CHỮA ĐỀ THI THẬT BAND 8.0+ IELTS WRITING TASK 1 & 2 NGÀY 18/3/2023

Task 1:

Written by: IELTS I-Ready, 20/3/2023

Marked by: Examiner

The line chart illustrates variations in average house prices in Countries A, B and C from 1997 to 2014. Overall, house prices in all the countries experienced an upward trend, with houses in Country A being the most expensive by the end of the period. Also noticeable is that housing prices in Country B had a similar pattern to Country C albeit always higher.

Looking initially at Country A, although house prices started the highest at about $140000, they were overtaken by Country B in 1998, but soon regained the leading status after 2 years. From 2000, prices soared almost continually, reaching a high point of roughly $625000 in 2014, despite a notable dip from 2002 through to 2006.

Regarding housing prices in Country B and C, both maintained relatively stable growth throughout. The prices in these countries both began at approximately $125000, but since 1998, the gap started to widen. Country B rose dramatically, reaching its high of just over $500000 in 2012 while the other country peaked at about $300000 in 2013. Interestingly, both countries saw a huge drop in 2008 and a marginal decline at the end of the period.

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Task 2:

ESSAY INFORMATION:

Written by: IELTS I-Ready, 20/3/2023

Marked by: Examiner

(IELTS Academic – 18/3/2023)

Question: Some people think that the increasing use of computers and mobile phones for communication has a negative effect on young people’s reading and writing skills. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

ANSWER:

Technology has become more pervasive in today’s communication. However, it is commonly felt that this poses a threat to the reading and writing abilities of the young generation. I mostly disagree with this viewpoint.

Admittedly, relying heavily on smart devices for communication can affect young people’s literacy. In some countries where pictographic writing is prevalent, youngsters have to use simplified language on their computer and mobile phone. For example, the young Chinese generation often use Chinese phonetics on their device; as a result, over a long period, some may forget Chinese pictograms. However, this issue is not too serious because they still have to read and write Chinese symbols at school. Therefore, technology is not to blame for the worsening reading and writing skills of young people.  

Hence, the main reason why I disagree is that another factor is more important for its negative impact on juvenile literacy. With the advent of online streaming services, teenagers often watch videos when they need to search for something. Doing this can help clarify the matter easier and save them a great deal of time. However, this can also make them reluctant to read. This is because reading can contain a lot of plain text and require patience to comprehend the content; unlike the easier watching options, they can be more appealing but shallow and do not explain in detail. Therefore, as reading and writing have been closely linked together, watching videos could impact the young’s reading habits and overall literacy levels. 

In conclusion, there is little evidence to associate the excessive use of computers and smartphones for communication with low literacy among young people, and the other factor can also be the cause. In my view, I mostly do not agree with this point of view.

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