1）broadinterest —— 考查范畴广泛，涉及到政治、经济、文化、文学艺术、社会、历史、国际问题等
2）specificinstructions —— 基本出题形式（statement instruction，issue总共有六种instruction）
例：Aspeople rely more and more on technology to solve problems, the ability of humansto think for themselves will surely deteriorate.
Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement andexplain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supportingyour position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or mightnot hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.
3）evaluate —— 评价，而不是简单的支持个人观点
4）consideringits complexities and develop an argument with reasons and examples —— 思考能力和表达能力
3Instruction
1）Writea response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree
with the STATEMENT and explain yourreasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting yourposition, you should consider WAYS in which the statement might or might nothold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.
解析：
在该要求下，文章中要体现作者在多大的程度上同意或者不同意题目的说法，并且需要解释所持有的position，即观点或立场;此外在文章展开过程中，需要consider ways，即从不同的角度或者不同的层面来分析题目。
2）Writea response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree withthe RECOMMENDATION and explain your reasoning for the position you take. Indeveloping and supporting your position, describe specific circumstances inwhich adopting the recommendation would or would not be advantageous andexplain how these examples shape your position.
解析：
第二种要求大部分信息和第一种要求基本相同，不同的是，这个写作要求考虑的是对recommendation，即建议的态度，要求在展开的过程中考虑到specificcircumstance，即在分析这类写作要求针对的题目时需要考生考虑具体的环境，因为同一个建议，在不同的环境中适用程度可能是完全不同的，比如一个建议在A环境下是合理的，但在B环境下可能就是不合理的，因此需要区别不同环境下的不同情况。
3）Writea response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree withthe CLAIM. In developing and supporting your position, be sure to address themost compelling reasons and/or examples that could be used to challenge yourposition.
解析：
第三种写作要求相对前两种比较特别，第一句话的信息与前两种类似，不同点在第二句besure to address the most compelling reasons and/or examples that could be usedto challenge your position.写作中，要求考生在论证自己观点的过程中同时要考虑到可能对其观点产生挑战的其他例子或理由，简言之，必须采取辩证写作思路。
4）Writea response in which you discuss WHICH VIEW more closely aligns with your ownposition and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developingand supporting your position, you should address both of the views presented.
解析：
第四种写作要求特点是其针对的题目有两个观点，要求中whichview more close to your position，要求考生在写作中首先要表明具体支持哪一种观点，并且addressboth of the views presented，即在表面明确观点倾向的同时，两类观点都要讨论。
5） Writea response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree withthe CLAIM and the REASON on which that claim is based.
解析：
第五种写作要求针对的是一种全新的出题形式，需要关注题中claim and the reason，该要求针对的题目会给出两句话，其中一个是原因，另一个是观点，需要考生明确表明对两者的态度，注意两句话的内容都要处理，这与上面一个写作要求有些类似；即遇到claim和reason的题要注意两个方面综合讨论，且需要注意两者之间的因果关系，避免抛开原因讨论结果的情况。
6） Writea response in which you discuss your views on the POLICY and explain yourreasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting yourposition, you should consider the possible consequences of implementing thepolicy and explain how these consequences shape your position.
解析：
最后一种写作要求本质上和第一种要求极为相似，唯一的不同点在于policy这个单词，这个单词意味着这类写作要求针对的题是与政府等机构相关，在写作中需要考虑实施这个政策会带来的advantage和disadvantage。
