The most important thing I need to do is to take full advantages of the information technology to better my life and try hard to reduce the bad effects that may bring to my life.. TOPIC [r]
(1)TOPIC 46: Write to describe your all-time favorite movie In life, although I have several hobbies, watching movies is the one I am more interested in I have watched countless films so far, but BẾN KHÔNG CHỒNG, a product of VFC (Vietnam Film Corporation) in 2001, is the one that has created the biggest impression on me ever since The film is set in the time of our war against the American troops in the South to unify the country and the construction to build a communist country in the North The ground of the story is in a tranquil poor farming village in the North The main characters are Mr Van, a veteran, a secretary of the village’s Communist Youth Union named Hanh, the two widows and the villagers The story happens right inside the village to the bank of a no-name-river having a namely Khong Chong river five-step-wharf After serving in the army Van came back to his village in which there were only old villagers together with almost widows, girls and very few disabled men When Van returned, he was appointed head of the village armed group which consisted of around six armed girls including Hanh – Van’s former sweetheart’s daughter Van lived under the same roof with a land-lord widow and her 16 year-old son Van was then admired by all the villagers, so he tried his best to meet the residents’ expectations Though sometimes the mid-forties man felt lonely, he tried not to wrong thing especially on sex Time passed, peace was then established with the unification declaration, the village was still under the misery of the war unhappiness Hanh married to an Army captain, but had no child for long Debates and conflicts occurred, which made Hanh left her husband So disappointed, and hopeless, she entered Van’s hut by a showery night The two thirsty unhappy persons met, and then Hanh was pregnant Unable to live with the villagers’ prejudice, Van and Hanh left the homeland, and finally Van killed himself by the river wharf Ben Khong Chong The scenes in the movie are colorful and interesting, typical for a North Vietnam’s rural village The story is touching and rather mournful The acting of the main characters is excellent as they are all famous actors and actresses The film leaves us valuable lessons in life, and helps us know more about the rural life courtesy I must say that it is one of the best movies I have ever watched in my life TOPIC 47: Write to discuss the opinion that women make better women than men Women for long are said to be more suited for being mothers and housewives That means the natural roles of women for many people are child-bearing and home-making only That is why there exists the opinion that women make better parents than men Naturally, many people agree that women have better intuitive intelligence than men Women are better at reading the children’s signals, so they can easily satisfy children’s needs They also have better emotional understanding of what the kids are going through In addition, women have a closer bond with their children They create that during the nine months pregnancy and the early period of child rearing It is true that on average women spend more time than men on child rearing and care taking Commonly, men tend to be out to work a lot and they seem to spend little time with their children Significantly, breeding makes the relation between women and their children more close-knit On the contrary, there are many single fathers who can totally dedicate their lives to their children And, according to some researches, children of single mothers tend to have more chance of crime It is also true that no one come to parenthood and immediately knows everything Learning and practicing can help fathers perform as well as mothers Moreover, men and women bring different benefits to their children People believe that fathers can teach their children better than mothers in many ways Commonly, children regard their fathers as more energetic, strong-willed, and ambitious whereas mothers as more kind-hearted, sensitive, and emotional To sum up, there are different good things women and men can for their children It is obvious that parents who love their children can their tasks well, and both fathers and mothers give their children good things to some extent It will be lucky and far better for a child to be brought up by both good father and mother Parents should join hands to give their children good life and education TOPIC 48: Write about the changes that information technology brings to your life (2) We are now living in the Era of the Information technology, and we feel happy to be supported by modern technologies which make our lives more comfortable and convenient For me, information technology brings me so many positive changes though sometimes it does cause some troubles It is undeniable that information technology helps bring my family members closer together as we always keep in touch with help of telephones, internet, and other conveniences Beside, information technology helps us stay in touch with the world around Every day, we are well-informed by reading news, watching videos, browsing websites We can also learn much about the entire world from our own tables or even beds Information technology provides us more choices of how, where, when and what to things Beneficially, we have more chances to earn because there are always numerous jobs available in the IT field that helps us make money and shop Moreover, information technology helps us to broaden our