Collocations 6.0+6.5 (Organised Version) - Tài liệu tham khảo Tiếng anh (TA8 ISW) | Đại học Hoa Sen

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COLLOCATIONS FOR 6.5+ | ORGANISED VERSION
TOPIC 1. EDUCATION
Advantages/For
Disadvantages/Against
Giving children
homework every day
- work independently away
from the environment of schools
=> proactively apply the
knowledge that they have learnt
in the classroom
=> gain a deeper
understanding of the subject
- do home assignments
=> have the opportunity to
revise the lesson taught to
them in the school
=> retain information more
easily => reduce the exam
stress considerably
- have an obligation to
complete the homework while
having to deal with an
excessive load of knowledge
at their school + constant
examinations => sacrifice
their sleep to meet
academic demands =>
exhaust the child + reduce
their interest in studying =>
suffer from depression.
- Return home with excessive
amounts of homework=>
reduce children’s after-school
time for other extracurricular
and leisure activities =>
unable to develop
necessary soft-skills
Teaching history
subjects
- have a thorough insight into
the history of their own country
=> understand their
hometown’s traditional values
and develop a national identity
=> take pride in their origins and
treasure the life they know today
- accumulate knowledge of this
particular field at an early age
=> enhance their understanding
about various aspects of the
world
=> can work for foreign
enterprises
- Learn history
=> be forced to memorize
dates and events from the
past
=> rarely use them in
people’s lives
=> be of little relevance to the
future and today’s society.
- (historical events) be seen in
different perspectives and
interpreted in different ways
=> (students) normally learn
the subject through only one
source => discount its
importance as a subject for
learning.
Focusing on Science
- Focus on scientific subjects
- (A major in science) consists
subjects
such as biology, mathematics,
physics and chemistry => ensure
that any knowledge and skill
gaps in the economy are
covered => increase the overall
GDP of the nation => improve a
country’s future prosperity.
- attain science degrees => be
provided with foundational
knowledge to adapt to the
fast-moving technological
development => increase their
future employment prospects.
of related subjects with a
great amount of specialized
knowledge and tough
experiments => require a lot
of diligence + patience +
intelligence => put students
under great pressure in order
to understand and handle the
tasks well.
- (some countries) have fewer
employment opportunities
available in science fields =>
have little chance to get a job
after graduation despite
spending a huge amount of
time and effort on this
particular subject => increase
the employment rate.
Making art & music
compulsory
- learn art-related subjects =>
enjoy learning through enjoyable
and creative methods =>
enhance fine motor skills,
hand-eye coordination and
problem-solving skills => assists
children in attaining better
learning outcomes.
- be more interested in
non-academic subjects => get
hands-on experience in these
subjects at an early age => give
students a platform where they
can develop and perfect their
artistic skills => become easier
for them to pursue their creative
career in future.
- be already burdened with a
regular academic curriculum
=> (perform art) enhance that
study load => decrease their
academic results.
- be of the mindset that art
does not contribute to the
advancement of human
society => be generally
considered as a hobby rather
than a professional field =>
opt for other vocational
subjects such as science or
commerce stream, which
have jobs available in
abundance.
Reason
Result
Parents putting pressure on
children to perform well
Reasons:
- (parents) experienced
difficulties during their times
Problems:
- encourage their children to
acquire an occupation that
or lived in poor conditions =>
not want their children to face
the same predicament =>
assess them and keep them
in an enormous study
timetable to gain success
- put pressure on the youth to
continually achieve higher
scores => apply to top
schools => get degrees or
professional certificates =>
secure future employment
opportunities.
they do not have passion for
=> (children) not express their
own ideas and desires => not
feel the real sense of job
satisfaction => have an
undesirable life.
- engage their children only
for future achievements +
omit the entertainment part of
the youngsters => (children)
be exposed to great stress =>
affect their mental wellbeing
and cause psychological
suffering.
Cutting music and art to
teach information
technology
For:
- Exclude music or art from
the formal educational course
=> reduce a great deal of
energy and time that students
spend on them => focus
pupils’ attention on more
important and complicated
subjects => improve their
grades.
- have a technological-based
educational background =>
broaden their knowledge
about the technology tools =>
be more likely to acquire a
good position in the job
market of reputed companies.
Against:
- opt for different arts and
musical subjects => think out
of the box + produce some
unique ideas => sharpen the
cognitive skills of youngsters
=> be well-prepared for their
future prospects.
- be taught music or cultural
subjects => reduce heart
rates and blood pressure =>
find their inner peace +
support them in doing other
activities and facing
challenges => balance out the
pressure of science and
technology - related subjects.
Doing educational activities
during free time
For:
- Solve puzzles => take
different approaches to try
and solve a problem since
there’s a lot of trial and error
involved => learn the value of
formulating theories, testing
hypotheses, and changing
their perspectives when
something doesn’t work out
according to plan => become
more innovative and
Against:
- Spend time on
extracurricular activities like
cricket and football => burns
more calories than typical
workouts => build physical
strength => build confidence
in a player both on and off the
field => perform better in
school, career, family life, and
friendships.
adaptable employees.
- Spend a long period of time
playing at a computer => lead
to hand and eye strain =>
leave them physically tired =>
affect their performance at
school or work => lower their
personal attainment.
- engage children in creative
activities such as singing,
dancing, painting etc => take
the time and energy to
develop their own ideas =>
discover and realize their
habits, impulses, and desires
=> be better able to express
themselves to the world on a
regular basis.
