How to Answer IELTS Writing Task 1 General

怎样回答雅思一般组写作Task 1

Hi, I’m Justin.

嗨，我是Justin。

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欢迎来到Oxford Online English！

In this lesson, you can learn how to answer task one of the IELTS general writing exam.

在本节课里，您能学到怎样回答 雅思一般组写作考试的任务一。

In the general IELTS writing exam, task one involves writing a letter.

在雅思一般组写作考试，任务一 与写一份信有关。

Usually, you have to do three things in your letter.

通常，您必须在您的信里做三件事情。

You have 20 minutes and you need to write at least 150 words.

您有20分钟，以及您至少 需要写150个单词。

In this lesson, you’ll see how to plan and write an effective general task 1 IELTS answer.

在本节课里，您会看到怎样计划和写一个 有效率的雅思一般组任务1的回答。

You’ll learn simple strategies you can use to write a better answer and improve your

您会学到可以用来写一个更好的 答案并提高您的雅思写作

IELTS writing score.

评分的简单的战略。

Let’s start by looking at a sample question:

我们从看一个简单的题目范例开始：

Your neighbour has been making a lot of noise recently.

Your neighbour has been making a lot of noise recently.

This has been causing you problems, and you want to ask them to stop.

This has been causing you problems, and you want to ask them to stop.

Write a letter to your neighbour.

Write a letter to your neighbour.

In your letter:

In your letter:

- ask for an explanation for the noise - explain the problems this has caused for

- ask for an explanation for the noise - explain the problems this has caused for

you - say what will happen if the problem is not

you - say what will happen if the problem is not

solved

solved

Pause the video if you want more time to look at the question.

如果您需要更多的时间去看题目， 暂停视屏。

Let’s begin by looking at what you need to think about before you write.

我们从看看在您写作之前您需要 考虑什么开始。

Planning for IELTS general task one answers is easier than for other IELTS writing tasks.

规划雅思一般组任务一的回答是比其 他的雅思写作任务更容易的。

All general task one questions have the same structure.

所有一般组任务一的题目有 相同的结构。

This means that your answer can have the same structure every time.

这意思是您的回答可以每次 都是一样的结构。

The question asks you to do three things.

题目要求您去做三件事情。

Each point can go in its own paragraph.

每一点可以落实到它自己的段落里。

So, your answer will have three short paragraphs, like this:

所以，您的回答会有三个简短的 段落，像是这样：

Then, you need a short introduction.

那么，您需要一个简短的介绍。

For this question, you can just write a single sentence to explain why you’re writing,

就这个题目，您可以只是写一个 句子来解释为什么您在写信。

like this:

像是这样：

I am writing to complain about the noise levels coming from your apartment in recent weeks.

I am writing to complain about the noise levels coming from your apartment in recent weeks.

The introduction might be different in other tasks.

在其他的任务里，介绍也许 会是不同的。

For example, if you’re writing to a friend, you’d write something much simpler.

例如，如果您写给一位朋友，您 写某些更简单的。

There is one more thing you need to think about when planning: tone.

在规划时，还有一件事情您需要考虑的： 语气。

When we say ‘tone’, we mean how formal or informal your letter should be.

在我们说“语气”时，我们意思是您的 信件应当是怎样正式的或非正式的。

Task one of the general IELTS writing exam is the only place where tone is clearly mentioned

雅思一般组写作考试任务一是在 评分标准里语气被清楚地

in the scoring scheme.

提及的唯一的地方。

You need to write in an appropriate tone, and your tone needs to be consistent.

您需要用一个合适的语气来写， 您的语气需要是一致的。

What tone do you think you need here?

在这里您认为您需要使用什么语气？

Should your letter be formal, neutral, or informal?

您的信件应当是正式的、中性的， 或非正式的？

Probably, your letter will be somewhere between neutral and formal.

有可能，您的信会是介于中性和正式之间。

You’re writing to your neighbour, so you don’t need to be incredibly formal, but

您在写给您的邻居，所以您不需要 是难以置信地正式，但是，

you’re also writing to complain, which adds formality.

您也在写信抱怨，那增加了正式性。

In our experience, one of the most common mistakes with task one answers is not getting

依照我们的经验，在任务一回答 例子最常见的错误之一是

the tone right.

没有用对语气。

Either candidates choose an inappropriate level of formality, or they mix different

无论考生选择一个正式性的合适 等级，或者他们在同一个

levels in the same answer.

回答里混合不同的等级，

Both of these mistakes will hurt your score.

这两种错误会不利于您的评分。

So, before you write anything, think about how formal your letter should be.

所以，在您写任何东西之前，考虑 您的信件应该是怎样正式的。

Now, you have a plan; let’s write our first paragraph!

现在，您有了一个规划；我们写 我们的第一个段落！

Look at the beginning of a letter:

看看信的开头：

Dear Emily,

Dear Emily,

How’s it going?

How’s it going?

