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E-magazineIssue

March

2012

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF ENGLISH DIVISION I FOR INTERNAL CIRCULATION ONLY

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ISP Musical the Finale

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Nguyet Minh_08E1

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n this Thursday, March 22nd,

a very special event will be

held by the Student

Association together with the Youth

Power club, named Recycle Day.All ULISers can join in this

meaningful and joyous event to

learn how to make bags, candles

and other lovely decorations from

recyclable materials such as paper,

nylon bags, used oil, empty bottles,

and so on. Even stuffs which seem

to be totally useless such as ice-

cream sticks, corncobs, toilet papercores can be made into

surprisingly useful objects. So

plunder you wastebasket and bring

everything you can find to Recycle

day. That is the best way to say: I

love you, Mother Earth!

Hoang Giang_08E1

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Why students sleep in class?Sleeping in class is one of

the most popular phenomena of

students nowadays. According to

my latest survey, almost every

student admitted to sleeping in

class at least once. So what are

the main reasons for this? Can we

blame it on students only?

(This picture is just used for illustrating)

The survey has shown that there are two kinds of sleeping in class: sleeping from the beginning

of the lessons and sleeping while listening to the lecturers.

Many of the students who were interviewed agreed that the most common reason for this is

they do not sleep enough at home. Some always have too many things to do like homework, part-time

jobs, and even playing video games, watching TV, and going out for entertaining; others have a habit

of going to bed late in the evening. As a result, they only sleep for about 5 hours per day. Thats why

they start to sleep shortly after coming to class in the morning.

Besides, some students say that they only sleep when the lectures are not

interesting or they do not like studying the subjects. Therefore, they fall asleep just

after listening to the lecturers for a few minutes.

In addition, cool weather, especially in the afternoon, also causes sleepiness

for students. Sometimes, they even want to sleep when seeing many of their

classmates sleeping.

Overall, sleeping in class cannot be blamed on students only. However, you

should fix them yourself in order not to sleep in class anymore because our main

goal is studying, right? To do so, you should make a timetable and start with it so as

to not only keep healthy but also study well. Good luck!

Anh Phuong_08E1

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Teacher or Sister???Teacher, sis, student- teacher or teachersto-be were allthe kinds of names that students used to call me during

the six weeks of the Teaching Practicum 2012. In

parallel, happy, nervous, scared, excited and surprising were all the

adjectives that best described my feeling in the very first official times

teaching the freshmen of FELTE. After a month and a half working with

those students, things left in my mind now are the love to the them and the

passion of becoming a good teacher of English. Looking at them, I found

myself of more than 3 years ago who was a small girl being far away from

her parents for the first time to immerse herself in a very different

learning environment that she had never experienced before. I saw the

young eager faces starving for new knowledge and skills from the lecturers

and experience in the students life. I wished to tell them everything so that

they would know in advance to minimize the weaknesses and get the best

results later on. I wished to share about my first things in university: first

feeling, first lesson, first love, and first exams, as a sister but not a teacher.

However, I acknowledged that each person has their own way of living and

thinking, and the totally strange things are worth trying and exploring.

Then, the last message I conveyed to them was that slowly step on your

way, slowly get what you really want, and slowly enjoy the life around you.

One day, you would realize that you are grown-up and 4 years in ULIS isthe most treasuring period of time in your life. As for me, I am satisfied

with my choice and feeling happy on my way of becoming an English

teacher in the next few months. Also, I am really thankful to them, my little

sisters and brothers, who gave me chance to look back my student life and

hope that they would be satisfied with their choices and ready to make their

dreams come true.

Xuan Lieu: 08.E1

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What is happy?Tran Thi Tuyet Trinh - 11E3

...From the diary of a freshman...

08/28/2011

I was born in a small village which isnt rich but everybody here is always happy. We all

know each other and live together as intimately as a family. Here, I am just a little girl enjoying

the happiness as every day is a present for me. Sounds I hear each morning are birdsongs in

the beautiful garden; and the whisper of the leaves in the afternoon could make me relaxed.

When the sunshine appears as a symbol of a new day, I get up with a happy smile. When the

sun sets, I gaze at the western firmament, see the large green rice field and listen to the sound

of sweet wind. In summer evenings, looking at thousands of stars in the sky could help me free

from sadness and troubles. At the end of a workday, I often enjoy doing my homework, and

then listen to my favorite songs before going to bed.

There are five people in my family. My father has worked far from home for 12 years and

only goes home once a month. Sometimes, we miss him very much, so we are all happy

whenever he is at home. My mother is a farmer with a wonderful soul who loves us more than

herself. What makes her bother about most is that I often quarrel with my brother, Phuc.

