Watching a live performance such as a play, concert, or sporting event is more enjoyable than watching the same event on television. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

ĐÁNH GIÁ – PHÂN TÍCH

Dạng bài: Opinion, đưa ra ý kiến Agree – Disagree (đây là dạng bài tương đối phổ biến, khá khó và dễ khiến người viết phải viết lạc đề)

Chủ đề bao quát: Entertainment

Chủ đề chi tiết: Event – Television

BÀI MẪU

When it comes to leisure activities, attending a live show has recently been claimed to be something worth doing because it is more exciting than watching it on TV. This is a statement that I find it hard to totally agree with.

Truth be told, it is certainly true that watching an art display or a sports performance on television is quite enjoyable to some extent. One of the reasons is one can lie down on a sofa without getting decently dressed while watching them. This is normally something impossible to do in public as we are supposed to behave well in this modern life of civilization.

However, watching it live, whether it is an arts event or a sports competition, is truly fascinating in a way that is indescribable. More specifically, a play, a concert, or a sports contest would be much more interesting if witnessed with our own eyes and/or listened to with our own ears based on a real-time basis. In other words, this is a matter of feelings which depend on whether that particular event is actually happening. If it is, then it will boost levels of fascination twofold or even threefold.

In conclusion, considering a comparison of what is more intriguing as a leisure activity, I tend to believe that going to an event such as those involving art or sports is far higher than watching it on television. It all relies on how ‘real’ it is no matter how far technology has moved forward.

PHÂN TÍCH TỪ VỰNG

• Truth be told: Thành thật mà nói 
• Indescribable: Không thể diễn tả được
• Civilization: Cuộc sống văn minh  
• Fascinating (adj): Hấp dẫn
• Based on a real-time basis: Trên cơ sở giờ thực
• Boost levels of fascination twofold or threefold: Nó sẽ nâng mức thú vị lên gấp đôi hoặc gấp 3
• Intriguing (adj): Hấp dẫn
• Art display: Trưng bày nghệ thuật
• Decently (adv): Tươm tất
• Witness: Chứng kiến

(Nguồn: IELTS Vietop)