PRACTICING FOR VISA INTERVIEW

1. How did you learn about your new employer?

 I found their recruitment announcement (thông báo tuyển dụng) on ....(Linkedin, their
company page)
2. What's your job here and where?
 I work as a nurse at Mental Hospital in Quy Nhơn city.
3. What is your hourly rate?
 My hourly rate is.../ I get paid ...(tiền lương)
I don’t know exactly my hourly rate is. But I know my monthly rate (tiền lương hàng
tháng) is 200000(two thousand ) dong per month.
4. Where will you be working?
 I will be working for ..., so I can work at nursing home or my patient’s house in ...(state:
bang)
5. How many hours per week will you be working?
 I am going to work (35) hours per week.
6. When will you travel to the US?
 I will travel there in January
7. Is your company providing you relocation?
 Yes, they are. I will live in the dorm/ apartment(căn hộ).
8. And how long have you been working as ...(job)?
9.
Yes, sir( đàn ông)
Yes, madam(phụ nữ)

Can you tell me what certificates you have?

Can you tell me what
Can you tell me about your personality?
What do you want to become in your career?
What do you think about
What is your expected salary/ salary expectation?
Can you speak slowly, please?
Can/Could you repeat?

Mr (Mister). Brown (nam)

Mrs.
I am funny/humorous
I have good sense of humour.
Because
the disabled (people): người khuyết tật
old people = the elderly
variety

can you repeat?

Please listen to the audio
- /id/: Needed, wanted, decided, invited
- /t/: missed, laughed, stopped, watched, washed, looked
Fixed, , walked, brushed, liked,
- Played, jogged, breathed, used to
Ex: I used to play soccer when I was young

1. Arvo – Afternoon (S’Arvo – this afternoon!)

2. Avo – Avocado
3. Barbie – Barbecue ( do you have a barbecue?  Do you have a
barbie?
4. Beauty! – Great! Most often exclaimed as “You Beauty”
5. Bloody – Very. Used to extenuate a point (It is very expensive  It is
bloody expensive) OMG = Bloody hell
6. Booze Bus – Police vehicle used to catch drunk drivers
7. Bottle-O – Bottle Shop, basically a place to buy alcohol
8. Brekky – Breakfast (do you have breakfast
9. Chook – Chicken (I would like chicken and chips  I would like chook
and chips)
10. Chrissie – Christmas
11. Coppers – Policemen
12. Dunny – Toilet (where is the toilet/ washroom?  Where is the
dunny?)
13. Thongs – Flip-flops (tongs
 When you go swimming, always put on sunscreen.
When you’re in the car, always fasten your seatbelt.
Don’t stay up late!
Don’t forget to brush your teeth before bed!
Don’t forget to take your medicine!
High /low/ safe
Small /fast/slow
Tall/short/ long
My husband is taller than me.
I am shorter than my husband.
This pair of shoes is bigger than that pair.
This pair of shoes is more comfortable than that pair.
Curly/happy/ wavy/ pretty
Her hair is curlier than my hair

The Blue Whale is the biggest animal.

Ex: Lan is the most beautiful person in my class.

1. Emily is _________ (intelligent) student in my class.  the most intelligent

2. Russia is _________ (large) country in the world.  the largest

3. My mother is _________ (busy) person in my family. the most busy /

busiest

4. Mr. Anderson is _________ (strict) teacher in our school.  the strictest

5. Susan and David are _________ (hard-working) employees in this company.

6. My friend Tony is _________ (helpful) person that I know.

7. That accountant is _________ (careful) person I have ever worked with.

8. They are _________ (talented) singers I have ever known.  the most
talented

9. This shirt is _________ (expensive) fashion item I have ever bought.  the
most expensive/ luxurious

Clean (adj): sạch sẽ

Convenient (adj): tiện lợi (A2)

* tính từ bất quy tắc

 good – better than – the best

 bad – worse than – the worst
 little – less than – the least
 much (many) – more – most (Ex: She has more apple than he doess)
 far – further than – the furthest
Trainers = sneakers: giày thể thao
Cap: mũ lưỡi trai
Hat
She/He is wearing a white shirt and black pants.
Tight (adj): chật >< big /loose
Too long >< too short
Too small
A pair of shoes/ pants/ jeans/ shorts/ sandals
How is the pair of pants?
Comfortable (adj): thoải mái
She is wearing a red dress
flip-flops: dép
high heels: giày cao gót
Who is Julie?
She is the one with ...

