Topic 1: Playing sports brings several benefits
Your own ideas
Answer
Playing sport always is the most attractive activity for everyone, especially youth, this has positive
impacts to other activities because of its several following benefits.
First, playing sports helps to improve health. It is undeniable that sports have positive roles in health
care problems both physical and mental respect. They help us not only possessing muscles and bone
stronger to increase resistible ability for several illnesses but also having optimistic, flexible and positive
attitude to deal with any difficulties or dilemmas, because in sport’s situations, we usually deal with
challenging targets and have to overcome them by any way. Second, sport activities help us widen
relationships. It is clear that almost of all sports activities need at least a partner to play with. Moreover,
some sports also have majority of fans like football, tennis and others. So, it is easy to make relationships
with them. Last but not least, sport activities also help use reduce pressures. In sports activity, their
targets are usually very challenging, thus it is very interesting for us to get their targets. As a result, all of
our pressures will be replaced by positive energy that is generated from focusing to get these exciting
goals for becoming a winner.
In conclusion, it is evident that sport activities bring people a lot of advantages as I mentioned above.
So, we should encourage them to keep everyone have a good health.
Further Questions
1. Do you think sports should be made compulsory in the school curriculum?
Yes, I think so. The Schools must official make their school curriculum including sports subject, because
sports activities are very helpful not only for students’ health but also for improving their relative better
and for reducing their learning pressure.
2. What kinds of physical exercise are suitable for the elderly?
There are some sorts of sport activity can be suitable for old people such as jogging, walking, playing
chess and so on. Because these activities require no high workout intensity or more sense of entertaining.
3. What types of leisure activities may become more popular in the future?
In my opinion, due to influences’ technology, entertaining activities based on computerized programming
such as listening to music or watching movies online, simulating games, will become one of the main
trends in the upcoming time, because their interest outweigh the others
Topic 2: It is necessary for young people to travel.
Your own ideas
Answer
Traveling is an essential need of people, especially young people. Because it brings a lot of benefits to
travelers as following reasons.
First, it helps travelers to increase understanding. It is clear that traveling is the best chance for
travelers to enjoy and learn majority of new things like beautiful landscapes, specific traditional
productions in places that they have visited, they also meet a lot of people with their customs and
behaviors uniquely to widen themselves knowledge. Thus, traveling helps them enlightening as to their
experiences and understanding. Second, people feel more confident based on traveling. Although, for
having the perfect trips, travelers usually try to plan for them in advanced more details, there are always
random situations happen without their plan such as getting bad weather, flight delaying, someone of
them get personal troubles and so on. To overcome these, travelers must make reasonable decisions
depend on what they must face. The more experiences people undergo the more confidence they get. Last
but not least, traveling also help people to relax and pick up energy. Based on travelling, travelers will
enjoy comfortable time, they have nothing to do but enjoying sceneries, delicious foods to relieve all
pressures and boring in their mind, picking up for positive energy to get ready for the upcoming work
time.
To sum up, travel is a necessary activity for people, especially youth to increase knowledge, feel more
confident and help them relaxing and picking up their energy to coming work better as the reasons I
mentioned above.
Further Questions
1. What attractions in Vietnam do you think foreign tourists should visit? Why?
I think, in my country there are a lot of famous places for overseas visitors, in which Hoi An Ancient
Town and Quoc Tu Giam are the best attractive destinations that foreign tourists should visit because
they could know more about culture, customs of Vietnam.
2. What is your opinion about package tours?
In my opinion, it depends on the place that I would like to visit. For places where I never have
visited, taking a package tour is great idea because tour guides will help whatever I need..
3. What problems are there in travelling?
When people go to travel, they can have some problems. For example, the bad weather is one of them, we
can face rains or storms especially tropical countries like Vietnam. Also, they can deal with personal
troubles like get sick, loss their tickets and belonging, be allergic to somethings, and so on so it may
cause some troubles for traveler.
Topic 3: People use the Internet for many purposes.
to look for
information
and read
news
to relax with Purposes of [your own
entertainme using the idea]
nt programs Internet
to
communicat
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others
Answer
The Internet is the best invention in our modern society these days, it provides a lot of benefits that almost
of people cannot overlook, there are several purposes that people concern when they accessed the
Internet, as I will mention some following main purposes of them.
