Tài liệu ôn thi TN- 2014 Sample Compositions REVISION OF COMPOSITONS – ENGLISH 10,11,12 ENGLISH 10 UNIT 1: WRITING A NARRATIVE Last year, I spent my summer holidays at the seaside town. The hotel was modern and comfortable. I had a wonderful holiday until the fire It was Saturday evening and everybody was sitting in the discotheque ( which was) on the ground floor. It was crowded with people. They were dancing and singing, happily. Suddenly we smelt smoke. Then black smoke began to fill the room. Everybody started to scream in panic. People ran toward the fire exits. One door was blocked. Many people began to coughing and choking Then, just as we thought we had only minutes to live, the fire brigade arrived. Firemen fought their way into the room and soon everyone ws safely out of the building. Luckily nobody was seriously hurt. It was the most frightening experience of my life UNIT 3 : WRITING A BACKGROUND Mr Brown was born on 12 th November, 1969 in Boston. He went to Kensington High school and passed exams in English, French and Mathematics. He worked in a travel agency from June 1991 to December 1998. And from 1999 to 2002, he worked as a hotel telephonist. He likes music and dancing UNIT 4 ; WRITING A LETTER OF COMPLAINT First of all, you say that there are only native teachers, but my class has one Vietnamese teacher and two native teachers. You also say that each class has more than 20 students but there are over 30 students in my class. Furthermore, in the advertisement, you say we can have books and cassette tapes free of charge but in fact we had to pay for them. To make the matter worse, the classroom is not air – conditioned. That is quite different from the advertisement. Finally, what I do not like most about your centre is the time. The class time is not the same as what the advertisement says. Classes not only start late but also finish early UNIT 6: WRITNG A CONFIRMATION LETTER Dear Lan, Firstly, let me congratulate you on yor 15 th birthday. Certainly, I will help you to prepare everything you need for the party. I will go to the nearby market and get them on Saturday morning. Luckily, Saturday is weekend so I have the whole day free I will be at your house at 6:30 p.m on Saturday Love, Dear Minh, I’m happy to tell you that the book you want to borrow is available. You can use this for the next two weeks. However, I will not be at home this Saturday. Can you come on Sunday? I will be waiting for you all day see you then, Yours UNIT 7 : WRITING ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE MASS MEDIA Updated information, convenience and stress relief are three major advantages that radio brings us. Firstly, radio keeps us updated with latest information. The news which is broadcast live hourly helps us understand current events around the world. Secondly, unlike other types of the mass media, radio is easy to use. We can listen to the radio almost everywhere with little cost and great convenience. Lastly, radio helps us to release the stress that we suffer from work and study. Music and entertainment programmes on the radio are effective ways to make us feel happy and refreshed after a hard working day. In conclusion, radio has a lot of advantages that make our life easier and more enjoyable 1 Tài liệu ôn thi TN- 2014 Sample Compositions UNIT 8 : WRITING AN INFORMAL LETTER : GIVING DIRECTION Dear Jim, I’m very happy to hear that you will come here for the summer holiday. I’m writing to tell you how to get to my house from the Roston Railway Station Now when you come out of the station, turn right. Keep walking for about 5 minutes. You will see a small bridge ahead. Go over the bridge, go along the street, past the medical centre and the car park then take the second turning on the left. Walk past the Souvenir shop and you will see my house. It’s on the right, next to the shop. You can’t miss it. I enclose the map so that you van follow my directions easily Looking forward to seeing you soon Love, UNIT 9 : DESCRIBING INFORMATION FROM A TABLE Dolphins are not fish. They are mammals that live in the water. Dolphins are among the most intelligent animals on earth. Although they can be found in all oceans in the world, dolphins prefers coastal waters and bays. The size of dolphins varies greatly. The smallest dolphin is just about 50 kg in weight and 1,2 metres in length while the largest one can weigh up to 8,200 kg and 10 metres long. Dolphins are carnivores and they eat mainly fish. A female dolphin gives birth to one calf every two years after a gestation period of eleven to twelve months. A dolphin can normally live from twenty-five to sixty-five years and some pieces of dolphins can even live longer. Dolphin populations are at risk due to the population of their habitat and accidental entrapment in fishing nets UNIT 10: WRITING A LETTER OF INVITATION Dear Lam, We haven’t met you since you moved. I miss you a lot. We are both having some days-off between the two terms soon. If you haven’t made any other plans, why don’t we spend a weekend together? Do you feel like visiting the forest near my grandparents’ home again? It looks quite different now because very many young trees have been planted at the Tree-Planting Festivals Do you come if you find it possible, and I’ll make all the preparations then Give my love to your parents Your friend, Nam UNIT 12: WRTING A PROFILE Nam Cao was born in Nam Dinhin 1923, into a poor work family. He could compose music when he was very young. He composed his first song in 1939 and quickly became famous. Tien Quan Ca, the Vietnamese National anthem, was composed in 1944. His artistic works were songs, poems and paintings. He died in 1995. Van Cao was known as a very talented musician and is highly appreciated by the Vietnamese people UNIT 14 : WRTING AN ANNOUNCEMENT A. Thoi Long High School Football team wishes to announce that the team is seeking new players for the new football season. Volunteers must be good at football and are studying at Thoi Long high school. A shorlist of the team members will