Dear Sara,

I feel Manchester is very interesting for newcomers. The weather's not too good. It's too cold, sometimes it has strong windy that make it colder. For Vietnamese people, who come from a country with a tropical monsoon climate, the erratic weather in the UK is both an experience and a difficulty.

I still work part-time at a fast-food restaurant to make money and improve my English skills. I think this is the best way of speaking and communicating.

I have many friends. They are helpful for my life: study, work, and sport.

At the moment, the host family is very nice to me. I often go out at the evening with some of my friends here, sometimes to coffee shops or sometimes to the movies.

My English classes are going well and are comfortable.

Thanks Sara!

Dear Andy

I have received an email from you.

An is one of my best friends and she told me about the course in London this summer. I'm very happy for her. An is a beautiful girl. She is a good person, and she has a good sense of humor. Her hobbies are shopping with her friends in free time, listenning to pop music and her idol is Taylor Swift. She likes reading books to improve her knowledge and travel in free time. She is interested in painting , world news and a lot of advanced courses. Her current work is fashion designer . I think she will fit with your family because she is a good listener, and she alway helps other people. I think you should talk to her to understand more about her. When she arrives in LonDon, you can take her visit more famous places in London to understand each other better.

Best wishes.

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Dear Sara,

Thank you very much for your email. Manchester is in winter now, the sky is gray, the weather is cold and wet, I must take umbrella when go out. I'm still doing the part-time job in the fast-food restaurant where I can speak to new people and make many friends. The people here are friendly, they like to walk to work. I’m staying with my uncle, he is very kind anh happy. We often walk together on the weekend, we talk and share together. My uncle has a dog and a cat, the dog is white and smart, the cat in black and small and like to play with the ball. Sometimes I go to work in the evening and I sleep there. On the weekend, at night I usually go out for some coffee with my friends.

All the best.

Thank you for your email. I am very happy that we will meet in London, my flight will arrive at 10 am on the 25th of October, and I'm very happy that you'll pick me up at the airport. I haven't been to London. I think it's very grand and beautiful. I'll stay there one month, the time isn't very long but I hope to discover all of London such as famous landmarks, exploring the culture, the people, and even the local language. I want to visit Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, Houses of Parliament and British Museum. In the evening, I'd also like to see a musical event; it's very exciting. I also want to enjoy the local food such as Fish and Chips, Full English Breakfast. I am very excited about the trip.

Best wishes

Thank you for your email. I am happy to tell you more about My friend, An. An is one of my best friend. She is very friendly, easy -going, and cheerful. She is also responsible and independent, so it will be easy for you to be friends with her. She likes reading books, watching movies and swimming. She also enjoys exploring the unique cultures of other countries. So I think she would enjoy spending time with your family and learning more about British customs. She is an English teacher at a highschool in Viet Nam, and she is planning to take a short summer course in London to improve her English and study skills.I believe she would really appreciate the opportunity to stay with your family for a while.

Best wishes.

Thanks you for your email. I truly appreciate your effort to improve the service quality at the sports center.

I chose your center because of its convenient location, modern equipment and friendly staff. The wide variety of fitness class also suits my schedule well. I also like the atmosphere here.

However, I would like to mention a few things that could be improved. First, the locker rooms are often crowded during peak hours, and sometimes they are not very clean. It would be great if more cleansing staff could be assigned during those times. Second, I think it would be helpful to extend the center opening hours in the evening, especially for those who work late. In the future, I hope your sports center can have more swimming pools.

Thank you again for asking for our feedback.

Best regards.

Thank you for your email. I'm very glad to know that you will be coming to my country next month and to the apartment where I live.

To get to where I am staying, you just need to go to Cam Ranh's airport, then you just need to order a GrabCar follow the direction of Bai Dai street to Nha Trang city Center. The apartment I live in Ha Quang urban area, about 2km from Nha Trang city center. If anything, I will send you the location. The weather in Nha Trang is very cold and rainy these days, so I think you need to bring thick clothes and maybe some jackets. I hope the weather during the days you come will be sunny so that I can take you to visit many famous places in Nha Trang and take some photos together. I will be very happy to welcome you.

