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Mọi chi tiết liên hệ góp ý: Fanpage: www.facebook.com/khacthucenglish or: www.facebook.com/clbtienganhkt NGUYỄN KHẮC THỨC Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO DANANG 2014 Knowledge comes from learning Wisdom comes from living 2008 18-09-2008 Sending criminals to prison is not the effective method to deal with them Education and job training should be used instead To what extent you agree or disagree？ 27-09-2008 Poor students or students who come from rural areas often find it difficult to have access to university education Some people think universities should make it especially easy for them to study To what extent you agree or disagree? 11-10-2008 Society is based on rules and laws It could not function if individuals were free to whatever they wanted To what extent you agree or disagree？ 23-10-2008 Many people can now study at home through distance-learning programs via Internet or television But some people say this kind of education cannot be compared to attending a college What is your opinion? 25-10-2008 Economic progress is one way to measure the success of a country Some people believe there are other factors What other factors should be considered? Which one you think is more important than the others? 08-11-2008 Fashion has become more and more important when people choose clothes Why? Do you think it is a positive or negative development? 2009 05-09-2009 Some people think that a large proportion of young people should go to university; however, others think that we should encourage them to become car mechanics, builders etc to meet the needs of the community Discuss both these views and give your own opinion 12-09-2009 Caring for children is probably the most important thing of the society It is suggested that all mothers and fathers should be required to take childcare training courses To what extent you agree or disagree? 17-09-2009 NGUYỄN KHẮC THỨC Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO DANANG 2014 Knowledge comes from learning Wisdom comes from living Some people think that lawbreakers should be sent to prison However, others think that better talents among those should be made to work Discuss both views and give your own opinion 26-09-2009 In some countries some school leavers are choosing to work or travel for a period of time between finishing high school and attending university Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for their decision 08-10-2009 Family has a great influence in children’s development However, the outside influences play a bigger part in children’s life To what extent you agree or disagree? 10-10-2009 An increase in the production of consumer goods results in the damage to the natural environment Why is the case? What can we to solve this problem? 24-09-2009 Some people think the function of university education is to prepare students for employment, but others believe university education can offer many other functions Discuss both these views and give your own opinion 31-10-2009 The environmental problem in the world cannot be solved by ordinary people, and governments and large companies should be responsible for this problem To what extent you agree or disagree? 07-11-2009 The rate of crime committed by teenagers is increasing throughout the world Discuss the possible reasons and give suggestions on how to solve the problem 14-11-2009 Some people say that professional workers such as doctors, nurses and teachers make greater contribution So they should be paid more than those sport and entertainment persons To what extent you agree or disagree? 2010 28-08-2010 City planners have located schools, homes, shops, offices in specific areas which may be widely separated from each other Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? 04-09-2010 NGUYỄN KHẮC THỨC Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO DANANG 2014 Knowledge comes from learning Wisdom comes from living Anyone can use a mobile phone to answer the work call and home call at any place or days a week Do you think this development brings us more positive effects or negative effects on both individuals and the society? 11-09-2010 Some people think it is necessary to use animals for testing medicines intended for human use Others, however, think it is cruel to that Discuss both these views and give you own opinion 25-09-2010 A report indicated that many children between and 11 spend too much time watching television or playing video games How does the problem affect the children, their families and the society? What measures can be taken to control it? 9-10-2010 Some countries have introduced a law to limit working hours for employees How can this law be introduced? Do you think it is a positive or negative development? 14-10-2010 In some countries, it is illegal for employers to reject someone applying for a job for his or her age What you think about it? Is this a positive or negative development? 23-10-2010 Some people think that pollution and damage of environment are resulting from a country’s developing and becoming richer, and this is hard to be avoided To what extent you agree or disagree? 