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Commonly used English essay

1. THINGS I LIKE TO DO
I have many interests. T he activities I spend m ost of my
leisure on, however, are reading, jogging and painting.
I enjoy reading very much. I read widely, ranging from fairy
tales to non-fiction books on outer space and nature. Reading
helps to widen my general knowledge and improves my writing
skill. T herefore, my parents think well of my hobby and often buy
me books that I can not find in the library.
W hen my eyes get tired from reading too much, I would go
for a slow jog with my dog in the park near my house. Jogging
regularly m akes on e healthier. I have also made a few friends
among the regular joggers in the park.
Som etim es, instead of jogging, I would stroll in the park,
carrying with me Thy painting equipment. I love to capture
beautiful things on paper. I have taken arts lesson since I was
nine and I am especially good at w ater-colour painting. Besides
painting pictures of the park, I also like to draw portrait of my
family m em bers.
All my interests are funny and useful pastim es. I believe that
everyone should spend their time on som e useful hobbies rather
than laze precious time away.


C a c bAi Iuan TitNq a n Ih t ^onc * duNQ

1. non-fiction (n): sach, bai uiet, u.u. ue n h u n g s u viec co
th a t
2. to stroll (v): d i dao, tan bo

3. to capture (v): ( th a n h c o n g t r o n g uiec th e h ie n ai/cai gi
t r o n g m o t buc a n h , bo p h im , u.u..) g h i lai

4. portrait (n) ch a n d u n g
5. to laze sth away (idm): an k h o n g n g o i ro i p h i thcri g ia n

NHLTNG Vl£C TOl THICH LAM
T oi co nhieu sd thich. Tuy nhien, toi thi/Ong danh het thdi
gian ranh roi cua minh de doc sach, chay bo va ve tranh.
Toi thich doc sach bao. T oi doc rat nhieu the loai, ti/ truyen
than thoai den sach khoa hoc ve vu tru va tif nhien. D oc sach
giup toi m o rong kien thtfc pho thong va phat trien ky nang viet.
Do do, cha me toi danh gia cao sd thich nay cua toi va thirdng
mua cho toi nhCfng quyen sach ma toi khong the tnr> thay trong
thii vien.
Khi mat qua moi vi doc nhieu, toi chay bo vdi con ch o cua
minh d cong vien canh nha. Ghay bo thudng xuyen lam ch o
ngifcrt khoe manh. Toi con ket ban vofi m ot vai ngi/cfi trong so
nhCfng ngu'Oi thUOng chay bo trong cong vien.
Doi khi thay vi chay bo toi lai di dao trong cong vien va
mang theo dung cu ve tranh ben minh. T oi rat thich ghi lai nhCfng
gi dep de tren trang giay. T oi da hoc ve ti/ khi len chin va dac biet
gioi m on ve tranh mau nifdc. Ben canh nhung buc tranh ve canh
cong vien, toi con thich ve chan dung cac thanh vien trong g.a cf:nh
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T a t ca nhCfng sd thich cua toi deu thu vi va hdru ich. T oi tin
r§ng m oi ngi/di nen sii dung th

thich hull ich hon la an khong ngoi roi buong troi thdi gian
qui bau.

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C a c bAi Iu an TiENq a n U ih d N q diJNq

2. NEWSPAPER READING
Reading new spapers is good for school children since it
helps them to know m ore about their country and the people as
well as the world beyond. T here are m any benefits of reading
new spapers.

Besides

increasing

our

general

knowledge,

it

improves our standard of English if we are in the habit of reading
new spapers daily.
It is im portant to know what our governm ent is doing for the
welfare of its citizens. W e will know about governm ent program s

like building flats, constructing bridges or roads and opening new
school from new spapers.
Som etim es we read about events in far away countries in
Africa

or

South

Am erica.

