LESSON : MY FAMILY 1.Family We are a poor family There are altogether nine members in my family , including my father and my mother The children are seven in all , four boys and three girls My father is a hawker selling fruits in the streets of Singapore and my mother is a washerwoman My father earns about 25 dollars a day and my mother is getting about fifty dollars a month Though poor , ours is a happy family My parents seldom quarrel and they are thrifty All my brothers and sisters are studying in English schools My eldest brother Ronnie is studying in secondary four in a government school He says that he will pass this year , with four good credits at least On school days my brother goes to school by bus and we children are in a nearby primary school not very far from our home During the week-end my eldest brother helps us with our studies Hawker : Người bán hàng rong Quarrel : Phàn nàn , cãi , tranh cãi Eldest brother : Anh trai lớn tuổi ( anh cả) Washerwoman(n)Thợ giặt nữ LESSON : MY FAMILY 1.My family My family is small Thera are only four members in my family They are my father , my mother , my sister and me My father is a teacher He is about forty-five years old My mother works at home She is a few years younger than father My sister goes to school She is sixteen years old I’m five years youngers than my sister Everyone in my family is good and happy My father and my mother love my sister and me very much They buy manything for us Sometimes they takes us to the cinema They also tell us many interesting stories Sometimes thay help us in our studies I need , I love my family very much 2.Bài luận tự viết gia đình Gia đình tơi bình thường Gia đình tơi có bảy thành viên bao gồm ba tơi , mẹ , bốn đứa em Tôi trai lớn gia đình , tơi có ba em trai đứa em gái Tôi tốt nghiệp đại học sư phạm Huế cịn em gái sau tơi sinh viên đại học năm thứ hai đại học sư phạm Huế , khoa ngữ văn Ba đứa em trai lại học , thành viên nhỏ nhà học sinh cấp II , thơng minh lanh lợi học giỏi nên tơi thương nhiều Hai thành viên cịn lại học sinh cấp III , chúng học tốt Trường đại học sư phạm Huế cách nhà 60 km , muốn nhà tơi phải tàu địa phương vịng hai để đến ga địa phương Ga địa phương cách nhà 12 km đạp xe để nhà Bao nhà mua cho đứa em bọn trẻ nhà hàng xóm q nhỏ gồm bánh kẹo hoa Món quà quan trọng sách cho đứa em , chúng thông minh , chăm khơng có tiền mua sách nên chờ tơi mua tơi làm thêm có tiền Bố mẹ tơi nông dân Cả hai người tốt bụng Bố , mẹ phải làm việc nhiều để ni sống chúng tơi Vì mà bố mẹ tơi có thời để chăm lo học hành bọn trẻ Chúng nhờ mà độc lập , cố gắng học tập để bố mẹ vui họ ln tự hào chúng tơi học giỏi Tơi u gia đình tơi , tơi u bố mẹ đứa em a.Vocabulary : Bình thường : Noun: normal, ordinariness, modesty, normality Adverb:commonly Adjective common, normal, ordinary, par, indifferent, casual, bread-and-butter, modest, trivial Em trai (n) : younger brother Em gái (n) younger sister Tốt nghiệp (noun) graduation (verb) graduate Cấp (n) rank, order, gradation, stage, level, degree Lanh lợi(n)mercuriality, readiness, mercury, agility, nimbleness, cleverness, alertness, subtlety adjectivebright, fresh, sharp-witted, bobbish, brisk, dapper, subtle, mercurial, saucy, cute, agile, clever Hoa quả(noun) butcher, fruitage Chăm chỉ(noun)industriousness, industry (Adjective)laborious, hard-working Học giỏi : To be goot at learning Tốt bụng(noun) amiability, geniality (Adj)good-natured, kind-hearted, cheery, clever, warm-hearted, good-hearted, kindly, genial Nuôi(verb) keep, nurse, nourish, subsist, maintain, foster, indulge, feed (noun)growing, nurse, culture, maintenance, nourishment Chăm lo(verb) see (adj)studious Chăm sóc(verb)tend, breed, attend, keep , to look after Độc lập (adj)self-sufficient, self-determined, self-contained, independent, absolute, autocephalous An independent state , independent reasearch Cố gắng (verb)mint, seek ; to exert oneself, to pull up one's socks, to go about Tự hào(noun)elation (verb)elate (adverb)proudly (idiom)to lift up one's horn (adjective)elated, elate, proud, prideful Niềm vui (n) preasure , joy Thương yêu , thương mến (n) yearning (v)yearn (adj) :loving, yearning Trường phổ thông cấp ba (n)senior