WRITING TOPICS Test 1: The one you admire best in you life. • The one who I admire best in my life is …..( Tên) • He she has … – Long back hair short brown hair wavy curly – Big round eyes small black eyes Round long face Nice lovely smile • He she is … – Tall short mediumheight Thin slim fat overweight • He she is … – Friendly lovely honestly humorous funny helpful nice kind generous… – Strict easygoing easytempered careful thoughtful … 1. I admire my friend because we can talk and share each other everything. He she can give me good advices or help me get over difficulties when I need 2. I really admire my father because he has to work hard to support my family. Although he is busy but he always takes time to take care of me, listen to me and give me good advice about everything in my life. 3. I really admire my mother because she always take care of everyone in family, she is very careful and thoughtful when looking after my family and she really loves me. Bạn chọn 1 trong 3 đọan văn cuối để làm đoạn kết luận cho đoạn văn trên. Test 2: An ideal girl boy friend: I think a ideal girl should have some personality traits. Firstly, he she should be honest. I think it is the most important trait to make the friendship last long. We should tell the truth to each other and share everything we could. Secondly, he she should be humorous, he can make me smile and feel better when I have some problems in my life. He can support me and show me the happiness in my life. Thirdly, he she should be helpful. In our life, sometimes we need someone’s help. It’s very happy when we have a problem and my partner is willing to help us. Besides, he she can give us good advice or support us in some way that we need. Test 3: Which kind of sports activities you’d like to do in your leisure time I would like to take sports and physical exercises in my free time, because: Firstly, it helps me have a healthy body and improve my health that also makes my life better. Secondly, it helps me relax and reduce stress from my work or my life.
WRITING TOPICS Test 1: The one you admire best in you life • The one who I admire best in my life is … ( Tên) • He/ she has … • – Long back hair/ short brown hair/ wavy/ curly – Big round eyes/ small black eyes - Round/ long face - Nice/ lovely smile He/ she is … – • Tall/ short/ medium-height - Thin/ slim/ fat/ over-weight He/ she is … – Friendly/ lovely/ honestly/ humorous/ funny/ helpful/ nice/ kind/ generous… – Strict/ easy-going/ easy-tempered/ careful/ thoughtful … I admire my friend because we can talk and share each other everything He/ she can give me good advices or help me get over difficulties when I need I really admire my father because he has to work hard to support my family Although he is busy but he always takes time to take care of me, listen to me and give me good advice about everything in my life I really admire my mother because she always take care of everyone in family, she is very careful and thoughtful when looking after my family and she really loves me Bạn chọn đọan văn cuối để làm đoạn kết luận cho đoạn văn Test 2: An ideal girl/ boy friend: I think a ideal girl should have some personality traits Firstly, he/ she should be honest I think it is the most important trait to make the friendship last long We should tell the truth to each other and share everything we could Secondly, he/ she should be humorous, he can make me smile and feel better when I have some problems in my life He can support me and show me the happiness in my life Thirdly, he/ she should be helpful In our life, sometimes we need someone’s help It’s very happy when we have a problem and my partner is willing to help us Besides, he/ she can give us good advice or support us in some way that we need Test 3: Which kind of sports /activities you’d like to in your leisure time I would like to take sports and physical exercises in my free time, because: Firstly, it helps me have a healthy body and improve my health that also makes my life better Secondly, it helps me relax and reduce stress from my work or my life Thirdly, if I play team sports I can meet some interesting people and make friend with them That makes my life happier Test 4: The happiest / saddest moment in your life I think the happiest moment in my life was when I knew I pass the university entrance exam I was so nervous whether I pass or fail the University entrance exam In that morning the day I never forget, I went to a newsstand to buy the newspaper I tried to keep calm and open the pages which had the result I look through quickly the pages to search for my code and my name I couldn’t believe in my eyes, that was my code and my name on the page, I really passed I checked, checked, and checked I remember at that moment my heart was full of joy and I smiled and ran quickly as possible home to tell my parents Whenever I recall, “My heart will go on” Test 5: where would you like to travel in Summer? I have gone to … in … for my vacation recently I really like my vacation because there are some beautiful sights in that area; I enjoyed the sights and relax Next, this place has some beautiful historical attractions, I really like those places Besides, the weather there was very fine, it was sunny and warm when I went to visit it Lastly, the prices were very reasonable; it didn’t cost me a lot to enjoy good services there Test 6: Advantages/ Disadvantages of shopping through e-mail The development of the Internet has given us many benefits One of the advantages is shopping through-mail Firstly, it can save us a lot of time, we don’t have to go to supermarkets or shopping stores to get the things we need, we just stay home and make the orders through e-mail Secondly, we can compare the things we need about price, quality, producer, provider, warranty, etc before we pay for them However, there are some disadvantages Firstly, we need to have credit card to make order or online payment Secondly, we can’t see the things we need directly so we are not sure about the real things we buy Thirdly, there are some risks when shopping through email such as: low quality, damaged or fake products, poor services or tricked by deceivers Test 7: Which is more important to you in your job, the salary or job satisfaction? In my opinion, I think the salary is more important to me in my job, at least now Because I’m a student, it seems difficult for me to find out a good job as I hope with high salary and good benefits Therefore, at first, salary is more important to me because with that salary I can support my life and I can learn more experiences from my job or study higher to improve myself to get everything ready And when I am confident enough to choose a job I like, I will look for a job that am really satisfied Test 8: The happiest/ saddest moment in your life I think the happiest moment in my life was when I knew I pass