Lời giải ĐỀ THI IELTS 19/12/2021

The pie charts compare three ways in which students learned English in Countries A, B and C in 2010 and 2015.

Overall, online learning was more popular in 2015 than in 2010. The highest proportion of students studied English at evening classes.

In 2010, 94% of students in Country C learned English at evening classes compared with 72% and 70% in Countries B and A, respectively. In Country A, one quarter of  students who were learning English went abroad, while in Countries B and C, the figures were 20% and 6%, respectively. Only 5% of students learned English online in Country A and 8% in Country B, whereas in Country C there was no online English learning.

In contrast, in 2015, the percentage of online students of English doubled in Country A, and increased 4 times in Country B. In Country C, 15% of students now learned English online. However, the proportion of students learning English at evening classes fell in all the countries, but most significantly in Country B where the figure decreased to below half. Finally, the percentage of those studying English abroad remained relatively stable, although it fell by half in Country C.

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It is true that in many countries, young people do not attend classical music concerts or play classical music themselves.  While there are a number of reasons for this, I do not believe that young people should be encouraged to become interested in classical music.

This lack of interest in classical music among young people can be explained. Firstly, the cost of entrance to a classical concert venue, such as an opera house, is usually prohibitive. Classical compositions are traditionally works of music which have been performed exclusively for the rich, whereas most young people in today’s world simply cannot afford a concert ticket. Secondly, in terms of playing classical music, this takes time.  Playing classical music demands skills in reading music and years of dedicated practice in order to reach an advanced level and join a resident orchestra.

I would argue that it is misguided to encourage young people to be connoisseurs of classical music. One reason is that it is difficult to appreciate the aesthetic qualities of a genre of music which has no relation to a person’s own culture. For example, the music of Mozart or Beethoven dates from another century and another place, and it has little relevance to the lives of young people today. Another reason is that young people should be motivated to express themselves when they are playing music or even when listening to live music at a concert.  As a part of culture, music must have some meaning for young people, their thoughts, hopes and dreams, and popular music is more likely to provide this.

In conclusion, there are reasons which explain why young audiences do not go to classical music concerts or play classical music, and I believe that they should not be forced to do so.

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