TASK 2 (AGREE OR DISAGREE): YOUTH’S LITERACY SKILLS
Topic: Some people think that the increasing use of computers and mobile phones for communication has a negative effect on young people’s reading and writing skills. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Sample Answer (Viết canh giờ 35 phút)
In recent decades, there has been considerable debate as to whether device usage can impede literacy skills, exerting detrimental impacts on young people’s reading and writing. Despite legitimate defenses underpinning this sentiment, I strongly believe that modern electronics contribute to increased literacy levels.
Proponents of modern electronic devices exerting adverse implications on the young’s literacy skills point to the youth’s online consumption. They contend that nowadays, devices such as computers and cell phones are intended not only for basic communication purposes including messaging and making calls, but also for social media, gaming, online shopping, and so on. The average young person would use their laptops and mobile devices on a daily basis to check emails, scroll through various social platforms, respond to messages, and engage in online games. These distractions would divert their attention away from intentional and insightful reading, thus over time resulting in lowered reading comprehension skills. Additionally, online types of content, such as those on social media platforms and Internet forums, are often simpler than traditional publications, which can also result in reduced literary understanding. Diminished reading ability would then lead to decreased writing ability, lowering the youth’s overall language capacity.
However, this reasoning fails to factor in the vast amount of rich online resources that benefit young people’s literacy ability. The above-mentioned examples are only applicable to those who lack self-discipline, media literacy, and thus fail to utilise the power of the Internet to their advantage. The online world offers unprecedentedly greater resources to boost one’s reading comprehension skills. Through online news outlets such as The Guardian, Reuters, and National Geographic, online readers can learn new topic-related vocabulary, embrace novel ideas, and develop unique opinions regarding certain societal issues. This would enable them to acquire valuable knowledge across multiple areas of science, broaden their horizons, and cultivate critical thinking, all of which contribute to enhanced writing skills. This is because writing is dependent on the ability to understand, internalise, and produce language. Compared to the traditional approach of reading books and print publications which may contain outdated information, online reading through the use of mobile devices represents a superior mode of learning with real-time updates and concomitant feedback systems, allowing learners to enhance and optimise their literacy levels.
In conclusion, while excessive social media usage and time spent on online platforms can diminish reading and writing skills, especially with the prevalence of less sophisticated online content, I firmly believe that modern devices play a role in improving reading and writing abilities. This is because young people can access quality online resources that enhance both their reading comprehension and written language. Ultimately, online media should be used strategically in conjunction with conventional methods such as books and prints to achieve optimal efficiency.
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Sửa lỗi Grammar sau khi viết
Topic: Some people think that the increasing use of computers and mobile phones for communication has a negative effect on young people’s reading and writing skills. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
In recent decades, there has been considerable debate as to whether device usage can impede literacy skills, and exerting exert detrimental impacts effects on young people’s reading and writing. Despite legitimate defenses defences underpinning this sentiment, I strongly believe that modern electronics contribute to increased literacy levels.
Proponents of modern electronic devices exerting adverse implications having adverse effects on the young’s literacy skills point to the youth’s online consumption. They contend that nowadays, devices such as computers and cell phones are intended not only for basic communication purposes including messaging and making calls, but also for social media, gaming, online shopping, and so on. The average young person would use uses their laptops and mobile devices on a daily basis to check emails, scroll through various social platforms, respond to messages, and engage in online games. These distractions would can divert their attention away from intentional and insightful reading, thus over time resulting in lowered reading comprehension skills. Additionally, online types of content content, such as those on social media platforms and Internet forums, are often simpler than traditional publications, which can also result in reduced literary understanding. Diminished reading ability would then lead to decreased writing ability, lowering the youth’s overall language capacity.
However, this reasoning fails to factor in the vast amount of rich online resources that benefit young people’s literacy ability skills. The above-mentioned examples are only applicable to those who lack self-discipline, media literacy, and thus fail to utilise the power of the Internet to their advantage. The online world offers unprecedentedly greater resources to boost one’s reading comprehension skills. Through online news outlets such as The Guardian, Reuters, and National Geographic, online readers can learn new topic-related vocabulary, embrace novel ideas, and develop unique opinions regarding certain societal issues. This would enable them to acquire valuable knowledge across multiple areas of science, broaden their horizons, and cultivate critical thinking, all of which contribute to enhanced writing skills. This is because writing is dependent on the ability to understand, internalise, and produce language. Compared to the traditional approach of reading books and print publications which may contain outdated information, online reading through the use of mobile devices represents a superior mode of learning with real-time updates and concomitant feedback systems, allowing learners to enhance and optimise their literacy levels.
