IELTS Writing Review letter

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IELTS WRITING (TÀI LIỆU THAM KHẢO) LETTERS (INFORMAL LETTERS/ ADVICE LETTERS/ COMPLAINT LETTERS)

You have just received a present from your English- speaking friend Write a letter to him/her In this letter you should:

- Thank him/her for a present - Explain why like it

- Say what you are going to send him/her in return.

How are things with you? Is it good? Thanks for your present which you sent me last week, I really like it

Your present is interesting It is an electronic dictionary which I have never had before It is good for my job When I have problems in meanings of words, pronunciation, structures and so on, I often use it It has got many functions Moreover, it is very good for studying French because it also has French vocabularies Further more, it helps me to relax and to be comfortable because of having games and music Finally, I think that it is very expensive because of its functions

By the way, I am going to send you a present which I bought in Da Lat some days ago Can you guess what it is? Perhaps, it is difficult for you to say exactly It is a small wood house which was made by ethnic people living in Lang Biang Can you tell me how you feel when you receive it? I hope you will like it

I am looking forward to hearing from you soon Love,

Ps: You give me some regards to your family and our friends Dear John,

How are you, my dear English- speaking friend? I hope you are fine Don’t worry about me, I’m very fine I’m now a very energetic young man as you know? How are those members in your family? Pass them my greetings

I have just received your beautiful present from you Thanks a million for it In fact, it is a very lovely watch that I hope to buy these days I am sure that you understand me very clearly through your present As you know, my watch was out of order last month, so I am looking for a new and high- quality one But I haven’t found it yet So, that is the reason why I feel very happy and memorable when receiving your present One last thing I want to tell you is that I am planning to give you a great present I’m sure that it’ll make you satisfied

Write an email to your friend who lives in another town In this email you should:

- Invite him/her to visit the shopping center in your place - Explain why you want to visit this shopping center - Suggest where and when to meet.

Dear Lan,

I haven’t heard from you for a long time since we met in our friend’s party How are things with you? Your family is fine, isn’t it?

Let me tell you about my news, I have just finished the final term of my school Now I have more free time And a new shopping center has just been opened in my hometown Would you like to visit it with me? We can have many benefits from shopping there

Firstly, this center has just opened for two days; therefore, there are loads of nice and new products We have a great selection of products on display Secondly, the prices are quite fixed and cheap Especially, there have been a lot of special offer programs for the customers who buy at least two items Thirdly, we will receive a lovely present if we spend two thousand VND buying anything Lastly, I recommend this shopping center because it is not only clean but also comfortable In addition, it has a spacious car-park By the way, please tell me where and when we will meet next week but I think it is good for you to meet at my house next Monday Please, let me know if you have any changes I hope to hear from you soon

Love,

Dear David,

For a long time we haven’t seen again I really miss you How are things with you?

Recently, they have just opened a new shopping center called Big C It is said to be the most comfortable and biggest supermarket in my hometown Would you like to come and discover this new place together? In this shopping center, we can enjoy some high qualified services such as free buses, free delivery services and so on In addition, there are many types of collections of clothes, furniture, and foods; especially it has a large area where there are many kinds of machines, cars and motorbikes I hope you will love this place If you have free time this weekend, call me and we will meet at the café in the corner of the shopping center

I am looking forward to hearing from you soon Love,

An English – speaking friend wants to spend a one – week holiday in your region and has written to asking for information and advice Write a letter to your friend In the letter, you should say:

- Where your friend can stay

- What places your friend you can visit and what he / she can do - And offer to guide him / her around your place

Dear Mary,

It was good to receive your letter yesterday Now I am fine and pleased to hear that you want to spend a one – week holiday in my country

Well, Vietnam has a lot beautiful places so you shouldn’t worry about the destination Although it is a small place and not famous enough like the others, I think Soc Trang province is a fascinating tourist attraction for you to experience Further more, you can stay at my house and you will be lucky to have a friendly tour guide like me I will take you to visit loads of ancient pagodas of Vietnamese, Chinese and Cambodian here They are quite different but they have some amazing similarities They are also interesting Besides, foods and festivals in Soc Trang are extremely special If you come here in the early November, you will have the chance to enjoy the most important festival called Ook om bok which lasts for three days and has lots of activities such as Ngo boat racing, walking overnight of the Cambodian people, I strongly believe that Ook Om bok event is such a special festival that you cannot forget

I think you will love my recommendation and enjoy the fun there I am looking forward to seeing you soon

Love,

You will move to a new city for work Write a letter to your friend, who lives there. In the letter you should:

- ask him ‘ her for help with finding accommodation - tell where you would like to do

- tell him you will arrive

- tell him / her the type of accommodation you are looking for Dear Nam,

How are you, Nam? I’m very fine How is your work now?