Free education for all
For:
- (the weaker section of the
population) are provided with
free education => solve the
monetary concerns =>
prevent the inequality
between students of different
income levels => increase
their chance of finding a
dream job.
- (free courses and study
programs) be given to
everyone irrespective of their
caste, wealth, and race =>
have greater intellectual,
problem-solving skills and
civic-mindedness => create a
potentially more productive
and educated workforce =>
increase the literacy rate +
improve the growth of that
country.
Against:
- Lend more support to the
studious and determined
students instead of offering
freely available education to
everybody => be able to
allocate the rest of the budget
to health care, public facilities,
and so forth => ensure the
basic fundamental rights for
citizens of a country.
- (Learners) pay some
amount of tuition fee
=> (university) be able to
obtain state-of-the-art
equipment such as projectors
and computers
=> enhance the learning
experience of their students.
TOPIC 2. FAMILY
Causes/Reasons
Problems
Rising divorce rates
- get married at a young age
→ face financial distress as
they have to satisfy needs of
a married life → more likely to
get a divorce
- men and women have to
adjust to their new single lives
and deal with several issues
→ life quality of both
decreases significantly:
- suffer from stress in the
workplace (jobs now are very
demanding), people spend
long hours at the workplace
compared to the past →
spend less time at home with
families → there is no room
for affection → lead to
break-up
- Earlier, people were humble
to each other and men were
the sole breadwinners in the
household → today, both are
independent and dominating
→ pay less attention to their
partner’s advice when
confronting difficulties →
irreconcilable differences and
ego clashes happen → lead
to divorce
+ Many women still depend
tightly on their husband
for financial support →
divorce means reduction
of financial supply →
confront difficulties
tackling life expenses
+ Divorced men lose the
physical and mental
nourishment from their
wife → life becomes
miserable
- children become the
innocent victims → lose the
care and support they
supposed to have from their
parents → negative influence
on the child’s discipline and
personality development →
cause negative, long-lasting
effects in their own future
relationships, inside and
outside the family
Spending less time with
family
- fast pace of modern life →
prioritize the pursuit of fame
and fortune over family’s
precious moments → lead to
significant reduction in family
time
- cope with increasing
demand of work → be obliged
to finish heavy workload on
daily basis → parents’
overworking → lack time for
family
- technology and social media
undermine family
relationships:
development of technology
and online social media →
members all engage in their
own social interaction, and
not real family conversation,
- members do not receive
proper support their
immediate family →
experience emotional
distress, feel isolated or
rejected
- parents do not spend
enough time with their
children → children lack of
appropriate care and attention
→ be likely to follow a path
towards criminal behaviors
→ exert negative effects on
the society in general
- less mutual understanding
and less happy laughter in the
home → experience reduced
levels of happiness → broken
families are seemingly
inevitable
even in family gatherings →
exacerbate the physical and
emotional gaps between
family members → gradually
no longer devote time to
family
Advantages
Disadvantages
Parenting classes
- Provide mothers and fathers
with in-depth knowledge
about how to raise a kid at
different developmental
stages → have a better
understanding of their
children’s needs → take the
best care of them
- parents are equipped with
basic medical training → have
better preparation at child
safety and injury prevention
→ be able to deal with
emergency situations more
effectively
- most parents struggle
financially → usually work
overtime to make ends meet
→ attending in parenting
classes takes up their
precious time and money →
adversely affect their work
and their life
- disagreement over what
good parenting entails → the
idea of a parenthood
preparation course that suits
everyone is impractical →
eventually, these parenting
courses can be unworkable
and largely pointless
Couples choosing to have
no children
- not need to handle the
expenditures of raising a child
→ decrease financial burden
of every family significantly →
enjoy their life free from any
extra financial stresses
- neither spending time on
pregnant period nor taking
care of children → means
fewer responsibilities for a
couple → invest time in
getting higher education and
later job promotion → spend
their life fulfilling their dreams
and accomplishing their
aspirations
- decline in the national/global
birth rate → ameliorate the
- choosing to have no children
→ miss the mental and
emotional support when the
couple gets old and infirm →
make them feel isolated and
depressed, even miserable in
the twilight years of their life
- decreasing birth rate → lack
of labour force in the near
future → huge economic and
social problems occur
governments’ burden of the
social welfare system →
invest less budget in
education, medicine or
entertainment that are aimed
at children → increase
investment in other sectors
TOPIC 3. TECHNOLOGY
ADVANTAGES
DISADVANTAGES
Online shopping
- shop and buy things on the
Internet => customers can
select the products and make
the purchase from home =>
eliminate the need to travel to
the stores => save time and
dedicate time to more
important activities
- engage in online shopping
=> buy things through apps or
e-commerce platforms =>
more likely to get discounts,
special offers or free delivery
service => obtain the items at
bargain prices => save
money for other purchases
- go shopping online => form
judgements about the
products based on the
information (texts, images,
videos) presented on the
websites => get real products
that differ from the online
models (in terms of
appearance, quality, quantity)
=> customers are
disappointed => lose their
trust in the brand and give
unfavorable product reviews
=> the brand fails to have
loyal customers and attract
prospective ones.
