Hôm nay bà về quê

Bà về buồn ít, vui nhiều
Thời nay không có Thúy Kiều, Thúy Vân!

Sad!

Nhim 1

(Nhím viết câu trả lời vào phần comments ở cuối mỗi bài post nhé)
A. Verb Forms
1. Last night I (go) to a party. When I (get) there, the room was full of people. Some of them (dance) and others (talk). One young woman (stand) by herself. I (meet, never) her before, so I (introduce) myself to her.
2. A: When do you leave for Florida?
B: Tomorrow. Just think. Two days from now I (lie) on the beach in the sun.
A: Sounds great! I (think) about you.
3. In my country, certain prices (control) by the government, such as the prices of medical supplies. However, other prices (determine) by how much people are willing to pay for a product.
4. Where is my wallet? It (go)! Did you take it?
5. She keeps (promise) (visit) us, but she never does.
6. I do not enjoy (laugh) at by other people.
7. If you hear any news, I want (tell) immediately.
8. I recommended that he (apply) to at least three universities.
9. Had I known Dan would not be here, I (come, not).
10. When I (1-open) the door I (2-see) a man on his knees. He clearly (3-listen) to our conversation and I (4-wonder) how much he (5-hear). When I (6-ask) him what he (7-do), he (say) he (8-drop) a 50p piece outside the door and (9-look) for it. I (10-not see) any sign of the money, but I (11-find) a small notebook and pencil which he probably (12-drop) when the door (13-open) suddenly. So he (14-take) notes of our conversation! The notes (15-write) in a foreign language, so I (16-turn) to the stranger and (17-ask) him to translate. But he (18-pull) my hat over my eyes and (19-run) off down the corridor. By the time I (20-recover) from the shock he (21-disappear) round the corner. Curiously enough, when I (22-move) my foot I (23-find) that I (24-stand) on a 50p piece. Perhaps he (25-tell) the truth after all.

B. Word Forms
1. He worked at a .....…………………….. before he died. (bake)
2. We were delighted by the .....…………………… of their welcome. (warm)
3. I am afraid that Peter lacks qualities of ......…………………….. (leader)
4. The ......…………………… for the wedding are almost complete. (prepare)
5. When driving, you must consider the ......……………………. of others. (safe)
6. His uncle is a very ......……………………. man. (wealth)
7. He put a lot of sugar in his coffee to .......……………………………….. it. (sweet)
8. She shows great .......…………………… to pass the examination. (determine)
9. Tom says that he would rather be ......………. than live in that tiny and dirty flat. (home)
10. My sister suffers from ......…………………… when she is away from home. (lonely)
11. I am sorry, but this arrangement is totally ...………………….. to us. (accept)
12. Unfortunately, we cannot interview every ...……………………….. (apply)
13. There were three ....………………………… standing at the door. (strange)
14. It is not my ....……………………. to see that all the doors are locked. (responsible)
15. He was very hot and began to .………………………..... his shirt. (do)
16. I think it is .…………………... that I will be able to go to Nigeria next year. (doubt)
17. Thank you for your ....................................... ; it was very helpful. (recommend)

C. Open Cloze
One of the problems I have when I (1) ..... my dentist is that he always insists (2) ..... carrying on conversations with me although it is quite impossible (3) ...... me to (4) .........a single word in reply.

The last time I went to see him was when I had already (5) ........ rather severe toothache for two or three days, and I was in considerable (6) ......... . (7) ......... told me that a tooth (8) ........... have to be taken out, gave me an injection and filled my mouth (9) ...... various pads and instruments (10) ....... made speech (11) .......... out of the question. He then began to work on my tooth, chattering on as he worked about (12) ........ subject under the sun: his children, his dogs, his car, the holiday he and his family had just had, and so on. I (13) ........ several attempts to communicate with him, but the (14) ......... things that came out of my mouth were meaningless noises and, eventually, my tooth.

The dentist went on talking, and I went on trying to say (15) ........ I wanted to (16) ......... him, but of course (17) ......... the time I was able to speak again it was too late! I confirmed with my tongue what I had (18) ........ from the start, and what I had desperately (19) ........ trying to say to the dentist: he had taken out (20) ....... wrong tooth!

Children learn what they live (a poem)

If children live with criticism

they learn to condemn;

(Nếu con cái phải sống với sự chỉ trích chê bai thì lớn lên chúng sẽ thành những người cay nghiệt hay lên án người khác) 

If children live with hostility

they learn to fight;

(Nếu trẻ em sống phải sống với thù hận thì khi lớn lên chúng sẽ hay đánh nhau) 

If children live with ridicule

they learn to be shy;

(Nếu con cái luôn bị chế nhạo thì chúng sẽ trở thành người tự ti.)

If children live with shame

they learn to feel guilty;

(Nếu con cái phải sống trong tủi nhục thì chúng sẽ luôn có cảm giác tội lỗi)

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If children live with tolerance

they learn to be patient;

(Nếu con cái được sống với lòng khoan dung thì chúng sẽ trở thành người kiên nhẫn.)

