Ôn thi B2, C1 phần viết

Opening phrases These words and expressions are especially useful in letters, essays and articles.. Expressing and supporting opinions These words and expressions are especially useful i

KỸ NĂNG VIẾT B2C1 CHO MỌI NGƯỜI

Làm bài kiểm tra thử FCE tại đây:

1 Reading - 60 minutes

1 part 1 Read a text and answer multiple choice questions

2 part 2 Article with sentences missing New!

3 part 3 4 texts with matching questions New!

2 Writing - 2 essays, 80 minutes - free practice test

3 Use of English 45 minutes

-1 multiple choice cloze - free practice test

2 open cloze - passage with gaps - free practice test

3 word formation - free test

4 key word transfomations free practice test

4 Listening - 40 minutes

1 part 1 - short extracts

2 part 2 - dialogue + sentence completion questions

3 part 3 - 5 short monologues New!

4 part 4 - dialogue with 7 multiple choice questions

free listening practice test

5 Speaking - interview, normally with another candidate, 15 minutes

Viết report phải sử dụng văn phong formal Cấu trúc của report khác với

essays và articles ở chỗ là mỗi phần đều có subheading Ví dụ: Khi bạn viết mọt report về lý do tại sao học sinh nộp bài tập về nhà muộn và đề xuất giải pháp thì bạn có thể thấy sample như sau

Purpose/Introduction

I am writing this report with a view to explaining why and

suggesting possible ways of dealing with this matter

Reasons for late homework

One main reason was Another reason was and the final reason

Possible suggestions

I would like to state here some possible ways for

Firstly, Another effective way is Last but not least,

I strongly believe that if the school late homework will no longer be a problem

USEFUL PHRASES FOR FCE WRITING

The following phrases are not only useful for essay writing but also for other types such as letter, article, report and review writing

1 Opening phrases

These words and expressions are especially useful in letters, essays and articles People (sometimes) claim that … but I feel that

It is often said/argued that However, it seems to me that

It is a fact that

Over the past few months/years, it seems that …

Recently, we have all become concerned that …

Nowadays, we are all realising that

In the past, people used to …, but now

These days, it seems that …

2 Expressing and supporting opinions

These words and expressions are especially useful in letters, essays and articles

I believe/do not believe that (because)

Personally I feel that Let me explain why

In my opinion, Just consider

As I see it, … The reason is

It seems to me that… This is because

I would argue that for the following reasons

I feel very strongly that

I am convinced that

I am of the opinion that

I am very much in favour of/against

I am completely opposed to

The reasons why I believe that are as follows

3 Making statements

These words and expressions are especially useful in letters, essays and articles

It is clear that

On the whole, it appears/seems that

We must take into account the fact that

It goes without saying that

It is important to remember that

4 Explaining/Expanding ideas and giving examples

These words and expressions are especially useful in letters, essays and articles This means that

This is largely due to

…For example/For instance,

…In other words,

Take, for example, the situation in

5 Listing arguments

These words and expressions are especially useful in letters, essays and articles Firstly/In the first place / To begin with, …

Secondly/A second area to consider is …

Another point to remember is

Finally,

In conclusion,

Last but not least,

6 Evaluating ideas, Dismissing contrary arguments

These words and expressions are especially useful in letters, essays and articles

I think it is true that

I totally disagree/agree with the point that…

It is questionable whether …

I am sure/I doubt whether …

It is true that On the other hand,

While nobody can deny that , I would like to point out that …

I agree that …However,

Although it is true that , we must remember that

It could be argued that … However, I would like to point out that

Despite all the arguments, I still feel that

Notwithstanding the claim that , I would argue that…

It may be true that , but all too often

In no way can I agree that

Surely it is completely unacceptable that

7 Persuading

These words and expressions are especially useful in letters and proposals

I would urge you to consider…

I am sure you will agree that…

Surely you must agree that…

I would urge you very strongly to

When you hear the arguments, I am sure you will agree that

8 Evaluating

These words and expressions are especially useful in reports, proposals and reviews

I was extremely impressed by…

I was rather disappointed by…

While X has much to commend it, I feel that some aspects could be improved The problem could easily be solved if

I would like to praise the

Another area for complaint is …

My overall impression was that …

I am sure that visitors/readers/holidaymakers will thoroughly enjoy

While some people will love , others may feel less happy

A major problem is that

I was less happy with

9 Making recommendations

These words and expressions are especially useful in proposals and reports

I recommend that we

I propose that we

We should also

I believe that we should

We could

If we were to… , we could

I suggest we… We would then be able to

10 Summarising

These words and expressions are especially useful in letters, essays,articles, reports, proposals and reviews

