B1 Writing VSTEP Writing Task 1e B1 B2 C1 Trương Văn Ánh tvanh@sgu edu vn An informal letter or email has five parts 1/ Greeting 2/ Body (3 issues) 3/ Closing 4/ Farewell 5/ Name 1/ Greeting Dear , 2/[.]
VSTEP Writing Task 1e B1- B2 - C1 Trương Văn Ánh tvanh@sgu.edu.vn An informal letter or email has five parts: 1/ Greeting 2/ Body (3 issues) 3/ Closing 4/ Farewell 5/ Name 1/ Greeting Dear …, 2/ Body It’s nice to hear from you. - Answer - Answer - Answer 3/ Closing I am looking forward to hearing from you! 4/ Farewell Yours cordially, Yours respectfully, (Respectfully yours,) 5/ Write your name (signature) Nguyen Tran Van Muoi Hai 13 You tell about your most special holiday/festival Write a note to your foreign friend, David In your note, you should - say what it is and when it takes place - tell what people in this event - express how people feel You should write at least 120 words You not need to include your name or addresses Your response will be evaluated in terms of Task Fulfillment, Organization, Vocabulary and Grammar Dear David, In this letter I would like to tell you about my most special holiday, Tet It takes place about the beginning of February We call it Tet or Lunar New Year Vietnamese people gather and hold it at home Before Tet, we decorate our houses and prepare a lot of delicious foods We wear new and beautiful clothes during Tet We meet family members and friends, giving best wishes, sharing and enjoying parties Everyone is happy and plays games, especially children I hope you may come and enjoy Tet with us I am looking forward to meeting you in Vietnam Yours cordially, Dear David, (1) It takes place about the beginning of February We call it Tet or Lunar New Year (2a) Vietnamese people gather and hold it at home Before Tet, we decorate our houses and prepare a lot of delicious foods We wear new and beautiful clothes during Tet We meet family members and friends, giving best wishes, sharing and enjoying parties (2b) Everyone is happy and plays games, especially children (2c) I am looking forward to meeting you in Vietnam (3) Yours cordially, (4) Le van Thanh Hoa (5) 14 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task You talk about having a baby late Write a note to your friend, Mai In your note, you should - say when you should have a baby - tell what problem you have if you have a baby late - discuss what you should if you have a baby late You should write at least 120 words You not need to include your name or addresses Your response will be evaluated in terms of Task Fulfillment, Organization, Vocabulary and Grammar Dear Mai, In this letter I would like to tell you about having children late Usually, it is best that we have babies in twenties Then we are healthy after having babies and babies can grow up healthily If we have babies late, for example, when we are in forties or even fifties, then it is dangerous for both mothers and babies In general, we may face a lot of troubles when we have babies at late ages However, when we are in this situation, we have to ask for doctor’s advice We should be very careful to protect ourselves I am looking forward to meeting you soon to discuss this problem more Yours cordially, Dear Mai, (1) Usually, it is best that we have babies in twenties Then we are healthy after having babies and babies and grow up healthily (2a) If we have babies late, for example, when we are in forties or even fifties, then it is dangerous for both mothers and babies In general, we may face a lot of troubles when we have babies at late ages (2b) However, when we are in this situation, we have to ask for doctor’s advice We should be very careful to protect ourselves (2c) I am looking forward to meeting you soon to discuss this problem more (3) Yours cordially, (4) Tran van Thanh Nghi (5) 15 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task You tell your friend, Thomas about means of public transport in Ho Chi Minh City In your note, you should - say what means of public transport in Ho Chi Minh City are - tell how you travel in a short distance -tell how you travel in a long distance You should write at least 120 words You not need to include your name or addresses Your response will be evaluated in terms of Task Fulfillment, Organization, Vocabulary and Grammar Dear Thomas, In this letter I would like to tell you about means of public transport in Ho Chi Minh City In general, in our city there are a lot of means of public transport such as taxi, motorbike (grabbike), bus, car (grabcar), boat, train and metro in the near future Every means can be useful and convenient in each situation If your travel is short, you may take a grabbike, a grabcar or a taxi The prices are different and suitable for your pockets If you travel in a long distance, you may take a coach or a train Especially, next year you may take metro when you travel in Ho Chi Minh City I am looking forward to meeting you soon to take you around our city Yours cordially, Tran Thi My Vy Dear Thomas, (1) In general, in our city there are a lot of means of public transport such as taxi, motorbike (grabbike), bus, car (grabcar) boat, train and metro in the near future (2a) If your travel is short, you may take a grabbike, a grabcar or a taxi The prices are different and suitable for your pockets (2b) If you travel in a long distance, you may take a coach or a train Especially, next year you may take metro when you travel in Ho Chi Minh City (2c) I am looking forward to meeting you soon to take you around our city (3) Yours cordially, (4) Tran Thi My Vy (5) Good luck! ... this task You talk about having a baby late Write a note to your friend, Mai In your note, you should - say when you should have a baby - tell what problem you have if you have a baby late - discuss... note to your foreign friend, David In your note, you should - say what it is and when it takes place - tell what people in this event - express how people feel You should write at least 120 words... 3/ Closing 4/ Farewell 5/ Name 1/ Greeting Dear …, 2/ Body It’s nice to hear from you. - Answer - Answer - Answer 3/ Closing I am looking forward to hearing from you! 4/ Farewell Yours cordially,