First, I would like to talk about popular benefit that almost of the Internet users want to get when they
suffer the Internet is to look for information and read news. The Internet possesses a lot of websites that
can broadcast newest updating information about majority of domains in the world to anyone
immediately and it also has a massive data warehouse including thousands of repositories in all over the
world, they already support to any demands of looking for information through a dozens of available
search engines and recommendation tools effectively and rapidly. Second, enjoying music, movies, games
and other entertains for relaxing and reducing pressures also are a trend of people when they suffer to
internet. Because there are so many entertainment programs with a lot of available high quality media
resource in the Internet.
Last but not least, The Internet also brings many chances to people meet and communicate with others to
learn, work, business and others personal targets. These days, it is easy to set up a connection to
exchange information to others because there are so many ways to perform this, from social network like
Facebook, Twister, and so on to email, text and video message tools like Yahoo, Viber, and others,
especially video conference, a popular favorite tool in recent days.
To sum up, the Internet brought so many benefits for people to learn, business, entertain and
communicate, it really become indispensable part in our lives these days.
Further Questions
1. What are some problems Internet users might have?
Although the Internet really become the popular, there are some drawbacks. They can cause healthy
problems someone using it too much like eyes, backbone illnesses, lazy action, obesity, addiction of
games, social networks, and so on. Moreover, some computer viruses and malfunction programs can also
cause negative effects to their works such as damage of their data and programs.
2. Should young children be allowed to use the Internet?
Yes, I think so, it is undeniable that the Internet suffers them a lot of benefits for their learning and
entertaining because it has huge repository about education and entertainment for them to access and
enjoy.
3. What is your opinion about Facebook?
I think Facebook is a great idea to connect everyone together to share their information, however, almost
of all their information has never verified. So, users should be careful to use them.
Topic 4: There are some advantages of travelling by bicycle.
Good for health
Advantages of travelling [your own idea]
Inexpensive
by bicycle
Friendly to the environment
Answer
Transportation means like airlines, cars, ships, and others are very necessary for people to travel these
days. Therefore, they also increase rapidly. Among those, bicycle will be seen one of the friendly
environment ways because of its benefits
First, traveling by bicycle is good for health. When people use bike to travel, they should try to control
balance and move bike by hands and foots, as a result, this activities can help them improve muscles and
bone better, burn amount of unexpected fats and keep body fitness.
Second, traveling to somewhere by bike is less expensive than others. It is clear that for possessing a
bike, people will take less money than buying other vehicles like motorbike and car. Moreover, people
will go anywhere without spending money to refill fuel because it is no need. In addition, cost for
repairing and replacing equipment for bicycle is cheaper than motorbike or car as well.
Last but not least, traveling by bicycle is very friendly to the environment. As I mentioned above, it is no
need fuel for bike to move somewhere. Therefore, it contributes to protect environment because it has no
smoke exhaust to environment. Moreover, almost of build-in materials of bike are easier to decompose or
renew to reproduction. So, it causes less harmful wastes into environment than the others.
To sum up, it is evident that there are many advantages about health and environment of traveling by
bicycle as I mentioned above.
Further Questions
1. What are some disadvantages of going by bicycle?
I think there are several shortcomings of traveling by bike, that are the trip is affected by bad weather
like rain or heavy sunlight. It is easy to have accidents in a crowded area. It is very dangerous to move in
the street without a bike lane.
2. How often do people in your town/city use public transport?
I think a lot of people in my town use public transports like bus, they use to go to work because it is a
cheaper way to go somewhere. Also, they want to protect the environment and keep health better.
3. In what way can the local government encourage more people to use public transport?
In my opinion, They should upgrade and expand the public transportation system like bus stop stations,
streets and bridges better in scope where they are in charged, They should upgrade and expand public
transportation system like streets and bridges better in places where they are in charge. And the cost of
using fuel should be increased in order to reduce the amount of people using private transports .
Topic 5: There are some benefits of tourism in an area.
Learn new cultures
Benefits of tourism
[your own idea]
Develop local community
Create more jobs
Tourism become one of the main fields that were seen a top priority for the countries in areas to develop
their economics these days, the chief cause is at its benefits.
First, tourism can create more jobs. Tourism is really a domain that requires integrating various add-in
services like guiders, travel, hotels and accommodation, restaurants, keepsake and shopping, visiting
destinations, and others. So, for developing traveling more effectively, tourism needs to set up a lot of its
sub-services. This lead to create more jobs necessarily. Second, tourism helps developing local
community. In this regard, it is clear that tourism had positive impacts to developing local economic.
