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Topic 1 Section 1: Smoking

1. Why people smoke?- Relax when to be nervous.- Like the taste.- My friends smoke. It’s difficult to say “no to a ci!arette when I’m with them.- It’s habit that difficult to sto".

2. fact –file- about 1## million "eo"le around the world work in the tobacco industry.

- $i!arette % smokin! kills &.' millions "eo"le every year. Many of them die from lun! cancer. (ome aren’t even smokers.)hey’re "eo"le who live or work with heavy smokers.- *1## billion of ci!arettes are sold every year+

3. Some businesses now say that no one can smoke cigarettes in any of their offices. Some goernments haebanne! smoking in all public places. This is a goo! i!ea but it also takes away some of our free!om. "o youagree or !isagree? #ie reasons.

$. %n some countries& people are no longer allowe! to smoke in many public places an! office buil!ings. "o youthink this is a goo! rule or a ba! rule? 'se specific reasons an! !etails to support your position. T()*+

Why shoul! apply this rule?- im"rove "eo"le’s health.

- Increase worker "roductivity, the worker would not sto" their work all the time to smoke fewer worker absences.- Reduce conflict, non % smokers tend to !et annoyed and ealous because smokers have an excuse to take fre/uentbreaks.

,. Shoul! the same laws which prohibit the sale an! consumption of heroin be applie! to tobacco?

-. Smoking is a habit which claims many lies an! is a great !rain on health serices. (ne way to combatsmoking woul! be to make it illegal. What are the pros an! cons of such a goernment policy? What alternatiestrategies can you suggest to combat smoking? 'n!erstan! two or more si!es of an issue/

Section 2: 0rime an! iolence

1/ Shoul! criminals be punishe! with lengthy ail terms or ree!ucate! an! rehabilitate! using& for instance&community serice programs& before being reintro!uce! to society. 4 5nswer: %nsight into %elts – 16-.- Lon! )erm 0ail (entences- ot as ex"ensive as rehab- $riminals don2t deserve s"ecial fundin! and education- 3eters future crime- (atisfies the "ublic- $riminals are inherently bad - they will always re-offend- Rehab "ro!rams ineffective - criminals re-offend- Lon!er time before criminals !et the chance to re-offend- Rehabilitation- 4ee"in! "risoners is ex"ensive anyway - lon!er ail term hi!her the cost- Rehab "ro!rams can be used to make or save money - e!. build thin!s

- 5as been found that heavy sentences 6and even death sentence7 have no effect on crime rate- Lon!-time inmates are most likely to re-offend- Rehab "ro!ram is better than nothin!- Lon! term ail sentences create 8us8 and 8them8 situation- $rime and criminals are social "roblem we have to try and re-inte!rate criminals into society rehab tries to do this

2/ )erybo!y has the right to carry gun 7reparation an! practice –1-6

3/ 7atriotism is the biggest cause of war –7reparation an! practice –1-6.

$/ The crime rate among teenagers has increase! !ramatically in many countries. "iscuss some possiblereasons for this increase an! suggest solutions to this problem. "iscuss a problem an! suggest solutions/

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,/ Why shoul! not take !rugs?- 9ll dru!s are addictive.- (ooner or later your habit will !et out of control.- 3ru!s make you borin!.- 3ru!s cost a lot of money.- 3ru!s take u" a lot of time.- 3ru!s make you hate your self.- 3ru!s destroy your social faculties.- 3ru!s dama!e your health.- :ou never know what you are talkin!.- (ooner or later you will find yourself on a recovery "ro!ram.

-/ "iscuss some of the reasons for an! effects of !rug use amongst young people in mo!ern society. What cangoernments !o to preent an! fight youth !rug abuse? – 282 e9ercises –12$. "rug& cuc,/.. englishnetcom.htm ..;..;comprehensie site;task1task2.htm4 181 hints1--.Why teenagers use more !rug?- )eena!ers are under increasin! "ressure- "eer "ressure or "ressure to succeed ; <ressure to "erform well at school.- 3ru! use may hel" them esca"e reality for!et their "roblems or sim"ly feel more acce"ted by their friends.- =ne way t ex"ress dissatisfaction with those "ressures- In addition throu!h the media we are ex"osed to information that !lamori>es dru! use and makes it look attractive"articularly to youn! "eo"le.- ?urthermore teena!ers are usually naturally curious about dru!s and dru! dealers can take advanta!e of this curiosityfor their own "rofit.- <arents who drink and smoke to excess are in effect tellin! their children that it is acce"table to abuse their bodies withdru!s.- )he wides"read availability of dru!s means teena!ers are faced with the tem"tation to ex"eriment

What are the effects?)he increase in dru! abuse has had far-ran!in! effects.- )here are obvious health risks associated with dru!s such as 9I3(.- Many youn! "eo"le’s talent are wasted and addiction to hard dru!s can cost a user his or her life.- )hose who drink and drive may be involved on fatal road accidents.- @hat is more addicts need money to su""ort their habits and may need to turn to crime or "rostitution to raise it.- )hey may then have criminal records and become even more isolated from society.- 3ru! abuse amon! youn! "eo"le can also lead to family break-u".

What are solutions:- 5i!h fines and "rison sentences should also be im"osed on dru! dealers and users.- "revention is better than cure and so a !ood education "ro!ram about the dan!ers of dru! abuse is one of the mostim"ortant ste"s any !overnment should

</ Without capital punishment the !eath penalty/ our lies are less secure an! crimes of iolence increase.0apital punishment is essential to control iolence in society To what e9tent !o you agree or !isagree with thisopinion? "eath p!- 0ambri!ge 2 – 1-145!antages of !eath punishment?A ca"ital "unishment is a symbol of ustice, "eo"le must "ay for their actions.A show law "ower to "eo"le-Bthreaten "eo"le ex". dru!s sellers or treasonable "eo"le- this method can make "eo"le scared to do somethin! a!ainst the law.- (econdly ca"ital "unishment can save money.

- 9 !overnment has to bud!et for "risoners.- In contrast a !overnment does not need to "rovide money to feed "risoners who are sentenced to ca"ital "unishment.

What are !isa!antages?- evertheless there is an ar!ument about human ri!hts. o one has the ri!ht to kill other "eo"le.- inhuman, de"rive the ri!ht to live- "ossibility for killin! "otential !ood citi>ens, after bein! rehabilitated.- o use for crime reduce, terrorist.- Moreover some "eo"le ask how to be certain that a decision of a ud!e is suitable. )he wron! decision by the ud!ecould not rescue the death of the "risoners.- ?urthermore many "risoners become !ood "eo"le after leavin! ails.- In "risons there are many activities which rehabilitate all "risoners.- <risoners can "ractice s"ecial skills which hel" them to find obs when their "unishment is over such as cookin! art

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electronics and fixin! cars.- Lastly crimes do not decrease in some countries ever thou!h ca"ital "unishment is used.

6. The crime rate among teenagers has increase! !ramatically in many countries. "iscuss some possiblereasons for this increase an! suggest solutions to this problem. "iscuss a problem an! suggestsolutions/reason,

=. >easons for crime an! suggestionWhat are reasons?- $rime is fre/uently connected to "overty.- )hose at the bottom of society with few o""ortunities and "erha"s little education are more likely to be tem"ted into a

life of crime as a solution to their "roblems financial and otherwise.- )he "roblems of "overty are ma!nified when the !a" between rich and "oor widens. @hen the rest of society hasaccess to a comfortable lifestyle it surely makes hardshi" even more difficult to bear; a!ain crime may seem a tem"tin!alternative.- (ocial factors may also have led to crime increases.- ?amily structures have chan!ed and feelin!s of community have vanished.- 9s social units become less and less close-knit the uns"oken rules that !uided behavior and ke"t everyone in checkdisa""ear and one of the results may be crime.- Many criminals commit crimes after havin! been in "rison.- )his clearly su!!ests that "rison has little or no effect.- Ciolent scenes on )C -B consider common thin! -B try imitatin!- Lack of "arents’ "ro"er u"-brin!in! 6busy earnin! money7.- Mature crime increase -Baffect uvenile crime

- Dovernment not succeed enforcin! the law or !ive little attention to this "roblem

Solutions:A Dovernments can certainly make !reat efforts to close the !a" between rich and "oor and offer everyone a reasonableeducation which will brin! them !reater o""ortunities in the future. (ocial welfare and education systems exist in manycountries that succeed in doin! this. =f course they must be funded by tax-"ayers22222222 money and increases in taxationwill always be difficult for any !overnment to introduce. 5owever increases in crime are also a heavy burden on thetax"ayer as "rison systems are extremely ex"ensive and already under enormous "ressure.A @hat !overnments must do is acce"t these chan!es and res"ond to them in a "ractical way. If there are more one-"arent families there is little "oint harkin! back nostal!ically to the days when everyone had two. @hat !overnments mustdo is try to ensure that such families do not live in "overty or ex"erience discrimination that mi!ht remove theiro""ortunities to lead fulfillin! and law-abidin! lives.A 9 further su!!estion is that our "unishment systems should be made to fit the crimes so that a vandal could be forced to

clean the streets as "art of his "unishment. )his may brin! the messa!e home more clearly than a few months in "rison.A enhance censorshi" for media means.A call for the coo"eration amon! "arents school and !overnment to "ut the children in strict education.A send youn! criminals to rehabilitation school.

18. When teenagers un!er the age of 16 commit crimes& their parents shoul! be hel! responsible. Write anessay !iscussing this statement an! suggest ways to combat teenage crime.Why parents shoul! be hel! responsible?A ot mature enou!h to identify the ustice -B not eli!ible to be res"onsible for their actionA <arents res"onsible for child-rearin! inade/uate u"- brin!in! -B commit a crime -B reasonable to hold res"onsibilityA Educational term, "arents’ undesirable situation affect the children ’s thou!ht -B"ossibly sto"

11. 0riminals who commit serious crimes shoul! be sentence! to !eath.

12. The welfare state makes people less selfreliant.13. "o you think that punishment for iolent crimes shoul! be the same for ueniles an! a!ults? Whywhy not?

Topic 3 0ulture – tra!ition an! festial

section 1: 0'+T'>) 0'ST(@1. %f % were to meet an important ol!er person/ in your culture& how shoul! % greet them to be polite an! showrespect?- ?irstly take off your hat.- ="en a "olite smile.- Fsin! "olite !reetin! sentences to !reet those "eo"le for exam"le the sentences e/uivalent to, “!ood mornin! sir.- 5owever you should study the way to use "ro"er titles when addressin! different subects. )his is not the same to

En!lish. ?or exam"le if that "erson is an old woman you are su""osed to !reet her with, “$hao ba aG; whereas a

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!reetin! sentence toward an old man is “$hao on! aG.- It is desirable to call Cietnamese "rofessional and !overnment officials by their title i.e. Mr. 9ssemblyman Mr. 3octorMr. Lieutenant etc.- Instead of sayin! such formal !reetin! sentences. :ou can also ex"ressin! your res"ect toward those "eo"le by askin!them some familiar /uestions e/uivalent to “ 5ow are youH “5ave you had your dinner yetH and so on.- 9bout the handshake eti/uette in Cietnam the older would be the one who offer his+her hand first. (o you’d better notoffer to shake hand until that "erson shows that he+ she is !oin! to do so.@omen es"ecially those in the countryside still shy away from shakin! hands es"ecially with men from their owncountry. It is best not to offer to shake hands with a woman unless she offers her hand first.

2. "escribe a custom from your country that you woul! like people from other countries to a!opt. )9plain yourchoice& using specific reasons an! e9amples.)hat’s about the custom of !ivin! !ifts.A If !ifts are taken for the family they should be items that they could not easily obtain themselves. )o take somethin! thatthey could buy easily would be a bad reflection on their economic means. )hey love anythin! oversea and it does nothave to be ex"ensive. If you !ive the children thin!s each should have a se"arate !ift. It is not "olite to take a whole ba!of candy and !ive it to them as a !rou".A Difts for brides and !rooms are usually !iven in "airs includin! blankets. 9 sin!le item indicates the marria!e is notex"ected to last lon!. )wo less ex"ensive items are more desired than one nicer one.

3. 0an you tell me something that foreigner shoul! not !o in Aietnam:)here are numerous taboos on all as"ects of life in Cietnam. 9 few of them are as follows,- 3on’t ex"ress lavish admiration for a new baby because the devils mi!ht hear you and steal the child because of his

desirability.- Doin! dutch with a Cietnamese is not a""reciated. If you run into someone at a restaurant and you oin his table let him"ay the whole bill or "ay it all yourself. )he senior "erson usually "ays.- 5ats are not usually worn inside churches even $atholic ones.

$. When people moe to another country& some of them !eci!e to follow the customs of the new country. (thersprefer to keep their own customs. 0ompare these two choices. Which one !o you prefer? Support your answerwith specific !etails- )his is a difficult choice and the decision is not always conscious. Many "ractical and social factors influence "eo"le.- Cery often it de"ends on a!e- =lder "eo"le have s"ent a lifetime doin! thin!s a certain way. )heir social customs are "art of who they are as "eo"le.It’s very hard for them to start doin! thin!s differently.- )he youn!er !eneration finds it easier to leave behind the culture of their native country and ada"t to the customs of

their new country. )hey are not as set in their ways as adults are. $hildren also feel the "ressure to fit in from the otherkids in school.- 9 maor "art of ada"tin! to the customs of a new country is learnin! that country’s lan!ua!e.- $hildren learn the lan!ua!e in school and use it daily while !oin! to class and "layin! with other "eo"le.- ut many times adults comin! to a new country don’t have time for formal lan!ua!e classes. )heir first "riority is !ettin!a ob. (ometimes they work with "eo"le from their own country and they don’t have to use the new lan!ua!e. =r theymay find a ob that doesn’t re/uire much s"eakin! at all. )his means even if they’re tryin! to learn the lan!ua!e they don’thave a lot of o""ortunities to "ractice that- ?or my "art I believe that "eo"le who want to make their home in a new country need to find a balance. )hey shouldkee" the best of their native culture and ado"t the !ood thin!s they find in their new country.

,. Sometimes it is ery !ifficult to learn the way people !o things in a new culture. What can we !o to make lifeeasier for newcomers?

- =bviously time can hel" them.)he lon!er they settle their life in that new country the easier for them to ada"t with lifestyle of the new culture due toconstant observation and contacts with the local "eo"le.- (tudyin! the new lan!ua!eLan!ua!e and culture is closely related to each other. If they can s"eak the livin! country’s lan!ua!e fluently it is mucheasier for them to understand and ada"t the new culture. 9lso studyin! new lan!ua!e also means studyin! new culture- Makin! new ac/uaintance with the local "eo"le. )hese "eo"le can directly tell new resident about their habits andcustoms that they ex"ect this "erson to observe.

-. Where is Aietnamese culture stronger& in the country or the city? 0an you gie some e9amples?In Cietnam culture is stron!er in the country than in the city. Let’s have a look in one of the most famous custom ofCietnam, the custom of chewin! betel and areca nut.A 9 /uid of betel consists of four materials, an areca nut betel leaf a chay root and hydrated lime.

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A )he custom of chewin! betel-nut is uni/ue to Cietnam. =ld health books claim that 8chewin! betel and areca nut makesthe mouth fra!rant decreases bad tem"ers and makes di!estin! food easy8.A 9 /uid of betel makes "eo"le become closer and more o"enhearted. 9t any weddin! ceremony there must be a dish ofbetel and areca nut which "eo"le can share as they enoy the s"ecial occasion.A 3urin! festivals or )et 5olidays betel and areca nut is used for invitin! visitors and makin! ac/uaintances.A owadays the custom of chewin! betel remains "o"ular in some Cietnamese villa!es and amon! the old. ut in theurban it is not of so "o"ular.

<. "o tra!itional cultures contribute to the !eelopment of mo!ern societies? Why? Why not?6. #ie some prominent features of your culture:A It can be said that there were three layers of culture overla""in! each other durin! the history of Cietnam, local culture

the culture that mixed with those of $hina and other countries in the re!ion and the culture that interacted with @esternculture.A )he most "rominent feature of the Cietnamese culture is that it was not assimilated by forei!n cultures thanks to thestron! local cultural foundations. =n the contrary it was able to utili>e and locali>e those from abroad to enrich thenational culture.A )he Cietnamese national culture emer!ed from a concrete livin! environment, a tro"ical country with many rivers andthe confluence of !reat cultures. )he natural conditions 6tem"erature humidity monsoon water-flows water-ricea!riculture ...7 exert a remarkable im"act on the material and s"iritual life of the nation the characteristics and "sycholo!yof the Cietnamese.A )he Cietnamese nation was formed early in the history and often had to carry out wars of resistance a!ainst forei!ninvaders which created a "rominent cultural feature, a "atriotism that infiltrated and encom"assed every as"ect of life.

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=. What are some important festials in your country?CC eyond the national festivals mentioned onwards many local festivals take "lace throu!hout the year around the country.)here are also scores of re!ional festivals often ointly celebrated by collections of villa!es. Many ethnic !rou"s alsocelebrate festivals.Tet Aietnamese an! 0hinese Bew Dear @ith a history that dates back thousands of years the )et festival wasori!inally a celebration held by Cietnamese farmers to thank the !ods for the arrival of s"rin! sometime between late0anuary or early ?ebruary. 9lthou!h officially a three-day affair festivities may continue for a week or more with everyeffort made to indul!e in eatin! drinkin! and enoyable social activities. It is also a time for family reunions and for"ayin! res"ect to ancestors and the elders. Difts of food are made to friends nei!hbors and relatives in the days before)et.@i!5utumn or 0hil!renCs @oon *estial TetTrungThu/- )he essence of )et-)run!-)hu - celebrated on the 1'th day of the ei!hth lunar month - is to "romote education culture

music s"orts arts and crafts and "oetry.- e!innin! at noon and endin! at midni!ht the festival includes,- folklore dis"lays.- $hildren2s !ames.- Lantern "rocessions.- 3ra!on 3ances.- Multicultural "erformances.- 3elicacies include moon cakes sticky rice fruits and various sweets.

18. "escribe a Aietnamese tra!itional festial:Cietnam has many traditional and reli!ious holidays but none can be com"ared to ew :ear festival )et !uyen-3an orin short )et.- Where an! when !oes it take place?)et starts on the first day of the first lunar month and is the first season of the new year 6accordin! to the lunar calendar7.)et has become so familiar so sacred to the Cietnamese that when ("rin! arrives the Cietnamese wherever they maybe are all thrilled and excited with the advent of )et and they feel an immense nostal!ia wishin! to come back to theirhomeland for a family reunion and a taste of the "articular flavours of the Cietnamese festivities.- 3o you have s"ecial food or dress for this festivalH tell me about it.)he anh $hun! has been a 8must8 durin! the )et holidays. )he anh $hun! is very nutritious has an ori!inal tastyflavour and may be ke"t for a lon! time. 9ll of its in!redients and materials from the !reen wra""in! leaves to sticky riceand "ork !reen "eas and "e""er inside are all medicines 6accordin! to =riental Medicine7 that act to kee" harmonybetween the "ositive and the ne!ative thus hel"in! the blood circulate well and "reventin! diseases. $ertainly no othercakes could be of such cultural si!nificance and "roduce such medical effects as the !reen anh $hun! of Cietnam. What !o people !o to prepare for such occasion? Eow !o people celebrate?- )he first si!ns of the im"endin! holiday show u" a month before )et. @orkmen start buildin! stalls near the markets tosell holiday items such as ew :ear2s !reetin! cards candied fruits and decorations. <rices for everythin! be!in to rise.- 5ouses and buildin!s !et a new "aint. <eo"le buy new clothes exchan!e !reetin! cards wish each other 5a""y ew

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:ear $huc Mun! am Moi7.- It22s aus"icious if the branches bloom on the first mornin! of )et, a"ricot blossoms are re"uted to kee" demons out of thehomes at this time. )he ideal is to have the flowers bloom ust at )et so much care is !iven in "ickin! ust the ri!htbraches. (ome families buy entire a"ricot tree and decorate it with !reetin! cards from well-wishers. ?amilies also "asteu" stri"s of red "a"er “cau doi with sayin!s of wealth ha""iness "ros"erity and lon!evity; )hey also buy fruits withnames remindin! of their wishes for the comin! year.- ?amily !ather makin! the traditional anh $hun! the cake of sticky rice and fruit candies 6Mut7.- )raditionally no cookin! is done durin! the three day holiday so all food must be "re"ared beforehand.- What happens !uring this festial?- 9t midni!ht on ew :ear’s Eve a ceremony called 8Diao )hua8 is held in which a sacrifice for the s"irits and theancestors is made on a lovely candle-lit altar in the o"en air near the home.

- 9fter this the family may break off some new buds from the s"ecial new "lants and trees recently "urchased for )et and!o to the <a!oda. )here they "lace incense before the altar and "ray for the "ros"erity of the new year. @hen they leavethe "a!oda another new bud is "icked from a "lant or tree and "laced on the to" of a column at their home on returnin!.)his symboli>es !ood luck.- )he next mornin! the family arises early and dress in their new clothes. 3ishes of s"ecial foods are "re"ared to be"laced on the family altar for the ancestors who are back in the home durin! )et. )his will be re"eated twice daily until )etis over.- Everyone offers each other ew :ear wishes and the children are !iven lucky red envelo"es containin! money.- =n the fourth day of )et the Cietnamese believe that their ancestors return to their heavenly abode. )he stores be!in tore-o"en and life re!ains its normalcy. <eo"le visit !raves on this day actin! as an escort for their de"artin! ancestors.- 3urin! )et festival all stores are closed and businesses are interru"ted for at least J days.- Things not to !o in Tet festial:(ome thin!s are considered to be very bad luck if done at )et. 9 few of them to do at )et are as follows.- ever clean house durin! )et.- 3o not insult others or misbehave.- 3o not use "rofanity 6rude words7.- 3o not look fretful or show any an!er or !rief.- 3o not break any dishes.- $om"are how "eo"le celebrate it now with how "eo"le may have celebrated it in the "ast.- <re"arin! food, buyin! "rocessed food instead of doin! it even $hun! cake.- etter livin! standard -B a more ex"ensive “Eatin! )et.- 5ow mi!ht this festival chan!e in the futureH)he !rowin! "o"ularity of @estern festivals like $hristmas or ew :ear ?estival will somehow reduce the meanin!s andmake some activities in )et lose its uni/ue character, ?amily reunion house redecoration !ivin! lucky money forinstance can take "lace in the above occasions instead of )et.)he increasin!ly im"roved livin! standard will !ive "eo"le no sense of a s"ecial menu on )et days. )hey can enoy anydelicacy durin! the year unnecessarily fallin! in )et occasion.

- "o you think such a tra!itional festial shoul! be presere!? Why? Why not?=f course it should be. 9ny country should "reserve its own culture which is best "resented in ?estivals.- ?estivals have lon! been considered the traditional cultural activity of the Cietnamese "eo"le. )hey are attractive to allsocial classes and have become a necessary "art of "eo"le’s lives for many centuries.- ?estivals are the crystalli>ation of cultural s"iritual and "hysical activities that have been chosen maintained andim"roved over many !enerations.- 9re you concerned about the "ossibility of losin! traditional culturesH @hyH @hy notH

11. 0oul! you tell me about a special festial in your hometown?@i! 5utumn FhometownA ?or a lon! time Cietnam and some other 9sian countries who follow the rite of worshi""in! the Moon Denie welcomethe Mid-9utumn ?estival on the 1'th day of the Kth lunar month. )his is the time when the moon is full the farm work is atrest and the weather is cool and fresh. 9"art from the Lunar ew :ear the Mid-9utumn ?estival is the most im"ressive

event for the Cietnamese "articularly the children. )here is no other event in the year other than this festival that "rovidesthem with as much entertainment toys cakes candies and fruit.A 9bout half a month before the event various kinds of colourful items mostly cakes candies and toys are dis"layed forsale alon! the streets in the sho"s and at the markets . Everyone both domestic and forei!n is ea!er to !o eithersho""in! or si!ht-seein!. =n the festive day some families cook outstandin! food to offer their ancestors durin! thedaytime. In the evenin! the mid-autumn festive "arty is "re"ared with cakes candies and fruits. $akes are various but a8must8 is the banh deo 6!lutinous-rice dum"lin!s7 and banh nuon! 6cakes7 in the sha"e of the moon and fish. ?ruit includin! lon!ans simmons bananas !ra"efruits etc. are also abundant and diverse.A )he ?estival is exce"tionally interestin! for the children who "lay ha""ily with the bri!ht new toys. )he toys are madefrom various different forms, the lion lead the animal in folk tales and stories. )he lanterns are colourful and of variouskinds such as the rabbit the car" etc. esides traditional carton "a"er toys "lastic and bamboo "lates shi"s tanks etc.made of "lastics with batteries and havin! remote controls are also on sale. )his is understandable due to the economicim"rovements of the "eo"le. @hether or!ani>ed in the city or countryside the "reserved tradition of the Mid-9utumn

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?estival is reflected in the way the children "lay !ames such as seek-and-hide lion dancin! lantern marchin! etc.A )he welcome-the-moon "arty in the evenin! is a !ood o""ortunity for the children not only to enoy the food but also tolearn more from their !rand"arents and "arents. )hey are told how to "re"are the "arty in the most attractive way. )odecorate the "arty there is always a 8doctor8 made of "a"er or dou!h which reminds the children of the hi!hachievements to be obtained in their studies. )he time to start enoyin! the "arty is solemnly shared by the whole familyand becomes the most sacred moment of the Mid-9utumn ?estival. In the bri!ht moonli!ht clear sky and freshenvironment everybody is relaxed with a "ure and detached oy.

12. What role !o you think festials hae in your society an! is this role changing?- Ex"ressin! reverence.- Maintainin! ancient traditions

- Rememberin! dead heroes- $ommemoratin! im"ortant events- Entertainin! the communityCietnamese culture has a lon! tradition of colourful festivals.

13. 5re some festials too commercial these !ays?1$. Tell me about the way people celebrate a we!!ing in your country- @eddin! is very im"ortant to Cietnamese not only to the cou"le involved but also for both families. )hus it is usuallyincludin! /uite a few formal ritual observances.- )he @eddin! day is usually chosen well in advance by the !room and the bride’s "arents.- =n the weddin! day the !room’s family and relatives !o to the bride’s house brin!in! a lot of !ifts wra""ed in red"a"ers. )hese !ifts are similar to those of the en!a!ement, betel leaves and areca nuts wines fruits cakes tea ...- )he !room’s family would sto" in the font of the bride’s house. )he leadin! cou"le should enter the house first brin!in! atray with wine and tiny cu"s on it. )hey would invite the bride’s "arents to take a si". y acce"tin! the toast the bride’sfamily a!ree for the !room family to enter their house.- )he !room’s family would introduce themselves and ask "ermission for their son to marry his bride.- )he Master of the $eremony 6usually a res"ected "erson amon! the bride’s relatives7 instructs the bride’s "arents to"resent their dau!hter.- )he bride then follows her "arents out. (he is in Cietnamese traditional weddin! 9o 3ai which is usually in red. ?ollowedare her bride maids.- )he weddin! ceremony starts in front of the altar. )he bride and the !room would kneel down and "ray askin! theirancestors22 "ermission to be married also askin! for blessin! on their family-to-be.- )he cou"le then turn around and bow down to the bride’s "arents to say thank for raisin! and "rotectin! her since birth.- )hey then bow their head to each other which means to show their !ratitude and res"ect toward their soon-to-behusband or wife.- )he !room and the bride then exchan!e their weddin! rin!s.- )he ceremony is ended with a round a""lause.

- )oday a lot of Cietnamese cou"les have their weddin! ceremony done in )em"les or $hurches which is very muchsimilar to 9merican and @estern style includin! exchan!in! vows and weddin! rin!s. 5owever they still maintainCietnamese traditional ceremony in the bride’s home before headin! to tem"les or churches.- )he newly wedded cou"les then leave for their honey moon.

Topic$ : )conomic issuesretirement commercial )mployment (ther economic issues

SECTION 1: RETIREMENT

1. %n some countries the aerage worker is oblige! to retire at the age of ,8& while in others

people can work until they are -, or <8. @eanwhile& we see some politicians enoying powerwell into their eighties. 0learly& there is little agreement on an appropriate retirement age. 'ntilwhat age !o you think people shoul! be encourage! to remain in pai! employment? #iereasons for your answer.A 5!antages of early retirement,- the youn! "eo"le have chances to work.- (econdly youn! "eo"le are more efficient than the old because they are youn! and stron!.- )hirdly youn! "eo"le have many new ideas about "roducts.- ?inally youn! "eo"le react more /uickly than old "eo"le.A "isa!antages of early retirement,- =ne "oint is that old "eo"le have lots of ex"erience.

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- @hat is more they can train youn! "eo"le.- Moreover if old "eo"le can continue to work they will feel ha""y.

2. Gusinesses shoul! hire employees for their entire lies. "o you agree or !isagree? 'sespecific reasons an! e9amples to support your answer. T()*+3-.What is important consi!eration in to!ay employment?- 0ob "erformance s"eed and chan!e due to harsh com"etition.- <erformance, skilled workers match with the tasks.- eed to "roduce !oods or services /uickly -B need youn! "eo"le who are willin! to "ut in lon!

hours be a!!ressive and will "ush themselves to do their ob faster.- 5ave to be innovative. $han!in! workforce -B brin! in new ideas.- skilled workers do not want to be tied down to one com"any they want the flexibility to im"rove theiro""ortunities.- Loyalty is not "ractical today.

SECTION 2: COMMERCIAL

3. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? 5!ertising can tell you a lot abouta country. 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your answer. T()*+ –unaailable.$. Some people say that a!ertising encourages us to buy things we really !o not nee!.

(thers say that a!ertisements tell us about new pro!ucts that may improe our lies. Whichiewpoint !o you agree with? 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your answer.T()*+11<What is the purpose of a!.?- encoura!e customers to buy thin!s they don’t need.- )heir "rimary !oal is "rofit.In which way can ad. "ersuade customers buy thin!s they don’t needH- e!in with children, they want to be like everyone else they want to have what everyone has.- )hrou!hout our life, 9dvertisement define ourselves by what we own rather than by who we are. Itencoura!es a com"etition of false values and shallow measurements of what matters in our lives.What is the a!antage of a!.?

- Enhance economy.- <eo"le buy "roducts -B other "eo"le have obs.- 4ee" us informed about new "roducts that may actually hel" us in some way.,. 5s the number of commercial is on the increase on our TA& many iewers feel annoye! an!claim that commercials shoul! be banne!. "o you agree with this i!ea?

SECTION 3: EMPLOYMENT

,. What are some important Hualities of a goo! superisor boss/? 'se specific !etails an! e9amples to e9plainwhy these Hualities are important. T()*+16- ustice, treat all her em"loyees fairly.- 4now how to !ive clear and understandable directions, not chan!e too constant.- 3ele!atin! authority well, know how to use the skills of her em"loyees to best advanta!e.- 4now how to evaluate her em"loyees on a reasonable set of criteria.- (ets the standards for her em"loyees by her own behavior.

