Topic 3 - Duy anh

Nowadays, we can see a lot of students having jobs while they are still studying. It doesn’t mean that we have lack of adult labors or these teenagers are forced to work underage, in fact, almost all of them were looking for a job themselves. I think it is a good idea because they can gain a lot of benefit from their jobs without affecting their own study.
To begin with, the first benefit they get from their jobs is obviously their salary. They use their salary in many different ways. Some teenagers spend money on their tuition or other payments while others use the money they earned as their pocket money. Whichever ways they use their money, they start not to depend on their parents’ money as well as learn about the value of money. Using the money they hardly earned, teenagers will be more careful before spending money on anything. Learning about the money value in this early age will help them a lot in the future.

topic 3 - Mai

In some countries, teenagers have jobs while they are still students. Do you think this is a good idea? Support your opinion by using specific reasons and details.


I used to be a teenager and I used to have part time jobs while being at high school. At that time, people, especially adults gave me a lot of reasons and a load of worries in order to prevent me from working – “It will harm your health”, “It will influence badly on your study”, “it is no use for a teenager like you”...... But what happened to me? I was employed when being a monitor, volunteering for charity work and my grade did not drop. I honestly think it is a good idea that teenagers have part time jobs while still students; they will gain many benefits.

The most obvious advantage is that they can earn money. Teenagers have a lot of expenses – clothes, books, extra-curricular activities, hanging-out with friends....They can not ask their parents for money all the time, so may not be able to buy an exciting book or miss school camping. Part time jobs, however, help them cover these costs.

Some people believe if teens have much money, they will spend on wasteful, even harmful things; part time jobs are not good for them, therefore. The fact is actually opposite their belief. Jobs offered to teenagers are almost low- wage and manual ones like baby-sitting, dog walking, pet care or dishwashing. When working, they learn that money does not come easy; then form better spending way.

Moreover, part time jobs are the key open society door. They are exposed to people from variety of backgrounds, so can build communication skill. For example, when working as cashier in a mall, they have to communicate with many people, from a doctor to an entrepreneur, from a rich lady to a poor unemployed person, from a five year boy to an old man; sometimes must handle with awkward situations. Clearly, part time jobs help them get experience prepared to get out in the real world and somehow make them more mature than just sitting at school.

Last but not least, having jobs is a fantastic way to teach teenagers about responsibility and discipline which will be beneficial to them later in life. They must learn how to manage time efficiently so that they can keep up with studying at school. In work, they must be always on time and make sure their task run well.

“A little hard work never hurt anyone”. I totally agree with this saying. Part time jobs give teenagers a lot of benefits that help them to grow up. This experience may be an unforgettable memory in their life.

Topic 2- Mai

Some people believe that university students should be required to attend classes. Others believe that going to classes should be optional for students. Which point of view do you agree with? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.

The biggest difference between high schools and colleges is that colleges treat their students as adults. Children are forced by law to attend school, but adults are not. Therefore, no college student should be required to attend classes.

In fact, some teachers always complain about the students who are absent from classes. They keep conservative opinion that these students are lazy and are forecasted to get bad studying results, then mandatory attendance policy is implemented strictly in their classes. Yet, have they ever wondered if the reason of students’ absence turns out to be their lectures? Some professors just read from Power Point presentation or from books students already have, ramble and ramble about a topic in a monotonous voice, which make students feel sleepy. And because they take points off for missing classes, the motivation for most students to attend classes is to get their points.

College is so much more than just classes; sports, clubs, part-time jobs, social activities like fund raise for charity or organize events...all play an important role on students’ lives and help them perfect their skills besides academics at school. Once in a while, students can not either attend classes or join these activities. They must trade-off, they must manage their time and take responsibilities for what they do. At the age of college students, over 18, they have already reached maturity stage; therefore, can make rational decisions.

In addition, many students can study on their own, they find it more efficiently than just attending lectures. They spend time studying at the library, finding materials by themselves; this way, on the other hand, practices students’ independence in learning. A student who does not attend classes all the time does not mean that he is a lazy and bad one with always low grades. And the core of the issue is that most students enter the colleges with their own free will. In other words, they actually want to study there, they actually want to gain knowledge prepared for their future; hence, they actually don't need much persuasion to attend classes.

In short, I honestly think mandatory attendance policy should not be enforced at college level. Professors are not baby-sits of students who are adults. This policy places a burden on both professors and students; therefore make them uncomfortable when teaching and studying.

Topic 3 - Hung

Topic: In some countries, teenagers have jobs while they are still students. Do you think this is a good idea? Support your opinion by using specific reasons and details.

Many people think that teenagers should focus on their study and they should not have a job. However, I refute this idea. I strongly believe that jobs can provide teanagers with experience, let them know why they have to save money and help them be familiar with working environment.

Firstly, jobs can give students a lot of experience that is very useful for them in their future. For instance, they can teach a small group. This provides them not only experience about how to explain something clearly but also patience to help their students understand lessons. This is an advantage in their future teaching job. Another example is that teenagers can have a part-time job as a baby-sister. This kind of job does not take their time much but it give them a chance to take care of and play with young kids. Thus in the future when they have childrens they will know how to teach and play with them.

Secondly, with a job teenagers will know earning money is not easy, so they will save money. Nowadays many boys and girls waste their parents' money in buying new clothes which they never wear and useless parties. They spend money as if they would have how much they want. It is because these people never have to work to earn money so they think earning money is the easiest work in the world. Only do they have a job, they will know it is very hard to earn a little. That time they will learn why they need to save money.