high school Trường phổ thông cấp hai(n) junior high school Trường phổ thông cấp một(n)junior school; grade school; grammar school; primary school b.Nguyen’s family My family is normal There are seven members in my family including my father , my mother , me and four my younger brothers and sister I’m an eldest brother of my family which have three younger brothers and one younger sister I have graduated the pedagogy college of Hue university , chemistry major and my sister is the second student in a literature department of pedagogy college of Hue university Three my younger brothers go to chools , the smallest member in my family now is learning in a junior high school It is very intelligent and clever which is a good learner so I yearn him very much Remain two members studying in a senior high school They are good at learning The distance from my house to the pedagogy of Hue university about 60 kilometres When I gone to home , I used to go to the local railway station by train in a journey of hours then i cycled to my house by bikes I bought some fruits and cakes for my younger and the children of my neighbour as a favour One of the most important present for my younger is the book to studying , they are hard-working but they don’t have money to buy book and they expected that i can buy many book for its because I earn a few money from the out times job Both my mother and my father are farmer They are geniality and they have to worked hard to feed us Hence , my parents have a few times to look after our studies For this reason , we are very independent and we always go about in our studies that bring the preasure for them My parents elate about us in our studies because we are good at studying I love my family , I love my mummy , my dady and my younger LESSON 3: MY GRANDPARENTS a.Vocabulary Advise(v) khuyên bảo , cho lời khuyên , răn bảo , hỏi ý kiến To advise with someone : hỏi ý kiến người Can you advise me what next ? : Anh cho tơi biết phải làm hay không ? The doctor advise me take a complete rest : Bác sĩ khun tơi nên có nghĩ ngơi hoàn toàn Obedient(adj) biết nghe lời , biết lời , dễ bảo , ngoan ngoãn Follow(v) theo sau , , theo đường , theo đuổi , theo kịp , theo dõi tình hình , theo nghề , làm nghề … to follow the sea : Theo nghề thủy thủ to follow the plough : theo nghề nông to follow a policy : Theo sách He spoke so fast that I couldn’t follow him : Anh nói nhanh đến mức không nghe kịp as follow : sau ( the letter read as follow ) to follow her like a shadow : theo cô hình với bóng to follow the crowd : làm theo người Gate(n)cổng a wooden/iron gate (n) cổng gỗ/sắt the gate of the city : cổng vào thành phố to give sombody the gate : cho việc , đuổi to get the gate : bị đuổi b.My grandparents My grandfather and my grandmother are very old My grandfather is eighty years old and my grandmother is seventy yeas old Both of them are my mother’s parents I like my grandmother very much He tells me a lot of stories He also helps me my school work My grandmother to loves me very much She buys me chocolates and sweets She tells me to be good and obedient to my father and my mother During my chools hollidays I follow my grandfather to my uncle’s house in Liverpool They always advise me to learn well and not to play around to much When I’m ready to go to school my grandfather follows me to school and then he goes back home He want to see that I’m careful on the road Again me I see my grandfather waiting for me at the school gate He takes me back home I love my grandfather and my grandmother very much c.Nguyen’s grandmother c1.Vocabulary Nghịch ngợm (adj) naughty , frisky Phá phách (adj) devastating , depredatory (verb) devastate , depredate (n)devastation , depredation Lục lọi(v) rootle (n)forage, rummage, tampering Bát đĩa (n) dishies , bowls and plates Ăn xong thu dọn bát đĩa : To clear the dishes from the table after the meal Bát (n) bowl , dish Đập vỡ (v) defeat completely , break up Ốm yếu (adj) weak , fragile , feeble Gần ông yếu : He's become very fragile recently Qua điện thoại nghe giọng cô yếu : He sounded rather fragile over the phone Nó khơng nên hút thuốc , yếu phổi : He shouldn't smoke, especially as