QA: Well, I would say,one way is that, This, Probably, which,I mean like, I think we can all agree

that, and
plus. That’s why, Definitely,

QY: There are, and plus, I’ve seen that,I ’ve heard that( kể trải nghiệm, lun dùng quá khứ khi kể chiện
mình)

QA: Well, I do. I want to travel around the world

QW:That’s why I spend so many hours researching(practicing) and learning from the experts. I believe
one day I can realize my dream.

QW: And I think there’s been enough research all suggesting that

QW: I’d never start my day without a bowl of Pho

Well it depends / If / but if

Well, actually I have a very hectic schedule at work, so as you can guess, I don’t have much time or
energy left to make my own meals when I get home, even though I must say I’m a big fan of
cooking. Sadly, I got no choice but to eat out.

Sở thích :

I’m an avid foodie

I’m a well-traveled person

I’m pretty fashion-conscious

Không biết:

Well, Actually, I don’t know the first thing about history/ food and culinary art and all that stuffs so this
question is a little tricky for me.

I’m absolutely clueless about fashion and clothes.

Câu mở đầu:

Let me begin by saying that I’m very health –conscious person. So staying lean and fit is very important
to me. It goes without saying walking is my favorite thing to do.

I must say that = I would argue that = I must admit that = I must confess that = I believe that
- To me= in my opinion = I suppose = I reckon = I concur with you in this point.
- I can’t agree with you more = I see eye to eye with you on this suggestion
- To be honest = Frankly speaking
- generally speaking
- It’s hard to generalize = This is a very broad question
- I like = I’m into= I’m all about = I am a big fan of .. = ... is my cup of tea = i love = i have a soft
spot for ... = ... grow on me ( i used to hate st but it has slowly grown on me )
As I meantioned above/ so as I was saying

well given the fact that

Remember how I was telling you about how I don’t like birds,..
Quá khứ :

When I was a kid..

Back in the day,

A while back

So sánh:

I don’t really do housework. I guess that is a norm in Vietnam, most ppl don’t have to do housework

I guess this is quiet peculiar

I am a big fan of video game and there is a misconception is that very bad for you.

This is not the case with

Who Where How Why

Who is this person

How long have you known this person 

Why is this person loving 

How do you like this person

You should say:

 who he/she was

 how you met
 how long you two have been friends

and explain what you liked doing together in your childhood. 

So, Today I’m gonna tell you about a really loving person whom I know. ( Mở đầu)
This person was my childhood friend, Tom, who is very talkative. ( paraphrase câu hỏi) (WHO) Thông tin
cơ bản . Actually, Tom is his English name. His Vietnamese name’s Minh. But I’ll use Tom because I know
he likes that.

Speaking of how I met this guy, actually, since high-school, Tom has been outstanding in academics and
sports as well. When we were in school, he was the captain of the football team. In studies, he was
always among the top four-five students. After high school, he went study abroad in the U.S. Last
month, he went back to Vietnam for a while to visit his family and we contacted each other for a coffee
chat at the weekend. (HOW)

Honestly, He is still wordy, just like when we were high school students.

I really like this guy for a number of reasons:

Firstly, He never fails to make everyone burst into laughter during the briefing every evening with his
outstanding sense of humour. He shared a lot about his everyday life in the U.S. He said that discovering
more about the cultures and customs of different nations gives him a fresh perspective of the world.

Moreover, His studying tips and hands-on experience were also informative and applicable. Even though
we may have changed during the time we hadn’t seen each other, I could still feel the attachment and
respect between us. Cốt Lõi

Tom is a person to whom I look up and whose habits I adopt to make myself more energetic3 and

dynamic. He is a dream boy of many people out there to be honest. Whenever I am with him, I

always feel his positive influence on me. (Cảm nhận) WHY

So, in conclusion, if I had to talk about the loving person that I know It would have to be my childhood
friend, Tom ( Kết luận)

PART 3 :

1) prediction:
i’m sure most people would agree that in the future, there will be a number of changes
occurring.(a) Initially, I guess that we might see parties become bigger . To be more
specific, there will be more guests of the parties would last longer, and more and more
money is expected to be spent on this kind of event (b). Also, who knows, it could
even be possible that people may do strange things at those parties.(c)( As well as
this, I imagine it is likely that more and more money will be spent on parties because it
 will probably cost a lot more to buy high-quality food and drinks as well as throwing
parties in luxurious places.)

