IELTS Writing Task 2: Bài mẫu “parental roles” essay

Dịch: Trần Tố Linh

Cô muốn giới thiệu với các em bộ những bài mẫu IELTS Writing Task 2 band 9 của Simon với các từ vựng hay đã được in đậm và dịch nghĩa ở phần dưới. Hy vọng những bài mẫu này sẽ cung cấp thêm cho các em ý viết bài và từ vựng cũng như những cấu trúc thành văn hay nhé.

Bài mẫu 1(xem các bài mẫu khác)

These days more fathers stay at home and take care of their children while mothers go out to work. What could be the reasons for this? Do you think it is a positive or a negative development?

It is true that men are increasingly likely to take on the role of househusband, while more women than ever are the breadwinners in their families. There could be several reasons for this, and I consider it to be a very positive trend.

In recent years, parents have had to adapt to various changes in our societies. Equal rights movements have made great progress, and it has become normal for women to gain qualifications and pursue a career. It has also become socially acceptable for men to stay at home and look after their children. At the same time, the rising cost of living has meant that both marriage partners usually need to work and save money before starting a family. Therefore, when couples have children, they may decide who works and who stays at home depending on the personal preference of each partner, or based on which partner earns the most money.

In my view, the changes described above should be seen as progress. We should be happy to live in a society in which men and women have equal opportunities, and in which women are not put under pressure to sacrifice their careers. Equally, it seems only fair that men should be free to leave their jobs in order to assume childcare responsibilities if this is what they wish to do. Couples should be left to make their own decisions about which parental role each partner takes, according to their particular circumstances and needs.

In conclusion, the changing roles of men and women in the family are a result of wider changes in society, and I believe that these developments are desirable.

(274 words, band 9)

Good vocabulary:

• are increasingly likely to: có thể tăng
• take on the role of househusband: vai trò nội trợ
• breadwinners: người trụ cột
• equal rights movements: phong trào về quyền bình đẳng
• made great progress: bước tiến lớn
• gain qualifications: nâng cao trình độ
• pursue a career: theo đuổi nghề nghiệp
• become socially acceptable: được xã hội chấp nhận
• the rising cost of living: chi phí sinh hoạt tăng
• marriage partners: vợ/ chồng
• starting a family: xây dựng gia đình
• personal preference: sở thích cá nhân
• should be seen as progress: quá trình vận động
• equal opportunities: cơ hôi ngang nhau
• put under pressure: đặt dưới áp lực
• sacrifice their careers: hy sinh cơ hội nghề nghiệp của họ
• assume childcare responsibilities: đảm nhận trách nhiệm chăm sóc con cái
• parental role: vai trò của đấng sinh thành
• their particular circumstances and needs: hoàn cảnh và nhu cầu cụ thể
• wider changes in society: biến đổi sâu sắc trong xã hội
• these developments are desirable: những phát triển này thì rất đáng mong đợi

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