In conclusion, while excessive social media usage and time spent on online platforms can diminish reading and writing skills, especially with the prevalence of less sophisticated online content, I firmly believe that modern devices play a role in improving reading and writing abilities. This is because young people can access quality online resources that enhance both their reading comprehension and written language. Ultimately, online media should be used strategically in conjunction with conventional methods such as books and prints printed media to achieve optimal efficiency.
Tóm tắt lỗi Grammar
| Error Type | Example | Correction |
| Parallelism | “impede literacy skills, exerting detrimental impacts” | “impede literacy skills and exert detrimental effects” |
| UK/US Spelling inconsistency | “defenses” | “defences” (to match UK standard) |
| Verb tense (habitual action) | “would use their laptops” | “uses their laptops” |
| Modal choice | “would divert their attention” | “can/ often divert their attention” |
| Redundancy / Word choice | “online types of content” | “content” or “content types” |
| Collocation | “literacy ability” | “literacy skills” |
| Diction / formality | “books and prints” | “books and printed materials“ |
Final Sample Answer
Topic: Some people think that the increasing use of computers and mobile phones for communication has a negative effect on young people’s reading and writing skills. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
In recent decades, there has been considerable debate as to whether device usage can impede literacy skills and exert detrimental effects on young people’s reading and writing. Despite legitimate defences underpinning this sentiment, I strongly believe that modern electronics contribute to increased literacy levels.
Proponents of modern electronic devices having adverse effects on the young’s literacy skills point to their online consumption habits. They contend that nowadays, devices such as computers and mobile phones are intended not only for basic communication purposes including messaging and making calls, but also for social media, gaming, online shopping, and so on. The average young person uses their laptops and mobile devices on a daily basis to check emails, scroll through various social platforms, respond to messages, and engage in online games. These distractions often divert their attention away from intentional and insightful reading, thus over time resulting in lowered reading comprehension skills. Additionally, online content, such as that on social media platforms and internet forums, is often simpler than traditional publications, which can result in reduced literary understanding. Diminished reading ability may then lead to decreased writing ability, lowering the youth’s overall language proficiency.
However, this reasoning fails to factor in the vast amount of rich online resources that benefit young people’s literacy development. The above-mentioned examples are only applicable to those who lack self-discipline, media literacy, and thus fail to utilise the power of the Internet to their advantage. The online world offers unprecedented access to boost one’s reading comprehension. Through online news outlets such as The Guardian, Reuters, and National Geographic, online readers can learn new topic-related vocabulary, embrace novel ideas, and develop informed opinions on societal issues. This enables them to acquire valuable knowledge across multiple areas of science, broaden their horizons, and cultivate critical thinking, all of which contribute to enhanced writing skills. This is because writing depends on the ability to understand, internalise, and produce language. Compared to the traditional approach of reading books and printed materials, online reading through mobile devices represents a superior mode of learning with real-time updates and interactive feedback systems, allowing learners to enhance and optimise their literacy levels.
In conclusion, while excessive social media usage and time spent on online platforms can diminish reading and writing skills, especially with the prevalence of less sophisticated content, I firmly believe that modern devices play a significant role in improving language ability. This is because young people can access quality online resources that enhance both their reading comprehension and written communication. Ultimately, online media should be used strategically, alongside traditional methods such as books and print media, to achieve optimal efficiency.
