TEMPLATE WRITING TASK 2

1. Advantages & Disadvantages:

Introduction:

Câu Background:

 Recent decades have witnessed …

 In today’s developed world/In this day and age, …

Câu Thesis statement:

 I espouse the notion that / This essay agrees that the benefit(s) of …
have/has brought to human life is / are overshadowed by their
drawback(s).
 Although there are some downsides to something, they are outweighed by
the benefits.
 While …… is advantageous in some aspects/ ways, the drawbacks are
more significant.

Body:

 Template 1:

Body 1: On the one hand, there is no doubt that ….. can offer a number of
advantages.

Body 2: Despite these aforementioned advantages/disadvantages, I do

believe that …….. do/does more harm than good

 Template 2:

Body 1: There are some advantages to ……

Body 2: However, the disadvantages are serious, far outweighing the

advantages.

 Template 3:

Body 1: There are several drawbacks/benefits to …….

Body 2: Despite the negatives/positives mentioned above, …….. is a

negative/positive development for various reasons.
 Conclusion:

 In conclusion, due to the above-mentioned reasons, I am of the opinion

that / It seems advisable that the positive effect(s) that….is/are
overshadowed by the disadvantage
 Although something is beneficial in a few aspects such as …., I firmly
believe that the shortcomings/ drawbacks, including …., are more
significant.
 In conclusion, it seems to me that there are many advantages for ...,
although this ...has some notable disadvantages.

2. Opinion:

Hướng trả lời 1 (One-sided): Đồng tình/không đồng tình hoàn toàn 1
quan điểm

Hướng trả lời 2 (Balanced): Cân bằng giữa 2 quan điểm

Template One-sided essay:

Introduction:

Câu Background: Paraphrase đề bài

Câu Thesis statement:

 I strongly/ firmly/ completely agree with this opinion/ policy/ action/

solution because + lý do 1 and + lý do 2.
 From my perspective, this phenomenon is completely detrimental /
beneficial.

Body:

Body 1: The primary reason why I support ….. is that…

Body 2: Another rationale for my belief is that…

Conclusion:

In conclusion, I strongly believe that …. partly because lý do 1 and partly

because lý do 2.

Template Balanced essay:

 Introduction:

Câu Background:

 Opinions have been divided as to / There has been a difference of opinion

as to…
 It has been a subject of perennial/lively/heated debate as to whether…
 It is true that the question of whether… remains a source of controversy.

Câu Thesis statement:

 While I acknowledge that … may be favorable/unfavorable to some

extent, I am of the opinion that this phenomenon is more detrimental /
beneficial.

Body:

Body 1: Firstly, it is reasonable that …… is advantageous /

disadvantageous to some extent.

Body 2: Notwithstanding the above-mentioned upside/downside, there is

no doubt that …… is favorable / unfavorable.

Conclusion:

In conclusion, although ….. may be advantageous / disadvantageous to a

certain degree by virtue of the (luận điểm ở body 1), I espouse the notion
that ….. is more encouraging / discouraging because of + luận điểm ở
body 2.

3. Discussion

Introduction:

Câu Background:

 People have different views about…

 Opinions differ as to why…

Câu Thesis statement:

 This essay will discuss both sides, and give a concluding view.
 While some people maintain…….because + luận điểm trong body 1, this
essay agrees that… because + luận điểm trong body 2.
 Body:

Body 1: On the one hand, there is no doubt that… may be

beneficial/detrimental.

Body 2: On the other hand, it is also undeniable that... is

favorable/unfavorable.

Conclusion:

In conclusion, while ... may be advantageous/disadvantageous to a certain

degree, it seems advisable that / would appear that / is sensible to
conclude that …. is unfavorable/beneficial.

4. Problems & Solutions:

Introduction:

Câu Background: Paraphrase đề bài

Câu Thesis statement:

This essay will discuss the main problems associated with / attributed to
this issue and propose some workable remedies.

Body:

Body 1: On the one hand, there are a number of problems which are
derived from…

 The main problem is …..

 Another problem is …..

Body 2: Since the phenomenon can result in serious and wide - ranging
problems, the government and individuals should take action immediately
to address them.

 The first effective remedy/approach/solution is ….

 The second effective remedy/approach/solution is ….

Conclusion:

In conclusion, while …. can lead to (luận điểm trong body 1)……, ….

(giải pháp trong body 2)…..can be a feasible approach.