Trng i Hc Cng Nghip TPHCM Khoa: Khoa Hc C Bn v KT C S Gio n dy n thi chng ch B Writing tasks A- Theory (L thuyt): Cch vit

mt bi lun: Mt bi lun Anh vn gm c 3 phn: M bi (Introduction) Thn bi (Body) v Kt lun (Conclusion) 1- Introduction: M bi gm c 2 phn: cu nhn nh chung v cu ch . Cu nhn nh chung cho chng ta bit c thng tin nn v ch ca bi lun. Cu nhn nh chung nn dn dt vo ch chnh. Cu ch gii thiu chnh ca bi v cho chng ta bit nhng vn no s c gii quyt phn thn bi 2- Body: Thn bi thng gm c 1 hoc 2 hoc 3 .. on vn. Mi mt on vn u c mt cu ch nh v cc chng minh ch . 3- Conclusion: Phn kt lun tm tt li chnh ca bi (hoc vit li bng cch khc) Tit 2: a- cch vit th: Khi vit th bng ting Anh, SV lu cc bc nh sau: 1- a ch: + tn, a ch ngi vit, ngy thng gc trn cng bn phi l th. + tn, a ch ngi nhn c vit di vi dng bn tri.l th. 2- Hnh thc cho hi: + Dear Mr. X. khi bit tn ngi nhn v kt thc bng Yours sincerely. + Dear Sir/Madam.khi khng bit tn v kt thc bng Yours faithfully. + Dear Johnkhi vit th gi cho bn v kt thc bng Yours, Your friend, Your ever.. 3- Ni dung l th: c th gm mt hoc nhiu on. Mi on c th l mt hoc mt s cu cng ni v mt , mt vn . + th thn mt c th dng cc cu trc cu vit tt, thng tc + th trang trng nn dng cc cu trc cu lch s, ng ng php b- k chuyn: Khi k cho ai v mt chuyn hay mt iu thc t xy ra, SV c th a ra mt kin hoc gii thch nhng mc ch chnh l k v iu xy ra mt cch trn vn. Nhn chung mt bi k chuyn gm 3 phn: - Phn gii thiu: thng nu nhn vt, s kin chnh trong mt bi cnh mt khng gian, thi gian no .

Phn ct truyn: l phn chnh nu cc s kin xy ra, nhng kh khn, nhng vn ny sinh. - Phn kt lun: nu cch gii quyt vn hoc bnh lun. vit c mt bi vn hon chnh chng ta cn s dng mt s cu trc ni cu nh: In addition, furthermore, also, moreover.. thm na First, second, next, then, last, finally th t trc sau However, in contrast, on the other hand ngc li As a result, therefore, consequently.. kt qu l In fact, in deed, certainly.. nhn mnh For example, for instance, in particular v d l In conclusion, in summary, in short. kt lun
Simple sentences: 1. S-V: He is crying. 2. S-V-C: He is a student. 3. S-V-O: He did me a favour. 4. S-V-O-C: I found it hard to do it. 5. S-V-O-O: He gave me a book. 6. S-V-O-A: I saw him in the next room. 7. S-V-A: He stood by the window. Compound sentence: S1-V1, ...conj. ... S2-V2: It was so late, but we went on. Complex sentence: 1. Conj... S1-V1, S2-V2: Although it was so late, we went on. 2. S2-V2...conj. ... S1-V1: We went on even though it was so late. Note: Each part of the sentence can be expressed by a phrase or a clause. In the following examples the subject is expressed in two ways: You are so nice to me! (phrase) Who you are is not important to him. (clause) - Audience: writing for whom? (your teacher or your friend, a person who knows your topic or not,...)

Content: writing about what? (a topic), Purpose: why write it? (to inform or persuade your reader),

Method: how to write it? (a paragraph or essay, informal or formal, ...) Writing process: selecting ideas (thinking), drafting (writing), and revising (reading and correcting

Practice: 1. Circle the good topic sentence in each pair: a. Many things make learning English difficult. b. What makes English particularly difficult to learn is pronunciation. c. City Park offers a number of enjoyable activities. d. The rides at City Park are fun for people of all ages. e. Gone with the Wind may be an old movie, but it is still a good movie. f. The acting in Gone with the Wind was superb. g. The architecture in Hanoi reflects trends in modern design. h. Hanoi is an interesting city. 2. Narrow down the topic sentences below My hometown is wonderful. He has a bad attitude. Traffic is a big problem in our city. Public transportation is not as good as it should be Learning English is difficult.

