Đề thi Writing àn Speaking Vstep B1 - C1

Ms Ly Toeic – B1 ĐỀ THI WRITING A ESSAY 1 In some countries, online shopping is replacing shopping in stores Do you think it is a positive or negative development? Currently, people are increasingly doing their shopping on the Internet instead of going to stores I personally believe this tendency has both positive and negative effects, which will be discussed below On the one hand, there are some benefits of online shopping Firstly, it is a quicker and cheaper way to shop since people can buy pr[.]

Ontheotherhand,onlineshoppingcanbenegativeinseveralways.Thefirstdrawbackisthatcustomerscannottryproductsbeforemakingapurchase.Forexample,agirlcannottrywearingadresstoseeifitfitsherbody.Furthermore,productssoldonlineareoftenlessreliable,andtheproductthatpeoplefinallygetdeliveredtotheirhousemighthaveapoorerqualitythanexpected.Finally,becauseonlineshoppingiseasierandcheaper,peopletendtobuytoomuch,whichwouldleadtoalargewasteofmoney.Thisislesslikelytohappenifshoppinginstoresismorepopular

nanceandcausesenvironmentalpollution

Ontheonehand,itistruethatowingacarmeansyoucanhaveanenjoyablejourney.Apersoncanhaveaspaciousseattositon,listentomusicandenjoyprivacyinanair-

conditionedambienceandthusmaketheirridecomfortable,unlikeonthepublictransportwherepeopledonotevenhaveenoughroomtostandduetoovercrowding,especiallyduringpeakhours.Moreover,personalvehiclesarealwaysbeneficialduringemergencies.Toillustrate,ifafamilymemberissickandneedsmedicalhelpduringoddhours,whenfindingcabs,trainsorbusesisextremelydifficult,havingacarisindeedaboon

Ontheotherhand,itisanirrefutablefactthatfourwheelersarenotpocketfriendly.Fuelandmaintenanceareadditionalexpensesassociatedwithcarownership.Peoplefromthemiddlesocioeconomicbackgroundoftengetintofinancialinstabilityduetothisaddonexpenditure.Furthermore,automobilesneedfueltorun,whichonburningcausesreleaseofcarbondioxideandothertoxicgasesthatareharmfultotheenvironment.Thesefumesnotonlycauseglobalwarmingbutalsoworsenairpollution.Ifpeoplelimittheuseofpersonalcarsandstartusingpublicvehicles,thisproblemofriseinglobaltemperaturewillbemitigatedtosomeextent

Inconclusion,althoughcarsprovidecomfortandcanbequitebeneficialinemergencysituations,theirmaintenancecostsandperilousimpactontheplanetcannotbeignored.Hence,inmyopinion,therearemoredisadvantagesthanadvantagestocars

3 Childrenlearnbestbyobservingbehaviorofadultsandcopyingit.

Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisstatement?

Childrenlearningcapabilitiesdependsonfamilymembers'behaviour.Theycancomprehendpotentialskillbyimitatingelders.Istronglyagreethateldersbehaviourworksasaguidelineforthechildrensothattheylearnfromitwhilegrowingup.Familymembers'lifestylehasavastimpactontheirchildren's

Firstly,whenchildrenaregrowingupthatlookuptotheirparentstolearnlifeskills.Foraninstance,afamilymemberisspeakingEnglishathome,their

Secondly,motherplaysessentialroleinchildeducationandmannersasshespendsmoretimewiththebaby,sheistheonlyonewhocanteachgoodmannerstochild.Childcanquicklygraspallqualityofthemother

.Thirdly,childrencanlearnbyseeingandhearingthingsfromadults.Forexample,ifChildhearanyoneinthefamilyspeakingbadword,itispossiblethathe/

shewillsaythatinpublic.Peopleshouldremainverycarefularoundchildrenwhilesayinganynegativewordsbecausechildrencaneasilylearnit

Lastly,ifachildislivingwithyoungstersiblingorcousinthenutmostcareshouldbetakenbyparentbecausetheycancausebadinfluenceonit.Toexplainindepth,maybetheyoungsterissmoking,whichcangivebadideastochildbecausechildmightthinkthathe/shecanalsosmokeaftergrowingup

Toconcludethat,Itisundoubtedlyafactthatchildrenlearnfromparents

.governmentandeldershouldalwaysremaincarefularoundchildrensotheycanbesavedfromaquiringnegativeskills

4 Thegovernmentshouldpayforthecoursefeesforeveryonewho

wantstostudyattheuniversity.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?

