Language/Aptis point: Writing Practice

Writing (50 minutes)

Part 1: Thank you for joining our Environment Protection Association. We need to know a
little bit about you for our files. Could you please fill in the form below and answer the
question underneath. (10 minutes)
First name Dung
Last name Nguyen
Date of birth Day 29 Month November
Year 2001
Profession Undergraduate
Address Hanoi
Email address tandunng20@gmail.com
Interests regarding protecting the 1. Deforestation
environment 2. Global warming
3. Greenhouse

Part 2: Please tell us why you joined our association and what you think our priorities should
be.
(20 -30 words)

Because of my interest in environmental issues, many of us believe that we lead lives that respect
nature but our consumption habits give us away. So I think our priorities should tend to enhance the
behavior of environmental protection.
Because of → dùng để nối hai mệnh đề nguyên nhân - kết quả, hai mệnh đề trong câu đầu tiên
chưa liên kết với nhau lắm nè nên là m có thể chỉnh lại nó cho hợp lý. Đối với câu này, m chỉ cần
trả lời trực tiếp 2 vế của nó thui:
E.g. I decided to participate in this association because I’m extremely concerned about
environmental issues. Personally, I think our priorities should be enhancing/raising environmental
awareness in our society. → thấy hong, trả lời trực tiếp nek hong cần phải nghĩ nhìu đouuuu

Part 3: You have recently joined an Environmental Protection society and you are talking to
some of the other society members in a chat room. Answer their questions using complete
sentences. Use 30-40 words per answer. You have 10 minutes to complete all 3 answers.

Peter- Hi! I see you are new to the site. I joined last year because I want to help protect the
planet. Why did you join?
You- Hello, nice to meet you. I have just joined in our group because I think everyone should take
responsibility for protecting the environment.

Peter- The company I work for has many special environment protection projects. What
about the company you work with? Are there any special projects you are involved with?
You- Oh my company is about communication. We usually have the projects to communicate in
social media or the competitions about the subject protection environment
Câu này cũng giống như câu trên thoiii, hơi ngắn wa nên là nhớ viết dài ra nhớ :’< Thiếu từ hay
thừa từ là bị trừ điểm đấyyyy
Câu này có thể viết kiểu này nè:
My company is about media and communication. We organize some campaigns or competitions
about environmental protection on a regular basis because we want to help raise public awareness
on this issue.
on a regular basis = regularly (thường xuyên) → từ giờ thay vì dùng những từ như usually,
regularly thì có thể dùng từ này để điểm vocab cao hơn nè :’>
Peter- I think recycling is a great but simple way we can help save the planet. What do you
think about recycling?
You- I think we should start at the simple ways then complex method and i agree with you that
recycling is a great way to save the planet
Cái này nên tách thành 2 câu riêng lẻ nhớ, với cả viết dài ra cho đủ word limit nha :’> À với câu này
chỉ cần trả lời trực tiếp suy nghĩ của m về recycling thôi nhớ.
E.g. I think recycling is a great way to protect the environment because it can help us save a lot of
natural resources. Besides, it is also an effective way to reduce plastic consumption.

Part 4: You saw this note on the Association website about an Environment Protection Competition
for schools.
Dear members,

I am writing to inform you that the Environment Protection competition for primary and
secondary schools has been cancelled due to lack of sponsorship. We are very sorry to
disappoint Association members and we hope to have another competition soon.

Tom Jones
Public Relations Manager
1. Write an email to a friend. Tell her/him what you think about the cancellation and
suggest other ways of making students aware of how important it is to protect the
environment. Write about 50 words. You have 10 minutes.
Hi Lien,
Have you known about the cancellation of the Environment Protection competition that we
registered a few weeks ago. Regrettably, I am ready to get the knowledge about
environment protection. But I think we can motivate the other students to join in our group,
Environment Protection Association. Then they will know clearly how important it is and get
much experience about protecting the environment. Please let me know what your ideas are.
Take care.
Nhớ ký tên mình ở phần kết thúc thư nheee
2. Write an email to the Public Relations Manager. Explain how you feel about the
competition being cancelled and suggest alternative ways of getting sponsorship for
it. Write 120-150 words. You have 20 minutes.
Dear Public Relations Manager,

Đề 1
Part 2:
Please write some reasons why you are interested in computers. ( 20- 30 words)
Computers can help me to entertain but I just need to stay home, internet connected instead
of going to anywhere such as cinema, park, museum,...
I’m fond of computers because they help me entertain after a hard working day. With the
help of computers connected to the Internet, I just need to stay at home to relax without
having to go anywhere else.
Câu 1 trả lời trực tiếp vào đề bài roi câu 2 chỉ support ý cho câu 1 thoi nhớ. Với cả nhớ dùng
từ nối cho phù hợp nheeee
Part 3.
In a computer club chat room.

a. What do you use your computer for?

