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Đây là tài liệu tiếng Anh học thuật giúp mọi người trau dồi kỹ năng sử dụng ngoại ngữ cũng như phản xạ tiếng Anh ngoài đời thực. Tài liệu này hoàn toàn có thể tự học tại nhà, thêm vào đó là rất dễ hiểu có thể tiếp thu nhanh trong quá trình học, tài liệu đa phần là do những tác giả nổi tiếng biên soạn và có chỉnh sửa để phù hợp với sự thay đổi của mỗi năm.

PW English.co.uk Paul Winterbottom (MA Oxford University) m Sa IELTS: Topics 25 important topics pl study - practise - use Includes links to online audio exercises e Ideas Opinions Language www.pwenglish.co.uk - Email: paul@pwenglish.co.uk - Tel: 07967 028309 Topic Language Welcome This book will help you to learn language you can use in the IELTS exam It will give you ideas for topics – plus many useful collocations that can be used for a wide range of subjects Sa There are 25 topics For each one there is audio material on my website There is also a series of exercises in the book to help you remember the language! If you not remember it – you are wasting your time! I recommend doing a little every day This is the link to the audio exercises: (This link appears in the complete book which you can download immediately.) m How to use the eBook: This is the way I suggest you use the book: (1) read and listen (2) dictation (3) gap-fill (4) error correction Do not skip a section! Read the topic text carefully – understand – listen to the text on the website audio Dictation - using the audio link – repeat until you make NO mistakes This is very important Gap fill exercise – this checks you can remember the patterns of words Error correction exercise – this improves your ability to notice mistakes and become more accurate (and get a higher IELTS score) Repeat until you can find all the mistakes easily e pl When you have finished – move on, but go back to review the language regularly Good luck with your studies Paul Winterbottom (MA Oxford University) If you have any questions, please contact me: Email: paul@pwenglish.co.uk Website: www.pwenglish.co.uk Tel: 07967 028309 ©2012 pwenglish.co.uk Topic Language Topics Page Advertising Aid to developing countries Alternative medicine 11 Divorce 15 English as an international language 19 Festivals 23 Gender roles 27 Government housing: good or bad 31 Immigration 35 10 Nuclear power: good or bad 39 11 Modern versus traditional architecture 43 12 Stress in the modern world 47 13 Family life 51 14 The value of education 55 15 Tourism: good or bad 59 16 Censorship – sex and violence 63 17 Is change a good thing? 67 18 Consumerism – good or bad? 71 19 Education: streaming – the advantages 75 20 Job satisfaction – what is it? 79 21 Travel broadens the mind – you agree or disagree? 83 22 Public transport 87 23 Vegetarianism – the arguments in favour 91 24 Video cameras in public places – a violation of our privacy? 95 25 Single sex education 99 Sa e pl m ©2012 pwenglish.co.uk Page | Topic Language 2: Aid to developing countries: good or bad 2A: Aid to developing countries: good or bad - read Sa Many people think that it is glaringly obvious that we should give as much support as we can to people in developing countries If people not have clean water, access to education, or warmth and shelter, then it seems very clear that we should give as much money as we can to help I would agree with this if the money actually made a positive difference to people’s lives However, the enormous amount of aid that has been given over the past 40 years, has not made a significant long term improvement to people’s lives Money is spent on useless projects, is taken by corrupt officials, and is sometimes used to buy weapons m I also think that developing countries should be allowed to find their own way forward – the good intentions of well-meaning foreigners often means treating local people like children For all these reasons I think people should think very carefully before regarding aid as an unqualified good thing e pl ©2012 pwenglish.co.uk Page | Topic Language 2B: Aid to developing countries: good or bad - gap fill Many people think that it is gl _ obvious that we should give as much support as we can to people in developing c _ If people not have c _ water, ac _ education, or warmth and shelter, then it s _ very clear that we should give as m _ _ money as we can to help Sa I would a _ _ this if the money actually made a p _ difference to people’s lives However, the e _ amount of aid that has been given over the past 40 years, has not made a si _ long term improvement in people’s lives Money is spent on useless projects, is taken by c _ officials, and is sometimes used to buy w _ I also think that developing countries should be allowed to find their own way forward – the good int _ of well-m _ foreigners often means tr _ local people like children For all good t _ e pl m these reasons I think people should think very carefully before regarding aid as an unq _ ©2012 pwenglish.co.uk Page | Topic Language 2C: Aid to developing countries: good or bad - error correction Many people think that it is glaring obvious that we should give as much support as we can to people in developing countries If people not have clean water, access for education, or warmth and shelter, then it seem very clear that we should give as much money as we can for help Sa I would agree with this if the money actually made a positive difference to people’s lives However, the enourmos amount of aid that has been given over the past 40 years, has not made significant long term improvment to people’s lives Money is spent on useless projects, is taken by corrupt officials, and is sometimes used to buy weapons I also think that developing countries should being allowed to find their own way forward – the good intentions of well-meaning foreigners often mean treating local people as children For all these reasons I think people should think very carefully before regarding aid as an unqualified good e pl m thing ©2012 pwenglish.co.uk Page | Topic Language 2D: Aid to developing countries: good or bad - error correction - errors marked in red Many people think that it is glaring obvious that we should give as much support as we can to people in developing countries If people not have clean water, access for education, or warmth and shelter, then it seem very clear that we should give as much money as we can for help Sa I would agree with this if the money actually made a positive difference to people’s lives However, the enourmos amount of aid that has been given over the past 40 years, has not made significant long term improvment to people’s lives Money is spent on useless projects, is taken by corrupt officials, and is sometimes used to buy weapons I also think that developing countries should being allowed to find their own way forward – the good intentions of well-meaning foreigners often mean treating local people as children For all these thing e pl m reasons I think people should think very carefully before regarding aid as an unqualified good ©2012 pwenglish.co.uk Page | 10