WRITING TASK 2

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task

Write about the following topic:

Many museums and historical sites are mainly visited by tourists but not local people. Why is it the case? What can be done to attract more local people to visit these places?

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:

These days, a lot of museums and historical sites seem to appeal mainly to tourists, rather than locals. This essay will discuss a number of plausible reasons why this occurring, and a number of possible ways to attract more local people.

There may be a variety of factors contributing to the low numbers of local people visiting museums and historical sites. Firstly, it is possible that most local people have already visited such places, and may already have significant knowledge of their own culture and history, and therefore do not feel the need to return to these places often, or even at all. Therefore, the majority of people visiting are mostly tourists. Furthermore, many local people probably prefer to spend their free time and holidays visiting other areas outside of their hometown or country, because they are more interested in learning about other cultures and history, rather than their own.

Although it does seem to be a quite a difficult task attracting more locals to visit their own museums and historical sites, there are a number of solutions that could encourage them to do so. One possible solution may be for local governments to continually upgrade museums by rotating artefacts and displays, in order to arouse more interest from locals. Different exhibitions could be displayed and promoted more often, focusing on different themes, or aspects of the culture. Secondly, governments could also encourage and fund annual trips for local school children to museums and historical sites. And lastly, free entry to such places for locals may also encourage more local visitors.

In conclusion, attracting local people to visit museums and historical sites in their area may be a difficult process, however, there are a number of ways that locals could be encouraged to do so.

PHÂN TÍCH TỪ VỰNG:

• Rotate (v) /rəʊˈteɪt/: luân phiên, thay phiên, xoay quanh (to turn or cause something to turn in a circle, especially around a fixed point)

        Exp: “The satellite slowly rotates as it circles the earth.”

• Artefact (n) /ˈɑː.tə.fækt/: đồ tạo tác (an object that is made by a person, such as a tool or a decoration, especially one that is of historical interest)

        Exp: “The museum's collection includes artefacts dating back to prehistoric times.”

• Arouse (v) /əˈraʊz/: đánh thức, khơi dậy (to cause someone to have a particular feeling)

         Exp: “Something he said as he was leaving really aroused my curiosity.”