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5. TOPIC: Media are said to affect us different ways. Discuss the matter in a composition.
I think the media pay too much attention to the private lives of famous people. Television, newspapers,
magazines and web sites dig up all kinds of past bad actions. They say that these are true reflections of a
person's character. This may be true if they occurred only a few years before, but some of these are things
people did as teenagers. People in their forties are expected to explain something they did when they were
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fifteen. If they killed someone, obviously that's more than a youthful mistake. Usually, though, these incidents
involve experiments with drugs or being reckless in a car. They're not something that the public needs to
know.
The media love to say that the public has a right to know. That's not true. We don't need to know if a
movie star or politician has had an extramarital affair. That is something of concern only to the people
involved. We do need to know if someone we're electing to public office has been involved in shady business
deals, but we don't need to know if he or she defaulted on a loan twenty years ago.
It seems the media dig up these facts without giving thoughtful consideration to what might happen. It
has an effect on the celebrity's family, especially the children. A celebrity's good name and credibility may be
ruined before he or she can prove that rumors are false. If a case goes to court, paying a lawyer can use up
all their money. Even if it doesn't come to that, they may find their career ruined.
When are we, the public, going to make it clear to the media that we're tired of having to watch this
kind of thing on the news? Wouldn't it be better if they would concentrate on more important issues?
7. TOPIC: Human are said to greatly benefit from destroying their environment. Do you really think so?
The quality of human life has improved greatly over the past few centuries, but Earth is being harmed
more and more by human activity. As we develop our technology, we demand more from our planet.
Eventually, this will harm people as well.
Our planet gives us everything we need, but natural resources are not endless. Strip mining devastates
whole regions, leaving bare and useless ground. Deforestation removes old growth trees that can't be
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replaced. Too much fishing may harm fish populations to the point where they can't recover. We are too
careless in taking what we want without giving anything back.
There are more people than ever, living longer than ever. So is it any surprise that many areas suffer
from too much development? Anyone living in or near a city has experienced "urban sprawl." There is a new
shopping area on every corner and new houses, townhouses and apartments everywhere. Traffic gets worse
and worse because planners can't keep up with growth.
Keeping up with human demand is hard enough. Environmental concerns come in last. With growth
comes pollution. Companies and communities dump waste into water. Landfills are full of trash. Emissions
from factories pollute the air. Barrels of industrial waste and worse, radioactive waste, have no safe place to
go. If we're not careful, we can harm our planet beyond repair.
People need to respect the Earth and try to preserve it. If we don't, what kind of future will we have?
show. Though I am not very sure about others I will commonly do such things after a concert. It makes me feel
great.
So, to take part in a living show is my favorite choice. Instead of watching TV I would like to have
some performance publically. It is better than the program in TV I think.
10. TOPIC: Airlines have changed the ways we travel. Do you think so?
An airplane is a form of transportation that has changed people's lives. Thanks to the plane, our lives
are now faster, more exciting, and more convenient that before.
You cannot deny that a plane is fast. For example, the Concorde flies at supersonic speed. A
businessman can leave Paris at 11 a.m. in the morning and arrive in New York at 8 a.m. the same morning in
time for a day's work. Many business people in Europe will fly to London for a noon meeting and then return
home to Rome or Madrid for dinner.
It is always exciting to take a plane trip. When you take a trip by plane, you know that you might cross
many time zones, many oceans, and many countries. When you get off the plane, you could be in a place that
speaks a different language. A plane is like a magician's trick. You get in a box and you come out somewhere
totally different.
Nothing can beat the convenience of a plane. In the old days, it might take you days to do what the
plane can do it an hour. Boats, for example, only leave on certain days of the week and take a long time to get
to their destination. Planes give you the option to leave several times a day and get you to your destination
quickly.
Although other forms of transportation may be more comfortable, none has changed the way we do
business and live our lives more than the plane. Thanks to the speed, excitement, and convenience of the
planes, our lives are richer.
12. TOPIC: Good neighbors are as good as relatives. What do you think about this?
Neighbors are the people who live near us, and their behavior influence our daily life. Good
neighbors can make us feel comfortable and give us many help, and everyone will benefit from a good
relationship among neighbors. In my point of view, these are three conspicuous aspects of the qualities of a
good neighbors.
One of the most important characteristic of good neighbors is that they have a good living habit and
are friendly to others. A person with bad habit will affect your daily life. For example, children are most likely
to be influenced by bad neighbors and carry on bad habits. On the other hand, being friendly is also an
important nature of good neighbors. If neighbors are unfriendly, they are hard to approach and difficult to get
along with.
Another important aspect of good neighbors is that they should be willing to help others. In our daily
life, emergency situations may happen, and we may encounter difficulties which cannot be resolved by
ourselves. At this time, the quickest help we can get is probably from our neighbors. To some degree,
neighbors are as important as relatives to us, because they could provide the immediate help. In the same
way, a neighbor who likes to help others will get help in return. Help each others can form a friendly and
harmonious relationship among the neighbors.
All in all, a good neighbor is someone who have a good living habit, is friendly and is willing to help
others. Taking into account of all these factors, we may reach the conclusion that a good relationship among
neighbors need the maintenance from us.