the university entrance exam I remember on that day, I woke up early but I didn’t get out of my bed, I just lay on my bed and thought about my future, about what may happen if I pass or fail the University entrance exam I was so nervous those days Then I got out of my bed and washed my face In my mind at that time, I only thought about the result of the exam on the newspaper that day Finally, I secretly went to a newsstand to buy the newspaper I tried to keep calm and open the pages which have the result My heart beat so strong and I felt I could not breathe I look through quickly the pages to search for my code and my name I could not believe in my eyes, that was my code and my name on the page, I passed I checked and double checked to make sure I remember at that moment my heart was full of joy and I ran quickly as possible home to tell my parents about that wonderful thing I think that is the happiest moment in my life and every time I think about it I always have a special feeling Test 9: Write a letter to invite your friend to New Year’s party January 20th 2012 ABC Le Lai Street Ward Go Vap District Dear …, Since the New Year is coming I would like to invite you to my New Year’s party which will be held on January 25th 2012 (the third day of Tet holiday) from 6:30 p.m to 11:00 p.m at my house: Le Lai Street Ward Go Vap District Ho Chi Minh City I hope you will be able to take time to join my party and enjoy a wonderful time with our old friends Besides, we will have a lot of special activities and gifts for all guests I look forward to seeing you at the party Sincerely ABC Test 12: Write a letter to congratulate your friend on his/ her passing the examination Dear …, I am writing this letter to congratulate you on your recent success for passing the University entrance examination I am very proud of you when I saw your name in the news paper I am really not surprised because I know that you can make it You really deserve to pass the examination because of your hard- studying effort I know that the happiness you feel right now is so wonderful Let share that joy with your family and your beloved ones I wish you are happy with the University and the major that you chose and get all success in the future Sincerely yours, Test 13: Your resolution (quyết tâm) in the new coming year 2012 In the new coming year 2012, I have some resolution Firstly, I am going to start running in early morning I think that will be good for my health and it is also a good way to get ready for a new day Secondly, I am going to take time to study computer I am going to graduate from my university this summer with level B in computer I feel more confident when I look for a job Thirdly, I am going to practice listening and speaking English by watching English movies and repeating what the actors said It is a good way to get ready to find a good job because English is very popular nowadays Test 15: Would you rather learn English with a native speaker or with a Vietnamese teacher? Give some reasons to support your ideas I would rather to learn English with native speakers for reasons: First, when I study with native speakers, I will have many chances to practice my skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing I will become more confident when communicating to other foreigners Secondly, when studying with native speakers, I can learn from them everything about English With their explanation, I can understand almost every detail in English so I can use my English accurately and confidently Thirdly, when studying with native speakers, I can learn from them the way they think, behave It is very important for English learners to become proficient in English and to communicate naturally like native speakers Test 16: The good points and bad points of keeping pets in your house Keeping pets in house has some good points and bad points On one hand, keeping pets is an interest that helps you relax and reduce stress from your life or your work You can play, talk, and take care your pet, which makes you feel happy In addition, when taking care of your pet you can learn the way to take care other people On the other hand, keeping pets has some bad points It will take you a lot of time to take care of a pet such as time for playing, feeding, washing, walking it out …If you have to go away for some days, you can’t leave your pet alone, which is very inconvenient There are also many things you have concern like: its fur, its naughty actions, its illnesses … Test 17+20: What you think should be done to improve living condition of the place you’re living/ in our country? There are some things should be done to improve our living condition The first thing should be improved is the cost of living Government should have some laws to control the prices of necessities like food, gasoline, electricity, water… or government should something to increase the incomes of workers so that they have enough money to support their lives The second thing is government should find out solutions for some problems nowadays like: poor-conditioned streets, flood, traffic jams, young criminals, motor-race on streets, prostitution, drug …These problems must be solved as soon as possible to make living condition better The third thing is government should improve some public services like: opening more parks, hospitals, large streets in crowded residential areas, installing lights along dark streets, supporting more for charity houses for poor, elder people,… Test 19: Should children be allowed to use computer as much as they like? I don’t think we should allow children to use computer as much as they like Firstly, using computer for a long time in a day is not good for their eyes, it also cause some illnesses relating to sitting in the same position for long time Secondly, using computer too much can take children so much time that children don’t have time for other activities like doing their homework, helping their parents with housework, going out and playing with friends, taking nap or relaxing … Thirdly, most children use computer for playing games and other entertainments that makes them happy However, playing games for a long time can make them dependent on games and computer that will cause some negative consequences afterwards ... pass the university entrance exam I remember on that day, I woke up early but I didn’t get out of my bed, I just lay on my bed and thought about my future, about what may happen if I pass or fail... job, the salary or job satisfaction? In my opinion, I think the salary is more important to me in my job, at least now Because I’m a student, it seems difficult for me to find out a good job... vacation because there are some beautiful sights in that area; I enjoyed the sights and relax Next, this place has some beautiful historical attractions, I really like those places Besides, the