Here's an interesting question that someone asked me on Facebook:
有人在脸书上问了我一个有趣的问题：
Can you add on your blog some typical phrases (band 9) that we can use in every essay?
你能在博客上介绍一些每篇作文都适用的9分短语吗？
This seems to be the 'secret' that so many people are looking for. The problem is that these phrases do not exist. I'll try to explain why.
这像是许多人都在寻找的秘籍。但问题是这些短语并不存在。我会解释原因。
To get a high score for vocabulary and task response, you need to use words and phrases that are specific to the particular question that you are given. For example, if the question is about the environment, you could write about 'greenhouse gases' or 'carbon dioxide emissions'. But these phrases cannot be used in every essay; they are only relevant to this one topic.
要想在词汇和任务完成情况两项拿到高分，你需要使用切合你的考题的单词和短语。例如，如果问题是关于环境的，你可以写greenhouse gas（温室气体）或carbon dioxide emissions（二氧化碳排放）。但是这些短语并非对每篇文章都适用，它们只适用某个特定话题。
The only phrases that can be used in every essay would be 'linking' phrases, and these do not contribute to your vocabulary or task response scores. They only help you to organise your ideas.
唯一一种每篇文章都能用到的短语是连接词，但它们不会给你的词汇和任务完成情况这两项加分。它们只能帮你把思路表达的更有条理。
So, please stop looking for 'any essay' phrases. Tomorrow I'll explain what to do instead.
所以，别再找“万能”词组。明天我告诉大家用什么来代替它们。
Yesterday I explained why nobody can create a list of 'band 9 phrases for any essay'. So, is there any way to prepare band 7-9 vocabulary for the test?
昨天我解释了为什么没人能给出“雅思9分万能词组”列表。那么，有没有办法针对考试准备7-9分的词汇呢？
The answer is yes, but I'm afraid you will need to make many lists, not just one! I advise my students to prepare ideas and opinions for as many common IELTS topics as possible. Click here to see the basic list that I use.
答案是可以。但你恐怕得做许多表格，而非单个列表。我建议我的学生为尽可能多的常见雅思话题准备思路和看法。点击这里查看我常用到的话题列表。
My aim in the writing lessons on this blog (and in my ebook) is to help you to compile a list or build a repertoire of good 'topic vocabulary'. I could easily give you a list of linking phrases, but unfortunately that wouldn't really help you.
我博客里的写作课和电子书的目的都是为了帮助你们建立一个列表或优秀的话题词汇库。我可以简单的给你们一个连接词列表，但这并不能真正帮到你们。
