10 VNU-EPT SPEAKING TOPICS 2016 (1) Topic 1: The multi-level marketing (MLM) field is growing and its member companies are multiplying Should Vietnam’s government ban this business model? Give reasons and examples from your reading, experience or observations to support your point of view Topic 2: In Vietnam, the number of students violating traffic laws (no helmets, excessive passengers, underage driving, etc.) is increasing What is/are the most effective solution(s) to this social issue? Give reasons and examples from your reading, experience or observations to support your point of view Topic 3: In Vietnam, more and more cases of food safety violations have been reported in media, causing serious concerns for consumers Why does this problem still exist? Give reasons and examples from your reading, experience or observations to support your point of view Topic 4: Vietnam has a good variety of produce but imported produce is increasing while exports and domestic consumption are low As consumers, what can we to support Vietnamese farmers? Give reasons and examples from your reading, experience or observations to support your point of view Topic 5: Vietnam labor export has been a trend in Vietnam in recent years What are some major issues that (potential) laborers have to deal with and why these issues happen? Give reasons and examples from your reading, experience or observations to support your point of view Topic 6: How can we prevent child abuse (including physical abuse, emotional abuse, child labor, etc)? Give your opinion and support it with reasons and examples from your reading, experience or observations Topic 7: An increasing number of Vietnamese students are choosing self-supported education abroad Why you think this is currently a trend in Vietnam? Give your opinion and support it with reasons and examples from your reading, experience or observations Topic 8: Cyber-bullying is becoming popular in our society What are the reasons for this social issue? Give your opinion and support it with reasons and examples from your reading, experience or observations Topic 9: Big cities tend to be chosen by criminals from other places How can residents in these cities protect themselves against these dangerous criminals? Give your opinion and support it with reasons and examples from your reading, experience or observations Topic 10: Vietnam has been witnessing an imbalanced labor distribution: more and more people have been moving to urban areas for work while rural areas have been increasingly abandoned How can this problem be solved? Give your opinion and support it with reasons and examples from your reading, experience or observations The multi-level marketing (MLM) field is growing and its member companies are multiplying Should Vietnam’s government ban this business model? Give reasons and examples from your reading, experience or observations to support your point of view The multi-level marketing (MLM) field is growing and its member companies are multiplying Although this business model is quite popular in some countries, when coming to Vietnam, it seems to disguise in a complex way and causes many uncontrollable risks In my opinion, MLM should be banned in Vietnam due to several reasons Firstly, many swindlers use this method to take a huge amount of money from gullible people There have been a number of people, most of which are students and people in rural area, being swindled The MLM companies told them that they can earn huge profits from joining their system called pyramid scheme They use all of their money; some even borrow money or mortgage their properties to buy a lot of products But instead of earning huge profits, the MLM companies suddenly disappear and the innocent people have to face with big consequences Secondly, people who join the pyramid schemes of MLM companies may receive more losses than benefits The consumers become free employees of those companies advertising, selling their products and giving them the profits There isn’t any legal benefit such as contract or insurance Moreover, to sell the products, a member of the MLM system must make use of all their relationships That is like you are swindled by the MLM companies and then your families and your friends are swindled by yourself That can damage all of your relationships Last but not least, this business model is developing in complex and uncontrollable ways Although Vietnam’s government has carried out several policies to manage and put this business model under control, many illegal MLM companies still exist Due to many risks it brings, MLM should be banned in Vietnam In Vietnam, the number of students violating traffic laws (no helmets, excessive passengers, underage driving, etc.) is increasing What is/are the most effective solution(s) to this social issue? Give reasons and examples from your reading, experience or observations to support your point of view In Vietnam, the number of students violating traffic laws, such as no helmets, excessive passengers, underage driving and so on is increasing Many solutions have being suggested to solve this issue but they seem not as effective as expected In my opinion, the best solution is raising students’ awareness about the dangers of traffic violations and making them understand why they should follow traffic laws instead of forcing them to Both their schools and families should take strong actions to make the solution become the most effective In school, following traffic laws must be included in students’ regulations If they violate the laws, harsh