Somepeoplethinkthatthegovernmentshouldgiveacompletescholarshiptostudents.Meanwhile,othersbelievethatallofthesecostsmustbepaidbyparents.Bothideasseemtobeconvincing,sotheessaywilltrytolookmorecloselyateachargument

Firstofall,themainreasonwhyIamfavorofeducationalspendingbeingsupportedbythegovernmentisthatitcanhelpstudentstoconcentratetotallyontheirstudywithoutbeingconcernedaboutthefees,whichisespecially

Secondly,thereasonwhyIstronglysupporttheideathatparentsshouldpayfortheirchildren'sfeesisthatitcanreducetheburdenoffundingforthegovernment.Forinstance,fromaneconomicpointofview,parentsjustspendmoneyononeortwochildren.Thisamountofmoneyisnotsubstantial.However,ifthegovernmentpaysalloftheeducationfeesforeachstudentinthewholecountry,itwillcostanarmandaleg.Moreover,ifstudentsknowthatthesefeesarebeingpaidbytheirparents,theymightstudyhardertorespecttheirparents

Inconclusion,studyisreallyimportantforpeople'slivesandtheschoolfeesareavitalconcern.Inmyhumbleopinion,thegovernmentandparentsneedtoshareresponsibilitiesforthis

5 Somepeoplesaythatcomputerscantranslatelanguages,so

childrendon’tneedtostudyforeignlanguagesanymore.Towhatextentdoyouagr eeordisagreewiththisstatement?

SomestudentsarethinkingofgivingupstudyingEnglishasmodernmachinescandothejoboftranslation.However,IthinkitiswrongtodropstudyingEnglish,asmachinescannotdoperfectly,especiallyintranslation,whichisasophisticatedprocessandneedssomanyskills

Firstly,whatmachinescandonowistranslatewordforword,withoutconsiderationofcontext.Whenacomputertranslatesscientificworks,theycandoasatisfyingjob.Butwhenitcomestoliteratureworks,theycannotweigheverywordaccordingtodifferentsituations,andthustheirjobcannotdisplaythepathoforiginalworks.SupposewegiveapoembyShakespearefortranslation,wecanimaginehowridiculousthetranslationwouldbe

Secondly,machinescannotconveythemannerofspeakers.Ifthespeaker

facecommunication,wecanunderstandpeoplejudgingfromtheirexpressions,bodygesturesandsoon,evenifwedonotusemanywords.Butmachinescannotdothis

Ontheotherhand,EnglishstudyoffersoneanewanddifferentperspectiveofEnglish-

speakingcountriesbecauselanguageandculturearecloselyrelatedtoeachother.Machinescanneverdothis.WhenwestudyEnglish,wenotonlylearnthelanguagebutalsoknowmoreabouttheculture,historyandcustoms.MachinescanneverreplacetheprocessofEnglishstudyandgiveusabetterunderstandingoftheculturalbackground

Tosumup,translationmachineshelpusinsomewaybutitdoesn'tmeanthatwecanquitstudyingEnglishbecauseEnglishstudycangiveusmuchmorethantheEnglishlanguageitself

6 Childrenshouldneverbeeducatedathomebytheirparents.Whatis

youropinion?

Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.

