Một số bài ôn thi B1 Tiếng Anh - Writing

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1. MỘT SỐ BÀI ÔN THI B1 TIẾNG ANH WRITING PART 1 Letter 1 In about 120 words write a letter to a friend of yours telling about your plans for the summer holiday. Start your letter with the following: Dear , I’ve got many wonderful plans for the coming summer holiday. I /going /my summer holiday/ Da Lat/ next month. I / go/ some/my classmates. We / going / spend / two weeks / there. Will / you / able / join us? You know / Da Lat / one / most beautiful cities / our country. It / be / great attraction / tourists. The city / surrounded / green forests. There / a lot / fresh air. The weather / cool / all year round. People there / also / very friendly. There / a lot / good hotels / stay in. We / visit / many interesting places / such as / Bao Dai’s palace / Love valley / some famous pagodas. We / go boating / Tung Lam lake. I / sure / we / have a good time there. We / take / lot / photographs / and / buy / lot / souvenirs. Let me / know / about / decision / as soon as possible. You / phone / or / write back to me. I must / stop / write / now. Give my regards / parents. Your friend, Letter 2 In about 120 words write a postcard to a friend telling about how you spend your summer holiday. Start your letter with the following. Dear , As you can see, here I am in Vung Tau ! This / my fifth day / on holiday. I / enjoy / this vacation / very much. Vung Tau / a coastal city. It / one / most famous cities / Vietnam. It / have / beautiful / attractive / beaches. I / love / it / because of / the sun / the sand / the sea. The weather here / nice / all year round. The sea / always / warm. Every day / I / get up / early. I / enjoy / walk along the beach / breathe / in some fresh air. The sea / look / inviting / when / the sun / come up. I /spend two / three hours / sit / the sun / swim
2. in the sea/ every day. Since / come here / I / see / a lot / interesting places. I / take / lot / photographs . I / also / buy / lots / souvenirs. If only / you / be / me now. I / show / you / my holiday photos / as soon as / I / come back home. I / tell / you more / about my holiday. I / sure / you / will / interested / listen to me. See you again later. Yours sincerely, Letter 3 In about 120 words, write a thank – you letter to a friend who has helped you with the preparation for the last exam. Start your letter with the following: Dear ., I don’t know how to thank you for all your help with the last exam You know, / I / already / pass / my exam / and / I / going / get / a certificate in English. Having a certificate / will / very useful / me. I / will / able / get / better job. I / will / able / earn more money / help my parents. I / always / remember / days / when / I / stay / you. When / I / first / arrive / London / everything around me / look / strange and new. You / be / always / me. You / help / me / a lot / in my studies. You / always / encourage / me / whenever / I / feel bored. When / I / have difficulty, you / also / willing / help me. (You know, / I / never / be able / pass / without your encouragement and support.) I / really / be / grateful to you. I would like / see you again / when / I / go / London next month. I / must stop / write / now. Give / best wishes / your family. Thank you again for everything. Yours sincerely, Letter 4 Use the suggested words to write a letter to a friend you have just met again after a long time of living far apart. Dear , You/ change/ lot/ since/ I /last /see /you. It / a long time / since / we / leave university. We / promise / write / each other / but then / I / lose touch / you. I / not / able / write / you / for ages. Yesterday / I / very happy / meet / you again. I / really / want / talk /
3. you / more / but / I / too busy / stay longer. And perhaps / you / also / in a hurry. You / tell / me more / your job / your family? I / want / know more / your life now / and when / we / able / meet again. I / look forward / hear / you. Please remember / write back / me soon. Give / best wishes / you / family. Yours sincerely, Letter 5 In about 120 words, write a letter to a friend of yours telling her/him that you have just passed the University entrance examination and you want to invite her/him to a party. Dear ., Perhaps / you will / very surprised / when / you / get this letter. You / know / I / just / pass / the university entrance examination? I / sorry / I / not / be / able / write / you / a long time. I / have to / study harder / my exam / so / I / busy. After the exam, my parents / want / me / go / visit my grandparents / live / Nha Trang. Now / I / just / come back / home. My parents / suggest / I / should / party, / so / I / decide / have it next Sunday. I / want / invite / all / close friends. Will / you / able / come? I really / miss / you / lot. I / wish / see / you / at this