I’m actually writing because I have some issues with noise coming from your apartment.

I’m actually writing because I have some issues with noise coming from your apartment.

I would like to demand an explanation for the noise levels.

I would like to demand an explanation for the noise levels.

I mean, what on earth are you doing that’s so noisy?

I mean, what on earth are you doing that’s so noisy?

I can hardly have a conversation with someone sitting next to me, because it’s so loud.

I can hardly have a conversation with someone sitting next to me, because it’s so loud.

Please inform me what is occurring.

Please inform me what is occurring.

Pause the video if you want more time to look at the answer.

如果您想再看回答一次，暂停视屏。

Think about whether this is good, or whether it needs some work.

想想是否这样是好的，或者是否 它需要做些修正。

There’s a problem with this beginning.

这个开头有一个问题。

Do you know what it is?

您知道那是什么吗？

The problem is tone.

问题是语气。

As you heard before, it’s a common mistake to mix formal and informal language.

正如您之前听到的，那是一个搞混 正式和非正式说法的常见错误。

Here, you can see very formal sentences, like:

在这里，您能看到十分正式的句子，像是：

I would like to demand an explanation for the noise levels.

I would like to demand an explanation for the noise levels.

You can also see more informal language, like:

您也能看到更多非正式的说法，像是：

I mean, what on earth are you doing that’s so noisy?

I mean, what on earth are you doing that’s so noisy?

The start of the letter also mixes different levels of formality.

信的开头也混淆了正式性的不同等级。

Writing how’s it going? is a more informal way to start a letter or an email, but if

写“how’s it going?”是一封信或一封 电邮起头的一个很不正式的方式，

you’re writing to complain, you would almost certainly need to use a more neutral or formal

但是，如果您在写信抱怨，您几乎 确定要使用一个更中性的或

tone.

正式的语气。

To get a high score in the general IELTS writing exam, you need to write in a consistent tone.

要在一般组雅思写作考试拿到一个 高评分，您要用一个一致的语气。

If you want to practice, think about how you could improve the answer you saw before.

如果您想练习，想想您能怎样改善 您之前看到的回答。

You can pause the video, and start again when you’re ready.

您可以暂停视屏，并在您 准备好时再开始。

Let’s see how you could improve this answer: Pause the video if you need more time to read.

我们看看您怎么改这个答案：如果您 需要更多的时间要阅读，暂停视屏。

You can see that we’ve got rid of some of the more informal language, like how’s it

您可以看到我们剔除掉了一些很 不正式的说法，像是

going?

how’s it going?

This is also better because it’s consistent without being too formal.

这也是比较好的，因为没有 太正式，它是一致的。

Our original answer included very formal language, like Please inform me what is occurring.

我们原先的回答包括十分正式的说法， 像是Please inform me what is occurring.

You don’t get more points for being more formal; you get a high score by writing in

您不会因为更正式而得到更多的 评分；您通过使用合适的和

an appropriate and consistent tone.

一致的语气拿到一个高评分。

Next, let’s continue by thinking about use of language in your answer.

接下来，我们继续来考虑在您的 回答里语气的使用。

Task one of the general IELTS writing exam is the simplest of all the IELTS writing tasks.

雅思一般组写作的任务1是所有 雅思写作任务里最简单的。

This is an advantage, but it also means you need to think carefully about using a wide

这是一个好处，但是，那也意味着 您需要仔细地考虑使用

range of language.

一个范围广的说辞。

Let’s look at this by adding another paragraph to our model answer:

我们通过给我们的回答范例增加 另一个段落来看看这个。

This situation is having a bad effect on my entire family.

This situation is having a bad effect on my entire family.

I have been unable to sleep, because of the loud noises even late at night.

I have been unable to sleep, because of the loud noises even late at night.

My son complains that he cannot do his homework.

My son complains that he cannot do his homework.

Even our dog has been behaving oddly; she is not eating well and has no energy.

Even our dog has been behaving oddly; she is not eating well and has no energy.

This is a good paragraph, and the use of language is already good.

这是一个好段落，说辞的 使用已经可以了。

However, to get higher scores, you would need to use a wider range of language.

然而，要拿到较高的评分，您 应当要使用范围更广的说辞。

Let’s do two things here.

在这里，我们来做两件事情。

First, look at the five underlined words and phrases.

首先，看五个下划线的单词和短语。

Can you change these words and phrases to make them more detailed and more specific?

您可以换掉这些单词和短语， 让它们更详细和更具体吗？

Think about it—you’ll see some possible answers in a minute.

想想它 — 您会在一分钟内看到 一些可能的答案。

Your second job is to take two sentences and combine them into a more complex sentence.

您的第二个作业是拿两个句子，并 把它们组合成一个更复杂的句子。

There’s more than one way you could do this, so find an idea which makes sense to you.

您有不止一种方法来做这个， 所以，找一个您觉得合适的。

Think about your answers now.

