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IELTS 形式のライティング：教育についての Task 2 エッセイ

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IELTS アカデミックの Task 2 形式の独自の練習で、公式のテストではありません。模範エッセイを学び、まとまりと断定を和らげる表現を練習してから、自分のエッセイを書きます。

まとまり、文体、断定を和らげる表現

エッセイの各文を完成させる、またはよりよくする最適な選択肢を選んでください。

___ these qualities will become more valuable, technical knowledge cannot safely be ignored.
- a) While
- b) Because
- c) Unless
- d) So
Choose the most carefully hedged sentence.
- a) Technical skills will definitely become less important.
- b) Technical skills are certainly going to disappear.
- c) Technical skills might well become less important in the long run.
- d) Technical skills must become less important.
Rule-based tasks are easy to automate. ___, creative work is far harder for machines to imitate.
- a) As a result
- b) Similarly
- c) By contrast
- d) For this reason
Which sentence is most suitable for a formal essay?
- a) Kids today are glued to their phones, which is rubbish.
- b) Everybody knows screens ruin children's brains.
- c) Screens are bad, full stop.
- d) It is widely believed that young people spend too much time on screens.
___ the cost, many schools have introduced coding lessons.
- a) Although
- b) However
- c) Despite
- d) Unless
___, I believe the benefits of the proposal outweigh the drawbacks.
- a) For example
- b) On balance
- c) Firstly
- d) Meanwhile
Choose the most carefully worded statement.
- a) Technology always improves results.
- b) Technology never fails.
- c) Technology is the only solution.
- d) Technology tends to improve results when it is used well.
Pupils could learn teamwork through group projects. ___ approach would also keep the technical content in the curriculum.
- a) These
- b) This
- c) Those
- d) Such

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エッセイの各句を完成させるために、1 語を入力してください。

To a certain ___, I agree with this view.
It could be ___ that schools place too much emphasis on examinations.
On the one hand, digital tools save time; on the ___ hand, they may weaken some skills.
Some people claim that technology makes us lazy; ___, the evidence for this is limited.
The argument has some ___, but I am not fully convinced by it.
All things ___, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

ライティング課題

大学教育は望む人全員が受けられるべきだと考える人もいれば、定員は最も優秀な学生に限るべきだと考える人もいます。両方の見解を論じ、自分の意見を述べてください。250語以上で書いてください。

250〜320語

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問いのすべての部分（両方の見解と自分の意見）に答えました。
自分の立場は序論で明確で、結論でも一貫しています。
各本論の段落には、1 つの主要な考え、はっきりとしたトピックセンテンス、展開された裏づけがあります。
使いすぎないようにしながら、さまざまな接続表現と指示語を使いました。
必要な箇所では、絶対的な言い方をせず、断定を和らげました。
正確な語彙と、単文と複文の組み合わせを使い、スペルと句読点を確認しました。

解答

まとまり、文体、断定を和らげる表現

a) WhileWhile は譲歩を導きます。書き手はある点を認めたうえで、対照的な点を述べます。
c) Technical skills might well become less important in the long run.Might well と in the long run は、確実性ではなく、理にかなった可能性を表します。
c) By contrast2 つ目の文は 1 つ目と対照的なので、By contrast が必要です。
d) It is widely believed that young people spend too much time on screens.It is widely believed that は客観的で控えめな表現です。他は口語的か、一般化しすぎです。
c) DespiteDespite の後には名詞句（the cost）が続きます。Although には完全な節が必要です。
b) On balanceOn balance は熟慮した全体的な判断を示すので、結論に合います。
d) Technology tends to improve results when it is used well.Tends to と、条件を示す when it is used well は、絶対的な主張を避けています。
b) ThisThis approach は、前の文の考え全体を指しています。These と Those には複数名詞が必要で、Such には冠詞が必要になります。Such an approach.

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extent / degreeTo a certain extent（または degree）は、よく使われる断定を和らげる句です。
argued / said / claimed / suggested / contendedIt could be argued that は、書き手がその点に完全には踏み込まず、慎重に論点を導入します。
other決まった組み合わせは on the one hand ... on the other hand です。
however / nevertheless / nonetheless2 つ目の節は 1 つ目と対照的なので、セミコロンの後には対比を表す接続語が必要です。
merit / merits / validity / substance / force / weight / appealHas some merit（または weight、validity、force）は、反対する前にある点を認める典型的な言い方です。
consideredAll things considered は、結論に使う決まった句です。

解答例

The question of who should be admitted to university is far from straightforward. Some argue that every willing applicant deserves a place, while others believe that places should be reserved for the most able. In my view, both positions contain part of the truth, but a system based on ability alone is more likely to waste potential than to protect standards.

Those who favour open access make a principled argument. Education improves earning power and personal confidence, so restricting it can deepen existing inequalities. Moreover, ability at eighteen is not a fixed quantity: many people who perform modestly at school flourish once they find a subject that interests them. Open access also allows adults who change career later in life to retrain.

On the other hand, there are practical limits. Teaching resources are finite, and large classes may reduce the quality of teaching for everyone. Employers, too, rely on degrees as an indicator of competence, and that signal could lose its value if qualifications were awarded without any selection. It is therefore understandable that some institutions wish to limit entry.

Nevertheless, selection need not be based on a single examination. Universities could consider a wider range of evidence, such as projects, interviews and previous work experience, and could offer foundation courses to students who need extra support. Such measures would protect standards without closing doors prematurely.

In conclusion, I believe that places should be widely available, but that access should be accompanied by support, so that opportunity does not become a promise that cannot be kept.