2018年10月13日雅思考試預測

20181011日&13號雅思考試預測（含口語新題解析前滬江機經(jīng)有什么不同？滬江機經(jīng)要怎么用？遠遠不夠的，我們強烈建議各位烤鴨，進行限時?？?，閱讀和總結(jié)錯題原 【口語】PartDoyouliketotake參考答案：Yes,Ido.Iusuallyusemyphonetocapturesomepreciousmoments.Definiyit’sgoodwaytorecordmemoriesofhappyDoyouprefertotakephotosyourselfortohaveotherpeopletake參考答案：Itwouldbewaymorecomfortabletakingphotosmyself,asIcanseeclearlyhowmyHowoftendoyoutake參考答案：Veryoften,actuallynearlyallthetime.IfIfindsomethinginterestingorstunning,suchasadelicatedinner,finescenery,orevenacutecat,I’lltakeapicturetoseizetheInwhatsituationsdoyoutake參考答案：AsI’vementioned,ifpossibleImaysnapaphotoofanythingthatcatchesmyeyesinanysituation.SoItakephotoswhenmyfriendsandIhangoutorwhenIparticipateinsocialactivitiesandsoon.Howdoyoukeepyour參考答案：IneverprintthemoutorcopythemintoUSB,andIevendon’tsavetheminmycomputer.SinceIhaveverybadmemory,storingindifferentdeviceswoulddrivemecrazy.Besides,myhaslargememorystoragesoIthinkit’sreliabletoleaveallpicturesinmyphone.Part

Part2&DescribeaquietceyouWhereitHowyoufounditWhatitislikeAndexinhowyoufeltaboutthe提示參考答案：ThequietceI’dliketosharewithyouisaparkinmycommunity,whichisnotfarawayfrommyhomeandonlytakestenminutestowalkthere.ThefirsttimeIfoundthiscewasabout2yearsago.IstillrememberedthatitwasalovelySundayafternoon,afteryingcomputergamesalldaylong,Idecidedtogetsomefreshairandfindaquietcetowinddown.ThenIfoundthisceonmymapbycoincidence.Sinceitwasveryclosetomyapartment,IdecidedtohaveaFromthatdayon,Ioftengotothatpark,nearlyonaweeklybasis.Justlikemanyotherparks,there’realsosomecommonfacilitiesinthissmallarea,likefountain,pavilion,benches,blossomsandsoon.Butdifferently,thisoneisextremelytranquil.Mostpeoplehereprefertodosomequietactivities,suchasyingTaiChi,walkingadog,havingacupofcoffeeandreadingabook.Nowadayswecan’tavoidsittinginfrontofacomputerforalongtime,andgraduallygetusedtothesedentarylife.However,Idothinkit’sveryessentialtogooutandgetsomefreshairbyngsomeoutdooractivities.Forme,thisceisjusttherightonetorelax,sinceitisverypeacefulandrefreshing,justlikeanoasisinthecity.重點詞匯及表達：Eg：He'swell-likedbypeopleinthe②alldaylong:Eg：Sheisbustlingaboutalldaylong,servingthe③onaweeklybasis:Eg：Bykee tranquil:Eg：ThetranquilatmosphereoftheinnallowsgueststofeeltotallyatPart3Isithardtofindquietcesin參考答案：Notreally,sinceyoucaneasilyfindnicecafésineachcity,whichcanbeviewedastherelativelyquietces.Recently,someyoungpeopleprefercafésasworkces,becauseeverybodytherefocusesontheirownworkwithoutdisturbingothers.重點詞匯及表達：Eg:Thesumsneededarerelatively②disturb:Eg:Didyousleepwell?Ididn'twanttodisturbyou.YoulookedsoWhyisitquieterinthe參考答案：It’sbecausethecountrysideisfarawayfromthehustleandbustleofthelife.There’slesstraffic,soitislesscrowed.Obviously,it’squieterthan重點詞匯及表達：Eg:ThesedaysI’mintofundesignswhichwillgivepeopleasormakethemlaughamongthehustleandbustleofcitylife.②downtown:Eg:SheworkedatasmallroomindowntownHowwouldyoudealwithnoisy參考答案：Forme,ifIhavesomenoisyneighbours,I’llknocktheirdoorsandlthempoliy,becauseitmustbethemosteffectivewaytosolvetheproblem.