WRITING IN THE NATIONAL EXAM Để viết được một đoạn văn (paragraph), trước tiên học sinh cần hiểu rõ bố cục và cách sắp xếp chi tiết trong một đoạn văn chứ không thể "nghĩ sao viết vậy" như một số học sinh thường làm. Thông thường một đoạn văn viết bằng tiếng Anh có độ dài dao động trong khoảng 80 đến 150 từ (words). Trong một đoạn văn chuẩn thường phải có câu chủ đề (topic sentence). Trong câu chủ đề phải có hai phần: chủ đề (topic) và ý chính (controlling idea). Thông thường câu chủ đề là câu mở đầu đoạn văn. Mặc dù trong cách viết tiếng Anh, câu chủ đề còn có thể có các vị trí khác trong đoạn văn, nhưng để an toàn và không tự làm khó mình, khi thi các em nên sử dung cách viết với câu chủ đề là câu đầu tiên. Khi đã có câu chủ đề, ta phải tìm ý để có thể triển khai ý chính. Việc tìm ý không quá phức tạp. Thí sinh chỉ cần tự đặt ra những câu hỏi liên quan đến câu chủ đề sau đó tự trả lời chúng. Những câu hỏi này thường bắt đầu bằng các từ nghi vấn (question words) như What, When, Where, Why, How. Những câu trả lời cho các câu hỏi trên sẽ được sử dụng như supporting sentences (các câu văn chứng minh, diễn giải ý chính trong câu chủ đề). Khi đã có các supporting sentences, người viết chỉ cần ráp nối chúng lại thì sẽ có một đoạn văn hoàn chỉnh. Tuy nhiên, mấu chốt ở công đoạn này là các bạn phải biết sắp xếp các câu văn theo một trật tự nhất định chứ không phải "có gì viết nấy". - Cách sắp xếp supporting sentences trong một đoạn văn: Tùy theo đề bài, người viết có thể sắp xếp supporing sentences theo 1 trong các trật tự dưới đây: + Từ các chi tiết quan trọng nhất đến ít quan trọng nhất. + Từ các chi tiết ít quan trọng nhất đến chi tiết quan trọng nhất (ngược với cách 1). + Theo trật tự thời gian (cái gì xảy ra trước kể trước, cái gì xảy ra sau kể sau). + Theo trình tự của công việc phải làm (ví dụ như bạn đang hướng dẫn người khác nấu cơm thì bạn sẽ chỉ họ làm theo các bước: Thứ nhất, lấy gạo bỏ vào nồi. Thứ hai, vo gạo. Thứ ba, bỏ nồi vào nồi cơm điện (nếu nấu bằng nồi cơm điện). Thứ tư, cắm phích vào ổ điện. Thứ năm, bật công tắc nấu. Cuối cùng, chờ khoảng 20 đến 25 phút thì cơm chín. + Theo trình tự không gian. Thường trật tự này chỉ được áp dụng trong một đoạn văn tả quang cảnh/nơi chốn. Ví dụ như đề bài yêu cầu bạn tả góc học tập của mình. Trường hợp này bạn có thể bắt đầu từ bất kể vị trí nào: từ ngoài vào trong, từ trong ra ngoài, từ trái sang phải, từ phải sang trái, từ dưới lên trên, từ trên xuống dưới...tùy theo góc độ mà bạn quan sát để mô tả. Cuối cùng, bạn có thể kết thúc đoạn văn bằng một câu kết (concluding sentence). Thông thường câu kết được thực hiện bằng cách viết lại câu chủ đề theo một dạng khác mà thôi. Tuy nhiên, câu kết không nhất thiết luôn phải có trong đoạn văn, nghĩa là nếu bạn tự tin mình viết tốt thì kết bài với câu kết, còn không thì không sử dung câu này. Một yêu cầu quan trọng nữa đối với một đoạn văn đó là sự thống nhất. Sự thống nhất là một đặc tính quan trọng để đánh giá đoạn văn đó có tốt hay không. Sự thống nhất ở đây có nghĩa là đoạn văn đó chỉ nói về một đề tài. Tất cả các câu trong đoạn đều phải đề cập đến đề tài đó, không được đi lệch hướng. - Các bước làm một bài viết đoạn văn bằng tiếng anh + Viết câu chủ đề (Lưu ý: cần triệt để lợi dụng đề bài để viết thành câu chủ đề). + Kiểm tra lại câu chủ đề để biết chắc trong câu chủ đề của bạn có topic và controlling idea. + Tìm ý để chứng minh/diễn giải ý chính bằng cách đặt các câu hỏi mở đầu bằng từ nghi vấn. Lưu ý: do độ dài của đoạn văn bị khống chế nên bạn chỉ cần đặt khoảng 5 câu hỏi là được. Nhớ rằng các câu hỏi phải liên quan đến câu chủ đề. + Ráp các câu trả lời cho các câu hỏi của bạn (supporting sentences) lại thành một đoạn văn hoàn chỉnh. Cần nhớ mấu chốt ở bước này là bạn phải biết chắc mình đang sử dụng trật tự nào để ráp nối supporting sentences. + Cân nhắc có nên viết câu kết hay không. Nếu không chắc chắn thì bỏ qua bước này. + Kiểm tra lại các lỗi chính tả, lỗi ngữ pháp có thể có trong từng câu viết của bạn. Một số chủ đề có thể sẽ xuất hiện trong yêu cầu viết bài tự luận đó là: - Con người: sở thích của bản thân, người yêu thương nhất trong gia đình, người bạn mà bạn yêu quý nhất, thần tượng… - Giáo dục: môn học yêu thích, người thầy mà bạn ngưỡng mộ… - Thể thao: môn thể thao yêu thích… - Du lịch: địa điểm du lịch mà bạn yêu thích… - Công việc: ước mơ của bạn, người bạn muốn trở thành trong tương lai… Topic 1: Write a letter to a pen pal about the importance of family in your life and your family rules. 87 Tran Hung Dao street Thaibinh, Vietnam 25th May, 2014 Dear Mai, I have received your letter and I feel so glad when knowing that you had passed your examinations with good marks. You want me to tell you about my family rules, and the importance of family in my life? I am always willing to tell you all about my family. Family rules? It''''s an interesting topic, isn''''t it? It may be obvious that every family has its own rules. Mine has a few, apart from our traditional rules, especially for this school year as I''''m in the final year. First, I''''m not allowed to watch TV, nearly no, except when there is a good or interesting movie or when I have finished all my homework and exercises. And never do my parents let me stay up so much late at night. Next my parents don''''t permit me to go out with my friends without necessary reason for example birthdays.
