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_ small parks throughout the city with lots of trees and gardens.
_ However, we are far from the mountains and far from the beach.
25. large shopping center may be built in your neighborhood?
+ convinient
_ easier and faster because we dont need to drive for a great distance
_ all the shops will be together => only go to one place to shop
+ more choices
_ more stores selling different products.
_ restaurants and food court => greater variety of places to eat
+ more jobs for the community.
_ these jobs would be in the building of the center.
_ Later, the jobs would be in the stores, theaters, and food establishments.
26. new movie theaters
+more oppOl1unitiesfor entel1ainment
_ Right now, .there is little to do in my town
_the nearest movie theaters and restaurants is thil1y minutes away.
_ we can enjoy evenings right in our own neighborhood.
+ reduce teenage delinquency
_ teenagers need activities to keep them busy and out of trouble.
_a movie theatre provide them with entel1ainment and jobs.
+ attract more business to our town.
_ People who come to use our movie theater would also shop in our stores
_ New stores and restaurants might open
27. People should sometimes do things that they do not enjoy doing.
+ part of our personal lives
_ no one enjoys going to the doctor, but we have to do this because of our health.
+ part of our professional lives
_ No one likes to do boring assignments or to work with someone who no one else likes.
_ we're in management, we may sometimes have tofire someone.
+ doing something we don't enjoy can lead to enjoyment.
_ Simply by trying it again, we may decide we like doing it.
28. the media pay too much attention to the private lives offamous people
+ dig up bad information
_ a person took drugs when he was young, or that someone was a reckless driver and caused a
bad accident.
_ a person in her forties has to explain something that she did when she was fifteen
29. Earth is being harmed more and more by human activity
+ we have limited natural resources
_ example of cutting down trees and catching fishes
_if we aren't careful about how we use our natural resources, we will lose many of them
+ the amount of pollution human activity can cause.
_ Our cars pollute the air.
_ Our factories pollute both the air and the water
_ Good exercise
+ Public transportation
_Economical
_ Unpredictable
+ Car
_Gas is expensive
_Dependable
_Convenient
60. Games for children are important: Y
+ outdoor games help children discover things around them
Children remember quickly than reading book
Children are more interesting -> discover more and more
+ games train childrens creativity, nimbleness
Eg: chess, graft picture pieces
61. adults make important decisions for older teenage children: N
+ this is violate the privacy of teenagers:
adults should be advisors who suggest, hint, advise the best things for children
Adults dont mean all they do is good, if they are wrong, they can ruin the lives of teenagers and
regret for their whole lives
+ make teenagers become more independent from their parents
They need to consider carefully before make a decision: read more, ask more, consider more
Ready for many important decisions in the future
62. characteristics of a friend
+ reliable -> can trust and can share secret
+ humor -> make you happy and feel optimistic
63. difficult experiences become value lessons in future
+ make people persistence, confidence to face with any difficulties
Ready to face with obstacles
Never upset when fail, try to do again
+ success in future
Avoid these same mistakes
64. work for themselves or own a business, or work for an employer
+ motivate to work harder: your own business -> profit or bankrupt
+ gain more money: high salary, best work condition.
65. Should a city try to preserve its old, historic buildings or destroy them and replace them
with modern buildings?
+ present history and has educational functions for children
Present history of the city: art, historical events or evidence
Teaching children by lively evidences of history
+ symbol of city, attract tourism: tourists desire to know about culture, tradition, history, not
present because it is the same with their country.
