Opinion Essay Structure Guide
Opinion Essay Structure Guide
Over the past few years, it is widely believed that___________ Đối với dạng 2 question
e many people believe that Answer the question, and this__
e it is without a doubt that
There are many reasons why ____
2. Answer the question People tend to devote more time t
their work BECAUSE they want
earn ________
From my own personal point of view, I totally disagree this view point mainly because __________
f whole-heartedly
In conclusion, although ___________ , it seems to me that ______________ . To begin with,/To start with
In addition,_______
Ex: 1st way : (General) Another benefit of ___ is __
In conclusion, although it is not without various reasons why the D is tha
governments need to be in charge of protecting the environment, it seems to
me that citizens should give a hand to minimize the environmental
pollution.
From my own personal point of view, this phenomenon has been bringing both beneficial and detrimental
sides.
On the one hand, ___________ ___ On the one hand, ___________may bring ___ for ____
EX: on the one hand, devoting more time to work can help First of all,____
citizens cover their daily living costs for themselves and their Secondly,______
family. Finally, _______
On the other hand, _____________ On the other hand, there are various drawbacks of _____
m that____
In spite of the benefit mentioned above, ___________
To begin with,/To start with, _____
EX: In spite of the benefit mentioned above, those devoting
In addition,_______
more time to work may face health-related issues.
Another benefit of ___ is ____
D is that_______
III/ Conclusion
From my own personal point of view, I am firmly convinced that the benefits of ____are overshadowed
by/ more significant than______
1. Main body 1 ( nêu 1 cái ) On the one hand, ___________may bring ___ for
____
On the one hand, ___________ ___
First of all,____
2. Main body 2 (supported ) ( nêu 1 cái ) (ý được support) Secondly,______
Finally, _______
On the other hand, _____________
In spite of the benefit mentioned above, ____________ 2/ Main body 2 (ý đươc support)
III/ Conclusion On the other hand, there are various benefits of _____
m that____
In conclusion, although ___________ , it seems to me that
______________ . To begin with,/To start with, _____
In addition,_______
EX: 1st way : (General) Another benefit of ___ is ____
In conclusion, although carrying out discussions, D is that_______
meetings as well as training online is not without many
benefits for _____ , it seems to me that the negative aspects
of this ECLIPSE the positive ones.
1. The hook
Over the past few years, there have been many conflicting views about N/Ving
m whether S V O ( or not ).
Whereas it is widely/ commonly assumed that _____________ , I personally assert that _____ has been
bringing a variety of ____
1. one view On the one hand, those believing the view that
_____________ have their own reasons
On the one hand, those believing the view that _____probably
because ___ First of all,____
Secondly,______
EX: On the one hand, those advocating that the best
Finally, _______
method to reduce crime rate is putting lawbreakers in jail
longer probably because this leads to a sense of security 2. second view ( your opinion )
for common residents.
2. second view ( your opinion ) In spite of the reasons mentioned above, I
personally support the view that __S V O____ for a
In spite of the reason mentioned above , I personally support
range of reasons
the view that _____due to N/VING
To begin with,/To start with, _____
EX: In spite of the reason mentioned above, I personally
In addition,_______
advocate that criminals need to be well-educated due to
Another benefit of ___ is ____
helping them be aware of disadvantages when getting
involved in social evils. M that_______
III/ Conclusion
EX: In conclusion, although common residents may avoid living in fear thanks to lengthening prison
sentences, it seems to me that there have been other workable steps such as educating them to curb
crime rate.
Problem and solution essay
I/ Introduction
From my own personal point of view, there have been many problems of N/Ving/that _____, but the local
authorities can take some possible solutions into account in order to ___Vo____.
EX: There are many reasons why ___________ , but the authorities can take some possible
solutions into account in order to Vo (1st way)
There are many students leaving high school without being able to manage their money
effectively BECAUSE they do not learn how to use money at school, but schools can deal
with this problem by introducing courses related to financial management.
M that_______
*Official test: 23/01/2016
Although more and more people read the news on the Internet, newspaper will remain the most
important source of news for the majority of people. Do you agree or disagree?
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-SS nhất, SS hơn, Only => Can not use “PARTLY AGREE”
Bài làm:
Over the past few years, it is without a doubt that traditional press will still be the most crucial sources of
information, although there has been an increasing number of readers who have been updated the latest
information via the internet on a regular basis. From my own personal point of view, I whole-heartedly
disagree with this opinion because both the Internet and traditional newspaper are equally vital.
On the one hand, people using digitalized newspaper has led to updating information rapidly since they
often have technological devices such as smartphone and laptop at their disposal, which help they are able
to have a quick access to the latest sources of information. For example, when using online apps like
facebook, various the up-to-date information will pop up before/under their very eyes.
