Tài liệu ôn tập GCSE - Writing: Topic writing for GCSE

r cause of course. The generation gaps sometimes cause misunderstandings or even debates. Information technology also brings opportunities to diverse viewpoints within family members. Having different opinions pulls people far from one another.
Above all, though changes of traditional families are unavoidable, we are to shorten the gaps among family members to be as close-knit as possible. Because family life is very important to any individual, each member must be responsible for bringing all family members closer together.
TOPIC 06: Write to suggest measures governments and individuals can take to reduce the global warming.
It was reported recently by the U.S scientists that the volume of ice on the North Pole is now the smallest within 36 last years. That is caused by the global warming process. Various other bad things human beings are now facing are also related to the warming of the Earth climate. The fact is that we are the main agents who are responsible for the worsening of the nature. So, individuals and governments throughout the world should co-operate to stop the natural environment worsening process.
Each individual first must be more aware of the need to protect our environment for not only our own lives but also the next generations. The first easy thing one can do is to save the energy by using less heat and air-conditioning, using energy-efficient products, or even driving less. Another way is to recycle paper, plastic, newspaper, glass, etc. When the recycling is practiced, it helps to reduce the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The other thing is to plant more trees because as we know, trees can asorb carbon dioxide and give off oxygen. The fact is that the mission is not done by one or a group of persons so we should educate the community and encourage everyone to join hands to recycle and conserve energy.
Countries all over the world, rich or poor, developed, developing or underdeveloped should co-operate to better the situation. First of all, governments are better to inform their citizens about the global warming facts and the mishaps that people may face if the process goes on. Then, in order to reduce the emissions, governments should impose heavier taxes on the produce of greenhouse gas emissions. Factories and companies that overemit may not be allowed to operate or even be closed. Moreover, bigger sums of money must be spent on researches dicovering the alternative sources of energy. Additionally, stricter laws on environmental problems should be passed and enforced to better the surroundings for people to live.
After all, the work to recover the environment and to stop the global warming process can not be done overnight or completed by one person or one nation, we, human beings all over the world, must co-act to share the missions. Though this is the international millennium goals, each individual can do something now to help to realize man’s purpose.
TOPIC 07: Write to describe your all-time favorite movie.
In life, although I have several hobbies, watching movies is the one I am more interested in. I have watched countless films so far, but BẾN KHÔNG CHỒNG, a product of VFC (Vietnam Film Corporation) in 2001, is the one that has created the biggest impression on me ever since.
	The film is set in the time of our war against the American troops in the South to unify the country and the construction to build a communist country in the North. The ground of the story is in a transquil poor farming village in the North. The main characters are Mr. Van, a veteran, a secretary of the village’s Communist Youth Union named Hanh, the two widows and the villagers. The story happens right inside the village to the bank of a no-name-river having a namely Khong Chong river five-step-wharf. 
	After serving in the army Van came back to his village in which there were only old villagers together with almost widows, girls and very few disabled men. When Van returned, he was appointed head of the village armed group which consisted of around six armed girls including Hanh – Van’s former sweetheart’s daughter. Van lived under the same roof with a land-lord widow and her 16 year-old son. Van was then admired by all the villagers, so he tried his best to meet the residents’ expectations. Though sometimes the mid-forties man felt lonely, he tried not to do wrong thing especially on sex. Time passed, peace was then established with the unification declaration, the village was still under the misery of the war unhappiness. Hanh married to an Army captain, but had no child for long. Debates and conflicts occurred, which made Hanh left her husband. So disappointed, and hopeless, she entered Van’s hut by a showery night. The two thirsty unhappy persons met, and then Hanh was pregnant. Unable to live with the villagers’ prejudise, Van and Hanh left the homeland, and finally Van killed himself by the river wharf Ben Khong Chong.
	The scenes in the movie are colorful and interesting, typical for a North Vietnam’s rural village. The story is touching and rather mournful. The acting of the main characters is excellent as they are all famous actors and actresses. The film leaves us valuable lessons in life, and helps us know more about the rural life courtesy. I must say that it is one of the best movies I have ever watched in my life.
TOPIC 08: Write to discuss the opinion that women make better women than men.
Women for long are said to be more suited for being mothers and housewives. That means the natural roles of women for many people are child-bearing and home-making only. That is why there exists the opinion that women make better parents than men.
Naturally, many people agree that women have better intuitive intelligence than men. Women are better at reading the children’s signals, so they can easily satisfy children’s needs. They also have better emotional understanding of what the kids are going through. In addition, women have a closer bond with their children. They create that during the nine months pregnancy and the early period of child rearing. It is true that on average women spend more time than men on child rearing and care taking. Commonly, men tend to be out to work a lot and they seem to spend little time with their children. Significantly, breeding makes the relation between women and their children more close-knit.