- go shopping online =>
perform transactions online
=> have to reveal bank
account number/ID number
and other items of personal
information => vulnerable to
cyberattacks => lose money
and live under constant
threats to one’s life
Social media
- run blogs, post pictures on
social media outlets... =>
deliver messages about
social issues (environmental
pollution, teenage behaviours,
career crisis) to more people
- use social media to read
news, chat with friends,... =>
become obsessed with social
media and spend too much
time surfing the Internet =>
lead a sedentary life + looking
=> raise public awareness on
these issues => help people
have a proper attitude
towards things around
them/connect and sympathize
with minority groups/raise
efforts to address global
problems
- use social media as a
channel of brand marketing
=> run online ad campaigns
=> reach prospective
customers from far and wide
=> likely to boost sales and
increase more revenue
at the computer/mobile
phone’s screen for too often
=> develop obesity and
eyesight problems
- use social media to seek
friends/sexual or romantic
partners/job opportunities...
=> reveal too much personal
information in (to attract
people who can help them
fulfill these purposes) =>
some people may exploits
this information with bad
motives (committing a crime,
stealing your money) => your
life is put at risk
AI/Robots
- Artificial intelligence
technologies carry out
complex tasks like humans
but with virtually no errors =>
can be applied to in
healthcare industry =>
perform surgeries with greater
precision => save more lives
- artificial intelligence can
understand complex human
messages and be responsive
=> help computers better
process users’ commands
and execute them with great
complexity to achieve the
optimal results => can be
installed on virtual courses to
help students better interact
with lesson content, get their
tests marked automatically =>
increase study efficiency
- AI is widely applied in
factories to automate
industrial production
processes => no human
workers are needed =>
human workers become
redundant and face risks of
unemployment => resort to
crimes to earn their livings =>
cause losses/threatens the
lives of innocent civilians
- AI are widely used in many
aspects of lives => terrorists
may exploit AI for bad
purposes => manage to fully
manipulate many people’s
lives and make themselves
less detectable => innocent
people suffer greater
loss/face more serious threats
Cybercrime
Causes
Solutions
- the inception of the Digital
age and the growing
popularity of social media =>
people do most activities such
- avoid uploading important
personal information online
=> cybercriminals are less
likely to have attractive
as studying, applying for job,
communicating with people,...
in the cyberspace => people
have to publish personal and
important information online
=> people with bad motives
see the potential in such
information to earn them
influence and wealth => give
rise to cybercrime
- cybercriminals can steal the
data without making physical
efforts/leaving evidence =>
they can carry out the crimes
without getting exhausted or
being detected => cybercrime
provides a more secure
alternative and guarantees
greater chance of success for
criminals => more and more
people want to cybercrime
targets to aim at => criminals
fail to gain from cybercrime
=> they are discouraged and
stop engaging in cybercrime
- governments set out to
enact stricter cybersecurity
laws => compel online
sites/platforms/ channels to
tighten control on Internet
users’ private information +
introduce heavier
punishments for detected
cybercriminals => challenge
criminals’ access to personal
information => criminals lost
interest in launching further
cyber attacks
TOPIC 4. ENVIRONMENT
Advantages
Disadvantages
Using fossil fuels
- There are many countries
with abundant natural
resources => fossil-fuelled
stations can be built almost
anywhere => cost for
transportation and
construction is cheaper.
- generate more energy than
other plants => lower price
and be more efficient => more
favorable than other types of
energy
- A dramatic increase in the
frequency of exploitation =>
the resources of fossil fuels
are running out => take many
years to form again without
the intervention of humans =>
lack of energy supplied to the
world.
- The combustion of fossil
fuels is a major source of
increasing atmospheric
carbon dioxide => harm the
environment seriously =>
cause more natural disasters
such as acid rain => damage
the habitat of both humans
and animals.
Using alternative energy
resources
- alternative energy resources
are renewable => able to use
it for a long period of time =>
reduce excessive worrying
that the natural resources will
run out.
- non-conventional resources
do not harm the environment
=> tackle the threat of climate
change => make the
investments necessary for
realizing the full potential of
the resource => replace the
fossil fuel system.
- cost for settings is very
expensive => not widely used
around the world, especially
for developing countries =>
cannot completely phase out
fossil fuels => require more
investments and research to
make it easily accessible for
everyone.
- Geographical limitations =>
depends a lot on the
environmental conditions of
the countries => are not
suitable for everyone like
fossil fuels => prevent them
from using alternative energy
resources.
Losses of biodiversity
Causes:
Solutions
- the escalating human
population is increasing its
pressures on natural
resources => lead to many
problems such as
over-utilization of natural
resources or poaching => do
serious harm to the
environment => lead to
erosion or loss of biodiversity.
- The scarcity problem is
worsened through the act of
industrialization => the
surroundings will be exposed
to chemicals and emissions
=> impact negatively to the
environment => lead to some
natural disasters such as
deforestation => losses of
biodiversity
- The government should
enforce strict laws on illegal
logging=> reduce the number
of trees being cut => prevent
the area from deforestation
=> maintain biodiversity.
- encourage and provide
more campaigns on planting
trees => result in an increase
in the number of trees in the
area => give a helping hand
with the process of
regeneration => reduce the
potential losses of
biodiversity.
Overpopulation
Problems:
Solutions:
- Overpopulation => increase
the number of private vehicles
on the streets => increase the
emission of carbon dioxide
- Provide better education =>
Gain knowledge or
understanding about the
world => heighten awareness
into the atmosphere => cause
air pollution => result in
serious environmental
degradation.
- Overpopulation => the
demand for housing and food
will increase => more
buildings and exploitation of
natural resources => harm
the environment because of
the emissions from production
=> tribute to global warming
=> natural disasters.
of sex and the impact of
overpopulation => decrease
the birth rate => slowly
eliminate the overpopulation
problem.
