Topic 1: Some people think that people who choose a job early and
keep doing it are more likely to have a satisfying career life than those
who frequently change jobs. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
-Related collocations & Vocabs
1.to acquire experience/knowledge/skill: to gain experience/knowledge/skill
by your own efforts or behaviour (đạt được kinh nghiệm/kiến thức/ kỹ năng)
E.g: people have the chance to try theirhands at different fields and thus
acquire more skills.
2.put knowledge gained into practice: to put to practical use the knowledge
that you have acquired (áp dụng những kiến thức đã học vào thực tế)
E.g: Job hoppers may find job satisfaction in being able to put the knowledge
gained from previous employment into practice at the new workplace
3.to have a steady job: to have a jobwhich you are unlikely to lose, but
which is not a high amount of money. (có một công việc ổn định)
4. to have no career ambitions: to have no desire to be successful or to
move up the career ladder (không có tham vọng nghề nghiệp)
5. working environment: the conditions that you work in (môi trường làm
việc)
6. to pursue a successful career: theo đuổi thành công sự nghiệp
7. supportive work colleagues: đồng nghiệp hỗ trợ nhiệt tình
8. holiday entitlement: chế độ ngày nghỉ
9. to take something into consideration/ account: to consider or remember
something when judging a situation (cân nhắc một cái gì đó)
10. sick leave: nghỉ bệnh
11. job prospects: triển vọng nghề nghiệp
E.g: people would benefit frombetter job prospects, which include promotion
opportunities and pay rises, if they stayed in a job long term.
12. to earn a living: to earn money to sustain life (kiếm tiền trang trải cuộc
sống)
13. to move up the career ladder: thăng tiến trên nấc thang sự nghiệp
14. promotion opportunities: cơ hội thăng tiến
15. Earning a more lucrative living: kiếm được một khoản thu nhập lớn hơn
lucrative (adj): producing a large amount of money hái ra tiền
Topic 2: As well as making money, businesses also have social
responsibilities. Do you agree or disagree?
-Related collocations & Vocabs
1. Generate profit: tạo ra lợi nhuận
2. Maximize profit: tối đa hóa lợi nhuận
3. Companyies = enterprises = businesses =corporations = organizations
= firms
4. Revenue: lợi nhuận thu được
5. achieve success in the modern business world: đạt được thành công
trong thế giới kinh doanh hiện đại
6. start a business: bắt đầu công việc kinh doanh
7. make significant contributions to: đóng góp to lớn đến cái gì đó
8. create more employment opportunities for people: tạo ra nhiều cơ hội
việc làm cho mọi người
9. improve a company’s reputation: nâng cao danh tiếng công ty
10. compete against multinational giants: cạnh tranh với các tập đoàn
khổng lồ đa quốc gia
11. face potential collapse: đối mặt nguy cơ phá sản
12. go bankrupt/ declare bankruptcy: phá sản
Topic 3: Everyone should stay at school until 18. To what extent do you
agree or disagree?
-Related collocations & Vocabs
1. higher education: education at university or college level
E.g: In some countries, continuing school until 18 is simply a preparation for
entering higher education.
2. vocational courses: các khóa học nghề
3. to acquire experience and skills: to gain experience, knowledge or skills
by your own efforts over a period of time
4. to fall behind with one’s studies: to improve more slowly in studying
thanother people, so that you fail to learn the course material at the necessary
speed (bị tụt lùi, nợ môn)
E.g: Those who are not intending to pursue an academic career may fall
behind with their studies or even disrupt lessons. (gây rối trong lớp)
5. the shapers of a nation’s tomorrow: mầm non/thế hệ tương lai
E.g :Children are the shapers of a nation’s tomorrow.
6. to have access to the internet: có thể truy cập vào Internet
7. to pursue their studies: theo đuổi con đường học tập
8. to keep up with: theo kịp với ai đó/cái gì
E.g: for example in the evenings or atweekends, it is hard to keep up with a
study schedule.
9. to face challenges: to have to dealwith situations which may be difficult
(đối mặt thử thách)
10. form friendships with someone: to befriend someone, to make friend
with someone
11. to enter adult life: vào đời (ai sẽ đưa em vào đời đây?)
12. to work your way through university: vừa học vừa làm