13. TOPIC: Classes are really good for ones who attend? Discuss your opinion about this matter.
Nowadays, it becomes a heatedly debated topic whether a student should be required to attend classes
or not. Some people hold the opinion that the university students should be required to go to classes.
However, others have a negative attitude. If I were forced to agree with one of the two positions, I would
stand behind the latter. My Arguments for this point are listed as follows. I agree with the statement that going
to classes should be optional for university students without reservation since I believe a student is supposed
to attend those classes he or she is interested in.
Naturally, interest is the mother of study. When attracted by a wonderful class, you will attend it
unforcedly and immediately. Nevertheless, not all classes are so popular in reality and no one has interest in
every class. Consequently, you should select the classes you like to attend for a higher efficiency of studying.
It can be given a good example, in current universities, many excellent students almost have the record of
skipping some boring and undesirable classes.
Another reason that can be seen by everyone is that it contributes to build a university student's ability
of learning by himself or herself. Obviously, by choosing good and meaningful classes, giving up those
undesirable, or studying these classes you cannot attend somehow by yourself, you will learn how to
distribute your study time and acquire the capability of learning by yourself, which is tremendously important
to modern university students. Many celebrities, such as Bill Gates, have such powerful ability by not
attending some classes when they were in university.
Admittedly, being required to attend classes has advantages of disciplining the student, however,
considering most university students can discipline themselves on their own, I believe it is sagacious to agree
with that going to classes should be optional for college or university students.
14. TOPIC: Cooking for yourself is not only good for your health but also your pleasure. Do you agree
with this?
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In the modern life now, more and more people prefer to eat at food stands or restaurants. They think
that will save time so that they can have enough time to do their jobs. But I still prefer to prepare and eat food
at home.
There several reasons. First of all, you can save money if you eat at home. In general, to get profit, the
restaurants ask for more money on the same food you cook at home. That is the waste of money. To save
money, you may prefer to prepare you food at home with less money.
The second, usually, the food in the restaurants is not what you are expecting. you may dislike the way
the restaurant cook the same dishes as you do at home. For example, the other day, I asked for potato in a
restaurant. After the first bite, I thought it was so awful. My mom never cooked such potato for me! The bad
lunch even destroyed my mood in that day.
The third, if you prepare food by yourself, you will have a happy mood when you eat it, regardless of
the real savor of the food. It goes a saying well "labor brings happiness". In addition, you can change your
method of cooking considering your taste on that day. The reasons above may can answer why I prefer to eat
food at home. Cooking even has become my hobby now. Come back and have your delicious food, I'm sure
you will like it!
15. TOPIC: Living in city or countryside makes differences to anyone. What do you think about this?
I grew up in a small town and then moved to a big city, so I have experienced the good and bad sides
of both. I never thought that I would like living in a big city, but I was wrong. After ten years of living in one, I
can't imagine ever living in a small town again.
Small towns and big cities both have some problems in terms of transportation. In a small town, you
have to own a car to ensure a comfortable living. You can't get around without one because there isn't any
kind of public transportation. Big cities generally have heavy traffic and expensive parking, but there you
have a choice of taking public transportation. It's not free, but it's often cheaper than driving when you
consider gas and time. Especially if you don't have a car, you're better off in the city.
I love the excitement of big cities. Small towns have a slow pace. Large cities mean you have to adapt
to a variety of situations, like finding a new route to work or trying a new restaurant. I enjoy that challenge
very much. Another pan of the excitement of city living is the variety of cultural activities available. There is a
wide assortment of theatre, music and dance performances available in big cities. These things are rare in
small ones.
The final thing I like about large cities is the diversity of the people. The United States is made up of
people of different races, religions, abilities, and interests. However, you seldom find such a variety of people
in a smaller town. I think that living in an area where everyone was just like me would quickly become boring.
Of course, security is a concern, and that's one area where small towns are superior to big cities. Still,
I would rather be a bit more cautious and live in a large city than to feel secure but bored.
16. TOPIC: What would you like to change about your hometown?
If I could change one important thing about my hometown, it would be air pollution problem, and I
will give the following reasons to explain why I want to solve the problem.
The first and most important reason is that I hope that my hometown can become a beautiful city. As
an old industrial city, my hometown has made a great deal of contribution for the countrys economic
development. At a result, the natural environment of the city has been badly damaged. The forest has
disappeared; the mountains have become bald, and the most awful thing is that the air quality becomes worse
and worse. People seldom see the blue sky during most time of year.
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Another reason why I want to change my hometowns air pollution situation is that the citys
development needs clean and tidy environment to attract investors. Nowadays people have come to know that
the citys environment, which is so called software facility of the city, plays an important role in the citys
future. For example, due to the fact that the environment of the city is very poor, many local students who
pursue their study out of the city would rather find themselves a job in other cities than coming back to their
hometown after they graduated.
In addition, nowadays people have paid more and more attention to their health. If air pollution
problem cannot be solved as quickly as possible, peoples requirement for a healthy body will never be
realized.
In my mind, changing air pollution will apparently be my first choice if I can change one important
thing about my hometown. Fortunately people in my hometown are gradually aware of the serious problem.
18. TOPIC: Factories in residential areas produce both positive and negative effects to peoples lives. Do
you agree or disagree?
If a large factory is going to be built near your community, is it good or bad? Its a quite difficult
question to answer. Because there are many aspects to take into your consideration - the advantages and the
disadvantages. Lets talk about that.
