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WRITING TASK 2

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task

Write about the following topic:

Some people think that the best way to improve road safety is to increase the minimum legal age for driving a car or motorbike. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Write at least 250 words.

BÀI TRẢ LỜI MẪU:

Some people believe that raising the minimum driving age is the best solution to enhance road safety. I disagree with this idea because I believe that other methods are equally important and should be taken into account as well.

On the one hand, I agree that increasing the minimum age for getting a driving licence can be an effective road safety measure. Firstly, since people are often more mature and have more life experience when they get older, they can make quicker and wiser decisions to avoid dangerous situations on the road compared to younger drivers. My father, for example, will never use his phone when driving as he knows that he could easily lose his concentration and cause an accident. Secondly, raising the minimum driving age can allow adolescents to have more time to sharpen their driving skills. They can attend defensive driving courses to learn how to deal with different driving scenarios, which will help them minimize the risk of accidents when driving in the future.

On the other hand, I think that better road safety can be achieved by other more effective methods without increasing the driving age. To begin with, more stringent traffic regulations should be imposed, which would act as a deterrent to would-be traffic law breakers. In Singapore, people who run red lights are fined heavily, and therefore this will make them more responsible in order to avoid future punishments. In addition, governments should allocate financial resources to improving public transport, which would encourage citizens to drive their private cars or motorbikes less. As a result, these residents will no longer worry about the risks that they may face when driving their own vehicles, such as drunk driving or falling asleep at the wheel.

In conclusion, while raising the legal driving age can make our roads safer to some extent, I believe that governments should also introduce other road safety measures that are discussed above.

PHÂN TÍCH TỪ VỰNG:

Phần introduction:

• “Enhance” – tăng cường: một cách thay thế hợp lý cho “improve” trên đề trong trường hợp này.

• “Taken into account” – được lưu tâm đến, xem xét đến: Dùng khi muốn nói rằng hãy suy xét, để ý đến việc gì đó khá là quan trọng.

Phần body:

• “Sharpen” – mài giũa: trong trường hợp này tác giả sử dụng từ này với ngụ ý rằng để cho thanh thiếu niên rèn luyện kĩ năng lái xe của mình.

• “Defensive” – phòng thủ: defensive driving courses có nghĩa là những khóa học tập lái xe an toàn, có thể bảo vệ được bản thân và những người tham gia giao thông.

• “Scenarios” – tình huống: các tình huống mô tả/mô phỏng về những sự việc, sự kiện có khả năng xảy ra trong tương lai.

• “Stringent” – nghiêm khắc: đây là một trong những từ để thể hiện sự nghiêm khắc, khắc nghiệt để có thể biểu thị được ý mà mình muốn nói khi đề cập về regulations.

• “Deterrent” – lời răn đe: răn đe người khác làm gì đó không được khuyến khích để làm, không nên làm.

• “Allocated” - phân phối: chỉ định dùng (bao nhiêu tiền) vào việc gì.

Phần conclusion:

• “Raising the legal driving age” = “increase the minimum legal age”