2019年6月29日雅思大作文题目
学校所有科目对学生都有用处吗？

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Some people think that some subjects taught in school are a waste of time, while others disagree and believe that everything studied in school is useful for students. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
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解析&审题

本题问：学校里是不是所有课程都对学生有用？

这显然是针对某些人的说法，即学生在学校里应该学习有用的课程，那些辅助课程，比如体育，音乐，艺术之类的课程就是浪费时间。

对于这个问题，我们可以首先分析为什么有的人会认为辅助课程是浪费学生时间（原因可能是由于学生不感兴趣，或觉得没有用处），然后论证这些课程其实非常有用（可以帮助孩子们学习主课，帮助孩子们减压等），最后提出自己的观点：学校应该平衡主课和辅课，培养成绩好而且心理健康的学生。

老师笔记

01、Some people think that not all school subjects are worth the students’ time, yet others insist that everything students learn in school will help them in future. 

有些人认为学校里并不是所有科目都值得学生花时间，而另一些人则坚持认为学生在学校学的所有科目将来都会对他们有所帮助。

解析
（1）本段是对原文题目进行的改写。这是一种开门见山的开头法。作文可以有很多种不同的开头方法，可以根据具体情况采用不同办法。
（2）Worth one’s time 值得某人花时间
（3）Insist 坚持认为......

02、Of all the school subjects that may be considered as a waste of time, the worst is probably physical education, followed by art and music classes. Even though obesity is an issue, those students who are severely overweight would never actually participate in sports but would rather just sit in boredom. So, when the sports class is mandatory and when students are not naturally athletic, they feel horrible about it and generally regard it as a waste of their precious school time. Likewise, it is argued that schools should not waste time teaching subjects like art or music since there is no special use in knowing how to draw a painting or how to play the violin, unless one has a natural gift for them.

在所有可能被认为是浪费时间的学校科目中，最糟糕的可能是体育，其次是艺术和音乐课。即使肥胖是个问题，那些严重超重的人根本不会真正参加运动，而只是无聊地坐着。所以，当体育课是强制性的，而且学生没有运动细胞时，他们就会对体育课感到很糟糕，并都认为这是在浪费他们的宝贵学习时间。同样，有人认为学校不应浪费时间教艺术或音乐等科目，因为知道如何画画或如何拉小提琴没有特别用处，除非一个人对它们有天赋。

解析
（1）本段讨论为什么人们会认为体育，音乐或艺术课是浪费时间：人们不愿意去做自己不喜欢而且又没有天赋的事情。
（2）Of all... 在所有的......之中
（3）Followed by... 其次是......
（4）Obesity 肥胖症
（5）Participate in 参加
（6）Mandatory 强制性的
（7）Likewise 同样
（8）A natural gift for... 对......的天赋

03、However, the importance of taking PE, art, and music should not be under-estimated. Despite the increasing focus on the core academic subjects like science, mathematics, language, and social studies, it is necessary for schools not to cut programs in PE, art and music, for they contribute a great deal to the enhanced achievement in the core academic subjects as well as the overall health and emotional well-being of young children. For instance, students who have learned to play the violin will know better how to cope with their stress than those who have not. That is why nearly all schools in the world, even those with a tight budget, include PE, art, and music in their curriculum.

然而，体育、艺术和音乐的重要性不应被低估。尽管人们越来越关注科学、数学、语言和社会研究等核心学科，学校必须不削减体育、艺术和音乐课程，因为它们能极大提高孩子们在核心学科中的表现，并能极大提高孩子们整体健康和情感幸福。例如，学会拉小提琴的学生比没有学会拉小提琴的学生更懂得如何应付压力。这就是为什么世界上几乎所有学校，即使是那些预算紧张的学校，也都把体育、艺术和音乐纳入了他们的课程中。

解析
（1）本段讨论体育、艺术和音乐这样的课程的作用，包括提高学生在核心课程上的成绩，以及提高学生的心理健康。
（2）Under-estimate 低估
（3）Core 核心的
（4）Contribute to... 为......做贡献
（5）Well-being 幸福；福祉
（6）Cope with 处理
（7）A tight budget 紧张的预算

04、To conclude, though the importance of the core subjects can never be overemphasized, other auxiliary subjects such as PE, art, and music are also very useful. What schools should do is to strike a balance between the core subjects and auxiliary ones, and develop their students both academically and psychologically.

