Essay type: Opinion (agree / disagree — to what extent)Band 5.5-6.5Stance: Partly agreeTarget ≈ 280 wordsModel essay: Band 6.5
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Ngô Đức Thảo
MTESOL · Academic Director
Task 2 Topic
Traffic and housing problems could be solved by moving large companies, factories and their employees to the countryside. Do you agree or disagree?
1Task analysis
Item
Detail
Essay type
Opinion (agree / disagree — to what extent)
Main topic
Whether relocating big companies, factories and their workers to rural areas would solve city traffic and housing problems
Keywords
traffic and housing problems · moving · large companies, factories · employees · countryside
Task focus
Judge whether relocating businesses to rural areas would solve cities' traffic and housing problems
Required position
Say clearly how far you agree or disagree and keep the same position in every paragraph
Plain-English meaning
If big companies and factories moved out of cities with their workers, would traffic jams and expensive housing disappear?
Hidden trap
The verb is solved — a strong claim. Also think about the countryside: would moving problems there simply create new ones?
Chosen stance
Partly agree. Relocation would ease congestion and housing pressure, but without rural infrastructure and urban planning it would not fully solve these problems
Main-idea plan
BP1 → relocation would ease city congestion and housing demand · BP2 → without rural infrastructure, many workers would not move and problems would shift
2Idea generation
Body 1 — Real benefits for city traffic and housing
Fewer commuters and lorries reduce congestion ✓ strongest
Lower demand reduces rents and house prices
Rural economies benefit dự phòng
Body 2 — Why relocation alone would not solve the problems
Rural areas lack schools, hospitals and transport ✓ strongest
Families may refuse to move; many jobs depend on cities
Countryside traffic and pollution would grow dự phòng
✓ strongest = ý dùng trong bài mẫu · dự phòng = ý thay thế, không có trong bài mẫu.
3Skeleton
Introduction
General statement: Congestion + housing shortage
Paraphrased task: Rewrite: relocating to rural areas solves both
Body 2: Lack of rural services; families stay; problems shift
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(45–60 words)
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Goal: Topic → rewrite the statement → give your opinion.
General statement
Main idea: Congestion + housing shortage
Starter: Traffic congestion and a … ·
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Paraphrased task
Main idea: Rewrite: relocating to rural areas solves both
Starter: Some people believe that … ·
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Thesis
Main idea: Partly agree
Starter: I partly agree, as … ·
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Body Paragraph 1 — Real benefits for city traffic and housing(90–110 words)
0 words
Goal: Reason 1: explain it and give an example.
Topic sentence
Main idea: Reduces pressure
Starter: On the one hand … ·
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Explanation 1
Main idea: Fewer commuters and lorries
Starter: Large factories and offices … ·
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Example
Main idea: Industrial zone moves
Starter: For example, if an … ·
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Explanation 2
Main idea: Rents more affordable
Starter: Demand for housing in … ·
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Link
Main idea: Eases problems somewhat
Starter: Therefore, this policy could … ·
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Body Paragraph 2 — Why relocation alone would not solve the problems(90–110 words)
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Goal: Reason 2: explain it and give an example.
Topic sentence
Main idea: Not a complete solution
Starter: On the other hand … ·
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Explanation 1
Main idea: Lack of rural services
Starter: Rural areas often lack … ·
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Example
Main idea: New commuting traffic
Starter: For instance, a worker … ·
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Explanation 2
Main idea: Service jobs stay
Starter: Many service jobs also … ·
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Link
Main idea: Invest in infrastructure
Starter: As a result, governments … ·
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Conclusion(35–50 words)
0 words
Goal: Repeat your opinion, sum up both reasons, final thought. No new ideas!
Restated thesis
Main idea: Partly agree
Starter: In conclusion, I partly … ·
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Summary
Main idea: Eases pressure, but infrastructure needed
Starter: It would ease congestion … ·
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Final thought
Main idea: Needs careful planning
Starter: This policy must be … ·
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5Language bank (Band 5.5-6.5)
Mỗi đoạn có bảng collocation riêng. ✓ = có trong bài mẫu · + = cụm mở rộng để học viên tự dùng. 5.5 = nền tảng · 6.5 = nâng band.
Introduction
Collocation
Form
Vietnamese
Band
Bài mẫu
traffic congestion
noun + noun
ùn tắc giao thông
5.5
✓
a shortage of affordable housing
noun phrase
thiếu nhà ở giá phải chăng
6.5
✓
modern cities
adj + noun
các đô thị hiện đại
5.5
✓
relocating large companies
verb + noun
di dời các công ty lớn
6.5
✓
rural areas
adj + noun
vùng nông thôn
5.5
✓
a complete solution
adj + noun
giải pháp trọn vẹn
6.5
✓
Body Paragraph 1 — Real benefits for city traffic and housing
Collocation
Form
Vietnamese
Band
Bài mẫu
relocating businesses
verb + noun
di dời doanh nghiệp
6.5
✓
reduce pressure on
verb phrase
giảm áp lực lên
5.5
✓
heavy lorries
adj + noun
xe tải nặng
6.5
✓
during rush hour
prep phrase
trong giờ cao điểm
5.5
✓
an industrial zone
adj + noun
khu công nghiệp
5.5
✓
a rural province
adj + noun
một tỉnh nông thôn
5.5
✓
far less crowded
adv + adj
ít đông đúc hơn nhiều
6.5
✓
demand for housing
noun phrase
nhu cầu nhà ở
5.5
✓
more affordable
adv + adj
phải chăng hơn
5.5
✓
to some extent
fixed phrase
ở một mức độ nào đó
6.5
✓
Body Paragraph 2 — Why relocation alone would not solve the problems
Collocation
Form
Vietnamese
Band
Bài mẫu
unwilling or unable to move
adv + adj
không muốn hoặc không thể chuyển đi
6.5
✓
good schools, hospitals and public transport
noun phrase
trường, bệnh viện và giao thông công cộng tốt
5.5
✓
commute long distances
verb phrase
đi làm quãng đường dài
6.5
✓
create new traffic
verb + noun
tạo ra lưu lượng giao thông mới
5.5
✓
rural roads
adj + noun
đường nông thôn
5.5
✓
service jobs
noun + noun
công việc dịch vụ
5.5
✓
close to customers
adv + adj
gần khách hàng
5.5
✓
invest heavily
verb + adv
đầu tư mạnh
6.5
✓
rural infrastructure
adj + noun
cơ sở hạ tầng nông thôn
6.5
✓
Conclusion
Collocation
Form
Vietnamese
Band
Bài mẫu
In conclusion
linker
tóm lại
5.5
✓
traffic and housing problems
noun phrase
vấn đề giao thông và nhà ở
5.5
✓
ease congestion
verb + noun
giảm ùn tắc
6.5
✓
proper rural infrastructure
noun phrase
hạ tầng nông thôn phù hợp
6.5
✓
careful planning
adj + noun
quy hoạch cẩn thận
5.5
✓
Useful structures
Although + clause, + main clause (concession)
Noun, which + verb …, + main verb (non-defining relative clause)
If + present, + will / can + verb (conditional for results)
This means that + clause (explaining a consequence)
… be + past participle (passive voice for processes and policies)
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