All the best.

writing practice test 7 task 1

Thank you so much for your lovely letter. I am really happy to hear from you.

Yes, I finally moved into my new house last week, and things are going well. I have been quite busy unpacking and decorating, but it is exciting to make the space feel like home.

You asked about what the house looks like? Well, it is a two-story house with a small garden at the back. The living room is more spacious and full of natural light. There are five rooms in total including two bedrooms, a kitchen, a living room, and a study room. I plan to turn into a mini library so I can study, work and relax after that.

As for my new bedroom, I absolutely love it. I painted the walls light blue, and it feels really calm and cozy. I have also put up some fairy lights and my family photos, which make it feel warm and happy when I see. I will send you some pictures soon.

Hope everything is going well on your side. Looking forward to hearing back from you.

Best wishes,

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Dear David Harrison,

Thank you for your email, I am interested in finding a job abroad, I’ll give you my information.

The job that I am looking for is to work in the field of the education. I want to teach Mathematics in Vietnamese for Vietnamese students who are living abroad. I am choosing to work in a different country for three reasons, Firstly, I am Vietnamese, so I want all Vietnamese students to learn Mathematics better. Secondly, I want to earn more money, finally I want to improve the English skills. In Viet Nam, I was a maths teacher for about 21 years. I have a lot of  experience in education especially Maths. About my English level, I only have B2 English certificate, I’ll to try to learn more English for my work. I hope to earn 1500 USD/month when I work abroad.

Best Regards,

Thank you for your email. I am very happy for your congratulations. How are you?

I will tell you about my new house. My house is small in the coutryside, I grow many flowers around it. There are 1 living room for my family to watch TV, 2 bedrooms, 1 kitchen for me to cook. After a day of work at school, I like to come home to my new bedroom because in the bedroom, I can relax listening to music, watching TV. Every night, I usually read books in the bedroom. I decorated the bedroom with lots of lamps and beautiful paintings.

I am very happy to see my new house.

I will send you some pictures of my new house. I hope you will like my new house.

All the best

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Dear Sarah,

Thank you very much for your email. I am very happy that you have accepted our invitation to be the speaker at the event.

I think Sunday next week is very convenient for me. Because on Saturday I need decorations and prepare equipment for this event. And I think there will be more audience on Sunday because it is their day off. In this event, I only invite school teachers and parents. And I think this event will have more than 100 people. Nowadays, students are too lazy in studying and in life. So I want you share with everyone many methods for how to motivate students.

So I hope You will prepare this topic well to make the event a success.

Thanks Sarah!

Thank you very much for your letter.

Now, I have moved into my new house. It is very nice, and I’m very happy.

My house is not very big, it is in the countryside where there are many green trees and rivers. My house is green, it has four rooms: a living room, two bedrooms, and a kitchen. The living room has a sofa and a TV, where my family watches TV and relaxes. The kitchen has a refrigerator and some cooking tools, where my mother cooks delicious food for my family . My bedroom is not very big but it’s very nice, it has a bed, a table and some books, I often read books on the bed. I like my new bedroom very much. I will send you some photos of my house when I have free time.

I love my new house.

All the best.

Many thanks for your letter. I hope you are not very tired after organizing such a big event for our company.

Thanks a lot for the wonderful party. I am very satisfied with the event. I really liked the food at the party. The drinks were also special. I think I hope there will be more events like this. Maybe we should have it more often, for example, once a month. I have no complaints about the organization. I am very satisfied with the organization. Such events help me gain more experience from colleagues, connect with new people and make me more confident. I also keep many photos of the event in my phone. Of course I am willing to share with you when I have free time.

Wish you all the best.

On the one hand, there are several advantages of the television . Firstly, some TV programme can help children learn such as channel animal word, science. It helps children more intelligent, they have skills in the life. Secondly when chirdren watch English videos on TV, they can speak English early. For example my daughter oftens watches  the channel English, she can speak several simple sentences. Finally by watching TV, my family can talk together for one subject which we find interesting, so we can understand each other better.