- Imposing taxes on
consuming products => result
in an increase in the price of
goods => families have to pay
more money to raise their
children => restrict the
number of children in
low-income families =>
reduce the population rate.
Environment
Deforestation
Causes:
Solutions:
- Overpopulation => force the
governments to allow
construction companies to
encroach on woodlands =>
result in a decrease in the
number of trees in the area
such as Amazon forest >
deforestation
- Do not inform strict law on
poaching => no securities for
natural forests to protect them
from being harmed => people
keep on exploiting them =>
cut down trees uncontrollably
=> deforestation
- Inform people about the
consequences of
deforestation => make some
advertisements on TVs or
interview experts => educate
people and raise their
awareness about protecting
forests => reduce the
potential of deforestation.
- More forest securities
should be in place => ban
people from logging where
the forest is low => solve the
demand problem by
introducing people to artificial
furniture instead of using
wood => cut down the
demand of wood => decrease
the possibility of
deforestation.
Pollution
Causes:
- Do not provide efficient
waste disposal for the citizens
living near rivers or canals =>
citizens struggle with their
daily waste => throw it into
Solutions:
- Invest on developing the
technology for a better waste
disposal system for those
living near the river or canal
=> introduce them a better
the river or canal nearby =>
rivers and canals are filled
with garbage and waste =>
water pollution.
- City is being filled with too
many people from different
societal background =>
demand for houses and cars
will increase => the city has to
messily mingle with the
concrete jungle of brick
houses and experience a
growing number of private
cars on the street =>
emissions such as C02
coming from these activities
will harm the environment
badly => air pollution
way to deal with their waste
=> prevent them from
throwing garbage into rivers
=> reduce the amount of
waste floating on the rivers =>
the water in the area will
become less polluted.
- Make alternative energy
more approachable for
everyone => more people will
use this type of energy =>
discourage them from using
the fossil fuels => reduce the
amount of emissions from
fossil fuels => freshen the air
TOPIC 5. ADVERTISING
Advantages
Disadvantages
Advertising
Advantages for companies:
+ Celebrity endorsement =>
make a product more
appealing => attract potential
customers =>
boost sales for companies
+ Promotional campaigns =>
increase brand awareness of
new products => reach
potential customers =>
increase sales => boost
economic
development
Advantages for:
consumers:
+ Online advertisements =>
reach potential customers =>
Disadvantages for
consumers:
+ Exaggerate the quality of
the products => misleading
information => impulsive
purchase =>
disappointment => return the
products at their own expense
+ Persuaded to follow the
latest trends and fashions =>
buy unnecessary things =>
waste of money
+ TV commercials may
interrupt one’s viewing
experience => cause
frustration + affect viewers’
enjoyment of the show
meet customers' demands
and needs => improve
customers’ life quality
Advantages for online and
offline media channels &
audiences:
+ billboards on the streets =>
promote their products =>
reach a wider range of target
audiences
(passing pedestrians +
drivers)
+ conduct market research =>
be aware of customers’ needs
=> improve products quality
Advertising for children
+ upsurge in advertisements
=> broaden children’s horizon
of knowledge by providing
them with useful information
about the products and their
difference in comparison to
other brands.
+ advertisements aimed at
children => parents pay heed
to useful and relevant
products during the
upbringing of children =>
example: nutritious milk
commercials => allow parents
to keep abreast of which
product is the most suitable
for their children
+ easily influenced by
advertisements =>
advertisements with
inappropriate content may be
harmful to the development of
children
+ pestering or nagging from
children to buy things =>
pressure on their parents =>
overindulgence of children
+ a large number of the flashy
advertisements
=> detrimental effect on a
child’s academics => lose
their ability to focus on a
certain task for an extended
period of time.
Advertising should be
regulated by governments
+ prevents advertisements
from having inappropriate
content + content that is not
in line with government policy
=>common in every country
=> if advertisement is within
normal bounds => the
government wouldn’t have
much to say about it.
+ governments may restrict
advertisements that has
out-of-the-box styles =>
advertisements gain no
intention from customers
+ Governments’ approval
time for assessing an
advertisement is lengthy =>
+ advertisement approved by
governments have higher
credibility => customer’s find
it easy to make purchasing
decisions
take companies’ long time to
release their advertisements
=> reduction in profits and
reach
Methods used in
advertising are unethical
and unacceptable in today’s
society
+ advertisements appear all
over social media channels
=> give people more choices
to compare => customers
choose their best option
+ Advertisements creates
jobs for marketers => raise
people’s living standards =>
boost the country’s economy
+ the way that advertisements
encourages people to buy
products they may not need
or cannot afford => Children
and young people in
particular are influenced by
adverts => put enormous
pressure on the parents to
buy these products
+ the advertising of tobacco
products and alcohol has long
been a controversial issue =>
alcohol adverts encourage
excessive consumption and
underage drinking => yet
restrictions have not been
placed on this type of
advertising in the same way
as smoking.
+ an invasion of personal
privacy => human beings
should have the free will to
decide what information they
wish to receive => but
advertisers have the choice to
shove their products down
our throats. => browsing the
internet, ads can pop up
anytime, one after another
and after a certain number of
times => become
excruciatingly frustrating.
