Homework

Exercise 1:
a.
1. A perfect fit
2. In the flesh
3. Living on a tight budget
4. Bound around
5. Face a language barrier
6. Get acquainted with
7. Like chalk and cheese
8. Become bosom friends
9. Have a natter
10. Kill two birds with on stone
b.
1. Living on a tight budget: sống với vốn tài chính eo hẹp
2. A perfect fit: hoàn toàn phù hợp
3. Like chalk and cheese: khác nhau một trời một vực
4. Have a natter: nói chuyện phiếm
5. Kill two birds with on stone: một mũi tên trúng hai đích
6. Become bosom friends: bạn nối khố, tri kỷ
7. Bound around: nhảy nhót xung quanh
8. In the flesh: trong thực tế
9. Face a language barrier: đối mặt với sự trở ngại về mặt ngôn ngữ
10. Get acquainted with: làm quen với
c.
Introduction
(b) I would like to talk about when I shared a bedroom with some new friends. (c) About two years ago, I
registered for a homestay for two months, because I wanted to improve my English by immersing myself
in a place where people primarily use this language to communicate. (a) This cheap method was a perfect
for a student living on a tight budget like me.
Story
(d) At first, I did worry that the room wasn’t big enough for six of us, but in the fresh, it was spacious
enough of us to bound around. (b) I had five roommates, including two foreign friends, one from
England, the other from the Philippines, and three more friends from Vietnam. (a) Besides, I faced a
language barrier at that time because I was still struggling with English. (c) It took nearly a month to get
acquainted with using English most of my time.
Opinion
(d) I remember that we usually stayed up all night at the weekend to watch movies or just have a natter.
(b) But, sometimes, I felt annoyed because we had to fight over the only bathroom. (a) What surprised me
was the everyone was so friendly, so even when we were like chalk and cheese from the start, we could
quickly become bosom friends, and to be frank, we keep in touch up to now. (c) Anyway, this experience
has helped me kill two birds with one stone – I can improve my English and make friends simultaneously.
Exercise 2:
1. frequently
2. platforms
3. describe
4. without
5. accounts
6. name
7. recollection
8. eight-grader
9. literal
10. myriad
11. communication
12. forums
13. long-lost
14. updates
15. reservoir
16. profound
17. thanks to
18. comprehensive
19. virtual
20. voice
21. tedious
Exercise 3:
Describe a piece of clothing you wear most often
You should say:

 What it looks like

 How often you wear it
 How you got it
 Why you like wearing it
I would like to talk about a piece of clothing I wear most often. It’s shorts and a T-shirt.
I usually buy t-shirts from local brands, and I buy pants at clothing stores. T-shirts come in basic colors
such as brown, blue, gray and I often buy shirts according to trends, meaning I will buy shirts that are
popular with my peers if I find them beautiful. As for pants, I will buy ones that match the shirt. I usually
wear them every time I gather with friends or go out to eat. They help me eat comfortably without fear of
seeing my fat belly.
Describe a programme that you enjoyed very much (e.g. on TV or the internet)
You should say:

 What the programme was about was about

  Where you watched this programme
 Who you watched it with
 And explain why you enjoyed this programme so much
I would like to talk about a programme that I enjoyed so much. Those are movies on Netflix specifically
the romantic comedy genre.
They are movies that have humor mixed with romance and a bit of sadness like Crash Landing on You,
Queens of Tears and so on.Every month, I usually pay about 70,000 VND for Netflix to watch movies,
but if there's a month I don't. If I have money, I will watch them on pirated websites. I often watch alone
and stay up all night to watch movies. I like watching this genre because it lets me know a variety of
stories in life and learn from experiences for myself.
Overall, it was a rewarding experience and I learned a lot about love and behavior in my life.