1.I’m glad you like learning English. Your teacher sounds really nice and your friends do too. Tell me all about your English classes.Dear Peter,Thanks for your letter. I’m very happy to hear that you are fine and learn Vietnamese very hard.Anyway, I’m writing to you now to tell about my English Class.I really like learning English but my English is not good. Recently, I have joined an English class at Ha Noi University of science and technology. My English class is very interesting. My teacher is very nice and kind. She has helped us a lot. She is considerate and enthusiastic. There are 30 people in my English class. All the members in my class are very friendly and sociable. We have learnt 10 lesions in our program. Our lesions are very interesting and useful. I hope all the members in my English class will pass the exam in September 2011. Well, that’s all for now. I hope to see you soonSee you
Trang 11 In your next letter, could you give me some advice? Tell me how you keep fit and healthy!
Dear Peter,
Thanks for your letter I’m very happy to hear that you are fine and learn Vietnamese very hard
Anyway, I’m writing to you now to tell about how keep fit and healthy
If you want to be healthy and fit, you should go to a gym, play some sports such as football, tennis, aerobic and so
on In addition, you need have to a good lifestyle You should go to bed early and get up early You should eat more vegetables and fruits, less meat Health plays an important role in our life So we’d better do exercise
regularly and have a good diet I wish you’re always healthy and fit
Well, that’s all for now I hope to see you soon
See you
2 I’m glad you like learning English Your teacher sounds really nice and your friends do too Tell me all about your English classes
Dear Peter,
Thanks for your letter I’m very happy to hear that you are fine and learn Vietnamese very hard
Anyway, I’m writing to you now to tell about my English Class
I really like learning English but my English is not good Recently, I have joined an English class at Ha Noi
University of science and technology My English class is very interesting My teacher is very nice and kind She has helped us a lot She is considerate and enthusiastic There are 30 people in my English class All the members
in my class are very friendly and sociable We have learnt 10 lesions in our program Our lesions are very
interesting and useful I hope all the members in my English class will pass the exam in September 2011
Well, that’s all for now I hope to see you soon
See you
We had dinner at a restaurant yesterday It was great! How often do you eat out? What’s your favorite restaurant like?
Dear Peter,
Thanks for your letter I’m very happy to hear that you are fine and learn Vietnamese very hard
Anyway, I’m writing to you now to tell about my favorite restaurant
What time did you get home yesterday? I came back to my home at 11 p.m Our dinner was great! I liked it The new restaurant is the most beautiful I’ve ever come I go to restaurant to have dinner twice a week I usually go with my boyfriend My favorite restaurant is very wide with many trees and many kind of food Most of the food is very delicious There are many kind of food in that restaurant and price reasonable such as fried meat, stewed beef and so on The waiter is very enthusiastic, kind and helpful In general, it is clean It has a great view of the lake I hope to have a dinner with you at that restaurant someday
Well, that’s all for now I hope to see you soon
See you
You went to a party last weekend, didn’t you? Did you have a good time there? Tell me about that party
Dear Peter,
Thanks for your letter I’m very happy to hear that you are fine and learn Vietnamese very hard
Anyway, I’m writing to you now to tell about the party which I went to last weekend
Last Sunday, I went to Hoa’s birthday party She took up her party in her flat There were some of her relatives and over 20 others They were almost blind dates to me However, I felt that the atmosphere was quite friendly and warm After Hoa blew up 25 candles, Bac, her boyfriend taking a rose and a small box reached to her Everybody was quiet for awhile and waited for what happened “Oh, a romantic scene!” He sat on his knee and gave her a proposal Everybody clapped loudly and then a romantic song was played I hope someone do something like this
to me on my birthday
Well, that’s all for now I hope to see you soon
See you
Trang 2I’ve just seen a brilliant programmer about dolphins on television Which programmer have you enjoyed recently? How much television do you watch?
