直笛學到的技能如何影響到閱讀課。
- 只列出,沒有發展。它給了兩個論點,但第二個只用一句話點出,沒有說明。
- 前後不一的結論。引言把規定限制在低年級,結論卻丟掉了這個限制。停筆前,請把最後一段和第一段對照著讀。
- 讓序數詞代替內容。「Firstly」、「Secondly」和「In conclusion」標示出每個段落從哪裡開始,卻沒有說明論點之間如何連結。
如何使用這些範文
先用40分鐘,針對同一道題目寫出你自己的回答。接著把這3篇作文和你的作文逐段對照,問自己每個段落在4個評分項目上,各像哪個分數等級。
然後用同樣的4種標記,替你自己的作文做記號:你在哪裡表明了立場、哪個連接撐起了邏輯、哪個字用得剛好,以及評分者會圈出哪些失誤。不要背這些頁面上的任何句子:IELTS.org會對背誦的內容扣分,而且考試的題目不會和這一題相同。想要一個適用於任何題目的規劃,請讀Task 2作文結構這篇文章,並把你的草稿放進作文檢查工具,檢查字數、段落和重複的字。
App的評分方式
IELTS Mentor AI會為Task 2作文提供Writing(寫作)的分數、4個評分項目各自的分數和Examiner’s Summary(考官總評),接著說明每個評分項目哪裡做得好、怎麼改進。編輯器的計時是40:00,並即時顯示字數,對照250字的最低要求,你也可以拍下手寫的答案,而不用打字。
在備考中的定位
本頁屬於「agree or disagree」指南,該指南說明這種題型;也屬於Writing考試形式指南,該指南涵蓋整個考試。其他題型也有同樣的練習:「discuss both views」型作文、「problem and solution」型作文、「advantages and disadvantages」型作文和雙問題作文。想知道要提升到Band 7時,4個評分項目各需要做到什麼,請見IELTS Writing怎麼拿到Band 7。
常見問題
這些IELTS Writing Task 2範文來自真實的試卷嗎?
不是。它們是為本網站針對一道虛構的題目而寫的,沒有經過IELTS評分。每一篇所代表的分數等級,是本網站對公開評分標準的解讀,並不是任何考官給的分數。
我可以背下Band 8的作文,然後在考試中使用嗎?
不可以。IELTS.org會對背誦和抄襲的內容扣分,而且你考試時的題目會不同,背下來的作文無法回答它。請用這3篇作文來和自己的寫作比較,然後針對眼前的題目寫作。
為什麼Band 8的作文沒有滿是困難的字?
因為本網站對Band 8評分標準的改寫,要求的是意思精確,只有在罕見的字最準確時才使用它。在這裡拉開分數差距的是精準和掌控力,不是長度或罕見的詞彙。
同意或不同意會影響分數嗎?
IELTS沒有公布任何偏向某一方的規定。這裡的3篇作文立場相同,差別在於立場維持得多清楚、每個論點說明到什麼程度,以及句子寫得多準確。