VSTEP Writing Task 1e B1- B2 - C1

B1 Writing VSTEP Writing Task 1e 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 1e 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

13 You tell about your most special holiday/festival Write a note to your foreign friend, David In your

note, you should

- say what it is and when it takes place

- tell what people do in this event

- express how people 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 David,

In this letter I would like to tell you about my most special holiday, Tet

It takes place about the beginning of February We call

it Tet or Lunar New Year Vietnamese people gather and hold it at home Before Tet, we decorate our houses and prepare a lot of delicious foods We wear new and beautiful clothes during Tet We meet family members and friends, giving best wishes, sharing and enjoying parties Everyone is happy and plays games, especially children

I hope you may come and enjoy Tet with us

I am looking forward to meeting you in Vietnam

Yours cordially,

Le van Thanh Hoa

Dear David, (1)

It takes place about the beginning of February We call

it Tet or Lunar New Year (2a)

Vietnamese people gather and hold it at home Before Tet, we decorate our houses and prepare a lot of delicious foods We wear new and beautiful clothes during Tet We meet family members and friends, giving best wishes, sharing and enjoying parties (2b) Everyone is happy and plays games, especially children (2c)

I am looking forward to meeting you in Vietnam (3)

Yours cordially, (4)

Le van Thanh Hoa (5)

14 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

You talk about having a baby late

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

should

- say when you should have a baby

- tell what problem you have if you have a baby late

- discuss what you should do if you have a baby late 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 having children late Usually, it is best that we have babies in twenties Then we are healthy after having babies and babies can grow up healthily.

If we have babies late, for example, when we are in forties or even fifties, then it is dangerous for both mothers and babies

In general, we may face a lot of troubles when we have babies at late ages.

However, when we are in this situation, we have to ask for doctor’s advice We should be very careful to protect ourselves.

I am looking forward to meeting you soon to discuss this problem more.

Yours cordially,

Tran van Thanh Nghi

Dear Mai, (1)

Usually, it is best that we have babies in twenties Then we are healthy after having babies and babies and grow up healthily (2a)

If we have babies late, for example, when we are in forties or even fifties, then it is dangerous for both mothers and babies

In general, we may face a lot of troubles when we have babies at late ages (2b)

However, when we are in this situation, we have to ask for doctor’s advice We should be very careful to protect ourselves (2c)

I am looking forward to meeting you soon to discuss this problem more (3)

Yours cordially, (4)

Tran van Thanh Nghi (5)

15 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task You tell your friend, Thomas about means of public transport in Ho Chi Minh City

In your note, you should

- say what means of public transport in Ho Chi Minh City are

- tell how you travel in a short distance

-tell how you travel in a long distance

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 Thomas,

In this letter I would like to tell you about means of public transport in Ho Chi Minh City.

In general, in our city there are a lot of means of public transport such as taxi, motorbike (grabbike), bus, car (grabcar), boat, train and metro in the near future.

Every means can be useful and convenient in each situation

If your travel is short, you may take a grabbike, a grabcar or a taxi The prices are different and suitable for your pockets If you travel in a long distance, you may take a coach or a train Especially, next year you may take metro when you travel in

Ho Chi Minh City.

I am looking forward to meeting you soon to take you around our city.

Yours cordially,

Tran Thi My Vy

Dear Thomas, (1)

In general, in our city there are a lot of means of public transport such as taxi, motorbike (grabbike), bus, car (grabcar) boat, train and metro in the near future (2a)

If your travel is short, you may take a grabbike, a grabcar or a taxi The prices are different and suitable for your pockets (2b)

If you travel in a long distance, you may take a coach or a train Especially, next year you may take metro when you travel in Ho Chi Minh City (2c)

I am looking forward to meeting you soon to take you around our city (3)

Yours cordially, (4)

Tran Thi My Vy (5)

Good luck!