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TÍNH TỪ - Adj
A girl – beautiful, good-looking, pretty, nice, friendly, kind, reliable, hard-working, cute, sexy,
hot
The girl is beautiful and friendly
Students are hard-working and intelligent
Her hair is long and black
A book – interesting, boring, useful, thick, important
The book is interesting and useful
I have read an interesting book
A car – fast, safe, comfortable, modern, luxury, convenient, cheap, expensive
I like going by car because it is fast, comfortable and convenient
Pizzas are delicious (tasty, yummy), cheap, healthy
My hometown is beautiful, famous, quiet, peaceful, busy, exciting, modern, big, small
Big cities are expensive, noisy, crowded, dirty, polluted
A house is big, small, clean, tidy (messy), beautiful
I like shopping online because it is convenient
I like listening to pop music because it is relaxing
I often watch TV with my family in the evening. It is relaxing
How do you travel around your city? – I travel around my city by motorbike (because it is fast
and convenient. The streets are crowded and narrow so going by motorbike is the best way
to travel
What’s your favourite means of transport? Why? – My favourite means of transport is car
because it is safe and comfortable. I can go anywhere at any time
Vào thời gian rảnh tôi thường chơi thể thao. Nó rất thú vị, và bổ ích. Tôi có thể thư giãn,
giảm căng thẳng sau giờ làm và cải thiện sức khoẻ
In free time, I often play sports. It is interesting and useful. I can relax, reduce stress and
improve my health.
The people in tourist attractions can develop business and service
I prefer online learning because I can save a lot of time and money for travelling
Tôi thichs Facebook bởi vì nó hữu ích và dễ sử dungj. Nó giúp tôi giữ liên lạc với bạn bè, thư
giãn và cập nhật thông tin
I like/prefer Facebook because it is useful and easy to use. It helps me keep in touch with my
friends and update information
ĐỘNG TỪ - Verbs và TRạng Từ - Adv
- S + can/should/will.. + V
VD: I can earn money and improve my life
I love reading books because it is interesting and useful. It helps me relax, reduce stress
after work and improve my knowledge
Playing sports helps me relax after work, improve my health and keep fit. I can become
stronger and prevent health problems
TRẠNG TỪ - ADV
- Well Children can speak English very well now
- Strongly I strongly agree with the first idea
- Badly Smoking badly affects people’s health
- Seriously Pollution can seriously affect our life
- Carefully We should drive carefully to avoid accidents
- Really I really love plying sports
It is seriously polluted
It (badly, negatively, directly, seriously) affects our life
I (totally, completely, partly, strongly) agree with the idea
I really like coffee
I really enjoy seafood
He learns at a (primary, secondary, high, small, big, famous) school in (his hometown/ a
village in the countryside)
We cannot deny that smoking negatively affects our health
It is obvious that smoking does a lot of harm to our health
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Vocab – benefits
1. Benefit (n): lợi ích
There are some benefits of studying overseas
2. Benefit (v): hưởng lợi
People can benefit a lot from studying overseas
3. Beneficial (adj): có lợi
Studying overseas is beneficial for people
4. Advantage (n): ưu điểm
This essay will discuss the advantages of reading books
5. Good point : điểm tốt
There are some good points of living in big cities
6. Interesting (adj): thú vị
Playing games is interesting for children
7. Useful (adj): hữu ích
Learning English is useful for students
8. Convenient (adj): thuận tiện
Online learning is convenient
9. Popular
English is a popular language
Facebook is popular with people of all ages
10. Relaxing
Listening to music is relaxing. It makes me relaxed
11. Important (adj): quan trọng
12. Necessary (adj): cần thiết
Learning English is important/necessary for all people
13. Flexible (adj): linh hoatj
Working from home is flexible
Working hours are flexible.
14. Cheap (adj): rẻ
I want to learn online because it is cheap
15. Affordable (adj): vừa tiền
I decided to buy that car because it was affordable
16. Economical (adj): kinh tế
In like travelling by motorbike because it is economical
17. Reasonable (adj): phải chăng
I decided to buy that car because its price was reasonable
18. Beautiful (adj): đẹp
Dalat is beautiful with many kinds of flowers
My friend is beautiful with long hair and black eyes
19. Quiet (adj): yên tĩnh
20. Peaceful (adj): yên bình
I like living in the countryside because it is quiet and life here is peaceful
21. Gorgeous (adj): lộng lẫy
22. Healthy (adj): khoẻ mạnh, có lợi cho sk
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- Why do you learn English? – I learn English because it is interesting and important. It is really
useful for all people. It helps us get good jobs with high salary in big companies. It enables us to
communicate with people all over the world.