Please tell me if you have any information about my accommodation I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon

Best wishes,

Last weekend, you had a great time visiting your grandparents in the countryside. Write a letter to your English-speaking friend, telling him/her about your visit In this letter, you should say:

- How you went there.

- What you did in this countryside. - How you felt about the visit. Dear John,

How are things with you? I am fine I have just returned from the countryside I am really glad to tell you about visiting my grandparents there

Early morning of last weekend, my friends and I made a trip to visit my grandparents in the countryside When we began the journey, the weather was fine We rode our bikes to the countryside First, we came to my grandparents’ house early and had breakfast there After that, we visited a fruit garden and enjoyed many kinds of fruits Second, we went swimming in the river for an hour It was really interesting to swim in the river At noon, we gathered under a shady tall tree to talk and sing and we had special meal with many traditional foods which are very delicious The sights in the countryside were beautiful, so we took a lot of photos with different sights In the afternoon, we played volleyball with our friends and went fishing and flied a kite and so on We felt very happy and relaxed when having a trip to the countryside I strongly believe that it is the most interesting trip that I have ever had How about you? Have you ever had a great time in the countryside? Please tell me about it

I am looking forward to hearing from you soon Love,

You have just got a new job in a school as an English teacher and it was your first class this morning Write a letter to your English- speaking friend telling him/her about your first class In this letter you should say:

- How your first class was - How your students were - How you felt.

Dear Mary,

First, although I prepared very well with some exciting activities in order to attract students, I was excited because it was the first time to work here Moreover, most of my students spoke English well and worked very hard during the lesson, they took part in and concentrated on their lessons and they had many interesting questions which sometimes made me embarrassing but I overcame In addition, I realized that they were pleased with my lesson Because of these reasons, I felt very happy and strongly believe that I could the work better I wasn’t worried about the lessons as much as I thought before Now I think that I am confident in teaching and I can my new job well

I look forward to hearing from you soon Love,

Dear Tom,

How are things with you? I hope your health will be better and better Don’t worry about me, I’m still getting fit And I really glad to tell you that I have just got a new job in a school as an English teacher and it was my first class this morning

Before receiving the class, I found out some interesting information from the head-master of the school Firstly, my class has many good students who can use English fluently In fact, I and my class spoke English to make friends during the period Both of us are happy Secondly, all of my students always obey and love to study English They asked me the ways to learn English well and how many rules they had to follow Finally, I really love my students because of some reasons They began with good behavior In the first time they stood and gave me friendly greeting Furthermore, they also cared about their study They were very patient to practice speaking difficult sentences and tough exercises in groups

I look forward to hearing from you Love,

Your friend has got a teenage son who has recently started smoking This son said he might be teased if he didn’t join his friends smoking Your friend wrote to you, asking for advice Write a letter to her /him In this letter you should:

- express your regret of the situation

- give advice on how to deal with the situation.

……… Dear Mai,

I’m really sorry to know that your son has recently started smoking I think he will not be addictive seriously He might have been teased if he hadn’t joined his friends’ smoking You shouldn’t worry much about this problem It will be solved if your son understands clearly that smoking is bad for him

lung cancer, heart disease, and tongue cancer and so on In addition, you help him to realize that he is too young to start smoking His age is allowed to smoke You should advise him not to make friends with the people who teased him when he didn’t join his friends’ smoking Moreover, you should talk to his teacher about his students’ smoking in order to find the solutions to give up it Furthermore, you should follow his schedule at school to know his activities and control his free time Next, you should encourage your son to take part in many useful activities such as reading, swimming, playing chess or playing sports and so on because these activities can help him to stop smoking gradually Finally, I suggest that you had better not give him a lot of money when he goes to school because he can’t afford to buy anything without money To sum up, you should be calm and impatient to help him to get rid of smoking

I hope my solutions can help you and your son will be better soon Love,

Your friend’s son has been addicted to the Internet games for quite a long time, and can’t concentrate on his study Your friend has written a letter telling you this Write a letter to your friend In this letter, you should

- express your regret about your friend’s situation - give some advice on how to deal with the situation - suggest to visit your friend some day

……… Dear Hai,

I am really sorry to hear about your son’s problem I also understand how much you worry about him