重點詞匯及表達：①knockEg:ShewentdirectlytoSimon'sapartmentandknockedonthe y:Eg:ShespoliytoComparedwithyoungpeople,dooldpeopletendtoliveinquiet參考答案：It’shardtosay,butmostoldpeoplelovequietcesmore,suchasparksandteahouses,andprefertodoactivitiesthatarelessenergy-consuming.However,youngpeoplewouldenjoymoreofthecesliketheatres,pubsorclubs.重點詞匯及表達：Eg:Thetechnologyworksatanysize,allowingforsmaller,lessenergy-consuming②theatre:Eg:Theybroughthertothetheatrewheretheirnewmusicalwasin本次口語機經(jīng)由以下滬江留學老師產(chǎn)出滬江留學院全職雅思老師格拉斯哥大學，TESOL專業(yè)（TeachingEnglishtotheSpeakersofOtherLanguages）,主攻雅思托福等留學考試。曾參與雅思八分程，關(guān)于雅思你必須知道的那些事，托福100等課程制作。【寫作】本預測根據(jù)雅思寫作的話題分類和出題規(guī)律，精選出以下，供廣大烤鴨參考類小作文數(shù)據(jù)類圖表非數(shù)據(jù)類圖表表格柱圖地圖TheThetablebelowshowstheoilproductioninseveralAfricancountriesfrom2000toSummarizetheinformationgivenandwriteyourOilproductioninseveralAfricancountries(barrelsper000解題思路：進行分類描述。這道題可以按照國家石油的產(chǎn)量特點進行分類描寫，Nigeria和Congo-Brazzaville這兩個國家產(chǎn)量較大，可以在一段里來寫，而Chad和Coted’ivoire石油產(chǎn)量較小，可以放在一起來寫。參考范文：ThetableillustratestheamountofoilproducedinfourdifferentAfricancountriesbetween2000and2004,whichismeasuredinbarrelsperday.Generallyspeaking,Nigeriasawanoverwhelmingproductioncapacityofoil,wasfollowedbyCongo-Brazzaville,whereasChadandCoted’ivoirewereweakerintermsoftheoilproductionInNigeria,thedailyoilproductionin2000was200,000barrels,andsincethen,itfluctuated,withthelowestpointat180,000in2002andthehighestlevelat230,000from27,500barrelsperdayin2000to20,500barrelsperdayin2004.ComparedwithNigeriaandCongo-Brazzaville,Coted’ivoirehadsmallerfiguresfortheoilproductionduringthegivenperiod.In2000,thiscountryproduced7,000barrelsperdayandoneyearlater,thefiguredroppedtoitslowestamountof6,000.Aftertheyearof2001,theoilproductiongraduallyincreasedandpeakedat20,000in2004.Chadisaninterestingcasewheretheoutputofoilremainedatzeroforthreeyearsfrom2000to2002beforeitsharplywentupto50,000by2003.重點表達：: ②intermsof…:在……③consistentadj.④peakat:峰值為A類大作文大作文重點關(guān)注旅游、化、教育等話題政府與城市類Somepeoplesaidtheernmentshouldn'tspendmoneyinbuildingtheatersandsportsstadiums;theyshouldspendmoremoneyonmedicalcareandeducation.Doyouagreeordisagree?Somepeoplethinkhealthcareshouldbe foreveryone,whileothersthinktheyshouldpaymedicalcostsforthemselves.Discussbothsidesandgiveyourownopinion.Somepeoplearguethaternmentsshouldinvestmoreinparksandrecreationalfacilities,whileothersadviseernmentstoincreasetheirinvestmentinhospitalsandmedicalservices.Discussbothviewsandpresentyouropinion.教育與學習類Thesubjectsandlessoncontentsaredecidedbythesuchastheernment.Somepeoplearguethatstudentsshouldmakethechoice.Doyouagreeordisagree?Somepeoplearguethatteachersshouldbeallowedtopunishdisruptivestudents.