SPORTS

Some people think that governments should ban dangerous sports, while others think
people should have freedom to do any sports or activity. Discuss both views and give
your own opinion.

Nowadays, some dangerous sports have gained popularity in many countries. While
some people think that these sports should be prohibited, others strongly believe that
an individual’s freedom of choice should not be compromised. This essay will discuss
the debate and give a concluding view.

On the one hand, I understand why these hazardous activities should be banned. First,
extreme sports players are prone to injuries or even death due to the dangerous nature
of these sports. For instance, if the parachute of a skydiver malfunctions before he
lands, the fatality risk is extremely high for him. Those who survive accidents may still
suffer from severe injuries such as paralysis and brain damage, becoming a burden for
themselves and their families. Second, prohibiting these sports might be an effective
way for the government to ensure the safety of its citizens. Since human life is more
valuable than the momentary joy or thrill from those activities, the government should
take responsibility to prevent people from taking the risk by imposing some
restrictions.

On the other hand, each individual should have the right to decide whether they want to
participate in extreme sports or not. It could be a violation of human rights to some
extent if these sports were banned. After all, those risk-takers are fully aware of the
danger associated with these activities. Instead, the government should make sure that
people only attempt those after getting appropriate training to mitigate the risks.
Additionally, the restriction should only be on players who take up dangerous sports
without training as well as necessary protective gear.

In conclusion, I believe that forbidding such sports is unreasonable. Instead, higher

safety standards ranging from training to the quality of facilities for those activities
should be imposed to reduce the potential risk.
Nowadays, sport is a big business with high earnings for professional sports people
and companies involved both financially and in other ways. Is this a positive or
negative development for sports?

These days, professional athletes can earn a great deal of money as sports have
become a lucrative business. Furthermore, this business is supported by many
companies in various ways, including sponsorships and so forth. From my perspective,
this is more of a positive development.

To begin with, paying a big amount of money to sports people can be considered
beneficial to sports. When these people find their career rewarding enough in terms of
earnings, they are more likely to have greater motivation to devote hard work and time
to their training. As a result, these athletes are able to enhance their performance in
competition and gain more medals for themselves or for their own country. In Brazil,
sports have become an industry that receives huge investments from companies like
Wilkes and Banco. Brazilian footballers are paid millions of dollars a year just to bring
victory to their country, explaining why this nation has won so many championships.

It is also advantageous for sports when businesses pour a lot of money and support
into the industry. Since HAGL, a prosperous business group in Vietnam, allocated
billions of Vietnam Dong to the construction of a sports institute to provide young
football players with professional training, the Vietnamese national football team has
become much stronger. Being well-trained, they now have a better chance of winning
more championships and awards than their predecessors. Other companies in Vietnam
also use images of popular sports idols in advertisements on social media for another
purpose. Aiming at all walks of life, they inspire people to have a greater passion for
sports, potentially increasing the number of talented athletes.

In conclusion, sport can benefit a great deal from becoming a business as it will help to
improve the popularity of playing sport and leading a healthy lifestyle, while professional
athletes will have more financial incentives to improve their performance.
 ● LucratIve (adj): giàu có
● Sponsorships (n): Tài trợ.
● To have greater motivatIon to do something: Có động lực cao hơn làm gì đó
● To enhance their performance in competition: Cải thiện kết quả ở các cuộc thi.
● To pour money into something: Rót tiền vào việc gì đó
● To provide somebody with something: Cung cấp cho ai đó cái gì đó.
● Predecessors (n): Người đi trước, tiền nhiệm
● To have a greater passion for something: Có niềm đam mê lớn hơn cho việc gì.
● A healthy lifestyle (n): Lối sống tốt cho sức khoẻ
● Financial incentives (n): Phn thng tài chính.

Some people think that it is more beneficial to take part in sports which are played in
teams, like football, while other people think that taking part in individual sports, like
tennis or swimming, is better. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Team sports

- Enhance interpersonal skills - beneficial for people not only in their daily life but
also in their work
- Take pride in themselves - enhance sportsmanship and unity because playing
these sports makes them feel as a part of sth

There are a variety of reasons why playing in teams such as football or basketball is
beneficial to sports. Firstly, participating in sports which are played in teams will
enhance interpersonal skills for each individual. Team sports These skills exert
significant impacts on people not only in their daily life but also in their work. Therefore,
they will gain more benefits for their life when playing teamsports . Secondly, sports
team players have the chance to take pride in themselves. For example, football players
who achieve international awards will have more chances and prestige to take part in
other global tournaments. As a result, they will enhance sportsmanship and unity to
develop their careers in the sports industry