Dear Peter,
Thanks for your letter I’m very happy to hear that you are fine and learn Vietnamese very hard
Anyway, I’m writing to you now to tell about my favorite program on TV
As you know, I’m very busy all days, so I hardly have time for outside relaxing activities However, before going
to bed, I usually watch some TV programs Among these programs, “Who is millionaire” on VTV3 is a program which I like most This program is broadcasted at the most suitable time for most people This also proud plenty of knowledge in different fields such as computer science, natural science, society, history and so on thanks to this program I can cultivate my knowledge by myself Additionally the program’s MC is very friendly and humorous who makes audience laugh much I wish to sit in “hot chair” and meet the MC program
Well, that’s all for now I hope to see you soon
See you
3 I’m glad you like your job In your next letter, tell me about it
Dear Peter,
Thanks for your letter I’m very happy to hear that you are fine and learn Vietnamese very hard
Anyway, I’m writing to you now to tell about my job
Now, my job is very interesting and suitable to me I’m very well paid I work from 8 a.m to 5 p.m I’m working in
a good environment with modern equipment, air-conditioned room and so on I have opportunity to get to higher positions My boss is very considerate and decisive My coworkers are very friendly and we get on well I feel so happy and lucky when working there
Well, that’s all for now I hope to see you soon
See you
4 I know you’ve just come back from holiday Tell me about the holiday and whether you enjoyed it!
Dear Peter,
Thanks for your letter I’m very happy to hear that you are fine and learn Vietnamese very hard
Anyway, I’m writing to you now to tell about my holiday
My friends and I have just come back from a three-day holiday in Da Nang City which is one of the most beautiful cities in Vietnam We visited many landscapes such as Ba Na Hill, some resorts, etc We went to My Khe Beach, ate special seafood and bought some souvenirs; especially see the beach from our hotel How beautiful it is! We also went to rotating bridge to take a look about the entire city at night And then we visited Hoi An Ancient Street This place attracts many domestic and foreign tourists thanks to its ancient beauty We walked along the street and took some photographs with the local people and foreigners
Well, that’s all for now I hope to see you soon
See you
5 I know you’ve just moved to a new house In your next letter, could you describe it to me?
Dear Peter,
Thanks for your letter I’m very happy to hear that you are fine and learn Vietnamese very hard
Anyway, I’m writing to you now to tell about my new house
It’s in the suburb and the neighborhood is really nice There are some shops and supermarkets It’s a small house There are 3 floors and four rooms The house is painted in yellow There is also a small garden where I can grow vegetables and flowers Although it is quite far from my office, I still like it because it’s really quite and
comfortable
Well, that’s all for now I hope to see you soon
See you
Trang 36 I know you often play sports at weekends What’s your favorite sport? Tell me about it!
Dear Peter,
Thanks for your letter I’m very happy to hear that you are fine and learn Vietnamese very hard
Anyway, I’m writing to you now to tell about my favorite sport
It’s basketball My friends and I often play basketball at weekends Sometimes, we play after work Basketball is
an interesting sport Playing sports makes me healthier, fitter and more comfortable We usually go to the park to play basketball The space is very wide I play the best in my team