First, a large factory, especially a large chemical factory is quite harmful to our environment when it
is built near our community. It will affect our daily life a lot. All the chemical factories will produce a lot of
waste and most of the wastes are harmful to the environment, including poisonous gas and liquid. Some of
them cannot be entirely broken down. If they are released into the air or the river, it will affect our health. And
also the factory may produce a lot of noise. The environment we want to live in is a quiet and peaceful one, so
the noise will be quite boring. And yes, noise also affects our health.
Still one thing, a factory can be very dangerous. Because a fire or a explosion may break out in the
factory. If its very near our home, its quite dangerous.
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But in other hand, a factory may be a good news to us. It can provide more jobs for us, especially for
the young people in our community. Since the factory is near, its so convenient to go to work, and the factory
will get more chances to our area. It will help to develop our area. So if the factory can bring us a lot of
chances, we will agree to build one. But the most important things are:
1. Build the factory in a safe distance from our community, not too near.
2. Make sure that the factory can deal with the waste properly. Do not release the poisonous gas into the
air, and not release the waste water into the river nearby.
3. Make sure the security guard in the factory works very well.
19. TOPIC: Parents are said to influence their children many different way. What do you think about this?
Parents influence greatly their children for a lifetime. I think people are molded by two factors, family
and the society that they are in. From birth, humans are influenced by the surrounding people for their
characteristics. Parents take a big role in bringing up children, which affects their lives for a long time.
In early infanthood, babies are looking to moms and dads to learn basic manners to be accepted in
society. Some of these manners include not running around in restaurants or hitting other kids. As they grow
up, they learn more from parents about social etiquette, which makes them more suitable to live in society.
Children tend to look to their parents for role models knowingly or unknowingly.
Besides, parents can also affect children's study habits. Children of doctors, lawyers, investment
bankers, and other professionals see their mothers and fathers work a lot of time, reading books, and
punching keyboards, even at home. They are showing their children how to study by their own behavior.
However, parents can also be a bad example for their kids. It is difficult for children who have abusive
parents to lead a normal childhood and is possible that they may become similar to their abusive parents
when they grow up. In this sense, the parents' negative role in shaping the children's personality cannot be
emphasized more.
In conclusion, parents are the best teachers for their children. They leave big marks on their children's
lives and are therefore more influential teachers than any others they may have in their lives.
20. TOPIC: Which is more important, knowledge from books or experiences from life?
We gain our knowledge about the world and our life from two sources: from experience and from
books. These two resources are both important, but which of them is more important?
Knowledge from books forms a very important part of our knowledge structure. In schools and
colleges, we learn knowledge which is fundamental to our future career. We learn knowledge from books in
order to make our contributions to this society in the future. A student learns mathematic equations and other
scientific knowledge and become a scientist or engineer. We will be illiterate and ignorant without learning
knowledge from books. Moreover, we acquire knowledge about life and the world by reading books,
magazines and newspapers. This is also very important as we cannot experience everything all by ourselves.
Therefore books are a very important source of knowledge.
On the other hand, we can't learn everything from a book. Experience is the best teacher is an old
clich, but I agree with it. The most important, and sometimes the hardest, lessons we learn in life come from
our participation in situations. We learn how to get along with others or how to have self-respect from our
experience, not from books. We cannot learn emotional feelings, such as love and care, through books; they
come from our real life experience. Knowledge from experience is also a very important supplement to
knowledge from books.
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Needless to say both learning sources, books and experience, are very important to us. But in my
opinion knowledge from experience is more important, because without knowledge from experience, it is
impossible to get a real understanding of knowledge from books, and how to apply this knowledge to real
world situations.
22. TOPIC: Is university education the best choice for all of us?
In China, more and more people try their best to attend college or university. What are the reasons
that make people long for it?
First of all, in my opinion, the most important reason is to gain competence to live a better life in the
future. Competition of our days has become more and more drastic, and even a very simple job or low
position will attract hundreds of candidates to apply for it. Only those who have a good education and
general knowledge can gain better work. So, we should attend college or university for better competence.
Second, attending college or university can change our life. For example, to myself, I am a student
from countryside. I am one of the few people who can attend college or university. Most of those who have not
studied in college or university go to work early in a small factory in a small town or on a farm in their
hometown. Just because I have taken higher education, I can get better chances to study or work in the
capital of our country where a lot of people want to go to. Why? Good education gives me chances to change
my life.
The third reason for attending a college is to increase knowledge. Study is a so interesting thing that it makes
our life rich and colorful. It expands our eyesight by informing us with lots of new things what we cannot gain
from our common life or experience. On the other hand, by attending college or university, you can learn the
knowledge or skill necessary for your future work.
People attend college or university for various reasons. Some may attend for new experiences, and
others may think about other things. What I have mentioned is just very few of them.
23. TOPIC: In Vietnam, a university diploma seems to guarantee ones social status. What are your points
of view about this?
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Why do people need to attend colleges or universities? Different people have different answers to this
question. I believe that the three most common reasons are to prepare for a career, to have new experiences,
and to increase their knowledge of themselves and the world around them.
Career preparation is becoming more and more important to young people. For many, this is the
primary reason to go to college. They know that the job market is competitive. At college, they can learn new
skill for careers with a lot of opportunities. This means careers, such as information technology, that are
expected to need a large workforce in the coming years.
