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1. I was impressed with my second-year English teacher. Firstly, she helps me a lot in studying
English. To be honest, English requires more diligence than intelligence. And if you are diligent
and have the right way of studying, you will easily grasp basic English knowledge. And my
teacher gave me some advice to help me learn English easier. to learn a new word, she advises
me to use that word in making new sentences, or when I'm learning new words, it's better when
I write it down in notebooks or flashcards to help me review it after a few days, it will help me
remember new words longer. What you teach helps me a lot, I can learn English more
comfortably and easily without much difficulty in remembering new words. That's why, I'm very
impressed with the way she teaches, it's very practical and useful.
2. I find the first impression of a person very important, and it is very easy to become a standard
for judging a person. Making a bad first impression can easily make you a bad, impolite person in
the eyes of others. For example, on the first day of school, I was unwell and didn't talk to
anyone. and that makes me a cold, inconsiderate person. It was so bad, it became a big
misunderstanding about me. But luckily, after 2 months of studying together, I was able to
eliminate that first impression from everyone's mind. And it was also a lesson for me about the
importance of first impressions. I also used to rely on first impressions to judge someone's
personality, give you a specific example, a close friend of mine. before we became best friends, I
had a little misunderstanding about her, we met in hall 2a, and she sat next to me, instead of
starting a conversation, and getting to know each other, she just sat quietly and didn’t say
anything, this made me think that she was cold, unapproachable. But later, when having the
opportunity to talk with her, I found her very friendly, and cute. We had a lot in common, and
she gradually become my best friend.
3. To talk about my eating and drinking habit, is quite common because I enjoy a wide variety of
foods. It is very challenging to come up with one. When I am at home, my mother is always the
one who cooks for me. So my daily food is very diverse such as fish, meat, chicken, vegetables...,
my diet is also quite nutritious, I eat 3 meals a day and drink 2 liters of water a day. However,
when I was in college, I had to cook for myself, and I started to eat everything I like such as fast
food, canned food, and instant noodles. I hardly eat vegetables because I hate them. Just in 4
months, I nearly changed my eating habits, I often skip breakfast and eat a lot of fast food.
Because it is delicious, cheap, and doesn’t take time to cook. So what do you think about my
eating habit? Do you want to give some pieces of advice
- I promised to try a new more healthy diet. You should not consume so many fast foods, as it can
cause some diseases such as obesity, and diabetes. It is important to drink water every day, and
 you should drink water, and juice instead of soda or soft drink. You also ought to eat beans and
peas because they are not fatty but very nutritious. Also, you had better do some exercises if you
want to keep fit and improve your health.
- If i were you, i would
- That’s a good idea to v
- It’s important for sb to do
- Had better, should, ought to
- What should i do, can you give me some advice/ a piece of advice?
4. Pho is a traditional dish in Vietnam, and also my favorite. Pho includes a lot of nutrition from
bone broth, beef, and noodle soup. Pho is said to be a famous dish not only because it is
delicious but also high in nutrition. A bowl of pho can contain many nutrients, and high protein
to help you have enough energy to work.
- Can you give me an example?
- Could you say a bit more about
- What i am trying say...
- I mean

5. I think one of the successes that I achieved was getting into the university that I dreamed of. I am
extremely happy. Because to achieve this success I had to go through a lot of difficulties. My
university’s entrance score is quite high, and my faculty has a very competitive rate, so to be able
to enter my university I have to study very hard. Outside of school hours, I spend almost all of
my time studying at home. And studying like that every day makes me gradually exhausted and
tired. There was a time when I was depressed, it affected my life so much, I couldn't study, or do
anything at that time. But fortunately, with the support of my parents and friends, I was able to
overcome this problem and find a way to study that makes me more comfortable and easier to
remember. In the end, thanks to my best efforts, I have successfully achieved my dream. That
has a huge meaning to my life, I not only achieve my goals, but also learn many valuable lessons,
I know how to manage my time effectively, strengthen my self-study skill, and find a way to learn
suitable for myself.
6. Well, many times, people make plans, but due to losing strategies, they sometimes get failed to
make their plans successful. Similarly happened to me when I tried to make a plan to visit Da Lat.
I was over the moon making this arrangement. We didn’t pre-check the accommodation because
we were in great ecstasy, but things got worse when we reached the spot, and we didn’t find the
ideal accommodation. We visited door-to-door hotels, but all were occupied. We were in great
distress because our mood had got spoilt.
We felt sorry for not making an advance booking, and on top of that, we had to return back on
the same day. We were very exhausted due to the tiresome journey. We couldn’t enjoy it, and
we reached home very late. All in all, it was an awful experience.
7. Besides successes, sometimes in everyone's life, they also experience failures or things that they
don't succeed in. And today I want to tell you about my failure when I entered my first time in
college I used to be lazy, neglecting my studies. This makes me get some bad scores. I remember
when I first entered the university,I was curious about the new environment, and the
 extracurricular activities at the university. I spent a lot of time joining clubs and making new
friends. I completely forgot about my studies and the consequences affected my life so much. I
always get low marks on tests, especially I got 0 in midterms. I was extremely sad and depressed
about it. I had to think a lot to figure out how to improve my studies and my grades, and
fortunately, thanks to the help of teachers and friends, I was able to keep up with the progress of
my studies. Through that failure, I really gained many valuable lessons, I realized the importance
of studying and learned to balance my life between education and entertainment, I also learned
to manage my time effectively, and find a learning style that is suitable for me.
8. Unit 4
- Why do you think that?
- What are your reasons for saying that?
- Can you exlain why? The reason is , that’s why..

One of the most unforgettable events in my life was when I became a volunteer. To be
more specific, this is an activity organized by my faculty of Foreign Language to help
the poor have a warm Tet Holiday. everyone plans to make 2000 Chung Cakes for the
poor, and then get on the motorbike to distribute them throughout the local area. Let
me recall that at first, I was difficult for me to wrap a cake because I had never done it
before. I took 20 minutes to complete it, which made me very frustrated, but after a
while of instruction, I made progress and became more excited about doing this. I was
able to package a beautiful cake in 5 minutes. Besides, I receive many benefits from
charity work, I have the opportunity to expand my knowledge, make new friends, and
most importantly, I have seen the difficulties of the poor. I feel fortunate that I can
enjoy fun and learn, but they do not. This makes me cherish my life even more.