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?Aspartofeducation,studentsshouldspendaperiodoftimestudyingandlivinginadifferentcountytolearnlanguageandculture.DoyouagreeordisagreeSomepeoplethinkthatsomesubjectssuchasmathandphilosophyaredifficultforsomestudents,sopeopleshouldtakeitasselectivenotcompulsory.Doyouagreeordisagree?Inschoolsanduniversities,somegirlstendtochooseartssubjects,whileboyschoosetostudysciencesubjects.Whatarethereasons?Doyouthinkthistrendshouldbe社會與家庭類Arecentsurveyshowsthatinmanycountriesacrosstheworldpeoplearegenerallylivinglonger.Butanincreasedlifeexpectancyhasmanyimplicationsfortheagingindividualsandforthesocietyasawhole.Whatarethepossibleeffectsofalongerlifeexpectancyonindividualsandthesociety?Youngpeopleareleavingtheirhomesfromruralareastostudyorworkinthecities.Whatarethereasons?Doadvantagesofthisdevelopmentoutweighits科技與經(jīng)濟類Somepeoplethinkthatrobotsareveryimportantforhumans'futuredevelopment.Others,however,thinkthatrobotsareadangerousinventionthatcouldhavenegativeeffectsonsociety.Discussbothviewsandgiveyouropinion.Itisnoticedthatanever-increasingnumberofpeoplepreferonlineshopstophysicalstores.Whatarethecausesofthephenomenonandwhatinfluencesarethere?Somepeopleclaimthatpublicmuseumsandartgallerieswillnotbeneededbecausepeoplecanseehistoricalobjectsandworksofartbyusingacomputer.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?工作與生活類Nowadays,olderpeoplewhoneedemploymenthavetocompetewithyoungerpeople.Whatproblemsdothiscause?Andwhatarethesolutions？Oldgenerationsoftenholdsometraditionalideasonthecorrectwayoflife,thinkingandbehavior.However,somepeoplethinkthatitisnothelpfulfortheyounggenerationstoprepareformodernlifeinthefuture.What'syouropinion?Moreandmorepeopleareworkingathomeratherthanintheworkspace.Somepeoplesaythiswillbringbenefitstotheworkersandtheirfamilies,butothersthinkitwillbringstresstothehome.Discussbothviewsandgiveyourownopinion.Somepeoplewouldliketoliveincities,whileothersincountryside.Whatarethebenefitsofbothwaysandwhatisyourchoice?媒體與廣告類Exposuretointernationalmedia,suchasTV,filmandmagazine,hasasignificantimpactonthelocalculture.Doyouagreethattheadvantagesoutweighthe動物與環(huán)境類Somepeoplethinkthatitisnotworthytospendtoomuchmoneyonprotectionofwildanimalsbutonhumanbeings.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?Insteadoftryingtopreventclimatechange,peopleshouldfindawaytolivewithit.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree.文化與旅游類Themuseumshouldbeadmittedofcharge.Dothedisadvantagesoutweighadvantagesofthisissue?Inrecentyears,'responsibletourists'havepaidattentiontopreservingbothcultureandenvironmentofthecestheyvisit.However,somepeoplesaythatitisimpossibletobea'responsibletourist'.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?Somepeoplethinkthatculturaltraditionswillbedestroyedwhentheyareusedasmoney-makingmachinesaimsattourists,otherpeoplebelievethatitistheonlywaytosavesuchconditionsintheworldtoday.Discussbothsidesandgiveyourown法律與犯罪類Somepeoplebelievethatifa carriesguns,itwouldcauseahighlevelofinthatsociety.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?Manypeopleareafraidtoleavetheirhomesbecauseoftheirfearofcrime.Somebelievethatmoreactionshouldbetakentopreventcrime,butothersfeelthatlittlecanbedone.Whatisyouropinion?Somepeoplearguethaternmentsshouldpunishallthecriminalsinafixedway,whileotherssuggesternmentstopunishcriminalsflexiblybyconsideringcriminals'genders,age,andmotives.Discussbothviewsandpresentyours.