I would like to share some myself experiences with you so that you can help your son stop playing games and to concentrate on his study Firstly, you should spend more time taking care of him and playing with him in his free time in order to limit his time on computer Secondly, both you and your wife need to pay attention to his study and should help him solve some studying problems regularly in order to encourage him to study better Thirdly, you should encourage your son to take part in many useful activities such as reading, swimming, playing chess or playing sports and so on because these activities can help him to reduce it gradually Fourthly, you can guide him to play games which help his study on computer such as audition studying English or doing math online

Finally, you help him to realize that playing games makes him passive and bad for his health

I am going to visit your family at weekend, just in the afternoon and I will talk to your son too I hope my solutions can help you and your son will be better soon

All my love,

Dear Amanda,

I’m very sorry to hear about your son who has been addicted to the Internet games There are a lot of teenagers who are addicted to these games nowadays In addition, their studying will be lower from our expectations

I think that it is not very difficult to advise him to be back with his studying You shouldn’t worry a lot because it cannot be good for your health A good way for you is that your son and you should have time to talk together Please give him some advice, your expectation and your point of views Actually, all of things you are good for him And, you don’t think Internet games are good for teenagers Beside that, there are many good clubs of youths for people who want to give up the Internet games I think it is also good for your son if he takes part in those clubs Moreover, controlling his time and money is also the best way You should connect to his teacher to know about his school timetable and give him enough money for his school activities Try to pay much attention to your son and listen to his point of views about the life and school day

What you think if I visit your house in some days? I miss you much and want to talk to you more I would like to hear the best news from your son soon

I look forward to hearing from you soon Yours faithfully,

You just returned from a trip organized by your school Write a letter to your English-speaking friend In this letter, you should say:

- when you went on the trip

- where you when and what you did on the trip - how the trip was

……… Dear Mary,

How is it going? I hope you’ll say “Very good” And I know that you will have a trip next week But I have just returned from a trip organized by our school Exactly, it’s extremely wonderful

Last weekend, we had an interesting and meaningful two-day trip to Dai Nam Theme Park at the weekend Our trip started in the early morning when we all felt very excited about the best things coming to us After some hours, we arrived there and had our fascinating time

There are many exciting games and activities in that park So, each of us was ready to attend in many games and activities Although those took us a lot of money, we didn’t find them expensive just because of their great benefits Besides, I also bought some gifts for my family and friends Especially, I had a lovely small comb for my wife and a car toy for my son when I was not at home

I am looking forward to hearing from you soon Yours sincerely,

You just got internet line install at your home The Internet Company promised you many things But after only a month of using service, you began to see problems. Write a letter of complaint to the company In this letter you should say:

- what you are promised

- what the current problems are - what you want the company to do

………. Dear Sir,

I have just got Internet line install at my home Thanks for your company to support this service But I have already had some problems in the last time

I am really unhappy with some things Firstly, your advertisement says that the Internet has high quality It is always fast and good for us to use for our work but in fact, it is very slow and unstable Especially, I was working very importantly, it failed or operated unstably And I couldn’t watch film or listen to music on line in the evening Secondly, your staff seemed not to be well- trained When I had the troubles, I called them They promised to come to my house 30 minutes later but I had to wait for them all day And some day later, they repaired it but not perfectly Now, the Internet is still bad for working Moreover, the advertisement said that the price was cheap, I only paid 30.000 VND However, I had to pay more and the staff explained that I used it a lot The fee was not clear in the advertisement Finally, many websites couldn’t be used with your services for examples Face book, BBC News so I couldn’t contact my friends and learn English on line

To resolve the problems, I require you to give me the well-trained staff to install the Internet You should organize your company’s service to work better Especially, you should reduce fee for the internet more and more

I am looking forward to hearing form you and to getting a quickly resolution of these problems Please contact me by phone at 0793851273

Yours faithfully, Nguyen Thi Lan

You are applying for a teaching position at an English center

Write a letter to the director of the center In this letter, you should: - introduce yourself

- describe your strong points

- convince the director to recruit you Dear Sir,

city I have been an English teacher at My Xuyen High School since I graduated from Can Tho University in 1997 I like working with children very much and I can work eight hours a day I can also work in the evening or the weekends Moreover, I took TOEFL last year and further, I can use computer for teaching well Especially, I like your center because it is good place to teach foreign languages and the staff are good at teaching Finally, there are many good managers and good students there

I hope you will give me a chance in your center I am looking forward to hearing from you soon Yours faithfully,

Nguyen Thi Lan

You are manager of a new English center in your town You have received a letter from a parent complaining about the classroom conditions such as no air-conditioning, lack of space, and the teacher’s teaching method Write a reply to this parent In this letter, you should:

- Express thanks for the letter.

