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Scarica Writing some essay samples e più Esercizi in PDF di Lingua Tedesca solo su Docsity! Mục Lục Medical studies have shown that smoking not only leads to health problems for the smoker,. 3 If you watch more than 30 hours of television a week, some psychologists would consider you to be a television addict.......................................................................................................4 Using public transport has become familiar to everyone in Vietnam. Millions of people today are travelling by lots of kinds of public transport......................................................................7 Famous people of various kinds, including movie stars and royalty, are often closely followed by the press.................................................................................................................................8 Smoking is the biggest cause of preventable deaths in England, accounting for more than 80,000 deaths each year............................................................................................................11 While compulsory education in some countries such as England begins at the age of five....13 Young people have the highest rates of arrest for reported crime............................................16 While most of us make use of some form of the media on a daily basis, we may not think about the functions or purposes the media serves in our society.............................................19 Compulsory attendance in university has always been a highly debated subject....................21 It is evident that the Internet has increasingly brought about significant changes to our life..24 Some people think that young people should be required to work for a year before they go to university..................................................................................................................................26 In modern society, fashion is becoming more highly valued in people’s choice of clothes.... 29 Some people think governments should spend as much money as possible exploring outer space.........................................................................................................................................31 Being able to speak a foreign language is an advantage these days. Some people think........ 33 Thanks to the ever-increasing use of technology, computers are being used more and more in education.................................................................................................................................. 36 The Internet is an amazing information resource. Students, teachers, and researchers use it as an investigating tool.................................................................................................................39 Over the last twenty years, there has been a huge increase in the number of people who remain single............................................................................................................................41 The media has become one of the most important means of social interactions. Television,..43 As children grow older, they become increasingly involved with their peer group, a group whose members are about the same age and have similar interests.........................................45 1 Advertizing is a very common feature of all our daily media. In fact, in most daily newspapers,..............................................................................................................................48 Stress is the feeling of being under too much mental or emotional pressure. Pressure becomes stress when you feel unable to cope.........................................................................................51 Success is the most aspired by everyone. Success comes in all shapes and colors................. 58 In some countries, people are increasingly doing their shopping on the Internet instead of going to stores.......................................................................................................................... 60 Access to computers has increased significantly over the past decades and the number of children playing games on computers has been correspondingly on the rise..........................63 The Internet is the source of many rumors, or unverified stories. Rumors are generally spread from one person to another by word of mouth.........................................................................66 One of the growing areas of concern is that of Internet addiction. An Internet addict is........ 70 Many American believe that the death penalty is effective in deterring people from committing murder...................................................................................................................74 Over the last few decades, the drug problem in the United States and in many other industrialized countries has become considerably worse........................................................ 77 Obesity is a serious global problem in today's society, especially among young people........ 79 Some people argue that male and female brains are different and that this causes differences in behavior................................................................................................................................82 2 They may not be selective in what they watch; in other words, they will watch anything. They may feel a loss of control when viewing. They may feel angry with themselves for watching so much, but are not able to stop watching, and they may feel miserable when they are stopped from watching. In my opinion, if we limit the amount of television we watch, we can also enjoy our free time. Television in some ways is a device that allows the viewer to relate to what is happening on the screen. We choose our favorite music from videos, get news, watch our preferred football teams, connect to the characters in the family drama and watch educational documentaries. We discuss our preferences with friends and co-workers when we talk to them so it can be said that TV enriches our emotional and cultural selves. On the other hand, television has negative effects on the body, as well as social interaction. Doctors tell us that too much time sat down can lead to weight gain and heart disease and if we are sitting in front of the TV all the time it means we are not going out to meet our friends. I believe, if we watch television in moderation, we can enjoy our favorite programs as well as have an active social life. In conclusion, watching television can take up a lot of spare time which could be used for social or leisure activities. As a child, my parents insisted that I only watched one or two programs a night. Today I captain my local football team and enjoy talking about the previous week’s programming after a match on Saturday. It is my opinion that, if we sit at home all the time watching television and do not go out, then it will have an unhealthy effect on our bodies, minds and friendships. However, if we regulate how much we watch and get on with other things, then TV can be an important part of our social lives. Bài làm 3: Television addicts exist everywhere. Those people watch television on daily basis for three hours or more and sometimes have to drop important activities just to be able to watch television for few more hours. The dangers of television addiction are really bigger than what you could imagine and the following few examples will show you what television addiction can do to your life. Firstly, it Programs your mind. Just as watching Jackie Chan’s movie programmed my mind the movies that you watch will program your mind too whether you want or not. Watch a lot of drama and you will become a cry boy, watch a lot of action movies and you might become violent or watch a lot of horror movies and you might start to believe in ghosts. Secondly, it Changes your beliefs about life: Why do so many people want to get rich in two weeks? Why are keywords such as “How to become a billionaire over night” are among the popular search keywords? Why do people feel really bad when they get rejected for the first time?? Movies have taught us that good guys fail, face 5 problems but usually solve them before the end of the movie. It never takes the Good guy more than few days to move from poverty to wealth, from being unknown to being famous and from being sad to being absolutely happy. When your beliefs about life change you start to assume that life events should be similar to the events you saw in the movies but unfortunately this only results in disappointment. The most famous example out of them all is not being able to get over someone just because of thinking that he was the one In conclusion, Television addiction is really bad and can result in dramatic changes in your mood and life style. The problem with television addiction is that it might not appear as dangerous as nicotine or drug addiction but when taking a deeper look you will find that it could have a damaging impact on your life. Break this habit before it breaks you. ĐỀ SỐ 28 You should spend 40 minutes on this task. Read the following extract from an article. Using public transport has become familiar to everyone in Vietnam. Millions of people today are travelling by lots of kinds of public transport. Some people think that using public transport brings a lot of advantages to the society in general and to themselves in particular; others argue that they have to face disadvantages when using public transport. Write an essay to an educated reader to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using public transport. Include reasons and any relevant examples to support your answer. You should write at least 250 words. Bài làm: Transportation is playing an important role in every nation's development process and this is an important aspect in our life for mobility. In my opinion, there are more advantages than disadvantages of using public transportation. There are three reasons to support this statement. These reasons are environmental effects of using public transportation, cost of public transportation, and accessibility of public transportation. Firstly, we can save our environment more by using the public transportation. We could take trains, buses, airplanes to travel most parts in the world. Therefore, we should use the public transportation than private transportation, such as private cars, motorbikes, private jets, and so on. We need to reduce the gas that is emitted by the private transportations. If we do not make effort for the environment issue, the earth could be dirty and we might not feel comfortable to live on it. Therefore, we should use public transportation, such as trains and buses to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide. It could be a small step for us, but it would make a big difference in the future. Secondly, we should focus on the cost of using the public transportation. It is much cheaper than the cost of private transportation. It would cost a lot to buy gasoline if we want to drive own cars. Also, there are other expenses, such as parking license, registration fee, inspection fee, and so on to own cars. Therefore, if you want to save money, it is wise not to own private cars and use the public transportation instead. By saving the cost of transportation, we could enjoy better meal, accommodation, or other services. If we have a choice between public transportation and private transportation, we should choose public transportation, because the cost is very different. We should spend least money for transportation. 6 Thirdly, accessibility of public transportation is good in large cities so that we would not worry about waiting for long hours. It could save time by using public transportation, because private transportation, such as cars need time to find a parking space. Comparing with the cars, trains, buses, and airplanes usually have the better accessibility in major cities in the world. Therefore, we should use the public transportation if we want to have good accessibility. In conclusion, we should use public transportation, because it is good for environment, it is cheap, and it has better accessibility. We might spend for other things, such as gifts or services by saving the cost of transportation. Bài làm 2: While some people choose to use public transportations, others prefer to use their own cars. It is believed that the excessive usage of personal cars has caused congestion problems in big cities and therefore people should use public transportations more often. However, public transportations have their own positive and negative sides and the following essay will discuss about them in details. It is undeniable, that public transportations have some weaknesses. Some people still choose to use their own private vehicles, though the government has encouraged them to use public transports. It is because public transportations are not as safe as private cars and some criminal activities in public buses or trains such as pocket thieves are still being reported. And then public transportations are not reliable in terms of preciseness and accuracy. Many people have complained about the preciseness and the consistency of these public transportations schedules, which impacted to their work or study time. Despite of its weakness points, public transportations brings a lot of benefits for individuals and societies. Firstly, it is clear that the existence of public transportations will automatically reduced traffic problems. Secondly, if the utilization of public transportations increased, it means that there will be a reduction in the consumption of fossil fuels. Consequently, it will reduce air pollution and global warming issues. Therefore, the governments should encourage their residents to use public transportations. In conclusion, people have different opinions about public transportations. Some people enjoy using them, while others choose to use their own personal vehicles. Although public transportations have some weaknesses, I do believe that the benefits outweighed the drawbacks. I also suggest that the government should improve the public transportation services, therefore more and more people are attracted to use this kind of transportation. Writing Test 21 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Read the following text from an article about famous people. 