2019年5月4日雅思大作文题目：广泛使用新技术让年轻人更容易找工作吗？
The increasing use of technology in the workplace has made it easier for young people to find jobs and harder for older people to do so. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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本题问：工作场所广泛使用技术让年轻人比年纪大的人更容易找到工作，你是否同意？

可以看到，本题的题干中包含了一个因果关系，即“工作场所广泛使用技术”导致“年轻人更容易找到工作”。因此，这是一个“因果关系” 的题目。就这类题目，我们对“因”和“果”都做出反应。比如，我们可以承认“因”，但否认这个“因”必然导致那个“果”。当然，我们也可以直接否认“因”，因此也就否认“果”了。

对于“因果关系”类题目，我们一般采取以上种做法，即承认“因”，但不承认“果”。就本题而言，我们可以承认“工作场所现在的确广泛使用了新科技”，并承认这种情况有可能导致年轻人更容易找工作，但接下来就要反向思维，讨论广泛使用新科技并不导致年纪大的人不容易找工作，事实上，年纪大的人在工作市场上有其自身优势，比如工作更投入，更有经验（甚至有些年纪大的人也能学会使用新科技）。



老师笔记
1、These days, young people seem to find it easier to get employed than the older ones. One possible reason why this happens is that young workers are mostly “tech-smarter” than their older counterparts. This notion does make sense because sometimes the older persons just cannot “do” technology: not being able to figure out how to use a smart-phone or send email, for example. Since the age factor matters in the workplace that particularly stresses the use of technology, job applicants in their 20s are preferred for being “digital natives” and those in their 30s are acceptable for being “tech-savvy.” Nevertheless, those in their 40s are seldom tolerated, not to mention those in their 50s or older who are likely to have trouble adapting to new tricks.

如今，年轻人似乎比年纪大的人更容易找到工作。这种情况发生的一个可能的原因是，年轻人比他们的老同事更“技术聪明”。这一看法很有道理，因为有时年纪大一些的人就是不能“搞”技术：例如，弄不清楚如何使用智能手机或发送电子邮件。由于年龄因素在特别强调技术使用的工作场所很重要，20多岁的求职者受人欢迎，因为他们是“数字化土著人”，30多岁的求职者也被人接受，因为他们是“技术能手”。然而，40多岁的求职者很少被容忍，更不用说50多岁或以上的求职者了，因为他们很可能无法适应新玩意。

解析

(1) 本段回应题目中的观点：新技术的使用的确让适应新技术的年轻更容易找到工作。

(2) counterparts 对应的人或物

(3) Figure out 弄清楚；理解

(4) Savvy 有见识的；有知识的；精通的

(5) Tolerate 容忍

(6) Not to mention... 更不用说......

(7) Have trouble doing... 做......有困难

2、However, it does not necessarily mean that the young are always in the better position to find a job simply because they better at new technologies. Many older people can actually get used to using technology skills if they are given the opportunity to do so. Moreover, according to a survey, workers aged 40 and up are among the most engaged members of the workforce, even though most of them would learn less, remember less, and take longer to master technology skills than do most younger workers. The same survey has also revealed that many employed older people are able to combine what they have learned in technology with seasoned communication skills in real life. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that the average age of an outstanding entrepreneur is 45, not 25, and there are more top-ranking managers over 50 than 35.

然而，这并不一定意味着年轻人仅仅是因为擅长新技术就总是更能找到工作。实际上，如果有机会，许多老年人可以习惯于使用技术技能。更重要的是，根据一项调查，40岁及以上的工人是劳动力中最投入的，尽管相比于多数更年轻的工人而言，他们大多数人学习更少，记住更少，掌握技术技能需要更长时间。同一项调查还显示，许多就业的年龄大一些的人能够将他们学到的技术知识与在现实生活中丰富的沟通技巧结合起来。因此，杰出企业家的平均年龄是45岁，而不是25岁，50岁以上的管理人员多于35岁，这不足为奇。

解析

(1) 本段回应对题目观点进行反驳：新技术技能并不是找工作的决定因素，因此年轻人并不会因为会新技术而更容易找到工作。

(2) To be in the position to do... 能够做......

(3) Engaged 热心的；投入的

(4) Combine A with B 将A和B结合起来

(5) Seasoned 丰富的；老道的

(6) It should come as no surprise that... ......是不足为奇的

3、To sum up, conventional thinking assumes that older job-seekers are relatively not as “tech-savvy” as younger ones. To my mind, however, “tech” and “old” are not opposites, and there are far more factors than technology skills to consider in the decision of the employers.

综上所述，传统思想认为，老年求职者与年轻求职者相比，没有那么“技术精通”。然而，在我看来，“技术”和“老”并不是对立的，而且在雇主的决定中，考虑的因素远不止技术技能这一项。

解析

(1) 本段结论，重申自己的观点。

(2) assume 认为；假设

(3) Job seekers 求职的人

(4) To my mind 我认为



7分范文
These days, young people seem to find it easier to get employed than the older ones. One possible reason why this happens is that young workers are mostly “tech-smarter” than their older counterparts. This notion does make sense because sometimes the older persons just cannot “do” technology: not being able to figure out how to use a smart-phone or send email, for example. Since the age factor matters in the workplace that particularly stresses the use of technology, job applicants in their 20s are preferred for being “digital natives” and those in their 30s are acceptable for being “tech-savvy.” Nevertheless, those in their 40s are seldom tolerated, not to mention those in their 50s or older who are likely to have trouble adapting to new tricks.