Also, students go to colleges and universities to have new experiences. This often means having the
opportunity to meet people different from those in their hometowns. For most students, going to college is the
first time they've been away from home by themselves. In addition, this is the first time they've bad to make
decisions on their own. Making these decisions increases their knowledge of themselves.
Besides looking for self-knowledge, people also attend a university or college to expand their
knowledge in subjects they find interesting. For many, this will he their last chance for a long time to learn
about something that doesn't relate to their career.
I would recommend that people not be so focused on a career. They should go to college to have new
experiences and learn about themselves and the world they live in.
24. TOPIC: Write a letter to a pen-pal to talk about a person who has great influence on you.
., March 26th, 2015
Dear Linda,
I am sorry for not writing to you for so long, but you know we are all busy with preparing for the
coming GCSE. I am writing today to tell you about my greatest ever idol who has great influence on me.
Everyone has his variety of acquaintances, friends, relatives, teachers, or partners among whom one
may have the one that creates greatest ever impression on him. For me, I must say that my life would not have
been as good as it is today if I did not meet Mr. Jimmy. It happened to me when I was a lower secondary
student. I remember well that I was a very bad boy at that time. I always got bad marks for school subjects as
well as I got fined daily. My teachers got very disappointed, my parents felt ashamed as I was very often
mentioned as a bad example at school. My classmates found ways to keep away from me. I felt so lonely and
hopeless. Then Mr. Jimmy, my new Maths teacher appeared. After having had a talk with me and my parents,
he agreed to be my private tutor. It was so strange that he did not teach me lessons right away, he made ways
to be my friend instead. He spared time to get to know my difficulties, helped me to gain me confidence, let me
believe in what I could do. Gradually, I realized what to do, how to do. He encouraged me when I felt tired,
lonely or daunted. He gave me belief and strength to stand right on my own feet. Finally, I got to know the
meaning of life.
To tell the truth, I feel so happy to have a great teacher like Mr. Jimmy. I really hope that you will
spare time to let me know about your idols in life. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Love,
Tom.
play-ground to the gym then to the football ground, together with numerous slogans, posters, and of course
pictures of the two teams and individual players. Then came the most important moment of the day when the
two teams entered the field from the changing rooms, following the two headmasters of the two schools, and
the referees. Spectators all burst into applauses to welcome the players. As soon as the game began,
spectators started cheering and shouting for one side or the other. Others sang and danced, some even called
out the players names with love and pride. The crowd kept discussing and commentating happily. On the first
half, our team played much better to score two goal to lead the guest. The football field seemed to be filled
with applauses and bravos when the first and then the second goal were scored by the two different home
strikers. The players of the two teams played so well that it made spectators forget the time as the referee blew
his whistle to finish the first half. When the second half came the guest players played much better and scored
a goal. The players still played enthusiastically but no more goal was scored. The match ended with the
winning score of 2-1 for the home team.
It was a very happy weekend day for us all and it was, in my opinion, the best game I have ever
watched. We all agreed that such sporting event brought us closer together, made us feel relaxed and we very
much felt confident and proud of our school.
27. TOPIC: Write an essay to discuss the opinion that arts should or shouldnt be taught in high schools.
There have existed debates whether arts be taught in high schools. People who support the ideals find
it necessary that high school students know as much about arts as possible. In contrast, the protestors think
teaching arts to high school students is really a waste of time and money.
It is generally said by the supporters that studying arts benefits high school students several ways. The
first good thing is that arts help students have background knowledge of not only the nation but the world
cultures and history. Another benefit is that arts equip students with many necessary skills such as; creative
thinking, observing, problem solving, and critical thinking. People who want arts to be taught to high school
students also agree that arts are very fun and interesting to learn. We can say in other words arts are
attractive to any learners. The other advantage of arts is that learning arts help students to build team spirit
and community as art activities can be done in groups. Moreover, arts enable students to socialize and
students become more and more civilized and responsible.
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In contrast, protestors believe that there is not enough time for teachers to cover all kinds of subjects
at school. So they should focus on core subjects like Maths, foreign languages and physics, etc. to save time
and money arts should only be elective, not compulsory subjects. Furthermore, students can learn more about
arts via media and arts are then their leisure activities. Additionally, arts, in the protestors opinion, should be
taught by parents as they may understand their childrens ability and talents better.
To conclude, there are different opinions that arts should or shouldnt be taught in high schools. Each
side has reasonable explanations to convince and prove the points of view. For me, we can hardly be civilized
without knowledge of arts. Sooner or later, in my opinion, arts should be taught to students to help them
enrich their knowledge, to discover their talents to better their own lives.
28. TOPIC: Write about the causes of the fact that families now are not as close-knit as they were in the
past.
It is widely believed that home is where love dwells and that east or west home is the best. That means
family is so important to any of us that we hardly grow up without the care from family members. It is also
true that the social, economic changes make the traditional family formulas vary. Although different people
have different points of view on the matters, we all agree that families now are not as close-knit as they used
to be. The causes are various, but we can count for the three main points below.
The first cause is that in our modern life we all seem to have so busy lives and dynamic lifestyles.
