CHỮA ĐỀ THI THẬT BAND 8.0+ IELTS WRITING TASK 1 & 2 NGÀY 18/1/2024

TASK 1:

Written by: IELTS I-Ready, 20/1/2024

Marked by: Ex-BC Examiner

The graph below shows information on employment rates across 4 countries in 1970 and 2000.

Given are two graphs comparing the employment rate between males and females, in four different nations between 1970 and 2000. Overall, the proportion of employed men was more prevalent than that of women in all four countries for both periods. Additionally, the rate of employment for both genders in all countries decreased.

Concerning males, in 1970, the rate of working American men was the highest, at 86%. Despite a significant drop by 2000, this figure still remained the highest, at 78%. While the male employment percentage of Indonesia decreased from 84% to 74% during the recorded period, that of Belgium fell more rapidly from 79% to 52%. Meanwhile, a considerable fall was also seen in the rate of Japan, from 76% to 63%.

Regarding females, starting at the highest result of 78%, the figure for America fell enormously to 45%. Although the rate of employed Indonesian women fell from 65% in 1970 to 50% in 2000, this surpassed America in the final year. There were 56% of Japanese women and 63% of Belgian ones working in 1970, after which the former dropped to 47% and the latter saw the most significant fall, plummeting to 8% in the final year. (199 words)

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Opinions diverge on whether the state should finance the search for extraterrestrial life or alternatively, other pressing global issues are of more considerable concern. This essay will discuss both notions and explain why I believe that the funds are more justifiably utilised to mitigate pressing issues on Earth. 

Proponents of investing in the search for outer-space civilisations cite two of its feasible benefits. The foremost one is that this may foster breakthroughs in many scientific realms which are conducive to the development of humankind. For example, the launching of spacecraft for interplanetary exploration can facilitate other practical applications of satellite technologies. Moreover, this activity can serve as a powerful diplomatic tool as many nations around the world can share their insights and manpower to cooperate toward a mutual goal, instilling a sense of shared responsibility and promoting peace. 

However, critics argue that there are more thorny issues that necessitate pecuniary resources. First of all, many societal matters, such as starvation, or inadequate healthcare, require a substantial amount of financial investment from governments. Therefore, the diversion of the state budget to the exorbitantly expensive discovery of cosmic life forms may render insufficient funding to mitigate these challenges. Furthermore, several environmental problems, including climate change due to greenhouse gas effects, can threaten the survival of human beings. Consequently, governments should allot money to the research of eco-friendly technologies and renewable sources of energy instead of the investigation of the vague presence of alien territories. 

In conclusion, I concede that the merits of delving into the signs of other galactic existence are somewhat promising to the provision of novel knowledge and the unity of humanity toward a collective endeavour of conquering the universe. However, I contend that they are very uncertain and earthly well-being should be prioritised since numerous social and natural issues pose more direct threats to mankind. If possible, only developed nations should spend on this development while emerging ones should only focus on their immediate needs. (325 words)

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