25. Consumers are faced with increasing numbers of advertisements from competing companies.

To
what extent do you think consumers are influenced by advertisements? What measures can be taken
to protect them? page 45

 Argument + Solutions: MIXED-QUESTION ESSAY

- General statement: the ubiquity (C1, popularity) /omnipresence (C1)/bombardment of ….

- Thesis statement: consumers – manipulated by..., yet a number of measures …. proposed to …..

advertisements = advertising (uncountable, ngành quả ng cá o), adverts, commercials…

Body 1: Topic sentence: From my perspective, …adversely impact (v) on ….  adverse (adj,
catastrophic, detrimental, disastrous impacts (n) on….
1. Consumerism: (disapproving)  rampant consumerism (n) – result (v) from unscrupulous (vô đạ o
đứ c) advertisers with appealing graphics and compelling stories + exaggeration  manipulate consumer
behavior. Repercussions: superfluous (dư thừ a) purchases + waste disposal
2. Children behavior: pester (v) parents to Vo = insist parents on…  overindulged (v3) bị nuô ng chiều
quá mứ c + undesirable effects on their health (consumption of fast food due to alluring/tempting adverts)
Body 2: a multitude/myriad of…
1. authorities  stringent regulations on information delivery (Youtube kids, ….) censor information
authenticity
2. a heavy fine or even prison sentences on companies selling low-quality products via means of adverts

33. Some people think that good health is very important to every person, so medical service should
not be run by profit-making companies. Do the advantages of private healthcare outweigh the
disadvantages? page 45 – khung “Advantages – Disadvantages” trang 17 sách task 2
 Intro:
- the inexorable development of private-owned healthcare sector.
- While S+V, it is my concrete belief that ….. (my view)

Benefits
- ease burdens on public healthcare sector,
particularly in the unprecedentedly difficult
time of global pandemic. Explain/example:
medical facilities + equipment + medics 
assist overloaded public hospitals
- most advanced treatment + services  pour
huge investments into medical and drug
research  access (v) state-of-the-art
Drawbacks
- exorbitant/prohibitive cost of hospitalization
and other services. Explain: not subsidized by
public funds  only the wealthy can afford
those services >< the impoverished – unable to
get access to ….
- not closely scrutinized (controlled) by the
state  might conduct unethical or immoral
research (surgery, medicines) for their own
machines or equipment interests (lợ i ích, $$)  take a heavy toll on
patients
- tax revenues to the government
Đề thi IELTS chính thức ngày 1/2/2020:
 Task 1: Pie chart

Đề thi IELTS chính thức ngày 14/3/2020:

 Task 1: The diagram below shows one way of manufacturing ceramic pots.
- PARAPHRASE: The illustration highlights distinct steps of ceramic pot
production.
- OVERVIEW: “This is a manmade (hoặ c natural) linear (adj, đườ ng thẳ ng, khi
output>< input, cò n nếu output = input thì viết chữ “cyclical”) process, commencing
(bắ t đầ u) with …(clay collection/accumulation)…. and culminating (end) with the
production/emergence/generation (sự tạ o ra) of……….There are ….. stages
recorded in the process.
Quỳnh: The diagram demonstrates distinct steps of ceramic pot production. Overall, this is a manmade linear process,
commencing with clay collection and culminating with the generation of ceramic pots. There are...stages recorded in the
process.

- Body: miêu tả các bước, dùng cấu trúc complex sentences:

• Once S1+V1, S2+V2.
• S+V before Ving (chủ động)  S+V before being V3 (bị động)
• S+V, followed by N, which +v….
- Collect (v), gather, collect, accumulate, exploit….
- Deliver (v), transport
- Crush (v) nghiền, có quy tắ c  grind (v)  ground (v3), mill
(v, có quy tắ c)
- Mix (v) = blend (v) shape (v)
- Mould (v) có quy tắ c - in a kiln
- Dry (v) có quy tắ c
Quỳnh: To begin with, the untreated materials are collected, transported to the factory on in a
truck. At the factory, these materials are milled by a crushing machine before being blended in a
mixing machineone. Subsequently, this mixture is poured into the specialized moulds, making
shape of pots. Afterwards, they are driedy for 4-6 hours to assemble clay pots in the next stage.
Then, these pots are put in a 1000 degrees celsius kiln before being coloured. Finally, coloured
pots are moved to colour firing
machine before being ready to be sold.