Topic 1.Advantages and disadvantages of living in a big city.(Nhng thun li v kh khn ca cuc sng trong mt thnh ph ln)As we know, living in a big city is supplied move facilities than anywhere esle. However, there are advantages and disadvantages of living in a big city.First, I think living in a big city dwellers are provided a lot of society services, such as health care, education, good job and they have much chance to contac or work with foreigners, residents can easily travel fast, thanks to good infrastructure. In addtion that, social services help life be easy and comfortable.On the other hand, people living in a big city have to suffer from many disadvantages : smoke rising from factories and all kinds of vehicle on the streets makes environment polluted and influence people's health. The noise all day and night makes their minds tense. Traffic jams happen every day.

Nh chng ta bit, sng trong mt thnh ph ln c cung cp phng tin di chuyn tt hn so vi bt c ni no khc. Tuy nhin, c thun li v kh khn khi sinh sng ti mt thnh ph ln.Trc tin, ti ngh rng c dn sng trong mt thnh ph ln c cung cp rt nhiu dch vx hi, chng hn nh chm sc sc khe,gio dc, cng vic tt v h c nhiu c hi lin lc hoc lm vic vi ngi nc ngoi, cc c dn c th d dng idu lchnhanh chng, nh vo c s h tng tt. Bn cnh , dch v x hi gip cuc sng d dng v thoi mi.Mt khc, ngi dn sng thnh ph ln phi gnh chu nhiu bt li : khi tng t cc nh my v cc loi xe trn cc ng ph lm chomi trng nhim v nh hng ti sc khe con ngi. Ting n c ngy v m lm cho tm tr ca h cng thng. n tcgiao thngxy ra hng ngy

Topic 2:Your favourite entertainment in your free time.(Tr gii tr bn thch trong thi gian rnh)

Istudies during this week, and I have only sunday of. I go to the school every morning. Sometime I was work even on sunday. And I am attending an evening class improve my english. I am very busy with my study. When I have free time, I read book, newspaper, magazine, listen to music. There are many kinds of music avaliable on tapes including everything : rock, pop, dance .Sometime I go to shopping with my friends and my relative. We often go to the supermaket example : Big C, Vincom, Metro .Sometime I go to the zoo, park . but my favourite entertaiment is collection stamp. I collection stamp when I 15 year old. Now I have 500 in collection stamp : bird, tree, person

Ti bn hc sut trong tun, v ti ch c mt ngy ngh ch nht. Ti i n trng mi bui sng, i khi ti phi lm vic ngay c ngy ch nht. V ti tham d mt lp hc bui ti ci thin ting anh cho bn thn. Ti rt bn rn vi vic hc tp. Khi ti c thi gian rnh, ti csch, tp ch, nghe nhc. C nhiu loi m nhc c sn trn bng nh: rock, pop, dance .i khi, ti i mua sm vi bn b v ngi thn. Chng ti thng xuyn i n cc siu th nh : Big C, Vincom, Metro .i khi ti i n vn th, cng vin . nhng gii tr yu thch ca ti l su tp tem. Ti su tp tem khi ti 15 tui. By gi ti c 500 con tem b su tp: chim, cy, ngi

Topic 3: About my class

I has learnt course of English for 3 months. Thirty-five unique individuals make up our interesting class. First, there is fat Steven. He is the joker of the class. We also have a bookworm called Peter in the class. Wherever he goes, he will have a book with him. The most respected person in our class is our monitor, Evelyn. She is helpful, friendly and responsible.

Not only my friends but also my teacher is veri nice. Her name is Thuy. She is 34 years old. When she taught, I was understaning very clear. She often help us to speak and write English fluently. When she comes class, she often laughs at us. It helps us comfortable in class. I hope she will teach me in all my course.

Thats something about my English classes. I am very proud of my class.

Topic 4: Tet festival

InVietnam, there are many festivals in a year such as Double Five festival, Mid-autumn festival, etc. Among them, the Luna New Year is the most important festival. This is a transitional period between old year and new year; is a occasion for everyone to commemorate ancestors and family reunions. Therefore, Vietnamese people need make a good preparation to welcome the New Year festival.

On Tet holiday, people have many recreational activities. Young persons take part in the traditional games. Adults will give lucky money to children.The women like going tothe pagodato wish good things for their family.In my opinion, I like cozy and fresh Tet atmosphere. I can hang out with my friends and don't worry about anything.

Topic 5:I know you often go to the cinema. Tell me about the last film you saw and whether youenjoyed it.Dear Mary,

Im glad to receive your letter. Now Im writing to tell you about the last film that I saw.