On the other hand, printed press has been bringing about a variety of reliable information for readers
since it have no option but to go through a strict censorship. Therefore, reader will have peace of mind
without being worried about distorted information on printed press. Take facebook as a typical example,
except for exact news, there have been some people who take advantage of it to post various distorted
news and exaggerate content excessively in order to enhance interactions for them and earn money.
In conclusion, although electronic newspaper has been beneficial in terms of helping readers gain
information rapidly, it seems to me that printed press has been playing an essential role in daily life
because it helps residents avoid distorted news for readers.
Nowadays, there is a trend that media reports focus on problems and emergencies rather than positive
development. Some people it is harmful to individuals and to society. To what extent do you agree or
disagree?
Hạnh : Over the past few years, it is widely believed that more and more social
mediaes have been staying solely focused on a range of urgent problems instead of positive
trends. This may probably give a significant influence on the life of common citizens. From my
own personal point of view, I totally disagree with this opinion because pressing issues as well
as positive aspects are equally vital
=> Over the past few years, more and more social media have been staying
exclusively focused on a range of urgent issues instead of positive trends in society. IT IS
WIDELY BELIEVED THAT this may probably lead to an adverse effect of the life of
common citizens and the society AS A WHOLE. From my own personal point of view, I totally
disagree with this opinion because reporting urgent news as well as social issues MAY
BRING BOTH positives and negatives.
On the one hand, inhabitants => COVERING negative news can raise public
awareness of social evils through chasing after the media coverage of complicated troubles.
=>
On the other hand, reporting a lot of increasingly serious matters making common
residents live in fear about a bunch of stuffs => the STUFF happening around.
Ex: For example, khi các MASS MEDIA đưa tin về sự móc túi ở các trạm xe bus trên
thành phố hồ chí minh vào năm ngoái. Những người đi làm hoặc đi học bằng xe bus nhận ra cách
thức móc túi của pickpocketS. AS A RESULT, khi người ta đi làm học hoặc đi học bằng xe bus,
bọn họ liền đi thành nhóm hoặc để hết đồ trong balo và ôm thật balo. THIS khiến cho mấy tên
móc túi không có cơ hội móc túi nữa.
rape (v) => rapist (n) : Yêu râu xanh
Bài làm:
Over the past few years, it is without a doubt that more and more mass media have a tendency to
stay solely concentrated on urgent issues as well as social issues instead of positive aspects in society,
which leads to an adverse influence on the life of citizens as well as the society AS A WHOLE. From my
own personal point of view, I whole-heartedly disagree with this opinion mainly because this
phenomenon has been bringing both beneficial and negative aspects for residents and society.
On the one hand, reporting urgent problems as well as social issues on mass media has caused a
feeling of fear for every resident because if all media reports are negative news, they will be always
worried sick about the society they are living in and assume that most of the world hidden bad things,
which leads to a sense of being skeptical about those around them, even their friends. Therefore, they
will be more indifferent to everyone, especially those in need and have difficulties in building
harmonious relationships. Take Vietnam as a typical example, there have been various news related to
people pretending to be handicapped in order to take advantage of residents helpfulness to earn
money. As a result, when residents read such news, they neither trust anyone nor give support to them.
Despite the disadvantage mentioned above, widespread media coverage of pressing issues has
enabled inhabitants to gain a deeper understanding of social evils and stay more alert whenever going
out. Because mass media will not only help citizens be well-informed of what is happening around them
but also provide them lots of beneficial information such as the ways of committing crimes, which helps
them avoid being a victim to criminals with ease. Therefore, there is less chance for criminals to conduct
unlawful behaviors. In the long run, crime rate will decrease sharply as well as social security will be
improved rapidly.
In conclusion, although mentioning information about acute problems as well as pressing issues has
caused a feeling of panic for each citizen, it seems to me that this phenomenon has been bringing
beneficial sides in terms of gaining a deeper understanding of social evils.
The only way to reduce the amount of traffic in cities today is by reducing the need for
people to travel from home to work, shopping and education.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Tâm : Over the past few years, it is undeniable that there was a dramatic upward trend in
using transports. Many people believe that the only option to solve this problem is to limit
people’s need to travel from home to work, shopping MALLS and their schools. From my
personal point of view, I totally disagree with this viewpoint mainly because it may brings =>
BRING a number of drawbacks for citizens.
it is undeniable that there was a dramatic upward trend in using transports, leading to
traffic-related problems.