Finally, a job helps teenagers be familiar with working environment. Many adult people found that working environment is very competitive and stressful. This take them a lot of time to familiar this environment. However, to teenagers who have jobs, competition or stress is not a big problem when they are adults. It is because they are familiar with them and they know how to manage stress, how to be good competitors. This help them be confident and do their job effectively.

In conclusion, jobs give students much useful experience, teach them saving money and help them be familiar with working environment. I totally believe that teenagers have jobs when they are students will be successful persons in the future.

topic 2 -dao

Topic: Some people believe that university students should be required to attend classes. Others believe that going to classes should be optional for students. Which point of view do you agree with? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.

Almost intellective works in our modern life require university degree or the other equivalent qualification. A question, which is set up is: If our time at university has no meaning, why do all the employers always choose it like the first priority? In my opinion, each of our school time has in owned role, so the university students should be required to attend classes because of some reasons below.

Firstly, training program at university is compiled by many experience teachers and professors so it can bring you a lot of the basic knowledge, acquainted circumstances and how to deal with them. Sometime you may think that all understanding is not necessary but in fact, it will help you not to be a fish out of water at your fist job. For example, in one competitive examination into a bank, there are some question like how many parts of balance sheet? Where does the stock’s income come from?... All that question would solve quickly if you usually attend class in university. In addition, knowledge is chain of studying, and if you absent from class in university, you may loose a lot of foundation learning. Further more, some people want to learn higher or become a teacher, or a professor of their main major, at that moment, university’s time becomes more important. That’s doubtless when no student want to come to class of an teacher who known that always absent from class before. He can’t teach anyone when he himself didn’t do the thing ^^

Secondly, being in class in the university is not just for taking the certification.Supposed the knowledge in book is just an theory, the class’s time still have ability to supply you real experience. In class, the teacher can share their experience that you may not find in any flashy book. Studying and doing exercises in group also bring you a good practicing of communication skills. All that exercise is not too difficult so you can solve it by yourself or learn how to do from your friends or your teacher. It’s sure that you’ll make progress if you spend more time for learning in class.

Last but not least, some student pleads boring of the class so that they wasting their time in bad work: They go out for drink, eating, chatting.... or even playing gamble. And who knows how many thing they can do when they are always absent from class? There are a lot of students who came abroad for studying, but in fact they didn’t study hard. They always absent from class, and it’s caused falling all the exams. No one can be sure that you’ll study or go out for play when you don’t attend class.

Even you are considered a genius, you still need to go to university. Bill Gates, one of the most successful and richest man in the world, absented from university at his third year for his starting up business. But in his life, he always regret about what he did. Therefore, he came back to university for studying seriously. That’s one more evidence why all the student shouldn’t waste their class time.

topic 2 - Duy Anh

Some people believe that university students should be required to attend classes. Others believe that going to classes should be optional for students. Which point of view do you agree with? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer

Some people believe that university students should be required to attend classes. Others believe that going to classes should be optional for students. In the modern life when university students can have a lot of activities outside of class and sometimes feel tired of coming to class everyday, they think that going to class as an option can be a solution. It is true that following the class schedule may take some efforts but it will repay you well. From my point of view, university student should be required to attend classes for their own good.

First of all, attending classes helps you create a habit of studying. The class schedule often gives you enough time to study and rest then you can obtain lessons in a best way. Moreover, it is easier for you to arrange your own time table with the class schedule. By that way, you can easily arrange time for other activities while still keeping up with your study.

Secondly, attending classes gives you chances to do experiment and research with best equipments and support from your tutor. Universities today is not only a place where students can study but also libraries, academies, workshops or laboratories which contain everything students need for their study. In addition, you can find a full support from your professors whenever you get into troubles. You can’t find anywhere other than university has such a good condition for your study

Last but not least, you can study, work, share your opinion and learn from others with other students in class. Everybody knows that group study and teamwork give you more advantage than studying by yourself. Accordingly, you can improve yourself much faster with your friends not only with your main major but also with teamwork skill, communication and more.

Finally, attending classes gives you more benefit than you thought. University provides you almost everything you need for your study and helps you easily obtain information. Anyway, how perfect the university education is, it's not the only source of information. there are many different way you can study like from the internet, social network or TV and if you want to have an entire view of any issue, you are encouraged to try any sources of information of which you think are nessecary

Topic 2 - Viet Hung

Topic 2: Some people believe that university students should be required to attend classes. Others believe that going to classes should be optional for students. Which point of view do you agree with? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.

Many people think that university students have to go to classes. However, I oppose this idea, students should have an option that attending classes or not. I totally believe that students can gain knowledge from other sources beside classes. In addition they need to improve their self-learning ability and apply their knowledge in the real world.

Students can get a lot of knowledge from many sources such as books, internet, TV and other medias. Nowadays, these sources are very popular and easily assessible. They contain many updated information with many attitudes of authors. These sources help students widen their knowledge. Plus, students can compare information they get with lessons their professor provides in classes. This not only help them understand the content of lessons clearly but also update new information relating to lectures.

Apart from learning from sources beside classes, students should improve their self-learning. Self-learning not only provides students with an opportunity to be independent but also help them be more active in learning. If students only go to classes everyday to study, they will denpend on their professors and teaching assistants. They only do assignments that their professors ask and only know information that professors provide. This make them become inactive persons. This also their disadvantage when they find or do their future job.

Finally students need to apply knowledge they have in the real world. In my opinion this is a part of learning. When students practice what they learn can know what is the different between the theory and the reality. This help them know what they need to study further. If students is required to attend classes, they may not have time to practice what they learn. I think it is really bad students who only know theory. This can prevent them from promotion in their career in the future.

Ultimately, attending class is important but it should be optional for students. Students can get much of knowledge from books, internet and many other medias beside classes. And they need more self-learning time and pratice what they study in the real world.