ĐỀ THI NGÀY 07/01/20203

Task 1: The graph below shows the number of overseas visitors to three different areas in a
European country between 1987 and 2007. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting
the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

Task 2: Some countries achieve international success by building specialised facilities to train top
athletes instead of providing sports facilities that everyone can use. Is it a positive or negative
development?

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 TASK 1

Bài mẫu tham khảo

The graph compares the number of foreign travellers that visited three different types of areas in a
particular European country over a twenty year period from 1987 to 2007.

Overall, coastal areas attracted the largest amount of foreign tourists in most years of the survey,
while mountainous areas appeared to be the least popular for the most part. In addition, the
number of tourists travelling to all three areas increased over the period.
In 1987, around 40,000 foreign travellers visited the coast of this European country. This figure
dropped slightly to around 35,000 visitors in 1992, after which it began to rise, reaching
approximately 75,000 visitors in 2007. Meanwhile, the number of foreign travellers visiting the
mountains fluctuated between 20,000 and 30,000 during the first half of the period, before rising
further to around 35,000 tourists in 2007.

The number of foreign tourists visiting the lakes of this country continually rose over the first fifteen
years of the period, peaking at 75,000 visitors in 2002. However, this figure began to drop
significantly in the remaining years, reaching 50,000 visitors in 2007.

Band điểm ước lượng

Cấu trúc dùng để miêu tả số liệu:

 over a twenty year period: trong khoảng thời gian hai mươi năm
 attracted the largest amount of foreign tourists in most years of the survey: thu hút lượng
khách du lịch nước ngoài lớn nhất trong hầu hết các năm khảo sát
 appeared to be the least popular: dường như là ít phổ biến nhất
 this figure dropped slightly to around 35,000 visitors: con số này giảm nhẹ xuống còn khoảng
35.000 khách
 after which it began to rise: sau đó nó bắt đầu tăng
 fluctuated between 20,000 and 30,000 during the first half of the period: dao động trong
khoảng 20.000 đến 30.000 trong nửa đầu của giai đoạn
 continually rose over the first fifteen years of the period: liên tục tăng trong mười lăm năm
đầu tiên của giai đoạn
 peaking at 75,000 visitors: đạt đỉnh tại 75.000 lượt khách
 began to drop significantly in the remaining years: bắt đầu giảm đáng kể trong những năm còn
lại.
 TASK 2

Bài mẫu tham khảo

In many countries around the world, specialised sporting facilities for top-level athletes are
prioritised over those that cater to the general public. Although providing such facilities for
everyone to use is extremely important, I believe that providing specialised facilities for high-level
athletes is still a positive development.

On one hand, providing sport and exercise facilities for general public use allows people to enjoy
the benefits that playing sport and doing exercise brings, which ultimately benefits a country  as a
whole in the long term. When given adequate facilities and equipment, citizens are able to improve
their health and wellbeing by doing exercise and playing sport. By improving the overall health
of the general population, a country will have less healthcare costs and a higher level of happiness
and wellbeing amongst its citizens. Furthermore, by giving children better access to sports facilities,
a higher number of young people are likely to excel in sport, giving the country a better chance at
producing high-level athletes specialised facilities to improve their performance to a world class
level.
In conclusion, although sporting facilities for the general public are highly important, for those
countries wishing to produce top-level athletes, specialised training facilities are of much higher
importance.

Band điểm ước lượng

Phân tích từ vựng

Các collocations

 Top-level (athletes)
 High-level (athletes)
 Top-quality (athletes)
 World-class (level)

Nghĩa: có chất lượng hoặc mức độ cao nhất

Ví dụ:
 Communication between high-level government officials has been difficult during the war.
 Our country has produced a number of world-class athletes over the years.
 Our company only sells top-quality sports equipment.
 Senior government officials have begun top-level discussions in order to solve the issue.