Diversify (v) : limit = minimize (v) = REDUCE (v)
____ it may not be workable , and there are other more effective solutions that are
worth being taken into consideration.
Thơ : Over the past few years, it is widely believed that reducing the citizens’ demand to
travel from home to other places such as workplaces, shopping malls and schools is the most
feasible method to reduce the volume of traffic every day in urban areas. From my own
personal point of view, I totally disagree with this opinion because there are also other possible
solutions to deal with such issue
*Over the past few years, it is undeniable that _ VẤN ĐỀ _ have attracted more and
more public concern/ interest.
Traffic density = the density of traffic Dense (adj)
Over the past few years, it is undeniable that there has been an upward trend in using
transports, leading to traffic-related problems. It is widely believed that limiting the demand for
residents commuting from home to other places such as workplaces, shopping malls and schools
is the most feasible method to curtail the volume of traffic in urban areas. From my own personal
point of view, I totally disagree with this opinion because it may not be workable, and there are
other more effective solutions that are worth being taken into consideration.
On the one hand, the authorities can limit incessant traffic congestion by enhancing the
standard of public transportation and increasing the frequency of busses, trains and subways.
Because when improving services and facilities such as seats, air conditioners and subsidizing
the fare to make them affordable to the middle class, commuters will assume using public
transport is worth the cost. Therefore, citizens will abandon their private vehicles, and have a
tendency to use public vehicles to commute frequently.
On the other hand, imposing heavier taxes on cars and other private vehicles has been
considered as one of effective methods because this will make citizens no longer want to make a
purchase on private vehicles. Therefore, they will divert to other means of public transport such
as trains, metro and busses. Hence, the traffic density will decrease, leading to incessant traffic
congestion dropping sharply. For instance, the Singapore government’s decision to impose 100
percent tax on cars forced many owners to give up their existing cars because of their inability to
afford the tax. This has reduced traffic issues to a large extent.
In conclusion, although it is widely believed that minimizing residents' demand for daily
travel is the effective solution to limit incessant traffic congestion during peak hours, it seems to
me that there have been other more effective solutions that are worth being taken into
consideration
Đề thi IELTS Writing ngày 12/01/2019
Environmental protection is the responsibility of politicians, not individuals as
individuals can do too little.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Over the past few years, it is undeniable that the environmental devastation has attracted
more public interest. It is widely believed that environmental preservation should be taken
responsibility by governments rather than citizens whose actions seem not effective. From my
own personal point of view, I whole-heartedly disagree with this opinion mainly because
environmental protection is the duty of citizens and the authorities as well.
On the one hand, governments should be responsible for protecting the natural habitat as
they can impose a severe penalty on individuals to fine heavily anyone having devastating
influence on environment such as littering unconsciously and deforesting. Therefore, citizens
stay more alert and become conscious to avoid such punishments , leading to raising public
awareness of citizens of environmental pollution . For instance, Singapore is synonymous for the
cleanest environment thanks to imposing heavy laws against actions that damage the
environment.
On the other hand, common residents can make a great contribution to reducing
environmental pollution by doing it together. Take Japanese as a typical example, they use public
transportations such as trains and busses for their daily travel instead of their private vehicles to
reduce the volume of carbon dioxide emissions released and also incessant traffic jams, which
improve the air quality. As a result, their actions could be little if performed by a few citizens but
once they do it together at the same time, they can lead to positive effects on the natural
ecosystem.
In conclusion, although authorities should be in charge of protecting the environment
because they can give heavy fines for those damaging environment, it seems to me that residents
can also contribute greatly to reducing the co2 emissions in terms of using public transport
Official test: 2/10/2021
Some people say that men are naturally more competitive than women. What extent do you agree
or disagree?
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Advertisements are becoming more and more common in everyday life. Do you think this is a
positive or negative development?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Bài làm:
Over the past few years, it is without a doubt that commercials have been increasingly prevalent in
everyday life. From my own personal point of view, this phenomenon has been bringing both beneficial
as well as negative aspects.
On the one hand, promotions on mass media has led to helping consumers gain a deeper understanding of
the products they intend to buy since commercials will fully provide necessary information about
products in detail, which helps buyers being able to compare prices or quality of lines of products
carefully. Therefore, they can make a buying decision for the most suitable products for themselves,
leading to giving satisfaction for consumers. For example, instead of going shopping in person to
compare prices, they just need to have an access to some shopping apps such as Shopee and Lazada, a lot
of information will pop up before their very eyes.
Despite the benefit mentioned above, commercials popping up on mass media has been bringing various
unhealthy content because some people want to attract the attention of consumers to earn more money.