Individual sports

- Personal skills such as managing our emotions, cope with stress , deal with
difficulties without help from others
 - Improve our independence - have the ability to make a wise decision to overcome
obstacles
On the other hand, in terms of individual sports, I still believe that taking part in these
kinds of sports helps people improve their personal skills such as managing people’s
emotions, cope with stress, and deal with difficulties without support from others. There
is a variety of research that shows showing that more than 60% players playing
individual games have more good personal skills. Moreover, becoming an individual
sports player also improves people’s independence and they have the ability to make
wise decisions to overcome obstacles. For instance, many people in Vietnam, who play
individual sports when they are children, have the ability to make the right decisions
because they have a comprehensive view in every walk of life.

ARTS

In today’s world of advanced science and technology, we still greatly value our artists
such as musicians, painters and writers. What can arts tell us about life that science
and technology cannot?

Artworks help people to develop patriotism

Liberate the south - have a deep understanding about how earlier generations
fought against outside intruders

Have more motivation to live better and contribute to their country

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Moreover, artworks help people to develop patriotism, especially through music. In

Vietnam, revolutionary music is one of the best kinds of music that every Vietnamese
person would love to hear. For instance, Liberate the South, which is a famous song in
Vietnam, that makes people understand about how earlier generations fought against
outside intruders. As a result, by encouraging patriotism, arts play a crucial role not only
in people’ lives but also in the nation's development. Because This is because people
have more motivation to live better and contribute to their country. Thus, many aspects
of life have a tendency to improve through the influence of arts.

In this modern era of nonstop scientific and technological advancement, artists still
command profound respect from people the world over. There are a number of things
about life that arts can teach us whilst science and technology fail to do so.

Many forms of art, especially literature, can deliver messages about the appreciation
of what we have in life as well as life itself. Hundreds of literary works choose to depict
misery, misfortune and sorrow that still exist in many places, and this sends the
strongest message to those who do not appreciate their lives. “The Goldfinch”, for
example, which narrates a resonant story about the miserable life the main character
led after the unfortunate death of his mother does make each one of us wonder
whether we have become heartless toward our own loved ones. And I doubt that there
are any technologies in the world that could manage to convey such powerful
messages.

Arts teach us to cherish the beauty of culture and are the fuel for our spiritual lives. This
is extremely important in a world where science and technology seem to fade our belief
in the gravity of culture in daily life. The connection between arts and culture is here to
stay, and traditional music and ancient paintings can remind us of where we came from
and who we are at present. That is to say, our cultural identity is preserved in various
forms of arts.

Although science and technology advance our understanding of all things and better our
lives, arts can touch us to a much deeper extent, help us value what we have, and
remind us of the significance of our culture.
FARMING
In spite of the advances made in agriculture, many people around the world still go
hungry. Why is this the case? What can be done about this problem?

Despite the fact that the emergence of numerous technological advancements has
aided farming methods, it is true that there are an increasing number of people
suffering from hunger. This essay will go into the root of the problem as well as
practical suggestions for overcoming it.

The increase in hunger throughout the world may be attributed to two major sources.
Firstly, in many nations, particularly in underdeveloped ones, farmers are unable to
afford advanced machinery. Because of limited financial resources, they continue to
utilize old-fashioned methods with poor agricultural infrastructure and fail to
implement innovations in their crops, resulting in food scarcity. Secondly, the frequent
occurrence of natural disasters leads to the hunger problem. Many East-South Asian
and African countries, which cope with floods and droughts annually, have fewer
opportunities to enhance agricultural activity than others. While these disasters cause
huge crop losses, farmers have little choice but to face the fact and prepare for the
next one. As a result, many citizens of these countries do not have enough food to
survive.

However, some effective approaches could help to alleviate global hunger.

Governments may assist farmers by lending them money to purchase automated and
labor-saving machinery, as well as high-quality plant seeds. This approach saves
farmers time while increasing crop production. Furthermore, in some vulnerable areas,
early warning systems for natural catastrophes and climate change should be
installed. As a result, farmers can successfully adapt to harsh weather conditions in
order to protect their crops.
In conclusion, the lack of modern farming technology in some developing nations and
the damage caused by natural disasters might be attributed to rising world hunger.
National governments and farmers might work together to solve this problem.

Fewer young people do farming work in rural areas. Why? Should young people be
encouraged to do farming work?