-. The i!ea of haing a single career is becoming an ol! fashione! one. The new fashion will be to hae seeralcareers or ways of earning money an! further e!ucation will be something that continues throughout life.Why !oes each person nee! hae seeral careers or ways of earning money an! lifetime e!ucation?- )he enormous chan!es in technolo!y- o matter what their field of ex"ertise "eo"le are no lon!er able to co"e with today22s fast chan!in! work"lace unlessthey u"!rade their skills throu!h further study.- Many obs have become obsolete in recent years.- ?or exam"le robots have taken over factory assembly lines in the automobile industry

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- ank em"loyees have lost obs because now "eo"le use 9)Ms or their home com"uter for ordinary bank transactions.- (imilarly travel a!encies and retail stores have !one online and the "eo"le who used to do these obs have been facedwith a mid-life career .- )he market"lace has become !lobal.- $om"etition has increased and small businesses have been swallowed u" by lar!e cor"orations that are oftenmultinationals.- Many industries that once f lourished in orth 9merica like the textile industry or the shoe industry now only distributeforei!n-made !oods here.- Labour is chea"er in the develo"in! world and so these industries no lon!er em"loy the lar!e workforce in orth

9merica that they once did. 9s a result "eo"le have had to retrain and find obs in other fields.)echnolo!ical chan!e will not slow down in the &1st century and so it is likely that more occu"ations will become obsolete

in the future and we will all have to u"!rade our technical skills re!ularly and have some em"loyment flexibility if we are toremain com"etitive in the workforce.

<. The worl! of work is changing Huickly:A to!ay,- "eo"le often have the same ob for J# or # years.- Most "eo"le retire at # or '.- )he workin! week is N or K hours "er day for ' or days.- Millions of "eo"le work in factories.A future,- "eo"le will learn new skills and chan!e ob more often.- Most "eo"le will retire at '# or ''.- (horter workin! week. 9lso there will be more "art % time obs -B more free time.- $om"uters and robots will do a lot of the work in factories.A (pinions,- in the "ast "eo"le had to work far too hard. )heir obs controlled their lives. It’s not !oin! to be like that in the future.@e’ll have more time to enoy ourselves. )hat’s !reatOwhy work if a robot can do it for youH- <eo"le need to work. If you’ve !ot a ob you’re a "art of society. If you haven’t !ot a ob you’re outside society.

6 "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? The most important aspect of a ob is the money aperson earns. 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your answer. T()*+-1.What !oes earning a lot of money mean?- Indicator of success, buy anythin! you want.- Indicator of a smart "erson, stu"id "erson can not earn much money.- Indicator of a !ood candidate for marria!e, any !irls want to marry a rich man.@hat are other factors affectin! ob % satisfactionH

= What is a ery important skill a person shoul! learn in or!er to be successful in the worl! to!ay? 0hoose oneskill an! use specific reasons an! e9amples to support your choice. T()*+$-- @hat are necessary skillsH- )olerance.- $om"uter skill.- ?orei!n lan!ua!e skill.- @hy we need toleranceH- )he world is becomin! increasin!ly mobile -B work with different kinds of "eo"le -B tolerant each other.- @hat should we do when there is a difference in o"inion,- Learn to be tolerant of one another.- Res"ect these different in o"inion.- ?ind a common back!round an idea we can both a!ree on.- -B easier to settle differences in other subects.

18. Iualities a person nee!s to become successful in to!ayJs worl! can not be learnt at uniersity or similaraca!emic institution. To what e9tent !o you agree or !isagree with this i!ea?11. Some people prefer to work for themseles or own a business. (thers prefer to work for an employer. Woul!you rather be selfemploye!& work for someone else& or own a business? 'se specific reasons to e9plain yourchoice. T()*+12. %n the fiel! of in!ustrial relations& employees going on strike is not a ali! way of resoling conflict. There arebetter aproaches to resoling !ifferences in the workplace.- @hat are the "ur"ose for em"loyees !oin! on strikeH- effective way to resolve industrial dis"utes.- @hat can be disadvanta!ed by those strikesH- Loss of "roduction- <ossible loss of customers for com"anies.

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- Loss of wa!es for the strikin! em"loyees.- In some cases strikin! em"loyees also "ut their own obs at risk- 3irectly throu!h "ossible dismissal by their em"loyer - Indirectly throu!h weakenin! the com"etitive "osition of the com"any they work for.- It has been shown in many case studies of strikes tend to increase conflict and to hurt both "arties throu!h the economicdama!e they cause.(trikes are an exercise in "ower and do not !et to the underlyin! cause of industrial dis"utes which is a conflict ofinterests between em"loyer and em"loyee.

13. "o you think that public sector workers such as teachers& !octors& nurses an! fire fighters shoul! be allowe!to strike?

, ot if they’re "ro"erly rewarded. )heir unions should come to!ether with the em"loyers and ne!otiate no-strikea!reements. 9, @hat if the em"loyers decide to introduce new workin! "racticesH 9fter all thin!s can’t remain the same for ever., 9ny chan!e in conditions should be ne!otiated as well.

9, 9nd what ha""ens if the two sides can’t a!reeH, )hen the dis"ute should !o to arbitration. @hat’s needed is an inde"endent body to mediate in industrial dis"utes. Itmi!ht sometimes have to im"ose a settlement.

9, (urely nobody can force "eo"le to !o to work if they really don’t want to., )hen they risk losin! their obs. It is wron! to leave hos"ital "atients without doctors and nurses. Likewise strikesamon! teachers can severely disru"t the education of our children.

9, (o you don’t think everybody should have the ri!ht to strikeH, @ell I think everybody should have the ri!ht to oin a trade union. )his allows free collective bar!ainin!. :ou can’t haveevery worker makin! se"arate deals with mana!ement. )he strike wea"on should only be used as a last resort ifarbitration fails. Em"loyees should know that mana!ement may im"ose a lock-out.%s there any other better alternaties?- oth sides must also realise that they need each other - e "re"ared to ne!otiate a com"romise solution in situations where conflicts arise.- Em"loyers should reali>e that their em"loyees are an invaluable resource.- )hey should use every avenue to encoura!e em"loyees to contribute their ideas to im"rovin! the work environment.- Em"loyees should reali>e that they have more to !ain by workin! constructively with em"loyers than by o""osin! them.- @here communication is encoura!ed at every level relations will be better and strikes much less likely to occur.

1$. %f you were an employer& which kin! of worker woul! you prefer to hire: an ine9perience! worker at a lowersalary or an e9perience! worker at a higher salary? 'se specific reasons an! !etails to support your answer.T()*+ –unaailable.1,. The employment market is rapi!ly changing& posing impacts on ob seekers. "iscuss the causes of suchchanges in employment opportunities.

Eow rapi! is employment market changing?- $han!es in technolo!y -B re/uire new skill.- Dlobal workforce market -Bmore com"etitive new way of workin!.- )he increasin! "artici"ation of female -B more com"etitive.- Risin! "o"ulation -B more com"etitive.@hat are new re/uirement toward new ob % seekersH- eed !lobal skills, forei!n lan!ua!e com"uter skill.- 9bility for team workin!.- )echni/ue for a""lyin! for a ob, dynamic interview skill.- 9bility to earn money in some ways.

1-. We all work or will work in our obs with many !ifferent kin!s of people. %n your opinion& what are someimportant characteristics of a coworker someone you work closely with/? 'se reasons an! specific e9amples to

e9plain why these characteristics are important. T()*+22- $oo"erative, !et alon! with others finish task efficiently and in time.- 9da"table, with chan!es in schedules or routines havin! ob descri"tion revised.- 5el"ful, willin! to do whatever it takes to !et the ob done have sense of communities.- 9 sym"athetic listener, not !ossi".

1<. 7eople work because they nee! money to lie. What are some other reasons that people work? "iscuss oneor more of these reasons. 'se specific e9amples an! !etails to support your answer. T()*+- feelin! of success.- ?eelin! of useful.- 0ob satisfaction, Enoy workin! what they interest- Like the sense of accom"lishment.- Interact with "eo"le hel" others.

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- <ursue their interested field.- (ocial status.

16. Some people prefer to work for a large company. (thers prefer to work for a small company. Which woul!you prefer? 'se specific reasons an! !etails to support your choice. T()*+,,Why large company?- advancement "romotion.- Cariety of obs -B can be trained in a variety of "ositions and would have valuable ex"erience.- More "resti!e.1=. Some people like to !o only what they alrea!y !o well. (ther people prefer to try new things an! take risks.Which !o you prefer? 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your choice. T()*+,6.

Why take risk? - othin! ventured nothin! !ained.- ew o""ortunities.- ew challen!es des"ite failure -B take ex"eriences lessons.28. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? Gusinesses shoul! !o anything they can to make aprofit. 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your position. T()*+--.- @hat should businesses doH- (atisfy em"loyees.- )rust of customer.- <lay an active "art in the community.21. %s it more important to be able to work with a group of people on a team or to work in!epen!ently? 'sereasons an! specific e9amples to support your answer. T()*+ unaailable.22. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? %t is better to be a member of a group than to be thelea!er of a group. 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your answer. T()*+111. What are !esirable characters of a lea!er?- 9bility to antici"ate what ha""en.- Dood "lanner "ersuasive "erson- Initiative- 9ction % oriented- Res"onsible.- @hy should I be a leaderH- ?eelin! of bein! success.- Dainin! social res"ect.- $ontribute the most to surroundin! "eo"le and the community.

SECTION 4: OTHER ECONOMIC ISSUES

23. 5 uniersity plans to !eelop a new research center in your country. Some people want a center for businessresearch. (ther people want a center for research in agriculture farming/. Which of these two kin!s of researchcenters !o you recommen! for your country? 'se specific reasons in your recommen!ation. T()*+182What can research center for business bring?- Im"rove a country’s economy in relation to other countriesWhy not approe business center?- usiness "ractices in the F( already serve as a model for many other countries.- usiness are already well % connected internationally. )hey have the advanta!es of the Internet and other means ofelectronic information transmission.- usinessmen would !et richer. ?or the rest of the country’s "eo"le there mi!ht be little obvious benefit.What can research center for agriculture bring?- 5el" all "eo"le, food "rices can be reduced as farmers discover more effective means of food "roduction.- atural resources are erodin!.

- ?armers need to build stron!er network across the country and internationally much as businessmen already have done.

(ther possible Huestions for interiew section regar!s this topic:1. What are some of the main in!ustries in your country?22- 9!riculture, Cietnam is still basically an a!riculture society althou!h it continues to take ste"s toward an industry-oriented develo"ment.- =ne of the world22s lar!est ex"orters of rice.- )he Cietnamese economy is dominated by a!riculture which em"loys over #P of the labour force and com"rises #Pof total ex"orts.- )hou!h rice is the main a!ricultural "roduct the country also "roduces mai>e sweet "otato ve!etables yam andbeans.- Cietnam is one of the world22s lar!est "roducers and ex"orters of coffee.- Mineral Industry,

- Rich in natural resources with most of its reserves relatively unta""ed coal is Cietnam’s second most im"ortant mineral

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in terms of ex"ort earnin!s after "etroleum. Cietnam became an oil-"roducin! nation in 1QK.- )he industrial sector is also an im"ortant contributor to the country’s economy.- Em"loyin! about 1&P of the labour force.- Manufacturin! industries include food "rocessin! textiles and leather buildin! materials "acka!in! wood "rocessin!and "a"er en!ineerin! and chemicals.

2. "escribe a ob that you think woul! be i!eal for you. Dou shoul! say:- what this ob is.

- @hat /ualities or "re % conditions "eo"le usually have to have to !et this kind of ob.- @hy you think this ob would be ideal for you.- 9nd ex"lain why it is likely or unlikely that you will have a ob like this in the future.3. Eow important !o you think it is to hae a ob that you enoy?$. 0ompare the importance of salary an! ob satisfaction in choosing a ob or career.,. )aluate the importance of goo! relationships in a work enironment.-. 5re there any obs or fiel!s of work& which you consi!er to be more appropriate for males or females? Why?< 0onsi!er employment in Aietnam. "o you think it is more or less segregate! in terms of gen!er than inpreious generations? What TA commercials !o you like? Why?6 WhatCs your faorite commercial?= What is the purpose of a!ertising a pro!uct?18 "o you think there are subliminal messages?11 When you !rie or walk& !o you get !istracte! by a!ertisements on buses or billboar!s?

12 When you go foo! shopping& !o you buy foo!s youCe seen in TA commercials?13 "o you like the GennettonCs a!ertisements? %f not& why? Dou can substitute any companyCs name./1$ "o you think itCs right to see nake! women in TA commercials selling beauty pro!ucts?1, Which ob are you best at?1- Which ob woul! you neer !o?1< Which obs !o you think are the most prestigious?16 Who among the people you know has the most interesting ob? What is it?1= Why !i! you leae your last ob !i! you resign or were you sacke!?28 Woul! you be upset if your boss was a woman?21 Woul! you consi!er the military as a career choice? Why or why not?22 Woul! you like a ob in which you traele! a lot?23 Woul! you like a ob that reHuire! you to sit at a computer all !ay?2$ Woul! you rather be a !octor or a banker?

2, Woul! you rather work insi!e or outsi!e?

Topic $: )!ucation

Section 1: UNIFORM - HOMEWORK

1. Some high schools reHuire all stu!ents to wear school uniforms. (ther high schools permit stu!ents to !eci!ewhat to wear to school. Which of these two school policies !o you think is better? 'se specific reasons an!e9amples to support your opinion. T()*+- What are a!antages of wearing uniform?- Make thin! more e/ual for all students.- E/ual on an economic level- -B <revent envy and ealousy about stylish clothes- -B ?orm friendshi" based on "ersonality not clothes.- reduce une/ual treatment by teachers.- Enhance solidarity- Encoura!e the individual students of a school to feel like "art of a bi!!er !rou".- What are !isa!antages of wearing uniform?- (chool uniforms limit children’s individualism in clothes.- (ome families can’t afford those uniforms.&. @any teachers assign homework to stu!ents eery !ay. "o you think that !aily homework is necessary forstu!ents? 'se specific reasons an! !etails to support your answer. T()*+ –unaailable .J. 5part from uniforms& what !o you think shoul! be !one to improe the eHuality among the chil!ren of !ifferenteconomic backgroun!s?

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$. 5re school chil!ren in Aietnam reHuire! to wear uniforms?,. What are some of the benefits of reHuiring chil!ren to wear uniforms to school?-. What are some of the !isa!antages of compulsory school uniform?<. "o you think compulsory school uniform can be ustifie! on e!ucational groun!sH

SECTION 2: TEACHER - STUENT

1. When stu!ents are in large classes it is ery har! for the teacher to gie eery stu!ent in!ii!ual attention.What can e!ucational authorities !o about this?2. )aluate a teacherJs power to influence a stu!entJs whole life.3. Some people beliee that stu!ents shoul! be gien one long acation each year. (thers beliee that stu!entsshoul! hae seeral short acations throughout the year. Which iewpoint !o you agree with? 'se specificreasons an! e9amples to support your choice. T()*+11,.Why seeral short acations throughout the year?: 6J months "er year each time last for 1 month7.- Easier for "arents to schedule vacations.- 5ard for "arents to make a "lan for the time in lon! vacation, ex"ensive unsafe for children.- etter for economy and tourism.- =vercrowded in holiday seasons.- $hildren are better focused on studyWhy one long acation in the year?- (chool buildin!s are air % conditioned -B in summer, hot.- (tudents can take "art in the real world, workin! for ex"eriences.

$. Some people think that they can learn better by themseles than with teacher. (thers think that it is always

better to hae a teacher. Which !o you prefer? 'se specific reasons to !eelop your essay. T()*+1<.Why we nee! teachers?- )eachers brin! with them varied and useful back!round.- )rained teach individuals in different ways de"endin! on their style -B which way is best for each student,- 3iscussion.- @ritin!.- 9 !ood teacher can ada"t her teachin! to your needs- )eachers hel" you to focus on what you are learnin!.- 4ee" your attention on the subect.- 4now how to a""roach a subect lo!ically takin! it one ste" at a time. (tudy by yourself -B ski" "arts you think you don’tneed.- 9 broader way of learnin!.- Information in the written materials as well as the teacher’s own knowled!e of the to"ic.

- <rovided extra materials to broaden the sco"e.

,. To be successful in e!ucation it is more important to be a goo! stu!ent than to hae goo! teachers. "o youagree?-. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? Teachers shoul! be pai! accor!ing to how much theirstu!ents learn. #ie specific reasons an! e9amples to support your opinion. T()*+.<8- @hy shouldn’t teachers be "aid accordin! to how much their students learnH how !ood do their students "erform inexaminations- (tudents will miss out on a lot of education that can’t be measured on a test because teacher will start to teach onlywhat students need to !et hi!h test scores.- (ome less able students would be disadvanta!ed. )eachers may i!nore students who have learnin! difficulties becausethey have to "ush the maority of the students.- =n what basis should teachers be "aidH

<. Some stu!ents prefer to stu!y alone. (thers prefer to stu!y with a group of stu!ents. Which !o you prefer?'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your answer. T()*+1,$What are a!antages of stu!ying alone?- In case the !rou" don’t take studyin! seriously -B distracted interru"tions.- 9bsolutely /uite.- 3e"end on your habits and "ersonality.- If you are sociable -B too tem"ted to sociali>e.What are a!antages of stu!ying in a group?- Exchan!e information about the to"ic, com"arin! notes discuss various as"ects of a to"ic -B clearer ar!uments.- ?ocused on studyin!, !ood disci"line -B no wasted time.@hat are disadvanta!es of studyin! in a !rou"H

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6. Schools shoul! ask stu!ents to ealuate their teachers. "o you agree or !isagree? 'se specific reasons an!e9amples to support your answer. T()*+<, Why stu!ents shoul! ealuate their teachers?- 5el" teachers to "erfect themselves, Inform teacher of how students react both to their teachin! methods and to them asindividuals.- Encoura!e teachers !ive them confidence.- 5el"ful for school administrators assessment of the /uality of their teachers.- Dood exercise for students -B understand better what is ex"ected of them.- )each students res"onsibility, Dive students feelin!s that they have a voice in what ha""en in their schools.

=. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? Eigh schools shoul! allow stu!ents to stu!y thecourses that stu!ents want to stu!y. 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your opinion. T()*+118. What subects are man!atory?- Mathematics literature and science.- 5ardly any students choose these des"ite necessity. What subects are electie? Why?- Music art ournalism various kinds of team s"orts.- $hance of ex"eriment.- Det a head start on what !oin! to study in colle!e.- ecause students interested in different subects. Later on no time for studyin! their interested subects.

18. Some stu!ents like classes where teachers lecture !o all of the talking/ in class. (ther stu!ents preferclasses where the stu!ents !o some of the talking. Which type of class !o you prefer? #ie specific reasons an!!etails to support your choice. T()*+1$,5!antages of lecture:- )eacher !ive the student the information at their best.- (tudents !ain their ex"erience and knowled!e.5!antages of !iscussion:- develo" students’ activeness.- 3evelo" students’ interactive skill.- )eachers feel more comfortable.- (tudents study more effectively,- =ne effective way of studyin! is, makin! mistake.- 3iscussion is always a better way for !ainin! information.- (tudents have to consider the "roblems ri!ht at the class to know to what extent they understand.

11. "isruptie school stu!ents hae a negatie influence on others. Stu!ents who are noisy an! !isobe!ient

shoul! be groupe! together an! taught separately. "o you agree or !isagree? – %BS%#ET16- Why shoul!nJt we separate !isruptie stu!ents?- Limitin! their educational o""ortunities.- 9 sort of "rison -B never recover from the ex"erience -B "roblems for the wider society.WhatJs the alternatie?- Investi!ate for the reason,- )he work is too easy.- )eachers are unins"irin!.-B solve it12. @any stu!ents hae to lie with roommates while going to school or uniersity. What are some of theimportant Hualities of a goo! roommate? 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to e9plain why these Hualities areimportant. T()*+ – unaailable.

SECTION 3: SECONARY- TERTIARY EUCATION

12. What were some of the rules you ha! to follow at your high school? A Which rules !i! you think were unfair?K "i! you eer get caught breaking any school rules?K Were you allowe! to smoke on campus?K Were you allowe! to eat foo! in the classroomH13. To what e9tent shoul! uniersity courses be geare! to the economic nee!s of society?1$. The goernment of your country is going to offer a number of uniersity scholarships. %n which aca!emicsubects shoul! these scholarships be offere! to benefit your country? 0uc 31 Why offer scholarships to e9cellent stu!ents committe! to agricultural science an! technology?- Cn is an a!ricultural country.- )he "roduction is limited due to the lack of advanced a!ricultural technolo!y and farmin! methods.

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- Cietnamese students would be encoura!ed and facilitated to ac/uire advanced a!ricultural science and technolo!y toa""ly to the farms and rice fields- N#P "o"ulation would enoy increased "roduction hi!her /uality "roducts more ob o""ortunities and hi!her incomes. Why offer scholarships to e9cellent stu!ents committe! to information technology?- <ivotal role of this field in "ushin! u" their economies.- Cn enoy com"arative advanta!es in human resource since our students rank hi!h in international and re!ionalcom"uter science and math contests.- I!norin! com"uter science in this I) world vietnam would risk la!!in! behind in the decades to come.

1,. To what e9tent shoul! uniersities function as training groun!s for employment?1-. Some uniersities reHuire stu!ents to take classes in many subects. (ther uniersities reHuire stu!ents to

specialiLe in one subect. Which is better? 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your answer. T()*+ –unaailable.1<. %n some countries& teenagers hae obs while they are still stu!ents. "o you think this is a goo! i!ea?Support your opinion by using specific reasons an! !etails. T()*+2$.Why shoul!nJt teenagers hae obs while they are still stu!ents?- e!ative im"act on their learnin! and eventually on their !rades.- 3isru"t a teena!er’s home life.- 5e’s missin! out on the fun of bein! youn!. 5e has a whole lifetime in which he’ll have to earn a livin!16. 0hil!ren shoul! neer be e!ucate! at home by their parents. "o you agree or !isagree?1=. Some people beliee that uniersity stu!ents shoul! be reHuire! to atten! classes. (thers beliee that goingto classes shoul! be optional for stu!ents. Which point of iew !o you agree with? 'se specific reasons an!!etails to e9plain your answer. T()*+1$ Why shoul! atten! the class?- <ersonal ex"erience can hel" "eo"le learn about themselves and the world outside the classroom but when it comes tolearnin! about academic subects students need to be in class.- In class students receive the benefit of the teacher’s knowled!e.- 9ttendin! classes on any subect teaches more than ust facts. It teaches students how to learn how to absorbinformation and a""ly what they’ve learned to other situations.- )each them how to work with the other members of the class.- )each students res"onsibility and disci"line.28. Some people beliee that a college or uniersity e!ucation shoul! be aailable to all stu!ents. (thers belieethat higher e!ucation shoul! be aailable only to goo! stu!ents. "iscuss these iews. Which iew !o you agreewith? )9plain why. T()*+68.Why eeryone shoul! hae the opportunity to atten! college?- education is a valuable investment in future career earnin!s.- <eo"le with colle!e de!rees make more money and have more o""ortunities later.- Everyone should have a "eriod to learn about themselves before they be!in to work and earn money.

- $olle!e is a time to meet different "eo"le se"arate from your "arents and be!in to define you as a "erson.- 9nyone should be !iven a chance to see how far she can !o.Why tertiary shoul! be aailable to only goo! stu!ents?- 5i!her education is very ex"ensive.- Mi!ht be a waste of money to send someone to colle!e who mi!ht not be able to handle the course work.- 9 bi! investment of time.- 9 weak student should !et a ob and earn some money.21. Stu!ents at uniersities often hae a choice of places to lie. They may choose to lie in uniersity!ormitories& or they may choose to lie in apartments in the community. 0ompare the a!antages of liing inuniersity housing with the a!antages of liing in an apartment in the community. Where woul! you prefer tolie? #ie reasons for your preference. T()*+<6Why lie on campus their first two years?- freshmen and so"homores need the stability of cam"us life

- livin! on cam"us makes it easier to !et oriented to the way thin!s are done.- :ou !et the whole university ex"erience- :ou interact more with other students.- )he older students in the dormitory can be a bi! hel" for the new students- Maor task is study.-. ?eel more a "art of the university community.- More o""ortunities for becomin! involved in university activities and networkin! with student leaders and universityadministration.Why lie off campus their last two years?- 0uniors and seniors need the inde"endence of off - cam"us life.- ?indin! an a"artment dealin! with leases and landlord’s re!ulations cookin! meals and fi!urin! out bud!ets are all!ood "ractice for life after !raduation -B !row into adulthood.- 9 better "ers"ective on what is !oin! on around them.

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22. Dou hae been tol! that !ormitory rooms at your uniersity must be share! by two stu!ents. Woul! yourather hae the uniersity assign a stu!ent to share a room with you& or woul! you rather choose your ownroommate? 'se specific reasons an! !etails to e9plain your answer. T()*+<2.Why let the uniersity assign?- (tudent should meet new "eo"le and be o"en to new ex"erience.- @e can chan!e roommate in the next semester if not comfortable.- @e can "lay an decisive role when makin! a list.- (omeone who is different from us would be interestin!.- $hance to !et a roommate from another culture.

SECTION 4: COMPULSORY - COEUCATION

23. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? Goys an! girls shoul! atten! separate schools. 'sespecific reasons an! e9amples to support your answer. T()*+ unaailable2$. )!ucation is recogniLe! as ital to the future of any society in to!ayCs worl!. #oernments throughout theworl! shoul! make e!ucation compulsory for all chil!ren between the ages of , an! 1,. To what e9tent !o youagree or !isagree with this statement?What are benefits of compulsory e!ucation- 9t a youn! a!e students are unlikely to be sufficiently mature to make sensible decisions about their lives.- In today’s society where increasin!ly hi!h levels of skills and knowled!e are re/uired of the workforce -B need at leastbasic education.- )he !overnments "rovide a basic education for children for free; their "arents have nothin! to lose.- (ome "arents who do not want to follow the "olicy do not reali>e the necessity of a basic education.- In fact a basic education is a maor foundation for every career.

What are !isa!antages of compulsory e!ucation - Low income families may not be able to afford to kee" theirchildren at school.- $hildren can hel" brin! in much needed income.- $om"ulsory schoolin! mi!ht be "sycholo!ical dama!in! for the students who are not motivated to learn

SECTION !: EUCATION""S ROLE

1. Shoul! !eeloping countries concentrate on %mproing in!ustrial skills or shoul! they promote e!ucationfirst?2. )!ucation is a critical factor in a countryJs !eelopment. (pinion is !ii!e!& howeer& on whether a !eelopingcountry with limite! resources shoul! gie priority to improing an! e9pan!ing basic e!ucation for the massesor to proi!ing a high Huality tertiary e!ucation for the future lea!ers. 7!1/

Why shoul! improe an! e9pan! basic e!ucation?- Everyone born to this world is e/ual and hence is entitled to receivin! basic education.- =nly by im"rovin! basic education could a "oor nation encoura!e its "eo"le to discover their "otential which wouldtranslate into their knowled!e and skills to be em"loyed at work thus+thereby im"rovin! "roductivity and ultimately livin!standards.- It’s common "eo"le who make u" the lar!est "art of the workforce.- )he moral /uestion of e/ual o""ortunities for everyone. =n what criteria can a youn! "erson be ud!ed as a "otentialfuture leader or ust as a common "ersonH- 3e"rive the involved individual of hi!her education o""ortunity to ex"lore his+her full "otential and mi!ht also de"rive thenation of a "otential clever leader.3. "escribe the maor purpose of e!ucation in society.- @ell % educated and !ood citi>ens.- (killful and /ualified workforce.$. Too much e!ucation is !angerous. %f people receie more e!ucation than they nee! to function in their ob& itonly bree!s !issatisfaction. *or or against? 7reparation an! practice –1$1Too much e!ucation is !angerous?- Education !ives "eo"le unrealistic ambitions, the law of the market decrees that not every one can be a mana!in!director.- )here is very little "oint in trainin! "eo"le for a level of ob that they can never ho"e to achieve.- Education is ex"ensive. =ver-education is a waste of time and money.- (tudents tend to be a disru"tive influence on society, found at the forefront of radical or!ani>ation.Why shoul! inest in e!ucation?- Most countries need a hi!h standard of human resources in order to com"ete in the world market.- Fneducated "eo"le unable to show initiative.- $onstantly chan!in! technolo!y means that the workforce has to be flexible and rece"tive to new ideas in order to be ofvalue to em"loyers.

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- Moral /uestion, who has the ri!ht to say how much education a "erson is entitled toH @hat criteria could be used todecide a level of schoolin!H

,. Topic1=: )!ucation is the single most important factor in the !eelopment of a country. "o you agree? 0uc 2Why e!ucation is the most important factor?- Education "rovides basis for other skills.- Literacy im"roves workin! "erson’s ca"ability.- $reates self+ national res"ect.- Education "rovides basis for healthy "o"ulation.Why e!ucation is not the most important factor?- 5ealth is more im"ortant than education.

- Economic develo"ment is im"ortant and may only need unskilled workers.- 3ifficult to find enou!h trained teachers.

SECTION #: SPECIFIC SU$%ECTS

1. ... why you chose your particular fiel! of stu!y.2. Woul! you force your chil!ren to stu!y a particular subect or subects/ or woul! you allow them to choosetheir own profession?3. What !o you !islike most about your stu!ies?$. "i! you enoy stu!ying at your uniersity? What intereste! you?,. "escribe a subect that you hae foun! interesting. Say:K What the subect is.K Why you chose to take it.

K Eow you felt about the subect.5n! e9plain why you foun! this subect particularly interesting.

SECTION &: E'AMINATIONS

1. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? #ra!es marks/ encourage stu!ents to learn. 'sespecific reasons an! e9amples to support your opinion. T()*+2. Topic3-: )9aminations are not a goo! way to u!ge a stu!entJs ability3. Too much importance is attache! to e9ams at school. "o you agree? –7! Iui .A @hy say too much im"ortance is !iven to exams and that it is time to chan!e the way we monitor out children’sdevelo"ment at school.A ?irstly I think that the examination system is unfair because sometimes two students with the same ability in a subect

!et very different exam results. )his is because one is much better at takin! exams than the other.A 9"art from this exam /uestions often test how much a student has remembered about the thin!s he or she has beentau!ht in the classroom.A 9s a result students are often encoura!ed to learn facts by heart instead of how to use the information and how to thinkfor themselves.A Lastly it seems to me that exams sometimes have a bad effect on teachin! as teachers are usually ud!ed by the examresults of their students.A $onse/uently they are often more interested in "re"arin! their students for the exams than in makin! their lessons livelyand stimulatin!.

SECTION (: Ot)e* *e+e,nt ./e0tion0

1. %s it important to stu!y har! when you are young or can you enoy your life an! return to stu!y when you are

grownup?2. What are the a!antages an! !isa!antages of stu!ying when you are... a/ young b/ mature3. What is your opinion of your e!ucation system? What are the goo! an! ba! points an! how coul! it beimproe!?$. What !o you think are positie an! negatie aspects of your countryCs e!ucation system?CC,. Shoul! goernments spen! more on e!ucation than they !o at present?-. 5re teachers pai! enough?

