2018年11月10日

　　雅思大作文题目

 

　　"Nowadays, many employers think that social skills are as important as good qualifications for employing people. To what extent do you agree or disagree?" 

 

　　解析&审题

　　11月10日的考题是一个旧题，重复的是2012年1月14日的考题，不过由于过于久远，想必很多同学都没有复习到。但这个题目的问题，我们多数同学都应该思考过，即到底文凭重要，还是社交能力重要？

　　就这个问题，我们的思考方向依然是三种：

　　A. 双边讨论：认为两者都很重要

　　B. 一边倒讨论：只认为文凭更重要，或社交能力更重要

　　C. 批判思维：对某些工作而言，文凭更重要，而对其他工作而言，社交能力更重要。

　　考生可以在以上思维方式中任选一个进行写作。

　　以下是唐老师的高分范文。本范文中，唐老师遵从主流意见，认为文凭和社交能力都重要。本题还应注意的是，要结合“招聘”来讨论问题。唐老师认为，在招聘的时候，文凭很重要，因为文凭背后代表的是求职者具有某种能力，而没有文凭，应聘者可能连面试的机会都得不到；同时，社交能力也很重要，因为这种能力意味着求职者可以和各种人和谐快乐地相处，从而提高工作效率。

　　请大家认真阅读范文，看唐老师是如何把以上思路落实到具体文字表达的。

　　老师笔记

　　01

　　It is important for job seekers to highlight both their professional qualifications and social skills. Employers are looking to hire those who have the right mix of professional qualifications as hard skills and social skills as soft skills.

　　对于求职者来说，强调他们的专业资格和社交技能是很重要的，雇主们希望雇佣那些兼有专业资质硬技能和社交能力软技能的人。

　　解析

　　（1） 本段开门见山，直接表明观点，即专业资质和社交能力同等重要。本作文采取双边讨论的结构。重要的是如何分别论述专业资质和社交能力的重要性。

　　（2） highlight 高亮；强调

　　（3） professional 专业的；职业的

　　（4） look to do... 希望做......

　　（5） mix 混合

　　02

　　On the one hand, hard skills are most important to any job, and theexpertise required to do a job is always listed in job postings and job descriptions. That is why those job seekers with perfect certifications and licenses are preferred by their potential employers, for they indicate that their owners possess the sought-after knowledge and abilities.Without them, landing an interview or even getting past applicant tracking systems will become next to impossible. After all, in the job market, nothing can beat the importance of hard skills.

　　一方面，硬技能对任何工作来说都是最重要的，做一项工作所需的专业知识总是列在职位公告和职务说明中。这就是为什么那些拥有完美证书和执照的求职者受潜在雇主所青睐，因为这些证书和执照表明拥有它们的人具有急需的知识和能力。没有它们，获得面试机会，甚至通过求职者的跟踪系统都将变得几乎不可能。毕竟，在就业市场上，没有什么比硬技能更重要的了。

　　解析

　　（1） 本段主要论述求职中工作技能的重要性：求职者必须拥有证明其具有某种工作技能的证书和执照。

　　（2） expertise 专业知识

　　（3） job description 职位描述

　　（4） potential 潜在的

　　（5） sought-after 急需的

　　（6） next to impossible 几乎不可能

　　（7） nothing can beat the importance of... 没有什么比......更为重要

　　03

　　Soft skills, on the other hand, are emotional abilities that are useful for an individual to stand out among other job applicants. While hard skills can be learned through proper training, soft skills are harder to develop. And thispartly explains why soft skills are extremely valuable these days. Indeed, such emotional traits are so valuable that almost every employer looks for job candidates who are skilled in identifying emotions, using emotions, andregulating emotions. With good soft skills, one is able to connect emotionally with his/her co-workers, clients and superiors as one will look and feel more comfortable and therefore more confident and efficient in job situations.

