Writing task 2
5 Question types
01 02 03 04 05
Cause Discussion Argumentative Advantages Two-part
Solution Essays Essays Disadvantages Question
THE DISCUSSION ESSAY
Task 2: Some people think that zoos are cruel and should
be closed down. Others, however, believe that zoos can
be useful in protecting wild animals. Discuss both views
and give your opinion.
Task 2: Some people think that strict punishments for
driving offences are the key to reducing traffic
accidents. Others, however, believe that other measures
would be more effective in improving road safety.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Task 2 : Some people believe the aim of university
education is to help graduates get better jobs. Others
believe there are much wider benefits of university
education for both individuals and society. Discuss
both views and give your opinion.
Cách tiếp cận chính
CÂN BẰNG (balanced opinion)
1. Introduction: Giới thiệu topic, 2 ý kiến, đưa ra quan điểm của
bản thân.
2. Body
– Paragraph 1: Lợi ích/ lí do của ý kiến mình không chọn.
– Paragraph 2: Lợi ích/ lí do của ý kiến mình chọn
3. Conclusion: Tổng kết lại rằng cả 2 ý kiến trái chiều đều có những
mặt đúng của nó hoặc đều quan trọng. Nhấn mạnh ý kiến bạn
đồng tình.
Cách tiếp cận chính
Some people think that zoos are cruel and should be closed down.
Others, however, believe that zoos can be useful in protecting wild
animals. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
CÂN BẰNG (balanced opinion)
- Nếu chọn ý kiến “zoos can be useful in protecting wild animals”
Body 1: Lí do tại sao nhiều người cho rằng “zoos are cruel and
should be closed down”
Body 2: Lí do tại sao “zoos can be useful in protecting wild
animals”
THE DISCUSSION ESSAY
INTRODUCTION :
- Lead-in sentence : Introduce the 2 opposite opinions
(paraphrase) + give your own opinion
Recommended version :
- Cách 1: It is true that/In our contemporary life, whether
S + V(paraphrase the task) instead of/ rather than Noun/
V ing… has become a much-discussed topic/ a
controversial issue.
- Cách 2: While advocates of ….. claim that ………., the
opponents would argue that …….
As far as I am concerned, the former / latter idea makes
more sense and this essay discusses both these views
• Advocate (n): người ủng hộ
• Opponent (n): người phản đối
• The former (n,a): cái trước, người trước
• The latter (n,a): cái sau, người sau
Task 2: Some people think that it is more beneficial to take part in sports which
are played in teams, like football, while other people think that taking part in
individual sports, like tennis or swimming, is better. Discuss both views and give
your own opinion.
While advocates of individual sports such as tennis, swimming claim that people can
gain more benefits when engaging in them, the opponents would argue that it is better
to participate in team sports like football.
=> As far as I am concerned, the former idea makes more sense and this essay discusses
both these views. (chọn individual sports)
=> As far as I am concerned, the latter idea makes more sense and
this essay discusses both these views (chọn team sports)
Body paragraphs
- 2 paragraphs
• 3-5 sentences/ paragraph
• Each paragraph contains only ONE main idea.
* Structure of a 3-level paragraph:
Topic sentence
Main ideas
Supporting ideas
2 steps Brainstorming
● Step 1: List all the possible ideas you
can think of. (3-4 ideas => 1-2 ideas/
paragraph)
?
● Step 2: Reject the repeated, irrelevant
ones OR the ones you cannot think of
its supporting ideas, group the
remaining ideas and number them.
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Body 1
Topic sentence : On the one hand, it is understandable why some people
are of the fervent conviction that _______opinion 1_________.
To begin with,___lý do 1______________. It can be conceded that
__giải thích 1_____________. To be more specific, _chi tiết
1_______________. Besides/ In addition, __lí do 2_____________. No
one can deny that / It is an undeniable fact that _giải thích
2__________. For example/ For instance ____ ví dụ________ .
Body 2
Topic sentence : On the other hand, there are several
noteworthy positive effects of _______opinion 2______./
There are numerous reasons why ____opinion 2_____.
A key rationale underpinning this view is that ___lý do 1______________.
To be more specific, / In other words, / By this I mean, / This is due to
the fact that , ________chi tiết 1_______________Moreover, __lí do
2___________. In particular ______giải thích 2__________. Example (s):
In fact, a recently published study illustrates that/ For example/ For
instance ____ ví dụ________ .
