WRITING for General English Courses

GENERAL ENGLISH 1 – TASK 1

ST Writing Items Answer keys Notes

T

1 I/ student/ Electronic Unit 1

Engineering. – TO
BE &
2 He/ famous professor/ posses
Chemistry. sive
adject
3 You/ students/ big university. ives

4 Their students/ the Mekong

Delta/ the Southwest of
Vietnam.

5 Where/ your parents/ from?

6 her aunt and her uncle/

Scotland?

7 John/ student/ or/ teaching

assistant?

8 I/ not/ teaching assistant.

9 Their brother/ not/ married.

10 His cousins/ not/ scientist.

11 There/ fridge/ my friend’s Unit 2
kitchen. –
There
12 There/ some picture/ the wall is/ are
in his bedroom. &
This/
13 There/ not/ vase/ the table in That/
her dining room. These
/
Those
14 There/ not/ any rug/ the floor &
in their living room. prepo
sitions
15 There/ air-conditioner/ the &
meeting room? plural
nouns
16 There/ any electric fan/ the
ceiling in your classrooms?

17 This smartphone/ very

modern, but it/ not/
expensive.

18 That/ useful big blue school

bag.

19 These/ beautiful new Italian

chairs/ sale?

20 Those/ lovely medium white

glove/ new or old?

21 I/ usually/ get up/ 6 o’clock/ Unit 3

 morning. –
simpl
22 He/ often/ go/ school/ 6.30 am/ e
every weekday. prese
nt &
23 She/ sometimes/ go/ shop/ the adver
commercial centre. b of
frequ
ency
24 They/ always/ speak/ English/
class.

25 What time/ you/ have lunch/

Mondays?

26 Where/ your sister/ go/ swim/

the weekend?

27 How often/ she/ do/ yoga?

28 Why/ student/ study/

English?

29 Susan/ not go/ school/ foot.

30 Those student/ not/ go/ the

gym/ regularly.

31 An/ like/ play/ sports/ every Unit 4

weekend/ his friends. – like/
love
32 Nam/ love/ learn/ English/ &
because/ it/ useful/ for his can/
future job. can’t
33 I/ like/ practice/ English/ my
friends/ every evening.

34 They/ love/ listen/ music/

their free time.

35 My parent/ love/ gardening/

the summer.

36 Their relatives/ like/ play/

musical instrument/ such as
the guitar, the violin and the
flute.

37 She/ love/ go/ the cinema/ on

Saturday nights?

38 They/ like/ read/ non-fiction

book?

39 His friends/ not like/ surf/

Internet/ all day.

40 Sam/ not like/ chat/ his free

time.

41 I/ often/ have/ lunch/ a café/ Unit 5

my friends. –
Count
42 She/ usually/ have/ a lot/ milk able
tea/ the afternoon. vs
uncou
43 They/ always/ enjoy/ their ntable
meals/ that famous nouns
 restaurant. &
SOM
44 They/ not have/ much/ fast E/
food/ because/ it/ not good/ ANY
health. &A
LOT
OF/
45 There/ not/ many good
MAN
restaurant/ this
Y/
neighborhood.
MUC
H
46 There/ not/ any meat/ this
dish.

47 There/ any fresh fruit/ the

fridge?

48 There/ many/ strawberry/

your hometown?

49 Where/ you/ often/ buy fresh

food/ and/ local dish?

50 Why/ they/ eat/ much/ sugar

and salt?

51 George Washington/ be/ Unit 6:

American president. simple
past –
52 Frida Kahlo and Diego BE/
Rivera/be/ artist. other
VERBS
53 The conference/ our
university/ very successful.
 54 Barack Obama/ live/ the
White House/ from 2009 to
2017.

55 Humans/ make/ the caves/

about/ a thousand year/ ago.

56 His uncle/ not/ lecturer/ 2020.

57 I/ not learn/ English/ when/ I/

in primary school.

58 You/ get up/ six/ yesterday

morning?

59 Where/ his sister/ visit/ her

trip/ last summer?

60 What/ they/ do/ when/ they/

kids?

GENERAL ENGLISH 1 – TASK 2

Write a letter or an email on the following situations.

Situation 1:
Read the letter from your friend, Jim. Write a letter to Jim and answer the
questions.

Hello Trang,

Let’s meet for lunch on Saturday. Where shall we eat? What time can you
come? Do you want me to pick you up?

Write to let me know your answer.

Jim

Write at least 80 words.

Situation 2:
Read this email from your friend, Nancy. Write an email to tell her the
information that she wants to know.

From: nancy@gmail.com

To: xxxByyy@student.ctu.edu.vn

Subject: Your trip to Australia

My dear Lan,

It’s great that you are going to see me in Sydney. Tell me when you are
coming, how long you want to stay, and what you want to do.

Write soon!

Nancy

Write at least 80 words.

Situation 3:
Your friend has asked you to go on a picnic this weekend. You can’t go.

Write an email to your friend to tell him/ her:

▪ Why you can’t go
▪ When and where you can meet him/ her on another
day.
Write at least 80 words.