punishments should be imposed Besides, to raise their awareness about how necessary they have to follow the laws, they shouldn’t just learn the theories, reality influences them more effectively Teachers or students associations in school can organize some activities such as talk shows or workshops inviting some police officers or some people that had involved in real traffic accidents to share their experiences Moreover, also the teachers should be good examples for their students, don’t tell the students to follow the laws and the teachers break the laws themselves And in families, parents should pay more attention to their children Firstly, parents should be good examples to their children This helps build their awareness when they were little and become their habits later Secondly, parents should control their children in transporting somehow That means if parents cannot take their children to school; make sure they know how their children go to school and whether that way is safe or not If the school and the families work well together, I think not only the traffic law violations but also other problems of students will be reduced In Vietnam, more and more cases of food safety violations have been reported in media, causing serious concerns for consumers Why does this problem still exist? Give reasons and examples from your reading, experience or observations to support your point of view In Vietnam, more and more cases of food safety violations have been reported in media, causing serious concerns for consumers However, this problem still exists In my opinion, this is due to sellers’ greed, government’s loose management and the consumers themselves Firstly, it is the greed of earning more profit that makes the sellers violate the food safety To increase the profits, some food store owners not hesitate to use unsafe ingredients with low prices Some farmers make over use of pesticides, fertilizers or chemicals in cultivating and breeding Secondly, food safety violations still exist may be because of loose management of the government A number of food ingredients from unknown sources are going to markets everyday without being checked Furthermore, many food safety violations have passed the safety checking procedure due to officers’ carelessness Last but not least, some consumers themselves also give food safety violations the chance to still exist Instead of buying products from trustworthy sources which have brands, labels and safety guarantee, they still decide to buy food from unknown sources which are sold in local markets or even on the street It may be because of lower prices and convenience But by doing this, the consumers themselves are giving those cases of food safety violations one more reason to exist Vietnam has a good variety of produce but imported produce is increasing while exports and domestic consumption are low As consumers, what can we to support Vietnamese farmers? Give reasons and examples from your reading, experience or observations to support your point of view Vietnam has a good variety of produce but imported produce is increasing while exports and domestic consumption are low As consumers, I think there are things that we can to support Vietnamese farmers The first thing is the easiest and the most obvious thing we can do, I think That is buying Vietnamese products The government has launched several campaigns called “Vietnamese people use Vietnamese products” to encourage Vietnamese consumers to buy domestic goods This campaign is very meaningful and it has shown its effectiveness in raising domestic consumption in recent years The second thing to is choosing Vietnamese brands That means not just buying one or two Vietnamese products, but focus on the brands For example, don’t just buy milk from Vinamilk, they have many other products such as yogurt, ice cream, cheese and so on I think this is the further step to help increase domestic consumption and somehow help the farmers sell more products, too Last but not least, not just doing by yourself, spread the word! We can share our reviews and good experiences about Vietnamese products, especially the new brands with other people to break their preconception and underestimation of the quality of domestic products In addition, we also can share the stories of Vietnamese farmers, I mean how hard they’ve tried and the difficulties they have to face in the compete with exported products, on social networks or forums to contribute to raise the awareness of Vietnamese consumers about the situation and how they can their bit to support Vietnamese farmers Each Vietnamese consumer should take actions to support Vietnamese farmers This not only helps farmers improve their lives but also contributes to impulse the sustainable development of Vietnam economy Vietnam labor export has been a trend in Vietnam in recent years What are some major issues that (potential) laborers have to deal with and why these issues happen? Give reasons and examples from your reading, experience or observations to support your point of view Vietnam labor export has been a trend in Vietnam recent years Laborers agree to leave their family to work abroad with the hope to earn more money to change their living condition Some people did make their dream come true However, going to work abroad is not as easy as some people think, yet there are several issues that potential laborers have to deal with The first issue is being swindled There are many fake labor exporting agencies try to reach the young employees in the rural areas to take