Lời giải ĐỀ THI IELTS 23/05/2020

Lời giải Task 1:

The diagrams illustrate a current road system and the future changes which are proposed in order to lower the accident figures.

Overall, the two main changes will be aimed at improving safety at the major road junctions, by introducing traffic lights and a roundabout. 

At present, there are frequent accidents where Low Lane meets City Road, near the school.  It is planned to install traffic lights to solve this problem. At the intersection of City Road and Forest Road, accidents also occur frequently in the vicinity of the supermarket.  Therefore, the proposal is to build a roundabout, which will also provide a new replacement access road to the supermarket. 

The removal of the road leading from City Road to the supermarket will prevent accidents involving traffic at the junction of City Road and this connecting road to and from the supermarket. By contrast, the proposed road system shows no changes to the hazardous junction of Low Lane and Forest Road, where accidents also often occur at present.

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Lời giải Task 2:

It is true that, throughout the world, the number of dual-income families is increasing. When there are two wages which contribute to the family budget, I firmly believe that both men and women should have equal responsibility for doing the household chores.

Firstly, old patterns of behaviour are no longer appropriate or logical in the modern family, in which both men and women work full-time. Working mothers cannot be expected to do all the jobs around the house if, along with men, they have also to be breadwinners. Traditionally, the woman might expect help with the household chores from the extended family.  Some of these family members might live in the home, and cook, clean and do shopping.  However, in the modern nuclear family, the working man and woman must adopt new roles and responsibilities.

Secondly,  although both men and women often have a heavy workload, at home there are many labour-saving appliances to make chores easier to share.  The man and woman arrive home worn out either physically or mentally after a hard day at the office, shop or factory.  Therefore, it is only fair to shoulder the burden of chores equally.  Fortunately, with two 

salaries, it is possible to afford to save work in the home. Washing machines, microwave ovens, vacuum cleaners and other aids to housework can be operated by anyone, regardless of gender.  In the USA, for example, most families often consume ready meals or takeaways, instead of preparing home-made food.  Sharing the chores therefore becomes easier after enduring the pressures of the workplace.

In conclusion, I totally agree that when men and women are in full-time jobs, they should share the household chores, especially since these chores are made so much lighter these days.

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Vocabulary from family and children:

  • a dual-income family
    Meaning: a family where both the father and mother work
    Example: Changes in society have resulted in the dual-income family becoming the most common family type.
  • patterns of behavior
    Meaning: ways of acting and doing things (either positive or negative)
    Example: Patterns of behaviour copied from parents often influence the way that children grow up.
  • working mothers
    Meaning: women who have a job and also have to take care of their children
    Example: As more and more women have entered the workforce, working mothers have to balance the demands of home and work.
  • an extended family
    Meaning: a family group with many members, including parents, children, grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins etc
    Example: In the past, the extended family was a form of support when any members were ill or suffered some misfortune.
  • a nuclear family
    Meaning: a family consisting of a father, mother and their children
    Example: The nuclear family has replaced the extended family as the most common form of family structure throughout the world.

Vocabulary from work:

  • a heavy workload
    Meaning: a lot of work that an individual employee has to perform
    Example: While some people enjoy the challenge of a heavy workload,  others  find too much work very stressful.

Vocabulary from technology:

  • labour-saving appliances
    Meaning: machines that reduce the amount of work or effort needed to do something.
    Example: The technological revolution in the home started with the introduction of labour-saving appliances such as washing machines and dishwashers.

Vocabulary from food and diet:

  • home-made food
    Meaning: food which is prepared at home using individual ingredients
    Example: In developed countries, the young generation must rediscover the art of preparing home-made food, as part of a healthy lifestyle.

Other vocabulary:

  • worn out [adjective]:
    Meaning:  exhausted and very tired, often as a result of working too hard
    ​​​​​​​Example:  I was absolutely worn out after walking round the shops all day.
  • to shoulder [verb]:
    Meaning:  to accept responsibility or blame for something
    Example:  The football club manager shouldered the blame for his team’s defeat.