Topic , )nironment – population –pollution 5nimal

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Section 1: o/+tion -/*nition

1. %n general& people are liing longer now. "iscuss the causes of this phenomenon. 'se specific reasons an!!etails to !eelop your essay.2. *actors affecting population growth an! effects of population control program.*actors affecting population growth:- the level of medical care available.- )he availability of food- 9ttitudes to family si>e.- )he rate of death amon!st children and adults -B unconfident that their children will survive.5ims of population control program:- reduce child mortality by better medical care available- Effect, In lon! term !ivin! "arents more confidence that their children will survive.- Make family "lannin! information and services accessible.- Encoura!e the idea of small families3. %n the late twentieth century& the proportion of the worl!Cs population liing in cities has increase!substantially. 7eople hae moe! in eergrowing numbers from rural to urban areas. 5s migration from ruralareas to cities continues& it is ineitable that the infrastructure in these cities will collapse. To what e9tent !o youagree or !isagree with this statement?$. The worl! is e9periencing a !ramatic increase in population. This is causing problems not only for poor&un!eelope! countries& but also for in!ustrialiLe! an! !eeloping nations. "escribe some of the problems thatoerpopulation causes& an! suggest at least one possible solution. 181 hints –1-,0onseHuences:- In "oor countries it is difficult to "rovide enou!h food to feed even the "resent number of "eo"le. In addition education

to limit the number of children "er family is not always successful.- <oorer countries usually have a lot of unem"loyment too and an increase in "o"ulation sim"ly makes the situationworse.- )he environment also suffers when there are too many "eo"le livin! on the land.- In rich industriali>ed and develo"in! countries it is very difficult for !overnments to "rovide effective "ublic services inovercrowded cities.- Moreover there is usually a !reat deal more crime which is often due to hi!h rates of unem"loyed. ?urther lar!eincreases in "o"ulation only cause more overcrowdin! unem"loyment and crime.Solution,- Everywoman who is "re!nant but who does not want to !ive birth should be allowed by law to have an abortion.- Dovernments must educate "eo"le to limit the si>e of family.- In $hina cou"les are "unished financially if they have more than one child. )his may seem cruel but the “one %child %"olicy is be!innin! to have an effect in the world’s most "o"ulous nation. Eventually similar "olicies mi!ht also be

necessary in other crowded nations such as India for exam"le.,. Some goernments say how many chil!ren a family can hae in their country. They may control the number ofchil!ren someone has through ta9es. %t is sometimes necessary an! right for a goernment to control thepopulation in this way. "o you agree or !isagree? – cambri!ge 2 –1-,. - >easons for goernment to control thepopulation:- In the "ast "o"ulations were "artly re!ulated by fre/uent war and wides"read disease but in recent years the effects ofthose factors have been diminished.- $ountries can be faced with a "o"ulation that is !rowin! much faster than the nation’s food resources or em"loymento""ortunities and whose members can be condemned to "overty by the need to feed extra mouths. <o"ulation control as a means of raisin! livin! standard.Solution,- )he best a""roach would be to work by "ersuasion rather than com"ulsion.- $learly this whole area is a very delicate "ersonal and cultural issue. Many "eo"le feel that this is not a matter of the

state. )hey feel this is one area of life where they have the ri!ht to make decisions for themselves.- )his could be done by a "rocess of education that "oints out the way a smaller family can mean an im"roved /uality oflife for the family members as well as less strain on the country’s "erha"s very limited resources.

Section 2: Ani5+ - 6oo

1. To what e9tent is the use of animals in scientific research acceptable? Shoul! we use animals in scientifice9periments? 5nimal 2.!oc- Most scientific research has to rely on the results of animal ex"eriments. =ther alternatives such as com"uter modelin!that could re"lace animals are very limited. (ome "eo"le think that usin! animals in scientific ex"eriments is immoral andcruel.- In my "oint of view only animals can fulfill the re/uirements of scientific ex"eriments in a real world. ?or exam"le somemedical universities use do!s as a substitute to allow students to be trained in their sur!ical techni/ues. Most "eo"le

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understand that we cannot use humans in ex"eriments because it may be harmful and dan!erous for humans. In otherlaboratory ex"eriments scientist often use animals like rats fro!s and rabbits to observe the results because only theseanimals have a similar or!ans as humans. )herefore we can not deny that animals contribute a lot to the develo"ment ofscience.- 9lthou!h it seems im"ossible to re"lace animals in scientific ex"eriments we should not !ive u" on these matter.?urthermore we should try our best to reduce the use of animals in scientific ex"eriments. In addition we should try toreduce "ain and distress of the animals durin! the ex"eriments. ?or exam"le we can anaestheti>e them before doin! anyex"eriments.- )o summari>e we should "ut more effort into findin! the better alternatives than usin! animals in ex"eriments. In themean time we could im"rove our abilities to reduce the sufferin! of the animals in the ex"eriments.2. @any people hae a close relationship with their pets. These people treat their bir!s& cats& or other animals as

members of their family. %n your opinion& are such relationships goo!? Why or why not? 'se specific reasonsan! e9amples to support your answer.1,2 –unnecessary.3. Some people think that human nee!s for farmlan!& housing& an! in!ustry are more important than saing lan!for en!angere! animals. "o you agree or !isagree with this point of iew? Why or why not? 'se specific reasonsan! e9amples to support your answer. T()*+$,"isagree,- there is a delicate balance of nature. =f one small "art is removed it will effect all the other "arts.- =ur environment has been affected by the absence of certain animals. $ertain flowers are "ollinated by butterflieswhich mi!rate from $anada to Mexico. (ome of the breedin! !rounds of these butterflies was destroyed. ow theseflowers are disa""earin! from certain areas. @e will no lon!er be able to enoy their beauty.- )he /uality has been chan!ed. 9merica used to be covered with !iants trees. ow we have to visit them in one small"ark. Rain forests around the world are bein! cut down to make room for humans. @e will never be able to see or studythis fra!ile ecosystem.- I would encoura!e us humans to look for other alternatives for our farmlands housin! and industries. @e havealternatives the animals do not.$. Topic13: 5re our Loos cruel to wil! animals? "iscuss.,. We shoul! not keep marine mammals in captiity. 5gree? 0lick here-. Topic1$: Moos are sometimes seen as necessary but not poor alternaties to a natural enironment. "iscusssome of the arguments for an!or against keeping animals in Loos. 5nimal 1

Zoos are common places for people around the world. Animals are kept in zoos for several positive reasons:

entertainment, education and conservation. On the other hand, zoos also cause some problems for animals, suchas restrictions in their freedom or the destruction of the “wild” character of animals. This essa will discuss

advanta!es and disadvanta!es about keepin! animals in zoos.

"irstl, zoos are entertainin! and interestin! places for children. #irtuall all children like to see animals in

zoos. These are !ood places for families to rela$. Zoos are not onl interestin! places for children, but the also!ive a chance for people who live in bi! cities !et close to nature.

The ne$t point is the scientists can research animals% lives when the are kept in zoos easier than the are stilllivin! in forests. &cientists can stud animals% relationships, their life ccle, or their habits. 'n addition,

researchers can learn how animals take care of each other such as how mothers look after their offsprin!.

(oreover, researchers have acknowled!ed the importance of how to breed animals, which can reduce animale$tinction.

"urthermore, endan!ered animals such as ti!ers, lions can be kept in captivit. &ome animals that risk

e$tinction mi!ht still e$ist because the are kept in safe from huntin!.

)owever, zoos are not suitable for animals because the are kept in the limited area, in limited food for a lon!time. The ma lose their freedom and their socialization with other animals. *esides, some animals have lost

their “wild” character. "or e$ample, ti!ers mi!ht lose their huntin! skills+ platpuses mi!ht die because the arenot used to live in limited areas.Also, zoos cost a lot of mone for land, animals% food and labours. This ma char!e e$pensive entrance fees for

people who want to !o into zoos.

'n summar, zoos are interestin! places to people of all a!es and zoos are also safe places for some species ofanimals. et, zoos% owners should look after all animals and !ive them enou!h food and suitable captivit, as

this will !ive bein! better advanta!es for animals% lives.

7. Topic18: Zoos are both necessary and entertaining. -above

8. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement ! "oo has no useful purpose. #se specific

reasons and e$amples to e$plain your answer. T%&'( above

&ection -: nvironment

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1. 7roblems an! solutionsK >ain forests:- solution, !overnments in rainforest countries need to "lan and work to!ether. )hey should also "rotect certain areas and"lant new forest.A energy,- at the moment QP of the world’s ener!y comes from fossil fuels. )here’s enou!h coal for the next J## years but oil isonly enou!h for next '# years. @hat ha""ens thenH @ell one answer is nuclear ener!y. ut after the $hernobyl disasterin 1QK many "eo"le think nuclear "ower isn’t safe. The green solutions: they all use natural energy alrea!y in the enironment:- @ind ener!y

- (olar ener!y- @ave ener!y- Deothermal ener!y 6from hot rocks under the Earth7K 5ci! rain: solutions: %n!ustrial countries shoul! control their leels of pollution. This is alrea!y happening in some partsof )urope.K Wil!life:- 9nimals are a "art of the environment too. Millions of them are killed or treated cruelly by man every year. )here are fivemain !rou"s,- 9nimals used for scientific research, rabbits.- 9nimals killed for s"ort; foxes.- 9nimals killed for fur skin, crocodiles.- 9nimals % their environment are in dan!er, !orillas.- 9nimals ke"t in cruel conditions on farm, chicken cows. solution: groups like #reenpeace hae alrea!y helpe! to stop whale hunting. Bow& they want to stop furhunting& too F they beliee in animal rights. 5nimals shoul!nJt suffer. The cruelty must stop.2. Why is protecting enironment important?A @e need a healthy environment in order to survive so we must "rotect it. @e need to "rotect the environment now tohel" "revent health "roblems to maintain the ecosystem and to "reserve the earth for our children.A <ollution from factories and cars can cause dama!es to the environment. Moreover "ollution cause health "roblems"articularly for children and the elderly who have weaker immune system. @e need to ensure that there are controls onthe amount of "ollution when "ossible so as to "revent health "roblems caused by breathin! dirty air.A @e also need to "ay attention to the ecosystem. )rees "lant life and "eo"le all de"end on each other. 9n unhealthyenvironment can have harmful effects on the ecosystem. ?or exam"le if a "lant dies because of chan!es to theenvironment and that "lant is food for an animal that animal won’t have any food. If human uses that animal as a foodsource there could be bi! "roblems.A If we do not res"ect our environment now it will continue to !et worse and our children will suffer the conse/uences.

)hey wouldn’t have the same /uality of air to breath or natural beauty to admire. )hat would be sad.A @ithout clean air to breath a healthy ecosystem and a future for our children the human race would not survive. )hat’swhy "rotectin! our environment is im"ortant.3. 5ction such as recycling cannot be left up to the goo! will of the in!ii!ual. %t must be force! on us bygoernment. "iscuss this statement an! suggest how goernments can encourage people to be more aware ofenironmental issues. i!easEow can the goernment encourageforce us to recycle? 3A new lawsA introduce finesA "rovide s"ecial collection services for different ty"es of rubbishA "romote recyclin! throu!h a media cam"ai!nA teach children about recyclin! and environmental issues at school.Why shoul! we recycle? 1

A too much rubbish - nowhere to "ut itA usin! u" im"ortant resources too /uicklyA rubbish causes "ollution e.!. "lastic which is not biode!radable.What are the !isa!antages of goernment legislation to encourageforce people to recycle? $A "eo"le wouldn2t need to think about the environment - they ust follow the lawA may be an ex"ensive "olicyA checkin! and finin! "eo"le who don2t recycle would be ex"ensive to do so the !overnment mi!ht have to raise taxes to"ay for itWhy !onCt people recycle without goernment law? 2A it2s easier not to recycle - "eo"le are naturally la>yA "eo"le are not aware of environmental issuesWhere !o people recycle a lot? ,A Dermany for exam"le.

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Eow much shoul! the goernment fine people who !o not recycle? 3 a!! to the other i!eas aboeA 5i!h fines to make "eo"le do it.Who shoul! check if people are recyclingH )he "oliceH A very difficult "oint - "olice are too busyA maybe local council officials$. To what e9tent is the continuous use of fossil fuels acceptable gien the ei!ence of global warming?,. Topic1,: To what e9tent shoul! economic planning be influence! by the nee! of enironmental conseration?-. @any parts of the worl! are losing important natural resources& such as forests& animals& or clean water.0hoose one resource that is !isappearing an! e9plain why it nee!s to be sae!. 'se specific reasons an!e9amples to support your opinion. T()*+123 what are e9amples for the loss of such important resources?

- forests.- 9nimals- $lean water Why they are being lost?- due to human bein!s’ activities like, ex"loration for natural resources.- <olluted environment- @hat is the obvious exam"leH Dive evidence- =ur trees.- 5undreds of thousands of acres of trees disa""ear in countries all around the world. what is the reason?- )rees are used for fuel.- )rees are destroyed to build housin! develo"ments and sho""in! centers. Why this resource is important?- )rees are essential to our survival. )hey are a maor "art of the "rocess of "hotosynthesis. <hotosynthesis is the"rocess in which !reen "lants use carbon dioxide to "roduce oxy!en and oxy!en is somethin! all of us need. )he fewertrees there are the more this affects our ability to breath.- )rees are also im"ortant in the develo"ment of many medicines. Many dru!s come from the leaves of certain treesalon! with other herbs and "lants.- )rees are im"ortant to soil conservation. )his is why you’ll usually see trees linin! a field. )ree roots hel" kee" the soil in"lace and are also a factor in water distribution dee" beneath the !round.- )rees "rovide so much "leasure. What can be !one to protect this !isappearance?<. The enironment is the most important issue in the worl! to!ay. "iscuss.6. The 'nite! Bations shoul! be gien a stronger role in global economic management in or!er to ensure that theworl!Js resources are use! wisely. Gritish 0ouncil.In the twentieth century many countries have been develo"in! their economies and im"rovin! the standard of their"eo"le. )he “)i!er economies of East 9sia "rovide a very !ood exam"le of this. 9t the same time it is true that there are

some environmental "roblems with develo"ment such as air and water "ollution and the cuttin! down of lar!e areas ofrain forest in some countries.I do not think the F is the best or!ani>ation to take on a mana!ement role to try and find a balance in such matters. Ithas become clear in recent years that the F is not very !ood at mana!in! its own affair. (ome "eo"le sent to work forF seem to have more interest in their own advancement than in servin! the !reater cause of mankind. 9s a result therehave been serious "roblems with waste and inefficiency in the work of the F.I would ar!ue that "roblems of develo"ment and of conservation have to be solved by the countries concerned. 9sstandards of livin! rise in the develo"in! economies "eo"le in those countries will start to fi!ht a!ainst "ollution anddemand a better standard of livin!. )hese countries will eventually follow a "ath like that of the develo"ed countries andissues of conservation will become increasin!ly im"ortant.)he best role that the F can "lay is to hel" countries !et to!ether to sort out "roblems of mutual interest which crossnational borders. )here are also s"ecial !lobal "roblems such as the hole in the o>one layer where the F can "rovide aforum for countries to seek common solutions. ut this is a very different matter from !ivin! the F a stron!er role in

!lobal economic mana!ement.=. Topic$3 :The forests are becoming smaller an! the planet is more pollute! eery!ay.N "iscuss the a!antagesan! !isa!antages of economic !eelopment. 2,8 wor!s/ economicWhatJs the connections between ba! si!es of economic !eelopment an! enironmental issue?- ?irst and most im"ortantly economic develo"ment of many countries makes massive "roblems which dama!e theenvironment.- ?or exam"le if some countries have a !ood economy they will want to s"read the "ros"erity to outside countries.)herefore sometimes they have to cut down a forest to build buildin!s or factories. 9s a result the forests are nowbecomin! smaller.- Moreover there are many kinds of industries such as chemical or "etroleum industries that cause the "lanet to be"olluted everyday.(o we should not overlook these "roblems while we are develo"in! an economy.18. To what e9tent shoul! in!ustry be ma!e to pay for enironmental pollution?

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11. To what e9tent can in!ii!uals ensure that the enironment is protecte! from pollution?12. Some people beliee that the )arth is being harme! !amage!/ by human actiity. (thers feel that humanactiity makes the )arth a better place to lie. What is your opinion? 'se specific reasons an! e9amples tosupport your answer. T()*+3813. Euman beings are rapi!ly !estroying the planet earth – cuc 261$. What are actiities of human beings which !estroy the planet earth?. Gritish 0ouncil- 7ollution- <olluted the air and land.- $ars and factories are very dirty -B dan!erous for "eo"le wildlife and the environment. 2 serious pollution problems are:- 5ci! rain: this ha""ens when !ases and chemicals mix with water in the air. )he mixture travels for hundreds of miles

and finally falls back to earth. ecause “9cid rain contains a lot of chemicals - It kills fish and trees.- The #reenhouse effect: !ases and chemicals are the reason for this "roblems too. (ome of them stay in the air like ablanket around the world. ecause of this blanket the Earth’s climate is chan!in! and !ettin! hotter.- 3esserts, soil erosion,- More "eo"le -B fewer trees -B !reater use of land -B thinner soil -B erosion -B famine.- @ater, in the develo"in! world clean water is rare -B di! dee" wells.- Rain ?orest, in the last # years half of the world’s forests have disa""eared. If this continues for the next # yearsmillions of s"ecies of "lants and animals will become extinct. 9nd that’s ust the be!innin!. Why is the crisis happening?- ecause develo"in! world farmers don’t have enou!h land for "laces !rowin! food and "laces livin!.- Rich countries de"end on rain forest "roducts.- Modern life in the develo"ed world de"ends on rain forest "roducts. )hese includes,- Mineral- @ood- Medicine- rubber effects of the crisis:- the world’s rainforests are facin! a total disaster. (ome scientists says it’s even worse than the effect of nuclear war.- )he rainforest fires in 9frica are so bi! that they a""ear in satellite "hotos. ut it’s not ust a /uestion of disa""earin! oftribes trees and s"ecies.- It’s a /uestion of climate too. =ut "lanet needs healthy rainforests to control its tem"erature. @ithout them the!reenhouse Effect will ust !et worse and worse.- Fsed most of the Earth’s oil !as and coal.- $om"letely killed more than '## kinds of animals birds and "lants.- &#J#, &'P of animals birds fish and insects may be extinct.- >easons,- <ollution, millions of animals die every year because man has "olluted their natural home or habitat.

- 5untin!, man hunts and kills millions of animals every year.- Environment itself,- smaller, man cuts down more trees build more road uses more land for farmin! -Bfewer un!les fields and forest forwild life.- Made and used atomic bombs.- Drown in numbers from 1 billion 6 1KJ#7 to more than billions today.- natural resources, water source biolo!ical source ener!y resources are harmed by human’s ex"loration,- stri" minin! devastate whole re!ions leavin! bare and useless !round.- 3eforestation removes old !rowth trees that can’t be re"laced.- )oo much fishin! may harm fish "o"ulations to the "oint where they can’t recover - =ver"o"ulation,- Many areas suffer too much develo"ment- Economic develo"ment

pollution to enironment:- traffic con!estion.- "olluted air 6emission from factories7- "olluted water 6waste from com"anies and communities7- @aste "resent everywhere, barrels of industrial waste radioactive waste.- @hat have human bein!s done to make the earth a better "laceH- rescue and build the ex"lored resources.- Rehabilitate the earth.- In the last &# years there has been a Dreen revolution.- )oday many scientists and world leaders reali>e that the earth is in dan!er.-B It is really very sim"le, Either we sto" killin! the Earth or we will kill ourselves. @e need a cleaner healthier "lanet.1,. 5 company is going to gie some money either to support the arts or to protect the enironment. Which !oyou think the company shoul! choose? 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your answer. T()*+

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Why protect the enironment important?- "revent health "roblems.- Maintain the ecosystem.- <reserve the Earth for our children.- )he earth "lanet is now in dan!er w.r.t environment.- $lick here1-. *orests are the lungs of the earth. "estruction of the worl!Js forests amounts to !eath of the worl! wecurrently know. To what e9tent !o you agree or !isagree? –G01<. Topic1-: "amage of the enironment is an ineitable conseHuence of worl!wi!e improements in thestan!ar! of liing. "iscuss. 0lick here16. "escribe an enironmental problem that Aietnam has.

- )he disa""earin! of forests. $- 3eforestation rates in Cietnam have been hi!h with net annual loss of forests estimated at 1## ### - 1&' ### ha inrecent years.>eason,- Local demands for industrial wood- Im"roved market "rices as "art of the "rocess of economic rationali>ation.- )rees are used for fuel.- )rees are cut down ille!ally by criminals for "rofits.- ?orest fires in the south of Cietnam in recent months. )he recent f ire in Fminh 6camau7 forest rain in Cietnam causedmore than ### ha destroyed com"letely.- )rees are destroyed to build housin! develo"ments and sho""in! centers !ivin! "laces for !rowin! foods and "rovidin!livin! s"ace for new % added "o"ulation.@hy this issue is im"ortantH- ?orest is the maor habitat for animals birds "lants- )rees are essential to our survival. )hey are a maor "art of the "rocess of "hotosynthesis. <hotosynthesis is the"rocess in which !reen "lants use carbon dioxide to "roduce oxy!en and oxy!en is somethin! all of us need. )he fewertrees there are the more this affects our ability to breath.- )rees are also im"ortant in the develo"ment of many medicines. Many dru!s come from the leaves of certain treesalon! with other herbs and "lants.- )rees are im"ortant to soil conservation. )his is why you’ll usually see trees linin! a field. )ree roots hel" kee" the soil in"lace and are also a factor in water distribution dee" beneath the !round.- )rees "rovide so much "leasure.1=. What !o you think can be !one to sole this problem?- (erious efforts are bein! made to establish forest "lantations in Cietnam with a "arallel "ro!ram of "lantin!s asscattered trees in home !ardens and alon! dykes and roadsides. have already "roven to be the drivin! forces towardsthe reforestation of barren land and "rivate tree "lantin! in home !ardens and on mar!inal lands alon!side roads anddykes.

- etter mana!ement in forests, the forestry team need better trainin!.- Launch effective cam"ai!ns to enhance mass’ awareness of the im"ortance of "rotectin! the forest.- ?ind other alternatives from the tree %"lant areas to build buildin!s, tall buildin! should re"lace one %two floor house.- )his issue must be taken into account when develo"in! the industry.28. What !o you think that or!inary people can !o to help protect the enironment?- )ake "art in the "rocess of "o"ulari>in! the necessity of "rotectin! the environment in the mass.- <lant trees more in surroundin! livin! re!ion.- Each action must show res"ect to the environment "rotection,- ever throw waste into wron! "laces- ever make harm to the !reen trees.21. "o you worry about the state of the enironment in the worl!? Why Why not?- atural resources, water source biolo!ical source ener!y resources are harmed by human’s ex"loration,- stri" minin! devastate whole re!ions leavin! bare and useless !round.

- 3eforestation removes old !rowth trees that can’t be re"laced.- )oo much fishin! may harm fish "o"ulations to the "oint where they can’t recover - =ver"o"ulation,- Many areas suffer too much develo"ment- Economic develo"ment

pollution to enironment:

- traffic con!estion.- "olluted air 6emission from factories7- "olluted water 6waste from com"anies and communities7- there are many kinds of industries such as chemical or "etroleum industries that cause the "lanet to be "ollutedeveryday.- @aste "resent everywhere, barrels of industrial waste radioactive waste.22. Speculate on the effects of enironmental change on the lies of future generations.

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23. To what e9tent is enironmental !amage irresistible?2$. What !o you think is the most serious problem in the worl!?K Why !o you think so?K What can we !o as in!ii!uals to sole this problem?2,. What types of noise pollution !o you hate the most?

Topic -: *amily –chil!ren women

0ection 1: c)i+7*en

1. %t is better for chil!ren to grow up in the countrysi!e than in a big city. "o you agree or !isagree? 'se specificreasons an! e9amples to !eelop your essay.28- Drowin! u" in the country means a certain amount of isolation. :ou are in a small town or on a farm and not with a lot of"eo"le. Even more im"ortant the "eo"le you meet every day tend to be ust like you. Most will be the same race as youhave the same back!round as you and will have !one to the same schools as you.- In the city you meet with a variety of "eo"le. )here are different races and different cultures. :ou !et a more interestin!mix.- there isn’t the sense of community in the city that you have in the country because city "eo"le tend to come from a lot ofdifferent "laces and move around a lot. <eo"le in the city can live in the same a"artment buildin! for twenty years andnever !et to know their nei!hbors.- In the country everybody knows everybody. ?or a child this means the country is more secure. 9 child can !et lost orhurt in the city and have no one to turn to. In the country everyone is a nei!hbor. <eo"le in the country feel connected toeach other.

- 9 child !rowin! u" in the city has the advanta!e of a lot of interestin! and excitin! "laces to visit. 5e or she can !o to the>oo museums art !alleries and concerts. )here are a lot of restaurants with different kinds of food. It’s easy to see everynew movie that come out. $hildren in the country don’t have a lot of these activity nearby.- 9ll in all I think a childhood in the city is better because it "re"ares you more for what real life is like.2. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? 7arents or other a!ult relaties shoul! make important!ecisions for their ol!er 1, to 16 yearol!/ teenage chil!ren. 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support youropinion. –,1.- 5gree,- no one knows me as well as my "arents. o one wants the best for me like my "arents. It is natural that I should allowmy "arents to make im"ortant decisions for me concerned education social life and future career.- )hey are much more wise and dee" thinker.- )hey are ex"erienced.3. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? 5 personJs chil!hoo! years the time from birth to

twele years of age/ are the most important years of a personJs life. 'se specific reasons an! e9amples tosupport your answer.18-5re chil!hoo! years of a person the most important years in hisher life?- 5gree, these are the years that form us. )hese years determine what kind of a "erson the child will become.- WhyH- )he time when we learn about relationshi"s.- =ur "arents and siblin!s then about rest of the world.- Learn how to res"ond to others based the treatment we’ve !iven.- If we are loved -Bknow how to love others.- ?orm our ideas about our own self % worth from the way others treat us durin! these years. )hey can convince us weare worthless or they can teach us we deserve love and res"ect.- )he years when we be!in our formal education.- 9c/uire the basic skills %readin! writin! workin! with numbers %use throu!hout out lives.- Learn how to analy>e information and use it.

- 3evelo" our moral sense of what’s ri!ht and wron!.- 3evelo" our self % disci"line to live accordin! to our morals.$. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? There is nothing that young people can teach ol!erpeople. 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your position.== What can ol!er people teach young people? %s there anything that young people can teach ol!er people?- )echnolo!y.- :outh culture, "o"ular music is !enerally youth % oriented.- :outh % related social issues, 9I3( and school % violence.,. 5s part of a class assignment you hae to write about the following topic. %n some countries chil!ren hae erystrict rules of behaior& in other countries they are allowe! to !o almost anything they want. To want e9tentshoul! chil!ren hae to follow rules? Dou shoul! write at least 2,8 wor!s.chil!ren.!oc- It would be unwise indeed foolhardy to im"ose the same rules of behavior on all children in every "art of the world.

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national economy.- )hey are not able to utili>e their "roductive skills and do not "ay income tax.- In fact non-workin! "arents can become a drain on the tax system throu!h de"endent s"ouse and other rebates.- In conclusion !overnment su""ort for childcare services assists individual families and is im"ortant for the economicwell-bein! of the whole nation.13. What are some of the Hualities of a goo! parent? 'se specific !etails an! e9amples to e9plain your answer.T()*+1$=.- Love us in any circumstance, marria!e reli!ion ... -B unconditional love- )rust, trust each other.Res"ect their children. )reat them as individuals. 9cce"t our differences.

SECTION 2: FAMILY AN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

1$. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? 7arents are the best teachers. 'se specific reasonsan! e9amples to support your answer.2What parents can teach us?What are !isa!antages of parents in the position of teachers?- )hey may be too close to their children emotionally, sometimes limit a child’s freedom in the name of safety.- )hey may ex"ect their children’s interest to be similar to their own.- 3ifferent !enerations -B disadvanta!e of "arents, narrower views of life can’t kee" u" with ra"id social and technolo!icachan!es.What is the real teacher of oneJs life:

- =ur "arents- =ur teachers.- =ur "eers.- ooks and news"a"er and televisions.)hey are all valuable.1,. Some people think that the family is the most important influence on young a!ults. (ther people think thatfrien!s are the most important influence on young a!ults. Which iew !o you agree with? 'se e9amples tosupport your position.6< what role !oes family play in young a!ultJs life?- 9 family is "ermanent while friends come and !o. )hey !ive you su""ort throu!hout your life- :our "arents are your role models. )hey will encoura!e you to do your best to "ush yourself and to im"rove your self. 9family is ambitious for you.- :our family teaches you about love. What is their frien!sJ role?K Which is more important?P >eleant Huestions for interiew section:1. "o you hae any brothers or sisters? What are they !oing at present?2. Where !oes your father or mother work?3. "o you lie with your family? Why?$. What !o you an! your family !o together?,. "escribe the role of the family in your life- !ive motivation -B life is more meanin!ful, have "eo"le to care for.- Dive lifetime su""ort -Bconfidence.- Lifelon! friends, never betray always love me and want the most beautiful thin! for me.-. Speculate on how life woul! be without any family.- Lack of motivation.- Lack of orientation.

- Life is less meanin!ful.<. "escribe the most interesting member of your family. Say:K Eisher relationship to you.K What this persons !oes.K Eow you feel about this person5n! e9plain what makes this person interesting.