be made after a couple of tests. The first meeting of volunteers will be at 2p.m, on Sunday, october 20.2007 at Thoi Long High school field. If you want further information, you can contact class 10A or at 7222898 B. Thoi Long High School’s Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union wishes to announce that the school football team will play a friendly match with new Stars Football Club at 5p.m on Sunday, April 20 th . The match will be played at New Stars Football Club. Tickets for the match will be sold at the Ho Chi Minh communist Youth Union’s office from Match 26 th and cost 2000 dong each. All the money collected from the match will be used to help disabled students in Can Tho province 2 Tài liệu ôn thi TN- 2014 Sample Compositions By a ticket to enjoy a good football match and make a contribution to disadvantage student ENGISH 11 UNIT 2 : DESCRIBING A PAST EXPERIENCE Dear Helen, Last year I had a scary dream, I was walking along an empty street late at night. Suddenly a lion appeared at the end of the street. He ran toward me with his big mouth open and sharp teeth. He roared and jumped upon me. I screamed loudly and awoke. I’m still frightened now. By the way, how are you? Do you still have a nightmare as before? I think we have similar problems now. Write to me as soon as possible. Your friend, UNIT 4: WRITING A LETTER EXPRESSING GRATITUDE - Dear Sir or Madam - I am very happy to receive a donation of $500 from you company some days ago. - the money will help us to repair the old school building and build a new block of flats for the handicapped students. - We will certainly issue a receipt as soon as possible. - I would like to express our thanks for the donation from your company. - I look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours faithfully UNIT 6 : WRITING A LETTER OF REPLY Dear Thu trang, I have got your letter dated on 17 October and I have a great pleasure in welcome you to our English Speaking Competition. The following is some important information about the competition: Number of participants: 25 Entry procedure: you have to fill in an application form Venue: 106 Tran Hung Dao street, Hoam Kiem District, Hanoi Date: October 25 th The competition will start at 8.30p.m, so you should be present at 7p.m You may contact me on the phone number (04) 988188 for more information I look forward to meeting you later Your faithfully, K. Johnson UNIT 7: INTERPRETING STATISTICS ON POPULATION FROM A CHART : The chart on page 86 shows the distribution of the world population. It can be seen that the world population is distributed unevenly. Oceania accounts for only 2% whereas. South Asia accounts for 32 %.South Asia has more than double the population of Europe and East Asia also has more than double the population of Africa. In general, Asia ranks first but Oceania ranks last. UNIT 8: DESCRIBING A CELEBRATION’S ACTIVITIES *You can write following main points: - name of the festival - time of the festival - purpose of the festival - main activities of the festival - your felling about festival(whether you like it or not and the reasons) UNIT 10: DESCRIBING A LOCATION 3 Tài liệu ôn thi TN- 2014 Sample Compositions Cat Ba National Park, which was declared as a national park in 1986, is situated on Cat Ba Island, 120 km from Ha noi and 20km east of Hai Phuong. Cat Ba National Park is the only site in VN endows with both tropical forests and coastal waters with white sand beaches, abundant natural resources, beautiful landscapes and many kinds of rare animal and plants. It covers 15,200 ha, including 9,800 ha of ocean. Cat Ba National Park preserves approximately 300 species of fish, 40 kinds of animal, 150 different birds and 620 species of plants. The stone tools and human bones found in the island’s limestone caves reveal that people inhabited there at least 6,000 years ago. UNIT 13 : MY HOBBY My hobby is collecting stamps. I collected stamps 6 years ago. I have been collecting both local stamps and foreign stamps from the letters of friends and relatives. I classify the stamps into categories. I put stamps of animals, flowers, birds….on different pages. I keep them in two albums, one for local and the other for foreign ones. Collecting stamps help to broaden my knowledge about the world around me and it is also an effective way to be good at geography. I plan to join the stamp exhibitions to learn from experienced stamp collectors and I can expose my collection at an exhibition in the future. ENGLISH 12 UNIT 1: WRITING ABOUT FAMILY RULES Dear Mary, Today, I have something interesting to tell you. It’s my family’s rules. Every family has its own rules. Mine has a few. First, during the school year I’m allowed to watch TV until I have finished my homework. Sometimes my parents let me go out with my friends on Saturday or Sunday, but I must come home early. Second, in my family everybody has to do their share of the household chores. And mine are doing the washing and preparing meals. Third, my parents want me not to chat on the phone more than ten minutes. How about your family rules? I am very happy with my family. My parents really love me and take good care of me. Love, Daisy UNIT 4: DESCRIBING SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN VIET NAM There are two levels of education in Vietnam: Primary and secondary education. Children in Vietnam go to primary school at the age of six and move to secondary school when they are 11. Then they spend four years in lower secondary and 3 years in upper secondary. They usually finish secondary school at the age of 17. Schooling is compulsory for Vietnamese children until they finish lower secondary. It take 9 years for the children to finish compulsory education. The duration of the academic year is 35 weeks or 9 months. It runs from September to May and is divided into two terms. The first term is from the beginning of September to late December and the second term starts in early January and ends in May. A national examination for GCSE is usually held in June for all students