2022年3月26日雅思笔试写作真题
话题分类
城市建设之住房问题
大作文题目
The shortage of housing in big cities can cause severe consequences, and only government action can solve the problem. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
写作思路
本题是道经典的讨论如何解决城市住房危机的议论文。尽管有限定词only，文章肯定了政府的作用，并从不同方面给出了具体的解决方案。解决方案一是针对低到中等收入租房者政府应该资助保障性住房；解决方案二是为了让大多数家庭有能力购房，政府应限制土地投机，以及对房地产投资收益征税。本题的写作关键是切忌仅仅表面谈论政府的职责，缺少具体的解决方案文章则会假大空。
此外，让步段我们抓住了城市住房问题另一重要的讨论角度，提出了人们可以选择居住在rural areas从而应对住房短缺，但最终仍明确论证出这依然取决于政府的努力。可能有的同学会从其他角度来讨论问题的解决，大家可以尝试写不同的思路，文章之所以会肯定政府的角色是因为其作用是最根本的。
重点词汇与语料
the unavailability of ......的不可用in congested metropolises 在拥挤的大都市unprecedented repercussions 前所未有的影响ongoing discussion 正在进行的争论radical solutions 根本的解决方案housing crisis 住房危机hinge on 取决于center around supply 围绕供应affordable housing 经济适用房，保障性住房attain 获取low-to-medium income renters 低到中等收入租房者key solution 关键的解决方案subsidize 资助public housing 公共住房eligible 符合条件的affordable accommodation 负担得起的住宿address 解决attention to demand 关注需求market-rate housing 市场利率的住房nation’s aggregate income 国家总收入upper-income households 高收入家庭a larger share of real estate 更大份额的房地产limit land speculation 限制土地投机impose taxes on returns from real estate investments 对房地产投资收益征税voice 观点alternatives 可供选择的事物urban housing 城市住房settle the problem 解决问题housing scarcity 住房短缺count on 依靠strive for long-term results 争取长期成果
参考范文
The unavailability of living space in congested metropolises has led to unprecedented repercussions in many countries. While the issue is under ongoing discussion for decades, I do believe that radical solutions to the housing crisis mainly hinge on government policy. The dialogue relating to the lack of housing often centers, as it should, around supply. Although housing is a basic human need, affordable housing is increasingly difficult to attain in big cities, especially for low-to-medium income renters. Therefore, the key solution, I think, should be to depend on the government to subsidize more public housing. By introducing and expanding public housing construction projects, more people who currently struggle to pay their rent would become eligible for affordable accommodation. In addition to focusing on the problem of supply, the housing crisis will not be properly addressed without attention to demand. The primary reason why so many families cannot afford market-rate housing is that a greater share of the nation’s aggregate income goes to upper-income households, who can afford to own a larger share of real estate. Thus, there should be regulations in place that aim to limit land speculation, and higher taxes should be imposed on returns from real estate investments. Nevertheless, there are voices that claim people suffering from housing problems can move to rural areas to lead a less stressful life. Indeed, less populated places tend to provide more options for residence. However, it relies on the government action to make rural areas attractive alternatives. It is conceivable that if more people were willing to live in rural areas, the demand for urban housing would decrease and rents and property prices would become more affordable. In conclusion, to settle the problem of housing scarcity counts on government efforts to strive for long-term results.
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