Lời giải ĐỀ THI IELTS 15/12/2018
Lời giải Task 1:
The line graph compares the cost of 4 different types of bread in Europe over the period 2001 to 2005.
Overall, it is clear that while the price of white bread and rye bread increased during these years, the price of brown and wholemeal bread was relatively stable.
In 2001, the price of white bread was the lowest, at just 0.1 euros. In contrast, rye bread was sold at approximately 0.6 euros. However, the cost of white bread rose dramatically to a peak price of 1.2 euros one year later, before falling to around 0.7 euros in 2003. The price then fluctuated between 0.7 and 0.5 euros until 2005. Despite a downturn in 2003, the cost of rye bread increased in this period to reach a peak of over 1 euro in 2005.
The price of brown and wholemeal bread was similar, at around 0.5 euros, in 2001. Although the cost of brown bread saw a modest rise of about 0.1 euros by the end of the period, there was little change in the price of wholemeal bread.
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Lời giải Task 2:
It is true that some students who finish high-school opt to work or travel for a period before they start university. While I accept that there are benefits and drawbacks of this decision in terms of their studies, I would argue that it is better to take a year out to work or travel.
On the one hand, the option to get a job or travel straight after school is disadvantageous to some extent. Considered only from the perspective of study, taking a break may result in some school leavers dropping out of academic life before they have even started, having no study or career ambitions. Even those students who do return after a period to take up a university place may face problems. The discipline of regular study habits is very different from the routine of a temporary job or carefree backpacking, and it could prove difficult to recover those habits and avoid falling behind with their university studies.
On the other hand, students who choose to work or travel for a year after high-school usually find this an excellent preparation for the study demands of a university course. Firstly, sitting exams at school for university entrance is exhausing and stressful. A complete break for a short period is invaluable to return refreshed and ready for the challenges of a university course. Secondly, by spending a year or so working or travelling, high-school students learn to become more independent, they widen their horizons and subsequently adapt to their university courses as more autonomous learners. No longer studying under constant supervision, they are better prepared to rely on their own, more mature judgment and self-discipline.
In conclusion, I believe that the advantages of enjoying a short break to work or travel before entering university outweigh the disadvantages.
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Vocabulary from education:
- to take a year out
Meaning: This is when you have finished your high-school and you've got a place at university, but you'd rather spend a year at "the school of life", either working, doing some community work, doing something adventurous.
Example: Taking a year out before starting your degree course can give you a chance to further develop your skills, as well as giving you the opportunity perhaps to travel and work in a different country.
- to fall behind with your studies
Meaning: to improve more slowly in studying than other people so that you fail to learn the course material at the necessary speed
Example: Irregular attendance at classes is one of reasons why some students fall behind with their studies. - to sit an exam
Meaning: to take an exam
Example: Some students claim that they feel more motivated to study when they have to sit an exam at the end of their course. - to study under supervision
Meaning: to study under the direction of a responsible person
Example: At university, I discovered that I did not have to study under supervision all the time, and I was free to do independent research.
Vocabulary from work:
- to have no study or career ambitions
Meaning: to have no desire to pursue a successful study career
Example: After the stress of completing his degree, John has no study or career ambitions.
Vocabulary from tourism:
- backpacker
Meaning: people who travel on holiday carrying all their equipment and clothes in a backpack, like a large very strong bag which they carry on their back’
Example: London has cheap accommodation for backpackers who don’t have much money to spend on hotels.
Other vocabulary:
- to drop out [phrasal verb]:
Meaning: to leave school or college without finishing your studies
Example: She started a degree, but dropped out after completing only 1 year. - to widen one’s horizons [expression]:
Meaning: to extend the limits of one’s knowledge, desires or interests
Example: John plans to go backpacking in the USA to widen his horizons. - autonomous [adjective]:
Meaning: able to do things and make decisions without help from anyone else
Example: Autonomous students require very little help or guidance from their supervisors.