party. I hope / you / enjoy / our warm get / together. Reply / soon. I / will / expecting / you / Sunday. Your best friend, Letter 6 Imagine that you are on holiday in Paris. Use the suggested words to write a card to your friend. Dear , I know, / you / very surprised / receive this postcard. Here/ we / in warm Paris. I / sorry / I / too busy / tell you / our holiday earlier. Now / we / spend / wonderful days here. I think / Paris / most beautiful city / that / we / ever / visit. Last weekend / we / go / Eiffel Tower / visit / French museum. Yesterday / we / go / beach. It / nice / lie / beach / and it / nicer / swim / freely in the sea. Tomorrow / we / go / zoo. So far / we / see / a lot / interesting places. We / take / lot / photographs. I / leave / Paris / next week. I hope / you / enjoy / look / these photos / when / I / bring / back home. I / tell / you / many wonderful things / I / already / do / here. See you again later. Give / my best wishes / you / family.
4. Letter 7 Your bicycle was stolen yesterday. Write to your parents, asking them to buy you another one. Write about 120 words, Start your letter with the following. Dear Mom and Dad, You know what happened to me yesterday evening? I / go / library / study for my exam / yesterday. I / leave / bicycle / outside the library / but / I / forget / lock it. While I / study / someone / steal / it. I know / it / be / careless / me / lose it. Although / it / old / it / very useful / me. I / use / it very often. I / go everywhere on it. Now / my exam / coming near. Today / I / have / walk / school. I / not / come back home / yet. Could you / buy / another one ? I really / need it / so that I / ride / school every day. Dad / send / me / some money by post. I / buy it here. Thank you very much / Mom / Dad. It / time / me / go to school / now. I must stop / write. I / miss / you a lot. I / come back home / as soon as / I / finish / my exam. With best regards to all at home. Your loving daughter, Letter 8 Write a letter to your friend, telling him/her about your childhood. Write about 120 words. Start your letter with the following. Dear , As a child, I / live / a town / called Cornwall. My parents / often take / me / park / where / I / used / play “hide and seek” / some children. There / be / river / near / my house. Dad / used / take / me there. He / teach / me / swim. I / enjoy / swim / play games / cool water. When I / six / mother / take / me / school / and I / have / first lessons. My teacher / be / very smart / gentle / but / I / feel afraid / all the time. It / take / me / a long time / get used / studying at school. Five years later / my family / leave / Cornwall. Last week/ I / go back / visit it. Everything / become / strange / me. There / be / only one thing: The river where I used / have a swim / still look exactly the same. I / tell / you /more / when / I / meet / you again. Your close friend, Letter 9
5. Write a note to your friend, telling her/him that you’d like to borrow some of his/her books for the coming exam. Write about 120 words. Start your letter with the following. Dear ., Hi! How are you? You know, next week, I’m having an exam. So far / I / be / very busy / preparation for my exam. At the moment, I / not/ go / see you / yet / so / I / have / write / borrow some books / you. Well / title / book / be / “English grammar in use”. I / see / it / your table / last month. I / read / a few pages / book / and / learn / a few things. Now / I / wish / read / whole book. Can / you / lend / me / your English Vietnamese dictionary? I / not afford / buy / it yet / but / I / really / need it now. Shall I / come / your house / collect them / later? Please reply/ me soon. Yours sincerely, Letter 10 Write about a picnic you went for last Sunday. Start your letter with the following. Dear , Last Sunday, I went for a picnic in Can Gio. That morning / I get up / early. I / meet / my classmates / bus station. We / get / there / coach. It / take / us / hour / get there. 8 o’clock / we / begin / put up / tent / by the sea. There / be / only / ten / us. Half past eight / we / eat / some bread with cheese / for breakfast. We / play / ball games / beach / and then / swim / the sea. After / we / eat / ready-cooked food / for lunch / we / sit / sing songs together. afternoon / we / wander / along the beach / and / take / a lot / photographs. We / be / very tired / when / we / come back home that evening / but / all of us / feel very happy. We / have / good time. Would you like / join us / next time? Your friend, PART 2 Here are some questions about a family. For each question complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using no more than three words. Example: 0. My 15-year-old brother plays tennis very well. My 15-year-old brother ___ at playing tennis. Answer: is very good 1. Last night, I took an aspirin to stop my head aching.
