ctn (pt2)

Author: urbytes21

content/posts/english-speaking.md

@@ -116,17 +116,122 @@ It was **pretty** good. (She didn't like it much.)
 
 - WH questions:
   - Why do you study *English* ?
-## 2.2. Rising
+### 2.2. Rising
 - Yes/No question:
   - Did they **call**?
 
 - Alternative questions: When you have `or` in a question, that's an alternative question.
   - Are they **coming** or *going* ?
 
-## 2.3. Fall-rising
+### 2.3. Fall-rising
 - Something is incomplete, we are uncertain of something or we still want to continue the sentence and it is not finished yet.
   - I don't play *ten***nis**, but I like watching it!
 
 - We can have fall-rise intonation separately on 2 different words.
   - She is *quite* a good **teacher**, but she's a *bit old*.
 
+
+## 3. Introduction
+
+## 4. Home Town
+- where your home town located, what is special about it, what laguagues are spoken,...
+
+### 4.1. Suggestions
+- Use: 
+	- present simple to talk about your home town
+	- past simple/ present perfect to describle changes
+- Statements:
+	- It located in the XX(southeast) of XX Province.
+	- It is very + adj (comfortable) living there.
+	- It is a/an + adj (nice, quite) place to live in.
+	- Living there is + adj (interesting, fascinating)
+	- I lived there for .. year./ ...year ago, I moved to ...
+	- I have been living there since I was born in ...
+	- My home town is well known/famous for ... throughout Vietnam/ all over the World.
+	- It is rich in ... It has a long history of ... dating back to the century.
+
+### 4.2. Examples
+**Q-1: Where do you come from ?Let's talk about your home town. What kind of place is it ?**
+
+A: I come from Quang Tri, a province in central VietNam. It's known for its historical landmarks and peaceful countryside.
+
+**Q-2: What is it like living there ?**
+A: Living there is very interesting, simple and quite, which I enjoy.
+
+**Q-3: How long have you lived there ?**
+A: I have been living there since I was born in 2001.
+
+**Q-4: Have you ever lived in any other part of VietNam ?**
+A: Yes, I lived in Ho Chi Minh City for five years for my education. After graduating, I worked in Ho Chi Minh City for a year. Then, I relocated to Da Nang, as it's closer to my hometown and more convenient for me.
+
+**Q-5: Can you tell me the street you live in ? How has the street chaned in recent years ?**
+A: I live on a regular, unnamed street in my hometown. It used to be a dirt road with trees on both sides, but now it's a concrete road, and the trees are gone.
+
+**Q-6: Are there any interesting places to see ?**
+A: There are several interesting places to see in my hometown, such as the Vinh Moc Tunnels[ˈtʌn.əl] and the Truong Son National Cemetery[ˈsem.ə.ter.i]. The most famous one is the Quang Tri Citadel.[ˈsɪt̬.ə.del]
+
+**Q-7: What can visitors do there ?**
+A: If you visit my hometown, I would recommend that you visit the Quang Tri Citadel. You can explore the ancient walls, learn about its history, and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere.
+
+**Q-8: What kind of jobs do people do in your home town?**
+A: Well, like people in other countryside(rural) areas, people in my hometown do a variety of jobs. But in general, most of them work in rice farming, as it is the main type of agriculture[ˈæɡ.rə.kʌl.tʃɚ]. (In addition, some people are involved in other activities such as fishing ...)
+
+**Q-9: Can you describle the people in your home town ?**
+It's a bit hard to say. People there are very friendly, helpful, hardworking, and diligent[ˈdɪl.ə.dʒənt].
+
+**Q-10: How does your home town compare with HCM ?**
+A: Well, I like my hometown better as it is more peaceful, quieter, and less crowded compared to Ho Chi Minh City. The pace of life is slower, which I find more relaxing. But both have advantages[ədˈvæn.t̬ɪdʒ] and disadvantages. You see(For example), working in Ho Chi Minh City offers more opportunities for jobs, education, and entertainment.
+
+## 5. Marriage and Family
+- describe your family, questions related to marriage
+
+
+### 5.1. Suggestion
+- Use present simple to talk about family
+- Present perfect or past simple is employed to discuss changes
+- Past simple must be used to talk about things happening in the past
+- There be ... to talk about your family members
+- ... years old, in one's(early/mid/late) twenties to talk about age.
+- Indicating married life:
+	+) I'v just got married / I got married 2 years ago/ I have been married to B for 4 years.
+	+) I am engaged to B / The've just got engaged.
+
+### 5.2. Examples 
+**Q-1: Could you tell me something about your family ? / Do you live in a big or small family ?**
+A: I have a small, happy family. There are three of us: my father, my older sister, and me. My father used to work in the field, but now he is retired. My sister works as a seller in Ho Chi Minh City. Both of us work in different locations, so we usually gather during Tet Holiday.
+
+
+**Q-2: Does your name affect your personality ?**
+Well, that's an interesting question. I don't think a name can affect a person's personality, but some people believe it can.
+
+Q-3: In what situation will one change his name ?
+In VietNam, there are several reasons why one will change his name.
+First of all,...
+Another situation,...
+
+
+**Q-4: Do you prefer a big family or a small one? Why?**
+I prefer to have a small family.
+For one thing, it's a state recommendation that a couple should have no more than two children.
+For another, I like children a lot, and I believe my child is the continuation of my life. Finally, a smaller family allows for more attention and resources to be focused on each child.
+
+**Q-5: How has family structure changed in the recent decades in Vietnam?**
+Family structure in Vietnam has changed a lot, generally from large to small.
+Traditionally, families were big, often with multiple generations living together. 
+With urbanization and economic development, many families have become smaller, with more people living independently in cities for work and education. 
+This shift has led to changes in the roles of each family member.
+
+**Q-6: Who does most of the housework in the family?**
+
+
+**Q-7: Do you think couples should share the housework or should the wife take the main responsibility ?**
+
+**Q-8: Who makes most of the decisions in your family, your mother or your father ?Why?**
+
+**Q-9: Are there many rules for children in VN ?**
+
+**Q-10: Has the rules for children changed very much recently ?**
+
+**Q-11: Who is the person that has influenced you most in your family ?**
+
+**Q-12: Can you describe a most important decision you have made recently ?**

