Hùng biện Tiếng Anh Community 25

Stating a Preference 25
It has recently been announced that a large shopping center may be
built in your neighborhood. Do you support or oppose this plan? Why? Use
specific reasons and details to support your answer.
There would be both advantages and disadvantages to having a
shopping center built in my neighborhood. Overall, however, I think the
advantages are greater. One important advantage would be convenience. In
addition, a shopping center would give neighborhood residents more choices
for shopping and entertainment and it would bring jobs to the area, too.
It would be very convenient to have a shopping center in the
neighborhood. Shopping would be easier and faster because I wouldn’t have
to drive great distances to get to the stores. Also, all the stores would be
together, so I would only have to go to one place.
A shopping center would mean more choices. There would be more
stores selling different products. There would probably also be restaurants
and food courts, so we would have a greater variety of places to eat. The
shopping center might have a movie theater, too.
Having a shopping center built in the neighborhood would also mean
more jobs for the community. Initially, these jobs would be in the building of
the center. Later, the jobs would be in the stores, theaters, and food
establishments.
I can see some disadvantages to building a shopping center here. On
the whole, though, I think my neighborhood should support having a shopping
center here. It would be a big convenience, it would give us variety in our
shopping and entertainment, and it would create jobs for area residents.
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