WRITING IN THE NATIONAL EXAM Để viết đoạn văn (paragraph), trước tiên học sinh cần hiểu rõ bố cục cách xếp chi tiết đoạn văn "nghĩ viết vậy" số học sinh thường làm Thông thường đoạn văn viết tiếng Anh có độ dài dao động khoảng 80 đến 150 từ (words) Trong đoạn văn chuẩn thường phải có câu chủ đề (topic sentence) Trong câu chủ đề phải có hai phần: chủ đề (topic) ý (controlling idea) Thông thường câu chủ đề câu mở đầu đoạn văn Mặc dù cách viết tiếng Anh, câu chủ đề có vị trí khác đoạn văn, để an toàn không tự làm khó mình, thi em nên sử dung cách viết với câu chủ đề câu Khi có câu chủ đề, ta phải tìm ý để triển khai ý Việc tìm ý không phức tạp Thí sinh cần tự đặt câu hỏi liên quan đến câu chủ đề sau tự trả lời chúng Những câu hỏi thường bắt đầu từ nghi vấn (question words) What, When, Where, Why, How Những câu trả lời cho câu hỏi sử dụng supporting sentences (các câu văn chứng minh, diễn giải ý câu chủ đề) Khi có supporting sentences, người viết cần ráp nối chúng lại có đoạn văn hoàn chỉnh Tuy nhiên, mấu chốt công đoạn bạn phải biết xếp câu văn theo trật tự định "có viết nấy" - Cách xếp supporting sentences đoạn văn: Tùy theo đề bài, người viết xếp supporing sentences theo trật tự đây: + Từ chi tiết quan trọng đến quan trọng + Từ chi tiết quan trọng đến chi tiết quan trọng (ngược với cách 1) + Theo trật tự thời gian (cái xảy trước kể trước, xảy sau kể sau) + Theo trình tự công việc phải làm (ví dụ bạn hướng dẫn người khác nấu cơm bạn họ làm theo bước: Thứ nhất, lấy gạo bỏ vào nồi Thứ hai, vo gạo Thứ ba, bỏ nồi vào nồi cơm điện (nếu nấu nồi cơm điện) Thứ tư, cắm phích vào ổ điện Thứ năm, bật công tắc nấu Cuối cùng, chờ khoảng 20 đến 25 phút cơm chín + Theo trình tự không gian Thường trật tự áp dụng đoạn văn tả quang cảnh/nơi chốn Ví dụ đề yêu cầu bạn tả góc học tập Trường hợp bạn vị trí nào: từ vào trong, từ ngoài, từ trái sang phải, từ phải sang trái, từ lên trên, từ xuống tùy theo góc độ mà bạn quan sát để mô tả Cuối cùng, bạn kết thúc đoạn văn câu kết (concluding sentence) Thông thường câu kết thực cách viết lại câu chủ đề theo dạng khác mà Tuy nhiên, câu kết không thiết phải có đoạn văn, nghĩa bạn tự tin viết tốt kết với câu kết, không không sử dung câu Một yêu cầu quan trọng đoạn văn thống Sự thống đặc tính quan trọng để đánh giá đoạn văn có tốt hay không Sự thống có nghĩa đoạn văn nói đề tài Tất câu đoạn phải đề cập đến đề tài đó, không lệch hướng - Các bước làm viết đoạn văn tiếng anh + Viết câu chủ đề (Lưu ý: cần triệt để lợi dụng đề để viết thành câu chủ đề) + Kiểm tra lại câu chủ đề để biết câu chủ đề bạn có topic controlling idea + Tìm ý để chứng minh/diễn giải ý cách đặt câu hỏi mở đầu từ nghi vấn Lưu ý: độ dài đoạn văn bị khống chế nên bạn cần đặt khoảng câu hỏi Nhớ câu hỏi phải liên quan đến câu chủ đề + Ráp câu trả lời cho câu hỏi bạn (supporting sentences) lại thành đoạn văn hoàn chỉnh Cần nhớ mấu chốt bước bạn phải biết sử dụng trật tự để ráp nối supporting sentences + Cân nhắc có nên viết câu kết hay không Nếu không chắn bỏ qua bước + Kiểm tra lại lỗi tả, lỗi ngữ pháp có câu viết bạn Một số chủ đề xuất yêu cầu viết tự luận là: - Con người: sở thích thân, người yêu thương gia đình, người bạn mà bạn yêu quý nhất, thần tượng… - Giáo dục: môn học yêu thích, người thầy mà bạn ngưỡng mộ… - Thể thao: môn thể thao yêu thích… - Du lịch: địa điểm du lịch mà bạn yêu thích… - Công việc: ước mơ bạn, người bạn muốn trở thành tương lai… Topic 1: Write a letter to a pen pal about the importance of family in your life and your family rules 87 Tran Hung Dao street Thaibinh, Vietnam 25th May, 2014 Dear Mai, I have received your letter and I feel so glad when knowing that you had passed your examinations with good marks You want me to tell you about my family rules, and the importance of family in my life? I am always willing to tell you all about my family Family rules? It's an interesting topic, isn't it? It may be obvious that every family has its own rules Mine has a few, apart from our traditional rules, especially for this school year as I'm in the final year First, I'm not allowed to watch TV, nearly no, except when there is a good or interesting movie or when I have finished all my homework and exercises And never my parents let me stay up so much late at night Next my parents don't permit me to go out with my friends without necessary reason for example birthdays Besides, I have to take a balanced diet to keep fit for my coming exam And one more thing I have to keep up is talking on the phone, that is I have to set a limit to my using of the phone For me, family is very important part of my everyday life It helps me in improving my personality It also helps me in shaping my life It teaches me the value of love, affection, care, truthfulness