VSTEP Writing Task 1e B1- B2 - C1
Trương Văn Ánh
tvanh@sgu.edu.vn
An informal letter or email has five parts:
1/ Greeting
2/ Body (3 issues)
3/ Closing
4/ Farewell
5/ Name






1/ Greeting
Dear …,






2/ Body
It’s nice to hear from you. 
- Answer 1
- Answer 2
- Answer 3

3/ Closing
I am looking forward to hearing from you!




4/ Farewell
Yours cordially,
Yours respectfully, (Respectfully yours,)


5/ Write your name (signature)
Nguyen Tran Van Muoi Hai

13. You tell about your most special holiday/festival.
Write a note to your foreign friend, David. In your note, you should
- say what it is and when it takes place.
- tell what people do in this event.
express how people feel
You should write at least 120 words. You do not need to include your name or addresses. Your response will be evaluated in terms of Task Fulfillment, Organization, Vocabulary and Grammar.





Dear David,
In this letter I would like to tell you about my most special holiday, Tet.
It takes place about the beginning of February. We call it Tet or Lunar New Year. Vietnamese people gather and hold it at home. Before Tet, we decorate our houses and prepare a lot of delicious foods. We wear new and beautiful clothes during Tet. We meet family members and friends, giving best wishes, sharing and enjoying parties. Everyone is happy and plays games, especially children.
I hope you may come and enjoy Tet with us.
I am looking forward to meeting you in Vietnam.
Yours cordially,
Le van Thanh Hoa
Dear David, (1)
It takes place about the beginning of February. We call it Tet or Lunar New Year. (2a)
Vietnamese people gather and hold it at home. Before Tet, we decorate our houses and prepare a lot of delicious foods. We wear new and beautiful clothes during Tet. We meet family members and friends, giving best wishes, sharing and enjoying parties. (2b) Everyone is happy and plays games, especially children. (2c)
I am looking forward to meeting you in Vietnam. (3)
Yours cordially, (4)
Le van Thanh Hoa (5)
14. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You talk about having a baby late.
Write a note to your friend, Mai. In your note, you should
- say when you should have a baby.
- tell what problem you have if you have a baby late.
discuss what you should do if you have a baby late.
You should write at least 120 words. You do not need to include your name or addresses. Your response will be evaluated in terms of Task Fulfillment, Organization, Vocabulary and Grammar.
Dear Mai,
In this letter I would like to tell you about having children late.
Usually, it is best that we have babies in twenties. Then we are healthy after having babies and babies can grow up healthily.
If we have babies late, for example, when we are in forties or even fifties, then it is dangerous for both mothers and babies. In general, we may face a lot of troubles when we have babies at late ages.
However, when we are in this situation, we have to ask for doctor’s advice. We should be very careful to protect ourselves.
I am looking forward to meeting you soon to discuss this problem more.
Yours cordially,
Tran van Thanh Nghi
Dear Mai, (1)
Usually, it is best that we have babies in twenties. Then we are healthy after having babies and babies and grow up healthily. (2a)
If we have babies late, for example, when we are in forties or even fifties, then it is dangerous for both mothers and babies. In general, we may face a lot of troubles when we have babies at late ages. (2b)
However, when we are in this situation, we have to ask for doctor’s advice. We should be very careful to protect ourselves. (2c)
I am looking forward to meeting you soon to discuss this problem more. (3)
Yours cordially, (4)
Tran van Thanh Nghi (5)
15. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You tell your friend, Thomas about means of public transport in Ho Chi Minh City.
In your note, you should
- say what means of public transport in Ho Chi Minh City are.
- tell how you travel in a short distance.
tell how you travel in a long distance.
You should write at least 120 words. You do not need to include your name or addresses. Your response will be evaluated in terms of Task Fulfillment, Organization, Vocabulary and Grammar.
Dear Thomas,
In this letter I would like to tell you about means of public transport in Ho Chi Minh City.
In general, in our city there are a lot of means of public transport such as taxi, motorbike (grabbike), bus, car (grabcar), boat, train and metro in the near future.
Every means can be useful and convenient in each situation. If your travel is short, you may take a grabbike, a grabcar or a taxi. The prices are different and suitable for your pockets. If you travel in a long distance, you may take a coach or a train. Especially, next year you may take metro when you travel in Ho Chi Minh City.
I am looking forward to meeting you soon to take you around our city.
Yours cordially,
Tran Thi My Vy
Dear Thomas, (1)
In general, in our city there are a lot of means of public transport such as taxi, motorbike (grabbike), bus, car (grabcar) boat, train and metro in the near future. (2a)
If your travel is short, you may take a grabbike, a grabcar or a taxi. The prices are different and suitable for your pockets. (2b)
If you travel in a long distance, you may take a coach or a train. Especially, next year you may take metro when you travel in Ho Chi Minh City. (2c)
I am looking forward to meeting you soon to take you around our city. (3)
Yours cordially, (4)
Tran Thi My Vy (5)





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