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Conjunctions
Adding Information Comparison Contrast
First, second, third In the same way However, nevertheless,
And, Also, Besides, In similar fashion In contrast,
Moreover, Furthermore, Likewise, similarly On the contrary,
In addition, As well as On the other hand
Cause and effect Illustration Specifying
As a result, As an example In particular
Consequently For example, Particularly,
For this reason, For instance Specifically
Accordingly To be more specific
Hence, Therefore
Some people think that zoos are cruel and should be closed down. Others, however,
believe that zoos can be useful in protecting wild animals. Discuss both views and give
your opinion.
REASONS OF WHY ZOOS ARE CRUEL AND SHOULD BE CLOSED DOWN
Ideas Supporting idea
To begin with, zoos can only hold It is the responsibility of each government to create
small numbers of animals and and fund conservation programs that help to stop the
therefore cannot protect the large destruction of the habitats of endangered species so
majority of species from being that animals can live in their natural state rather
hunted or their habitats from than be locked up in cages for their entire life.
being destroyed.
Furthermore, in many zoos, As a result, this has so far caused many animals in
animals are being mistreated as zoos to die because of starvation and diseases.
they are often provided with
insufficient food and medical
care.
Second, many governments might For example, many wild animals are exhibited and
see zoos as an opportunity to make perform to entertain and attract visitors to the zoo. Many
money. people claim that we have no right to use animals for
entertainment and profit, so they think that zoos should
be closed down.
Some people think that zoos are cruel and should be closed down. Others,
however, believe that zoos can be useful in protecting wild animals. Discuss
both views and give your opinion.
REASONS OF ZOOS CAN BE USEFUL IN PROTECTING WILD ANIMALS
Ideas Supporting idea
Firstly, zoos can help to preserve Some zoos also run breeding programs
endangered animals by keeping them in order to try and increase the numbers
safe from poachers and other threats, of some endangered species to avoid
such as habitat destruction and the them becoming extinct.
spread of urbanization.
Secondly, by keeping animals in zoos, people can learn and understand more about
them and this can help to raise awareness amongst the public in order to help
preserve certain species.
Task 2: Some people think the government funding should be used for
supporting art and culture, while others think this money could be better spent
on the human population. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
REASONS OF SPENDING ON SUPPORTING ART AND CULTURE
Ideas Supporting idea
Arts allow people to step back in For example, a painting about the life during
time and view things from a the Vietnamese War by a former soldier can
different perspective. provide people with a more lively and
emotional understanding about that period
since it both reflects the historical context at
that time and conveys the writer's feelings.
Arts help people to develop their Benefit them not only in day-to-day social
imagination and creativity. interactions but in their workplace as well.
Task 2: Some people think the government funding should be used for
supporting art and culture, while others think this money could be better spent
on the human population. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
REASONS OF SPENDING ON HUMAN POPULATION
Ideas Supporting idea
The deterioration of transport Using money for the construction of new roads
infrastructure in many cities, for and highways would bring about immediate
example, is the major reason for effects and save thousands of lives.
the increased number of traffic
accidents.
The quality of health care system To be more specific, only a workforce free
and services in the society is from diseases or health problems can devote
considered as one of the crucial more energy to their daily working lives, which
factors that define a government in in turn could contribute to the overall
a certain state. development of a nation.
Conclusion
All things considered, while it is apparent that
______view 1 ____________, there are justifiable
grounds for advocating the view that (paraphrase
the view you agree with)…..
BTVN:
Task 2: Some people think that it is more beneficial to take part in sports
which are played in teams, like football, while other people think that
taking part in individual sports, like tennis or swimming, is better. Discuss
both views and give your own opinion.
Band 9 grammar secrets
1. Conjunctions : Trong mỗi câu đều nên sử dụng Conjunctions.
2. Impersonal style
• It seems that
• It would seem that
• It appears that
• It would appear that
• It is logical to conclude that
• It is sensible to conclude that
3. Tentative language
• Perhaps
• tends to be
• might be
• Might/ could/may/
4. Academic vocabulary
• Consistently (all the time = less formal)
• Major (big)
• Contented (happy)
• Decline (get worse)
• Negative (bad)