很多考生对于自己写的文章信心十足，认为自己思路清晰、论据完整充分，应该能拿到高分。但成绩一出来，却不尽如人意，没有预期中好。于是很多考生产生了疑问，到底文章什么方面没有做好，造成了失分呢?专家经过对众多考生的文章及考官范文的对比研究，总结了考生作文中最常出现的五种失误情况，希望之后考生们在练习与考试中加以关注，尽量避免因这些问题而导致的低分。
错误一：意义表达过于绝对
人们在使用语言描述事物变化时，应尽可能避免语言过于绝对化，尤其是在使用第二语言进行正式的书面表述时，更应该注意该语言中非绝对化的表达方式，这样才能尽显文章内容的客观性，而这一点是绝大多数中国考生在面对雅思写作TASK2时所忽视的。
大家可以对比如下两组句子：
A. This tends to occurwhenever there is a downturn in commodity prices.
B. This occurs wheneverthere is a downturn in commodity prices.
A. A child learning aforeign language at primary school causes confusion between their nativelanguage and the foreign one.
B. A child learning aforeign language at primary school is likely to cause confusion between theirnative language and the foreign one.
为解决该问题，考生可以尝试使用一些表达委婉语气的用语和句式，如：may,might, would, could, largely, possibly, probably, be likely (unlikely) to, beinclined to, tend to, to a large (some) extent, there is a higherprobability/possibility that…等。
错误二：题干问题回答不全面
题目：An increasing number of people are moving andliving in big cities. Why is this case? Is it a positive or negative trend? (2010年1月23日G类) 该题有两个问题，很多考生在作答时忽视了第一问，只回答第二问，抑或是把第一问和该现象积极的一面混为一谈，如：
On the one hand, living inbig cities brings about a considerable number of advantages, which is also whypeople move to big cities. Initially, it is undeniable that work conditions inbig cities are usually better that those in countries and small cities. Withmore work opportunities and a higher level of salary, people in other places,especially the young, are inclined to move to big cities. Subsequently, notonly does living in big cities offer people better work conditions, but also itaffords dwellers with facilities of higher quality. These facilities, such asthe premium hospitals and education resources, are extremely attractive tocountryside people and those in small cities. (考生答案)
该现象的原因应从大城市移民的角度考虑，如可以享受更好的生活设施，教育资源和就业机会等。而其积极的一面应从城市居民或管理者的角度考虑，如大量的“移民”给城市带来了更多的劳动力和税收。
遇到此类考题，考生可以将全文分为四个段落，除去开头和结尾段，主体两个段落分别回答一个问题，即第二段回答产生该现象的原因，第三段选取积极或消极任何一面展开论述。
错误三：题意理解不准确
该现象产生的原因主要是考生没有正确地理解题目，如题目：
Some people think thatforeign tourists abroad should be charged more than local people to visit acountry’s cultural and historical attractions. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (2011年4月30日A类)
就该题而言，很多考生将意思是“收费”的charged一词理解为“控制”，而该词是我们在中学阶段就已经学习过的。这就很容易导致作文跑题，而跑题的作文分数为5分或更低。避免该问题，首先，在积累词汇阶段，考生应连同其同义词准确记忆;其次，由于每年的考题重复率相对较高，所以，考生可以在练习阶段把近几年的题目通读一遍，准确理解题目内容，这一步骤并不会花费考生太多时间，但是却能达到事半功倍的效果。
