8.20 大陆纸笔
Task1 Table 1911、1961和2011年英国的总人数以及15岁和75岁男女人数比例
Task2 议论文，一个观点的讨论，Influence题型
话题分类：科技+教育
写作思路：
本题是经典的科技+教育类考题，讨论的是越来越多地使用电脑和手机进行交流是否会对年轻人的阅读和写作技能产生负面影响。考题难度正常，需要注意的是一定要针对“use computers and mobile phones for communication”和“young people’s reading and writing skills”几个关键词产开讨论。
Some people think that the increasing use of computers and mobile phones for communication has a negative effect on young people’s reading and writing skills. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Electronic devices, such as computers and mobile phones, have become an integral part of communication today. However, some people argue that the increasing use of them has a detrimental impact on the language skills of young people. Generally, I have the same concern.
Many young people constantly use acronyms when sending messages on their computers or mobile phones for daily communication, and there are software and applications to finish their spelling or correct the misspelled words or misused grammars automatically. As a result, many of them gradually lose the ability to spell the most commonly used words, and the assisted way of communication leads to the inaccurate use of grammar when they have to compose an essay on their own. Therefore, the writing skills of the young can suffer.
Additionally, indulging in computer and mobile phone chatting is time consuming, which results in less time for reading. What is worse, casual communication on electronic gadgets is said to exacerbate the development of short attention spans and gradually lead to a loss of interest in reading. Nowadays, it is not difficult to notice that there are not many young people who read for pleasure or have the habit of reading. Thus, their reading skills will be degraded in the long term.
Undoubtedly, there are websites and mobile applications that can improve the literacy skills of the young in a way. For example, dictionary applications are particularly helpful for enlarging lexical resources; e-books can be appealing to the young minds who are not attracted to print media. But unfortunately, young people now are more inclined to chat with others to expand their social circle than to develop linguistic skills.
Overall, I believe that too much access to computers and mobile phones for communication can indeed exert adverse effects on young people’s reading and writing skills.
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重点词汇与语料:
electronic devices 电子设备
integral 必须的
detrimental 有害的
acronyms 首字母缩略词
indulge in 沉湎于
time-consuming 耗时的
electronic gadgets 电子设备
exacerbate 使加剧
attention span 注意力持续时间
degrade 削弱，退化
literacy skills 读写技能
lexical resources 词汇量
be inclined to 倾向于
expand one’s social circle 拓宽社交圈
linguistic skills 语言技能
exert adverse effects 产生消极影响
