PART 1

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Topic 1: Hometown

- Local people: friendly and hospitable, to give a red-carpet welcome

- Weather: to enjoy both sunshine and rain, a 4-distinct season weathers,
variation in temperature
- Natural landscape: stunning, breathtaking, places of interest/tourism
destinations/beauty spots/ tourist attractions
- Houses and buildings: shouldn’t miss out on a great system of temples
and pagodas
- Food: delicious local cuisine, tasty specialty, traditional dishes, a wide
range of
- Tradition: festival seasons, folk songs recognized by UNESCO as an
intangible heritage , learning tradition, patriotism tradition

e.g.Do you like your hometown?

Well, honestly speaking I really love living in HANOI because the HANOIANS
always give a red carpet welcome to visitors. What I mean is that they are very
friendly and hospitable. Furthermore, I can enjoy a 4-distinct season weathers
with both sunshine and rain there.

Questions
Hometown
1. What’s (the name of) your hometown ?
2. Is that a big city or a small place?
3. Please describe your hometown a little.
4. Do you like your hometown?
5. (Possibly) Do you like living there?
6. What do you like (most) about your hometown?
1. ENTERTAINMENT
 to feel refreshed, recharged and re-energized
 to get a deep sense of pleasure/satisfaction and happiness
 to get a true sense of peace and relaxation
 to enjoy fun/excitement/have a good time
 to free myself from school stuff
 be in a good mood/ in high spirits/ be on cloud nine/ on top of the
world
 to reduce/relieve stress.
 to ease my mind and purify my soul with melodious and catchy
songs
 to find peace of mind/ find true peace in my soul.
 to get myself ready to start a new day.
 to unwind myself/to amuse myself.
 to be considered to be a mood enhancer and a stress reliever
 to lift up my mood and lower stress levels
 to escape from/stay away from/ be far from tress, worries,
anxiety, pressure
 after rolling in/mingling with the hustle and the bustle of this busy
life
 escape from the mundane of life/ the hustle and bustle of life
 the vibrant pace of this busy life
 the complexities of modern life
 the responsibilities and worries of everyday life
 after the overloads of work duties, school stuff domestic/household
chore
 after the bombardments of homework assignments, deadline,
 after living indoors all day long and getting used to a sedentary
lifestyle

Tủ: Entertainment

- …really make me feel refreshed, recharged and re-energized after the

overloads of school stuff and work duties, domestic chores in the vibrant
pace of life
- … I get a deep sense of pleasure and happiness after the bombardments
of homework assignment and deadlines …
 - … I experience a true sense of peace and relaxation in the complexities
of modern life …
- …helps me to stay away from the hustle and the bustle of this busy life
- …helps me be far from the responsibilities, worries, pressure of everyday
life
- …I considered stto be a mood enhancer and stress reliever after living
indoors all day long and getting used to a sedentary lifestyle
- …seem to purify my soul and I find true peace in my mind when
completely immersing into the world of …
- …i absolutely unwind myself and nothing can touch the feeling rather
than being on the top of the world…
2. EDUCATION
 to have a great/deep understanding/knowledge /command of
 to have a deeper insight into/ to dig deeper into …
 to enrich/accumulate knowledge and experiences
 to stimulate/cultivate/nurture/foster creativity and imagination to come
up with innovative ideas/ to give birth to wonderful ideas
 to prepare for my future careers/job hunting
 to climb up higher career ladders
 to broaden/extend my horizon and deepen my knowledge
 to open my mind to almost every aspect of life
 to improve my mutual understanding
 to share knowledge, experiences and skills
 to understand true value and meaning of life
 to raise sb’ s awareness of
 to improve sb’ s cultural/educational level/standard
 to cultivate my interest in /passion for /love for studies
 to expose and develop my talent and passion
 to realize my dream and achieve success
 to improve myself to become a global citizen
 to pass out valuable lessons to next generations
 to gain confidence and stand out the crowd
 to teach me how to develop good behavior and positive attitude toward

