1.

A LETTER ASKING FOR HELP

TASK 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

You are going to have a business trip and arrange your friend to look after your
children. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter, you should:
- tell him/ her which kind of food your children like and dislike
- tell him/ her which kind of activities your children can attend
- tell him/her the time you will pick up your children

Đây là lá thư yêu cầu ai đó giúp đỡ

Vocabulary:
- Be going to do s.t: chuẩn bị làm điều gì đó
- A business trip: chuyến công tác
- Arrange s.o to do s.t: thu xếp ai đó làm việc gì đó
- Look after s.o: chăm sóc ai đó
Gợi ý:
Nội dung lá thư này: bạn chuẩn bị đi công tác và thu xếp/ nhờ ai đó chăm sóc con
bạn trong thời gian bạn đi công tác. Trong lá thư này cần phải hoàn thành 03 yêu
cầu: 1. Nói cho người đó biết con bạn thích ăn gì và ko thích ăn gi?/ 2. Nói cho
người đó biết con bạn tham gia những hoạt động nào.? /3. Nói cho người đó biết
mấy giờ bạn sẽ đón con bạn,
I. Phần mở bài:
Cần đảm bảo : chào hỏi, câu mở đầu, tính huống và mục đích viết thư
- Tình huống: I am going to have a business trip in (ở đâu) about (khoảng
tgian bao lâu).
- Mục đích: to look after my children during my trip.
II. Phần thân bài
Cần đảm bảo viết được 03 yêu cầu
Yêu cầu 01: - tell him/ her which kind of food your children like and dislike(Nói
cho người đó biết con bạn thích ăn gì và ko thích ăn gi?)
- Like + eating… and drinking…..
- Dislike + eating …..and drinking ……
Ex: My son likes eating apples and drinking lemonade
- Có thể viết theo những gì trong cuộc sống của bạn (con bạn)
Yêu cầu 02: - tell him/ her which kind of activities your children can attend (Nói
cho người đó biết con bạn tham gia những hoạt động nào)
 Viết về những hoạt động thường ngày của con bạn
- Get up at….
- Have break at….
- Go to school at…by ….
- Have lunch at school
- After school, they …..(sau giờ học con bạn thường tham gia những hoạt
động nào: 2-3 câu)
- Do homework and go to bed at …..
Yêu cầu 03: tell him/her the time you will pick up your children (Nói cho người đó
biết mấy giờ bạn sẽ đón con bạn?)
Bạn phải viết rõ là chuyến đi của bạn băt đầu và kết thúc khi nào , vào buổi
nào sẽ đón con bạn về
- My trip is going to start on ( ngày tháng) and finish on (ngày tháng năm)
- Come back in the ……..- pick up my children in the ……….
III. Closing
- Sử dụng câu chung cho phần closing, and I hope you will help me
IV. Ending:
Best,

Bài viết:

Dear Lan,
How are you? How have your family been? I hope you are well.
I am going to have a business trip to Hồ Chí Minh city in about 3 days. So, I am writing
this email to ask you to look after my children during my trip.
Eating and drinking are very easy for my children. My son likes eating bread, chicken
and drinking Coke. However, he dislikes eating apples and drinking lemonade.
He usually gets up at 6 a.m. and has breakfast at 6:30 a.m. He goes to school at 6:45 a.m.
by bus and has lunch at school.
After school, my son usually plays football in the schoolyard until 5:30 p.m and has
dinner at 6 p.m. At 7 p.m, he does his homework and goes to bed at 10 p.m.
My trip will start on March 12 and finish on March 15, 2022.
I will come back in the evening and pick up my children at 7 p.m.
I am looking forward to hearing from you and I hope you will help me take care of him
during my business trip.
Thank you so much.
I hope to see you soon.
Best,
2. A LETTER GIVING ADVICE : lá thư về lời khuyên
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
This is a part of a letter you have received from a penfriend.
…and I know that I really need to speak English better. The problem is
that I haven’t got time for extra lessons or regular study sessions. What
else can I do to improve my English? Please write and tell me what you
suggest.
Write your letter to your penfriend.
Đây là 1 lá thư mục đích khuyên ai làm điều gì
Vocabulary
- Should: nên
- Should do s.t: nên làm điều gì đó
- Try to do s.t: cố gắng làm điều gì đó
- Try doing s.t: thử làm điều gì đó
- Have to do s.t: phải làm điều gì đó
- Must do s.t: phải làm điều gì đó
- It will be better if you try to do s.t: sẽ tốt hơn nếu như bạn cố gắng ….
Gợi ý:
Nội dung: đây là lá thư bạn đã nhận từ 1 người bạn . Người bạn của bạn gặp vấn
đề về việc nói Tiếng Anh. Mong muốn bạn cho lời khuyên
I. Phần mở bài
Đảm bào: greeting, opening sentences, situation and reasons for writing
Situation: I have received your letter. I have understood your problem.
Don’t worry anything. I will help you.
Reasons: to provide you with some useful information
II. Phần thân bài
 a. Develop the vocabulary
- Read books more and more
- Use a dictionary to look up the difficult words
- Understand the words you want to learn
- Learn the word by heart quickly
b. Listening and pronunciation
- Listen to the news in the radio and television/ music
- Watch films on HBO or Star Movies
- Enhance listening and pronunciation
c. Speaking English more and more
- Practice speaking E with ….,…..and….
- More confident
- Try/ succeed
III. Closing
- Sử dụng câu chung cho phần closing, and I think my above mentioned
information will help you so much.
IV. Ending
Best,
Bài viết:
Dear Hoa,
How are you? How have your family been? I hope you are well.
I have received your letter for 2 days. I have understood your problem. Don’t worry
about anything. I will help you.
I am writing this email to provide you with some useful information about speaking
English better.
First, you should develop vocabulary by reading books more and more, using a dictionary
to look up the difficult words. You will understand the words you want to learn, and
learning the word by heart quickly.
Second, for listening and pronunciation you should listen to the news on the radio and it
will force you to listen carefully, television or music, sometimes watch films on HBO or
Star Movies without subtitle because it will force you to listen carefully, so from that you
can enhance listening and pronunciation.
Last but not least, you should speak English more and more by practicing speaking
English with friends and foreigners. Besides, you should be more confident when
speaking English.
I am looking forward to hearing from you and I think the above-mentioned information
will help you so much.
I hope to see you soon.
Best,

3. Advising a friend about a holiday (lá thư tư vấn cho người bạn về 1 chuyến
đi- cung cấp thông tin cho 1 chuyến đi của ai đó)
An English-speaking friend wants to spend a two-week holiday in your region
and has written asking for information and advice. Write a letter to your friend.
In your letter:
 offer to find somewhere to stay
 give advice about what to do
 give information about what clothes to bring

GỢI Ý VIẾT THƯ:

I. INTRODUCTION:
a. Opening sentences: 3 câu xã giao thông thường
b. Situation: I am very happy when I heard that you want to spend …..
c. Reasons for writing : cung cấp thông tin cho chuyến đi ai đó (provide
s.o with useful information about the trip)
II. BODY:
Đảm bảo 03 yêu cầu:
Yêu cầu 01: offer to find somewhere to stay
Should/ could + động từ nguyên mẫu
- Hotel/motel/homestay
- A nice hotel on + địa chỉ-tên đường
- View?
- Price?
- Service?
- Staff?
- Free breakfast?
Yêu cầu 02: give advice about what to do (hoạt động khi đi du lịch)
 Join: tham gia
Going shopping/ many kinds of things to buy with reasonable
price
Go to the night market
The city- beach- nice beaches/ seafood to enjoy
Yêu cầu 3: give information about what clothes to bring
- Phải giải thích được thời tiết lúc đó ntn?
- Should bring ….clothes cũng như các loại vật dụng khác
III. CLOSING
-Câu chung? I am looking forward to hearing from you.
- I hope we will have wonderful time together
IV. ENDING
Best,
Bài viết:
Dear Alice,
How are you? How have your family been? I hope you are well.
I have received your email for 2 days. I am very happy when I heard that you want
to spend a two-week holiday in my city – Da Nang.
I am writing this email to provide you with some useful information about your
trip.
There are a lot of hotels or homestays near the beaches. Especially, there is a nice
hotel near my house on 60 Vo Nguyen Giap street. The view is very beautiful, the
price and services are inexpensive and the staff is very friendly...Also, you get a
free breakfast.
During your stay in Da Nang, you can go shopping and there are kinds of things to
buy at a reasonable price. Moreover, you can go to the night market.
This is a beach city, so there are a lot of nice beaches where you can go swimming
in the cool water and enjoy delicious seafood dishes but the price is not very
expensive.
The time you come to Da Nang is summer, so you need to bring: The weather-
summer, dry and hot, cotton clothes, a swimsuit, a hat, and sunglasses.
I am looking forward to hearing from you and I hope we will have wonderful time
together.

