TOPIC: 10 LIFE IN COUNTRY Although I am living in a big city now, I like the life in the country very much.. I think living in the country will help us to have good health because of th
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TOPIC 1:
MY HOLIDAY
I like travelling and I have had many interesting holidays In the summer, I usually go
on vacation with my family We have visited many famous places such as: Hanoi, Danang, Nhatrang… but we like the vacation to Dalat best because it was very wonderful
At 10 o’clock my family arrived in Dalat My father had booked a big room before, so
we went to check in and rested After resting for a while, we went to “Thung lung tinh yeu” “Thung lung tinh yeu” has many beautiful flowers: tulips, roses, violets… As you may know, many people have considered Dalat a wonderful, romantic and attractive city After that we went back to our hotel My family had dinner together in our hotel at 7.30 My mother liked the foods because they were delicious
That vacation was too short but we felt it wonderful It is my greatest time in life
TOPIC 2:
In my family, I love and respect everybody but I admire my mother most My mother
is 42 years old now She is thin with long black hair that is my sister’s dream, she is about average height My characteristics is not the same with my mother but my sister’s are very similar to her
My mother is the woman of family, she is always busy with the family cooking and taking care of my family especially the children
Everyday, my mother usually cooks meals for the whole family, which my mother always says that’s the happiest thing of hers
My dad is very proud to have a wife like my mother Thanks for my mother caring that
my family is always happy
So my mother has always been my role model to follow and learn
TOPIC 3:
TRAFFIC JAM
Traffic jam is the problem that people from many countries in the world are facing in
my country today, and Vietnam is not an exception Everyday, all over the country, there are a lot of traffic accidents, because in our country there are millions of motorbikes, bicycles, cars and the roading system isn’t good enough
Everybody wants to get to where they want in the shortest time, but the traffic is too crowded, that’s the traffic reason causing traffic accidents or traffic jams
The traffics jams make people who have to wait for a long time tired and sometimes stressful It is not good for our health Besides, while people are being stuck in traffic jam, the smokes of the vehicles can cause many lung diseases as well as cause the air pollution that is the world-wide problem
Personally I think it is very important that the government should give more information to help improve the citizen’s awareness when they are in traffic It can help
to reduce traffic jam in our country
TOPIC 4:
Trang 2MY FAVOURITE SPORT
There are many kinds of sports but I like football most Everyday, at 4.30 pm, I usually ride to Tuyen Son sport town to play football with my friends Normally one team pre-deposits And then we have a match in which each team tries very hard to win because the losing team has to pay 200.000 vnd for rental fee, everybody doesn’t want to loose the money It is very fun to play with a simple purpose like that If we play in the day time, the fee will be cheaper
After each game, we both teams will go to the café together to stretch and discuss the match
Playing football helps me to improve my health and let out the stress after a day-long hard working and studying
TOPIC 5:
TOURIST
Danang is a beautiful city with many tourist attractions such as Ba Na Hills, Thuan Phuoc bridge and the beautiful long beach but I like Bana Hills most because it has the highest cable system in south east Asia and it has many beautiful scenes that attract many tourists every year Also Bana Hills scenes are peaceful and poetry
Besides, I also like Thuan Phuoc bridge, Danang city is famous for its bridges, but maybe Thuan Phuoc is the most creative and poetry bridge I usually ride my motorbike across it because I want to see all the city view from this bridge It is fascinating
Danang also had a beautiful long beach which is one of five most beautiful beach in the world Every afternoon, there are thousands of Danang citizens go to the beach for many activities such as swimming, flying the kites or just jogging I myself like to swim because I feel it very healthy for life
TOPIC 6:
MY DAILY ACTIVITIVES
