雅思写作的题型各不相同，当遇到题目中正反双方都有理的情况时，有些“烤鸭”觉得力不从心，无从下手。

今天，我们将以2017年3月18日的写作考题为例，提出在写作中的“太极推手”写作方法。

3月18日的考题如下：

Some people believe that children can learn effectively by watching TV and they should be encouraged to watch TV both at home and school. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

目前，媒体类的话题常常出现在雅思考题中。对于电视的接纳程度的考题也多次在之前的题库中出现，我认为：

一方面，我们需要承认电视确实对于儿童的教育起到积极的影响，有些节目确实可以寓教于乐，比如：

科教节目：educational programs

有启发性：be inspiring; be motivating

智力测验：quiz shows

画面生动：pictures are vivid

容易吸引人：the contents are appealing

另一方面，我们不能忽视由于某些节目内容的不恰当性、儿童缺乏自我约束，分辨是非的能力以及教师或父母缺乏对其监管等问题，给儿童带来的负面影响，包括不愿意花更多的时间读书，不愿意独立思考，更愿意被动接受一些思想等。

那么，我们可以用上下面的一些词汇：

内容暴力色情：the media is filled with violence and pornography.

对儿童的身心健康有害：pose a threat to/ cause damage to the physical as well as mental fitness

得近视眼：get near-sighted

过度依赖媒体 be overly reliant on media to get information

不愿意独立思考问题 be unwilling to think independently

减少了读书的时间 the time spent on reading is reduced to a large extent

对……上瘾： be addicted to ….

养成久坐的生活方式：form a sedentary lifestyle

所以，所谓“太极推手”即：先非常具有绅士风度地提出一方比较弱的观点，或自己不太支持的观点，具体阐述；然后，再有理有据地对此提出一些质疑，或相对的看法。

在雅思写作中，烤鸭应该尽量减少使用语气强烈的词汇，如never、always、completely、not at all等。

相反，我们应当常常使用“绅士”词汇，如：

Be likely to

Tend to

It would be possible for somebody to do…

最后，给“烤鸭”们一个大纲作为示范：

第一段：

第一句：背景---在这个信息发达的时代，电视毫无疑问成为很多小孩的休闲方式。

In current era of technology booming, television has, undoubtedly, become one of the main means /methods/ ways for children and teenagers to spend their leisure time.

第二句：个人观点--我认为，尽管电视对儿童的学习有一定的好处，然而仍然需要限制儿童看电视的时间和内容。

From my perspective, while watching TV has a beneficial effect on children's study to some extent, they still need to be restricted to certain amounts of time and contents of TV watching.

第二段：当然，我们需要承认有些节目对儿童的学习效率有促进作用。

Admittedly, /What we have to admit is that there are some programs which are likely to promote children's study efficiency.

第三段：然而，我认为电视的优点被它的缺点超过。However/

Nevertheless/ Nonetheless, I would argue that the advantages of television are overweighed by its disadvantages.

或者也可以说：然而，我认为家长和老师应该限制儿童对电视的观看。

Nevertheless /Nonetheless, I would argue that it is the responsibility of parents and school teachers to control this behavior.

第四段：总之，我认为儿童在年幼时期缺乏自制力和分辨能力，因此，父母和老师应该监管他们的学习和成长。

To sum up, both parents and teachers, in my opinion, are supposed to supervise the study and growth of children by making a schedule and selecting the right contents of TV programs, due to the fact that these youngsters lack self-control as well as discerning ability.