Part 2: sunrise + a foreigner who speaks Vietnamese + a time you encouraged a friend

We wanted to watch the sunrise, so we (thức dậy từ rất sớm) at 4:30 AM and went to the beach.

woke up very early

This is (một trong những bãi biển đẹp nhất) in Vietnam.

one of the most beautiful beaches

I (tận hưởng khoảnh khắc này cùng với) my family and my cousins.

enjoyed this moment with

At that time, the beach was (rất yên tĩnh/vắng lặng).

very quiet

It was a great time for us to (ngồi lại cùng nhau và chờ đợi).

sit together and wait

The sun was very big and red. It (trông như một quả bóng khổng lồ trên bầu trời).

looked like a giant ball in the sky

Also, the sky had many (màu sắc nhẹ nhàng/màu pastel) like pink, blue, and yellow.

pastel colors

The view was so beautiful. It (trông như một bức tranh tuyệt đẹp).

looked like a beautiful painting

When I stood there, I (cảm thấy rất thoải mái và thư giãn).

felt very comfortable and relaxed

The weather was perfect, (không quá nóng và không quá ẩm nồng).

not too hot and not too humid

There was a (làn gió biển mát rượi) that made me feel amazing.

cool sea breeze

The scenery made me (cảm thấy rất sảng khoái và bình yên).

feel very fresh and peaceful

It was the perfect getaway (sau những ngày học tập vất vả).

after hard days of studying

My family had a trip to Da Nang, which was a great (chuyến đi đến [Đà Nẵng]).

trip to Da Nang

We woke up very early at 4:30 AM and went to the beach because we wanted to (ngắm bình minh).

watch the sunrise

His name is David, and he is (hiện đang dạy tiếng Anh tại) my school.

currently teaching English at

He is a wonderful teacher, and (tất cả học sinh đều thực sự yêu thích lớp học của thầy).

all the students really love his classes

First, he uses many (các trang web giáo dục) to self-study.

educational websites

Instead of going to a class, he prefers to (tự học ở nhà) at home.

self-study at home

For example, he uses Quizlet to (ghi nhớ từ mới).

remember new words

He also uses HelloVietnam to (luyện tập phát âm).

practice his pronunciation

He uses online dictionaries to check meanings and (tra nghĩa/kiểm tra ý nghĩa của từ).

check meanings

He (chủ động giao tiếp với) native people in daily life.

actively communicates with

He lives in Vietnam now, so he has many chances to speak with (người bản xứ).

native people

He always tries to practice Vietnamese in his (cuộc sống hàng ngày).

daily life

For instance, he tries to talk in Vietnamese when he visits local (các điểm thu hút khách du lịch địa phương).

tourist attractions

He can speak Vietnamese so well because he is (rất chăm chỉ).

very hard-working

He spends 4 hours every day (tập trung vào việc học) Vietnamese.

focusing on studying

Moreover, he (có năng khiếu học ngôn ngữ).

has a talent for learning languages

He is amazing because he (đã biết [3] ngôn ngữ khác) which are German, Korean, and Mandarin.

already know 3 other languages

I will choose a time when I (khích lệ/động viên bạn cùng lớp làm gì) to get her nails done.

encouraged my classmate to

She is a very active person, and she loves sports.

a very active person

Before Tet holiday, I asked her to go to a nail salon with me to (đi làm móng/làm nail).

get her nails done

(Ban đầu, cô ấy không muốn làm điều đó) because she plays basketball.

At first, she didn't want to do it

She thought that long nails would (khiến cô ấy gặp khó khăn trong việc) play sports.

make it difficult for her to

When I first asked her to go to the salon, she was (rất do dự/lưỡng lự).

very hesitant

She sat and (suy nghĩ về điều đó trong một thời gian rất dài).

thought about it for a very long time

She didn't want to go at first, but I (cố gắng thuyết phục cô ấy).

tried to convince her

I tried to convince her, and (cuối cùng, cô ấy đã quyết định) to go to the nail salon with me.

finally, she decided to

It was Tet holiday, so I really wanted her to (trông thật xinh đẹp để đi chơi và chụp ảnh).

look beautiful to go out and take photos

Also, during Tet, we (có một kỳ nghỉ dài).

had a long vacation

She (hiếm khi chơi [bóng rổ] vào thời điểm đó) because of the holiday.

rarely played basketball at that time

Therefore, having nice nails (không ảnh hưởng nhiều đến cuộc sống hàng ngày của cô ấy).

did not affect her daily life much

Long nails would not interfere with her normal (các hoạt động thể thao).

sports activities

This story happened right (trước kỳ nghỉ Tết).

before Tet holiday