These days, rural youth are less involved in farming work. There are several reasons for
this change, and I firmly believe that it is vital for governments and NGOs to engage
them in farming.

There are two leading reasons why young people in rural areas tend to leave farming.
Firstly, they tend to hold negative perceptions of agricultural work. Farming is often
associated with hardship and poverty. It is painstaking labor that indeed takes months
to take care of crops and yet cannot guarantee a fruitful harvest due to external
factors like weather conditions, pests and diseases. In fact, having experienced this
instability, many rural parents even discourage youngsters from leading a farmer’s
life. Secondly, today’s generation is more advantageous than older generations as they
have access to the Internet. They begin to know many vocational opportunities out
there that are more profitable and financially stable than farming work. In other words,
farming is no longer their only choice and is more likely an inferior choice.

Job opportunities are quite limited

I think it is essential to engage youth in farming work because of two main reasons. For
one thing, farmers are aging; in Vietnam, the average age of farmers is 50. If young
people stay uninvolved, there would probably be no next generations of farmers who
provide food and agricultural products. Another reason is that young people are
technology adopters from an early age. With their familiarity with technologies, they
can find ways to incorporate those technologies in modern farming and solve many
agricultural problems, like using remote-controlled helicopters to spray pesticides.

In conclusion, it is due to negative perceptions and abundance of career choices that

discourage rural youth from going into farming, and I think engaging them in farming
work from now on is vital for our future.
CRIME :

Prison is the common way in most countries to solve the problem of

crime. However, a more effective solution is to provide people a better
education. Do you agree or disagree?
Despite the popularity of prison sentences as the way to control illegalities,
improvements on education have gained social endorsement as a means to eliminate
the problem from its root. In my opinion, I disagree that education is the better one as it
is rather impossible to compare these two methods’ effectiveness owing to their
distinct impacts.

On the one hand, the reasons why prisons are of indispensable necessity for social
security are varied. They are the place to keep people who have broken the law
contained, ensuring the safety of other citizens. Especially, dangerous criminals such
as murderers or rapists have to be imprisoned for their heinous actions. Furthermore,
severe prison sentences act as a deterrent against crimes. Knowing there might be a
chance of getting caught and condemned to jail, which also means losing freedom and
living a miserable life in a cell, ones who are having the intention of committing
illegalities would reconsider going down the path.

On the other hand, education serves as a remedy for the origin of crimes. Education
contributes greatly to heighten people’s intellect and to form a civilized society. With
access to better educational services, citizens would be well-informed about the
damage that committing crimes would cause to their community and themselves,
which eventually leads to the decline in crime rates. Additionally, the possession of
certain qualifications through fundamental education like vocational training could
secure a person’s stable life, which would dispel any ideas of committing crimes.

In conclusion, I believe there is no absolute way to deduce whether imprisonment

policies or better education would take the dominant role in dealing with crimes as they
both tackle the problem just in different ways.

Some people argue that parents of children who break the law should be punished in
some way, because they are responsible for their children’s actions.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Các đề bài liên quan

● The best way to reduce youth crimes is to educate their parents with parental
skills. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
● In some countries, a high proportion of criminal acts are committed by
teenagers. Why has this happened? What can be done to deal with this?

It is argued that parents should be responsible or even punished for crimes committed
by their children. While juvenile delinquency may be due to parents’ failure in raising
their children, I believe that teenage lawbreakers should take all accountability for their
offenses.

More often than not, children’s anti-social behaviors could be traced back to a
dysfunctional family with abusive parents, divorced parents or parents who put too
much academic pressure on their children. These generally share one feature in
common which is a lack of care toward children’s emotions. Due to this unhappy
childhood, children become more vulnerable to cognitive distortion; they tend to think
more negatively, feel worthless, and consider social offenses a way to prove their worth
to the world. Indeed, statistics agree that many juvenile offenders have experienced
emotional crises due to their broken families, which leads to their anti-social attitudes.
As several roots of evils committed by children are from parents’ failure to raise their
kids with love, parents should be partly accountable for their children’s illegal behaviors.

Nevertheless, I insist that the lawbreakers themselves, not their parents, should be
punished to ensure a justice system based on fairness and criminal deterrence. Firstly,
it is unjust for offenders to escape legal punishment and continue their normal lives
despite harming society. Punishment is to let them understand the price for their
actions, and could vary, depending on the seriousness of the behavior. Secondly, the
threat of being punished would deter the risk of other teenages’ committing anti-social
behaviors. This will make society a safer and more peaceful place.

