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handwritten letters. Do you agree or disagree?

Email is becoming more popular around the world and is replacing the majority of traditional letters. It is generally claimed that apart from the numbers of its

advantages compared with the oldest ones, it is lacking in sincerity. Personally, I completely agree with this point of view.

On the one hand, I accept that the sincerity of a letter is measured in the time spent as well as the writer’s feeling in the process of preparing it. There is no doubt that people do not spend much time writing, correcting and rewriting to complete

electronic letters, nor do they often read them again before sending because of computerized grammar and spell checking facilities. Additionally, it is no more convenient than finishing an email thanks to using a number of technologies such as copying and, either sending an email from any email address or sending one to a group of mailboxes. As a result, hardly do receivers feel the truthfulness’

senders when the others also read this email.

I also agree that you can see an insufficient sincerity reading an email. This is the reason why some businesses/companies ask their applicants to write an

application letter to measure both their capability in communicating by means of writing and their commitment. Evidence for this is provided by most people choose the traditional letters to congratulate someone, write to a government office or to write to a beloved person to show their goodwill.

In conclusion, it is true that much as an email is the best way to communicate in the recent day, the personal touch, affection, and sincerity, a handwritten letter can convey could not be found in this form.

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Some people say that we do not need printed newspapers anymore. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

In developing societies, it would be certainly undeniable that printed newspapers are now losing popularity and at great unnecessity. While I tend towards this point of view, I believe that printed papers are still useful and should not be forgotten.

On the one hand, there are various compelling reasons associated with the irrelevance of printed papers to a contemporary world. Firstly, newspapers are more likely to be a thing of the past. In fact, they are unable to provide the most up-to-minute news or to carry the latest breaking news stories. As a consequence, printed newspapers are now becoming only a source of stale news, which is a major reason why they have become less compatible and prevalent. Another primary factor is that printed papers are overwhelmed by the power of online news. For instance, young adults have a growing tendency to be updated through electronic media instead of getting access to outdated information from printed newspapers.

On the other hand, I believe that printed media remain a vital source of

information and are certainly applicable in the modern world. The main reason is that newspapers are the most traditional form of communication which [or that]

has led people to happier [or more enjoyable] lives, especially for the elderly.

The old generations, for example [or in particular], do [or may] not have the opportunity [or capacity] to get online, thus keep being old-fashioned.

Furthermore, the way of delivering new coverages of events and carrying many stories in newspapers still maintain the reliability. For instance, it seems that the significant events in the private lives of celebrities could never be trusted online but only through the headlines of the old-fashioned newspapers.

In conclusion, even though the traditionally printed news is becoming less

common in the modern world, I would argue that their functions are irreplaceable.

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Some people think that a sense of competition in children should be

encouraged. Others believe that children who are taught to co-operate rather than compete become more useful adults.

Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Education for children always wonders the question what we should teach a child to strengthen personality and skills for the mature stage in life. People have

different points of views that children should be more competitive or

co-operative. While a motivation of competition can build good preparation for adult life, I do believe that working in a group is more important.

On the one hand, firstly, competition can be considered as a way to raise up the motivation for children. In some high schools or even primary schools, the

compulsory requirement of upgrading academic level in high-quality classes is the highest mark and excellent evaluation on final test each year with a competitive rate equivalent to 5%. Competing to be the best inspires high-flyers to acquire better and unique methods for achieving and conquering new record. Moreover, a sense of competition enhances/boosts/improves the ability to think independently to come over hardship or troubles faced in real life. However, some stressful tests will lead children to depressing emotion when they cannot achieve a better result with high expectation.

On the other hand, some people assert that it is better for children to develop themselves, by the way, to cooperate with others. When they work in a group, knowledge will be shared and lots of innovative ideas will come out/will be come up with. Children can learn from each other to strengthen strong points and address weakness points also. In reality, adult life requires the skills of

communication and ability to create a network which regards as the basic

foundation for social development. Collaborating with teammates also sharpens management skills and raises responsibility for working and living in the

community.

In conclusion, for best preparation for adult life, the more cooperative children are, the better they advance themselves.

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Advertisements are becoming more and more common in everyday life.

Is it a positive or negative development?

Politicians, large organizations, and business people have been striving to promote their products and their purposes to the society in recent years. This phenomenon appears to be global and I believe it has detrimental effects on the population.

