Task2参考范文——是否拯救濒危语言

一道雅思题目：
Some people say that governments should spend public money saving disappearing languages, while others believe that would be a waste of money. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.

注：文章出处来自杜仕明老师基于前雅思考官Simon的作品修改。

It is true that some minority languages may disappear in the near future. Although it is true that governments could save money by allowing this to happen, I believe that these languages should be protected and preserved.
首段先描述一句相关事实/观点：因为这句更像是观点所以用了may；然后用although引导的让步状语从句既提了一句不赞同的观点，又表达了自己的观点——因为此题目属于讨论双方并给出自己观点的类型，所以正文中两种观点都要提到，还要说明自己的观点。此种开头方法会与正文形成很好的结构呼应。

There are several reasons why saving minority languages could be seen as a waste of money. Firstly, if a language is only spoken by a small number of people, expensive education will be needed to make sure that more people learn it, and the state will have to pay for facilities, teachers and