总之，虽然核心科目的重要性无论怎样强调都不为过，但其他辅修科目，如体育、艺术和音乐，也是非常有用的。学校应该做的就是在核心学科和辅修学科之间保持平衡，在学习上和心理上培养学生。

解析
（1）本段总结，并提出自己的观点。很多同学认为结尾就是简单的总结，但如果在结尾明确表达自己对讨论话题的观点，会让作文增色不少。比如，本题要求讨论的是：是不是所有科目对学生都有用；我的结论是：所有科目都有用；我的观点是：学校应该在科目中保持平衡，培养身心健康的学生。这最后的观点就是在讨论话题上来形成的，是对前面讨论的一种升华。
（2）The importance of ... can never be overemphasized ......的重要性怎么强调都不为过
（3）Auxiliary 辅助的
（4）Strike a balance between... 在......之间达到平衡

7分范文
Some people think that not all school subjects are worth the students’ time, yet others insist that everything students learn in school will help them in future. 

Of all the school subjects that may be considered as a waste of time, the worst is probably physical education, followed by art and music classes. Even though obesity is an issue, those students who are severely overweight would never actually participate in sports but would rather just sit in boredom. So, when the sports class is mandatory and when students are not naturally athletic, they feel horrible about it and generally regard it as a waste of their precious school time. Likewise, it is argued that schools should not waste time teaching subjects like art or music since there is no special use in knowing how to draw a painting or how to play the violin, unless one has a natural gift for them.

However, the importance of taking PE, art, and music should not be under-estimated. Despite the increasing focus on the core academic subjects like science, mathematics, language, and social studies, it is necessary for schools not to cut programs in PE, art and music, for they contribute a great deal to the enhanced achievement in the core academic subjects as well as the overall health and emotional well-being of young children. For instance, students who have learned to play the violin will know better how to cope with their stress than those who have not. That is why nearly all schools in the world, even those with a tight budget, include PE, art, and music in their curriculum.

To conclude, though the importance of the core subjects can never be overemphasized, other auxiliary subjects such as PE, art, and music are also very useful. What schools should do is to strike a balance between the core subjects and auxiliary ones, and develop their students both academically and psychologically.
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建议背诵的句子

1. Of all the school subjects that may be considered as a waste of time, the worst is probably physical education, followed by art and music classes.
在所有可能被认为是浪费时间的学校科目中，最糟糕的可能是体育，其次是艺术和音乐课。

2. Likewise, it is argued that schools should not waste time teaching subjects like art or music since there is no special use in knowing how to draw a painting or how to play the violin, unless one has a natural gift for them.
同样，有人认为学校不应浪费时间教艺术或音乐等科目，因为知道如何画画或如何拉小提琴没有特别用处，除非一个人对它们有天赋。

3. Despite the increasing focus on the core academic subjects like science, mathematics, language, and social studies, it is necessary for schools not to cut programs in PE, art and music, for they contribute a great deal to the enhanced achievement in the core academic subjects as well as the overall health and emotional well-being of young children.
尽管人们越来越关注科学、数学、语言和社会研究等核心学科，学校必须不削减体育、艺术和音乐课程，因为它们能极大提高孩子们在核心学科中的表现，并能极大提高孩子们整体健康和情感幸福。

4. That is why nearly all schools in the world, even those with a tight budget, include PE, art, and music in their curriculum.
这就是为什么世界上几乎所有学校，即使是那些预算紧张的学校，也都把体育、艺术和音乐纳入了他们的课程中。

5. To conclude, though the importance of the core subjects can never be overemphasized, other auxiliary subjects such as PE, art, and music are also very useful.
总之，虽然核心科目的重要性无论怎样强调都不为过，但其他辅修科目，如体育、艺术和音乐，也是非常有用的。