School:
 leading university
 excellent/high-ranking teachers groups
 to possess world-class qualifications
 to reach a high level/degree of expertise
 to master language skills and modern teaching methods
 to embrace learning with open arms
 To improve/promote my career prospect = to push my career forward
 to enter global work force = to enter international business
 Professional/ employment/ job opportunities
 To become future leaders
 to demonstrate my personal competence/ capacity/language skills
 to foster a sense of teamwork/team spirit
 To improve personal growth/ personal development and reach maturity
 To increase self-confidence/independence
 be able to adopt to new environment
 To discover new interest
 To have a world-view
 To completely immerse myself into a new language
 To have an increased respect to other culture

Tủ: Knowledge (education)

- …cultivate my passion for my occupation …

- …nurture my interest in studies and enable me to embrace learning with
open arms …
- …provide me opportunities to broaden my horizon and get a greater
understanding about …
- …stimulate my creativity and imagination to give birth to wonderful
ideas
- ... raise my cognition, develop my personal growth and reach maturity
- … accumulate knowledge and experiences to be well-prepared for my job
hunting
- …improve myself to become a global citizen and enter the international
businesses
- … demonstrate my competence, boost confidence and stand out the
crowd
- … realize my dreams and achieve success in a competitive world
 3. FRIEND/RELATIONSHIP
 to make more friends/ expand more relationships/ increase interaction
with
 to hang out/ socialize with more friends
 to share with and confide in my partners
 to have more chances/opportunities to
 to improve soft skills (communication skills)
 to communicate with/interact with
 to develop team work skills
 to learn how to cooperate with others to achieve the common goals
 to have faith in = to put trust in
 to have a deep insight in team spirit
 to turn to sb for help/assistance
 to expand/extent relationship = to increase more interaction with
 to establish lifetime /long-lasting friendship
 be willing to be side by side with me through thick and thin
 two heads are better than one
 a friend in need is a friend in deed

Tủ 2: Relationship

- …create favorable conditions for me to expand my relationship. This is

because I’m brought into contact with a variety of people having the same
interest and passion with me, whatever our status, married or single, male
for female…
- …It gives me golden chances to improve my soft skills and have a deeper
insight into team spirit when socializing with friends.
- … I find my true mentors who I can share with, confide in and turn to for
assistance whenever I experience bottlenecks in my life…
- …While I see too many people around getting so involved with material
value and keeping with Joneses, to me nothing can be compared with
heart-felt emotions and the real meaning of life-long friendship that can
drag me out of the darkest time and act as a source of motivation keeping
my life moving forward…

4.HEALTH
  to keep fit and stay healthy
 to obtain physical fitness
 be in good shape
 be well-built and muscular
 to take regular exercise/training
 be in good health condition
 to reduce the aging process of the body
 to get away from physical weakness and mental depression
 to avoid the possibility of obese
 to lead a well-balance life
 to detoxify your body
 to raise physical awareness
 to reduce potential health hazards including obesity, heart diseases from
higher cholesterol, poor concentration at work and study, etc.
 to reduce feelings of depression and anxiety
 a soul mind is a soul body

5. HISTORY/TRADITION
 to have a deeper understanding of the sacrifice of our predecessors
 To rouse national prideamong residents from kids to senior citizens
 To cultivate patriotism/the love for the father land among young
generations
 be the mirror for young generations’ soul searching
 To revive historical and cultural characteristics
 To appreciate the differences between cultural
features/characteristics/identities
 To have an increased respect to other culture
 To promote national images beyond national borders

Tu: History and tradition

- …have a deeper insight into the past including historical events, our
national heroes and even valuable lessons that seem to be the mirror for
my soul searching…
- …particularly absorb the sacrifice of our predecessors and show
respectful attitude to former generations…
 - …educate young generations about gratitude and cultivate patriotism…

What is the weather like in your country?

What do you do when the weather is bad?

What types of weather do you like best?

Have there been any changes in the weather over the past few years?