6. 5 person who has the most influence in your life. 6"lease write your own answer for this /uestion 7Who is the person? It is very my father that makes the most im"ortant influence in my life. 5e hasn’t only hel"ed meform my own character but also !iven me stren!th to lead a better life. Moreover he indeed made a !reat contribution toall my achievements u" till now. ?or me he is an ideal ?ather.Eow !oes this person influence on you? Ee was the person who make great contribution to my aca!emic performance.- ?rom his view a successful "erson must be an well educated "erson. )hat’s why he always encoura!e us his four

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- Likewise once they !et married the maority of women continue workin! since the financial "ressures of settin! u" ahouse and establishin! a reasonable standard of livin! often re/uire two incomes.- )wenty years a!o it was common for women to !ive u" work once they had children and devote their time to carin! fortheir children.- )his is no lon!er the !eneral rule and the "rovision of "rofessionally run child care facilities and day nurseries haveromoved much of the res"onsibility for child rearin! that used to fall to mothers.- 5owever these facilities come at a cost and often re/uire two salaries comin! into a family to be afforded.- the increase in the number of workin! mothes has not resulted in children bein! brou!ht u" less well than "reviously.- y !ivin! mothers the o""ortunity to work and earn money children can be better "rovided for than "reviously.- )here is more money for luxuries and holidays and a more secure family life is "ossible.- =f course there are limits as to the amount of time that ideally should be s"ent away from home and the ideal scenario

would be for one of the "arents 6often the wife7 to have a "art % time ob and thus be available for their children before andafter school.- It is im"ortant to establish the correct balance between family life and workin! life.$. *athers are ust as capable as mothers of taking care of chil!ren& so men shoul! share parenting work moreeHually with women. 5gree !isagree?,. @any people beliee that women make better parents than men an! that this is why they hae the greater rolein raising chil!ren in most societies. (thers claim that men are ust as goo! as women at parenting Write anessay e9pressing your point of iew. #ie reasons for your answer. 7arent0ambri!ge 2 – 1,< .A I believe that child % rearin! should be the res"onsibility of both "arents and that whist the roles within that "artnershi"may be different they are nevertheless e/ual in im"ortance.- In some countries it has been made easier over the years for sin!le "arents to raise children on their own.- 5owever this does not mean that the traditional family with both "arents "rovidin! emotional and role % models for theirchildren is not the most satisfactory way of brin!in! u" children.- how we define Tres"onsible for brin!in! the children u"’.- 9t is sim"lest it could mean !ivin! the financial su""ort necessary to "rovide a home food and clothes and makin! surethe child is safe and receives an ade/uate education. )his could be the basic definition.- 9nother "ossible way of definin! that "art of the /uotation.- )hat would say it is not ust the father’s res"onsibility to "rovide the basics for his children while his wife involves herselfin the everyday activity of brin!in! them u".- Rather he should share those daily duties s"end as much time as his ob allows with his children "lay with them readto them hel" directly with their education "artici"ate very fully in their lives and encoura!e them to share his.)he economic and em"loyment situation in many countries means that obs are !ettin! more not less stressful re/uirin!lon! hours and "erha"s lon! ourneys to work as well. )herefore it may remain for many a desirable ideal rather than anachievable reality.-/ Topic: @ost high leel obs are !one by men. Shoul! the goernment encourage a certain Q of these obs to beresere! for women?

Dou shoul! spen! no more than $8 minutes on this task. Dou shoul! write a minimum of 2,8 wor!s. – 0uc 11

A Most of the obs in society that are hi!h-"ayin! "owerful and demand a lot of res"onsibility are held by men. I do notbelieve this situation arose because women are inca"able of doin! hi!h-level work. I believe society could benefit if morewomen were in "ositions of "ower and therefore I think the !overnment should reserve a "ercenta!e of these obs forfemales.Why shoul! goernment encourage a certain Q of high leel obs for women?A )his situation is not because of the inca"ability of womenA ?irstly the "roblem of unfair em"loyment distribution a""ears to come from social convention and not com"etence ortrue ability.- 9t a youn! a!e most !irls are not encoura!ed to "ursue "olitical office business success or "rofessional "resti!e .- =n the other hand boys are told to do these thin!s.- 9s a result men hold the hi!h level obs but this does not mean they are very !ood at what they do.- If the !overnment set a /uota for hirin! women to do hi!h level work such as workin! in the !overnment itself then"erha"s women would be more ins"ired to be ambitious in their life "lans and contribute to a less-than "erfect society.

A Re!ulations in the work"lace for hirin! women would not be a new thin!.- 9lthou!h not written or made into law there seems to be rules for who can and cannot have hi!h-level obs.- ?or instance if a man and a woman both com"eted for the "residency of a com"any or even the country and both weree/ually /ualified and had the same ex"erience and back!round there is little doubt who would !et the ob.- Even more if the man was less /ualified and less ex"erienced than the woman the man would still "robably !et the obbecause of his sex.- )herefore to le!islate a "ercenta!e of hi!h level obs for women would work to fi!ht the unwritten sexist rules of thework"lace.- 9 /uota system would break down some barriers in the short-term. (exism in the work"lace will not ust ma!icallydisa""ear. Why shoul! not?- )he inustice and discrimination could be reversed.- )his is to say that some /ualified men mi!ht be denied a ob while some un/ualified women would be !iven one.

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- 9lso the "roblem of sexism at work could be worsened instead of bein! overcome. <eo"le would doubt whether awomen with a hi!h level ob was 8truly ca"able8--men mi!ht feel bitterness and resentment while women mi!ht think lessof themselves and be!in to de"end on !overnment 8charity8.- ?urthermore there is the "roblem of definin! what is a hi!h-level ob and determinin! an a""ro"riate "ercenta!e. 6 ?inalstatement that su""orts my o"inion a!ain.7</ Women will play an increasingly important role in the work place of the future. 7reparation an! practice –1,2.Why women will make up a large percentage of the workforceH- 3ue to the recession in the develo"ed world com"anies are reluctant to take on full % time workers who usually ex"ecthealth care a "ension scheme and redundancy "ayments when dismissed.- Instead many em"loyers "refer to hire "eo"le at an hourly rate. )hese em"loyees tend to be women.- 9 lot of women can’t commit themselves to a forty % hour week as they have children to look after. )his is "articularly

true for sin!le "arent families where the woman have to look after the children herself.- )here may also be the "erce"tion that a woman is only workin! to su""lement her husband’s income and so full %timework is not as im"ortant.- It is also be true to say that increasin! sexual e/uality has meant that more women are reachin! mana!ement "ositions.- )his in turn would mean that the number of women also increase in lower "ositions as women would be keen to em"loyother women.- If this is the case this trend must be ex"ected to continue.It seems likely that the number of workin! women will continue to increase over the nect few years as com"anies continueto seek a workforce that would be eaily dismissed and is more flexible in their workin! hours. 9thou!h this may be a !oodthin! in terms of sexual e/uality it is a maor setback in terms of worker ri!hts.K. @hen mothers !o out to work their families suffer.=. Eae the changing roles of women goo! for women an! society? –cuc 2,oth women and society have been disadvanta!ed by women’s emanci"ation. (he su""orts this ar!ument by showin!that the chan!in! role of women has caused,- re!ression of women’s conditions to 1Qth century level- after havin! been freed of work outside the home in the 1Qth century women are now doin! both "aid em"loyment andhousework a!ain.- lowerin! of the breadwinner’s wa!e.- $olla"se of family solidarity.- Men ne!lectful of their families.- 0uvenile delin/uency.- 5i!h unem"loyment.- @omen to be dissatisfied with homemakin! but still "erformin! similar tasks in the new em"loyment area %service.- @omen to acce"t ina""ro"riate and un"leasant obs.- @omen to deny their feminine nature.- $asual attitude to sex resultin! in,- aby hun!er.

- Infertility.- (exual transmitted diseases.- 9bortion.

Topic <. *oo! –"rink healthWelfare

Section 1: *in8

1. WhatJs your countryJs !rinking habit?)ea - 9n Indis"ensable 3rink for the Cietnamese

9s you walk alon! the streets somewhere near a lam" "ost under the shade of a tree or next to a door there is a lowtable with !lass "ots containin! different kinds of candies roasted !round nuts and su!ar coated cakes. Fsually next tothese treats there is a humble tea co>y with a tray of cu"s. 9round the table are several small wooden stools. )his istraditionally a com"lete descri"tion of a make-shift tea sho" which is a very "o"ular "art of Cietnamese street life.)his drink is considered indis"ensable to every inhabitant of the city. )ea is drunk every day from the early mornin! untillate at ni!ht. <eo"le drink tea at their homes at their work "laces and even in tea sho"s on their way to and from work.@henever the Cietnamese feel thirsty they are likely to look for this drink. It is drunk in both the summer and the wintermonths. In the winter a si" of hot tea makes you feel warm inside and better able to co"e with the cold tem"eraturesoutside. Fnlike northerners whose "reference is for a cu" of hot steamy tea "eo"le in the south like to drink their teacold tendin! to add ice cubes.Eow !o we make a goo! tea coLy?)he owner skillfully lifts the ca" of the tea co>y takes out the tea "ot and then "ours the hot tea into a small cu". )heowner then hands the cu" of steamin! tea to the customer

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Section 2: )e+t)

1. 7eople !o many !ifferent things to stay healthy. What !o you !o for goo! health? 'se specific reasons an!e9amples to support your answer. T()*+13,A =ur health is the only thin! we really have in the world. :ou can take away our money our house or our clothes and wecan survive. )ake away our health and we will die. )hat is way I eat healthfully exercise re!ularly and kee" u" my sociallife.A Eatin! healthfully is im"ortant to maintain one’s health. I try to avoid foods hi!h in fat like ?rench fries or cookieH. I alsotry to limit the amount of animal "rotein I consume. I never eat more than a few ounces of fish or chicken a day and Irarely eat meat. I eat a lot of ve!etables and fresh fruit which are full of fiber and vitamins. It is im"ortant to know how tocook these foods so the nutrients are not lost in the cookin! "rocess.A :our muscles must continue to be stron! to su""ort your body as it !rows older. Exercise hel"s the bones build densityand hel"s you maintain your "osture. 9 re!ular exercise "ro!ram of cardiovascular trainin! and wei!ht trainin! is anim"ortant "art of kee"in! your health.A ?riends are an im"ortant of one’s health. (tudies have shown that "eo"le with a wide ran!e of social contacts !et fewercolds and have fewer com"laints than those who don’t. lau!hin! is also an im"ortant "art of health. I like to lau!h with myfriends and I always feel better when I am with them than when I am alone.A y eatin! "ro"erly and exercisin! re!ularly I can kee" my body at an a""ro"riate wei!ht and can maintain my health. ys"endin! time with my friends i can kee" my mind as well as my body ha""y. It’s all a "art of my reci"e for healthfullivin!.2. 7reention is better than cure. (ut of a countryJs health bu!get& a large proportion shoul! be !ierte! fromtreatment to spen!ing on health e!ucation an! preentatie measures. To what e9tent !o you agree or !isagreewith this statement 0ambri!ge 2 –1,=.& 0uc 28?=f course it !oes without sayin! that "reventin! is better than cure. )hat is why in recent years there has been a !rowin!

body of o"inion in favor of "uttin! more resources into health education and "reventive measures. )he ar!ument is thati!norance of for exam"le basic hy!iene or the dan!ers of an unhealthy diet or lifestyle needs to be combated by s"ecialnationwide "ublicity cam"ai!ns as well as lon!er % term health education.=bviously there is a stron! human ar!ument for catchin! any medical condition as early as "ossible. )here is also aneconomic ar!ument for doin! so. (tatistics demonstrate the cost effectiveness of treatin! a condition in the early sta!esrather than delayin! until more ex"ensive and "rolon!ed treatment is necessary. )hen there are social or economic costs"erha"s in term of loss of earnin!s for the family concerned of unem"loyed benefit "aid by the state.(o far so !ood 6u" till now everythin! has !one on track7 but the difficulties start when we try to define what the"ro"ortion of the bud!et should be "articularly if the funds will be diverted from treatment. 3ecisions on exactly how muchof the total health bud!et should be s"ent in this way are not a matter for the non % s"ecialist but should be made on thebasis of an acce"ted health service model.)his is the "oint at which real "roblems occur % the formulation of the model. 5ow do we accurately measure which healtheducation cam"ai!ns are effective in both medical and financial termsH 5ow do we a!ree about the medical efficacy of

various screenin! a "ro!ram for exam"le when the medical establishment itself does not a!reeH 9 very ri!orous "rocessof evaluation is called for so that we can make informed decisions.3. Eealth: spen! large sums of money or me!ical research or !irecte! towar!s treating patients %nsight into %elts

– 16$.)here is always some controversy over whether it is im"ortant to s"end lar!e sums of money on medical research orwhether more of this money should be directed towards treatin! "atients. =bviously some medical research is essential.@ithout it we would have no vaccinations a!ainst diseases such as "olio no dru!s such as antibiotics and no treatmentslike x-rays or radiothera"y. evertheless the field of medical research is very com"etitive and this has financialdisadvanta!es. )ake for exam"le the current research bein! conducted on the 5IC virus. In this field it is ar!uable thatmoney is bein! wasted in that scientists throu!hout the world are workin! inde"endently towards the same ultimate !oal %to find a cure for 9I3( %and with the same ho"e of becomin! famous in the "rocess. (urely it would be more "roductiveand less costly if these scientists oined forces and an international fundin!.$. Stu!ents can become ery tire! both emotionally an! physically when they are preparing for an e9amination.

Eow can they look after their health while they are stu!ying? Huestion2.,. 7eopleJs access to goo! health care shoul! not !epen! on social factors such as their leel of income orsocial status.A 9ll "eo"le should have access to ade/uate health care. It is difficult to ar!ue a!ainst this "ro"osition. In theory most"eo"le would a!ree with it. ut in "ractice it is more difficult to find countries where it is actually true.A 5ealth care systems such as in the Fnited (tates where a lar!e "ro"ortion of the "o"ulation cannot afford healthinsurance are most undesirable in social terms. <eo"le are not cared for "ro"erly if they suffer a serious accident orbecome seriously ill. :et in the same country the very best in medical services are available to those with the ca"acity to"ay. 9re we at the "oint where we acce"t that the life of a rich "erson is worth more than that of a "oor "ersonHA Dovernments have a res"onsibility to "rovide basic health services to all the "o"ulation. 5owever !overnments alwayshave limited resources and they have a res"onsibility to use these in an efficient and effective manner. ?or exam"le it isdifficult to ustify !overnments s"endin! money on ex"ensive medical "rocedures such as cancer research if this divertsresources away from the "rimary obective of e/ual access to health care for all. )he ar!ument then turns on what kind ofhealth care system should be su""orted by !overnments.

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A <reventive health care is one area where !overnment needs to take the lead. Money s"ent on "reventin! disease ismore than re"aid by money saved in not havin! to treat that disease at a later time. <ublic health "ro!rams to eradicatediseases such as ty"hoid and small"ox are a !ood exam"le where the benefits flow on to all "eo"le re!ardless of incomeor social status. More recently !overnments s"onsored fluoridation "ro!rams have "layed a maor "art in reducin! theincidence of tooth decay with si!nificant im"rovement in !eneral health and enormous savin!s in dental bills for ordinary"eo"le.-. Bowa!ays !octors can become ery rich. @aybe they shoul! not focus on profitable actiities such as plasticsurgery or looking after rich patients an! concentrate more on patients health& no matter how rich they are?<. Eow important is the patientJs mental attitu!e towar!s hisher treatment in !etermining the effectieness of thetreatment? – 7repare for %elts – 123.

9 wide ran!e of medical treatments is available today. <atients may wonder which will be the most effective and whether

their own mental attitude to the ty"e of treatment mi!ht affect its success. )his essay will consider the second of these/uestions.Many "eo"le visit their doctor or !o to hos"ital with com"lete trust in the ex"ert care offered by conventional services.5owever some "eo"le do not !et a satisfactory result. ?or exam"le the dru!s they are "rescribed may have un"leasantside % effects. )heir initial "ositive attitude towards their treatment does them little !ood.(imilarly those "atients who trustfully choose alternative treatment over traditional medicine may find themselvesdisillusioned. Less ri!orous /ualification standard amon! alternative "ractitioners may mean that some healers !iveineffective or dama!in! advice. )he result a!ain is that a "atient who entered treatment with confidence leaves thattreatment disillusioned.=n the other hand "atients may try a style of treatment with some ske"ticism. 9 "erson used to conventional medicinesand dru!s may be sus"icious of treatments based on diet and lifestyle chan!es. :et if they follow such "ro!rams theymay in fact notice im"rovements in their condition in s"ite of their ske"ticism. E/ually a "atient o""osed to conventionalmedicine may have an accident and be saved by the effective treatment of conventional emer!ency services.In conclusion it a""ears that the mental attitude of the "atient is not the most si!nificant factor in determinin! the outcomeof the treatment. <atients who enter treatment confidently may leave disillusioned while those who be!in treatmentske"tical of the results may find themselves sur"rised with what they have !ained. <atients should seek the advanta!eswhich each style of care can offer.6. 5 number of !ifferent me!ical tra!itions are now wi!ely known an! use!: Western me!icine using !rugs an!surgery/& herbal me!icine& acupuncture using nee!les at certain points of the bo!y/& homoeopathy using minute!oses of poisons/& an! so on.=. Eealth: shoul! parents be oblige! to immuniLe their chil!ren against common chil!hoo! !iseases? (r !oin!ii!uals hae the right to choose not to immuniLe their chil!ren? 5nswer: %nsight into %elts – 16,.*or ,- "reventative medicine has "roved to be the most effective way of reducin! the incidence of fatal childhood diseases. -Blives have been saved and the diseases have been reduced to almost >ero.U in "revious centuries children died from ordinary illnesses such as influen>a and tuberculosis and because few "eo"lehad immunity the diseases s"read easily. 3iseases such as dysentery were the result of "oor hy!iene but these have

lon! been eradicated since the arrival of food sanitation and clean water. obody would su!!est that we should reversethis !ood "ractice now because dysentery has been wi"ed out.- (erious disease such as "olio and small"ox have also been eradicated throu!h national immuni>ation "ro!rams. Inconse/uence children not immuni>ed are far less at risk in this disease % free society than they would otherwise be.<arents choosin! not to immuni>e are relyin! on the fact that the diseases have already been eradicated. If the number of"arents choosin! not to immuni>e increased there would be a similar increase in the risk of the disease returnin!.- Immuni>ation is not an issue like seatbelts which affects only the individual. 9 decision not to immuni>e will havewides"read re"ercussion for the whole of society and for this reason I do not believe that individuals have the ri!ht tostand aside. In my o"inion immuni>ation should be obli!atory.Ideas a!ainst,- the issue of whether we should force "arents to immuni>e their children a!ainst common diseases is in my o"inion asocial rather than a medical /uestion. (ince we are free to choose what we ex"ose our bodies to in the way of food drinkor reli!ion for that matter why should we /uestion of medical “treatment be any differentH

- Medical researchers and !overnments are "rimarily interested in overall statistics and trends and in money % davin!schemes which fail to take into consideration the individual’s concern and ri!hts. @hile immuni>ation a!ainst disease suchas tetanus and whoo"in! cou!h may be effective little information is released about the harmful effects mof vaccinationswhich can sometimes result in stunted !rowth or even death.- )he body is desi!ned to resist disease and to create its own natural immunity throu!h contact with that disease. (owhen children are !iven artificial immunity we create a vulnerable society which is entirely de"endent on immuni>ation. Inthe event that mass immuni>ation "ro!rams were to cease the society as a whole would be more at risk than ever before.- In addition there is the issue of the ri!hts of the individual. 9s members of a society why should we obli!ed to subectour children to this "otentially harmful "racticeH (ome "eo"le may also be a!ainst immuni>ation on reli!ious !rounds andtheir needs must also be considered.- ?or these reasons I feel stron!ly that immuni>ation "ro!rams should not be obli!atory and that the individual shouldhave the ri!ht to choose whether or not to "artici"ate.

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Section 3: We+9*e

1. Topic33: 5 goernmentJs role is only to proi!e !efense capability an! urban infrastructure roa!s& watersupplies& etc./. 5ll other serices e!ucation& health& social security/ shoul! be proi!e! by priate groups orin!ii!uals in the community. To what e9tent !o you agree or !isagree with this opinion – prepare for ielts –12$.- Dovernments can only "rovide a limited ran!e of services for citi>ens. $ertain ty"es of service however must be"rovided by !overnments whereas both !overnments and "rivate !rou"s or individuals can share the res"onsibility to"rovide other services.- 9 !overnment must "rovide those services which are essential to a country. )hese include defense ca"abilities andsocial security. <rivate enter"rise and the "rofit motive should not form "art of these essential services. =n the otherhand some services could be "rovided by either !overnments or "rivate !rou"s or both. Education and health care areexam"les of such services. 9 !overnment must "rovide at least a basic level of education and health care so all citi>enscan have access to them. <rivate enter"rise thou!h could also "rovide services in these areas for those who wish to "ayfor them.- Frban infrastructure is another area where !overnments and "rivate !rou"s or individuals can share res"onsibility.Dovernments must build and maintain a system of roads but toll roads can be built and road maintenance carried out by"rivate contractors. (imilarly other infrastructure such as water or electricity su""ly can be o"erated by "rivatecom"anies.- )o sum u" there are some services such as defense and social security which must be "rovided by !overnment. =therservices for exam"les water su""ly or education could be "rovided by both !overnment and "rivate enter"rise.$onse/uently it is not true to say that a !overnment’s role is only to "rovide some services while others should be"rovided by the "rivate sector. In fact both !overnment and "rivate !rou"s can share in the "rovision of most services.2. %n Gritain& when someone gets ol!& they often go to lie in a home with other ol! people where there are nursesto look after them. Sometimes the goernment has to pay for this care.

Who shoul! be responsible for our ol! people? #ie reasons.- )heir children.- Dovernment.3. What shoul! a goernment !o for a country to become successful?- 5uman resources.- $onsolidate the national solidarity.- <urify the !overnment leadershi".$. 5lthough abuses of the system are ineitable& social welfare payments are essential to protect the rightscitiLens hae to a guarantee! income in a !emocratic society. "iscuss – 282 e9ercise –128.(ocial welfare is an essential element of an advanced society. Dood systems are always abused but that does not meanthey are faulty. In my o"inion the two main reasons why welfare "ayments are necessary are as follows,- first of all critics for!et that there are many forms of welfare besides "ayments to the unem"loyed. )heir ne!ativeo"inions harm those who are ca"able of earnin! a wa!e such as sin!le-"arent mothers the disabled and the sick.

Moreover the unem"loyed have the ri!ht to an income too. )hey are not always at fault for not havin! a ob and in mostcases the tax they have "aid in the "ast entitles them to assistance.- )he second reason is that crime increases when "eo"le have no means of su""ort. )he des"erately "oor inevitably turnto crime which is not only dan!erous but costly. <olicin! the streets is more ex"ensive than "rovidin! welfare. 9"oliceman’s wa!e is four or five times hi!her than a “dole "ayment.- $ertain members of society believe that "eo"le should look after themselves. )hey "oint out that welfare increasesde"endency on others and destroys di!nity. )his may be true but in the case of the unem"loyed the relief "ayments areusually tem"orary. It is surely the fault of the !overnment if there are lon! % term unem"loyed. @elfare critics also believethat it is the res"onsibility of a victim’s family to "rovide financial assistance. 5owever it is too ex"ensive to "rovidecom"lete hel" for a severely disabled "erson.- )o conclude it is vital to understand the need for welfare in a modern democratic society. @ithout welfare "ayments the"oor are destined to become "oorer. )he first duty of a !overnment is to "rovide a financial safety net for alldisadvanta!ed "ersons and that includes those without work.

,. The welfare state makes people less selfreliant: aboe Huestion-. 5 much !ebate! issue these !ays is whether citiLens shoul! take out priate health insurance or not- 9 much debated issue these days is whether citi>ens should take out "rivate health insurance or not. )he cost of"rovidin! free medical care for both the wealthy and the "oor is far too !reat for any !overnment and most "eo"le a!reethat if you can "ay for insurance you should. In this essay I will ar!ue that all who can afford it should be insured but freemedical care must be made available for those too "oor to do so.- )he most im"ortant reason for encoura!in! "eo"le to take out "rivate health insurance is the cost to the !overnment ofhealth care. ?ree health cover for "eo"le who are able to "ay for it is a waste of "ublic money. =f course "eo"le will only"ay health insurance "remiums if they know that they are !ettin! !ood value for their money. If they !et sick they should"ay very little or nothin! at all. In addition the "rivately insured are entitled to s"ecial benefits such as havin! the choiceof their own doctors and bein! able to avoid lon! waitin! lists for hos"ital beds.- =n the other hand those who really cannot afford to "ay "rivate insurance "remiums which are often very hi!h are stillentitled as citi>ens to the best medical care available - they cannot be ex"ected to "ay their own medical bills. 5owever ifthey are workin! they should still "ay a "ercenta!e of their wa!e 6say 1 to &P7 as a tax which "ays towards the cost of

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"rovidin! Tfree’ medical services.- In conclusion most "eo"le should "rivately insure their health but it is unreasonable to su""ose that all citi>ens canafford it. )herefore a safety net in the form of a basic free health care system must exist for the very "oor and theunem"loyed. 6J#1 words7

Section 4: 9oo7

1. Bowa!ays& foo! has become easier to prepare. Eas this change improe! the way people lie? 'se specificreasons an! e9amples to support your answer. T()*+3A )he twentieth century has brou!ht with it many advances. @ith those advances human lives have chan!eddramatically. In some ways life is worse but mostly it is better. $han!es in food "re"aration method for exam"le haveim"roved our lives !reatly.A )he convenience of "re"arin! food today is ama>in!. Even stoves have !otten too slow for us. Microwave cookin! ismuch easier. @e can "ress a few buttons and a meal is com"letely cooked in a short time. <eo"le used to s"end hoursfor an oven-cooked meal and now we can use that time for other better thin!s. <lus there are all kinds of "ortals "re-"ackable foods we can buy. 5eat them in the office microwave and lunch at work is /uick and easy.A ?ood "re"aration today allows for more variety. @ith refri!erator and free>ers we can "reserve a lot of different foods inour homes. (ince technolo!y makes cookin! so much faster "eo"le are willin! to make several dishes for even a smallmeal. <arents are more likely to let children be "icky now that they can easily heat them u" some "re"acka!ed macaroniand cheese on the side. eedless to say adults livin! in the same house may have very different eatin! habits as well. Ifthey don’t want to cook a lot of different dishes it’s common now to eat out at restaurants several times a week.A 5ealthful eatin! is also easier than ever now. @hen "eo"le cook they can use new fat substitutes and cookin! s"rays tocut fat and calories. )his reduces the risk of heart disease and hi!h cholesterol. 9dditionally we can buy fruits andve!etable fresh fro>en or canned. )hey are easy to "re"are so many of us eat more of those nutritious items daily. 9

hundred years a!o you couldn’t ima!ine the "rocess of takin! some fro>en fruit and ice from the free>er addin! somelow %fat yo!urt from a "lastic cu" and some uice from a can in the refri!erator and whi""in! u" a low %fat smoothie in theblender.A =ur lifestyle is fast but "eo"le still like !ood food. @hat new food "re"aration technolo!y has !iven us is more choices.)oday we can "re"are food that is more convenient healthier and of !reater variety than ever before in history.2. Some people prefer to eat at foo! stan!s or restaurants. (ther people prefer to prepare an! eat foo! at home.Which !o you prefer? 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your answer.13A (ome "eo"le like to eat out at food stands and restaurants while other like to "re"are food at home. =ften it de"ends onthe kind of lifestyle "eo"le have. )hose with very busy obs outside the house don’t always have time to cook. )hey likethe convenience of eatin! out. =verall thou!h it is chea"er and healthier to eat at home.A @hile eatin! in restaurant is fast the money you s"end can add u". @hen I have dinner at restaurant with a friend thebill is usually over twenty dollars. I can buy a lot of !roceries with that much money. Even lunch at a fast % food standusually costs five or six dollars for one "erson. )hat’s enou!h to feed the whole family at home.

A Eatin! at home is better for you too. Meals at restaurants are often hi!h in fat and calories and they serve bi! "lates offood % much more food than you need to eat at one meal. If you cook food at home you have more control over thein!redients. :ou can use mar!arine instead of butter on your "otatoes or not "ut so much cheese on the to" of your"i>>a. 9t home you can control your "ortion si>e. :ou can serve yourself as little as you want. In a restaurant you mayeat a full "late of food “because you "aid for it.A It is true that eatin! out is convenient. :ou don’t have to sho" to cook to clean u". ut real home cookin! doesn’t haveto take u" a lot of time. )here are lots of sim"le meals that don’t take lon! to make. In fact they’re faster than eatin! outes"ecially if you think of the time you s"end drivin! to a restaurant "arkin! waitin! for a table waitin! for service drivin!home.A oth eatin! at restaurants and cookin! at home can be satisfyin!. oth can taste !ood and be enoyed with family andfriends. I "refer cookin! at home because of the money and health issues but "eo"le will make the choice that fits theirlifestyle best.

)nterview1. Describe your favorite restaurant.

/ (oca 0estaurant 1 location

/ The food:/ The service:

/ The decoration:

/ The price:

/ The feature:/ The stren!th:

/ 2h suitable for forei!ner:

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- Learn how to trust each others.- @hat to ex"ect from others.- 5ow to "rofit from ex"eriences.Why the more frien!s the better?- 9lways available when we need them not only in times of trouble but also in times of ha""iness.- @ant to have "eo"le around me that sur"rise me. Each has his own way of reactin! to a situation -B learn how to dealwith different kinds of "eo"le.- )each us about life. lots friends "lenty of information and ex"erience.-. Some people choose frien!s who are !ifferent from themseles. (ther choose frien!s who are similar tothemseles. 0ompare the a!antages of haing frien!s who are !ifferent from you with the a!antages of haingfrien!s who are similar to you. Which kin! of frien! !o you prefer for yourself? Why? T()*+=8

Why !ifferent from us?- Divin! you different ways of lookin! at the world.- Introduce you to new interestin! thin!s.- $orrect your weakness, s"ontaneous kind of "erson -B well or!ani>ed.- Ex"eriences from different fields.Why similar to us?- Enoy doin! the same thin!s.- Fnderstand each other -B easy to share "roblems.<. 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to e9plain your answer. %t is sometimes sai! that borrowing money from afrien! can harm or !amage the frien!ship. "o you agree? Why or why not? 'se reasons an! specific e9amples toe9plain your answer. T()*+1$3Eow can borrowing money harm frien!ship?- 5ow to know the lender can afford or notH -B embarrassed- @hen you’ll back the loanH -B awkwardness.- Interest issues -B hurt feelin!s -B harm to friendshi"

%nteriew1. Talking.- @hat kinds of "eo"le do you most like to talk withH- (ense of humor, comfortable relaxed.- @hat do you usually talk aboutH- Life career everythin! involved both.2 Who !o you think are better in conersation – men or women? Why?- @omen, sensible emotional understandin!.3 What a!ice coul! you gie to someone who is shy about talking?- )he more she talks the more confident she is.. @hat role do friends "lay in your lifeHWhy we nee! frien!s?- 5el" you to solve "roblems.- (hare ha""iness.- Divin! you the sense of love and bein! loved- (hare knowled!e and ex"erience.,. "escribe your best frien!.- Why !o you get known each other? What is his character? Eow !o you feel about your frien!ship with him?$. What are some of the !ifferences between a Aietnamese frien! an! a foreign frien!?- characters: topics for talking:

SECTION 2: MARRIA<E

1. The a!antages an! !isa!antages of arrange! marriages.V. 5!antage,- ?inancial security. Lack of money -B stress in any relationshi".- <arents make better choice than their children.U <arents are older and wiserU Ex"erience, at assessin! characteristics 6ex"eriences7 -B know what /ualities are desirable in a s"ouse.U etter ud!es of character than youn! "eo"le who often let emotions influence their ud!ment. "arents choose with their head not their heart.K "isa!antage:- Misery for J "eo"le if they have fallen in love with the other.

