Topic 1.

Craft village
Dong Ho Painting Village is located in Bac Ninh Province, 35 km from Hanoi, Viet Nam. It is a small
village with about 220 families, most of them make Dong Ho instead of farming. The special of Dong
Ho painting is the material which made from natural elements, such as: papers are made from Do tree,
ink is made from burned bamboo leaves, and flowers. They are printed by hand on the surface of
wooden plate. They are simple but meaningful, they reflect both reality and dream of the people. There
are some popular paintings of Dong Ho Village such as: Ba Trieu, Rat’s wedding, Boy sitting on a
buffalo and playing flute, etc.. . Visitors coming to this village will have the chance to learn and make a
Dong Ho painting by themselves.
Topic 2 : The Advangatges and Disadvantages of Living in the city (thuận lời và bất lợi của sống
ở thành phố)
City life is very exciting and interesting. It provides us with better condition and good environment to
find a better job or to develop our career because there are many working places in a city such as
international companies, big factories or industrial zones. Moreover, we have a good chance to get a
better education in big universities or language centers. When you are ill, you can get the treatment in
the big hospitals with good medical care. If you want to relax you can choose many different forms of
entertainment to enjoy such as theatres, clubs, or restaurants, etc. You can go shopping very quickly in
the big shopping centers and buy whatever you want. However, it also has some disadvantages. Smoke
from vehicles as well as chemical waste from factories endangers our health. Heavy traffic and rush life
in city can be harmful factors causing stress, accidents and some serious diseases. ln addition, city life
lacks safety. there are many social evils such as. crimes, addiction or robberies happening in the city. In
conclusion, living in city has both advantages and disadvantages but I think, living in the city is still a
good place for us to live, to study, to develop our career and to have a good future.
Disadvantages of Living in the city (Bất lợi của sống ở thành phố)
In our modern society, living in the city is the dream of many people. However, living in the city has
many disadvantages. Firstly, the environment is one of the things that people in the cities have to face.
Smoke from vehicles as well as chemical waste from factories endangers our health. Secondly, Heavy
traffic and rush life in the city can be harmful factors causing stress, accidents and some serious
diseases. ln addition, city life lacks safety. There are many social evils such as: crimes, addiction or
robberies happening in the city. These things make people living in the city frightened, they have to be
very careful when they leave their home. To sum up, city life brings a number of difficulties as well as
challenging to its dwellers.
Topic 3. Teenager stress and pressure
As a teenager, I am facing up to a lot of pressure and stress related to homework and school, especially
exams, expectations and pressure from parents and social relationships with friends. Firstly, I study day
and night to complete the tests well, without any mistakes. Too many things to do and lack of sleep
make me tired and stressful. Secondly, most parents want their children to be happy and successful, but
sometimes their thinking is not true with their children. For example, I want to become a designer, but
my parents want me to become a doctor because they think that designer is difficult to find job in the
future. Finally, sometimes I don’t get on well with my friends at school, I feel sad and depressed. In
short, these things stress me out, but luckily, my parent and my teacher always beside and help me get
over easily.
Topic 4: Life in the past
In the past, children didn’t go to school by bikes or electric bikes, they used to go on foot. Secondly,
they used to play outside such as play hide and seek, play football, fly a kite in the field, go swimming
in the river. They didn’t surf the Internet, play computer games or watch films. Thirdly, they used to
study at home village or hometown, but now children study in other cities or abroad. In conclusion,
children's life today is much better than in the past. Although past time is very simple, it is a
memorable thing.
Topic 5: Wonders of Viet Nam
Ha Long Bay is in the Quang Ninh Province. It is the most beautiful natural wonder in Viet Nam. We
can get there by : motorbike, car or plane. It has many islands and caves such as: Rooster and Hen
Island (Trong Mai Island) , Man’ s Head Island (Dau Nguoi Island) and Thien Cung cave,. You must
take a boat trip around the islands – It’s amazing! Tuan Chau is the biggest Island in Ha Long Bay.
People here are very friendly and helpful. There you can enjoy great Vietnamese seafood, watch
traditional dance and join many exciting activities.
Topic 6: Viet Nam then and now
My home town is Nghia Ky village, has changed a lot in some recent years. It is becoming busier and
more modern. The streets are widen, newer and cleaner. The houses are taller and more beautiful. every
house has electricity. There are many shops, restaurants and markets here. People wear more
fashionable than in the past. School is big and has many modern equipment. There are more
playgrounds for children, and more entertainment and sports centers for people. Our life is becoming
easier and easier. I really like living here.