It is interesting

to

know

about

earthquake disaster or volcanic explosion. All this is inform ation
which a new spaper reports.
Newspaper reading is also considered a pastim e if we take it
as a casual reading.
1.

benefit (n): ich lai

■2. to improve (v): cai th ie n , cai tien
3. welfare (n): sue k h o e tot, t h in h u u g n g
4. volcanic explosion (n): su b u n g n o cua n u i lira

5. to report (v): tit a n g th u a t

6. pastim e (n): tr o g ia i t r i , tie u k h ie n
7. casual (adj): k h o n g t h u d n g xuyen


Commonly used English essay

DOC BAO
D oc bao rat bo ich cho hoc sinh yi bao chi giup hoc sinh
hieu them ve dat nifdc va dan toe minh, cung nhif ve the gidi ben
ngoai. D oc bao co nhieu loi ich. Ngoai viec lam tang kieri thifc
pho thong, doc bao con giup cai thien trinh do Anh ngCf neu
chung ta co thoi quen doc bao hang ngay.
Biet difdc nhCfng gi chinh phu se lam vi sif thinh vifOng va
hanh phuc cua nhan dan la mot dieu rat quan trong. Qua bao
chi, chung ta se hieu biet ve cac chifOng trinh cua chinh phu, nhif
la xay dtfng cac can ho, cau cong hoac difdng sat va m d nhCfng
trifcfrig hoc m 6i.
Doi khi chung ta con doc thay nhCfng sif kien xay ra d nhCfng
dat nude xa xoi tan Chau Phi hoac Nam My. Cung rat thu vi neu
dtfOc "biet ve m ot tai hoa dong dat hoac m ot vu no cua nui ltfa.
Tat ca nhCfng thong tin nay deu difOc bao chi ttfdng thuat lai.
D oc bao con duWc xem la mot thu tieu khien neu chung ta
khong co thoi quen doc thifcfng xuyen.

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3. A BLACKOUT
W e were all watching a humourous television program m e
and laughing gaily. T he next m om ent, it was pitch dark. I was too
surprised to open my mouth, but my little sister, A lice, scream ed
shrilly.
My elder brother immediately told her to shut up. Our
parents had gone for a show, so big P eter was to take charge. He
felt his way into his room to get his torch. B a n g !... "O u ch !" Peter
must had knocked into his big chair. S o o n , we saw a beam of
light and Peter cam e out of his room , rubbing his left knee.
H e told us to follow him to the kitchen to hunt for candles
and m atches. W e rummaged through the drawers and found
twelve small coloured candles and a box of m atches. 1 realized the
candles were the ones used for my birthday a few days ago.
T ogether, we went back to the sitting room and lit the
candles. Peter arranged the candles in a sem i circle on the glass
table and they gave a warm and cheerful glow.
T o while away the time, P eter told us a fa iry ta le . H ow ever,
before the tale the ended, the lights cam e on. W e felt proud that
we had handled the situation well and looked forward to telling
our parents about it.
1.

blackout (n): t h d i d ie m trcfi to i d o m a t d ie n

2.

to shut up (v): im m o m , ca m m ie n g lai
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3.

torch (n): d e n p in

4.

to rumm age (v): lu c tu n g

5.

glow (n): lu o n g sang, q u a n g sang

6.

to while away (v): h e t t h o i g i d

M0T LAN MAT Dl£N
T at ca chung toi dang cifdi khoai chi khi xem m ot chifOng
trinh hai hifdc tren ti vi. Ngay sau do, dien cup toi thui. T oi ngac
nhien den noi khong noi difOc ldi nao nhifhg em gai toi. Alice,
het len the the.
A nh trai toi lap tufc bao em im lang. C ha me chung toi da di
xem phim, nen anh Peter phai dam difcfng moi thC/. Anh lan
difdng di vao phong cua anh de lay den pin. R am !..."U i da!". At
han P eter da dung phai cai ghe 16n. Mot lat sau, chung toi thay
mot tia sang va Peter bufdc ra khoi phong, tay xoa dau goi trai.
Anh bao chung toi theo anh vao bep de tim nen va diem.

Chung toi luc tung cac ngan keo va tim thay mUdi hai cay nen
mau loai nho va m ot hop diem. T oi nhan ra nhCftig cay nen nay
da dtfOc dung trong sinh nhat cua toi vai ngay tri/dc do.
Chung toi cung t r d lai phong khach va dot nen. P eter xep
nhCfng cay nen theo hinh ban nguyet tren mat ban bang kinh va
chung tao nen m ot quang sang rife ref, am ap va vui m at.
D e giet thdi gian, Peter ke cho chung toi nghe m ot cau
chuyen than thoai. Tuy nhien, trifdc khi cau chuyen ket thuc den
da sang trd lai. Chung toi cam thay tif hao vi da giai quyet tot tinh
huong nay va m ong ke lai cho cha me chung toi nghe.
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4. MIKILE’S HUNT
Mikile lives far to the north, in Greenland. He is on e of the
Inuit people. T hey live much as Eskim os have for hundreds of
years. Today, though, is an im portant on e for Mikile. H e is now
old enough to be a real Inuit hunter.
With the other hunters, Mikile is in a small boat. T hey paddle
slowly in order to sneak up on a herd of six narwhals. A narwhal
is a three-thousand-pound whale with a single long horn in its
forehead. Com ing within a few feet of on e of the w hales, Mikile
throws his harpoon. T he other hunters quickly paddle over to
help. Still fighting against the strong whale, Mikil6 is pleased.

