Cấu trúc và cách viết dạng bài Discussion Both View Essay hay nhất năm 2023

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Một số dạng đề Discussion và Opinion thường gặp:

Discussion both view essay yêu cầu người viết vừa phân tích vấn đề dựa trên quan điểm khách quan, vừa trình bày quan điểm cá nhân.

Để có thể thấy rõ được sự khác nhau giữa các dạng đề đã học, hãy tham khảo bảng dưới đây:

Lưu ý:   đa số đề thi sẽ yêu cầu discuss 2 views và đưa quan điểm cá nhân. Cách làm là, người viết nêu personal opinion ở phần body 2, cụ thể ngay trong topic sentence của Body 2.

Một số dạng đề Discussion + Opinion thường gặp:

• Discuss both sides/views and give your opinion.
• Discuss both sides of this argument and then give your own opinion.

Để hiểu rõ hơn, ta sẽ cùng nhau đi qua từng dạng bài phía trên.

1. Discuss both sides/views and give your opinion.

Đối với dạng bài đầu tiên, hãy cùng nhau phân tích đề bài sau:

Đề bài này khá quen thuộc vì đã được sử dụng nhiều lần ở các bài học trước. Chẳng qua, nó chính là Homework của Unit 4 – Constructing a Paragraph.

Vì thế chúng ta sẽ đi nhanh qua 3 bước cơ bản Constructing a Paragraph để hình thành một bài hoàn chỉnh.

a. Introduction

It is said by some people that art is an important school subject while others argue that children who learn art are wasting their time. In my opinion, I believe that children can gain many benefits from learning artistic skills.

→    Ở thesis statement, người viết đã nêu personal opinion.

b. Body

There are justifiable reasons why some people think that learning art is a wasteful use of time. The first reason is that to some people, art is not a practical subject for students to learn due to the fact that it does not help them much with earning money in the future, except for a minority of professional and accomplished artists. This may make them struggle to cover their living expenses, and their situation may become worse once they have kids. Another possible reason is that the artistic skills themselves require plenty of time to master and for this reason, art learners usually cannot see their progress within short time. As a result, they may give up and consider learning art to be a total waste of time.

Nevertheless, I would argue that students who receive some training in art can benefit in a variety of ways. Firstly, it is unarguable that learning art allows students to enhance their creative and problem-solving skills, which are indeed, an extremely necessary skillset for other subjects as well. By doing this, school students may be able to independently find solutions to many problems at school, leading to better overall academic performance. Secondly, it is a way for students, who are passionate about art, to express themselves. If they take art as a hobby, it can really help them to take a break from their study and have a sense of fulfilment.

→ Trong 2 topic sentence, người viết dùng “some people think that …” ở đoạn body 1 để ám chỉ opinion của người khác, và “I would argue that…” để ám chỉ personal opinion của người viết. Đây là ví dụ điển hình cho lưu ý được nhắc đến ở đầu bài. Với cách viết này, người viết sẽ nhấn mạnh được sự ủng hộ của mình cho side 2.

c. Conclusion

In conclusion, the benefits of learning art may not be easily recognised by all people, but I think all children should be trained in this aforementioned skill for the advantages discussed above.

→ Đoạn kết bài vẫn nêu lại personal opinion bằng cụm “I think …”.

2. Discuss both sides/views

Vẫn áp dụng các 3 bước cơ bản, ta có một bài hoàn chỉnh như sau:

a. Introduction

It is true that nowadays many people are too busy to cook at home and choose to eat fast food as an alternative. While the benefits of this trend are serveral, the problems it brings about are obvious.

b. Body

There are some obvious advantages to eating fast food. Firstly, fast food can help busy people save time on cooking, which allows them to maintain their focus on their work. This is because modern life has put an enormous pressure on those people and in order to succeed, they need follow their tight working schedules. Secondly, there is a wide diversity in the type of fast food for consumers to choose. By eating these food, diners, especially those who love amusing themselves by altering usual meal flavor, can satisfy their hunger while obtaining new dining experience.

Nevertheless, the risks of health problems are greater. The first problem is that junk food contains high percentage of calories and cholesterol, which are one of the key factors leading to obesity. Apart from this issue, fatty acids in this kind of food can also block arteries, resulting in high blood pressure and even stroke. Another problem is that they are likely to suffer from serious digestive problems such as food poisoning or stomachache. This is due to the fact that the ingredients used to produce fast food usually come from unknown sources, which cannot be guaranteed as to whether they are fresh and good for human’s digestive system.

c. Conclusion

Simple:

In conclusion, although fast food is attractive for some reasons, it can result in many health problems like obesity or digestion.

Advanced:

In short, although eating fast food can bring about some benefits, I would argue that it can result in many health problems like obesity or digestion. It is suggested that people really need to find out a way to spend time cooking at home more often if they do not want to suffer from health problems resulting from excessive consumption of fast food (câu này là optional)

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Như vậy, dàn bài chuẩn cho một bài Discussion + Opinion essay có thể gồm các phần sau:

PRACTICE

Exercise – Construct a complete Discussion + Opinion essay based on the hints provided below.

Body 1

Side 1 – The government

• Hint 1  no strict rules of fast food → children eat → get overweight.
• Hint 2  not introduce enough exercises → lack of physical exercises → sedentary lifestyle.

Body 2

Side 2 – Parents

• Hint 1   too busy → not provide home-cooked food → eat fast food → get obese.
• Hint 2   too busy → have no time with children → play games on smartphones → lazy.

Sample Answer

The question of whether the government or parents should be responsible for the increase of obese children often has controversial answers. In my opinion, both sides should share the responsibility in equal measures.

There are understandable reasons why some people blame the government for the rising number of obese children. For one thing, they do not have strict regulations concerning the manufacturing process and the selling of fast food, which is a key contributor to children getting overweight. As a result, fast food which contains many saturated fatty acids but few beneficial nutrients is consumed by children in an uncontrolled way. Similarly, the government have not introduced enough physical exercise and sport into school curriculum. Consequently, physical education is usually considered as an unimportant subject with one or two hours a week, which cannot counter the sedentary lifestyle of children nowadays.

At the same time, parents also bear some responsibility for the health problem of their overweight children. Parents today are usually too busy to provide their children with home-cooked food and inevitably switch to fast food for convenience. However, this can turn into a permanent solution when children are addicted to junk food and parents cannot figure out a way to reduce their working time. It is also because they are occupied with work that parents cannot spare time to play with their children. Instead of going to a park or a tennis court for some sport games, they allow their children to play games on smartphones and tablets which do not involve any physical movements. As a result, the consumption of fast food and lack of physical exercise contribute to their children’s obesity.

In conclusion, I think that both the government and parents have responsibility for the increasing number of obese children nowadays.

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