Camille's Night: A reminder of a charity concert in Hue

Rehearsal: Camille Huyen and Nhu 

Camille Huyen and Nhu

Au Salon De Nhu: A reminder of a charity concert in Saigon

Election Watch Party 2016

A reminder of the Election Watch Party 2016...Waiting for this year's party in November!

U.S. Consul General Mary Tarnowka & Nhu

Nhat Ha: The Warrior!

#MyMuse #NhatHa

I wanna use the present simple tense here because the past is so vivid when it still runs through your veins. After all, there is no present or future - only the past, happening over and over again now. You are intelligent and somehow innocent. You look like a woman warrior. You also look like a muse. You look like a woman in love and she knows that she's been used. Painful experience is coming their way. Anyway, pain shaped a woman into a warrior. I adore you, and you should know that!

Em muốn dùng thì hiện tại đơn ở đây bởi quá khứ quá sinh động khi nó vẫn cứ chảy trong huyết quản chị. Sau tất cả, chẳng có hiện tại hay tương lai - chỉ có quá khứ lặp đi lặp lại ở hiện tại mà thôi. Chị thông minh nhưng lại ngây thơ theo một cách nào đó. Chị trông giống như một chiến binh. Chị cũng mang dáng dấp của một nàng thơ nữa. Chị nhin như người đàn bà đang yêu và nàng ấy biết mình đang bị ai đó lợi dụng nhân danh tinh yêu. Những trải nghiệm đớn đau vẫn còn phía trước. Dù sao, nỗi đau hun đúc người nữ trở thành chiến binh. Em tôn thờ chị, và chị nên biết điều đó!

Helen and I: Reunion

When I go to bed every night, I thank LIFE to give me chances. Gratitude keeps me humble and grateful. When the new day has come, I know I have to keep sharing the giants' visionary ideas. At times, the light in my heart goes out and is only rekindled by a spark of hope. Today I met Helen, one of my old students. She told me she was still impressed by my principle: gaining knowledge by simplification. Congratulations, Helen! You graduated from college. You are now a beautiful Bride To Be. I am very happy for you.

Khi tớ đi ngủ mỗi đêm, tớ cảm ơn ĐỜI vì đã cho tớ những cơ hội. Khi ngày mới bắt đầu, tớ biết phải tiếp tục tiếp tục chia sẻ viễn kiến trong tư tưởng của những người khổng lồ. Lòng biết ơn giữ cho tớ sự khiêm tốn và cảm giác biết ơn. Có những khi, khi ánh sáng trong tim vụt tắt, nó lại được thắp sáng lại bằng một tia hy vọng. Hôm nay, tớ gặp lại Helen, một trong những học trò cũ. Cô bé nói vẫn còn nhớ nguyên tắc của tớ: muốn có kiến thức thì hãy đơn giản hóa mọi thứ. Chúc mừng con đã tốt nghiệp đại học Helen, Cô rất vui vì con nay sắp sửa được làm cô dâu xinh đẹp.

Rosa's Speech

Hi my name is Rosa. Recently, I was so impressed by a documentary film called "CHI" produced by VTV1.  After seeing the film, I had some serious thoughts about what we should do to protect our environment. This was a story about a sea turtle named Chi. It was the Vietnam's first animal rescued  by an endoscopic foreign body retrieval.
The little sea turtle, aged  5 or 6, was rescued by fishermen in Cham Island   and then transferred to the Marine Animal Rescue Center. Rescuers did their best to save the life of Chi; however,  the poor animal couldn't make it.
 To my dear friends, I think we should  act  to save the environment. Steps by steps, each of us should better our  environmental awareness

Passive Voice Practice 1

1. We .................................. this.

will not tolerate

will not be tolerated

will not be tolerating

2. He ................................. responsible for the failure of the project.

held

was held

3. The prizes .................................... by the chief guest.

distributed

were distributed

4. When mummy arrived, the problem .....................................

resolved

was resolved

5. I .................................... to him yesterday.

talked

was talked

6. They ..................................... of the developments.

have informed

have been informed

7. He ...................................... his bride to his friends.

introduced

was introduced

has been introduced

8. I .................................... to a nice woman at the party.

introduced

was introduced

have introduced

9. He ..................................... for his kind deeds.

still remembered

is still remembered

is still remembering

10. Everyone .................................. to hear the news.

shocked

has shocked

was shocked

11. We .......................................... anything from them yet.

have not heard

have not been heard

have not been hearing

12. The girl .................................... by a passerby.

saved

was saved

was saving

G-check 1

1. Does Amar enjoy ..................... models from clay?

make
making
to make
to making

2. While holidaying in London, Mary ………………… a strong Canadian accent.

caught
acquired
earned
gathered

3. …………………. he was, he played well.