There are innumerable drawbacks of advertising to the community. Firstly, it distracts the observers’ concentration and affects their productivity while working. For example, a student, who is using the internet to collect relevant information, would certainly be distracted by some fascinating ads, or annoying pop-ups which are designed to draw their attention. This is not to mention that such long commercial advertisements can swallow up an intense amount of their time. Secondly, the advertiser can influence people’s thinking through their

publications. The political propagandas set a good example for this; these tend to provide only some parts of the truths, with the aim to control the perceiver’s feelings and their opinions about the particular issue, or may be subjective. Thus trigger rallies and cause social unrest among the community. Finally, the new methods of advertising are causing negative impacts on young people, especially adolescents and children. With the support of technology, advertisers can now promote their product to the exact people who will be interested. Teenagers and children, however, are those who spend a large amount of time on these websites.

They are still mentally weak, and may not be able to prevent themselves from drifting to these ads, which might be pornographies or toxic information.

I do appreciate the fact that many advertisements present good products, deliver a meaningful message, or provide people with relevant knowledge. But I believe these pieces of information can be found on other patterns, which would not affect their time and concentration.

In conclusion, I personally think that the rapid development of advertising,

although brings some particular benefits to people, is still a negative trend due to the numerous impacts it has on the population.

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It is generally believed that some people are born with certain talents, for instance for sport or music, and others are not. However, it is sometimes claimed that any child can be taught to become a good sports person or musician.

Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

The question of whether or not the ability in sport or music is mostly innate rises heated debates. From my point of view, although talents play an essential role, children could become a successful athlete or musician through adequate training and practice.

First of all, talents have a significant contribution to people in the fields of music and sport. The most striking reason is that children are born with special abilities to own a stronger starting point in comparison with others to develop their

capacity. Specifically, they can learn new knowledge faster as well as make impressive performances at a young age, which allows them to climb faster on their career ladder. The second reason comes from an undeniable fact that sport or music requires several distinctive abilities to succeed. For instance, a good

musician desires for sensitive ears to feel the rhythm, while only people who have good health or strong endurance could become competitive athletes. Without these significant abilities, people may not reach their highest potential even when they spend much effort to practice hard.

Despite all the advantages/benefits of inborn talents, practicing and training can still contribute to one’s success as athletes or musicians. Firstly, a talented person will lose their advantages without practicing, thus will lag behind compared to other hard-working people. Talents can provide a good base but not the

confirmation of a bright future, especially in the field of art or sport. Secondly, despite the obstacles of lacking talents, people could learn and practice

intensively in a logical schedule to become a master in any categories. One of the best examples of the advantages of working hard is Cristiano Ronaldo, a world-class footballer, who gained a variety of trophies in soccer leagues. He is known as the one who practices more frequently than any other soccer players, which allows him to have the strength as well as the unique skills to achieve the victory.

Overall, though innate talents are significant, training and practicing also make the differences and create the success of outstanding musicians and sports people.

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Some people say that what children watch influences their behavior. Others believe the amount of time they spend on television influences their behavior most.

Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Some people think that children’s behavior is affected by the things they see on TV while the opponents of this idea argue that/are convinced that how much time they spend on TV affects/has an impact on the way children act daily. I myself believe that both of these factors influent differently on the ways children behave.

On the first hand, the things young people see might give them the first ideas about what they should do in life. There are two reasons for supporting this

statement/argument. Firstly, children do not have enough knowledge about life so they normally tend to mimic unconditionally the actions of adults, which they have encountered before, without any adjustment. For example, a reality show such as

“Dad, where we are going?” may influence children in terms of the way they communicate with peers and elder people as well. Secondly, working parents are so busy earning money that they have little time to talk and guide their boys and girls. Instead of guiding children about social skills, parents often let them learn those by themselves through watching TV.

On the other hand, the more children stick their eyes on TV, the more their

communication and actions are affected. The first impression of any program may not get the deep impression from audiences but if that content remains for a long time, children tend to think that these actions are the way people communicate with others. Therefore, it might influence the way they act in social life. For instance, watching a huge number of fighting games might cause children to act violently.

In conclusion, while there are so many arguments about the impacts of watching TV on young people’s actions, it seems to me that both the content of programs and the time budget for watching have their effects to a certain extent.

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Some people think that the government should spend more money on public services rather than waste money on arts [i.e music and painting]. To what extent do you agree or disagree.