content/posts/english-stories.md

@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ The boy traveled for many days to find the castle. He went to the upper level an
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 ## 33. The Battle of Thermopylae
-> `arrow, battle, bow, brave, chief, disadvantage, enemy, entrance, hardly, intend, laughter, log, military, obey, secure, steady, trust, twist, unless, weapon`
+> `arrow [ˈæroʊ], battle [ˈbætəl], bow [boʊ], brave [breɪv], chief [ʧiːf], disadvantage [ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒ], enemy [ˈɛnəmi], entrance [ˈɛntrəns], hardly [ˈhɑːrdli], intend [ɪnˈtɛnd], laughter [ˈlæftər], log [lɔɡ], military [ˈmɪləˌtɛri], obey [oʊˈbeɪ], secure [sɪˈkjʊr], steady [ˈstɛdi], trust [trʌst], twist [twɪst], unless [ʌnˈlɛs], weapon [ˈwɛpən]`
 
 This is a true story. It happened long ago in Greece....
 “We must fight,” the Spartan* chief told his small army of brave men. They were at a great disadvantage. There were only three hundred of them. The Persian military had hundreds of thousands of men.
@@ -705,30 +705,8 @@ But the enemy found a way to beat the Spartans. The chief and all of his men wer
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 ## 34. The Deer and His Image
-> `chest, confidence, consequence, disaster, disturb, estimate, honor, impress, marathon, narrow, pale, rough, satisfy, scream, sensitive, shade, supplement, terror, threat, victim`
-
-- The **chest [tʃest]** is the front part of a person's body under the neck.
-- If you have **confidence[ˈkɑːn.fə.dəns]** about something, you are sure of it.
-- A **consequence[ˈkɑːn.sə.kwəns]** is a result of a choice or action.
-- A **disaster[dɪˈzæs.tɚ]** is a really bad thing that happens.
-- To **disturb[dɪˈstɝːb]** someone means to upset them.
-- To **estimate[ˈes.tə.meɪt]** something means to make a guess about it.
-- When you **honor[ˈɑː.nɚ]** people or things, you should respect for them.
-- To **impress[ɪmˈpres]** someone means to make that person proud.
-- A **marathon[ˈmer.ə.θɑːn]** is a very long foot race just over 42 kilometers.
-- When something is **narrow[ˈner.oʊ]**, it is very thin.
-- When something is **pale[peɪl]**, it does not have bright color.
-- When some thing is **rough[rʌf]**, it is not even or smooth.
-- To **satisfy[ˈsæt̬.ɪs.faɪ]** someone means to make them happy.
-- To **scream[skriːm]** means to make a loud noise with your mouth.
-- When someone or something is **sensitive[ˈsen.sə.t̬ɪv]**, they are easily hurt.
-- The **shade[ʃeɪd]** is a dark area that something makes when it blocks the sun.
-- To **supplement[ˈsʌp.lə.mənt]** something is to add something else to it in a good way.
-- When someone fell **terror[ˈter.ɚ]**, they are scared.
-- A **threat[θret]** is something bad that might happen.
-- A **victim[ˈvɪk.təm]** is a person that had something bad happen to them.
-
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+> `chest [ʧɛst], confidence [ˈkɒnfɪdəns], consequence [ˈkɒnsɪkwəns], disaster [dɪˈzæstər], disturb [dɪˈstɜːrb], estimate [ˈɛstɪmeɪt], honor [ˈɒnər], impress [ɪmˈprɛs], marathon [ˈmærəθən], narrow [ˈnæroʊ], pale [peɪl], rough [rʌf], satisfy [ˈsætɪsfaɪ], scream [skriːm], sensitive [ˈsɛnsɪtɪv], shade [ʃeɪd], supplement [ˈsʌplɪmənt], terror [ˈtɛrər], threat [θrɛt], victim [ˈvɪktɪm]`
+
 