People now are so busy with working, earning, getting promotions, taking part in social activities, etc. People
are likely to have longer working hours because of their demand of earning more and more. People seem to
be never satisfied with what they have. In families, under the economic pressure, both parents work so they
have less time for themselves as well as for other family members.
Another cause is that due to the explosion of modern technologies people are more interested in their
online lives than interacting with other family members. It is sometimes thought that people seem to isolate
themselves with their mobile-phones, tablets, personal computers, and other information technological
devices.
Having different viewpoints is the other cause of course. The generation gaps sometimes cause
misunderstandings or even debates. Information technology also brings opportunities to diverse viewpoints
within family members. Having different opinions pulls people far from one another.
Above all, though changes of traditional families are unavoidable, we are to shorten the gaps among
family members to be as close-knit as possible. Because family life is very important to any individual, each
member must be responsible for bringing all family members closer together.
29. TOPIC: Write to suggest measures governments and individuals can take to reduce the global warming.
It was reported recently by the U.S scientists that the volume of ice on the North Pole is now the
smallest within 36 last years. That is caused by the global warming process. Various other bad things human
beings are now facing are also related to the warming of the Earth climate. The fact is that we are the main
agents who are responsible for the worsening of the nature. So, individuals and governments throughout the
world should co-operate to stop the natural environment worsening process.
Each individual first must be more aware of the need to protect our environment for not only our own
lives but also the next generations. The first easy thing one can do is to save the energy by using less heat and
air-conditioning, using energy-efficient products, or even driving less. Another way is to recycle paper,
plastic, newspaper, glass, etc. When the recycling is practiced, it helps to reduce the carbon dioxide in the
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atmosphere. The other thing is to plant more trees because as we know, trees can absorb carbon dioxide and
give off oxygen. The fact is that the mission is not done by one or a group of persons so we should educate the
community and encourage everyone to join hands to recycle and conserve energy.
Countries all over the world, rich or poor, developed, developing or underdeveloped should co-
operate to better the situation. First of all, governments are better to inform their citizens about the global
warming facts and the mishaps that people may face if the process goes on. Then, in order to reduce the
emissions, governments should impose heavier taxes on the produce of greenhouse gas emissions. Factories
and companies that over-emit may not be allowed to operate or even be closed. Moreover, bigger sums of
money must be spent on researches discovering the alternative sources of energy. Additionally, stricter laws
on environmental problems should be passed and enforced to better the surroundings for people to live.
After all, the work to recover the environment and to stop the global warming process cannot be done
overnight or completed by one person or one nation, we, human beings all over the world, must co-act to
share the missions. Though this is the international millennium goals, each individual can do something now
to help to realize mans purpose.
31. TOPIC: Write to discuss the opinion that women make better women than men.
Women for long are said to be more suited for being mothers and housewives. That means the natural
roles of women for many people are child-bearing and home-making only. That is why there exists the opinion
that women make better parents than men.
Naturally, many people agree that women have better intuitive intelligence than men. Women are
better at reading the childrens signals, so they can easily satisfy childrens needs. They also have better
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emotional understanding of what the kids are going through. In addition, women have a closer bond with
their children. They create that during the nine months pregnancy and the early period of child rearing. It is
true that on average women spend more time than men on child rearing and care taking. Commonly, men tend
to be out to work a lot and they seem to spend little time with their children. Significantly, breeding makes the
relation between women and their children more close-knit.
On the contrary, there are many single fathers who can totally dedicate their lives to their children.
And, according to some researches, children of single mothers tend to have more chance of crime. It is also
true that no one come to parenthood and immediately knows everything. Learning and practicing can help
fathers perform as well as mothers. Moreover, men and women bring different benefits to their children.
People believe that fathers can teach their children better than mothers in many ways. Commonly, children
regard their fathers as more energetic, strong-willed, and ambitious whereas mothers as more kind-hearted,
sensitive, and emotional.
To sum up, there are different good things women and men can do for their children. It is obvious that
parents who love their children can do their tasks well, and both fathers and mothers give their children good
things to some extent. It will be lucky and far better for a child to be brought up by both good father and
mother. Parents should join hands to give their children good life and education.
32. TOPIC: Write about the changes that information technology brings to your life.
We are now living in the Era of the Information technology, and we feel happy to be supported by
modern technologies which make our lives more comfortable and convenient. For me, information technology
brings me so many positive changes though sometimes it does cause some troubles.
It is undeniable that information technology helps bring my family members closer together as we
always keep in touch with help of telephones, internet, and other conveniences. Beside, information
technology helps us stay in touch with the world around. Every day, we are well-informed by reading news,
watching videos, browsing websites. We can also learn much about the entire world from our own tables or
even beds. Information technology provides us more choices of how, where, when and what to do things.
Beneficially, we have more chances to earn because there are always numerous jobs available in the IT field
that helps us make money and shop. Moreover, information technology helps us to broaden our knowledge as
we can learn or take various online and offline courses. Socially, we seem to have more and more friends both
at home and overseas, we can also share opinions, date with the help of information technology.
On the other hand, modern technology can also make us more isolated when we are absorbed in
technological devices. We sometimes feel annoyed by bad and poisonous information, images, or websites. We
are also afraid of losing confidential documents and files. Seriously, spywares are now so popular that they
make us very much worried and we have to spend more to protect our technological products.
