Tài liệu ESSAY OUTLINE ( FOR IELTS ) TOPIC 12-4 pdf

ESSAY OUTLINE ( FOR IELTS )

Topic 12: Music -Art- Fashion -Sport
SECTION 3: MUSIC (cont)

11. Compare the importance of music now with how it was when
your grandparents were young.
12. What do you think will be the effects of music on future
societies.
Youngsters do not find the glamour in the traditional musical
instruments that they like in the gleaming Western instruments.
However, there are still those students who attend the music schools
in the country to study traditional music. No doubt, many of them are
there to please their parents.
Those serious students of traditional music in the schools need more
encouragement so that this art form in Vietnam will not be allowed to
dwindle away.
It would be in very poor condition today were it not for the new
interest in the modern theater which uses traditional music to
accompany the acting. VNSBut
like pop acts the world over, Vietnamese bands have their critics.
These critics say that Vietnamese pop is simply a copy of its Western
counterpart and that it lacks Vietnamese identity.
Of couse, this has not deterred the pop bands, many of which have
gained international recognition, and their legion of young fans.
These young boys and girls say they will never give up their ways.
13. Do you recommend any theatre in Hanoi?
The Hanoi Opera House is situated on Trang Tien Street near the
Red River and several hundreds metres East of Hoan Kiem Lake.
It is an old theatre with French architecture and typical Gothic and
Mosaic characters reflected on the door domes and the glassed room

respectively.
For a long time, the Hanoi Opera House has been a rendezvous for
those who love theatrical performance and traditional songs and
music, symphonies, opera and classical opera.
It is also a tourist attraction for local and foreign visitors.
SECTION 4: FASHION
1. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
People behave differently when they wear different clothes. Do
you agree that different clothes influence the way people
behave? Use specific examples to support your answer. TOEFL -
unneccesary
2. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? One
should never judge a person by external appearances. Use
specific reasons and details to support your answer. TOEFL -
unneccesary
3. Some people trust their first impressions about a person’s
character because they believe these judgments are generally
correct. Other people do not judge a person’s character quickly
because they believe first impressions are often wrong.
Compare these two attitudes. Which attitude do you agree with?
Support your choice with specific examples. TOEFL -
unneccessary
4. Do you think it is important to wear fashionable clothes?
5. (Do you think it is imporatant to be in fashion?)
6. What kind of clothes do you usually wear?
7. How do you choose your clothes?
8. How does weather change your dressing style?
9. Where are some good stores to buy clothes in this area?
10. Would you like to be a fashion model? Why/Why not?
11. Tell me about Vnese traditional costume:

Traditional costumes of the Vietnamese people tend to be very
simple and modest. Men wear brown shirts and white trousers. Their
headgear is simply a piece of cloth wrapped around the head and
their footwear consists of a pair of plain sandals.
For formal ceremonies men would have two additional items, a long
gown with slits on either side, and a turban, usually in black or brown
made of cotton or silk. Men''s dress has gradually changed along with
social development.
The traditional set of a long gown and turban gave way to more
modern looking suits, while business shirts and trousers have
replaced traditional long sleeved shirts and wide trousers. Traditional
costumes still exist and efforts are increasingly being made to restore
traditional festivals and entertainment which incorporate traditional
costumes.
Young women wear light brown-colored short shirts with long black
skirts. Their headgear consists of a black turban with a peak at the
front. To make their waist look smaller, they tightly fasten a long piece
of pink or violet cloth. On formal occasions, they wear a special three
layered dress called an "ao dai", a long gown with slits on either side.
Over time, the traditional "ao dai" has gone through certain changes.
Long gowns are now carefully tailored to fit the body of a Vietnamese
woman. The two long slits along the side allow the gown to have two
free floating panels in the front and at the back of the dress. The
floating panels expose a long pair of white silk trousers.
An elegant looking conical palm hat, which is traditionally known as a
"non bai tho" (a hat with poetry written on it), is worn as part of a
woman''s formal dress. This traditional conical hat is particularly
suitable for a tropical country such as Vietnam, where fierce sunshine
and hard rain are commonplace.
In recent years some foreign fashions have been introduced to

Vietnam; however, the traditional "ao dai" remains preferable to
women in both urban and rural settings.
In general, Vietnamese clothing is very diverse. Every ethnic group in
Vietnam has its own style of clothing. Festivals are the occasion for
all to wear their favorite clothes. Over thousands of years, the
traditional clothing of all ethnic groups in Vietnam has changed, but
each ethnic group has separately maintained their own
characteristics