Tài liệu ESSAY OUTLINE ( FOR IELTS ) TOPIC 8-1 pdf

ESSAY OUTLINE ( FOR IELTS )


Topic 8: Happiness –friendship – marriage

SECTION 1: HAPPINESS-FRIENDSHIP

1. People remember special gifts or presents that they have
received. Why? Use specific reasons and examples to support
your answer. TOEFL132.
Why we remember those gifts?
- Feel joy when looking at them: Feeling of being loved, recall good
time together, etc.
- Pinpoint special events in lives.
- Recall memories of special people.
2) Good health is more important than money for a happy life.
Do you agree?
3. What do you want most in a friend — someone who is
intelligent, or someone who has a sense of humor, or someone
who is reliable? Which one of these characteristics is most
important to you? Use reasons and specific examples to explain
your choice. TOEFL
4. Some people prefer to spend most of their time alone. Others
like to be with friends most of the time. Do you prefer to spend
your time alone or with friends? Use specific reasons to support
your answer. TOEFL83
Why want be alone?
- Have time think about my goals and to develop a strategy to reach
them -> really think about my life and what I want to do with it.
- Good way to listen to the silence and relax completely: lower stress
level, sharpen the power of concentration.

- Being alone -> have time to step back, see the real value of things
without being influenced by the opinions of others
- If with others: distort our views of things, worried about what others
think of
5. Some people prefer to spend time with one or two close
friends. Others choose to spend time with a large number of
friends. Compare the advantages of each choice. Which of these
two ways of spending time do you prefer? Use specific reasons
to support your answer. TOEFL84
What does friendship give us?
- Learn how to trust each others.
- What to expect from others.
- How to profit from experiences.
Why the more friends the better?
- Always available when we need them, not only in times of trouble
but also in times of happiness.
- Want to have people around me that surprise me. Each has his own
way of reacting to a situation -> learn how to deal with different kinds
of people.
- Teach us about life. lots friends = plenty of information and
experience.
6. Some people choose friends who are different from
themselves. Other schoose friends who are similar to
themselves. Compare the dvantages of having friends who are
different from you with the advantages of having friends who are
similar to you. Which kind of friend do you prefer for yourself?
Why? TOEFL90
Why different from us?
- Giving you different ways of looking at the world.
- Introduce you to new interesting things.

- Correct your weakness: spontaneous kind of person -> well
organized.
- Experiences from different fields.
Why similar to us?
- Enjoy doing the same things.
- Understand each other -> easy to share problems.
7. Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer. It
is sometimes said that borrowing money from a friend can harm
or damage the friendship. Do you agree? Why or why not? Use
reasons and specific examples to explain your answer.
TOEFL143
How can borrowing money harm friendship?
- How to know the lender can afford or not? -> embrassed
- When you’ll back the loan? -> awkwardness.
- Interest issues -> hurt feelings -> harm to friendship
Interview
1. Talking.
- What kinds of people do you most like to talk with?
- Sense of humor: comfortable, relaxed.
- What do you usually talk about?
- Life, career, everything involved both.
2 Who do you think are better in conversation – men or women?
Why?
- Women: sensible, emotional, understanding.
3 What advice could you give to someone who is shy about
talking?
- The more she talks the more confident she is.
4. What role do friends play in your life?
Why we need friends?
- Help you to solve problems.

- Share happiness.
- Giving you the sense of love and being loved
- Share knowledge and experience.
5. Describe your best friend.
- Why do you get known each other?
- What is his character?
- How do you feel about your friendship with him?
4. What are some of the differences between a Vietnamese friend
and a foreign friend?
- characters: