Lời giải ĐỀ THI IELTS 19/10/2019
Lời giải Task 1:
The bar chart illustrates the proportion of total global production in Asia, Europe and the rest of the world in the period 1840 – 2000.
Overall, it is clear that the percentage of total global production in the rest of the world increased over the period, despite fluctuations. In contrast, the figure for production in Europe declined.
In 1840, production in Asia accounted for over half of total world production, while the figure for the rest of the world was only 10%. By 1880, although the proportion of total world production in Europe remained constant at just under 40%, the figure for the rest of the world overtook that of Asia, at 33% and 28% respectively.
During the twentieth century, the percentage of world production fell slightly in Europe, whereas it increased in the rest of the world in 1960 to reach 36%, just ahead of Europe and Asia. Finally, in 2000 the total of global production in Asia rose sharply to 46%, compared with a significant decrease to 24% in the rest of the world. Production in Europe witnessed a further gradual decline to 30%.
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Lời giải Task 2:
It is true that commuting times to work or school are generally longer today than in the past. While this trend may be beneficial from one point of view, I agree with those who consider this a negative development.
On the one hand, the need to spend more time travelling to work or school has provoked some beneficial changes. This problem has forced companies and education authorities to take measures to deal with the situation. Firstly, the difficulties of getting to work have prompted some employers to introduce flexible working hours. Many employees prefer this flexibility, and it has proved helpful in particular for working mothers who need to pick up their children after school. A second benefit is in the field of education. Most universities now offer an option for distance learning, recognising the fact that lengthy journeys deter many potential students. Now, the virtual classroom enables studies to be done at home.
On the other hand, it is a waste of time to spend hours each day getting to or from work or school. One problem is that everyone finds it more and more difficult to be punctual, when faced with rush hour traffic jams, which is a stressful situation causing daily anxiety. Many of my classmates, for example, tell me about their worries about being late for lectures. Another problem is that people arrive exhausted at school or the workplace and, in the evening, they arrive worn-out after a long journey home. They are too tired to enjoy their leisure.
In conclusion, I believe that the problem of increased journey times to work or school has forced the introduction of some beneficial changes. However, these long journeys cause stress and fatigue, and they are clearly a negative development.
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Vocabulary from transportation:
- commuting times
Meaning: the time taken travelling to and from work
Example: Firms should introduce flexible working hours to cut the commuting times of employees.
- to be punctual
Meaning: to arrive at the correct time
Example: In order to attract more people to use public transport, it is essential that it is clean, reliable, safe and punctual.
- 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.
Vocabulary from work:
- flexible working hours
Meaning: hours of work that can be changed by agreement between the employer and the employee
Example: For some employees, flexible working hours are more important even than a high salary.
- working mothers
Meaning: Mothers who have to go out to work as well as to look after children
Example: Workplace practices such as job-sharing and flexible working hours have made life easier for working mothers.
Vocabulary from education:
- distance learning
Meaning: delivering education to students who are not physically at school/at university
Example: Although she lives in a remote rural area, she is able to study for a degree by distance learning.
- a virtual classroom
Meaning: an online classroom in which participants can communicate and interact with other students, view videos and actively engage with the study materials
Example: Many people argue that the virtual classroom will replace traditional teaching methods, eliminating the need for teachers.
Other vocabulary:
- to prompt [verb]:
Meaning: to make somebody decide to do something/ to make something happen
Example: The discovery of the bomb prompted an increase in security.
- to pick up [phrasal verb]:
Meaning: to go somewhere and collect somebody who is waiting for you
Example: John said he would pick me up this evening in his car.
- anxiety [noun]:
Meaning: the state of feeling nervous or worried that something bad is going to happen
Example: Waiting for exam results is a time of great anxiety.
- worn-out [adjective]:
Meaning: looking or feeling very tired, especially as a result of hard work or physical exercise
Example: Can we sit down, please? I’m worn-out.
- fatigue [noun]:
Meaning: a feeling of being very tired
Example: I was falling asleep with fatigue, and I couldn’t keep my eyes open.