6. Last night, I took an aspirin because ___ aching. 2. My brother goes jogging because he must keep fit for his job. My brother goes jogging to ___ for his job. 3. If you don’t give up coffee, you’ll never sleep well. You’ll never sleep well unless ___ coffee. 4. People with flu should stay in bed for a few days. Stay in bed for a few days if you ___ flu. 5. Smoking isn’t allowed in hospitals. You ___ in hospitals. 6. My parents prefer using the telephone to using e-mail. My parents think using the telephone is better ___ e- mail. 7. My neighbor is confused by modern technology. Modern technology ___ my neighbor. 8. Whose is this mobile phone? Who does this mobile phone ___ to? 9. When I look at a screen for too long, I find it tiring. I get ___ when I look at a screen for too long. 10. Why don’t you send Anne a text message? If I were you, ___ send Anne a text message. PART 3 1. This is a part of a letter you receive from an English pen-friend. I’m not sure what to do in the school holidays. My uncle has offered me a job in the bookshop but I don’t know if I want to work all summer. I know you worked in a shop last summer. What was it like? What do you think I should do? Now write a letter, answering your pen-friend’s questions. 2. This is a 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 enjoy it. Now write a letter in about 100 words to your friend.
7. 3. Imagine you’re going to study at a language school in the UK for three weeks. You receive an email from your home-stay family asking some questions about your lifestyle. Reply to their email and include the following information. (140 – 180 words) - thank them for email - your age, family, work/ study - what you usually eat/ your likes and dislikes - sports you do/ interests you have 4. A newspaper is running a story-writing competition. Write about a nightmare holiday you’ve had, or a difficult situation you’ve been in, to send to the newspaper. Answer the following questions (140 – 180 words) - When and where did it happen? - Who were you with? Why? - What went wrong? What happened? - What happened in the end? 5. Imagine you stayed with friends in Canada for two weeks. They taught you to ski. Write a letter to thank them. Answer the following questions (140 – 180 words) - Apologize for not writing earlier and give a reason why. - Thank them for your stay and say how you feel about learning to ski. - Tell them what you’ve been doing recently. - Invite them to stay with you and suggest what you can do together when they visit. 6. Write a description of the school you go/ went to. Include the following information (140 – 180 words) - a brief introduction: the kind of school, size, location, your age when you went there, number of pupils in each class - homework, uniform, discipline, teachers - subjects – best/ worst - your general opinion of the school – good/ bad? Why? 7. Are you creative? Good at making quick decisions? Do you enjoy working as
8. part of a team? All New Media Promotions is looking for enthusiastic, ambitious people to work in their busy marketing department. There are vacancies in the following areas: Administration Promotions Sales Website design All applicants must have the appropriate qualifications and a good level of English is essential. Send your CV and a covering letter to: Human Resources, All New Media Promotions, Edinburgh, PO Box 1084 Read the advertisement. Write a covering letter to apply for a job at All New Media Promotions. (140 – 180 words) 8. Imagine you are helping to organize a book club. Choose a book and write review recommending students to read it. Include the following information (140 – 180 words) - name of the book, the author, any prizes it has won - where and when it was set - the plot and characters - why you recommend this book 9. Write an article called Has modern technology improved our lifestyles? (140-180 words) Begin the article with this introduction: These days we use a lot of modern technology that makes our lives easier. But has this technology really improved our lives? In my opinion, there are advantages and disadvantages. Paragraph 2: Write two or three advantages Paragraph 3: Write two or three disadvantages Paragraph 4: Conclusion – write your opinion
