世代題是 Part 3 最容易出現的 cluster 之一。考官會從 "How was life different for your grandparents?" 一路追問到 "What will the next generation do differently?"。陷阱是答得太懷舊 —— 一句 "Life was simpler before." 直接把分數壓在 6.0。Band 7 必須做雙向的 trade-off。
Part 3 世代題的典型問法
| 層級 | 題目特徵 | |------|----------| | L1 對比 | How is life different now compared to your grandparents' time? | | L2 因果 | Why have lifestyles changed so quickly? | | L3 評價 | Are people happier today than they used to be? | | L4 文化 | Do traditional values still matter to young people? | | L5 預測 | How might life look for the next generation? |
5 題代表題 + Band 7+ 範例
Q1. How is daily life different for young people today compared to their grandparents' generation?
I'd say the most striking shift is in how identity is formed. My grandparents' lives were largely shaped by extended family and the village they came from, whereas these days people tend to define themselves through career, hobbies and online communities. That said, the material gains — health, mobility, choice — are obvious; it's the loss of community that's harder to measure.
Q2. Why have lifestyles changed so quickly over the past few decades?
It really comes down to a combination of urbanisation and digital connectivity, I think. Once people moved to cities for work, the old rhythms — shared meals, neighbourhood ties, religious calendar — started to dissolve. Then the internet arrived and accelerated everything. Arguably no previous generation has had to absorb this much change in a single lifetime.
Q3. Are people happier today than they were 50 years ago?
Honestly, the evidence is mixed. Generally speaking, we're materially much better off — longer lives, less hunger, more freedom to choose. On the other hand, surveys of mental wellbeing don't really show a corresponding rise in happiness, especially among young adults. So I'd argue we've solved one set of problems and accidentally created another.
Q4. Do traditional values still hold weight for younger generations?
It tends to depend on which values we mean. Things like filial duty are clearly weakening — in Taiwan, fewer young people expect to live with parents long-term. On the other hand, deeper values like honesty, hard work, taking care of friends seem broadly intact, just expressed in different ways. So I wouldn't say tradition has collapsed; it has been quietly rewritten.
Q5. How might everyday life look for the next generation?
Hard to say with any confidence, but I'd expect work and home to blur further, AI to handle many routine tasks, and travel to become more selective because of climate concerns. The big question is whether community comes back in some new form. Without it, I'd argue all the convenience in the world won't be enough.
三層結構提醒
Claim — I'd say / On the whole / It tends to depend on...
Reason — because / since / largely driven by / partly because...
Example — my grandparents / village life in Taiwan / surveys of teens...每題至少做一次「過去 vs 現在」的具體對比 —— 這是世代題的核心評分點。
主題詞彙（Band 7 級）
| 詞彙 | 中文 | 範例 chunk | |------|------|------------| | extended family | 大家庭 | raised in an extended family | | nuclear family | 核心家庭 | the rise of the nuclear family | | filial duty | 孝道 | a strong sense of filial duty | | generational gap | 世代差距 | bridge the generational gap | | changing norms | 變遷的常規 | changing social norms | | urbanisation | 都市化 | rapid urbanisation in East Asia | | upward mobility | 向上流動 | limited upward mobility | | material wealth | 物質財富 | material wealth has grown sharply | | sense of belonging | 歸屬感 | erode the sense of belonging | | digital natives | 數位原生代 | digital natives navigate apps intuitively | | nostalgia | 懷舊 | a wave of nostalgia for simpler times | | collective memory | 集體記憶 | part of our collective memory | | individualism | 個人主義 | the spread of individualism | | traditional rituals | 傳統儀式 | traditional rituals are fading | | lifestyle inflation | 生活方式膨脹 | lifestyle inflation outpaces wages |
台灣考生常見陷阱：懷舊濾鏡
台灣考生常說 "In the past, life was simpler and people were happier." —— 這是憑感覺的浪漫化，不是分析。考官會立刻問 "Really? What about healthcare? Education access?" 然後你接不下去。
修正：用 "some things were better, others were not" 的雙向句：
Compared to my grandparents' generation, life today is materially much richer — longer lives, more choice, less drudgery. On the other hand, what we've arguably lost is the dense network of neighbours and relatives that used to absorb shocks. So I'd say it's a fair trade in some ways, a poor one in others.