In the morning I usually get up at 6 am Then I do my personal hygiene, after that I often do exercise and have breakfast at 7am I go to the construction place where I am doing my apprentice time from 8am to 11am After that, I go home, then I go to the market to buy something for lunch with my roommates I like cooking because I can cook well After having the delicious lunch meals, we take a short nap and then, at around 2pm, I go to the construction place again and continue my morning job, I finish my work
at 5pm
In the evening I often watch TV, play games on the internet, go to the café with my friends or just listen to some pop music I enjoy this time of the day very much because I can relax after a hard-working day I go to bed at 11pm
TOPIC 7
WHAT KIND OF PROGRAMS DO YOU
LIKE TO WATCH ON TV- WHY
We like the TV show “Who will be the Millionaire” It is usually available every Tuesday night It is very interesting
The game is a competition in which at first 10 people have to answer a question with the fastest time to become the chief player
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If the player fails to answer, he or she will be out And the competition repeats from the beginning
We like this program because it is exciting and especially the prize of the game, the winner answers 15 questions correctly will receive the big amount of money of 12.000.000 VND It is wonderful
TOPIC: 8
MY FUTURE
Now I am a student of Danang University of Architecture and that’s why in the future,
I would like to become an architect My main job is to design constructions such as public constructions, apartment buildings and houses
In my work, we have to be creative and discipline We can work in supervising and consulting to build architectural constructions We can work individually or team-work
It also requires skills of an architecture and an engineer
I like this job because I can design constructions that can bring many conveniences for society in general and every family in particular So now I’m trying to study as hard as I can to get the necessary knowledge that is very helpful for my future job I’m looking forward to graduating and working as soon as possible
TOPIC: 9
LIFE IN CITY
I have been a student of Danang university of Architecture since 2008 so I have lived I Danang city for 4 years now Truthfully, wherever I have lived I have had many advantages and disadvantages
The advantages that I have had when I live in Danang city is to live in the dynamic and bustling environment It is very suitable to a young person like me In Danang city, there are many public vehicles that meet the demands of Danang citizens The entertainment services and travel services are also better
However there are many disadvantages such as: I always feel dangerous when crossing the streets because the streets are crowded The price of everything here is also higher than my hometown I find it hard to buy things with my little money There are many more difficulties but I can’t list all here
Although there are many disadvantages, I still like to live in Danang city
TOPIC: 10
LIFE IN COUNTRY
Although I am living in a big city now, I like the life in the country very much In the countryside, I feel very relax and comfortable, the air is fresh and pure and especially the people there, everybody is very friendly and kind
I like to walk on the long village roads in the morning It is very peaceful and the sound of the new day is so interesting The price there is also very cheap I can buy many
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I think living in the country will help us to have good health because of the fresh air with little pollution
I hope I can spend many more vacations going to wonderful countryside’s
TOPIC 11: YOUR FAVOURITE TEACHER
My favourite teacher was my English teacher in the university I first met her when I was the first year student in the university She had taught me for 3 years and after that she quit the university She is the teacher that I love most Her name’s Oanh She is about
25 years old, she come from Hanoi She is rather tall for a lady She has light brown curly hair and always wears thick glasses She is rather strict However, she actually very approachable and always concerned about her students
Her teaching methods are usually effective She corrects the mistakes of pronunciation, grammar and English structures carefully She made the students practice a lot of with short sentences intonation to help them improve their pronunciation At the end of each lesson, she gives us the exercises and clearly explains them to correct the mistakes if there was any
Her method is very good, we can feel our progress lesson by lesson I respect and love her so much She is really my favorite teacher
TOPIC: 12
WHY DO YOU STUDY ENGLISH?