 (a): I think that in the future, we may see various changes regarding…
 I’m sure that in the near future, there may be a number of changes to…
 I believe that most people would agree that there are likely to be some changes
to…

 (b): To begin with, it is predicted that…

 First of all, it looks quite probable that…
 Initially, I believe we might begin to witness…

 ©Likewise, I would imagine that we may even be able to experience…

 As well as this, I imagine it is likely that…
 At the same time, I suppose … tends to become more popular.

 Sự thay đổi về số lượng, tính đa dạng của vấn đề (liệu rằng trong tương lai mục
đích các bữa tiệc có còn về sinh nhật hay ăn mừng không?)
 Sự thay đổi về giá cả, tiền, tài chính, chi tiêu,… liên quan tới vấn đề (liệu rằng
người ta có chi nhiều tiền hơn cho các bữa tiệc không?)
 Sự thay đổi về kích cỡ, quy mô, chất liệu, ngoại hình,… liên quan tới vấn đề (liệu
rằng các bữa tiệc sẽ trở nên lớn hơn hay trở nên thân mật hơn?)
 Sự thay đổi về địa điểm của vấn đề (liệu rằng các bữa tiệc có thể được tổ chức
ở nơi nào khác nữa không?)
 Sự thay đổi về hình thức thể hiện, hình thái,… của vấn đề (các bữa tiệc ngoài
dưới hình thức ăn uống thì còn có hình thức nào nữa không?)

**Do you like long distance travelling

I would say yes, because I have itchy feet. That’s why with every opportunity I have,
whether it’s a weekend or a longer public holiday, I will use it to satisfy my passion for
travelling. For example, I will find myself riding a motorbike to a province near HCM city
to enjoy a Sunday outing with my girls, while for a long holiday like Tet, I will catch a
flight to an exotic island to sunbathe and blow off some steam.

**Gặp chủ đề khó nói về phổ biến + benefits: plants

A cool patch of shade: bóng râm

 My cronies: bạn cũ

Well, let’s me see. I think giving plants as a birthday present is quiet ubiquitous in
Vietnam. You know, one of the extraordinary benefits of plants is that they can actually
reduce the levels of indoor toxicity by destroying a part of pollutants, like smoke or dust.
Also, taking care of plants can boost our mood when we are too stressed out after long
backbreaking work.

What is your …? I would like to say

 Do you like football? Absolutely/ So, I would say/

What did you enjoy doing as a child? let me see/ you see= in addition

What do you think are the advantages of reading digital books? if you ask me

On top of that, What’s more

 Bắt đầu và kết thúc cuộc trò chuyện: Well,…

 So,…
 Right,… 
 Okay,…

Anyway,… (dù sao đi nữa)

Thay đổi chủ đề By the way, … (nhân tiện thì)

And ,… (và)
Additionally, … (thêm vào
Also, … (cũng)
đó)
What’s more , … (hơn
Thêm thông Besides, … (ngoài ra)
nữa là)
tin And one more thing,… (và
On top of that ,
một điều nữa là)
… (trên hết)

Mind you
Having said that
Đối lập các ý 
That said

Well, I mean,…
Giải thích câu trả lời What I mean is,…/ what I want to say is,…
một cách rõ ràng hơn In other words, …

Stuffy, trendy, comfy and cozy

 To be honest (thành thật là)
Honestly/ honestly speaking  (thành
thật mà nói)
Thể hiện sự thành thật
To tell the truth (sự thật là)
Frankly (thẳng thắn mà nói)

Of course (chắc chắn rồi)

Obviously (dĩ nhiên rồi/ rõ ràng rồi)
Definitely 
Absolutely 
Thể hiện sự khẳng định, chắc
Certainly
chắn trong lời nói
Without a doubt/ with no
doubt (không nghi ngờ gì nữa)
Undoubtedly 

I think (tôi nghĩ)
Thể hiện một mức độ chưa I suppose (tôi cho là)
chắc chắn I guess (tôi đoán)

I must say (phải nói rằng)

I must admit that, … (tôi phải thừa
Thể hiện sự thừa nhận (thường
nhận rằng)
là một điều không tích cực)
Admittedly 

Ví dụ:

Do you set a plan every day? (Bạn có lập kế hoạch hàng ngày không?)

 Not really. To tell the truth, I’m a bit of a procrastinator. I must admit that I
sometimes got into trouble since I forgot important tasks or missed the deadline.

Basically (cơ bản là)

Literally (theo nghĩa đen là)
Fortunately  (may mắn thay)
Một số từ khác
Unfortunately  (không may thay)
Hopefully (hy vọng là)

She’s kind of shy. 
Knowing how to play a musical instrument is like… totally fun, you know?

