Title W1.WRITING_LETTERS.docx ✅

WRITING TASK 1 INFORMAL LETTER/ EMAIL (THƯ THÂN MẬT) CẤU TRÚC THƯ THÂN MẬT Người gửi thư: bạn bè (friends), người thân (family members) Dear Helen, (the recipient’s first name), (tên gọi của người nhận thư – first name) Helen Smith (first name: Helen - last name/family name/ surname: Smith) It’s been so long since I’ve heard from you (Lâu rồi mình mới nhận tin tức từ bạn). I hope you are doing well and I hope all your family is doing fine (Mình mong bạn và gia đình vẫn khỏe). I’m very/really/quite/pretty good in spite of/ despite my busy schedule (mình vẫn khỏe dù mình có lịch trình bận rộn). Anyway, the reason I’m writing is to answer the questions that you asked me in your previous email/ letter. (Lý do mình viết thư là để trả lời các câu hỏi trong thư của bạn) Answer all the questions in the test paper (trả lời tất cả các câu hỏi trong đề bài). I have to get back to work/study now (Mình phải làm việc/học đây). If you need to know anything else, just get in touch with me as soon as you can (Nếu bạn muốn biết gì thêm, cứ liên lạc với mình sớm nhất khi bạn có thể). Give my best wishes to everyone in your family. (Cho mình gửi lời chúc sức khỏe đến gia đình bạn) Love,/ Best wishes/ Cheers/ Your friend (Signature) (ký tên tiếng Anh) - Jane Topic 1: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. You have received an email from your English-speaking pen-friend John, who is sharing his story about his journey on the sea. I was feeling excited about the journey on a ship with my dad. This was my first journey on the sea. So I was a lot nervous (hồi hộp) and was very worried about being sea-sick (say sóng). Luckily, I was fine on the entire journey and there were some great moments when I saw the sunrise (bình minh), sunset (hoàng hôn). I also took a lot of photos with my dad and new friends on this journey. (1) What about you? Tell me about your last holiday. (quá khứ đơn) (2) Did you enjoy it? (3) What are you going to do after the holiday? (be going to, present continuous, I think I’ll…) Write an email responding to John. You should write at least 120 words. You do not need to include your name or address. Prompt 1. Tell me about your last holiday. - Last holiday, I went to the beach/ mountain/ the countryside / went abroad - I had a lovely trip to (Da Lat City/ Thailand/ Singapore/ Phu Quoc Island) last holiday.
- I went there with my family/ friends/ co-workers - We went there by plane/ train/ car/ ferry (phà)/ coach (xe du lịch) - I stayed there for (3) days. 2. Did you enjoy it? - It was the most wonderful (three-day) trip I have ever had. I enjoyed myself very much and the vacation couldn’t have been better. - Honestly, I enjoyed it very much because I met different people, ate a lot of strange/ local food, took a lot of photographs. - I went sightseeing (đi ngắm cảnh) every day and explored (khám phá) the local markets. - I went swimming/ ate seafood/ climbed the mountain / played water sports like canoeing, sailing boat, surfing/ went shopping/ went fishing/ went diving (lặn biển) to look at the coral reef (ngắm san hô)/ sunbathed (sunbathe) on the (sandy) beach (tắm nắng). - In the evening, we walked along the beach and enjoyed evening breezes. - In the morning, we climbed to the mountain to look at the sunrise. - On the last day, I had a look around the shops and bought some souvenirs for my friends/ my family. Vocabulary – Tourist attractions (địa điểm thu hút khách du lịch) - Monument: đài tưởng niệm - Statue: tượng (người/ động vật) �� the Statue of Liberty (tượng Nữ Thần Tự Do) - Temple: đền thờ �� The Cao Dai temple (Thánh Thất Cao Đài) - Mausoleum: lăng mộ �� Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (Lăng Chủ Tịch Hồ Chí Minh) - Pagoda: chùa �� One Pillar Pagoda (Chùa Một Cột), Thien Mu Pagoda, Ve Chai Pagoda/ Linh Phuoc Pagoda - Cathedral: nhà thờ lớn �� Sai Gon Notre Dame Cathedral (Nhà thờ Đức Bà Sài Gòn) - Palace: cung điện �� Bao Dai Summer Palace (Dinh Bảo Đại), Independence Palace/ Reunification Palace (Dinh Độc Lập/ Thống Nhất), The Imperial City of Huế (Kinh Thành Huế) - Fountain: đài phun nước - Market: chợ �� local market (chợ địa phương), road market (chợ ngoài trời), flower market (chợ hoa), floating market (chợ nổi), farmer's market (chợ nông sản) - Museum: viện bảo tàng �� The War Remnants Museum (Bảo tàng chứng tích chiến tranh), Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts (Bào tàng Mỹ Thuật TP.HCM) 3. What are you going to do after the holiday? I am + going to + Vbare He/she/it + is going to + Vbare You / we/ they + are going to + Vbare
