利弊类大作文，国际类话题
Differences between countries have become less evident, so we can enjoy the same films, brands and TV programs. To what extent do you think the disadvantages of this outweigh the advantages?
题目来源：2016年1月9日亚太雅思大作文
题目大意
国家之间的差异变得不那么明显了，所以我们可以享受相同的电影，品牌和电视节目。你认为优点多还是缺点多？
思路解析
这是一道利弊类大作文，讨论的是不同国家间差异变小的利弊。利弊类题目的回答中，同学们一定要注意除了列举优缺点外，还需要比较出利大于弊还是弊大于利。审题时候要注意，国家间的差异是个很大的背景，但是题目给出了“films, brands and TV programs”这些具体对象，因此同学们可以围绕这些给出具体观点。下面就和大家一起来看下具体观点。
首先来看优势，主要有三方面。
一是人们可以享受到更加丰富和全面的商品，每个国家和地区都会有其特色的商品，也会有相对缺乏的品类。在全球贸易的帮助下，不同地区的人们可以享受到各地优质的商品，比如澳洲奶粉、日本药妆在效果和性价比上都有着很好的口碑，在全球贸易的助力下，即使在国内也能够购买并使用。
二是人们可以享受到更加多样的文化体验，无论我们处于世界上哪一个地区，都可以通过影视作品感受到哈利波特的魔法世界、漫威的超级英雄、中国的古风元素等等，这些不同的风格元素，会给我们带来完全不同的视觉盛宴和体验。
三是可以通过电影和电视节目了解不同地区的文化特色、加深彼此的交流和认知。即使我们不用去到另一个国家，我们也可以通过那个地区的作品），感受其特有的文化和风俗。
然后再来看劣势，主要问题在于强势文化会对弱势文化造成冲击。对于小国或少数族群而言，如果本土文化处于一个弱势地位，人们可能会更关注那些流行文化和元素而忽视本土文化，或是倾向于购买全球化的商品而使得本土商品丢失市场，进而使得本土文化趋于消亡、本土企业难以为继。而对于世界来说，文化变得统一无疑会扼杀整体的多样性，研究不同的文化对于了解人类文明发展进程有着重要的价值，同时不同文化碰撞可以创造出更多的新元素。一旦世界各国文化变得单一，无论对于研究还是创造来说都会造成不利的影响。
范文示例
As the world becomes more complex, some things do, of course, standardize and globalize, with enormous activities undertaken without reference to international borders. Some people are quite enjoying the life that the cultural globalization brings, whereas others raise doubts about this. Personally, I believe that the merits overshadow the demerits.
First of all, the exchange of culture could enhance mutual understanding, create goodwill and remove the hostility and prejudice between different nations. In the past, people who lived in Europe or other regions used to regard China as a deprived place as they can only acquire the information from few Chinese films in which the protagonist in the story came from the countryside, but now with more Chinese films coming to the international stage, foreigners have a more comprehensive and objective understanding of China, even if they have never been here.
Besides, globalization is also a vital process toward transferring knowledge and products throughout the world. In other words, people can enjoy cultural achievements by artists all over the world, which substantially enriches people’s daily life. Meanwhile, the commercials produced by the advanced technique can also be shared to help people deal with their everyday hassles. For example, numerous mothers, including myself, are keen to buy the Japanese cosmeceuticals for their babies as the effect of treating the slight illness such as eczema is really instant, but the price of them is relatively economical.
Admittedly, people who are against the cultural globalization have their own reasons. After all, the cultural globalization may extinguish cultural individuality and diversity of minor countries and minority groups. In such circumstances, most people may prefer the big bands with global clout rather than the domestic brands, by which I mean nowadays the market share of the true homebred brand is limited, with only 20% or less. However, facing the fierce competition, the pressure should be converted into motivation, which makes the domestic brands find their own uniqueness and enhance the brand competitiveness.
In conclusion, it seems to me that although the globalization has some adverse influences on our lives, there are actually more benefits brought about by this tendency.
相关词汇和语法结构
Standardize 规范化
goodwill 友好
Deprived 贫穷
Protagonist 主角
Comprehensive 全面
homebred brand 国产品牌
Japanese cosmeceuticals 日本药妆
Eczema 湿疹
Competitiveness 竞争力
Uniqueness 独特性