Nowadays, it is undeniable that English is an international language It has been used
in all fields of education, communication, transportation and public activities English has been spoken everywhere, and it is the language of many books in various fields such as: science, technology, geography, travelling, etc
Many students are coming to the foreign language centers to study English with the hope of being capable of using it for different purposes
It is so important that English should become a compulsory subject for all students at universities in many countries If you can use English very well, you will have good chances to have good jobs in the future So we should learn English as soon as possible English is one of the best ways for us to have a good life in the future
TOPIC 13
English is the most popular language in the world In my studying, I find that leaning English is very important But personally, when I study it, I find it difficult to study listening, speaking and writing
I can hear the English sounds but I don’t understand what people are talking about Why? Because I just have little English vocabularies Besides, I don’t use my vocabularies very often and they are faded through time With me, to deal with the difficulties in learning E I think I should study many more vocabularies In speaking E, I must I practice listening through songs, news, films, or even games
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to improve your speaking, listening and writing, I should learn more about grammars and structure to improve it I wish I would be better in E in the near future
TOPIC: 15
The movie star who I like best is Tang Thanh Ha because she is very beautiful and talent According to some newspaper, her childhood is very bad She was born in poor family but her mother tries to give her opportunities to study in acting classes She was lucky when director close her to star in a film “Doc tinh” and then she has become famous She
is a perfect model of modern woman for many girls to follow It is her that help me to have better life and hope in the future to continue to try in my life to have a better future
TOPIC 16
In many types of vehicles, I like bicycle most because I think it is a convenient and simple vehicles
Firstly, it doesn’t use fuel, so I don’t have to spend any money on gasoline, besides, it does not emit any so it hardly pollutes the environment
Secondly, when you want to go somewhere you can ride a bike It helps to improve your health But since it goes slowly, you can only use it in a short distance or go for a picnic or so on
Today, gasoline price is so high So it is expensive to use motorbikes, cars to go somewhere, so it is best to use bicycle
What do you think if you ride a bike around or ride along the beach every morning? It
is wonderful
TOPIC 17
Sports
In Vietnam, most people like sports If you wake up in the early morning, you can see many people, the young or the old both go out to do exercises People do many kind of sports such as football, basketball, tennis, badminton, etc
People do exercises because these kinds of activities help them to improve their health,
to keep in shape and especially doing exercises helps us to decrease stress after working hours
Personally, I think the most popular sport in Vietnam is football Therefore there are many football grounds, satisfying the requirements of everybody If you have a chance to
go out in the afternoon, you will see many people in the football costumes to go to mini stadium to have a football match with their friends It is very interesting to watch a game like that
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Exercises
There are many people who believe that doing exercises always makes them feel uncomfortable because they have to do it whether they like to do or not
Normally, we only do exercises when we want to lost weight So it often makes you feel stressful if you have to wake up early or get sweater when doing exercises
But I think doing exercises will bring you many benefits, such as: doing exercises regularly is very good for your heart, it will help you to have a fitter body, it also prevents diseases, reduces stress, increase cold tolerance ability, bring comfort to people with asthma and it also prevent cancer
There are some sports that I think they are very good for you For example: Swimming, it is a sport that is suitable for all ages to improve health, swimming activities help the body quickly burned energy, the basic elements can help you control your weight Or cycling, it will help to reduce 90% migraine, best for people who are stopping stacking, lose weight and besides it will help to prevent environmental pollution
TOPIC 19:
Learning E is very helpful for everyone Indeed, if you understand English well
you can work with your computer effectively and easily, because most computers use English language You can also read more information on the Internet
If you want to travel around the world you should know a little English because it helps you to communicate with people in many places
With good E, you can easily find a good job because nowadays, many companies are expanding to abroad, so it is necessary for employees to know English to communicate with their partners
I like E phonetics and vocabularies because one word can have many different meanings I find it very important to know English
Nowadays, all over the world, many countries use English as their first language, and also many use as a second or foreign language
I study English by watching movies with English subtitles, listening to English songs, doing English grammar exercises or chatting with foreigners in English It’s so interesting to communicate with other people in English
TOPIC 20:
After school, I like to go the park This place help me to clear my tiredness and
my stress There are trees, flowers and glasses like in a paradise The park I am used to going to is 29-3 park, it is near the center of Danang city
The park is where we usually go to for a walk In the morning, many people from very young to old age go there to do exercises such as jogging, weights lifting, football or badminton Everybody goes there for the fresh air there The fresh air help us to feel comfortable and relax