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- Likelihood of unha""y life for their children. )he basis of the marria!e is love. Lack of love -B unsuccessful marria!e fortheir whole life. Love can make "eo"le more tolerance 6enhancin! sym"athy to each other7.- Fnfair for their children, )heir dau!hter and son are mature enou!h to make their own decision for their future s"ouse.<arents would rather be the advisors not decision maker.- Life has chan!ed. <arents choices are "robably no lon!er suitable for their children. ?or instance in @orld @ar II hard-workin! is a desirable character for any "erson. 5owever in these days it’s active and well % educated ones that aredesirable for a s"ouse.2. Doung people shoul! lie together before getting marrie!?A 5!antages,- Enhancin! mutual understandin!,U In daily life, cookin! livin! habit O

U )heir family life, behavior with their relative- 9n effective way to examine if they are a !ood cou"le or not. Easy to solve "roblem if they are not suitable to each otherfinancial issues and children.K "isa!antages.- Dreater like hood of breakin! % u" relations which would lead to a lot of serious conse/uences due to no le!al bondbetween them. =ne minor ar!ument can cause their break for instance.U women are vulnerable if their relation are broken u", difficult to find a re"lacement because of "reudice.U In case there are children of this un % married cou"le -B they are of misery, not "erfect "arents an unha""y childhoodobsession about their "arents.- ?or society, the increase of infectious disease due to a lease sexual livin! style, 5IC O -B a !reat threat to the wholesociety.3. "o women usually work after getting marrie! in your country?A 9 common "henomenon in several countries, many women dro" their full-time em"loyment after marria!e. Instead theyfind some "art %time ob and s"end more time carin! their family issues, housework children rearin! family health careetc.A In Cietnam it’s not of so "o"ular. In fact Cnese women continue their em"loyment after marria!e. )hey share nearly thesame res"onsibility of bread % winner like their husbands.

Some other releant Huestions relating to frien!ship:A 9re there any famous stories of friendshi" in your cultureHA 3escribe one of your closest friends.A 3o you have any childhood friendshi"s that are still stron! todayH )ell us about them.A 3o you have any lon! distance friendsHA 5ow do you kee" in touch with your lon!-distance friendsHA 5ow often do you see your lon!-distance friendsHA 5ave you made any friends over the InternetHA 5ow often do you write to themHA 5ave you ever met them in "ersonHA 5ow are your friendshi"s different now than they were when you were a childHA 5ow do you maintain a !ood friendshi"HA 5ow do you make new friendsHA 5ow many "eo"le do you consider your 8best friendsH8A Is it common to have friendshi"s across !enerationsHA @hat are the advanta!es and disadvanta!es of these ty"es of friendshi"s.A 3o you have any friends from a different !eneration than youHA )here is a sayin! 8)o have a !ood friend you need to be a !ood friend.85ow can you be a !ood friendHA @hat do you usually do with your friendsHA @hat factors may result in the breakdown of a !ood friendshi"HA @hat is the lon!est friendshi" that you have hadH

A @hat makes friends different from familyHA @hat /ualities do you think are im"ortant in a friendH

Topic =: Social problems –housingEistory –religion 7olitic –climate

Section 1: C+i5te -)i0to*= - *e+i;ion

1. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? %t is more important for stu!ents to stu!y history an!literature than it is for them to stu!y science an! mathematics. 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to supportyour opinion.2. What kin! of climate !oes your country hae?CCThe climate of Aietnam& ust as its geography& is subect to many ariations.

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=R)5 CIE)9M- )he climate in the north is very similar to that of southern $hina. It is characteri>ed by !reat seasonal differences intem"erature and sudden chan!es are not uncommon.- )here are two main seasons in orth Cietnam winter and summer. @inter !enerally lasts from ovember to 9"ril withrather "leasant cool weather. )his season is usually rather dry. )he summer season be!ins in May and lasts till =ctober.It is a time of tremendous heat heavy rainfall and ty"hoons.(=F)5 CIE)9M- )he south has a monsoon climate. )here are two main seasons---wet and dry. )he dry season lasts from ovember to

9"ril with barely a day of rain and then chan!es to the rainy season which lasts from May to =ctober.- )he hottest and most un"leasant time in (outh Cietnam is !enerally between ?ebruary and 9"ril when the atmos"hereis humid and the many storms seldom break into a coolin! rain.

- In $entral Cietnam the climate is a transition between the climates of the north and south.5=))E() M=)5(- =R)5 CIE)9M- 0une 0uly and 9u!ust.- (=F)5 CIE)9M - March 9"ril and May

Section 2: Soci+ *o+e50 -o+itic- Ho/0in;

1. Why immigrants leae their own countries?- some are in "olitical dan!er at home.- 0oin relatives who already live abroad.

- 9 third !rou" sim"ly want a better social and economic future for their families.2. problems cause! by immigration:- take obs from other "eo"le.- Refuse to inte!rate with the rest of the "o"ulation.- $ontribute to social "roblems 6dru!s crimes etc7.@hy debate,- those "roblems caused by immi!ration are worse in recent years, unem"loyment crime and "rices increase.- )he death of the $ommunism -B freedom to travel %multi %racial.-3. 5ny lies are in !anger when hastily erecte! buil!ings collapse because safety stan!ar!s hae been sacrifice!to hopes of a Huick profit. To preent !isasters of this kin!& goernments shoul! play a greater role in setting an!enforcing safety stan!ar!s for buil!ing construction.$. Safety stan!ar!s are important when buil!ing peopleJs homes. Who shoul! be responsible for enforcing strictbuil!ing co!es – the goernment or the people who buil! the homes?

,. Shoul! a city try to presere its ol!& historic buil!ings or !estroy them an! replace them with mo!ernbuil!ings? 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your opinion. T()*+-. Stu!ents at uniersities often hae a choice of places to lie. They may choose to lie in uniersity!ormitories& or they may choose to lie in apartments in the community. 0ompare the a!antages of liing inuniersity housing with the a!antages of liing in an apartment in the community. Where woul! you prefer tolie? #ie reasons for your preference. T()*+<. 5 countryJs first !uty to its citiLen is to protect them. Therefore it is logical that !efence shoul! take up asignificant proportion of national bu!get. *or or gains?..;..;comprehensie site;task1task2.htm6. %n the late 28th century& many cities are being rapi!ly re!eelope!. %n this process& the nee!s of specialinterest groups& such as people with physical !isabilities& are sometimes taken into account. Eow can societyimproe con!itions for people with physical !isabilities?=. 5 public figure shoul! not e9pect to hae hisher priate life. 7"

(thers Huestions:A "o you agree that teachers shoul! use corporal punishment as a means of !iscipline?K "o you think in itro fertiliLation shoul! be aailable to parents so they can choose the se9 of their chil!?K %n an oerpopulate! worl!& shoul! people be free to hae as many chil!ren as they want?K %s there public assistance in your country?K What are some e9pectations parents hae for their chil!ren?K What are some reasons that people become homeless?K What are some things people can !o to eliminate !iscrimination an! preu!ice?K What !o you think is the most serious problem in the worl!?K Why !o you think so?K What can we !o as in!ii!uals to sole this problem?K What types of noise pollution !o you hate the most?K Who takes care of the el!erly when they are no longer able to care for themseles?

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Topic 18: Eometown.

1. Dou hae !eci!e! to gie seeral hours of your time each month to improe the community where you lie.What is one thing you will !o to improe your community? Why? 'se specific reasons an! !etails to e9plain yourchoice. T()*+-- I will or!ani>e a contest for the initiatives of im"rovin! the livin! of "eo"le in my hometown amon! themselves.- $onsolidate the solidarity in the hometown.- Det a lot of nice ideas for the "ur"ose of im"rovin! the community. )wo heads is always better than one.2. What change woul! make your hometown more appealing to people your age? 'se specific reasons an!e9amples to support your opinion. -8

- entertainment facility, -B have a "lace to !o after school, sociali>e have meetin!s and ust relax.3. %f you coul! change one important thing about your hometown& what woul! you change? 'se reasons an!specific e9amples to support your answer. T()*+$. Where !o you come from?,. "escribe your hometown to me.-. What is your hometown wellknown for?<. What is life like for you in your home town? What are the goo! an! ba! points about liing there?- Environment,- <eo"le,- Livin! "ace,- Education,- ?acility,6. "escribe some of the changes that hae taken place in your home city recently?-. What changes hae happene! recently in your town an! what !o you think will happen in the future?

- ?acility, Road system entertainment.- Education,- )ourism,- )rans"ort means<. What are the effects of such changes on the local peopleJs socioeconomic lies?- Livin! standard u"!raded.- ("irit life im"roved.6. What are the reactions of the local people to these changes?- <ositive, enoy a better life.- e!ative, trans"ort factory -B "olluted air =. What are your reactions to these changes? Which of them !o you like? Which !onJt you like?- <ositive, enoy a better life.- e!ative, trans"ort factory -B "olluted air

18. %f you coul! change something in your city& what woul! you change? Why?11. What are your local in!ustries?12. "escribe a famous beauty your hometown:13. 5fter you gra!uate !o you want to lie in your hometown? Why or why not?1$. "o you like your hometown? Why or why not?- :es.- )he "lace I was born and there had witnessed my beautiful childhood memories1,. What is the best thing about your hometown? .1-. ... the nightlife in your citytown.1<. What is the worst thing about your hometown? .16. WhatJs there to !o in your hometown?

Topic 11. @e!ia teleision communication >ea!ing – watchingmoies

0ection 1: Mo,ie0 -9i+50

1. %t has recently been announce! that a new moie theater may be built in your neighborhoo!. "o you support oroppose this plan? Why? 'se specific reasons an! !etails to support your answer. 2<Eow useful is a new moie theatre?- more o""ortunities for recreation.- Reduce uvenile delin/uency, teens need activities to kee" them busy and out of trouble.- Lead to several im"rovements in the town.- 5el" other businesses, more visitor -Bsho""in! better road.

2. *ilms can tell us a lot about the country where they were ma!e. What hae you learne! about a country from

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watching its moies? 'se specific e9amples an! !etails to support your response.1,3What hae you learne! about a country from watching its moies?<eo"le all around the world are alike in their !oals and emotions.Doals, knowled!e earnin! a livin!.Emotions, want to be entertained s"end time with family and friends enoy some form of s"orts music and dancin!.3. @oies are popular all oer the worl!. )9plain why moies are so popular. 'se reasons an! specific e9amplesto support your answer.1,8- "eo"le want to watch other "eo"le’s lives -Bfind excitement, adventurous and !lamorous.- Like to live vicariously, cry 6sad movies7 and lau!h6comedies7.- Esca"e out own lives share other emotions and ima!ine ourselves as someone else 6"re"are in advance7.$. Some moies are serious& !esigne! to make the au!ience think. (ther moies are !esigne! primarily to amuse

an! entertain. Which type of moie !o you prefer? 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your answer.-,<refer movies that amuse and entertain.- make me relax lau!h- kee" me in !ood s"irit.-. %n your opinion what factors contribute to a goo! moie?

Section 2: Re7in; ->tc)in;

,. 7op music:="inionsA <o" is an international industry % it’s a as sim"le as that. Record com"anies are in business to make a "rofit.A <o" music !ives "leasure to billions of "eo"le. It saves lives too. )hink of all the money that and 9id sent to 9frica forexam"le. )hin!s like that are im"ortant.

<o" in the TK#s,- )he most im"ortant musical event of the TK#s was “and aid. the "ro!ram was for the "ur"ose of raisin! money for thestarvin! "eo"le of Ethio"ia in 1QK. )hat concert on 1J 0uly 1QK raised over * 1## million with the contribution offamous music "erformers. It showed that to" musicians and their fans could chan!e the world.- (omethin! else chan!ed in the K#s too, musical technolo!y. In less than ten years video com"act discs and com"utersall became im"ortant in the "o industry.- )hanks to video every sin!le suddenly had its own three minute film.- )hanks to com"act discs the /uality of recorded sound was better than ever.- )hanks to com"uters it was "ossible to "lay and record thousands of new sounds.- <o" has come a lon! way since the days of Elvis <resley.- In the '#s it was fun- In the #s it was esca"e- In the N#s it was bi! business

- In the K#s it became "art of an international youth culture.-. 5 singer that you like.Michael 0ackson.3ata, born &Q 9u!ust 1Q'K.?irst in the 0ackson ?ive then a solo artist M0 has been a su"erstar from the a!e of eleven. )oday he really is a livin!le!end. @hat’s more media re"orts of "lastic sur!ery exotic "ets and stran!e beliefs only seem to increase his fame.ehind it thou!h stands one of the !reatest, - sin!ers % dancers % video % makers % "erformers "o" has ever seen.Dreatest hits include, en =ff the wall )hriller illie 0ean eat it ad (mooth $riminal 3irty 3iana I can’t sto" lovin!you.<. Eow !o you think about the books on the screen?7ros,- =n the screen -B it reaches a hu!e new audience. (o if more "eo"le can enoy a story by seein! it in a visual formwhat’s wron! with thatH

- 9 successful screen ada"tation hel"s to "romote the ori!inal book and increase its sales.- <ictures make stories more vivid and life like easier to understand of com"lex and old % fashioned lan!ua!es.- <ublishin! industry develo".- <eo"le lead busy lives these days. )hey don’t want to s"end a week readin! a novel when they can watch the filmversion in two hours. It’s a /uestion of convenience.- Make more choices for "eo"le, read or watch or both in which orderH0ons,- readin! is activeO your mind has to work and create ima!es. @atchin! is "assive. :ou ust sit there and all the work isdone for you. It’s less satisfyin!.- Readin! -B free to sto" and start other obs. @atchin! you don’t have the freedom to sto" and think for ' minutes beforeyou carry on.- (creen ada"tations are never as subtle and com"lex as the book or "lays they’re based on. $haracters are cut outscenes removed -B fit in & hours.- ooks can tell you what characters are thinkin!.

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- Cital differences between a novel and a seri.- Fnfair influence on the book industry. ooks not filmed -B not !ood sellin!.- ad screen version of your favorite book can ruin the ori!inal novel for you.6. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? >ea!ing fiction such as noels an! short stories/ ismore enoyable than watching moies. 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to e9plain your position.1885gree. >easons:- )he more you read the stron!er your ima!ination becomes. Readin! exercises your ima!inative "owers- 3evelo" your storytellin! skill. )he more readin! you do the better you become at creatin! "lots and characters.Movies advanta!es,- the ima!es in movie are much more vivid, in a lar!e screen in a dark room.- (ittin! in a lar!e screen with other "eo"le is fun.

=. %s the ability to rea! an! write more important to!ay than in the past? Why or why not? 'se specific reasonsan! e9amples to support your answer.13$5gree. >eason:- communicate throu!h email usin! the Internet.- Dettin! information throu!h Internet.- E % commerce, advertisin! on net.18. 7eople learn in !ifferent ways. Some people learn by !oing things4 other people learn by rea!ing aboutthings4 others learn by listening to people talk about things. Which of these metho!s of learning is best for you?'se specific e9amples to support your choice. 6=A est, learnin! by doin! is the method work best.A !ive a learner- first-hand ex"erience.A 3isadvanta!es of other forms,11. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? 7eople shoul! rea! only those books that are aboutreal eents& real people& an! establishe! facts. 'se specific reasons an! !etails to support your opinion.=- Why shoul! rea!ing other kin!s of eents?- 5alf of all the !reat books that have ever been written not to mention the "lays short stories and "oetry are ima!inary.- Readin! stories as a child hel" develo" our creativity.- (torytellin! is an emotional need for human bein!s.-B fictions is too im"ortant to our culture our minds and our emotions.12. 5 folk story in your culture that has significance.Ganh 0hung& Ganh "ay –printe!.13. The plot of a goo! book you hae rea! recently.- )he fiction called “Done with the wind- )he author, Mar!aret Michel.- )he back!round, the 9merican civil war.- The plot:- )he story covers 1& years in the life of a very beautiful and hau!hty !irl named (carlett =’5ara also the main character

who were havin! the most beautiful days of her life in a noble family at the time the war ha""ened.- (urroundin! her were numerous youn! handsome !uys who loved her with all their hearts.- 3ue to the war the =’5aras lost all their "ro"erties to their enemies.- ein! an innocent snobbish !irl (carlet was suddenly "ut under heavy burden of rearin! all her youn!er sisters andcarin! for her mental father. (he served as the breadwinner for a lar!e family in an extremely difficult "eriod.- In her way (carlet had to co"e with a lot of obstacle. 5owever with the essence of a resilient resourceful !irl (carletmana!ed to !et her family overcome the most hard interval in their lives.- Indeed (carlet had left me a very intensive im"ression for her characteristic and her ener!y for solvin! her lifetime"roblem. =ne useful ti" she used whenever facin! with headache situation was, “)hinkin! of tomorrow. It is a different daywith bri!hter viewG. It is also useful for all of us.- In fact Done with the wind is not only a historical and drama novel but also one novel of romance. )he love affairbetween (carlet and Rhett urtler would be !oin! on all the time. 9lthou!h the novel ended with the fact that Rhett left(carlet alone I do ho"e that he would late on turn back with (carlet because they did really love each other and both

deserved.1$. *ilm:- @hat ty"e of films do you !enerally likeH romance.- )ell me about a film that you really enoyed.- Done with the wind %&J# minutes %1QJQ -color 6above7.- )he film !et 1# =scars which includes the best film the best actress the best director 6Cictor ?lemmin!7 and someothers.1, What !o you think about all the a!ertisements shown before the film?- If it last not too lon! for about less than ' minutes I would be easy % !oin!.- ut in fact sometimes the time for advertisement reaches nearly ten minutes. $onse/uently any audiences would beoutra!ed. I am not an exce"tion.- I understand that the "rofits come to the media "roducer mainly from the advertisement fee. 5owever the editor shouldlimit the time in an acce"table limit.

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Section 3: Co55/niction

1. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? *acetoface communication is better than other typesof communication& such as letters& email& or telephone calls. 'se specific reasons an! !etails to support youranswer. T()*+,<.Why face – to face communication is the best type?- Eliminate misunderstandin!s immediately, body lan!ua!e.- $ement relationshi", eyes and hands -B stron!er relationshi".- Encoura!e continued interaction, lon!er conversation.2. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? Telephones an! email hae ma!e communicationbetween people less personal. 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your opinion. T()*+ –notaailable.

Section $: @e!ia teleision1. @e!ia – 5 worl! of information –miracle or @onster:)oday thanks to modern % science it’s "ossible to send words and "ictures around the world in seconds. Internationalevents can be followed by billions of "eo"le every day. 5istory takes "lace in our homes. ut what effect does all thisinformation have on societyH 3oes it make us more aware tolerant and "eacefulH =r % on the hand % does it make some"eo"le confused de"ressed and violent.2. what is news? What are factors that make a goo! newspaper story:- It must be new.- It has to be dramatic- ot about ordinary everyday life.- involve in conflict and 3an!er -B news means bad news.- )here’s 5uman Interest.

- <eo"le are interested in other "eo"le % rich famous "owerful like, "o" stars )C "ersonalities actors "oliticiansroyalty.- ?amiliarity, stories about "eo"le "laces and events which their readers know -B different from different re!ions.3. your iews of me!ia:- in my o"inion today’s youn!er !eneration is the best informed ever. @e’re really lucky. 9nd why do we know so muchHO because of the media. =4 % not all "a"ers and "ro!rams are !ood I admit but so whatH :ou don’t have to read orwatch the bad ones. It’s like an information su"ermarketOyou !o in look at what’s available and choose what you want.$. Eow !o moies or teleision influence peopleJs behaior? 'se reasons an! specific e9amples to support youranswer.<Eow !o moies or teleision influence peopleJs behaior? 7ositie effects:- roader window on the world.- Ex"osed to "eo"le of different races and cultures -Bovercome "reudices more easily.

- ews useful information in documentary "ro!rams.- Relaxation reduce stress enhance interest in art.- Esca"e our own "roblems for a little while.- (how "ositive ways to resolve "roblems.- Educational "ro!ram,- <eo"le will know many educational "ro!rams on the mass media such as cookin! drivin! and animals’ lives. Begatie effects:- More violent,- 9ttract viewers -B em"hasi>e on violence- Even in educational films more or less there are some violent scenes- Less sensitive to violent acts can even commit ourselves.- Less active, "assive activity- Fnhealthy both mentally and "hysically.

- (to" usin! ima!ination.- La>iness both "hysical and mental.- @astin! time to do other activities. Mostly "o"ular television "ro!rams such as cartoons or soa" o"eras are broadcastat ni!ht.- (econdly sometimes mass media influences "eo"le’ s idea. Many "eo"le will misunderstand the issues.,. Bews e!itors !eci!e what to broa!cast on TA an! what to print in newspapers. What factors !o you thinkinfluence their !ecisions? – cambri!ge1 –1,8. @e!ia- efore news is broadcast to the mass audience it !oes throu!h a "rocess called !ate kee"in! in which the editorsdecide what to broadcast based on three maor factors, "olitics s"onsorshi" and mass a""eal.- )he first factor that influences this "rocess is "olitics. If the )C station or news"a"er is in favor of a "olitical "arty theto"ics broadcast will su""ort that "arty or discredit the o""osition "arty.- 9nother factor that influences editors is s"onsorshi". If a news"a"er is s"onsored by a famous tobacco com"any itsurely contains few to"ics about the anti-smokin! movement. =therwise the news"a"ers will lose its bi! s"onsor.- Moreover editors tend to focus on the to"ics that the mass audience want to see somethin! that attracts attention ri!ht

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away and somethin! that is easy to understand. )hus a )C com"any or a news"a"er can attract more audience andthus !ain more advertisin!.- owadays "eo"le accessin! news from )C or news"a"ers tend to understand the world as they see it in the media.Date kee"in! influences the way "eo"le see the world and may distort what "eo"le see because of the factors associatedwith !ate kee"in!.-. Teleision has !estroye! communication among frien!s an! family. "o you agree or !isagree with thisstatement?<. "o we become use! to ba! news? Woul! it be better if more goo! news was reporte!? 7aper !ood news,- it does not sell news"a"ers.- Lack of listeners.

bad news,- we have become immune to bad news and the news"a"er and radio stations are aware of this.- Main obective is to sell their "roducts.6. Watching too much teleision re!uces people capacity to think for themseles 7reparation an! practice –1-6.A ?irstly watchin! television makes "eo"le la>y as viewers are !iven second % hand o"inions which can be used as asubstitute for individual thou!ht.A (econdly most television "ro!rams are "rimarily entertainment as they are desi!ned to attract viewers away from rivalchannels. )herefore they are aimed to a""eal to the lowest common denominator and have little educational value.A Fnlike books or even radio television leaves little sco"e for the ima!ination and so tends to dictate sim"lified rolemodels of what life should be like.=. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? Teleision& newspapers& magaLines& an! other me!iapay too much attention to the personal lies of famous people such as public figures an! celebrities. 'se specificreasons an! !etails to e9plain your opinion.2= %s it too much?- )elevision news"a"er ma!a>ine and web sites di! u" all kinds of "ast bad actions- some of these are thin!s "eo"le did as teena!ers.- )hose incidents involve ex"eriments with dru!s or bein! reckless in a car.- It has an effect on the celebrity’s family es"ecially the children %B they may find their career ruined -B society lost onetalented individual.- -B unust -B "ublic don’t need to know.- @hy they "ay so much attention to such subectsH- @hat are the disadvanta!esH18. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? Watching teleision is ba! for chil!ren. 'se specific!etails an! e9amples to support your answer. unaailable11. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? Teleision has !estroye! communication amongfrien!s an! family. 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your opinion. Why is this an e9aggeration?

- It de"ends on the kind of "ro!rams and ty"e of viewers,- Em"ty "ro!ram U "assive viewers destroy.- Educational "ro!ram U active viewers enhance.12. 5re famous people treate! unfairly by the me!ia? Shoul! they be gien more priacy& or is the price of theirfame an inasion into their priate lies? 7!13. "escribe in general the type of teleision programs that are the most popular in your country.- Educational "ro!rams.- Remote educational "ro!ram for 1& form students and university students.- $ookin! decoratin! class J times a week.- Information "rovidin!- ews one "er & hours.- 3ocumentary films.- Entertainment "ro!rams.

- ?or all a!e !rou"s, movies % J films each day in different channels.- Music ("ort.- Interestin! contests for different a!e -!rou"s,1$. 0ompare the me!ia now with how it was a generation ago.In the "ast.ow.1,. What kin! of effect !oes the me!ia hae on young people an! how might this change in the future?- Main way for relaxation.- Main way to access for information.1-. Eow necessary is me!ia censorship in a mo!ern society?- necessary for reduce in crime and violence.1<. %n what ways woul! you control your chil!renJs teleision iewing? )9plain your reasons.16. What teleision program !o you like the most to watch?

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Dou shoul! say: what is the program about? Eow often you watch it? What is special about it? Eow long you hae watche! it 5n! e9plain why this program !raws your most attention?

(ther releant HuestionsK "o you like to watch cartoons?K "o you like to watch horror moies?K "o you prefer fiction or nonfiction books? Eow about moies?

K "o you prefer listening to the ra!io or watching TA?K "o you think TA is e!ucational?K Eow often !o you rea! comic books?K %f a book has been ma!e into a moie& which !o you prefer to !o first& see the moie or rea! the book? Why?K Shoul! books be censore!?K Shoul! moies be rate!? )9plain.K What are some goo! books that you hae rea!?K What is the best book you hae eer rea!?K What are some of the goo! moies you hae seen?K What games are popular in your country? Why are they popular?K What is one of your faorite TA shows?K Why !o you like it?K When is it on?

K "oes you father like it& too?K What is the best moie you hae eer seen?K Who was in it?K Why !i! you like it?K Who was the !irector?K What is the most popular !ramacome!ygame show in your country& an! what is the storyline !rama/ orformat game show/?K What is the worst moie youJe eer seen?K What is your faorite game? Why?K What is your faorite holi!ay? Why?K What is your faorite moie?K What kin! of TA programs !o you usually watch?K What kin! of TA shows !o you not like? Why?

K What kin! of moies !o you !islike? Why?K What kin! of moies !o you like?K What kin! of music !o you like?K What kin! of things !o you like to rea!?K What moie star woul! you most like to meet?K What singer woul! you most like to meet?K What types of TA program are there?K Which type !o you like best?K WhatJs your faorite magaLine? What are some of your faorite magaLines?/K Where !o you usually rea!?K Which !o you like better& action moies or come!y moies?K Who are some of the famous actors an! musicians in your country?K Who are some of your faorite actors an! actresses?

Topic 12: @usic 5rt *ashion Sport

Section 1: 0o*t

1. Why !o you think some people are attracte! to !angerous sports or other !angerous actiities? 'se specificreasons an! e9amples to support your answer. – $=.)his "erson is often- a risk taker in both s"orts and business.- an o"timist, they live for the thrill of the moment without a thou!ht to the many thin!s that could !o wron!.- 9 fatalist, they mi!ht "lan for "otential "roblems but once they have done everythin! they can do the outcome is out of

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their hands.2. Some young chil!ren spen! a great amount of their time practicing sports. "iscuss the a!antages an!!isa!antages of this. 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your answer.1835!antages,- etter health, !ood habit of daily exercise.- Learn how to work hard towards a !oal.- (tren!then their confidence.- Make friends and learn teamwork."isa!antages,- )heir focus is very narrow -Bne!lect schoolwork.- )hey should try out many different activities.

- under "ressure from "arents or coaches -B health and emotional "roblems.est, balance for each individual.3. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? 7laying a game is fun only when you win. 'se specificreasons an! e9amples to support your answer.18=O itJs not whether you win or lose& itJs how you play the gameN.- time with friends, tennis.- Learn new thin!s, (crabble.- @ork as a team, soccer.-B Enoy havin! a !ood time.$. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? 7laying games teaches us about life. 'se specificreasons an! e9amples to support your answer. 128What lessons can games teach us?- cause %effect relationshi", Everythin! we do causes somethin! else ha""en.- 5ow to deal with other "eo"le, teamwork.- ?ollow rule to achieve somethin!, learn to make "lan im"lement strate!ies make adustment..- Life is colorful.,. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? #ames are as important for a!ults as they are forchil!ren. 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your answer.$3Re!ardless of your a!e "layin! !ames can hel" you kee" your mind alert learn new thin!s and build friendshi".-. Some famous athletes an! entertainers earn millions of !ollars ery year. "o you think these people !eseresuch high salaries? 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your opinion.133Why can those figures earn so much money?- the market determines who !et "aid what.- )eachers are "aid by tax dollars.- ("orts teams make hundreds of million of dollars every year.- Earn fabulous "rofits from radio and television ri!hts as well as everythin! sold at the concession stands.- )he same is true of movies. )hey are "roduced by studios that make "rofits annually.

- )hese enter"rises can afford to "ay their entertainers and s"orts fi!ures hu!e salaries because those athletes and filmstars draw "eo"le to the entertainment.@hy are we willin! to "ay so much to see a ball !ame or a movieH- @e want distraction, we want to be entertained.- @e think of education as a ri!ht while entertainment seems like a luxury. @e ex"ect to "ay for out luxuries."o they !esere? "isa!antages of athletes:- (hort careers.- 9thletes may be too old in their early J#s.- Many of them !amble early in their lives on makin! in bi! in the s"orts or entertainment world and deny themselves a!ood education.- Little chance of a stable career -B need to earn enou!h money to su""ort them for a lon! time.-B conclusion, it is hard to sym"athi>e with "eo"le who do as they don’t deserve the most value in our society.

<. When famous people such as actors& athletes an! rock stars gie their opinions& many people listen. "o youthink we shoul! pay attention to these opinions? 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your answer.12=Why we shoul!nJt pay attention to these opinion?- ot ust because of who they are, limited knowled!e in a s"ecific focus.6. Shoul! sports classes be sacrifice! in Eigh School so stu!ents can concentrate on 5ca!emic subects?=. 7rofessional sport inoles large sums of money an! receies enormous coerage. "o you think this is

ustifie!?18. Sports now receie too much attention from the public. Sport personalities are pai! much more than they!esere. 5gree?11. Topic$$:The !ominance of black people in 'S sport is !ue to sociological rather than physiological factors."iscuss.12. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? 5tten!ing a lie performance for e9ample& a play&concert& or sporting eent/ is more enoyable than watching the same eent on teleision. 'se specific reasons

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an! e9amples to support your opinion. T()*+13. "escribe your faorite sport. Say:K whether you like playing itthem or you prefer watching it.K What in particular you like about the sport.K Whether you woul! like to change something about it. )9plain why.1$. "escribe the role of sports on humansJ !aily life.1,. )aluate the effects of international sporting eents on worl! peace.1-. Speculate the !eelopment of sports in future.1<. Which sports are popular in your country?- ?ootball is the most "o"ular one.- =ne match consists of & teams each has 11 "layers, 1 !oal kee"er & - backs &- half %backs and the left are striker.

- Each match need a maor referee & or J linemen.- Each team will try their best to kick the ball into the o""onent’s net and if they are succesful they score a !oal. )he finalscore would be rate of !oals each team has scored. =ne team may be the lose winner or ended in a draw.16. What problems are connecte! to sport? e.g. !rugs in sport/- 3ru! abuse.- $ommerciali>ation.- Lost of identity.