7 wind. Hence, they sometimes would rather stay away from the media in order to keep them secured and not to worry about being bothered by people even though they feel admired by some fans. To sum up, being famous and successful is like a sword having two sharp edges that we cannot escape of. However, celebrities should get the most of their position and always consider the disadvantages. WRITING TEST 30 You should spend 40 minutes on this task. Read the following extract from an article: Smoking is the biggest cause of preventable deaths in England, accounting for more than 80,000 deaths each year. One in two smokers will die from a smoking-related disease. It can also cause fatal diseases such as pneumonia, emphysema and lung cancer. It causes 84% of deaths from lung cancer and 83% of deaths from chronic obstructive lung disease, including bronchitis. As a result, some people agree that world governments should conduct serious campaigns against smoking. Write an essay to an educated reader to show you opinion about the consequences of smoking and possible solutions. Include reasons and any relevant examples to support your answer. You should write at least 250 words. Bài làm: Smoking remains as a recurring topic on the list of the main issues around the world.The causes and effects of smoking are being discussed frequently among our society, and more and more solutions to resolve this issue are being brought up worldwide. This essay will discuss the consequences of smoking and possible solutions. Firstly, smoking is harmful to one’s health over a long-term period. Smoking causes many different types of cancer including lung, oral, and kidney as well as esophagus cancers. Smoking also results in chronic bronchitis, and many types of breathing disorders. In England, smoking accounts for more than 80,000 deaths each year. Secondly, there are more harms in smoking then just the long-term effects. There are facts about the harm it does to others that breaths secondhand smoke, along with the chemicals that make up a cigarette. The chemicals alone are enough to make anyone want to quit. These chemicals are in small amounts, but still are hazardous to the health of both smokers and non-smokers. We need to stop this problem with some particular solutions. One way people can stop dying from cigarettes is to stop selling them. People will get a benefit because they can save money and their own life. It will be really helpful. It also gets and saves stamina for work or playing with their kids. Saving money can go to your kids for college or for clothes. So stop smoking can help your whole family. Also, cigarettes should be switched to electric ones. This will also be a cheaper solution because smokers just have to buy them once and charge them. So it will save lots of money. Smokers can also smoke wherever they want because it will not affect the people around. It will save the body because they will just get pleasure without the harsh chemicals. 10 In short, smoking is very harmful to smokers themselves and to all people around. In order to stop people dying from cigarettes, we need to stop selling them, or switch to the electric version. Bài làm 2: Smoking is an issue with growing concern and several actions are expected to work in place. It has now been prohibited by some governing bodies to smoke in public and many organizations have restricted its use in offices. I am in favor of the changes implemented by the authorities however this essay intends to view both sides of the issue. It is generally agreed and even proven with scientific studies, that smoking is injurious to health. Health problems that smoking can induce are numerous. Cancer is among the major detrimental effects of smoking on one’s health. As it is rightly displayed on the cigar packets, smoking is one of the primary factors leading to cancer. Furthermore, effect of smoking on the systemic and peripheral circulation in human body is appalling, as put forward by medical experts. The havoc of this insane habit is so horrifying, that research points towards its possible harmful effects on unborn child, even. Smoking is considered as a culprit among the many, behind the congenital birth defects and anomalies. Another factor significant to this context would be the financial constraints imposed by smoking. In many developing countries, where people work on daily wages, habit of smoking has an atrocious impact on their quality of life. In majority of the mediocre families, around the world, smoking drains the significant part of their family budgets. For example, I witnessed many problems with reference to my father being a chronic smoker and the financial crisis it caused. The amount of carbon and other toxic elements exhaled to atmosphere by active smokers has reached such dizzy heights that its effect on passive smokers is more or less a reality now. In fact, the effect of first hand smoke is seen permeable to even the second and third hand smokers in the spectrum. The significance of the public ban on smoking is not just justifying but a necessity as it calls for. As a result, it is widely banned in some offices and institutions. Awareness programs are being conducted all around the world against this habit. Though the public ban on smoking is an individual constraint to one’s freedom, considering the passive effects of smoking I would strongly accord win the ban. In my view, this would be a punitive measure to safeguard the health and wealth of the public or the society. WRITING TEST 14 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Read the following text from an education magazine. 11 While compulsory education in some countries such as England begins at the age of five (with many children actually starting at four), in countries such as Sweden, Denmark and Finland, school does not begin until the age of seven. There are two different points of view regarding this. Some people think that children should begin their formal education at a very early age and should spend most of their time on school studies. Others believe that young children should spend most of their time playing. Write an essay to an educated reader to tell which point of view you agree with. Include specific reasons and any relevant examples to support your answer. You should write at least 250 words. Bài làm 1: Education is an integral partin a modem society. Some people think formal education is of primary importance to children at early age, while others prefer to let them spend most of time in playing. I am in favor of the point that let children have most of their own time playing. Since I believe that playing is another form of education to children, and it’s crucial in shaping of children. Firstly, playing provide a chance to let children know the world, and develop some essential personalities. At the early age, children are very curious about everything surrounding them, because their understanding of the world is still remains in a very initial grade. Though playing, children can learn some very basic but essential concepts, logic and characters about the world. For example, when children go on barefoot on the grass, they can themselves feel the softness of grass, which no one can teach them about, except for themselves. Secondly, children can explore some very unique talents of themselves. Generally, a formal education is to teach some standard course and grating in a very formula way. If children received a formal education at their early age, they were deprived a chance to discover and develop their own special talents. Children should own this chance to search what their potential advantages and advance in fun, since this chance might lead to success in their future adult world. In conclusion, parents should let their children spend most of the time playing. It is a good way for children to learn about the world surrounding them as well as to themselves explore their talents. Bài làm 2: Many parents want their children to acquire better scholastic achievements in future. Hence, they compel them to attend classes and use their free time at home to study from very early age. However, I believe that most of their time should be spent playing. 12 with secondary schools students, yet criminal behaviors have reached the peak at schools, on streets and in public places. In Conclusion, to reduce the number of crime violence among 25 years old individuals, parents and teachers should teach them in inspirational and friendly methods because strict communication and narrow education are the influential factors for making these youth criminals. Bài làm 2: WRITING TASK 24 Nowadays, an alarming problem is that violent crime rates have increased considerably, particularly among young people fewer than 18. To me, I strongly agree that lack of educating from parents is the main reason of this situation. This below essay will analyze clearly my view. The first reason that can be easily seen is that in modern life, parents almost spend their time on working to earn money. Obviously, there is less time to take care of and supervise their children carefully. In addition, gap between parents and children have been expanded; so these children have rarely had chances to share their feelings to their parents as well as learned from family side. Moreover, there are plenty of negative items such as violent films, bad things from Internet of crime that survive around us; without parents' control, children have been influenced on those things easily. Another factor that needs to be mentioned is that unstable marriage life has led to a surge in divorce rates. Having a broken family and shortage of love from both mother and father have caused distraction of those youngsters in their study and some significant negative impacts of their psychology. As a result, children with immature character have become more aggressive, behave rudely and particularly imitated violent film or plunged headlong into social evils. However, it is undeniable that parents are not the only factor that leads to increase young violent crime percentage. Since it depends on conceit of these youngsters about protecting themselves from harmful impacts. In spite of dealing with the above situation, some of those children have lived positively. Nevertheless, from what has been considered above, parents have played a vital role to prevent growth in crime rates. In conclusion, personality development of children is unable to be perfect without supporting from family side. Furthermore, appropriate nurture of parents not only has helped to drop crime in youngsters but also produced good citizens for our future. Bài làm 3: Some experts attribute the recent upsurge of violent crime rate among juveniles under 25to the lack of social and emotional knowledge as well as relationship received from 15 their families and schools. From my perspectives, however, those immature violent criminals not only get insufficient learning but also are negatively affected by computer games. Apparently, the fact that adults leave children get away with themselves is one of the factors that causes youngsters get involved in violent crime. In practice, many couples of parents often shift their responsibility of teaching their children on teachers' shoulders though a large fraction of time children spend at home. Such parents' irresponsibility is likely to get children exposed to social evils including violence. In addition, at schools, not a few lecturers emphasize on students' academic performance but their morality. As a result, students appear to encounter no barrier to involve fightings. Similarly, the indulgence in computer games poses untold hidden mental hazards in children's mentality in various aspects. In fact, nowadays numerous computer games contain brutal shots. Such violent elements seem to get teenagers accustomed to disturbances, thereby excite their uncontrollable behaviors. Besides, violent games are prone to create both actual and potential rivals among players. Consequently, young players who are hungry for success will fall out and even fight to each other eventually. In sum, violence crime among youngster seems to become an increasingly annoying issue nowadays. Both parents and teachers should take proactive measures to curb this problem by paying more attention to nurture their children and hindering them from getting access to violent computer games. WRITING TEST 19 Task 2: You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Read the following text from an article about mass media. While most of us make use of some form of the media on a daily basis, we may not think about the functions or purposes the media serves in our society. One important function is entertainment. On television, in particular, the variety of entertainment programs is extensive, ranging from soap operas, to comedy, to talk shows, to sports. Now, write an essay to an educated reader to discuss your opinions about the purposes of mass media. Include reasons and any relevant examples to support your answer. You should write at least 250 words. Bài làm 16 Mass media come in many forms, such as television, radio, the internet, newspaper or public events. As it encompasses a significant part of our life, it also have a powerful influence in shaping our lives. As such, we should be aware of the capabilities of such powerful tools, and from my perspective, mass media have four main purposes: To entertain, to educate, to inform and to influence. Most people watch television for the entertainment and news. If we think about the time when there is to TV or radio, a good singer could never easily distribute their songs to the audience. Only aristocrats and powerful businessmen could afford going to soap operas or musical events. People got news largely through words of mouth, which also made it inaccurate. Nowadays, a song can be easily downloaded with one click, and there are always some hundreds of movies to choose from on cable TV. Because entertainment and information are available everywhere and often more noticeable than other types of contents, we tend to misunderstood that these are the only purposes of mass media. However, with the ability to reach millions of people, they can also be used to educate and influence. Take advertising for example: we see ads everywhere in our life, and all they are trying to do is to persuade us to buy something. Likewise, if the message of an ad is to educate people about an important social issue, it immediately carries a different purpose. To conclude, mass media have various purposes