My computer is used for entertaining, learning and working. But it’s mainly for learning.
Because all of my homework from uni needs to research and analyze a lot, so I have used
my computer on a regular basis.
Because mệnh đề 1, mệnh đề 2. (trong 1 câu sẽ không có because và so cùng nhau đâu,
đấy là tiếng Việt mình hay nói thế nên lúc dịch sang hay bị lỗi này thoii ;)) Câu 2 bỏ 1 trong 2
từ nối đi nhớ.

b. Can you remember the first computer you used? What was it like?
My first computer was a laptop, it which was my birthday gift when I got was 12 years old. At
that time, I didn't know how to use this and what it can could do, although it’s a special
laptop in 7 years ago with touchscreen and good configuration.
c. What would you like to learn from the computer club?
I am interested in computers and I also want to discover and learn more about IT, so I hope
that we can organize the internal activities to discuss and get more information about them
Part 4: Computer Club
You are a member of a computer club. You received this e-mail from the club:
Dear Member,
We are writing to tell you that the famous expert, Ms Tasmeen Mohammed will unfortunately
not be able to give a talk at our next club meeting club due to personal reasons. She has
requested we reschedule the talk for next year in either January or March. Please contact
the club secretary if you have a preference for one of the two months. Our meeting will take
place as usual with a discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of learning on the
Internet.

1. Write an e-mail to your friend. Write about your feelings and what you are
planning to do. Write about 50 words. You have 10 minutes.
Hi Lien,
Have you heard about the reschedule rescheduling of our club meeting? I feel pretty
disappointed because I really admire Ms Tasmeen Mohammed who is our speaker in the
meeting. I have waited to see her for a month. However, her talk is moved to next year
maybe in either January or March. I will wait for her and prepare lots of questions to ask her
during this period of time.
Please let me know what your opinion is.
Take care.
TD
Cái này viết ổn hơn roi nàyyyy. Chỉ còn một vài lỗi nhỏ thoiii cố lên nhớ

2. Write an e-mail to the secretary of the club. Write about your feelings and what
you would like to do. Write 120 – 150 words. You have 20 minutes.
Dear Madame,
My name is Nguyen Tan Dung and I have been a member of our computer club since 2015. I'm
writing this email to express my deepest disappointment regarding the reschedule of our club
meeting due to the absence of Ms Tasmeen Mohammed.
Might I recommend you some alternative? In my opinion, you should keep the plan of the meeting
occurring as usual but we (can) invite other speakers instead of Ms Tasmeen Mohammed. If not,
we could organize in January because I can’t wait to discuss about the advantages and
disadvantages of learning on the Internet.
 Please take my suggestion into your consideration. I look forward to receiving your response as
soon as possible.
Best regards,
TD

Đề 3:
Part 3: You are talking to N in a chat room about “Education for All”, a volunteer education
program you recently joined aimed at improving education opportunities in high-needs
schools throughout Malaysia. Answer N using complete sentences. Use 30-40 words per
answer. You have 10 minutes to complete all 3 answers.

1. N- Welcome to the program! I have been a member for 6 months now. Why did you
decide to join? (Write your reply in 30 – 40 words)
I’m extremely concerned about the education issue, especially in the high-needs schools. By
coincidence, Malaysia is my hometown. So that’s the reason why I decided to participate.
2. N- So what type of volunteer work would you like to try first?
(Write your reply in 30 – 40 words)
- I want to be a teacher in high-needs school because it has lots of teaching vacancies
there. Hopefully, with my knowledge, I can help some unfortunate children to have a
promising future.

3. N- Apparently our program will be getting funding from the Government. How do you
think we should allocate these funds?
(Write your reply in 30 – 40 words)
Personally, I think we should spend most part of funding to rebuild the material facilities
for high-needs schools and the other part should be used for the students such as the
school supplies, school books then the clothes.

Part 4: You have been preparing for the annual fundraiser dinner “Education for All” for a
few months. You receive this email from the club:

Dear Member
We are writing to inform you that we have decided to cancel next month’s annual fundraiser
dinner due to lack of support. Since we are only a month away, we feel it is not enough time
to gather the necessary support in time for the event. We apologize to those who have been
preparing and appreciate your hard work. If you have any comments or suggestions, please
feel free to email the club secretary.