Again, thank you so much.

I hope to see you soon.
Best,
 4. Apologizing to a friend (thư xin lỗi vì quên trả sách cho 1 người bạn)
You borrowed an important textbook from a classmate last term. You now
realize your classmate had returned home overseas and you still have the
book. Write a letter to him / her. In your letter:
 apologize for the mistake
 find out how important the book is to him / her
 say what you will do

GỢI Ý VIẾT THƯ:

I. INTRODUCTION:
a. Opening sentences
b. Situation: I borrowed an important textbook from you, but I
have forgotten to return it to you
c. Reasons for writing: …..to apologize for my mistake
II. BODY:

Yêu cầu 01: find out how important the book is to him / her

- I know it is very important to you

- You also have the exam like me next semester
- Difficult to have this book.
- Basic and useful instruction as well as exercises in this book

Yêu cầu 2: say what you will do (giải pháp)

- Return it to you by post

- At least 5 days, / get it
- I think you will still have time to review the lesson
- I am so sorry about my mistake
III. CLOSING
- Câu chung?
- I hope that you will sympathize with me
- Really want to see you soon.
IV. ENDING
Best,

Bài viết:
Dear Mary,
How are you? How have your family been? I hope you are well.

I borrowed an important textbook from you, but I have forgotten to return it to you.
So, I am writing this letter to apologize for my mistake.

I know it is very important to you and you also have an exam like me next
semester. I also know that the content of this book is basic and useful instruction as
well as exercises in this book. And at this time, it’s difficult to have this book
because It isn’t available in your town.

I will return it to you by post. At least 5 days, you can get it.
I think you will still have time to review the lesson. I am so sorry about my
mistake

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

I hope that you will sympathize with me.
I really want to see you soon.

Best,

5. Thanking a friend for a holiday (thư cảm ơn 1 người bạn về 1 kì nghỉ)

You have recently been to stay with an old friend for a few days. You hadn't
seen each other for a long time. Write a letter to the friend. In your letter:
(thank for s.t)
 say how you felt about the visit

- viết rõ cảm xúc về chuyến đi ntn?= I am so happy about the

stay
- leave me a lot of beautiful memories.
- I have received many wonderful things from your family
 refer to something enjoyable that you did while staying with him / her

- not forget the food your mother made, especially món ăn?
- taste- wonderful/ suitable with my taste
- chance to explore many nice places in your region
- take a lot of photos
 - happy about your family’s hospitality. It is so warm
 invite your friend to visit you

- next month/ an interesting festival in my city

- really want to you to come to my city
- enjoy this festival with me

Bài viết:
Dear Peter,

How are you? How have your family been? I hope you are well.
I came back home last night. I am so happy about the stay with your family for the past 3
days. The trip left me a lot of beautiful memories and I have received many wonderful
things from your family. I can't forget the food your mother made, especially Banh Xeo.
Its taste is wonderful and suitable for my taste.
The trip gave me the chance to explore many nice places in your city. I took a lot of
photos.
I am so happy about your family’s hospitality. It is so warm.

