IELTS雅思寫作二：Problem and Solution文章範例

Inactive Population

【題目】

Throughout the developing world more and more adults are less active and as a result less healthy.
Discuss the causes of inactivity and outline some solutions to this problem.

【在寫作之前】

• Q1: 請看題目第一句，題目要求寫關於…？
  1. Taiwan?
  2. the rich world?
  3. poorer countries?
  4. __________

• Q2: 請看題目第二句，題目要求提到哪些部份？(可複選)
  1. Talk about why people are not active
  2. Talk about why people are not healthy
  3. Explain how to make people healthier
  4. Explain how to make people more active

【文章範例】

Over the last several decades people have generally become more inactive, even in the poorer countries. Partly as a result, obesity and other health problems are rising. This essay will explain why this is happening and give several ways to improve the situation.

There are several reasons for this rise. First, there is the modern demand for cars. As people grow richer the first major purchase is typically a car. However, traveling in this way dramatically decreases the amount of time spent walking and cycling. Second, is the growth in television, the Internet, and now online gaming. All of these activities force people to remain still while they enjoy them. They are also fairly addictive, which means that once the youth are exposed to them, they are likely to continue doing them is when they are adults. The final cause is urbanization. As an increasingly large proportion of the population lives in cities, it is more difficult for the average person to get sufficient exercise.

However, what can be done about this? One way is for societies to demand better urban planning from their governments to encourage urbanites to use cars less and their bodies more. Increasing the number parks and making it easy to walk to and from work are all good examples of this. A similar strategy could discourage reliance on cars. In other words, people would walk a short distance, take public transport, and then walk the remaining distance. If all of these ideas were implemented, the general population would be more active. Unfortunately, these ideas do not directly deal with the problem of a youth culture obsessed with the Internet.

In conclusion, there are clearly some strategies for boosting the level of activity throughout developing nations. However, it will take political will and local organization for them to succeed.

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【解答】

• Q1: 3. 題目問題為開發中國家(developing world)，不是富有國家(the rich world)。
• Q2: 1 & 4. 題目要討論的是不活躍的原因(causes of inactivity)並要求列出解決方法(outlines some solutions)，所以你必須解釋人們為何變得怠惰，而不是人們為何變得不健康，並同時提出解決方法。