However, he is always the winner although he is younger than me. Being different from Phuc,

my youngest brother, Phu, usually obeys me. People say that we are a close family and its

true!

Besides, I also have many best friends who make me laugh all the time and share with me

everything. Im always eager to go to school every day and I have had some successes in my

study. In addition, I have even gained more achievements since I found a person I thought I fell

in love with...

Life is so beautiful as Im like a princess in a wonderland.

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10/04/2012

Everything has changed since I left my hometown to continue my study in Hanoi, a very

beautiful city. Im very excited about visiting some famous places I have seen only on TV

before such as Hoan Kiem Lake, Thu Le Park, etc. One more interesting thing is that I live

with my best friend on the second floor of a rented apartment. Thats so great because I used to

like living in the second floor a lot. Living here, we often go to the market, do the housework,

study, and even keep writing diary everyday together.

Im so happy that Im now a student at college and I always have my best friend side by side,

and its just the beginning...

02/11/2012

Problems have come gradually. The series of the last four months was like a long night of my

life. I couldnt enjoy the feeling of independence any longer because of my home sickness. I

often cried when thinking of my family and my hometown. I thought of meals my mom cooked,

thought of my brothers voices. I thought of days living at home when I saw twilight. I missed

thousands of stars in the sky. I missed the wind blowing from the fields...

Those days are gone now. In Hanoi, I couldnt see stars because of electric lights. The wind is

full of dust. I go to school on strange streets and no one smile warmly at me like what people do

in my hometown. I could only see stressful faces on which I just feel the pressure of life...

The worst thing was that my roommate began to take a part-time job, so she went home very

late at night. I was tired not only because of her tiredness but also because of too much

housework I had to do alone. (To tell the truth, there was not much housework. It was that

because I had been acquainted with living like a princess at home.) And about my study,

pressure grew up as the methods of learning and teaching in university were too different from

those in high school, and the exercises were also difficult. I envied students who were richer

and better than me (it was really fool). I couldnt find any friends. I didnt have any motivation

to go to school. Therefore, I had to change to be more confident, more active, which I had

never thought about before.

Everything seemed to be better when I became accustomed to my roommates job. I found

out that she had to do hard, really hard. I regretted that I had done nothing to help her before.

However, a new problem came up as she brought a strange girl with her when she went home

one day. The problem was more complicated than I thought since it was related to our family

and our friendship. Consequently, there were two options: I left or she left. Honestly, it was

more difficult to be solved when we were both very sensitive. Moreover, at that time, I was

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despaired because of my study result and my broken love. Luckily, the problem has been

solved today after I decided to let that girl live with us.

Recently, Im still a little girl but Im now far from happiness as life is more complicated

than I thought.

03/08/2012

After a month, recently, I have found everything very simple. My homesickness has faded

away as I have been familiar with living far from my family. My roommate no longer does her

part-time job; therefore, we can go to the market, do the housework and study together again.

The girl we are living with is closer to us now. My neighbors are closer, too.

I dont envy my friends anymore because I know that they have to study very hard like me

now. Their successes are the result of their efforts. I also have many friends in my class now.

All of them are friendly and I think they understand me. I still like going to school on footpath

every morning and smiling warmly at others as before. What a beautiful life!

For me, all things I have passed in my love are just sad memories. Someone has said that:

although you thought it is deep, really deep, it simply is very light, like a thin petal.

Everything will be good, quicker than you think because what is waiting for you in the future

is... the entire world. When love is lost, do not bow your head in sadness; instead keep your

head up high and gaze into heaven for that is where your broken heart has been sent to heal.

At the moment, I have a dream and I will try to make it come true even though I know that it

is very difficult. Perhaps in the way I do it, I can find how happiness is...

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Mom! The woman who I want to mention is

Mom A mother of only mine!!! You are my entire

world.

Perhaps, to everyone, you are not a special

person. However, you are the greatness in my heart

because of only one simple reason - you are my mother,

you are my life and you are my entire world.

I silently understand all the hardships and

difficulties that you have experienced. Moreover, I also

understand all the works and responsibilities that you have shouldered. Time has gone by, and you always

work hard like that. Your life attaches to the field.

You work in the field all day. Besides, you have to do

housework in the evening (including raising pigs and

chickens). You even dont have time to take care of

yourself not even some restful sleep. Mommy! You

are so miserable, arent you? Whenever I ask that

question, you always tell me that: I want to see your

success so all the hardships are not significant. Mom,

why do you make that enormous sacrifice for me? What

can I do for you? Nevertheless, nothing is comparable

with your love for me. I only bring you more sorrows.

