[范文]
   Today the way we consider human psychology and mental development is heavily influenced by the genetic sciences. We now understand the importance of inherited characteristics better than ever before. Yet we are still unable to decide whether an individual's personality and development are more influenced by genetic factors (nature) or by the environment (nurture).
   Research, relating to identical twins, has highlighted how significant inherited characteristics can be for an individual's life. But whether these characteristics are able to develop within the personality of an individual surely depends on whether the circumstances allow such a development. It seems that the experiences we have in life are so unpredictable and so powerful that they can boost or over-ride other influences, and there seems to be plenty of research findings to confirm this.
   My own view is that there is no one major influence in a person's life. Instead, the traits, we inherit from our parents and the situations and experiences we have in life are constantly interacting. It is the interacting of the two that shapes a person's personality and dictates how that personality develops. If this were not true, then we would be able to predict the behavior and character of a person from the moment they were born.
   In conclusion, I do not think that either nature or nurture is the major influence on a person. How these factors interact is still unknown today and they remain largely unpredictable in a person's life.

[解析] 1.语言表达
   本文多出现长句、复合句，作者利用连词等使句子各部分紧密连接，逻辑性强，行文流畅，语言表达清晰，准确表达作者观点。
   ● Yet we are still unable to decide whether an individual's personality and development are more influenced by genetic factors (nature) or by the environment (nurture).
   whether...or...结构表示或者……或者……，表明到底是由什么因素决定无法确定。
   ● Instead, the traits, we inherit from our parents and the situations and experiences we have in life are constantly interacting.
   开头用Instead表明相反的一面，引出从父母那里遗传来的先天因素和后天的生活经历是相互作用的。
   2.逻辑结构
   本文是总分总的结构。开头一段作者表明观点，第二、三段进行两个方面的分析，结尾一段总结全文，重申观点。

[参考范文1]——不同意题目的说法
   In this essay, I shall say why I believe technology has had largely negative effects on the way people interact with each other.
   The main technology that people use to create relationships nowadays is the Internet. This can be used in a variety of ways, notably by joining social networking sites or dating sites. It often seems that such websites encourage people to form friendships based on little information and on information which may not be true. For example, a website might recommend that two people become friends on the basis of the fact that they both like a particular film. The suggestion is that the people both like this film, therefore they both like the same films generally and/or have the same interests. If the information provided by website users is false (for example gender or age), a face-to-face friendship is very unlikely and the 'friendship' is likely to remain online only.
   I think that television has also affected the types of relationships people make, by dramatising certain types of relationships (for example on soap operas), and suggesting that these are the ones that are important in the real world and/or that these are the relationships people should copy. Some people seem to think that they must make their lives as dramatic as those depicted on television, otherwise their lives will be dull. The constant need for drama can certainly have an effect on a person's relationships with others.
   To conclude, I think that technology has provided people with new ways to form relationships, but that the results have usually been negative, particularly compared to face-to-face communication and relationship creation.
   [参考范文2]——同意题目的说法
   I think that technology has largely affected types of relationships between people in a positive way and shall outline my reasons in this essay.
   Most importantly, in my opinion, technology has enabled people to stay in contact with each other more closely. People can use the Internet and mobile phones to speak to each other and send information to each other. Moreover, this information can be in the form of pictures or videos. Thus, even if people are far from each other, they can feel close. In the modern world, where people often live and work or study in different places-even different countries-to those where their family members are, this is very important to people. In this way, technology helps people to maintain existing relationships.
   Secondly, technology has allowed people to become friends with others who they would normally not be able to make friends with. In the past, people might have had pen friends in other countries, but now, thanks to social networking websites, people can easily connect with those who have similar interests. It is true that these relationships might not be very strong, but they can develop if the friends use them as the basis for forming closer friendships, for example if they visit each others' countries. The fact that most of the relationships created on social networking sites are not strong does not mean that such sites are worthless.
   In conclusion, I am generally positive about the effects technology has had on relationships of different types, because it helps people to make friends and to maintain relationships.

[参考范文]
   Dear Fred,
   It's been a long time since I wrote to yon last time in May. I've got a piece of big news to tell you—I have recently quitted my job in Nanjing and taken on some new responsibility as a journalist in Beijing. The routine life in the former position really sucked so I decided to try something new to refresh myself. Still, another crucial factor leading to my quick decision is that my parents moved to Beijing last month, where it is not as frustratingly sticky in summer as in Nanjing.
   My new responsibility is to report local cultural news in English for the renowned China Daily, for which I am not required to work on a 9-to-5 routine, but rather on a more flexible basis. In other words, I often roam around the city to pick up some fresh stories instead of fixing my eyes on the screen in the office all day long. It is so fantastic!
   By the way, I've got another piece of big news, that is, my baby girl was born last Sunday. Next time we meet each other, you can expect a lovely niece!
   Hope everything's going well with you, buddy.
   Yours,
   Rex

[范文]
   The map shows two proposed locations (S¹ and S²) for a new supermarket for the town of Garlsdon.
   The first potential location (S¹) is outside the town itself, and is sited just off the main road to the town of Hindon, lying 12 kms to the north-west. This site is in the countryside and so would be able to accommodate a lot of car parking. This would make it accessible to shoppers from both Hindon and Garlsdon who could travel by car. As it is close to the railway line linking the two towns of Cransdon (25 kms to the south-east), a large number of shoppers would also be able to travel by train.
   In contrast, the suggested location, S², is right in the town centre, which would be good for local residents. Theoretically the store could be accessed by road or rail from the surrounding towns, including Bransdon, but as the central area is a no-traffic zone, cars would be unable to park and access would be difficult.
   Overall, neither site is appropriate for all the towns, but for customers in Cransdon, Hindon and Garlsdon, the out-of-town site (S¹) would probably offer more advantages.

[解析] 1.语言表达
   本文的语言简洁精练，不刻意用长难句，却在用词和句式上变化多端。引用数字的方法灵活多变，表示上升和下降的表达也不拘泥模板。
   ● The map shows two proposed locations (S¹ and S²) for a new supermarket for the town of Garlsdon.
   雅思小作文首段统一对原题进行paraphrase。本句用two proposed locations替换two possible sites。
   ● The first potential location (S¹) is outside the town itself, and is sited just off the main road to the town of Hindon, lying 12 kms to the north-west.
   本句用and和一个分词短语lying 12 kms...，叙述了三个重点，避免主语的重复。
   注意be sited表示位于。学习介词off(在路旁)和to(不接壤的西北边)用法。
   ● In contrast, the suggested location, S², is right in the town centre, which would be good for local residents.
   本句用非限制性定语从句补充说明超市在市中心选址对当地人来说很方便。描述一个事物时要学会用此类从句，使句式结构更加紧凑。
   2.逻辑结构
   本文是典型的总分总结构的小作文。开篇先paraphrase原题。第二、三部分分别描述地图中的两个超市选址点及其优缺点。最后一段概括说明了S¹相对更合适一些。