knowledge as we can learn or take various online and offline courses Socially, we seem to have more and more friends both at home and overseas, we can also share opinions, date with the help of information technology On the other hand, modern technology can also make us more isolated when we are absorbed in technological devices We sometimes feel annoyed by bad and poisonous information, images, or websites We are also afraid of losing confidential documents and files Seriously, spywares are now so popular that they make us very much worried and we have to spend more to protect our technological products Good or bad, I really think I am lucky enough to live in this information age I cannot imagine my life without the help of information technology The most important thing I need to is to take full advantages of the information technology to better my life and try hard to reduce the bad effects that may bring to my life TOPIC 49: Write to describe your life in the 20 years’ time It is obvious that no one knows for sure what his tomorrow will be like, but he can make guesses For me, it is likely that my 20 years’ time life will be very different from what it is now Take work first for example, I think I will get a good job which I very much want to There is a tendency that I will start up my own business then I may invest in stock market and make a great fortune I will at that time be satisfied with what I earn, and never worry about financial matters Studying will change, too In 20 years’ time, it is likely that I will take various professional courses, and I tend to have several MA or PhD degrees in some different fields such as economy, education, and culture I will probably enroll in different courses to get higher and higher diplomas For lifestyle, I hope I will have balanced diets, live healthily and actively I may get married to the one I love and we plan to have one or two kids I will spend as much time for my family as possible We will travel to different countries in the world on our yearly holiday of course We will also afford weekly or monthly trips to beauty spots throughout the country In the future, I will live in a big house with modernly-equipped living rooms, bedrooms, kitchen, toilets and an open air space garden in front of a four-car garage As I love animals very much, I will raise some pets in my house including some different kinds of dogs, cats, parrots, doves, and others Transportation means are also my concern I will then own some most fashionable hybrid luxurious cars to use in different occasions I will travel by air whenever travelling in distances In my dream, I am likely to keep in touch with all high school and university friends There will always be available most up-to-date means of communications for me to have good relationships with relatives, friends, colleagues, partners, or even acquaintances Naturally, the future is not ours to see, but we have rights lo lead our own life, to shape our thinking, to build up our future As I am an optimistic and dynamic man, I will try my best to realize my dreams to make our wishes become true someday TOPIC 50: Write a letter to pen-pal to talk about your family rules ……………, September 21st, 2014 Dear Jim, (3) I am writing to talk about my family rules It is an interesting topic, isn’t it? It may br obvious that every family has its own rules Mine has a few, apart from the traditional ones, especially for this school year as I am in the final year First, I am not allowed to watch much TV, except when there is a good or very interesting film or an academic game show, or when I have finished all my homework and exercises And hardly my parents let me stay up so late at night Next, my parents rarely permit me to go out with friends without necessary reasons for example birthdays or funerals Besides, I have to take the balanced diets to keep fit for my coming examinations And one more thing I have to keep up is talking on the phone That is why I have to set a limit to my using of the phone Furthermore, I don’t have to much housework though we share that all together Do you think I have a lot of rules to abide? Or I have no rights or freedom to what I want or like? Tell me about your family rules, will you? It is much fun to hear about then Write to me as soon as you can I look forward to hearing from you Best wishes, Mai TOPIC 51: Write a letter to pen-pal to talk about your family ……………, September 26th, 2014 Dear Michael, I am writing to talk about my family as requested in your last letter There are four members in my family; my parents, my elder brother and I My dad is now at his forty-five and my mom is two years younger My elder brother is twenty-two of age My dad is a teacher at a local high school, and he has to work nearly weekdays Very often he has extra classes on weekends, sometimes he has evening classes My mom is a farmer and she has to work hard in the fields nearly daily from early morning till dark My elder brother is now a final year university student, so he has very little time to be at home with other family members Although my parents are very busy, they try hard to spare as much time to take care of their children as possible My mom is a really caring woman who is always the first to get up to prepare for other family members things to start a new day, and the last to go to bed to make sure that everything is under control My dad is always willing to join hands to make us a nice house and a happy home My brother and I love helping my parents in all sort of work whenever we have chance In my family, members care as much for others as possible to make a close-knit family We are admired so much by the