WRITING TASK 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task

Plan A below shows the ground floor of a particular art gallery in 2005. Plan B shows the same area in the present day.

Write at least 150 words.

BÀI TRẢ LỜI MẪU:

The pictures illustrate changes which have taken place in a particular art gallery from 2005 to the present.

Overall, the layout of the art gallery has been significantly changed, particularly on the left-hand side of the building. A number of existing features have been renovated and converted, while a number of new facilities have been added to the building in general.

In 2005, there was a café and shop in the rear-left corner of the building. However, the café has been removed and the room is now strictly a gallery shop. Meanwhile, the three exhibition rooms on the right-hand side of the building remain unchanged, and a new lift has been installed next to exhibition room 3, making the stairway to the upper floor smaller.

The gallery office, which was situated between exhibition room 4 and the old café, has also been removed and the area is now occupied by three vending machines. Exhibition room 4 has now been divided into two different areas; a temporary exhibition room and a children’s play area. Meanwhile, the reception desk has been moved closer to the centre of the entrance hall, while a wheelchair ramp has been added to the front entrance.

PHÂN TÍCH TỪ VỰNG:

• Renovate (v) /ˈren.ə.veɪt/: đổi mới, sữa chữa lại, cải tiến lại (to repair and improve something, especially a building)

         Exp: “He renovates old houses and sells them at a profit.”

• Converted (v) /kənˈvɜː.tɪd/: chuyển đổi (having changed in form or character, or been made suitable for a different use)

         Exp: “Their homes are converted shipping containers.”

• Vending machine (n) /ˈven.dɪŋ ˌməˈʃiːn/: máy bán hàng tự động (a machine from which you can buy small things such as cigarettes, drinks, and sweets by putting coins into it)

         Exp: “Companies should provide vending machines with healthy food choices.”

• Ramp (n) /ræmp/: đoạn dốc, con dốc (a surface connecting a higher and a lower level; a slope)

         Exp: “I pushed the wheelchair up the ramp and into the supermarket.”