Section 2: A*t

1. Tell me something about Aietnamese han!icraft.A Cietnam is a country rich in handicraft "roducts thanks to the hardworkin! and creative /ualities of the Cietnamese"eo"le. ?or a very lon! time handicraft "roducts have been a source of cultural "ride and a source of income for the

"eo"le.A )ho cam handba!s are uni/ue works from the skilled hands of the ethnic women livin! in the orthwest re!ions such as$ao an!.A Embroidered articles and silk "roducts are famous from the re!ions of 5a 3on! am 5a )hai inh and 5ue.A at )ran! is famous for its "orcelain or china works.A @ood "roducts and wood carvin!s can usually be found in <hu Wuyen 65a )ay7 5ai"hon! and 5ue.A )here are thousands of ty"es of handicraft "roducts. (ome of these handicrafts have been internationally reco!ni>edand "o"ulari>ed such as lac/uer ware.A @hile lac/uer artists "roduce a limited number of "aintin!s and scul"tures lac/uer crafts have been "art of Cietnameselife in many forms, vases boxes interior decoratin! items ewelry and office "roducts.A @ith about &### years of history Cietnamese lac/uer ware and other "roducts made by a community of handicraftartists have established a firm and !rowin! "osition in the domestic and international markets.2. %t is generally agree! that society benefits from the work of its members. 0ompare the contributions of artists

to society with the contributions of scientists to society. Which type of contribution !o you think is alue! moreby your society? #ie specific reasons to support your answer. T()*+

9rtists and scientists both make valuable contribution to our society. It may seem sometimes that artists are more valued.)hat’s because those artists who are famous make a lot of money. 5owever they are relatively few. )he fact is thatscientists are more valued. )hey !et more res"ect from society for the work they do.

9rtists reflect their times and their culture. 9 "ainter or a writer shows us in "ictures and words what we’re like as a"eo"le. )hey record our culture for future !enerations. 9ctors and other "erformer like sin!ers and dancers entertain us.)hey take our minds of our troubles and remind us how beautiful and excitin! our ima!ination can be. 9rtists also hel"kee" their societies mentally and emotionally healthy. ?or exam"le children that "artici"ate in the arts such as "aintin! ormusic in school do better in their other studies. 9rt of all ty"es is necessary to the human s"irit.)he contributions scientist make to society are more obvious. )hey include the cars we drive the com"uter we use athome and at work and the a""liances that hel" us cook our meals and clean our houses. 9ll of these come from the ideasand the hard work of scientists. ecause of scientific discoveries we’re livin! lon!er and more beautiful lives. (cientists

also contribute to the arts. Movies are the result of science. (o are television radio and the recordin! of music on $3s.Denerally scientists don’t make as much money as famous artists like film stars o"era sin!ers or successful "ainters.5owever our society !ives them more res"ect and they !enerally make a dood lvin!. (cientists are considered to beserious "rofessionals while artists are sometimes viewed as flaky irres"onsible "eo"le. (o overall I’d have to concludethat we value scientists more.3. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? 5ll stu!ents shoul! be reHuire! to stu!y art an! musicin secon!ary school. 'se specific reasons to support your answer. T()*+I a!ree that all students should be re/uired to study art and music in hi!h school. I’ve read that youn! children who studyart and music in !rade school do better in their other studies. )hat ar!ument aside we should study art and music for itsskew alone. @e should study art and music to learn more about our selves our culture and our world.oth art and music feed students’ ima!inations and hel" them ex"ress themselves. )here’s a reason our ancestors incaves drew on the walls and made music with drums. @antin! to ex"ress ourselves is natural. It !ives us an avenue forour emotions and fears. It may not be music other "eo"le want to bear or art others will a""reciate but the activity itself isenoyable. It shouldn’t matter if the end result isn’t "erfect. In the "rocess we learn what we like and dislike.

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(tudyin! art and music means more than drawin! or "layin! an instrument. (tudents usually !o to art !alleries andconcerts too. y studyin! the "ictures on the museums’ walls or by readin! the "ro!ram notes at a recital students willlearn what society has decided is worthy of "raise. )hey learn what is im"ortant in their own culture.(tudents may also learn about other cultures by lookin! at art and listenin! to music from other countries. @hen they dothat they’ll see similarities and differences eith their own. )hey’ll learn about what is im"ortant in other societies. (tudentswill also learn how the art and music of other cultures affect our own.y studyin! art and music in hi!h school students be!in to understand themselves as well as their own culture and othercultures. @hat could be more value than thatH$. "escribe a museum or art gallery that you hae isite!.:ou should say,- where is itH

- @hy you went there.- @hat you "articularly remember about the "lace.- )he Museum of the $ultures of Cietnam’s Ethnic Drou"s located in downtown )hai !uyen in )hai !uyen "rovincewas established in 1Q#.- It contains more than ### documents exhibits and "ictures concernin! all as"ects of Cietnamese civili>ation.- )he museum also "resents an extensive collection of a!ricultural handicraft and huntin! tools.- )y"ical ritual clothes with bri!ht colors and decorative motifs of different ethnic minorities are also exhibited.- )he Museum of the $ultures of Cietnam’s Ethnic Drou"s is a re"ository de"ictin! the culture of ethnic !rou"s livin!throu!hout the nation. It is also a "lace for "eo"le to learn about the ori!ins and traditional cultural identities of everyethnic !rou" in Cietnam.,. @any people isit museums when they trael to new places. Why !o you think people isit museums? 'sespecific reasons an! e9amples to support your answer. T()*+ecause museums tell them a lot about the culture of those "laces museum are also fun. Every museum will have atleast one thin! of interest to somebody.@hen visitin! some"lace new you can find out about the culture of that "lace in many ways. :ou can !o to a movie or a"lace of worshi" or a ni!htclub. 9nother o"tion is to sit in the "ark and listen to the "eo"le around you. )he easiest way tolearn about a "lace’s culture thou!h is by visitin! its museums. Museums will show you the history of the "lace whereyou are visitin!. )hey’ll show you what art the locals think is im"ortant. If there aren’t any museums that tells yousomethin! too.Museums are fun. Even if you’re not interested in art or history there is always somethin! to !et your attention. Manymuseums now have what they call bananas- on exhibits. )hese were ori!inally desi!ned to kee" children occu"ied whiletheir "arents were lookin! at exhibits. 5owever museums have found that adults enoy hands % on o""ortunities ust asmuch as children. )hese exhibits have activities like "ushin! a button to hear about what you’re lookin! at creatin! yourown work of art or tryin! on clothes like those on the models in the museum.<eo"le also enoy visitin! museums about unusual subects. ?or instance in my hometown there’s a museum devouredto the "otatoOMuseums are "o"ular because they are about us. )hey reflect our creations our values and our dreams. o matter who

you are or what you like somewhere there is a museum that will ama>e you and interest you.6to be continued

Section 3: M/0ic

1. Why !o they loe rock an! pop so much?- fast loud music stimulates the human brain.- It’s an international youth lan!ua!e.- It’s fun to admire and follow the careers of rich beautiful star.- It’s social. It brin!s "eo"le to!ether at clubs discos and concerts.- It’s always chan!in!.- It has lots of different styles % heavy metal soul acid house re!!ae rock % so there’s somethin! for everyone.

- It’s an esca"e from the "roblems and boredom of everyday life.- It’s a safe way to rebel a!ainst the older !eneration.- It talks about love ima!ination and freedom.Begatie si!es:- loud music 6 in clubs or "ersonal stereos7 can dama!e your hearin!.- 5ead % ban!in! at heavy metal concerts can cause brain dama!e.- (ome kinds of music create feelin!s of a!!ression and violence.- Rock cultures has stron! connections with dru! % takin! 6 mariuanaO cocaine and ecstasy72. 7eople listen to music for !ifferent reasons an! at !ifferent times. Why is music important to many people?'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your choice. T()*+13=A Music is one of the most interestin! methods for "eo"le to communicate with each other 6ex"ress their feelin!s thinkin!intension or wish7.A Music is one of fundamental demands of human relaxation.A Music "artici"ate in many as"ects of human life 6used to enhance the coura!e of soldier durin! wars show !rief in

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funerals ex"ress the ha""iness at weddin!s and to "raise+cheer victories7.A Music is somethin! most "eo"le want and need. I think it’s im"ortant because it can be a maor "art of both communityand individual ex"erience.A <eo"le use music to ex"ress their innermost feelin!s to encoura!e themselves while workin! and fi!htin! to educatetheir children in !ood traditions and national sentiment to communicate with the invisible and to sublimate theiras"irations for a ha""y life.A Music is a way of sharin! a common bond or feelin!.@e have national anthems to share our love and "ride for our "articular country.A Music is also a maor "art of individual ex"eriences.A @hen we fall in love music is usually "art of that ex"erience. <eo"le talk about havin! “our son!. )hat means the son!that was "layin! when they meet or a son! they both liked when they fell in love.

A @hen we !et married we "lay music before and after and sometimes durin! the ceremony. It ex"resses how we feel.A @e "lay music to calm our nerves or to stimulate ourselves to !et on with a task.A @e also "lay music for the sim"le enoyment of listenin! to the sounds.Music is s"ecial to us because it ex"ress our connection with our culture and because it enhances our individualex"eriences. othin! else seems to ca"ture our feelin!s /uite so well.3. What kin! of music !o you like best?ac inh is very famous for one kind of Cietnamese traditional music, /uan ho sin!in!.A )he birth "lace of /uan ho folk son!s is in ac inh "rovince.A 3urin! villa!e festivals which are held every year "articularly in s"rin! youn! men and women !ather in the yard of acommunal house or "a!oda on a hill or in a rowin! boat and sin! /uan ho.A )his is a style of sin!in! where son!s alternate from !rou" to !rou" !oin! back and forth from one to the other.A Xuan ho sin!in! is a folk art of hi!hly collective nature.A )hose who sin! are not entertainers but all are "art of the "erformance and everyone is welcome to oin.$. What isare your faorite music groups/? why?,. "escribe your feelings when you listen to your faorite musicsongs of your country?-. "escribe the role of music in your life. Say:K Eow important music is to you in your !aily life.K Whether playing a kin! of musical instrument brings about certain benefits.K What some of the possible benefits are.<. 0omparecontrast the international music an! the tra!itional music of !ifferent cultures. Which !o you think ismore aluable?6. What cultural characteristic !oes Aietnamese tra!itional music reflect??or the Cietnamese music is considered to be an essential need; therefore numerous musical instruments and !enresintended for various "ur"oses have been develo"ed.Cietnamese "eo"le use music to ex"ress their innermost feelin!s to encoura!e themselves while workin! and fi!htin! toeducate their children in !ood traditions and national sentiment to communicate with the invisible and to sublimate theiras"irations for a ha""y life.

)he sim"le and "rimitive instruments as well as the more so"histicated ones have been "reserved to form a rich musicaltreasure.umerous forms of son!s and music have also been created and retained. )hey include lullabies children’s son!s ritualson!s festivity son!s various work son!s courtshi" son!s riddle son!s melodies and "oem narration. )here are alsoson!s and music for !rou"s as well as for traditional theatre.Cietnamese traditional music is diverse due to the various !enres that took sha"e durin! different "eriods of history.(on!s of the same !enre often differ very much in melody and ex"ression from ethnicity to ethnicity. 9s a result lullabiesfor exam"le of the 4inh differ from those of the Muon!.)raditional music has "layed an im"ortant role in the lives of the Cietnamese.$urrently music still occu"ies a considerable "osition in the s"iritual lives of the Cietnamese.(ome !enres of music still exist in rural areas while others were brou!ht to the sta!e to meet the demands of the"o"ulation.=. What !o you enoy about the tra!itional music of your country?

Xuan 5o (in!in!)he birth "lace of /uan ho folk son!s is in 5a ac "rovince. 3urin! villa!e festivals which are held every year "articularlyin s"rin! youn! men and women !ather in the yard of a communal house or "a!oda on a hill or in a rowin! boat andsin! /uan ho. )his is a style of sin!in! where son!s alternate from !rou" to !rou" !oin! back and forth from one to theother.Xuan ho sin!in! is a folk art of hi!hly collective nature. )hose who sin! are not entertainers but all are "art of the"erformance and everyone is welcome to oin.18. 0ommercialiLation of music- ?amous sin!ers !et very hi!h incomes.- >eason,11. 0ompare the importance of music now with how it was when your gran!parents were young.12. What !o you think will be the effects of music on future societies.:oun!sters do not find the !lamour in the traditional musical instruments that they like in the !leamin! @estern

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instruments.5owever there are still those students who attend the music schools in the country to study traditional music. o doubtmany of them are there to "lease their "arents.)hose serious students of traditional music in the schools need more encoura!ement so that this art form in Cietnam willnot be allowed to dwindle away.It would be in very "oor condition today were it not for the new interest in the modern theater which uses traditional musicto accom"any the actin!. C(-ut like "o" acts the world over Cietnamese bands have their critics. )hese critics say that Cietnamese "o" is sim"ly aco"y of its @estern counter"art and that it lacks Cietnamese identity.=f couse this has not deterred the "o" bands many of which have !ained international reco!nition and their le!ion ofyoun! fans. )hese youn! boys and !irls say they will never !ive u" their ways.

13. "o you recommen! any theatre in Eanoi?)he 5anoi ="era 5ouse is situated on )ran! )ien (treet near the Red River and several hundreds metres East of 5oan4iem Lake.It is an old theatre with ?rench architecture and ty"ical Dothic and Mosaic characters reflected on the door domes and the!lassed room res"ectively.?or a lon! time the 5anoi ="era 5ouse has been a rende>vous for those who love theatrical "erformance and traditionalson!s and music sym"honies o"era and classical o"era.It is also a tourist attraction for local and forei!n visitors.

Section 4: 90)ion

1. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? 7eople behae !ifferently when they wear !ifferentclothes. "o you agree that !ifferent clothes influence the way people behae? 'se specific e9amples to support

your answer. T()*+ unnecessary2. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? (ne shoul! neer u!ge a person by e9ternalappearances. 'se specific reasons an! !etails to support your answer. T()*+ unnecessary3. Some people trust their first impressions about a personJs character because they beliee these u!gments aregenerally correct. (ther people !o not u!ge a personJs character Huickly because they beliee first impressionsare often wrong. 0ompare these two attitu!es. Which attitu!e !o you agree with? Support your choice withspecific e9amples. T()*+ unnecessary$. "o you think it is important to wear fashionable clothes?,. "o you think it is important to be in fashion?/-. What kin! of clothes !o you usually wear?<. Eow !o you choose your clothes?6. Eow !oes weather change your !ressing style?=. Where are some goo! stores to buy clothes in this area?

18. Woul! you like to be a fashion mo!el? WhyWhy not?11. Tell me about Anese tra!itional costume:)raditional costumes of the Cietnamese "eo"le tend to be very sim"le and modest. Men wear brown shirts and whitetrousers. )heir head!ear is sim"ly a "iece of cloth wra""ed around the head and their footwear consists of a "air of "lainsandals.?or formal ceremonies men would have two additional items a lon! !own with slits on either side and a turban usually inblack or brown made of cotton or silk. Men’s dress has !radually chan!ed alon! with social develo"ment.)he traditional set of a lon! !own and turban !ave way to more modern lookin! suits while business shirts and trousershave re"laced traditional lon! sleeved shirts and wide trousers. )raditional costumes still exist and efforts are increasin!lybein! made to restore traditional festivals and entertainment which incor"orate traditional costumes.:oun! women wear li!ht brown-colored short shirts with lon! black skirts. )heir head!ear consists of a black turban with a"eak at the front. )o make their waist look smaller they ti!htly fasten a lon! "iece of "ink or violet cloth. =n formaloccasions they wear a s"ecial three layered dress called an 8ao dai8 a lon! !own with slits on either side.

=ver time the traditional 8ao dai8 has !one throu!h certain chan!es. Lon! !owns are now carefully tailored to fit the bodyof a Cietnamese woman. )he two lon! slits alon! the side allow the !own to have two free floatin! "anels in the front andat the back of the dress. )he floatin! "anels ex"ose a lon! "air of white silk trousers.

9n ele!ant lookin! conical "alm hat which is traditionally known as a 8non bai tho8 6a hat with "oetry written on it7 is wornas "art of a woman’s formal dress. )his traditional conical hat is "articularly suitable for a tro"ical country such asCietnam where fierce sunshine and hard rain are common"lace.In recent years some forei!n fashions have been introduced to Cietnam; however the traditional 8ao dai8 remains"referable to women in both urban and rural settin!s.In !eneral Cietnamese clothin! is very diverse. Every ethnic !rou" in Cietnam has its own style of clothin!. ?estivals arethe occasion for all to wear their favorite clothes. =ver thousands of years the traditional clothin! of all ethnic !rou"s inCietnam has chan!ed but each ethnic !rou" has se"arately maintained their own characteristics.

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Topic 13: 0omputer – technology –nuclear internet

Section 1: Co5/te*

1. We are becoming increasingly !epen!ent on computers. They are use! in businesses& hospitals& crime!etection an! een to fly planes. What things will they be use! for in future? %s this !epen!ence on computers agoo! thing or shoul! we be more suspicious of their benefits? 0ambri!ge 1 –1,2. What are the benefits of using computer? What are the future computers like? What are !isa!antages of using the computers?

- @e are now so de"endent on com"uters that it is hard to ima!ine what thin!s would be like today without them. :ouhave only !ot to !o into a bank when main com"uter is broken to a""reciate the chaos that would occur if com"uters weresuddenly removed world wide. %n which ways we are !epen!ent on computers? What are !isa!antages of !epen!ence on computer? Eow can we tackle this !epen!ence?$om"uters are a relatively new invention. )he first com"uter were built fifty years a!o and it is only the last thirty or soyears that their influence has affected our daily life. <ersonal com"uters were introduced as recently as the early ei!hties.In this short time they have made a tremendous im"act on our lives. @e are now so de"endent on com"uters that it ishard to ima!ine what thin!s would be like today without them. :ou have only !ot to !o into a bank when main com"uter isbroken to a""reciate the chaos that would occur if com"uters were suddenly removed world wide.- In the future com"uters will be used to create bi!!er and even more so"histicated com"uters. )he "ros"ects for this are/uite alarmin!. )hey will be so com"lex that no individual could ho"e to understand how they work. )hey will brin! a lot of

benefits but they will also increase the "otential for unima!inable chaos. )hey will for exam"le be able to fly "lanes andthey will be able to co % ordinate the movements of several "lanes in the vicinity 6nei!hborhood7 of an air"ort. <rovidin! althe com"uters are workin! correctly nothin! can !o wron!. If one small "ro!ram fails %disaster.- )here is a certain inevitability that technolo!y will "ro!ress and become increasin!ly com"lex. @e should howeverensure that we are still in a "osition where we able to control technolo!y. It will be all too easy to suddenly discover thattechnolo!y is controllin! us. y then it mi!ht be too late. I believe that it is very im"ortant to be sus"icious of the benefitsthat com"uters will brin! and to make sure that we never become totally de"endent on a com"letely technolo!ical world.What !o you think about future computer? @o!ern computers are amaLingly ersatile:- fashion, choose the most suitable.- $rime, better identification "rocess.- (ho""in!. *uture computer:

- )hinkin! machine,- Fnderstand s"oken instructions.- @ork like the human mind.- )hink- 9naly>e information.- Remember - 5ave ideas- $ommunicate.- dia!nose illness.- Fnderstand and control the world’s money markets.- ?ind mineral.- translation function.- Re"lacin! translator between two different nationality "ersons.2. 7eople in mo!ern society use the computer to shop& to bank& to work& an! to communicate with each other.

Eoweer& a !anger of using the computer is that it makes humans become isolate! an! lose their social skills.5gree?3. 5s the computer is becoming increasingly popular& a lack of computer skills may be regar!e! as illeteracy.What !o you think about this statement?$. 0omputer may be consi!ere! the most important tool in mo!ern society. "o you agree?,. 0an computeriLe! !ata collection on in!ii!uals be ustifie! een though it en!angere! the rights ofin!ii!uals?-. 0omputers can translate all kin!s of languages well so our chil!ren !onCCt nee! to learn more languages in thefuture?<. Some people say that computers hae ma!e life easier an! more conenient. (ther people say that computershae ma!e life more comple9 an! stressful. What is your opinion? 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to supportyour answer. T()*+8.6. 5 lack of computer skills illiteracy? $uc1b

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9!ree, no com"uter skill no readin! writin!Reason,*act,$om"uteri>e on a !lobal scaleFse wides"read com"uter.U industries, almost all obs are done on the com"uter.U in business, the business would free>e if com"uter sto""ed workin! -B com"uter skill is indis"ensibleU Education, disadvanta!es for students if unable use com"uters -B lack of information for instance.=. Dour school has enough money to purchase either computers for stu!ents or books for the library. Whichshoul! your school choose to buy Rcomputers or books? 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support yourrecommen!ation. T()*+13<

ew com"uters will benefit the students more.- com"uter can access u" %to % date information on the Internet. If every student had access to a com"uter we all couldhave the latest facts and fi!ures on everythin!.- “Information on demand should be our slo!an. (tudents need lots of information ri!ht away. Life !oes by too /uickly. Ittakes forever to identify a book that you think mi!ht have the information you need. )hen you have to !o to the library andlook for the book. Fsually it’s not even there.- @ith a com"uter information searches are instantaneous. If we all had com"uters we could access more informationand access it faster by com"uter. @e could have all the information we needed for our schoolwork. @e could all im"roveour !rades. ?or these reasons I feel that "urchasin! more com"uters will benefit us more than buyin! more books.18. Topic32: 5re computers an essential feature of mo!ern e!ucation? What subects can be better taught usingcomputers? 5re there aspects of a goo! e!ucation that cannot be taught using computers? – 7repare for %elts –12-. 0omputer Sample answer A $om"uters are now essential in many areas of life % modern bankin! retail and information exchan!e amon! others.5owever this is not true for education. 9t a sim"le level some subects may be better tau!ht usin! com"uters but toex"lain conce"ts a human teacher is still indis"ensible.A )here are some subects in which a com"uter can be used successfully to teach. Elementary mathematics elementarylan!ua!e learnin! any area which re/uires a student to memori>e basic facts throu!h re"etition is well suited to com"uterlearnin!. )he com"uter can be "ro!rammed to "rovide an endless number of sim"le /uestions and as the studentanswers these /uestions the facts are learned and reinforced.A 5owever in the learnin! and "ractice of more com"lex ideas the com"uter is not ade/uate. 9 com"uter can evaluate ananswer as ri!ht or wron! but it can not determine why. It cannot find out why a student is makin! mistakes and then re-"resent im"ortant conce"ts in a different way so the student will understand. It cannot determine at what sta!e in amathematics "roblem the student has made an error it can only indicate that the final answer is wron!. )asks involvin!reasonin! cannot be tau!ht by com"uters as there are too many variables for a com"uter to deal with successfully.A )hus while com"uters may be useful as a tool for "racticin! sim"le skills they are not an essential feature of moderneducation because they cannot monitor a student’s !ras" of conce"ts nor evaluate a student’s reasonin!. Fntil further

develo"ments in com"uters are made the human teacher will remain indis"ensable.one stu!entJs essay:A $om"uters have become a very im"ortant tool in modern education and are used in many useful ways.A )oday many universities and colle!es use com"uters for lectures conferences and communication with students.<rofessors for exam"le "ost the content of their lectures on the web so that the students can review what they havedone in the class. <rofessors often o"en online conferences and discuss with the students.A )he !ood thin! about lectures usin! com"uters is that we can have a lot of visual information.A ?or instance those subects such as chemistry or "hysics need many dia!rams ima!es and "ictures in order to betau!ht. (tudents many need some accurate ima!es and they can !et them if they use com"uters.A Deo!ra"hy is another subect which is more interestin! because of com"uters. Instructors can "roect ma"s charts andall kinds of visual data which makes lectures much more interestin!.A 5owever some skills cannot be tau!ht usin! com"uters because those subects re/uire direct interactivity.A Let’s say that students have to debate a controversial issue in a history class. @e can hardly debate on the web. :ou

need to be in class and have some face to face discussion with others to learn the skills necessary to become a !ooddebater.A In addition lab work cannot be done by com"uters. :ou have to be in class to do ex"eriments yourself so that you canlearn "ro"er "rocedures.A In conclusion com"uters are used and will continue to be used in education but there will always be a need for face-to-face interaction with teachers as well as fellow students.another stu!entJs essay:A In today’s society com"uters have become the most "owerful tool in our lives. Es"ecially in education com"uters arevery necessary in order to teach in a better way. y usin! a com"uter we can reduce any unnecessary time durin!teachin!. 9lso a more interactive class can be formed.A ?irst better teachin! can be "erformed in mathematics class. ?or exam"le com"uters may be able to calculate all thedifficult time-consumin! "roblems while students are learnin! more develo"ed theories and conce"ts. Indeed bettervisuali>ation can be "rovided by usin! com"uters which can draw several com"lex !ra"hs in the same time that students

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may draw only two or three !ra"hs at most.A (econd lin!uistics classes can be im"roved and students tau!ht more effectively by usin! com"uters. 3ue to thecom"uter’s multimedia ca"ability and interactivity more effective lan!ua!e learnin! systems have been develo"ed. 9sstudents see a word on the screen the clear sound comes out throu!h the s"eakers. Moreover illustrations can be !ivento hel" the student memori>e the word more easily. y networkin! several com"uters to!ether discussion and dis"layin!students’ o"inions can be done in a convenient way.A 5owever althou!h students can discuss online usin! com"uters this cannot re"lace face-to-face interaction which isalso a necessary as"ect of a !ood education.A (tudents must learn how to ex"ress their ideas orally to debate controversial subects and to learn the body lan!ua!eand communication skills that are im"ortant in such activities. )he anonymity "ossible in online discussion makes debateeasier in some ways and so students do not learn the skills re/uired by face-to-face interaction.

A In conclusion com"uters should be used in the education field because they su""ly a better study environment tostudents. Even thou!h com"uters may not be su""ortable in all subects students benefit from the com"uter’s s"eed and"recision.11. Topic$: Technology is making communication easier in to!ayJs worl!& but at the e9pense of personal contactas many people choose to work at home in front of a computer screen. What !angers are there for a societywhich !epen!s on computer screens rather than facetoface contact for its main means of communication?12. "o you use a computer ery much?13. Eas this new technology change! the way you work& stu!y& communicate etc.?1$. "o you feel that people spen! too much time on a computer?It de"ends on which kind of "eo"le you are referrin! to and also how many hours "er day they s"end on usin! com"uteras well as for what "ur"ose they are there.?or exam"le if we consider the situation of usin! com"uter in Cietnamese student I think the answer is that they stills"end too little time usin! com"uter es"ecially the Internet. In fact many students in Cietnam have never accessed intoInternet. )he rest ust s"end a very small amount of time usin! com"uter.ut if we consider some s"ecific individuals who s"end lon! hours each day in front of the com"uter entertainin!themselves with some music or movies web %sites or chattin! with their friend the answer of course is that they arewastin! their time. 9nd they’d better use that time in a more effective way.In fact there are also many other "eo"le all over the world also s"ends a lar!e "ro"ortion of their time usin! com"uter forbeneficial "ur"ose like; accessin! the u" % to % hour information or doin! some research. If they know how to make thebalance between the time for the com"uter and that for other activities 6meetin! with "eo"le doin! exercises etc.7nothin! will !o wron!. In the contrary if they couldn’t control their time themselves it would be of no !ood.1,. %f you ha! chil!ren at what age woul! you want them to learn how to use a computer? 5n! woul! you restrictthe amount of time they spen! on a computer each !ay?

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Section 2: inte*net

1. Some people say that the %nternet proi!es people with a lot of aluable information. (thers think access to somuch information creates problems. Which iew !o you agree with? 'se specific reasons an! e9amples tosupport your opinion. T()*+2. Will mo!ern technology& such as the internet eer replace the book or the written wor! as the main source ofinformation?3. The internet will bring about a new free!om of information an! so narrow the technology gap between!eelope! an! !eeloping countries –@y )ssay- world % wide communication "ossible- !reater access to information.- =nly the rich can afford access to the internet- $om"utin! skills are necessary to o"erate the internet so new technolo!y !a" develo"in!.- Makes the co"yri!ht laws hard to enforce so difficult to kee" technolo!y secret.

- 3ifficult to censor.$. What is your e9perience of the internet?,. What are the !angers of the internet?-. What impact !oes the internet hae on society?<. What !o you think will happen to the internet in the future?

Section 3: technology

1. %n what ways has information technology change! work an! working practices in the past 18 years?2. 5re tra!itional architecture an! mo!ern technology compatible?... how space trael can be of benefit in the future3. Topic,: Technology can bring many benefits& but it can also cause social an! enironmental problems. %nrelation to new technology& the primary !uty of #oernments shoul! be to focus on potential problems& ratherthan benefits. Technology& ..answer1.html

It is true that new technolo!ies can create serious social and environmental "roblems. )he /uestion is whether

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!overnments should focus on these "roblems when they are formulatin! "olicies relatin! to new technolo!y.(ome "eo"le would ar!ue that !overnments have an im"ortant watchdo! role to "lay and that they should attem"t toestablish whether a "ro"osed technolo!y is likely to have any harmful effects. )his is seen as an as"ect of !overnmentlookin! after the "ublic interest and showin! concern for the welfare of its citi>ens. )hese "eo"le would invest !overnmentwith the "ower to veto the introduction of certain technolo!ies.)he "roblem with this a""roach however is that it is very difficult to know in advance what the full effects of any newtechnolo!y will be. )he history of science and technolo!y has many fascinatin! exam"les of unex"ected develo"ments.(ometimes a technolo!ical advance in one area can lead to a sur"risin! breakthrou!h in another seemin!ly unrelatedarea. ?or exam"le technolo!y which ori!inated from the F( s"ace "ro!ram has been further develo"ed and a""lied inmany other areas of life. 9nd one certainly cannot de"end on !overnment bureaucracies to make accurate assessmentsabout these matters.