30-10-2010 Some people think that by paying taxes they have made enough contribution to their society Others think there are more responsibilities than paying taxes Discuss both these views and give your opinion 4-11-2010 Some parents need to spend time on reading or telling stories to children, while others think children can read through a variety of sources, such as book, TV and Internet by themselves Discuss both these views and give your own opinion 06-11-2010 Everybody should stay in school until 18 To what extent you agree or disagree? NGUYỄN KHẮC THỨC Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO DANANG 2014 Knowledge comes from learning Wisdom comes from living ĐỀ THÁNG 11, 12 2005 29-10-2005 Some people say that the increasing business and cultural contact between countries has positive effects Others say it would lead to the loss of national identities Discuss both views and give your opinion 12-11-2005 The international trade has made it possible for many goods to be transported to other countries, such as dairy products Some people think it is not good because of the long distance Do you think whether the benefits overweigh the drawbacks? 19-11-2005 Advertising encourages consumers to buy in quantity rather than promoting quality To what extent you agree or disagree? 26-11-2005 Public libraries should only provide books and should not waste their limited money on expensive hi-tech media such as software, video, or DVD To what extent you agree or disagree? 03-12-2006 Far too little has been done to prevent animals and plants from dying out People today have noticed this problem, but few actions are taken Why you think people little about it, and what you suggest to solve this problem? 10-12-2005 Many people believe that scientific research should be carried out and controlled by governments rather than private companies To what extent you agree or disagree? 17-12-2005 The purpose of a building is more important than looking beautiful Architects should not worry about designing a building as works of art To what extent you agree or disagree? 2006 28-10-2006 As most people spend a majority part of their adult life in work, job satisfaction is an important part of individual well-being What are the factors that contribute to the job satisfaction? How realistic is the expectation of job satisfaction of all workers? 04-11-2006 NGUYỄN KHẮC THỨC Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO DANANG 2014 Knowledge comes from learning Wisdom comes from living Some people think that good health is the basic need of every human and it is not right for the medical care services to be run by profit-making companies Do the disadvantages of private health care outweigh its advantages? 18-11-2006 Should international news be included into secondary school subjects or is it a waste of time? Give your opinion 25-11-2006 Exposure to international media, such as TV, film and magazine, has a significant impact on the local culture What you think the impact has been? Do you agree that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? 02-12-2006 Throughout history, male leaders often led our societies to be full of violence and conflict If women governed the world, our society would be more peaceful To what extent you agree or disagree with this opinion? 09-12-2006 More and more modern buildings change the character and appearance of the cities and towns Some people think that we should build all new buildings in the traditional style to protect cultural identities To what extent you agree or disagree? 16-12-2006 Some people think that personal happiness is directly related to economic success Others believe that happiness depends on other factors Discuss both views and give your opinion 2007 25-10-2007 Some people think the only purpose of prison is to punish crimes Others think it has other functions Discuss both views and give your opinion 03-11-2007 Governments should pay the course fees for everyone who wants to study at university To what extent you agree or disagree? 15-11-2007 Nowadays, people are encouraged to throw away and replace the goods that are not the latest models or latest fashion Do the disadvantages of a throw-away society overweigh the advantages? 17-11-2007 NGUYỄN KHẮC THỨC Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO DANANG 2014 Knowledge comes from learning Wisdom comes from living Advertising aimed at children has lots of negative effects on children and should be banned To what extent you agree or disagree? 24-11-2007 Some people think that giving aids to poorer countries has more negative impacts than positive ones To what extent you agree or disagree? 01-12-2007 We are now living in a throw-away society What are the causes and what problems it may cause? 08-12-2007 Some people believe that the main aim of university education is to help graduates find better jobs, while others think that university education has much wider benefits for individuals and society Discuss both views and give your opinion 13-12-2007 Many species of plants and animals are declining in the world Give possible reasons and offer solutions 15-12-2007 More images of disasters and violence are shown on TV news programs Discuss the reasons and what are the effects on the individual and the society? 2008 08-11-2008 Fashion has become more and more important when people choose clothes Why? Do you think it is a positive or negative development? 15-11-2008 More and more people choose to work at home and students study from home as the development of computer technology makes it more convenient and cheaper Do you think it is a positive or negative development? 20-11-2008 International travel has become much cheaper, and there are more and more tourists Do the advantages of the increased tourism outweigh the disadvantages? 