　　另一方面，软技能这种情感能力也有用，可以让人从其他求职者中脱颖而出。硬技能可以通过适当的训练来学习，而软技能培养起来要更难。这在一定程度上解释了为什么现在软技能非常有价值。事实上，这些情感特质是如此宝贵，以至于几乎每个雇主都在寻找那些擅长识别情绪，运用情绪，调节情绪的求职者。有良好的软技能，一个人能够和他/她的同事、客户和上级建立感情上的联系，因为在工作环境中，这样的人看起来，也会感觉更舒服，因而也更有信心和效率。

　　解析

　　（1） 本段主要论述社交能力的重要性。首先定义社交能力，然后论述它为什么重要。

　　（2） stand out 突出

　　（3） partly 部分地

　　（4） valuable 有价值的

　　（5） identify 识别

　　（6） regulate 调节

　　（7） superior 上级

　　04

　　In conclusion, the two types of skills are not mutually exclusive as both of them are equally important in the job market. As far as employment is concerned, there is no “either/or” question since the answer mustnecessarily be both.

　　总之，这两种技能并不是相互排斥的，因为这两种技能在就业市场上同样重要。就工作而言，没有“非此即彼”的问题，因为答案必须是两者兼而有之。

　　解析

　　（1） 总结前面的主要观点，强调两者都很重要。

　　（2） mutually exclusive 相互排斥

　　（3） employment 工作

　　（4） necessarily 一定地

 

 

　　7分范文

　　

　　It is important for job seekers to highlight both their professional qualifications and social skills. Employers are looking to hire those who have the right mix of professional qualifications as hard skills and social skills as soft skills.

　　On the one hand, hard skills are most important to any job, and the expertise required to do a job is always listed in job postings and job descriptions. That is why those job seekers with perfect certifications and licenses are preferred by their potential employers, for they indicate that their owners possess the sought-after knowledge and abilities.Without them, landing an interview or even getting past applicant tracking systems will become next to impossible. After all, in the job market, nothing can beat the importance of hard skills.

　　Soft skills, on the other hand, are emotional abilities that are useful for an individual to stand out among other job applicants. While hard skills can be learned through proper training, soft skills are harder to develop. And this partly explains why soft skills are extremely valuable these days. Indeed, such emotional traits are so valuable that almost every employer looks for job candidates who are skilled in identifying emotions, using emotions, and regulating emotions. With good soft skills, one is able to connect emotionally with his/her co-workers, clients and superiors as one will look and feel more comfortable and therefore more confident and efficient in job situations.

　　In conclusion, the two types of skills are not mutually exclusive as both of them are equally important in the job market. As far as employability is concerned, there is no “either/or” question since the answer must necessarily be both.

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　　建议背诵的句子

　　1. Employers are looking to hire those who have the right mix of professional qualifications as hard skills and social skills as soft skills.

　　雇主们希望雇佣那些兼有专业资质硬技能和社交能力软技能的人。

　　2. On the one hand, hard skills are most important to any job, and theexpertise required to do a job is always listed in job postings and job descriptions.

　　一方面，硬技能对任何工作来说都是最重要的，做一项工作所需的专业知识总是列在职位公告和职务说明中。

　　3. Those job seekers with perfect certifications and licenses are preferred by their potential employers, for they indicate that their owners possess the sought-after knowledge and abilities.

　　那些拥有完美证书和执照的求职者受潜在雇主所青睐，因为这些证书和执照表明拥有它们的人具有急需的知识和能力。

　　4. With good soft skills, one is able to connect emotionally with his/her co-workers, clients and superiors as one will look and feel more comfortable and therefore more confident and efficient in job situations.

　　有良好的软技能，一个人能够和他/她的同事、客户和上级建立感情上的联系，因为在工作环境中，这样的人看起来，也会感觉更舒服，因而也更有信心和效率。

　　5. As far as employment is concerned, there is no “either/or” question since the answer must necessarily be both.

　　就工作而言，没有“非此即彼”的问题，因为答案必须是两者兼而有之。