抽象與其他類Individualgreedandselfishnesshasbeenthebasisofthemodernsociety.Somepeoplethinkthatwemustreturntotheolderandmoretraditionalvaluesofrespectforthefamilyandthelocalcommunityinordertocreateabetterworldtolivein.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?以下為重點話題及范文解析：題目：Arecentsurveyshowsthatinmanycountriesacrosstheworldpeoplearegenerallylivinglonger.Butanincreasedlifeexpectancyhasmanyimplicationsfortheagingindividualsandforthesocietyasawhole.Whatarethepossibleeffectsofalongerlifeexpectancyonindividualsandthesociety?兩個方面闡述影響，分別是individual和thesociety。參考范文：Peoplenowadaysarepresentlylivinginasocietywithanenormousdemographicchangeinaging,andthemodernworldisprobablycharacterizedbyarapidrateofaging.Whilesomepeoplebelievetheprolongedlifeexpectancyisa“gift”fortheindividualsandfamilies,thenegativeimpactsrangingfromtheelderlythemselvestothewholesocietyshouldnotbeoverlooked.Fortheindividuals,longevitydoesnotequaltotheprospectofhigh-qualitylives.Theagedgroupsuffersnotonlyfromdeterioratedphysicalconditions,butalsolossofsocialidentityandself-valueafterretirement.Tomakethesituationworse,themeagrepensionfortheretiredinlowerclassescanhardlymeettheirbasicneedsoflife.Iftheseagedindividualsareluckyenoughtobetakencareof,therearestillcountlesscasesthattheoldaresegregatedandleftaloneinnursinghomesawayfromfriendsandfamily.Furthermore,theattitudes,norms,andbeliefsoftheoldergeneration,eveniftheyareright,arealwaysconsideredoutdated,thusincurringdiscrimination,inequalityandsubordination.Onalargerscale,thesurgingageingpopulationhas eatoughproblemforthesociety.Oneofthemostobviousthreatsistheaccumulatingtensionbetweentheoldandtheyoungasthetwopartiesarecompetingforlimitedresources,whetheritisabouthealthcare,labourmarket,orernmentpolicies.Asthecompetitionesfiercer,itwillgiverisetoproclaimedwarbetweentheyoungandtheaged,throwingthesocietyintoturmoil.Thisisnoexaggerationsincepeopleatworknowadaysburdenamuchheaviertaxationtosupporttheidleretirees.Plustheglobalfinancialcrises,itisnotstrangethattheyounggofuriouswhenthepolicieswhattheydeserveandsenditawayforInconclusion,thenegativeeffectsofagingarebothinevitableandIndividualsexperienceloelinessandaloweredsocial-statuswhen ingaged,andthesocietyfacesapotentialdangerofupheavalduetodisproportionatewealthdistributionbetweentheoldandtheyoung.重點表達：: ③incur ⑤turmoil: ⑥idle: : 本次機經(jīng)由以下滬江留學老師產(chǎn)出老師滬江留學資深教研老師，同濟大語言文學，主攻雅思托福等留學UnlokA1B2雅思能力課程、WorldngliB1、新版雅思.5分閱讀、新版雅思7分等課程的設(shè)計規(guī)劃與制作，并幫助多名1學生達到雅思寫作7分?！維ection1&Section2重點場景（生活類：交通工具，購車，藝術(shù)鑒賞，公Section3&Section4重點場景（學術(shù)類：學術(shù)討論，作業(yè)反饋，討論，科SectionCompletethenotesWriteONEWORDSAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.Lookingfordrivinglessonsgivenduringthe:Address: Drive:thecity abovetheTeacher’sname:AllenPopulartypeofcaronroads:4Hadbetter:practiceduringthe5Safetydrivingdependson:good6Obtain:adriving7Finaltest:8Durationoftest:approx. 