WritingWriting task : “ The world natural resources are being consumed at ever-increasing rate What are the dangers of this situation ? What should we ?” The arlarming / inexorable growth of consumption of natural resources has been a major topic of concern While this trend / development bring about negative effect / devasting consequences / far-reaching repercussion, several solution can be adopted alleviate / ameriolate these potential risk The danger of over-exploitation of natural resources are many/ manifold/ definite The most concerning among the escalating level of pollution/ environmental pollution The increase in private vehicle ownership couple with/ accompanied by a rise in fossil fuel consumption has driven air pollution to dangerous threshold/ level As a result, public health is severly worsened/ detoriotated which is reflected in the fact that more people today have respiratory disease Another consequence is that natural resources will be deplected/ are on the way of ( are nearing ) deplection Energy scarcity will possibly/ conceivably lead to a war among resources and halt production ( of goods ), which can threaten people’s lives In order to alleviate / ameriolate/ relieve the described situation, governments and individuals must join hand to carry out some needed steps On the governmental level, subsidy should be given to encourage/ promote the use of public transport such as buses and trains This would dramatically reduce emission and improve atmosphere Futhermore, authorities could dedicate more funding to researches into renewable energy sources to meet/ accommodate the growing energy demand On the personal level, people must practice energy saving on the daily basic This involves simple habits/ routines such as turning off electric devices when not used/ indle and avoiding the use of automobiles/ vehicles for short distances(trips/journeys)/ daily commute In conclusion, it is of vital importance that the suggested approaches to rising energy consumption be implemented to eliminated future risks/threats Vocabularies : arlarming = inexorable : báo động negative effect = devasting consequences = far-reaching repercussion : ảnh hưởng tiêu cực alleviate = ameriolate = relieve : xoa dịu While = Although Practice : có thói quen Bring about : mang lại Adopt : Over – exploitation : khai thác mức couple with = accompanied by : kèm với many = manifold = definite : nhiều worsened = deteriorate : làm xấu respiratory disease : bệnh liên quan đến hô hấp will be deplected/ are on the way of ( are nearing ) deplection : bờ vực, gần cạn kiệt possibly = conceivably : khả On the governmental/personal level : phía phủ/ cá nhân The daily basic : hàng ngày Not used = indle : không sử dụng for short distances(trips/journeys)/ daily commute : phương tiện ngày, chuyến ngắn Wrting task : Advantages and Disadvantage s of Mobile devices In the light of the proliferation of mobile communication tools, some people hold the belief that these technology bring about more disadvantages than advantages While there exist some potential with from their use, I would argue that the rapid progress of communication technologies On the one hand, over-reliance on modern communication devices can have some negative impact on society To begin with, by allowing a person to make contact with another instantaneously, these devices prevent people( them ) from in-person interaction For example, instead of social gathering in real life, people often engage in virtual ones which are facilitated by extensive online networks such as facebook, and google hangout In addition, excessive use mobile devices can trigger addition overtime For instance, since the release of the common of mobile game Pokemon Go, there have been numerous report of traffics accident resulting from careless driver who are too focus on the game, while handling their vehicles On the other hand ( However ), I would argue that the aforementioned harms are eclipsed by the considerable benefits that modern communication devices bring about The introduction of devices like laptops, mobile phone couple with widespread access to the internet has enhanced productivity People are eschewing writing letters and travelling for meetings in favor of more cost-efficent and time-saving alternative like emails and live conference call to conduct business ( work ) As a result, significant savings are made by eliminating travel and delivery In conclusion, I think that the positive aspect advances in mobile technology out weight the negative ones Những từ thay : Proliferation : popular Hold on belief : believe Bring about : present While : although Negative : adverse Allowing : enabling Instantaneously : tức Virtual : ảo Facilitated : tạo điều kiện Excessive : prolong : kéo dài Trigger : breed : dẫn tới Handling their vehicles : on the street Eclipse : xố nhồ Introduction : advent Improve : enhance