29-11-2008 Some people think modern games can help children to develop a wide range of skills, but others argue that traditional games can be much better for developing such skills What is your opinion? 02-12-2008 NGUYỄN KHẮC THỨC Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO DANANG 2014 Knowledge comes from learning Wisdom comes from living In a global economy, many goods, including what we use on a daily basis, are transported from other counties in a long distance To what extent you think its benefits exceed its drawbacks? 06-12-2008 Memorization of information by frequent repetition (rote learning) plays a role in many education systems Does the usefulness outweigh the limitations? 13-12-2008 Some people believe that a country can benefit a lot from university education Others believe that sending a large number of young students to go to university leads to unemployment Discuss both views and give your opinions 20-12-2008 Nowadays, many charities and organizations have to publicize their activities by giving a name to a particular day, such as National Children's day for encouraging treatment of children, National Non-smoking Day for encouraging people to give up smoking Why these charities and organizations so? How effective can these special days be? 2009 31-10-2009 The environmental problem in the world cannot be solved by ordinary people, and governments and large companies should be responsible for this problem To what extent you agree or disagree? 07-11-2009 The rate of crime committed by teenagers is increasing throughout the world Discuss the possible reasons and give suggestions on how to solve the problem 14-11-2009 Some people say that professional workers such as doctors, nurses and teachers make greater contribution So they should be paid more than those sport and entertainment persons To what extent you agree or disagree? 19-11-2009 Some people think that introducing new technology can improve people's quality of life in the developing countries However, others believe that free education should be offered Discuss both views and give your own opinion 21-11-2009 Individuals and countries cannot help everyone who needs help in the world, so we should be only concerned about our own communities and countries To what extent you agree or disagree? NGUYỄN KHẮC THỨC Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO DANANG 2014 Knowledge comes from learning Wisdom comes from living 02-12-2009 Some people tend to take temporary jobs, for they have the time to other things Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? 05-12-2009 Nowadays, people always throw the old things away when they buy new things Some people claim that the broken things should be repaired and used again What factors cause this phenomenon? What effects the phenomenon leads to? 12-12-2009 Recently some people can work from home using modern technology Some think this only benefits the workers, but not the employers To what extent you agree or disagree? 19-12-2009 Crime is a problem all over the world and there is nothing to to prevent it To what extent you agree or disagree? 2010 30-10-2010 Some people think that by paying taxes they have made enough contribution to their society Others think there are more responsibilities than paying taxes Discuss both these views and give your opinion 4-11-2010 Some parents need to spend time on reading or telling stories to children, while others think children can read through a variety of sources, such as book, TV and Internet by themselves Discuss both these views and give your own opinion 06-11-2010 Everybody should stay in school until 18 To what extent you agree or disagree? 20-11-2010 Some people think people have benefited from modern communication technology, while others think some people have not benefited at all To what extent you agree or disagree? 27-11-2010 In some countries, small town-centre shops are out of business because people are driving to large out-of-town stores As a result, people without cars have limited access to shops, and so more and more people buy cars Do you think the disadvantages of this development outweigh the advantages? 04-12-2010 NGUYỄN KHẮC THỨC Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO DANANG 2014 Knowledge comes from learning Wisdom comes from living Public museums and art galleries are not needed because people could see historical objects and works by using computers To what extent you agree or disagree? 11-12-2010 Scientists say that junk food is harmful to people's health Some say the way to ask people to eat less fast food is to educate them, while others say education does not work Discuss both sides and give your own opinion 16-12-2010 Young people are often influenced in their behaviours and situations by others in the same age This is called “peer pressure" Do the disadvantages outweigh the advantages? 18-12-2010 Some people think typical teaching of a teacher and students in the class will not exist by the year 2050 Do you agree or disagree? 2011 29-10-2011 Films and computer games containing violence are popular Some people say they have negative effect on society and should be banned Others say they are just harmless relaxation Discuss both views and give your own opinion 05-11-2011 Some people think that the government should invest more money in teaching science than other subjects for the progress of the country To what extent you agree or disagree? 