VSTEP Writing Task 1f B1- B2 - C1

B1 Writing VSTEP Writing Task 1f B1 B2 C1 Trương Văn Ánh tvanh@sgu edu vn An informal letter or email has five parts 1/ Greeting 2/ Body (3 issues) 3/ Closing 4/ Farewell 5/ Name 1/ Greeting Dear , 2/[.]

VSTEP Writing Task 1f B1- B2 - C1

Trương Văn Ánh tvanh@sgu.edu.vn

An informal letter or email has five parts: 1/ Greeting

2/ Body (3 issues)

3/ Closing

4/ Farewell

5/ Name

1/ Greeting Dear …,

2/ Body

It’s nice to hear from you

- Answer 1

- Answer 2

- Answer 3

3/ Closing

I am looking forward to hearing from you!

4/ Farewell

Yours cordially,

Yours respectfully, (Respectfully yours,)

5/ Write your name (signature) Nguyen Tran Van Muoi Hai

16 You tell about your new house.

Write a note to your friend, Mai In your note, you

should

- say where the house is.

- tell what there are in the house.

- express how you feel

You should write at least 120 words You do not need to include your name or addresses Your response will be evaluated in terms of Task Fulfillment, Organization, Vocabulary and Grammar.

Dear Mai,

In this letter I would like to tell you about my new house

It is great that I have just bought a house in Thu Duc, a new city in Ho Chi Minh City

The house is at 25, Luong Dinh Cua street It is a three-level house which has three floors Our living-room and kitchen are on the ground floor On the first floor there are two bed-rooms and on the second floor there is one more bedroom and a small space for us to dry clothes and grow some vegetables and flowers We are happy and feel comfortable when we live in this house

I am looking forward to meeting you soon in my new house Yours cordially,

Bui Thi Ha Vi

Dear Mai, (1)

It is great that I have just bought a house in Thu Duc, a new city in Ho Chi Minh City The house is at 25, Luong Dinh Cua street (2a)

It is a three-level house which has three floors Our living-room and kitchen are on the ground floor On the first floor there are two bed-rooms and on the second floor there is one more bedroom and a small space for us to dry clothes and grow some vegetables and flowers (2b)

We are happy and feel comfortable when we live in this house (2c)

I am looking forward to meeting you soon in my new house (3)

Yours cordially, (4)

Bui Thi Ha Vi (5)

17 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task Your friend is learning how to play the guitar However, he has to learn for his B2 examination

Write a note to your friend In your note, you should

- Advise him to tell the guitar teacher about the

problem.

- tell how long he will take the leave.

- discuss what he should do.

You should write at least 120 words You do not need to include your name or addresses Your response will be evaluated in terms of Task Fulfillment, Organization, Vocabulary and Grammar.

Dear Nam,

In this letter I would like to talk about your learning how to play the guitar

It is nice that you would like to learn how to play the guitar, your early dream I know that it is difficult for you to learn how to play it and to prepare for your B2 examination at the same time In my opinion, you may tell the truth to your teacher of guitar He may let you take a leave for five months

so that you can focus on your learning for the examination After the examination you may continue your learning music Then it is good for you when you can learn for the examination and you do not stop learning the guitar

I am looking forward to meeting you soon in the future when you can play the guitar for me to listen to

Yours cordially,

Quach Khieu Thien

Dear Nam, (1)

In my opinion, you may tell the truth to your teacher of guitar (2a)

He may let you take a leave for five months so that you can focus on your learning for the examination (2b)

After the examination you may continue your learning music Then it is good for you when you can learn for the examination and you do not stop learning the guitar (2c)

I am looking forward to meeting you soon in the future when you can play the guitar for me to listen to (3)

Yours cordially, (4)

Quach Khieu Thien (5)

18 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task You tell your friend, Minh about how to start to work: working for a company or starting your own company.

In your note, you should

- Advise him to work for a company first.

- tell him how to save for starting his own company.

- tell how he will be successful some day.

You should write at least 120 words You do not need to include your name or addresses Your response will be evaluated in terms of Task Fulfillment, Organization, Vocabulary and Grammar.

Dear Minh,

In this letter I would like to talk about your work in a

company or your start-up when you are young

It is natural that you may choose the work you like and it is suitable for your ability When you do not have any money, you may work for a company After five years’ working hard, you may earn some money Then you may invest your money

in a small company of your own It is your real start-up If you run your own business well, you may enlarge it into a big company with a lot of employees You will be very rich and famous like Bill Gates, or Jeff Bezos

I am looking forward to meeting you soon in the future to

talk more about this issue

Yours cordially,

Tran Van Minh Hung

Dear Minh, (1)

It is natural that you may choose the work you like and it is suitable for your ability (2a)

When you do not have any money, you may work for a company After five years’ working hard, you may earn some money Then you may invest your money in a small company

of your own It is your real start-up (2b)

If you run your own business well, you may enlarge it into a big company with a lot of employees You will be very rich and famous like Bill Gates, or Jeff Bezos (2c)

I am looking forward to meeting you soon in the future to

talk more about this issue (3)

Yours cordially, (4)

Good luck!