By the way, I want you to come to my city next month because there is going to be a very
interesting festival, the fireworks festival. This is an annual festival in my city. I will help
you discover the interesting things of my city, and I hope you will enjoy it.
I am looking forward to hearing from you and I hope we will have a great time together.
Again, thank you so much.
I hope to see you soon.
Best,
1. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You have received a letter from your English-speaking friend, Sam, asking you
about a festival in your country. Read part of Sam’s email below.

I’m studying different festivals from around the world for a project I’m
doing. Can you tell me which is the most important festival in your
 region and when it happens? Also I’d be very grateful for any
information you could give me about the festival itself. If you think it is
worth it, perhaps I could come and see what it’s like. What do you
think? If I come, will you be free? I'd like to see you again and perhaps
we could visit the festival together.

Nội dung lá thư: Bạn vừa nhận được 1 lá thư từ 1 người bạn tên là Sam, bạn ấy đã
hỏi bạn về 1 lễ hội ở đất nước bạn.
…..Tôi đang nghiên cứu các lễ hội khác nhau từ khắp nơi trên thế giới cho một dự
án mà tôi đang thực hiện. Bạn có thể cho tôi biết lễ hội quan trọng nhất ở vùng
của bạn là lễ hội nào và khi nào nó diễn ra không? Bên cạnh đó, tôi rất biết ơn về
bất kỳ thông tin nào bạn có thể cung cấp cho tôi về chính lễ hội. Nếu bạn nghĩ nó
đáng giá, có lẽ tôi có thể đến xem nó như thế nào. Bạn nghĩ sao? Nếu tôi đến, bạn
có rảnh không? Tôi muốn gặp lại bạn và có lẽ chúng ta có thể đến thăm lễ hội
cùng nhau.
Gợi ý viết thư: Các anh chị chú ý trong lá thư này có bao nhiêu câu hỏi là có bấy
nhiêu ý các anh chị cần phải trả lời/ viết cụ thể.
Các yêu cầu cần phải viết cụ thể:
MỞ BÀI: 0. Greeting: Hi…Sam.,
1. Introduction:
Opening sentences: 3 câu (How are you? How have your family been? I
hope you are well.)
Situation: I have received your email for…days.
Reasons: I am writing this letter to answer your questions about the
festival/ provide you with information about this festival
Yêu cầu 1: Can you tell me which is the most important festival in your region and
when it happens? (tên lễ hội đó là gì?/ thời gian diễn ra lễ hội đó)- I am so happy to
tell you about the most important festival in my country.
- In my country- Tet is the most important festival
- In the spring – from January to February (happen: diễn ra)
- In the lunar month- bạn ghi rõ tgian diễn ra
- Decorate the house with apricot blossom or Peach blossom: trang trí
nhà cửa với hoa mai/ hoa đào
Các anh chị có thể thêm những ý tưởng khác
Yêu cầu 2: Also I’d be very grateful for any information you could give me about
the festival itself. (cung cấp thông tin chi tiết về lễ hội).
- 0n the first day of the New Year ( vào ngày mồng 01 năm mới)- những
hoạt động liên quan: go to the pagoda/ church to pray the best things for
the life, visit the grandparents/ parents, receive the lucky money…..
- On the second day: các anh chị viết những hoạt động liên quan(3 câu)
- On the third day: các anh chị viết những hoạt động liên quan (3 câu)
Yêu cầu 3: If you think it is worth it, perhaps I could come and see what it’s like.
What do you think? If I come, will you be free? I'd like to see you again and
perhaps we could visit the festival together. (mong muốn đón người bạn ấy đến
thăm đất nước bạn để tận hường lễ hội đó)

- Feel very excited when you want to come to my country

- Take you to anywhere you want
- Help you explore (khám phá) my country, especially – chance to enjoy
this festival
- You will love it
Bài viết:

Dear Sam,
How are you? How have your family been? I hope you are well.
I have received your email for 2 days.
I am writing this letter to answer your questions about the festival in my country. I am so
happy to tell you about the most important festival in my country.
Every year, in our country, Tet is one of the most important festivals. In spring, Tet is
celebrated from January to February (In the lunar month from January 1 to January 3).
During Tet, people Decorate the house with apricot blossom or Peach blossom.