17-11-2011 Some people claim that newspaper is the best way to get latest information because it has more influence than other forms of media To what extent you agree or disagree? 19-11-2011 Some people think job satisfaction is more important than job security, while others believe that having a permanent job is better than enjoying the job Discuss both views and give your own opinion 26-11-2011 With the rapid economic development, people living in developed and developing countries both have become richer than before But studies show that people in developing countries feel happier than before, while those in developed countries not Discuss the reasons and lessons we can learn from it 03-12-2011 NGUYỄN KHẮC THỨC 10 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO DANANG 2014 Knowledge comes from learning Wisdom comes from living Today food travels thousands of miles from the farm to the consumers What are the reasons? Is it a positive or a negative trend? 10-12-2011 Human activities have negative effects on plants and animal species Some people think that it is too late to anything about this problem Other people believe that effective measures can be taken to improve this situation Discuss both views and give your opinions 17-12-2011 More and more people are interested in finding out their family history Why has this happened? Is this a positive or negative development? 2012 03-11-2012 Some people believe more actions can be done to prevent crime, while others think that little can be done What is your opinion? 08-11-2012 We have three important parts of education reading, writing and Math Some people think every child will benefit from a fourth skill added to the list: computer skills To what extent you agree or disagree? 17-11-2012 In the past, people used to travel abroad to look many differences from their home country Nowadays, cities throughout the world are becoming more and more similar What are the reason? Is this a positive or negative development？ 24-11-2012 With the increasing use of mobile phones and computers, fewer people are writing letters Some people think that the traditional skill of writing letters will disappear completely To what extent you agree or disagree? How you think letter-writing is important? 01-12-2012 More and more companies are allowing employees to work from home Do you think this is a positive or negative development? 06-12-2012 Nowadays, people always throw old things away and buy new things, whereas in the past, old things were repaired and used again What factors cause this phenomenon? What effects does the phenomenon lead to? NGUYỄN KHẮC THỨC 11 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO DANANG 2014 Knowledge comes from learning Wisdom comes from living 08-12-2012 In some countries around the world men and women are having babies late in life What are the reasons? Is it a positive or negative development? 15-12-2012 We live in cities or towns which have museums displaying historical and cultural importance, but people not visit them What are the reason? How important are those museums to our society 2013 09/11/2013 Young people who commit serious crimes should be punished in the same way as adults Do you agree or disagree? If children commit crime, should they be punished as seriously as adults? 16/11/2013 Few languages are increasingly spoken in different countries, while the usage of others is rapidly declining Is this a positive or a negative development? 21/11/2013 As a part of education, students should spend a period of time living in another country to learn its language and culture Do you agree or disagree? 30/11/2013 More and more people to own famous brands of clothes, cars or other items What is the reason? Do you think negative or positive development? 07/12/2013 In recent years, tourists have paid attention on preserving both the culture and environment of the places they visit However, some people think that it is impossible to be a responsible tourist Do you agree or disagree with this opinion? 12/12/2013 People nowadays are buying wider range of household things (for example television, rice cooker) than in the past Do you think this is a positive or negative development? 14/12/2013 In many countries, young people leave rural areas to study or work in cites What you think are reasons of this ? Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? 21/12/2013 Scientists tell us that some activities are good for health and others are bad Despite knowing that, millions of people still continue doing unhealthy activities What are the causes and what are the solutions for this? NGUYỄN KHẮC THỨC 12 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO DANANG 2014 Knowledge comes from learning Wisdom comes from living NGUYỄN KHẮC THỨC 13 Email: KHACTHUC.PRO9X2009@GMAIL.COM Facebook: FACEBOOK.COM/KHACTHUCPRO DANANG 2014 ... throw old things away and buy new things, whereas in the past, old things were repaired and used again What factors cause this phenomenon? What effects does the phenomenon lead to? NGUYỄN KHẮC... plants and animal species Some people think that it is too late to anything about this problem Other people believe that effective measures can be taken to improve this situation Discuss both views... to other things Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? 05-12-2009 Nowadays, people always throw the old things away when they buy new things Some people claim that the broken things should