Task1分析：
线图：The line graph shows the quantity of goods transported by four different modes of transport in an European country from 1980 with projections until 2015.
考情分析和预测：
四月份连续两场考到线图，今年线图考了5次，表格、柱图分别3次，饼图1次，地图1次，流程图2次。相对而言，柱图和饼图在接下来出现的概率较大，需着重准备。
得分要点：
这次考题和剑桥真题8第四套题十分相近，但难度较之稍大，因为这次真题时间跨度从过去到将来。文章的框架，将来预测的表达以及从过去到将来的过渡也可参考剑桥真题9第四套题的写作方法。
Task2分析：
考题：Some say the purpose of education is to prepare individuals to be useful to society. Others say the purpose of education is to achieve personal ambitions. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
题材类别：教育类
考情分析：
这次的考题属旧题新出，近年出现过的类似考题有：
(2011.8.13)Some people think that the main purpose of school is to turn children as good citizens and workers, rather to benefit them as individuals. To what extent fo you agree or disagree?
近期考试预测：
教育类作为雅思写作的常考话题，今年至今已经考了四场，比较符合往年的规律。除此之外，今年还考过环境、科技、就业、文化、社会和政府类话题，考生们可以多准备下媒体、旅游、动物、犯罪类等话题。另外，报告类话题今年只在一月份出现过一次，考生们也应当适当做好准备。
写作思路：(仅供参考)
第一段：背景转述，引入话题，可不交代观点;
第二段：教育目的应当是为社会培养有用的人才，因为教育是整个社会谋求发展的手段。
第三段：教育目的应当是为社会培养有用的人才，因为很多教育是公办的，受教育者理应回报社会。
第四段：实现个人抱负也应该是教育的宗旨。因为如果教育最终不能使人快乐，那么教育一定是失败的。
结论：只要人们在个人理想和社会需求中寻得共通之处，教育的目的可以是双重的，即实现个人抱负的同时报效社会。
参考范文：
What education serves for has been immersed in conflict for decades. Some firmly believe that it aims to produce efficient and capable promoters for the social progress, whereas others argue that to achieve personal fulfillment should be its ultimate goal.
Personally, the utilitarian function of education is quite understandable, for to boost a sustainable and bright prospect for the society is the shared objective of human beings at all historical stages and social levels, and education, as such a pivotal approach, has long been resorted to. That is why schools and academies were conventionally designed to cultivate future bureaucrats or pioneers in a specific field. Even nowadays the contents of text books are chosen and courses and programs decided basically in accordance with the current social demands.
Besides, let us not forget that it is public schooling that has provided many young minds with opportunities to get free education and thus to change their destiny; therefore, it would be perfectly rational for these beneficiaries to be dedicated to their communities and to pay back afterwards.
Admittedly, however, learning something to one’s heart content, one will automatically involve him or herself in it, actively find ways to surmount the difficulties on the way and turn a painstaking process into an enjoyable one, which consequently brings about a decent career, higher social status, in a word, happiness. But if individuals have to learn what they are supposed to instead of what they sincerely desire , they may end up with a pathetic life course. Favorable to the development of the society as it may be, the education regardless of the well-being of individuals is a failure in essence.
For me, the two statements are not of a paradox at all and education can be of two-fold function, because one probably has several ambitions, and as long as they select those that can serve the society of great value to be the lifetime pursuit and let go the others, both the individuals and the society can prosper.
词汇拓展：
Promoter促进者
utilitarian 功用的，功利的
Resort to 诉诸，依靠
bureaucrats 官僚
beneficiaries 受益者
To one’s heart content 尽情
Surmount 克服，跨越
paradox 悖论
(编辑：suyan)