- acknowledge the parent’s complaint - explain what you will do

……… Dear Sir,

I have just received your letter about our center Thanks for your complaint I am really sorry that you told me some problems such as no air- conditioning, lack of space, and the teacher’s teaching methods

I admit that our center needs recognized in many fields First of all, we need to equip with the classroom because the weather is hot now, so there will be at least an air- conditioning in every room and the students can be comfortable to study here Second, the classroom is not enough big for the students to study well because there are many students in a class We will limit the number of the students I think there will be 25 students in the future Moreover, you told me about teacher’s teaching methods I know that they are young and they don’t have many experiences in their jobs I will recruit many experienced teachers to train the young teachers We not only encourage our staff to join many courses about teaching training methods but also have many discussions about teaching methods every month Finally, we will invest more into our center to attract many good teachers and students next time

To sum up, I am very happy to hear your complaint I promise we will make it better, more comfortable and more famous

IELTS WRITING ESSAYS (TÀI LIỆU THAM KHẢO) ………

The advantages and disadvantages of computers

Many people say that computers will bring humans a lot of advantages because they can help people with many things such as getting information, studying, relaxing and so on On the other hand, some people think that they will also have some disadvantages of computers

We have taken a lot of benefits since computers were invented First of all, it is easy for us to get information For example, we can get news all over the world quickly and easily Secondly, computers can help us study better For instance, if we want to study some languages, we can learn them at home on computers It is a convenient way for people who haven’t much time to attend language classes Furthermore, there are a lot of documents in many fields of the science, we can find out many interesting and exciting things from the computer when is equipped with the internet It helps us to work quickly and easily such as typing or saving the information Especially, it is very useful in the medicine, we can find out the things that cause many problems in our health to help the doctors to cure the strange diseases Finally, we can relax with computers after hard working day or studying hours We can choose some kinds of entertainments such as listening to music, watching film, playing games and so on

On the other hand, we also have some disadvantages from the computer; especially it is connected with the internet First, people particularly children, they can be affected some social evils because of bad websites, they can imitate the things which they have seen Second, some information is not always true; as a result, we can be cheated For constant, there are many bad websites which sell the bad things Moreover, children can be addicted to different games and their studying may be interrupted Finally, we spend a lot of money and time using it because it is also expensive in Vietnam

To sum up, computer is a wonderful facility in our life In addition, it is very useful for studies as well as entertainments, especially in many scientific fields and medicine And I think every one should have good awareness of using computers so that our life will be better and better in the future

What are the advantages and disadvantages of studying in a town?

Studying is one of the most important element to contribute our success in the future, so choosing where we study Many people say that studying in a town is absolutely good for students because it is an ideal place for them to develop both knowledge and abilities Furthermore, it is also a good way to approach to modern technological information But I strongly believe that it also has advantages and disadvantages

experiences, because they are frequently retrained even they can go abroad to upgrade their jobs, so the students can get important information and interesting things from them Especially, the students can choose the subjects which are suitable for their jobs in the future by the teachers’ help Lastly, studying in a city is a great chance for students to contact people in their country as well as other countries and make them more confident and they can have many good skills in the lives For example, students can communicate with the foreigners who come from different countries to improve their languages such as English, French, Japanese, Chinese and so on

On the other hand, there are some big problems when students study in town For instance, the school fee is too expensive for them to study In addition, the living conditions are not only high but also complicated, so the students who study far away from home are very hard to handle finance for a long time Another reason is that almost all schools in town ask students to have good results at the end of the year Therefore, students have to learn hard all day and they hardly have free time to take part in outdoor activities As a result, they always study under pressure, even they are stressed

In conclusion, everything usually has two sides but the most important thing is that we know how to control between good and bad factors I strongly believe that we study in a country or a town; we also have positive and negative effects However, we can overcome the above problems; our study will gain good results as we hope

“What are the positive and negative effects of technological inventions?

In recent years, there are more and more new technological inventions which bring a lot of benefits to us Therefore, our life becomes better day by day However, everything always has two sides: the positive and negative effects So I strongly believe that technological inventions are not exception to this rule

As we known, thank to the technological inventions people can reach a lot of benefits in their lives First of all, we can get the past information easily and quickly from the internet Besides, we can exchange, share and find the information and things with a large number of people at the same time Secondly, the technological inventions make the standard of our life get higher and higher For example, we use the modern equipment like: computers, laptops, phones and many entertain programs on the nets work or entertainments Moreover, the technological inventions are also good teachers Students can get knowledge and study by using them such studying on internet, TV or radio On the one hand, they also help people to save our time and produce more products with high quality easily The best thing that they bring is saving people’s lives Undoubtedly, there is a huge of benefits getting from the technological inventions

dangerous for our computers Moreover, some technological inventions which have been used for bad aims such as wars, terrorisms, so on Especially, they may be harmful for our environment, so we should use them carefully

In conclusion, we now enjoy the comfortable life with a lot of modern and convenient technological inventions Although, we also face with some of their problems on their negative effects, we have also found out many technical inventions for our lives Because of these reasons, we should use them in the right ways I think that the technological inventions always bring us many benefits for our daily life and I strongly believe that the technological inventions have more advantages than disadvantages

HOW CAN SCHOOL BE MORE APPEALING TO CHILDREN?