and self-confidence and provides me tools and suggestions which are necessary to get success in life Family is a place where I can be myself It is a place where I am accepted for what I am This is where I am completely tension free and everyone is there to help me Family encourages me when I am surrounded by problems It helps me survive through tough times and bring joy and happiness into my life Now I am preparing for my GCSE examination and the entrance examination They are very hard for me, but I try my best to pass the exams with good marks I have told you something about my family rules How about your family rules? Are you ready to let me know about it? I am really excited to hear about it And I look forward to hearing from you soon Best wishes to you! Love, Thu Trang Topic 2: Write a paragraph to discuss the reasons why many students want to study abroad Nowadays, studying abroad isn’t a new learning method and is more and more popular in the world It has several good points such as: broadening your knowledge, improving your language and helping you with more experiences However, there are some bad points like: being homesick, culture shock, and financial problem This essay will focus the above-mentioned aspects Studying abroad is one of the learning methods bringing many advantages to you Normally, foreign countries have conditions better than Vietnam’s ones The schools and universities are full of modern facilities helping you can study and comprehend lessons effectively The majority of them are large and have many different majors so it is easier for you to choose which you want to learn Besides, you will know more things when living abroad for a long time for example, such as: culture, traditions, habits, lifestyle, food and so on Your knowledge, of course, will become more abundant Moreover, the degree of foreign country is always higher than the one of Vietnam, so looking which leads students to look for a good job quickly after graduating from your university Simultaneously, studying abroad improves your language Your speaking and listening skills will also be fluently and clearly In addition, it helps you have many experiences as well as soft skills such as: communication skill, managing, routine, time and money… Nevertheless, studying abroad has some disadvantages Firstly, when living in strange country, being homesick or feeling lonely will happen Living condition of foreign countries is more luxurious so most of the things are expensive Therefore, finance is one of the problems you have to encounter Secondly, you’ll cope with culture shock The difference of food also affects your digestion: food smells strange so you can’t eat much, which made makes you uncomfortable and it is easy to get sick if your health isn’t good Communication problem can cause difficulty for you Sometimes, you can be unconfident and shy because of different learning style of foreign students They are independent, active and learn by themselves but Vietnamese students are shy, dependent on teachers and lack self-taught skill In conclusion, studying abroad has more advantages than disadvantages and is very useful for you To reduce bad points of it, you should find and read as much as information as possible about the country you are going to study and prepare necessary skills for yourself so that you can adjust quickly Topic 3: Write a paragraph to introduce a beauty spot in Viet nam The ancient town of Hoi An, 30 km south of Da Nang, lies on the banks of the Thu Bon River Occupied by early western traders, Hoi An was one of the major trading centers of Southeast Asia in the 16th century Hoi An has a distinct Chinese atmosphere with low, tile-roofed houses and narrow streets; the original structure of some of these streets still remains almost intact All the houses were made of rare wood, decorated with lacquered boards and panels engraved with Chinese characters Pillars were also carved with ornamental designs There is no shortage of bacon in town, but cao lầu is the dish that one simply can not miss Prices and service are rightfully on par with the latest venues in major cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh People are very friendly in Hoi An Over the last few years, Hoi An has become a very popular tourist destination in Vietnam Topic 4: Write a paragraph to share with your friends about the charity work Charity work is a great way to help the community and to increase life experience on various issues When you have more advantages, you should share those privileges with the poor, which makes the community better In addition, charity work gives you a chance to better someone’s life and create a positive impact on your surroundings by building a caring society We and the poor are the members of human race, therefore, our action of sharing will strengthen social and traditional morality Moreover, you can gain valuable experiences through real work You can work in almost any field and contribute meaningfully to the cause For example, you can