1.

TALK ABOUT CHANGES THAT YOU LIKE IN THIS CITY AND

SOME CHANGES THAT YOU DONT LIKE, WHY?
HCM city has changed. As well as the positive changes, there are some
negative ones.
Hin nay, thnh ph HCM c nhiu thay i. bn cnh nhng thay i mang
tnh tch cc, th cng c nhiu thay i cn hn ch
+ The changes that I like.
- There are many regional entertaiments
C nhiu khu vui choi gii tr
- Sopping centers, internaional standard hotels
Trung tm mua sm, khch sn t tiu chun quc t
- Civilized city, clean
Thnh ph vn minh, sch p
- Women working more than before
Ph n i lm nhiu hn trc
- Many univercities, research centers
+ The changes that I dont like:
- Overcrowding
Dn s ng c
- Environmental pollution
nhim mi trng
- High prices
Gi c cao
- Too many cars
Tnh trng kt xe
2. PEOPLE OFTEN SAY LIFE IS GETTING FASTER EVERY
YEAR. DOES FASTER MEAN BETTER?
+ The pace of life is getting faster. Faster is good but this also has limitations
(su han chee)
Cuc sng ca chng ta mi nm ngy cng nhanh hn. Nhanh hn l tt
tuy nhin cng c nhiu hn ch.
+ Faster is better because
- In moder life, we must work quickly to get more done
Trong cuc sng hin i, chng ta phi lm nhanh c kt qu gp i
- The cost of living is increasing, so we must make more money
Cuc sng ngy cng cao, chng ta phi kim nhiu tin
- People are increasingly dynamic
Con ngi ngy cng nng ng
- Social development is not backward in comparison with the rest of the
world
X hi pht trin, khng lc hu so vi th gii
+ Limitations:
- we do not have time for caring for family or relatives
Chng ta khng c thi gian chm sc gia nh, ngui thn
- No time for enjoying ourselves
Khng c thi gian vui chi
- we feel stress and pressure (suc ep)
Chng ta cm thy cng thng v p lc

3. THE GENERAL GAP IN THE MODERN VIETNAMESE FAMILY

More and more big modern families have a generation gap
khong cch th h trong gia nh VN hin i ngy cng ln
+ Cause
Parents and childeren do not have time to learn about eacin other
Cha m v con ci khng c thi gian tm hiu nhau
- Different ways of thingking, parents support the old coneepts, their
children like new
Khc nhau v cch ngh, cha m ng h quan nim c, con ci th tch ci
mi
- Busy parents do not have time to take an intertest in children and the
family
cha m bn rn lm vic khng c thi gian quan tm con ci trong gia nh
- Children leave home or take refuge from their parents
Con ci b nh ra i hoc trn trnh cha m
- Interests, think how diffrencentall make between parents and children
S thch khc nhau, cch ngh khc nhautt c to nn khong cch gia
cha m v con ci
4. TEENAGE DRUG ADDICTION IN HCM CITY.
Many yuong people take drung in HCM city.
+ Causes:
- They like to do antisocial things
- They are not well educated
H khng c gio dc
- Family has a lack (thieu) of interests in their children
Gia nh thiu1 s quan tm con ci
- They steal (cap) money to buy drugs
H trm cp c tin mua ma ty
- Social evils in growing up
T nn x hi ngy cng tng ln
- Lack of knowledge about drug
Thiu kin thc v ma ty
5. DESCRIBE (di t) WHAT CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT (ngn
cn, ngn chn) POLLUTION IN COUNTRY
- Environment pollution are important issues not only in VN but tin world.
In
VN, the environmental pollution in HCM city is serious
nhim mi trng l vn quan trng khng ch VN m cn c trn th
gii. VN mi trng ti TPHCM ang b nhim quan trng
+ Solutions to prevent environmental pollution
Gii php ngn chn nhim mi trng
- Limit the immigrants to the city
Hn ch ngi nhp c vo thnh ph
- Building a satellite (manh hon) city
Xy dng thnh ph v tinh
- Moving the industrial zone outside the city
Di di cc khu cng nghip ra ngoi thnh ph

