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• Discuss both views and give your opinion

• Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

• Discuss the advantages and disadvantages and give your opinion

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DẠNG DISCUSS + OPINION

Hướng giải:

Phân thân bài thành 2 khổ tương ứng với câu hỏi đề bài. Điểm khác

biệt quan trọng so với dạng Discuss là ở đây phải thể hiện quan

điểm bản thân vào trong bài

Difference between

“balanced opinion” and “discuss both

views and give your opinion” ???

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Balanced opinion: both views are YOUR views -> you

shouldn't talk about "some people" or "other people“

Discuss both views and give your opinion: you can

talk about "some people's/other people's" views

Mở bài

+ Câu thứ nhất: giới thiệu chủ đề của đề bài một cách ngắn gọn (bằng

cách paraphrase lại câu của đề bài)

+ Câu thứ hai: đề cập đến cả 2 quan điểm và đưa ra quan điểm của

bạn (ví dụ bạn theo quan điểm 2)

Thân bài

+ Nêu các ý hỗ trợ cho quan điểm 1

+ Nêu các ý hỗ trợ cho quan điểm 2 (thể hiện rõ ràng là bạn ủng hộ

quan điểm này)

Kết luận

Tóm tắt cả 2 quan điểm và ý kiến của của bạn

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DÀN BÀI CHUNG

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VÍ DỤ

TOPIC

QUESTION

Đề 06/12/2014:Some people think that it is best to live in a horizontal city

while others think of a vertical city.

Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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Mở bài:

+ Viết lại câu của đề bài bằng cách paraphrase các từ khóa của bài

+ Trả lời câu hỏi của đề bài. Đề bài nêu câu hỏi thảo luận 2 quan điểm: sống ở thành phồ nhiều nhà cao

tầng hay là thành phố với nhiều nhà thấp tầng và hỏi quan điểm mình theo ý nào -> Mình theo ý sống ở

thành phố với nhiều nhà cao tầng

Thân bài 1: Nêu những lý do tại sao nên sống ở thành phố với nhà thấp tầng

+ people have to pay less for building services

+ living lower to the ground is safer for inhabitants when emergencies occur

Thân bài 2: Nêu những lợi ích của việc sống ở thành phố với nhà cao tầng (mình sẽ theo quan

điểm này)

+ A city with skyscrapers will have more space for public usage

+ A wide range of goods and services

Kết luận: nhắc lại ý nêu ra ở câu thứ 2 phần mở bài

DÀN BÀI

CÂU CHỦ ĐỀ CỦA ĐỀ BÀI:

Some people think that it is best to live in a horizontal city

while others think of a vertical city

CÂU VIẾT LẠI:

Some people believe that living in a horizontal city is the best,

while the opponents of this idea prefer to settle in a vertical city

MỞ BÀI

CÂU THỨ 2 PHẦN MỞ BÀI :

While there are benefits to residents who dwell in a city which

consists of low-rise construction, I would argue that cities with

skyscrapers and high-rise buildings offer more advantages.

PHẦN CÂU HỎI CỦA ĐỀ BÀI:

Discuss both views and give your opinion.

MỞ BÀI

Some people think that it is best to live in a horizontal city while others

think of a vertical city. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Some people believe that living in a horizontal city is the best, while the

opponents of this idea prefer to settle in a vertical city. While there are

benefits to residents who dwell in a city which consists of low-rise

construction, I would argue that cities with skyscrapers and high-rise

buildings offer more advantages

MỞ BÀI

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Thân bài 1: Nêu những lý do tại sao nên sống ở thành phố với nhà thấp tầng

+ people have to pay less for building services

+ living lower to the ground is safer for inhabitants when emergencies occur

On the one hand, it is beneficial for residents to live in a horizontal city

based on a few financial and security reasons. Firstly, people have to pay

less for building services. If residents settle in a private house, they may

save a great deal of money since they will not have to pay for building

services. Secondly, living lower to the ground is safer for inhabitants when

emergencies occur. For example, if a fire starts in the home, they can

quickly escape from the dangerous areas because the building is not too

high off the ground and it will not take much time to leave

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Thân bài 2: Nêu những lợi ích của việc sống ở thành phố với nhà cao tầng