Many people say that school plays an important role in education It is also the best place for students to be perfect their personality and access to knowledge Nowadays, there are some lazy students that don’t like going to school for study So, school should have some necessary ways in order to be more appealing to children

Appealing to students is one of main goals in any school in order to help them be more excited about their studying Firstly, school should be equipped with modern facilities for teaching For example, there are large classrooms, laboratories, libraries and computer rooms to support their studying Also, it will be better if the school has a playground or stadium so that students can take part in sports easily and some extra activities after hard studying Secondly, school can have some well- qualified teachers who are friendly and willing to help students solve their problems in learning Especially, the teachers should change their teaching methods that they are suitable for students in any age, any levels In addition, the teachers can understand and sympathize with their pupils and they shouldn’t force them to learn In fact, it is necessary for them to create some extra or interesting activities or games to attract students to learn Finally, I think that school can have some policies to support poor students to continue studying In case, they can offer some scholarships to encourage students to learn better

To sum up, attracting students to school is an important issue in every society because educating is one of the most important things to develop the country Therefore, schools have to find out many positive ways to appeal to students for their studying

What makes a good festival? What problems can occur at a festival?

In recent years the vast expansion of festival has become various and popular There are lots of festivals which are celebrated in our country It has many factors to make a festival good and successful, but there are also some problems which can occur at a festival

activities for people to join when they take part in the festival Furthermore, it must be safe at the festival During festival, everyone must be protected so that they feel safe to enjoy the festival We should prevent the beggars from annoying the visitors Moreover, there will be special and traditional things which can attract many visitors who want to know about the festival, which helps them not to forget the festival Finally, we need to prepare a lot of foods and drinks for many people carefully

On the other hand, although the authorities try to everything well to avoid some problems, there are still many troubles happening at a festival The first is pickpocket Many people usually complain about that when they join some festivals because it is very common in crowded places A further point is robber For instance, last year while my friend was joining at the Ngo Boat Competition Festival, suddenly there was a strange man taking her bag and ran quickly Luckily, it was brought back by a kind man The next problem is accident At the festival, there are lots of people and vehicle on the street, so it’s very easy to cause accident The last one, the prices of the foods and the drinks increase very high in the festivals I think we should check up the prices and have the strict fine for bad businessmen

In conclusion, most of us not only try to prepare everything well to make the festival in our country better day by day, but also avoid many problems which can occur at the festival And I strongly believe that any festivals have some small problems, but we should have the good preparations to have more and more good festivals in the future

Children can’t choose who their real friends are Do you agree or disagree?

Many people said that children can’t choose who their real friends are But I completely disagree with this statement because nowadays children have enough intelligence to choose the real friends

I strongly believe that children themselves have a right to choose their friends Firstly, children have studied the life-skill as a main subject at school Since that, they can choose their real friends and they have many chances to make friends with people Secondly, nowadays they can take part in a lot of social activities; they can recognize that people are good or bad For example, in their class there are a lot of pupils who have different characters, they can contact everyone and choose from them the suitable friends because they identify by attending many activities and their behaviors Finally, children are taught by their parents and relatives who give them some good people or bad people by their experiences in the life

To sum up, children now have enough abilities to choose their friends And it is better that their parents should concern and educate them about choosing the real friends I strongly believe that children can make friends with the people if their parents take care of them and help them to realize the problems in the life Especially, they can study many skills about the lives in the school