This causes a negative effect on cognitive development of youngster, which lead to behavioral problems
of children. Take parents nowadays as a typical example, they have a tendency to let their kids use their
phone instead of playing with them, so when an advertisement pops up on their phone, their children may
feel curious and watch it immediately if their parents are not beside them.
In conclusion, although it is not without beneficial sides for consumers because it enables them to gain
more information of the products they intend to buy, it seems to me that it has a negative effect on
children in terms of developing their awareness.
In many countries today, people in cities either live alone or in small families units, rather than in
large family groups.
Over the past few years, it is without a doubt that there are more and more urban citizens who prefer
living by themselves or in nuclear families to living under the same roof with a large unit of family. From
my own personal point of view, this phenomenon has been bringing both beneficial and negative
aspects.
On the one hand, living in one-person households or in small families has led to more self-reliance for
citizens, especially teenagers because when they are faced with challenging problems such as finance
and health, they must deal with them by themselves without any support from their parents as well as
siblings. Therefore, this not only enables them to gain more life experience but also improve their
problem-solving skills.
In spite of aforementioned benefit, I believe that the people living by themselves or living under the
same roof with their spouses and children may experience a great sense of loneliness since there will be
no one who is at their side to give them spiritual support and help them pour their hearts out whenever
they are in need of or in tough time. Therefore, they will have to suffer higher levels of stress as well as
pressure, which make them fall into a constant state of psychological problems such as depression or
even suicide. Take Japan as a typical example, this is one of the countries having the highest suicide in
the world since citizens have to suffer from various stress and pressure day by day like peer pressure
and stress from work without anyone at their side to hype them up when they are in emotional
breakdown. As a result, they think and choose suicide as a best way to escape from it.
In conclusion, although living on their own or in small family groups has been beneficial for citizens in
terms of building their self-reliance , it seems to me that this may possibly cause a negative side for
them because they may experience sense of intense loneliness
*Official test: 24/07/2019
International travel has many benefits for travelers and the country visited. Do you think that the
advantages of this outweigh the disavantages?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Bài làm:
Over the past few years, it is without a doubt that foreign travelers as well as host countries has
been obtaining various beneficial aspects from international tourism. From my own personal opinion,
benefits of international travel are more significant than negative ones.
On the one hand, abroad travelers travelling overseas have been hardly avoiding language
barrier because there has been difference in language between abroad visitors as well as the locals.
Therefore, they are able to encounter a difficulty in communicating with local residents, especially when
going shopping, which leads to feeling confusion and causing terrible experiences for tourists. Take
backpackers as a typical example, when they want to bargain the products they want to buy, they will not
know how to say it in local language and have to describe the thing they want to say.
In spite of the disadvantage mentioned above, international tourism has been making a rất lớn
contribution to boosting the economic growth of host countries since when the number of overseas
tourists has been going up sharply, service industry can skyrocket significantly and create a range of
employment opportunities for the locals. Therefore, if tourism industry continues to thrive there will be a
dramatic decrease in the unemployed rate of local residents and also their living standard could be
enhanced dramatically, which is able to allow host countries allocate national budget to other concerns
like quality of education and benefits of citizens.
In conclusion, although it is not without drawbacks for overseas tourists as well as host countries
because they will have no option but to have difficulty in communicating with local citizens, it seems to
me that negative sides of international tourism are overshadowed by beneficial ones in terms of boosting
the economic growth.
*Official test:
Some people believe that school children should not be given homework by their teachers, whereas
others argue that homework plays an important role in the education of children. Discuss both of
these views and give your own opinion. Discuss both view and give your opinion.
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Some people think that the best way to reduce crime is to give longer prison sentences.
Others, however, believe that there are better alternative ways of reducing crime. Discuss both views
and give your opinion.
Over the past few years, there have been conflicting views about applying punishments for
criminals. While it is generally assumed that giving longer prison sentences is the most effective
method to minimize crimes, I personally maintain that criminals should be educated about cognitive
behaviors to curb the rate of prisoners
On the one hand, there are many people believing that offenders ought to be put into jail
owing to a lot of harsh punishments. When people are imprisoned, they have to take part in public
works in jail. If they do not obey, they can be coped with more and more punishments such as not
eating or washing clothes of other prisoners As an unavoidable result, criminals tend to experience
higher levels of anxiety and do not want to come back to prison again, which allows the rate of
unlawful actions is likely to curb remarkably
In spite of the reason mentioned above, I am a strong advocate of the view that the authorities
should use education strategies for criminals. As people who are imprisoned are more likely not to be
guided by their parents regularly, they can not distinguish their wrong actions and true actions, and
easily go into social evils such as smoking or using stimulants. Therefore, these offenders should
raise their awareness of laws and morality. For example, in Vietnam, there have been many reform
schools for people having unlawful actions, especially junevier delinquency, which helps them be
conscious of their faults. This may not only allow criminals to have a better awareness but also give
them a new chance to become good individuals.
