剑桥英语9雅思考官范文(大作文+小作文).doc

(word完整版)剑桥英语9雅思考官范文(大作文+小作文)(word完整版)剑桥英语9雅思考官范文(大作文+小作文)(word完整版)剑桥英语9雅思考官范文(大作文+小作文)剑91—2Someexpertsbelievethatitisbetterforchildrentobeginlearningaforeignlanguageatprimaryschoolratherthansecondaryschool。Dotheadvantagesofthisoutweighthedisadvantages?Traditionallychildrenhavebegunstudyingforeignlanguagesatsecondaryschool，butintroducingthemearlierisrecommendedbysomeeducationalists.Thispolicyhasbeenadoptedbysomeeducationalauthoritiesorindividualschools，withbothpositiveandnegativeoutcomes。Theobviousargumentinitsfavouristhatyoungchildrenpickuplanguagesmuchmoreeasilythanteenagers.Theirbrainsarestillprogrammedtoacquiretheirmothertongue,whichfacilitatesleaninganotherlanguage，andunlikeadolescents,theyarenotinhibitedbyself-consciousness.Thegreaterflexibilityoftheprimarytimetableallowsformorefrequent,shortersessionsandforaplay—centredapproach,thusmaintaininglearners’enthusiasmandprogress。Theircommandofthelanguageinlatelifewillbenefitfromthisearlyexposure,whilelearningotherlanguagessubsequentlywillbeeasierforthem。Theymayalsogainabetterunderstandingofothercultures.Thereare,however,somedisadvantages。Primaryschoolteachersaregeneralists，andmaynothavethenecessarylanguageskillsthemselves。Ifspecialistshavetobebroughtintodeliverthesesessions,theflexibilityreferredtoaboveisdiminished,ifprimarylanguageteachingisnotstandardised,secondaryschoolscouldbefacedwithagreatvarietyoflevelsindifferentlanguageswithintheirintake，resultinginaclassroomexperiencewhichundoestheearliergains.Thereisnoadvantageifenthusiasticprimarypupilsbecomedemotivatedassoonastheychangeschool。However,theseissuescanbeaddressedstrategicallywithinthepolicyadopted。Anythingwhichencouragelanguagelearningbenefitssocietyculturallyandeconomically，andearlyexposuretolanguagelearningcontributestothis。Youngchildren’sinnateabilitiesshouldbeharnessedtomakethesebenefitsmoreachievable.剑92—1Thechartbelowshowsthetotalnumberofminutes(inbillions)oftelephonecallsintheUK,dividedintothreecategories,from1995—2002。Summarisetheinformationbyselec