Well, that’s all for now I hope to see you soon
See you
7 In your last letter, you said you had some close friends Tell me about one of your close friends!
Dear Peter,
Thanks for your letter I’m very happy to hear that you are fine and learn Vietnamese very hard
Anyway, I’m writing to you now to tell about my close friend
Her name is Hieu She and I were born and grew up in the same village She is very beautiful and kind During our childhood, she helped me very much in my life She always stands by me whenever I need She is twenty five years old Now, she is married and has a baby Her life is very happy and comfortable Now, she is living in the
countryside while I live in a city Sometimes, I go to my home and visit her We are always talking about our memories Although we don’t live together any longer, we always think and care about each other
Well, that’s all for now I hope to see you soon
See you
- Writing a letter for your friend about: a new house in another town when you and your family moved to last month: what new in that
house; neighbours; the area
“ Dear Kate,
We finally moved house last month and now life has changed The house we are living in is situated in the suburb of HCM/HN city, within thirty minutes’ drive off the central city It consists of four bed-rooms, a living-room, a bathroom with a shower, a dinning-room, a kitchen and a toilet The living-room, which is rather large, is decorated with beautiful pictures on the walls There, on Sundays and holidays my father usually spends his time playing chess or drinking tea with our new neighbour All of them are very friendly, they helped my family so much since we moved to here The weather in here seems good to me so I feel good
I hope that I may hear from you soon
See you
Thanh Son”
- You are on holiday with some friends Write a letter about two things you have done and mention (kể ra) something unpleasant (khó
chịu) which happened a few days ago
“ Dear Kate,
We arrived here five days ago In the early morning from HCM city, we got here by bus On the way to Vung Tau resort, we met a lot of our friends, who also went there to escape from the terrible heat of a crowded city We reached Vung Tau beach only to find that it had been packed with people Although the beach was crammed with people, we still felt more relaxed by the fresh morning air coming in from the open sea When we went to the seaside, we too could not resist the temptation to take off our clothes and put on our swimming costumes and then plunged into the sea After we stopped swimming, we dug sand to catch little crabs which in no time darted into their sand holes I met an accident when I caught a crab My finger bled with a deep wound
In this way, I spent my holidays happily at Vungtau, a place I shall never forget
Trang 4I hope that I may hear from you soon
See you
Thanh Son”
- You have just finished a short language course in Hanoi: what you did on the course, how you spent your free time and what the other
people were like
“Dear William,
I’ve just finished a short language course in Hanoi and I want to tell you all about it It’s lasted 4 months and it was at pre-intermediate level I had class in the everning, 3 times a week In this course I studied new English file with grammar and vocabulary I also learned to speak, write and listen in English I tried hard to pratise a lot in class and did my homework at home In my free time, I joined an English speaking club where we spoke English, played language games together It’s interesting and fun
Teachers were nice, they spoke English very well My classmate were friendly and helpful We got on well with each other I really miss
my English class
I hope to have a reply from you soon
See you
Thanh Son”
- Write a letter, answering your friend’s questions: “I’m glad you like learning English Your teacher sounds really nice – and your
friends so too! Tell me all about your English classes.”
“Dear Nam,
At the moment, I’m being in camp for foreign students of English I wish to tell you about my English class Thirty-five unique individuals make up my interesting class Of course, there are some of us who are more popular than the others First, there is fat Steven He is the joker of the class He cracks all kinds of jokes, even practical jokes We also have a bookworm in the class Xiaoming is a small boy with thick glasses Wherever he goes, he will have a book with him
The most respected person in our class is our English teacher, Evelyn She is rather tall for a lady, about twenty-four years of age, and I find her really slender Her method of teaching differs somewhat from that of our other teachers Her patience is wonderful she will never give up explaining until every one of us understands She pays much attention in correcting our pronunciation and drills us in expressing ourselves in short English sentences
The teachers who teach us always say that we are a mischievous but hardworking bunch I am proud to belong to my class
See you
Thanh Son”
- Viết 1 bức thư xin việc tới địa chỉ:
Mr M.J.Stevens
Windfield conference centre PO Box 45
“ Dear Mr Stevens,
I have seen your advertisement in the paper and I would very much like to work with you in Winfield conference centre I hope my enclosed resume will be of interest to you
Trang 5I graduated from Hanoi University in 2004 with a major in English and a minor in event study, a perfect combination I offer you the following:
- Superior oral and written skills
- Refined interpersonal skills
- Public speaking and large audience motivational skills
- Technical skills, including PC hardware and software, Internet, and e-mail
- Enthusiasm, loyalty, integrity, motivation, and good judgment
I hope to hear from you after you have had a chance to review my resume
Yours respectfully
Thanh Son”
- You want to study at a language school in Britain Write a letter to the Pricipal to ask for details of courses, cost, accommodation and
any other information you need to know and tell her something about yourself
“Dear Ms Hibbens,
I am writing to enquire about linguistic analysis course in your university
I will receive my B.A degree with a major in English from Hanoi University in Vietnam in December I am interesting in continuing my studies in Britain I would like to go into the general field of linguistics, especially English Please send me the appropriate application materials, along with information for International Students and any information you can give me on housing and employment
opportunities
My e-mail is thanhsonkc@yahoo.com
Yours respectfully
Thanh Son”
- An English friend is going to visit your country for the first time
Write a letter to him/her giving all information you think may be useful:
+ Time – best
+ Transport – cheapest?beat?
