不管是雅思“小白”，=还是久经考场的老考鸭，大部分人都觉得写作是雅思考试中最难的部分。因为除了要学习小作文这种特殊作文的写法，还要积累大作文不同题型结构、相关话题词组、句型和素材。
Avoid Clichés
避免陈词滥调
根据《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》，“cliché”的意思是“a phrase or an idea that has been used so often that it no longer has much meaning and is not interesting”，即“陈词滥调;陈腐的套话”。很多时候，这样的“套句”对文章是没有实际意义。
雅思写作中常见的“cliche”包括：
As we all know that…
Every coin has two sides.
It cannot be denied that …
This is a highly controversial issue about…
First and foremost, …
Without doubt …
There is a heated debate about …
There are pros and cons …
Avoid Contractions
避免缩略词
英语的正式文体规定不能使用缩略词，一定要将其完整形态写出来，比如：
■ shouldn’t → should not
■ can’t → cannot [中间没有空格]
■ don’t → do not
■ haven’t → have not
■ ’ll → will
Avoid Dogmatic Claims
避免绝对化
雅思写作中的绝对词包括：
every
never
must
perfect
best
worst
most
Avoid Gendered Language
避免性别词汇
这点很容易被大家忽略，以下是一些常见的错误表达及对应的正确表达方法：
When a person listens to soft music, he or she will feel relaxed.
When people listen to soft music, they will feel relaxed.
If men do not start to protect the environment, their lives will be detrimentally impacted.
If people do not start to protect the environment, their lives will be detrimentally impacted.
注意：小作文中男女对比的情况下可以使用man/men或woman/women。
Avoid Writing“YOU”
避免使用“YOU”
雅思写作中可以使用人称代词，如：
“I”，“my”，“me”，“mine”，“they”，“them”，“it”，“its”，“their”，“theirs”;
最好不使用“we”，“us”，“our”，“ours”;
不能使用“you”，“your”，“yours”。
eg.
If governments build railway and subway lines, you will not use your private cars.
If governments build railway and subway lines, people will not use their private cars.
Avoid Intensifiers
避免强化词
强化词会使你的观点显得太绝对，不具有信服力。
The new neck brace prototype was very promising because of its superb comfort and lean production cost.
The new neck brace prototype was promising because of its comfort and lean production cost.
Avoid Colloquialism and Slang Expressions
避免口语和俚语表达
以下这些口语化表达不适合于写作这种书面正式文体，所以要避免：
Last but not the least …
In a nutshell …
At the end of the day …
cost an arm and a leg ..
kids
reckon
a bit
a lot of/lots of/a couple of
till
Avoid Beginning a Sentence with “AND/BUT/OR/SO”
避免使用连词断句
像and, but, or 或者 so这种简单的连词，放句子开头显得较口语化不太正式。
来看看2个例句：
Some people believe that living in big cities is harmful to people’s health. But in my opinion, it is not true.
Some people believe that living in big cities is harmful to people’s health. In my opinion,however, it is not true.
Learning history is beneficial to high school students. So, I think that history should be a compulsory subject in high school.
Learninghistory is beneficial to high school students. Therefore, I thinkthat history should be a compulsory subject in high school. |