Vocabulary
- considerable debate – cuộc tranh luận đáng kể
- impede literacy skills – cản trở kỹ năng đọc viết
- detrimental effects – ảnh hưởng tiêu cực
- modern electronics – thiết bị điện tử hiện đại
- literacy skills – kỹ năng đọc viết
- online consumption habits – thói quen tiêu dùng trực tuyến
- basic communication purposes – mục đích giao tiếp cơ bản
- social platforms – nền tảng mạng xã hội
- intentional and insightful reading – việc đọc có mục đích và sâu sắc
- reading comprehension skills – kỹ năng hiểu nội dung đọc
- reduced literary understanding – sự suy giảm hiểu biết văn học
- language proficiency – năng lực ngôn ngữ
- rich online resources – tài nguyên trực tuyến phong phú
- media literacy – khả năng hiểu và sử dụng phương tiện truyền thông
- unprecedented access – khả năng tiếp cận chưa từng có
- topic-related vocabulary – từ vựng theo chủ đề
- informed opinions – quan điểm có hiểu biết
- cultivate critical thinking – nuôi dưỡng tư duy phản biện
- enhanced writing skills – kỹ năng viết được cải thiện
- superior mode of learning – phương thức học tập vượt trội
- real-time updates – cập nhật theo thời gian thực
- interactive feedback systems – hệ thống phản hồi tương tác
- enhance and optimise literacy levels – nâng cao và tối ưu hóa trình độ đọc viết
- quality online resources – tài nguyên trực tuyến chất lượng
- written communication – giao tiếp bằng văn bản
Dàn ý
Bài viết của mình gồm 1 đoạn mở bài, 2 đoạn thân bài và 1 đoạn kết luận.
- Intro: Mình giới thiệu vấn đề đang gây tranh cãi – liệu việc sử dụng thiết bị công nghệ như điện thoại và máy tính có ảnh hưởng xấu đến kỹ năng đọc viết của giới trẻ. Sau đó, mình khẳng định rõ quan điểm: thiết bị hiện đại giúp cải thiện kỹ năng ngôn ngữ.
Body paragraph 1
Lập luận phản đối – Thiết bị công nghệ ảnh hưởng tiêu cực đến kỹ năng đọc và viết
- Lập luận 1: Giới trẻ dành nhiều thời gian cho các nền tảng mạng xã hội và trò chơi trực tuyến
→ Bị phân tán sự chú ý, thiếu đọc chuyên sâu → giảm khả năng hiểu nội dung đọc. - Lập luận 2: Nội dung trên mạng thường đơn giản, ngắn và thiếu chiều sâu
→ Làm giảm khả năng đọc – viết nghiêm túc, dẫn tới mức độ thành thạo ngôn ngữ kém hơn.
Body paragraph 2
Phản biện – Thiết bị hiện đại cải thiện kỹ năng đọc viết
- Lập luận 1: Chỉ những người thiếu tự giác và tư duy số mới bị ảnh hưởng xấu
→ Người có kỹ năng sử dụng công nghệ có thể tận dụng được các tài nguyên học thuật trực tuyến phong phú như The Guardian, Reuters, National Geographic. - Lập luận 2: Nội dung trực tuyến cập nhật nhanh, nhiều phản hồi, giúp người học tiếp cận từ vựng mới, rèn tư duy phản biện
→ Điều này hỗ trợ mạnh mẽ cho việc phát triển kỹ năng viết nâng cao
→ So với sách giấy, thiết bị di động là phương tiện học tập vượt trội, có thể nâng cao và tối ưu hóa khả năng đọc viết.
Conclusion
Mình khẳng định: Dù nội dung giải trí trên mạng có thể làm giảm khả năng đọc viết, nhưng nếu sử dụng đúng cách, thiết bị công nghệ có thể cải thiện đáng kể kỹ năng ngôn ngữ của giới trẻ. Tốt nhất là kết hợp cả hai phương pháp: truyền thống và hiện đại.
Tủ Grammar
| Cấu Trúc / Grammar | Ví dụ áp dụng trong bài |
| There has been + Noun | There has been considerable debate as to whether device usage can… |
| Whether… or not… | …as to whether device usage can impede literacy skills… |
| Despite + noun/V-ing | Despite legitimate defences, I strongly believe that… |
| Relative clause (which/that…) | …content on forums, which can result in reduced literary understanding |
| The average + noun + V-s | The average young person uses their devices daily… |
| X contributes to Y | Modern electronics contribute to increased literacy levels. |
| Fail to + V | …fail to utilise the power of the Internet… |
| All of which + V (mệnh đề quan hệ rút gọn) | …cultivate critical thinking, all of which contribute to enhanced writing skills. |
| Compared to + noun/V-ing… | Compared to the traditional approach of reading books… |
| Should be + V3 (bị động) | Online media should be used strategically… |