neighboring residents Whenever problems come up, we discuss the matters all together frankly to find out solutions quickly We also share all happiness and worries, so we all feel happy, safe and secure at home just as the saying we love “Home is where love dwells and thrives” As you know, I am now in my final secondary year, preparing for the coming examinations with so much pressure Therefore, all members in my family encourage and give me the best to help me realize my dreams That is some about my family, and I would very much like to hear about yours in turn I hope you will share with me your family life I look forward to hearing from you soon Yours sincerely, Lan TOPIC 52: Write about the formal school education system in Vietnam The current formal school education system in Vietnam, as we all know, consists of three levels; pre-school, primary and secondary educations Secondary education is divided into lower and upper stage Now, in some provinces especially in cities, there are two parallel school systems in pre-school, primary or even secondary education; state and private schools Tuition fees are different very much from state to (4) private schools In both systems, the academic year, from early September to late May, is divided into two semesters consisting of four to five months each Children usually start their pre-school at the age of three, when they go to the nurseries but this stage is not compulsory When children reach the age of six, they must go to primary schools The primary education lasts five years with grades; from grade to grade After having finished primary education, children can go to lower secondary schools from grade to grade Children who complete lower secondary may be accepted to upper secondary schools which last three years with grades; ten to twelve It depends on the locality that children have to take the entrance examination to be upper secondary students Children finish the school education when they finish grade 12 Often, at the end of upper secondary education, student have to take the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE), the requirement to go to university or college, The GCSE used to take place in early June, but this year in early July TOPIC 53: Write a letter of request to UCAS to ask for information about the admission requirements to the university 475/57 Le Thanh Ton St District Ho Chi Minh City March 15th, 2008 Dear Sir/Madam, I’ve read a lot about tertiary study in the UK and very impressed by the reputation of many famous universities there I am writing now to apply for the course and to ask for the admission requirements to the university Now, I am in the last year of the high school and will finish secondary education in months I am very much interested in an undergraduate course in economics in Birmingham University At school I have learnt English for years now, and my English is good enough to communicate with English speaking residents Moreover, I am rather good at natural science subjects, and I am also very much interested in social activities My family income is absolutely good enough to pay for my life and study abroad, too I have good health and am willing to live on my own What my family and I want to know now is the detailed admission requirements to the university and the degrees I will be granted after finishing the course Could you please send me some information about the admission requirements, tuitions fees, accommodation and details of the course? I am ready to supply any information about myself if necessary I look forward to hearing from you soon Yours faithfully, Hoang Thanh Nam TOPIC 54: Write a letter to Vinatour, applying for the job mentioned in the advertisement in a newspaper Flat 3,324, Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Hanoi October 16th, 2014 Hanoi Vinatour 250, Nguyen Du Street, Hanoi Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing in reply to your advertisement in the Vietnam News for experienced English-speaking local guides to accompany foreign visitors on trips throughout Vietnam To tell the truth, I am very much interested in the post and hope to get it After reading the requirement for applicants, I can say by sure that I meet all of the qualifications that you specify I was awarded High School Certificate two years ago with flying colors After leaving high school, I worked as an accountant in a small travel agency for one year, where I was given a training course on tourism Then I had one year of experience as a tour guide so I know many tourist areas in Vietnam arid have a basic knowledge of Vietnamese culture, history, geography and the people Moreover, I was a good student at English at school and achieved some prizes for English-speaking and English-in-use contests, so I can say that I speak English fluently and be able to communicate effectively with English speaking (5) partners In addition, I am a sociable and confident person and can work hard for long hours I would like to work for you and would appreciate the opportunity to discuss this position with you in person I am looking forward to hearing from you at your convenience Yours faithfully, Nguyen Quoc Anh TOPIC 55: Write about measures to take to protect endangered animals We now all know clearly that our environment is worsening day by day Although countless efforts have been made to better the situations, the matter seems not to be much improved Thousands of species have been vanishing, many other thousands are being threatened to be extinct To solve the problems, or even to slower the process of extinction, there are a number of measures that should be taken to protect endangered