2018年4月14日雅思写作考试回忆及解析

TASK 1

The table gives information of 5 types of product exported from Hong Kong in 2009 and 2010.

Word count(191)

The table illustrates the value of five types of goods exported from Hong Kong in 2009 and 2010 and compares the percentage of change in these two years.

Firstly, it is obvious that the two years period witnessed a downward trend of exportation of clothing and machinery. Specifically speaking, the value of clothing exported decreased significantly from 6.5 billion HK dollars to 5.2 billion HK dollars by 20%. By contrast, there was only a marginal fall in the value of exported machinery, decreasing from 5 billion by 4%.

Secondly, we can also see that the value of exported metals, telecommunications and manufacturing equipment increased generally. To be specific, the value of exported metals more than doubled from 2.3 billion HK dollars to 5.1 HK dollars. Meanwhile, the value of telecommunications increased dramatically to 11.6 billion HK dollars by 48.1%, overtaking that of manufacturing equipment (11.7 billion HK dollars) and becoming the highest among these five types of goods.

Overall, although the value of specific exported goods fluctuated obviously in these two years, the total export in Hong Kong increased from 32 billion HK dollars to 38.4 billion HK dollars by 20%.

TASK 2

题目类别：社会类

提问方式：观点类

考试题目：

Governments should make people responsible for looking after their own local environment. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

(Word count： 274)

There is an ongoing debate about the appropriate role of government for solving local environmental problems. While many environmentalists call for increasing government intervention, I personally agree with the idea that government should encourage individuals to play a role in protecting their own local environment.

Initially, local civilians, if work together, can realize their full potential to protect the local environment. As residents always greatly outnumber civil servants, even small amounts of each individual’s effort may have dramatic effects on the environment. For example, local dwellers are able to keep their community clean by not throwing trash randomly on the road. And it results in a virtuous cycle since less people tend to leave small pieces of unwanted trash on such a clean block. Similarly, they should avoid brushing anything on walls in public place so as to keep a safe and clean environment.

However, this is not to say that government should do nothing. The accountability of raising public awareness on environmental issues lies on government. That means it should promote the idea of protecting the environment and guide local residents to contribute. Furthermore, government should also contribute in some other ways since it is regarded as a provider of goods and services that individuals cannot provide. Therefore, in the case of introducing factories that emit large number of pollutants, local officials should make a wise decision and take environment protection into account.

In conclusion, both government and local people as a whole have their own strengths in order to promote environmental sustainability and action should be taken from both sides.