本预测适合于7月6日、7月13日、7月18日、7月27日的雅思考试。

　　Poor students or students from rural areas often find it difficult to have access to university education, so universities should make it easier for them to study at university. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (Freed from economic pressure, students can work harder. /Offering equal education is university’s responsibility, so economic factors can never become the obstacle to poor students’ education.)

　　Some people believe that teachers should take responsibility for teaching students how to judge what is right and what is wrong while others say that teachers should mainly teach students academic subjects. Discuss both views and give your opinion. (1. To judge what is right and what is wrong is the most important for children. 2. Only after teachers know the principle of right and wrong can they become qualified. 1. If students are good at learning knowledge taught by teachers, they can find a better job in the future. 2. Compared with others, teachers have advantages in teaching academic subjects.

　　Nowadays it is becoming more popular to send children to the boarding school. What is the reason and do you think that it is positive or not?

　　1. Parents are too much engaged in jobs.

　　2. Children are in fierce competition of academic study.

　　1. Independence

　　2. Preparation for the future society.

　　In some countries some high school leavers choose to work or travel for a period of time between finishing high school and attending university. Do advantages outweigh disadvantages?

　　Advantage: expand their horizon, accumulate human resources

　　Disadvantage: find it difficult to get used to campus life, degree counts in job-hunting

　　Self-adjustment and diligence, overcome those barriers.

　　The college tuition should be paid by students themselves, for they benefit from college education rather than the society. Do you agree?

　　1. Society benefits a lot, in terms of economy and culture. Talents,

　　2. Economic pressures damage learning efficiency.

　　3. The combination between Government and students themselves.

　　In modern society, people can use mobile phones to answer calls from both work and home at any place or for all the seven days a week. Some people believe that this phenomenon has negative effects on both individuals and society. Do you agree?

　　1. As for Individuals, private space will be interfered with.

　　2. The society lacks in sincere communication. Be obsessed with fast-food communication rather than face-to-face one.

　　A large number of young people cannot find a job after leaving school. What problems will youth unemployment cause for individuals and society? What measures should be taken to reduce the level of unemployment among young people?

　　1. Survival is a problem.

　　2. Be overburdened with supporting the youth while lacking talents with passion.

　　1. Favorable policy by government

　　2. Reform on campus. Updated syllabus and more social practices.

　　Some people believe that if the police carry guns, this encourages higher levels of violence in society. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

　　1. Policing is a dangerous job, so it is of necessity.

　　2. Criminals are heavily armed.

　　3. A safer community.

　　Nowadays it is really common that the population is mixed with people from different cultures and ethnic groups. Why is it the case? Is it a positive or negative development?

　　1. Improved telecommunications and transportation.

　　1. Tolerance becomes possible.

　　2. Sufficient manpower.

　　The spread of multinational companies and the resulting consequence of increasing globalization produce positive effect on everyone. Do you agree?

　　1. Threaten local industry.

　　2. Monopoly is harmful to consumers.

　　International travel becomes increasingly cheaper, so more tourists flood into other countries. Do the advantages of increased tourism outweigh the disadvantages?

　　A: economic development, consumption of tourists, enrich life, widen horizons

　　D: vandalism, environmental pollution: education and punishment.

　　Some people support agricultural development such as factory farming and scientific creation of fruits and vegetables, while others oppose this practice. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

　　1. Productivity. Flavor, variety: at the expense of health and environment

　　2. Potential danger to health, damage organic foods

　　Some people think personal happiness is directly related to economic success, while others believe it depends on other factors. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.

　　1. Money, meet people’s needs

　　2. Love, friendship, spiritual pursuits

　　Personal happiness is a process, where both economic success and other factors are combined to work.

　　The environment problems facing today's world are significant enough but there is little ordinary people can do to improve the situation. Government and large companies should be responsible for reducing the amount of damage to the environment. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

　　1. Full of money and executive power, government and large companies are more advantageous in protecting environment.

　　2. All the policies and practices have to be implemented by individuals.

　　A tendency of news reports in the media focus on problems and emergencies rather than positive developments is harmful to the individual and to society. Agree or disagree?

　　1. Facts count.

　　2. Awaken deficiency of government