cost-efficent : tiết kiệm chi phí Eliminating : minimizing Speaking Topic : Email • How often you use email ? - It’s depend on at work or at home - At work place / office : very frequently for various purpose - but I guess the main one is “ commercial correspondence like “ talking to my boss, workmate………… on answering/ responding my clients requires - Idom : “ commercial correspondence like “ : giao tiếp công việc … - On the other hand, if I am at home, I will avoid emailing accessing my boxes, I don’t worry about work-related matters - Concern myself with = bother = worry • What most people use email for ? - Speedy ways - keep in touch with family and friend very convenient way to send photo… via ( = through ) email • What are the advantages of email ? - Speedy than letters : Communication tools In the past : took days to deliver a message Now a day : aid of email communicate instantly Within a matters of seconds : vài giây - Very cheap/ unexpensive/ economical Even with phone pay money for “ moble operator ( nhà mạng) “ as long as access to internet cost with virtually nothing free • - Its privacy : bảo mật an toàn Are there disadvantages ? Bảng thay từ để tránh lặp từ nói : Advantages Disadvantages Benefit Draw back Merit Positive aspect/ effect Risk/ danger Setback Negative aspect/ effect Upside Downside Internet connection you are away remote location : mountain…unlikely have access to either of these technology in this case use cellphone - Downside : spam mail/ junk mail when your personal email address is known for a person/ stranger receive newsletters difficult for (me) to distinguish Do you think the email replace writing letter in the future ? - • Writing a letter by hand / The hand writing on letter express emotion/ convey feeling that email can’t Eg : - write a love letter to your family member writing it by hand create a sense of occation can not eliminate/ away with writing letter in certain case that require some formality Eg : You can’t send electric wedding invitation but rather hand written letter recipients( người nhận ) feel respect ( tơn trọng ) Topic : Learning English • How long have you been learning English ? - In this day and age : ngày - Given the fact that = Because - English is my favorite language - Be the height of a grass hopper = when I was young - Take sth seriously : học nghiêm túc - So to me, learning English is lifelong pursuit : học đời - Have a lot of confident ability to communicate • What you find difficult about learning English ? - Syntax : trật tự từ - Face = encounter : gặp khó khăn - It goes without saying that … = suddenly = of course - When I was a novices/beginner ……… - Couldn’t practice pronunciation with native speaker - Dialect/ slangs couldn’t understand literally ( nghĩa đen ) need to access internet look up words face challenges - Born and raised : sinh lớn lên Speaking part : Are you working or are you student ? Đây câu hỏi phổ biến Speaking, bạn nên học thuộc lòng Working I work as a ……… + job Student I am a Freshman -I teach ……… part time/ full time Sophomore -Associate (nhân viên, chuyên viên) in a company specialized in ………… Junior -Consultant : nhân viên tư vấn -I tried my hand in various line of works -After graduated, I used to work in ……, but shortly after, I realized that it was not my cup of tea I have been working as a + job What you like ? + at ………… Senior One of the most reputable/prestigous (danh giá) university/ institution -I am major in …….(+ môn) and I will finish up my study in … ( + time ) When I graduate, ………… I will go into … + ngành What you don’t like ? Well, you know, there are quite a number of things that I am keen on about my ………… ( hỏi đừng giải thích mà bắt đầu = câu dẫn ) Work Firstly, I like the fact that I make a lucrative income compared to my peers who only make a living wage Besides, ………… professionalism at the work place I am working in environmental where punctuality and intergrity are the norm Firstly, I am not a fan of the working schedule It is not flexilble… I have to work very unsocial hours Overwheelming workload : tải Be under constant stress ( cố thêm từ nối ) up to the ear with my work ( bận ngập tai =]] ) enviroment at the work place intensely competitive it is very aggressive Còn Student hơm sớm nên ko chép , bạn thông cảm, hic ... difficult for (me) to distinguish Do you think the email replace writing letter in the future ? - • Writing a letter by hand / The hand writing on letter express emotion/ convey feeling that email... enhanced productivity People are eschewing writing letters and travelling for meetings in favor of more cost-efficent and time-saving alternative like emails and live conference call to conduct business... can’t Eg : - write a love letter to your family member writing it by hand create a sense of occation can not eliminate/ away with writing letter in certain case that require some formality