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　　从2013年4月雅思写作考试题目类型分析，可以得到以下信息：
　　Task 1：本月小作文题目变化较大，各种图都有考到。
　　Task 2：大作文题目是：仍以教育类和社会类考题为主，也考了动物类和科技类。
　　
　　结合以上分析，2013年5月雅思写作题型预测如下：
　　小作文部分：小作文应该是饼图--表格-柱状图-曲线，或几种图结合起来的综合图，流程图20%机率，地图10%机率。
　　大作文：
　　5月份的大作文80%为旧题或旧题改造，童鞋们注意不要离题。
　　Some people think the governments should act to decide how people live in order to make a healthier life. Others think individual should decide their own lifestyle. What do you concern about? Discuss both views, and give your opinion.
　　The movement of people from agricultural areas to cities to work can cause serious problems in both places. What are the serious problems and what measures can be taken to solve this problem?
　　Some people argue that modern technology is increasing the gap between the rich and the poor. To what extent do you agree with their opinion?
　　In many countries, more and more young people are leaving school and unable to find jobs after graduation. What problems do you think youth unemployment will cause to the individual and the society? Give reasons and make some suggestions. 或Young people are important resources to their country, but governments may ignore some problems faced by young people in running the country. Please show those problems and give your ideal suggestions to solve them.
　　Schools are no longer necessary, because children can get so much information available through Internet, and they can study just as well at home. What extent do you agree or disagree?
　　Workplace nowadays is trying to employ the equal number of females and males. Do you think it is a positive or negative trend?
　　7) There are an increasing number of anti-social behaviors in recent years; People generally believe that the society is to blame. What do you think the causes are and who is responsible for this?
　　8) Some people think that it is necessary to travel abroad to learn about other countries, but other people think that it is not necessary to travel abroad because all the information can be seen on TV and the internet. Discuss both opinions and give your own opinion.
　　9) Some people believe that people work for arts such as painting, music should be supported by the government. Some people think that they should find others’ support instead. Discuss both views and give your opinion. /Creative artists should be given freedom to express their ideas (words, pictures, music and films. However some people think government should take some restriction with them. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? Give your reasons with own knowledge and give examples. 或者Should governments spend money on art, when they have so many other important issues and concerns? You should use your own ideas of knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.或 Nowadays museums have become more and more important. What are the purposes of places such as museums and how should they be funded?
　　10) Some people think that women should play an equal role as men in military force or police force, others say women are not suited for such kind of work. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.
　　11) Many people believe that countries should produce food for all population and import food as little as possible. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
　　12) Some people say that governments should spend money on measures to save languages that are used by few speakers, while others believe it's a waste of financial resources. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
　　13) Competitiveness is a positive quality for people to have among most societies. How does this competitiveness affect individuals? Do you think it is a positive or negative trend？
　　14) Many people believe that teachers should take the responsibility for the students to judge what is right and wrong and behave well, others feel that teachers should only teach academic subjects. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
　　15) Police in some countries like England don’t carry guns. Some people don’t approve of this because they think that police with guns gives them security. Others think that police carrying guns decreases crimes. What is your opinion? Give relevant examples and experiences.
　　16) Teaching primary school students foreign languages has more advantages than disadvantages. Do you agree or disagree?
　　17) Some people think that to have a successful life you have to have university education, while others think it’s not that important. Discuss both views and give your opinion based on personal experience and knowledge.
　　18) Some people think that teachers at school are more responsible for children’s intellectual and social development than parents. To what extend do you agree or disagree? What is your personal opinion?
　　19) Many people say that companies and private tour operators should pay the bills for cleaning up pollution, instead of the government. To what extent do you agree or disagree with that?
　　20) Development in technology leads to environmental problems, and some people think that the solution to these problems is for everyone to lead a simpler way of life, while others say that technology can solve these problems. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
　　21) Today, more and more developing countries are expanding tourist industry. Why is it the case? Do you regard it as positive or negative?
　　22) Some people say that the government should pay for the health care and education of its citizens, but other people say that it is not the government’s responsibility. Discuss the two opinions and give your views.
　　23) A study shows that a lot of children, from the age 7 to 11, spend too much time watching television or playing video games. How do you think this problem influence the children, their families and the society? What measures should be taken to solve it?
　　24) Some people think that no one should be allowed to work after the age of 65. Others say that people should be allowed to work for as long as they want to. Discuss.
　　25）Some people think that spending a lot on holding wedding parties, birthday parties and other celebrations is just a waste of money. Others, however, think that these are necessary for individuals and the society. Discuss both views and give you opinion.
　　26) Nowadays in some countries, single young adults prefer to live outside of their parents homes, they usually leave to study or work in different places. Do you think this trend has more advantages or disadvantages?//Young people spend less of their free time with their family nowadays. What are the reasons for this? Are there more negative or positive sides to it?//Nowadays we communicate less with our family members. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
　　27) More and more employees work at home with modern technology. Some people claim that it benefits only workers, but not employers. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 或The typical teaching situation of a teacher and students will no exist in 2050, to what extent do you agree or disagree?或As technology develops, more shopping and business is done through the internet while communication face to face becomes less frequent. Is this a positive or a negative development?
　　
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