来源：苏州环球雅思
小编：李明明 862环球教育苏州分校 李明明
Task 1柱状图小作文
Thechart shows the percentage of spending on three categories: food and drinks,accommodation and entertainment in 5 age groups (under 30, 30-49, 50-59, 60-69,over 70).
解析：此次小作文考试难度不大，为常见的柱状图（bar graph)。由于按照5个年龄段来比较，容易写得比较啰嗦。注意使用代词，简化表达。可以参照Cam9 Test 2小作文的写法。
审题：常见题型。注意时态。然后按照百分比的数值和变化来决定分段。
注意事项：根据题目中给出的时间，注意文中时态。为避免重复，可以用there be、被动、年份+saw/witnessed.代词的使用.等途径来丰富表达。
难度：☆☆☆
Task 2 大作文
Some students take one year off betweenfinishing high school and going to university in order to travel or to work. Doyou think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
审题：审题重点在于关键词的划取并弄清楚任务要求（即提问方式）。话题属于教育类，关于利用间隔年（gap year)来工作或旅行优缺点比较和论述。此题为Cam 5Test 2的作文原题。
思路拓展：头脑风暴迅速列出间隔年的优点、缺点。
优点（good points/strengths/merits/advantages):a. 帮助学生开拓视野（broadenstudents’ horizon/learn about other cultures/make friends/ forge aninternational perspective),让学生初步了解社会（help students to have a general idea about how society works)；b.让学生明白一技之长或专业技能的重要性（teach them about the necessity/significance of professionalskills/expertise/interpersonal skills/teamwork) , 为将来的择业和就业做好准备与铺垫（so that they can bebetter prepared for their future career/jobs); c.明白赚钱、生活不易，学会预算和合理安排开支,独立生活（learn tomake ends meet/spend money wisely; live independently).
缺点（disadvantages/on the negativeside/problems/demerits/weaknesses): a.学生容易受外界影响(subjected to external influences/being addicted to idle lifestyles)，心思很难再回到学习上（find it hard toconcentrate on academic studies); b.接触到社会的阴暗面（come into contact with the dark side of life/social evils)，继而沮丧或沉沦(self-esteem may suffer;feel depressed/frustrated; sink into depravity/degradation/vice)。
提纲：
P1:Introduction (gap year; to work ortravel; people hold contrasting views;也可以亮出自己的立场)
P2: Advantages (或让步段Admittedly...)
P3 Disadvantages
P4 Personally/As I see it,...
难度：☆☆☆☆