66. Classmates are a more important influence than parents on a childs success in school.
Y
+ competitive condition
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89. Meet Ho Chi Minh
- I admire his careering: Vietnam president
- I love his lifestyle: simple & healthy
90. Meet Beckham: Im his crazy fan
- want to know his characteristics
- want to see him playing football
91. Meet A. Lincoln
- ask why he wanted freedom for slaves: peoples fair
- What problems did he face: objections of other politicians, landowner
92. Live in areas where the weather changes several times a year
- variety in weather: 4 seasons
- variety in food: each season has different food
- variety in scene:
93. Quality of a good roommate:
- respecting personality: belongings, friends
- helping each other: in life and study
94. Agree:
- Dancing identifies a culture:
+ Each country has different style of dancing
+ Each country has different dancing clothes
- Dancing is effective way to get together with people: in party
95. Governments should spend money for our basic needs
- Reducing poverty: current state, solutions
- Solving environmental pollution: current state, solutions
96. Doing exercise
- Mental improving: concentrate on the exercise and forget anything else
- Physical improving: healthier
97. Disagree
- Its no fair for teacher with slow students
- Teacher only focus on the tests if they are paid according to how much students learn
99. I would rather choose my own roommate
- Its easy to live with who you have known: asking for help, talking to each other naturally
- One who you have known is more credible than a new one:
101. Using machine:
- Need smaller energy
- Machine works more precisely
102. Should evaluate:
- better quality of teaching: teachers recognize weakness, merits
- enhance the effectiveness of teaching monitoring and allocation
104. Contributions of the scientists
+ Increase productivity:
A calculator
Water pump
+ Convenience in life:
air-condition
television
105. Live in dormitories:
+ Advantages:
learn effectively
near library, campus
+ Disadvantages:
Expensive
Live in an apartment of community:
+ Advantages:
Cheaper
Know more about local culture
+ Disadvantages:
Far from university
106. Car:
+ Advantages: go whenever
+ Disadvantages: expensive: consume fuel
Public transportation:
+ Advantages: cheap
+ Disadvantages: depend on the public transportation
107. Only good students:
+ Require high skills: reading, writing, searching info
+ Each university should has the same level among students: competitive environment
108. the best way of learning about life is by listening to the advice of family and friends or
through personal experience
+ advice of family and friends:
- more people, more advice, more experiences
- you dont have chance to fix your problem because time doesnt go back
+ personal experiences:
- advice of family and friends are not always true in your circumstance
- more easy to remember, memorize, apply in your life
109. move to another country, some of them decide to follow the customs of the new
country. Others prefer to keep their own customs.
+ follow the customs of the new country:
- never behave ridiculous, or offend other people
- avoid misunderstanding
+ keep their own customs
- never lose identity of your country
- foreign friends are very excited in learning or watching new customs from other country
110. spend most of their time alone or be with friends most of the time.
+ share your emotion, secret, solve your problems together
+ have more fun, joke, reduce stress
111. Some people prefer to spend time with one or two close friends. Others choose to
spend time with a large number of friends.
+ one or two close friends:
- more relax, no disturb or noisy
- live more comfortable: dont need to pretend with a large number of people, dont need to hind
your some ridiculous habits or hobbits
+ a large number of friends:
- help when get stuck or get in troubles or sth unpredictable
- have a lot of fun, a lot of joke
112. children should begin their formal education at a very early age and should spend
most of their time on school studies or young children should spend most of their time
playing.
+ begin formal education at a very early age
- establish their behavior => avoid bad long-established behavior
- childrens brain has more empty space to remember so they remember longer
+ playing:
- children without playing become dull, unable to adopt with environment
- playing arouse the creativity of children: chess, art
113. The government has announced that it plans to build a new university. Compare the
advantages and disadvantages of establishing a new university in your community.
+ advantages:
- bring jobs: layers, carpenters
- more taxes for community: more money for public, library
+ disadvantages:
- destroy land
- traffic problems because of increasing people go to our community
114. Some people think that the family is the most important influence on young adults.
Other people think that friends are the most important influence on young adults.
+ family is permanently with you, friend come and go => always can trust family
+ familys love is truth, they love you for what you are, the way you live and always love you;
friends love you for many reasons that you even cant predict
115. Some people prefer to plan activities for their free time very carefully.
Others choose not to make any plans at all for their free time.
