A

B

1. with flying colours
2. determine
3. mature
4. ease
5. harbour

a. having a fully developed mind

b. keep in the mind
c. very well, with a very high mark/grade
d. make less severe
e. find out exactly by making calculations

A recent survey conducted by TIRA, a Vietnamese research company, highlights problems about the lifestyles of Vietnamese teenagers in urban areas. There is an imbalance in their consumption of time for studying and recreational activities. On average, these teenagers spend 9.5 hours a day on studies at school and at home. They only have about four hours for entertainment. Most of this time is spent on watching television and the internet, where they chat through social networks. The teenagers admit that they use computers to play games and to chat with friends much more than using it for studying purposes. The survey also shows that during summer months, despite having much more free time than during school years, these teenagers still fail to manage their time properly. They stay in bed longer, and then get hooked on games and TV. The time for computers and TV increases significantly to about five or six hours a day, while there is almost no time for physical outdoor activities.

A

B

1. highlight

A. a lack of proportion or relation between things

2. imbalance

B. agree, often unwillingly, that something is true

3. admit

C. a lot/to a great extent

4. manage

D. draw attention to

5. significant

E. control

A recent survey conducted by TIRA, a Vietnamese research company, highlights problems about the lifestyles of Vietnamese teenagers in urban areas. There is an imbalance in their consumption of time for studying and recreational activities. On average, these teenagers spend 9.5 hours a day on studies at school and at home. They only have about four hours for entertainment. Most of this time is spent on watching television and the internet, where they chat through social networks. The teenagers admit that they use computers to play games and to chat with friends much more than using it for studying purposes. The survey also shows that during summer months, despite having much more free time than during school years, these teenagers still fail to manage their time properly. They stay in bed longer, and then get hooked on games and TV. The time for computers and TV increases significantly to about five or six hours a day, while there is almost no time for physical outdoor activities.

A

B

1. highlight

A. a lack of proportion or relation between things

2. imbalance

B. agree, often unwillingly, that something is true

3. admit

C. a lot/to a great extent

4. manage

D. draw attention to

5. significant

E. control

You should write about:

- Environment

- Education

- Traffic

- Whether you want to live in the countryside or not

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A recent survey conducted by TIRA, a Vietnamese research company, highlights problems about the lifestyles of Vietnamese teenagers in urban areas. There is an imbalance in their consumption of time for studying and recreational activities. On average, these teenagers spend 9.5 hours a day on studies at school and at home. They only have about four hours for entertainment. Most of this time is spent on watching television and the internet, where they chat through social networks. The teenagers admit that they use computers to play games and to chat with friends much more than using it for studying purposes. The survey also shows that during summer months, despite having much more free time than during school years, these teenagers still fail to manage their time properly. They stay in bed longer, and then get hooked on games and TV. The time for computers and TV increases significantly to about five or six hours a day, while there is almost no time for physical outdoor activities.

A

B

1. highlight

A. a lack of proportion or relation between things

2. imbalance

B. agree, often unwillingly, that something is true

3. admit

C. a lot/to a great extent

4. manage

D. draw attention to

5. significant

E. control

You should write about:

- Environment

- Education

- Traffic

- Whether you want to live in the countryside or not

____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

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A recent survey conducted by TIRA, a Vietnamese research company, highlights problems about the lifestyles of Vietnamese teenagers in urban areas. There is an imbalance in their consumption of time for studying and recreational activities. On average, these teenagers spend 9.5 hours a day on studies at school and at home. They only have about four hours for entertainment. Most of this time is spent on watching television and the internet, where they chat through social networks. The teenagers admit that they use computers to play games and to chat with friends much more than using it for studying purposes. The survey also shows that during summer months, despite having much more free time than during school years, these teenagers still fail to manage their time properly. They stay in bed longer, and then get hooked on games and TV. The time for computers and TV increases significantly to about five or six hours a day, while there is almost no time for physical outdoor activities.

A

B

1. highlight

A. a lack of proportion or relation between things

2. imbalance

B. agree, often unwillingly, that something is true

3. admit

C. a lot/to a great extent

4. manage

D. draw attention to

5. significant

E. control

……16. rusty

……17. accent

……18. dialect

……19. massive

……20. bilingual

……21. simplicity

……22. dominant

……23. intonation

……24. flexibility

……25. derivative

A. very large in size, amount, or number

B. the rise and fall of the voice in speaking

C. the ability to change to suit new situations

D. the quality of being easy to understand or use

E. more important or powerful than other things

F. a word that has been developed from another word

G. able to speak two languages equally well; using two languages

H. the way in which people in a particular area or country pronounce words

I. not as good at something as you used to be, because you have not practised it for a long time

J. the form of a language that is spoken in one area with some different  grammar, words and pronunciation

……1. rusty

……2. accent

……3. dialect

……4. massive

……5. bilingual

……6. simplicity

……7. dominant

……8. intonation

……9. flexibility

……10. derivative

A. very large in size, amount, or number

B. the rise and fall of the voice in speaking

C. the ability to change to suit new situations

D. the quality of being easy to understand or use

E. more important or powerful than other things

F. a word that has been developed from another word

G. able to speak two languages equally well; using two languages

H. the way in which people in a particular area or country pronounce words

I. not as good at something as you used to be, because you have not practised it for a long time

1. self-motivated (adj)

a. a skill that is necessary or extremely useful to manage well in daily life

2. self-study (n)

b. to succeed in dealing with something, especially something difficult

3. manage (v)

c. a belief that someone is good, honest and reliable, and will not harm you

4. trust (n)

d. the activity of learning something by yourself without teachers’ help

5. life skill (n)

e. able to do or achieve something without pressure from others

1. city dweller (np)

a. a garden built on the top of a building

2. infrastructure (n)

b. a very tall, modern building, usually in a city

3. urban center (np)

c. a person who lives in the city

4. roof garden (n)

d. basic systems such as transport, banks, etc. needed for a city, country or organization to run smoothly

5. skyscraper (n)

e. an area in a city where a large number of people live.