What are some environmental problems? How can we solve the problems? Many people say that the environment problem is one of the worst things that people are facing today This happens not only in a country, but also all over the world Everyday, many Medias say that the air is polluted, the water is polluted and what will we to protect environment? If people concern about these problems and find out the way to reduce the pollution, lives of people will be better and our country will develop better To begin with, I would like to talk about water pollution Many Vietnamese people are the farmers who are use a lot of chemical elements such as fertilizers, pesticides to make the soil rich, to kill insects they eat plants In addition, Vietnam is a developing country having a lot of factories which are established They discharged into the air many kinds of chemical waste So, all pollutants which people bring flow into rivers, lakes and kill the fish there It badly affects people’s health To solve this problem, we should make people be award of the role of fresh water and they are destroying it The government should have the strict fine for the factories which damage the water and the scientists should find out many ways to help the farmers to increase the products without using many chemicals Next, people are destroying forest everyday and polluting the air First, the forests are being destroyed, people cut down trees for woods, the plantings or feeding the cattle and firing forest by careless people The results of these activities are bad for our environment such as erosion, flood so on Second, smoke from vehicles, factories makes the air polluted Nowadays, there are many factories are set up, they produce too much smoke to increase a large amounts of carbon dioxide And we use many technical inventions that can cause many disadvantages to our environment such as the weather is hotter and hotter There are more and more disasters We can control the pollution by using many ways We should teach children to protect the forests and the air by lessons The government should have given more lawns about the environment and as well as, the scientists should find out many products which have little bad affection to our life, we can support many transportation to reduce the vehicles

To sum up, pollution is the major difficulty facing to my country and many countries In order to solve the problem of pollution, I think we should practice many methods like as the above solutions and especially, people must protect their environment and the government not only have many lawns to encourage people save it but also carry out many strict fines for destroying to it

It is said that studying history is important so we have to make it be more appealing to students I strongly believe that studying history is necessary and important in our life because of its advantages in the society

To begin with, we can know about the history of the country just as the foundation and development of our country and similarly many important things in the past by studying history Moreover, studying history helps us to educate the children by setting many examples about many heroes in the past so that they feel proud of their country and ancestors and they can try to study and work better and better On the one hand, it is useful for our jobs in particular in tourist guides because the guides can work better with good history knowledge, they can introduce many historical sites more interesting and clearly Finally, we can be easier to live in a strange place by studying its culture on history books On the other hand, students are now afraid of studying history and the results of the university exams are not good So we have to make this subject more appealing to the students I think, we should make many history films to educate instead of teaching long lessons It is more interesting Furthermore, we should hold many outdoor activities such as visiting many museums, historical sites in order to attract the students more and more In addition, we should design the history lessons which had better be shorter and more interesting for the students to remember easily

To sum up, we need to study history since there are many benefits in our life from studying it And we have to find out many ways to teach it easily, effectively and to help the students not be bored with studying it As well as, they can also be excited to study it

Is arguing is a good or bad thing? Why?

Many problems annoy with us in our life, which leads the arguing Many people say that arguing in a good thing but others disagree with this point Everything has some advantages and disadvantages, but I think that arguing doesn’t However, I strongly believe that all of the problems can be solved, we don’t have to argue And arguing is a bad thing because of many reasons

First of all, we know that arguing means that we use a lot of words to support your ideas, sometime you are not calm, you use the bad words and everybody doesn’t have the same point For example I had an arguing with my friends some years ago, we were very angry, we couldn’t work after that and we also didn’t have a good result

Second, it makes us be under pressure because arguing is noisy and impolite in the public We can have bad relation after arguing For instance, there were a lot of murders after the arguments because they couldn’t overcome their shame when they were hurt their emotions, which was very dangerous

Finally, Vietnamese people like discussing not arguing, we can find out the ways to solve the problems by discussing because of having some same things, and we can be more confident after it

From what has been discussed above, we may draw the conclusion that arguing is bad thing in our life, we should avoid having the arguing And in my opinion, we should discuss about many things to have many better solutions and it is bad to argue

Is it better to live in a big family than in a small family? Why or why not?

When people get married, they will worry about their life They always think that they should live in a big family or in a small one It is difficult for them to choose Many people say that living in a big family is better than a small family; I strongly believe it is true because of many reasons

Firstly, I think that a small family is the family that consists of parents and only two children Therefore, we can take care of our children more carefully Our children’s education and standard living are in the best condition For example, we can support all things which are necessary for our children because we not pay attention to the members’ behaviors Secondly, living in a small family is an ideal place for all members to feel comfortable and relaxed after a hard working day or studying day because we don’t spend a lot of time doing housework For example, the husband can share the household chores with his wife because living in a big family is difficult to help her; he always thinks that the members in the family will tease him when he does it, which is the women’s responsibility For instance, at the weekends, we can celebrate the party and invite some friends to enjoy that we don’t depend on others’ feeling and we can’t annoy with our parents who are too old to accept the noise and the crowded of the party Finally, we can have a lot of time to support our jobs and we may have better condition to promote because we don’t have to many household chores in a big family