TOPIC 6. SOCIAL ISSUES
Causes
Problems
Solutions
Competitive job
market
- schools improve the
quality of education
=> acquire more
learning materials
and adopt more
innovative
approaches to
teaching => students
are equipped with
more
knowledge/foster
more vital skills =>
manage to meet
basic job application
requirements upon
graduation (obtain
academic
certifications,
demonstrate
professional
competency/experien
ce) => employers
raise recruitment
standards => job
market becomes
more competitive
- companies apply AI
technology => AI
perform tasks more
quickly and at a lower
cost than human
workers do => AI
replaces human
workers at workplace
=> fewer job
opportunities for
human workers
- job market becomes
more competitive =>
many people are
rejected from their
jobs => become
unemployed => resort
to crimes to earn their
livings => cause
human losses and
social unrest
- job market becomes
more competitive =>
staff recruitment
standards are raised
higher => students
have to work harder
(get good grades,
LoRs, win
internships/scholarshi
ps) to land their
dream jobs => suffer
from health problems
(depression,
obesity,..)
- fresh graduates and
prospective job
applicants should try
running their own
business/doing
startups => avoid the
job application
process => suffer
less from the impacts
of a competitive job
market
- students need to
map out their
academic and career
paths early during
high school years =>
have time to acquire
knowledge, engage in
different activities and
sharpen their skills =>
get qualifications, win
awards, prestigious
scholarships +
familiarize
themselves with
intense workload
/heavy responsibility
+ develop special
abilities desired in
their position =>
stand out from other
applicants when
applying for job +
impress the
employers => earn a
job in a competitive
job market
FOOD SHORTAGE
- Parents give birth to
too many children =>
A country population
quickly escalates =>
leads to
overpopulation in a
- food shortage
happens => people
do not enough food to
feed themselves =>
suffer from
undernourishment =>
- introduce laws to
restrict family size =>
bring population
increase under better
control => lower the
demand for food =>
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COLLOCATIONS FOR 6.5+ | ORGANISED VERSION TOPIC 1. EDUCATION Advantages/For Disadvantages/Against Giving children - work independently away - have an obligation to homework every day
from the environment of schools complete the homework while => proactively apply the having to deal with an
knowledge that they have learnt excessive load of knowledge in the classroom at their school + constant => gain a deeper examinations => sacrifice understanding of the subject their sleep to meet academic demands => - do home assignments exhaust the child + reduce => have the opportunity to
their interest in studying => revise the lesson taught to suffer from depression. them in the school => retain information more - Return home with excessive easily => reduce the exam amounts of homework=> stress considerably
reduce children’s after-school time for other extracurricular and leisure activities => unable to develop necessary soft-skills Teaching history - have a thorough insight into - Learn history subjects
the history of their own country => be forced to memorize => understand their dates and events from the
hometown’s traditional values past
and develop a national identity => rarely use them in
=> take pride in their origins and people’s lives
treasure the life they know today
=> be of little relevance to the future and today’s society. - accumulate knowledge of this
particular field at an early age
- (historical events) be seen in
=> enhance their understanding different perspectives and about various aspects of the interpreted in different ways world
=> (students) normally learn => can work for foreign the subject through only one enterprises source => discount its importance as a subject for learning. Focusing on Science - Focus on scientific subjects
- (A major in science) consists subjects such as biology, mathematics, of related subjects with a
physics and chemistry => ensure great amount of specialized that any knowledge and skill knowledge and tough gaps in the economy are
experiments => require a lot
covered => increase the overall of diligence + patience +
GDP of the nation => improve a
intelligence => put students country’s future prosperity. under great pressure in order to understand and handle the
- attain science degrees => be tasks well. provided with foundational knowledge to adapt to the - (some countries) have fewer fast-moving technological employment opportunities
development => increase their
available in science fields => future employment prospects.
have little chance to get a job after graduation despite spending a huge amount of time and effort on this
particular subject => increase the employment rate. Making art & music
- learn art-related subjects => - be already burdened with a compulsory
enjoy learning through enjoyable regular academic curriculum and creative methods =>
=> (perform art) enhance that enhance fine motor skills,
study load => decrease their hand-eye coordination and academic results.
problem-solving skills => assists children in attaining better - be of the mindset that art learning outcomes. does not contribute to the advancement of human - be more interested in society => be generally
non-academic subjects => get considered as a hobby rather hands-on experience in these
than a professional field =>
subjects at an early age => give opt for other vocational students a platform where they subjects such as science or can develop and perfect their commerce stream, which
artistic skills => become easier have jobs available in
for them to pursue their creative abundance. career in future. Reason Result Parents putting pressure on Reasons: Problems: children to perform well - (parents) experienced - encourage their children to
difficulties during their times acquire an occupation that
or lived in poor conditions => they do not have passion for
not want their children to face
=> (children) not express their the same predicament =>
own ideas and desires => not assess them and keep them feel the real sense of job in an enormous study satisfaction => have an timetable to gain success undesirable life. - put pressure on the youth to - engage their children only continually achieve higher for future achievements + scores => apply to top omit the entertainment part of schools => get degrees or
the youngsters => (children)
professional certificates =>
be exposed to great stress => secure future employment affect their mental wellbeing opportunities. and cause psychological suffering. Cutting music and art to For: Against: teach information - Exclude music or art from - opt for different arts and technology the formal educational course
musical subjects => think out => reduce a great deal of of the box + produce some energy and time that students unique ideas => sharpen the spend on them => focus cognitive skills of youngsters pupils’ attention on more
=> be well-prepared for their important and complicated future prospects. subjects => improve their grades. - be taught music or cultural subjects => reduce heart - have a technological-based rates and blood pressure => educational background => find their inner peace + broaden their knowledge support them in doing other
about the technology tools => activities and facing be more likely to acquire a