It is true that government expenditure on public services should be high on its agenda rather than spending money on art. While I accept that this opinion may suit many people, I would argue that the government should also allocate budget on developing arts such as music and painting.

On the one hand, there are a variety of reasons why the government should focus on public services. Firstly, though public transport systems play a crucial role in our daily life, it has received inadequate investment from local and national authorities. As a result, traffic congestion has become one of the most pressing problems in big cities in the world, which causes environmental deterioration and numerous health diseases for citizens. Secondly, health care services should also be a priority of government spending. For example, Hospitals across Vietnam have recently have experienced high infant mortality rate due to the lack of vaccine. Without proper investment from government, this problem could bring catastrophic consequence on our demography/demographic patterns and in turn our economy.

On the other hand, the government should also pay attention to arts as it does for public services. One reason is that arts are means of recreation for all people in the society. Music can bring us a sense of relaxation after hours of stressful working and make our life more colourful and meaningful. Furthermore, arts can generate income for many people which become government revenues through individual taxes. Music industries nowadays are developing faster than any other sector and artists, many of whom are billionaires, pay a fair amount of taxes to the national budget.

In conclusion, it is certainly true that the government should pay attention to public services. But this is by no means synonymous with imposing spending cut on art as it plays an important part in our life.

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Nowadays the way people interact with each other has changed because of technology.

In what ways has technology affected the types of relationships people make?

Has this become a positive or negative development?

As globalization occurs in many aspects of people’s lives, technology is becoming more and more crucial in the new age. It is argued that technology has negative effects on the way people treat one another. From my perspective, I believe that it changes our interactions both positively and negatively.

On the one hand, technology may play a negative role on young people, especially kids and teenagers. In recent years, it is not difficult to observe them being

attached to a modern equipment such as smartphones, tablets, or even larger devices like computers. To some extent, it is good since they can learn valuable knowledge from the Internet, even (if) while they are playing games. However, this habit may lessen the level of their participation in family and social

relationships, provided that they concentrate too much on these technical tools.

On the other hand, the development of technology does have

encouraging/supportive impacts on relationships at work. Nowadays technology acts as an essential instrument in any jobs, given (the fact) that people rarely see any job without the help of technical equipment. Since technology affects the ways of working, it also changes the interactions among colleagues. Moreover, with the presence of social networks, everyone can take it easy to communicate with

others, and colleagues are able to discuss matters at work through this channel. In some cases, this could break the barrier between an individual and another at a higher status. Consequently, the friendly working environment is possibly in reach.

In conclusion, technology has its own good points and drawbacks. If being used properly, the technology could be an effective method of connecting/ to connect people.

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Some universities offer online courses as an alternative to classes delivered on campus. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

It is true that distance education is now offered for students at some universities as a replacement for classroom learning. Although there exist some disadvantages in this form of studying and teaching, I believe it is a revolutionary learning method.

On the one hand, students at online classes usually lack regular face-to-face

contact with teachers and other peers. They have to work on their own and barely have a chance to make friends. Moreover, they cannot compete with each other, which is a benefit of classroom learning that used to motivate students.

Consequently, they may underestimate the importance of rivalry and competition in contributing to academic achievement. In addition to that, students using e-learning tend to be procrastinated and have poor time management due to the lack of direct instruction and inspection from teachers. This form of education also requires a great deal of self-discipline and self-motivation to balance their schedules.

On the other hand, studying on the Internet proves to be an effective way to acquire knowledge without going directly to campus. First and foremost, it

reduces the amount of time spent on commuting for students as well as providing them with a variety of subjects with lower costs compared to tuition fee in the classroom. This kind of education is of great importance to those who are working in offices but still need a diploma. For example, American Center usually

cooperates with prestigious universities to offer online courses for Vietnamese students. Furthermore, the quality of online courses is increasingly enhanced by universities in order to ensure that students can obtain enough knowledge and skills.

In conclusion, despite several demerits which online education may bring to

learners, I believe that this form could be seen as an essential step forward and its merits are irrefutable.

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The older generations tend to have very traditional ideas about how people should live, think and behave. However, some people believe that these ideas are not helpful in preparing younger generations for modern life.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view?

It is widely argued that whether traditional ideas are still valuable for young people. While I agree that some traditional ideas are outdated, I believe that others are still useful and should not be forgotten.

On the one hand, many ideas that elder people have about life has become less

On the one hand, many ideas that elder people have about life has become less