Dressing up

1. helmet  /helmit/ n: nón bảo hộ

In Vietnam, it is required to wear helmet when riding on motorcycle

Ở Việt Nam, bắt buộc phải đội nón bảo hiểm.

 

2. track suit /træk su:t/ (US also jogging suit) n: bộ quần áo mặc khi tập thể thao

She is wearing her track suit, ready for jogging.

Cố ấy đang mặc đồ thể dục của mình, sẵn sàng chạy bộ.

 

About the weather

sunny /ˈsʌn·i/ nắng

raining /ˈreɪnɪŋ/ mưa dầm

snowing /ˈsnoʊɪŋ/ tuyết rơi

windy /ˈwɪn·di/ lộng gió

mist /mɪst/ sương mờ

foggy /ˈfɑg·i/ sương mù

cloudy /ˈklaʊdi/ nhiều mây

Why we need to speak English ?

         English nowadays has an important role in our daily life. It is the massive means of communication. Learning to speak English well may be the best way to improve our life. It seems all the people in the world have agreed to use English to talk to each other. About 1,500, 000, 000 people in the world speak English. While another 1,000,000,000 are still learning English. 

      If we can communicate in English, we can:

• Contact people from all over the world. We can talk about our ideas and opinions on Internet discussion groups. We can chat with other interesting people to learn about their life and culture.
• Travel more easily. English is spoken in more than 100 countries. If we lost, we can ask directions or ask for help. Who knows, the English will save our life somewhere someday.That is why we should make every effort possible for the to find somebody to speak with. Where can we find people who can speak English with us? We can find them at school, shopping malls, tourist destination, etcAbove all, do not be afraid to speak English. We must try to speak, even if we make mistakes. We can not learn without mistakes. So, speak English as much as possible! 
• Get more information easily. We can search on the Internet the information for works or studies. Knowing English can help us read many kinds of magazine, newspaper and others scientific research news.

Suggestion and Permission

     In some cases, if we want somebody do something for us, we should use the Suggestion form. Another, if we want to ask somebody's to let us do something, we can use Permission form. But how can we use it correctly and effectively, I give you some examples for this situation. Hope you can remember and apply this in life. 

=> Example sentences :

Is it all right if I open the window?
Tôi mở cửa sổ được không?

Do you mind if I smoke?
Tôi hút thuốc được không?

Would you mind if I took a dog with me?
Tôi mang theo chó có làm phiền cô không?

Do you mind cooking here?
Nấu ăn ở đây nhé?

Can I park my car here?
Tôi có thể đỗ xe ở đây được không?

Am I permitted to park my car here?
Tôi được phép đỗ xem ở đây không?

Is playing here okay?
Tôi có thể chơi ở đây được không?

Am I allowed to take pictures here?
Tôi chụp ảnh ở đây được chứ?

Is taking pictures allowed here?
Tôi được phép chụp ảnh ở đây không?

May I come in?
Tôi được phép vào trong không?

Would you mind opening the door for me?
Bạn có vui lòng mở cửa cho tôi?

Why we need to speak English ?

         English nowadays has an important role in our daily life. It is the massive means of communication. Learning to speak English well may be the best way to improve our life. It seems all the people in the world have agreed to use English to talk to each other. About 1,500, 000, 000 people in the world speak English. While another 1,000,000,000 are still learning English. 
      If we can communicate in English, we can:

• Contact people from all over the world. We can talk about our ideas and opinions on Internet discussion groups. We can chat with other interesting people to learn about their life and culture.
• Travel more easily. English is spoken in more than 100 countries. If we lost, we can ask directions or ask for help. Who knows, the English will save our life somewhere someday.That is why we should make every effort possible for the to find somebody to speak with. Where can we find people who can speak English with us? We can find them at school, shopping malls, tourist destination, etcAbove all, do not be afraid to speak English. We must try to speak, even if we make mistakes. We can not learn without mistakes. So, speak English as much as possible! 
• Get more information easily. We can search on the Internet the information for works or studies. Knowing English can help us read many kinds of magazine, newspaper and others scientific research news.

Asking direction

     Asking for directions is the first thing we do when we arrive to a different country, or even when we are just trying to find a place. Knowing how to ask for them can make our life so much easier!

     The way we ask for directions may affect the answer we get. Luckily, we  have some polite and helpful sentences to help you in this case. Here are some example sentences you can use when you need to get from place A to place B.

=> Example sentences :

Excuse me. Can you tell me the way to the museum?
Xin lỗi. Anh có thể chỉ giúp tôi đường đến viện bảo tàng không?

Could you please tell me the way to Melody Hotel?
Anh làm ơn chỉ giúp tôi đường đến khách sạn Melody được không?

Could you show me the way to railway station, please?
Anh làm ơn chỉ cho tôi đường đến nhà ga được không?

How can I get to the park? I don’t know the way
Làm thế nào tôi có thể đến được công viên nhỉ? Tôi không biết đường

Do you mind showing me the way to My Dinh stadium, please?
Anh làm ơn chỉ tôi đường đến sân vận động Mỹ Đình được không?

Can you tell me where the bank is?
Anh có thể chỉ cho biế ngân hàng ở đâu được không?

Is there a post office near here?
Có bưu điện nào ở gần đây không?

Excuse me , is this the right way to the Gia Lam station?
Xin lỗi, đây có phải đường đến bến xe Gia Lâm không?

Which is the nearest way to Ha Long Bay?
Đường nào gần nhất để đi đến vịnh Hạ Long?

Tips to improve

How can we speak daily life English more naturally ?

1) Improving Spoken English Naturally is 90% practice

     Improving Spoken English is an endeavor that requires a lot of muscle memory and it is impossible to be really fluent in English without practicing with native speakers. You can spend hours and hours doing roles plays or be an expert of phonetics but if you don’t practice speaking with native speakers you will never speak English naturally.

2) Put Grammar Rules in the BackSeat

     Lot of English learners begin by studying grammar rules. This is a HUGE mistake.

     If you goal is to learn Spoken English naturally, don’t start with grammar. The reason is over learning grammar will make your brain process grammar rules when you have conversations. This will slow down your speech and you will not be a confident speaker because you are scared of making mistakes in grammar. Overall, you will speak English in an unnatural and funny way.

     The new way of learning any language is to forget about grammar rules and start speaking first. Still not convinced? Try a trial lesson with a Native English Teacher.