Lời giải ĐỀ THI IELTS 30/06/2019
Lời giải Task 1:
The pie charts compare the percentages of students in a university who were awarded different degrees in the years 1980 and 2008.
Overall, it is clear that the proportion of students with First degrees fell in 2008. While the percentage of students who gained their first degree in Science decreased in 2008, the proportion who were awarded their Ph.D. Science degrees rose significantly.
While one-quarter of graduates in the university gained First Arts degrees in 1980, this proportion fell to 11% in 2008. There was, however, a rise in the percentage of students who gained Ph.D Arts degrees from 2% 1980 to 7% in 2008. Those who were awarded Masters degrees in Arts remained almost constant at 12-13%.
By contrast, in 2008 30% of university graduates gained Science Ph.Ds, a rise of 17% over the 1980 figure. The percentage who were awarded Masters Science degrees remained constant at 29%. However, those who gained their First Science degrees fell by almost half, from 19% in 1980 to 10% in 2008.
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Lời giải Task 2:
It is true that the growth of air travel is resulting in damage to the environment. While price increases might be one measure to tackle the problem, I would argue that developing cleaner fuels would be fairer and more effective.
On the one hand, when the cost of air travel is cheap more people can afford to fly. The growth in popularity of budget airlines proves that cheap prices encourage flying. In the UK, for example, after the 1960s there was a huge increase in the number of people who booked package holidays to holiday resorts in Spain, to sunbathe and get away from it all. Cheap flights offered by the economy airlines were part of these package holidays. Therefore, it is clear that there is a definite link between the popularity of air travel and the cost of buying an airline ticket, so raising prices would definitely discourage some travellers.
On the other hand, I agree with those who contend that other actions would be preferable. Firstly, raising prices would affect only those people on limited incomes who could no longer afford air travel. This would unfairly penalize them, as the rich would continue to fly as frequently as before. Secondly, in terms of alternative measures, investment in advances in technology to produce cleaner aviation fuel should be a government priority. This would cut down on the carbon emissions of aircraft and make a significant contribution to reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.
In conclusion, although raising the cost of air travel would be an effective policy to adopt to discourage people from flying, this would be unfair, and it would be better environmentally to concentrate on developing cleaner non-polluting fuels for aircraft.
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Vocabulary from transportation:
- budget/economy airlines
Meaning: companies which offer cheap flights
Example: Budget airlines have made it affordable for people to go on holiday or to visit relatives in other countries.
Vocabulary from tourism:
- to book
Meaning: to reserve something, such as a hotel room or a ticket
Example: I’d like to book a table for two at 8pm this evening, please.
- a package holiday
Meaning: a holiday that is organized by a company at a fixed price, including the cost of a hotel, travel etc.
Example: Package holidays to Spain started to become popular in the UK in the 1960s.
- a holiday resort
Meaning: a place where lots of people go for a holiday
Example: If you like to lie on the beach, Thailand offers some very popular holiday resorts.
- to sunbathe
Meaning: to sit or lie in the sun, in order to get brown/to get a suntan
Example: I don’t like to sunbathe when I go to the beach, so I spend most of the time swimming in the sea.
- to get away from it all
Meaning: to have a holiday in a very quiet place where you can relax.
Example: Tourists have always traveled to natural areas of beauty to avoid the noisy crowds and to get away from it all.
Vocabulary from technology:
- advances in technology
Meaning: the improvement or development in technology
Example: Recent advances in medical technology are making a great contribution to the search for a cure for Aids.
Vocabulary from government:
- to be a government priority
Meaning: something which is so important that the government should deal with it first.
Example: In developing countries, spending on health and education should be top government priorities.
- to adopt policies
Meaning: to start to use particular policies
Example: In order to deal with traffic congestion, the government must adopt policies to restrict the use of private cars.
Vocabulary from the environment:
- to cut down on emissions
Meaning: to reduce the amount of gases sent out into the air
Example: People must be made aware of the need to cut down on emissions from their cars if we are to reduce air pollution.
- to reduce the dependence/reliance on fossil fuels
Meaning: to decrease people’s consumption of fossil fuels, like oil, coal or gas.
Example: Governments must invest heavily in solar and wind energy projects in order to reduce our dependence/reliance on fossil fuels.
Other vocabulary:
- to contend [verb]:
Meaning: to say that something is true, especially in an argument
Example: I contend that the environment should be the top priority for governments.
- people on limited incomes [expression]:
Meaning: people who do not have much money
Example: Free bus passes help people on limited incomes to travel around the city.
- preferable [adjective]:
Meaning: more attractive or more suitable; to be preferred to something
Example: She finds life in the countryside preferable to living in the city.
- to penalize [verb]:
Meaning: to put somebody at a disadvantage by treating them unfairly
Example: The new law penalizes the poorest members of society.