All fathers should be entitled to time off from work when their children are born. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Introduction

Ideas

• Nêu vấn đề: có nên cho tất cả người cha nghỉ khi con chào đời?

• Lập trường: đồng ý có điều kiện (universal entitlement + flexible, co-funded design).

• Dẫn dắt lợi ích chung: gia đình, nơi làm việc, xã hội.

Collocations

• paternal leave / father–infant bonding / early weeks

• gender-neutral parental policy / shared caregiving

• flexible, co-funded scheme / fiscal burden on SMEs

• talent retention / productivity dividend / phased return

Complex grammar (gợi ý dùng trong mở bài)

• Cleft: It is in the first weeks that…

• Concession: While costs worry small firms, …

• Inversion: Not only does paternal leave support families, but it also…

Sample (Intro – 3 câu)
I largely agree that all fathers should be entitled to time off when their children are born. While employers—especially small firms—worry about costs, a flexible, co-funded scheme can keep the fiscal burden reasonable. It is in the first weeks that father–infant bonding, maternal recovery and workplace stability benefit most.

Body 1 – Lợi ích cho gia đình & trẻ nhỏ

Ideas

• Thiết lập thói quen chăm bé, chia sẻ đêm, khám/tiêm.

• Hỗ trợ hồi phục hậu sản cho mẹ, giảm căng thẳng.

• Gắn kết sớm → gắn bó an toàn, phát triển cảm xúc–nhận thức.

Collocations

• hands-on caregiving / establish feeding routines

• postpartum recovery / maternal well-being

• secure attachment / regular contact / shared night care

Complex grammar

• Relative clause: fathers who take protected leave…

• Participle clause: By sharing night care, parents…

• Parallelism: to stabilise routines, to reduce stress, and to support recovery

Sample 
From a family perspective, early paternal presence is practical rather than symbolic. Fathers who take protected leave help establish feeding routines and share night care, which supports maternal recovery and reduces stress. By being consistently involved in the first weeks, parents create regular contact that fosters secure attachment, a foundation that, though modest day to day, compounds across the first year.

Body 2 – Lợi ích cho nơi làm việc & kinh tế

Ideas

• Giữ chân nhân sự, giảm turnover, tăng tinh thần & thương hiệu tuyển dụng.

• Chuẩn hoá vai trò chăm con cho cả hai giới → bình đẳng giới.

Collocations

• talent retention / reduced staff turnover / employer branding

• work–life balance / inclusive workplace norms

• long-term productivity dividend / competitive labour markets

Complex grammar

• Inversion: Not only does… but it also…

• Noun clause: What critics overlook is that…

• Apposition: a tangible gain, not a mere slogan

Sample
Workplaces that treat caregiving as gender-neutral see concrete returns. Not only does paternal leave reduce staff turnover, but it also improves morale and strengthens employer branding in competitive labour markets. What critics overlook is that these effects generate a long-term productivity dividend: firms spend less on rehiring and retraining, and employees are more willing to stay and to perform.

Body 3 – Quan ngại chi phí & giải pháp thiết kế chính sách

Ideas

• Lo ngại: chi phí, thiếu người thay thế, nguy cơ lạm dụng.

• Giải pháp: đồng tài trợ (nhà nước–doanh nghiệp), staggered leave, phased return, trần thời gian, thông báo trước & chứng từ y tế.

Collocations

• cost-sharing mechanisms / insurance-style fund

• staggered leave / phased return / flexitime arrangements

• caps on duration / reasonable notice / medical documentation

• minimise disruption / protect the baseline entitlement

Complex grammar

• Concessive: Although SMEs face disruption, …

• Conditional: If governments co-fund a short baseline, adoption will rise.

• Cleft: It is the design details that determine affordability.

Sample
Admittedly, SMEs face temporary staff gaps and higher payroll costs. Yet it is the design details that determine affordability. If governments co-fund a short baseline through an insurance-style fund, firms avoid carrying the full load. Leave can be staggered across the first year, aligned with medical check-ups, and paired with a phased return. Caps on duration, clear documentation and reasonable notice minimise disruption while protecting the baseline entitlement.

Conclusion

Ideas

• Tái khẳng định: nên có quyền nghỉ cho mọi người cha.

• Điều kiện: ngắn, đúng thời điểm, linh hoạt, đồng tài trợ.

• Lợi ích ròng: gia đình được hỗ trợ, doanh nghiệp giữ người, xã hội bình đẳng hơn.

Collocations

• on balance / a sensible standard / shared responsibility

• well-timed entitlement / net social benefit

Complex grammar

• Summative clause: All things considered, …

• Balanced stance: so long as / provided that

Sample
On balance, universal paternal leave should become a sensible standard, provided that it is short, well-timed and co-funded. Such a policy supports families, helps employers retain talent and signals that caregiving is a shared responsibility.