animals The first problem is that people not know much about the need to rare and endangered animals Therefore, people should be taught about the importance of the wildlife and rare animals in the ecosystem It also seems that projects to save endangered animals not have sufficient funds, and that our mission is to raise enough funds to run these plans efficiently Another bad thing is that the habitats for wild animals are being seriously damaged or polluted To better homes for the wildlife we should protect their habitats from being degraded and then help build up good habitats for all species to live in Sometimes, people who live in or near the endangered species’ habitats have poor living conditions and rely mostly on wildlife products for their livelihood Urgently, governments should raise these people’s living standards by providing them with jobs, and help them to live well with the nature The other reasons are that some countries not have laws to protect the vulnerable animals, people keep buying fashionable wildlife products, and there are not enough wildlife habitat reserves To deal with these challenges, governments all over the world had better soon pass and enforce laws to protect the nature, to make the purchasing products related to wild species and to build up more and more natural reserves for endangered ones to survive and develop Protecting the environment today is offering us and the next generations more prosperous future To save the endangered species means to save the earth and to save ourselves TOPIC 56: Write to describe your all-time favorite book In life, although I have several hobbies, reading books is the one I am more interested in I have read countless books so far, but THỜI XA VẮNG (THE FARAWAY TIME), a romance novel written by one of the most Vietnamese 20 century famous and beloved novelists LÊ LỰU, is the one that has created the greatest impression on me ever since The story is set in the time of our war against the American troops in the South to unify the country and the construction to build a communist country in the North The ground of the story is in a tranquil poor farming village in the North The main characters are GIANG MINH SAI, a village schoolboy a veteran then a brick-works manager, a schoolgirl then a city dweller named HUONG, and some other characters When still school students of about grade (the first year high school at that time), SAI and HUONG had fallen in love with each other They harbored and norished a very romantic love, but modern at the time being, though the two families did not want them to be Growing up together in that poor village SAI and HUONG then chose the two different paths though their soul seemed to belong to each other HUONG furthered her study in a city bearing her sweetheart’s image and love, wishing to reunite one day SAI joined the army, devoted his life, and love to the national ideal targets, he even got married to the girl he could not share his bed Then came their old age, the two lovers bitterly realized that they had forgot their precious emotion for their day-dream goals The scenes in the book are interesting poetic and romantic, typical for a young couple’s enthusiastic truthful, deep love The story is touching and rather sad The story leaves us valuable lessons in life, and helps us know more about the lifestyle of our ancestors I must say that it is one of the best and most moving novels I have ever read in my life (6) TOPIC 57: Write an essay to express you wish to work for an international organization, giving the reasons why you choose the organization When still a little boy, I read an article about the World Health Organization (WHO), I realized that health is of the most important factor affecting one’s quality of life, and that helping to improve people’s health is a noble profession Since then, I have harbored the dream to work for the Organization for a number of reasons as following First, working for the World Health Organization (WHO) gives me opportunities to live abroad, to use English at work, and to have high salary I am an active and dynamic person so I think it will be an interesting life to have chance to travel far and wide to meet different people of different personalities and nationalities Second, I will be able to further my biology knowledge by doing numerous medical researches I can also understand more about life mechanism, the reactions of the bodies to the changes of the surroundings Of course, working for the World Health Organization (WHO) will offer me occasions to meet, to have talks with well-known people worldwide As far as I can say, taking care of other people’s health is always a respectful job Working as an official of the World Health Organization (WHO) helps me to be more aware of the value of life Looking after the ones who struggle to survive will give me strength and hope, help me think more optimistically and more positive things Living is sacrificing I for long have considered this proverb as one of my life approaches I will try my best to realize my dream some day in the future TOPIC 58: In today’s competitive world, many families find it necessary for both parents to go out to work While some say the children in these families benefit from the traditional income, others feel they lack support because of their parents’ absence Discuss both these views and give your own opinions In the business-driven culture nowadays, in order to adopt all of the so-called symbols of advanced life, in many families; both parents have to work hard all day long for their children to enjoy the best It’s true that those children benefit from the joint income and the