Exercise 1: I went to the concert last night with my friends...

Dear Oanh,
Thank you very much for your letter which arrived a few days ago. It was lovely to hear from you.
I am sorry, I haven't written for you such a long time because I studied hard to pass the final exam.
However, I had a great weekend more than every when I went to live concerts last night with my
friends. Now, I am writing to tell you how the wonderful concert is.
It is the beautiful concert I have ever taken part in with many people and the miracle of sound of
piano. As you know, my pianist is Yiruma and in last concert I couldn't believe that he appeared in
my eyes and gave me a big hug after his performance. I also listen a soothing music which is
played by him and other professional musicians. Only when I heard his song from the stage I feel
anythings around me seem to disappear and I can fly with many stars on the sky to forget all my
fears which I suffered before. That is amazing.
Let's come back to my live concert. It is so cool and until now I can't forget my feeling about it.
Do you often to go live concerts? What kind of music do you like listening to? Who is your
favorite singer?
I am glad if you tell me about it in the next letter.
I look forward to your reply.
Your sincerely,
Exercise 2: We had dinner at a new restaurant yesterday....
Dear Oanh,
Thank you very much for your letter which arrived a few days ago. It was lovely to hear from you.
I think the restaurant which you told me in the letter is very interesting. I also like to eat out and I
usually go to a restaurant for dinner with my family twice a month. Our favorite restaurant is a
traditional restaurant in Hang Bong street. It is not big but it is always busy. There are only a few
tables in the restaurant and on each table is a vase with lovely flowers. There are plants in the
room corners. I usually order the traditional dishes and eat them with rice. For example, fish
cooked with sauce, spring roll,...and vegetable and so on. The food is delicious so we enjoy it very
much. The service is also quick and friendly . My family always have pleasant evening at our
favorite restaurant.
Shall we go there when you come to visit my family next time?
See you next time.
Mai
Exercise 3: Tell me about a teacher from your past.
Thank you for our class' photo you sent me a few days ago. I was so glad to write for you and tell
you about my feeling after I receive it.
That photograph made me remember my old teacher who taught us high school. She is slim with
along hair and blue eyes. Do you remember her? Our English teacher, her name is Sara. I can't
forget that days when she played game with us in each class and we sang Animal songs together. I
also remember that She was very sad when our class didn't do homework and we felt so guilty
with her. Then we studied English hard to fix our mistakes and she was so happy. But now she
doesn't still teach English in Vietnam. Ha, our classmates said she came back England with her
husband. I hope she would come to Vietnam, I will meet her because I miss her so much. What
about you? What do you think about her? Have you ever had the old teacher who made you
unforgettable?
Please tell me in next letter. I look forward to your reply.
Mai.
Exercise 4: You went to a party last week, didn't you? Did you have a good time there? Tell
me about that party.
Dear Linh,
How are you? I hear that you are going to travel with your family next week. I wish you will have
a good time. Last weekend I went to the party arranged to congratulate Lan. She won competition
in her office. That night we had a good time. The party was arranged at Lan's house. Her mother
and sister helped to us to prepare interesting dinner. We want to make her surprised. There were
many people to join this party and maybe you know some of them. After good meal, we talked and
listened romantic songs and danced together. We had interesting and unforgettable night with
friends. Are you going to next Friday? Don't forget to send me some postcards from places where
you will come.
Goodbye and see you after you com back.
Exercise 5: Can you describe the weather in your country? What's the weather like at the
moment? What outdoor activities are you able to do at this time of year?
Dear Oanh,
It is so wet here. I am writing to tell you about the weather in my country. In my country, it is in
spring with high humidity. My country is a tropical monsoon climate. Broadly speaking, the
weather in Vietnam is featured by two monsoon seasons the southwest monsoon from April to
September and the northeast monsoon from October to late March or early April. Moreover, the
northeast monsoon effects bring lower temperatures to my city, Hanoi and all days in Hanoi is in
rain. In fact, I am fed up with rainy day because I can't go out to shopping with my friend. Only
thing I can do in these days is writing letter for you and tell you about the terrible weather here.
All my clothes can't be dry and the way I go to school every day is daubed with mud.
Lovely,
Mai
Exercise 6: Tell about your job.
Dear Oanh,
How are you? Thanks for your letter. I am so happy because you always miss and think of me.
