Lời giải ĐỀ THI IELTS 10/10/2019

Lời giải Task 1:

The pie charts provide data about the proportion of the world’s forests and timber in 5 regions.

Overall, it is clear that Africa and North America accounted for over half of the world’s forests, although Africa had the lowest percentage of all the regions in terms of timber production.

The highest percentage of the world’s forests were in Africa and North America, with 27% and 25% respectively.  These figures were significantly higher than Europe (18%) and South America (16%), while Asia had the lowest proportion at only 14%.

In contrast, the percentage of timber produced in Asia was 18%,  which was double the figure for Africa.  Thus, Africa had the highest percentage of forests, but the lowest figure for timber. While Europe produced 20% of the total for timber, South America accounted for 23%. However, the largest producer of timber was North America, where the proportion stood at 30% - higher than the combined figures for Africa and Asia.

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Lời giải Task 2:

It is true that one of the most noticeable socio-economic changes today is the disappearance of the small stores in town centres.  People prefer to drive to superstores on the outskirts. While this trend has some advantages, I believe that these are outweighed by the drawbacks.

On the one hand, shopping in city centres is becoming increasingly inconvenient and even detrimental to health. In terms of convenience,  it has become difficult to take the car to go shopping.  Consumers have to cope with rush hour traffic jams, when traffic grinds to a halt, and there is rarely a parking space available near the stores.  In some cities, such as London, a congestion charge on cars entering the city further discourages shoppers. From a health perspective, the air quality in cities is detrimental to health, as pollution from thousands of vehicles carries health risks for shoppers and other pedestrians.

On the other hand, the growth of out-of-town retail outlets has both advantages and disadvantages. Firstly, it is essential to have a car to shop at these places, which provide enormous free parking. Therefore, the number of car journeys tends to increase, which is not environmentally friendly.  Access to these out-of-town stores is not easy for those who have to rely on public transport. Secondly, choice is restricted, whereas the city centre offers both small independent retailers and large department stores, offering choice and diversity for consumers.  This is lost when such shops go out of business.

In conclusion, it is clear that this trend is increasing car use and limiting consumer choice, despite its advantages.  Therefore, I would argue that the disadvantages outweigh the benefits.

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Vocabulary from society:

  • socio-economic changes
    Meaning: changes relating to the society and economy of a country
    Example: Mass migration to cities is a result of socio-economic changes   that include the industrialisation of agriculture.

Vocabulary from health:

  • to be detrimental to health
    Meaning: to be harmful to health
    Example: Lying in the sun for too long can be detrimental to health and result in skin cancers.
  • to carry health risks
    Meaning: to have effects which could be bad for one’s health
    Example: Smoking and drinking alchohol are potentially dangerous habits, because they carry serious health risks.

Vocabulary from transportation:

  • rush hour traffic jams
    Meaning: the time when most people are travelling to or from work/school   and so there is too much traffic on the roads.
    Example: If factories and offices introduced flexible working hours, this would help employees to avoid rush hour traffic jams to get to or from their place of work.
  • to grind to a halt
    Meaning: to go slower and then stop completely
    Example: In my city, Paris, traffic regularly grinds to a halt during the rush hour.
  • congestion charge
    Meaning: an amount of money that people have to pay for driving their cars into the centre of some cities, as a way of stopping the city centre from becoming too full of traffic
    Example: More cities should follow the example of London and introduce a congestion charge in order to ease traffic flow in the city centre.

Vocabulary from the environment:

  • environmentally friendly
    Meaning: behavior or products that do not harm the environment
    Example: We can help to protect the environment by using detergents and cosmetics that are environmentally friendly.

Vocabulary from business and money:

  • to go out of business
    Meaning: if a company goes out of business, it stops doing business permanently, especially because it has failed
    Example: If we sold food at those prices we’d soon go out of business.

Other vocabulary:

  • noticeable [adjective]:
    Meaning:  easy to see or notice
    Example:  Sarah’s results showed a noticeable improvement on her marks in the previous exam.
  • outskirts
    Meaning:  the parts of a town or city that are far from the centre
    Example:  John lives on the outskirts of Paris, and he has a long journey to his office in the city centre.
  • shopper [noun]:
    Meaning:  a person who buys goods from shops/stores
    Example:  Competition between stores can result in big savings for shoppers.
  • retail outlet [noun]:
    Meaning: a shop/store that sells goods made by a particular company or goods of a particular type
    Example: This sportswear company has 5 retail outlets in the city.
  • retailer [noun]:
    Meaning: a person or business that sells goods to the public
    Example: McDonald’s is one of the world’s largest fast food retailers.