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organizedbytheeveryyear.Section167SectionCABCAFHADCSectionABACCEABDCSectionnewother【閱讀】Youshouldspendabout20minutesonQuestions1-13,whicharebasedonReadingPassage1TrendsinthenfashionandtextileDuringthe1950s,thenfashionscenewasexciting,stylishandverygraceful.Therewerenocelebritydesignersormodels,norwerethereanylabelsthatwerewidelyrecognised.Thevalueofagarmentwasjudgedbyitsstyleandfabricratherthanbywhomadeit.Itwasregardedasperfectlyacceptable,evenforhigh-societywomen,toapproachanunknowntailorwhocouldmakeagarmentforafewrupees,providingtheperfectfit,finishandstyle.Theywereproudofgettingabargain,andofgivingtheirownnametotheendresult.The1960swasanerafullofmischievousnessandcelebrationinthearts,musicandcinema.Theperiodwascharacterisedbydomfromrestrictionsand,inthefashionworld,anacceptanceofinnovativetypesofmaterialsuchassticandcoatedpolyester.Tight-fittingkurtasandchuridarsandhighcoiffureswereatrendamongThefollowingdecadewitnessedanincreaseintheexportoftraditionalmaterials,andthearrivalinofinternationalfashion.Syntheticsbecametrendy,andthediscocultureaffectedthefashionscene.Itwasintheearly80swhenthefirstfashionstore‘Ravissant’openedinMumbai.Atthattimegarmentswereretailedforafour-figurepricetag.AmericandesignerslikeCalvinKleinbecamepopular.Intoo,contoursbecamemoremasculine,andeventhesalwarkameezwasdesignedwithshoulderpads.Withtheevolutionofdesignerstorescamethecultureofdesignerfashion,alongwithitsheftypricetags.Whateveragarmentwaslike,consumerswereconvincedthatahigherpricetagsignifiedelegantdesignerfashion,sogarmentsweresoldatunbelievableprices.Meanwhile,designersdecidedtogetthemselvesnoticedbymakingshowyoutfitsandassociatingwiththerightcelebrities.Soon,fashionshowsbecamecompetitive,eachdesignerattemptingtoout-dotheotherintheme,guestlistandmediacoverage.Inthelastdecadeofthemillennium,themarketshrankandethnicwearmadeacomeback.Duringtherecession,therewasapushtosellatanycost.Withfiercecompetitiontheinevitableoccurred:theonceheftypricetagsbegantheirdownwardjourney,andthefashion-showindustryfollowedsuit.However,thelivelinessofthenfashionscenehadnotended-ithadmerelyreachedastablelevel.Atthebeginningofthe21stcentury,withnewdesignersandmodels,andmoresensibledesigns,thefashionindustryacceleratedonceagain.Asfarastheglobalfashionindustryisconcerned,nethnicdesignsandmaterialsarecurrentlyindemandfromfashionhousesandgarmentmanufacturers.isthethirdlargestproducerofcotton,thesecondlargestproducerofsilk,andthefifthlargestproducerofman-madefibresintheworld.Thengarmentandfabricindustrieshavemanyfundamentaladvantages,intermsofacheaper,skilledwork,cost-effectiveproduction,rawmaterials,flexibility,andawiderangeofdesignswithsequins,beadwork,andembroidery.Inaddition,thatprovidesgarmentstointernationalfashionhousesatcompetitiveprices,withashorterleadtime,andaneffectivemonopolyoncertaindesigns,isacceptedthewholeworldover.hasalwaysbeenregardedasthedefaultsourceintheembroideredgarmentssegment,butchangesintherateofexchangebetweentherupeeandthedollarhasfurtherdepressedprices,therebyattractingmorebuyers.Sotheinternationalfashionhouseswalkawaywithcustomisedgoods,andcraftworkissoldatverylowrates.Asfarasthefabricmarketisconcerned,therangeavailableincanattractaswellasconfusethebuyer.MuchoftheproductiontakesceinthesmalltownofChapaintheeasternstateofBihar,anameonemightneverhaveheardof.Herefabric-makingisafamilyindustry;therangeandqualityofrawsilkschurnedoutherebeliethecrudeproductionmethodsandequipment.SuratinGujarat,istherofanamazingsetofjacquards,mosscrepesandgeorgettesheers-allfabricsinhighdemand.Anothernfabricdesignthathasbeenadoptedbythefashionindustryisthe‘Madrascheck’,originallyutilisedfortheuniversallungi,asimplelower-bodywrapworninsouthern.Thisdesignhasnowfounditswayontobandannas,blouses,homefurnishingsandalmostanythingonecanthinkof.Ethnicndesignswithbatikandhand-embroideredmotifshavealso popularacrosstheworld.Decorativebeadworkisanotherproductindemandintheinternationalmarket.Beadsareusedtoprepareaccessoryitemslikebeltsandbags,andbeadworkisnowavailableforhautecoutureeveningweartoo.CompletethenotesChooseONEWORDONLYfromthepassageforeachnfashion:1950-2000Nowell-knowndesigners,modelsor1ElegantclothingcostWomenwerepleasedtogetclothesfora Newmaterials,e.g. andFittedclothingandtallOverseassalesof fabricsInfluenceofinternationalOpeningoffashionstoreinPopularityofAmericanClothinghada Designerstriedtoattractattentionbypresenting clothesandwithFailindemandforexpensivefashionReturnto Questions8-DothefollowingstatementsagreewiththeinformationgiveninReadingPassage1?TRUEifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationFALSEifthestatementcontradictstheinformationNOTGIVENifthereisnoinformationonthis Atthestartofthe21stcentury,keyelementsinthenfashionindustry nowexportsmorethanhalfofthecottonitproduces.10Conditionsinaregenerallywellsuitedtothemanufactureof nclothingexportshavesufferedfromchangesinthevalueofitsModernmachineryaccountsforthehighqualityofChapa’sSometypesofncraftworkwhichareinternationallypopularhadhumbleYoushouldspendabout20minutesonQuestions14-26,whicharebasedonReadingPassage2below.SustainablegrowthatDidcot:theoutlineofareportbySouthOxfordshireDistrictATheUKernment’sSouthEastnproposesadditionalhousinggrowthinthetownofDidcot,whichhasbeenadesignatedgrowthareasince1979.WeinSouthOxfordshireDistrictCouncilconsiderthat,althoughDidcotdoeshavepotentialforfurthergrowth,suchdevelopmentshouldbesustainable,well-nned,andsupportedbyadequateinfrastructureandcommunityservices.BRecentexperienceinDidcothasdemonstratedthatlargegreenfielddevelopmentscannotresourceallthenecessaryinfrastructureandlow-costhousingrequirements.Theensuingcompromisescreatealegacyoflocaltransport,infrastructureandcommunityservicesdeficits,withnoobviousmeansofcorrection.Wewishtoensurethatthereisgreaterrecognitionofthecostattachedtohousinggrowth,andthatameansisfoundtoresourcetheestablishmentofsustainablecommunitiesingrowthCUntilthe1950s,thedevelopmentofjobopportunitiesintherailwayindustry,andinalarge,militaryordnancedepot,wasthespurtoDidcot’sexpansion.Developmentatthattimewasgearedtoprovidinghomesfortherailwayanddepotworkers,withlimitedinvestmentinshopandotherservicesforthelocalpopulation.DidcotfailedtodevelopBroadwayasacompacttowncentre,andachievedonlyastripofshopsalongonesideofthemainstreethemmedinbylowdensityhousingandservicetradeuses.DFromthe1970s,strategicnningpoliciesdirectedsignificantnewhousingdevelopmenttoDidcot.nnersrecognisedDidcot’spotential,withrapidgrowthinlocaljobopportunitiesandgoodrailconnectionsforthosechoosingtoworkfartherafield.However,thetownisbisectedbytheeast-westrailway,andpeoplelivinginLadygrove,theurbanextensiontothenorthwhichhasbeenbuiltsincethe1980s,felt,andstillfeel,cutofffromthetownanditscommunity.EPopulationgrowthinthenewhousingareasfailedtosparkadequateprivate-sectorinvestmentintowncentreuses,andthelimitedinvestmentwhichdidtakece-DidcotMarketcedevelopmentin1982,forinstance-didnotsucceedindeliveringthenumberandrangeoftowncentreusesneededbythegrowingpopulation.In1990,public-sectorfinancewasusedtobuythelandrequiredfortheOrchardCentredevelopment,comprisingasuperstore,parkingandanewstreetofstoresrunningparalleltoBroadway.Thedevelopmenttook13yearstocomplete.FTheideathat,byobligingdevelopersofnewhousingtocontributetothecostofinfrastructureandservicerequirements,allthenecessaryfinancecouldberaised,hasprovedunachievable.SubstantialpublicfinancewasstillneededtodelivermajorprojectssuchasthenewlinkroadtotheA34ontheoutskirtsofthetownatMilton,theimprovedrailwaycrossingatMarshBridgeandnewschools.Suchprojectsweredelayedduetodifficultiesinsecuringpublicfinance.Thesameproblemalsoheldbackexpansionofhealthandsocialservicesinthetown.fortypercentoftheunitsinanewhousingdevelopmentshouldbelowcosthomes,hashadamajorimpactontheeconomicsofsuchdevelopment,asithaslimitedthedevelopers’contributiontothecostsofinfrastructure.Thenningarefacingdifficultchoicesinprioritisingtheitemsofinfrastructurewhichmustbefundedbydevelopment,andthis,inturn,meansthatfromnowonpublicfinancewillneedtoprovideagreaterproportionofinfrastructureprojectcosts.HTheernment’sSustainableCommunitiesnseeksaholisticapproachtonewurbandevelopmentinwhichhousing,employment,servicesandinfrastructureofallkindsarecarefullynnedanddeliveredinawaywhichavoidstheinfrastructuredeficitsthathaveoccurredinceslikeDidcotinthepast.Thisreport,therefore,isstructuredaroundtheindividualcomponentsofasustainablecommunity,andshowsthebaselinepositionforeachcomponent.IDidcothasbeenidentifiedasoneofthetownswithwhichtheernmentisworkingtoevaluatewhetheradditionalgrowthwillstrengthentheeconomicpotentialofthetown,deliverthenecessaryinfrastructureandimproveenvironmentalstandards.Aprogrammeofwork,includingdiscussionswiththelocalcommunityabouttheiraspirationsforthetownaswellasotherstakeholders,willbeundertakenoverthecomingmonths,andwillleadtothedevelopmentofastrategicmastern.ThechallengewillbeinoptimisingscarceresourcestoachieveumbenefitsfortheWritethecorrectletter,A-l.Matcheachcewiththecorrectstatement,A-F.Acertainproportionofhousesinanynewdevelopmentnowhavetobeofthetype. PutforwardbyNoamChomskyinthe1960s,itiswidelyinterpretedasmeaningthatalllanguagesarebasicallythesame,andthatthehumanbrainisbornlanguage-ready,withanin-builtprogrammethatisabletointerpretthecommonrulesunderlyinganymothertongue.Forlanguages,andfindtheircommonhumancore.Sincethetheory