I basically…did yoga almost every weekend when I was at high school.

Well, I would say that, um, I did not have the time to maintain that healthy habit when I
was at college.

Actually, I think pets are cute. (Thể hiện sự đối nghịch với quan điểm đã đưa ra trước
đó, có thể là không đồng tình.)

As far as I remember, It took me almost three hours to prepare for the dish and I had to
used ten different ingredients in total, or something like that.

Uhm, …. this is hard to say. I guess some people are not always punctual, even for
important events like a job interview, simply because they are not good at planning and
organization.

At the end of the day, we’re all just humans, and we all make mistakes. So, it did not
take me much time to get over that trouble.

i must say that I’m not much of a morning person since I usually stay up quite late every
night…, you know what I mean?

Well I must say that I am not really the type of people who like changes. I mean, I tend
to stick to old habits and find it hard to have a change of my daily routines or adapt to
new things.

: Uhh, um….well, you see…I just don’t like the sweet taste of it since most of the time, I
tend to prefer eating something sour and spicy.

Well, I guess I would like to do a cooking course when I have more free time.
People these days are more open to new things like, well, having a tattoo or gay
marriage.

Well, there are actually various kinds of trees planted in my hometown. You know,
people today are more aware of environmental problems, especially climate change and
pollution. So, instead of cutting down trees for fuelwood or construction, there have
been a lot of campaigns aimed at planting trees as well as greening vacant land.

I think people in my country today are willing to spend more on live concerts……You
see, as the general quality of life has seen a significant improvement over the past
decade, the Vietnamese now are more concerned with higher levels of need such as
entertainment or the arts”.

Basically, there are some distinct advantages of having tall buildings in the city.

Hmm, working out on a daily basis is a bit physically demanding for me, but ……I guess
I have no other choice than to do it.
I think I don’t remember it quite well since it was a long time ago. Maybe, I have done
yoga for….like …almost ten years.
“Actually, the trip wasn’t like what we expected. It was like…..still fun, but, unfortunately
too exhausting.

WHY: In my opinion, I would say that there are probably several reasons involved.
Primarily, one key motivation would be because people eat out to save time. This is
because home-cooking meals require much more time to prepare. As well as this, a
subsequent incentive lies in people’s preference for relaxation. In fact, they can avoid all
the hassle of doing the washing-up and cleaning up after each meal when they eat in a
restaurant.

 Bắt đầu câu trả lời với một cụm từ nối – linking phrase:
– Well, in my opinion, I would say that…
– From my point of view, I suppose…
– Generally, it’s my belief that…

 Câu chủ đề giới thiệu lí do cho vấn đề đang nói đến – topic sentence:
– There are probably several reasons involved.
– There are undoubtedly a number of motives behind this behavior.
– There are a variety of justifications surrounding this idea.

 Giới thiệu lí do đầu tiên và phát triển ý tùy thuộc quan điểm:
– Primarily, the chief cause might be that…
– First and foremost, the key explanation is possible because…

 Giới thiệu lí do thứ hai và phát triển ý tùy thuộc quan điểm:
– As well as this, a secondary motive could be that…
– Moreover, a further rationale might be due to the fact that…
– Besides, a subsequent factor may be that…

Compares

 Well obviously…
 Well undoubtedly…
 Well clearly…
 Well unmistakably…
 Sure, without a doubt…
 Unquestionably…
Sau đó, chúng ta sẽ giới thiệu rằng hai đối tượng có những sự đối lập/tương đồng: 

 There are a number of underlying differences between… and…

 There are a variety/range of potential differences/distinctions here between…
and…

Tiếp theo, ta giới thiệu sự khác biệt đầu tiên:

 I guess/suppose the most significant/noticeable would be that…

 I would say that the most obvious would be that…
(Khi nêu lên sự khác biệt, bạn có thể thêm một vài linking words để câu trả lời
mượt mà hơn: especially, particularly, in fact, such as, for example, specifically,
…)

Hãy diễn giải và phát triển sự khác biệt đầu tiên này. Cùng với đó, hãy luôn sử dụng
các cấu trúc so sánh:

 Whereas, on the contrary,…

 Though quite the opposite… 

Trước khi nêu sự khác biệt thứ hai, hãy bắt đầu với một linking word:

 In addition…
 On top of this…
 Additionally…
 Moreover…
 As well as this…
 After that…