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1. Potatoes are a root vegetable. 2. Last Friday night I realized the bitterness in my husbands character. 3. Drinking too much coffee may be dangerous for you in several ways. 4. My room is on the second floor of our house. 5. I have a collection of old coins. 6. My twentieth birthday was two days ago. Supports of the paragraph

Once you have formulated the topic sentence, the next step is to tell more about the topic sentence, giving the reader more facts about or examples of the topic sentence. Supports can be obtained by many ways, the simplest of which is by asking questions about the topic (who? what?where?when?why? and how?) Practice: Put questions so that the three sentences in each case are the supports of the topic.

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Soya beans are becoming popular all over the world. They have always been popular in Asia. They are easy to grow. They have a high food value. Ginger is a traditional seasoning in China. It is used in many traditional dishes. The Chinese have used ginger for a long time. It is an old custom to use ginger when the dish has a strong smell. Smoking cigarettes can be an expensive habit. Cigarettes cost about sixty-five cents. The average smoker smokes two packs a day. The annual expense for this smoker is $474.50. The smoker must also pay for extra cleaning of carpets, furniture, and clothes. 4. When my friend Mai decided to get married, she ignored her parents advice. - she had been dating her boyfriend, Tuan, for nearly a year. - Her parents told her that if she married Tuan, she would not have a successful life. - She married him despite her familys objections. - They accepted him and the marriage.
Once you have selected a manageable topic to write about, you should set up a controlling idea about the topic. Then construct supports for the opinion or attitude expressed in the controlling idea. It is a good idea to write support out as sentences and list them under your topic sentence in outline form. Such an outline is useful in two ways: It provides a means for quickly checking your sentences to see if they deal with the topic, and it serves as a guide for checking whether the sentences are logically arranged. Practice: Study the paragraph below. write the topic sentence, and outline the support given in the paragraph.

Schools should offer courses to help students with the problems of employment. Such a course might begin with a discussion of the jobhunting experience, including how to use classified newspaper advertisements, employment agencies, and contacts with friends and relatives. This might be followed by practice sessions in writing letters of application and in filling out employment application forms. Students would then participate in job interviews staged in the classroom in order to learn the proper technique for answering questions as well as the

importance of personal appearance, speech, and manners. After these essential points have been discussed, the course might even deal with the problems of job adjustment, with emphasis on how to adapt to the duties of the job and the role of being under someones direct supervision. If schools offered such a course, students would be well prepared for the difficult task of finding a job and for the everyday pressures of keeping one.
Choose one of the topics you are interested in. Then, write the topic sentence, and list the support in sentence form. Topic sentence: ....................................................................................... Support: 1. ....................................................................... 2. 3. 4. ................................................................

Unity A paragraph is a group of sentences which relate to the topic and develop the controlling idea. If a sentence does not relate to or develop that idea, it is irrelevant/out of place and should be omitted. A good paragraph must be unified.
In our prisons today, some people are falsely accused of crimes. A solution to certain kinds of crime, restitution is becoming more popular and rightly so. It works like this. If someone is convicted of defacing or destroying property, he or she is required to repaint or restore the property rather than simply sit in jail a certain length of time. In another example, a person disabling a wage earner would be made partially responsible for that wage earners dependents until the wage earner has recovered. Another way of dealing with this criminal is to make him or her pay a fine. In other words, restitution requires the criminal to restore the damage to the person who has been hurt. The criminal will contribute something useful to society rather than simply sit in jail, being clothed and fed with the tax dollars of law-abiding citizens. Perhaps through contributing to society by restitution instead of being dependent on society by sitting in jail, criminals will be more likely to become useful, working members of society after they have paid for their crime. 1. What is the topic sentence? 2. Which sentence is out of place? Why? 3. Outline the supports. 4. Summarize the text Cross out any sentence that does not belong in the paragraph. And then summarize the paragraph One of my fondest memories from childhood is fossil hunting with my father, who was a soft rock geologist. He worked for a large oil company off the coast of Mexico for a number of years. I looked forward to the dismissal of school in June because I knew that in one weeks time my father would pack up our station wagon with our old tent, cooking gear, supplies, and all kinds of picks, chisels, and shovels, and we would set off into the Sierra Madre Mountains for a week of unbounded pleasure. After sleeping in the tent all night and eating a quick breakfast of hot chocolate and bread, we would set off up the mountain laden down with our picks and shovels to an outcropping that looked promising. As we chipped and scraped, coming upon the fossils common in the area, my father explained to me how the earth was formed and described the various geological periods the earth had gone through.