0n the first day of the New Year , people usually go to the pagoda or Church to pray
the best things for the life, visit the grandparents and parents. Especially, children
always receive lucky money on New Year's Day.

On the second day, people often visit the houses of friends and relatives...and People
often visit the homes of friends, relatives...and give each other good luck.

On the third day, this is an opportunity for everyone to visit the teachers, especially
the old teachers, to show their gratitude to those who have taught them.

I feel very excited when you want to come to my country. I will take you to anywhere
you want and help you to explore my country, especially I will help you to have a chance
to enjoy this festival.
I think, you will love it!

I am looking forward to hearing from you and we will have a great time together.
Again, thank you so much.
I hope to see you soon.
Best,

2. You are organizing a camping trip to the countryside for a group of high
school students. You have received an email from Ms. Connors, a parent
of one of the students. Read part of her email below.
… I heard from my son that you are planning a camping trip for a group of
students to the countryside to learn about ways of life of the people there.
We are worried about our son’s trip. Could you let us know how many
students join the trip? What things does my son need to take with him? We
both have to go to work, so can you tell us the time the kids need to be at
school and what time they will come back so that we can arrange our time
to pick him up?
Write an email responding to Ms. Connors. You should write at least 120
words.
 Nội dung lá thư : Bạn đang tổ chức 1 chuyến căm trại ở 1 vùng nông thôn
cho 1 nhóm học sinh cấp 3. Bạn đã nhận được 1 email từ Ms. Connors, 1
phụ huynh của 1 trong những hs đi cắm trại.

… Tôi nghe con trai tôi kể rằng bạn đang lên kế hoạch cho một chuyến cắm trại
cho một nhóm sinh viên đến vùng nông thôn để tìm hiểu về cách sống của người
dân ở đó. Chúng tôi lo lắng về chuyến đi của con trai mình. Bạn có thể cho chúng
tôi biết có bao nhiêu sinh viên tham gia chuyến đi? Con trai tôi cần mang theo
những thứ gì? Cả hai chúng tôi đều phải đi làm, vậy cô có thể cho chúng tôi biết
thời gian các bé cần đến trường và mấy giờ về để chúng tôi sắp xếp thời gian đến
đón cháu được không?
Gợi ý viết thư: Các anh chị chú ý trong lá thư này có bao nhiêu câu hỏi là có bấy
nhiêu ý các anh chị cần phải trả lời/ viết cụ thể.
Các yêu cầu cần phải viết cụ thể:
Yêu cầu 01: Could you let us know how many students join the trip? (có bao nhiêu
học sinh tham gia cắm trại)
- Số lượng cụ thể/ có bao nhiêu giáo viên cùng tham gia/ mỗi giáo viên
chịu trách nhiệm bao nhiêu học sinh ( There are ….students/ and
…….teachers/ Each teacher- ? students)- manage/ take care of
Yêu cầu 2: What things does my son need to take with him? (những vật dụng cần
thiết để mang theo?)- students need to bring….
Gợi ý
- Some medicine
- Backpack: ba lô đeo trên lưng.
- Sleeping bag: túi ngủ
- Binoculars: ống nhòm.
- Axe: cái rìu.
 - Campfire: lửa trại.
- Compass: la bàn.
- Some food and drink
Yêu cầu 3: so can you tell us the time the kids need to be at school and what
time they will come back so that we can arrange our time to pick him up?
(bạn phải viết rõ tgian con bạn cần có mặt tại trường lúc mấy giờ và đến mấy
giờ là con bạn về lại trường)
- Students have to be at school at …(mấy giờ)
- The trip- start at ………..and finish at…..
- The parents can pick up the children at….

