Hướng dẫn làm bài ĐỀ THI IELTS 01/02/2020

Report Plan : 

• Paraphrase paragraph: show>compare; percentage>proportion; people working>the working population; different sectors>manufacturing, sales and services
• Overview/summary paragraph:  (1) the percentage of people working in manufacturing increased in both towns (2) the percentage in the sales sector fell
• Paragraph 3:  manufacturing: report and compare figures and trends in both towns in 1960 and 2010
• Paragraph 4:  sales: contrast decline in figures with manufacturing in both towns in 1960 and 2010
• Paragraph 5:  services: contrast the trends in Towns A and B and report figures.

Essay Plan:

• Introduction: refer to the task question.  There are a number of reasons to explain the trend, but it is possible to reduce the consumption of soft drinks
• Paragraph 2: marketing is the principal reason for the increase.  It is targeted at children and young people, with serious consequences for health e.g. diabetes etc.
• Paragraph 3:  three effective measures can be taken (1) raise taxes e.g. France (2) remove vending machines from public places e.g. schools, etc (3) health awareness campaigns, health warning labels on bottles
• Conclusion: marketing is the main reason for the increase in consumption of sugary drinks, but measures can be taken to combat this trend