All in all, I think that

To sum up, I believe that

In conclusion, the facts suggest that

FCE READING TIPS - PART 1

Description

- A text of 650 words

- 8 MCQ in chronoloigical order

- What tested:

+ detailed understanding

+ global understanding (main idea) , writer's purpose, feeling, opinion

+ reference (proonoun - he,

+ deduce meaning ( a word or a phrase)

Tips

1 Read the text quickly to get a general idea of what it is about

2 Then read only the questions, and underline key words Don't read the options A

- D yet Find which parts of the text where you expect to find the answers

3 Go through the choices and underline the key words

4 Keep in mind that the information may be rephrased

5 Even if you think you know the correct answer, always check

6 Avoid options that use words from the text but convey a different meaning

7 Don't choose options which sound likely but there is no evidence in the text

8 Pace yourself - leave time at the end to go back to any questions you may have left

PART 2

Description

- A Text of 550 words

- 7 gaps + 8 given sentences or phrases

- Gap fill task

- Skim reading first

- Intensive reading to fit sentences into the gaps

- Careful with conjunctions, phrases, pronouns, verb tenses, coherence, cohesion Tips

1 Read the text through and think of what kind of information is missing

2 Read the list of missing sentences

3 If you cannot fit a sentence into a gap, move on to the next one Go back to the gap later

4 Remember to look for clues such as referencewords (he,it,that,this,ectc)

5 Check your answers and read the text through to see if it makes sense

6 Try to find links between the sentences and the text before and after the gap

7 Pay special attention to information that refers to poeple, time and places

8 Don't be discouraged by unknown vocabulary

PART 3

Description

- A set of texts of 700 in total (4 - 6 texts)

- 15 questions/statements

- testing detailed information, opinions

- require intensive reading/ scanning

Tips

1 Read all the texts through before looking at the questions

2 Read the questions and underline the key words Find which part each question refers to The information might be paraphrased

2 The texts contain similarities

3 Scan the text and look for paraphrases of the questions rather than the same words

4 Don't waste time reading the whole text in detail - zoom in on what answers the questions

5 It may be useful to do through each section in turn and match the questions which refer to it

7 Remember that texts contain similar information in order to distract you It is vital to read the questions carefully; they contain details which limit your options

8 When reading the text, be aware of negatives and questions that may appear similar

9 You may find it helpful to underline the parts of the text that relate to the key points in the questions and then do a quick matching

10 Quickly eliminate the easy questions, leaving yourself time at the end to deal with the harder ones

HOẶC THEO CÁC GỢI Ý DƯỚI ĐÂY:

Task 1: write a letter :

Task 2: write an assay

3 loại chính: 1) Discussion/ Discursive ( = D )

2) Argument/ Opinion ( = A )

3) Account ( = Ac)

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Phân biệt giữa Discussion – Argument – Account ?

1 Discusion (D) : Thường yêu cầu chúng ta nói về 2 mặt của vấn đề Có thể có

1 câu hỏi phụ thêm yêu cầu discuss/examine/analyze/analyze both

views/opinions

2 Argument(A) : Thường yêu cầu 1 cách trực tiếp yêu cầu của cá nhân ta để

thuyết phục, ủng hộ 1 nhận định, yêu cầu Nó thường kèm theo những câu hỏi dạng:

[Do you agree?/What do you think…….?/What’s your opinion

about…….?/Do you think it’s a good idea?/Which view/opinion do you agree with? ]

3Account(Ac) : Thường yêu cầu ta kể ra, liệt kê ra các nguyên nhân, ảnh hưởng,

lí do, giải pháp Dạng bài Ac thường có kèm theo các câu hỏi Wh: What? Why?

How?

Hoặc cũng có thể là: [ Discuss the reason why……./ Outline the

advantages/ disadvantages of/ What do you think can be done to… ]

-Introduce the topic

-Câu chốt Thesis statement

sau đó phải nói rõ quan

điểm của mình(đồng ý hay

ko đồng ý)

-Introduce the topic -Câu chốt Thesis statement phải nêu được rằng vấn đề này

có 2 luồng quan điểm/có conflict(nhớ là

ko đưa ra vội quan điểm của mình mà hãy

để dành cho phần condusion)

-Introduce the topic -Câu chốt Thesis statement phải kể ra được những ý chính mà ta sẽ phân tích ở phần sau: Cause-effect Comparision-contrast

Adv-disadv Hay: Solution

Đoạn 1( Paragraph 1)

First argument ủng hộ quan

điểm mình

Đoạn 2( Paragraph 2)