T here will be food for the family during the long Greenland
nights.
1. hunter (n): n g a d i d i san
2. to paddle (v): c heo x u o n g
3. to sneak up (v): len d e n gan
4. narwhal (n): con ki Ian bien
5. whale (n): ca voi

6. horn (n): cai sitn g
7. forehead (n): tra n
8. harpoon (n): cay lao m o c

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Commonly used English essay
CHUYEN 01 SAN CCA MIKILE
Mikile song d Greenland cach xa ve phia bac. Cau la m ot
trong nhCfng ngifdi In u it.'H o song nhif ngifdi Eskimo da hang
tram nam. T he nhifhg, hom nay la mot ngay quan trong doi vdi
Mikile. Gid day cau da du 1cm de trd thanh mot thd san Inuit that
s if.
Cung vdi nhCfng ngifdi di san khac, Mikile di tren m ot chiec
thuyen nho. H o eheo xuong cham cham , bi mat tiep can m ot bay
sau con ki lan bien. Ki lan bien la mot con ca voi nang ba ngan
can vofi doc m ot cai sifng tren tran. Den cach m ot con ky lan bien
trong vong vai bo, Mikile phong ngon lao. C ac thgf san khac
nhanh chong den giup dd. Van dang chien dau vdi con ca voi
manh m e, Mikile cam thay rat hai long. S e co thifc an cho ca gia
dinh trong suot nhCfng dem dai b Greenland.

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C a c bAi Iuan tiENg a n ^ t h o n g dung

3. A PLEASANT DREAM
My story book entitled “Fairy tales” slipped from my fingers
and fell onto the carpet. I felt too sleepy to pick it up.
Suddenly, the door bell rang. 1 went to answ er it and was
surprised to see seven dwarfs standing at the door. O n e of them
was holding a glittering shoe. W hen I put it on, I was immediately
transform ed into a beautiful princess in a lovely gown. T h e dwarfs
then took me to the palace in a carriage to see the king.
The

king

gave

me

a

warm

em brace.

“Cinderella,

my

daughter, you're final h o m e", he said. “T h e maids will see to your
every need". Ja n e , who was always quarreling with m e in class,
becam e very submissive as my maid. I tried on m any beautiful
dresses and shoes and thought that I had never looked so pretty
before. T here w eie also many cooks who prepared

all my

favourite dishes.
O ne day, I was riding my horse to visit a duke w hen I heard
my mum saying, “Cindy, hurry up! You'll be late!" S h e started
shaking me so hard that 1 alm ost fell off my horse. I w oke up and
found myself in my bedroom . It had only been a dream , but it was
certainly a wonderful start to my day.
1. dwarf (n): ch u lu n
2. glittering (adj): la p la n h, nha'p nhay

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3. gown (n): do p h u n tf
4. submissive (adj): n g o a n ngoan, de bao
5. duke (n): c o n g tu d c

M0T GIAC MO THCJ V!
Quyen truyen co tifo de “Truyen than tien” tuot khoi tay toi
va rcfi xuong tham . T o i da qua buon ngu nen khong the nhat no

len noi.
B at thinh linh chuong cute reo. Toi ra md cite va ngac nhien
thay bay chu lun dang duYig d cite. Mot chu dang giCf chiec giay
sang lap lanh. Khi di giay vao, toi lap tu t bien thanh m ot nang
cong chua xinh dep trong bo ao dai sang trong. Sau do, chu lun
dua toi den cung dien gap dCfc vua tren c6 xe hinh qua bi.
Nha vua om cham lay toi: “Co be Lo Lem , con gai cua ta,
cuoi cung con da ve n h a ” - ngai noi. “NgUOi hau se dap Cfng tat
ca moi yeu cau cua c o n ". Ja n e , ngufoi luon cai nhau v6i toi trong
lc?p, gid trc/ nen rat ngoan ngoan trong vai tro ngifdi hau cua toi.
T oi da m ac thif nhieu bo vay ao, giay dep dep de va nghl rang
chifa bao gid toi xinh dep den the. Cung co rat nhieu dau bep
chuan bi thifc an m a toi ite thich.
Mot ngay no toi dang cifdi ngifa di tham m ot C ong Tifdc thi
nghe tieng m e toi goi: “Cindy, nhanh len! Con se bi tre gid d ay!”.
Me bat dau lay toi m anh den n6i toi gan nhif nga xuong ngifa.
T oi thufc day va nhan thay minh dang trong phong ngu. D o chi la
m ot giac m d nhifng no thifc sii la mot khdi dau tuyet vdi ch o m ot
ngay mdi cua toi.
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C a c b Ai luan tiewq awU Thowq duwq