Tired though
Though tired
As tired
Although tired

4. ………………. she was, she could not find her way.

Though frightened
Although frightened
As frightened
Frightened as

5. Their front door was open, …………………. nobody was at home.

but
and
as
so

6. The bell for dinner has already ………………..

rang
rung
ringing
ring

7. Stella ………………… wait until her birthday.

can't hardly
can hardly
won't hardly
wouldn't hardly

8. There were ………………….. children in the class than expected.

fewer
few
less
lesser

9. We were given ……………….. work today than yesterday.

less
lesser
few
fewer

Voca Test 3

I hope you …………1……….. my last letter. A lot has …………2………. since I wrote to you. I …………3……….. with an accident about a week ago while ………4……….. football. Actually I ………5………. in hospital since then but I am …………6……… myself here because I ……7………. a lot of good friends. Actually I have not …………8………. Hindi since I came here which, of course, is good for my English. On my first day, I ………9……… a nurse called Sophia and ………10…….. in love with her almost instantly.

1. a) received; b) will receive; c) receive

2. a) happening; b) happened; c) happen

3. a) meet; b) met; c) am meeting; d) would meet

4. a) played; b) playing; c) was playing

5. a) am; b) had been; c) have been

6. a) enjoy; b) enjoyed; c) enjoying

7. a) have made; b) had made; c) making

8. a) speaking; b) spoken; c) spoke

9. a) meet; b) meeting; c) met

10. a) fall; b) fallen; c) fell

Voca Test 2

1. Break ………………………….. a piece of licorice for me.

off
out
break up

2. The mainmast broke ………………………. in the storm.

in
out
away

3. The trade unions broke ………………………….. negotiations and called a strike.

on
out
off

4. The convict broke ……………………….. jail.

up
out of
from

5. Give me a complete ………………………… of all the supplies you need.

break down
breakdown

6. The argument between the friends led to their ……………………..

break up
breakup
break out

7. The train had a ………………………. outside of Seattle.

break down

8. It is so cold you can see your ……………………

breath
breathe
Either could be used here

9. You only have to ……………………….. that clear mountain air to feel rejuvenated.

breath
breathe
Either could be used here

10. I ……………………….. my hand while making soup.

burnt
burned
Either could be used here

11. No one will eat that ……………………. cake.

burnt
burned
Either could be used here

12. The burning building gave ...................................... an eerie light.

up
in
offbreakdown 

Voca Test 1

1. The meeting was held at a .......................................... hall.

special
specious
spacious

2. That he is very ............................................ is evident from the number of friends he has.

social
sociable
societal

3. The gangster made a ............................................ attack on the hapless villagers.

timid
bold
cowardly
valiant

4. He is contesting from the ......................................... constituency of Pune.

urban
urbane
suburb

5. Some medicines are not to be taken ...........................................

verbally
physically
orally
vocally

6. His speeches are so .............................................. that I don`t like to listen to them.

oral
verbal
verbose

7. I don`t trust him so I cannot give you any assurance regarding the ............................................... of his statement.

factual
voracity
veracity

8. The Georgian forces could not ........................................ the Russian advance.

withhold
withdraw
withstand

9. Sita of the epic Ramayana is known for her ....................................... virtues.

womanish
womanly
effeminate

10. A ......................................... amount of money has already been wasted on this project.

considerable
considerate
consistent

11. It will not be ......................................... on your part to reject this proposal.

judicial
judicious
judgmental

12. An ............................................ man is always known for making clever plans.

ingenuous
ingenious
indigenous

Verb DO

The verb DO plays an enormous role in the English language. It is the most important verb after BE. The primary function of DO is as an auxiliary verb. In this role it is used to form questions and negative statements.


The verb DO can also be used as a main verb, as explained in this lesson.

Like all English verbs, except BE and modal verbs, the verb DO has two conjugations in the simple present: do | does.
singular plural
first person I do we do
second person you do you do
third person he, she, it does they do


Note that the third person singular form of the verb has -es added. All the other conjugations are do.

In fact, use of the verb DO as a main verb in the simple present is very limited. Its only purpose is to indicate who or what performs a habitual action or task. For example:
He does his homework at night.
We do it all the time.
The car does this when it is cold.
Machines do the difficult work.


