We can rely on news to get knowledge nowadays, but some people think that we cannot trust journalists. What is your opinion? What qualities do you think a journalist should have?

话题类型：社会，媒体型      

写作要求

需要回答两个问题（1.给出自己的观点。 2.你认为记者应该具备什么样的素质。）

观点

好的记者应该客观勇敢地报道事实。由于新闻涉及政府敏感问题或者结果不令人满意，记者报道只能节选报道或者直接回避。

记者该具备的素质：

1. 勇于提出观点报道事实。

2. 不惧权威的压力，面对权威，也能坚定的报道。

关键词： impartially公平的  unbiased 公正的无偏见的  suspicious 怀疑的可疑的   reliable可靠可信赖的  criticism批评批判 integrity 正直诚实objectively 客观地authorities 权威 governmental policies政府政策 distort 扭曲 曲解  benefit 利益

Some people believe that many people who work for creative arts such as painting, theater and music should be supported financially by the government, while others think the creative artists should be supported by other sources instead. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

题目类型：政府职能类话题、（艺术工作者）就业类话题

本期预测题目特色：进行充分的双边讨论。注意雅思不测试具体观点的好坏，考生只需要把问题的双边展开充分即可，作文分数的高低取决于展开观点的语言质量。

写作要求

因为本题是讨论双方观点，所以允许考生不用在首段明确个人倾向性的观点，需要充分展开双边讨论，然后给出自己的观点。

注意

题目中的sources不表示“资源”，而是指“源头，出处”，在题目中的正确理解应该为能够给予创意型艺术工作者支持的“源头、出处”，类似与政府的角色，比如说“慈善机构、或者艺术协会，如音乐协会，或者设立奖项或者提供他们展示他们作品的机会，创造出适合他们的就业岗位，或者鼓励他们创业”。

观点1

认为创意型文化艺术者应该得到政府的经济支持; 在响应该观点时仍旧是常规的出题思路——问背后的原因，所以考生应从“为什么需要政府资金扶持”这角度进行阐述；

观点2

认为创意型文化艺术者应该得到政府其他形式的支持，而不是经济扶助。 回答该观点时，需要考生做到“细化思维”，考生需要去“细化、具体化”“其他帮助源头”以及原因，如果学生不进行细化，很难拿获得答题要点获取高分。

以下是相关论据：

创意型艺术工作者需要得到政府财政支持的原因：

1）大多数的创意型艺术家处在生活的挣扎线，他们住在低廉的小区，没有金钱去追求他们的艺术梦。

Most of creative artists lead a struggling life. They live in low-rent neighborhood and lack money to pursue their dreams.

2）如果政府不资助艺术工作者，那是在抛弃我们的文化。没有资金注入艺术领域的创作，我们会失去音乐、文学等等。最终的结果会导致我们失去文化身份认同。

Art is the load of a nation’s culture. We will gradually abandon our culture without the fund pouring into the artists’ creation. As a result, we will confront with the danger to lose our culture identity.

3）不像其他领域的工作人员可以通过提高效率来增加他们的收入，艺术工作者把他们的劳动兑现为面包总是不易的。

The artists, unlike workers in other industries who can increase their income through improving productivity, not easily exchange their labor effort for bread.

应该以“其他帮助源头”支持创意型艺术工作者的原因：

1）资助艺术工作者爱好或者职业并不是政府的责任。更重要的是，政府也缺乏能力去帮助他们；政府陷入巨大的债务中，另外政府也在教育、医疗方面挣扎。

It’s not the function of the government to subsidize the artists ‘hobby or career. And furthermore, the government lacks the power to fund them. Not only is the government in a huge debt,   but also government is struggling to pay for basics such as education and health cares.

2) 其他机构能给予创意型艺术工作者更大的帮助，比如慈善机构。慈善机构可向富人筹集金钱购买艺术家的作品。艺术机构设立奖项，给他们提供获得成功以及成名的途径；

The supports from other organizations, such as museums and art galleries, are the more possible and favorable to the creative artists. Some museums and art galleries can raise money to the rich or the public for the artists’ famous work. Besides, some authoritative art institutes can set up certain awards for their achievement in the art and provide them with an access to success or a celebrity.

2）创意型艺术工作者自己也可以自力更生逃离困局，比如创业，创立自己的工作室，或者通过互联网给自己的作品做广告。寻找既结合自己的兴趣以及优势的工作岗位，比如编辑、设计,这些岗位既能满足创意型艺术工作者的创作需求，也可以赚取基本的生活费用。

The creative artists can find their ways out of the struggle. They can start a business. For example, they can set up their own studio which is a better way to get rid of reducing living circumstance. Or they can also make use of the internet to advertise their works, upload their music and “pin” their painting on the website of Pinterest. All of these efforts will be helpful to an artist’s career development. In addition, the group should look for the job that combines their interest and their own advantages. The positions of editor and designers are perfect choice for them.