volunteer for the betterment of the disadvantaged children in mountainous regions You can participate in a walk for charity and raise funds for the organization In short, not only does charity work bring hope and happiness to the community, but it also leads to personal growth It is an experience that cannot be bought with any amount of money TOPIC 5: Your school organizes a competition for students to write about "The world in which I would like to live in the year 2020 " Below are essays by one of the students "My ideal world would be a peaceful one There are no wars or conflicts between nations People won't have to live under the threat of terrorism but all live together in harmony Everyone has a job to and there is a good healthy standard of living for all I would also wish to live in a clean healthy environment with less noise and less pollution There are more and larger parks where children can play and wildlife can be protected But my main desire is to see people less materialistic, less selfish, less violent and more loving than they are now." My ideal world will be an interesting one There will be no longer terrorism All people will have jobs with high salary We will use modern computers In stead of typing on computers, we'll say the words and the computers will type them People can breathe fresh air and live in clean environment Especially, people will use motorbikes which run on solar energy People at that time will be richer and they will live longer thanks to the environment TOPIC 6: Write a passage about some measures to protect endangered animals As you know, animals play an important part in our environment They help maintain the biodiversity in nature Today many animal species, however, are in danger of extintion The reason causing the decrease in the number of animals is mainly from human beings It is high time we must take some measures to protect endangered animals Firstly, we should educate people from the young age about the importance of wild animals in maintain the ecosystem and biodiversity Young people should be educated how to protect our environment in general and how to protect endangered animals in particular They should be told about the things that threat the safety of wildlife so that they can avoid doing them This should be included in their curriculum at school Secondly, the governments all over the world should set up national parks and wild-life preserves as many as possible Thanks to these places, animals will have a suitable habitat to survive and good conditions to grow and multiply There they can be kept in a natural and safe environment Last but not least, each nation must enforce stricter law with more serious punishment- capital punishment, for example- to prevent people from poaching rare and valuable animals In general, protecting wild animals is not a person's work but it needs the solidarity of human beings all over the world I should think each of us has the responsibility for protecting and saving endangered species before it is too late." There are a number of measures that should be taken to protect endangered animals First, people should organize different activities to raise people's awareness of the urgent needs to protect these animals For example, they hold international conferences, seminars and forums about the great importance of ecology and biodiversity At the same time, they should appeal for government agencies in the world to contribute to the programmes of protecting and preserving plants and animals that are driven to the verge of extinction In addition, people should contribute to the fund of preserving the earth's valuable natural resources for the future generations Besides these, governments should enact laws to ban activities that can damage or destroy the nature If these measures are taken, our planet might be a peaceful and beautiful place for all kinds of beings to live in Topic 7: Write a bout a book you have read recently I recently read The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnfor, a book about three animal friends who travel across the Canadian wilderness looking for their owners It is a fascinating story that describes some of the incredible things animals can When a Canadian family goes to England for a long trip, they leave their three pets with a friend who lives 300 miles away Though well treated by the friend, the pets miss their family One ‘day, they are also to leave the friend’s house unnoticed and begin the long journey to find their owners The central theme of the book, a problem the animals must resolve, is how to survive in the wilderness in order to arrive home They never could have completed the journey alone, but they take care of one another, and all the three make it and are reunited with their owners Each animal has a distinct personality, but they care for one another almost as if they were a family The most impressive of them is the old dog The journey was the most difficult for him, but amazingly he found the strength to make it The author