In conclusion, although parents play a part in their children’s wrongdoings, they should
not take major or all responsibility for that. It is suggested to punish juvenile
lawbreakers as a way to ensure a just legal system and alleviate the risk of potential
criminals.

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Từ vựng (không quá 10 từ/cụm từ)

● juvenile delinquency: tội phạm thanh thiếu niên

● lawbreakers: kẻ phạm pháp
● take all accountability for: chịu toàn bộ trách nhiệm cho
● anti-social behaviors: các hành vi chống đối xã hội
● dysfunctional family: gia đình bất hòa
● cognitive distortion: lối suy nghĩ méo mó
● justice system: hệ thống luật pháp
● criminal deterrence: răn đe tội phạm
● unjust (adj) bất công

● alleviate the risk of potential crimes: gim nguy c phm ti

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Carried out by government

Carried out by private institutions

Scientific research plays an important role in the development of humanity. Some
people think that the responsibility for conducting and managing it should be taken by
governments, and not by private companies. Personally, I believe that both governments
and private businesses should have the right and duty to carry out research.

I believe that governments should play the leading role in performing research due to a
number of reasons. Firstly, scientific research is the key to finding solutions to the
pressing concerns of society. Thorough medical research, for example, needs to be
conducted by governments to develop vaccines against potential epidemics. Research
into renewable energies is also crucial to dealing with global warming. These kinds of
research require a great deal of spending, which can only be afforded by the
government. In addition, scientific studies controlled by governments will ensure that
reliable and ethical methods are used, and minimize the risk of these studies being
used for criminal activity. For instance, studies related to nuclear power or weapons
must be carried out or supervised by governmental organizations to protect a country
from terrorism or other warfare.

However, private companies can do research which is not carried out by governments.
In fact, many useful scientific discoveries have been made by private institutions. To
illustrate, the invention of the iphone by Apple, a corporation in the US ,began the era
of smartphones and facilitated modern forms of interaction between people all over
the world. Furthermore, encouraging profit-driven companies to conduct scientific
investigations will help them develop their own products and create competition in the
marketplace. Society will therefore benefit from new inventions and better products.

In conclusion, although governments should control and carry out major scientific
studies, private companies should not be deprived of the right to do research.

HOSPITALS
These days many people feel that good health and well-being is essential to all people
and therefore healthcare services should not be run by privately owned companies,
whose main objective is to make profit. Personally, while I do agree with this statement,
I also believe that private healthcare services do have many advantages.

Benefits : private healthcare

- Reduce financial burden on public healthcare system

- Allow patients to enjoy comfortable facilities

Firstly, public hospitals in most countries are usually overcrowded and underfunded
which can put a lot of pressure on doctors, nursing staff and patients to recover
quickly so that more people can be treated. When people choose private
healthcare services it can help to reduce the burden on the public system, and as a
result can also help to reduce the amount of money required by the government for
funding. In addition to this, those who choose to pay for private healthcare services
will experience many benefits, such as the quality and speed of treatments, short
waiting times for appointments and operations, and more private and comfortable
facilities.

However, while there are a number of benefits to private healthcare, there are also a
number of drawbacks. To begin with, private healthcare insurance is very costly
and many people simply cannot afford it. In addition, private healthcare insurance is
usually paid on a monthly basis, whether you use the system or not, and therefore
many people pay thousands of dollars each year for private healthcare but never
need to use the facilities or services. Many people consider this to be a waste of
money. Furthermore, some people also argue that private healthcare services
create inequality between citizens of a nation as only the wealthy can afford the best
and quickest treatment available.

In conclusion, I believe that as long as governments do their best to provide a good

standard of healthcare facilities and services for the general public, then private
healthcare services can also exist and provide many advantages that will outweigh the
disadvantages.
ALIENS

Some people think that space exploration is a waste of resources while others think
that it is essential for mankind to continue to explore the universe in which we live.
Discuss both views and give your own opinions.

While the opponents of space exploration said that it is not worth allocating resources,
others argue that humans should keep exploring outer space. Though the former
opinion seems to be true to some extent, I advocate the latter one.

On the one hand, the investment in space exploration is considered a waste since it
presents no direct benefits for human beings for the time being. Governments have
poured billions of dollars into this practice to hire scientists, train astronauts and
operate space stations. Besides, space missions often take decades to produce results
which may not be beneficial for humans. For instance, NASA has been subsidized to
search for extraterrestrial life on other planets for ages; however, they have not
concluded whether it is existential until now. This result seems to pale in comparison
with money, effort and time spent on these missions.