their money with the promise to help them go abroad to work and then disappear Some young female employees are even sold abroad The second issue is the fee to go abroad This fee is a big problem of the poor families in rural areas In fact, the fee is never fixed listed Each company calls for different amount, which really confuses the laborers The third issue is when they successfully go working abroad; the risk of being exploited is still a concern There have been many cases of exploiting or bullying in foreign companies Some employee received the justice help but some didn’t In my opinion, the main reasons of those issues are the culture barrier and lack of information The culture barriers (I mean the language, food, or lifestyle, so on) make Vietnamese exported laborers hard to live and work well in strange countries Moreover, the lack of information and even the knowledge and awareness of exported laborers, most of whom are from rural areas, make them easy to fall in the traps of the swindlers and hard to protect themselves in unfamiliar countries How can we prevent child abuse (including physical abuse, emotional abuse, child labor, etc)? Give your opinion and support it with reasons and examples from your reading, experience or observations Child abuse is a worrying issue in our society It requires both family and community’s attention and actions to protect children As a mother/father, I worry about this so much In my opinion, there are some things parents can to prevent their children from child abuse Firstly, parents should take care and treat their children well Do not abuse your own children Parents should understand and encourage them to well physically and mentally grow, not to force them to what parents want Many parents think that violence and scolding are good to teach children but few know that these are also kinds of child abuse Secondly, parents should have knowledge of what child abuse is and its signs Not many parents know that child abuse is not only violence but also many other forms such as emotional abuse, sexual abuse, child labor, so on It is important to learn the signs of these kinds of abuse and report them as soon as they appear For example, not wait until you see injury appears that you realize your child is bullied at school; ask them what happened as soon as they look depressed or strange Last but not least, children should be taught to protect themselves Parents should tell their children about their rights and how they should be treated This helps children avoid or realize that they are being harmed For example, we should encourage children to tell us immediately when their teachers give them harsh punishments or behave strangely to them Take well care of children, have knowledge and in time reaction will help us protect our children An increasing number of Vietnamese students are choosing self-supported education abroad Why you think this is currently a trend in Vietnam? Give your opinion and support it with reasons and examples from your reading, experience or observations An increasing number of Vietnamese students are choosing self-supported education abroad I think this is currently a trend in Vietnam because of some reasons Firstly, every student wants to enlarge their knowledge and studying abroad is one of the best choices Studying in another country not only helps students learn more but also give them a chance to practice and improve their foreign language Besides, students also have chance to explore a lot of new things such as culture, lifestyle or cuisine (food) Moreover, living alone abroad helps them mature and self-reliant Secondly, many families nowadays can afford (have enough money) for education abroad With the fast development of our society, people’s living conditions are also increasing They earn enough to pay the studying and living fee for their children in other country Last but not least, the process for going to study abroad is not as difficult as it was It is now integration period, so the procedure to go abroad is simplified a lot to encourage people It is also easy to get information and contact the school or university that you want to study in In addition, there are many agencies always willing to answer your questions and help you deal with all the procedures Last year, my sister allowed her daughter to study in Singapore, the educational agent helped them from the very first steps All the things they had to were preparing their money, necessary documents and other things and followed the instructions Everything went smoothly and my niece is still in Singapore now In conclusion, with the demand to enlarge knowledge and affordable income, more and more Vietnamese people are choosing self-supported education abroad Cyber-bullying is becoming popular in our society What are the reasons for this social issue? Give your opinion and support it with reasons and examples from your reading, experience or observations With the fast development of our society, people now seem cannot live without the internet and technology devices This brings convenience to our lives but also some bad effects Cyber-bullying is one of the bad things and becoming popular because of some reasons Firstly, some people find that hurting other people makes them feel powerful They want others to be fearful of them Some want to make others what they want and have control over them This maybe because in real life, they cannot gain what they want or they are dissatisfied about someone and they want to take revenge For example, some staffs send junk