【9分作文盛宴】考官华丽雅思大作文详解13：政府资助艺术家

2015年08月24日16:34 来源：小站教育作者：Phoebe

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Simon是英国曼彻斯特的前雅思考官，由于创办雅思考试学习网站而在全世界的考生中越来越有名气。其网站上提供大量关于复习雅思的技巧以及颠覆性的建议，甚至还有不少Simon本人亲笔写的满分作文。这些满分作文由于出自英国考官之手，非常地道，言简意赅，和中国考生惯用的千篇一律的模板作文相比，着实让人眼前一亮。小站的Phoebe老师深感有义务要让孩子们接触到真正可以提分的好作文，所以以后会频繁地帮大家整理并总结这些满分作文的精华，相信大家都可以扔掉模板，写出高分作文！

今天来看一篇大作文，题目如下：

Some people think that governments should give financial support to creative artists such as painters and musicians. Others believe that creative artists should be funded by alternative sources. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

在写作之前，先解答同学的疑问。有学生问Simon怎样能快速写出一篇大作文呢？来看看Simon的建议：

A student asked me for some tips about how to write task 2 essays faster. Here's my advice:

1. The first step is to write better, not faster. If you can't get the score you need when it takes you 2 hours to write an essay, you won't be able to write a good essay in 40 minutes.(写作文首先要好，而不是快。如果给你两个小时也写不出高分作文的话，那你也不可能在40分钟内写出来)

2. One of my students was worried that it took her 4 hours to write a band 7 essay for homework. In my opinion, spending 4 hours to write an essay is a good idea. This kind of hard work leads to great results! The important thing is to be able to write your first band 7 essay. At first it might take you 4 hours, but you will get faster with practice.(一个学生很担心因为她花4个小时才能写出一个7分作文。在Simon看来，花4个小时写作文是个好主意，而且会有很好的效果。要想写得快，首先你要能写出7分作文。尽管一开始耗时较长，但会越练越快。)

3. The next step is to break the 40 minutes into smaller parts. For example, you could practise writing introductions in only 5 minutes. Don't work on full essays yet(下一步就是把40分钟分成小部分。先不急于写满分作文，比如你可以练习用5分钟来写introduction等等，具体时间规划参考Simon大作文9的讲解)

4. Separate the 'thinking' from the 'writing'. I do all my thinking (planning or brainstorming) in the first 10 minutes. When I'm happy with my essay plan, I start writing. I try to stick to my plan so that I can focus on writing rather than more thinking.(将“思考”从“写作”中分离出来。我先用十分钟思考内容要怎么写，当我满意了我再动笔。这样我写得时候更专注。)

5. Finally, remember that improvements happen gradually. You have to be prepared to do the hard work: practising lots of essays and parts of essays, preparing ideas and opinions for topics, building your vocabulary repertoire, and learning from mistakes. Do the work and you'll get better and faster!(最后，记住进步是逐渐发生的。你必须做些辛苦的工作：练习大量的作文和作文的一部分，构建中心思想和意见，建立自己的词汇库，吸取教训，这样你一定会越写越好、越写越快的！)

接下来，大家就按照Simon的指示来写今天的作文吧!写好和范文对照。

完整范文：

People have different views about the funding of creative artists. While some people disagree with the idea of government support for artists, I believe that money for art projects should come from both governments and other sources.

Some art projects definitely require help from the state. In the UK, there are many works of art in public spaces, such as streets or squares in city centres. In Liverpool, for example, there are several new statues and sculptures in the docks area of the city, which has been redeveloped recently. These artworks represent culture, heritage and history. They serve to educate people about the city, and act as landmarks or talking points for visitors and tourists. Governments and local councils should pay creative artists to produce this kind of art, because without their funding our cities would be much less interesting and attractive.

On the other hand, I can understand the arguments against government funding for art. The main reason for this view is that governments have more important concerns. For example, state budgets need to be spent on education, healthcare, infrastructure and security, among other areas. These public services are vital for a country to function properly, whereas the work of creative artists, even in public places, is a luxury. Another reason for this opinion is that artists do a job like any other professional, and they should therefore earn their own money by selling their work.

In conclusion, there are good reasons why artists should rely on alternative sources of financial support, but in my opinion government help is sometimes necessary.

词汇总结：

heritage: 遗产

landmarks: 地标;标志性事件，里程碑

infrastructure: 设施

luxury: 奢侈品;奢华的享受

今天先到这儿，下期见！

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