Yêu cầu ủng hộ cho quan

điểm của mình

Đoạn 3( Paragraph 3)

Ý ủng hộ 3 cho quan điểm

mình đưa ra

Body paragraph -Đề cập đến mặt 1 của vấn đề

(chú ý đưa ra ví dụ, dẫn chứng, lí do)

-Đề cập đến mặt kia của vấn đề

(Đưa ra ví dụ, dẫn chứng, lí do)

Body paragraph 1

*phát triển ý chính 1 Body P2

* phát triển ý chính2 Body p3

*phát triển ý chính3

Restate your personal

opinion

-Your final thought about

the issue(optional)

-Bày tỏ quan điểm của mình: Which side do you take

-Your final thought about the issue

-Yêu cầu cá nhân của bạn

về vấn đề -Write your final thought -Give

suggestions(optional)

*Lưu ý: -Ở dạng Argument chỉ nêu 1 mặt của vấn đề và có quan điểm của

ta ở phần mở bài

-Ở dạng Discussion nêu ra 2 mặt của vấn đề và chốt lại yêu cầu quan

điểm của ta ở cuối

BÀI VIẾT MẪU:

Money is not the most important thing in life

Money is certainly something which is often discussed in today’s world Hardly a day goes by without the subject of money being raised in most people’s lives However, it is highly debatable whether it is more important than other

considerations, such as health and fitness, which some people consider to be of greater significance

To begin with, it is often argued that having money enables people to exert

influence over other people Wealthy businessmen, for example, are often the most highly respected member of society, and business tycoons are often

consulted by world leaders, who then make policies that affect the whole

population, as a consequence, money can be seen as the single most important factor in daily life

Secondly, from the point of view of the individual, money is vital for survival Western society is structured in such a way that, without money, people are

deprived of the means to obtain proper nutrition and healthcare Furthermore, in some cases where state benefits are inadequate ,the inability to pay heating bills and indeed become a matter of life and death This is clearly illustrated by the fact that, according to Social Services , the majority of death due to hypothermia each winter occurs among low-income groups

On the hand , many people claim that one of the factors in which is undoubtedly

of greater important than money is health Izaak Walton said , health is “a

blessing that money cannot buy” What is more, money is of little consolation to those who are suffering from health problems Despite the fact that money can pay for the best medical care available, this is no guarantee of a longer life

In addition , most people would agree that personal happiness easily outweighs

money in importance Even if an individual is extremely rich , this does not

necessarily lead to happiness In some cases , the contrary is true , the contrary is true and vast wealth brings with it a range of problems and in securities Genuine happiness cannot be bought and is usually independent of financial status

On the whole, although there are those who would rank money the single most important thing in life , the vast majority would disagree Money , they argue , has

an important part to play but perhaps the world would be a more harmonious place to live in if it was kept in proportion and society put more emphasis on moral issues

BÀI MẪU 2

Nowadays, there has been a continuing discussion over the relationship between

in life, money does nothing with happiness However, others oppose this

viewpoint this argument isand they think economic success makes everything, even happiness I am inclined to believed that money brings to us not only

physical material life but also spiritual life

To begin with, money plays an important part in our daily life Without it we

cannot buy fresh food, beautiful clothes and many other things that are needed in

to have a comfortable life Besides, living in a big expensive and luxury house seems to be wonderful for everyone A part from this, money is required to buy medicine when we are ill, to pay other services In truth fact, money is almost indispensable in for our survival

Secondly, there is another side to this argument in which of this is that money can give us not only the basic needs of life but also to pay for advancement

Thousands of students are unable to attend their course or continuing continue their studying because of being lack of money Thousands of patients are dying everyday because of not having enough money to pay for the doctor’s fees or the expensive operations

Last but not least, it cannot be denied that without money people do not have chances to go traveling such as sightseeing, swimming or many other activities that entertain people In fact, money is spent much in those places that people visit For example, the food, the tour, the fare, the accommodation , All things that seem to cost much a big sum of money So if one does not have money where should he or she go but his hometown?

(On the other hand, it is claimed that happiness makes money because their love seems to direct toward their happiness But what will happen if their children do not have chance to go to school, or any modern equipments in their house?) redundant, unnecessary

All things considered, the obvious conclusion to be drawn is that both happiness and economic success are really important for people’s life I am inclined to believed that money is more important than happiness.?????? Most of our

activities are therefore directed towards earning as much money as possible

A well-structured essay

Good ideas

However, the conclusion is not good, because you don’t have to say which one is better: happiness or money The point is whether money brings happiness or not Possible score: 6/9