6. THE PERSON I HATE MOST
W e cann ot be friendly with all people w hom we cam e to
m eet. W e hate som e people for good reasons.
T h e person I hate m ost is Billy, who lives a few blocks away
from my flat. He is bully, a pick-pocket and an extortioner. He
was arrested by the police several times and still he is incorrigible.

T h e boy has grown up on the streets, for his parents had died
when he was only five years old.
O n ce he was arrested for being a vagrant and kept in the
welfare hom e for som e time. O n another occasion he picked a
m an ’s pocket and was jailed for six m onths. H e demanded
m oney from youngsters like m e and if we refused he would
threaten us with a knife.
I am terribly afraid of this bully. I am sure, on e day he will
land up in prison with a longer sentence. This boy is a danger to
the society and so 1 hate him. I hope everyone will agree with me.
1. bully (n): ke d u n g vu lu c d e h a m doa, la m to n thucfng
n g u d i kh ac
2. extortioner (n): ke to n g tien, ke m o i tien
3. to arrest (v): bat g iu
4. incorrigible (adj): k h o n g the sua chira d u o c

5. vagrant (n): n g u d i k h o n g co c h o 6, c o n g viec 6 n d in h
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6. jail (n): nha tu '
7. to land up (v): d e n tin h h u o n g cu o i c u n g
8. sentence (n): ban an

NGlfCJI MA TOl GH£T NHAT
Chung ta khong the than thien difdc vdi tat ca nhCfng ngifdi
ma ta da gap. T h e nao chung ta cung ghet m ot ngifdi nao do vi
nhCfng li do chinh dang.
Billy chinh la ke ma toi ghet nhat. Han ta song cach can ho

cua toi vai can. Han la m ot ten chuyen an hiep ngi/di yeu the,
m ot ke m oc tui va m ot ten tong tien. Han da bi canh sat bat giCf
nhieu lan nhifng van chifhg nao tat ay. Han ldn len b difdng pho
vi cha me cua hSn da mat khi han vite mdi len nam tuoi.
C o lan han da bi bSt vi toi lang thang leu long va bi giCf b
nha phuc loi mot thcrt gian. Mot lan khac han da m oc tui mot
ngifdi no va bi tong vao tu sau thang. H an doi tien cua nhCfng dife
tre nhif chung toi va neu nhif chung toi tif choi thi han lien rut
dao ham doa.
T oi rat khiep sO ten ac on nay. T oi chac chan rang m ot ngay
nao do han cung se vao tu vdi mifc an cao hon. H an la mot moi
nguy hiem cho xa hoi vi the toi cam ghet han. T oi hi vong moi
ngifdi cung dong y vdi toi.

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C a c bAi Iuan m N q a n N Ttidwq dunq

7. WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES OF AIR TRAVEL?
S cie n ce has made great strides in every field and up to now
travelling has been much improved. Many m eans of travelling
have been at our disposal: train, car, ship and plane. T herefore
when we are on holiday or intend to travel abroad as a tourist, we
should first of all decide on the m eans of travelling.
In my view, travelling by air is both advantageous and
disadvantageous.
First, when travelling by air we can sit com fortably in an
arm -chair,

reading

m agazines

or

watching

a

free

film

on

television.
T h en , at meal time, we'll be servgd heartily and carefully by
smiling stewards and stewardesses.
Finally, travelling by air is the fastest m eans of transport. We
can reach our destination in a few hours and we don t feel tired at
all after such a com fortable trip.
Apart from these advantages, however, travelling by air has
its disadvantages too.
First of all, this is the m ost expensive form of transport Only
a minority of people can afford a trip by plane w hereas a ourney
on land or by sea is much cheaper.
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Commonly used English cssqy
T h en air travels have the reputation of being dangerous and
even hardened travellers are intimidated by them. T here have
been plane crashes in which the crew and passengers have died
to a man!
Finally, we c a n ’t stop wherever we want to enjoy beautiful
landscapes on our way as we do on a trip by car or boat.
Sceneries seen from plane are merely vague and blurred sights.
Air travels only give us a bird's eye view of the world.
1. to make great strides (idm): d a t d u a c n h irn g bxjtac tien hem
2. m eans of travelling (n): p h i t o n g tien g ia o th o n g
3. to be at o n e ’s disposal (idm): d a t th u o c quyen si/ d u n g
cua ai

