Many people say that the only reason for learning a foreign language is in order to travel to a foreign country. To what extent do you agree or disagree? One way to solve the problem of congestion in cities is to build sky trains which run overhead rather than on or under the ground. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using this solution to solve the congestion?
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Midterm: Opinion Essay
Topic : Many people say that the only reason for learning a foreign language is in order
to travel to a foreign country To what extent do you agree or disagree?
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Class: AV003
MIDTERM TEST
Many people say that the only reason for learning a foreign language is in order to travel to a foreign country To what extent do you agree or disagree?
In recent years, a foreign language has become essential not only for studying abroad but also for other personal purposes Therefore, I partly disagree with the idea that learning a foreign language only for traveling to a foreign country
It can be denied that many people learn other languages in order to travel to a foreign country In the era of cultural integration, people have more opportunities to go abroad to study, work for getting a good life in the future or higher-paying jobs, and so on Due to these reasons, people need to learn a foreign language if they want to travel to overseas countries For example, it is necessary when coming to the USA, that person must speak fluent in English and at least have scored 5.5 or higher in IELTS to be able to study abroad at university level
In contrast, some people might study another languages for personal reasons such as enrich knowledge or enhance job opportunities Thanks to the development of the
Internet, many users nowadays have chances to access in many different cultures, which arouse their interest and curiosity towards foreign cultures Consequently, learning an additional language helps them to acquire a lot of foreign documents, books, and
information to satisfy their self-interest In fact, I can relate myself in this situation I really loved reading Japanese manga when I was young, and the problem was that not all manga books are translated into Vietnamese At that time, I had to improve English
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proficiency meets a certain standard, they can use it to support their works or do
language-related jobs such as teachers, translators, interpreters, etc For instance, Apollo English Junior requires teachers that have CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to
Speakers of Other Languages) to teach their students
In conclusion, although there are various reasons for learning a foreign language besides traveling to other countries, it provides an opportunity for us to develop ourselves in a
positive way
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Essay advantages & disadvantages
One way to solve the problem of congestion in cities is to build sky trains which run
overhead rather than on or under the ground
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using this solution to solve the congestion?
One way to solve the problem of congestion in cities is to build sky trains which run
overhead rather than on or under the ground What are the advantages and disadvantages
of using this solution to solve the congestion?
Trang 3In recent years, roads are becoming more congested because of an increase of privately owned vehicles It becomes a serious problem that needs to be solved in some countries The most feasible solution chosen is to build an overhead train due to its benefits, but defects of sky trains compare to undergrounds or conventional trains should not be
ignored either
There are three core benefits that sky trains obtains First of all, the completion speed of aerial metro projects is much more faster than the terrestrial and underground railways Especially, the process of tunneling to place the rails for subways will take long time and
a lot of money For instance, the metro sky rail project in Singapore was completed in just one year whereas the new ground rail project in Dubai took almost three years to complete Second, sky trains have more space available for expansion Because the majority of vehicles currently run on the ground, sky trains have unlimited opportunities
to develop rails in central cities The best thing is overhead tubes will take significantly less time than ground trains or subways to reach one destination from another Moreover, the customers or tourists can enjoy the beautiful view of the city through the glasses
On the other hand, sky trains also have shortcomings in some features Firstly, sky trains are considered unsuitable for seniors and people with disabilities The reason for that is the stations do not have enough or no elevators to take them from the ticketing site on second floor to the train station on third floor Secondly, overground trains have to cope with environmental factors such as rain, wind, storm and so on It can damage electrical equipments and disrupt communication You might have noticed that overground trains usually run slower in storm condition
In conclusion, the sky train solution is a viable method when it comes to reducing
congestion But countries must carefully consider its pros and cons to choose the solution that suits best in their conditions and get the best results
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Choose one of the following topics and write a well-organized essay about it The
essay should be at least 250 words
1 Some people want to live in a house while others prefer living in an
apartment Compare and contrast two kinds of accommodation: a house and an
apartment
2 Discuss how social media has affected our relationships with other people and whether the effects are positive or negative
Some people want to live in a house while others prefer living in an apartment Compare and contrast two kinds of accommodation: a house and an apartment
People have different opinions and choices about their living places, as some choose to live in a house while others prefer to live in an apartment The following essay will compare these two kinds of accommodation and give out answers for different choices I would like to focus on three core distinctions between an apartment and a house in cost, maintenance and in emergency situations
