1. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? MONEY CANNOT BUY HAPPINESS, BUT WITHOUT MONEY, WE CANNOT HAVE HAPPINESS IN THIS MODERN LIFE. (READ/LISTEN TO MONEY: THE WORLD'S MOST UNUSUAL MILLIONAIRE, THE GOOD LIFE, MONEY MATTERS) 2. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE ARE THOSE WHO HAVE A LOT OF MONEY. (READ/LISTEN TO MONEY: THE WORLD'S MOST UNUSUAL MILLIONAIRE, SIMON COWELL, HOW THRIFT TURNED TO GIFT, THE GOOD LIFE, MONEY MATTERS) 3. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? IN SOME SENSE, SUCCESS OR HAPPINESS MAY COME FROM MANY OTHER FACTORS ; IT IS NOT MUCH RELATED TO MONEY OR HAVING A LOT OF MONEY. (READ/LISTEN TO GOOGLE IT, FROM SUFFER TO CELEBRITY, HOW THRIFT TURNED TO GIFT, THE WORLD'S MOST UNUSUAL MILLIONAIRE, THE GOOD LIFE, MONEY MATTERS ) 4. WHAT ARE SOME QUALITIES THAT MAKE A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS PERSON? (READ/LISTEN TO SIMON COWELL, BE YOUR OWN BOSS, HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS PERSON, GOOGLE IT, FROM SUFFER TO CELEBRITY, HOW THRIFT TURNED TO GIFT SOME DIFFICULT QUESTIONS: 1. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? READING AND WRITING IS/ARE NOT AS IMPORTANT AS IT WAS/WERE. (READ/LISTEN TO WHAT IS THAT ARE YOU READING? THE ART OF READING, EXTENSIVE READING, KEEPING IN TOUCH THE BLOGGER WAY, THE WISDOM OF THE WORLD.) 2. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE STATEMENT? " READING IS AN ART?" 3. WRITING HELPS US TO ORGANIZE OUR THOUGHTS IN A BETTER ORDER THAN SPEAKING DOES. 4. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? THE KIND OF BOOK WE READ CAN REVEAL A LOT ABOUT US. * ON EXAM RECENTLY: * TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN BUSINESS , PEOPLE HAVE TO ACCEPT INITIAL FAILURES ( LAST MONTH) At the beginning of time, business is not always advantages Failure teaches success (no pain, no gain) Not due to Subjective or objective factors * WE CAN GET TO KNOW A PERSON THROUGH HIS/HER FRIENDS ( IT IS EASIER TO GET TO KNOW A PERSON THROUGH HIS/HER FRIENDS THAN IT IS TO GET TO KNOW HIM/HER DIRECTLY) ENJOY IT ( THE PREVIOUS ONES MAY NOT BE THE RIGHT ONES On "Time For Vacation" : 1. WHAT ARE SOME PURPOSES/REASONS FOR WHICH PEOPLE TAKE A VACATION/GO ON HOLIDAY? On "On The Road" and " Space Tourism": 2. DO YOU KNOW ANY SPECIAL TRIP PEOPLE TAKE? WHAT ARE SPECIAL ABOUT THE TRIP? On "When in Rome" : 3. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? WHEN MOVING OR TAKING A TRIP/VACATION TO A NEW PLACE, WE SHOULD FOLLOW THE CULTURE OF THE PLACE? USE REASONS AND EXPLANATIONS/EXAMPLES FOR YOUR CHOICE. On "SUMMER PLANS" : 4. STUDENTS IN THEIR LAST SEMESTER AT COLLEGE OFTEN HAVE 2 OPTIONS TO SPEND THEIR LAST DAYS OF STUDENT LIFE; THEY EITHER CAN TAKE A KIND OF JOB ( SUCH AS AN INTERNSHIP, A JOB IN A COMPANY) OR THEY CAN TAKE A LONG TRIP WITH THEIR CLASSMATES. WHICH OPTION DO YOU PREFER? USE REASONS AND EXPLANATIONS/EXAMPLES FOR YOUR CHOICE. On "TRAVEL MISTAKES AND MISCOMMUNICATIONS": 5. TO AVOID TRAVEL MISTAKES AND MISUNDERSTANDING, WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE DO BEFORE TAKING A TRIP? USE REASONS AND EXPLANATIONS/EXAMPLES FOR YOUR ANSWER. On "TAKE A LIFE-CHANGING VACATION": 6. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? IN SUMMER, INSTEAD OF TAKING A TRIP TO ENJOY THEMSELVES, STUDENTS SHOULD JOIN COMMUNITY PROJECTS/ OUTDOOR SEMESTER SUCH AS GREEN SUMMER, MILITARY SEMESTER, CLEAN-UP WEEK, ETC. USE REASONS AND EXPLANATIONS/EXAMPLES FOR YOUR ANSWER. On "TAKE A LIFE-CHANGING VACATION": 7. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? STUDENTS AT COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL MUST TAKE PART IN A COMMUNITY PROJECT SUCH AS GREEN SUMMER, MILITARY SEMESTER, CLEAN-UP WEEK, ETC., AS A REQUIRED CLASS? USE REASONS AND EXPLANATIONS/EXAMPLES FOR YOUR ANSWER. On "THE BRICK FATORY": 8. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE A PART TIME JOB BEFORE GOING TO COLLEGE SO THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THEY SHOULD MAJOR IN AT COLLEGE AND IN THEIR CAREER? USE REASONS AND EXPLANATIONS/EXAMPLES FOR YOUR ANSWER. On "PRIVATE LIVES": 9. WHAT IS YOUR "PRIVATE PLACE" WHERE YOU CAN BE ALONE THINKING ABOUT/REFLECTING ON LIFE? WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO YOU? ON REFLECTION OF THE TOPIC: 10. WRITE ABOUT AN UNFORGETTABLE TRIP/HOLIDAY/VACATION YOU HAVE HAD IN YOUR LIFE. WHY IS IT SO MEMORABLE TO YOU? TO GET MATERIALS FOR YOUR CLASS dothanh.ibt@gmail.com, PASS: ibt12345 DOTHANH.PBT@gmail.com, PASS: ibt.123456 thanhchau.ibt@gmail.com, PASS: ibt12345 thanhchau.pbt@gmail.com, PASS: ibt123456 TO ME (YOUR READING, WRITING, AND GRAMMAR TEACHER):DOTHANH600@GMAIL.COM, TO YOUR SPEAKING AND LISTENING TEACHER: PMCHAU2000@YAHOO.COM LAN SAU YEN VAO DIA CHI KHAC dothanh.ibt@gmail.com, PASS: ibt12345 DOTHANH.PBT@gmail.com, PASS: ibt.123456 thanhchau.ibt@gmail.com, PASS: ibt12345 thanhchau.pbt@gmail.com, PASS: ibt123456 QUESTIONS FOR IBT SPEAKING AND ESSAY WRITING 1. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? MODERN TECHNOLOGY, ESPECIALLY COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, HAS BROUGHT US A SOLUTION TO THIS STRESSFUL AND BORING LIFE. (READ AND LISTEN TO HAVING A SECOND LIFE) 2. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? THE GLOBALIZATION AND THE EXPANSION/INVASION OF ENGLISH, TOGETHER WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY HAVE PUT MANY TRADITIONAL VALUES IN DANGER OF BECOMING EXTINCT. (READ AND LISTEN TO WHEN LANGUAGES DIE AND THINK ABOUT PROBLEMS/ISSUES IN VIETNAM TO GET SUPPORT FOR YOUR CHOICE) 3. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? WHEN IT COMES TO LEARNING, COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY HAVE HELPED STUDENTS TO DO MUCH BETTER AND FAR MORE EFFECTIVE AT SCHOOL. (READ AND LISTEN TO PODCASTS REVOLUTIONIZE LEARNING, GENERATION Z: DIGITAL NATIVES, PROFCASTS) 4. THE INTERNET HAS BRINGS US BOTH THE PROS AND CONS. DISCUSS BOTH ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE INTERNET, AND GIVE YOUR OPINION ON WHETHER IT BRINGS MORE HARM THAN BENEFITS TO US.( READ AND OR LISTEN TOTHE PROS AND CONS OF INTERNET LIFE) 5. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? TECHNOLOGY HELPS BRING US A MORE COMFORTABLE AND CONVENIENT LIFE. USE EXAMPLES AND DETAILS AS YOU FIND IN THE READINGS AND LISTENING TO SUPPORT YOUR CHOICE. (READ AND LISTEN TORESTAURANT Z, PROCASTS) 6. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? COMPUTER AND THE INTERNET CAUSE A LOT OF DANGERS TO HUMANS. USE EXAMPLES AND DETAILS AS YOU FIND IN THE READINGS AND LISTENING TO SUPPORT YOUR CHOICE.(READ AND LISTEN TO THE INTERNET: HOW SECURE IT IS?) 7. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? CELL PHONES BRING US A LOT OF BENEFITS, BUT THEY ALSO DAMAGE OUR PERSONAL COMMUNICATION (WE DONOT TALK TO ONE ANOTHER SO MUCH AS WE DID BEFORE, FOR EXAMPLE) DISCUSS BOTH ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGE OF CELL PHONES, AND STATE IF YOU ARGEE OR DISAGREE WITH THE STATEMENT.(READ AND LISTEN TO CELL PHONES: FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE? 8. DO YOU PREFER TO WORK WITH A MACHNE OR A PERSON? WHY? USE EXAMPLES AND DETAILS AS YOU FIND IN THE READINGS AND LISTENING TO SUPPORT YOUR CHOICE.(LISTEN TO I HATE MACHINES) QUESTIONS FOR SPEAKING AND ESSAY WRITING ON TECHNOLOGY&SCIENCE ON OUR MODERN LIFE 1. THE INTERNET HAS BRINGS US BOTH THE PROS AND CONS. DISCUSS BOTH ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE INTERNET, AND GIVE YOUR OPINION ON WHETHER IT BRINGS MORE HARM THAN BENEFITS TO US.( READ AND OR LISTEN TOTHE PROS AND CONS OF INTERNET LIFE) 2. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? TECHNOLOGY HELPS BRING US A MORE COMFORTABLE AND CONVENIENT LIFE. USE EXAMPLES AND DETAILS AS YOU FIND IN THE READINGS AND LISTENING TO SUPPORT YOUR CHOICE. (READ AND LISTEN TORESTAURANT Z, PROCASTS) 3. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? COMPUTER AND THE INTERNET CAUSE A LOT OF DANGERS TO HUMANS. USE EXAMPLES AND DETAILS AS YOU FIND IN THE READINGS AND LISTENING TO SUPPORT YOUR CHOICE.(READ AND LISTEN TO THE INTERNET: HOW SECURE IT IS?) 4. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? CELL PHONES BRING US A LOT OF BENEFITS, BUT THEY ALSO DAMAGE OUR PERSONAL COMMUNICATION (WE DONOT TALK TO ONE ANOTHER SO MUCH AS WE DID BEFORE, FOR EXAMPLE) DISCUSS BOTH ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGE OF CELL PHONES, AND STATE IF YOU ARGEE OR DISAGREE WITH THE STATEMENT.(READ AND LISTEN TO CELL PHONES: FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE? 5. DO YOU PREFER TO WORK WITH A MACHNE OR A PERSON? WHY? USE EXAMPLES AND DETAILS AS YOU FIND IN THE READINGS AND LISTENING TO SUPPORT YOUR CHOICE.(LISTEN TO I HATE MACHINES) . PERSON? (READ/LISTEN TO SIMON COWELL, BE YOUR OWN BOSS, HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS PERSON, GOOGLE IT, FROM SUFFER TO CELEBRITY, HOW THRIFT TURNED TO GIFT SOME DIFFICULT QUESTIONS: 1. DO YOU. or objective factors * WE CAN GET TO KNOW A PERSON THROUGH HIS/HER FRIENDS ( IT IS EASIER TO GET TO KNOW A PERSON THROUGH HIS/HER FRIENDS THAN IT IS TO GET TO KNOW HIM/HER DIRECTLY) ENJOY IT. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO YOU? ON REFLECTION OF THE TOPIC: 10. WRITE ABOUT AN UNFORGETTABLE TRIP/HOLIDAY/VACATION YOU HAVE HAD IN YOUR LIFE. WHY IS IT SO MEMORABLE TO YOU? TO GET MATERIALS FOR