Diễn tả sự khác biệt thứ hai:

 … a second key distinction would be that …

 … a subsequent contrast could be that …
 … a further distinction might be that …

Cấu trúc so sánh cho sự khác biệt thứ hai:

 While on the other hand…

 Conversely…
 Alternatively…
 Then again, in opposition…

Well, I think that there are certain differences in the way old people and their younger
generations utilize cell phones. I guess the most remarkable would be that the young
mostly use smartphones to entertain themselves with music, videos, or games.
Whereas, a vast majority of old people tend to make the most of the device for the
purpose of communication. A second key distinction would be that younger people tend
to get updated and gain knowledge thanks to those phones’ versatile utilities. 

 X used to be much bigger… 

 X didn’t use to have… 
 X always used to be …
 X didn’t use to be as… 

Vietnam used to be a colony of France, but now it is independent.

J.F.Kennedy used to be the President of the United States, but now he is not.

Quick Answer Quick Why

What’s your name? Vicent My parents like that name

What’s your favorite sport? Football Unpredictable, requires lots of

skills

What’s your favorite type of Classical Helps calm my mind (or even
music? boost creativity)

What’s your favorite type of Horror Love challenging myself

movie?

What’s your favorite TheEconomist Very informative and trustful

newspaper?

What’s your favorite time of Spring Everything is growing,

the year fresh and new
What do you do for a living? General Practitioner Enjoy the feeling of take
care of other people

Where is your hometown? Da Nang Mild weather, friendly people,

lots of tourist attractions

What do you usually do in Read Expand knowledge

your free time?

Do you have any siblings? 2, my younger brother and We are very close to each
younger sister other

What’s your favorite number? 7 I don’t know it just appears

appealing to me

What’s your favorite food? Sushi Love salmon and sushi rice.
Very flavorful

What’s your favorite holiday? New Year Family gathering

What’s your favorite day of Saturday Can truly relax. Have all the
the week? time in the world

Do you believe in the No , I don’t I’ve never seen or experienced

afterlife? one.

What’s your favorite color? Black I don’t know. I just love it. But
I know I don’t like red

What’s the best moment in Got accepted into University Know my future would not be
your life of Medicine and Pharmarcy dark. Feel more confident LOL

What’s the worst moment in My cat died She was very charming and
your life? close to me. Was my best
friend.

What’s your favorite kind of Non-fiction I love logic and facts. I want to
book? sound smart among others

Did you have a happy Yes I did Have made a lot of long-term
childhood? friends. We’re still friends
today

Who’s the greatest influence Kien Tran He shows me how to learn

on you? English the right way and
makes me love it. Haha

What are you studying? General Practitioner I don’t know it’s kinda fun.
And Plus, I’ve heard that
doctors can make a lot of
money.

What subject do you hate the Literature Don’t get me wrong. I love
most? novels but just don’t like the
literature subject at school.

DESCRIBE THE HOUSE WHERE I live in a small house in an There are only two floors but
YOU LIVE amazing neighborhood we have a little garage to put
away stuff we don’t use a lot.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE I would say it’s my bedroom where I can truly have my
ROOM IN YOUR HOUSE private space, big enough for
me to do almost everything,
including lifting weight.

PLANS OR AMBITIONS FOR Well, I do. I want to be a That’s why I spend so many
THE Future world-class pianist hours practicing and learning
from the experts. I believe one
day I can realize my dream.

MEAL OF THE DAY breakfast. The reason is that it gives you

the energy after such a long
night.And I think there’s been
 enough research all suggesting
that.. the most important
meal is breakfast

IS YOUR HOMETOWN I would say the food, I’ve seen a lot of foreigners
FAMOUS ParTICularly Pho expressing their love for Phoe
it’s so tasty in every way.
(Plus, so healthy) I’d never
start my day without a bowl of
Pho

What FILMS DO YOU LIKE Definitely horror movies It’s probably because…

Which I think is

DO YOU PLAY ANY MUSICAL No I dont But I really want to learn how
INSTRUMENTS? to play piano because I love
the melody and the sound. I
believe if I practice enough I
could be able to play one day

WOULD YOU LIKE YOU LIVE (yes) I DEFinitely would The reason being that I love to
ABROAD? WHY/ WHY NOT? experience new things
including the people, the
culture and the food.

DIET AND NUTRITION “If you want to be healthy,

you should follow a whole
food plant based lifestyle

Culture Western countries are more

individualistic. Eastern
countries are more
collectiVistic