Lời giải ĐỀ THI IELTS 18/06/2019

The bar chart compares the expenditure on health in five different countries in 2002.

Overall, it is clear that total health spending was highest in the US, while Japan spent the least on health.

In Italy, France and Germany the total amount spent on health was similar, whereas the US spent significantly more on health, and in Japan the figure was significantly lower.  Public health expenditure was higher than private spending in all the countries, with the exception of the US, which spent more private than public money on health.  However, although there was little difference in the amount of private and public money spent on health in Japan and Italy, Germany spent almost twice as much public money on health compared with private money.

Comparing Japan and the US in terms of how much private money was spent on health, the amount spent in Japan was only about half that of US private health spending.  In contrast, Germany and France both exceeded US public expenditure on health in that year.

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It is true that many people oppose the idea that learning a foreign language should be compulsory in schools. While it could be argued that learning a new language is valuable in schools, I believe that such a policy should not be made compulsory.

On the one hand, it is advantageous for schoolchildren to study a foreign language. One reason is that in some schools there are opportunities to participate in organised exchange visits with overseas students, or to travel on school trips to countries with a different language and culture.  In these ways, children can assimilate knowledge and even acquire social skills while having fun at the same time.  Another reason is that if children are able to speak a foreign language, they may find this useful in later life.  It could improve their job prospects and help them to pursue a successful career.

On the other hand, I would argue that children should not be forced to learn a new language.  Firstly, some children might fail to see the point of studying a subject, for example French or German, which they think they will never use. They would soon become bored and disrupt lessons. Secondly, the school curriculum may already cover a lot of ground. Given a busy timetable, pupils may prefer to study things which they think will benefit them in the future, such as science or mathematics.

In conclusion, although learning a new language would be useful, fun and challenging for children, I feel that this should not form a compulsory part of the school curriculum.

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Written by NgocBach