that can greatly benefit the community. Governments, businesses and individuals should embrace the power of such communication channels, while aiming at making positive impacts in order to improve life quality, both spiritually and educationally. Bài làm 2: The mass media have a powerful influence in shaping our lives. We have come to depend on them for information and entertainment, and in doing so we let them affect important aspects of our lives. The undeniable usefulness of the media in almost instantly providing information about events around the world is largely taken for granted. But in our dependence on the media we have allowed them to creating our notions and opinions of events, places and people. Though few of us probably think about it, our conceptions of, say, our elected official spring from television images and newspaper stories. Most of us will never meet prime ministers or presidents, but anyone who is regularly exposed to the media will have an opinion of them. When it is time to cast our vote, we will make our decision based on how the media portray the candidates. We are similarly swayed by coverage of wars. The media, representing the values of their owners, societies and governments, tend to report wars with a bias; which is the 'good' side and which the 'bad' is determined for us by reporters, editors and commentators, and sure enough the public begins to form opinions that reflect the coverage they see, hear and read in the major media. The media are also influential in the way they facilitate the spread of culture and lifestyle. The so- called 'global youth culture', in which one finds young people around the world displaying a common interest in music, clothing styles and films, is an example of the media's enormous sway in this 17 the class or not. However, I think that it would be more beneficial for them to perform a regular attendance To begin with, when students choose to attend classes, they will have better connection with professors and their classmates. It is a high possibility that the friends they have now at the university can help them a lot in their future life. And it is undeniable that having a good relationship with the teachers can be beneficial. For example, the professors can help the students to find a job by introducing them or writing a letter of recommendation. Or at least, they can give their students proper advice about their future career What is more, the students can learn numerous lessons they can not learn from text books. When attending classes, they can be shared experience or advice from the professors. I know sometimes the lectures can be boring because some teachers just base the presentation completely on the textbooks, but generally, the lectures at universities are informative because the professors are very experienced In clusion, I think the students should try to attend their classes regularly to gain knowledge. Nonetheless, as they are old enough, they can have their own decision about this matter. Bài làm 4: For each student, perhaps nobody is strange with attendance policy in their university. Because most schools expect students to attend all of their classes, they may give teachers and professors power to set their specific attendance rules. While some people hold the opinion that students should attend classes, others believe that students have right to decide to go to shool or not. As far as from my view points, I totally agree with the opinion that students should required to attend classes due to the following reasons. First, attending classes fully help stundents get comprehensive knowledge. As science becomes increasing develop, students can study while they are staying at home via internet or learn by themselves. However, knowledge in text books is only the fundamental knowledge and self-study require student to learn hard and strictly. Nevertheless, in the class, teachers and professors with their deep knowledge and experience can answer questions that the students are confuse and teach them to develop more skills based on basic knowledge. Second, attending classes is a good way for stundents to improve their responsibility. In attendance policy, students are permitted to be absent for a few classes because of appropriate reasons like illness or emergency situation. For example, students cannot claim for sleeping late to skip class. If students can not to attend a certain class, they have to notify their teacher before class about situation and try to find out what they missed and to complete all home work assignmentscarefully. By complying with rules in class, Students are raising their responsibility and discipline in order to prepare for their future. Finally, as students attend classes, they have opportunities to interact with other students and people. They can exchange their opinions and knowledge. By participating the grooup activities, they can get more soft-skills such as problem solving, team work, and group management, those are necessary for their career in the future. To conclude, students should attend classes because of above positive aspects, namely knowledge, responsibility and interaction opportunity. That will help students gain successful in their craeer and their life. WRITING TEST 17 20 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Read the following text from an article about the Internet It is evident that the Internet has increasingly brought about significant changes to our life. According to a recent study, the more time people use the Internet, the less time they spend with real human beings. Some people say that instead of seeing the Internet as a way of opening up new communication possibilities worldwide, we should be concerned about the effect it is having on social interactions. Now, write an essay to an educated reader to discuss your opinions about the effects of the Internet on human interactions. Include reasons and any relevant examples to support your answer. You should write at least 250 words. Bài làm: From last century to these present days, Internet comes up with the one of the greatest innovations of human interactions. It makes significant changes in the waythat people communicate with each other. However, everything has two sides, and the effects of the Internet on people’s relationship is not an exception. Initially, technology enhances quicker and simpler communication among people. There are so many different means of communication to help contact between one person with others, even for those who are separated by long distance. It not only gives easier chance of connection but also saves time and money of communication. For example, people don’t need to visit their colleagues and their families in different regions or cities to talk to them anymore. Instead, they could just open the phones or computers and call their friends. On the other hand, it also causes negative impacts on social interaction. By using electronic device in daily life of communication, it is hard for people to involve in social environment. It will decrease their self-confidence to speak in public because they usually interact through devices not face to face communication. If people spend most of their time communicating online and not mixing in their neighborhoods, it possibly leads to feelings of isolation for those individuals who do not have a ‘real’ person to connect. In conclusion, Internet easily helps people keep in touch with others who are in different places and brings some beneficial developments on communication. Nevertheless, it is very important to maintain a balance between our online life and our contact with real human beings. Bài làm 2: It is evident that, at present, people are spending a considerable amount of time on the Internet, and thus spending less time with real people. I strongly agree that although this use of the Internet has greatly increased the level of communication available, it has also had detrimental effects on the amount and type of social interaction that takes place. 21 The benefits of the Internet in terms of increased communication are clear, with people connected across the globe. In the past, communication was only possible by phone or mail, which entailed time and expense. It also usually meant just keeping in contact with those people already known to you. With the internet, this has changed dramatically. Email and social networking sites such as Facebook and MSN have created online communities that are global in scale, and they have fostered communication between people and countries that we would not have thought possible in the past. On the other hand, there is no doubt in my mind that this has had negative impacts on social interaction. People, especially the younger generation, spend hours of their time online, chatting and on forums. Although this can be beneficial, it is certainly not the same as real interaction with human beings and does not involve the same skills. It is important that children have and maintain real friendships in order to develop their own interpersonal skills. Not only this, it can also have negative effects on local communities if people are spending most of their time communicating online and not mixing in their neighborhoods, and possibly lead to feelings of isolation for those individuals who do not have a ‘real’ person to turn to in times of need. To conclude, I believe that the internet has undoubtedly been beneficial, but there are good reasons to be concerned about social interaction in our societies. It is therefore important that we maintain a balance between our online life and our contact with real human beings. WRITING TEST 5 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Read the following text from an article about university education. Now, write an essay to discuss what choice in your opinion is better for young people in preparing them for the future career. Include reasons and any relevant examples to support your answer. 22 Some people think that young people should be required to work for a year before they go to university. Such work gives young people valuable knowledge of the world, which in turns helps them to appreciate their studies and decide what they want to do in life. However, there are those who argue that going to university immediately after school is a much better option. Finally, it gives the chance to improve communication skill. Communication skill is important part not only at working area but also in learning center. With excellent speaking and respecting attitude one can win the favor of opposing persons. Traveling makes the person to share views and learn various cultures, languages from other peoples. Exchanging opinion enriches one’s speaking ability. In summation, it is clear that pre-university jobs and travelling are vital experiences. These not only prepare one for civil life and toward maturity but also make one to improve communication skill. WRITING TEST 6 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Read the following text from a book about fashion. Now, write an essay to an educated reader to discuss your opinions about fashion consciousness. Include reasons and any relevant examples to support your answer. You should write at least 250 words. Your response will be evaluated in terms of Task Fulfilment, Organization, Vocabulary and Grammar. Bài làm: As people can see in our modern daily life, it is not uncommon to see people walking around in brand-name clothes, which indicated that fashion is becoming more highly valued in people choices of clothes. There are people said that it is a positive development and I totally agree with that, in both social and economic aspect. In terms of economics, it is clearly shown in the success and development of fashion Company and corporation. Beside the quantity of customer from brand loyalty, the change and update in design each season of those companies also attract many new purchasers to involve in. People spend a large amount of money on clothes leading to the increase in revenue and profit of this field and it contributes to the rise of the worldwide economy generally. On the other hands, in the social aspect, fashion is the same as some work of arts which can represent for the people point of view through each period of time. The fashion trend is the unique feature of some exact point that when it is mentioned, it will remind people to the days in past. Therefore, it is understood that the design of fashion will change and improve when the society develop. 25 In modern society, fashion is becoming more highly valued in people’s choice of clothes. Nowadays, it is ot uncommon to see people walki g around in brand-name clothes and sunglasses like celebrities. While some people think it is a positive development, others blame for egative aspects of fashion obsession. The detail above is my opinion of the about fashion consciousness, which explained that the development of fashion industry is such a positive issue to the world. Bài làm 2: Nowadays, more and more people are dressing stylishly. However whether this trend will have positive or negative impact on the society remains a controversial issue. Personally, I think the fashion consciousness is primarily due to the basic human needs, and will definitely have some influences to our communities. First, it is obvious that pursuing fashionable trend is derived from human nature in all stages of human development. This is mainly because dressing has been playing an essential role in human’s self-expression, reflecting characters, tastes and likes, and more importantly, it can be associated with the people’s social status and wealth. Therefore, the obsession about vogue can be found since the ancient time all over the world. Moreover, being fashionable can be healthy to individuals. It is natural for us to look good due to the fact that if we feel good we will feel comfortable and self- confident. This is critically important in the current competitive world where one can win only with respect and self-esteem. That is not to say that we could blindly follow fashion without limitation because leading a much fashionable life will bring detrimental impact on the environment. If we buy many luxurious clothes that we do not actually need, or wear once and discard, we will indeed live in a throw-away society in which we will waste a sheer volume of natural resources and put great pressure on surroundings. This is terribly bad for a sustainable economic growth. In short, it is not wrong to dress decently in the street; meanwhile, people should achieve a balance regarding how fashionable to be. Only by doing so can we ensure that we will live in a beautiful and healthy world. WRITING TEST 7 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Read the following text from a book about space exploration. 