Situation 4:
Read an email from your friend, George. Write an email to him and
answer the questions.

From: george1990@gmail.com

To: xxxByyy@student.ctu.edu.vn

Subject: How was your holiday?

Hi Nam!

Where did you go last week for your holiday? How did you go there? What
did you do there?

Write me soon!

George

Write at least 80 words.

Situation 5:
You are spending your holiday in a mountainous area. Write a postcard to
one of your friends and tell him/ her about your trip. You should say:
▪ Where you are staying
▪ What you did or visited at that place
▪ What you plan to do in the next few days
Write at least 80 words.
Situation 6:

Read a letter from your friend, Peggy.

Hi Bac,

I am going to visit your country next month. Can I see you? Please tell me
about the weather there. What clothes should I bring? Are there any
interesting activities to do?

Best wishes,

Peggy

Write a letter to her and answer her questions. Write at least 80 words.

Situation 7:
Your friend was absent from the first class of General English 2, and s/he
wants to know about the information of course. Write to him/ her to tell
him/ her about the following information:
▪ What textbook is used
▪ What the students should do to get good marks
▪ When the final exam is

Write at least 80 words.

Situation 8:
Read this email from your friend, Bang. Write an email to Bang and
answer the questions.
From: bangbang@gmail.com

To: xxxByyy@student.ctu.edu.vn

Subject: Class information

Hello Yen,

I can’t find the information about the new art class after school. What day is
the class? How long does it last? What do we have to bring with us?

Thanks.

Bang

Write at least 80 words.

Situation 9:
You want to sell your laptop and you receive this email to ask you for
information about it. Write to reply to the person.

From: spencer@gmail.com

To: xxxByyy@student.ctu.edu.vn

Subject: Laptop to sell

Hello Trang,

Have you got a laptop to sell? How much is it? Does it still work well? When
can I see it?
Spencer
Write at least 80 words.

Situation 10:
Your friend bought a new mobile phone. Write to him/ her to ask about
your friend’s phone.
▪ What kind of mobile phone it is
▪ How much s/he paid for it
▪ What s/he likes most about it

Write at least 80 words.

Situation 11:
Your teacher has asked you to borrow the CD player for the English class.
You can’t come to class next week, so you write an email to ask your friend
to borrow the CD player for you.

Tell him/ her:

▪ Why you can’t come to class
▪ Where to borrow the CD player
▪ What your friend should bring to borrow the CD player

Write at least 80 words.

Situation 12:
Last week, you went to a live music show. Write a letter to tell your foreign
friend about it. Tell him/ her:
▪ Where the show was
▪ How long the show lasted
▪ Whether the show was interesting or not

Write at least 80 words.

Situation 13:
 You want to ask your friend to do a volunteer work with you. Write him/
her a letter and tell him/ her about it.
▪ What the volunteer work is
▪ Where to work
▪ What to prepare to do it

Write at least 40 words.

Situation 14:
Your friend wrote a letter to ask you about your new laptop. Write a reply
to your friend to tell him/ her about it.

Hello Andy,

Did you buy your new laptop last week? I’m so excited about it. Tell me
more about your new device. What brand is it? What color is it? What do
you like most about it?

Waiting for your updates.

Marilyn

Write at least 80 words.

Situation 15:

Read an email from your friend asking you about your holiday.
 From: jimmy@gmail.com

To: xxx@gmail.com

Subject: How is your holiday?

Hi Sam,

I guess you’re now on the holiday with your family. Where are you visiting? Is
there anything interesting to do? What’s the weather like over there?

Looking forward to your updated news.

Love,

Jimmy

Write a reply to your friend and tell him about your holiday. You should write at
least 80 words.

Situation 16:

Read a letter from your English friend asking you about your new laptop.
 My dear friend,

I’m very happy to know that you’ve just bought a new laptop. We’ll have more
time to get in touch via the Internet. Now, tell me about it. Where did you buy
it? Is it expensive? And what do you often use it for?

I’m waiting for your response.

Regards,

Diana

Write a letter to tell your friend about your new laptop. You should write at least 80
words.

Situation 17:

Read an invitation from your American friend about having dinner with him. Write
an email to reply to your friend’s invitation and provide him the information he
wants.
From: kenny@gmail.com

To: xxx@gmail.com

Subject: Going to the cinema this weekend

Hello,

I hope you’re doing well. There are many popular restaurants around my
neighborhood. I plan to have dinner in one of them. Would you like to go with
me? What’s your favourite type of food? What time can we meet? Where can
we meet each other?

Write to me soon.

Lots of love.

Ken

You should write at least 80 words.

Situation 18:

Write a postcard to your friend and tell him/ her about your holiday:
§ where you are visiting and staying
§ what you like about that place
§ how you get around
Write at least 80 words.
Situation 19:

Read this email from your friend. Write to answer the questions he asks.
From: johnsmith@gmail.com
To: xxxByyy@student.ctu.edu.vn
Subject: How was your summer?

Hi,

Did you have a good time in the summer? Tell me about what you did in the
summer. How did you feel about it?

Love,

John

Write at least 80 words.