SPEAKING &WRITING SKILL

Topic speaking& wRITING

TEST 21 Describe your first day at school as a child That morning my mother woke me up earlier than usual. She urged me to get dressed and take breakfast quickly then tenderly took me to school. On the way to school I met other children of my age accompanied by their parents to school. The nearer I came to the school gate, the more nervous I became. Suddenly a strange feeling of fear and worry seized my heart when I saw the majestic elementary school in front of me and I felt like crying when my mother said good bye to me and put some coins into my pocket. Never before had I been forced to separate from my beloved mother! But when I saw old pupils laughing and talking merrily I regained my composure. After the droll of a drum, we were instructed to stand in line to salute the colours and then go into our classes. A young and mild-looking teacher greeted us at the door. And in a gentle voice, he taught us the first lesson that we never forget!
TEST 22 Your favourite hobby My hobby is reading books. I inherited a valuable collection of books from my deceased father and up till now my cultural treasures have been preserved carefully. Reading books broadens my mind improves my knowledge. They help me distinguish the bad from the good and prevent me from doing wrong. Reading books brings me minutes of happiness and pleasures. I have found a source of consolation and encouragement in books when I am in despair. They`re my true companions indeed. How relieved and comforted I feel when I can find in good books good teachers and friends! Instead of indulging myself in futile entertainments, I often absorbed in reading interesting books which always have miracles to soothe my sorrows and hardships and reveal to me strange and new horizons.
TEST 23 Which season of the year do you like best? Why? I was born in Northern Vietnam, where there are four clear seasons: Spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Each season has its own charms and attractions. For example, spring is the season which offers beautiful flowers and warm weather; summer is the season of nice holidays when we can enjoy lots of outdoor activities such as picnicking, camping, swimming, fishing etc... Autumn is so beautiful with its ideal weather while winter can give us such delight as gathering by a fire to chat or tell each other funny stories. As far as I am concerned, I like autumn best because of the following reasons: During autumn, which lasts more or less from late July to early October, it is sunny most of the time. The Autumnal sun is often splendid, dying nature yellow. The weather is also ideal because it is not too cold or too hot. Then the coldish northwesterly wind, which blows gently, thrills everyone with the breath of autumn. The leaves of the trees turning yellow or red put a gorgeous coat of colours on nature. Autumn is such a wonderful season that many poems and songs have been composed to sing the praises of the season. Autumn is also a season which reminds me of my first day at school, when my mother took me by the hand and led me to school for the first time. Last but not least, autumn is the time when I can enjoy my favourite fruit and dish which are the Japanese persimmons and the green rice flakes. These are found only in autumn.
TEST 24 Smoking damages our health (Smoking is harmful to our health) Over the last thirty years, thanks to the efforts of various branches of science and technology, research has proved that smoking damages health and shortens man`s life-span. According to a diagram (Bieu do}released by the World`s Health Organization (WHO), the number of people who die of diseases connected to smoking is increasing more and more. The more science and technology learn, the more damage caused by smoking is discovered. Therefore, it seems that we can never put a final stop to the list of harm caused by smoking. First of all, smoking brings about the decline {Suy giam}of our memory because each cigarette we smoke destroys 15,000 cerebral cells. Smoking is considered the number one cause of lung cancer etc... The main offending agents are carbon monoxide and nicotine in the smoke. These cancers - causing agents are also the ones which cause pharyngeal cancer. The toxic effects of smoke make the smoker`s voice hoarse. Additionally, the visible effect is that the tobacco or opium tar sticks to the teeth, and causes them to become dark or dirty-yellow, diminishing our good looks and charm. In conclusion, I would like to quote our well-known scholar "Le Quy Don" as saying some hundred years ago that smoking was like taking a toxic drug, the smoke of which wasted our health and diminished our life-span; yet, few people heeded his sage advice.
TEST 25 Describe your best friend and tell why you like him/her Of all my friends, Thanh Hoa is my best