26 Some people think governments should spend as much money as possible exploring outer space (for example travelling to the Moon and to other planets). Other people disagree and think governments should spend this money for our basic needs on the Earth. Now, write an essay to an educated reader to discuss what extent you agree with space exploration. Include reasons and any relevant examples to support your answer. You should write at least 250 words. Your response will be evaluated in terms of Task Fulfilment, Organization, Vocabulary and Grammar. Bài làm: Governments have an important role in our lives. It is responsible of many things in the country such as education, defense, discoveries and even transportation. It spends a lot of money for things that may be not essential for our existence such as exploring outer space. Some people would agree that governments should spend as much money as possible exploring other planets. Other would disagree. Even though we should understand and expand our knowledge about outer space, I think it is better for governments to spend this money for our basic needs on Earth for several imperative reasons. First of all, governments should develop our health. As we see every day, there are a lot of diseases new and many people died because infections, cancer, and other sicknesses which the government should pay attention about them since it may be epidemic to our society. For example, when I was in pharmacy school, our professor in the pathology class explained that researchers should develop most of medicines to eradicate diseases in current days. In fact, he stated that the government should spend money and research to improve our life since many children is suffering from cancer and may be these diseases threaten our life and our health Second, governments should prevent the contamination of our environment. Nowadays, there a lot of pollutants that affects our life and our existence. In addition, these pollutants have negative impact in our physical life. For instance, I read an article about the destruction of forests in our planet and how it has bad consequences, since it will decrease the oxygen production and it may contribute to increase endangered animals. By the way of conclusion, based on the argument discussed above, I strongly concur that governments should spend money for our needs and not for exploring space. Our earth is worthwhile and precious for our dominance. Bài làm 2; There has always been considerable discussion about whether governments should spend tax payers’ money on space research. In my view, it is impossible to justify the amount of money spent on such projects. Generally speaking, the main reason for this position is that there are several areas in which the money could be invested better. 27 200 pupils has shown that the above mention ages has a crucial role in children building character and developing their personality. Moreover, give the special care and settle down proper curriculum could be much profitable for them in this way. Consequently, because of carefree mind children can catch more points in this level. In parallel, I am personally side with this idea. The key point to justify this attitude could be illustrated by a personal tangible example. Couple of years ago, I met a German family with interesting story. To cut a long story short, Lucas the first child of the family has started learning English language at secondary school and now the level of his English skills is almost intermediate. Conversely, his sister has started English and France together at primary school. Now, she can speck very fluently both of them. On balance, beyond a shadow of a doubt, primary school can pave the way for learning foreign language easily. Although, it should be considered that the method and atmosphere of the school play a key role in children learning. In conclusion, we should own up to the fact that learning foreign languages has become a key factor in our lifelong. It goes without saying; having a strong basis in new language can uplifted us toward prosperity. Primary schools are best place to enhance our children language abilities. Also, in this special span the pupil’s mind are dead ready to catch an awful lot of new things and what is better than learning new language. Bài làm 3: It is widely believed that studying a foreign language in the first year of school is more effective than in secondary school for children. Drawbacks and benefits of this topic will be covered in this essay. On the one hand, pupils studying only three or four years in the school even at that moment do not properly concentrate on the lessons. It could be difficult to compel children to learn something else besides curriculum subjects. For instance, my little sister always wants to play, even if there are loose ends. In addition, students of primary school firstly should learn fundamentals of exact sciences such as mathematics and physics, otherwise they might not understand them later. Furthermore, if student does not know his native language perfectly, it is useless to learn foreign dialect. On the other hand, there is a fact that little kids approximately between five and nine years have a capacity to remember things twice as fast and effectively than another aged 30 people. For example, when I was in the third class I used to keep in mind words very quick and for a long period of time. However, now I cannot even learn some phrases. Secondly, studying foreign language is very helpful. Students can feel themselves freely in another country. English is an international language on which over than one billion of people are communicating. Hence, there is always a possibility to find one person in unfamiliar to you country who speaks studied by you language. To sum up, the minor disadvantages will never prevent us from concluding that knowing foreign phrases will be never excessive. In future knowing one more language might be very prestigious. WRITING TEST 9 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Read the following text from an article about technology in education. Now, write an essay to an educated reader to discuss the effects of technology in the classroom. Include reasons and any relevant examples to support your answer. You should write at least 250 words. Your response will be evaluated in terms of Task Fulfilment, Organization, Vocabulary and Grammar. Bài làm: There is no doubt that education and the learning process has changed since the introduction of computers: The search for information has become easier and amusing, and connectivity has expedited the data availability. Though experts systems have made computers more intelligent, they have not yet become a substitute of the human interaction in the learning process. In my opinion what can be expected is a change of the teachers’ role, but not their disappearance from the classroom. Nobody can argue that the acquisition of knowledge is more fun and easier with computers. The mere activity of touching and exploring this device constitutes an enjoyable task for a child. This, accompanied by the relaxing attitude and software interactivity, usually contributes to a better grasping of new knowledge. At a higher educational 31 Thanks to the ever-increasi g use of tec nology, computers are bei g use more and more in education. Some people say that this is a positive trend because technology can benefit both teachers a d students at the touch of a button. T ere are others, however, who argue that it may deprive people of real human interaction. level the availability of digital books, simulators and other academic materials provide the student with an ever accessible source of information, that otherwise would not be at hand. But, besides the increasing complexity and behavior of intelligent software, which is usually embedded in the academic digital material, the need for human interaction in the learning process will always be present, at least in the foreseeable future. There is the necessity for a human being to be able to determine what the specifics needs of each individual are. The expertise of a teacher in how to explain and adapt complex concepts to different individuals can hardly be mimicked by a computer, no matter how sophisticated its software is. As computers are becoming a common tool for teaching, teachers should be more aware of their role as guides in the acquisition of knowledge rather than transmitters of facts. They have to be open minded to the changes that are taking places, keep updated and serve as problem solvers in the learning process, thus allowing students to discover the fact for themselves. To summarize, in my personal view, teachers play and will continue to play an important role in the classroom, especially at the primary level. No matter how complex computers become, there will be no replacement for the human interaction, but in the way how this interaction takes place. Bài làm 2: In the modern life, it is argued that technology is playing an important role in schools and universities and becomes a controversial issue because of their positive and negative effects on student This essay will firstly, discuss student freedom as one of the main advantages of this and secondly, outline decreasing levels of face to face contact as one of the main disadvantages, followed by a reasoned conclusion. One of the principle advantages of an increase of using electronic devices in education is the autonomy that it provides students. Students have the freedom to focus on whatever topic or subject they want and study it in depth through the internet. A prime example of this is the amount of online university courses available to students, covering a myriad of subjects, that up until recently were unavailable to most 32 Sencondly, there are also concerns about privacy and control of communication on the Internet. For example, when you use e-mail communication or participate in chat groups, it is possible that your private messages may be read by others without your knowing. If you buy things on-lineor simply browsethe Internet, it is possible to trace all the websites that you visit. One potential danger is that the information could be used by others to your disadvantage. For example, an employer could use such information to decide that you are not a suitable applicant for a job. A further issue relates to the misuse of the Internet in the workplace. Many companies are now finding that they need to establish policies to control when employees use the Internet and for what purposes. Many companies block the popular social network like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc… to ensure their employees will not waste time on the internet during working hours Bài làm 2: 1. Internet is one of the best inventions for us and its importance is huge in our lives. It has become the best source to get knowledge about any aspect. With internet, we also can stay updated with the latest happenings in the world, can stay connected with our friends and families all the time, and can do lot of other things. But as you know, nothing comes with ‘only’ benefits. Everything has got its negative points as well, and so the Internet has. Firstly, the biggest negative impact of Internet is the ‘Internet Addiction Disorder’. Since the researches about this Internet disease are still going on, so it is hard to define it at this time. The person suffering from this disease behaves in the way as they are always on the Internet, even when there is no Internet. This Internet disease has been found mostly among the young adults. As an illustration, a recent survey conducted in America estimated that around 10-15 million people are there who are suffering from Internet Addiction Disorder. The count is indeed very big and is increasing every year. Secondly, spending much time for internet could cause many health problems for children, teenagers and also adults. These days, the people have the tendency to play computer games or connect to social networking without any physical exercises. This can lead to obesity and bad effects to eyesight as well. Last but not least, using the social networking likes Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and so on is one of major problems because of privacy issues. The privacy 35 information’s users might become the tools for the online crimes loot money from others. This situation is very common and is published in daily news. Summing up, the negative impacts of Internet do not mean that people should stop using it. The internet always has the positive effects in modern life. Nobody is forced to use Internet in any particular way, so, we must try to use it for good purposes only; otherwise, Internet is the biggest curse for you by modern technological world. WRITING TEST 4 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Read the following text from a book about staying single. Over the last twenty years, there has been a huge increase in the number of people who remain single. Most people who live alone are young adults who postpone marriage into their late twenties, but some are in their thirties and forties. One reason they often give for staying single is that they have not met the right person. Others say that marriage involves too much commitment and responsibility, or that they prefer the single lifestyle. (Academic Encounters- Life in Society, chapter 1, page 11) Write an essay to an educated reader to discuss the benefits of staying single. Include reasons and any relevant examples to support your answer. You should write at least 250 words. Your response will be evaluated in terms of Task fulfillment, Organization, Vocabulary and Grammar. Bài làm: Over the last twenty years, there has been a huge increase in the number of people who remain single. In 1998, about 25% of all U.S. households were single-person households. In other countries, similar statistics can be seen. In Australia, for example, approximately one in twelve people lives slone, and this number is expected to double over the next twenty years. Most people who live alone are young adults who postpone marriage into their late twenties, but some are in their thirties and forties. One reason they often give for staying single is that they have not met the right person. Other say that marriage involves too much commitment and responsibility, or that they prefer the single lifestyle. There are two important sociological reasons for the increase in singlehood. First, the social pressure to get married has declined. Furthermore, social disapproval of divorce has decreased. At one time many people stayed in unhappy marriages because divorce was unacceptable in their community. Now, divorce is more acceptable. 