Good or bad, I really think I am lucky enough to live in this information age. I cannot imagine my life
without the help of information technology. The most important thing I need to do is to take full advantages of
the information technology to better my life and try hard to reduce the bad effects that may bring to my life.
Studying will change, too. In 20 years time, it is likely that I will take various professional courses,
and I tend to have several MA or PhD degrees in some different fields such as economy, education, and
culture. I will probably enroll in different courses to get higher and higher diplomas.
For lifestyle, I hope I will have balanced diets, live healthily and actively. I may get married to the one
I love and we plan to have one or two kids. I will spend as much time for my family as possible. We will travel
to different countries in the world on our yearly holiday of course. We will also afford weekly or monthly trips
to beauty spots throughout the country.
In the future, I will live in a big house with modernly-equipped living rooms, bedrooms, kitchen, toilets
and an open air space garden in front of a four-car garage. As I love animals very much, I will raise some
pets in my house including some different kinds of dogs, cats, parrots, doves, and others.
Transportation means are also my concern. I will then own some most fashionable hybrid luxurious
cars to use in different occasions. I will travel by air whenever travelling in distances.
In my dream, I am likely to keep in touch with all high school and university friends. There will always
be available most up-to-date means of communications for me to have good relationships with relatives,
friends, colleagues, partners, or even acquaintances.
Naturally, the future is not ours to see, but we have rights lo lead our own life, to shape our thinking,
to build up our future. As I am an optimistic and dynamic man, I will try my best to realize my dreams to make
our wishes become true someday.
34. TOPIC: Write a letter to pen-pal to talk about your family rules.
, September 21st, 2014
Dear Jim,
I am writing to talk about my family rules. It is an interesting topic, isnt it? It may br obvious that
every family has its own rules. Mine has a few, apart from the traditional ones, especially for this school year
as I am in the final year.
First, I am not allowed to watch much TV, except when there is a good or very interesting film or an
academic game show, or when I have finished all my homework and exercises. And hardly do my parents let
me stay up so late at night.
Next, my parents rarely permit me to go out with friends without necessary reasons for example
birthdays or funerals.
Besides, I have to take the balanced diets to keep fit for my coming examinations. And one more thing
I have to keep up is talking on the phone. That is why I have to set a limit to my using of the phone.
Furthermore, I dont have to do much housework though we share that all together.
Do you think I have a lot of rules to abide? Or I have no rights or freedom to do what I want or like?
Tell me about your family rules, will you? It is much fun to hear about then.
Write to me as soon as you can. I look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
Mai
Dear Michael,
I am writing to talk about my family as requested in your last letter.
There are four members in my family; my parents, my elder brother and I. My dad is now at his forty-
five and my mom is two years younger. My elder brother is twenty-two of age. My dad is a teacher at a local
high school, and he has to work nearly weekdays. Very often he has extra classes on weekends, sometimes he
has evening classes. My mom is a farmer and she has to work hard in the fields nearly daily from early
morning till dark. My elder brother is now a final year university student, so he has very little time to be at
home with other family members. Although my parents are very busy, they try hard to spare as much time to
take care of their children as possible.
My mom is a really caring woman who is always the first to get up to prepare for other family
members things to start a new day, and the last to go to bed to make sure that everything is under control. My
dad is always willing to join hands to make us a nice house and a happy home. My brother and I love helping
my parents in all sort of work whenever we have chance.
In my family, members care as much for others as possible to make a close-knit family. We are
admired so much by the neighboring residents. Whenever problems come up, we discuss the matters all
together frankly to find out solutions quickly. We also share all happiness and worries, so we all feel happy,
safe and secure at home just as the saying we love Home is where love dwells and thrives.
As you know, I am now in my final secondary year, preparing for the coming examinations with so
much pressure. Therefore, all members in my family encourage and give me the best to help me realize my
dreams.
That is some about my family, and I would very much like to hear about yours in turn. I hope you will
share with me your family life. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours sincerely,
Lan
36. TOPIC: Write about the formal school education system in Vietnam.
The current formal school education system in Vietnam, as we all know, consists of three levels; pre-
school, primary and secondary educations. Secondary education is divided into lower and upper stage. Now,
in some provinces especially in cities, there are two parallel school systems in pre-school, primary or even
secondary education; state and private schools. Tuition fees are different very much from state to private
schools. In both systems, the academic year, from early September to late May, is divided into two semesters
consisting of four to five months each.
Children usually start their pre-school at the age of three, when they go to the nurseries but this stage
is not compulsory. When children reach the age of six, they must go to primary schools. The primary
education lasts five years with 5 grades; from grade 1 to grade 5. After having finished primary education,
children can go to lower secondary schools from grade 6 to grade 9. Children who complete lower secondary
may be accepted to upper secondary schools which last three years with 3 grades; ten to twelve. It depends on
the locality that children have to take the entrance examination to be upper secondary students. Children
finish the school education when they finish grade 12. Often, at the end of upper secondary education, student
have to take the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE), the requirement to go to university or
college, The GCSE used to take place in early June, but this year in early July.
37. TOPIC: Write a letter of request to UCAS to ask for information about the admission requirements to
the university.
475/57 Le Thanh Ton St. District 1
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38. TOPIC: Write a letter to Vinatour, applying for the job mentioned in the advertisement in a newspaper.