Now, I am working as a teacher in the military academy logistics. I start my working day at 7 pm
every morning and finish it at 5 pm. You know I love this job, right? It has been my dream to
become a good teacher for such a long time. I like my job because I can use my ability and
knowledge to finish my work the best. Moreover, I can study valuable experience from colleagues
not only about work but also about life. Now every day is wonderful day with me. And you, your
job is very interesting, isn't it? Let you tell me about it in the next letter.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Love,
Mai
Exercise 6: Could you give me some advice? I'm going to spend my next summer holiday in
your country? Where should I go? What should I see?
Dear Oanh,
How are you? I hope you are fine. I have received your letter asking for my advice for your next
summer holiday in Vietnam. I am glad to give you some. As you are living in temperature climate
It's a great ideal to have a holiday in tropical country like Vietnam. You can experience sunny and
windy days here. So, why do you go to Nha Trang beach? It is one of our most beautiful beaches
and is in recognition of the world as the most attractive destination in Vietnam. I am sure you
enjoy bathing in the sunshine and swimming in freshwater and surfing. If you like, I can help you
book a tour for you to know more about other interesting places in Nha Trang such as temples,
pagodas, etc. Nha Trang is also famous for seafood. Therefore, It is a paradise of food for you to
enjoy. I think this place is good one for you to relax and enjoy yourself and get rid of worries as
well as stress.
Let me know your decision. I hope to see you in Vietnam as soon as possible.
Love,
Mai
Exerise 7: Tell about your house.
Dear Oanh,
Thanks for your letter so much. My family moved to this house 3 weeks ago. My husband is going
to arrange a small party to welcome to our new house this week. We will be happy if you come.
And about our new house, This is a three floors house with a neat little garden. I will plant some
flowers in this garden to make the house more beautifully. All members of family want to live in a
house near nature, thus we decide to choose this house. It is not bigger but I like because of its
simple beauty. There are 1 sitting room, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and 1 kitchen in the house. My
room is already lovely room in the 2nd floor. I like it so much and next weekend if you come, I
will show you some little interest of my room. My husband want it to be a beautiful house full of
joy and wonder so he chose pink to paint it. Do you like pink, Oanh? And best of all, it will never
get dirty so we do not have to spend time just to clean up the mess. In our house, there is not very
a lot of furniture but I think that everything is harmonious with other things. My husband want to
decorate it more before the party and I will help him. Don't forget to come here this weekend,
Oanh.
Lovely,
Mai
Exercise 8: About the last film you saw and whether you enjoyed it.
Dear Oanh,
How are you? I hope you are fine. Don't worry about me. I am fine. Pass my greetings to yours
parents. Now I'm in my summer holiday so that I have a lot of time to do what I want. You can't
believe that last week I had a wonderful visit to Vincom tower where I saw Titanic in 3D. It was
such an interesting experience that I could see that film in 3D. Everything seemed to real. I was
also moved by the content of the film. It is an epic romantic disaster film. It is fictionalized based
on the account of the sinking of the Titanic. Leonardo Dicaprio and Kate Winslet stars in this film
as members of different social classes who fall in love abroad the ship during its ill – fated maiden
voyage.
It's a little bit silly when I cried a lots in the end of film, because the female actor was dead. It's
worth watching so you should see film soon. Let me know your feeling when seeing this film.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Love,
Mai
Exercise 9: Tell me how you keep fit and healthy.
Dear Oanh,
I was very happy after receiving your letter. Thanks for your praise. Are you putting on weight?
Don't worry. I will help you not only to lose weight but also to have a fit and healthy body. I think
the first you had better avoid foods high in fats like cookies, fries,.. You also try to limit amount of
animal protein consume. I really little eat meat. I eat a lot of vegetables, fresh fruit which are full
of fiber and vitamin and drink enough water daily.
The second effective measure is to do exercise frequently. You can walk or jog in the morning or
afternoon everyday. Moreover, playing sports is also very good for health, especially it is very
efficient to lose weight. In addition, you can join some clubs for examples as dance sport or
aerobic clubs. If you want to have a fit and healthy body, you should have regular daily routine. I
think losing weight will be difficult if you use suitable measures. I hope that these experience are
helpful for you.
Good luck,
Mai
Exercise 9: I know you've just come back from holiday. Tell me about the holiday and
whether you enjoyed it.