36 Second, the opportunity for singles to have a good life has expanded. This is especially for women. As more women earned college degrees, entered the workforce and delayed motherhood, marriage became less necessary for their economic survival. Marriage is no longer the only path to economic security, emotional support, social respectability, and meaningful work. Bài làm 2: There has been a tendency in many countries over recent years for more people of all ages to choose to live alone. One reason they often give for staying single is that they have not met the right person while others are mention about the responsibility of marriage. Living alone has many benefits which can help people to have the freedom life. First of all, living alone is beneficial to people and society because they have more time to pursuit their individual passion and attend the social activities. When a people live alone, they will have leisure time to do their hobbies such as playing sports, painting, singing freely and even having party day by day but they don’t afraid to disturb another’s, instanced their family at home. Moreover, the rise of living alone has produced significant social benefits. Young and middle-aged solos have helped to revitalize cities, because they are more likely to spend money, socialize and participate in public life. Another good side of staying single is support people to be more independence and responsibility. They need to take care themselves such as self- cooking, self- cleaning and also remember about paying bills on time, hence, staying single helps people to manage their lives better. Finally, singleness permits you to be selfish in good ways. When one gets married, there are many disadvantages one might experience on his or her lifelong journey. For instance, marriage, family and attached responsibility hinder them from experience at their own disposal such as a sudden trip, continuous work in peak season, mid night parties, private silent space and so on. In conclusion, staying single is developing as a trend that is catching fire in our society. It is spreading all throughout the world with its amazing swiftness and benefits. 37 Bài làm: A peer group is both a social group and a primary group of people who have similar interests, age, background, or social status. The members of this group are likely to influence the person’s beliefs and behavior so that it holds both positive and negative effect in our lives. When you do not like a particular idea or when you have no inclination towards a particular field, it is obvious that you won't like to go by it. For sure, you won't like to go that way. But it is you peer group, which may compel you on doing something you hate. In such cases, there are chances that you won't do well in those things. Things you do not enjoy doing cannot fetch you success. You cannot emerge successful in something you have never liked doing. So, it is important that you do not lose happiness of your life by succumbing to peer pressure. Peer pressure is not always bad. It can help you analyze yourself and contemplate on your ways of life. Some of the practices that the masses follow may actually teach you the way of living. You may be able to change yourself for the better. Looking at what others do, can help you bring about a positive change in your way of thinking. If you can pick selectively, peer pressure can actually result in a positive change in your way of life. A strong support from family, an ability to differentiate between the positive and the negative and a skill to choose friends from the peers - this three-pronged strategy is the best way to keep away from negative peer pressure. Bài làm 2 Adolescents are influenced by the lifestyles and the ways of thinking of their peers. Peer groups can prove beneficial but it is also observed to have negative effects on juveniles’ developing. Firstly, teenagers are led to follow a certain kind of lifestyle due to peers. They may not like night outs with friends, drinking or smoking, but peer pressure may make them do those things. They may get used to drug abuse because of peer pressure. Some teenagers literally spoil their lives that way. Moreover, peer pressure can lead to a loss of individuality. Juveniles adopt their tastes of fashion in clothing, hair, music and general living. Peers can actually lead an adolescent to lose his/ her original way of looking at life. On the other hand, peer groups can teach teenagers the way of living. Friends can actually result in a positive change in the way of teenager’s life. Furthermore, via friends teenagers are exposed to the world outside their home, to a wide variety in human behavior. If an adolescent is fortunate to get a good peer group, friends can play a vital role in shaping his personality. Their way of looking at life may influence him to change for the betterment. 40 In conclusion, the effect of peers is greater during teenage. A strong support from the family, an ability to differentiate between the positive and the negative, and a skill to choose friends from the peers are the best ways to keep adolescents away from negative influences of peer groups Bài làm 3: 1. Nowadays, the children have the tendency to involve with their peer groups which consist of friends and associates having same age and social status. In the similar ways to the community, the peer group becomes an agency of enculturation and learning besides the family and school. It also has positive and negative effects on children lives. With regard of the positive influence, the peer group helps children develop socialize ‘skill. These early friendships help children learn how to negotiate and relate to others, including their siblings and other family members. Moreover, they can learn from peers how to cooperate and socialize according to group norms and group- sanctioned modes of behavior. Besides, the peer group has the special positive effect on the disabilities that have lack of conditions and environment to study and entertainment. For example, many classes including children and disabilities are developed in the many school to provide the opportunity for disabilities communicate and study with their classmates. It helps these children be more confidence and willing to integrate with the community. On the contrary, as children grow older, they become less dependent on their parents and the peer group will be more important even dominate their lives. For example, if the children fellow peers listen to a certain genre of music, it is almost inevitable that they will also prefer that kind of music. It is the same for clothing styles, movies, video games and dating styles. It is very dangerous if their peers are using drugs, drinking alcohol, lying, stealing, and so on; children have the tendency to do similarly. In the results, without their parent supervision, children can loss their control and be more corruptible. In conclusion, it is clear that the peer group has many effects on the children when they grow up, so, the parents and school play an important role to control their children from the bad influences. 41 WRITING TEST 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Read the following text from a book about advertizing. Advertizing is a very common feature of all our daily media. In fact, in most daily newspapers, advertizing makes up the majority of the content. Very large amounts of money are spent on advertizing. A television commercial can easily cost many thousands of dollars per second. (Academic Encounters- Life in Society, chapter 5, page 117) Write an essay to an educated reader to discuss both advantages and disadvantages of advertizing. Include reasons and any relevant examples to support your answer. Bài làm: Advertising is an indispensable part in modern social life. Although there are many benefits, many people still criticize it. In this essay, I will discuss the positive and negative points of advertisements. To begin with, advertising helps producers to sell goods. People get to know about company’s new offerings easily through advertising. Without advertising, publicity of company’s product and services will not be possible. Thus advertising helps companies in increasing their sales and profits. Secondly, advertising industry creates employment opportunities for many people because it requires a large number of staff, such as actors, technical assistants, script writers, etc... Additionally, advertising is a kind of entertainment. They often contain images and music which attract people’s interest, especially children’s. However, advertisements have some drawbacks. Many advertisements are intrusive and irritating at times. Advertising on the mobile phone is an example. With the latest technology, mobile companies are now able to send advertising messages via SMS to consumers' phones, which is really annoying. Moreover, advertising encourages people to buy products they may not need or cannot afford. Children and young people in particular are influenced by advertisements showing the latest toys, clothing or music and this can put enormous pressure on the parents. Furthermore, customers are sometimes cheated about the quality, prize and appearance of the products. Buyers can purchase goods which are far different from what they have seen on TV or newspapers. To sum up, advertising industry not only brings benefits to manufacturers and advertising producers, but also serves as a kind of entertainment. However, many aspects of advertising 42 In conclusion, though I do advocate advertisements, I do not deny their flaws. Without them, we might have to buy things based on incomplete information or go through more complicated ways before getting to know the products or services. On the other hand, too many advertisements also complicate our buying decisions. Therefore, I would say that we cannot live without advertisements but we must be careful how we live with them. WRITING TEST 12 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Read the following text from a health magazine. Stress is the feeling of being under too much mental or emotional pressure. Pressure becomes stress when you feel unable to cope. Stress can affect how you feel, think, and behave and even how your body functions. It is worth taking the time to learn different strategies and techniques for managing your stress before there are serious consequences for your mental and physical well-being. People have different ways of escaping the stress and difficulties of modern life. Some read; some exercise; others work in their gardens. Write an essay to an educated reader to tell what you think is the best way of reducing stress. Include specific reasons and any relevant examples to support your answer. You should write at least 250 words. Bài làm We increasingly understand stress more clearly these days. We know the reasons behind it and the harm it can cause. Besides, we have also found out many effective ways to relieve it. In my opinion, playing video games, talking with someone, and listening to classical music are the best ways to relieve stress. First of all, playing video games is an effective way to overcome stress. When I play computer games, my mind definitely focuses on the characters and tasks in the games. This helps me forget my current difficulties. Moreover, winning or completing a mission in these games makes me feel very happy and satisfied. It is the feelings that dislodge negative feelings such as strain or anxiety from my mind. Another way to reduce stress is talking with other people. Stress is pressure and worry caused by the problems in our lives. Talking about problems that I am facing with someone will help me feel better, because my burden seems to be shared with another. Additionally, advice from a person I talk with also assists me in escaping the stress more easily and quickly. Furthermore, listening to classical music is also an excellent choice to relieve stress. Music with a slow rhythm not only soothes the mind from tension, but also lowers the heartbeat and blood pressure. It helps us calm down. Many research projects have pointed out that listening 45 to music makes the levels of stress hormones decrease. In other words, stress is evaporating gradually when we listen to music. In conclusion, playing video games, talking with others and listening to classical music are the best ways to remove stress and recover one’s balance in mind. Bài làm 2 Nowaday, many people have stress from work, school and so on. As you know, stress can cause bad health and mental depression, which can also affect your life. You have to get rid of stress so that you can concentrate on your work or school, or enjoy your life. There are three common ways of reducing stress; talking with your friends, having a hobby, and taking a trip alone. First, you might feel better if you talk with your friends at a coffee house. I think spending time with friends is a good way to get everything that bothers you out of your mind, and also it is a good way to build friendships. For example, I hang out with my friends when I have stress from school. I can forget all about study and classmates. However, you have to be careful. If you spend too much time with your friends, you may not be able to get a satisfactory result from your work or school. Second, a wholesome hobby will make you stress-free. There are a great number of things that you can do such as exercise, reading, painting and so on. Watching movies, for instance, is my friend's favorite hobby. She even enjoyed a movie club a while ago. She always says she can relieve her stress from work by wating movies Finally, I believe that the best way of reducing stress is to take a trip alone. It's kind of hard to do, if you are too busy to take a long trip. Even so, a long trip alone once in a while is really exciting. You might feel adventurous and free. All you need is some money, time, and courage. Besides, you can find many cheap trips you can take on the internet. To sum up, there are numerous things that might help you stree-free, such as talking with your friends, having a hobby, and taking a trip. It would be good for you, if you are having a hard time in your life. Because you deserve to enjoy your life. Bài làm 3 Nowadays, many people have stress from work, school and so on. As you know, stress can cause bad health and mental depression, which can also affect your life. You have to get rid of stress so that you can concentrate on your work or school, or enjoy your life. I suggest 3 ways of reducing stress; talking with your friends, having a hobby, and taking a trip alone. 