Flat 3,324, Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Hanoi
October 16th, 2014
Hanoi Vinatour
250, Nguyen Du Street, Hanoi
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing in reply to your advertisement in the Vietnam News for experienced English-speaking local
guides to accompany foreign visitors on trips throughout Vietnam. To tell the truth, I am very much interested
in the post and hope to get it.
After reading the requirement for applicants, I can say by sure that I meet all of the qualifications that you
specify. I was awarded High School Certificate two years ago with flying colors. After leaving high school, I
worked as an accountant in a small travel agency for one year, where I was given a training course on
tourism. Then I had one year of experience as a tour guide so I know many tourist areas in Vietnam arid have
a basic knowledge of Vietnamese culture, history, geography and the people. Moreover, I was a good student
at English at school and achieved some prizes for English-speaking and English-in-use contests, so I can say
that I speak English fluently and be able to communicate effectively with English speaking partners. In
addition, I am a sociable and confident person and can work hard for long hours. I would like to work for you
and would appreciate the opportunity to discuss this position with you in person.
I am looking forward to hearing from you at your convenience.
Yours faithfully,
Nguyen Quoc Anh
We now all know clearly that our environment is worsening day by day. Although countless efforts
have been made to better the situations, the matter seems not to be much improved. Thousands of species
have been vanishing, many other thousands are being threatened to be extinct. To solve the problems, or even
to slower the process of extinction, there are a number of measures that should be taken to protect endangered
animals.
The first problem is that people do not know much about the need to rare and endangered animals.
Therefore, people should be taught about the importance of the wildlife and rare animals in the ecosystem. It
also seems that projects to save endangered animals do not have sufficient funds, and that our mission is to
raise enough funds to run these plans efficiently.
Another bad thing is that the habitats for wild animals are being seriously damaged or polluted. To
better homes for the wildlife we should protect their habitats from being degraded and then help build up
good habitats for all species to live in. Sometimes, people who live in or near the endangered species habitats
have poor living conditions and rely mostly on wildlife products for their livelihood. Urgently, governments
should raise these peoples living standards by providing them with jobs, and help them to live well with the
nature.
The other reasons are that some countries do not have laws to protect the vulnerable animals, people
keep buying fashionable wildlife products, and there are not enough wildlife habitat reserves. To deal with
these challenges, governments all over the world had better soon pass and enforce laws to protect the nature,
to make the purchasing products related to wild species and to build up more and more natural reserves for
endangered ones to survive and develop.
Protecting the environment today is offering us and the next generations more prosperous future. To
save the endangered species means to save the earth and to save ourselves.
41. TOPIC: Write an essay to express you wish to work for an international organization, giving the
reasons why you choose the organization.
When still a little boy, I read an article about the World Health Organization (WHO), I realized that
health is of the most important factor affecting ones quality of life, and that helping to improve peoples
health is a noble profession. Since then, I have harbored the dream to work for the Organization for a number
of reasons as following.
First, working for the World Health Organization (WHO) gives me opportunities to live abroad, to use
English at work, and to have high salary. I am an active and dynamic person so I think it will be an
interesting life to have chance to travel far and wide to meet different people of different personalities and
nationalities.
Second, I will be able to further my biology knowledge by doing numerous medical researches. I can
also understand more about life mechanism, the reactions of the bodies to the changes of the surroundings. Of
course, working for the World Health Organization (WHO) will offer me occasions to meet, to have talks with
well-known people worldwide.
As far as I can say, taking care of other peoples health is always a respectful job. Working as an
official of the World Health Organization (WHO) helps me to be more aware of the value of life. Looking after
the ones who struggle to survive will give me strength and hope, help me think more optimistically and do
more positive things.
Living is sacrificing. I for long have considered this proverb as one of my life approaches. I will try my
best to realize my dream some day in the future.
42. TOPIC: In todays competitive world, many families find it necessary for both parents to go out to
work. While some say the children in these families benefit from the traditional income, others feel they
lack support because of their parents absence. Discuss both these views and give your own opinions.
In the business-driven culture nowadays, in order to adopt all of the so-called symbols of advanced
life, in many families; both parents have to work hard all day long for their children to enjoy the best. Its true
that those children benefit from the joint income and the same, those grew up lacking parental support, and
this practice is creating a negative feedback loop.
On the first note, one of the external influences on a childs development is economic status; children
in impoverished or low-income families are, often times, more prone to emotional difficulties than other
children because parents have limited resources to address the childrens needs as an asset to a childs overall
development. Therein, the income of parents is directly influential in the quality of care as well as of life a
child has. So out of the love for their children, willy-nilly, both parents have no choice but work outside.
However, gaining higher economic status does not guarantee better child development, in return to
this, something must be lost. Parents with the help of close emotional bonds with children will be able to
enhance a childs motivation to comply with rules and requests and is associated with positive long term-
outcomes so that they will grow up more independent, emphatic, and socially competent. Secure attachments
to parents will underpin a child for positive, self-fulfilling expectations about other people which he will take
into future relationships.
In an evolving culture where parents spend more time working and less time with their child, the
childs overall development is the one to suffer- the long-term implications of which not yet fully realized. Yet,
it is important to step back and consider the quality of the current cultural environment and the ill-developed
children it may produce, obviously this leads to the disability to handle relationships and the child fail to
function better both socially and professionally, and this may impact generation after generation.