- Building a factory procsess waste water of industries

Xy dng nh my x l nc thi ca cc khu cng nghip
- Do not litter on the stree
Khng x rc trn ng ph
- Advoccacy for people on environmental protection
Tuyn truyn cho mi ngi v vic bo v mi trng
6. WHAT IS YOUR LUCKY NUMBER? ARE YOU
SUPERSTITIOUS? (M TN)
- Each person has his own (cua rieng minh) belief(long tin, niem tin).
- I m not superstitions (su me tin). Its just psychology (tm l)
- My lucky is number 9. Its a lucky number of most people in the world.
- Its number 9 that has broungt me a lot of luck in my life and in many fields
(lnh vc) such as study, work, and even love.
- I think that number 9 always makes me more confident (tin tng) of
myself. It influences (nh hng) my psychology very much.
- In my opinion a lucky number can not decide every thing in our life. It cant
bring us all success without, our effert and abinty (nng lc)
My lucky number is 8 because:
- No, 8, gave me a lot of luck
- On 8 years 8 months before I get to know you a lot of good
- Usually on Day 8 I get more joy
- Especially my birthday gifts by friends.
+ My lucky color is white, I like it
- When I wear white I ll have more luck as When I always wear a white
shrit.
- I hope today I will pass examination When I pass wear white clothers.
- Last year, I wore a white shirt When I won the first prize I am not
superstitions because I do not believe in: god, ghosts
7. WHAT DO YOU THINK PEOPLE COULD BE AFRAID (s hi) OF
WHEN THEY THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE?
- When I thinking about the future, We fear many things. In oarticular, old
age and unemployment
Khi ngh v tng lai chng ta s rt nhiu th. Trong , c tui gi v tht
nghip
+ We fear old age because:
- We are a burden on the family
Chng ta l gnh nng gia nh
- We can not go to work or play, because we will be very tired
Chng ta khng th i lm vic, vui chi
- We will be in a nursing home
Chng ta se c a vo vin dng lo
+ We fear unemployment because:
- We will not have money to spend each month
Chng ta khng i lm s khng c tin chi tiu hng thng
- No money, we cannot buy: new clothes, everything we need, cannot travel.
Khng c tin chng ta s khng c tin mua qun o mi, mua mi th cn
thit, i du lch

- We can not feed themselves and our family

Chng ta khng th nui sng chnh mnh v gia nh
- So unemployment is haunting those people
V th tht nghip l ni m nh i vi mi ngi
8. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS ABOUT
COMPUTERS?
I think there are many computer gadgets, such as
Ti ngh my tnh c nhiu tin ch nh:
- Arehive documents necessry
Lu tr nhng ti liu cn thit
- Text editor
Son tho vn bn
- Especially when you work in needs to complete their work
c bit khi i lm bn rt cn n, hon thnh cng vic ca minh
- In addition, computers are also used to watch movies, read newspapers
online
Ngoi ra, my tnh cn c dng d xem phim , c bo trc tuyn, chi
gam, misic
- Send an email to friends and relatives overseas.
Gi th in t cho bn b v ngi thn nc ngoi
9. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MOBILE PHONES.
In modern lfe, mobile phone more convenient but also inconvenience.
Trong cuc sng hin i, din thoi di ng c nhiu thun tin nhng
cng c nhiu bt tin
+ Convenience of a mobile phone
- You can contact your friends and your relatives all the time wherever they
are.
Bn c th lin lc vi bn b v ngi thn ca mnh mi lc mi ni
- You can view information online, wiew reports
Bn c th online xem tin tc, xem bo
- Deside that, mobile phone is a mean of entertainment with some function
as: listenning to music, radio, we can chat by some messeges, taking
photographs
Bn cnh , in thoi l mt vt trung gian ca s gii tr vi nhiu chc
nng nh: nghe nhac, ra io.
+ Disadvantanges:
Mobile phone can bother people in bublic places, especially in meeting or in
aclass
Mobile phone c th lm phin mi ngi ni cng cng, c bit trong
cuc hop hoc trong lp
- Mobile phone can bother we need some rest
- You feel the troubles other people call you at midnight
Bn cm thy phin toi khi ngi khc gi bn lc na m
- Using mobile phone heips us contact with people quicly, but there are
many disadvan tage for user, so we dont abuse too much
10. DO YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY MAKE GOOD USE OF THEIR
TIME?
I think, young peole today do not use time well because:

Ti ngh, ngi tr hm nay cha s dng tt thi gian ca mnh v:

- They spend their time in recreation
Thi gian ca h dng gii tr
- Together go out with friends
Cng vi bn b i d ngoi
- They like to buy things
H thch i mua sm
- They do not like school, do not like reading
H khng thch i hc, khng thch c sch
- They play games, approve cleanup, cinema
H thch chi gam, tn ngu, xem phim
- Do not like to particpate in social activities such as helping poor children
and orphans
H khng thch tham gia cc hot ng x hi c tnh nhn vn nh: gip
tr em ngho, n thm tr em m ci
- Young people most make good use of their time. They have to spend most
of the time working or studying. They most make good use of their leisure
time, too. During their free time yuong people should play sprots, read,
waching
They should nt worste their time, drinking beer or gambling
11. THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN YOUR OWN LIFE STYLE AND
THAT OF YOUR PARENTS ARE INTERESTING. TALK ABOUT THE
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN YOUR LIFE AND YOUR PARENTS?
- My parents and I have differences, because we are two different
generations, bor in two different time periods.
Cuc sng ca ti v ba m ti c s khc nhau. Bi v, chng ti l hai th
h khc nhau, sinh ra hai thi im khc nhau.
+ First is the different way to think about, for example:
Trc ht khc nhau v cch suy ngh, v d: sau khi hon thnh chng
trnh H ti mun li Tp pht trin s nghip ca mnh nhng h mun
ti v HT lm vic
- after completibg the university I want to stay in HCM to develop my career
but they want me to go to HT to work.
+ I love the city because the city has many prospects. They like HT because
there is not noise as in HCM.
Ti thch HCM v y nn ng, co hi thng tin cao. H thch HT v ni
y khng n o nh TP, gn nh
- Beside that: amusement and entertainment my parents like classical music
an documentary fiml. At weekend, they like staying at home to do we always
respect (tn trng) each other, understand each other, listen to and ready
share the viewpoint each other in file. The differents are intersing
Finally, I agree to do as they want. I go to HT please them.gadening. White,
I like pop music, thriller fiml. At weekend, I like making a short pinic with
my frients .
Althought our life styles and viwpoint are rather different,

12. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO IMPROVE THE QUANTITY OF

PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN HCM CITY.
Hcm city is most crowded city in VN, so traffic has many difficul problems
Currently, the quality of traffic in HCM is very bad.
Hin nay cht lng giao thng thnh TPHCM rt ti t
- The traffic in HCM is a most heavy all day. There are often traffic jams in
the rush hour
- Traffic jams at the intersections
Kt xe cc ng t
- The road are often small so traffic jam occurs
Con ng nh nn thng xy ra kt xe
+ Measures to improve the quality of traffic in cities:
- Do not drive in the rush hours
Khng cho xe chy vo cc gi cao im
- The government should improve enlage old and narrow streets an construct
new moder streets
- Traffic police are often present at the intersection, the Highway
Cnh st giao thng thng xuyn c mt cc ng t v giao l
- The traffic flows
Phn lung giao thng
- No way to have more vehicles
Khng i vo ng c nhiu xe
- Moving people out in the city
Di di ngi dn ra ngoi thnh ph
- Limit the big cars travelling in the rush hours
Hn ch cc loi xe ln chy vo gi cao im
Beside that: the government has to build or impovent many new bus and
improve the use mall bus
13. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE NEWLY BUILT OFFICE
BUILDINGS IN THE CITY?
Currently, HCM City has many buildings. The building were built everywhere.
The consttruction of many buildings have many advantages but also limitations.
Hin nay TPHCM c nhiu cao c. cc cao c c xy dng khp ni. Vic
xy dng cao c c nhiu thun li nhng cng c hn ch.
+ Advantages such as:
- City is more modern
Thnh ph ngy cng hin i
- The city has many shopping centers, hotels of international standard.
Tp c nhiu trung tm mua sm, khch sn t chun quc t
- More and more offices for rent
Vn phong cho thu ngy cng nhiu
-There is a need to develop the economy of the city
p ng nhu cu pht trin kinh t ca Tp
+ disadvantages
- Break architecture of the city
Ph v kin trc ca Tp
- Hot temperatures in summer
Nhit nng hon vo ma h

- The building will aqueeze out the prarks

Cao c ngy cang xy nhiu thi cng vin b thu hep
- Living space is tight
Khng gian sng b thu hep
I think that the government should control and manage the building of office
buiding better
14. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVATAGES OF BEING A MEMBER OF
A LARGE FAMILY.
I think that being a member of a large family has many advantages but it is also
inconvenient.
Ti ngh l mt thnh vin trong gia nh ln c nhiu thn li tuy nhin cng
c nhiu bt li
+ Advantages:
- When I have problems I can share them with people
Khi ti gp kh khn c mi ngi chia s
- I am more interested in caring for others
Ti c nhiu ngi quan tm, chm sc
- I think my life is happier
Ti ngh cuc sng ca ti s vui v
+ Inconveniences:
- In families with many members, because of different thinking conflicts can
arise
Trong gia nh c nhiu thnh vin, do khc nhau v cch suy ngh d to nn
mu thun
- I do not have a separte living space.
Ti s khng c khng gian sng ring
15. YOUNG MOTORCYCLISTS FATAL RACES.
- Currently, motorcycle racing is a serious problem in the country, young people
race because they do not respect social order.
Hin nay ua xe l mt vn nghim trng trong c nc. ngui tr ua xe h
khng nhng gy mt trt t cho x hi m cn nh hng n tnh mng ca
ngi khc
- They do like that because of many reason:
- They have not jobs are lazy at study or work
- Some of them want to imitate (bt chc) what the actor from action films do
- They are not well educated
H khng c gio dc
- They do not live at home
B nh ra i
- They disrupt society
Lm mt trt t x hi
- Today they may have good luck and not have an accident but if they do not
stop They will have an accident or even be killed.
Hm nay c th h gp may mn khng b tai nn nhng nu h khng dng li
th phi i din vi nhng tai nn khng khip, thm ch c cht ngi.