Speaking
Topic 1: Local environment
1. Some kinds of traditional handicrafts such as: conical hats, pottery, drums, lanterns...
2. Some benefits and challenges of traditional handicrafts
Benefits: - It creates jobs for millions of workers in rural areas
- we can preserve cultural heritages.
- helping develop tourism, helping improve local services
Challenges: - They are having difficulties in choosing consumption market
- they don’t have modern devices to improve their products.
- limited designs
- natural resources running out
- market competition from other countries,....
Describe a place of interest in your hometown
I live in Quang Ngai province, there are many interested places, but I like My Khe Beach best. It is located
in Co Luy village, Tinh Khe commune, Son Tinh district. It is famous for charming beauty, with clear blue
beaches and long sandy beach. The best time to go to My Khe beach is from May to August. At this time,
the sun is beautiful, the waves are calm and the rain is less. there are many restaurants and hotels for
tourists to rest. Here, you can swim in the sea and enjoy seafood. People here are very friendly and helpful
Topic 2: City life
1. some drawbacks of the city
- there is the problem of traffic jams and traffic accidents.
- The environment is polluted such as Smoke from vehicles, chemical waste from factories
- city life lacks safety. there are many social evils such as: crimes, addiction or robberies happening in

the city
2. Some reasons for the serious problems in the city life
- The increase in population and the increasing number of vehicles have caused many accidents to
happen every day.
- the city is noisy, even at night.
- Unemployment is higher and higher
Do you like living in the city? Why or why not?
I like living in the City because life in the city is very exciting and interesting. It provides us with better
condition and good environment to find a better job or to develop our career because there are many
working places in a city such as international companies, big factories or industrial zones. Moreover,
we have a good chance to get a better education in big universities or language centers. When you are
ill, you can get the treatment in the big hospitals with good medical care. If you want to relax you can
choose many different forms of entertainment to enjoy such as theatres, clubs, or restaurants, etc. You
can go shopping very quickly in the big shopping centers and buy whatever you want
Topic 3: Teen stress and pressure
1. Some skills for life: Social skills, Cognitive skills, Housekeeping skills, Emotion control skills, Self-
care skills
2. Somethings to improve the skills: communicate with other people, do laundry/fix a bicycle, overcome
negative feelings/ manage anger, cook for myself, plan the time and what to do……..
Talk about teen stress and pressure and how to cope with them
- As a teenager, I am facing up to a lot of pressure and stress related to homework and school,
expectations and pressure from parents and relationships with friends.
- Firstly, I study day and night to complete the tests well, without any mistakes.
- Secondly, I want to become a designer, but my parents want me to become a doctor because they think
that designer is difficult to find job in the future.
- Finally, sometimes I don’t get on well with or keep up with my friends at school, I feel sad and
depressed.
- these things stress me out, but luckily, my parent and my teacher always beside and help me get over
easily. I also listen to music and play football to release stress
Topic 4: Life in the past
1. some teenager’s pastime:
- In the past, We used to play hide and seek, play football, fly a kite in the field, go swimming in the
river.
- We didn’t have an electric bike, we used to go to school on foot.
- We didn’t surf the Internet, play computer games.
- We didn’t speak English well
2. Some reason for (not) preserve these pastime
We should preserve them for future generations, and introduce to the world about our culture. I am sure
that it will be very interesting.
Talk about children’s past time in the past
In the past, children didn’t go to school by bikes or electric bikes, they used to go on foot. Secondly,
they used to play outside such as play hide and seek, play football, fly a kite in the field, go swimming in
the river. They didn’t surf the Internet, play computer games or watch films. Thirdly, they used to study
at home village or hometown, but now children study in other cities or abroad. They didn’t speak English
well. In conclusion, children's life today is much better than in the past. Although past time is very
simple, it is a memorable thing.
Topic 5: Wonders of Viet Nam
1. Some wonders of Viet Nam: Ha Long Bay, Hoi An ancient town, Phong Nha Ke Bang cave,
Hue imperial city, Phu Quoc Island, Ban Gioc Waterfall….
2. Some things to introduce our national wonders to the world
I will introduce about the history of the wonder first, and then is its beauty. What is special about it.
Introduce about food and drink. About people here and some interesting activities they can do here.
Describe a wonder of Viet Nam (bài Ha Long Bay ở phần Writing)
Topic 6: Viet Nam then and now
1. Some types of transport system: air transport, water transport, and land transport
2. Some change in transport in Viet Nam
- Transport in Viet Nam has changed a lot. There are many transport option: bus, motorbike, taxi,
eco-friendly electric car, plane, train……
- In the bg city there are Fly-over (cầu vượt), elevated walkways (đường di bộ trên cao)
- Cars run by solar energy
- More and more People travel by plane
Talk about some changes in your hometown (Topic 6 phần writing)