9nother "roblem is that where one !overnment mi!ht decide to ban the use of a new technolo!y another country maywell !o ahead with its introduction. In an increasin!ly com"etitive !lobal economy the first country may severelydisadvanta!e itself by such an action.ew technolo!y is essential for a country’s economic develo"ment. )he best a""roach is to "ositively encoura!e thedevelo"ment of new technolo!ies and to focus on their benefits. 9ny "roblems that may arise can be dealt with afterim"lementation.$. Topic,p: Technology an! tra!ition are incompatible. 7!$/. 0uc –1In today’s technolo!ical society many "eo"le are concerned about the "ossibility of losin! the traditional cultural values.)hey fear that the whole world may eventually become a “meltin! "ot since traditional cultures will have to be scarified forindustriali>ation and moderni>ation. In the final analysis however I am unconvinced that technolo!y and tradition arenecessarily incom"atible.?irstly I do not think that we have to choose between technolo!y and traditional culture thou!h admittedly technolo!icaldevelo"ment may chan!e our culture in "art. ?or exam"le most societies @estern and traditional alike have had to shiftfrom the traditional norm of extended family to nuclear family "attern which is more easily mana!eable in thisindustriali>ed world. ut this chan!e is necessary if not essential because if there were no chan!e there would be no"ro!ress. 9fter all sustainability means ada"tability. )ime has hel"ed us filter out the no %lon!er suitable traditions andretain only the "art of our traditional cultures suitable for today’s socio % economic and cultural life. In fact !ood exam"lesof the harmony between modern technolo!y and traditional culture can be seen in 0a"an (outh 4orea ?rance amon!numerous other countries world wide. I would ar!ue therefore that traditional culture and technolo!y can be ha""ilymarried to each other.Moreover thanks to technolo!ical advances we are now ca"able of "reservin! many of our "riceless cultural works sothat our future !eneration can still see the wonders of the "ast with their own eyes. )he restoration of the <yramids inE!y"t of the 9n!ko )em"les in $ambodia for instance has been effectively and effortlessly done thanks to thea""lication of hi!h technolo!y. ut that is not all. )echnolo!y also hel"s "rotect traditional culture by im"rovin! "eo"le’slivin! standards, enablin! them to have the knowled!e skills money time and will to conserve traditional culture.(tarvin! "eo"le would not care about anythin! other than findin! enou!h food to feed themselves and their families.?or all these reasons i stron!ly believe that we can have both technolo!y and traditional culture rather than have one

and lose the other. If wisely mana!ed and "ro"erly used our a!e - old traditions will continue to live with us howeverdevelo"ed technolo!y mi!ht be.,. Topic-: 0omputer technology benefits mo!ern society in many ways& but its !isa!antages shoul! not beoerlooke!. "iscuss the !angers of computer technology. 0omputer4 cuc $/..;..;writing;writing task 2;englishnet;%)+TS task 2 mo!els from englishnetcom.htmIt is certainly true that communication has chan!ed ra"idly this century "articularly over the last few years. Eveninternational contact for exam"le can be made at the touch of a button usin! fax or e-mail. More and more "eo"le s"endmore and more time in front of com"uter screens both at work and in their leisure time. )hose who say that suchtechnolo!y has an entirely "ositive effect should ask themselves if there are any dan!ers or disadvanta!es to this newlifestyle.)here are /uite serious health conse/uences of a sedentary life in front of a com"uter - the most obvious bein! eye strain.(ittin! at a com"uter screen for lon! "eriods of time is !enerally unhealthy as the individual does not !et any exercise.5owever it is the social conse/uences that are the most alarmin!. )he com"uter and the internet have made direct

human contact less and less necessary. <eo"le have the illusion of community throu!h the web when in fact there is nosuch community. othin! can re"lace real contact with real "eo"le in real streets. @e contact "eo"le by e-mail because itis convenient to us - this is not the same as a natural relationshi" which may be anythin! but convenient. @e understandothers only throu!h what they write in e-mails which is not the same as readin! the subtle chan!es in emotion on a"erson’s face. @e may find in the future that "eo"le find human relationshi"s too inconvenient and confusin! and "referto stay with virtual friends rather than real ones..In the rush to make life more convenient we must be careful not to lose our humanity. 9lthou!h the benefits of com"utertechnolo!y are extremely tem"tin! we need to analy>e whether it is actually im"rovin! our /uality of life or makin! ourlives faster but more soulless.

-. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? With the help of technology& stu!ents nowa!ays canlearn more information an! learn it more Huickly. 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your answer.T()*+$2

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)echnolo!y has !reatly im"roved the way we !et information. (tudents can now !et more information fet it more /uicklyand !et it more conveniently.)he internet and the @orld @ide @eb has o"ened every maor library and database to students around the world.Information comes not only in "rint form but also in multimedia. :ou can !et audio and video data. :u can !et informationabout events in the "ast as well as events that unfold as you watch your com"uter monitor.Information comes at the s"eed of the internet which is to say in nanoseconds. :ou can ty"e in a few key words in yoursearch en!ine and the en!ine will search the entire @@@ to find information on your to"ic. :ou don’t have to s"endhours "ourin! over card catalo!s in the library and lookin! at the shelves. )his research is done for you instantly on [email protected] is certainly more convenient to sit at home and do research on your com"uter. :our com"uter is o"en & hours a dayunlike a library or office which has limited hours and limited resources. :ou can do research in your "aamas while you eat

breakfast. @hat could be more convenientH)echnolo!y es"ecially the Internet has certainly chan!ed the /uantity and /uality of the information we !et. )he s"eedand convenient of a com"uter hel"s students learn more more /uickly.<. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? Technology has ma!e the worl! a better place to lie.'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your opinion. T()*+86. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? @o!ern technology is creating a single worl! culture.'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your opinion. T()*+8=. Some people think that goernments shoul! spen! as much money as possible on !eeloping or buyingcomputer technology. (ther people !isagree an! think that this money shoul! be spent on more basic nee!s.Which one of these opinions !o you agree with? 'se specific reasons an! !etails to support your answer.T()*+-6@hen we see "hoto!ra"hs of starvin! children it’s hard to say that we should s"end billions of dollars on s"aceex"loration. ut that’s ust what we should do. $hildren don’t need to be starvin! but we do need to ex"lore s"ace. Ri!htnow we have enou!h meny to feed every "erson onEarth. $hildren are starvin! because of mismana!ement of resources and sim"le human !reed. )hose are "roblems wecan solve ri!ht here on earth. )hat shouldn’t sto" our need to find out what’s beyond our own solar system.@e may never make contact with whatever other s"ecies there may be out there in s"ace. Even so there are still twovery "ractical and "ositive conse/uences of s"ace ex"loration. =ne is certainty and the other is a "ossibility. )he certaintyis medical research. :es we can conduct research here on earth. ut much of the research done in s"ace for exam"leon the effects of !ravity on bone marrow is makin! a difference in medicine here on Earth. @hen we do research ins"ace we also learn more about s"ace ex"loration. 9lso many of the inventions that were develo"ed for s"ace travelhave been ada"ted to !ood use on Earth.)he "ossible conse/uence of s"ace ex"loration is findin! another "lanet human bein!s can coloni>e. =ver"o"ulation is ahu!e "roblem on our "lanet. <eo"le are livin! lon!er more healthful lives and that’s a !ood thin!. ut it means there arefewer "eo"le dyin! and more "eo"le bein! born. Eventually we’ll have less s"ace fewer "eo"le resources and maordistribution "roblems. If we can find another "lanet to live on we can relieve the "roblems of over"o"ulation on our "lanetIt’s a tra!edy that there are human bein!s sufferin! on Earth. 5owever if we wait until everyone has a "erfect life we will

never ex"lore s"ace % and that too would be a kind of tra!edy.18. @o!ern technology has increase! material wealth& but not happiness. To what e9tent !o you agree with thisstatement? –my essay11. "oes mo!ern technology make life more conenient& or was life better when technology was simpler?agree12. %n what ways has information technology change! work an! working practices in the past 18 years?13. CCTelecommutingCC refers to workers !oing their obs from home for part of each week an! communicating withtheir office using computer technology. Telecommuting is growing in many countries an! is e9pecte! to becommon for most office workers in the coming !eca!es. Eow !o you think society will be affecte! by the growthof telecommuting? Telecommunication3evelo"in! telecommunications affect our society in many ways in areas such as education commerce andentertainment. In this essay I will ex"lain why telecommunications have had a hu!e im"act on our education.)o start with let’s start at the advanta!es of telecommunications. )he Internet is a conse/uence of telecommunications

and "art of our lives. @e can see the Internet all around us such as in com"anies universities and schools. @e cansearch for everythin! we want to know from the Internet because the Internet is the bi!!est library on earth.Moreover nowadays some Masters’ subects can be studied via the Internet or television. )his is called distance-education. )herefore telecommunications make education convenient for students. ?or exam"le Monash Fniversityoffers Master of usiness (ystems for distance education to many students in 9sian countries. )he students do not needto come to Melbourne. )hey can save a lot of money.5owever there are many disadvanta!es from the use of telecommunications. ?irstly a com"uter is very ex"ensive. Itcosts *1'## at least. ot all students can buy com"uter.(econdly "eo"le will lack human communication. In the future "eo"le will only sit in front of a screen and communicatevia the Internet so they will lose their sense of community.Moreover "hysical conditions such as eye diseases and back "ain result from watchin! a screen for too lon!. (ome"ro!rammers have "roblems with their eyes and sometimes they have headaches.In conclusion althou!h we can !ain comfort from telecommunications we may lose much more than that. 3isadvanta!es

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include ex"enditure "hysical "roblems and the loss of human communication. In my o"inion we should usetelecommunications "ro"erly and reali>e that telecommunications are ust a tool for education.1$."escribe a piece of technology that has been useful in your life. Say:K What the item is.K Eow you use it.K Eow important it has become to you.5n! e9plain how this piece of technology has change! your way of !oing things.1,. %n what ways hae new technologies change! your life in the past , years?1-. %n general& woul! you say that technology is a goo! thing in society?1<. What are some of the a!antages an! !isa!antages of the way society a!opts new technologies?16. Eow !o you think the chil!hoo! of your chil!ren will be !ifferent to your own chil!hoo! as a result if new

technology?

bUto be continue!/

Section 4: n/c+e* -ot)e*0

1. )o what extent is nuclear technolo!y a dan!er to life on EarthH @hat are the benefits and risks associated with its useH..Y..Ycom"rehensive siteYtask1-task&.htm)hese days many "eo"le are afraid of nuclear technolo!y because of the dan!ers associated with its use. In my o"inionalthou!h it is true that nuclear wea"ons "ose the !reatest threat to life the use of nuclear technolo!y for "eaceful"ur"oses also carries some serious risks.uclear "ower stations "rovide an im"ortant source of chea" "ower for many industriali>ed nations and some develo"in!

countries. 5owever there is always the dan!er of radiation leakin! from these "lants. Even thou!h safety "recautions aretaken there have been numerous disasters such as the ex"losion of a nuclear "lant in Russia not lon! a!o.uclear technolo!y is even used to hel" cure some diseases such as cancer. Radiation can be a""lied to the body toburn away cancerous cells. )his is however a dan!erous "rocedure and the a""lication of radiation is almost always"ainful and not always successful.)he most worryin! as"ect of nuclear technolo!y thou!h is its use for military "ur"oses. Enou!h atomic bombs havealready been built to com"letely destroy the "lanet and the real dan!er is that one day some country will start a war withthese wea"ons. )oo many countries now have the technolo!y re/uired to make such bombs and there is currently muchdebate about how to control the situation.In conclusion nuclear technolo!y certainly has "ositive uses but is nonetheless dan!erous. 5owever it would havebeen better if it had never been used to create nuclear wea"ons. If life on earth is to continue all the nuclear nations ofthe world should a!ree to disarm as soon as "ossible.2. Topic-$:The threat of nuclear weapons maintains worl! peace. Buclear power proi!es cheap an! cleanenergy. The benefits of nuclear technology far oerweigh the !isa!antages. "o you agree or !isagree? #ie

reasons for your answer.3. There are other !ifficulties inole! with space e9ploration& but these are three of the most important ones.S750) 0E5++)B#)S."(0$. Shoul! scientists be left to work as they please or shoul! they be ma!e to !eelop programs !eci!e! by thegoernment?,. "o you agree or !isagree that progress is always goo!? 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support youranswer. T()*+3=.@ho would disa!ree with the statement “"ro!ress is !oodH without "ro!ress there would be no chan!e. @ithout"ro!ress there would be no chan!e in our economy our standard of livin! or our health.<ro!ress is re/uired to kee" the economy movin! forward. ew "roducts need to be develo"ed; new services need to becreated. @ithout "ro!ress our economy would stand still. )here would be no chan!e. @ithout "ro!ress there would beno su"ermarkets with fresh "roduce brou!ht in from all over the world.<ro!ress is re/uired to im"rove our standard of livin!. =ur homes today are more efficient and use less natural resources

thanks to im"rovement in home construction techni/ues. =ur clothes are warmer and safer thanks to develo"ments intextile manufacturin!. =ur educational system is better thanks to the use of the com"uter and the internet.<ro!ress is re/uired to im"rove the health of the world "o"ulation. @ithout "ro!ress there would be no vaccine a!ainstdeadly disease like small"ox. @ithout "ro!ress there would be increased infant mortality. )hanks to "ro!ress our livesare lon!er and healthier.<ro!ress is a natural state. @ithout it we would not evolve. @ithout it out economy our standard of livin! and our healthwould deteriorate. @ho could deny the necessity of "ro!ressH )he &1st century has be!un. 1. @hat chan!es do you thinkthis new century will brin!H Fse exam"les and details in your answer. )=E?L1Kow that we are in a new millennium we can assume there will be chan!es in the world. I "redict that the chan!es will bein the areas of information dissemination !lobal alliances and family structure.In the "ast decades the com"uter was res"onsible for chan!in! the way information was or!ani>ed. ow the com"uter"lus the internet is chan!in! the way information is s"read. information will now be universally available to anyone with acom"uter. :ou will not have to !o to libraries to do research. :ou will not have to travel to visit scholars you will not have

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to !o to a bookstore to buy a book. :ou can do all of this from your home on the com"uter.In the "ast decadesm the nations of the world ali!ned themselves with the Fnited states the former (oviet Fnion or withone another in a loose alliance. In the future these alliances will be move fluid. (ome countries will ali!n "olitically withone country but economically with another. (ome countries will share technolo!y and other information but will not tradeto!ether. (ome countries which have lon! been enemies will ali!n militarily for re!ional security.)he family structure will not be based on a mother+father+child "attern. (in!le "arent families will be more common andoften the child will be a biolo!ical child of a sin!le "arent but will be ado"ted. =ther family structures like domestic"artnershi"s will become more acce"ted.@hatever the chan!es may be whether in the way we receive information the way nations ali!n one another or the wayfamily units are defined you can be sure that there will be more chan!e. $han!e is a constant.-. The twentieth century saw great change. %n your opinion& what is one change that shoul! be remembere!

about the twentieth century? 'se specific reasons an! !etails to e9plain your choice. T()*+138)here have been many chan!es both technolo!ical and cultural in the twentieth century. I believe that outstands outabove the rest, advances in medical science. )he chan!es in medical science !o to!ether with the chan!es intechnolo!ical and cultural areas. =ne can move ahead only with the hel" of the other. @e can see the results of medicaladvances in three areas, develo"ment of vaccines and antibodies ex"anded access to health care and im"roved sur!icaltechni/ues.<. Topicp-2: some goernment are now spen!ing trillions of !ollars constructing human colonies in space. Thisis a huge waste of money on an unrealistic i!eaV7! 2/6. Some people think goernments shoul! spen! as much money as possible e9ploring outer space fore9ample& traeling to the @oon an! to other planets/. (ther people !isagree an! think goernments shoul! spen!this money for our basic nee!s on )arth. Which of these two opinions !o you agree with? 'se specific reasonsan! !etails to support your answer. T()*+=. 5tomic energy is the best source for the worl!Js growing energy nee!s.

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Topic 1$: Tourism –trael holi!ay

1. Why trael more than the past:- )he twentieth century travel revolution.- Lon!er holidays.- 5i!her salaries -B millions of "eo"le travel at least one forei!n tri" "er year.2. Why shoul! trael?- chance to relax.- 5ave fun.

- Ex"lore new "laces.- $reate new obs.- $reate vital incomes for all countries.3. ba! effects of mo!ern tourism:- pollution.- )ourism is now a maor cause of "ollution in some of the world’s most beautiful countries. 9nd it’s not ust a /uestion oflitter dirty beaches and "olluted sea water. )here’s also the "roblem of air "ollution from cars and coaches. In many"laces this is now so bad that it causes acid rain. "amage to famous historic buil!ings:- )hese days famous historic buildin!s receive millions of visitors each year. )he results of its "o"ularity are lon! /ueuesand in many cases serious dama!e to the buildin!s themselves. 5ere are some exam"les of famous sites which areslowly bein! destroyed by their own "o"ularity, the <arthenon 6Dreece7; )he <yramids 6E!y"t7.- $rowded beaches. 7ressure on local resources:

- Many tourist areas es"ecially in the third world have limited water food and electricity. (ince visitors use lar!e amountsof these resources this often means that local "o"ulation has to suffer. The !estruction of local communities.- =ver develo"ment,- 5undreds of "o"ular resorts around the world have become over % develo"ed in the last J# years. )he result in manycases is an u!ly “ concrete un!le of hotels restaurants a"artments and sho"s which "amage the resourceJs natural i!entity.- @eaken its traditional culture.- Make the local "o"ulation too de"endent on obs connected with tourism.- Less s"ace for birds and animals %3an!er to wildlife.- The tourist in!ustry also affects bir!s an! animals. )his ha""ens in two main ways.- Many are killed 6 often ille!ally7 so that their furs skins shells or feather can be sold as souvenir.- )heir natural habitats are destroyed to make way for new hotels and a"artments.

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*ewer obs in tra!itional in!ustries.$. What tourists shoul! !o?- !o in s"rin!+ autumn -B chea"er sto" overcrowdin! in "o"ular resorts durin! the hi!h seasons.- @alk hire a bicycle or use "ublic trans"ort instead of hirin! a car.- e aware that su""lies of water and electricity mi!ht be limited -B not waste them.- 9void souvenirs which are made of % fur % skin % feathers %shells.,. 'seful tips for a foreigner coming to Aietnam. Eow to become successful in eery!ay communication inAietnam. #ie recommen!ations for a tourist.K #reeting customsA Some taboos, a baby no /uestion !o dutch no touch in one’s shoulder or head.A Divin! !ifts.

K >ecommen!ation:A 5alon! bay.-. Tourism is becoming increasingly important as a source of reenue to many countries but its !isa!antagesshoul! not be oerlooke! – %elts 7ractice now – 13$A faster "lanes and chea"er fli!hts are makin! it easier than ever before for "eo"le travel. In most develo"ed’ societiesvisitin! exotic "laces is a sou!ht % after status symbol. )he tourism industries of both develo"ed and develo"in! countrieshave reco!ni>ed this fact and are learnin! to take advanta!e of it.A )here are however some "roblems associated with this new industry. ?irstly there is the increasin! crime rate. (omelocals see tourists as easy "rey because not only are they in unfamiliar territory and therefore less able to take care ofthemselves but also they carry items of wealth such as cameras and ewelry which can be dis"osed of /uickly for a"rofit.A 9nother maor "roblem is health. @ith !reater mobility comes !reater dan!er of s"readin! conta!ious diseases aroundthe world. =ne carrier returnin! home could easily start an e"idemic before their illness was dia!nosed. Moreover theemer!ence of many diseases which resist antibiotic is causin! scientists to be increasin!ly concerned about this issue.A 9lso to be considered is the natural environment which can be seriously threatened by too many visitors. 9ustralia’sDreat arrier Reef for exam"le is in dan!er of bein! destroyed by tourists and there are "lans to restrict visitors to someof the more delicate coral cays.A )hese are ust three of the reasons why any country should be wary of committin! itself to an extensive tourismdevelo"ment "ro!ram.<. "oes trael help to promote un!erstan!ing an! communication between countries?6. Dou hae the opportunity to isit a foreign country for two weeks. Which country woul! you like to isit? 'sespecific reasons an! !etails to e9plain your choice.12<A If I had chance to visit a forei!n country I will choose 9ustralia without any hesitation %and es"ecially (ydney city %thelar!est and oldest city of 9ustralia.A ?irstly I like the scenery there,A (ydney o"era house, a dramatic buildin! look like a sailin! boat, one of the world’s most famous si!hts.A (ydney 5abour rid!e %$oathan!er, lon! '## meters K lanes.

A ondi each, !o sho""in! visitin! "ubs restaurantO as well as several kms of !olden sand.A 3arlin! 5abour - (tunnin! com"lex of, museums sho"s exhibition halls out door leisure areas.A Moreover my closest friend is now studyin! there. @e haven’t met for nearly & years and I would like to take this chanceto see her a!ain. oth of us must be very ha""y. (he has told me a lot about her livin! there. It’s really excitin! andinterestin!. )he community of Cietnamese students in (ydney in "articular often hold u" cheerful "arties which I amreally fond of takin! "art in.=. Some people like to trael with a companion. (ther people prefer to trael alone. Which !o you prefer? 'sespecific reasons an! e9amples to support your choice. T()*+,2I think that I will travel with a com"anion. If that is my s"ecial friend it would be more more interestin!.- ?irstly I don’t want to be disturbed by stran!ers in the "lace I come to. If I went alone it would be dan!erous for mebecause I am a youn! !irl.- Moreover when I come to a new "lace everythin! is com"letely new for me. Maybe I have to co"e with some

difficulties misunderstandin! of the local customs for instance; my friend will hel" me to tackle those situation. )oo headsis always better than one. Even he+she can not hel" me I would also feel more comfortable and confident because I havehim+her by my side.- ?inally enoyin! a beautiful scenery is much more memorable if you have someone beside you to share such feelin!s.:ou can talk critici>e and debate on some thin! noticeable in your tri" with your friend instead of talkin! on your own.- ?or all those reasons I am sure to travel with a com"anion instead of travellin! alone.18. Eae you ha! any opportunities to trael?3urin! my secondary and hi!h school days I used to travel with my family to beautiful beaches of Cietnam. Listin!...(ince enterin! my university I have more o""ortunities to travel with my class mates. @e often visited beautiful resortswhich are not too far from 5anoi. tell more...11. what is the furthest place you hae traele! to?12. %n what ways !o you think that we can minimiLe the !angers of traelling?- accidents, referrin! to )rans"ortation.

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- $rimes, clickin! here13. Tell me about your most e9citing traelling e9perienceJ years has ela"sed since that ex"erience took "lace; however it is still very a""arent in my mind since it was indeed amemorable ex"erience.

9lthou!h it a""eared to be a small story it left me unfor!ettable im"ression...1$. 5 foreign isitor has only one !ay to spen! in your country. Where shoul! this isitor go on that !ay? Why?'se specific reasons an! !etails to support your choice. T()*+ecause he has only one day so I will recommend him s"end that day makin! a tour around 5anoi.)here are many interestin! "laces in 5anoi he can visit.

Dou know& Aan @ieu Temple of +iterature/)he )em"le of Literature was built in =ctober 1#N# for the worshi" of sa!es and saints of $onfucianism. (ix years later

61#N7 the ational $olle!e was established at the )em"le of Literature and built at the rear. In the be!innin! it was onlyfor "rinces but later was broadened to admit bri!ht students nationwide. )he )em"le of Literature is com"letelysurrounded by brick walls while inside the com"lex there are walls se"aratin! it into five areas. )he first area be!ins at themain !ate on which the words 8Can Mieu Mon8 63isci"le of )em"le of Literature7 have been inscribed. Fnder the !atethere are two stone dra!ons bearin! the style of the Le (o 3ynasty. )he main "ath leadin! to 3ai )run! Mon !ate startsthe second area where there are two small !ates on both sides. )he same "ath leads to 4hue Can $ac 6literary coterie toenoy the beauty of 4hue star7. )here are also two small !ates on both sides of 4hue Can $ac. )he third section is formedby the area from 4hue Can to 3ai )hanh Mon. In the middle of this area there is a s/uare lake called )hien Xuan! )inh6the clear 5oly <ond7 which is surrounded by walls. =n both sides are the two !ardens of steles on which the names ofthose who attained <h.3. de!rees were en!raved. In ancient times after years of study students were able to "artici"atein the first-de!ree examinations held once every three years. )hose with the hi!hest marks in this exam were namedbachelors. 9 year later these bachelors would come to the ca"ital to take "art in the first sta!e of the examinations.)hose with the hi!hest marks in this exam were called 1st <h..3. ein! a <h.3. the scholar could then be "romoted tomandarin. 9t "resent there are K& steles the oldest of which notes the 1& "alace exam and the most recent the 1NNQexams. )hese are the most valuable relics of the )em"le of Literature. @alkin! throu!h 3ai )hanh !ate we come to thefourth area. )here is a lar!e "lay!round where two "avilions were built on both sides for the $onfucian scholars toworshi". 9t the rear of the "lay!round is 3ai ai 5ouse a "alace with maestic architecture. )here are various "reciousobects located here, a bell cast in 1NK on the left and on the ri!ht is a musical stone u"on which a story is en!ravedtellin! of the usefulness of this musical instrument. 9t the rear of the 3ai ai area is the Im"erial $olle!e of the Le3ynasty the then university. @hen the !uyen 3ynasty moved this colle!e to 5ue this area was converted into a tem"lededicated to $onfucius22 "arents that was dama!ed durin! the war. )he )em"le of Literature is a "lace with a lot ofdiversity and "oints of interest for the scholar and tourist alike.1,. Which resort you recommen! most in Aietnam?)ell me, Where is it?(ituated in the orth-East re!ion of Cietnam 5alon! ay is a bay in the Dulf of )onkin com"rised of re!ions of 5alon!$ity the townshi" of $am <ha and a "art of the island district of Can 3on

What is it famous for?5alon! ay is made u" of 1QQ islands of various si>es QKQ of which have been !iven names. )his denselyconcentrated >one of stone islands world famous for its s"ectacular scenery of !rottoes and caves forms the central>one of 5alon! ay which has been named a FE($= @orld 5erita!e (ite. #ie me a short !escription of that place?- see above- 5alon! ay resembles a !eo!ra"hic work of art. @hile ex"lorin! the bay you feel lost in a le!endary world of stoneislands.- )here is Man2s 5ead Island which resembles a man standin! and lookin! towards the mainland.- 3ra!on Island looks like a dra!on hoverin! above the tur/uoise water.- La Con! Island resembles an old man fishin!.- )here are also the islands of the (ail the <air of Roosters and the Incense urner which all astonishin!ly resembletheir namesakes.

- )he forms of the islands chan!e de"endin! on the an!le of the li!ht and from where the islands are viewed.- 9t the core of the islands there are wonderful caves and !rottoes such as )hien $un! 65eavenly Residence Drotto73au Do 63riftwood Drotto7 (un! (ot 6(ur"rise Drotto7 and )am $un! 6)hree <alace Drotto7.- It has been "roven by scientists that 5alon! was one of the first cradles of human existence in the area at sucharcheolo!ical sites as 3on! Man! Wich )ho (oi hu and )hoi Dien!.- It is also a re!ion of hi!hly-concentrated biolo!ical diversity with many ecosystems of salt water-flooded forests coralreefs and tro"ical forests featurin! thousands of s"ecies of animal and "lant life. What !o you like the most in that place?ai $hay is a low !ently slo"in! ran!e of hills that runs alon! the sea for more than & km. lended in amon! the "inetrees are lar!e hotels and small villas with distin!uished architectural styles. )ravelin! down the as"halt road alon! thecoast visitors see lon! white stretches of sand and !reen rows of $asuarina trees tucked under which are small family-run restaurants. 9fter swimmin! at the beach tourists can enoy cold drinks and cool off in the bree>e that swee"s in fromthe sea.

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%s it international recogniLe!?- )he 1Kth meetin! of the $ommittee of the @orld 5erita!es of FE($= 6in )hailand on 3ecember 1Nth 1QQ7 officiallyreco!ni>ed 5alon! ay as a natural herita!e site of worldwide im"ortance

(ther Huestions:K Eae you eer been abroa!?K Where hae you been?K 5re you planning on going anywhere for your ne9t acation?K %f so& where?K Who with?K Eow long will you stay?

K 0oul! you lie in another country for the rest of your life?K "escribe the most interesting person you met on one of your traels.K "escribe your best trip.K "escribe your worst trip.K "i! your class in high school go on a trip together?K %f so& where !i! you go?K Eow long !i! you stay?K Eow !i! you get there?K "o you hae a !rierCs license?K "o you like to trael with chil!ren? Why or why not?K "o you like to trael with your mother? Why or why not?K "o you prefer summer acations or winter acations?K "o you prefer to trael alone or in a group? Why?

K "o you prefer to trael by train& bus& plane or ship?K "o you prefer traeling by car or by plane?K Eae you eer been in a !ifficult situation while traeling?K Eae you eer been on an airplane?K Eow many times?K What airlines hae you flown with?K Eae you eer been to a foreign country?K Eae you eer gotten lost while traeling? %f so& tell about it.K Eae you eer hitchhike!? %f so& how many times?K Eae you eer taken a package tour?K Eow !o you spen! your time when you are on holi!ay an! the weather is ba!?K Eow many countries hae you been to? Eow many states?K Eow many times hae you traele! abroa!?K Eow much luggage !o you usually carry?K %f you traele! to South 5merica& what countries woul! like to isit?K %f you went to %nsert a country name/& what kin! of souenirs woul! you buy?K %f you were going on a camping trip for a week& what 18 things woul! you bring? )9plain why.K What are some countries that you woul! neer isit? Why woul! you not isit them?K What are some things that you always take with you on a trip?K What countries woul! you like to isit? Why?K What countries woul! you most like to isit?K What countries woul! you not like to isit? Why?K What country !o you most want to isit?K Why?K "o you think you will eer go there?K What !o you nee! before you can trael to another country?K What is the most interesting city to isit in your country?

K What is the most interesting souenir that you hae eer bought on one of your holi!ays?K What languages can you speak?K What place !o you want to isit some!ay?K What was the most interesting place you hae eer isite!?K WhatCs the most beautiful place youCe eer been to?K When was the last time your traele!?K When you are on a long car ourney !o you play games or sing songs to occupy your time?K What kin! of games?K What songs?K Where are you going to go the ne9t time you trael?K When are you going to go?K Who are you going to go with?K Eow long are you going to go for?

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K What are you going to !o there?K What kin! of things !o you think you will buy?K Where !i! you go on your last acation?K Eow !i! you go?K Who !i! you go with?K Where !i! you spen! your last acation? Dour summer acation? Dour 0hristmas acation?K Where will you go on your ne9t acation?K Woul! you like to take a cruise? Where to? With who?K Woul! you prefer to stay at a hotelmotel or camp while on acation?K Woul! you rather isit another country or trael within your own country?K "o you fin! more fulfillment from your leisure actiities inclu!ing acations than from your ob?

"o you think the type of acation one takes reflects oneCs social status?