The name of the film was Catch me if I can. It was an American film and it was played by twofamous actors: Tom Hank and Leonardo. Tom Hank acted as a policeman who always tried to catchLeonardo, who acted as a cheater? Leonardo was born in an unhappy family. His father was a cheaterand his mother was in love with his friends father. After their parents divorced, he left school andstarted to be a cheater. The policeman couldnt catch him but he took himself to the court. After thathe served for FBI as their expert. The lesson I learn from the film is family plays an important role inour life. The song at the beginning and at the end of the film is so wonderful. You should go to see itwhen you have free time.

Have you seen any interesting film recently? Write to me and tell me aboutit. Im looking forward to hearing from you.Topic 6:In your next letter, could you give me some advice? Tell me how you keep fit and healthy!Dear Jane,

Thank you for your letter. I was happy to hear that you are well. In your letter, you askedme some advice about how to keep fit. Now I'll give you some tips.

First, you should have a healthydiet. You should eat more vegetables, fruits and less meat or fat food. You know eating a lot of fatfood may cause some disease such as high blood pressure or heart attack. Also, you ought to drinkenough water every day, about 2 liters a day. Second, you should do exercise or play sports. You canspend about 20 minutes doing exercise in the morning or in the evening. If you have free time, youshould take up a kind of sports such as swimming, playing football or tennis. It helps you not onlyhave good health but also relax after a hard working day. Last but not least, you should have amedical check up regularly. If you have any problems with your health, you should go to see thedoctor immediately before it gets worse.

Write to me as soon as possible. I'm looking forward to hearing from you again.

All the best!

Topic 7:I went to live concert last night with my friend. It were greet! Do you often go to live concerts? What kinds of music do you like listening ti? Who is your favourite singer? Tell me all about it.Dear Linda,

I'm very glad to get your letter. It was lovely to hear from you.I am writing a letter tell you that last night I went to a concert with my boy friend. It was reallyinteresting and I felt comfortable and I saw that the life was really meaningful after leaving thetheatre. I like many sorts of music, especially classical music. I love Beethovens symphonies andsonatas. Therefore the concert was really wonderful.

I also want to know the kinds of music you likeand your favourite singer. I hope that we can share many common hobbies in terms of music and wecan use music to make our life happier.

Im looking forward to hearing from you.Topic 8: Tell me about your English classes

Dear Tom,

I received your letter the day before yesterday. Now I am writing to you to talk about my life and work here. I am attending an English course. As I told you, our class is not very big, there are fifteen students from many provinces. Most of them are at the same age as me. They are very open and friendly. We always talk and share our knowledge with each other to improve our communication in English. The teacher is very helpful. She always encourages us to learn English. She is a good teacher.

How are you doing? What about your vacation to Hawaii last week? What are you attending to do after you graduate? Please write to us and tell me about that. Please send my regards to your parents.

Im looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

Topic 9: Traditional festivals

Dear Linda,

I received your letter the day before yesterday. I am happy to hear that you have just had a wonderful holiday in Spain where there are a lot of festivals.

In my country, there are also many traditional festivals. The most important one is Hung King Temple Festival. It falls on March 10th in lunar year. Vietnamese people celebrate this festival to memorize Hung King who was the founder of our country. On that day, people from everywhere in the country gather in Phu Tho Province where Hung King Temple is located. People show their respect to the King and take part in many interesting activities. The festivals last about ten days.

Tet is coming in Viet Nam, I hope that you can come to visit my family and enjoy the festival.

Im looking forward to hearing from you. See you again.

Yours sincerely,

Topic 10: Use computer

Dear Tom,

I received your letter the day before yesterday. Now I am writing to you to talk about using computer. I think computer is the most useful machine because of some reasons. First of all, computer is convenient because it helps me work faster by typing, printing document and storing data.

In addition, when computer is connected to the Internet, it is a good way of learning and getting informarion. I can find a lot of information or I can learn online.

Computer is a good way of entertainment. There are a lot of games, forum or blogs for me to share ideas and make friends. I can also listen to music or watch movies which I like.

I think computer brings us a lot of benefits. I hope that we can share many common information in terms of using computer and wecan use computer to make our life comfortable.

Im looking forward to hearing from you. See you again.

Yours sincerely,

Topic 11:It's so hot here! Can you describe the weather in your country? What's the weather like atthe moment? What outdoor activities are you able to do at this time of the year? Tell me about it.Dear Petter,

Im glad to receive your letter. Now Im writing to tell you about the weather in my country.It varies according to the seasons. There are four seasons in a year: spring, summer, autumn andwinter. In the spring, it is warm and there are flowers everywhere. In the summer, it is hot and itoften rains, too. It is often cool in the autumn and it is often cold in the winter. Now it is summer inmy country, so it is very hot. It is usually over 370C. People often go swimming, camping orsunbathing. There are other activities such as go jogging, do aerobics or play football, tennis andbadminton What is the weather like in your country? Write to me and tell me about it. Im looking forward tohearing from you.

