TÍNH TỪ - Adj

Adj (tính từ) Example (ví dụ)

- Interesting: hay, thú vị
- Popular: phổ biến, yêu thích
- Useful: hữu ích
- Convenient: thuận tiện
- Relaxing: thư giãn
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- Cheap: rẻ
The book is interesting/ Playing sports is interesting
Facebook is popular with people all over the world
These programs are really useful/ Reading books is useful
Learning online is convenient for busy people
Watching TV is relaxing
The food in the countryside is cheap, fresh, and healthy

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- Delicious: ngon My favorite food is seafood because it is delicious
- Healthy: có lợi cho sức khỏe
- Fresh: tươi
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- Fast: nhanh Going by air is fast, safe, and comfortable
- Safe: an toàn
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Comfortable: thoải mái

Beautiful: đẹp
Famous: nổi tiếng (well-known)
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I choose Dalat because it is beautiful and quiet

- Quiet: yên tĩnh

- Peaceful: yên bình Life in the countryside is peaceful
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- Exciting: nhộn nhịp, thích thú Big cities are exciting and modern but crowded, noisy and
expensive
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- Modern: hiện đại

- Expensive: đắt đỏ
- Crowded: đông đúc
- Noisy: ồn ào
- Polluted: bị ô nhiễm The environment in big cities is seriously polluted
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- pleasant: dễ chịu The weather in Dalat is cool and pleasant

- friendly: thân thiện
- kind: tốt bụng
- kind – hearted: có trái tim nhân hậu
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ĐỘNG TỪ - Verbs
Verbs and phrases Examples
Improve: cải thiện I want to improve my English this summer
Develop: phát triển They can develop the economy and traffic
Save: tiết kiệm We can save a lot of money for other things
Increase: tăng Tourism helps local people increase their income (du lịch giúp người
Earn/get/make: kiếm dân địa phương tăng thu nhập)
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Get good jobs: kiếm đc việc làm tốt Local people can get good jobs. Therefore, they can earn more
Share: chia sẻ money
Contact: liên lạc She often share difficulties with me
Keep in touch: giữ liên hệ I use Facebook to contact/keep in touch with my friends
Relax: thư giãn Watching TV helps people relax/ I can relax when I listen to music
Admire: ngưỡng mộ I really admire My Tam
Prefer: thích I prefer spending my free time outdoors/ I prefer reading books
Reduce: giảm Reading books helps me reduce stress/ I can relax and reduce stress
Take care of: chăm sóc Using public transport can reduce accidents and pollution
My mother takes care of us with all her love

What does the writer describe?

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Describe: miêu tả What does the word “Parisian” refer to?
Refer to: nói tới What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
Infer: suy ra What does the writer imply?
Imply: ngụ ý We should replace the battery
Replace: thay thể Why does the writer mention Victor Hugo?
Mention: đề cập đến
Affect: ảnh hưởng
Destroy: phá hủy
Pollute: làm ô nhiễm
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Smoking badly affects our health
It destroys the environment
Smoking can pollute the air
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Mẫu câu với động từ

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Cấu trúc Ví dụ
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S+V I come from Hanoi.

I live in HCM city.
I work for a big company

S + V1 + V2 I want to live in the countryside

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I love swimming in the sea

S + can/should/will + V I can earn money and improve my life

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
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 - Seriously Pollution can seriously affect our life
- Carefully We should drive carefully to avoid accidents
- Really I really love playing sports

Useful phrases for writing letter

1. Congratulations. ( Chúc mừng)

Congratulations on N/V(ing)______. That's a remarkable achievement.

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Congratulations on passing your final exam/your impressive academic results.

2. Invitations
Would you be interested in going to the movies tonight?

3. Referring to news
I am glad/thrilled to hear that __________
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It's wonderful to know that______________________________

I am glad to hear that you have recently bought a new car.

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I'm so sorry to hear about the bad news.
I am so sorry to hear that you are in the hospital. This must be a difficult time for you.
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I'm deeply saddened by the news. If there's anything I can do to help, please don't hesitate to let me
know.

4. Apologies
I'm truly sorry for forgetting to call you this morning.
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Please accept my sincere apologies for forgetting to call you this morning.

I want to apologize for

Trong thư formal

I am writing to offer my sincerest apologies for______________

Please accept my deepest apologies for any inconvenience caused by_______________

5. thank you

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Thank you for inviting me to come and stay with your family

Many thanks for inviting me to come and stay with your family
thank
I am thankful/grateful for +Ving/N

6. Making suggestions and recommendations

I would like to suggest/recommend that______________

Would you like to__________________

Why don’t we hang out on Saturday?

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How about/What about + V(ing)
Have you thought about celebrating Christmast with me?

Don’t you think it is a good idea to Vo.

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LETTER-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
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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?
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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
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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
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 16. Can you tell me about your summer vacation in the next email?: Hãy nói cho tôi biết về
kì nghỉ của bạn trong lá thứ tới nhé
17. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Tôi mong nhận được thư từ bạn
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WRITING TASK 1. EMAIL/LETTER
1. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task

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

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- 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,
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I am very happy to get your letter. How are you? I wish everything is going well with you. I am
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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.
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I am going to tell you about my summer vacation. I am going to Datlat by air. I choose this place
because it is very beautiful, romantic and famous. Here I can go sightseeing, go for a walk
round XuanHuong 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.
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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

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(tôi sẽ rất biết ơn nếu bạn có thể cho tôi thêm thông tin về khóa đào tạo)

6. If you have any question or information, please contact me at 0988215886 or via

20tenglish@gmail.com (Nếu bạn có bất kì câu hỏi hoặc thông tin gì, hãy liên lạc với tôi
qua số đt 0988215886 hoặc qua email 20tenglish@gmail.com)

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7. Thank you for your letter of May, 1st asking about the training course (cảm ơn bạn về
lá thư được viết ngày 1/5 hỏi về khóa đào tạo)

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WRITING TASK 1. EMAIL/LETTER
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You saw an advertisement about the summer language camps in the last issue of Newsweek
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and you want to join it. Write an email to them. You want to know

- How large are the groups of students?

- Are the students from different countries?
- Are the teachers native speakers?
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- What activities are there in the programme?

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am John Smith. I am 20 years old. I am a student from Hanoi University. I major in languages. I
saw an advertisement about the summer language camps in the last issue of Newsweek and I
want to join it. I am writing this email to ask you for some information about the summer
language camps.

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

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in the programme? I would be grateful if you could give me more information about the summer
language camp.

If you have any questions or information, please contact me at 0988215886 or via

20tenglish@gmail.com.

I am looking forward to hearing from you. Write to me soon.

Best regards.

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ESSAY
- Topic (n): chủ đề
- Trend (n) xu hướng
- Problem = Issue (n): vấn đề <> Solution (n): giải pháp
Advantage (n): ưu điểm, lợi ích <> Disadvantage (n): bất lợi
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Benefit (n): lợi ích <> 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
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- Cause (v): gây ra
- Discuss (v): thảo luận
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- 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 ..?
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- 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
- On the one hand: ở mặt này
- On the other hand: mặt khác
- However: tuy nhiên
- Reason: lí do
- Beneficial (adj): có lợi

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 - To sum up: nói tóm lại
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WRITING TASK 2. ESSAY

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.

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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.

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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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