)n! of topic 1$

Topic 1,: Transport

1/ 7roblems create! by mo!ern transport:- cars and lorries are a maor cause of air "ollution.- )housands of "eo"le die in road rail and air disasters each year.- Levels of traffic in many lar!e cities are reachin! crisis "oint.- )ourism is dama!in! some of the most beautiful "arts of the world.2/ The high roa! toll is robbing our society of many people who coul! otherwise be lea!ing useful an! pro!uctie

lies. Eow can society protect itself from these losses? below3/ 7resent a written argument or case to an e!ucate! nonspecialist au!ience on the following topic:)he best way to reduce the number of traffic accidents is to make all youn! drivers com"lete a safe drivin! educationcourse before bein! licensed to drive. :ou should use your own ideas knowled!e and ex"erience and su""ort yourar!uments with exam"les and relevant evidence. )R9??I$ 9$$I3E).3=$<rovidin! a safe drivin! education course can hel" to reduce the number of traffic accidents. <articularly it would beeffective for youn! "rimary drivers. )here are some followin! reasons why they should take the course before bein!licensed to drive.?irstly all "rimary drivers can !ain their knowled!e for road rules and conditions. I!norin! s"eed limits traffic si!ns andli!hts are main causes for common traffic accidents. (tickin! with road rules is the most effective way to reduce theaccidents. (econdly "racticin! with s"ecialists can be hel"ful for safe drivin!. )hey can have enou!h “on-the-roaddrivin! skills before they are faced on actual situations such as chan!in! lanes a""roachin! intersections drivin!hi!hways and crossin! railways. )hirdly all "rimary drivers also can learn advanced drivin! skills by both theoretically and"ractically such as for ha>ardous situations drivin! at ni!ht towin! and other unex"ected situations. ?inally all "rimarydrivers can "ay more attention to drivin! carefully whereas non-educational drivers cause a common reason for trafficaccidents.5owever all traffic accidents are occurred not only by youn! drivers but also a!ed "eo"le. 9ctually all drivers are losin!their drivin! skills with a!e for no "articular reason. )he education course should be "rovided for all drivers whenever it isnecessary. $heckin! other skills re!ardin! with drivin! is also essential such as eye test basic health conditions orreaction time a!ainst a""roachin! ha>ard.

9s conclusion a safe drivin! educational course is effective and necessary for many reasons. o matter in what a!e orcate!ory drivers should take the course and kee" brushin! u" their drivin! skills to contribute to reduce the number oftraffic accidents.6&N# words7$. Some people think that the automobile has improe! mo!ern life. (thers think that the automobile has cause!serious problems. What is your opinion? 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your answer. T()*+,. Eow far is it the responsibility of goernments to re!uce the number of roa! acci!ents which occur per year.

-. The priate motor ehicle has greatly improe! in!ii!ual free!om of moement. @oreoer& the automobile hasbecome a status symbol. Det the use of priate motor ehicles has contribute! to some of to!ayJs most seriousproblems. Eow can the use of priate motor ehicles be re!uce!? – 7repare for %elts 126.A the "rivate motor vehicle has !iven us a freedom our ancestors could only dream about. @e can travel swiftly andusually safety over the roads which have been built to accommodate our cars. <eo"le can dis"lay their wealth by drivin!a car which may cost as much as another "erson’s home.A (adly the car has become a disadvanta!e as well as a boon. )he car "ollutes the atmos"here may be involved inserious accidents and by its very numbers block roads and chokes cities. 5ow can we reduce its useHA )he car is only desirable if we can use it easily so we mi!ht be!in by reducin! access to "arkin! s"aces in the cities andsimultaneously increasin! the /uality and availability of "ublic trans"ort. $ars could be banned from certain "arts of thecity thus forcin! "eo"le to walk or to use "ublic trans"ort.A )he ex"ense of buyin! and runnin! a car can be raised. If the motorist is faced with a hi!h "urchase "rice hi!h road taxhi!h insurance "remiums and substantial fines he or she may reconsider the "urchase. 9 corres"ondin! reduction in the

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"rice of "ublic trans"ort would hel" this financial ar!ument a!ainst car ownershi".A either of these ar!uments will sway the su"er rich who can afford the status cars but it would "erha"s encoura!e themto look another ways of demonstratin! their wealth. 5owever we do it reducin! the number of cars on the road will reducethe "roblems of "ollution and the con!estion which can brin! cities to a standstill.<. Transport issues are becoming increasingly important. What arguments are there for restricting the use of themotor car?6. %f countries are serious about soling traffic problems& they shoul! ta9 priate cars ery heaily an! use themoney to proi!e free or ery cheap rail trael. 7reparation an! practice –1$8 – 1$34 ..;..;comprehensiesite;task1task2.htm.=. The rising leels of congestion an! air pollution foun! in most of the worl! cities can be attribute! !irectly tothe rapi!ly increasing number of priate cars in use. %n or!er to reerse this !ecline in the Huality of life in cities&

attempts must be ma!e to encourage people to use their cars less an! public transport more. "iscuss possibleways to encourage the use of public transport. 7ublic18. The first car appeare! on Gritish roa!s in 1666. Gy the year 2888 there may be as many as 2= million ehicleson Gritish roa!s. 5lternatie forms of transport shoul! be encourage! an! international laws intro!uce! tocontrol car ownership an! use. What !o you think?11. The best way to re!uce the number of traffic acci!ents is to make all young !riers complete a safe !riinge!ucation course before being license! to !rie.12. The rising leels of congestion an! air pollution foun! in most of the worl! cities can be attribute! !irectly tothe rapi!ly increasing number of priate cars in use. %n or!er to reerse this !ecline in the Huality of life in thecities attempts must be ma!e to encourage people to use their cars less an! public transport more. "iscusspossible ways to encourage the use of public transport.13. "iscuss the arguments for an! against banning cars from inner city.1$. 5ll public transport in our cities shoul! be free. "iscuss. 7!121,. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? The best way to trael is in a group le! by a tourgui!e. 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your answer. T()*+1-. Shoul! goernments spen! more money on improing roa!s an! highways& or shoul! goernments spen!more money on improing public transportation buses& trains& subways/? Why? 'se specific reasons an!!etails to !eelop your essay. T()*+1<. 0hoose one of the following transportation ehicles an! e9plain why you think it has change! peopleJs lies.KautomobilesK bicycles K airplanes 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your answer. T()*+16. Dou nee! to trael from your home to a place $8 miles -$ kilometers/ away. 0ompare the !ifferent kin!s oftransportation you coul! use. Tell which metho! of trael you woul! choose. #ie specific reasons for yourchoice. T()*+1=. 0ompare an! contrast the means of transport use! by people in your society with those use! by the people ina more !eelope! society.28. 5nalyLe some of the problems cause! by the oer use of priate transport means.21. Speculate on the future !eelopment of transport means in your society.

22. 0ompare an! contrast !ifferent means of transport aailable in your city.23. Which means of transport !o you choose? Xust your choice.2$. What !o you think shoul! be !one to improe the trael of people in your city?2,. Eow !o you often trael to an! from workuniersity?2-. Why !o you choose this means of transport?2<. 0ompare the aailable means of transport use! by the people in your city? Which !o you think is the safest?26. What !o you think shoul! be !one to improe the traffic in your city?2=. What type of transport !o you use most? Why?K 5re there spee! limits in your country? %f so& what is the aerage spee! limit?K 5t what age !oes the aerage person obtain a !rierCs license?K 0an you ri!e a motorcycle?K "o you !rie a car often?K "o you hae a bicycle?

K %f so& when !i! you get it?K Eow much !i! it cost?K Eow often !o you ri!e it?K What color is it?K "o you hae a car? %f not& !oes your family hae a car?K "o you hae a !rierCs license? %f so& when !i! you get it?K "o you often ri!e public transportation !uring rush hour?K "o you often use public transportation?K "o you ri!e a bicycle more than once a week?K "oes your mother hae a !rierCs license?K Eae you eer been in a traffic acci!ent?K Eae you eer been stoppe! for spee!ing?K Eae you eer gotten a spee!ing ticket?/

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K Eae you eer gotten a parking ticket?K Eae you eer misse! your last train or bus home? %f so& how !i! you get home that night?K Eae you eer ri!!en a horse? Eow about a motorcycle?K Eae you eery carpoole!?K Eow !o you get to school?K Eow long !oes it take?K Eow much is the bus fare or the train fare?K Eow !o you think countries can re!uce congestion on the roa!s?K Eow many times hae you traele! by airplane?K Eow much !oes gasoline cost is your country?K %s parking a problem in your country? shopping malls& etc/

K %s there any enironmentallyfrien!ly transportation in your area?K What are the most annoying ba! !riing habits of other !riers in your country or this country or compare! tothis country/?K What !o you hae to !o to get a !rierCs license in your country? "o you think itCs a goo! test?K What !o you nee! to !o in your country to get a !rierCs license?K What !o you think is the most !angerous form of transportation? Why?K What !o you think is the safest form of transportation? Why?K What !o you usually !o when ri!ing a train or bus?K "o you rea!?K "o you sleep?K What is the penalty for spee!ing in your country?K What is your faorite kin! of car? Why?K What is your faorite make of car? Why?K What kin! of car !o you hae?K What kin! of things annoy you about other peopleCs !riing?K What kin! of transportation !o you use most often?K WhatCs the most rea!ily aailable form of public transportation where you lie?K WhatCs your faorite color for a car?K WhatCs your faorite form of transportation?K When was the last time you ro!e a bus?K Where is a goo! place to go for a !rie?

Topic 1-: >ich an! poor worl! "ifferent generation @o!ern life –city –country liing

Section 1: Mo7e*n +i9e - 0t*e00 cit= +i9e

1. Woul! you prefer to lie in the city or the countrysi!e? Why?2. %n Aietnam& in what ways are city an! country people !ifferent?3. %f you coul! choose& where woul! you prefer to bring up your chil!ren& in the countrysi!e or a city? Why?$. Where is Aietnamese culture stronger& in the country or the city? 0an you gie some e9amples?,. @o!ern life: "escribe some elements of your life which you consi!er to be mo!ern. 0ompare the life of young a!ults to!ay with preious generations. ustify or otherwise a maor change that has occurre! in the last ten years.-. 0ountry an! city life: what are some of the a!antages of liing in the country? What are some of the a!antages of liing in the city? Woul! you prefer to lie in the countrysi!e or the city? Why? %s one safer? Eealthier? 5re country an! city people !ifferent? %n what ways? %n your country where is the culture stronger& in the city or the country? #ie e9amples. Eow !oes housing in your country compare between the country an! the city? Woul! you prefer to lie in the city or in the countrysi!e an! why? <. "escribe a city you hae isite! which has impresse! you.

Dou shoul! say: where is it situate!. Why you isite! it. What you like! about it.-6. 0ity an! country life.

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Woul! you prefer to lie in the city or the countrysi!e? WhyWhy not? %n Aietnam& in what ways are city an! country people !ifferent? %f you coul! choose& where woul! you prefer to bring up your chil!ren? %n the countrysi!e or the city? Whywhynot? Where is Aietnamese culture stronger& in the country or the city? 0an you gie me some e9amples?=. What& in your opinion& are the main problems facing mo!ern in!ustrial society?- increase in crime and violence.- Environmental "roblems.- road !a" between rich and "oor world.- $onta!ious disease infected throu!hout the world.- =ver"o"ulation

- Fnem"loyment18. What& in your opinion& can be !one to improe mo!ern cities?11. Woul! you prefer to lie in a tra!itional house or in a mo!ern apartment buil!ing? 'se specific reasons an!!etails to support your choice.11- Why tra!itional house?- )raditional desi!n, "eaceful warm and invitin!.- 5ave the kind of beautiful woods that were used years a!o. It’s somethin! that can’t be co"ied.- More s"ace for different rooms. Why not tra!itional house?- ot all the "lumbin! works.- )he roof is !oin! to leaf.- )he windows are not "ro"erly sealed.- 4itchen a""liances are in workin! order.- )hin!s will break down or need re"lacement sim"ly because of a!e. Why mo!ern apartment?- Modern a"artment is !oin! to be in much better sha"e,- 9ll the "lumbin! works.- )he roof isn’t !oin! to leaf.- )he windows are "ro"erly sealed.- 4itchen a""liances are in workin! order.- Everythin! new and "erfect. Why not mo!ern apartment?- Modern desi!n, em"ty and sterile and not very invitin!.- 9ll the rooms and windows of the same si>e or a box desi!n. 9 modern a"artment usually comes in one si>e and sha"e.12. Some people prefer to lie in a small town. (thers prefer to lie in a big city. Which place woul! you prefer tolie in? 'se specific reasons an! !etails to support your answer.= Why small town?

- ?riendly community- (u"erior security. Why not small town?- <oor "ublic trans"ortation. eed to "ossess a "rivate car to ensure a comfortable livin!.- (low s"ace- <oor entertainment facility, life is borin!.- Little different of "eo"le. Why big city?- 9 choice of takin! "ublic trans"ortation, chea"er.- 9da"t with a variety of situation, findin! a new route to work or tryin! a new restaurant.- Cariety of cultural activities available, a wide assortment of theatre music and dance "erformances.- 3iversity of "eo"le, different races reli!ions abilities and interests. Why not big city?

- )rans"ortation, heavy traffic ex"ensive "arkin!.- Fnfriendly community.- Fnsafe security.13/ #enerally& the gap between the urban rich an! the rural poor is increasing. What in your opinion can be !oneto improe this situation in your society? – i!easlist Huestion- raisin! income tax, use for rural develo"ment.- Raise salary for "eo"le workin! in rural area.- Frbani>ation.- 3iversify the workin! sectors in rural.1$/ What are the maor problems associate! with liing in large cities?- $rime and violence.- )rans"ortation- =vercrowded density.

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- $om"lex situations.- <olluted air and water.- Fnfriendly community.1,. 7eople hae !ifferent ways of escaping the stress an! !ifficulties of mo!ern life. Some rea!4 some e9ercise4others work in their gar!ens. What !o you think are the best ways of re!ucing stress? 'se specific !etails an!e9amples in your answer. –-=.What causes stress?- (tudy hard.- @ork hard.- Involved in trouble.What stress causes?

- headache.- Inefficient "erformance in work.- 5eart disease.- 9ffect "ersonality, an!ry im"atient.- 9ffect relationshi" with others.What can we !o to re!uce stress?- Identify the cause. )ackle it, chan!e the way ask for hel" find way to stru!!le.- 4ee" body healthy, eat nutritious food avoid unk food; do exercise.- 4ee" s"irit ha""y, !ood relationshi" with friends family collea!ues.

Section 2: Ric) n7 oo* >o*+7

1. The economic globaliLation will bring about greater benefits for !eelope! countries than for !eeloping ones

as the former countries enoy comparatie a!antages in technology an! managerial skills oer the latter ones."iscuss.2. Topic<$:To what e9tent will migration from the !eeloping worl! to the !eelope! worl! become a social an!political issue in the 21st century?3. "eelope! countries hae no responsibility to help the !eeloping nations.$. Topic<,:Shoul! wealthy nations be reHuire! to share their wealth among poorer nations by proi!ing suchthings as foo! an! e!ucation? (r is it a responsibility of the goernments of poorer nations to look after theircitiLens themseles? –cuc 2=.5ow to shareH- Lendin! money.- <rovidin! e/ui"ment facility.- )ransfer technolo!y.- ?inancial aid for education.

@hy shouldH- 5el"in! "oor countries can brin! economic benefits for both sides- <oor, technolo!y facility /ualified human resource.- Rich, lar!er market chea" labor force.- social benefits,- reduce mi!ration from develo"in! to develo"ed countries, better livin! standard.- Reduce international crime, brid!e the !a" between rich and "oor world.- 9 humanitarian action,- <rovide food for hun!ry "eo"le.- $lear illiteracy.@hy shouldn’tH- "oorer nations are less reliant more de"endent.,. 5s most foreign ai! often benefits the !onor more than the receier& !eeloping countries shoul! refuse to

repay their !ebts. 7reparation an! practice –1,8 1-=.%n what way !oes foreign ai! benefit the !onor?- !et the interest.- anks makin! the loans ma!e two or three times the money lent after the interest "ayments are taken into account.%n what way !oes foreign ai! benefit the receier?- build the infrastructure necessary for develo"ment.- 3evelo" "roects that hel" them more self %reliant.Is there any disadvanta!esH- Many countries have s"ent most of their income re"ayin! the interest on forei!n debts .- Even some have borrowed more money to "ay back the interest- ?act, borrowed money often to be used to make /uick "rofits for develo"ers or to line the "ockets of corru"t official.- $ountries that !et cau!ht in this debt s"iral had no chance of "ayin! back the initial money borrowed.-B as most donor countries were already re"aid both in terms of money and in terms of economic interest it is morallyri!ht for develo"in! countries to refuse to "ay back forei!n loans.

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-. The best way to help !eeloping countries is to gie them financial ai!. Write an essay either agreeing or!isagreeing with this statement. Suggest alternaties to this policy. "eelop one si!e of an issue well/<. "iscuss the a!antage an! !isa!antage of giing international 5i! to poor countries.

Section 3: i99e*ent ;ene*tion

6. Douth culture began in 5merica in the 1=,8s.- )he second @@ was over.- Rock and roll had ust be!un.- )C was becomin! "o"ular.- :oun! "eo"le had more money than ever before and they want to have fun.- (ince the days of 0ames 3ean and Elvis <resley youth culture has come a lon! wa. 9lso thanks to the electronic mediit’s become com"letely international. )he youth industry isn’t all about "o" and fashion thou!h. It’s about issues and"roblems too. )hese days teena!ers all over the world are interested in the environment "eace and famine. )henthere’s the dru! crisis % a serious "roblem that involves millions of youn! "eo"le directly -B teena!er culture, "o" and"olitics fashion and famine.6. )ery generation of people is !ifferent in important ways. Eow is your generation !ifferent from your parentsJgeneration? 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to e9plain your answer.1$$=. Doung people are sai! to hae lost many of the tra!itional alues of the ol!er generations. "o you agree?18. )ery generation of people is !ifferent in important ways. Eow is your generation !ifferent from your parentsJgeneration? 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to e9plain your answer. T()*+11. +earning about the past has no alue for those of us liing in the present. "o you agree or !isagree? 'sespecific reasons an! e9amples to support your answer. T()*+12. What !iscoery in the last 188 years has been most beneficial for people in your country? 'se specific

reasons an! e9amples to support your choice. T()*+13. Topic$6:To what e9tent has the tra!itional male role change! in the last 28 years?End of to"ic 1

Topic 1<: (ersea stu!ying – foreign language

1. Topic22: The i!ea of going oerseas for uniersity stu!y is an e9citing prospect for many people. Gut while itmay offer some a!antages& it is probably better to stay home because of the !ifficulties a stu!ent ineitablyencounters liing an! stu!ying in a !ifferent culture. To what e9tent !o you agree or !isagree this statement?#ie reasons for your answer. (ersea5!antages of going abroa!: - (tudyin! other lan!ua!es abroad ex"ands and im"roves our abilities and ob "ros"ects.

- In addition by studyin! or sim"ly travellin! abroad we can discover many differences in terms of culture way ofthinkin! history customs and lifestyle; the awareness of these differences makes us more tolerant and o"en-minded.- @hat is more we !ain a broader ex"erience of life in !eneral.- )he students must have much more res"onsibility than ever.- ew friends that offer some advanta!es.- Makin! a new friend is a !ood exercise to coo"erate work with others.What are !isa!antages?- alter the traveler’s way of thinkin! so !reatly that they lose their cultural identity.- If he or she inte!rates into the new society they will almost certainly meet difficulties when they try to readust later totheir own culture.- 9nother "otential "roblem is that the traveler or student may become a victim of discrimination and lose their confidenceas a result.- (ince their behavior and customs may be very different from those of the inhabitants of the host culture they may

encounter ne!ative reactions % unfriendliness or even hostility for exam"le.2. Topic 26p: motiation to learning plays a ery important role in the success of foreign language learning. 7!12 what is motiation?- Internal motivation, desire to learn a forei!n lan!ua!e in order to identify with that lan!ua!e s"eakin! community.- External motivation, need to learn it so as to "ass an exam or to meet certain re/uirements of one’s ob.- 5ow internal motivation can hel" us studyin! forei!n lan!ua!eH- @ant to belon! to that community and communicate with it- Ex", a babe a "erson married with forei!ner.- 5ow internal motivation can hel" us studyin! forei!n lan!ua!eH- @ant to communicate with counter"arts.- <romotion.3. Stu!ying the )nglish language in an )nglishspeaking country is the best but not the only way to learn thelanguage "o you agree or !isagree with this statement? ..;..;comprehensie site;task1task2.htmWhy stu!y in )nglish speaking country:

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- Lan!ua!e school.- <ronunciation better.- )eacher, native s"eaker.- $ulture- Im"roved Listenin! readin! writin! s"eakin!.- In the non En!lish %s"eakin! 5i!h school+ university, (tudents must work hard -B no ade/uate investment.Why not stu!y in )nglish speaking country:- <roblems with homesickness- Live with the 9ustralians.- 5ome stay. 9dvanta!e, money "arent’s hel" 3edication.- ("oken En!lish not !ood

- (tudy and livin! costs- 9t home, Drammar skill !ood for later.$. "ifficulties for stu!ying a new language:

9t your a!e and level of lan!ua!e learnin! there are some thin!s you can’t chan!e. ?or exam"le you can’t chan!e ...A the innate lan!ua!e learnin! ability that you were or were not born with;A your ability to distin!uish between different sounds and your ability to make them;A your "ower of memori>ation and recall.,. @illions of people eery year moe to )nglish – speaking countries such as 5ustralia& Gritain or 5merican& inor!er to stu!y at school& college or uniersity. Why !o so many people want to stu!y in )nglish? Why is )nglishsuch an important international language? – cambri!ge 2 1-=.-. Why stu!y )nglish?- It will enlar!e your intellectual cultural and emotional hori>ons.- :ou ex"erience the un"aralleled richness of the narrative drama "oetry and other texts "roduced in En!lish over nearly1'## years.- :ou can ex"lore the variety subtlety and com"lexity of the En!lish lan!ua!e in a wide ran!e of uses.- It dee"ens your co!nitive skills of critical en/uiry and aesthetic sensitivity % and your "ersonal skills of clear "resentationof ideas and self-confidence.- )he best way to learn about the world- <rovide access to a lar!er ran!e of knowled!e such as in the f ields of literature science and business.- Most of databases and information are in En!lish.- International lan!ua!e.- <romotion in career <. Eow to stu!y )nglish well?>ea!ing an! writing- read news"a"er and articles in En!lish, take information of concerned issues in En!lish from net and read it.- )ry to read the En!lish "art of si!ns or menus rather than the Cietnamese so you’ll know how thin!s should be said inEn!lish.

- Fse an En!lish dictionary rather than a Cietnamese+En!lish- En!lish+Cietnamese one.- 4ee" a diary in En!lish- & or J times a week if you don’t have time to do it everyday.- @ritin! email and letter in En!lish- @rite autobio!ra"hy in En!lish.Speaking an! listening- ("eak En!lish into a ta"e recorder rather than writin! it.- )hinkin! of my most beloved "erson who I want to talk with and talk alone with him+her.- ot to be embarrassed about makin! mistakes;- )o ask /uestions when you do not understand somethin!;- )o !et into the habit of askin! other Cietnamese-En!lish bilin!uals the /uestion 85ow do you say ZZZZZZZZZZ inEn!lishH8 or 22@hat does ZZZZZZZZZZZ meanH8;- Det a""roach to forei!n s"eaker.- Listen to radio daily.

6. Talk about your )nglish teacher either your present teacher or a teacher you hae ha! in the past/"escribe your teacher A what is his or her teachin! methodHA why do you like+dislike him or herHA and how has he+she hel"ed you with your lan!ua!e-learnin!=. 5ll secon!ary school stu!ents shoul! learn a secon! language –cuc 2-Why shoul! stu!y secon! language in secon!ary school?- the advanta!es offered by En!lish.- It is easier to learn a second lan!ua!e when a child rather than when an adult even if the second lan!ua!e is not usedlater in life the "rocess of learnin! it is !ood academic trainin!.Why shoul!nJt stu!y secon! language in secon!ary school?- ?ew "eo"le ever need a second lan!ua!e- )ime could be better s"ent studyin! more relevant subects.

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- )rainin! teachers could be a si!nificant drain on a country’s resource18. The increasing role of )nglish in the worl! means that the learning of other languages is being neglecte!.WhatJs your opinion of this statement?

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Topic 16: Success money personal relate!

Success personalities%nterest an! hobby:

Special )entsSpecial 7eople

0ection 1: 0/cce00 e*0on+itie0

1. %t has been sai!& OBot eerything that is learne! is containe! in books.N 0ompare an! contrast knowle!gegaine! from e9perience with knowle!ge gaine! from books. %n your opinion& which source is more important?Why? T()*+$. What can we learn from books?- )he information we need to function in our society.- Learn how to s"eak and write and understand mathematical e/uations.

- 9ll information that we need to live in our communities and earn a livin!.- @hat knowled!e can be !ained from ex"erienceH- 4now how to !et alon! with others.- 5ow to have self % res"ect.- 5ow to deal with "ressure.- 5ow to fall in love and !et married.- 9ny where else we can learnH- Duidelines from teachers and "arents.- @hat’s more im"ortantH @hyH- Most im"ortant lessons are !ained throu!h our own ex"erience -B “ex"erience is the best teacher.2. The e9pression OBeer& neer gie upN means to keep trying an! neer stop working for your goals. "o youagree or !isagree with this statement? 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your answer. T()*+$1.“ If at first you don’t succeed try try a!ain. )hese are wise words. =ne should never !ive u". )here is always anothero""ortunity another !oal another o"tion.3. "o you agree or !isagree with the following statement? (nly people who earn a lot of money are successful.'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your answer. T()*+18$.“ (uccess is more than how much money you make.?or me success would be considered as how effective you use your time which is in more detail assessed in threeas"ects,- @hat you can !ain yourself, money social status knowled!e.- @hat you can contribute to your surroundin! "eo"le, your family and your friends.- @hat you can contribute to the society you live in, your country.3. OWhen people succee!& it is because of har! work. +uck has nothing to !o with success.N "o you agree or!isagree with the Huotation aboe? 'se specific reasons an! e9amples to e9plain your position. T()*+unnecessary$. %s it better to enoy your money when you earn it or is it better to sae your money for some time in the future?'se specific reasons an! e9amples to support your opinion. T()*+33.

“ (ave it for rainy day.What sae! money is use! for?- Education, tuition room board book and incidental ex"enses to "ay for.- )ravel, visit home from studyin! "lace.- Fnforeseen emer!encies, unex"ected illness one family member need hel".,. 7eople atten! college or uniersity for many !ifferent reasons for e9ample& new e9periences& careerpreparation& increase! knowle!ge/. Why !o you think people atten! college or uniersity? 'se specific reasonsan! e9amples to support your answer. T()*+1.- $areer "re"aration.- 0ob market is com"etitive.- Fniversity offer new skill for career -B a lot of o""ortunities.- ew ex"eriences.- Meet different "eo"le.

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- Makin! their own decisions -B increases their knowled!e of themselves.- Ex"and knowled!e in subects they find interestin!.-. Some people beliee that success in life comes from taking risks or chances. (thers beliee that successresults from careful planning. %n your opinion& what !oes success come from? 'se specific reasons an!e9amples to support your answer. T()*+,=.“othin! ventured. othin! !ained.@hat is the rule to be successful in lifeH- )ake risks in our lives but these must be calculated risks.- Like the !reat thinkers of our time we must "lan carefully, sei>e all o""ortunities and reevaluate our "lan.<. %n your opinion& what is the most important characteristic for e9ample& honesty& intelligence& a sense ofhumor/ that a person can hae to be successful in life? 'se specific reasons an! e9amples from your e9perience

to e9plain your answer. When you write your answer& you are not limite! to the e9amples liste! in the Huestion.T()*+<-.

9 "erson who always desire of "ro!ress, always set !oals and "lan carefully to reach their !oal always create themselvechances by challen!in! themselves to new contexts always sei>e any o""ortunities to come and reevaluateo""ortunities.

SECTION 2: INTEREST AN HO$$Y:

2. What is your interest?3. What !o you enoy !oing on the weeken!?

SECTION 3: SPECIAL E?ENTS

$. Dour birth!ay:Talk about a birth!ay celebration that you particularly enoye!.K When was it?K What !i! you !o?K Why !i! you particularly like it? What !i! you !o when you were preparing to leae can!i!ateJs home country/to come to country of stu!y/?,. What is the most embarrassing thing thatCs eer happene! to you?

-. "escribe your faorite buil!ing.- 9mon! those buildin!s in 5 I’ve ever come undoubtly Melia hotel is the most strikin! one.- Located in )hanh ien street. ?rom there you can look out both )ruc ach and @est lake.

- @hat strikes me when comin! there is very the !lass lift. @hen !oin! u" to hi!her floor the hi!her you are raised thebroader view of 5anoi’s "anorama you can see. It is really ama>in! to have a constantly chan!in! vision of our dearca"ital.- )he buildin! consists of &1 floors. Most rooms are used for rentin!. )here are many com"anies located in that buildin!.- )he buildin! is really s"lendid with modern desi!n and luxurious decoration.- )he atmos"here is com"letely fresh with two nearby lakes.- )he surroundin! sceneries is also charmful.- )he entertainment facilities inside the buildin! is rather satisfyin! with a swimmin! "ool a s"ecific area for s"ort whereyou can "lay bowlin! table tennis etc. @hat s"ecial in entertainment service is the to" floor. )here "eo"le can havesome drink or some fruits listen to live music and look out for an overview of the beloved ca"ital. ?or the moment I was insuch "osition I found 5anoi more beautiful than ever before.

SECTION 4: SPECIAL PEOPLE 1. 5 person who has the most influence in your life. my mother Who is the person?2. "escribe a teacher who has greatly influence! you in your e!ucation.

Dou shoul! say: where you met them. What subect they taught. What was special about them. 5n! e9plain why this person influence! you so much.5is name is Mr !uyen )he Cinh - my hi!hschool informatics teacher % a beloved teacher for any student that has everbeen tau!ht by him. 5e is indeed my most ideal teacher.- In fact he considered me not only as he s"ecial student but also as his dau!hter. 5e lived in the teacher’s hostel in my

hi!hschool. 9nd he always offered me most friendly and informal hos"itality whenever I dro""ed in askin! about some

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informatics "roblems or maybe ust havin! a rest or drink btw lessons.- @ith his hel" in my studyin! "rocess I was chosen to take "art in the national contest for best informatics students!rade 1& thou!h I was only in !rade 11 at that time. I did !ain the third "ri>e for that contest.- Informatics since then has in fact had a !reat influence on my studyin! "rocess. It hel"ed me a lot in studyin! othersubects like En!lish Deo!ra"hy etc. In fact my "re"aration for this exam is also assisted by my com"uter skill. It isreally ama>in!ly hel"ful. I believe that effect would be much more taken advanta!e of when I arrive in (in!a"ore in this0uly because this is an extensively hi!h % tech environment where re/uires lots of com"uter skill. It is Mr Cinh that hasoffered me com"arative advanta!e in this ma!ic f ield.3. Tell me about a famous person that you a!mire Who is that person? What is he famous for?

Why you a!mire that person? What can you learn from that personJs life?$. "escribe a competition or contest/ that you hae entere!:

Dou shoul! say: When the competition took place? What you ha! to !o? Eow well you !i! it? "o you enoy entering competitions? Eae you entere! any other competition? Speak about: 0ompetition at a young age? 0ompetition at school. Aalue of international competitions. The psychology of competing. 0ompetitie spirit.,. Tell me about a faorite eent of your chil!hoo!.-. %f someone gae you a million !ollars& what woul! you !o with it?K WhatCCs your faorite place to shop?- <rice,- Xuality,- 3iversity- (ervices,- ?ashion trend,

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