46 First, you might feel better if you talk with your friends at a coffee house. I think spending time with friends is a good way to get everything that bothers you out of your mind, and also it is a good way to build friendships. For example, I hang out with my friends when I have stress from school. I can forget all about study and classmates. However, you have to be careful. If you spend too much time with your friends, you may not be able to get a satisfactory result from your work or school. Second, a wholesome hobby will make you stress-free. There are a great number of things that you can do such as exercise, reading, painting and so on. Watching movies, for instance, is my friend's favorite hobby. She even enjoyed a movie club a while ago. She always says she can relieve her stress from work by watching movies. Finally, I believe that the best way of reducing stress is to take a trip alone. It's kind of hard to do, if you are too busy to take a long trip. Even so, a long trip alone once in a while is really exciting. You might feel adventurous and free. All you need is some money, time, and courage. Besides, you can find many cheap trips you can take on the Internet. To conclude, there are numerous things that might help you stress-free, such as talking with your friends, having a hobby, and taking a trip. It would be good for you, if you are having a hard time in your life. Bài làm 4: Nowaday, more and more people have stress from their work, school or personal life. And stress can cause bad health and mental depression. It is advised to take time on learning how to manage the stress before serious consequences appear. People have to get rid of stress and pressure to concentrate on work, school and enjoy the life. There are different ways of escaping the stress, in my opinion, three suggestions below are the best ways to overcome the difficulties of modern life. First of all, talking with a friend is a good way to release all of your pressure out. Spending time talking or chatting with close friends, people can express and share their feelings and emotion out of their mind. For example, I often hang out with my friends whenever I feel depress. I can forget all about school duties, homework, grades or classmate. By doing so, people not only can release their stress but also build up their friendship. Secondly, a wholesome hobby can bring some goods. A hobby that take a person physically and mentally to join in can make him or her stress- free. There are great number of activities people can participate to escape the stress such as doing exercise, reading painting and so on. Watching a movie, for instance, is a common and people –favourite hobby. Ones can fell ease by watching a romatic plays or can be cheer up with a comedy 47 Talking with one’s beloved people like reatives and close friends is another method, too. Everyone has a demand of being taken care of, both physically and mentally. Therefore, chatting with friends and expressing feelings to them help lif up one’s spiri and become stronger handling stress. Family member and those experienced ones, or the ones who understand us most can help solve our problems which cause our feeling of stress. In conclusion, I would like to focus on those three most effective ways of decreasing stress, which include singing out loud, gardening and spending time with family and friends. WRITING TEST 13 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Read the following text from a business magazine. Success is the most aspired by everyone. Success comes in all shapes and colors. You can be successful in your job and career but you can equally be successful in your marriage, at sports or a hobby. However, success is not easy to achieve. The road leading to the achievement has obstacles that are to be crossed over. Some people believe that success in life comes from taking risks or chances. Others believe that success results from careful planning. Write an essay to an educated reader to tell what you think success comes from. Include specific reasons and any relevant examples to support your answer. You should write at least 250 words. Bài làm: Where does success come from? This is a question that has challenged many people all over the world. Some people believe that it results from chance, while others oppose this point. Form my point of view success comes from planning. You cannot experience a real success in your life unless you make a precise and careful plan for yourself. In other words, success is achievable if you plan for it. To begin with, reading about the lives of successful people throughout history indicates that prosperity is a fruit of planning, not a result of chance. For example, when I read the biography of Thomas Edison, the great inventor of the previous century, I found that he used to make a plan for his daily life with great details, because he wanted to exploit each moment in the best possible way. In addition, utilizing your time and energy in the most optimal manner requires exact planning. Otherwise, you would waste your time and your energy. In other words, prosperity is not available unless you decide how to use your time and where to consume your energy in 50 advance. For example, I have a long term plan for my private life and my job. Moreover, I employ a short term plan each year. By doing so, I know exactly what to do in each year or each month; consequently, I definitely will reach all of my objectives easily. To sum up, success in life comes from exact and careful planning. If you wish for prosperity, wealth, or fame in your life, all you need is an accurate plan. Bài làm 2 Success comes in all shapes and colours. You can be successful in your job and career but you can equally be successful in your marriage, at sports or a hobby. Whatever success you are after there is one thing all radically successful people have in common: their drive and hunger for success makes them never stop taking risks or chances. Successful people often paint a picture of the perfect ascent to success. In fact, some of the most successful people in business, entertainment and sport have tried many chances, took any risks. Many have failed numerous times but they have never given up. Successful people are able to pick themselves up, dust themselves off and carry on trying. I have collected some examples that should be an inspiration to anyone who aspires to be successful. They show that if you want to succeed you should grab any chances along the way. I actually believe that risks can spur you on and make you try harder. For example, Walt Disney - one of the greatest business leaders who created the global Disney empire of film studios, theme parks and consumer products didn't start off successful. Before the great success came a number of failures. Walt was fired from an early job at the Kansas City Star Newspaper because he was not creative enough. In 1922 he started his first company called Laugh-O-Gram. The Kansas based business would produce cartoons and short advertising films. In 1923, the business went bankrupt. Walt didn't give up, he packed up, went to Hollywood and started The Walt Disney Company. So, the one thing successful people always do is: Take risks! This is one of the ways for everyone who aspires to be successful in whatever way they chose. WRITING TEST 15 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Read the following text from an article about the Internet In some countries, people are increasingly doing their shopping on the Internet instead of going to stores. Some people, especially those with a limited time budget, regard online shopping as a positive development since they can buy products at home or office without having to go to stores or shopping malls. However, there are those who argue that making online transactions can be advantageous to them in several ways. 51 Now, write an essay to an educated reader to discuss your opinions about the positive and negative aspects of online shopping . Include reasons and any relevant examples to support your answer. You should write at least 250 words. Bài làm: People now can buy almost everything with a few mouse clicks from the comfort of their home. Obviously, online shopping has become more and more popular these days. This trend has both positive and negative aspects. The huge popularity of online shopping can be attributed to the fact that it makes shopping easier. It saves both time and money. Buyers no longer have to drive all the way to shops to buy things. Also, online stores tend to offer reasonable prices to attract customers. In addition, online shopping makes it easy to buy things from any part of the world. Even if an item is not available in a country, people can buy it on websites. Online shopping also allows people to compare prices before hitting the purchase button. On the other hand, the ease of online shopping has made many people become unintended shoppers and victims of viruses and malware. People now spend lots of time on the internet every day so they see numerous advertisements. The fact that online shopping encourages people to buy things that they do not need or use cannot be denied. Also, there are security concerns. When people buy things online, they may get a risk of getting financial information exploited by hackers and being attacked by viruses and malware programs. To conclude, online shopping is both good and bad in terms of its convenience and risks people may take when shopping online. However, we cannot deny this trend in our modern life. It is expected that its drawbacks will be eliminated in the future. Bài làm 2 In the past, Internet was only accessible in developed countries but recent revolution has made it more popular to almost all parts of the world. With increased awareness, more and more people are drawn towards online shopping instead of going to stores. The concept of shopping goods through online has been highly recognized and accepted as it provides several benefits to buyers. However, every good aspect has a bad side and this is applicable to online shopping as well. Firstly, the most convenient point of online shopping is that you can shop from home or working place or anywhere having Internet connection. There is no need to go to the mall to purchase the item you need. You just need to make order and it will be available right at your doorstep. Secondly, we can purchase the required items in an affordable rate. Since there are a lot of online shopping malls over internet, we are given a lot of choices for the similar good in choosing the best price from various shops and moreover some sellers do provide free shipping which furthermore reduces our purchasing cost. In addition, online stores are available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, all year long. Online shopping allows you to shop whenever you want, at your convenience. In contrast, it can’t be denied that online shopping still has several disadvantages. First and foremost, some shoppers like being able to see and feel an item, and to test it or try it on prior to purchasing. By 52 Access to computers has increased significantly over recent decades, and the number of children playing games on computers has increased too. This essay will consider the impacts of this and discuss ways to minimize potential negative effects. To begin with, playing computers games can develop children’s cognitive skills. Many games require abstract and high level thinking skills in order to win, which may not be taught at school. For example, children need to follow instructions, solve complex problems and use logic in many of the games. Such experience will be beneficial to a child’s progression into an adult. However, concerns have been raised about the overuse of computer games by children, much of this related to the violence they contain. The problem is that in many games children are rewarded for being more violent, and this is repeated again and again. For instance, many games involve children helping their character to kill, kick, stab and shoot. This may lead to increased aggressive feelings, thoughts, and behaviours. In order to minimize these negative impacts, parents need to take certain steps. Firstly, some video games are rated according their content, so parents must check this and ensure their children are not allowed to have access to games that are unsuitable. Secondly, parents can also set limits on the length of time games are played. To sum up, there are benefits of computer games, but there are disadvantages too. However, if parents take adequate precautions, the severity of these negative impacts can be avoided. Bài làm 2 Access to computers has increased significantly over the past decades and the number of children playing games on computers has been correspondingly on the rise. Many scientists and psychologists find that in many computer games, the skills required to win involve abstract and high level thinking. These skills are not even taught at school. However, there are more convincing reasons for negative effects of computer games by children. Most of the bad effects of computer games are blamed on the violence they contain. As children are not matured enough to use computers positively and correctly, many of them regard computers as a gaming device.The games those students play are often involved with much violence. Children who play more violent games are more likely to have increased aggressive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and decreased social helping. To reduce the drawbacks of playing video games, we need a complementary approach between the parents and the game developers. Firstly, the parents are a major force into giving advice, preventing their small kids from games with violent content. They also have to limit the length of time accessing to computers of their children. Secondly, the developers should develop applications