1. Write an email to a friend. Write your feelings and suggest possible alternatives. Write
about 50 words. You have 10 minutes.
Dear Lien,
Have you heard about the notice from our volunteer education group about the cancellation
of the annual fundraiser dinner.? I feel pretty disappointed because the cause is lack of
support. However, I have a positive alternative. My solution is to increase the membership
fee then the financial matter will be dealt.
Do you have any solutions? Drop me a line soon.
Take care.
TD

2. Write an email to the club secretary. Explain your feelings and make suggestions. Write
120-150 words. You have 20 minutes.
Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is Nguyen Tan Dung and I have been a club member since 2014. I am writing this
email to express my deepest disappointment regarding the cancellation of our annual
fundraiser dinner which could occur next month. We may have lots of events that would be
delayed because of this cancellation.
Might I recommend some alternatives to you? My first suggestion is we can increase the
membership fee around 15% with the reason is of lack of necessary support. Then I think we
could deal with the financial problem. Another solution is that we keep the plan occurring as
usual but it will be organised with a lower budget.
I look forward to receiving your response if my recommendations are acceptable.
Best regards,
TD

Đề 4
P2: You are a new member of SquishSquash and one of the players has set up an online
group and website.
Write a short statement in reply to the post below:
Write in sentences. Use 20-30 words. You have 7 minutes.
I enjoy playing squash and keeping fit because it can burn a huge number of calo so it
will be easy to manage my weight. In addition, I can improve my muscular strength to keep
fit.
P3: You are a member of SquishSquash’s online site. You are talking to Bob in the online
chat room. Talk to Bob using full sentences.
Use 30 to 40 words per answer. You have 10 minutes.
Hi there! I am also a member of the group. I joined last month as I am new to the area
and have been looking for a squash court since I arrived. Why did you join?
Squash is my favorite sport and I have been fond of it since I was a young boy. However, I
still want to find a course to improve my skill to be more professional. I have played this
game for a long time but I’ve just trained by myself without joining any course.

How did you hear about the club? I was lucky as one of my friend’s lives in the
condominium.
My colleague is also a fan of squish squash. We play this sport and discuss with each other
on a regular basis. Fortunately, he has been a member of our group for 2 years. He talked
about the club a lot then I decided to join.
The website that Graham has made is great! I really like the way we can organise the
mini-tournaments so easily. What do you like about it?
I’m extremely interested in the mini-tournaments because it helps us improve our skill so fast
and we can build some new relationships with the people in the game. Besides, I really
admire Graham because he created this website.
P4: You are a member of SquishSquash. You have just received the following email from
Graham.
Hi guys,
Look I’ve just seen this notice on my condo sports hall:

Dear residents,
We regret to inform you that due to the current refurbishments the pool and the
sports hall will be closed from February 24th until further notice. We apologize for the
inconvenience but hope that you will be very happy with the result of the work being
done.

Freddy Kruger, housing manager, Henry Crinkle Condominium.

freddy.henrycrinkecondo@cumberbatch.com

Write an email to a friend that you play squash with. Write your feelings about the closure of
the sports hall and suggest possible alternatives. Write about 50 words. You have 10
minutes.
Dear Lien,
Have you heard about the notice regarding the current refurbishments of the pool and the sports
 hall that we intended to come in the weekend? I really need a day to play squish squash with you
to reduce my depression after a hard working month and I feel pretty disappointed.
However, I know another sports hall but it’s maybe twice as far as this one. If you don’t mind, we
can go there and have some squash rounds.
Do you have any suggestions? Drop me a line soon.
Take care.
TD

Also write an email to Freddy Kruger, the condominium manager, explaining your feelings
about the closure and suggest possible alternatives. Write 120-150 words. You have 20
minutes.
Dear Sir,
My name is Nguyen Tan Dung, I have been a member of the SquishSquash for 2 years. We are
regular customers of your sports hall. I am writing this email to express my deepest disappointment
regarding the closure of your condominium in order to refurbish the pool.
My club has intended to organise a tournament in your hall next Sunday. We have set up the game
and prepared everything. Unfortunately, your hall will be closed from next Saturday until further
notice.
It would be great if you could rearrange the schedule of refurbishment the pool for a few days. We
apologise for this inconvenience.
I look forward to receiving your response if my requirement is acceptable.
Best regards,
TD

Đề 5:

P2: You are doing a language course. Fill in the form. Write in sentences. Use 20 – 30
words. You have 7 minutes.
Please write here about your free time and interests.
I usually take my free time to listen to music, surf the web and mainly for reading
books.
P3: You’re a member of a gardening club. You are talking to some other members in the
gardening club chat room. Talk to them using sentences.
Sam: Hi! Welcome to the club. Can you tell me something about your garden?
Hi! Nice to talk to you. I have a small garden in the back of my house. I have planted lots of
green trees and some kind of flowers.
Miguel: Welcome! Is gardening very popular in your country?
Absolutely! In my country, each family has a garden. We plant mainly vegetables so we
rarely have to buy them in the market.
Michelle: What is your favorite season and why do you like it?
My favorite season is the spring. Because mostly these flowers in my garden could bloom
together with a multitude of colors. It’s really attractive.
You are a new member of the photography club. You have just found out that the
photograph club trip to New York was cancelled.
Write to your friends to say how you feel and what you plan to do. You have 10
minutes.
* Write 50 words (+ a little bit)
Dear Lien,
Have you heard about the cancellation of our photograph club trip? I feel pretty disappointed because
this trip is New York, I have never been to New York city, it would be awesome if we could take photos
of the monuments, paysage and people there. In my opinion, I will suggest our club go to another city
instead of New York.
What do you think? Drop me a line soon.
Take care.
TD
Write to the club secretary Mr. White to say how you feel and what you plan to do.
Write 120 – 150 words. You will have 20 minutes to do this part of the test.
Dear Sir,
My name is Nguyen Tan Dung. I have been a member of our group since 2018. I am writing this email
to express my disappointment regarding the cancellation of our photography club trip to New York.
I wonder why it was cancelled. As I’ve known, we have been preparing for this trip in last few months.
And the members are ready to take some pretty photos in New York city.
Might I have a suggestion for you? Personally, we could take a trip to Tokyo city in Japan instead of
New York. It’s in the spring at this time. Therefore, I think the paysage will be so lovely and beautiful.
I look forward to receiving your response if my recommendations are acceptable.
Best regards,
TD

Đề 5
P2: You are a new member of the book club. Fill in the form. Write in sentences. Use
20 – 30 words. You have 7 minutes in total.
Please write some reasons why you are interested in books.
The reason why I am extremely concerned about books is that it provides a huge knowledge
to me and helps me let my hair down after a hard working day.
You are a member of a book club. You are talking to some other members in the book
club chat room. Talk to them using sentences. Use 30-40 words per answer. You have
10 minutes in total.

Sam: Hi! Welcome to the club! Can you remember the first time you read books? What
was it like?
Hi! Nice to talk to you! The first book I read was Tuoi Tho Du Doi. It is a vietnamese book
which talks about the brave children in the period of wars.
Sam: I love it. How do you feel about the club?
I have no regrets about joining our club. It helps me to get more knowledge about books.
Especially, I also make a lot of friends here who has a same interest with me
ĐỀ 6

You are a member of a sports club. On your last visit to the club you saw the notice below.
Dear Members,
We are sorry to tell you that our next month membership fees will go up by a minimum of
15%. Also, due to maintenance the club will close from 4 pm on Wednesday for the next
four weeks.
Please feel free to email us at kjmn@goodhealth.com
Write an email to a friend. Write your feelings about the notice and suggest possible
alternatives. Write about 50 words. You have 10 minutes.
Dear Lien,
Have you heard about the notice from our club about the membership fee and the closure of
our club? I feel a little disappointed. It would be better if the head of the club could hold an
urgent meeting to discuss about the problem more deeply.
What do you think? Drop me a line soon.
Take care.
TD
Also write an email to the Customer Service Team, explaining your feelings about the
notice and suggesting possible alternatives. Write 120 – 150 words. You have 20
minutes.

Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is Nguyen Tan Dung. I have been a member of the books club for 2 years. I am
writing this email to express my disappointment regarding the increase of the membership
fees by 15% in following months and the closure of the club from 4 pm on Wednesday for
the next 4 weeks. I have been active in our club on a regular basis. Therefore, I will feel so
empty while it is closed for a long time.
Might I recommend some alternatives to you about the fees? It would be grateful if you could
hold an urgent meeting to discuss about this problem more deeply. Moreover, you should
inquire the member’s opinions in regard to this notice whether they agree totally or not.
I look forward to receiving your response as soon as possible if my suggestions are
acceptable
Best regards,
TD