Topic: CITY LIFE

Words:
1. People: residents (B2)/ city inhabitants (B2) / city
dwellers
2. Cities: urban areas/ metropolitan areas / major cities/
large cities…
3. Settle down (C1)
Ex: many people desire to settle down in major cities.
4. The living space
5. The green space
6. The worthy-living cities/ areas/ regions.
7. Higher living standard
8. Better public safety
9. Modern medical systems
10. The well-designed education system with
international levels
11. The spiritual life (B2)
12. Social welfare
13. Job opportunities
well-paid jobs
climb the career ladder
14. Cities with the fast pace of life = the fast-paced
cities
15. The overcrowded cities/ areas (C1) 
overcrowding (UN)
16. The high population density (C1)
17. Living cost / the escalating living cost
18. The high crime rate
19. Social evils
20. Social disorder (C2)
21. Unemployment rate
22. unemployed people / jobless people
23. Homeless people and street children
24. Some health problems: prolonged stress,
depression and anxiety

25. To be drawn by the lure of ST: (C2) bị thu hút

bởi sự cám dỗ của…
Ex: many people are drawn by the lure of city life …
26. Clause/ N + in comparison with + N (B2)
Ex: cities have more social problems such as the high
crime rate or evils in comparison with rural areas.
27. To engage in + N (C1) dính líu/ liên quan tới...
Ex: some unemployed people may engage in criminal
activities as the only way to earn the living.
 28. To pose ST (C1) (threat/ questions/ problems) : đặ
ra ST… (= to cause ST)
Ex: this poses a serious threat to many families
Ex: these policies may pose a real challenge as well
as enormous pressure.
29. Be associated with ST (B2)
Ex: people’s lifestyle and habit will be closely
associated with their health status
Ex: some problems associated with gender
discrimination will always be the subject of debate.

Topic: 13/1/2018
People living in a large cities today face many problems
in their everyday life.
What are these problems?
Should governments encourage people to move to
smaller regions towns?

OUTLINE
Problems: - the escalating living cost: put pressure 
make people
Should/ should not:
SAMPLE
Metropolitan areas are always the promising destinations
of many people but city life has never been easy with all of
them. The following essay will address several problems
city dwellers may cope with and personally, I believe that
governments should encourage people to settle down in
suburb or rural areas.

Living and working in major cities, people have to face

several troubles in daily life. First of all, the escalating
living cost seems to be a terrible headache of city dwellers.
In other words, when settling down their life in urban areas,
people may cope with the increasing price of many basic
things such as food, medical services or tuition fees.
Consequently, it is a rising concern among all inhabitants
to catch up with the fast pace of life in metropolitan cities.
Take employees in HoChiMinh City as examples, it seems
difficult for them to manage their life with basic income at
about 5 million VND and this has been weighing burdens
on their personal budget but others living in rural areas can
ensure their basic living standard with the same income.
On the other hand, the excessive immigration may make
environmental problems increase alarmingly. To be more
detailed, the overcrowded cities as well as the high
population density will make waste released into the nature
go up and the waste treatment will be much more
complicated.

As to the question whether the governments should

encourage residents to move in smaller regional towns or
not, we cannot deny the fact that if applied, this policy will
impact people’s life profoundly. Firstly, residents no
longer have enormous pressure about their financial terms.
To be more specific, when inhabitants live in rural areas,
the living cost becomes affordable, consumer products suit
every pocket. As a result, people do not get into severe
trouble with depression and anxiety. Evidence reveals that
in recent years, Hochiminh city aim at encouraging people
to move to small towns such as Binh Duong province or
Bien Hoa city. This policy helps to reduce some situations
such as traffic congestion, overpopulation, the polluted
environment. Besides, city dwellers can also avoid the lure
of social evils as well as aim at a meaningful life in the
future.
In conclusion, it is obvious that there are many problems
related to living in metropolitan areas of people.
Obviously, the governments and residents always make
constant effort to building the civilized society for the
whole community.

Topic:
Throughout the history, people dream to build a perfect
society while they haven’t agreed how the ideal society
would be like.
What is the most important element you think to make
a perfect society?
How do people do to achieve an ideal society?

Outline:

Topic:
Cities are getting big and overcrowded.
What are reasons and solutions?

Outline:
Topic:
Living in cities is bad for people’s health.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Outline:

Topic:
Some people think that money should be spent to
promote the use of bicycles in cities. Others, however,
believe that cities should focus on investing in public
transport systems.
Discuss both views and give your opinion.