前言
说到雅思写作，不少考生都默默地给其贴上了一个标签——拖后腿的 “拉分项”。与口语一样，作为语言输出项，写作得高分对考生们来说是一个不小的挑战。很多人都曾抱怨：我明明很努力了，怎么写作分数还是上不去？这个时候，就要想想：我们努力的方向是否正确？换句话说，我们所写的内容是否是考官想看见的？那么，考官眼中的高分雅思作文长什么样？要回答这个问题，当然是雅思考官最有发言权。相信之前读过 《雅思口语不传之秘》的读者，都很熟悉担任雅思考官十余年的Dan Berns！作为一名剑桥大学本科、清华大学研究生毕业的英国人，他用英语母语写作信手拈来，并且熟悉雅思写作评分标准，深知雅思写作的 “套路”；在担任雅思考官期间，他阅卷无数，尤其对中国考生常犯的错误了然于心。
你可曾想过哪些地方是你丢了分却还不知的？语法、词汇、关联性，哪一项是考官最关注的？培训机构的写作模板是万能的吗？图表中隐藏的信息是什么？小作文怎么展开？如何保证大作文信息量充足？雅思写作到底有没有技巧可循？……这一系列问题，本书中均有答案。因此，本书旨在告诉考生如何不再以学生的思维方式来备考，它是一本教你如何像考官一样去思考并写作的雅思备考书籍。本书囊括了从雅思真题各部分中选取的几百个题目的答案实例。大家不用去死记硬背这些实例，只需试着去理解其中的观点并衍生得到自己的答案，这样你就能最大化地利用好本书中的资源。
这样一名中西皆通的雅思考官，把自己多年的经验炼造成一本写作宝典，清晰明了地告诉广大考生考官心目中的高分雅思作文长什么样，以及考生通过哪些方法能写出这样的高分作文。这样的利器，每一名考生都值得拥有。虽然说写作作为一种语言输出的能力，必须要依靠大量的练习方可提高，但是方法也非常重要，掌握了正确的方法就会如虎添翼，可以让你在众多考生中脱颖而出。本书给大家提供了一个通往高分宝塔，最直接、最有效的备考秘籍。有了它助力，你的雅思写作会更容易取得高分。我相信大家会喜欢这本书，并把它推荐给你的朋友们。
范亚飞于北京
2019.4.12
To readers,
Hi,I'm Dan and welcome to this IELTS writing book.It feels like a long time ago the IELTS speaking book was published,but I was really pleased with the fact that it was able to help so many students finally realize their dreams and pass the speaking test.I think before it was released there were no other books which went so deep into the mindset of an examiner,and the feedback I got from readers who jumped from 5.5 to 7.5 was incredible.The comment I received most of all though was "When will Dan release a book about the writing test?" In fact,this book was already in development when I received those comments,and so I worked hard to put together a book which really breaks down and explains the writing exam as an examiner sees it.
This book is going to show you the writing exam from a completely different perspective.You will no longer be in the dark guessing what an examiner is looking for,you're going to climb inside the examiner's head and learn to think like he does.It is an undeniable fact that the IELTS test gets more difficult every year,but with this book and a little bit of effort,I promise you you'll get the writing scores you need to go to your dream university.In closing,I can't wait to hear about your scores and I wish you all the luck in the world.
Dan Berns
2019/4/10