- I am going to come back to work/ school (next Monday/ next week/ tomorrow). - After the trip, I’m sure I’ll have some/ a lot of work to catch up on. - Also, I’m going to reply to tons of work emails and texts. (tons of = lots of = a lot of = many) Topic 2: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. You have received an email from your English-speaking pen-friend Helen. Hi, how are you? The teacher in the literature class (văn) asked me to write about one of the movies I like the best. As you know I don’t like watching movies and I don’t go to the cinema often. Thus,/ Therefore, I don’t know which movies I should see now or which movie I should write about. (1) Could you tell me about your favourite movie? (simple present) (2) When did you see it (simple past) and (3) why you like it (simple present). Write an email responding to Helen. You should write at least 120 words. You do not need to include your name or address. Prompts Vocabulary – Types of movies: - A western: phim miền Viễn Tây, phim cao bồi - An animation: phim hoạt hình �� a Japanese animation: hoạt hình Nhật Bản - A horror movie: phim kinh dị - A comedy: phim hài - A romantic comedy: hài lãng mạn - An action movie: phim hành động - A drama: phim chính kịch - A thriller: phim gây cấn, giật gân - A science-fiction movie: phim khoa học viễn tưởng - A musical: phim nhạc kịch 1. Describe your favorite/ favourite movie, give details - It is an action/ romance/ thrilling/horror movie. - It is set in ………… (bộ phim lấy bối cảnh ở…) - The story/movie/film is based on a true story/ event/ a book/ best-selling novel…….……… (câu chuyện dựa trên) - The main/primary characters are…………… (nhân vật chính bao gồm) - The film is directed by…… (bộ phim được đạo diễn bởi) - (Actor/ Actress) ………… plays the role of………… - The movie/film is about/ The plot is about………… (cốt truyện của phim) - The acting is touching/ moving (cảm động) …………
2. Why do you like this movie? - The movie is set in great locations. I also find the sets original and visually interesting. - The sound track (nhạc phim) is excellent/ good/ great. - The special effects (hiệu ứng đặc biệt) are realistic / wonderful/ fantastic - The casting /actors/actresses are talented and goodlooking/ beautiful/ sexy. - When I first watched the movie, I was impressed by the costumes the actors/ actresses wore (wear - wore - worn). - Most importantly of all, the cast is first class, with particularly strong performances from the leading actors. 3. Where did you see it? - I saw it with my friends at the Galaxy cinema, located near Tao Dan park. - The last time I watched it was a week ago on Saturday night. I didn’t feel like going out, so I stayed at home to watch TV with my family. While browsing on the television channels, I found that one of the channels was showing the movie. Topic 3: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. You have received an email from your English-speaking pen-friend Tom. Thank you very much for letting me know about the one-year students’ exchange program at your school. I’m thinking of joining this program and hope that we can meet each other at your school next year. I’m quite busy this time with a lot of exams. How about you? (1) Do you have to do a lot of tests? (2)Give me some information about the school facilities or library, sports center, your teachers, your school schedule. Write an email responding to Tom. You should write at least 120 words. You do not need to include your name or address. Prompt: 1. Do you have to do a lot of tests? - I am preparing for the first mid-term test. I have to do a lot of tests such as oral tests and written tests. - I’m working hard to prepare for the English test / Vietnamese Standardized Test of English Proficiency (VSTEP). I’m taking it next month and I’m very nervous. - My English isn’t good, so I need to learn and review lessons every night. I hope that I’ll have good/ positive results. 2. Give me some information about the school facilities or library, sports center, your teachers, your school schedule. - The school facilities are modern / state-of-the-art. We have a big library with a lot of books. You can look for any reference books and research journals. Also, you can download ebooks and online journals by using computers in the library.