challenges => balance out the good position in the job pressure of science and market of reputed companies. technology - related subjects. Doing educational activities For: Against: during free time - Solve puzzles => take - Spend time on different approaches to try
extracurricular activities like and solve a problem since
cricket and football => burns
there’s a lot of trial and error more calories than typical
involved => learn the value of workouts => build physical formulating theories, testing
strength => build confidence hypotheses, and changing
in a player both on and off the their perspectives when field => perform better in something doesn’t work out
school, career, family life, and according to plan => become friendships. more innovative and adaptable employees. - engage children in creative activities such as singing, - Spend a long period of time
dancing, painting etc => take
playing at a computer => lead the time and energy to to hand and eye strain => develop their own ideas =>
leave them physically tired => discover and realize their affect their performance at habits, impulses, and desires
school or work => lower their
=> be better able to express personal attainment. themselves to the world on a regular basis. Free education for all For: Against: - (the weaker section of the - Lend more support to the population) are provided with studious and determined free education => solve the students instead of offering monetary concerns => freely available education to prevent the inequality everybody => be able to between students of different
allocate the rest of the budget income levels => increase
to health care, public facilities, their chance of finding a and so forth => ensure the dream job. basic fundamental rights for citizens of a country. - (free courses and study programs) be given to - (Learners) pay some everyone irrespective of their amount of tuition fee caste, wealth, and race => => (university) be able to have greater intellectual, obtain state-of-the-art problem-solving skills and equipment such as projectors
civic-mindedness => create a and computers potentially more productive => enhance the learning and educated workforce => experience of their students. increase the literacy rate + improve the growth of that country. TOPIC 2. FAMILY Causes/Reasons Problems Rising divorce rates - get married at a young age - men and women have to → face financial distress as
adjust to their new single lives they have to satisfy needs of and deal with several issues
a married life → more likely to → life quality of both get a divorce decreases significantly: + Many women still depend - suffer from stress in the tightly on their husband workplace (jobs now are very for financial support → demanding), people spend divorce means reduction long hours at the workplace of financial supply → compared to the past → confront difficulties spend less time at home with tackling life expenses families → there is no room + Divorced men lose the for affection → lead to physical and mental break-up nourishment from their wife → life becomes - Earlier, people were humble miserable to each other and men were the sole breadwinners in the - children become the household → today, both are innocent victims → lose the independent and dominating care and support they
→ pay less attention to their supposed to have from their partner’s advice when parents → negative influence confronting difficulties →
on the child’s discipline and irreconcilable differences and personality development → ego clashes happen → lead cause negative, long-lasting to divorce effects in their own future relationships, inside and outside the family Spending less time with - fast pace of modern life → - members do not receive family prioritize the pursuit of fame proper support their and fortune over family’s immediate family → precious moments → lead to experience emotional
significant reduction in family distress, feel isolated or time rejected - cope with increasing - parents do not spend demand of work → be obliged enough time with their to finish heavy workload on children → children lack of daily basis → parents’ appropriate care and attention overworking → lack time for → be likely to follow a path family towards criminal behaviors → exert negative effects on - technology and social media the society in general undermine family relationships: - less mutual understanding development of technology and less happy laughter in the and online social media → home → experience reduced members all engage in their levels of happiness → broken own social interaction, and families are seemingly not real family conversation, inevitable even in family gatherings → exacerbate the physical and emotional gaps between family members → gradually no longer devote time to family Advantages Disadvantages Parenting classes - Provide mothers and fathers - most parents struggle with in-depth knowledge financially → usually work about how to raise a kid at overtime to make ends meet different developmental → attending in parenting stages → have a better classes takes up their understanding of their precious time and money →
children’s needs → take the adversely affect their work best care of them and their life - parents are equipped with - disagreement over what
basic medical training → have good parenting entails → the better preparation at child idea of a parenthood safety and injury prevention preparation course that suits → be able to deal with everyone is impractical → emergency situations more eventually, these parenting effectively courses can be unworkable and largely pointless Couples choosing to have - not need to handle the - choosing to have no children no children
expenditures of raising a child → miss the mental and → decrease financial burden emotional support when the
of every family significantly → couple gets old and infirm → enjoy their life free from any make them feel isolated and extra financial stresses depressed, even miserable in
the twilight years of their life - neither spending time on pregnant period nor taking
- decreasing birth rate → lack care of children → means of labour force in the near fewer responsibilities for a future → huge economic and couple → invest time in social problems occur getting higher education and later job promotion → spend
their life fulfilling their dreams and accomplishing their aspirations
- decline in the national/global birth rate → ameliorate the governments’ burden of the social welfare system → invest less budget in education, medicine or entertainment that are aimed at children → increase investment in other sectors TOPIC 3. TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES Online shopping - shop and buy things on the
- go shopping online => form Internet => customers can judgements about the select the products and make products based on the the purchase from home => information (texts, images,
eliminate the need to travel to videos) presented on the the stores => save time and
websites => get real products dedicate time to more that differ from the online important activities models (in terms of appearance, quality, quantity) - engage in online shopping => customers are
=> buy things through apps or disappointed => lose their e-commerce platforms => trust in the brand and give more likely to get discounts, unfavorable product reviews
special offers or free delivery => the brand fails to have
service => obtain the items at loyal customers and attract bargain prices => save prospective ones. money for other purchases - go shopping online => perform transactions online => have to reveal bank account number/ID number and other items of personal