(mình sẽ theo quan điểm này)

+ A city with skyscrapers will have more space for public usage

+ A wide range of goods and services

On the other hand, it seems to me that living in a vertical city is the best

choice. A city with skyscrapers will have more space for public usage

because there will be less land used for residential areas due to the

amount of people who can live in high buildings. As a result, the

government would be able to use this land to build hospitals, schools or

places for entertainment. Furthermore, it is much more convenient for

residents to live in an apartment in a tall building which offers a wide

range of goods and services, thanks to shopping malls and service

centers on lower floors.

MỞ BÀI

While there are benefits to residents who dwell in a city which consists

of low-rise construction, I would argue that cities with skyscrapers and

high-rise buildings offer more advantages.

KẾT LUẬN:

In conclusion, while living in a horizontal city does have some benefits, it

seems to me that the advantages of life in a city with skyscrapers makes

living in a vertical city the better choice.

Some people believe that living in a horizontal city is the best, while the opponents of this idea prefer

to settle in a vertical city. While there are benefits to residents who dwell in a city which consists of

low-rise construction, I would argue that cities with skyscrapers and high-rise buildings offer more

advantages.

On the one hand, it is beneficial for residents to live in a horizontal city based on a few financial and

security reasons. Firstly, people have to pay less for building services. If residents settle in a private

house, they may save a great deal of money since they will not have to pay for building services.

Secondly, living lower to the ground is safer for inhabitants when emergencies occur. For example, if a

fire starts in the home, they can quickly escape from the dangerous areas because the building is not

too high off the ground and it will not take much time to leave.

On the other hand, it seems to me that living in a vertical city is the best choice. A city with

skyscrapers will have more space for public usage because there will be less land used for residential

areas due to the amount of people who can live in high buildings. As a result, the government would be

able to use this land to build hospitals, schools or places for entertainment. Furthermore, it is much

more convenient for residents to live in an apartment in a tall building which offers a wide range of

goods and services, thanks to shopping malls and service centers on lower floors.

In conclusion, while living in a horizontal city does have some benefits, it seems to me that the

advantages of life in a city with skyscrapers makes living in a vertical city the better choice

(300 words)

Written by Ngoc Bach

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IELTS EXAMINER COMMENTS+ Task response:

This was an interesting task question. To be honest, I have not seen this topic before. You answered the

question fully. I cannot improve on the technique which you used. You stated your position clearly in the

introduction and consistently throughout the essay. The beginning of paragraph 3 and your conclusion

were the ideal places to re-state your opinion. All the points which you mentioned were relevant and fully

developed and I have to give a score of 8.5 for this section.

+ Coherence and cohesion:

Your paragraph structure was, as I have already mentioned, clear and logical.I then looked at your topic

sentences. These indicated expertly the central idea in each paragraph. I therefore scored 9

+ Lexical resource:

The language meets the criteria (natural and appropriate) . The essay contained some good topic

vocabulary: low-rise construction/skyscrapers and high-rise buildings/building services/thanks to

shopping malls and service chains on lower floors.

+ Grammatical range and accuracy:

You certainly used a good range of grammar, including adverb clauses, relative clauses, conditional

forms, comparatives and other useful constructions. So, this section again achieves a maximum score.

TEMPLATE

1.Mở bài:

+ Paraphrase câu của đề bài

+ While there are benefits to ….., I would argue that….(nêu quan

điểm của bạn ủng hộ ý kiến này)

2.Thân bài 1: On the one hand…

3.Thân bài 2 (khổ nêu ý kiến ủng hộ):

On the other hand, I believe that ....

4. Kết luận

In conclusion, it seems to me that... (Nhắc lại ý nêu ra ở câu thứ 2

phần mở bài, chú ý paraphrase).

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