First of all, cost is one of the most important factors when considering a perfect living place In fact, the price of owing a house is way more expensive than owing an
apartment Unlike an apartment, owing a house includes the rights to use, possess and disposal the land placing that house For this reason, people have to inspect and deliberate the cost that suitable with their budget and theirs abilities to make a payment In district 7
of Ho Chi Minh City, a 64 square meter apartment costs approximately 2 billion while a
64 square meter house costs nearly 7 billion
Second, when the apartment’s owners want to maintenance or reconstruct their places, they must pre-ask for permission and consult that apartment building owner due to
regulations on management and use of apartment buildings issued by the Ministry of Construction If the repairs affect the neighbors or the overall uniformity of the building, then it will difficult to get permission On the contrary, the repairs or reconstructions for the house would rather easy because the ownership of the house and land belong only to one person – the owner
Trang 5Last but not least, in some emergency situations, people living in a house likely have higher chance to survive than the one living in an apartment, especially in fire accidents Since the apartment building is very tall and large, it is impossible for people on high floors to escape or be rescued in time On the other hand, the ability to rescue people and put out the fire of the house is larger because the scale of the fire is usually very small For example, the fire accident in Carina Plaza apartment on March 23, 2018 at 1648 Vo Van Kiet Street, District 8, Ho Chi Minh City left 13 dead and 51 injured Therefore, there are some people who are afraid of living in apartments
In conclusion, it is hard to decide which kinds of accommodation has the more benefits, but the choice depends on each person's decisions, preferences and circumstances
Topic: Many people choose to go to university for academic study not to do
vocational training and this has become a serious problem in many countries
Explain the main effects of this problem and suggest some possible solutions.
These days, a bachelor's degree is widely assumed to be prestigious, which allows people
to improve their self-worth and is the gateway to a brighter future However, it leads to a serious problem of students being increasingly unemployed or working in the wrong fields That also implies a shortage of qualified blue-collar employees Thus, I will clarify the main consequences of this issue and recommend some potential solutions in the essay
An increasing number of high-school graduates, often at the urging of their parents, choosing to get a four-year college degree has some negative implications for a country's economic system We are facing an unprecedented skilled labor shortage Most graduated students from universities lack experience and specific working skills, necessitating an additional budget for retraining courses for employers who recruit them Furthermore, all types of jobs have become hard to fill due to recent economic trends and companies are
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To solve the problem, there must be more variety of courses and subjects in both the university and vocational training programs which meet the needs of students' strengths and interests In addition, career-oriented courses must be designed not only for students but also for parents so that they are aware of their children's career choices and
developments which can help their children make better decisions
In conclusion, we should pay more attention to the career direction of students to avoid the shortage of labor and reduce the number of unemployed students
Peple 2:
Topic: Many people choose to go to university for academic study not to do
vocational training and this has become a serious problem in many countries
Explain the main effects of this problem and suggest some possible solutions.
Going to university used to be not the only way to become a well-trained worker
However, in this developing world, people wish to go to university for major study and get a white-collar job, instead of attending a training course at vocational school In this essay, we will find out why this trend becomes a serious problem for some countries and how we can solve it
Evidently, the real state of this affair has caused many visible influences on the
unemployment rate and creating prejudice about blue-collar jobs Firstly, as for the continuous increase in the labor force, the competition in the labor market is intensified According to some Vietnam universities, they report that 80% of graduate students get
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Secondly, people's dignity leads to the huge loss in blue-collar workers A country can not develop with just experts and officers, it needs the contribution from blue-collar workers who work as electricians, plumbers, construction workers, and so on Through training courses at vocational school, they are able to start working as a skilled worker Despite facing danger and difficulty, they receive less respect from society
The education and useful sources of information might be the possible solutions for this affair Students should be educated at the early age that both white collar jobs and blue collar jobs are appreciated They can freely make decisions according to their desire and their living condition Because of the fact that the tuition fee in university now becomes much more expensive than in the past, plus with other fees when living far from home, some students can not afford it Additionally, students should be encouraged to speak out their favorite things and not be affected by parents and peers Furthermore, constantly updating reports about the labor force can help students easily orientate themselves Reports must include the current situation of labor in every single field, which jobs lack
of qualified workers, and giving out some options for students which are different in tuition fee, place, course duration and scholarships
