- 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 livingroom, a bathroom with a shower, a dinningroom, 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” 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 I hope that I may hear from you soon See you Thanh Son” - You are on holiday with some friends - 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 months and it was at pre-intermediate level I had class in the everning, 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 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 I 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” 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” (3).You have to write a story for your English teacher: My experience of learning English I have studied E for years I can write and speak E fairly well now Through my own experience, I think that if we want to write E correctly, we should master its grammar rules and spend enough time reading the E books which are suitable to our level I selected these graded books in bookshops As to improving our speaking and listening abilities of E, we should carry out intensive practice by listening to E recoirdings and radio broadcasts, imitating the native speak's voice as frequently as possible It is also good for us to join an E -speaking club to have the opprtunities of speaking E with other people Above all, the learning of any language requires great effort and patience - You want to study at a language school in Britain Write a letter to the Pricipal to (1) 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 should 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 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” your country at the moment? What outdoor activities are you able to 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 25-370C 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 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” - (6).Letter from USA friend: weather “It’s so hot here! What’s the weather like in - Letter from penfriend: “ In your next letter, could you give me -(2) In your last letter, you said you had made some changes to your room What does it look like now? What new furniture have you got? Tell me all about it! Dear Jonh! In my last letter, i said I had made some changes to my room And now, I'd like to tell you about it My room, Which is nice, is paited pink, is decorated with beautiful pictures on the walls Above my bed, I hanged a big picture of a ballerina dressed in white The grey carpet on the floor vill be strewn with many cushions for me to lie on and enjoy a nevel My room is tidy and well equipped with a table, a computer and a refrigerator I hope you pleases Thank son 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” “ My sister’s getting married next week and we are all excited about the wedding Tell me about weddings in your country What 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 After 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!!.” festivals in your country What’s the most important one? Why 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 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” - Letter from WEDDING -(4) Letter from USA friend: “ I guess there are many traditional (5).Talk about something you use to help you in your studies English penfriend: The thing that help me a lot in my studies my LAPTOP It is shaped like a notebook It's black and light, It's made in China It's a ACER It has a screen, a keyboard, a mouse and some ports for peripherals I use it to connect to the Internet to share data and information, to read books, to write papers and essays, to prepare powerpoints for my lectures I also use it for entertainment such as watch movies, listen to music, playgames, send emails I use it every day at home and at work It's a wonderful thing, if I couldn't use my laptop, my studies would be more difficult I would waste a lot of time travelling, searching information, correcting my documents That is I could save a lot of time and energy