GIẢI MÃ CÁC CHỦ ĐỀ THƯỜNG GẶP TRONG IELTS WRITING TASK 2 – P1: CHỦ ĐỀ GOVERNMENT & MACRO-ISSUES

Vocabulary

Lexical Resource

Government

• Politicians: Most politicians actually try to make the world a better place. 
• Political leaders: In some countries, political leaders are often accused of being corrupt and accepting brides. 
• Policy-makers: Policy-makers need to understand that younger voters are angry because they can not find jobs and face a seemingly hopeless future. 
• The authorities: The authorities need to introduce policies to help even the poorest in society have access to appropriate medical services. 
• The powers-that-be: The powers-that-be ought to take steps to help reduce inner-city crime. 
• Those in power: It is evident that those in power seem unwilling to tackle the issue of climate change. 
• Those elected to lead and govern us: Those elected to lead and govern us ought to remember that the electorate has the power to remove them from office. 

Đề bài 1:

Many governments think that economic progress is their most important goal. Some people, however, think that other types of progress are equally important for a country.

Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Step 1: Analyze the Question

• What kind of question is it? – Discussion question
• What is the general topic? – Measurements of progress for a country
• What is the specific topic? – Economic progress and other forms of progress

Step 2: Plan the Skeleton

• Introduction: Paraphrasing topic and question. Giving your opinion: other types of progress are equally crucial for a country
• Body Paragraph 1: Why government think that economic progress is important
• Body Paragraph 2: Why other forms of progress is important
• Conclusion: Pre-paraphase intro and opinion

Step 3: Generate Body Paragraph details

Body Paragraph 1: Why government think that economic progress is important

• Government needs money to reign and operate the country. Economic progress gains money for the authorities. 
• Economic progress leads to improvement in other fields (health, education, etc.)
• Economic progress is measurable. When countries compare each other, they look at how good at economy is

Body Paragraph 2: Why other forms of progress is important

• Rich/Poor gap: without economic equality people can not be happy
• Environment health: influence the sustainable growth of the country
• Public health: money is nothing without staying healthy
• Social discrimination: lead to fights and conflicts between ethnic group

Đề bài 2:

Some people think that the government is responsible for the rise in obesity in children, while others think it is the fault of parents.

Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

Step 1: Analyze the Question

• What kind of question is it? – Discussion question
• What is the general topic? – Obesity in young people
• What is the specific topic? – Responsibility for the rise in obesity in children

Step 2: Plan the Skeleton

• Introduction: Paraphrasing topic and question. Giving your opinion: both the government and parents should have responsibility
• Body Paragraph 1: Why the government is responsible for this phenomenon
• Body Paragraph 2: Why parents are responsible for this phenomenon
• Conclusion: Pre-paraphase intro and opinion and give some recommendations

Step 3: Generate Body Paragraph and Conclusion details

Body Paragraph 1: Why the politicians are responsible for this phenomenon

• Do not control the ‘junk food’ production
• Physical education is not important in curriculum
• Public physical facilities is not invested properly

Body Paragraph 2: Why parents are responsible for this phenomenon

• Parental negligence
• Let children consume too much junk food
• Do not try to make healthy and balanced diets
• Do not encourage children to do physical activities

Conclusion: 

The authorities and parents should share the responsibility for the increase in obesity in children.