Buzz
IELTS Writing Task 1: Nền tảng mạng xã hội
| Task 1: The pie charts below show favourite social media channels from 2011 to 2013. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. |
Example
The pie charts depict user preferences for social media platforms over a three-year span, from 2011 to 2013. Overall, Facebook remained the most popular choice despite a gradual decline year by year.
Facebook started with the largest number of 59% of users in 2011, and the figure began to drop slightly by 10% in the following year. In 2013, only 38% of respondents agreed that they like Facebook better than other social media platforms. Twitter ranked just below Facebook with a huge gap in 2011, which was narrowed from year to year as the percentage of Twitter’s fans consistently increased from 21% to 25%.
The similar pattern can be seen in the rest of social media channels. LinkedIn continued to attract more people and achieved 15% enthusiasts in 2013. Google+ and Pinterest shared the same percentage in 2011 at only 5%; However, while Pinterest showed a minimal change of only 3%, the figure for Google+ nearly tripled to 14%, becoming the social media with the most significant increase among the five.
Glossary
- Gap (n): khoảng cách
- Enthusiast (n): người yêu thích
IELTS Writing Task 2: Media and the privacy of famous individuals
| Task 2: Are famous people treated unfairly by the media? Should they be given more privacy, or is the price of their fame an invasion into their private life? Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. |
Example
Freedom of the press allows journalists to report nearly everything, but nothing receives more press coverage than the famous movie stars, top athletes and super models. Some people think this is common sense while others are against such encroachment of privacy. This essay aims to discuss both of these views before a conclusion is reached.
It is a fact that people are naturally curious and particularly love reading about the lavish lifestyle of the rich and the famous, which is sorely lacking in their own ordinary lives. Others even claim that the revelation of superstars’ life secrets helps them to know if they can trust their public figures, who should feel a responsibility to uphold certain morals. There are, in addition, people who pride themselves on the amount of attention they get, so it is unnecessary to protect those who wish to create scandals to get on the headlines. Reporters’ intrusion upon famous people’s privacy is, undoubtedly, profit-driven on the side of mass media, thus contributing to the national economy at a certain level.
On the other hand, everyone, including celebrities, has the right to privacy. Paparazzis have gone too far when getting involved when celebrities are not inclined to be interviewed or filmed, and this often results in the famous being made victims of sensationalism or tabloid journalism. Furthermore, the fact that a person is receiving more media attention is not necessarily equivalent to how they should be role models for others. Therefore, trying to meet the viewer’s ever-increasing demand with excessive intrusion on individual liberty develops nothing but a touch of voyeurism on the side of common readers.
In summary, I believe it's crucial to distinguish between a celebrity's private and public life. While certain aspects of their lives may be made public, excessive attention should be restrained for ethical reasons.Glossary
- Freedom of the press (n): tự do báo chí
- Common sense (n): lẽ thường
- Encroachment of privacy (n): sự xâm phạm đời tư
- Lavish lifestyle (n): lối sống sang chảnh
- Sorely lack (v): thiếu trầm trọng
- Intrusion (n): sự xâm phạm
- Profit-driven (adj): đem lại nhiều lợi ích
- Be inclined to: có xu hướng, nghiêng về
- Sensationalism (n): sự giật gân
- Tabloid journalism (n): báo lá cải
- Individual liberty (n): sự tự do cá nhân
- Voyeurism (n): tính tò mò bệnh hoạn
- Inordinate/ excessive (adj): quá mức
- Curb (v): giảm