that are more interactive and educationally purposeful, not boring games with violence. By doing so, not only children, but also the parents and game programmers, are beneficial too. In conclusion computers have been and will be playing a crucial role in people in general and children 55 specifically. Games and their outcomes are inevitable. The parents and the developers should take an adequate precaution and a considerable concern over this issue, so that the severity of these negative impacts can be avoided. Bài làm 3: Access to computers has increased significantly over recent decades, and the number of children playing games on computers has increased too. This essay will consider the positive and negative impacts of this and discuss ways to mitigate against the potential negative effects. With regards to the positive effects, playing computers games can develop children’s cognitive skills. Many popular games require abstract and high level thinking skills in order to win, skills that may not be taught at school. For example, children need to follow instructions, solve complex problems and use logic in many of the games that are currently popular. Such experience will be beneficial to a child’s progression into an adult. However, concerns have been raised about the prolific use of computer games by children, much of this related to the violence they contain. The problem is that in many of the games children are rewarded for being more violent, and this violence is repeated again and again. For instance, many games involve children helping their character to kill, kick, stab and shoot. This may lead to increased aggressive feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. In order to minimize these negative impacts, parents need to take certain steps. Firstly, some video games are rated according their content, so parents must check this and ensure their children are not allowed to have access to games that are unsuitable. Parents can also set limits on the length of time games are played. Finally, parents should also take an active interest in the games their children are playing so they can find out how they feel about what they are observing. To conclude, there are benefits of computer games, but there are disadvantages too. However, if parents take adequate precautions, the severity of these negative impacts can be avoided. Bài làm 4: 56 Access to computers has increased significantly over recent decades, and the number of children playing games on computers has increased too. This essay will consider the positive and negative impacts of this and discuss ways to mitigate against the potential negative effects. With regards to the positive effects, playing computers games can develop children’s cognitive skills. Many popular games require abstract and high level thinking skills in order to win, skills that may not be taught at school. For example, children need to follow instructions, solve complex problems and use logic in many of the games that are currently popular. Such experience will be beneficial to a child’s progression into an adult. However, concerns have been raised about the prolific use of computer games by children, much of this related to the violence they contain. The problem is that in many of the games children are rewarded for being more violent, and this violence is repeated again and again. For instance, many games involve children helping their character to kill, kick, stab and shoot. This may lead to increased aggressive feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. In order to minimize these negative impacts, parents need to take certain steps. Firstly, some video games are rated according their content, so parents must check this and ensure their children are not allowed to have access to games that are unsuitable. Parents can also set limits on the length of time games are played. Finally, parents should also take an active interest in the games their children are playing so they can find out how they feel about what they are observing. To conclude, there are benefits of computer games, but there are disadvantages too. However, if parents take adequate precautions, the severity of these negative impacts can be avoided. WRITING TEST 20 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Read the following text from an article about rumors on the Internet. 57 To conclude, the internet is an amazing technological innovation that has transformed people’s lives, but not without negative impacts. However, with the right action by individuals, governments and businesses, it can be made a safe place for everyone. Bài làm 4: Rumors are nearly as old as human history, but with the rise of the Internet, they have become ubiquitous. In fact we are now awash in them. False rumors are especially troublesome; they impose real damage on individuals and institutions, and they often resist correction. They can threaten careers, policies, public officials, and sometimes even democracy itself. In the era of the Internet, it has become easy to spread false or misleading rumors about almost anyone. A high school student, a salesperson, a professor, a banker, an employer, an insurance broker, a real estate agent-each of these is vulnerable to an allegation that can have a painful, damaging, or even devastating effect. The rumor can involve organizations as well as individuals. Material on the Internet has considerable longevity. For all practical purposes, it may even be permanent. For this reason, a false rumor can have an enduring effect. Rumors are not always nasty, but they can be especially malicious when the person who started them has something against you. Sometimes, rumors have a life of their own. The least you can do is to stop making the situation worse for you. If rumors say that you live next to a dumpsite, for example, you can invite some people over to show them it isn’t true. Or if rumors say that you’re involved in an illegal trade, stop doing any activities that might sound suspicious. In conclusion, rumors are unfair. They give you hardly any chance to fight back. How you deal with rumors also says something about your character. So be careful how you handle them. WRITING TEST 22 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Read the following text from an article about Internet addiction. One of the growing areas of concern is that of Internet addiction. An Internet addict is someone who is unable to control his or her own use of the Internet and whose behaviours threatens to overwhelm his or her normal life. Internet addiction can result in many problems including a lack of sleep, lateness for appointments, neglect of work responsibilities, and the disintegration of marriages and families. 60 Now, write an essay to an educated reader to discuss your opinions about solutions to Internet addiction . Include reasons and any relevant examples to support your answer. You should write at least 250 words. Bài làm These days surfing on the Internet has become the most favorable interest for modern people, among them there are a number of users get addicted to the Internet also. However, there are still possible solutions which I will try to discuss below. Firstly, people should be aware of the harm of the Internet in terms of social issues. People who are addicted spend too much time on the Internet. They prefer to stay at home and immerse in a virtual world, instead of going out to connect the real people. In the circumstance, their social abilities may degenerate as well as the relationship with others may be worsened. In this case, people should take part in social activities such as doing charity or voluntary work in the community so as to be taken away from the computer screen and relax their mind. Secondly, people who are addicted to the Internet should take a new hobby to draw them away form the harmful way of life. They can listen to music, read a book, take physical exercise or do gardening, which make them busy and bring them happiness too. They can leave the computer for this healthy hobby. Finally, as for avoiding this unhealthy habit, government should enact stricter laws and grade websites as movie rating. At the same time, system that can restrict children to access unsuitable information should be established. Consequently, the negative effects of the Internet can be reduced. To conclusion, although the problems of Internet addiction would be influential, there are some methods which can be executed and benefits of the Internet could be optimized. Bài làm 2 With the rapid develop of the Internet, a vast amount of information including articles, books,, games, movies and so on is shared on the Internet which one people can never finish exploring their whole life. However there are people who are too attracted to the Internet and spend too much time on it called the Internet addicts. Internet addiction can result in many problem in these people’s lives. Firstly an Internet addict is someone who is unable to control his or her own use of the Internet and whose behaviors threatens to overwhelm his or her normal life. Spending too much time on the Internet, one person can lack of sleep, therefore be tired and be late for appointments or late for work. It not only affects their work performance but also affect their personal lives such as long term bad health affect, spending not enough time with families and friends and so on. Nowadays people hang out together don’t spend all the time to talk and enjoy the moment but they are usually more or less distracted by the Internet, such as a Facebook notification, an email. The topics 61 of the conversations are mainly about what they posted on Facebook, Twister, what other posted on Facebook, Twister for example. Relationships between people are therefore disintegrated. The Internet users should limit their time spending on the Internet and use it on somethings better and healthier such as sports, reading books, really hanging out with friends and taking care of their families. Bài làm 3 The Internet is an amazing information resource. However, while there are many positive developments associated with the Internet, there are also certain fears and concerns. One of the growing areas of concern is that of Internet addiction. Internet addiction can result in many problems including a lack of sleep, lateness for appointments, neglect of work responsibilities, and the disintegration of marriages and families. There are some solutions for that issue such as lessening the time using the internet, having healthier activities, asking for professional help and using time tracker programs. Firstly, abstinence from this activity is the first step to treating this disorder. Try to gradually lessen the number of hours in front of the computer. You should change the environment as the user can associate Internet use with things such as the location of the computer and other items. Secondly, it is better to work out a schedule of healthy activities. Try to minimize free time in the schedule. Examples of worthwhile activities are exercise, sports, and hobbies that don’t involve computers. Thirdly, for severe cases of Internet addiction, you can get help from therapists, treatment programs, and support groups that can help in treating this disorder. They know what is the best solutions to support you with this problem is. Finally, a huge part of treating this addiction is to recognize that the user may revert to excessive Internet surfing. This can be prevented by avoiding situations that will set off the addiction again. Whenever you're online, use a productivity or time tracking program to log your activity, and stick with a strict, time-limiting regiment. Bài làm 4: In the current society, it is universally believed that the internet has been gaining its popularity at an amazing rate. Some people assert that the internet bring us a lot of benefits while many others argue that its drawbacks should not be ignored. But Internet addiction can result in many problems including a lack of sleep, lateness for appointments, neglect of work responsibilities, and the disintegration of marriages and families. It is quite understandable that people from different backgrounds put different interpretations on the same issue. Those who favor that the internet has many advantages give their reasons as follows. In the first place, it is obvious that the internet brings us great convenience and efficiency. For example, we can send Emails to our friends in other countries in a few minutes while sending a traditional letter takes us at least a week and costs much. In the second place, it is a well-known fact that we can make friends with people from all parts of world. Apparently, It overcomes the geographical barriers and makes the 62 view. I would like to support the second opinion about this concern. With or without capital punishment people will still commit crimes. The death penalty does not have conclusive evidence to be a tool in the criminal justice system to deter people from committing crime. Firstly, the risk of executing innocent people exists in any justice system. There have been and always will be cases of executions of innocent people. No matter how developed a justice system is, it will always remain susceptible to human failure. Unlike prison sentences, the death penalty is irreversible and irreparable. Secondly, the arbitrary application of the death penalty can never be ruled out. The death penalty is often used in a disproportional manner against the poor, minorities and members of racial, ethnic, political and religious groups. Thirdly, the death penalty is incompatible with human rights and human dignity. The death penalty violates the right to life which happens to be the most basic of all human rights. It also violates the right not to be subjected to torture and other cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment. Furthermore, the death penalty undermines human dignity which is inherent to every human being. Finally, the death penalty does not deter crime effectively. The death penalty lacks the deterrent effect which is commonly referred to by its advocates. As recently stated by the It is noteworthy that in many retentionist states, the effectiveness of the death penalty in order to prevent crime is being seriously questioned by a continuously increasing number of law enforcement professionals. Bài làm 3: In today's modern world, we are constantly bombarded with the issue of death penalty which leads the public to assert that it should be replaced with life-long sentence in prison as they believed that society as a whole is committing murder by punishing murderers with death penalty. Personally, I strongly agree with this statement. There are several points to support this statement. To begin, life in prison plays the same role as death penalty by giving the would-be offenders a deterrent. The main purpose of punishment is to warn others about the possible negative impacts of committing murder, thus, life in prison is proven to be useful and effective in deterring the would-be murderers from committing murder. Besides, life-long sentence in prison will not break their relatives' or friends' hearts. It is because they are still able to visit the murderers in jail. In addition, the murderers in jail can be rehabilitated and realize what they had done previously are unacceptable which may eventually cause them to change their attitudes and behaviors. Moreover, the main reason of punishing murder with the realty penalty is to prevent them from re- offend which can also be avoided by life in prison. The society will be peaceful and people can live in serenity as long as the murderers are sentenced into the jail all their lifetime. By doing so, they have no opportunity to re-offend and, thus, will not cause any harmful effects to the citizens. Furthermore, death penalty is considered to be a cruel and cold-blooded act as every human being may make mistakes sometimes and so they should be punished using other ways like life in prison. 