+ plan very carefully
- avoid unpredictable and inconsiderable events
- avoid troubles: example: lack equipment when go out to relax: swimming: lack sun glasses,
swimming suit
- can invite friends to join
Example: nowhere to go because all travelling places are full
+ not plan at all
-free time to relax, plan consume more energy
- many entertainments are available, no need to plan at all
116. Some people learn by doing things; other people learn by reading about things; others
learn by listening to people talk about things.
- more sources to read: internet, magazines, books which are always available
- dont have many chances to do things: it takes more time, more money
- nobody will take to you everything, you must learn by yourselves:
* teachers just help students to study
* older people just give some value experiences
117. Some people choose friends who are different from themselves. Others choose friends
who are similar to themselves.
+ different
share new experiences about life: example: behave to other people such as girl friends or boy
friends; organize your schedule
learn how to sacrifice for your friends => become modest
+ similar
easy to talk about the same hobbits => never argue or debate
make some things become couple such as your clothes, hats, shoes => more outstanding from
others => make two friends know more about each other and become more close
120. I don't agree that quick decisions are always wrong.
- In familiar circumstances you can usually trust yourself to make a good decision quickly.
Ex: For example, your boss might offer you the opportunity to do a certain job and she needs an
immediate decision from you. => accept quickly
- We can also usually rely on our instinct.
Ex: Instinct helps you choose the right apartment
- We can get into trouble when we make decisions out of desperation.
121. First impressions give us valuable information.
- It doesn't take long for people to show their true character.
+ pay attention to their behaviors, how they greet you
- Even on a bad day, you can see what a person is really like.
+ Because you can see how they react to bad situations
- I feel I can learn a lot about a person in a few minutes, so I don't want to waste my time if the
first impression isn't good.
122. We are always trying to have something more or better than what we already have.
- Early childhood.
+ Give a small child a toy/cookie; she's happy -until she sees another one.
- Adolescence.
+ Clothes => change to match their friends
- Adulthood
+ change jobs, houses, cars, social status
123. Disagree => fiction is also important.
- Fiction can teach us about real things and give us a deeper understanding of them.
+ Fictions (novels) tell us some facts and what those facts mean to real people. Ex: some
novels
- Fiction helps us develop our creativity.
Ex: imagine when reading stories, watching cartoons
- Fiction helps us understand and express our emotions.
Ex: When we read romances or tragedies or comedies, we read about feelings that we have.
124. It is more important for students to study science and mathematics than to study
history and literature.
- People who study science and mathematics get jobs easily than history, literature
+ jobs for math, science: medicine, computer, science, engineering
+ jobs for history, literature: writers, college professors.
- Scientists and mathematicians have a lot of social prestige.
Ex: rocket scientist is more prestigious than historian.
- Higher salary.
125. Agree => all students should be required to study art and music secondary schools.
- By studying art and music, students can learn much about themselves.
+ Students know what they good at => choose to learn music or art
- Studying art and music means more than drawing or playing an instrument.
+ study more about culture, social values
- It helps students learn about other people around the world.
+ learn about other societies, history, and lifestyle of other places
126. Disagree => Young people can teach older people
- Technology.
+ How to use computers, videocassettes
- Popular cultures
+ Popular sports, music
- Social problems
+ AIDS, violence
127. Agree => Reading fiction is more enjoyable than watching movies.
- Most novels and stories have more depth than movies.
+ Novels provide more details, more characters
- Readers are more actively involved in a story than movie watchers are.
+ Movie watchers: sit, watch; while readers: think and imagine
- You can read novels at any time and place. => Convenient
+ In bus, before dinner, before sleep
128. Exercise should not be required part of school day.
- If a school offers physical education classes, then students will have to be graded in them.
+ Unfair for students who are not good at physical exercise
- Another issue is economic.
+ building gyms, fields, equipments is costly => should spend money on academic purposes.
- Many students do a lot of physical exercise everyday => exercising at school is unnecessary.