For tourism supporting, local infrastructures was improved, especially transportation system. There are
a lot of new outlet for souvenirs service, hotels and homestay services are developing rapidly, visiting
places were invested significantly. communicating and service abilities of people was improved as well.
Moreover, many policies was released by local government to make more effective developing tourism
conditions. As a result, the biggest change is a wealthy and happiness of dwellers was increased day by
day. Last but not least, tourism also make chances to learn new culture. Traveling activity provides a
great chance to cultural exchange. A destination can welcome a lot of tourists coming from various
cultures in the world and contrariwise the visitors can visit any their favorite places easily. As a result,
cultural exchange was established and grow up naturally.
In conclusion, tourism contributed to area economic development significantly through its benefits.
Further Questions
1. What country do you love to visit some day? Why?
My hobby is travel, especially overseas, Cambodia is one of the countries I want to visit whenever I
have a chance. Because it has still many beautiful natural landscapes and an unpolluted environment.
also, people are here very friendly, homely and hospitable. They willing help visitors whenever they need.
1. What are some interesting tourist destinations in your province/city?
In my province, there are many famous places to visit such as Tram Chim national park, Sa dec
flower garden and so on. while Tram chim was seen as twentieth wetland for protected and recovered in
the world level, Sa dec flower garden is the most favorite destination of visitors both domestic and
international.
3. What are some challenges in promoting tourism in Vietnam?
Besides its benefits, in Vietnam, it has some difficulties for developing tourism. First, environmental
contamination is more serious because of visitors and local people’s awareness is very low, it is so much
littering wasting into the rivers and the road, even many beautiful landscapes was damaged. Moreover,
some unique local customs and traditional culture could get negative effects because of foreign culture’s
influences
Topic 6: There are different activities to do on holidays.
Travelling
Common activities
Family gathering
on holidays [your own idea]
Having parties
There are a lot of official holidays in Vietnam and other in the world as well. Commonly, activities
on the holidays is various from people to people, and this depend on length and characteristic of the
holidays.
First, the most popular, travelling is top priority choice. Holiday is a great chance for everyone to
go somewhere for reducing pressures and picking up energy for upcoming working days. It is true that
nothing helps people relax better than travel, because people can really enjoy beautiful landscapes,
ancient historical buildings, and enjoy special foods with their relatives while they do not concern to nay
tasks during the trips. This helps them getting away any pressures and picking up new energy easily and
effectively.
Second, holyday is rare valuable occasion to family gathering typical, people must focus to make
money for their livelihood and dedicate with whole their heart to their tasks in order to get promoting in
working position and wages. Therefore, holidays, especially Tet holidays, help them enjoying family and
relatives’ reunion time without caring any works and money. This can rebuild a bond between them and
relatives better.
Last but not least, holiday is also a deal occasion for having parties. It is also a deal occasion for
people to held the parties with friends and family to enjoy happy and comfortable feeling during free time
and share working experiences together, for the shorted-holidays.
To sum up, common activities on the holidays are different from people to people and depend on
length and character of holidays as I mentioned above.
Further Questions
1. What are some important holidays in Vietnam?
In my country, there are many important holidays, I can show some of them are lunar new year
holiday at January 1st lunar, Hung King festival at March 10th lunar, independent Day at September 2 nd,
and so on
2. What are some disadvantages if we have too many holidays in a year?
I think that it will have several drawbacks. First of all, it is evident that companies and businesses could
get trouble about productive schedule and contracts' deadline between them and their partners.
moreover, the employees and workers need to more time to find normally working feeling as well because
of this interruptions' influence.
3. Why do some people like travelling on Tet holiday?
Because people need to find a relaxing way to reduce their pressure and pickup an energy after a hard-
working year. Moreover, there are several entertainment activities are held in this occasion
Topic 7: Shopping is a great activity.
Seeing new products
Benefits of shopping
Relaxing [your own idea]
Meeting new people
Shopping is one of the indispensable activities in any society. This is because of its benefits.
First, shopping is a great chance for shoppers to see, select or get various new goods, services
that have never been before. These new items can be useful for them to replace or get
somethings that have newer updated and convenient features or suitable with their needs.
Second, shopping is a kind of entertaining activity. These days, there are a lot of people are big
fans of shopping. For them, shopping simply is their special hobby, so they will be comfortable
and happy feelings whenever they have a chance to go shopping even though they have nothing
to buy. Moreover, it is also an effective way for people who have just undergone a hard-working
day to get a comfortable feeling and recharge energy.