Coat : áo khoác dài

The snake is the same color as the leaves
The same + color/shape as N
 tiger Bird

Near future
S + am/is/are + going to + V-inf
Ex: I am going to go to the hospital tomorrow.
She is going to climb the mountain next week.
What is she going to wear this evening/tonight?
1. Everyone would argue that AI are ………………..… (intelligent) than
humans.

2. The price in Ha Nam is………………..… (cheap) than Ha Noi.

3. America is far …………………..… (large) than Vietnam.

4. That park is a lot ……………… (colorful) than this park.

5. I am …………..(quiet) than my friend.

orca: cá voi sát thủ

1. Nam is ___________ his younger sister. (tall )

2. America is ___________ China. (not big)

3. She is ___________ Phương. (smart) = intelligent = clever

4. A turtle is ___________ a rabbit. (not fast)

5. A rabbit is ___________ a lion. (not dangerous)

My daughter is as tall as me. >< My daughter isn’t as tall as me  I am

shorter than my daughter.

How much + do/ does + S + weigh? = how heavy + be + S?

Ex: How much does the boy weigh? = how heavy is the boy?
 He weighs 3 and a half kilos/kilograms - 3.5 ( three point five)

How tall/ high/ large/ far/old

Ex: How long is the whale?
  It’s 10 meters long.
How tall is your son?
 My son/ He is 1.5 meters tall.
How far is it from your house to your workplace?
 It is
1. ______ are you ? - One meter fifty centimeters  how tall
2. _______ is it from here to the post office ? - About one kilometer  how far
3. _______is your brother? - 60 kilos  how heavy
4. ______ does he go swimming? - Three times a week /He
usually-sometimes/always/never goes swimming.

 How often do you brush your teeth?  three times a day.

Once a day
Twice

1. The blue car is………..the red car. (fast)  faster than

2. Peter is ………………Fred. (not/tall)

3. The violin is………… the cello. (not/low)

4. Oliver is …………….Peter. (optimistic) = lạc quan more optimistic than

5. Today is …………..yesterday. (windy)  windier than

 Fried noodles
Fried chicken:

Simple Past (quá khứ đơn)

Động từ bất quy tắc:

- Go  went - am/is/are  was/were
- Do  did
- Have/has  had - come  came
- Take  took - become  became
- See  saw - get  got
- Read  read - give  gave
- Write  wrote - sing  sang
- Feel  felt - run  ran
- Swim  swam - sleep  slept
- Lose  lost - spend  spent
- Forget  forgot - fly  flew
 - Last Monday/ night/ week/month/ year/ summer
- Time + ago
Ex: 2 days ago, 3 months ago
- In + year (quá khứ)
Ex: in 2022/ 2019/ 2003
1 I wear trainers to school. (yesterday)
I wore trainers to school yesterday.
2 Sally and I take the bus to school. (the day before yesterday)
Sally and I took the bus to school the day before yesterday.
3 My dad does a lot of housework. (last week)
My dad did a lot of housework last week.
Go horseriding = ride a horse
Sunscreen
Goggles
Canned food
first-aid kit(n):
towel
tower (n): tòa tháp
Ex: It’s raining. I will close the window.
I am going to go to Da Lat with my family next month.
It’s dark. It’s going to rain.
Thất vọng disappointing
Kì nghỉ  vacation
Great/good = fantastic = terrific
bad = terrible = awful

