Hướng dẫn làm bài ĐỀ THI IELTS 12/09/2019

Report Plan:

• Paraphrase paragraph: show>compare; US>American; various>different; categories>types
• Overview/summary paragraph: (1) the highest % of income was spent on electronic goods (2) expenditure on electronic goods and clothing increased significantly
• Paragraph 3: report on the 3 categories in which the proportion of spending increased – electronic goods, clothing and holidays
• Paragraph 4: contrast spending on newspapers/magazines and the cinema, which declined.  % of spending on eating remained stable.

Essay Plan:

• Introduction: refer to the task question.  My opinion: completely agree
• Paragraph 2:  reason (1): people don’t develop social skills – little real interaction with other people e.g. they don’t talk on journeys.  Result: social isolation increases as people focus on their cell phones
• Paragraph 3:  reason (2): people do less physical exercise,  e.g. playing football with others.  They become less fit.  They may become addicted to electronic games and suffer mental health problems as a result
• Conclusion:  completely agree that electronic games are a harmful form of entertainment, socially and individually.