Love,Topic 12: Part time job in a caf or a shop

Dear Linda,

I received your letter the day before yesterday. I am happy to hear that you have decided to look for a part-time job. I think it is a good idea as doing a part-time job can help you have more experience, social integration and especially have money for your living and studying.

Are you wondering about which job you choose? I think working in a caf or in a shop is good. However, working in a caf would be more fun because there you have more chances to practise what you are learning at college for your future job. In addition, working in a caf can earn much more money.

Please send my regards to your parents.

Im looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,TOPIC 13I thinkwe need toeat adiet. Our bodiesneedmore nutrientsfrommanydifferentsourcesof food,sowe need to changethevarious kinds of food,to eatmuch more food like beverages,vegetables, fruit, milk,meat,fish, eggs,etc.Butwe need toeat inaregimeofa reasonable dietanditwould be good forourhealth.We should alsoeat more grains such asrice, wheat,etc.Becausethey provide our bodies with alarge amount of starch,protein,fiber,vitamin,etc.Eatingmorefruit and vegetablesis good for ourhealth.These kinds of food supply us withvitamins, minerals, etc.They helpthe bodyhealthy andprevent us fromcancer,also.We had bettereat freshfruit and vegetablesseveral times a day.For meat or eggs do wejust eat enough.They contain not onlyhigh level of nutrients like protein, canxi,etc but alsosubstancessuch asfat,cholesterol, etcthatarequite harmful.Fat and oilare also important because theycontainessentialfattyacidsandvitaminE.But if we eat too much them it couldbe harmful tohealth, cause somedangerous diseases like obesity,heart disease,etc.And finallyweshould drinkplenty of water,several times a day.Water helps purifythe body andmakesitpleasant andrefreshing.For eachperson, there should beanapprociatedietfor themselve.TOPIC 2Onemillion dollarsisa very large of money.If Ihaveonemillion dollars,I will firstsendit to thebank.Next, Iwill use itto manage my life such asbuildinganewhouse, paying fee and charging other mydaily activities.Althoughit's really a huge amount of money,itdoes not mean that itwillnot go away.Iwilltake theminto the business,createmoreavailable funds thatmademydream of becomingasuccessful entrepreneur come true.Finally,I thinkreal successis to helpothersbe more successful, soIwillhelp the poor more wealthy and successful.Over the worldthere are many peoplewhoneedhelp.Withsuch a largeamount, Iwill sent itto charity, study promotion funds, development funds,etc, whichmustbe much better than onlymake money for personal uses.TOPIC 14I had anembarrassingstory.That day,my girlfriend and Iwentto the supermarket to play games.That day was a holiday so there were many people there.I told my lover to wait for me while I went to buy tickets.People standing in front of ticket office formed a long line.Taking my strengths ofhealth and youth, Ihustledover othersto buytickets in advance.People onlywhisperredto each other about my action, most of themseemedannoyedbut no onesaidanythingto me.Itotally ignored them and felt proud of myself.A few dayslater,I accidentallyreadarticles aboutJapanesechildren,9 years old,stood in linehours to receivereliefofdry foodafter earthbreak. At that time Ifelt very ashamed ofmyself and admired that boy forhisbehavior.TOPIC 15Infourseasons:spring, summer, autumn and winter,springismy best favorite one.There are some reasons for my choice. First, springis theseason ofreunion,love and happiness.When springcomes, bothpeople and landscapebecomefullof energetic.It has not much rainin this season butthe plants are very greeneryunderthe sunlight,also.Moreover, springis theseason ofreunion. Thosewhomake living far from hometown, their children andfamiliesfor a long time, alsofeel stirred and try to come back their countrysides.Everyoneall are eager,looking forward to thedaywhen they wouldreturn homeafteralongtime, probably ayear, probably several years,and may be afew decades.And lastly, springbringsmefeelingpeaceful, warm,happyand full ofhope.I lovespring.TOPIC 16youlike to travelbyany means?why?Ienjoy goingcamping,picnicking. And motorcycleis themostappropriate.Motorcyclists cancontrol theirtime, placeand savings,etc.Throughout the process, we can havebreakat any timewe want and especially have seesights on our way.However,motorcyclists arealsosometimesnotgood.Whenit gets toosunny,toorainy,or longroute, itwillmake ustired or ill.Andwitha motorcycle,wecan onlytravellingin the small area,less than400kms.TOPIC 17At the end of the 12thgrade,we madeasmallpartytonot only show our gratitude to our teachers who were very dedicated to us throughout past years but also say goodbye to our teachersand friends.At the beginning,all of us were veryhappy totalk to each others as well as review all our memories. We sang, congratulated ourselve on what we achieved in this year and say thankto our teachers.I stillremember clearly everything that our teachers said beforethe graduation: "All of you shouldbecomethe useful onesin society". We,the playful students, made the party full of laugh. The boyswanted to prove that they were mature so theydrankbeertoeachotherwhen they greeted and wished others.Whereas,the girlsjusttalkedto each otheras ifthey had neversaid anything.But at the end ofthe party, all of us got emotional, only knew to hug others and cried so much.Wepromisedtotry our bestnot to disappoint both teachers belief and parents expectation.We gave each othersour addresses, phone numbersto can keep in touche togetherforever.Afarewellpartywere full of emotionand meaning.TOPIC 18 : Your life story Iwas born in a happy farm family, soIgrew upinparentslove andsiblingssupport.Inthe gradetenth,I passed the exam and became the student ofQuang Trungspecialized and gifted high school.Because my school far from my home, I went to school and stayed at dormitory. This was the first time I was stay away my family. This is aturning pointin my life.At this clean andspacious school, we learneda lot aboutthe spirit ofself-study,self-made,smalljobs with great significance.Especially we recievedexemplaryteachingofthe principal,TranNhu Y.Heis a simpleand talented teacher.Everyone all has the greatest respectfor him.Whengoingto college,with everything abouta spirit ofindependence that teachers taught, Ididnt feelconfusedaboutastrang environment, the big city. I found that life in universityverydifferent from life in high school a lot.I did more part-time jobs tohave more experience, participated in manysocial activities to learnmore and trainmyself. I am determined tostudybest andfinda suitable job life to thank to my parents, teachersand society.TOPIC 19: Describe a frightening experience you had or witnessedOn the wayfrom my school, I witnessedatragicaccident.A womantookher child on her motorbike.The childsitsin front of her.Beingon the road, there was atruckfrom behind her andhonked repeatedly.Whistlewas so loudthatbothwomen and a littleboywere startled. The child fell forward,the motherimmediately held herson with one hand,and the other handbraked.Becauseof herfast brake-horsepower, her motorbike felldown the road and the babywas thrown out. At that time, the truckpassed away androlled overthebaby, which made himdieon the spot.The motheras a crazy one hugged thechild and criedharrowingly,many peoplealso can notstop crying.It was really thetragicaccident,it gave a question about the drivingculture, the honking culture. Its essential for government to haveclearsanctionsto deter as wellascontribute to build humancivilization.WRITTING

