2021年9月12日雅思大作文范文

复习资料再现：

Countries with a long average working time are more economically successful than those countries which do not have a long working time. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

范文欣赏：

“No pains, no gains” is a life motto generally held true. However, whether it applies to national economic growth is in question: some believe the longer working hours are, the more successful economy will be. Surprisingly or not, this article is setting out to argue against the point made in the topic.
句运用了一个习语，没有付出就没有收获，很吸引眼球，是很好的开头方式。

In the pre-industrialisation age, prolonged working hours did lead economy to prosperity.Before the advent of steam engine and other machinery that would replace humans, manpower was the core of production. Thus, accumulated work naturally boosted production and ultimately economy. In this scenario, the statement in question does hold truth.

Nevertheless, in this age of IT, longer working time does not and should not translate intoeconomic success.The shift of economic growth from being “labour-intensive” to “knowledge-based” has been growingly evident. Machines, digital or mechanical, are swiftly laying humans off their jobs, or at least part of their jobs, and it is the height, depth and width of technological development that contribute to economic boom.
分两个时期来论证，一段用来证明工业革命前工作时间越长对经济发展就越有利，然而在工业革命之后，工作时间越长也不一定对经济发展有利。

Additionally, economic growth somehow shortens working time. In concession, even though economic success does hinge on intensive labour and long working hours, what happens next would be short working hours. With wealth brought by hard work, individuals would turn to seek an elevated life style, with personal interests nurtured and individual aspirations attended. Consequently, the increase in all non-work aspects of life would most likely cut into working hours. A perfect example would be that European countries, at the beginning of 2021, were working on finalising a 3-day weekend.

To conclude, long average working time will not result in economic growth in contemporary societybecause of the development in information technology and machine production.

后两段基本在做总结式陈述，尤其是后一段清楚地表明了作者的观点。