he has weak lungs Yếu điểm(n) the essensial point Yếu (adj) weakness and shortcoming Một người có nhiều khuyết điểm : A person with many shortcomings Ngơì (v) sit Lại ngồi gần : Come and sit by me Tôi ngồi bàn số 10 : I sit at the ten table Chậu (n) basil , pot , vessel Chậu giặt , thau giặt (n) washing basin Một chậu nước : A basin of water Chậu hoa : A flower-pot Đặt (n) to put , to place , to set , to lay … Cô ta đặt tay lên vai : She laid her hand on my shoulder Anh đặt sách sang bên : He lays a book aside Thử đặt anh vào vị trí tơi xem : Put yourself in my position … Tôi đặt hết hi vọng vào cô : I have been put one’s hopes in her order , comission… Đặt bữa ăn : To order a dinner Đặt làm : To order something from somebody Tôi đặt nhà hàng bữa tiệc cho lễ tốt nghiệp cuả lớp I order a party for my class’s graduation from a restaurant Tôi đặt mua sách nhà sách tháng chưa có I have ordered a book at a bookshelf for half a month but now I haven’t got it, too Mặc sức(adj) uncontrolled Thoả thích (adj) satiable (n)satiability Nhớ(v) to remember , to retain , to bear/keep in mind … Ngày tháng không nhớ chắn cô sinh năm 1985 I can’t retain dates but I’m sure she was born in 1985 Nhớ đừng đến trễ : Mind you are not late Tôi nhớ ! My memory is coming back Lúc ấy(adv) At that moment , at that time , then Giám đốc công ty lúc ông A:The then director of my company was A Đó lúc đen tối đời tơi : It was my darkest moment in my life Khắp nơi : everywhere , anywhere … Ông cụ cưỡi xe đạp khắp nơi : The old man rides hí bicycle everywhere Khắp nơi giới có nạn thất nghiệp : Unemployment is present/common all over/throughout the world Nước tràn vào khắp nơi : The water is penetrating everywhere Chiến tranh lan rộng khắp nơi giới : The war is spreat out everywhere all over the world Đi vắng: to be out , to be absent from home Đi vào : to cơm in , to go into … Đi làm : to go to work Đi làm xe đạp : to go to work by bicycle Tại anh làm trễ : why were you late for work ? Trên đường làm thấy đợi xe buýt On my way home from work I saw him waiting for a bus Một mình(adj): alone , by oneself , solitary Anh đến khơng ? : Can you come here alone ? Tơi phải vào trước , anh vào sau : I must come in alone first then you come in Tỉnh (n) : province , Đi lưu diễn tỉnh : To tour the province Trồng (v) to grow , to plant … Thuốc dễ trồng không ? : Is it easy to grow tobacco ? Người trồng mía (n) :sugar planter Gốc (n) stump , foot of a tree c2.Nguyen’s grandmother Bà ngoại già cịn ơng ngoại tơi từ tơi chưa đời Khi tơi cịn nhỏ tơi đứa trẻ nghich ngợm , phá phách Vì , khơng có trơng coi , tơi thường sang nhà bà tơi lục lọi tất thứ nhà chén bát , ly cốc thứ khác để lung tung khắp nơi chí phá vỡ chúng …Bà lớn tuổi , không nhớ lúc bà tuổi bà yếu khơng thể ngồi trơng nom tơi bà cịn làm việc nhà …Khi , bà lấy chậu nước nhỏ cho tơi vào , tơi phá thoả thích với chậu nước…Nhà bà nằm trước mặt nhà , bà với cậu cậu có trai nhỏ ba tuổi , nhiều lúc bố mẹ tơi cậu mự tơi làm , bà phải chăm sóc cho hai chúng tơi vất vả …Mỗi nhớ lại thương bà … Khi năm tuổi , học bà vào nhà Bình Phước …Tơi khơng cịn gặp bà tơi lớn tơi biết bà …Sau bà , chanh bà trồng mà hay ăn chết theo …Giờ nhìn gốc cịn lại tơi nhớ bà lắm…Tơi thương bà … My grandmother is very old and my grandfather died when I wasn’t born When I was young , I’m an naughty and devastating child Hence , when there isn’t anyone who looked after me , I ussualy gone to my grandmother ‘s house and rootled anything in the house as bowls and plates , cup …and placed it everywhere that I liked …even I broken it …My grandmother very old and now I can’t retain at that time how old was she but she very weak , my grandmother can’t sit and look after me all times because she was busy on house work At that moment , she take a basin of water and put me in this basin I could have a good time here My grandmother’s house is in front of my house , she lived with my uncle and he also have a son who is three years younger than me Sometimes , my parents and my uncle were absent from home to work my grandmother had to look after both my brother and me very tired Sometimes my memory is coming back about my grandmother , I love my grandmother