本书共包含十个unit,每个unit为一个话题,都是雅思考试写作的常考话题,包括Envirorrnentand Pollution,Computers and the Internet, Languages and Cultures等。每个unit包含四个部分,包括Thinking before Reading,Reading for Writing,Boosting Skills for Writing和 Writing after Reading。读者不仅能够学到雅思写作考试**的技能训练,更能从大量的背景阅读材料中吸取应对雅思考试写作话题的思路和地道的语言表达。此外,本书还附有2003~2007年9月雅思考试写作题库,是考生熟悉雅思写作考试和练笔的权威材料。

下面我们来看看雅思考试的评分
雅思写作的评分标准不像四、六级考试采用整体式的评分,而是分项式评分(analytical scoring)。也就是说,考官给考生并不只打一个分数,而是根据具体的评分细则分项给分,*后再折算为总分。雅思写作部分的总分为0~9分,可以有半分。下面是针对学术类雅思考试的评分说明:
Task 1
在这个部分,考生需要有能力来选择并清晰描述表格或图表中*重要和相关的信息,知道如何组织这些信息并使用恰当的语言进行描述。由于这个task是学术性的,所以必须要使用学术性的格式和语气来进行描述。由于此task要求字数为150,所以如果考生写作的字数少于150,则会被扣分;但如超过150则不会受到任何惩罚。但是考生还要注意一点,写作字数的增多无疑增加了写作时间,这样会影响到task 2的写作,所以要适当地加以控制,适量即可。
评分标准为以下四个方面:
·Task Achievement:
考生是否能够有效地辨别、说明和报道问题中的关键信息;
·Coherence and Cohesion:
考生对信息和观点组织得如何,信息之间的衔接是否恰当;
·Lexical Resource:
考生作文中的词汇使用是否多样、准确和恰当;
·Grammatical Range and Accuracy:
考生作文中的语法结构的使用是否多样、准确和恰当。
Task 2
对于这个部分,考生需要有能力对要讨论的问题清晰地表达出自己的观点,并提供证据或例子加以支持。他们还需要有能力很好地组织观点,并使用准确的语言将其表达出来。由于此task要求字数为250,所以如果考生写作的字数少于250,则会被扣分;但如果写作字数超过250,则不会受到任何惩罚。但是考生还要注意一点,写作字数的增多无疑增加了写作时间,这样会使得自己没有时间做检查和更正的工作。所以要适当地加以控制,适量即可。
评分标准为以下四个方面:……

An Overview of IELTS Writing Tasks
Unit 1 Environment and Pollution
1.1 THINKING BEFORE READING
1.2 READING FOR WRITING
1.3 BOOSTING SKILLS FOR WRITING
1.4 WRITING AFTER READING
Unit 2 Computers and the Internet
2.1 THINKING BEFORE READING
2.2 READING FOR WRITING
2.3 BOOSTING SKILLS FOR WRITING
2.4 WRITING AFTER READING
Unit 3 Languages and Cultures
3.1 THINKING BEFORE READING
3.2 READING FOR WRITING
3.3 BCIOSTING SKILLS FOR WRITING
3.4 WRITING AFTER READING
Unit 4 Media and Advertising
4.1 THINKING BEFORE READING
4.2 READING FOR WRITING
4.3 BOOSTING SKILLS FOR WRITING
4.4 WRITING AFTER READING
Unit 5 TraveI and Tourism
5.1 THINKING BEFORE READING
5.2 READING FOR WRITING
5.3 BOOSTING SKILLS FOR WRITING
5.4 WRITING AFTER READING
Unit 6 Old Age and Overpopulation
6.1 THINKING BEFORE READING
6.2 READING FOR WRITING
6.3 BOOSTING SKILLS FOR WRITING
6.4 WRITING AFTER READING
Unit 7 Shopping and Consumerism
7.1 THINKING BEFORE READING
7.2 READING FOR WRITING
7.3 BOOSTING SKILLS FOR WRITING
7.4 WRITING AFTER READING
Unit 8 Mobile Phones and Communication
8.1 THINKING BEFORE READING
8.2 READING FOR WRITING
8.3 BOOSTING SKILLS FOR WRITING
8.4 WRITING AFTER READING
Unit 9 Education and Learning
9.1 THINKING BEFORE READING
9.2 READING FOR WRITING
9.3 BOOSTING SKILLS FOR WRITING
9.4 WRITING AFTER READING
Unit 10 Technology and Inventions
10.1 THINKING BEFORE READING
10.2 READING FOR WRITING
10.3 BOOSTING SKILLS FOR WRITING
10.4 WRITING AFTER READING
Appendix A Past IELTS Writing Questions
Appendix B Answer Keys