Inmostcountrieschildrenattendschoolandonlyinrarecasesareeducatedbytheirparentsina“homeschooling”situation.WhileIacceptthatthismightworkwellforsomefamilies,Ibelievethataschoolcangenerallyprovidechildrenwithabettereducation

Inmyview,themostimportantpointistoensuretheoverallqualityofeducationforallstudents.Notonlyisitimpracticalforworkingparentstofindsufficienttimetoteachtheirchildren,buttheyarenotpedagogicalandsubjectexpertsliketeachersare.Additionally,inaschoolagivencurriculumandregulartestsensurechildrenlearnalltherequiredskills.Parentsmightbemorebiasedwhenjudgingtheirownchildren’sskills.Futhermore,aschoolcanprovideequalopportunitestoallchildreningettingasolideducationandabalancedviewoftheworld.Someparentsmightbeexcellentatteaching,while

Anotherimportantconsiderationisthatattendingaschillisasociallearningexperience.Whenbeingathomeschooled,childrenmussoutonhavingtofindtheirplaceinagroupofpeers,animportantlearningexperienceoftheirfuture.Despitethefactthatparentsareimportantrolemodelsfortheirchildren,teacherscanplayacrucialroleinhelpingchildrenexploretheirtalentsandinterests

Inconclusion,whileIthinkparentsplayamajorroleintheirchildren’seducation,schoolshaveoverallproventhemselvestoprovidethebetterandmorebalancededucation

7 Everybodywouldliketoberichandfamous.

Discussthisin250words.

Somepeopleareoftheopinionthatbeingrichandfamousisprobablyeveryone’sdream.However,othersholdtheviewthatbeingwealthyandwell-

knownisnotsomethingsodesirable.Inmyopinion,Iagreewiththelatter’sview.Thisessaywillgrantusachancetodiscussthisissueindetail

Thosewhoconsiderbeingwealthyandfamousasadreamusuallyarguethatfameandgoodfortunearelikelytobringthemthefeelingsofsatisfactionongroundsthattheymightgetalmosteverythingthattheydesirethankstotheirfameandwealth.Theyseemtomakeapointintheirargument.Nonetheless,happinessisoneofthemostimportantgoalsofaperson’slifethatcannotbeachievedbymoneyorfame.Althoughawealthypersonmaybuyasmanymaterialfacilitiesashelikes,itisimpossibleforhimtopurchasetrueloveorhappiness.Theprinciplereasonisthatasenseoftruehappinesscanonlybeattainedfromhearttoheart,notfromthepocket

Furthermore,itishardtodenythefactthatagoodfortuneandfamealsobringaboutcertaindrawbacks.Asamatteroffact,thosewhohaveahugeamountofmoneyoftenputmuchmoreeffortintopreventingtheirpropertiesfrombeingstolen,whichwillresultintheirworries,andevenworsedepression

Therefore,theywillundoubtedlysufferfromtheirhugemoneyratherthanenjoyit

Anotherconvincingargumentforthelatter’spointofviewisthatbeingwell-knownisfarfrombeinghappy,butextremelyannoyed.Itisobviousthatcelebritiescanhardlyenjoytheirlifeasothernormalpeoplebecauseoftheinterferencefrompaparazziwhosejobistolookintofamouspeople’slives,orthethreatfromrobbers.Infact,famouspeoplemustalwaysgetthemselvescoveredwithprotectionfromsecurityguards.Asaresult,theywillhavenoprivacyatall

theyhavelearnedtopracticalpurposes.Teachers,infact,providestudentswithpersonalizedandqualitativefeedbackthathelpsstudentshonetheircriticalandcreativeskills

Likewise,teachersarebetteratmanagingdiversityintheclassrooms.Studentscomefromdifferentsocio-

economicbackgroundsandteacherscanacknowledgebothculturalandindividualdifferencesenthusiasticallyandidentifythedifferencesinapositiveway,whichinturneliminatesstereotypesamongthestudents.Besides,learnershaveadifferentlevelofunderstandingandurge,differentattitudestowardslearning,anddifferentresponsestoaparticularclassroomenvironment.Inthecase,teacherscanunderstandthevariouslearningneedsoftheirstudents.Thatistosaythatteacherscandevise

Toconclude,itisobviousthattheroleofteachersisfarbeyondthescopeofacomputer.Teacherscanmakesurethatalltheirstudentscangetproperguidanceandsupportneededtoputthemontheladderofsuccessinlife.Thehumanaspectsofgoodteachingwillneverbereplacedbycomputers

9.Today,peoplecanworkandliveanywheretheywant,becauseoftheimprovement ofcommunicationtechnologyandtransport.Doadvantagesofthisdevelopment outweighthedisadvantages?