+ Shops – opening times
+ Places to eat
+ Famous tourist sights
- Letter from Australian friend:
“Could you give me some advice? I want to travel around your country for a month Where should I go? What should I see?”
“Dear Marta,
I’m pleased you’re going to visit my country You’ll need to know about various things so I’ll try to give you as much information as I can First of all the best time to visit is autum It’s fine sunny, dry and cool at that time There are alo of interesting place to visit First, you
Trang 6should came to Hanoi where you can try famous local foot and explore the culture of old capital city From Hanoi, it’s good idea to go to Halong Bay It’s one of the World’s Natural Wonder Then you should fly to Nha Trang to enjoy beautiful beach and seafoot Saigon should be the last destination You can do a lot of shopping and enjoy exciting nightlife there
The best way to travel in the city is taxi It’s cheap and safe I hope you will enjoy your trip, looking forward to seeing you in Hanoi
I hope to have a reply from you soon
See you
Thanh Son”
- Letter from USA friend: weather
“It’s so hot here! What’s the weather like in your country at the moment? What outdoor activities are you able to do at this time of year? Tell me about it.”
“It’s getting better bacause the summer has come Most of time it is sunny and the temperature is between 25-37 0 C Sometimes there is shower In the summer here, you can go swimming, camping and sunbathing but becareful the sun is very strong so remember to put on sunscream whenever you go out You can do a lot of difficult kinds of sport like tennis, football, voleybal, basketball,etc
I hope to have a reply from you soon
See you
Thanh Son”
- Letter from penfriend:
“ In your next letter, could you give me some advice? Tell me how you keep fit anf healthy!”
“There are many way to keeping fit First of all, doing exercise regularly can help to stay young anf healthy longer Secondly, your diet plays an important role In order to have a good health, you should eat more fruit and vegetables but less fattening or fast food Finally, your work regine and life-style are also factors which affect your health You should work and relax properly, don’t work to hard, don’t play to much Relaxation improves your health physically and mentally
I hope to have a reply from you soon
See you
Thanh Son”
- Letter from English penfriend: WEDDING
“ My sister’s getting married next week and we are all excited about the wedding Tell me about weddings in your country What do people wear? Do they eat speacial foot?”
Organizing a wedding is very important for a couple because it's an event that happens once in their life So, the prepare carefully for the marriage ceremony One day before the ceremony, both families build a frame made from coconut leaves in front of their houses On the top of each frame, there is a small red board with these words in yellow: TAN HON at the groom's house and VU QUY at the bride's house
On the day of the ceremony, all the groom's family have to go to the bride's home on time because they chose the good time some months ago The traditional gifts include betel and areca-nut, cake, and fruit Then, the groom and the bride worship at the altar of ancestors
Next, the bride puts the ring onto the bride's finger, earrings into her ears, and a necklace onto her neck The cost of jewelry depends on the groom's finances The bride also puts a ring onto the groom's finger
Trang 7After that, he brings her to his house They sometimes have a small meal at the bride's house On that evening, they have a wedding party at a restaurant with their relatives and friends There is usually a band to play music during their mean In the middle of the meal, the couple go around and go to each table to get wishes and gifts or money from their relatives and friends
In conclusion, after the party, the bride belongs to the groom's family, and she will live with the groom for the rest of her life if nothing wrong happens to their life!!.”
