2020年12月5日雅思G类大作文考题分析-增加艺术类课程

据G友反馈，2020年12月5日雅思大陆考区G类大作文题目为：

Some people say that subjects like arts, music, drama and creative writing are important/more beneficial to children and therefore they need more of these subjects to be included in the timetable. Do you agree or disagree?

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审题：agree/disagree题型，个人立场可以是完全同意、完全不同意、说明同意什么不同意什么。这道题的“陷阱”在于背景句有两个部分：“这些学科对孩子重要/更有用”和“因此应该多开设这类科目”，在论述的时候，不能只说这些学科的重要性/用处，还要注意“多开/增加课时”，可以与其他学科/现有必修学科的对比。

采取完全同意的立场，两个主体段分别给出一个”这些课重要/更有好处，有必要增加这些课程”的理由。比如：艺术课可以培养创造力，增加这类课程有助于孩子未来发展；开设更多艺术课可以让有天赋的孩子得到更好的发展。

采取完全不同意的立场，两个主体段分别给出一个”这些课不重要/不是更有用、因此也没必要增加”的理由。但这个立场并不是很“站得住”，不建议采用。

采取“同意重要/更有用，但不同意应增加课时”的立场，可以两段分别说有用的理由和不同意增加课时的原因。组长个人认为这种立场在结构和idea方面都更好操作。

范文：306words，来自Liz，题目话题与本题相似但问法不同，可着重学习话题词汇。

题目：Art is considered an important part of a society as well asan expression of its culture. Do you think it is important for children to betaught art? Do you think children should be encouraged to focus on art ratherthan other subjects?

It is commonly believed that art plays a fundamental role in society as artists are able to express their thoughts and their culture in their work. In my opinion, children should definitely learn art because they can develop creativity and learn to express themselves in their art work but it should not be taught to the detriment of other subjects.

Firstly, art is an essential subject which children, especially young children, should learn in order to help promote their creativity and imagination. Without the development of imagination and creative thinking, children will struggle to grow into dynamic, individual thinkers when they reach adulthood. Furthermore, some children are particularly gifted in their creative abilities and studying art can help them nurture their talents.

Another important advantage for children when practicing art is that it provides a medium through which they can express their emotions and feelings. In other words, young children do not have the linguistic capabilities to put their ideas into language and thus communicate directly. Therefore, by using art, they are able to convey meaning through pictures and symbols. For this reason, many child psychologists often study the art work of children to gain an insight into what they think and feel.

Finally, however, regardless of how useful the study of art is for children, this should not result in more focus being placed o art rather than other subjects. Children need to have a balance of all subjects so as to facilitate a healthy development both mentally and physically. Thus, ensuring that there is a healthy balance of art, sciences, languages and physical education in the school syllabus is essential.

In conclusion, while art certainly helps a child develop creativity as well as express their thoughts, it should be taught equally alongside all other subjects. A school curriculum should offer a balance of subjects.