Thankstotechnologicalinnovationssuchastheinternet,wirelesstelephonyandfastermodesoftransport,peoplecannowliveandworkinanypartoftheglobe.Inmyopinion,theadvantagesofthisdevelopmentoutweighthedisadvantages

Therearecertainlymanybenefitstobeingabletoliveandworkanywhere.Firstofall,peoplehavemorechoicesofjobsbecauseoftechnologicaladvances.Notonlycantheyworkfromanypartoftheirhomecountry,buttheycanalsoworkforanycompanyinanypartoftheworldthroughtelecommuting.Gonearethedayswhenpeoplehadtobephysicallypresentintheofficetobeabletowork.Nowfromthecomfortoftheirhome,theycanserveclientslivinginothercontinents.Modernwirelesstechnologyhasalsomadeworkeasierandcreatedmoretimeforselfandfamily.Betterstill,peoplecanlessentheirworkhoursandstillaccomplishtheirtasksmoreefficientlyandwithlesseffort

Thetransportsectorhasalsoseenrevolutionarychanges.Thankstoserviceslikemetro,thetraveltimehasreducedconsiderably.Thishasalsoenabledpeoplelivinginthecountrysidetoworkincities.Earlierpeoplehadtomovetocitiestofindemploymentthere.Nowtheycanliveintheserenecountrysideandstillhaveaflourishingcareerinthecity.Thishasdecreasedtheovercrowdingofcitiesandmadethemmorelivable

Therearesomedownsidestobeingabletoliveandworkanywhere.Thisflexibilityandconveniencehasactuallymadepeoplephysicallyinactiveandledtosomehealthproblems.Inaddition,ithasmadepeopledependentontechnology.Actually,lifenowcomestoastandstillinthe

Inconclusion,whileitistruethatadvancementintechnologyhasledpeopletoasedentarylifestyle,itisaminordrawbackthatpalesincomparisontothemultitudeofbenefitsofferedbytechnologyandinnovations

10.Increasingly,youngpeoplerelyontheInternetasaresourcewhen

doinghomeworkorwritingassignments.

WriteanessayinwhichyouofferargumentsforandagainstusingtheInterne tasaresourceinthesesituations.Includereasonsandanyrelevantexamplest osupportyouranswer

ItistruethattheInternethaschangedthewaystudentsapproachtheirschoolworkathomewhichposessomeproblemsforthem.ThefollowingessaywilldiscusssomeoftheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofrelyingontheInternettocompleteassignments

Ontheonehand,itisobviousthattheaccessibilityoftheInternetisbeneficialforstudents.Tobeginwith,studentshaveawealthofresourcesavailabletothemonline,andthoseresourcescanmakeiteasierforkidstounderstandkeyconceptsonnearlyeverysubject.Insteadofgoingtothelibrarytoresearchagivensubject,theycandosofromthecomfortsathome.Inaddition,ratherthanwaitingtoaddressanissuewhichtheymayfindthemselvesstrugglingwithinclass,studentscanvisittheeducationalwebsitestoanswertheirquestionsimmediately

Ontheotherhand,therearesomemajordrawbacksofusingtheInternettodotheirassignments.Firstly,muchoftheconcernaboutusingtheInternettocompleteschoolworkisthereliabilityoftheinformationontheInternet.Manysitesofferreliableandwell-researchedinformation,but

manydonot.AnothersignificantdisadvantagetousingtheInternettocompleteschoolworkisthatstudentsmaybetemptedtocheat.BecausetheInternetissovast,studentsmightbetemptedtocutandpasteanswerstohomeworkproblemsfromtheInternetorcopyinformation