who finish high school. And then those who pass the GCSE exam are able to sit for the university or college entrance examination in July. Probably, students will take only an examination for finishing high school and for university or college. UNIT 5: WRITING A LETTER OF REQUEST ( TO ASK FOR THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS TO THE UNIVERSITY) 4 Tài liệu ôn thi TN- 2014 Sample Compositions Dear Sir/ Madam, I am interested in applying to a course in tertiary study in England, I am writing this letter to ask what the requirements are to be eligible for the course. I would be grateful if you would provide me information about tuition fees, accommodation and exams. I have just graduated from a senior high school. I have a good command of English. I believe that my academic background and language skills would help me to be a dedicated and accomplished student. Could you please send me information as soon as possible so that I can start the course next year ? I look forward to hearing from you . Yours sincerely, Trang UNIT 6 : WRITING A FORMAL LETTER OF JOB APPLICATION Dear Sir/ Madam, I saw your advertisement in the local newspaper, and I would like to apply for the position of a tour guide. I am really interested in this job. I think I meet all the qualification that you specify. I had a high school diploma last year, and attended an evening training course on tourism at Dalat University. I have a basic knowledge of our local culture, history and geography. Moreover, I speak English fluently. I enjoy going out and meeting new people. In addition, I‘m willing to work hhard for long time, and work far from home. I enclose a full curriculum vitae. If you consider that my qualifications and experience are suitable, I should be available for interview at any time. Please contact me if you require any further information. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely, Thuy UNIT 8: DESCRIBING THE WORLD YOU WOULD LIKE TO LIVE IN THE FUTURE My ideal world will be an interesting one. People won’t use money or credit cards anyone. Special machines will read our fingerprints and we’ll pay for things that way. We won’t have to type on computers. Instead, we’ll say the words, and the computer will type them. Cars will drive themselves. We’ll just tell the cars where to go. So kids at my age will be able to drive. I’ll have a pet robot dog. I won’t have to feed it, and I won’t have to walk it. The dog will only need batteries. People will live longer, and they’ll be active longer. People won’t get sick anymore. There will be many more treatments to cure sickness. UNIT 10: WRITING ABOUT MEASURES TO PROTECT ENDANGERED SPECIES Suggested ideas : 1. We should have different activities to raise people’s awareness of the need to protect these animals. 2 Governments should raise sufficient funds for projects to save endangered animals 3. Humans must keep water, air, and land clean to preserve natural habitats for wild animals. 4. Governments should have a good policy to improve the life of people who live in or near endangered animals’ habitats. 5. Law should be enacted to protect endangered animals. 6. Government must stop illegal trade of endangered animals and their associated products, as wellas encourage people not to use some fashionable wildlife products. 7. Humans must provide endangered animals with appropriate habitats to live and breed successfully. UNIT 11: DESCRIBING A BOOK HEADING General introduction What is the title of the book? Who is the author? 5 Tài liệu ôn thi TN- 2014 Sample Compositions What type of the book is it? Why did you choose that particular book? Summary the book’s content Where is the book set? What is the main theme of the story? Who are the main characters? What is the plot of the story? Conclusion What is your opinion of the book? Would you recommend it to other? UNIT 13: DESCRIBING A FOOTBALL MATCH Useful language _ in the first half/ second half _ keep the ball away from the goal _ by a combination of passing and dribbling _ give a kick ( shot) straight into the goal _ save a shot struck at close range _ score a goal/ make a goal against _ jump up and cheer _ players/ captain/ defender/ striker/ goalkeeper _ spectators/ opponents…………………. UNIT 14 : DESCRIBING AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO WORK FOR : I’d like to work for the WHO for the number of reasons. First, I really like biology and I’m very good at it . If I work for WHO , I will have a chance to do much medical research and help improve international health care. Second, I will meet people from difference countries in the world and I will speak English at work. Third , …….………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. UNIT 15: DESCRIBING A CHART ABOUT WOMEN’S HOUSEWORK HOURS The column chart illustrates the average of hours of housework per week done by married women in comparison with married men Married women do more housework than men do They have to do less house work when they have more children Married men have to do less house work when they have more children Married men and women without children spend 20 and 30 hours on their housework per week respectively Talking roles of women UNIT 16: WRITING A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION Outline • Date • Salutation • Body: - location - natural features - entertainment - places to visit 6 Tài liệu ôn thi TN- 2014 Sample Compositions - food - people. • Closing • Signature 7 . Go over the bridge, go along the street, past the medical centre and the car park then take the second turning on the left. Walk past the Souvenir shop and you will see my house. It’s on the right,. animals with appropriate habitats to live and breed successfully. UNIT 11: DESCRIBING A BOOK HEADING General introduction What is the title of the book? Who is the author? 5 Tài liệu ôn thi TN- . of the book is it? Why did you choose that particular book? Summary the book’s content Where is the book set? What is the main theme of the story? Who are the main characters? What is the