Nguyễn Đặng Duy Phúc – CFAB 3A NATIONAL ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY BUSINESS ENGLISH DEPARTMENT PROGRESS WRITING TEST ANSWER SHEET TASK 1: Find 10 mistakes in the essay below, identify the kinds of mistake & correct them (3p) No 10 Lin e 3 12 13 18 19 20 Problematic word/ phrase Type of mistake Correction ancestors form always not seem married Parents expects other In tended abbey P sp w.o v.f P v.f pl prep v.t sp ancestors, from not always seems married, parents will expect others To tend obbey TASK 2: Write an essay of 300 words on the following topic: Parents now put too much pressure on their children to succeed What are the reasons for doing this? It is true that parents these days create redundant tension in their children’s success There are two primary reasons that might be responsible for this trend, which are listed in the paragraphs below The first reason why parents tend to put much strain on their offspring is to help them survive in adult's life It is certain that parents are those who know perfectly well how harsh the life will be when their children get older, therefore, in order to succeed in this competitive life, they believe that their children must have numerous knowledge That leads to the fact that children are forced to learn compulsory subjects at schools as well as talented classes such as martial arts, dance, art with a hectic timetable Consequently, the children have to spend most of their time studying, instead of relaxing and playing with friends, leading to stress among these youngsters The psychology of winning and losing might be the second reason resulting in this problem Parents are always afraid that other children have success while their children Nguyễn Đặng Duy Phúc – CFAB 3A not Hence, when their children succeed, they are likely to show off their children’s achievement without thinking about others’ feelings whose children not have such high marks, or achievements Bringing that psychology, they tend to put squeeze on their offspring For instance, a boy is living near my house who always has high scores in his exam Unfortunately, one day, he failed his History test That made his mother feel very angry and she even shouted at him and criticized him for the bad result After being insulted, the boy felt very disappointed, stressed and anxious These feelings have negative effects on the development of the children In conclusion, though the enforcement of parents might help to gain the success of children, I believe that this could be psychologically disadvantageous for them ... near my house who always has high scores in his exam Unfortunately, one day, he failed his History test That made his mother feel very angry and she even shouted at him and criticized him for the