 A top sporting nation

Hoặc: a sporting nation

Nghĩa: một quốc gia làm tốt hoặc tham gia vào nhiều hoạt động thể thao
Ví dụ:
 Australia is one of the top sporting nations in the world when it comes to cricket, rugby, and
tennis.
 Without adequate sports facilities and equipment, it's difficult for many developing countries to
compete against the top sporting nations at the Olympics.
 Sport and exercise facilities 

Hoặc: sport and exercise equipment

Nghĩa: cơ sở vật chất thể dục thể thao
Ví dụ:
 The sport and exercise facilities at my university are world-class. There are even some Olympic
athletes that train here.
 Due to a lack of funding, the school’s sport and exercise equipment was in poor condition.
 Access to a range of sport and exercise equipment is necessary to prevent teenagers from
leading a sedentary lifestyle.

 Health and wellbeing

Nghĩa: sức khỏe và sự hạnh phúc nói chung

Ví dụ:
 It is the responsibility of the government to ensure the health and wellbeing of its citizens.
 Maintaining your health and wellbeing should be your highest priority.
 Exercising at least 3 times a week will have a positive impact on your health and wellbeing. 

 Enormous benefits

Hoặc: huge benefits, tremendous benefits, enormous advantages, huge advantages, tremendous

advantages.
Nghĩa: lợi ích to lớn
Ví dụ:
 The benefits of regular exercise are enormous
 Going to bed before 10pm will have enormous benefits for your health and wellbeing.
 Listening to music can have enormous benefits for your mental health.

 Highly competitive

Hoặc: extremely competitive, fiercely competitive, incredibly competitive

Nghĩa: có tính cạnh tranh cao
Ví dụ:
 With so many new graduates each year, the job market is becoming highly competitive.
 Getting into top-level high schools and universities these days is highly competitive.

 Enormous amounts of (money)

Hoặc: vast amounts of, considerable amounts of, huge amounts of, substantial amounts of
Nghĩa: một lượng lớn thứ gì đó (ví dụ như tiền)
Ví dụ:
 The government spends enormous amounts of money each year fighting crime.
 Looking after children takes up an enormous amount of a parent's time.
 I have an enormous amount of paperwork to get through before the end of the week.

 Regular people / the general population / the general public

Nghĩa: Những cụm từ này được sử dụng để mô tả những người trong xã hội theo nghĩa chung, mà
không đề cập đến bất kỳ đặc điểm, phân loại hoặc trạng thái cụ thể nào.
Ví dụ:
 The park is open to the general public (i.e the park is open to anyone)
 Depression is becoming more and more common amongst the general population these days.
 It’s easy to forget that celebrities are often just regular people like you and me. They’re not
immune to being criticised, they still have feelings and emotions.

 Their chosen sport (someone’s chosen something)

Hoặc: the something of someone’s choice

Nghĩa: môn thể thao mà họ lựa chọn (hoặc sự lựa chọn cái gì đó của ai)
Ví dụ: 
 Child psychology was his chosen field of study at university.
 Even though it's challenging at times, being a doctor is my chosen career.
 Samsung is the smartphone of my choice.
 The guitar is my instrument of choice.

Động từ, cụm động từ

 (to) cater to/for someone or something

Nghĩa: cung cấp những gì cần thiết hoặc được yêu cầu cho ai đó hoặc một cái gì đó
Ví dụ:
 The restaurant caters for people with food allergies, such as gluten and dairy intolerances.
 Unfortunately, the building doesn’t cater for people with disabilities. There are no access ramps
to enter the building.
 The bookstore caters to people of all ages, from children's story books to adult fiction, and
everything in between.

 to excel in/at something

Nghĩa: làm điều gì đó rất tốt, hoặc thực hiện tốt hơn so với hầu hết mọi người
Ví dụ:
 When he was young, he excelled in mathematics. Now he’s a leading physicist at the biggest
university in the country.
 The team excels at defence. Nobody has scored a goal against them all season.

 to prove oneself as something

Nghĩa: chỉ ra rằng bản thân có khả năng đạt được hoặc thành công ở một cái gì đó
Ví dụ:
 To prove oneself as a successful musician these days, you need to release an award-winning
album. 
 He proved himself as a worthy opponent, by winning the match with a flawless victory.
 He wanted to prove himself as a successful businessman because his parents said he would
never make it to the top.

 (to) show a high level of something

Hoặc: to show a high degree of something (skill/proficiency/excellence)

Nghĩa: cho thấy mức độ cao ở điều gì đó
Ví dụ:
 He showed a high level of intelligence from a very early age.
 It is important to remember to show a high level of respect for your teachers.

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