Report Plan: Paraphrase paragraph: shows>compares; percentage>proportion; different>various Overview/summary paragraph: 1 the highest % attendance at cinemas was the age group 15-
Trang 1GIẢI ĐỀ IELTS WRITING 25/04/2020
BY NGOCBACH
Task 1
The graph below shows the percentage of people of different age groups who went to the cinema once a month in Great Britain
Report Plan:
Paraphrase paragraph: shows>compares; percentage>proportion;
different>various
Overview/summary paragraph: (1) the highest % attendance at cinemas was the age group 15-24 (2) there was a steady increase in the % among most age groups of those who went to the cinema
Paragraph 3: select, report on and compare the figures for all ages for 1984 to 1994
Paragraph 4: select, report on and compare the figures for all ages for 1999 and 2000
Report:
The graph compares the proportion of people in Britain going to the cinema each month, according to various age groups from 1984 to 2000
Trang 2Overall, it is clear that a higher percentage of 15-24 year-olds went to the cinema than
people of other ages Cinema attendance increased steadily over the period for most age groups
In 1984, about 18% of people aged 15 to 24 went to the cinema compared with 10% of
youngsters aged 7-14 Monthly cinema attendance was lower among those aged 25-35 and
35 and over, at 3% and 1% respectively Over the next ten years, the proportion of people
of all ages who went to the cinema increased, with the highest figure in 1994 of 40% for the
15-24 age group
The figure for cinema attendance for youngsters aged 7-14 reached a peak of 38% in 1999,
before falling to 32% in 2000 In contrast, the percentage of those from the other age
groups who went to the cinema each month continued to rise until 2000 The proportion of
those aged 15-24 was almost 60% in 2000, while the figure for the 25-35 group reached
32%, double the percentage for the over 35s
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Trang 3Task 2
Environmental protection is the responsibility of politicians not individuals, as
individuals can do little To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Essay Plan:
Introduction: the need for environmental protection – politicians pass and
enforce environmental laws, but individuals are able to act in important ways Disagree
Paragraph 2: individuals act to make the public aware of environmental issues – example: Greta Thunberg and global warming Their protests force
politicians to take action – example, the Amazon fires
Paragraph 3: individuals also act to protect their local environment – actions by schools and community groups – examples: encourage recycling, stop pollution locally, oppose developments which damage the environment
Conclusion: individuals can force politicians to act, and they can also act
themselves to improve their local environment
Essay:
It is true that unless the environment is protected from damage by human activity, the planet will soon become unfit for human habitation I disagree that individuals are powerless to
act While politicians must take responsibility for passing and enforcing laws to protect the environment, individuals can take action in numerous ways
Firstly, individuals have acted to raise awareness of environmental issues among the public For example, the schoolgirl Greta Thunberg captured the attention of the world with her
message on the need to take action on global warming Not only adults, but teenagers and children have become involved in actions to exert pressure on governments to implement policies to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and cut down on emissions Greta’s message
is that nobody is too small to fight climate change Thousands of individuals joined her protests against the burning of the Amazon rainforest Their simple message that ‘our house
is on fire’ prompted international bodies to try to force the government of Brazil to adhere to
the treaties to protect the Amazon
Secondly, while the voices of individuals can join together in the green movement, each
person can also work to improve their local environment In schools all over the world, for
instance, children, teachers and parents are working together to promote recycling in their
area Community groups have sprung up on issues such as closing a factory which is
discharging chemical waste into a local river Other community groups throw their weight
Trang 4behind campaigns to force national and local authorities to abandon construction
developments in their locality which will damage the environment
In conclusion, individuals have formed pressure groups to hold politicians accountable for
protecting the environment and have acted alone or together with others to create more
environmentally-friendly neighbourhoods
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Vocabulary from the environment:
to take action on global warming
Meaning: to do what has to be done on problems related to global warming
Example: There have been numerous international conferences to warn of the dangers,
but many governments have refused to take action on global warming
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
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 fight climate change
Meaning: to try to prevent changes in climate patterns, such as rainfall, temperature and winds
Example: Unless we consume fewer of the Earth’s natural resources, it will be
impossible to fight climate change and safeguard our future
the green movement
Meaning: all the organisations concerned with the protection of the environment
Example: Individuals should join one of the organisations which form part of the green
movement, in order to campaign for changes in official policy on the environment
to discharge chemical waste
Meaning: to dispose of waste products from chemical processes
Trang 5Example: Nowadays, more and more companies and industrial zones have been
discharging chemical waste into rivers, causing death to many fish and other aquatic
animals
to throw one’s weight behind sth
Meaning: to use one's influence to help support
Example: The council is to throw its weight behind a campaign to save one of the
town’s best-loved beauty spots
to hold sbdy accountable for + noun/gerund
Meaning: to consider someone responsible for something; to blame something on someone
Example: Companies which discharge chemical waste from their factories into the sea
or into rivers must be held accountable for their actions and be fined heavily
environmentally friendly
Meaning: behavior or products that do not harm the environment
Example: We can help to protect the environment by using detergents and cosmetics that
are environmentally friendly
Vocabulary from government:
to exert pressure on
Meaning: to use power to influence somebody or something
Example: Environmental organisations should exert pressure on governments to
invest in renewable energy projects
international bodies
Meaning: organisations which operate in many countries
Example: National governments ought to give funds to international bodies, like the
Red Cross and the United Nations, to deal with emergency situations
to adhere to
Meaning: to behave according to a particular law, rule, set of instructions,
Example: Governments which fail to adhere to their election promises generally
become unpopular very quickly
national and local authorities
Meaning: government organisations acting at a national level or within a smaller, local area
Trang 6 to form a pressure group
Meaning: to organise a group of people who try to influence the government to achieve the action that they want
Example: Activists in my country have formed a pressure group to persuade the
government to close nuclear power stations
Other vocabulary:
unfit for human habitation [expression]:
Meaning: (an environment) that is not healthy or safe for people
to live in Example: The old house was in a dangerous condition and full
of rats It was completely unfit for human habitation
to enforce [verb]:
Meaning: to make sure that people obey a particular law or rule Example: The restrictions on the activity of people during the
corona virus pandemic were difficult to enforce
to spring up [phrasal verb]:
Meaning: to appear or to develop rapidly and suddenly
Example: New houses are springing up all over the city every
week