very much … When I was five years old , I had gone to school and my grand mother left her house to Binh Phuoc province to lived with my aunt I never met my grandmother because she died at there After she died , then the lemon tree that she planted that I ussualy ate its fruit also died When I see the root of this plant I miss my grandmother very much BÀI : MY UNCLE a.Vocabulary joke (n) Lời nói đùa , câu nói đùa , trị cười , chuyện cười , trị lố bịch … (v) nói đùa , đùa cợt , trêu chọc Đùa nghịch trêu chọc : To play a joke on someone Tôi hay trêu chọc cô với biệt danh “bé mập” : I ussualy play a joke on her with a nickname is “big baby girl” Biết cách nghe nói đùa : To know how to take a joke jungle(n) rừng nhiệt đới , khu đất hoang nhiều bụi rậm , mớ hỗn độn Luật rừng (n) : the law of the jungle Soldier(n) người lính Người lính vơ danh : the Unknown Soldier Nhà qn vĩ đại : A great soldier Lính đánh thuê : A soldier of fortune (v)Đi lính ( to go soldiening) b.My uncle My uncle is a soldier He is my father’s younger brother He is about thirty years old I don’t see my uncle very often He comes to my hosuse one or twice a year But I like to see him He is tall and handsome My uncle is a married man His wife , my aunt , she is a teacher When my uncle coms to my house my aunt also comes to with him They have a baby son When my uncle visits us , he brings many presensts for me He also give me some money If he stays for a few days , he takes me out in his car He tell me a lot of stories and jokes He tells me many stories about jungle and animals that live in it I like to listen to his stories I wish that I could see my uncle more often He is such a nice person c.Nguyen’s uncle 1.Vocabulary Bệnh(n) Sick , ill , diseased , sickness , illness , affection Nó mang bệnh lâu , mẹ He has been ill for a long time but his mother doesn’t know it Bệnh thuốc : Each diseased has it own cure Bệnh phải mổ khỏi : This diseased needs surgery Bệnh khó trị : This diseased is very difficult to treat Khỏi bệnh : to be well again , to get over an illness , to survive an illness Làm thuê : wage-earner , salary earner , to work for somebody Nghỉ học (v) to be off scholl , to be absent from school Tôi không nghỉ học ngày : I never missed a class of school Hùng nghỉ học bị cúm : Hùng is off school because he has flu / with flu Hôm nghỉ học Chúng ta xem phim To day is school holiday How about going to the cinema ? Tư nhân(adj) private Hiền (adj) meek , gentle , virtuous Người hiền thường hay bị hiểu lầm : The gentile people are often misunderstood Cẩn thận(adj) careful , ware , cautious Ơng ta trơng coi chó cẩn thận : He kept a very wary eye on the dog Tác phong cẩn thận : Careful style of work Làm viẹc cẩn thận : To work with great care Cẩn thận !!! Kẻo ngã : Take careful , you may be fall Yêu quý : love , dear , loved , beloved Quê(n) homeland , fatherland , motherland , native land Về quê nghỉ hè : To go to countryside for summer’s holliday Áo(n) wash , clothes , dress … Tôi phơi áo quần đâu ? Where I can hang the washing ? Ơng có nhiều quần áo để giặt không ? Do you have a lot of ứahing to ? Tôi thấy người điên không mạc quần áo đường phố I see a madman with no clothes on who walks on the street Công việc(n) business , job , work , affair Công việc ? How’s business ? Đây công việc nội quốc gia ? This is an internal affair of national Công việc trí óc : brainwork Chúng ta làm phân công việc : We’re halfway through the work Anh làm cơng việc nhà máy ? What’s your job in this factory ? Công việc công ty thay đổi theo chiều hướng tốt The business of company is changing for the better Vất vả(adj) strenous , hard Anh có sống vất vả vui tươi He has a strenous life but very joiful (jolly) Kín đáo(adj) secret , private , discreet Tơi cất tiền vào nơi kín đáo : I keep money in a secret place Cơ mẫu người kín đáo : She is an private person style An toàn(adj) secure , safe To keep something in a safe place : Giữ nơi an tồn Sống Newyork có an tồn khơng ? Is it safe to live in New-York ? (n)safeness , safety , seccurity … Cảm giác an toàn : feeling of safeness An toàn hết : safety first Cảm giác(n) feeling , sensation , impression Cảm giác đơn :feeling