4月5日雅思真題解析及參考範文 | 數學是最重要的課程嗎？

Some people think that mathematics is the most important subject for school children to study, while others believe that there are more important subjects. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

解析本題涉及學生在校該學什麽(me) 課程，題目中明確提出了數學是最重要的課程這個(ge) 觀點。考生可以現討論數學的重要性（比如數學是其他科學的基礎，數學可以培養(yang) 我們(men) 的思維方式，等），然後討論其他課（比如曆史、地理等）也很重要，最後得出結論：雖然數學很重要，但我們(men) 不能簡單下結論認為(wei) 數學是最重要的課程。

對於(yu) school children來說，更重要的是打下一個(ge) 全麵的基礎，為(wei) 大學的專(zhuan) 門學習(xi) 做好準備，因此有必要了解各門學科知識，而不僅(jin) 僅(jin) 是數學。本題需要針對school children來談。即使對其他人來說數學是最重要的，但對school children而言卻不一定，因為(wei) school children的最主要任務是全麵掌握基礎知識，為(wei) 大學做準備。以下範文為(wei) 老雅原創，供參考。

範文針對的題目為(wei) ：Some people think it is important for all children to learn history at school. Others believe that other subjects like science and mathematics are more relevant to children’s development today. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

該題雖然與(yu) 本周題目略有差異，但解題思路大致相同。請有意願的同學按照範文思路，對本周真題進行重新寫(xie) 作。

History has long been a typical part of students’ list ofrequired coursesthroughout their school years. But, does historydeservea place as important as science and mathematics in the curriculum?

To begin with, history does play aninspirationalrole in a well-rounded education. That role is for students to developa sound awarenessof the past of their own country and of the wide world, withilluminatinginsightsinto the present and the future. However, how will children learn about history if they do not even study it in school? In a certain sense, theremovalof history as a core subject from school curriculum would turn out to be a tragedy for children’s education. It would befrighteningto imagine that many children are likely to leave schools without a bit of knowledge of history as a source of inspiration.

My point, however, is not to argue in favor of history and against other subjects like science and mathematics. Rather, the latter twodisciplinesare commonly considered as more valuable than history since they are more immediatelyrelevantto children’s development. Compared with history, science and mathematics usually can provide learners with suchconcreteknowledgeregardingthe number, distance, speed, and size of things in the universe. That is to say, these two courses are viewed as more practical, and therefore more valuable not only in school but also later in life.

In conclusion, history is as important as science and mathematics, although in different ways. History makes children more open-minded, while science and mathematics make them more practical. If it is the responsibility for schools to trainall-roundedstudents, then both history and science and mathematics should remaincompulsorysubjects.

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