雅思寫作可以說是中國烤鴨最頭疼的一項。口語還能忽悠幾句，寫作則是完全沒有辦法。寫不出漂亮句子，用不好高階單詞還是小事，最可怕的是有時候完全不知道要說什麼，落得一個字數不夠。要知道，字數絕對是雅思作文中很重要的一個標準。雅思的小作文要求不少於150字，大作文要求不少於250字。其實，只要掌握了一定的方法，“湊字數”並不是很難的事情。
對於小作文，字數的要求也不是那麼難以達到。如果字數不夠，把細節多描述一些，把資料多提及一些，也就大概沒問題。但是大作文則經常令人無從下手。為了解決大作文的字數問題，我們可以參考以下的方法：
方法一：深入分析。
很多時候，字數不夠是因為無話可說，無話可說是因為觀點很少甚至沒有觀點。其實，我們並不需要太多的觀點，對一個觀點進行深入分析，也可以有很豐富的寫法。任何一個觀點都是可以分出層次的。只要我們能夠分出一二三點來，一個觀點就可以裂解為多個觀點，每個觀點寫幾句，字數就會有顯著上升。當然，在分割觀點的時候要注意前後的邏輯關係和界限，不要把幾個觀點混淆起來。
方法二：多個方面。
很多時候同一件事情從不同的方面說就有不同的.觀點。例如限制購買車輛，單獨寫出來是一件很簡單的事情，也不需要很多字數;但是，如果從政府、上班族、汽車生產者、汽車銷售商等多個角度去考慮和落筆，文章就豐富了，字數也上去了。
方法三：正說反說。
一個觀點，乃至一件事情，不論如何肯定都有正反兩個方面。這一方面是說一個事情肯定有利有弊，另一方面是說人們的態度也有支援和反對兩種。在寫作文的時候，如果能夠注意支援一面的同時，對立場相左的一方予以分析並進行反駁，則文章內容更加豐富，邏輯更加完整，字數也不用擔心。
最後，還有一個不是方法的方法，就是注意總結，很多烤鴨在寫最後的結論段的時候以為就是走個形式，空喊一下就完成。其實，總結段是應該回顧整個文章，然後強調自己的觀點的。在回顧整個文章的時候，要比主體段更簡略，更有側重，更加精煉。如果重視起總結的內容，文章不論從完整程度上還是字數上都會因此受益。
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雅思寫作範文：留學的利弊
Nowadays many students have the opportunity to study for part or all of their courses in foreign countries. While studying abroad brings many benefits to individual students, it also has a number of disadvantages. Do you agree or disagree?
In recent years there has been a vast increase in the number of students choosing to study abroad. This is partly because people are more affluent and party due to the variety of grants and scholarships which are available for overseas students nowadays. Although foreign study is not something which every student would choose, it is an attractive option for many people.
Studying overseas has a number of advantages. Firstly, it may give students access to knowledge and facilities such as laboratories and libraries which are not available in their home country. Furthermore, by looking abroad students may find a wider range of courses than those offered in their country’s universities, and therefore one which fits more closely to their particular requirements.
On the other hand, studying abroad has a number of drawbacks. These may be divided into personal and professional. Firstly, students have to leave their family and friends for a long period. Furthermore, studying abroad is almost always more expensive than studying at one’s local university. Finally, students often have to study in a foreign language, which may limit their performance and mean they do not attain their true level.
In my opinion, however, the disadvantages of studying abroad are usually temporary in nature. Students who study abroad generally become proficient in the language quite soon and they are only away from their family and friends for a year or two. Furthermore, many of the benefits last students all their lives and make them highly desirable to prospective employers.