water-ski

wind-surf
1. I (take) was taking shower at 6 PM.
2. You (play) ________ video games when I came back home.  were playing
3. What _____you (do) ______ while I was feeding the pigs?  were/ doing
4. ____Tom (study) ________ during his first class?  was/ studying
5. We (not argue) ________ when the teacher stepped into the class. 
weren’t argueing
6. Jack (not attend) ________ his Math class last Sunday.  wasn’t attending
7. Julia (leave) ________ her house when she received the message from her
father.  was leaving
8. What ______Alice (do) ______ when her parents arrived?  was/ doing
9. It (rain) ________ when I left my office.  was raining
10. I (practice) ________ my listening skill all day yesterday.  was practicing
1. We were living in Hanoi when our old aunt _______ (die).--> died
2. When I got up this morning, it___________ (rain) heavily.  was raining
3. He _______ (study) Chemistry when my friends _______ (come) around.
 was studying/came
4. He________(work) when his wife _______ (phone) him.  was
working/phoned
5. The students ________ (have) a test when the storm _______ (start). 
were having/started
Physics: Vật lý
Chemistry: hóa học
1. She/ hope/ that/ Mary/ come/ party/ tonight.
 She hopes that Mary will come to the party tonight.
2. I/ finish/ my report/ 2 days.
 I will finish my report in 2 days.
3. You/ look/ tired,/ so/ I/ bring/ you/ something/ eat.
 You look tired, so I will bring you something to eat.
Look, feel, seem, touch, smell
Bài 1: Điền hình thức so sánh hơn hoặc so sánh nhất của các tính từ/trạng từ
vào những chỗ trống sau (thêm “than” hoặc “the” khi cần thiết)

1. She is (smart) ________________ her sister.  smarter than

2. This book is (interesting) ________________ that one.  more interesting
than
3. This is (beautiful) ________________ painting I have ever seen.  the
most beautiful
4. The cheetah runs (fast) ________________ any other animal.  faster
than
5. This is (good) ________________ solution to the problem.  the best
6. The students prefer studying in the park because it is (refreshing)
________________ studying in the classroom.  more refreshing than
7. This is (expensive) ________________ car in the showroom.  the most
expensive
8. The blue whale is (big) ________________ any other mammal on Earth. 
bigger than
9. This is (difficult) ________________ task I have ever faced.  the most
difficult
10. Teamwork is (effective) ________________ working individually. 
more effective than

* tính từ bất quy tắc

 good – better than – the best

 bad – worse than – the worst

Tìm và sửa lỗi sai (nếu có) trong các câu dưới đây

1. She is the most pretty girl in the class.

2. This new book is more good than the last one.  better
3. The new house is much biger than their previous one.  bigger
 4. She is the smartest students in her class.  student
5. He is the most faster runner in his team.  fastest

1 My life ……………… than it was five years ago. (good)  better

2 I’m the ……………… I’ve ever been. (confident)  most confident
3 This is the ……………… town I’ve ever lived in. (large)  largest
4 My home is ……………… these days. (tidy)  tidier
5 I work ……………… now than I did five years ago. (hard)  harder
6 I speak English ……………… than I did a year ago. (good)  better

She runs fast enough to win a competition.

Friendly  both adj and adverbs

Lovely
Early
Fast
Late (adj, adv): trễ
Hard (adj, adv): chăm chỉ
Lately (adv): gần đây
Ex: She works hard.
Hardly ever (adv): hiếm khi = rarely
1. Tofu is healthy.
2.Many Vietnamese drink green
tea.
3. She does not use any suncream.
4. The father does not exercise
every morning.
5. Most children have chapped lips
and skin in winter.
 1. Please do eye exercises to keep your eyes from getting dry.
2. People in Iceland eat a lot of fresh fish.
3. Air pollution is really harmful to our health.
4. Going to bed and getting up early are good for your health.
Good for: tốt cho >< bad for
Good at : giỏi về >< bad at
5. Healthy food, love and laughter bring a healthy life.
Mạo từ: a/an/the
Laugh (v): cười ra tiếng
 1. You will lose weight. / You will have good health.
2. They are good for your eyes.
3. It will keep/prevent your eyes from getting dry.
4. It will protect you from diseases/ mosquitoes.
5. You will feel happy. You will live longer.

Those are things that I need to do every day to have a healthy life.
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