On the other hand, there are also some disadvantages. The first problem is that when they watch TV too much, they are lazy to do homework. It isn’t enough time to practice exercise, so they have health problems and become less physical. Secondly, if children watch action movies, they become violent and have bad behaviors. Finally, they have less time for study so they have bad grades at school.

In conclusion, something has both advantages and disavantages, and watching TV is not an exceptional case (trường hợp ngoại lệ). Parents should control the time of children watching TV to get the best advantages and reduce the disadvantages.

Firstly, when children watch TV programs, they can improve their knowledge. It means that some TV program can help children learn more knowledge about the world, the animals, science, history, culture of other countries, world mystery and then the children will be very excited. Also, when children watch English program on TV, they will approach and speak English early. For example: my niece is 4 years old but she often watches English videos so she speaks English very early and often sing English songs. Moreover, watching TV helps strengthen family ties.

Besides a lot of advantages, TV also brings some disadvantages to children. If children watch TV too much, it will make them become lazy to do housework and homework. Besides, watching TV also affects children's health mentally. For example, if the children watch action movies, they will tend to be violent, that is very dangerous for the development of children's personality.

In conclusion, watching TV can bring both advantages and disadvantages to children. I strongly believe that if parents control the time that children watch TV, it will help children develop their health mentally and physically.

Firstly, We recognize TV has an important role in human development. And now, when parents are too busy for their work, TV is the most popular way for children to relax. TV helps children learn many things, such as: history, science, animal world, music,... So they have more information and become more intelligent. Moreover, It helps them develop many skills such as: sing, dance, paint,....Secondly When Children watch English videos on TV, It helps them speak English early. For example: They watch some English cartoon or listen and sing English songs.

However, beside all the advantages that TV brings, it also has some disadvantages. When children watch TV too much, they do not go out. So they do not have friends and live a lonely life. If they watch Tv all day, it makes them so tired and lazy to do exercises. Moreover, when children watch TV a lot, they will not connect with their parents very well. They are lazy to talk to their parents.

In conclusion, I strongly believe TV  influence on children can be both positive and negative. Parents should spend more time with their children and control the time of watching TV.

On the positive side, tourism is a major contributor to the local economy. It creates jobs for local people. For example, they can work at restaurants, hotels, resorts,... or people can open restaurants and souvenir shops to sell food, drinks, souvenir, ... It helps us to earn more money and leads to an improved standard of living. Moreover, tourism promotes cultural exchange, allowing people from different parts of the world to learn about each other's traditions and customs. Beside, development of tourism will help local people improve English because when more people from other countries visit Vietnam, people will usually speak English and improve their English.

On the negative side, tourism can have harmful effects on the environment. The construction of hotels and resorts often leads to deforestation and habitat loss. Furthermore, the large number of tourists can result in pollution, littering, and damage to natural resources such as beaches and coral reefs. Besides a lot of tourists will use more cars and motorbikes. It makes traffic jam and traffic accidents. Moreover, rising prices is a problem because a lot of tourists use service then price of food and drinks will more expensive and be difficult for local people.

In conclusion, while tourism brings many benefits to local communities, including economic growth and cultural exchange, it also causes environmental and cultural challenges. To maximize its positive impact, sustainable tourism practices should be promoted to protect both the environment and local traditions.

On the one hand, there are several advantages of online shopping. Firstly, Shoppers can buy products at any time and from anywhere, without the need to travel to physical stores, which saves both time and effort. For example, busy office workers can easily order groceries or clothing online without having to visit physical stores after work. Secondly, online shopping allows consumers to compare prices and read product reviews quickly, making it easier to find better deals and make more informed decisions. Another advantage is the wider selection of products. People can access items from around the world that may not be available in local shops.

On the other hand, there are also some disadvantages. The first problem is that customers cannot see or try products before buying, which sometimes leads to disappointment when the item does not match expectations. The second problem is that the delivery process can take several days or even weeks, which is inconvenient when people need something immediately. Finally, increased online shopping contributes to packaging waste and higher carbon emissions from delivery services, which negatively impact the environment.

In conclusion, Something has both advantages and disadvantages. I believe that the advantages of online shopping outweigh the disadvantages.