On the other hand, there are some disadvantages in living in a small family Firstly, it is sometimes difficult for us to look after their children more carefully because the adults must work outside and the children are still very young and they need the relatives to take care of them Moreover, the small children often have some problems in their health so they have to rent the servants so we spend a lot of money looking after them Furthermore, the finance of the family is very important, so we always try their best to earn a lot of money because we think that only we have much money, we can supply all things for our children, we don’t have time for our children, and maybe we won’t have good emotion from our children as the ancients in the past

People have different opinions about living in a big family and a small family And there are some advantages and disadvantages in each kinds of family From what has been discussed above, we may draw the conclusion that living in a small family is better than living in a big family

There is a true saying that playing sports is very good for our health Playing sport helps us stay in shape, builds up our teamwork skill, and makes us consistent players but there is a truth that not many people can realize that spending too much time on sports may cause some bad influences, especially, when it comes to young children They need a balanced schedule so that they can take advantage and avoid some disadvantages of playing sports First, playing sports is necessary for everyone to reserve good health It is proven by scientists that doing exercises or playing sports regularly helps people stay in a good shape, and helps avoid some health problems such as heart attack or blood pressure For those reasons, young children should spend time in playing sport everyday But if they spend too much time on that, they will not have enough time to participate in many other interesting and useful activities, such as going on a picnic with their friends or learning to play musical instrument Even worse, they may not spend enough time on study

Second, playing sports helps people develop their team-work skill Usually when playing sport, they will be allocated into teams By trying to connect with other team members to win to the game, they will learn how to get along with people, how to understand other people’s ideas, and how to coordinate with the others to get the best result, not only in sports, but also in study or in a working environment But still, if they spend too much time on playing sports, there will be a disadvantage for young children, since they spend too much time hanging on with the others in a team, will not know how to handle problems alone, resulting in performing badly when working independently Lastly, playing sports helps children learn how to stand up after failing, making them competitive in any tournament It is definite that everyone will fail at least once when they play sport The desire of being the winner urges them to try more and more The more they try, the better they become, but once they are so involved in the game, they somehow become so aggressive Some will try anything to win, and some will even play unfairly to be the winner The stories about the soccer players using drugs or the players fighting in a game are clear evidences to the disadvantage of playing sport when it is not under control

In conclusion, it is true that playing sport is very helpful for the people But it is also true that spending too much time on sport will bring out negative effects in them Young children may have less time to study, cannot work properly alone or become aggressive if they are so involved in sports and the old will be negatively affected if they sports very much And I strongly believe that it is not good for everything if it is not limited

High school graduates should take time traveling around the country before starting university Do you agree or disagree?

Traveling is necessary for us in our life now Everybody likes traveling Especially, traveling around the country is the dream for the young Many people say that high school graduates should take time traveling around the country before starting university I think it is true because of many benefits

of them not know what the real world work like, they have to learn very quickly with sudden changes, which can make them shocked Furthermore, it is also the prize for them to study better because they will realize that their family always take care of their study and mental And many of them get stuck in studying and jobs in the future and they can’t have enough time to travel So it is suitable for them to go traveling On the one hand, traveling broaden the mind and knowledge Social skills cannot be denied Thus, students who travel a lot can develop their narrow outlook on the life and see the things with their own eyes, and have better understanding of real life As well as, traveling can help students to discover the fields which they choose in universities For example, if the students travel around the country before going to the university, they will certainly get more valuable sources of knowledge from people who live in other parts of their places On the other hand, traveling before starting university has some disadvantages Firstly, they can have enough experiences to discover everything themselves, so it makes them less attractive because they will feel happier when they practice doing something themselves Next, they are not rich enough to buy many souvenirs for their relatives and friends For example, when they like buying a lot of things but their parents allow him to buy them; he can’t it because of his finance And they may not appreciate the traveling because they can’t travel themselves

From what has been discussed above, we may draw the conclusion that high school graduates should take time traveling around the country before starting universities because of the above reasons And I strongly believe this is really a necessary thing in the students’ life and helps them be more confident before starting universities

What are some ways to stay healthy? What you think is the best way?