Unit 7 Write about your favourite food

My favourite food is a prawn salad, this salad is simple but delicious. Here are the ingredients:
prawns, celery, spring onions, mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt and pepper. It is easy to cook. First,
we wash and chop the celery and spring onions. Second, we boil prawn and then drain and peel
them. Third, combine the prawns and celery in the bowl. Add two tablespoons of mayonnaise,
half a teaspoon of salt, half a teaspoon of pepper and some lemon juice. Now, we mix all the
ingredients well. Finally, add the spring onion on top, cover the bowl and leave it in the fridge
for an hour. I often eat this salad with my family because it is very healthy.
Unit 8: Disadvantage of Tourism
Developing tourism can bring many negative effects for local residents and environment. Firstly,
the effects on the environment. People take transport to their destination, if they take cars or
planes, it will cause some air pollution. They drop litter everywhere, especially, some plastic
bottles and plastic packets. It causes soil and water pollution. Second, It affects the culture of the
country. Tourist visit new countries, some local people try to copy the lifestyle and the culture
of the tourist. Moreover, crime rate is also increased in areas which are visited by travelers
 because tourists bring jewelry, money, and other expensive items, becoming targets for
thieves. To sum up, although tourism can have some drawbacks, I believe that we can join
hands to make tourism develop in a healthy way.

Unit 8: Disadvantage of Tourism

Tourism can bring many negative effects for local residents and environment. First, the effects
on the environment and natural beauty is spoiled. People take cars or planes to their destination,
it will cause some air pollution. They drop litter everywhere, especially, some plastic bottles and
plastic packets. It causes soil and water pollution. Second, Traditional ways of life are affected.
Tourist visit new countries, some local people try to copy their lifestyle and culture. Moreover,
Social problems may arise because tourists bring jewelry, money, and other expensive
items, becoming targets for thieves. To sum up, tourism can have some drawbacks, but I
believe that we can join hands to make tourism develop in a healthy way.

Unit 7 Write about your favourite food

My favourite food is a prawn salad, this salad is simple but delicious. Here are the ingredients:
prawns, celery, spring onions, mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt and pepper. It is easy to cook. First,
we wash and chop the celery and spring onions. Second, we boil prawn and then drain and peel
them. Third, combine the prawns and celery in the bowl. Add two tablespoons of mayonnaise,
half a teaspoon of salt, half a teaspoon of pepper and some lemon juice. Now, we mix all the
ingredients well. Finally, add the spring onion on top, cover the bowl and leave it in the fridge
for an hour. I often eat this salad with my family because it is very healthy.
1/ Write a paragraph about the advantages and disadvantages of eating out. You should write in about 100 – 120
words. You can use the ideas as cues.
- ADVANTAGES: save time, relax ….
- DISADVANTAGES: Expensive, unhealthy food …..

Eating out has both pros and cons. On the one hand, it saves our time if we are not good at
cooking or don’t have time, the restaurant would serve us within some minutes.,. Moreover,
it helps us relax after a hard working day when we want to go out with friends and try new
dishes. On the other hand, it could be risky and expensive. First, you don’t know where the
food comes from. Some dishes are harmful for your health and even cause death. Second, it
is expensive because restaurants have to pay a lot of money for staffs, electricity. In short,
eating out save your time but it could be unsafe and costly. I suggest cooking at home
because of the money and health issues.
 2/ Write a paragraph about 100 – 120 words about the benefits of travelling. You can use the following ideas as
cues:
- Relax/ make friends Increase knowledge/ strengthen relationships
- Become more open-minded

- I'm a big fan of traveling because of its benefits. Firstly, Travel is a great way to
widen our knowledge and see the world. We can learn about many beautiful countries,
new languages and cultures. Travelling develops our mind and brain. Secondly,
travelling helps us meet people from all over the world and we can make new friends
and expand your relationship. Thirdly, travelling makes us more relaxed and open-
minded. During travel time, we don’t have to think about the work or study and after
that, we will feel less stressed and happier and have more energy. In short, because of
these benefits, I think people should travel more.