On the contrary, there are many single fathers who can totally dedicate their lives to their children. And, according to some researches, children of single mothers tend to have more chance of crime. It is also true that no one come to parenthood and immediately knows everything. Learning and practicing can help fathers perform as well as mothers. Moreover, men and women bring different benefits to their children. People believe that fathers can teach their children better than mothers in many ways. Commonly, children regard their fathers as more energetic, strong-willed, and ambitious whereas mothers as more kind-hearted, sensitive, and emotional.
To sum up, there are different good things women and men can do for their children. It is obvious that parents who love their children can do their tasks well, and both fathers and mothers give their children good things to some extent. It will be lucky and far better for a child to be brought up by both good father and mother. Parents should join hands to give their children good life and education.
TOPIC 09: Write about the changes that information technology brings to your life.
We are now living in the Era of the Information technology, and we feel happy to be supported by modern technologies which make our lives more comfortable and convenient. For me, information technology brings me so many positive changes though sometimes it does cause some troubles.
	It is undeniable that information technology helps bring my family members closer together as we always keep in touch with help of telephones, internet, and other conveniences. Beside, information technology helps us stay in touch with the world around. Everyday, we are well-informed by reading news, watching videos, browsing websites. We can also learn much about the entire world from our own tables or even beds. Information technology provides us more choices of how, where, when and what to do things. Beneficially, we have more chances to earn because there are always numerous jobs available in the IT field that helps us make money and shop. Moreover, information technology helps us to broaden our knowledge as we can learn or take various online and offline courses. Socially, we seem to have more and more friends both at home and overseas, we can also share opinions, date with the help of information technology.
	On the other hand, modern technology can also make us more isolated when we are absorbed in technological devices. We sometimes feel annoyed by bad and poisonous information, images, or websites. We are also afraid of losing confidential documents and files. Seriously, spywares are now so popular that they make us very much worried and we have to spend more to protect our technological products.
	Good or bad, I really think I am lucky enough to live in this information age. I can not imagine my life without the help of information technology. The most important thing I need to do is to take full advantages of the information technology to better my life and try hard to reduce the bad effects that may bring to my life.
TOPIC 10: Write to describe your life in the 20 years’ time.
It is obvious that no one knows for sure what his tomorrow will be like, but he can make guesses. For me, it is likely that my 20 years’ time life will be very different from what it is now.
Take work first for example, I think I will get a good job which I very much want to do. There is a tendency that I will start up my own business then. I may invest in stock market and make a great fortune. I will at that time be satisfied with what I earn, and never worry about finacial matters.
Studying will change, too. In 20 years’ time, it is likely that I will take various professional courses, and I tend to have several MA or PhD degrees in some different fields such as economy, education, and culture. I will probably enroll in different courses to get higher and higher diplomas.
For lifestyle, I hope I will have balanced diets, live healthily and actively. I may get married to the one I love and we plan to have one or two kids. I will spend as much time for my family as possible. We will travel to different countries in the world on our yearly holiday of course. We will also afford weekly or monthly trips to beauty spots throughout the country.
In the future, I will live in a big house with modernly-equiped living rooms, bedrooms, kitchen, toilets and an open air space garden in front of a four-car garage. As I love animals very much, I will raise some pets in my house including some different kinds of dogs, cats, parrots, doves, and others.
Transportation means are also my concern. I will then own some most fashionable hybrid luxurious cars to use in different occasions. I will travel by air whenever travelling in distances.
In my dream, I am likely to keep in touch with all high school and university friends. There will always be available most up-to-date means of comunications for me to have good realationships with relatives, friends, colleagues, partners, or even acquaintances.
Naturally, the future is not ours to see, but we have rights lo lead our own life, to shape our thinking, to build up our future. As I am an optimistic and dynamic man, I will try my best to realize my dreams to make our wishes become true some day.
TOPIC 11: Write a letter to pen-pal to talk about your family rules.
 , September 21st, 2014
Dear Jim,
I am writing to talk about my family rules. It is an interesting topic, isn’t it? It may br obvious that every family has its own rules. Mine has a few, apart from the traditional ones, especially for this school year as I am in the final year.
	First, I am not allowed to watch much TV, except when there is a good or very interesting film or an academic gameshow, or when I have finished all my homework and exercises. And hardly do my parents let me stay up so late at night.
	Next, my parents rarely permit me to go out with friends without necessary reasons for example birthdays or funerals.
	Besides, I have to take the balanced diets to keep fit for my coming examinations. And one more thing I have to keep up is talking on the phone. That is why I have to set a limit to my using of the phone.
	Furthermore, I don’t have to do much housework though we share that all together.
	Do you think I have a lot of rules to abide? Or I have no rights or freedom to do what I want or like?
	Tell me about your family rules, will you? It is much fun to hear about then.
Write to me as soon as you can. I look forward to hearing from you.
 Best wishes,
 Mai 
TOPIC 12: Write a letter to pen-pal to talk about your family.
 , September 26th, 2014
Dear Michael,
I am writing to talk about my family as requested in your last letter.