Topic 1.This is part of a letter you receive from an English friend.

I know you often go to the cinema. Tell me about the last film you saw and whether you enjoyed it.

Now write a letter to your friend.

Write your letter in about 100 words on your answer sheet.

Topic 2:This is part of a letter you receive from a pen friend.

In the next letter, could you give me some advice? Tell me how you keep fit and healthy!

Now write a letter to your friend.

Write your letter in about 100 words on your answer sheet.

Topic 3:This is part of a letter you receive from an English friend.

I want to find out about music in your country. Are there many live concerts? What music do you like listening to?

Now write a letter to your friend.

Write your letter in about 100 words on your answer sheet.

Topic 4:This is part of a letter you receive from an English friend.

I am glad you like learning English. Your teacher sounds really nice and your friends do too! Tell me all about your English classes.

Now write a letter to your friend.

Write your letter in about 100 words on your answer sheet.Topic 5:This is part of a letter you receive from a friend in the U.S.A.

I guess there are many traditional festivals in your country. Whats the most important one? Why do people celebrate this festival? Write and tell me all about it!

Now write a letter, answering your friends questions.

Write your letter in about 100 words on your answer sheet.

Topic 6:This is part of a letter you receive from your pen friend.

Ive just bought a new computer game. Do you like playing games on the computer or have you got a Play Station? What else do you use the computer for?

Now write a letter, answering your friends questions.

Write your letter in about 100 words on your answer sheet.

Topic 7: This is part of a letter you receive from an Australian friend.

Its so hot here! Whats the weather like in your country at the moment? What outdoor activities are you able to do at this time of year? Tell me about it.

Now write a letter, answering your friends questions.

Write your letter in about 100 words on your answer sheet.

Topic 8:This is part of a letter you receive from an English- speaking friend.

I want to earn some money at the weekends, so I am looking for a part-time job in a caf or a shop. Which do you think would be more fun? Write soon I need your advice.

Now write a letter, giving your friend some advice.

Write your letter in about 100 words on your answer sheet.