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Vocab – environment
1. Environment (n): môi trường
Environment plays an important role in our life
2. Air (n): không khí
We can enjoy fresh air when we go out
3. Water resource (n): nguồn nước
The water resources in big cities are contaminated/polluted
4. Ecosystem (n): hệ sinh thái
5. Wildlife (n): cs hoang dã
6. Plant (n): cây
7. Animal (n): động vật
8. Natural landscape (n): cảnh vật thiên nhiên
The development of tourism may destroy the ecosystem including plants and animals. It also
damages the natuaral landscapes
9. Environmental problem (n): vấn đề về môi trường
Pollution can cause/lead to environmental problems like global warming and climate change
(Pollution is the major/leading cause of environmental problems such as ….)
(pollution can contribute to environmental problems such as …..
10. Global warming (n): nóng lên toàn cầu
11. Climate change (n): sự thay đổi khí hậu
12. Pollution (n): sự ô nhiễm
13. Water/air/noise/soil pollution:
14. Pollute (v): làm ô nhiễm
Smoking can pollute the air
15. Contaminate (v): = pollute
Rubbish can contaminate water resources
16. Contaminated (adj)
17. Polluted (adj)
18. Environmental (adj): thuộc về môi trường
19. Disease (n) bệnh
20. Lung cancer (n): ung thư phổi
21. Cause/ lead to (v): gây ra, dẫn tới
22. Contribute to
23. Rubbish (n ): rác thải
Tons of rubbish are thrown out every day
24. Throw out
25. Cause (n, v)
26. Human activities (n): hoatj động của con người
27. Cut down trees
28. Industrial process (n): công nghiệp hoá
29. Transportation (n): giao thông
30. Deforestation (n); chặt phá rừng
31. Waste disposal (n): rác thải
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BUỔI 3
Một số câu hay sử dụng trong viết thư
INFORMAL LETTER
1. I am very happy (surprised, excited, delighted) to get your letter: tôi rất vui (ngạc
nhiên, thích thú) khi nhận được thư bạn
2. How are you?: bạn có khỏe không
3. How are things going on?: mọi thứ diễn ra như thế nào?
4. I am sorry for not writing to you for so long: xin lỗi vì lâu lắm k viết thư cho bạn
5. I have been so busy these days: dạo này tôi bận quá
6. I have been working hard for the coming exam: tôi đang vất vả chuẩn bị cho kì thi sắp
tới
7. It’s a long time I haven’t written to you: lâu lắm rồi k viết thư cho bạn
8. Can you tell me about your summer vacation in the next letter?: bạn có thể nói cho tôi
biết về kì nghỉ hè của bạn trong lá thư tới nhé
9. I am looking forward to hearing from you: tôi mong nhận được thư của bạn
10. Write to me soon: sớm viết cho tôi nhé
11. I am going to tell you about my summer vacation: tôi sẽ nói cho bạn biết về kì nghỉ hè
của tôi
12. It is a popular place in Vietnam: đó là một nơi phổ biến ở Việt Nam
13. It is very beautiful and famous: nó rất đẹp và nổi tiếng
14. Here we can go sightseeing, swim in the sea and enjoy seafood: ở đây chúng ta có thể
đi ngắm cảnh, bơi ở biển và ăn hải sản
15. We can contact, relax, or share information: chúng ta có thể liên lac, thư giãn và chia sẻ
thông tin
16. Can you tell me about your summer vacation in the next email?: Hãy nói cho tối biết về
kì nghỉ của bạn trong lá thứ tới nhé
17. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Tôi ong nhận dc thử từ bạn
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You are going to have summer vacation. Write a letter to a foreign friend and tell
him/her
- Where you are going and how you get there
- Why you choose this place
- Who you are going with
- What you are planning to do there
You should write at least 120 words. You do not need to write your name and include your
address in the email. Your response will be evaluated in terms of Task Fulfillment, Organization,
Vocabulary, and grammar
Dear John,
I am very happy to get your letter. How are you? I wish everything is going well with
you. I am sorry for not writing to you for so long. I have been so busy these days. I
have been working hard for the coming exam.