Dear Linh,
How are you? Thanks for your letter. I am so happy because you always miss and think of me. I
have just come back home from Hue. In this trip, I went to by train because it is cheap and safe .
That was a really interesting trip. Hue is known for its beautiful imperial architecture and
wonderful natural beauty, especially the length of history of Nguyen dynasty. I think that Hue is
the only city in Vietnam that still has restored historic beauties with of walls, places, and royal
tombs. Everything in Hue city make me impressed and surprised. Perfume rives is very poetic and
peaceful. It always make me feel comfortable and relaxing. In this trip, my father and I were on a
boat in this river to listen to hue songs every night. The melody of Hue songs is always very
special. I love Hue songs very much. The trips lasted 2 days. In the first day, we went to visit Tu
Duc tombs. It is a large and bulky structure. We spent all day to discover this historical Structure.
There are a lot of famous tomb in Hue but because os limited time we only visited Tu Duc tombs.
The following day, we came to Thien Mu pagoda. This pagoda was built in the 14th century and is
placed on Ha Khe hillock area near the perfume river. It is also known as Linh Mu pagoda. This is
one of the most beautiful and acient architectural structures for reverence in Hue. After that, we
went around the city by cyclo and enjoined some special food of hue. I had a lot of memories in
this trip and I hope I will have more times to visit Hue in the future. And you? Have you ever
visited Hue city? Let me about your impression about Hue.
Lovely,
Mai
Exercise 10: I know you often sports at weekends, what's your favorite sport? Tell me about
it.
Dear Linh,
Thanks for your letter. I'm glad to know that you and your family are always healthy and happy.
Now I feel healthier and more comfortable, too. I think that is the result of doing exercise
frequently. These days, I usually jog around the park near my house every afternoon. Most of time,
I work in the office. It will be not good to sit a fixed place. Thus I determined to do exercise more
frequently to keep the body healthy and the sport which choose is jogging.
I enjoy jogging a lot because jogging helps me to be fitter and more enduring. I think jogging
gives us a lot of benefits not only for body but for mind. It is the most efficient way of achieving
fitness through exercise and burns more calories because it is a high impact exercise. Jogging is
also very good for your heart, improves the muscle tone and strength, and relieves stress, beside
also deal with heart disease.
I usually spend 2 hours to jog every afternoon with my friends. We often make appointment each
other at Thong Nhat Park to do exercise together. It is much happier than doing alone.
And you, what is your favorite sports? Can you share you thinking about it?
Lovely,
Mai
Exercise 11: In your letter, you said you had some close friends. Tell me about one of your
close friends.
Hi Linh,
Thanks for your letter. I'm very nice to make friend with you. This is the first letter I write to you
and I hope we will get in touch together frequently. In the last letter you asked me about my
closest friend and you wanted to get familiar with him so I want to share you something about
him,too
That's Hieu, one of my friends at university. We studied in the same major but different classes.
He is a kind and intelligent guy. Moreover, he always studied hard so his studying result was very
good. In addition, he is an active person and usually joins a lot of social actions, for examples,
teaching for poor children, helping alone old people who have difficulties, etc.
I think he is the most wonderful friend I have ever had. And with me, he is always very
understanding, mature, fun, smart, and kind. He sticks by me even during the hardest times,
something only a true friend does. Now he is working at the same office as me. We is more and
more close and I hope our friendship will be never stop. Do you want to meet and talk to him. I'm
sure you will like him as me.
Best regards,
Mai

*Greeting/ Salutation (Lời chào):

Dear Tom, hoặc Hi Tom,
Đoạn 1 (mở đầu)
Starting your letter (Bắt đầu bức thư): Bạn có thể sử dụng một trong số các cụm từ sau để bắt đầu
bức thư.
Thanks for your letter. (Cảm ơn bạn đã viết thư)
Lovely to hear from you. (Rất vui khi nhận được tin tức từ bạn)
How are you? (Bạn khỏe không?)
How are things? (Mọi việc thế nào)
Hope you're well. (Mình hi vọng bạn khỏe.)
Và nhận xét về một thông tin trong bức thư mà người bạn viết cho bạn.
I'm sorry to hear/learn ... Mình rất tiệc khi nghe được/ biết rằng...
I'm so pleased to hear ... Mình rất vui khi biết rằng
I’m so pleased to hear that you are getting married next month
you have got a new job.