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to organize events and activities
There is also a zoo in the 29-3 park, in the afternoon, many parents with their children go there to watch the birds, the tigers, the monkeys and many kinds of animals there Sometimes, some people bring food to feed the animals It is very interesting when seeing the monkeys are fed by people They are so naughty that make the children excited
TOPIC 21:
MY FUTURE PLANS
Anyone of us has future plans in our life, and me too I’m a small person but I think my future plans isn’t so small as me
I’m the last year student of Danang Architecture University right now After graduation, I hope to find a good job with a good salary in the environment that I could use my abilities is suitable with my major and abilities Furthermore, I also want to work
in a foreign company I think it’s a good environment to develop my working skills such
as professional working conditions, speaking English as well as communicative skills and the method of working is very professional I also want to earn much money from my work in the future, so I will work hard to get my expected salary
I love my parents, so I want to give them some money or other things to help them have a better life in future years when I they get older
Besides, I also want to travel to many places, other countries in the world, to know new cultures there, especially to eat much good and strange food
In the future, when I have enough experience, I’d like to build my own company
or run a fashion shop to sell clothes which will be designed by myself Fashion is my biggest passion And I will employ many people, give them work in order to contribute to the development of my country, even though a little
I hope my dreams will become true!!!
TOPIC 22:
MY FAVOURITE SPORT
My favourite kind of sport is badminton This is a popular sport in the world Whether you play professionally or play just play for fun with friends, badminton requires good vision and quick response
Scientists have proven that playing this sport brings many benefits to your health and help you to live longer This can be achieved if you play badminton at least 30 minutes a day
The main benefits of badminton are to reduce bad cholesterol and increase good cholesterol Also, playing badminton will improve your body, reduce you heart rate down and reduce blood pressure Both of these effects are beneficial for those who are stressful
And like other sports, badminton requires a lot of calories that help them tom avoid being converted into fat
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TOPIC 23A:
What company do you want to fill out after graduation?
After graduation, I want to work in a bank because my major is financial banking
I want to work in a foreign bank company because there is an active and creative environment I will have many opportunities to promote (thúc đẩy) and improve my English skills and especially there will be high salary that satisfies (đáp ứng) my expectation
The bank which I want to work in is Vietcombank I like this bank because I use
to do my apprentice (người học việc) period there All staffs are very friendly, helpful and full of experiences
To prepare for my future job, I had do a part time job, I think it’s very good for
me because it helps me have real experience outside the university, widen (mở rộng) many social relationships and improve my communicative skills, earn a little money to support to myself Besides, I also want to be a business woman because I want to earn a lot of money to fulfill (thỏa mãn) my wishes
TOPIC 23B:
In my opinion, Lady Gaga is the most famous person in the world She was born
on March 28th, 1986 in the New York city She is a singer, a song writer, an actress, a dances, and an activist
She studied at Junior School in Convent, and after that she studied at Tish University of Artistic
She began playing at rock stage in 2007 and then she released her first album
“The fame”
Her successful field are pop music, dance music, electric music and rock music She has known to play musical accessories, such as piano, keyboards
She contented the first place in ranking table in many countries which have large musical market such as UK, America
She keeps releasing albums “Born this way”, “Judas” and “The Edge of glory” Beside the occupation singer, she joins into many humanity programs
I admire Lady Gaga very much because she is an individualist girl
TOPIC 24:
There are many difficulty one person meet in his or her life But I myself met my most difficultly in my life when I was away from home to go to Danang city to study for the first time
It was the time I first had to study in university I had to live independently, I had
to do everything completely by myself: go to the market, cook meals, wash my clothes or take care of myself when being ill They were such things that I had never done before
New life in a new big city was very strange to me I felt very homesick because I didn’t know to plan my independent life
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us to take care of each other I have called my family regularly, it helps me reduce my homesickness I’ve learned to live independently
I feel better now and I am used to living independently
TOPIC 25:
Everybody wants to have lots of money If I have a lot of money, it is will be wonderful because I will use the money to fulfill my dreams
Firstly, I will buy luxury items such as: laptop, car, smart phone, etc Besides, I will buy the big land to build hotel, motel or just invest into land property
Secondly, I will use my money to travel around the world, visiting the famous wonders of the world, and eat all of the world’s most strange dishes Maybe I will go to USA to continue my studying
After that, I will use the money to do some charities: I will use one portion to help the disadvantages in my city, my country Most of my money, I will keep in the bank or buy gold for reserving and the rest I will use to run my own business I like that
There are more and more things I want to do but I can’t list all here But I will try
my best to make all my dreams come true!