mails or use viruses to damage their boss’s email Or a guy posts his girlfriend’s sexy photos on face-book after breaking up and she has to whatever he wants Secondly, the bullies may want to be popular In our modern life, the social network is a very fast and convenient channel to get information Some use this to create scandals or something shock with the hope to be famous They post unreal stories, rumors or reveal others’ secrets, especially the famous people Their posts will quickly get people attraction; people share and leave comments, which helps their account become famous Last but not least, many people choose cyber-bullying because they can easily hide their name Creating accounts with fake names is very easy on the internet They can leave bad comments under others’ video or photos without worrying about being known or any other consequences They can also send emails, messages; post photos, videos, hack for passwords or threaten their victims without showing their name The victims may suspect someone but it is hard to report because lack of evidence or these accounts have been deleted There are also many other reasons for this social issue Cyber-bullying is becoming more and more complex in our society 10 Big cities tend to be chosen by criminals from other places How can residents in these cities protect themselves against these dangerous criminals? Give your opinion and support it with reasons and examples from your reading, experience or observations Big cities tend to be chosen by criminals from other places It is very important for residents in these cities learn how to protect themselves against these dangerous criminals In my opinions, there are some effective ways: Firstly, be awake We should always take good care of ourselves and our properties Sometimes, our carelessness gives criminals chance to harm us For example, we should not bring a lot of money along, use cell phone in crowded streets or leave our houses unlocked These may attract thieves We should remember to lock our motorbikes and our houses carefully even when we are at home Using camera is also a good choice Secondly, we should guard ourselves That means it is good to learn some skills to react when being attacked Learning simple martial arts to self-rescue is very good, especially for women Alarming also requires skills When we are attacked by robbers, shout “Robber! Robber! Help!” instead of just “A aaaaa” with no meaning, people around will know you are in trouble and help you Last but not least, make sure that we can contact the police whenever something bad happens We should always keep police contact in hand Some people ignore police phone number because they think they will never use it However, we cannot know what will happen So, we should save police contact in our cell phones or somewhere easy to reach Besides the familiar hotline “113”, we should also save the phone number of the nearest police station I think it will be very helpful No one wants bad things happen, so we should everything to prevent ourselves from them 11 Vietnam has been witnessing an imbalanced labor distribution: more and more people have been moving to urban areas for work while rural areas have been increasingly abandoned How can this problem be solved? Give your opinion and support it with reasons and examples from your reading, experience or observations Vietnam has been witnessing an imbalanced labor distribution: more and more people have been moving to urban areas for work while rural areas have been increasingly abandoned In my opinion, this is becoming an issue that needs in time solutions: Firstly, encourage new business and investment in rural areas Some people move to big cities to find jobs because they can’t find jobs in their hometown Therefore, new business or investment in rural areas should be encouraged to create more job opportunities Many rural areas have great potential that should be taken advantage such as wide area of land, special plants or beautiful sights For example, Dong Thap Muoi is a wetland area with a lot of poor and unemployed people But thanks to its climate, there are many rare animals and plants This helps increase investment in tourism and modern agriculture Secondly, students that move to study in big cities should be encouraged to come back and contribute to the development of their hometown Moreover, there should be policies to help them set up their own business Start-up companies of many young people have created a lot of jobs in rural areas Like Lastly, high salary and better living condition in urban areas attract people to leave their hometown Therefore, in order to reduce this imbalanced labor distribution, living condition in rural areas should be improved such as increasing salary, developing facilities and improving other services The policy of building “Modern rural areas” of our government has been taken good effects in recent years to improve living condition in rural areas 12 ... consumption are low As consumers, I think there are things that we can to support Vietnamese farmers The first thing is the easiest and the most obvious thing we can do, I think That is buying Vietnamese... them from the very first steps All the things they had to were preparing their money, necessary documents and other things and followed the instructions Everything went smoothly and my niece is... also save the phone number of the nearest police station I think it will be very helpful No one wants bad things happen, so we should everything to prevent ourselves from them 11 Vietnam has been