 A deer told himself every day, “I am the most handsome deer in the forest. My large chest is a symbol of my power. And my beautiful horns impress other animals.”
 
@@ -743,29 +721,8 @@ The deer estimated that he ran for an hour. He felt like he was running a marath
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 ## 35. May 29,1953
-> `ancestor, angle, boot, border, congratulate, frame, heaven, incredible, legend, praise, proceed, pure, relative, senior, silent, sink, superior, surround, thick, wrap`
-
-- An **ancestor[ˈæn.ses.tɚ]** is a family member from the past.
-- An **angle[ˈæŋ.ɡəl]** is the direction from which you look at something.
-- A **boot[buːt]** is an heavy shoe that goes over your ankle.
-- A **border[ˈbɔːr.dɚ]** is an edge of an area.
-- To **congratulate[kənˈɡrætʃ.ə.leɪt]** someone is to tell them that you are happy to them.
-- A **frame[freɪm]** is a border of the picture or the mirror.
-- **Heaven[ˈhev.ən]** is the place that people believe people go when they die.
-- If someone or something is **incredible[ɪnˈkred.ə.bəl]**, it is hard to believe they are true.
-- A **legend[ˈledʒ.ənd]** is a story from the past.
-- To **praise[preɪz]** is to show that you like someone or something.
-- To **proceed[proʊˈsiːd]** is to go in a certain direction.
-- If something is **pure[pjʊr]**, it is very clear and beautiful.
-- A **relative[ˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv]** is a family member.
-- If one is **senior[ˈsiː.njɚ]**, they are the oldest or have been there the longest.
-- If someone or something is **silent[ˈsaɪ.lənt]**, they make no sound.
-- To **sink[sɪŋk]** into something is to slowly fall into it.
-- If someone or something is **superior[səˈpɪr.i.ɚ]**, they are better than another.
-- To **surround[səˈraʊnd]** something is to close in on it from all sides.
-- If something is **thick[θɪk]**, it is wide and solid.
-- To **wrap[ræp]** is to cover something on all sides.
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+> `ancestor [ˈænsɛstər], angle [ˈæŋɡəl], boot [buːt], border [ˈbɔːrdər], congratulate [kənˈɡrætʃəleɪt], frame [freɪm], heaven [ˈhɛvən], incredible [ɪnˈkrɛdəbl], legend [ˈlɛdʒənd], praise [preɪz], proceed [prəˈsiːd], pure [pjʊər], relative [ˈrɛlətɪv], senior [ˈsiːnjər], silent [ˈsaɪlənt], sink [sɪŋk], superior [suːˈpɪriər], surround [səˈraʊnd], thick [θɪk], wrap [ræp]`
+
 Today is the most important day of my life. I finally climbed Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain in the world.
 
 The top of the mountain was amazing. It felt like we were close to heaven. The snow was so thick that my boots sank. The air was silent. I looked at the beauty that surrounded me. Maybe my story will be a legend someday.