However, it does not necessarily mean that the young are always in the better position to find a job simply because they better at new technologies. Many older people can actually get used to using technology skills if they are given the opportunity to do so. Moreover, according to a survey, workers aged 40 and up are among the most engaged members of the workforce, even though most of them would learn less, remember less, and take longer to master technology skills than do most younger workers. The same survey has also revealed that many employed older people are able to combine what they have learned in technology with seasoned communication skills in real life. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that the average age of an outstanding entrepreneur is 45, not 25, and there are more top-ranking managers over 50 than 35.

To sum up, conventional thinking assumes that older job-seekers are relatively not as “tech-savvy” as younger ones. To my mind, however, “tech” and “old” are not opposites, and there are far more factors than technology skills to consider in the decision of the employers.

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建议背诵的句子
1. Since the age factor matters in the workplace that particularly stresses the use of technology, job applicants in their 20s are preferred for being “digital natives” and those in their 30s are acceptable for being “tech-savvy.”

由于年龄因素在特别强调技术使用的工作场所很重要，20多岁的求职者受人欢迎，因为他们是“数字化土著人”，30多岁的求职者也被人接受，因为他们是“技术能手”。

2. Moreover, according to a survey, workers aged 40 and up are among the most engaged members of the workforce, even though most of them would learn less, remember less, and take longer to master technology skills than do most younger workers.

更重要的是，根据一项调查，40岁及以上的工人是劳动力中最投入的，尽管相比于多数更年轻的工人而言，他们大多数人学习更少，记住更少，掌握技术技能需要更长时间。

3. The same survey has also revealed that many employed older people are able to combine what they have learned in technology with seasoned communication skills in real life.

同一项调查还显示，许多就业的年龄大一些的人能够将他们学到的技术知识与在现实生活中丰富的沟通技巧结合起来。

4. To my mind, however, “tech” and “old” are not opposites, and there are far more factors than technology skills to consider in the decision of the employers.

然而，在我看来，“技术”和“老”并不是对立的，而且在雇主的决定中，考虑的因素远不止技术技能这一项。

刚刚接触雅思阅读的烤鸭们经常会被雅思阅读题型当中的判断题搞得晕头转向，尤其是对于Not Given 这个选项，很多身经百战的“老司机”烤鸭也偶尔会翻车。



由于中国各种英语考试的判断题都没有设置这样的选项，导致很多烤鸭在和雅思战斗的过程中不知所措，完全摸不清他的头绪，下面我们就来一步一步帮你解开他的套路。





首先我们来分析一下为什么在雅思阅读考试中会设置Not Given 这个选项。



根据雅思官方英国文化教育协会的说明，Not Given 的设置是为了降低考生盲选正确的概率，简单点说，如果只设置True (Yes) 和False (No) 这两个选项，考生就有百分之五十的可能性蒙对答案，加入第三个选项后，这个可能性就降低了，盲选正确的概率就只有百分之三十，这相对来说更能测试出考生真实的语言能力。可见雅思考试对于真实性的追求，官方竭尽全力让考试系统更加科学合理。有些烤鸭不禁倒吸一口冷气，这个Not Given 可坑苦了我们，简直太多套路，不要担心，希望这篇小短文能给你启示！





首先我们要明确Not Given 是如何界定的，哪种情况才叫做Not Given。我们来看看雅思官方给出的Not Given 的两种界定：



1. If there is no information on this.

2. If it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about it.



简单来说，Not Given 就是一个无端捏造的描述，是出题人的臆想。这里请烤鸭们注意，Not Given 是臆想和捏造事实，并不代表着就是错误的。根据我们对于判断题Not Given 的研究发现，这种臆想通常有两种方式，今天我们先给大家分享种：



1.“部分臆想”式Not Given





所谓“部分臆想”就是说这种Not Given 并不是完全捏造，还是有一部分内容是基于文

章的，但是有一部分是出题人的捏造和臆想。



这类Not Given 我们应用做细节题的思路，从题干入手找到定位词，然后回到文章寻找相关描述，定位到和题目相对应的句子，对比原文和题目的描述构成怎样的逻辑关系，如果原文和题目的描述不构成同义替换，也不构成排斥关系，那么我们即可以判断该题答案为Not Given。换句话说，“部分臆想”式Not Given。



下面我们来举一个

剑桥真题集8 中的例题



题目: Beacons and flashing lights are still used by ATC today.



原文: As early as the 1920s, the earliest air traffic controllers manually guided aircraft in the vicinity of the airports, using lights and flags, while beacons and flashing lights were placed along cross-country routes to establish the earliest airways. However, this purely visual system was useless in bad weather, and, by the 1930s, radio communication was coming into use for ATC.



我们通过题目中的定位词beacons and flashing lights 定位到文章中的段落，对比题目和原文和题目的逻辑关系发现，两句话不构成排斥关系也不是同义替换，原文描述的是beacons and flashing lights 在二十世纪二十年代的情况，没有提及现今，所以可判断此题为Not Given，并为“部分臆想”式Not Given。



总的来说，“部分臆想”式Not Given 是一部分内容在文章中没有提及到，从题目入手是可以在原文中找到相关描述的，再通过逻辑思维的判断选出答案。



除“部分臆想”式Not Given 之外，还有另外一种更加有“套路”的Not Given。