Last but not least, meeting new people is also another benefit of shopping. It is evident that
shopping is a deal chance for people to meet the others that have a similarity preference to make
new friends and exchange information about their hobby
In conclusion, these days, societies could not exist without shopping activity because it plays
very important role in lives of everyone through its benefits I mentioned above.
Further Questions
1. Do you agree that online shopping makes people become lazier?
No, I do not think so, these days online shopping is a smart choice because it helps shoppers
save time to do other works like housework or take care of children. For example, assuming
that people take one hour and a half for shopping, they can use that time for supervising
their children’s learning, or do some house works by using shopping online way without
going to outlets or supper markets.
2. How is a smart consumer/buyer?
I think a smart consumer is a person that knows where to buy good products which are the
cheapest and have good quality. Also, only buy suitable goods that she/he needs for life.
3. Should more supermarkets be built?
No, they should not be built more. today there are many supermarkets which are enough for
buyers’ choice. Moreover, e-commercial developed rapidly, so people can buy online what they
need without going to supermarkets.
Topic 8: There are several causes of environmental pollution.
Littering
Causes of
Farming practice [your own idea]
environmental pollution
Smoke exhaust from factories
and vehicles
In recent years, it can be easily seen that the environment is polluted. There are some reasons that makes
the environment is more and more polluted.
First, littering is a negative effect of environment. Many people’s awareness protecting the environment is
low and they do usually litter a lot of trash into the wrong places like rivers or streets. Therefore, the air is
polluted.
Second, farming practice is another problem of environmental pollution. Farmers on the fields use a lot of
chemical to protect care crops and fertilizer have a good harvest. They make the soil and water be
polluted.
Finally, smoke exhaust from factories and vehicles cause environment pollution. Many people use a lot of
private transport that are harmful to environment. Furthermore, many companies are built along with
rivers, it exhausts water not treated into rivers, which make the environment is polluted.
In conclusion, it is very clear that there are really many problems causes of environment pollution such as
littering, farming practice, smoke exhaust from factories and vehicles. It is a very harmful activity for
people special people living in a city. That’s why we should protect the environment more.
Further Questions
1. What are some measures/solutions to protect the environment?
The government should have a policy to strict punishment on littering and waste into wrong places.
Also, encourage people to improve awareness of protecting the environment like using public transport to
travel and budget to fun for environment education programs.
2. What do you think the environment will be like in the future?
In think, the environment will be polluted in the future. Because, people living in cities use a lot of
private transports, lead to the air is polluted. Besides, factories located in cities are also a big problem
make the environment is polluted more
3. Who do you think should take more responsibility for protecting the environment?
I think, both individual and government have equal responsibility for protecting the environment.
Because the government’s policy especially on education will helps people how to protect environment.
In contrast, individual have to improve awareness to make good environment more.
Topic 9: Relationship is necessary in our life.
Balance life
Importance of [your own idea]
Help in difficulty
relationships
Expand your perspective
Further Questions
1. What are some ways to make friends?
2. What makes a good friend in your opinion?
3. Do you agree that family relationship has become more and more distant?
Trí làm
Balance life: Relationships in life help us feel more confident, reduce stress when there are work
pressures and difficulties. Through relationships, we can have useful information and are shared
and helped in many fields.
Help in difficulty: When we have difficulties, if we do not have a relationship, we will feel
lonely, we really need help from others. If we have good relationships, many problems in work
and life will become better.
Expand your perspective/viewpoints: There are many relationships, we access many different
sources of information, many ideas, accumulate a lot of experience in work and life. Get lots of
knowledge for your situation.
Further Questions
1. What are some ways to make friends? Through interpersonal support in work activities
and life, fun activities, entertainment; join group participation, clubs, classrooms, etc.
2. What makes a good friend in your opinion? The opinions that they give are really
sincere, always take care off and help when a friend get to be difficulties, do not do things that
cause harm to others.
3. Do you agree that family relationship has become more and more distant? Modern
life makes family relationships less near to each other, everybody also have less freetime.
Communication is convenient, so all person in family can exchange information online easily
and they wants their own freedom.
Topic 10: There are many things you should do to have a successful job interview.
dress appropriately
be confident A good job interview [your own idea]
know your field well
Further Questions
1. What is important in a job: a good salary or opportunities for promotion?
I think that a having opportunities for promotion job is more important than the others, because I
will be work in suitable with
2. Why are there many unemployed people in Vietnam?
3. What should the government do to solve the problem of unemployment?