In today's society, people's minds are being changed a lot, especially the discussion whether going to university or vocational school and which jobs are well-paid, which are appreciated These opinions lead to the huge loss in blue collar workers in recent years and many graduate students can not find their own place in the job market To emphasize,
we can not measure which type of workers is more important, all of them play an
important role in our life and contribute to the development of the country
People 3:
Trang 8t is disappointed to admit that in many country nowadays, learning does not hand in hand with practice In the long term, it creates many serious problem for not only each country but also for the change of the world
On the macro scale, it creates the imbalance in the workforce So many student after a lot
of academic study and finish their university, they were lack of vocational skills As the result, if a country fails to have enough workers with good working skills, the
development of that country can be effected strongly For specific, if a student learns about electricity but do not have vocational training, he can not have enough skills or experiences in order to become an electricians, the whole workforce of electricity being effected
On the micro scale, a student after finish their academic study without real experience, the company which hired them has to have another budget to training them Vice versa, many people after finish their vocational training, they immediately have a suitable job for their skill and knowledge Many people with a bachelor degree in business
administration or finance are still jobless whereas those with a trade of plumbing or nursing have a good job and, therefore, ensure a successful future
On the whole, we have to change our study program as soon as possible Academic study must be sticked with practice, vocational training Any knowledge which learned in class must be relevant and put it into practice This matter affects a lot on the operation of the world economy
People 3:
Many people choose to go to university for academic study not to do vocational training and this has become a serious problem in many countries Explain the main effects of this problem and suggest some possible solutions.
It’s clear that many people choose to go to university for academic study not to do
vocational training and this has become a serious problem in many countries This essay will explain more about this main effect and give possible solutions
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Secondly, we can not deny that nowadays many graduated student that can not adapt to working environment because of theoretical training course in the school so that they are not being active when facing problems in reality, bad skill students also a problem with enterprises because they need to hold a training course which takes time and money for the company, meanwhile vocational training students have chances to be directly learned and applied to their work, to they have a higher ability to work and get a higher salaries which contribute to creating social gaps
In conclusion, the government should give some encouraging policy for people, build innovative facilities and vocational training programs to attract young people and offer promising jobs opportunities, thus unemployment rate has gradually improved
People 4:
In this country for many years ago, people have had a state of mind that if they graduated from a university, they could receive higher education certification and get a better job However, this thought has created a stereotype among people and increased the number
of bachelors As a result, this has remained a serious problem in many societies The decision of many people to study in universities rather than do vocational training has some obvious effects and there are some possible solutions to refer
Some effects, lots of people entering universities, are time consumption in employee training and unemployed risk for graduates Firstly, in an academic environment, students are familiar with theories and lack of practices I usually hear that, the hardest question that candidates receive in an interview is whether they have experienced it or not
Sometimes, this is difficult to apply theories to the work because students do not get used
to it As a result, fresh men from universities become inexperienced staff and companies
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competitiveness in this level is high because of the increasing number of applicants People need to compete with each other to enter a vacancy or retain the current job As a result, unfortunate employees have to choose another job which has lower benefit than they are worth or become an unemployee
Searching for the practice, people find some possible solutions for this issue Firstly, educators enclose more practices during the academic studying so as to support the lessons and experiences for students Secondly, people are orienting towards students to enroll in vocational training in junior and high schools In fact, following up vocational training’s curriculum will give people many practices in a particular job In this aspect, vocational school is better than universities
To sum up, the issue of only direct to university still remains The Administrators of many countries have to face the difficulty every day I hope that this writing could help you somehow understand the impact of the problem and propose some reasonable plans for resolving
By Hằng:
Nowadays, people tend to overestimate academic education at universities rather than take vocational training courses This is completely a big mistake as it causes negative effects on the countries' economy In this essay, I will analyze these effects and put forward some solutions for this problem
To be honest, the high rate of choosing universities has been generating negative impacts
on labor resources as well as unemployment in many countries Firstly, a lot of
universities in certain countries put the focus on theory rather than practices so their students often lack real experiences This leads to an imbalance in the quality of the labor force inside the country Secondly, many new graduates have delusions about their abilities, so they are picky about careers They often find it difficult to get a job, leading
to long-term unemployment For example, there is a boy who studied abroad, came back