Essay type: Opinion (agree / disagree — to what extent)Band 4.5-6.0Stance: AgreeTarget ≈ 260 wordsModel essay: Band 6.0
Student's Edition
Ngô Đức Thảo
MTESOL · Academic Director
Task 2 Topic
People living in the 21st century have a better quality of life than people living in previous centuries. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
1Task analysis
Item
Detail
Essay type
Opinion (agree / disagree — to what extent)
Main topic
Whether life today is better than life in earlier centuries
Keywords
21st century · better quality of life · previous centuries
Task focus
Compare quality of life today with life in the past and decide how far today is better
Required position
Say clearly how far you agree or disagree and keep the same position in every paragraph
Plain-English meaning
Is life now better than life hundreds of years ago?
Hidden trap
Quality of life is broad (health, comfort, freedom, happiness) — choose two clear areas and compare with the past in every paragraph
Chosen stance
Agree. People today are healthier and live longer, and technology makes daily life easier
Main-idea plan
BP1 → better healthcare, people live longer · BP2 → technology makes daily life easier and more comfortable
2Idea generation
Body 1 — Better health and longer lives
Modern medicine cures many diseases ✓ strongest
People live longer than before
Clean water and better food dự phòng
Body 2 — Easier and more comfortable daily life
Machines and the internet make daily life easier ✓ strongest
Travel is fast and cheap
More people go to school dự phòng
✓ strongest = ý dùng trong bài mẫu · dự phòng = ý thay thế, không có trong bài mẫu.
3Skeleton
Introduction
General statement: Life has changed a lot
Paraphrased task: Rewrite: life today is better than in the past
Thesis: I agree: healthcare + technology
Body 1: Better healthcare → people live longer
Body 2: Technology → easier, more comfortable daily life
Conclusion: Restate the opinion → summarise both reasons → final thought
4Plan & write your paragraphs
How to use: Read the main idea, tap the cue words to add them to the box, then write
your own sentence. Your essay is built automatically at the bottom and saved in this browser.
Introduction(40–55 words)
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Goal: Topic → rewrite the statement → give your opinion.
General statement
Main idea: Life has changed a lot
Starter: Life has changed a … ·
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Paraphrased task
Main idea: Rewrite: life today is better than in the past
Starter: Some people believe that … ·
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Thesis
Main idea: I agree: healthcare + technology
Starter: I agree with this … ·
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Body Paragraph 1 — Better health and longer lives(80–95 words)
0 words
Goal: Reason 1: explain it and give an example.
Topic sentence
Main idea: Healthier, longer lives
Starter: Firstly, people today are … ·
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Explanation 1
Main idea: Hospitals, medicine, vaccines
Starter: Modern hospitals have good … ·
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Example
Main idea: Children survive illnesses today
Starter: For example, in the … ·
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Link
Main idea: Longer, safer life
Starter: Therefore, thanks to modern … ·
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Body Paragraph 2 — Easier and more comfortable daily life(80–95 words)
0 words
Goal: Reason 2: explain it and give an example.
Topic sentence
Main idea: Technology → easier life
Starter: Secondly, modern technology makes … ·
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Explanation 1
Main idea: Machines + internet save time
Starter: Machines such as washing … ·
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Example
Main idea: Free video calls abroad
Starter: For instance, people can … ·
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Link
Main idea: More free time and comfort
Starter: As a result, people … ·
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Conclusion(30–45 words)
0 words
Goal: Repeat your opinion, sum up both reasons, final thought. No new ideas!
Restated thesis
Main idea: I agree
Starter: In conclusion, I agree … ·
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Summary
Main idea: Healthier + technology comfort
Starter: They are healthier, live … ·
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Final thought
Main idea: Use them wisely
Starter: We should use these … ·
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5Language bank (Band 4.5-6.0)
Mỗi đoạn có bảng collocation riêng. ✓ = có trong bài mẫu · + = cụm mở rộng để học viên tự dùng. 5.0 = nền tảng · 6.0 = nâng band.
Introduction
Collocation
Form
Vietnamese
Band
Bài mẫu
changed a lot
verb phrase
thay đổi nhiều
5.0
✓
enjoy a better life
verb + noun
tận hưởng cuộc sống tốt hơn
6.0
✓
better healthcare
adj + noun
chăm sóc y tế tốt hơn
5.0
✓
modern technology
adj + noun
công nghệ hiện đại
5.0
✓
Body Paragraph 1 — Better health and longer lives
Collocation
Form
Vietnamese
Band
Bài mẫu
live longer
verb + adv
sống lâu hơn
5.0
✓
dangerous diseases
adj + noun
các bệnh nguy hiểm
5.0
✓
prevented with vaccines
passive phrase
được phòng bằng vắc-xin
6.0
✓
simple illnesses
adj + noun
các bệnh thông thường
5.0
✓
a longer and safer life
noun phrase
cuộc sống dài hơn và an toàn hơn
6.0
✓
Body Paragraph 2 — Easier and more comfortable daily life
Collocation
Form
Vietnamese
Band
Bài mẫu
daily life
adj + noun
cuộc sống hằng ngày
5.0
✓
save us a lot of time
verb phrase
giúp tiết kiệm nhiều thời gian
5.0
✓
hard work
adj + noun
công việc vất vả
5.0
✓
video call
noun + noun
cuộc gọi video
5.0
✓
more free time and comfort
noun phrase
nhiều thời gian rảnh và tiện nghi hơn
6.0
✓
work from home
verb phrase
làm việc tại nhà
6.0
+
Conclusion
Collocation
Form
Vietnamese
Band
Bài mẫu
In conclusion
linker
tóm lại
5.0
✓
quality of life
noun phrase
chất lượng cuộc sống
6.0
✓
the comfort of modern technology
noun phrase
sự tiện nghi của công nghệ hiện đại
6.0
✓
use these advantages wisely
verb phrase
dùng các lợi thế này một cách khôn ngoan
6.0
✓
Useful structures
Subject + modal verb + base verb + object (should / can / will)
If + present simple, + will + verb (first conditional)
Noun + who / which + verb … (simple relative clause)
Because / Although + clause, + main clause
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