现在考虑您的回答。

Pause the video if you need more time.

如果您需要更多的时间，暂停视屏。

Ready?

准备好了吗？

Let’s look: You can see that you don’t need to make

我们来看看：您可以看到您 不需要做太大

big changes.

的改变。

A lot of students think that you need to use a lot of very academic language to get high

大量的学生认为需要使用大量的 学术性的说法来在雅思里

scores in IELTS.

拿到高评分。

You don’t.

您没有。

To get high scores—even band 9—you need to use a range of language with flexibility

要拿到高评分 — 甚至是九分 — 您需要灵活而精准地使用

and precision.

范围广的说辞。

That might include academic language in some cases, but for a letter, that wouldn’t be

那也许在包括学术性说辞的 一些事例里，但是，就一封信，

appropriate.

那肯定不适合。

Collocations are very important for your IELTS vocabulary score.

词组搭配对您的雅思词汇 评分是十分重要的。

Using collocations like sleep properly, noise levels, lose your appetite, or focus on your

使用词组搭配像是sleep properly、noise levels、lose your appetite，或者focus on your

homework will boost your vocabulary score.

homework 会提高您的词汇评分。

For grammar, we simply connected two sentences with the conjunction while.

对于语法，我们简单地用 连词while连接两个句子。

This adds variety to the sentence structures, which will also help your score.

这给句子结构添加了变化，那也 会对您的评分有帮助。

At this point, you need to write one more paragraph.

就这一点，您需要再在写一个段落。

Here, you’re going to see how you can connect your ideas more effectively.

在这里，您要看您怎样更有效率地 连接您的想法。

There’s a common problem we see with IELTS writing in our students.

有一个我们在我们的学生那里 看到的雅思写作上的常见问题。

Students often plan each paragraph separately.

学生们通常分别规划每一个段落。

Then, they write each paragraph as a separate unit, and the paragraphs don’t have much

然后，他们把每一个段落当做一个 独立的单元来写，段落之间

connection to each other.

没有太多的连接。

This will hurt your score; 25 per cent of your score is for coherence and cohesion.

这不会不利于你的评分；您的评分 的25%是评定上下文连贯。

To get a higher score for coherence and cohesion, your writing needs to have a clear progression.

要在上下文连贯拿到一个较高的评分， 您的写作需要有一个清晰的进展。

That means it needs to have a clear beginning, middle, and end.

那意思是它需要有一个清晰的 开头、中间以及结尾。

Let’s look at a final paragraph which doesn’t handle this well:

我们来看没处理好这个的一个 结尾的段落：

I must ask you to reduce the amount of noise you make, and try to keep quiet during the

I must ask you to reduce the amount of noise you make, and try to keep quiet during the

evening when we are at home.

evening when we are at home.

If you continue making noise at these levels, I will have no choice but to make a noise

If you continue making noise at these levels, I will have no choice but to make a noise

complaint to the police and/or to the city council.

complaint to the police and/or to the city council.

Regards,

Regards,

Samira

Samira

Pause the video if you want more time to read the paragraph.

如果您想要更多时间来读 段落，暂停视屏。

This is not bad, but it doesn’t include any links or references to the other points

这个不糟糕，但是，它没有包括 任何连接或参考您在

you’ve made in the letter.

信中指出的其他观点。

It also lacks a concluding phrase, which could provide a strong, clear end to your letter.

它也缺少总结的短语，那可以给您的信 提供一个强烈的、清晰的结尾。

Let’s see how you could improve this: Can you see what’s changed?

我们来看看您怎么改善这个： 您可以看到什么被改变了吗？

Pause the video to read.

暂停视屏读它。

There are four changes.

有四个改变。

First, we made a reference to the first paragraph, then we added a reference to the second paragraph.

首先，我们给了第一段一个参考， 然后，我们给第二段添加了一个参考。

We also avoided repetition by adding a reference to ‘this situation’, instead of talking

我们也通过添加对“this situation”的 引用，取代再次谈论

about noise levels again.

noise levels，来避免重复。

Finally, we added a concluding phrase.

最后，我们添加了一个总结的短语。

And you’ve finished!

您完成了！

Practice these steps and ideas and you should be able to get a high score in task one of

练习这些步骤和想法，您肯定能够 在雅思一般组考试的

the general IELTS exam.

任务1里拿到一个高评分。

Here’s a question for you: what do you find most difficult in task one of the general

这里是给您的一个问题：您觉得 在雅思一般组写作考试的

IELTS writing exam?

task 1里什么是最难的？

Please let us know in the comments.

请写在评论栏里告诉我们。

You can see the full text of the model answer on our website: Oxford Online English dot

您可以在我们的网站上看 答案范例的完整文本：

com.

Oxford Online English dot com.

Look for a link in the video description if you’re watching on YouTube.

如果您在Youtube上看，在视 屏描述里找一个链接。

Thanks for watching!

感谢观看！

See you next time!

下次见！