did not try to turn the animals into people, speaking and acting like humans Instead, she was faithful to her characters as animals and showed us their journey through animal eyes That made the book interesting and unbelievable I would like to recommend to anyone who likes animals I think that anyone who has ever had a pet or wanted one would enjoy it Topic 8: Write a paragraph that are encountered by women in modern societies Throughout much of the history of human civilization, deep-seated cultural beliefs allowed women only limited roles in society Many people believed that women's natural roles were as mothers and wives These people considered women to be better suited for childbearing and homemaking rather than for involvement in the public life of business or politics Women nowadays still have to housework, fulfill their social tasks and get their career achievements Women, especially in third world nations have to suffer from domestic violence, gender discrimination in work places However, many women are behaving differently; they are drinking too much, having casual sex, as a result they have to pay high prices: diseases and bad reputations Many problems are facing our women, no matter how hard we are trying to solve; but they are an integral part of our world, as it is said that “men build the house and women make it home” TOPIC 9: Write a paragraph about one of the football matches you like best To celebrate the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union's Foundation Day, our School's Sports Club recently played a friendly football match with Hanoi School's Football Team The match was held on February 28th, at 4:00 pm at My Dinh stadium It was a nice day In the first half, our team played pretty well They tried to keep the ball away from the goal and as near to our rival's as possible By a combination of passing and dribbling, the opponents gave a shot into our goal Fortunately, our goalie could catch the ball All the stands seemed to be exploded with merry and exciting shouts And all the schoolboys and girls jumped up and down cheering In the second half, both teams played beautifully and skilfully and tried to score the goal, but no-one succeeded Finally it was a draw When the game was over, all of us were happy to have a fair game I think all the schools in the area should hold such a friendly game to tie up and promote the friendship and solidarity together My family My family consists of four people There are my parents, my sister and me My father is an engineer working for a government office My mother is a housewife My sister is a primary school teacher, and I am a high school student.We get up at o’clock every morning After breakfast, my father and my sister go to work, my mother does the housework and I go to school We have lunch at noon and dinner at p.m In the evening after dinner, we sit together in the living-room talking or watching television for about an hour Then my sister and I go to our own rooms to prepare the lessons for the coming week.My family is a very happy one We love each other very much and expect to live together under the same roof forever A letter telling him/her about your family Dear Bill, I’m writing to tell you something about my family as requested in your last letter There are four people in my family: my parents, my younger sister and I My Dad is fortynine and my mom is four years younger My younger sister is ten years old My Dad works for a trade company and my mom is a teacher My mother is a caring person She always gets up early in the morning to prepare breakfast for everyone In the evening after dinner, we sit together in the living-room talking or watching television for about an hour Then my sister and I go to our own rooms to prepare the lessons for the coming week.My family is a very happy one We love each other very much and expect to live together under the same roof forever Give my regards to all members in your family Best wishes, Hoa The person who influenced my life the most When I think about the person who influenced my life the most, the first person that comes to my mind is my Dad My Dad is a tall, cool, independent, hardworking and a very practical man He loves me a lot as every father and always remains strong by not showing his emotions He is full of fun, light hearted and always looking at the positive things in life He is not only a father to guide between the good and bad but also a good friend, a companion and above all my inspiration I love to play a good game of Billiards with him whenever we go to the Club Family is the first priority to him and he pleasures every moment with us He is full of fun and jokes when he is around I have lots of friends but I am much happier and relaxed when he is around I love my Dad so much The formal school education system in VN The current formal education in Vietnam is composed of three levels: pre-school, primary and secondary education Now there are two school systems in pre-school and primary education in big cities: state