information => vulnerable to cyberattacks => lose money and live under constant threats to one’s life Social media - run blogs, post pictures on - use social media to read social media outlets... =>
news, chat with friends,... => deliver messages about become obsessed with social social issues (environmental media and spend too much pollution, teenage behaviours,
time surfing the Internet => career crisis) to more people
lead a sedentary life + looking
=> raise public awareness on at the computer/mobile these issues => help people phone’s screen for too often have a proper attitude => develop obesity and towards things around eyesight problems them/connect and sympathize with minority groups/raise - use social media to seek efforts to address global friends/sexual or romantic problems partners/job opportunities... => reveal too much personal - use social media as a information in (to attract channel of brand marketing people who can help them => run online ad campaigns fulfill these purposes) => => reach prospective some people may exploits customers from far and wide this information with bad
=> likely to boost sales and motives (committing a crime, increase more revenue
stealing your money) => your life is put at risk AI/Robots - Artificial intelligence - AI is widely applied in technologies carry out factories to automate complex tasks like humans industrial production
but with virtually no errors => processes => no human can be applied to in workers are needed => healthcare industry => human workers become perform surgeries with greater redundant and face risks of
precision => save more lives unemployment => resort to
crimes to earn their livings => - artificial intelligence can cause losses/threatens the understand complex human lives of innocent civilians messages and be responsive => help computers better - AI are widely used in many process users’ commands
aspects of lives => terrorists and execute them with great may exploit AI for bad complexity to achieve the purposes => manage to fully optimal results => can be manipulate many people’s
installed on virtual courses to lives and make themselves help students better interact less detectable => innocent with lesson content, get their people suffer greater
tests marked automatically => loss/face more serious threats increase study efficiency Cybercrime Causes Solutions - the inception of the Digital - avoid uploading important age and the growing personal information online
popularity of social media => => cybercriminals are less people do most activities such likely to have attractive as studying, applying for job,
targets to aim at => criminals communicating with people,... fail to gain from cybercrime in the cyberspace => people => they are discouraged and have to publish personal and stop engaging in cybercrime important information online => people with bad motives - governments set out to see the potential in such enact stricter cybersecurity information to earn them laws => compel online
influence and wealth => give sites/platforms/ channels to rise to cybercrime tighten control on Internet users’ private information + - cybercriminals can steal the introduce heavier data without making physical punishments for detected efforts/leaving evidence => cybercriminals => challenge they can carry out the crimes
criminals’ access to personal without getting exhausted or
information => criminals lost
being detected => cybercrime interest in launching further provides a more secure cyber attacks alternative and guarantees greater chance of success for criminals => more and more people want to cybercrime TOPIC 4. ENVIRONMENT Advantages Disadvantages Using fossil fuels - There are many countries - A dramatic increase in the with abundant natural
frequency of exploitation => resources => fossil-fuelled the resources of fossil fuels stations can be built almost
are running out => take many anywhere => cost for years to form again without transportation and
the intervention of humans => construction is cheaper. lack of energy supplied to the - generate more energy than world. other plants => lower price - The combustion of fossil
and be more efficient => more fuels is a major source of favorable than other types of increasing atmospheric energy carbon dioxide => harm the environment seriously => cause more natural disasters such as acid rain => damage the habitat of both humans and animals. Using alternative energy - alternative energy resources - cost for settings is very resources
are renewable => able to use
expensive => not widely used
it for a long period of time => around the world, especially reduce excessive worrying for developing countries =>
that the natural resources will cannot completely phase out run out.
fossil fuels => require more - non-conventional resources investments and research to do not harm the environment make it easily accessible for
=> tackle the threat of climate everyone. change => make the
- Geographical limitations => investments necessary for depends a lot on the
realizing the full potential of environmental conditions of the resource => replace the the countries => are not fossil fuel system. suitable for everyone like
fossil fuels => prevent them from using alternative energy resources. Losses of biodiversity Causes: Solutions - the escalating human - The government should population is increasing its enforce strict laws on illegal pressures on natural logging=> reduce the number resources => lead to many
of trees being cut => prevent problems such as the area from deforestation over-utilization of natural => maintain biodiversity. resources or poaching => do - encourage and provide serious harm to the more campaigns on planting environment => lead to
trees => result in an increase
erosion or loss of biodiversity. in the number of trees in the - The scarcity problem is area => give a helping hand worsened through the act of with the process of industrialization => the regeneration => reduce the surroundings will be exposed potential losses of to chemicals and emissions biodiversity. => impact negatively to the environment => lead to some natural disasters such as deforestation => losses of biodiversity Overpopulation Problems: Solutions:
- Overpopulation => increase
- Provide better education => the number of private vehicles Gain knowledge or
on the streets => increase the understanding about the emission of carbon dioxide world => heighten awareness
into the atmosphere => cause of sex and the impact of air pollution => result in overpopulation => decrease serious environmental the birth rate => slowly degradation. eliminate the overpopulation - Overpopulation => the problem. demand for housing and food - Imposing taxes on will increase => more
consuming products => result buildings and exploitation of in an increase in the price of natural resources => harm
goods => families have to pay the environment because of more money to raise their the emissions from production children => restrict the
=> tribute to global warming number of children in => natural disasters. low-income families => reduce the population rate. Environment Deforestation Causes: Solutions:
- Overpopulation => force the - Inform people about the governments to allow consequences of construction companies to deforestation => make some encroach on woodlands => advertisements on TVs or result in a decrease in the
interview experts => educate number of trees in the area people and raise their such as Amazon forest > awareness about protecting deforestation forests => reduce the - Do not inform strict law on potential of deforestation.