4 . free film (n)- p h i m m ie n p h i
5. steward, stewardess (n): nam , nic tie p vien
6. destination (n): n o i d en
7. minority (n): th ie u so
8. to afford (v): co d u tie n bac, co d u kh a n a n g
9. w hereas (adv): t r o n g k h i
10. hardened traveller (n): d u k h a c h gan da
11. to intimidate(v): la m ch o ai s o hai
12. plane crash (n): uu r a t m ay bay
13. to die to a m an (idm): c h e t sach
14. blurred (adj): m a , k h o n g rd ra n g
15. bird's eye view (idm): q u a n g ca n h to n g q u a t

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C a c bAi Iuan m N Q ANh Thong duNq

NHL/NG

thu

An

loi

vA

b At l o i k h i d u u c h b a n g m a y b a y

K h o a h o c da dat difOc nhCfng tien b o ldn trong m oi linh vifc
va ch o den tan bay gid viec di lai da difOc cai tien nhieu. Nhieu
phifOng tien van chuyen difOc dat th u o c quyen stf dung cua chung
ta: tau lute, x e hoi, tau thuy va m ay bay. D o do,> khi chung ta di
nghi m at hay dinh di du lich nifdc n goai trifdc h et ch u n g -ta nen
quyet dinh di bSng phifOng tien gi.

T h eo toi di du lich bang may bay vifa tien loi vifa bat loi
T afd c het, trong khi di du lich bang may bay chung ta co the
ngoi thoai mai trong m ot chiec ghe banh, doc tap chi hay xem
phim mien phi tren ti vi.
Roi d en gid an , chung ta se difOc c a c nam nCf tiep vien phuc
vu tan tinh chu dao.

Sau cung, du ljch bang may bay la phifong tien van chuyen

nhanh nhat. Chung ta co the tdi noi den trong m ot vai gid ma
c h ln g cam thay m et moi chut nao sau m ot chuyen di thoai mai
nhif vay.
Tuy nhien, ngoai nhCfng thuan
cung co nhieu bat

loi

nay, du lich bang may bay

loi nCfa.

Trifdc het, day la hinh thifc van chuyen dat tien nhat. Chi co
m ot sd it ngifdi co kha nang di du lich bang may bay trong khi du
lich b5ng difdng bo hay difdng thuy re hon nhieu.
Tiep den, du lich bang may bay noi tieng la nguy hiem nhat,
ngay ca nhung du khach gan da cung phai so. Da co nh:e_i vu roi
may bay ma phi hanh doan va hanh khach deu chet het.
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C uoi cu ng, ch u n g ta khong the difng lai noi n ao m a chung ta
m uon de thifdng thifc ph ong can h dep tren difdng di n hif trong
cu o c h an h trinh b3n g x e hoi hay tau thuy. P h on g can h nhin thay
qua m ay bay chi la nhCfng phong can h Id m d. NhCfng chuyen du
lich bang m ay bay ch i c h o chung ta m ot phong can h tong quat ve
the gidi m a thoi.

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C a c bAi Iuan TitNq an N Thowq diw q

8. A DISASTER IN A VILLAGE
Mai lives in a village in B en Tre. T here are many coconut
trees all round her house. Every morning, when Mai's parents go
to work on their farm, five-year-old Mai is looked after by her
grandmother.
O ne day, there was a terrible storm in the village. Lightning
flashed and thunder roared. T he rain cam e down heavily. It
rained continuously for several days. Most of the people stayed at
hom e including Mai's parents. T he water level began to rise.
S o o n the village was flooded. Many things floated out of the
houses. Mai's family moved onto the roof of the house for safety.
Rescue workers cam e in boats to rescue the villagers and brought
them to higher ground.
Mai's family stayed at the rescue quarters until the water
level receded. W hen they returned, they found that m ost of their
belongings had been swept away by the flood water.
1. storm (n): can bao
2. grandm other (n): ba
3. village (n): long

