Quality of Life in the 21st Century — 27.01.2026

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	Largely agree. Measured by health, security and opportunity, modern life is far better, although material progress has not removed problems such as stress and inequality
Main-idea plan	BP1 → medicine and public health have transformed longevity and security · BP2 → education, technology and rights expand freedom and opportunity

2Idea generation

Body 1 — Health, longevity and security

Medicine and public health have transformed longevity ✓ strongest
Food security and safer work
Lower child mortality dự phòng

Body 2 — Freedom, knowledge and opportunity

Mass education and the internet democratise knowledge ✓ strongest
Wider personal and political freedoms
Global mobility dự phòng

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

3Skeleton

Introduction

General statement: Rapid, far-reaching change
Paraphrased task: Rewrite: higher living standards than ancestors
Thesis: Largely agree, but costs exist

Body 1: Medicine, public health → longer, safer lives

Body 2: Education, technology, rights → freedom, opportunity

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(50–70 words)

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Goal: Topic → rewrite the statement → give your opinion.

General statement

Main idea: Rapid, far-reaching change

Starter: Few periods in human … ·

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Paraphrased task

Main idea: Rewrite: higher living standards than ancestors

Starter: It is widely argued … ·

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Thesis

Main idea: Largely agree, but costs exist

Starter: I largely agree with … ·

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Body Paragraph 1 — Health, longevity and security(100–125 words)

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

Topic sentence

Main idea: Health transformation

Starter: The most compelling evidence … ·

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Explanation 1

Main idea: Diseases eradicated or controlled

Starter: Diseases such as smallpox … ·

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Example

Main idea: Child deaths now rare

Starter: In the eighteenth century … ·

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Explanation 2

Main idea: Less famine, more security

Starter: Advances in agriculture have … ·

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Further development

Main idea: More time for goals

Starter: Living longer, moreover, gives … ·

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Link

Main idea: Clearly superior

Starter: In terms of health … ·

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Body Paragraph 2 — Freedom, knowledge and opportunity(100–125 words)

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

Topic sentence

Main idea: Freedom and opportunity

Starter: Equally significant is the … ·

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Explanation 1

Main idea: Knowledge democratised

Starter: Universal education and the … ·

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Example

Main idea: Free online lectures

Starter: A student in a … ·

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Explanation 2

Main idea: Rights extended

Starter: Many societies have also … ·

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Further development

Main idea: Choice of career, travel

Starter: Not only can people … ·

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Link

Main idea: Greater autonomy

Starter: Life in the 21st … ·

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Conclusion(40–55 words)

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

Restated thesis

Main idea: Largely agree

Starter: In conclusion, I largely … ·

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Summary

Main idea: Health, security + freedom

Starter: Modern medicine has made … ·

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Final thought

Main idea: Gains have limits

Starter: Nevertheless, these gains have … ·

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📝 My essay

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5Language bank (Band 6.5-8.0)

Mỗi đoạn có bảng collocation riêng. ✓ = có trong bài mẫu · + = cụm mở rộng để học viên tự dùng. 7.0 = nền tảng · 8.0 = nâng band.

Introduction

Collocation	Form	Vietnamese	Band	Bài mẫu
rapid and far-reaching	adv + adj	nhanh chóng và sâu rộng	8.0	✓
considerably higher living standards	noun phrase	mức sống cao hơn đáng kể	8.0	✓
their ancestors	noun phrase	tổ tiên của họ	7.0	✓
certain costs	adj + noun	những cái giá nhất định	7.0	✓
should not be overlooked	passive phrase	không nên bị bỏ qua	8.0	✓
human history	adj + noun	lịch sử loài người	7.0	✓

Body Paragraph 1 — Health, longevity and security

Collocation	Form	Vietnamese	Band	Bài mẫu
the most compelling evidence	noun phrase	bằng chứng thuyết phục nhất	8.0	✓
the transformation of human health	noun phrase	sự thay đổi lớn về sức khoẻ con người	8.0	✓
devastated entire communities	verb + noun	tàn phá cả cộng đồng	8.0	✓
brought under control	verb phrase	được kiểm soát	7.0	✓
improved public health	noun phrase	y tế công cộng được cải thiện	7.0	✓
a common experience	adj + noun	trải nghiệm phổ biến	7.0	✓
relatively rare	adv + adj	tương đối hiếm	7.0	✓
advances in agriculture	noun phrase	tiến bộ nông nghiệp	7.0	✓
far less frequent	adv + adj	ít thường xuyên hơn nhiều	8.0	✓
a degree of security	noun phrase	một mức độ an toàn	8.0	✓
pursue their goals	verb + noun	theo đuổi mục tiêu	7.0	✓
clearly superior	adv + adj	rõ ràng vượt trội	8.0	✓

Body Paragraph 2 — Freedom, knowledge and opportunity

Collocation	Form	Vietnamese	Band	Bài mẫu
the expansion of freedom	noun phrase	sự mở rộng tự do	8.0	✓
universal education	adj + noun	giáo dục phổ cập	7.0	✓
democratised knowledge	verb + noun	dân chủ hoá tri thức	8.0	✓
modest backgrounds	adj + noun	xuất thân bình thường	8.0	✓
a privileged few	noun phrase	một nhóm nhỏ đặc quyền	8.0	✓
world-leading academics	adj + noun	các học giả hàng đầu thế giới	8.0	✓
at almost no cost	prep phrase	gần như miễn phí	7.0	✓
extended legal rights	verb + noun	mở rộng quyền hợp pháp	8.0	✓
previously excluded	adv + adj	trước đây bị loại trừ	7.0	✓
travel freely	verb + adv	đi lại tự do	7.0	✓
personal autonomy	adj + noun	quyền tự chủ cá nhân	8.0	✓

Conclusion

Collocation	Form	Vietnamese	Band	Bài mẫu
In conclusion	linker	tóm lại	7.0	✓
a better quality of life	noun phrase	chất lượng sống tốt hơn	7.0	✓
longer and more secure	adv + adj	lâu hơn và an toàn hơn	7.0	✓
expanded freedom and opportunity	verb + noun	mở rộng tự do và cơ hội	8.0	✓
eliminated stress or inequality	verb + noun	xoá bỏ căng thẳng hay bất bình đẳng	8.0	✓
modern medicine	adj + noun	y học hiện đại	7.0	✓

Useful structures

Not only + auxiliary + subject + verb, but … also … (inversion for emphasis)
Participle clause, + main clause (Having / Being / Faced with …)
It is + adj + that + clause (cleft / evaluative structure)
Were / Should + subject + verb, + would … (formal conditional)
Noun phrase + which / whose + clause (dense non-defining relative clause)
The more …, the more … (comparative correlative)

6Self-check before you submit

Task Response: Clear position (Largely 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, Moreover, For example, For instance, Therefore, Nevertheless, Not only, although, whereasLexical Resource: Topic collocations from the Language bank; paraphrase the key words of the question (21st century, better quality of life, previous centuries)Grammar: Wide range of complex structures (inversion, participle clauses, conditionals) used accurately and naturallyFit for band: Realistic examples, no invented statistics, about 290–320 words in total

7🔒 Model Essay (Band 8.0)

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