观点类大作文，教育类话题
When you learn a foreign language, all four skills（listening, reading, speaking and writing) are equally important. To what extent do you agree or disagree？
题目来源：2021年1月23日大陆雅思大作文
题目大意
学习外语，听说读写同样重要。同意反对？
思路解析
这是一道观点类大作文。很多同学看到题目后反应是：我能用雅思听说读写都考来论证他们一样重要么？其实是可以的，下面我们一起梳理下，赞同和反对的观点。
如果想要学习并掌握一门语言，听说读写都需要学习，而且互相还有关联，比如一个学生听力很难听懂词句，那在口语中也很难准确表达。对于学校而言，要看学生的语言能力，因此听说读写都要参考，因此听说读写是同等重要的。
但对于不同人不同需求来说，听说读写的重要性和学习侧重是不一样的。比如对于旅行者来说，能够有效沟通是在旅途过程中是必须的的，因此对他们来说听力和口语更重要。对于学者来说来说，在研究时需要阅读大量文献和写专业论文报告，因此对他们来说写作和口语更重要。
提纲
范文示例
It is assumed that when learning second language, we should attach equal importance on all four skills, namely, listening, speaking, reading and writing. While this opinion has been applauded by the majority, it is difficult for me to see it as anything other than a generalized claim ignoring the discrete needs of individual learners.
There seems to be reasons why it is considered necessary to keep balanced linguistic ability in the four aspects. For those who think in this way, each skill does have a role to play in the acquisition of a foreign language: while listening and speaking are imperative for face-to-face communication in work and daily life, it is reading and writing practice that facilitates learners’ profound understanding of the art and beauty between lines. Taking this point to academic level, the scores of the four categories are used by almost all educational institutions as general indicators to access students’ linguistic performance.
Be that as it may, I will have to say that it is generalized to claim that learning a foreign language should be always follow a balanced approach on the four aspects. Those championing the claim are oblivious to the fact that the relevance of a specific skill to language acquisition is subject to discrete needs of individual learners. For example, a person who just want to travel to a country for fun may need to place more emphasis on listening and speaking ability, which is more practical during his daily communication with local residents. By contrast, for students majoring foreign literature, it is the writing and reading competencies that are more relevant to their future careers.
From what has been discussed above, it is my opinion therefore, which linguistic skills are more important is domain specific and context dependent.
