2020年8月16日雅思大作文题目：中学生应该学习国际新闻课吗?
Some people think that secondary school students should study international news as a school subject but others argue that it would be a waste of valuable school time.Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
解析&审题
题材：教育+课程
题型：辩论型
关键词：secondary school students+international news+a waste of time
需要讨论的观点：中学生应该学习国际新闻课吗？
建议思路：双边讨论+自己的观点
复现情况：2013年6月22日原题重现
关于“school subject”（课程）的雅思写作真题：
1.In some countries,secondary schools aim to provide a general education across a range of subjects.In others,children focus on a narrow range of subjects related to a particular career.Which do you think is appropriate in today’s world?（2015/10/8,2019/9/12）中学应该提供普通教育课程还是职业教育课程？
2.Art classes,such as painting and drawing,are as important as other subjects to a child’s development and they should be compulsory in high school.To what extent do you agree or disagree?（2014/12/20,2017/7/1）艺术课程应该成为高中必修课吗？
3.Some people think that the government should decide which subject students study at university,while others think that students should be allowed to apply for the subject they prefer.Discuss two views and give your opinion.（2016/7/30）谁来决定学什么课程，政府还是学生？
4.Some people think that a university student should choose a particular subject rather than a wider range of subjects.to what extent do you agree or disagree?（2017/8/3）大学生应该选学一门课程，还是学很多课程？
5.Some people think it is important for all children to learn history at school.Others believe that other subjects are more relevant to children’s development today.Discuss both views and give your opinion.（2019/9/10）学生该不该学历史？
雅思教育类题目中，有一个常见的问题就是关于学生应该学什么。比如，该不该学历史（2019/9/10）？该不该学艺术课（2017/7/1）？该学普通课程还是职业相关课程（2019/9/12）？学什么课程，谁说了算（2016/7/30）？
本次的问题是：中学生是否应该学习国际新闻课程？这个显然是一个富有争议的问题。学习国际新闻，能让学生了解国际时事，熟悉别国的政治经济文化情况，这当然有助于开阔学生视野，尤其是在当今这个所谓的国际化时代。但是，反过来，中学生的主要目的是打好基础，为大学的专业学习做好准备，增加国际新闻课程势必增加学习压力，更何况从心理上讲，很多中学生还没有形成自己的世界观和鉴别能力，过早地学习国际新闻甚至可能会起负面作用。如此看来，虽然学习国际新闻能带来好处，但不宜作为中学的必修课，建议开设选修课，给那些真正感兴趣并且有一定鉴别力的学生提供开拓视野的机会。
这种写作思路，就是典型的“双边讨论+自己的观点”结构。你是这样构思的吗？请看唐老师如何将以上思路演绎成一篇高分作文。
高分范文
As learning about other countries is becoming more and more important in our life,many people propose that international news become part of the curriculum design in secondary schools.While a course like international news may benefit students in many ways,I think it is a bit too far to make it a formal school subject.
By taking international news,students can not only learn what is currently going on in other countries,but also achieve a better understanding of their customs,lifestyles,and culture in general.This is particularly relevant today,as the world is becoming increasingly globalized,and we often need to travel to,trade with,and study in other countries.A secondary school student will certainly benefit from the international news course because it provides him/her with a global perspective.
Yet gaining a global perspective is perhaps not the most important task for secondary school students.Instead,they should take those courses that offer more fundamental knowledge and skills such as math,science,philosophy,and literature,since at this stage of their education,they need to acquire something more basic than international news.Besides,as many secondary school students are not yet mature intellectually and mentally,the excessive exposure to international news may actually have negative influence on their ways of looking at their own country.
In my view,schools should use caution when they are offering such a course as international news to their students.Though potentially useful,this course may waste the time that students should spend on other more important courses,and if not well treated,it may even do harm to the students.So international news is better to be arranged as an optional course for those who are really interested and those who are psychologically ready.
老师笔记
01、As learning about other countries is becoming more and more important in our life,many people propose that international news become part of the curriculum design in secondary schools.While a course like international news may benefit students in many ways,I think it is a bit too far to make it a formal school subject.
随着了解其他国家在我们的生活中越来越重要，许多人建议国际新闻应该成为中学课程设计的一部分。我认为，虽然国际新闻这样的课程可能会在许多方面使学生受益，但把它作为一门正式的学校科目就过分了。
解析
（1）本段开门见山，通过改写题目中的表达方式来重述题目，然后给出自己的观点。
（2）Curriculum课程
（3）It is a bit too far to do...做......有点过分
02、By taking international news,students can not only learn what is currently going on in other countries,but also achieve a better understanding of their customs,lifestyles,and culture in general.This is particularly relevant today,as the world is becoming increasingly globalized,and we often need to travel to,trade with,and study in other countries.A secondary school student will certainly benefit from the international news course because it provides him/her with a global perspective.
通过学习国际新闻，学生不仅可以了解其他国家目前正在发生的事情，而且可以更好地了解他们的风俗、生活方式和更普遍的文化。这在今天尤其重要，因为世界正日益全球化，我们经常需要其他国家旅游、贸易和学习。由于国际新闻课程可以为中学生提供全球视野，他肯定可以从中受益。
解析
（1）本段先承认国际新闻课程的价值：提供全球视野。
（2）Currently目前；现在
（3）Achieve a better understanding of...更好地理解......
（4）Relevant相关的；重要的
（5）Provide somebody with something为某人提供......
（6）Global perspective全球视野
03、Yet gaining a global perspective is perhaps not the most important task for secondary school students.Instead,they should take those courses that offer more fundamental knowledge and skills such as math,science,philosophy,and literature,since at this stage of their education,they need to acquire something more basic than international news.Besides,as many secondary school students are not yet mature intellectually and mentally,the excessive exposure to international news may actually have negative influence on their ways of looking at their own country.
然而，对中学生来说，获得全球视野也许不是最重要的任务。相反，他们应该学习那些提供更基本知识和技能的课程，比如数学、科学、哲学和文学，因为在他们教育的这个阶段，他们需要学习比国际新闻更基本的东西。此外，许多中学生在智力和精神上都还没有成熟，过度接触国际新闻实际上可能会负面影响他们看待自己的国家。
解析
(1)本段转折过来：讨论国际新闻课程并不是中学生最需要的课程，而且还有潜在的负面影响。
(2)Fundamental基础的；根本的
(3)Acquire获得；学习
(4)Mature成熟的
(5)Excessive过度的
(6)Exposure to...暴露于......，接触......
04、In my view,schools should use caution when they are offering such a course as international news to their students.Though potentially useful,this course may waste the time that students should spend on other more important courses,and if not well treated,it may even do harm to the students.So international news is better to be arranged as an optional course for those who are really interested and those who are psychologically ready.
在我看来，当学校向学生提供国际新闻这样的课程时，应该谨慎行事。虽然这门课程可能很有用，但可能会浪费学生应该花在其他更重要的课程上的时间，而且，如果处理不当，它甚至可能对学生造成伤害。因此，国际新闻安排为选修课，供那些真正感兴趣的人和那些心理已经准备好的人来学习。
解析
（1）本段提出自己的观点：应该谨慎提供国际新闻课程，是安排为选修课。
（2）Use caution谨慎行事
（3）Potentially潜在地；可能地
（4）Arrange安排
（5）An optional course选修课
（6）Be psychologically ready心理上做好准备的
