Bài Giải Đề Thi Học Sinh Giỏi Quốc Gia 2013 (Part 4)

Yêu Tiếng Anh - Tiếp theo Phần 3 - Giải đề thi học sinh giỏi Quốc Gia, mời bạn đọc xem TẠI ĐÂY, hôm nay Admin trình bày Phần cuối - Writing. Phần này có phần so sánh biểu đồ khá hay nhưng khá dễ (giống địa lý), viết bài luận 350 words, và rewrite sentences (đòi hỏi ngữ pháp cao cấp). Xem mục luyện thi đại học tại đây.

* Bài liên quan: Tổng hợp chuyên đề luyện thi đại học và học sinh giỏi

IV. WRITING (50 points)

Part 1: Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in such a way that it is similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do NOT change the form of the given word. You must use between three and eight words, including the word given. (0) has been done as an example.

0.        He paid no attention to our warning (notice)

           He took no notice of  our warning.

96.      Suzanne did better than usual at her final oral exam, although she has a sore throat. (excelled)

           Despite Suzanne's sore throat, she excelled in/at her final oral exam.

97.           Twenty singers are competing for the title " Singer of The Year " (contention)

           There are twenty singers in contention for the title "Singer of The Year"

98.            Tom is far better than me in terms of language skills. (match)

           When it comes to language skills, I am no match for Tom. (Câu này trong văn nói, người Mỹ hay sử dụng hàng ngày)

99.            I know you'll find it hard to believe, but I've never travel abroad. (seem)

           Unlikely as/though you seem to believe, I've never travel abroad.

100.        You can attend as many classes as you want as long as you can manage your time. (restrictions)

           There are no restrictions on the number of classes/on how many classes you attend as long as you can manage your time.

Part 2: The charts below show the profit made by MG Entertainment (a record company ) from different formats in three European countries.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write as least 150 words.

Solutions: To do this part, you are recommended to focus on summarizing the profit made by MG Entertainment from three countries.

- Germany, France, and Italy: Profit from CDs bought in shops, CDs bought online, Internet downloads, cassettes, and Vinyl singers and LPs in 1997 and 2007.

- Compare the profit among these countries, remember to add as more connectors as possible to make your writing read coherently and flow smoothly; and then conclude your ideas.

- Connectors: 

• Coordinating conjunction: but, and...too.
• Subordinating conjunctions: whereas, while, just as...
• Conjunctive adverbs: in contrast, on the other hand, similarly, in comparison...
• Preposition: unlike, like, similar to...

- Here are tips to write it up: [List of phrases to describe charts]

•  The pie chart is about ...
• The bar chart deals with ...
• The line graph (clearly) shows ...
• The slices of the pie chart compare the ...
• The chart is divided into ... parts.
• It highlights ...
• ... has the largest (number of) ...
• ... has the second largest (number of) ...
• ... is as big as ...
• ... is twice as big as ...
• ... is bigger than ...
• more than ... per cent ...
• only one third ...
• less than half ...
• The number ...increases/goes up/grows by ...
• The number ...decreases/goes down/sinks by ...
• The number ...does not change/remains stable
• I was really surprised/shocked by the ...
• So we can say ...

 Part 3: Write an essay of about 350 words to express your opinion on the following topic: "Modern technology has increased our material wealth, but not our happiness."

(You may continue your writing on the back page if you need more space)   

=> Click hint 1 and hint 2 to know how to generate your ideas and connect them together to turn them into a complete and perfect essay.

The end! See you in 2014. Have a good one!

Have a good one!

Tommy Bảo - Yêu Tiếng Anh