4. quarters (n): t r a i , d o a n h trai
5. to recede (v): lu i lai, lui xa dan

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MOT THAM HOA TRONG LANG
Mai song tai mot thon lang thuoc tinh Ben T re. Quanh nha
trong rat nhieu di/a. Moi sang, khi ba me Mai ra dong lam viec,
co be Mai nam tuoi di/Oc giao cho ba noi cham nom.
Mot horn, mot tran bao di/ doi ap vao lang. Chdp loe sang
va sam ren vang. Mi/a tuon xoi xa. Trdi mi/a khong ngeft trong
vong nhieu ngay. Hau het moi ngi/di deu b nha ke ca ba me Mai.
Mi/c nt/dc bat dau dang cao. ChSng bao lau ca thon lang da bi
ngap lut. D o dac bap benh troi khoi nha. Gia dinh Mai leo len
mai nha de bao dam an toan. Nhan vien ci/u ho di xuong den
giup dan lang va dua ho den vung dat cao hdn.
Gia dinh Mai nghi lai b trai cC/u nan cho den khi ni/dc rut.
Khi trc? ve, ho thay hau het tai san da bi cuon theo dong lu.


C a c bAi Il a n TiENq A*h t Iio n q duNq

9. WEATHER VANES
Have you ever looked at the top of a bam and seen what
looked like a toy rooster, arrow, or cow ? T h ese are called
w eather vanes. They tell the farmer which way the wind is
blowing.
T he first weather vanes were used by the G reek almost two
thousand years ago. They looked like G reek gods. Later they
began to be made in the form of animals.
Today, if you look carefully, you can see w eather vanes
shaped like lions, tigers, pigs, and even autom obiles. They are
used on farms, boats, and at weather stations. W herever they are
used, their purpose is to tell which way the wind is blowing.

1. w eather vane (n): c h o n g c h o n g (d a t 6 c h d cao d e biet
chieu g id )
2. rooster (n): con ga t r o n g
3. arrow (n): m u i ten
4. to blow (v): th o i
5. form (n): h in h th u c
6. automobile (n): xe hoi

7. w eather station (n): tra m kh i tu o n g
8. purpose (n): m uc d ich

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Commonly used English essay
CHONG CHONG GIO
B an da bao gid nhin len dinh kho thoc va thay cai gi trong
giong nhu mot con ga, mui ten, hay con bo do choi khong?
Nhung vat nay di/Oc goi la chong chong gio. Chung bao cho
nong dan biet gio dang thoi hi/dng nao.
Cai chong chong dau tien difOc ngudi Hi Lap dung cach day
gan 2 0 0 0 nam . Chung trong nhif cac vi than Hi Lap. Sau do
chung b it dau di/Oc tao thanh hinh cac con vat.
Ngay nay, neu nhin ky, ban co the trong thay cac chong
chong gio co hinh thu sir tuf, cop, heo va tham chi ca xe m o to
nCtei. Chung dutgc st t dung d cac trang trai, tren thuyen be va d
cac tram kht ttfOng. Du duoc stf dung d dau di nCra, cong dung
cua chung van la thong bao hifdng gio thoi.

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C a c bAi Iuan tie n q

Thong duaq

10. READING IS FUN
Sin ce young, my m other has always brought me to the
library to borrow books. At first, I thought reading was boring.
However, I soon leant to love reading.
T h e first books 1 read were fairy tales. I still rem em ber those
delightful tales

like

‘Beauty and the

B e a st’ and

‘T h e

Ugly

Duckling’. O ne thing 1 like about fairy tales is that the kindhearted always gets rewarded in the end.
Now,

I prefer books

on

adventures

like

Enid

Blyton’s

"Fam ous Five” series and mysteries like “T h e T hree Investigators”
series. O n ce a fortnight, I visit the library to get som e books to
read. 1 always find difficult to put down a book on ce I start
reading it.
Reading has improved my com m and of English. I also gain a
lot of general knowledge, especially from reading non-fiction
books. 1 like reading books on subjects that I am interested in, like
dogs, horses and outer space.
Reading also provides a world where we can experience
things which we may never do in real life. For exam ple. I may not
have

the chance

to travel caravan.

However,

reading

Enid

Blyton s Five G o Off In A Caravan tells me what it is like to stay
in a caravan. Therefore.

I think reading is both funny and

beneficial.
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