OPINION ESSAY

 Introduction
One of the most important issues that many people in society are concerned (lo âu) about
nowadays is that ………….. (argument 1). However, some other people have claimed
( tuyên bố) that …………..
(argument 2). From my point of view, the statement above is quite accurate (khá chính xác)
in some cases but may not be so in others.

 Body
For
On the one hand, those who are in favour of the statement above must have some reasons as
well as evidences to prove their ideas. First of all, one of the strongest arguments in this case
is that …………... Secondly, another point to help the convincing levels of the statement is
…………... In addition to the two reasons mentioned above, one further justification for this
point of view is …………... For example, …………...
Against
On the other hand, there are still people who do not quite advocate this statement above and
they are also able to come up with arguments to justify their opinion / ideas. Firstly, ………
Secondly, …………..

 Closing
In conclusion / To sum up, as clearly expressed, both sides of the arguments prove to have
their justification for their viewpoints. Therefore, it is hard for anyone to choose their stand /
position. However, I personally support the idea saying that …………… because …………

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 CAUSE & EFFECT ESSAY
 Introduction
The matter / issue of …….. is concerned and discussed by people from various viewpoints.
In this way, a close look at it shows / reveals that there are 2 (3…) reasons for this matter
and more or less, they lead to / result in a number of effects. Below is further discussion on /
for these aspects.
 Body
Causes
One of the most obvious reasons for …….. is that ….. (reason 1). It means that ………. A
good example of this is ………In addition, we cannot avoid facing the second cause of this
issue is that ……… (reason 2). This is to say, ………. For example, ……….. We also need
to take consideration of the fact that this problem is caused by ………. (reason 3). To clarify
it, …………. Take for example, ………….
Effects
There are, unsurprisingly, many effects of this problem. First of all, this leads to ……..
(explain, prove, and give example). It also results in ……….. (explain, prove, and give
example).
Solutions
One thing would improve ……… (topic) is that ………(explain, prove, and give example).
Moreover, government should take measure to tackle this problem, for example by ………

 Closing
From the above-mentioned discussion, it can be concluded that there are multiple variety of
reasons and effects to the matter of …….. (topic). Nevertheless / Nontheless, this
understanding does not end / stop at such analysis that may lead us to the finding of effective
solutions to it in the future.

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 ADVANTAGE & DISADVANTAGE ESSAY
 Introduction
…….. is the topic of discussion which is concerned about by many people around the
world. There is no denying that ……. have / has both advantages and disadvantages /
strengths and weaknesses / strong points and drawbacks. The following discussion,
therefore, will take more detailed look at the pros and cons of ………
 Body
Advantages
To start with, it is no doubt that ……. have / has brought with it a number of
advantages / benefits. The main one, in my opinion, is that it / they make(s) / help(s) /
enable(s) / create(s) / motivate(s) / encourage(s) …… To be more detailed / specific
… This is to say … / to clarify it …. An illustration for this point can be seen in the
fact that …
Secondly, another benefits to be noticed is that …
Disadvantages
However, to some extent, …….. has / have its / their disadvantages / weaknesses /
drawbacks. The first worth mentioning is that …….. To be more detailed / specific …
This is to say … / to clarify it …. An illustration for this point can be seen in the fact
that … What is more / what is next … Reality has shown / proved that ….
 Closing
To summarize / To sum up / In conclusion …. has / have shown many advantages as
well as disadvantages, but I strongly believe that the beneficial factors are more
important than the drawbacks (the drawbacks outweigh the benefits). Therefore, it is
very necessary for … to make good use of these benefits and try to minimize the
undesirable limitations.

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 AGREEMENT & DISAGREEMENT ESSAY
 Introduction
 There are quite a few issues attracting a great deal of attention, and one particular
matter is ……. In particular, one group of people have suggested / claimed / stated
that …
 The question of …… has become dabatable / controversial issue.

In my opinion / Personally / From my point of view,

I totally agree with …. / I strongly believe that … / I am convinced that …
I see no point in … / I find it pointless to … / There is no sense in …
 Body
To start with, it is no doubt that …/ The first thing that should be noticeable is that …
/First of all, let us consider …
To be more detailed …. To be more specific … More specifically …
This is to say… / To clarify it …/ It means …
An illustration for this point can be seen in the fact that ….

Secondly, it is also noted that … / Secondly, no one can deny that …

To be more detailed …. To be more specific … More specifically …
This is to say… / To clarify it …/ It means …
An illustration for this point can be seen in the fact that ….

A statement that describes the opposing opinion is that …. /

However / Nevertheless / Nontheless, voices from the other side could be also heard
against for this matter ….
However / Nevertheless / Nontheless, those who disagree point out that ….
The writer points out the weakness(es) in the counter-argument.
Perhaps, it is true, but it cannot be denied that ….
They may be true, but that is not the whole true. Therefore, I strongly disagree
because ….

 Closing
In conclusion, although there are a number of different points of views regarding …
From the above-stated discussions, I strongly support the idea saying that … because
…..

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 PROBLEM SOLVING ESSAY
 Introduction
 The matter / issue of …. is concerned and discussed by people from various
viewpoints. Within the scope of this writing, several reasons / problems will be argued
and then solutions will be mentioned.

 Body
Problems
One of the main problems in this case is that …. (1) That is because … For example
… As a result, ….. Another point is that (2) …. This is to say, ….. A good example of
this is …… Consequently, …… in addition to the two reasons above, one other
problem is ….. (3) To clarify it, ….. To illustrate this, …. It follows that …

Solutions
Therefore, there are several ways to overcome / tackle the problems desmonstrated
above. Firstly, one thing would improve this situation is that people could … (1). For
instance, … By doing this, ….. Besides, government should ….. (2) A case in this
point is that … That would enable / help them to … Eventually, it is also highly
recommended that … (3). In reality, ….. This would lead to ….

 Closing
From the mentioned discussions, 2 / 3 reasons / problems have been identified. In
addition, solutions for this issue may be various due to the difference in circumstances
and views, but in these writing, solutions are raised from the angle of Vietnamese
culture / lifestyle.