TASK 1:
Written by: IELTS I-Ready, 24/9/2023
Marked by: Ex-BC Examiner
The chart below show the number three types of visitor to a museum between 1997 and 2012.
The bar graph illustrates the sources of museum attendees from 1997 to 2012, in five-year intervals. Overall, most types of guests witnessed an increase, except for the under 15-year-old cohort with a reverse trend. Additionally, the number of adults was consistently the highest, while that of special exhibition visitors was always the lowest.
Regarding adult guests, the traffic in both 1997 and 2002 stood at around 300,000 people, before rising significantly to a peak of 400,000 in 2007. Subsequently, the number of visitors dropped moderately to approximately 375,000 in 2012, remaining the highest.
Concerning guests aged under 15, slightly over 120,000 young people paid a visit to this place in 1997. After this, the number of under 15-year-old travelers declined to roughly 80,000 in 2007 and remained fairly stable until the end.
Finally, this destination welcomed roughly 25,000 special exhibition tourists in 1997, after which the figure ascended to around 40,000 in the following ten years. Thereafter, a nearly 5,000-unit increase was seen in this figure by the end. (177 words)
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TASK 2:
ESSAY INFORMATION:
Written by: IELTS I-Ready, 24/9/2023
Marked by: Ex-BC Examiner
(IELTS Academic – 23/9/2023)
Question: The best way for a government to prepare for the future is to invest resources in its young people. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
ANSWER:
Many believe that to ensure a sustainable future development of the nation, the optimal approach is for the authorities to dedicate the national assets to the youth. Although looking after the elderly population is an equally important task for policymakers, I mostly agree with primarily allocating resources to the younger generations as it helps facilitate economic growth and drive technological advancements.One valid reason for my support is that the economy can thrive due to this reformation. In fact, when governments channel resources to the provision of universal education and relevant youth empowerment initiatives, this can lead to a more educated populace. Thus, this may reduce the unemployment rate, decreasing the number of citizens relying on social welfare programs and saving more governmental funds for other meaningful endeavours.
To add further credence to my belief is that youngsters are the key driver of technological innovation. When diverting the state budgets for developing the future generations, governments can utilise their creativity and passion to initiate advanced solutions to many pressing social issues or to invent useful devices to enhance work productivity, resulting in higher gross domestic product. For example, the Vietnamese government sponsors thousands of talented students to study abroad in hopes of them contributing to the nation’s prosperity by obtaining knowledge transfer.
However, I concede that the duty of caring for senior citizens should not be overlooked to guarantee the on-going well-being of a nation. Undoubtedly, this can promote social cohesion in which older residents should not be treated as a societal burden. Consequently, this is conducive to the growth of a country because of reduced social disparities and the formation of a more harmonious coexistence between different cohorts.
In conclusion, I largely contend that a focus on developing young minds can lay a firm foundation for the future growth of a nation since it aids economic expansion and fosters technological breakthroughs. Nonetheless,
I admit that governments should also take care of older individuals to create a cohesive society which is necessary for regime stability. (335 words)
Highlight Vocabulary:
English | Vietnamese |
Sustainable | Bền vững |
Optimal | Tối ưu |
Assets | Tài sản |
Thrive | Phát triển mạnh |
Channel | Luân chuyển |
Youth empowerment initiatives | Các chương trình phát triển thanh niên |
Social welfare programs | Các chương trình phúc lợi xã hội |
Diverting | Chuyển hướng |
Gross domestic product | Tổng sản phẩm quốc nội |
Prosperity | Sự thịnh vượng |
Social cohesion | Sự đoàn kết xã hội |
Societal burden | Gánh nặng xã hội |
Conducive to | Có lợi cho |
Coexistence | Sự cùng tồn tại |
Cohesive society | Xã hội gắn kết |
Regime stability | Ổn định chính trị |