- Letter from USA friend:
“ I guess there are many traditional festivals in your country What’s the most important one? Why do people celebrate this festival?
Write and tell me about it”
“According to our traditional custom, the Tet holiday is the Lunar New Year Holiday – the most important holiday in Vietnam It is around late January or early February, depends on each year We celebrate three days beginning of the new year, the first day of new year marks the beginning of Tet
Although there are three days which are the main days of Tet but we usually start to prepare much time before There are many things to
do such as clean and redecorate our houses, try to pay all our debts or everything we borrowed before the Tet, buy new clothes and presents for our relatives
On this special occasion, everybody wants to return to their families, to where they grew up The people, who are married, manage to take their families to visit or stay with their parents There is a funny thing that people try not to sweep their house during Tet, because they believe that sweeping means put the good luck away
We spend time on visiting our relatives, friends, colleagues and go to pagodas or temples to pray health, happiness ans success for our families
People usually say “the First Day is Father’s Tet, the Second Day is Mother’s Tet and the Third Day is Teacher’s Tet Tet is time to hold get-together parties
I hope to have a reply from you soon
See you
Thanh Son”
- Writing a letter for your friend about: a new house in another town when you and your family moved to last month: what new in that
house; neighbours; the area
Dear Kate,
We finally moved house last month and now life has changed The house we are living in is situated in the suburb of HCM/HN city, within thirty minutes’ drive off the central city It consists of four bedrooms, a living-room, a bathroom with a shower, a dinning-room, a kitchen and a toilet The living-dinning-room, which is rather large, is decorated with beautiful pictures on the walls There, on Sundays and holidays my father usually spends his time playing chess or drinking tea with our new neighbors All of them are very friendly; they have helped my family so much since we moved here The weather here seems good to me, so I feel nice
What about your house? Please write and let me know
All the best,
You are on holiday with some friends Write a letter about two things you have done and mention (kể ra) something unpleasant (khó chịu) which happened a few days ago
Trang 8Dear Kate,
We arrived in Vung Tau five days ago We got here by bus On the way to Vung Tau resort, we met a lot of our friends who also went there to escape from the terrible heat of a crowded city We reached Vung Tau beach only to find that it had been packed with people Although the beach was crammed with people, we still felt more relaxed by the fresh morning air coming in from the open sea When we went to the seaside, we took off our clothes and put on our swimming costumes and then plunged into the sea Then we dug sand to catch little crabs which in no time darted into their sand holes I met an accident when I caught a crab My finger bled with a deep wound
In this way, I spent my holidays happily in Vungtau, a place I shall never forget
I hope that I may hear from you soon
All the best,
- You have just finished a short language course in Hanoi: what you did on the course, How you spent your free time and what the other people were like
Dear William,
I’ve just finished a short language course in Hanoi and I want to tell you all about it It’s lasted 4 months and it was at pre-intermediate level I had class in the evening, 3 times a week In this course I studied New English File with grammar and vocabulary I also learned to speak, write and listen in English I tried hard to practise a lot in class and did my homework at home In my free time, I joined an English speaking club where we spoke English, played language games together It’s interesting and fun
Our teachers were nice, they spoke English very well My classmates were friendly and helpful We got on well with each other I really miss my English class
I hope to have a reply from you soon
All the best,
- Write a letter, answering your friend’s questions: “I’m glad you like learning English Your teacher sounds really nice – and your friends so too! Tell me all about your English classes.”
