Lời giải ĐỀ THI IELTS 9/03/2019

Lời giải Task 1:

The first chart compares the percentage of bus services arriving on time with the target figure set by the company from 1999 to 2003.  The second chart illustrates the number of complaints by passengers over the same period.

Overall, it is clear that in most years, the bus services failed to achieve the target figure for punctuality. In general, the number of complaints from passengers rose over the period.

In 1999, 85% of services arrived punctuality, almost equalling the target figure. However, the following year punctuality fell to around 82%, compared with the target of 86%. In the next three years, the proportion of bus services actually arriving on time fluctuated slightly from 84% to 85%. Only in 2003 did the bus company exceed its target of 84.5% punctuality.

The number of complaints per thousand passenger journeys was 70 in 1999. In 2000, this figure increased significantly to 100. In contrast, in 2001 the number of complaints then fell to around 85, before rising again to 110 and 120 in 2002 and 2003, respectively.

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Lời giải Task 2:

It is true that some people think that films should just be for entertainment, while others believe that they should inform as well as entertain. I strongly agree with the second view that the film industry should not be simply a source of entertainment.

On the one hand, many people watch films solely in order to be entertained.  To appeal to audiences, therefore, the film industry usually focuses on the portrayal of scenes of violent action, accompanied by spectacular effects.  Some people say that we need such films to provide an escape from the stresses of daily life.  Although each film must contain some kind of story, these action movies bombard audiences with the simplistic theme of bad characters– often alien monsters – chasing the heroes for 90 minutes.  Certainly, the purpose of such movies, such as ‘Independence Day’ or the ‘Mission Impossible’ series can only be to entertain, since they have no serious message or even factual content.

On the other hand, I concur with the view that films should be instructive as well as entertaining. Firstly, historical films like ‘Titanic’ or ‘Schindler’s List’ have some basis in fact for people to learn about the past.  The target audience for such serious films is surprisingly large, suggesting that many people want films to tackle these subjects.  Secondly, even films about the future can have some educational themes to make audiences think. For example, despite their absurd exaggerations, the ‘Jurassic Park’ movies have probably inspired many youngsters to want to know more about dinosaurs.

In conclusion, while films should obviously entertain audiences and hold their attention, their purpose should also be to add to people’s knowledge and understanding of the world.

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Vocabulary from art:

  • to appeal to audiences
    Meaning: to attract or interest those who go to watch a play or film. 
    Example: Films which deal with contemporary social issues are likely to appeal to audiences.
  • the portrayal of something
    Meaning: the act of showing or describing something/somebody in a book, painting, play or film
    Example: In the past, the portrayal of women in art was often as possessions, owned by rich men.

Vocabulary from education:

  • to bombard someone with something
    Meaning: to continually send someone something, esp. messages to inform or influence them.
    Example: Every day it seems as if we are bombarded with e-mail messages warning of computer viruses.

Vocabulary from media and advertising:

  • target audience
    Meaning: consumers whom businesses aim at when selling their products
    Example: Companies which sell soft drinks, like Coca Cola, aim mainly at a target audience of children and adolescents.

Other vocabulary:

  • effects [noun]:
    Meaning: special looks or impressions that somebody, such as a film director, wants to create
    Example: Film-making today is very expensive, because of all the special effects like explosions or crashes.
  • simplistic [adjective]:
    Meaning: simple, but ignoring complicated parts which are important
    Example: There is no simplistic solution to the environmental crisis of today.
  • content [noun]:
    Meaning: the subject matter of a book, film etc
    Example: The content of the course depends on what the students want to study.
  • to concur [verb]:
    Meaning: to agree
    Example: Everyone concurs that the President is corrupt.
  • instructive [adjective]:
    Meaning: giving a lot of useful information
    Example: The documentary on the pollution of the seas was very instructive.
  • to hold the attention of someone
    Meaning: to maintain the interest of someone in something
    Example: Although the lecture was long, it was so interesting that it held the attention of the students.