9. SPEAKING Practice test 1 The Speaking test lasts about 10 to 12 minutes. You take the test with another candidate. There are two examiners in the room. One examiner talks to you and the other examiner listens to you. Both the examiners give you marks. Part 1: (2 – 3 minutes) The examiners introduce themselves and then one examiner asks you and your partner to say your names and spell them. This examiner then asks you questions about yourself, your daily life, interests, ect. Part 2: (5 minutes) The examiner asks you to talk about a topic given. Part 3 (3- 5 minutes) The examiner asks you some questions about the topic in Part 2. You may be asked to give your opinion or to talk about something that has happened to you. Practice test 2 Student A Student B 1. Make questions and ask your 1. Make questions and ask your partner. partner. 1. What/ eat/ typical day? What/ eat/ 1. cook? What/ like/ cook? today? 2. recommend/ tourists/ eat in your 2. What/ favorite restaurant? Why? town or city? 3. prefer/ do sport or be spectator? 3. do/ sport or exercise? How often? Why? 4. ever have/ accident or sports injury? 4. ever cheat/ exam, game or sport? What/ happen? How/ cheat? 5. any sport/ hate/ watch on TV? 5. any sport/ like to learn? 2. Listen to your partner talking about
10. 2. Talk about the statement below, food. Do you agree with him/ her? saying if you agree or disagree. Give reasons. “People in my country eat very 3. Talk about the statement below, healthily? saying if you agree or disagree. Give reasons. 3. Listen to your partner talking about “Nowadays we spend too much time sport. Do you agree with him/ her? watching sport on TV”. Practice test 3 Student A Student B 1. Make questions and ask your 1. Make questions and ask your partner. partner. 1. ever lose/ wallet or credit card? 1. ever/ buy anything online? Happy What happened? with it? 2. What/ last thing/ buy? When? Why/ 2. What/ most expensive thing/ ever buy? buy? Why/ buy it? 3. What/ favorite form of transport? 3. When/ last time/ travel/ plane? Why? Where/ go? 4. ever waste money/ something/ not 4. When/ last buy/ present? Who? need? What? What? 5. What/ most delicious meal/ ever 5. What place/ often go to? Why/ go have? there? 2. Listen to your partner talking about 2. Talk about the statement below, money. Do you agree with him/ her? saying if you agree or disagree. Give reasons. “Money always brings happiness.” 3. Talk about the statement below, saying if you agree or disagree. Give 3. Listen to your partner talking about reasons. cities. Do you agree with him/ her? “All cities should have a pedestrian area in the centre”. Practice test 4 Student A Student B 1. Make questions and ask your 1. Make questions and ask your
11. partner. partner. 1. What make/ mobile phone? Why/ 1. prefer/ send text messages or talk on choose it? mobile? Why? 2. ever/ forget/ switch off/ mobile? 2. describe something/ people do/ What happened? annoy you? 3. What/ most frightening experience? 3. describe/ photo of yourself/ you ever have? don’t like? Why/ not like it 4. What member(s) of family/ you look 4. What/ closest friend/ look like? like? How/ similar? 5. What/ like/ able to do well? 5. ever/ give up/ try to learn something? How/ feel? 2. Talk about the statement below, 2. Listen to your partner talking about saying if you agree or disagree. Give manners. Do you agree with him/ her? reasons. “It is important to find out about good 3. Talk about the statement below, manners in other cultures.” saying if you agree or disagree. Give 3. Listen to your partner talking about reasons. appearance. Do you agree with him/ “It is impossible not to judge people by her? their appearance.” Practice test 5 Student A Student B 1. Make questions and ask your 1. Make questions and ask your partner. partner. What would you do if you What would you do if you - design/ ideal home? - win/ holiday for two people? - be/ leader of your country for a day? - not work? - be able to/ change something about - able to/ change one thing about the your appearance? world? - be able to/ travel back in time? - be/ very rich for one day? - sit/ next to an actor you like in a - have/ chance to go anywhere in the restaurant? world? 2. Talk about the statement below, 2. Listen to your partner talking about saying if you agree or disagree. Give education. Do you agree with him/ reasons. her?