Bài viết:

Hi Ms. Connors,
How are you? How have your family been? I hope you are well.
I have received your email for 1 days. I feel happy when you ask about the trip. We
are planning a camping trip to the countryside.
This trip of ours, there are 40 students and 10 teachers, each teacher manages and
takes care of 4 students.
Your son needs to bring things such as: Backpack, Binoculars, Compass, Some
food and drink.
Students have to be at school at 6:30 a.m. The parents should take the children to
the school before the time of departure.The trip is going to start at 7:00 a.m and
finish at 5:00 p.m.
The parents can pick up the children at the school gate.
I am looking forward to hearing from you. I hope that I have answered your
questions, and I hope to see you soon.
Best,

2. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

You received an email from your English pen friend, Paul. He asked you about
your TV in your country. Read part of his email below

One of my hobbies is watching TV. There are many fantastic programs for me to
watch. Sometimes I can spend my whole day watching TV. Could you tell me
about TV in your country? Are the programs interesting to you? What is your
best favorite TV program? What is that program about? How much TV do you
 watch every day? Do people in your country watch too much TV these days?

I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.

I. MỞ BÀI:
Situation: I have received your email for …days. I feel very happy to
reply you.
Reason: …to provide you with some information about the TV in my
country.
II. THÂN BÀI:
Yêu cầu 01: Are the programs interesting to you?
I usually watch …..,……..,…………….and …………
Yêu cầu 02: What is your best favorite TV program? What is that
program about?
But my favorite TV program is ……because it helps me relax after a
hard-working day
This program is about……(nội dung ct)
Yêu cầu 03: How much TV do you watch every day?
My work is so busy. I have to work from….to….
So evening is my free time.
I often watch Tv from …to….. It is about ……hours
Yêu cầu 04: Do people in your country watch too much TV these days?
Today, less people watch TV b/c everyone has Smartphone
Sm is a high technology. It helps people update the latest news and
information so fast.
III. Closing
I am looking…., and I hope that I have answered your questions, and I
hope to see you soon.

Best,
Bài viết:
Hi Paul,
How have you been? I hope you are well. I have seen your email this evening. I’m happy when
we can talk together. And I’m writing this email to provide you some information about
watching TV in my country.
At the moment, people, especially Vietnamese people, are interested in watching TV. It has
many programs to wacth. People often watch TV to relax after their hard-work day. And of
course, so do I. I usually watch TV in my free time or when I am stressful. I watch rather many
programs, from program of the movie to program of the news. But I usually watch TV to watch
my favorite film, or sometimes, I watch TV to follow the newest news. The previous time, my
best favorite program is the program of movie. I watched them too much to I can’t remember. I
can watch TV all day if it is my off-days. But now, I spend less time to watch TV because of my
job and my studies. And actually today, it seems less people watch TV because they have their
smartphone. The smartphone can help them do everything fast They can work as well as relax in
only their smartphone. What about you?
I’m looking to hearing from you. Hope to see you soon.
Best,
Linh.

1. (the custom of clothing and food to drink at the wedding ceremony in your
country)- bài viết thư về phong tục lễ cưới
Hi Mary,
How are you? How have your family been? I hope you are well.
I am very happy to receive your letter. I am writing this letter to provide you
with all information about the wedding in our country.
The wedding is one of the most important ceremonies in Vietnamese culture. It
includes the proposal ceremony, the engagement ceremony, and the wedding
ceremony. Today, Vietnamese weddings tend to be held at big hotels, which
costs quite a lot of money. However, the couple also receives support from their
parents and guests. It can be said that the groom and bride are surely the
happiest people on their big day no matter what the costs are.
In a Vietnamese wedding ceremony, the bride and groom often wear ao dai, and
people also often wear traditional costumes such as ao dai, vests and brightly
colored skirts.
In the banquet table, there are often spring rolls and dishes such as soup,
shrimp, chicken and sticky rice
In addition, beer and wine cannot be missed to congratulate the bride and
groom
Above I provide interesting things about the traditional wedding ceremony of
Vietnam, and hope to see you one day soon.
I am looking forward to hearing from you. Best,