Occasionally the verb DO is used as an auxiliary verb in affirmative statements in order to make a contradiction. For example:
assertion contradiction
Tom drinks tea. He doesn’t drink coffee. Yes, Tom does drink coffee.
I’m sorry, I don’t have a pen. Oh, I do have a pen! Here.
Susan doesn’t smoke. You’re wrong. Susan does smoke.


In the above examples, DO is stressed.

The verb DO has a single conjugation for all persons in the simple past: did.
singular plural
1st per I did we did
2nd per you did you did
3rd per he, she, it did they did

Reorder the sentences 2

1. I'm / not / I'm / British / . / French,


2. my / Melanie / and / sisters / are / Margaret / .


3. of / Paris / is / France / capital / the / .


4. you / . / are / we / see / to / very / happy


5. he / and / John / is / 24 / . / my / is / brother


6. a / very / are / good / . / you / student


7. very / to / here / be / we / happy / . / are


8. expensive / it / is / house / this / and / big / is / . / very

Reorder the sentences!

1. your name what ?



2. today I not very happy.



3. doctor my sister a.



4. big not very this car.



5. my bag in phone my ?



6. short my brother very.



7. time it what ?



8. with me my teachers happy very.

TO BE 4

1. Russia _________ one of the largest countries in the world.

is

am

are

2. French wine _________ very tasty.

is

am

are

3. The children _________ in the garden.

is

am

are

4. The President of the United States _________ an important person.

am

is

are

5. These books _________ very hard to understand.

am

is

are

6. I think Arabic _________ a complicated language.

are

am

is

7. I _________ sure your friend is coming to the party.

are

am

is

8. Do you know if the shop _________ open?

are

is

am

TO BE 3

1. Carol's cat ...........very pretty.

2. Rob ..........ten years old.

3. Those paintings ..........wonderful!

4. The two supermarkets ..........very near to each other.

5. John thinks science ..........a very difficult subject.

6. All the doors ..........open in this house!

7. Helen and Barbara ..........sisters.

8. That music ..........incredible. Who is it?

TO BE 2

1. Adele ........a singer.

2. Barack Obama ........from Italy.

3. What ........your name?

4. Spain ........in Europe.

5. ........you from Spain? Yes, I am.

6. Tony Blair and Hugh Grant........  British.

7. How old ........your sister?

8. She ........a nurse! She is a doctor.

9. Kristen Stewart and Angelina Jolie........  actresses.

10. Lisbon and Porto cities........ in Portugal.

Articles A and An (Basic)

Use a before words beginning with a consonant sound.
Use an before words beginning with a vowel sound.

Examples:
This is a big book.
This is an orange ball.

1. I want ________ ice-cream.


an

a


2. They have ________ new house.


an

a


3. Find ________ big bag, please.


a

an


4. It is ________ orange.


an

a


5. It is ________ elephant.


a

an


6. She is ________ student.


a

an


7. I see ________ big car.


an

a


8. I need ________ red pen.


a

an


9. Can I have ________ apple?


an

a


10. I have ________ umbrella.

an

a

To be- present tense

TO BE
Present Tense

I am /We are
You are/ You are
He is /She is /It is
They are

Full negative forms of the verb to be
I am not a singer.
He is not a receptionist.
She is not a nurse.
It is not my book.
We are not musicians.
You are not a shop assistant.
They are not taxi drivers.

Contracted negative forms of the verb to be
I'm not a singer. 
He isn't a receptionist.
She isn't a nurse.
It isn't my book.
We aren't  musicians.
You aren't a shop assistant.
They aren't taxi drivers.

Verb BE - Present Tense

Fill in the blanks with the right subject / personal pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they):
Angelina Joli is American. .............isn't French.

Brad Pitt is American, too. .............isn't German.

Brad and Angelina aren't French.  .............are American.

My friend and I are high school students.  .............aren't primary school students.

The Statue of Liberty is in New York.  .............isn't in Washington.
Fill in the blanks with the right form of to be (am, are or is):
 ............. you the new student?

Yes, I am ..............

Leila and Nancy  ............. students.
 .............
Nancy  .............Australian .

My sister and I  ............. students.
The girls  .............tired.
These women  ............. beautiful.
The tea  ............. delicious.
Nadia and Leila  .............friends.
The newspaper  ............. cheap.
Choose the correct answer (negative or affirmative form of to be):
Is Julia Robert French? No, she   ............. French.

What about Robert de Nero? Is he an American actor? Yes, he  ..............

Are New York and Los Angeles Spanish Cities? No, they   .............Spanish cities.

Is Big Ben in Paris? No, it  ............. in Paris.

Is Mount Everest in Africa? No, it  ............. in Africa. It is in Asia.