poaching => no securities for - More forest securities
natural forests to protect them should be in place => ban from being harmed => people people from logging where keep on exploiting them =>
the forest is low => solve the cut down trees uncontrollably demand problem by => deforestation
introducing people to artificial furniture instead of using wood => cut down the demand of wood => decrease the possibility of deforestation. Pollution Causes: Solutions: - Do not provide efficient - Invest on developing the
waste disposal for the citizens technology for a better waste
living near rivers or canals => disposal system for those citizens struggle with their living near the river or canal
daily waste => throw it into => introduce them a better
the river or canal nearby => way to deal with their waste rivers and canals are filled => prevent them from with garbage and waste => throwing garbage into rivers water pollution. => reduce the amount of
- City is being filled with too
waste floating on the rivers => many people from different the water in the area will societal background => become less polluted. demand for houses and cars - Make alternative energy
will increase => the city has to more approachable for messily mingle with the
everyone => more people will concrete jungle of brick use this type of energy => houses and experience a discourage them from using growing number of private
the fossil fuels => reduce the cars on the street => amount of emissions from emissions such as C02
fossil fuels => freshen the air coming from these activities will harm the environment badly => air pollution TOPIC 5. ADVERTISING Advantages Disadvantages Advertising Advantages for companies: Disadvantages for + Celebrity endorsement => consumers: make a product more + Exaggerate the quality of
appealing => attract potential the products => misleading customers => information => impulsive boost sales for companies purchase =>
disappointment => return the + Promotional campaigns => products at their own expense increase brand awareness of new products => reach + Persuaded to follow the potential customers =>
latest trends and fashions => increase sales => boost buy unnecessary things => economic waste of money development + TV commercials may interrupt one’s viewing experience => cause Advantages for:
frustration + affect viewers’ consumers: enjoyment of the show + Online advertisements =>
reach potential customers => meet customers' demands and needs => improve customers’ life quality Advantages for online and offline media channels & audiences:
+ billboards on the streets => promote their products => reach a wider range of target audiences (passing pedestrians + drivers)
+ conduct market research => be aware of customers’ needs => improve products quality Advertising for children + upsurge in advertisements + easily influenced by
=> broaden children’s horizon advertisements => of knowledge by providing advertisements with them with useful information inappropriate content may be about the products and their harmful to the development of difference in comparison to children other brands. + pestering or nagging from children to buy things => + advertisements aimed at
pressure on their parents =>
children => parents pay heed overindulgence of children to useful and relevant products during the + a large number of the flashy upbringing of children => advertisements example: nutritious milk => detrimental effect on a
commercials => allow parents child’s academics => lose to keep abreast of which their ability to focus on a product is the most suitable certain task for an extended for their children period of time. Advertising should be + prevents advertisements + governments may restrict regulated by governments from having inappropriate advertisements that has content + content that is not out-of-the-box styles => in line with government policy advertisements gain no =>common in every country intention from customers
=> if advertisement is within normal bounds => the + Governments’ approval government wouldn’t have time for assessing an much to say about it. advertisement is lengthy => take companies’ long time to + advertisement approved by release their advertisements governments have higher => reduction in profits and
credibility => customer’s find reach it easy to make purchasing decisions Methods used in + advertisements appear all + the way that advertisements advertising are unethical over social media channels encourages people to buy and unacceptable in today’s => give people more choices products they may not need society to compare => customers
or cannot afford => Children choose their best option and young people in particular are influenced by + Advertisements creates adverts => put enormous jobs for marketers => raise pressure on the parents to
people’s living standards => buy these products boost the country’s economy + the advertising of tobacco products and alcohol has long
been a controversial issue => alcohol adverts encourage excessive consumption and underage drinking => yet restrictions have not been placed on this type of advertising in the same way as smoking. + an invasion of personal privacy => human beings should have the free will to decide what information they wish to receive => but advertisers have the choice to shove their products down
our throats. => browsing the internet, ads can pop up anytime, one after another and after a certain number of times => become excruciatingly frustrating. TOPIC 6. SOCIAL ISSUES Causes Problems Solutions Competitive job - schools improve the - job market becomes - fresh graduates and market quality of education more competitive => prospective job => acquire more many people are applicants should try learning materials rejected from their running their own and adopt more jobs => become business/doing innovative unemployed => resort startups => avoid the approaches to to crimes to earn their job application teaching => students livings => cause process => suffer are equipped with human losses and less from the impacts more social unrest of a competitive job knowledge/foster market more vital skills => - job market becomes manage to meet more competitive => - students need to basic job application staff recruitment map out their requirements upon standards are raised academic and career graduation (obtain higher => students paths early during academic have to work harder high school years => certifications, (get good grades, have time to acquire demonstrate LoRs, win knowledge, engage in professional internships/scholarshi different activities and competency/experien ps) to land their sharpen their skills => ce) => employers dream jobs => suffer get qualifications, win raise recruitment from health problems awards, prestigious standards => job (depression, scholarships + market becomes obesity,..) familiarize more competitive themselves with intense workload - companies apply AI /heavy responsibility technology => AI + develop special perform tasks more abilities desired in quickly and at a lower their position => cost than human stand out from other workers do => AI applicants when replaces human applying for job + workers at workplace impress the => fewer job employers => earn a opportunities for job in a competitive human workers job market FOOD SHORTAGE - Parents give birth to - food shortage - introduce laws to too many children => happens => people restrict family size => A country population do not enough food to bring population quickly escalates => feed themselves => increase under better leads to suffer from control => lower the overpopulation in a undernourishment => demand for food =>