12. “Good teachers are always very strict.” 3. Listen to your partner talking about 3. Talk about the statement below, friendship. Do you agree with him/ saying if you agree or disagree. Give her? reasons. “Some friendships are very difficult to keep.” Practice test 6 Student A Student B 1. Make questions and ask your 1. Make questions and ask your partner. partner. 1. think/ work-life balance/ equal? 1. happy/ your work-life balance? Why Why (not)? (not)? 2. How much time/ spend/ family and 2. how much time/ spend/ relaxing on friends? a weekday? What/ do? 3. think/ modern life/ more stressful 3. think/ clock rules our lives? How? than in past? 4. If/ change something about lifestyle, 4. like/ live/ slow city? Why (not)? what/ change? 5. If/ have more time, what/ do? 5. How/ make/ city a “slow city”? 2. Talk about the statement below, 2. Listen to your partner talking about saying if you agree or disagree. Give work. Do you agree with him/ her? reasons. “A good work-life balance is very important.” 3. Talk about the statement below, saying if you agree or disagree. Give 3. Listen to your partner talking about reasons. men and women. Do you agree with “Men and women have very different him/ her? interests.” Practice test 7 Student A Student B 1. Make questions and ask your 1. Make questions and ask your partner. partner. 1. What kind/ shops/ in your town or 1. How often/ go shopping? What/
13. city? buy? 2. Where go/ if want/ find bargain? 2. describe/ favorite shop? Why/ like? 3. ever/ go/ street market? Where? 3. ever/ make/ complaint? What about? What/ buy? What happened? 4. see/ films recently? What/ see? 4. think/ a film/ make/ feel good? enjoy it? Why? 5. tell me/ person/ admire? 5. tell me/ a hero or icon from your country? 2. Talk about the statement below, saying if you agree or disagree. Give 2. Listen to your partner talking about reasons. complaining. Do you agree with him/ “Nothing happens if you complain in her? shops and restaurants.” 3. Listen to your partner talking about 3. Talk about the statement below, famous people. Do you agree with saying if you agree or disagree. Give him/ her? reasons. “Famous people should use their status to make the world a better place.” Practice test 8 Student A Student B 1. Make questions and ask your 1. Make questions and ask your partner. partner. 1. How much TV/ watch a night? 1. What programs/ watch on TV? How What/ watch? often? 2. tell me/ favorite program? 2. watch/ foreign TV programs? What/ 3. What/ advantages of not having a about? TV? 3. tell me? Disadvantages of having a 4. think/ modern inventions/ make television? lives easier? 4. What/ think/ most important 5. any modern inventions/ not live invention of modern world? Why? without? Why? 5. any modern inventions/ make life more stressful? 2. Listen to your partner talking about 2. Talk about the statement below, luck. Do you agree with him/ her?
14. saying if you agree or disagree. Give reasons. “People are either born lucky or 3. Talk about the statement below, unlucky.” saying if you agree or disagree. Give reasons. 3. Listen to your partner talking about “People nowadays spend too much TV. Do you agree with him/ her? time watching TV.” Topics for Speaking Topic 1: Talk about your eating and drinking habit. What should and shouldn’t you eat, drink and do in order to be healthy. Topic 2: Talk about your family. Describe the family member that you love most. Topic 3: Talk about your shopping habit. How often you go shopping? Which shop do you often visit? Who do you go with? What do you buy? Do you bargain? Topic 4: Talk about your plan for the holiday. Where would you like to go? Why? How long are you going to stay? Where to stay? How to get there? What to do there? Topic 5: Talk about yourself and your daily activities, hobbies and interests.