I am going to tell you about my summer vacation. I am going to Dat lat by air. I choose
this place because it is very beautiful, romantic and famous. Here I can go sightseeing,
go for a walk round XH Lake or visit the valley of love. The weather is nice. The people
are friendly and kind. The food is delicious, healthy, fresh and cheap. I am going with
my family. I am planning to take photos, enjoy local food and climb the hills. I hope to
have a nice holiday.
Can you tell me about your summer vacation in the next letter? I am looking forward
to hearing from you. Write to me soon.
Love.
FORMAL LETTERS
1. I am really interested in the training course you advertised in the last issue of the
Newsweek. (tôi rất quan tâm đến khóa đào tạo mà bạn quảng cáo trong số báo gần đây
nhất của tờ News Week)
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2. I am writing this email to ask you for some information about the training course (Tôi
viết lá thư này là để hỏi bạn một vài thông tin về khóa đào tạo)
3. I would like to know about how many students there are in each class? (Tôi muốn biết
có bao nhiêu sinh viên trong mỗi lớp)
4. Please tell me if the teachers are native speakers? (làm ơn cho tôi biết giáo viên có phải
người bản xứ k?)
5. I would be grateful if you could give me more information about the training course
(tôi sẽ rất biết ơn nếu bạn có thể cho tôi thêm thông tin về khóa đào tạo)
7. Thank you for your letter of May, 1st asking about the training course (cảm ơn bạn về lá
thư dc viết ngày 1/5 hỏi về khóa đào tạo)
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You saw an advertisement about the summer language camps in the last issue of Newsweek
and you want to join it. Write an email to them. You want to know
Dear Sir/Madam,
I would like to know how large the groups of students are. Please tell me if the students are
from different countries and the teachers are native speakers. Can you tell me what activities
there are in the programme? I would be grateful if you could give me more information
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Best regards.
ESSAY
- Topic (n): chủ đề
- Trend (n) xu hướng
- Problem (n): vấn đề
- Discuss (v): thảo luận
- Advantage (n): ưu điểm, lợi ích
- Benefit (n): lợi ích
- Disadvantage (n): bất lợi
- Drawback (n): hạn chế
- Effect (n): ảnh hưởng (= influence, impact )
- Positive effect : ảnh hưởng tích cực
- Negative effect: ảnh hưởng tiêu cực
- Idea = view = opinion: ý kiến, quan điểm
- Statement = saying: câu nói
- Believe (v): tin tưởng
- Argue (v): tranh luận
- Agree (v): đồng ý
- Disagree (v): không đồng ý
- To what extent, do you agree or disagree …?: Trong chừng mực nào thì bạn đồng ý hay
không đồng ý ..?
- Solution (n): giải pháp
- Play an important role in our life: đóng vai trò quan trọng trong
- Personally: cá nhân tôi mà nói
- We must say that : chúng ta phải nói rằng
- It is the fact that : sự thật là (= it is true that)
- We should not forget that : chúng ta không nên quên rằng
- We cannot deny that: chúng ta không thể phủ nhận rằng
- Interested in: quan tâm, thích
- Popular phổ biến
- On the one hand: ở mặt này
- On the other hand: mặt khác
- However: tuy nhiên
- Reason: lí do
- Beneficial (adj): có lợi
- To sum up: nói tóm lại
1. There is a trend that young people tend to live with friends instead of their families.
Is this a positive or negative development?
2. Some people say that playing sports is the best way to improve our health. To what
extent, do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Đề minh họa
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task
Read the following text from a book about tourism.
Tourism has become one of the fastest growing industries in the world. Millions of
people today are travelling farther and farther throughout the year. Some people argue
that the development of tourism has had negative effects on local communities; others
think that its influences are positive.
Write an essay to an educated reader to discuss the effects of tourism on local communities.
Include reasons and any relevant examples to support your answer.
You should write at least 250 words. Your response will be evaluated in terms of Task
Fulfillment, Organization, Vocabulary and Grammar.
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