Dear Nam,
I will tell you about my international English class There are thirty-five students in my class We come from different countries: Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia… We often help each other to study
The most respected person in our class is our English teacher, Evelyn She is rather tall for a lady, about twenty-four years of age, and
I find her really slender Her method of teaching differs somewhat from that of our other teachers Her patience is wonderful.She will never give up explaining until every one of us understands She pays much attention in correcting our pronunciation and drills us in expressing ourselves in short English sentences
What about your class?Don’t forget to write soon
Lots of love,
- You want to study at a language school in Britain Write a letter to the Pricipal to ask for details of courses, cost, accommodation and
any other information you need to know and tell her something about yourself
Trang 9“Dear Ms Hibbens,
I am writing to enquire about linguistic analysis course in your university
I will receive my B.A degree with a major in English from Hanoi University in Vietnam in December I am interesting in continuing
my studies in Britain I would like to go into the general field of linguistics, especially English Please send me the appropriate application materials, along with information for International Students and any information you can give me on housing and employment opportunities
My e-mail is thanhsonkc@yahoo.com
Yours respectfully,
- An English friend is going to visit your country for the first time
Write a letter to him/her giving all information you think may be useful:
+ Time – best
+ Transport – cheapest?beat?
+ Shops – opening times
+ Places to eat
+ Famous tourist sights
- Letter from Australian friend:
“Could you give me some advice? I want to travel around your country for a month Where should I go? What should I see?”
Dear Marta,
I’m pleased you’re going to visit my country You’ll need to know about various things so I’ll try to give you as much information
as I can First of all the best time to visit is autumn It’s fine, sunny, dry and cool at that time There are a lot of interesting places to visit First, you should come to Hanoi where you can try famous local foot and explore the culture of an old capital city From Hanoi, it’s good idea to go to Halong Bay It’s one of the World’s Natural Wonders Then you should fly to Nha Trang to enjoy beautiful beach and seafood Saigon should be the last destination You can do a lot of shopping and enjoy exciting nightlife there
The best way to travel in the city is taxi It’s cheap and safe I hope you will enjoy your trip
Looking forward to seeing you in Hanoi
All the best,
- Letter from USA friend: weather
Dear Kathy,
I am so happy to get your letter It is summer in Australia now, right? But the situation is opposite in my country
In winter, the weather in North Vietnam gets colder and colder from November to March and considerably warmer in April (a leap into summer) This is also time to observe much cloud and frequent drizzle The average winter temperature is 17.2°C Particularly,
Trang 10the mountainous areas (Northwest) are often much colder, temperature may keep below 10°C for long period Ice and snow even cover Hoang Lien Son Mountains and nearby Sapa town for some times with the lowest record of -3°C in Feb 2008
With that cold weather, football is the most suitable sport that young people as well as adults like playing They also play basketball, volleyball, tennis… Many people are fond of going cycling
What about activities people in your country like playing in winter? Please write and let me know
Best wishes,
- Letter from penfriend:
“ In your next letter, could you give me some advice? Tell me how you keep fit anf healthy!”
Dear Kathy,
Thanks for your letter It was great to hear from you
In your letter, told me to give you some advice about how you keep fit and healthy, right?
Well, there are many ways to keeping fit First of all, doing exercise regularly can help to stay young and healthy longer Secondly, your diet plays an important role In order to have a good health, you should eat more fruits and vegetables but less fattening
or fast food Finally, your work regime and life-style are also factors which affect your health You should work and relax properly, don’t
work too hard, don’t play too much Relaxation improves your health physically and mentally
I hope to have a reply from you soon
All the best
- Letter from USA friend:
“ I guess there are many traditional festivals in your country What’s the most important one? Why do people celebrate this festival?
Write and tell me about it”
Dear Joe,
I’ve just received your email in which you asked me to tell you about the most important traditional festival in my country
There are a number of festivals in VN but the most important one is certainly TET It is the time when family members come home from all parts of the country to have family reunion It is often a one – week holiday
Before Tet, people often redecorate their houses by repainting walls, buying beautiful flowers, bonsais, food, drinks, cakes, candies…
During Tet, people visit their relatives, teachers, friends People wish each other good luck, good health and good success They also go to temples, pagodas… to pray the best luck for their families Children are so happy because they are given new clothes and they receive lucky money in red envelops from adults…
What about the most important holiday in your country?
Hope to hear from you soon
Best wishes