Being physically fit is important for people of every age and lifestyle Whether you are pregnant or an older adult, have a disability or live with a chronic medical condition, you should follow the directives of your healthcare provider for a healthy lifestyle within your limits If you are a relatively healthy adolescent or adult, you may improve and sustain your healthy living in a variety of ways There are many ways

The first way is getting plenty of sleep Your level of energy during the daytime is directly related to the amount of sleep you get The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends between and hours each night Suggestions for getting a good night's sleep include: going to bed and getting up in the morning at the same time on a regular basis; avoiding physical activity and large meals close to bedtime; and providing a dark and relaxing sleep environment Sleep disorders that may disturb your sleep include sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome and insomnia

The third one is doing exercise Choosing the right exercise routine depends on your age and health For most adults, exercising four to six times a week for 30 to 60 minutes each time is a good plan, according to FamilyDoctor.org If you are not on an exercise routine, see your doctor to make sure you have no health issues that may restrict your physical activities Suggestions for getting exercise easily throughout the day include taking the stairs instead of the elevator, going for a walk during your coffee break and doing housework at a rapid pace

The fourth one is following good hygiene Good hand washing technique is one of the most important aspects of good hygiene Staying healthy depends, in part, on avoiding illnesses and diseases that put added stress on your body Many diseases such as influenza, hookworms, hepatitis, meningitis and infectious diarrhea are contracted when you don't wash your hands thoroughly after using the bathroom or touching any infected surface

The last one is evaluating your habits Smoking and using tobacco results in 440,000 deaths every year in the United States, according to FamilyDoctor.org, and causes diseases such as emphysema, heart disease and cancers of the mouth, throat and lungs Too much alcohol may cause liver damage and cancer

To sum up, we have many ways to stay the healthy, but I strongly believe that the best way is doing exercises because it is easy to it and it is not expensive I hope that people will be healthy in the future

What are some advantages and problems of shopping online?

The shopping online is as popular as in the business market over the world, with the development of technology, connecting internet everywhere, shopping online will become the most modern trading method because of its advantages

First, all most sellers also choose the internet means to transmit information and to advertise about their products, so, you will save a lot of time when you want to buy something, you can find everything about it such as: shape, color, size, price, etc On the searching websites or the own their websites or call for them, you don't waste time going to the center shopping, the supermarket or any shops Other advantage, through the catalogs, photographs, descriptions of goods on the internet, you can compare easily their price between the suppliers to select the cheapest product Furthermore, you can buy all online goods which are not in Vietnam through online shopping if you have a lot of money Finally, the shops online never close, it's always open throughout holidays You can buy in 24 hours a day, days a week, and 365 days a year

From what has been discussed above, we may draw the conclusion that shopping online is popular all over the world now although it has many advantages and disadvantages And I think that people can use online shopping when they don’t have enough time or they like But they should also spend a little time going shopping; it will be very interesting and useful for them I strongly believe that I will shop online in the future because of its advantages

ĐỀ KIỂM TRA THỬ

Task 1: Last month you visited Ho Chi Minh city and stayed at a friend’s He/She spent time taking you out.

Write a letter to your friend In your letter - thank him/her for welcoming you - say what you enjoyed about the visit - invite him/her to come and stay with you

Dear Lan,

I came to my house some days ago Now, I still feel tired but I have to write to you Thanks for your enthusiasm when I went to HCM city last month you are very kind to help me see the sightseeing there

I liked that visit because it was the first time I had ever visited there There were many beautiful shops where I bought a lot of things for my family They were beautiful and cheap Moreover, I could travel to many famous parks such as Dam Sen park, Suoi Tien park ect you and I could play many breathtaking and interesting games for examples skiing in the ice room or climbing the mountains Especially, you took me to watch the show of the whale It was interesting I liked it very much I can’t forget your help

By the way, there will be Rice Festival in Soc trang next month Would you like to come to my home village? I think it will be interesting to see you And you can visit many famous places such as Bat Pagoda, Dat Set pagoda, Fresh lake and you can also taste many special foods Bun nuoc leo, Banh Chung, Moon cake

I hope that you will talk to me about the date when you come I am looking forward to hearing from you soon

Love,

PS: Can you send my regard to your family?

Task 2: Some people think that a person should change a career at least once, while others think that it is better to stay in one job for a lifetime

What is your opinion?

time I strongly believe that a person can easily work successfully to stay one job for a life time because of many reasons

First, we can work quickly and effectively if we work every day and we have many colleagues through years The work is not strange so we can’t feel under pressure Second, we don’t have to waste a lot of time to start the work Nowadays, time is money so we can save it, we can many better things Moreover, we many worried about making friends in the company We can chat with some friends after the hard- working day we can c share with them in our life Especially, we can get promotion because our colleagues believe our talent more easily

On the other hand, you are able to have some difficulties if you are not suitable for the only job So you can’t feel interested or bored I think it is not serious You should try to suitable with your job You shouldn’t change a career because there are many difficulties such as strange work and colleagues As well as, you are not easy to be promoted in your new job And you may be shocked with new work if the serious problems happen

To sum up, job is very important and necessary for our life And personally, it is better to stay one job for a lifetime because of saving time, having many colleagues, not being strange, not being under pressure and especially, being promoted