Inconclusion,everythinghastwosidesandusingtheInternetasaresourceofdoingassignmentsisnoexception.Afterconsideringthepros

Andonthelastday,wejustwalkedaroundthetown,enjoyedsomedeliciousdishesofDaNangsuchasbunQuang,banhtrangthitheo,etcandboughtsomesouvenirs

Ireallyhadagreattimewithmyfamily.DaNangisawonderfulplaceandpeopleinherearefriendly.Sohowisyoursummervacation?

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Howareyou?

Thanksforyourletter.I’llgiveyousomeadvicetokeepfitandhealthy.Thosearesomeexperiencesfromme.It’seasytokeepfitandstayhealthy

Therearemanywaystokeepfit.Firstofall,doingexerciseregularlywill

helpyoutostayinshape,youngandhealthy.Youcanstartbyjoggingfor20

takeupswimming

Secondly,yourdietplaysanimportantrole.Inordertohaveagoodhealth,youshouldeatmorefruitandvegetablesandavoideatingfastfood.Finally,yourworkregineandlife-

stylearealsofactorswhichaffectyourhealth.Youshouldworkandrelaxproperly,gotobedearlyanddon’tworktoohard.Relaxationimprovesyourhealthphysicallyandmentally

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3.You’reworkinginacompany.Youwouldliketojoinatraningcourserelatedto yourwork.Writealettertoyouemployer.Inyourletter:

CurrentlytheorganizationisgoingthroughaleanperiodsoIfeelthisisthebesttimetogetsometraining.Classeswillbeheldtwiceaweekfrom4pmto8pmonWednesdaysandFridays.SoIrequestyoutokindlypermitmetoleaveearlytwiceaweektoattendtheclasses

Thankyouforyourtimeandsupport.Iloo

kforwardtohearingfromyou.Yourssinc

erely,

4.Oneofyourfriendswantstoapplyforajobthatinvolvesworkingwithfore ignteenagers.Writealetterofrecommendationforhim/her.

ShecompletedhergraduationfromDanangUniversityofEducationandthenworkedasateacherinaninternationalschoolinHaNoi.ShecanspeakEnglish,SpanishandChinesefluently.What’smore,shelovesbeingaroundchildrenandchildrenloveherverymuch.Therefore,Idonothesitatetorecommendherasasuitablecandidateforthepostthatyouadvertised.Iamsureshewouldbeanexcellentcandidateforthepost

Yoursfaithfully

5.Yourneighborkeepshispetinthegarden,whichhascausedsometroubles toyourlife.Writealettertoyourneighbor.Inyourletter,youshould

-Saywhoyouareandwhyyouwritethisletter explaintheproblems

-Giveyoursuggestiononhowtosolvetheproblem

IamNguyenLeandIamlivingat10OxfordStreet,nexttoyourhouse.Iamwritingthislettertoexpressmydissatisfactionwithyourdogstayinginthefrontgarden

ThefirstthingIwouldliketodrawyourattentiontoisthatyourdogmakesloudnoisesatnightfrequently.Iwasawokenbyyourdog’sbarkseveraltimeslatelyandcouldnotsleepsmoothly.Asaresult,Ihavebeenfeelingtiredrecentlyduetothelackofsleep

Mysecondconcernaboutyourdogisthatitroamsfreelyinyourgarden.Iamafraidthatitmaybitesomeoneinourneighborhood

Iwouldliketosuggestyoushouldkeepitatbackyardsothatneighborscanhavearestattheirhomes.Iwouldalsoliketorecommendyoutokeepyourdogonachaininorderthatwehaveasenseofsecurity

Thankyoufortakingtimetoreadthisletter.Iamlookingforwardtoapromptresolution.Yourssincerely,