and private schools In state school, parents have to pay tuition fee The academic year from September to May is divided into two semesters Children usually start the pre-school at the age of 3, when they go to nurseries, but this stage is not compulsory When children reach the age of 6, they must go to primary schools The primary education lasts five years When they complete their primary education, they can go to secondary schools, including Lower and Upper schools, from grade to 12 However, children must pass a entrance exam at the end of grade 9, the final year of lower schools, to enter the upper secondary education They will stay there until they complete grade 12 At the end of this stage, they must take the National Examination for GCSE, the requirement to go to university or college This examination often takes place at the end of May or early June Measures for protecting endangered animals As you know, animals play an important part in our environment They help maintain the biodiversity in nature Today many animal species, however, are in danger of extinction The reason causing the decrease in the number of animals is mainly from human beings It is high time we must take some measures to protect endangered animals Firstly, we should educate people from the young age about the importance of wild animals in maintain the ecosystem and biodiversity Young people should be educated how to protect our environment in general and how to protect endangered animals in particular They should be told about the things that threat the safety of wildlife so that they can avoid doing them.This should be included in their curriculum at school.Secondly, the governments all over the world should set up national parks and wild-life preserves as many as possible Thanks to these places, animals will have a suitable habitat to survive and good conditions to grow and multiply There they can be kept in a natural and safe environment.Last but not least, each nation must enforce stricter law with more serious punishment- capital punishment, for example- to prevent people from poaching rare and valuable animals.In general, protecting wild animals is not a person's work but it needs the solidarity of human beings all over the world I should think each of us has the responsibility for protecting and saving endangered species before it is too late The book you have read I have read many economic book and the book I really like is “The Lexus and Oliu tree” This book was written by Thomas L.Friedman, a journalist of New York Times The book answers the question “What is the globalization” In this book, he told about the world economy and how to develop the economy in some countries where he had visited He also wrote about the changes of world economy, the past now and the future I think this book gave me much knowledge about economics Besides, he still told about the effect of the political problems to the economy In my opinion, this book is helpful to students who studying in economics university FUTURE JOB Hi! My name is Thomas and I love playing video games, doing physical exercise, playing tennis and skiing Listening to music, watching my favorite programme on TV, chatting with my friends or going for a walk in the city are also some of the activities I enjoy doing in my free time My future job has to be related with company management I also would like to be a professional tennis player, although I think it may be difficult to achieve that I would like to manage a company because I like to give orders, administrative work and to organize things I think I can be that, but I know that I need to have good marks and be good at everything I If I go to an interview, I will need to keep myself calm and relaxed I must look at the interviewer’s eyes; I must talk formally and be polite Unemployment is something that worries me, because nowadays there are more and more people who can’t find a suitable job and…in the future, there are lots of people who will want the same job as me.I would like to have a part-time job, because I want to have my own money… MUSIC Music brings back a variety of benefits to our lives in terms of entertainment, disease treatment and education Firstly, music is a great means of entertainment It is always used in special occasions such as Tet Holiday, Christmas, celebration or birthday parties in order to create exciting atmosphere Moreover, listening to music helps us to get rid of anxiety and depression, feel optimistic and think more positive It not only reduces our stress level but also brings cheerful mood and active lifestyles In addition, music can also be used as a means of treating patients such as patients with mental disorder because music soothes their nerves Furthermore, music is good for studying, especially learning English For example, if we listen to English songs, we can improve our vocabulary, listening skill In short, because of such advantages already mentioned, it is obvious that music has a profound and powerful impact on our lives 10