Compulsory Full-time Education until 18 — 02.08.2026

Task 2 Topic

Some people think young people should be required to have full-time education until they are at least 18 years old.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?

1Task analysis

Item	Detail
Essay type	Opinion (agree / disagree — to what extent)
Main topic	Whether the law should make all young people stay in full-time education until the age of 18
Keywords	young people · required · full-time education · at least 18 years old
Task focus	Judge whether compulsory full-time education should continue until 18
Required position	Say clearly how far you agree or disagree and keep the same position in every paragraph
Plain-English meaning	Should all teenagers have to stay in school or college full-time until they are 18?
Hidden trap	Note required and full-time. A balanced answer may support education until 18 but allow flexible forms such as apprenticeships or vocational training
Chosen stance	Mostly agree. Education until 18 improves young people's qualifications and protects them at a vulnerable age, provided that vocational and apprenticeship routes count as education
Main-idea plan	BP1 → longer education improves qualifications, employability and earnings · BP2 → it protects teenagers from exploitation and gives them time to mature; vocational options are needed

2Idea generation

Body 1 — Better qualifications and prospects

Higher qualifications improve employability ✓ strongest
Modern economies need skilled workers
Education improves health and civic life dự phòng

Body 2 — Protection and maturity

Protects teenagers from exploitative work ✓ strongest
Gives time to mature and choose careers
Reduces youth crime dự phòng

✓ strongest = ý dùng trong bài mẫu · dự phòng = ý thay thế, không có trong bài mẫu.

3Skeleton

Introduction

General statement: Legal school-leaving at 15–16
Paraphrased task: Rewrite: remain in full-time education until 18
Thesis: Mostly agree + vocational options

Body 1: Higher qualifications → employability, earnings; skilled workforce

Body 2: Protection from exploitation; time to mature; vocational routes

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: Legal school-leaving at 15–16

Starter: In some countries, young … ·

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Paraphrased task

Main idea: Rewrite: remain in full-time education until 18

Starter: It has been suggested … ·

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Thesis

Main idea: Mostly agree + vocational options

Starter: I mostly agree with … ·

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Body Paragraph 1 — Better qualifications and prospects(90–110 words)

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Goal: Reason 1: explain it and give an example.

Topic sentence

Main idea: Better qualifications, prospects

Starter: The main reason I … ·

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Explanation 1

Main idea: Economies need skilled workers

Starter: Modern economies increasingly depend … ·

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Example

Main idea: Electrical engineering course

Starter: For example, a teenager … ·

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Explanation 2

Main idea: Higher lifetime salaries

Starter: Better-qualified workers also tend … ·

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Link

Main idea: Investment in people and economy

Starter: Therefore, extending education until … ·

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Body Paragraph 2 — Protection and maturity(90–110 words)

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Goal: Reason 2: explain it and give an example.

Topic sentence

Main idea: Protection at a vulnerable age

Starter: In addition, staying in … ·

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Explanation 1

Main idea: Exploitation

Starter: Young people who start … ·

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Example

Main idea: Afraid to complain

Starter: For instance, teenagers working … ·

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Explanation 2

Main idea: Time to mature

Starter: Two more years in … ·

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Link

Main idea: Confidence, fewer risks

Starter: As a result, they … ·

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Conclusion(35–50 words)

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Goal: Repeat your opinion, sum up both reasons, final thought. No new ideas!

Restated thesis

Main idea: Mostly agree

Starter: In conclusion, I mostly … ·

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Summary

Main idea: Qualifications + protection

Starter: This policy improves their … ·

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Final thought

Main idea: Vocational options

Starter: However, vocational courses and … ·

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📝 My essay

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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
legally allowed	adv + adj	được phép theo luật	6.5	✓
leave education	verb + noun	rời trường học	5.5	✓
start work	verb + noun	bắt đầu đi làm	5.5	✓
remain in full-time education	verb phrase	tiếp tục học toàn thời gian	6.5	✓
practical and vocational options	noun phrase	lựa chọn thực hành và nghề	6.5	✓

Body Paragraph 1 — Better qualifications and prospects

Collocation	Form	Vietnamese	Band	Bài mẫu
future prospects	adj + noun	triển vọng tương lai	5.5	✓
modern economies	adj + noun	các nền kinh tế hiện đại	5.5	✓
skilled workers	adj + noun	lao động có tay nghề	5.5	✓
a high school diploma	noun phrase	bằng tốt nghiệp cấp ba	5.5	✓
a recognised vocational certificate	noun phrase	chứng chỉ nghề được công nhận	6.5	✓
far more employable	adv + adj	dễ tìm việc hơn nhiều	6.5	✓
no qualifications	noun phrase	không có bằng cấp	5.5	✓
earn higher salaries	verb + noun	kiếm lương cao hơn	5.5	✓
the national economy	adj + noun	nền kinh tế quốc gia	6.5	✓

Body Paragraph 2 — Protection and maturity

Collocation	Form	Vietnamese	Band	Bài mẫu
a vulnerable stage	adj + noun	giai đoạn dễ tổn thương	6.5	✓
exploited by employers	passive phrase	bị chủ lao động bóc lột	6.5	✓
low wages	adj + noun	lương thấp	5.5	✓
long hours	adj + noun	làm việc nhiều giờ	5.5	✓
poor working conditions	noun phrase	điều kiện làm việc tồi	5.5	✓
treated unfairly	passive phrase	bị đối xử bất công	5.5	✓
time to mature	noun phrase	thời gian để trưởng thành	6.5	✓
the job market	noun + noun	thị trường việc làm	5.5	✓
fewer risks	adj + noun	ít rủi ro hơn	5.5	✓

Conclusion

Collocation	Form	Vietnamese	Band	Bài mẫu
In conclusion	linker	tóm lại	5.5	✓
be required to	passive phrase	bị yêu cầu	5.5	✓
protects them from exploitation	verb phrase	bảo vệ họ khỏi bóc lột	6.5	✓
vocational courses and apprenticeships	noun phrase	các khoá nghề và học việc	6.5	✓
future prospects	adj + noun	triển vọng tương lai	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)

6Self-check before you submit

Task Response: Clear position (Mostly agree) in the thesis, kept in both body paragraphs and restated in the conclusion; every reason is explained and supported by a realistic exampleCoherence & Cohesion: One reason per body paragraph, both supporting the same position; linkers In conclusion, In addition, For example, For instance, As a result, Therefore, However, whileLexical Resource: Topic collocations from the Language bank; paraphrase the key words of the question (young people, required, full-time education)Grammar: Mix simple and complex sentences (although, which, if, passive); check articles and verb formsFit for band: Realistic examples, no invented statistics, about 270–300 words in total

7🔒 Model Essay (Band 6.5)

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