of loneliness Tơi có cảm giác lạnh chân : I have a sensation of cold in one’s feet Ăn xong , tơi có cảm giác đắng miệng After eating , I have a sensation of bitterness in the mouth Tính cách(n) personality , character , nature Cô gái có tính cách mạnh She is a woman who has a lot of personality 2.Nguyen’s uncle Nhà gần bên cạnh nhà bà nội , sinh lớn lên Chú em ba tơi , tên Sang Lúc học học thi tốt nghiệp bị bệnh nặng không học , khơng qua kì thi tốt nghiệp trung học sở , buồn phải nghỉ học để làm thuê Giờ khỏi bệnh làm thuê cho môt công ty điện tử tư nhân thành phố Hồ Chí Minh Chú hiền , chăm cẩn thận nên người yêu mến , đẹp trai …Chú thường quê lần năm mang theo nhiều quà bánh kẹo , áo quần , đồng hồ cho …và bọn trẻ …Tôi biết công việc thành phố Hồ Chí Minh cịn nhiều vất vả người kín đáo , ln làm cho người có cảm giác an tồn , khơng lo lắng nhiều …tơi thích điểm …Thời điểm mà quê thường tết ngày đầu xuân thường dẫn thăm bà gần xa …chú cúng có quà mừng tuổi cho Tối thương … My house is next to my grandmother house , my uncle was born and growded here He is my father’s younger brother , his name’s Sang When he gone to school he was good at learning but when he was graduating who had a serius illness and he couldn’t study Hence , he didn’t pass the exam He was very sad and he had to was off school to work somebody Now he is well again who works for a private electronics company in Ho Chi Minh city He is very gentle , laborious and careful Hence , everyone are love him very much , he is also handsome He usually go to the countryside about one a year When he comes home , he brings a lot of presents as weeks , cakes , clothes , watchs …for us …and the children I know the business of my uncle that has also a lot of remaining more strenous but he is a private person , he always make feeling of safeness for many people in his house …and I like this nature / character on him The moment that my uncle go home is New Year’s day and during the first day of the spring he has a present for me in new year …I love my uncle very much … LESSON : MY AUNT I.Vocabulary II.My aunt I have many aunts But the aunt I like the most is Miss Mei Lin She is my mother’s sister Mis Mei Lin Miss Mei Lin is about twenty years old She is beautiful and kind She is a teacher Miss Mei Lin is loves childrens very much She visits ut often She takes my brothers,sisters and me to town whenever she has free time She also tell us many stories to teach me many useful things She buy sweets and other things for us She always happy Th There is always a smile on her face Miss Mei Lin does not get angry easily If anyone disturbs her , she just smile Everyone in my family likes her very much LESSON : ABOUT MYSELF I.Sample I’m a Vietnamese boy My name is Tran Sieu Hoang I’m twelve years old and now I live at No 20 – Ngo Quyen street , Ho Chi Minh city I have two sisters and one brother My sisters are older than me My brother is younger than me My father is a teacher My mother works at home I like them very much I go to school that near my house It is a very large school I learn English , Mathematics and Science in my school Of all the lessons , I like English the most I play the few games , such as football , badminton and table-tennis Bit I like football the most When I grow up I wish to be a teacher I hope I will get my wish II.About myself 1.Vocabulary Công dân(n) citizen Trở thành công dân Việt Nam : To become VietNamese citizen Hâm mộ (v) admire , adore Người hâm mộ (n) admirer , fan , fanatic , enthusiast Họ người hâm mộ bóng đá : They are football enthusiast /fans Cơ diễn viên có nhiều người hâm mộ : This actress has many admirer Người hâm mộ gưỉ thư cho anh tới tấp anh đạt giải cao kì thi olympic hố học quốc tế Hàn Quốc năm 2005 He was inundated with fan mail when he got the high result in the international chemistry olympiad at Korea in 2005 thần tượng(n) Idol He idolizes money : Ông coi tiền bạc thần tượng Nông thôn(n) country , countryside , rural Thu hẹp khoảng cách thành thị nông thôn : To bridge the gap between cities and rural areas Đơ thị hố nơng thôn : To urbunize the rural areas Anh sống nông thôn lâu ? (How long have you lived in the countryside ? ) Thay (giới từ) : instead of Chúng ta nên thương lượng với thay chuẩn bị đánh (We should of negotiate instead of preparing o war Dành(v) save up , to resever, to engage Dành thức ăn cho trai : To resever the foods for son Dành cho (v) used for , resever for , intended Ghế dành cho người lớn : Those seats are reseverd for adults Quà dành cho người tàn tật : These presents are for the handicapped Sách dành cho người bắt đầu : This book are intended for beginners Niềm vui(n) joy , pleasure Êm (adj) medolious , mild mild temper : tính tình hồ nhã Êm đềm (adj) pleasant , fond Giữ kỉ niệm đẹp : To keep a fond of someone Tinh thần (n) mind , spirit , sense Tự lập(adj) self-made , self-reliant A self-made man : người đàn ông tự lập , người đàn ông thành đạt Nhờ(v) to be commission , to be dependent on , rely on … Quý trọng(v) to esteem , to treasure , to appreciate very highly Quý trọng văn hoá dân tộc : To treasure one’s national culture 2.About myself Tôi cơng dân Việt Nam Tên tơi Nguyễn Trí Nguyên , 23 tuổi Tôi sinh làng nhỏ Quảng Trị Tơi có em trai em gái Hiện , tốt nghiệp đại học chuyên ngành sư phạm hố học đại học Huế cịn tất em học Em gái sinh viên , ba đứa em cịn lại học sinh phổ thơng Ba tơi 50 tuổi cịn mẹ tơi 46 tuổi người nông dân sống vùng nông thơn Tơi thích thể thao thường chơi bóng đá , bóng chuyền… lúc rãnh rỗi tơi thích bóng đá Tơi hâm mộ Real Mađrid đội tuyển Tây Ban Nha có thần tượng tơi , anh Raul Gonzalez , anh thật tuyệt vời … Tuy nhiên , tơi khơng có nhiều bạn bè khơng có nhiều thời gian rãnh rỗi để chơi thể thao xem bóng đá Thay vào tơi phải làm thêm nhiều dành phần thời gian lại để học tiếng Anh , dịch tập olympic hoá học nước giới Công việc vất vả thích mang lại nhiều niềm vui …tơi muốn học nhiều để có nhiều kiến thức hố học bổ ích để dạy học hấp dẫn học sinh , hay Những thời gian rỗi ngắn ngủi thường đàn , hát hay nghe nhạc …Tôi nghe nhiều loại nhạc tơi thích nhạc Pop …vì êm đềm Trước tơi hay nghe nhạc buồn loại nhạc ưa thích nhạc sống động , nghe vui tai để có tinh thần làm việc tốt Tơi tự lập công việc sống , phải nhờ vả …nhưng quý trọng mà người khác mang lại cho , dù niềm vui tinh thần nho nhỏ … Thật tuyệt vời sống vui vẻ với người , tơi ước mang lại niềm vui cho thật nhiều người …đặc biệt người bạn người mà thực thương yêu … I’m VietNamese citizen My name’s Nguyen Tri Nguyen , now I’m twenty three years old I was born in a small house at Quang Tri district I have three younger brothers and one younger sister Now , I have just graduated in chemistry major at teacher college in Hue university and of all my younger go to school My sister is a student at literature department , pedagogy college , Hue university and three brother learning at high school My father is 50 years old and my mother is 46 years old Both my mother and my mother are famers who live in the rural areas I like sports very much and I ussual play football , volleyball …when I have free times I admire Real Madrid and Spain football team because my idol who is Raul Gonzalez play here , he play football very well… However , now I don’t have any friends and free times to play sports and occasionally watch football match Instead of anything now I have a lot of out times job and I save up the remaining times to learn English , translate any problems of chemistry olympiad of any national all the world My job very tired but I like it very much because it gives me the pleasure …I want to learn a lot of favourite chemistry knowledge to teach chemistry more interesting , joyful …Sometimes that I have free times I often play guitar and sing many songs that I like or listen to music I appreciate any kind of music but I like pop because they’re very pleasant Before the day , I usually was listened to sad music but now I like joyful , live music to get a good spirit I’m self-made in affair (job) and life I rarely commision anyone but I treasure anything that everyone bring to me , even it is a small sense joy LESSON : MY BEST FRIEND I.Vocabulary Race(n) dân tộc , chủng tộc giới , hạng , loại tổ tiên , dòng dõi … Really(adv) thực , thật Thực anh nghĩ việc ? What you really think about it ? Thực lỗi tơi :It is really my fault Có thật không ? Is it really true Really ? Thật không ? Carpenter(n) Thợ mộc (v) làm nghề thợ mộc , làm với kĩ thuật thợ mộc Catch(n) bắt , nắm lấy , đánh cá A good catch : Một bắt đẹp mắt A fine catch of fish : Một mẻ nhiều cá chốt , then , gài cửa , móc … (v)bắt lấy , nắm lấy , chộp lấy … đánh , câu hiểu , nắm bắt … nhiễm , mắc phải (bệnh), vướng phải To catch a ball : bắt bóng To catch cold : bị cảm lạnh Catch fire : bắt lửa To catch someone’s meaning Hunting(n) săn , lùng sục Scold(v) rầy la , trách mắng , quở trách (n) người hay la mắng , người hay quở trách Severely(adv) khắt khe , gay gắt To punish someone severely Interested in somebody/something : Quan tâm đến , ? An interested look : nhìn chăm Interested (adj) vụ lợi , cầu lợi , không vô tư Sự viện trợ không vô tư : An interested aid Indeed(adv) thực , Tôi thực sung sướng nghe tin (I was indeed very glad to hear the new ) Tôi thấy vui mừng nghe anh cảm thấy (I’m glad to hear you are feeling better) Tôi cảm thấy vui gặp anh (I’m glad to meet you) Company(n) nhóm người làm việc chung sát cánh , , tình bạn … Trip(n) dạo chơi , du ngoạn , chuyến , hành trình II.My best friend I have many friends of several races But my best friend is a Chinese boy whose name is Ah Chong Ah Chong is fourteen years old He lives near my house He is not only a clever boy but also a good boy Ah chong’s father is a carpenter His mother looks after their small shop They are very hard- working people They are also very kind to me Ah Chong goes to school with me We are in the same class He sometimes helps me in my lessons I too sometimes helps him to understand and learn a few difficult lesson After school , Ah Chong and me play some game Sometimes we go out catch some fishs or birds which we really enjoy catching We often , return home very later our hunting trips and our parents scold us severely But Ah Chong and and I are also interested in that kind of hunting that we cannot give it up Indeed , I enjoy Ah Chong’s company very much III.Answer the questions 1.What is his best friend name ? His name’s Ah Chong 2.Where does he come from ? He comes from China 3.What Ah Chong’s parent’s job ? His father is a carpenter and his mother looks after their small shop 4.What is his habits ? He has some habits such as : After school , Ah Chong plays some games with me Sometimes he goes out with me to catch some fishs and birds which they really enjoy catching He often returns home very late and his parents scold him very severely but he doesn’t give it of because he is also interested in about hunting trips 5.What is his ability ? He is not only a clever boy who is a good boy I usually get up early in the morning After brushing my teeth, having breakfast, I go to school My school is not very far from my house, so I always go by bike It's very interesting to travel by bike it helps keep the environment clean My classes always finish at 11:15 I and my friends have lunch at school Our lunch time is about hours Our practising lessons begin at 2:10 pm We review and practise what we have learnt in the morning, we our exercises and labour work in the school garden It's always interesting time for work and passion We also have short break for relax in the afternoon Our schooling of the afternoon often ends at 3:00 o'clock We come back home and have dinner with family at home It's a great time to stay with the family after a hard working day In the evening, we usually watch TV, or listen to music Sometimes we go to the cinemar It's usually at weekend Time in the family is always pleasure but I also love my school and my friends very much  ... đá : They are football enthusiast /fans Cơ diễn viên có nhiều người hâm mộ : This actress has many admirer Người hâm mộ gưỉ thư cho anh tới tấp anh đạt giải cao kì thi olympic hố học quốc tế... Mađrid đội tuyển Tây Ban Nha có thần tượng tơi , anh Raul Gonzalez , anh thật tuyệt vời … Tuy nhiên , tơi khơng có nhiều bạn bè khơng có nhiều thời gian rãnh rỗi để chơi thể thao xem bóng đá Thay... rãnh rỗi để chơi thể thao xem bóng đá Thay vào tơi phải làm thêm nhiều dành phần thời gian lại để học tiếng Anh , dịch tập olympic hoá học nước giới Công việc vất vả thích mang lại nhiều niềm