65 In conclusion, I strongly agree with the statement that life in prison is a better punishment for murderers as it will achieve the same result as death penalty. I believe the murder rate will definitely be lowered with this punishment in our nation in the near future and our country will continue to prosper and flourish in the decades to come. Bài làm 4: The death penalty is the punishment of execution, carried out legally against an individual convicted of a capital crime. Those who support the death penalty might argue that it is just, and deters further murders, while others against it may argue that it is inhumane and it doesn’t solve any core problems in that person’s life. However, I support death penalty because of several reasons Firstly, I believe that death penalty serves as a deterrent and helps in reducing crime. Secondly, it is true that death penalty is irreversible, but it is hard to kill a wrongly convicted person due to the several chances given to the convicted to prove his innocence. Thirdly, death penalty assures safety of the society by eliminating these criminals. Finally, I believe in "lex tallionis" - a life for a life. Anti-death penalty advocates believe that death penalty is irreversible and may become a cause of irreversible mistakes. Once a person has been sentenced to death and thus death penalty practiced, there is nothing that can be done to undo the punishment if the accused turns out to be innocent. I agree that death penalty is irreversible, but the chance of making a mistake in death penalty is extremely low. Some people might think that death penalty is inhuman and barbarous, but ask those people who have lost their beloved or whose lives have been tied to a hospital bed because of some barbarous person. I am sure they would be very unhappy to see the person who ruined their lives just getting a few years of imprisonment or mere rehabilitation. In conclusion, Death penalty is good and serves a definite purpose of reducing crime as well as bringing justice to the criminals and innocent. In order to serve its purpose, it must be adjusted and made more effective and efficient. The justice system has changed dramatically in the past thirty years in order to make sure that the rightly accused is brought to justice. I believe that death penalty should not be abolished, as it ensures the safety of the society, brings justice to those who have suffered and most importantly helps in reducing crime and criminals in our society. Death penalty is important to keep the brightness of justice and public safety shining brightly on our society WRITING TEST 66 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Read the following extract from a book chapter. Over the last few decades, the drug problem in the United States and in many other industrialized countries has become considerably worse. In 1981, there were about 3 million drug addicts in the 66 United States; today there are around 6 million. The number of drug overdose deaths and drug-related homicides has also increased. Now, write an essay to an educated reader to discuss your opinions about the solutions to drug addiction. Include reasons and any relevant examples to support your answer. You should write at least 250 words. Bài làm: Drug addiction is a worrying problem that has been increasing immensely in our society today. Drug addiction can hinder people from normal life. In my opinion, the solution to this vice is that families, schools, and society should all have responsibility to fight against drug addiction. Firstly, families need to give their children information about detrimental effects of addiction. Parents should be attentive to children and follow their developing processes carefully. Specifically, they should know well whom their children interact with. Parents have the way to deter their children from interacting with bad friends or other addicts. Moreover, a link between parents and teachers is necessary to cooperate in education of children. To an addict, sympathy and love are really important in promoting their positive emotions and feelings which can help them fight against drugs. Secondly, schools and universities should pay more attention to people at risk and help them be aware of negative impacts of drugs on people’s life. Discrimination against addicts is considered to push them far from the community. In contrast, they should be drawn into clubs and participate in physical activities, which can help addicts distract from the vice. Furthermore, society is also responsible for addicts to have a healthy life. The government is able to create more study or job opportunities for addicts, in which they are not differentiated among other people. Additionally, effective laws should be enacted to stop drug dealers. Those who intentionally involve in selling or buying drugs should be punished seriously. In conclusion, if families, schools and society cooperate to repel drug addiction, eliminating this vice will be largely successful. Bài làm 2 Over the last few decades, the society has been fighting hard to deal with drug addiction. Every year, lots of money and manpower has been used in the effort of reducing drug related problems and finding effective solutions. Although drugs threaten our lives, there are ways to fight back in this battle. It can be seen clearly that drugs affect negatively society and families in it. Firstly, the addicts are always too sick, mentally and physically to function as normal, responsible members of the community. For instance, they often use up their own then strain their families for money to immerse their habits. Secondly, drugs may easily cause crimes by those who profit from selling them and by the addicts who want the possible ways to support their need. The society is struggling in defeating those problems which requires huge police force and financial resources. 67 The most common reason is lack of energy balance. A lack of energy balance most often causes overweight and obesity. Energy balance means that your energy in equals your energy out.Overweight and obesity happen over time when you take in more calories than you use. The second reason is many people today lead an inactive lifestyle. Many Americans aren't very physically active. They spend hours in front of TVs and computers doing work, schoolwork, and leisure activities. In fact, more than 2 hours a day of regular TV viewing time has been linked to overweight and obesity. Another reason causes obesity is lack of sleep. It may sound strange but research shows that lack of sleep increases the risk of obesity. People who sleep fewer hours also seem to prefer eating foods that are higher in calories and carbohydrates, which can lead to overeating, weight gain, and obesity. To prevent obesity, people should have a healthy lifestyle. We should eat healthy food, avoid as many as possible eating unhealthy food, for example fast-food, candy. We should also have a suitable physical plan. We should doing exercise at least 3 times a week to maintain energy balance. Obesity is a serious problem but it could probably be prevented if people are educated well about the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle. Bài làm 3: Nowadays, the increasing rate of overweight children and adults is a worldwide health issue. Obesity is a major problem which is increasing day by day in school going children. There are various reasons behind it. This essay will discuss the causes of obesity and offer some solutions. The first cause of obesity is junk food. It is often seen that mostly children are fond of burgers, pizzas, noodles and coke. These types of foods are easily available to them in school canteens. Children love to purchase chips, chocolates, - ice-cream for lunch. Moreover, in this modern era, parents are working and they do not have time to cook at home. Parents often buy dinner for their children instead of preparing food at home. This calorie-rich diet is making children obese. This problem can be solved by teaching children to cook healthy foods for themselves and banning junk foods and fizzy drinks in schools. This diet can be replaced by milk, juice and fruits for lunch. The second cause of obesity is sedentary life style. It is true that the use of computers and television is increasing in children. They spend most of their time watching television or playing video games on a computer. This technological advancement has reduced the level of physical activity in this specific age group. This issue can be resolved by encouraging children to do physical exercises. Parents can 70 take their children to park to encourage playing with friends. Furthermore, schools can add sports in their curriculum to maintain physical fitness in their students. In conclusion, it is clear that main causes of obesity are unhealthy eating and not enough physical activities. This ailment can be prevented and treated by healthy eating habits and physical exercises. Writing test 27 You should spend 40 minutes on this task. Read the following extract from a book chapter. Some people argue that male and female brains are different and that this causes differences in behavior. However, some other believe that most of the differences are the result of the way in which people bring up children at home and at school. Adapted from Solutions pre-intermediate workbook – Writing bank, Page 103 Now, write an essay to an educated reader to tell which point of view you agree with. Include reasons and any relevant examples to support your answer. You should write at least 250 words. Bài làm: Some people think that there is a difference between male and female brains and that makes their behavior different. Some others argue that the way in which people raise their children at home and at school creates most of the differences. I agree with the latter point of view. In the past, researchers claimed they could tell the sex of an individual just by looking at their disembodied brain. But a new study finds that human brains do not fit neatly into “male” and “female” categories. Indeed, all of our brains seem to share a patchwork of forms; some that are more common in males, others that are more common in females, and some that are common to both genders. In fact, there are basic behavioral differences between the sexes, but we should note that these differences increase with age because our children's intellectual biases are being exaggerated and intensified by our gendered culture. Children don't inherit intellectual differences. They learn them. They are a result of what we expect a boy or a girl to be. For instance, a boy is taught to be strong and independent by their parents since he is expected to protect his family when he grows up. Last but not least, nor are the reasoning, speaking, computing, emphasizing, navigating and other cognitive differences fixed in the genetic architecture of our brains. All such skills are learned and developed day by day, based on the experience children get from the school and their daily life. In conclusion, the way parents raise their children can create the difference in behavior. Gender does not matter. Bài làm 2: Mother and father both play a crucial role in the upbringing of children. Some people assert that women triumph over men to make better parents. To irony this, other claim that men are as good as 71 women. This is very perplexing for anyone to choose one. According to me women make better parents. In support of my point of view, mother is one of the first persons who get attached with child from the birth. Child spends most of the times- childhood with mother. So child is more influenced by mother. Secondly, mother is the only person who takes care of childlike feeding, bathing etc. Thus, mother occupies most of the child's time. This make strong bond between them. When child become little older and starts to go school, mother takes care of child's study like homework, study, projects. By this, mother plays a crucial role in child's education. In addition, child learns moral values which are main ingredients to become good human from the mother only. In our society, usually we find that women spend most of the time at home and men are only breadwinners. In this type of situation the person who can spend chunk of the time on child for its nourishment is women. Thus, women can keep her eyes on every small activity of child. Apart from that, owing to closer relationship child shares the emotions and problems with mother first. Thus, mother knows her child better than anyone. On the flip side, to maintain the status of men, they argue that men are as good as women. In spite of spending less time towards the child a man earn for his child. A father makes future of the child financially secure. As financial security is an important as building child's personality. To put in a nutshell, both women and men are equally important. But in our society women are superior to men in better parenting as they rear child very well. 72