If children live with encouragement

they learn confidence;

(Nếu con cái luôn được khuyến khích động viên thì chúng sẽ trở thành người tự tin.)

If children live with praise

they learn to appreciate;

(Nếu con cái hay được khen ngợi thì lớn lên chúng sẽ biết trân trọng người khác.)

If children live with fairness

they learn justice;

(Nếu con cái được sống trong môi trường công bằng thì lớn lên chúng sẽ có ý thức về công lý.) 

If children live with security

they learn to have faith;

(Nếu con cái được sống trong môi trường an toàn thì chúng sẽ có niềm tin.)

If children live with approval

they learn to like themselves;

(Nếu con cái luôn được chấp thuận thì lớn lên chúng sẽ biết trân trọng bản thân.)

If children live with acceptance and friendship

they learn to find love in the world.

(Nếu trẻ em luôn được chấp nhận và được sống trong tình bằng hữu thì lớn lên chúng sẽ tìm thấy tình yêu trên thế gian này.)

Người lớn cũng thế thôi! (MD)

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Magic sentences (2)

Part 2: Building self-esteem and self-confidence

Hãy học thuộc và nói to những câu này hàng ngày để khẳng định bản thân, trở nên lạc quan yêu đời và nâng cao sự tự tin nói chung.

(Tip: Shout these sentences at the top of your voice. As often as possible.)

1. I am a wonderful person.

2. I love myself for who I am.

3. I am full of energy, confidence, and enthusiasm.

4. I am sure I can change my life for the better.

5. I am an active, lovely, open-minded person.

6. I am who I am. No more or less.

7. I am in total control of my life.

8. I can always control my emotions.

9. I am a strong person and I am ready to face challenges.

10. I live in the present and I am confident of my future.

11. I know my life is getting better and better every day in every way.

12. I am proud of myself.

13. Life is an adventure and I am enjoying every minute of it.

14. I know what I want and I know what I need to do to achieve what I want.

15. I start every single day with a smile.

16. I forgive myself for all I have done.

17. Life is wonderful.

18. Everyday in every way, my life is getting better.

19. I am grateful to life for all that I have received till now, and for all that I will be receiving in the future.

20. I always find positive things out of everyone I meet and out of everything I do.

21. I give my all to everything I do.

22. There are a lot of opportunities waiting for me.

23. I have many victories because I am a winner by nature.

24. I welcome challenges. They bring out the best in me.

25. I have confidence in myself and my abilities.

26. I believe in my abilities to do what is necessary to improve my life.

27. I respect and accept myself for who I am.

28. My life is for me to live, and I will live it the way I wish/ and I will live it meaningfully, to the full.

29. My future looks great.

30. Day by day in every way, I am becoming more and more aware of my strengths.

(Nếu có chỗ nào không hiểu, xin hãy yêu cầu giải thích qua hộp comments.)

Magic sentences (1)

Part 1: Learning English

Hãy học thuộc và nói to những câu này hàng ngày để nâng cao sự tự tin khi học tiếng Anh.

(Tip: Practise these sentences as often as you can. Shout them at the top of your voice!)

1. I enjoy learning English.

2. I strongly believe I can speak English beautifully.

3. English is very important to me.

4. I am not afraid of speaking English.

5. I am not afraid of speaking English in front of many people.

6. Everyday in every way, my English is getting better and better.

7. I am not afraid of making mistakes. Mistakes are my teachers.

8. I am confident to use English whenever and wherever I can.

9. Learning English is fun and I am enjoying it enormously.

10. English is easy peasy lemon squeezy.

11. I can do it.

Laugh and learn (1)

Ký hiệu: 


(n) = noun = danh từ
(v) = verb = động từ
(a) = adjective = tính từ


1. Mother


A: I don't think my mother knows much about children.
B: Why is that?
A: Because she always puts me to bed when I am wide awake 
     and she gets me up when I am sleepy.

- put somebody to bed (v): cho ai đi ngủ
- wide awake (a): tỉnh như sáo
- sleepy (a): buồn ngủ


2. Happiness


A: Where can you always find happiness?
B: In the dictionary.


- happiness (n): niềm vui, niềm hạnh phúc
- find (v): tìm thấy
- dictionary (n): từ điển


3. The Perfect Son. 


A: I have the perfect son. 
B: Does he smoke? 
A: No, he doesn't. 
B: Does he drink whiskey? 
A: No, he doesn't. 
B: Does he ever come home late? 
A: No, he doesn't. 
B: I guess you really do have the perfect son. How old is he? 
A: He will be six months old next Wednesday. 


- perfect (a): hoàn hảo
- guess (v): đoán là, cho là
- smoke (v): hút thuốc


Do you ever .....? = Bạn có bao giờ....?

Do you ever smoke? 
Do you ever come home late?
Do you ever eat dog meat?


Yes, I do.
No, I don't.