	There are four members in my family; my parents, my elder brother and I. My dad is now at his forty-five and my mom is two years younger. My elder brother is twenty-two of age. My dad is a teacher at a local high school, and he has to work nearly weekdays. Very often he has extra classes on weekends, sometimes he has evening classes. My mom is a farmer and she has to work hard in the fieds nearly daily from early morning till dark. My elder brother is now a final year university student, so he has very little time to be at home with other family members. Although my parents are very busy, they try hard to spare as much time to take care of their children as possible.
	My mom is a really caring woman who is always the first to get up to prepare for other family members things to start a new day, and the last to go to bed to make sure that everything is under control. My dad is always willing to join hands to make us a nice house and a happy home. My brother and I love heilping my parents in all sort of work whenever we have chance.
	In my family, members care as much for others as possible to make a close-knit family. We are admired so much by the neighboring residents. Whenever problems come up, we discuss the matters all together frankly to find out solutions quickly. We also share all happiness and worries, so we all feel happy, safe and secure at home just as the saying we love “Home is where love dwells and thrives”.
	As you know, I am now in my final secondary year, preparing for the coming examinations with so much pressure. Therefore, all members in my family encourage and give me the best to help me realize my dreams.
	That is some about my family, and I would very much like to hear about yours in turn. I hope you will share with me your family life. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
	Yours sincerely,
 Lan 
TOPIC 13: Write about the formal school education system in Vietnam.
	The current formal school education system in Vietnam, as we all know, consists of three levels; pre-school, primary and secondary educations. Secondary education is divided into lower and upper stage. Now, in some provinces especially in cities, there are two parallel school systems in pre-school, primary or even secondary education; state and private schools. Tuition fees are different very much from state to private schools. In both systems, the academic year, from early September to late May, is divided into two semesters consisting of four to five months each. 
Children usually start their pre-school at the age of three, when they go to the nurseries but this stage is not compulsory. When childrean reach the age of six, they must go to primary schools. The primary education lasts five years with 5 grades; from grade 1 to grade 5. After having finished primary education, children can go to lower secondary schools from grade 6 to grade 9. Children who complete lower secondary may be accepted to upper secondary schools which last three years with 3 grades; ten to twelve. It depends on the locality that children have to take the entrance examination to be upper secondary students. Children finish the school education when they finish grade 12. Often, at the end of upper secondary education, student have to take the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE), the requirement to go to university or college, The GCSE used to take place in early June, but this year in early July.
TOPIC 14: Write a letter of request to UCAS to ask for information about the admission requirements to the university.
475/57 Le Thanh Ton St. District 1
Ho Chi Minh City
March 15th, 2008
Dear Sir/Madam,
I’ve read a lot about tertiary study in the UK and very impressed by the reputation of many famous universities there. I am writing now to apply for thw course and to ask for the admission requirements to the university.
Now, I am in the last year of the high school and will finish secondary education in 3 months. I am very much interested in an undergraduate course in economics in Bermingham University. At school I have learnt English for 7 years now, and my English is good enough to communicate with English speaking residents. Moreover, I am rather good at natural science subjects, and I am also very much interested in social activities. My family income is absolutely good enough to pay for my life and study abrood, too. I have good health and am willing ti live on my own. What my family and I want to know now is the detailed admission requirements to the university and the degrees I will be granted after finishing the course. Could you please send me some information about the admission requirements, tuitions fees, accommodation and details of the course? I am ready to supply any information about myself if necessary.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours faithfully,
Hoang Thanh Nam.
TOPIC 15: Write a letter to Vinatour, applying for the job mentioned in the advertisement in a newspaper.
Flat 3,324, Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Hanoi 
October 16th, 2014
Hanoi Vinatour 
250, Nguyen Du Street, Hanoi 
Dear Sir or Madam, 
I am writing in reply to your advertisement in the Vietnam News for experienced English-speaking local guides to accompany foreign visitors on trips throughout Vietnam. To tell the truth, I am very much interested in the post and hope to get it.
After reading the requirement for applicants, I can say by sure that I meet all of the qualifications that you specify. I was awarded High School Certificate two years ago withflying colours. After leaving high school, I worked as an accountant in a small travel agency for one year, where I was given a training course on tourism. Then I had one year of experience as a tour guide so I know many tourist areas in Vietnam arid have a basic knowledge of Vietnamese culture, history, geography and the people. Moreover, I was a good student at English at school and achieved some prizes for english-speaking and English-in-use contests, so I can say that I speak English fluently and be able to communicate effectively with English speaking partners. In addition, I am a sociable and confident person and can work hard for long hours. I would like to work for you and would appreciate the opportunity to discuss this position with you in person. 
I am looking forward to hearing from you at your convenience.
Yours faithfully, 
Nguyen Quoc Anh
TOPIC 16: Write about measures to take to protect endangered animals.
	We now all know clearly that our environment is worsening day by day. Although countless efforts have been made to better the situations, the matter seems not to be much improved. Thousands of species have been vanishing, many other thousands are being threatened to be extinct. To solve the problems, or even to slower the process of extiction, there are a number of measures