Hướng dẫn làm bài ĐỀ THI IELTS 17/04/2021

Report Plan:

• Paraphrase paragraph:  shows>illustrates;  the number of marriages>how many marriages;  between 1951 and 2001>over a 50-year period.
• Overview/summary paragraph: (1) more first marriages than remarriages (2) the number of first marriages fluctuated, while the figure for remarriages remained almost constant
• Paragraph 3:  select and report figures and trends for all marriages
• Paragraph 4:  select, report and compare figures and trends for first marriages and remarriages.

Essay Plan:

• Introduction:  refer to key ideas in the task statement (economic growth, developed and developing countries, happiness)
• Paragraph 2:  reasons why there is not more happiness, especially in developed countries (1) marketing creates consumerism (2) migration to cities – social bonds are broken (Japan, the USA).
• Paragraph 3:  lessons: (1) restrict and monitor advertising (2) redesign cities e.g. demolish high-rise buildings, provide social centres
• Conclusion:  need to focus more on re-building communities