In July 2025, I bought a Redmi phone at Thegioididong store for 6 million VND. However, after two days of use, it broke down.

The phone ran slowly and often freeze when running some powerful applications. The screen was also not sharp when running graphic games, the sound was sometimes distorted and unclear, making it uncomfortable for me to listen to music.

I tried to find a way to fix it but it didn't work, I also asked my friends to check if it was a software error, but it didn't work. The device is still under warranty.

I brought the device to the store last Friday hoping to fix the error or exchange it for a new similar device. The store checked that it wasn't a user error, I hope the store can help me change a new phone.

Thanks a lots.

On the one hand, shopping online has brough many practical benefits for busy life. Firstly, there are many shops selling on online systems, such as: Shoppe; Lazada, tiktok and the prices is cheaper than direct shopping; online shopping has many choices. And these shop often have big sale program in the year such as: may 5, June 6, July 7... Secondly, online shopping is very convenient, there are many diverse products and there are items can't be found outside or store. Finally, we can buy any product by using our phone.

On the other hand, there are also some disadvantages. The first problem is that when purchasing online, we are at risk fake goods, poor quality good and encounter scams. The second disadvantage is that when shopping online develops, it will threaten development of traditional markets and store shopping. Traditional markets are very sluggish.

In conclusion, online has become more popular than in store shopping. However, we need to balance online shopping and store shopping. This is very essential for social development.

It is very easy to understand why a lot of people want to live in big cities. There are several reasons for this. Firstly, in a big city, there are a lot of jobs which are convenient for you so you can earn much money for your family. About the health, when you are sick, you can choose the hospital where there is enough good medicine. Beside, there are many schools connected with schools abroad, you can learn at international schools with the low cost. There are many places to relax after work, you can go to cinema, sport centers, shopping malls. You can participate in the favorite club as dancing club, pickleball, bird club to improve confidence.

However, when you live in a big city, it has also the disadvantages such as air pollution, sound pollution, traffic jam, social problems. In a big city, there are a lot of traffic so it pollutes the air, it will affect health. Because there are too many people live in here so there is traffic jam frequently, It takes too much time to go to work. It also has too social problems such as fighting, scam, theft and robbery. The sound of the Karaoke, traffic create noise pollution.

In conclusion, although living in big cities has both benefits and drawbacks. I strongly believe that the benefits of living in big city outweigh drawback.

Name: Dang Thanh Tinh

Practice Test 9

Task 2.

Living in a big city brings many opportunities for development but also comes with many difficulties and challenges in daily life. In this essay, I will write about the benefits and the drawbacks of living in big cities.

I think living in a big city will bring you many advantages. In big city, you will have a lot of opportunities to find a job is high, you can easily find a job that suits your abilities and strengths and your salary is also higher. In addition, the utility services are more complete, so you will have better health care conditions for your family, your children will have good learning environment to develop themselves, you will have many entertainment to help you relieve fatigue after stressful working hours. Especially in big cities, traffic is very convenient with many bus and train routes making traveling easy.

However, living in a big city will also encounter many difficulties. The first is the high cost of living such as house rental prices and expensive meals. The second, the air here is very polluted to car exhaust and garbage which causes negative effects on health. Third, car crashes are quiet common, causing traffic jams. Finally, file here is stressful, you have little time to rest.

In short, living in a big city will give you many opportunities to develop, but it also requires each person to adapt to the pressures and inconveniences of daily life.

We know, more young people choose live alone. This is because they feel that they have many problems such as: money, times, emotion,.... They feel comfortable when they are alone, they are free, do anything they like, go anywhere they want, they are fine with their life. So living alone become more popular in many countries.

However, I think living alone has more negative aspects than positive aspects. Firstly, living alone makes us lose connection with family, friends. Because In our life, we must have connection with other people. It helps society more open, keep people close to each other. Secondly, when you stay alone and do not marry, it will make unbalanced population. This means that people do not give birth and the population will get old. Thirdly, When you live alone, sometimes, you feel sadness and boring, you do not have anyone to share so you are easy to stress and do not complete your work in the good way.