WEEK 6:

IELTS WRITING TASK 2

1. Some people think that a person improves intellectual skills better when
doing group activities.  To what extent do you agree? Use specific details and
examples to explain your view.

2. Students perform better in school when they are rewarded rather than
punished. To what extent do you agree or disagree?  Discuss both views and
give your own opinion.

A vast majority of people believe that adolescents behave better in school

when teachers make a compliment instead of scolding them. In my
perspective, I firmly agree with this statement.

- punish = penalize

3. Cramming and immersion are becomingly increasingly recognised

methods of gaining knowledge in an area, other people disagree and say that
only through lifelong learning can a subject be learnt. To what extent do you
agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your
position.

4. University students nowadays have too much freedom and do not study
enough. To what extent do you agree and disagree?  Explain your opinion,
using specific reasons and examples.

5. Some people think that schools have to be more entertaining, while others
think that their sole purpose is to educate.  Which do you agree with? Use
specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

- Creche:
- Nursery school:
- Comprehensive school:
- Grammar school:
- Public school:
- Gain admission:
- Sixth-form college:
- Higher education:
- Take/do/sit an exam:
- Resit an exam: take it again if you did babdly first time
- End-of-year:
- University entrance exams:
- Skip classes: miss deliberately; informal
- LMS/or VLE: Learning Management System or Virtual Learning
Environment: computer system that controls all aspects of teaching and
learning
- Distance learning: without attending classes, eg from home
- Blended learning: using a mix of classroom and online learning
- Monitor: check regularly
- Modules/ courses: individual elements or parts of a course
- Submit work: send/ give their work to the teacher
- Undergraduates studies
- Bachelor’s degree
- Programme
- Credits
- Dissertation
- Postgraduate studies
- Master’s degree
- PhD (doctor of philosophy) (the highest of university degree)
- Do research
- Thesis
- A university campus: khuôn viên trường
- A lecture theatre: một giảng đường
- A tutorial: người hướng dẫn
- Undergrad: undergraduate student
- Postgrad: postgraduate student
- On campus: trong khuôn viên
- Halls of residence (or halls):
- Admissions: q universityy department that deals with new applications
and new students
- Entry requirements: qualifications that are needed to enter a programme
- Tuition fees: money that students have to pay for their course
- Funding: money that students can receive
- Student loan: money that a student borrows to pay for their course
- Scholarship: money that is given to a student to pay for a course (usually
for students who are doing well at school)
- Student union : an organization that deals with student issues and student
life on campus, and a place where students can meet.
- Student societies:
- Mischevious: disobey