It's great to hear ... Thật vui khi biết rằng
What wonderful news about ...
Đoạn 2: Viết vào nội dung chính, trả lời các câu hỏi trong đề bài. Sử dụng một số các cách chuyển
câu như sau:
Anyway, the reason I'm writing ...
I thought I'd write to tell/ask you
Anyway, I was wondering ...
Đoạn 3 (Kết thư): Sử dụng một trong số các cách sau
Well, that's all for now.
Write back soon.
Looking forward to hearing from you again.
All the best/ Best wishes/ See you soon/ Take care/ Yours/ Love/ Lots of love (Tất cả các từ/ cụm
từ này đều có dấu phẩy (,) phía sau)
Mẫu đoạn mở đầu:
Thank you for your letter. I'm sorry I haven't written for so long but I've been really busy studing
English to pass B1 test. It's great to hear that your all family are fine.
Mẫu đoạn kết:
I have to get back to work now. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Tôi đồng ý với ý kiến…

Khi mốn thể hiện sự đồng tình về một vấn đề hay ý kiến của ai đó, có rất nhiều cách mà chúng ta
có thể nói để thể hiện sự đồng tình.
Ví dụ:
-I totally agree with you
-I am in favour of your point
-I have no doubt about what you have said
-I couldn’t agree with you more
-That’s exactly what I was thinking
Khi không cùng quan điểm với ai đó?
Ví dụ:
-I completely disagree with that (that = the opinion)
-I beg to differ- I think that…
-I think your point is very misleading…
-I am afraid I have to disagree with you because…
Giới thiệu quan điểm của chúng ta
Ví dụ:
-In my opinion…
-It is my belief that…
-I am of the opinion that…
-I think that…
-I don’t believe that
1. Các mẫu câu tiếng Anh dùng để thông báo tin vui (Giving good news)
- I am pleased to inform you that… => Bạn sẽ rất vui khi biết rằng…
=> Tôi rất vui mừng thông báo cho bạn biết - I’ve got a bit of good news to tell you…
rằng… => Tôi có mô ̣t tin vui muố n báo cho ba ̣n
- I am pleased to announce that … biế t…
=> Tôi rất vui được thông báo rằng… - I’ve got a bit of great news for you…
- I am delighted to inform/tell you that … => Tôi có một tin vui cho ba ̣n…
=> Tôi rất vui được thông báo/ nói với bạn - I’ve got some good / brilliant / great /
rằng … wonderful / splendid news for you…
- I am happy to advise you that… => Tôi có một tin vui/ tuyệt vời/ rấ t tuyệt/ cực
=> Tôi rất hạnh phúc được báo với bạn rằng.. kỳ tuyệt vời/ rấ t tố t dành cho bạn…
- I thought you might like to know that… - Great news for you…
=> Tôi nghĩ bạn sẽ muốn được biết rằng… => Tin vui dành cho ba ̣n đây…
- You will be pleased to learn that …
2. Các mẫu câu tiếng Anh dùng để đón tin vui (Responding to good news)
- Wow, that sounds exciting! => Thật tuyệt vời/ thật tuyệt!
=> Wow, điều ấy nghe thật tuyệt! - I’m glad to hear that!
- That’s great (news)! => Tôi rất vui khi được nghe điều ấy!
=> Tuyệt quá! - Great news!
- Good job!/ Great job!/ Nice job! => Tin tốt!
=> Bạn làm tốt lắm! - Good for you!
- How fantastic! => Tốt cho bạn lắm đấy!
=> Thật tuyệt vời! - Incredible!
- I’m so happy for you! => Không thể tin nổi!
=> Tôi rất mừng cho bạn! - Superb!
- What fantastic / good / great / wonderful / => Tuyệt vời!
splendid news! - Sounds great!
=> Thật là một tin tuyê ̣t vời/ tốt/ đáng mừng/ => Nghe tuyệt quá!
cực kỳ tuyệt/ tốt đẹp làm sao! - Lucky you!
- That sounds like great news! => Bạn may mắn quá!
=> Một tin tốt đấy nhỉ! - Oh, how wonderful!
- Congratulations! => Ôi, tuyệt làm sao!
=> Chúc mừng bạn! - I can’t believe that!
- That’s wonderful / fantastic! => Tôi không thể tin nổi đấy!