TOPIC 26:
In comparison with travelling by an airplane, travelling by train is much cheaper, significantly roomier and more comfortable
But like any other vehicles, I think that going by train has both advantages and disadvantages:
There are some advantages:
It is usually quicker than travelling by road because there are no road works, traffic jams, breakdowns or accidents It is comparatively good for safety reason Passengers can do other things while they are travelling on the train which they are not allowed to do on an airplane such as talking on the phone, using laptop The train is relatively cheap if you book the ticket in advanced, and you can see many lovely sceneries outside the train windows sometime
But there are some disadvantages:
Sometimes people are talking very loudly on the train and it will make you fell uncomfortable There is also a limited space inside the carriage of the train that makes people hard to move Also, if there is an ill person with a bad cough or cold you are going
to breathe in their germs and you might also get ill
TOPIC 27:
There are many vehicles for you to travel, but there is nothing can compare with air plane because the speed of this type of vehicle is very fast You don’t have to spend as such time as those when you travel by train or by, or by a watering vehicle; and airplane services are also better
Trang 10The feelings when you sit in an air plane when it is taking off is indescribably enjoyable When you sit in an air plane, looking out the sky, it looks like the world is coved by the clouds It is so wonderful
If it is sunny, there will be an imposing scenery, a glorious paradise, the shapes of the cloud are interesting, which are good for your imagination
On the plane, you will be provided with snacks and drinks that are not available in other vehicles
Besides the advantages, there are also disadvantages when you travel by plane such as the ticket fee is more expensive, you are not allowed to bring instrument containing chemicals, liquids to avoid firing When the plane takes off and the lands, it will make you feel uncomfortable because of the change in atmospheric pressure If there
is a storm, you shouldn’t fly because it is very dangerous of air crash
TOPIC 28: What I hate most in my life.
Dirtiness, mess things, shrimp sauce, raining a lots, stay in an inn, mice, cockroaches are what I hate most in life I am a quite technical and perfectionist person Furthermore, I am a girl, so what hate most is dirtiness and mess things
What do you think about raining too much? To me, I don’t like rain much Because now I have to stay in an inn So every time it rains, it takes long time for my clothes to be dried In the room the felling of the moist cannot escape to outside because there is much water vapor in the air is annoying
And stay in an inn is also what I hate Because on the first and last day of the month, I have to pay the room, electricity, water fee And I have to spend a number of other expenses such as foods, fuels by myself In addition to these, the noise of the surrounding room is also annoying
Another thing that I hate comes from the mice and cockroaches They are my traditional enemies They are things that always destroy furniture and make me feel uncomfortable
TOPIC 29:
I was born in a small village far away from city My village is surrounded by paddy- fields in the river
In my village, there are many footpaths and lots of trees There are also many large rice fields on which many farmers do the farming work from the early morning till late in the afternoon To me, these things are familiar and peaceful
I like to walk along the footpaths and listen to the sound of wind blows through the bamboos It is very poetry Whenever I feel stressful or just want to take a nap, I go to the bamboos near my houses I take a short nap After that, I feel very energetic and my stress seems to be blown away
On traditional holidays and Tet holiday, there are many activities such as festivals, traditional games which are really fun and exciting Everybody in my village gathers together to talk to each other about their new things in their houses, or just tell what they are worrying about to ask for advices