Wealth as an Opportunity to Help Others — 20.03.2026

Task 2 Topic

Some people say that the most important thing about being rich is that it gives a person the opportunity to help others.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?

1Task analysis

Item	Detail
Essay type	Opinion (agree / disagree — to what extent)
Main topic	Whether helping other people is the most important benefit of being wealthy
Keywords	the most important thing · being rich · opportunity · help others
Task focus	Decide whether helping others is the most important advantage of wealth, compared with other benefits
Required position	Say clearly how far you agree or disagree and keep the same position in every paragraph
Plain-English meaning	Is the best thing about having a lot of money the chance to help other people?
Hidden trap	The most important thing — you must compare helping others with other benefits of wealth (security, freedom, comfort) and decide which matters most
Chosen stance	Largely agree. Personal security is a real benefit of wealth, but its most significant value lies in the capacity to transform others' lives, which also gives the wealthy a deeper sense of fulfilment
Main-idea plan	BP1 → wealth gives a unique capacity to transform lives at scale · BP2 → philanthropy offers fulfilment and social legitimacy that consumption cannot

2Idea generation

Body 1 — The transformative reach of wealth

Wealth can transform lives at scale and fund long-term change ✓ strongest
Private donors can take risks governments avoid
Investment creates jobs dự phòng

Body 2 — Philanthropy and a meaningful life

Philanthropy brings deeper fulfilment than consumption ✓ strongest
Generosity gives wealth social legitimacy
Children of the rich learn responsibility dự phòng

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

3Skeleton

Introduction

General statement: Wealth = comfort, security, freedom
Paraphrased task: Rewrite: greatest value = improving others' lives
Thesis: Largely agree

Body 1: Wealth → transform lives at scale; fund risky, innovative projects

Body 2: Philanthropy → fulfilment, legitimacy > consumption

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: Wealth = comfort, security, freedom

Starter: For most people, wealth … ·

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Paraphrased task

Main idea: Rewrite: greatest value = improving others' lives

Starter: Yet some argue that … ·

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Thesis

Main idea: Largely agree

Starter: While personal security is … ·

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Body Paragraph 1 — The transformative reach of wealth(100–125 words)

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

Topic sentence

Main idea: Unmatched capacity

Starter: The most persuasive argument … ·

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Explanation 1

Main idea: Long-lasting benefits

Starter: An individual with substantial … ·

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Example

Main idea: Vaccination campaigns

Starter: Several well-known foundations, for … ·

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Explanation 2

Main idea: Support innovation

Starter: Private donors can also … ·

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Further development

Main idea: Comforts seem trivial

Starter: Compared with this potential … ·

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Link

Main idea: Transformative reach

Starter: It is this transformative … ·

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Body Paragraph 2 — Philanthropy and a meaningful life(100–125 words)

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

Topic sentence

Main idea: Deeper fulfilment

Starter: Equally important, using wealth … ·

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Explanation 1

Main idea: Hedonic treadmill

Starter: Psychologists have long observed … ·

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Example

Main idea: Purpose and connection

Starter: By contrast, contributing to … ·

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Explanation 2

Main idea: Social legitimacy

Starter: Generosity also gives great … ·

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Further development

Main idea: Society + giver benefit

Starter: Not only does philanthropy … ·

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Link

Main idea: Fullest value

Starter: Helping others, in short … ·

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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: Transform lives + fulfilment

Starter: Wealth offers a unique … ·

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Final thought

Main idea: Generosity as responsibility

Starter: Those with great fortunes … ·

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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
associated primarily with	passive phrase	chủ yếu gắn với	8.0	✓
comfort, security and the freedom	noun phrase	tiện nghi, an toàn và tự do	7.0	✓
a large fortune	adj + noun	một gia tài lớn	7.0	✓
improve the lives of others	verb phrase	cải thiện cuộc sống người khác	7.0	✓
undeniably important	adv + adj	quan trọng không thể phủ nhận	8.0	✓
personal security	adj + noun	an ninh cá nhân	7.0	✓

Body Paragraph 1 — The transformative reach of wealth

Collocation	Form	Vietnamese	Band	Bài mẫu
the most persuasive argument	noun phrase	lập luận thuyết phục nhất	8.0	✓
confers a capacity	verb + noun	trao một năng lực	8.0	✓
substantial means	adj + noun	điều kiện tài chính lớn	8.0	✓
finance scholarships	verb + noun	tài trợ học bổng	7.0	✓
medical research	adj + noun	nghiên cứu y khoa	7.0	✓
last for generations	verb phrase	kéo dài qua nhiều thế hệ	7.0	✓
vaccination campaigns	noun + noun	chiến dịch tiêm chủng	7.0	✓
low-income countries	adj + noun	các nước thu nhập thấp	7.0	✓
constrained by budgets and politics	passive phrase	bị ràng buộc bởi ngân sách và chính trị	8.0	✓
relatively trivial	adv + adj	tương đối tầm thường	8.0	✓
transformative reach	adj + noun	sức ảnh hưởng mang tính thay đổi	8.0	✓

Body Paragraph 2 — Philanthropy and a meaningful life

Collocation	Form	Vietnamese	Band	Bài mẫu
a deeper sense of fulfilment	noun phrase	cảm giác viên mãn sâu sắc hơn	8.0	✓
derived from luxury goods	passive phrase	có được từ hàng xa xỉ	8.0	✓
the hedonic treadmill	noun phrase	vòng lặp hưởng thụ	8.0	✓
contributing to a cause	verb phrase	đóng góp cho một mục đích	7.0	✓
a lasting sense of purpose	noun phrase	cảm giác mục đích lâu dài	7.0	✓
the wider community	adj + noun	cộng đồng rộng lớn hơn	7.0	✓
social legitimacy	adj + noun	tính chính danh xã hội	8.0	✓
rising inequality	adj + noun	bất bình đẳng gia tăng	7.0	✓
greater meaning	adj + noun	ý nghĩa lớn hơn	7.0	✓
its fullest value	noun phrase	giá trị trọn vẹn nhất	8.0	✓

Conclusion

Collocation	Form	Vietnamese	Band	Bài mẫu
In conclusion	linker	tóm lại	7.0	✓
the opportunity to help others	noun phrase	cơ hội giúp đỡ người khác	7.0	✓
a unique capacity	adj + noun	năng lực độc nhất	8.0	✓
transform lives at scale	verb phrase	thay đổi cuộc sống trên quy mô lớn	8.0	✓
great fortunes	adj + noun	những gia tài lớn	7.0	✓
a responsibility rather than a choice	noun phrase	trách nhiệm chứ không phải lựa chọn	8.0	✓

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, For example, Therefore, Not only, whileLexical Resource: Topic collocations from the Language bank; paraphrase the key words of the question (the most important thing, being rich, opportunity)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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