Actually, the earth has gone through four major eras. To this day I remember with pleasure the cool starry nights, the warm days, and my fathers present but unspoken love. Develop the idea of the sentence that follows in the way you like in no more than 100 words. Living in the house where it is now is convenient for me in several ways........................... ..................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................... ..................................................

B- Practice (Thc hnh): Topic 1: It is hard to imagine people can live without friend 1- Introduction: From them I learn a lot of things, feel more confident and live in a more responsible way in life. 2- Body: a-Friends are my great teachers that can teach me something about life b-Friends are also the people that I trust and can depend on c-Friends love us and set a good example in life 3- Conclusion: Friends are important for us to have in life. When we have friends, we never feel lonely. It can be said that a life without friends is like a flower without sun. Topic 2: What I do to help the poor children 1- Introduction: As students I think that we should act together to help the poor children to improve their lives. 2- Body: a- we need to have a compassion for children b- we should establish a volunteer club c- we should contact with parents or sponsors of these poor children to find better ways to improve their living conditions 3- Conclusion: Helping needy children, working together in groups and bettering their lives are all what we can do to help the poor children. Topic 3: What I do to keep my neighborhood clean 1- Introduction: In my opinions, there are ways people can contribute to making the area nicer for everyone around. 2- Body: a-we should set a good example by keeping our neighborhood neat and tidy

b-we should start a clean neighborhood campaign c- we should be willing to pick up litter in public areas and in the neighborhood 3- Conclusion: Keeping my neighborhood clean is the best way to improve our lives. Topic 4: Why many young people do not like Vietnamese films 1- Introduction: In my opinions, the equipments, actors and contents of the films fail to attract young people. 2- Body: a- most of the films are badly-equipped b- Vietnamese films are usually poorly written c- many film-makers tend to employ young actors to act in films 3- Conclusion: If our film-makers try their best to change the situation, I think that they will create many films with high quality for our people to enjoy. Topic 5: The good and bad of using the computer: 1- Introduction: It influences nearly every aspect of modern life both positively and negatively. 2- Body: The computer provides people with good things However, there are disadvantages the computer causes to people. 3-Conclusion: Computer users need to learn to use the computer to become the masters, not its slaves, so that they can get the most use of the advantages it brings to them. Topic 6: Do young people today make good use of their leisure time? 1- Introduction: Getting outdoors gives them a new perspective and helps them clear their mind. 2- Body: a- being outdoors gives people the opportunity to try new things, see new sights, and meet new people b- enjoying leisure time outdoors can mean making new friends 3- Conclusion: Getting outside the environment we are living gives us the opportunity to meet new people. It is clear that leisure time is better when its spent in the nature. Topic 7: What I do to maintain good friendship? 1- Introduction: In my opinions, we should focus on some good ways to maintain our friendship as follows: 2- Body: a- good friendship should be based on mutual understanding b- there must be a perfect sympathy between friends c- we have to trust our friends 3- Conclusion:

We should try to do many things to keep our good friend so that we can know the real meaning of friendship. Topic 8: How to be successful in your English learning? 1- Introduction: In my opinions, there exist good ways for students to make their English learning successful when learning English. 2- Body: a- they should try to create an English-speaking environment b- students should pay more attention to the English saying: practice makes perfect 3- Conclusion: I believe that the first and most important way of learning English is that students immerse themselves in English-speaking environments regularly. Topic 9: Three immeadiate measures to solve the traffic problem in your city 1- Introduction: In my opinions, there are three suitable measures we should consider when working on this issue: 2- Body: a- the Government should encourage people to take the public transportation to their work places or schools b- the Government should increase the tax on cars and the price of gas. c- the Government should also increase the fines for violating rules. 3- Conclusion: Three immediate changes mentioned above will change the traffic situation in our city. Not only will our people get benefits but the international position also increases. Topic 10: Writing a letter to a friend inviting him or her to go on holiday Dear Nam, .. .. Your friend, Tuan Topic 11: Friends or family 1- Introduction: From them I learned everything that is important. I learned about truth, ambition, and love. 2- Body: a- Your family is with you forever b- Your parents are your role models c- Your family teaches you about love 3- Conclusion: My family has great influence on my life style. Topic 12: Overpopulation causes a lot of problems to social and economic development 1- Introduction: In my opinions, increasing in population causes a lot of problems to social and economical development. 2- Body:

a- overpopulation can lead to wide spread crime b- the increasing population brings about shortage of food supply c- housing contributes to making the problem worst and worst 3- Conclusion: This is a global problem. Governments and individuals must take their responsibilities in slowing it down as quickly as possible. Topic 13: The difference between the young people in the 70s and those at present 1- Introduction: In my opinions, there are two significant differences between the two generations. 2- Body: a- the entertainments between the two generations are remarkably different b- another difference is the presence of wars 3- Conclusion: Young people of different generations have different ways of living and enjoying their lives. People should try hard to make their life more and more convenient so that they can live longer and happier. Topic 14: You dont like a certain film very much. Explain your opinion Topic 15: Many problems would disappear if the world spoke one language 1- Introduction: In my opinions, many problems would appear if we spoke one language. 2- Body: a- if people spoke one language, lets imagine how much bigger our vocabulary would be! b- it would be likely that the world would become one and we would live in a bigger country c- language means cultures 3- Conclusion: People should try to keep their own language so that our world would be exciting and a lot of fun. Topic 16: Write a letter to your friend explaining what has happened Dear Hoa, . . Your friend, Lan Topic 17: Write a letter asking for information to travel to Bangkok The Manager, The Viet Travel Co. Dear Sir, . . Your faithfully, Tam

Topic 18: What should the young people do to get himself/herself ready for the future 1- Introduction: In my opinion, they have to do a lot of things before they come into real life. 2- Body: a- they have to identify their own goals b- they have to build their own values c- young people have to know that the choices they make today can make a difference for their future 3- Conclusion: Its clear that they have to find good ways to get themselves ready for their future. Topic 19: Tell some of the advantages of living in a city 1- Introduction: Many people say that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. In my opinions, the advantages of living in a city would be the followings: 2- Body: a- we can enjoy the excitement of big cities b- living in a big city provides people with cultural and education opportunities c- living conditions in a big city are often better than those in the country 3- Conclusion: We should try to make full use of the advantages for our life so that we will live better and better. Topic 20: What novel or short story did you read recently? Ngy 04.. thng 08 nm 2009 Ngy 04.. thng 08 nm 2009 T b mn Gio vin son

Nguyn Th Hi Questions 1 and 2 refer to the following announcement. This is your captain. I hope youre enjoying the flight. Its a beautiful day out there. Off the left of the aircraft you can see Mt. Rushmore, and on the right, the approach to Deadwood, South Dakota. Our radar indicates some turbulence ahead, so Im going to ask you all to fasten your seatbelts and stay in your seats. Questions 3 and 4 refer to the following announcement. Welcome aboard our Tropical Garden Tour. Im Kathy, your tram operator and tour guide. Please keep seated in the tram for the duration of the tour. I also ask that you please keep from leaning out the windows. Sometimes Ill be taking us very close to some large tree branches, and I dont want anyone getting hurt. Also, please refrain from picking any leaves or flowers. Our plants are for everyone to enjoy! So much for the precautions. Our first stop is coming up on your left. Its our rare orchid collection. About half of these plants are in full bloom. Some give off a very pleasant scent and they are all colorful.

Questions 5 and 6 refer to the following message. Next week is our community clean-up drive. Last year it was a dismal failure.. only fifty people showed up. This year we hope to do better much better. I want to see all of you at this years event. To help convince you to participate, I remind you that making our neighborhood clean of trash and litter is for your benefit. Also, to help you convince members of your family to joy the drive, remind them that when we finish, there will be free hot dogs and refreshments as well as games for the kids. See you next Saturday. Well start at ten in the morning and finish at one in the afternoon. Questions 7 and 8 refer to the following message. This is a telephone confirmation from I-NET. Here is your computer sign-in information. Please take note of it: Your Identification Name is SMITH2 Your Password is HappyCat You should use your Identification Name and Password every time you want to access our service. If your password does not work on your first attempt, please try again later. Do not immediately retype your password. Sometimes access services are delayed. Questions 9 and 10 refer to the following video announcement. You are about to enter the world of workplace fashion. We are going to take a fourcountry video tour of workplace dress styles. Lets start with South Korea. Here you see the latest attire for women who work in offices. Next is Britain and lawyers who dress for court appointments. Our next view is of architects on the job in Singapore. Finally, we have high school teachers in Canada.