Ex: walk, ride a bicycle, soccer team
129. Develop a new research center in agriculture in your country.
- We need agriculture production.
+ More food because of the increase in population.
+ More crops => export
- We also need to develop disease-resistant crops.
+ => less money and time spent on killing diseases
- Farmers need to learn modern farming methods.
+ Plant better crops => earns more money.
+ Our town only has small parks and playing fields => need to build more
- We have many opportunities for indoor recreation, but they are all expensive
Ex: Museums, movie theaters are expensive
- At a campground, everybody can find activities that they enjoy
Ex: sit or relax; study nature; go hiking; gather around a campfire
150. Television is very bad for children
- Not good for health
+ Dont do physical exercises => watch TV and eat snack and chips => fat, lazy
- Not good for mind
+ Some information on TV is bad (violence, sex)
- TV encourages children to be materialistic
+ Watch advertisements => they want the newest, biggest, best things (cars, clothes ) =>
children will be spoiled
151. Most important animal in my country: dogs
- Companionship
+ Play with children, the elderly; go with people when walking or hunting
- Important assistance
+ Help farmers guard their sheep or cows
+ Help blind people live independently
+ realize
- Protect people from danger
+ help find lost children
+ protect people from burglars
152. Trees
- Help us breathe
+ provide oxygen for people
- Help develop medicines
- Help conserve soil
+ Trees = factor in underground water distribution => prevent soil from being washed away
153. Disagree
- Zoos can be wonderfully educational places
+ see animals up close, learn how they eat, breathe, play
+ learn about their environments
- Zoos provide scientists with many opportunities for research
+ do experiments, research in safer situation than in the wild => learn about animals
- Zoos can get people interested in environmental concerns.
+ People see how animals live => people know how they become endangered => protect them as
well as their environments
154. Bad rules
- Smokers have rights just like everybody else
+ Many people dont like motorbike, dog, cat but they are not banned
- People smoke to relax
+ Smoking just like other activities to relax => should not be banned
- It is possible to have smoking areas in public places
+ Smokers can sit in a special section of public places; nonsmokers can sit in other section
155. Important plant: coconut
- Revenue
+ Coconut is the main resources for exporting => export coconuts and their products (copra,
coconut oil )
- Food
+ Coconut is the basis of national cuisine (coconut milk, coconut oil )
- Shelter
+ protect people from heavy rain, tsunami
156. Visit Iceland
- Experience some days when the sun doesn't set
+ go to bed while the sun is still in the sky => funny
- See some of Iceland's beautiful scenery
+ look at volcanoes, walk on glaciers, swim in the natural hot springs
- Learn more about the history of Iceland
157. Study at school is better
- Students can also get precious information from teachers, friends
Ex: learn to play sport
- Interaction with other people => increase knowledge
+ Work in group => share ideas, develop social skills (talk, negotiate )
- Competition motivation
+ Study at home => didnt know I am still doing good job or bad job => no motivation
+ Study at school => compete with other students => more motivations
158. We should not pay attention to famous people opinion
- Famous peoples opinion is not always good
Ex: rock star: + talk about music: good
+ talk about political situations, social issues: bad
- If we are going to listen to other people's opinions, we should listen to the experts
- When we listen to famous peoples opinions, we dont really hear what they are talking about
+ A music star supports certain political candidate + we admire this music star => vote for that
candidate (without knowing that this candidate is good or bad)
159. Memorable change of 20th century: medical science
- Vaccines and antibiotics have saved the lives of many people
Ex: + 50 years ago: many people died because of polio
+ Now: vaccines => dont have to worry about polio
- Develop health care systems => improve the lives of millions of people
+ In the past: many patients are far from hospitals, doctors => died
+ Now: patients are treated easily => improve quality of life
- Improve surgical technique
+ More efficient, help treat more illnesses
+ Recover more quickly than the past
160. Complaint in writing
- When I write, I can organize my thoughts
+ write as many time as I like => can certain that I make my point clearly
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