新东方在线雅思为同学们整理了雅思大作文范文之发展经济对社会价值的优劣，供考生参考学习。

雅思大作文题目：

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Write about the following topic:

Nowadays, most countries improve the standard of living through economic  development. But some social values are lost as a result.

Do you think the advantages of the phenomenon outweigh the disadvantages?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Write at least 250 words.

【话题分类】

社会生活类

【题目解析】

题目大意：很多国家在发展经济提高生活水平的时候丢失了社会价值。这种现象的优点是否大于缺点。

这个题目属于“优劣势”题型，要求考生明确表达个人观点，即“优大于劣”或“劣大于优”。考生所倾向的一边需要写两个点，而另一边需要写一个点。

本文笔者观点为“劣大于优”。全文共五段，主体段两个理由论证。

【写作思路】

Para 1 = 题目改写 + 观点 （劣大于优）

Para 2 = 主体1（劣1）

Para 3 = 主体2（劣2）

Para 4 = 主体3（优1）

Para 4 = 结尾段（重申观点 + 理由总结）

【参考范文】

A great number of nations across the world are endeavouring to achieve growth of their economies to make people’s lives better. However, certain social values disappear in the course of development. My opinion is that this situation results in more drawbacks than benefits. 

The major downside is that the environment will be degraded. Manufacturers are profit-oriented and make all efforts to produce more and reduce operational costs, which leads to their lack of social responsibility. What they do is that they keep discharging unprocessed wastewater into waterways, such as rivers, lakes, and oceans, and emitting large quantities of poisonous gases to pollute the air. 

Another disadvantage is that people become too self-centred and unkind. The world has been altered to a place where money is highly valued. Many people focus on earning money, showing less sympathy and seldom giving a hand to those in need of help. For instance, some rich company owners believe that they are superior to others. They do not care about their employees’ well-being but exploit them by getting them to work longer. 

However, the advantages cannot be ignored, one of which is that people’s quality of life is guaranteed. Taxes paid by individuals and businesses are a stable source of government revenue, making it possible for the construction of infrastructure, including roads, bridges and airports. Also, more money can be invested in science and technology so that diseases can be prevented and radically cured, and people's everyday life can become much easier. 

In conclusion, I believe that there are more challenges arising from losing social values owing to economic advancement than benefits. Although people can enjoy a high standard of living, environmental issues and people being unsympathetic appear. Therefore, it is recommended that programmes using the media and school education be developed to mitigate the adverse impact on social values.

(305 words)

【亮点词汇及短语】

1.endeavour (v.) 努力

2.in the course of 在…过程中

3.degrade (v.) 降级

4.manufacturer (n.) 生产商

5.profit-oriented (adj.) 以利润为导向

6.make all efforts to do 全力做

7.reduce operational costs 降低运营成本

8.social responsibility 社会责任

9.discharge (v.) 排放

10.unprocessed wastewater 未经处理的废水

11.waterway 水路；航道

12.emit (v.) 排放

13.self-centred (adj.) 以自我为中心

14.unkind (adj.) 不友好

15.alter (v.) 改变

16.be highly valued 被高度中式

17.earn money 赚钱

18.sympathy (n.) 同情心

19.in need of help 需要帮助

20.be superior to 比…高一等