2015年5月21日雅思寫作範文

題目	In some countries around the world men and women are having children late in life. What are the reasons for this development? What are the effects on society and family life?
話題	社會	題型	Report

　　分析：今天的題目是2012年12月8日出現過的舊題。話題關於社會生活和價值觀，是雅思寫作中出現頻率較高的話題之一。對於雅思寫作考試而言，烤鴨本身練到舊題的機會並不高。但是對於一些高頻話題，如果各位烤鴨能在平時多進行一些思考，對於構思和邏輯訓練還是大有好處的。

　　文章結構：4段

　　首段：導入話題，簡述主體

　　主體段1：the reasons why people are having children late in life

　　主體段2：the positive effects of this phenomenon on society and family

　　主體段3：the negative effects of this phenomenon on society and family

　　結尾段：總結上文

　　Sample Answer:

　　In the modern world, young adults prefer to raise children late in their life. This essay will mainly analyse the potential reasons and how it will affect society and family life as well.

　　There are three main factors contributing to the postponed parenthood. In general, people who bear great pressure from their work are less likely to prepare childbirth early, considering that they may have little time to attend their children. This problem can also be attributed to the high cost of modern life. The young people without adequate savings will probably be afraid of high living cost and expensive tuition. Another reason for this is the difficulty in balancing work and life. More young people emphasise the promotion in career, and thus spare little time for a stable marriage life which is viewed as a significant element for rearing children.

　　It cannot be denied that late childbirth is able to provide more time for young couples to be ready for the new members in their families. They need to learn how to raise children before they decide to have children. In addition, if they delay childbirth, they can provide more economic support for children’s rearing and education.

　　However, the low birthrate will cause an increase in ageing population. It is widely known that most medical needs and costs occur in the last years of life. Therefore, young people have to face the need to care for the elderly family members. From the perspective of the society, due to a shift in the age structure of the workforce, an ageing society with a low birthrate is likely to encounter labour shortage.

　　To summarise, the delay in having children is mainly attributed to the stresses and strains men and women bear in both their life and work. Although this may help them better prepare for their children’s development, the negative effects on both society and family life cannot be ignored.