In conclusion, although the governments can put people into jail longer due to various
punishments , it seems to me that it is not a patch on improve criminals’ understandings about
the negative sides of social issues since they can have another chance to devote themselves to
their country
*Official test: 20/7/2019
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Many people are travelling to other countries. Why? Is it a positive or negative development?
Over the past few years, it is without a doubt that there has been a dramatic increase in the
number of citizens having a tendency to travel abroad. From my own personal point of view,
travelling abroad plays a vital part in our life, and this phenomenon has been bringing various
beneficial aspects for host countries as well as tourists.
The major justification why more and more people travel abroad is that they want to obtain
novel and interesting experiences because they can not only explore the traditional and local
cuisine but also engage in various cultural activities and festivals. Therefore, foreign visitors can
gain deeper understanding of the traditions and customs of other countries, which enables them
to widen their horizons with ease. Take Vietnam as a typical example, more and more citizens
tend to travel to other parts of the world to their country. This gives them a chance to enrich their
knowledge as well as make a comparison of cultural traits in different nations.
In spite of the reason mentioned above, traveling abroad has led to boosted economic growth for
host countries. Because when the number of abroad visitors increases sharply, not only the
hospitality industry will skyrocket but also host countries can create various job opportunities for
the locals, which makes the rate of unemployment likely to decrease , and the living standard
could be enhanced. Therefore, the governments are able to pour their national budget into other
concerns such as the education and the well-being of citizens. For example, thanks to staying
focused on investing in arts such as music industry, Korea has attracted more and more overseas
travelers, which makes a contribution to boosting the tourism industry.
In conclusion, although visitors tend to travel abroad to gain deeper insights into the countries
they visit, it seems to me that traveling overseas has been contributing to developing the service
industry for host countries.
Task 2: In many countries, people are spending more hours at their workplace. Why is
that? Is that a negative and positive development?
Thơ : Over the past few years, it is without a doubt that there has been a dramatic increase
in the number of citizens having a tendency to allocate their time at work. From my own
personal point of view, devoting their time to work can lead to different reasons, which
brings various detrimental sides for inhabitants.
, and this may bring _____
The major justification why devoting their time to work is that they can cover their daily
living costs for themselves as well as their families.
In spite of the reason mentioned above, those spending hours at work have hardly avoided
medical problems.
In conclusion, although those allotting hours at companies want to afford their living costs,
it seems to me that this will lead to health-related issues for residents.
=> There are many reasons why ______
People tend to devote more time to their work BECAUSE they want to earn ________
Over the past few years, it is without a doubt that there has been a dramatic increase in
the number of citizens having a tendency to allocate more time to work. From my own personal
point of view, people tend to devote more time to their work because this helps them be able to
get good promotion opportunities , and this phenomenon may lead to various detrimental
influences on inhabitants.
The major justification why residents have been allotted more time to work is that job
competition is becoming more fierce than ever, especially in urban areas. Because more and
more citizens have been relocating to major cities to land a decent job, there are various
companies offering higher requirements for their staff. Therefore, if they spend more time on
work, they can get promotions, bringing them a variety of chances to move up on their career
ladder. Take Vietnam as a typical example, citizens tend to relocate to major cities so that they
can find a good job. This makes senior employees work harder so that they keep their own job
and advance their career path.
In spite of the reason mentioned above, those devoting more time to work have hardly
avoided medical problems because they always work without having time to relax. As an
avoidable result, they not only feel under huge pressure but also have no time to engage in
outdoor activities, which leads to medical problems for themselves. For example, many people
are faced with medical problems, especially mental aspects such as severe depression, due to
work commitment. As a result, if they keep working constantly day after day without having
time to relax, they may hardly avoid health-related issues.
REASON?
1. ___ earn more money => cover their living expenses / living costs
2. ___ second home to many people
3. ___ job competition (n) : Sự cạnh tranh => ______ highly rated => get promotions
Advance their career ladder
Move up on
career path
Negative :
1. ____ do not have QUALITY time with their family members.
=> Family bond (n) : Mối liên kết giữa các thành viên trong gia đình worse
Do not have time to TAKE CARE OF and educate their children => ____ get involved in
social evils
=> juvenile delinquency sẽ tăng.
2. ____ always work, not have time to relax => Under huge pressure , và ko có time để
tham gia các sport activities => Health-related issues
Obesity
Cardiovascular diseases