On the other hand, space exploration not only fulfils people’s sense of existence but
also provides people with a deeper insight into their planet. Humans are bonded with a
quest to find our meaning to exist. Upon learning about the universe and tracing back
to when it all started, we are getting closer to uncovering our significance, by means of
which we satisfy our very intrinsic desire. Moreover, space exploration provides people
with the perception of the Earth in relation to other planets. For example, thanks to this
practice, humans could understand how the Sun and the Moon contribute to making
the Earth a living planet. Therefore, humans have a grasp of their existence and gain a
great appreciation of their habitat.

In conclusion, while it is said that people are squandering their resources on space
exploration, I firmly believe that it should be continued due to some aforementioned
reasons.
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chu-de

Traffic and housing problems could be solved by moving large companies, factories
and their employees to the countryside. Do you agree or disagree?

Increased traffic and lack of housing supply are major concerns in many places. By
relocating large businesses, including their factories and employees, to rural areas,
these issues can be properly addressed. I personally find this idea justifiable; however,
at the same time, some other initiatives should be implemented if we expect to solve
traffic and housing problems effectively.

Moving businesses and their facilities to the countryside will cause urban populations
to shrink substantially as successful companies, such as Apple, provide work for
thousands of people. This, as a result, will relieve pressure on urban housing supply
systems. Another apparent advantage of a decreased population is lower volumes of
traffic which help reduce traffic congestion. In Hanoi for example, most people travel
to work by private vehicles, and this leads to overcrowded roads during the rush hour.
If big companies are based in a rural area and offer accommodation to their employees
near their workplaces, this will no longer be the case.

Nonetheless, I think the mentioned problems are rather complicated and can only be
solved completely by the introduction of some other measures. One example involves
the development of road systems because narrow roads largely contribute to traffic
jams in major cities. Building wider roads and motorways will allow a greater number of
vehicles, both private and public, and therefore reduce traffic congestion. Also,
residential areas with small living spaces that can accommodate a growing population
should be established in urban centers.

In conclusion, I agree that relocating businesses to the countryside is one way to deal
with traffic and housing problems. I also believe that we need a combination of this
approach and a number of other actions, as listed above, to tackle these problems in a
more comprehensive manner.

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Từ vựng ghi điểm

1. To cause urban population to shrink: Làm cho dân số thành phố giảm xuống
2. Relieve pressure on urban housing supply systems: Giảm áp lực lên hệ thông
cung cấp nhà ở
3. To reduce traffic congestion: Giảm ách tắc giao thông
4. Overcrowded roads during the rush hour: Đường quá đông đúc trong giờ cao
điểm
5. The development of road systems: Sự phát triển của hệ thống đường xá
 6. Traffic jams: Ách tắc giao thông
7. Residential areas: Khu dân c
8. To accommodate a growing population: Cung cấp chỗ ở cho dân số đang tăng
lên

The media should include more stories which report good news. To
what extent do you agree or disagree?
A large number of media channels these days are too focused on negative news,
probably to increase viewership. However, many people often say that they prefer more
good news being covered in the media. I personally agree with this idea and will
explain my reasoning in my essay below.

Bad news dominating the headlines is having an undesirable influence on society.

Psychologically, this type of news, unless managed properly, may keep readers in a
state of stress and lead them to experience trauma. Stories about ISIS slaughtering
innocent citizens for example caused massive damage to people’s mental states and
instilled fear into their minds. Also, frequent exposure to negative news can distort
readers’ perception of reality. In Vietnam for example, it seems that members of the
media do not focus on keeping the public informed of current events anymore, both
locally and globally. Instead, they are trying to publish articles with the primary aim of
attracting more viewers and therefore increasing profits. This, unfortunately, shapes
readers’ outlook on society in a negative way.

On the other hand, including good news in the media may have positive effects on the
general public. It helps restore our faith in humanity, which inspires moral courses of
action to uphold ethical social values. Media stories of good news, as opposed to bad
news, can also have a positive psychological implication. Such stories can uplift people
to become more optimistic and generally improve both physical and mental health.
In conclusion, I believe recounting more stories of good news can positively affect the
moral behavior of a group of people and therefore should receive more attention.
Although negative news still has an important place in our life, its severity should be
realized so that readers can fully reap all the benefits that the media has to offer.

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