Children need their parents to be affectionate, caring beings, whether working parent or stay-home
parent; it doesnt matter much. What really counts is that the parent loves the child, fosters secure
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attachments with her child and fathoms of what the childs needs are. Otherwise, it is society that bears the
consequences; its citizens are all ill- developed ones.
43. TOPIC: Write a letter to recommend a significant place to visit in Vietnam to your foreign friend.
Vietnam, in worldwide peoples eyes, is the countries of landscapes, beauty spots, tourist attractions,
and of course historical addresses. That means one can easily choose a destination for his journey to this very
beautiful country. Of all the sights, I would very like to recommend visitors a tourist destination of HUONG
PAGODA.
Located in the North, about 30 kilometers south-west of Hanoi capital, Huong Pagoda has long been
known as one of the most beautiful sights, the most important religious place to visit. It was once named
NAM THIEN DE NHAT DONG- THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CAVE IN VIETNAM by one of the Nguyen
Dynasty Emperors.
After about 40 minutes driving or riding from the centre of Hanoi Capital city, we will then arrive at a
large stream (namely SUOI DUC) water wharf. Catching one of numerous waiting boats, we can travel as far
as 3 kilometers to meet with the hillside ramps. While on boat, we have chance to enjoy the very beautiful
sights of hills, caves and enjoy the pure environment of water reflecting sky.
Climbing up thousands of stone ramps on foot or taking cable-cars uphill, we then face the main
pagoda building. Along the hillside path to the top, we absolutely forget all tiredness to be deeply stimulated
by the natural beauty and fresh surroundings. Stood on the top of upfolded hills the primary pagoda is
together with supporting temples and other religious constructions.
Millions of home and foreign visitors come to HUONG PAGODA yearly to make it one of the most
beloved tourist attractions not only in Vietnam, but the continent as well. With the countrys promising
economic development, the explosion of science and technology, the great attention to care for by the
governments and people, HUONG PAGODA is more and more attractive to both Vietnamese and overseas
tourists.
44. TOPIC: Write a paragraph of about 140 words to tell about your family.
There are four people in my family: my parents, my younger sister and I. My dad is forty-nine and my
mom is four years younger. My younger sister is ten years old. My dad works for a local company and my
mom is a doctor. My younger sister is in grade 5. Both my parents work from 7:30am to 5pm everyday except
Saturday and Sunday. Sometimes they have to work at night and go away home for a few days. Although my
parents are very busy with their work, they always try to spend much time for the family. My mother is a
caring person. She always gets up early in the morning to prepare breakfast for everyone. My dad is always
happy to give a hand with the housework such as cooking meals or cleaning the floor. Because I am in grade
12 and I will have taken the national exam by the end of June, my parents let me have a lot of time for my
study. However, I always try to help my mom and dad with the household chores. My main responsibility is
taking out the garbage, washing the dishes after meals and helping my younger sister with her study when I
have time. We are a close-knit family and we always share our feeling, happiness, or sadness with each other.
I love my family so much.
45. TOPIC: Write a letter of request (about 120 words) to ask for the information about the admission
requirements to the university you want to apply.
5 Bao Son street, Lien Bao district,
Vinh Yen city
Dear Sir/ Madam,
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I have read the advertisement of your university in our local paper, and I am very much impressed by its
reputation, especially the Department of Accountant.
I will have finished my secondary education by the end of May and taken the national exam and I am
very interested in an undergraduate course in your university.
Would you please let me know the admission requirements to it and will you send me the information
about the course: tuition fee, its details and accommodation as well?
I would be happy to supply further information about myself if necessary.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours faithfully,
Nguyen Van A
46. TOPIC: Write a paragraph (120 words) about measures to protect endangered species.
Nowadays, a lot of species in the world are in danger of extinction. Therefore, we should take some
measures to protect them from becoming extinct. First, we should organize different activities such as
international seminars or forums to raise peoples awareness of the need to protect rare and endangered
animals. Second, we should raise sufficient funds for projects to save endangered animals. Third, we should
keep water, air, and land clean to preserve natural habitats for wild and endangered animals. Next, we should
have a good policy to improve the life of people who live in or near endangered animals habitats have poor
living conditions and rely mostly on wildlife products for their livelihood. Furthermore, we should build more
wildlife habitat reserves to protect endangered animals. Finally, we should enact laws requiring some
countries to protect endangered animals and ban people to exploit and sell fashionable wildlife products.
47. TOPIC: In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the kind of job you would like to do after you
finish your education.
Having a job nowadays is very important to everyone. By the end of this month, I will have left my high
school, so I also would like to choose a suitable job for myself.
Unlike other students, I live in a poor village in the remote and mountainous area where there is always
the lack of everything such as schools, teachers, electricity and water, the living conditions are low and
children do not go to school regularly. Now I am a student and I am going to leave my school to attend a
university, so I hope to make my home village more developed and bring knowledge to the children. Besides, I
love teaching and I love children and want to give comfort and care to them. Therefore, I would like to work
as a teacher. Working as a teacher would be a fascinating and challenging job because I would have a chance
to bring education to difficult places with poor children and living conditions. Thats the reason why I have
applied to Hanoi National University of Education to meet my dream.