same, those grew up lacking parental support, and this practice is creating a negative feedback loop On the first note, one of the external influences on a child’s development is economic status; children in impoverished or low-income families are, often times, more prone to emotional difficulties than other children because parents have limited resources to address the children’s needs as an asset to a child’s overall development Therein, the income of parents is directly influential in the quality of care as well as of life a child has So out of the love for their children, willy-nilly, both parents have no choice but work outside However, gaining higher economic status does not guarantee better child development, in return to this, something must be lost Parents with the help of close emotional bonds with children will be able to enhance a child’s motivation to comply with rules and requests and is associated with positive long termoutcomes so that they will grow up more independent, emphatic, and socially competent Secure attachments to parents will underpin a child for positive, self-fulfilling expectations about other people which he will take into future relationships In an evolving culture where parents spend more time working and less time with their child, the child’s overall development is the one to suffer- the long-term implications of which not yet fully realized Yet, it is important to step back and consider the quality of the current cultural environment and the ill-developed children it may produce, obviously this leads to the disability to handle relationships and the child fail to function better both socially and professionally, and this may impact generation after generation Children need their parents to be affectionate, caring beings, whether working parent or stayhome parent; it doesn’t matter much What really counts is that the parent loves the child, fosters secure attachments with her child and fathoms of what the child’s needs are Otherwise, it is society that bears the consequences; its citizens are all ill- developed ones (7) TOPIC 59: Write a letter to recommend a significant place to visit in Vietnam to your foreign friend Vietnam, in worldwide people’s eyes, is the countries of landscapes, beauty spots, tourist attractions, and of course historical addresses That means one can easily choose a destination for his journey to this very beautiful country Of all the sights, I would very like to recommend visitors a tourist destination of HUONG PAGODA Located in the North, about 30 kilometers south-west of Hanoi capital, Huong Pagoda has long been known as one of the most beautiful sights, the most important religious place to visit It was once named “NAM THIEN DE NHAT DONG- THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CAVE IN VIETNAM” by one of the Nguyen Dynasty Emperors After about 40 minutes driving or riding from the centre of Hanoi Capital city, we will then arrive at a large stream (namely SUOI DUC) water wharf Catching one of numerous waiting boats, we can travel as far as kilometers to meet with the hillside ramps While on boat, we have chance to enjoy the very beautiful sights of hills, caves and enjoy the pure environment of water reflecting sky Climbing up thousands of stone ramps on foot or taking cable-cars uphill, we then face the main pagoda building Along the hillside path to the top, we absolutely forget all tiredness to be deeply stimulated by the natural beauty and fresh surroundings Stood on the top of upfolded hills the primary pagoda is together with supporting temples and other religious constructions Millions of home and foreign visitors come to HUONG PAGODA yearly to make it one of the most beloved tourist attractions not only in Vietnam, but the continent as well With the country’s promising economic development, the explosion of science and technology, the great attention to care for by the governments and people, HUONG PAGODA is more and more attractive to both Vietnamese and overseas tourists Topic 60: Do we really need to have a good boss? Even though job situations can be very different, there are several qualities that all good supervisors have in common A good boss treats all her employees fairly She doesn't single out one employee for better (or worse) treatment than the others A poor supervisor has favorites Sometimes she'll even use her favorites to spy on other employees She expects them to tell her what the others are saying about her This can cause a lot of bad feelings among employees A good supervisor gives clear and understandable directions, She doesn't constantly change her mind about what she wants employees to She also doesn't get angry with an employee who is confused and needs her to explain the directions again or more fully Delegating authority well is another quality of a good supervisor She knows how to use the skills of her employees to best advantage A poor supervisor insists on doing everything herself She is unwilling to give any authority to others A good boss evaluates her employees on a reasonable set of criteria, not on how she feels about them personally And she lets the employees know what those criteria are, so they have a fair chance of meeting them She gives both praise and criticism in a straightforward manner She also offers guidance when needed A poor supervisor will criticize without giving any suggestions on how to improve Most importantly, a good supervisor sets the standards for her employees by her own behavior She works hard and treats employees like valuable assets to the company This promotes good morale among her workers, and this is of great benefit to her business (8)