From the bottom of my heart, I just want to say I

love you so much and I am profoundly grateful to you.

I cant remember how many times I say I

love you during the last 19 years but I believe that

you always know how much I love you, Mommy. My

love for you is as big as yours for me. 19 years old, I

am old enough to understand every thing. I wont be

stubborn any more. I wont say Im not interested or

I dont want any more. I will take everything into

careful consideration. I will be happier, stronger and

more sociable than I used to. I will fully open my

heart. Maybe you will be happier and no longer have to

worry about me.I study far from home so I only can send my

love since I am not brave enough to tell you. When

writing these lines, I miss you so much. I badly need

youat this moment. I try not to cry but I cant. Why

do I let myself be feeble and not like your daughter?

Whenever I feel sad, the first person I think of and

miss a lot is you. Perhaps, only you can give me the

feeling of safety. And only thinking of you can help me

give up the feelings of sadness, thanks to maternal

warmth that I can feel.

Last time when I came back home, I saw on

your head a lot of white hair. Dads health is getting

worse, too. I cant suppress my heart. I really love you

- my parents. I am sorry for all the mistakes I have

made. Dad and Mom, you always stand by me, bring

me pleasure, warmth and happiness that I cant find

anywhere else. I once thought that I couldnt continue

to live when I lost you. I think losing you meant I

lost everything faith, hope and happiness. There was

nothing for me to continue this life anymore. I waswrong. I was wrong to think so. Then I realize that I

am your child, your hope and your dream, and my life is

yours. At this moment, I am seeing pictures of you and

I can see the silent sacrifice of you. Thank you very

much, thank you for helping me to stand up whenever I

give up hope. I really owe you a lot so I will have to

repay by living better. And I live to repay the care of

you, my parents, to share the burden, but ....Now I dont think about anything else, I will forget all the

tenuous happiness because I have Mom and Dad

you are my warmest happiness?

I want to say much more but I know that it is tooeasy to say but difficult to do, so I only want you toknow that "I love you so much"!

Your daughter,

Hong Th Minh Hi_11E3

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Ty Ta???

It is said that Vietnamese people like sharing

their emotion so much, especially when they see

a strange person on the street, even foreigners

with blonde hair, blue eyes, fair skin and a

straight nose. In this situation, many

Vietnamese people will say this loudly without

any careful thoughts: Ty while they are

staring at their guests. Hence, many Ty find

it annoying. In fact, to Western people, it is

actually impolite if you let others listen to what

you are talking about them. Is this behavior a

bad habit? And whether or not it is a part of

the culture of Vietnam?

I know a girl named Katya from Belarus,

who has been in Vietnam for 5 months. She

said that she was seen as an odd one when she

went out because of her platinum hair color,

blue eyes and very fair skin. I am afraid of

going out when it is day light. It is reallyuncomfortable because people look at me as if

I am not a human. Some of them dragged me

for taking pictures, but not all are in a polite

way. said Katya.

Joe Ruelle, a man from Canada, wrote in his

book in Vietnamese language named Ngc

chiu vun vt: when I go somewhere,

(especially rural areas), people usually call me

Ty. Call just to call. This makes me think

that I am a dog tramping the street Joe

Shared. But now it is no problem. When they

called Ty, Ty, Ty! I replied humorously

u, u, u?

In my opinion, Vietnamese people openly

express their emotion because of their owncharacteristics: being sincere and frank. They

are hospitable in their own way. Foreigners

will think Vietnamese people are not very

polite if they do not deeply understand our

peoples. As a matter of fact, it is important

for people to understand and distinguish

between habit and culture. If they mix them

together, they can make a serious mistake.

There is a common sentence: When in Rome

do as the Romans do, therefore; when

foreigners are dear to Vietnamese peoples

heart, they will recognize how friendly people of

the S-shaped country. It is said that western

people need to come to Vietnam more often if

they do not want to be called loudly by the term

Ty, Ty, Ty.

Lng ThYn_11E3

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Q&A1. Where can students register courses?

Online via website:

http://daotao.vnu.edu.vn/dkmh

2. What courses have to be registered?

Vietnamese

Psychology

Logics

Political Theories: Marxism, Economic Politics,

Scientific Socialism.

Vietnamese Linguistics

3. What are the conditions for the

registration to be officially accepted?

- There is a seat left in the registered course.

- The number of credits a student covers in a

certain year does not exceed the maximum

number of credits for that year.

- The student has to pay enough fees.

4. The number of credits students has to

register each term

Minimum

number of

credits

Maximum

number of

credits

First year 14 34

Second year 35 70

Third year 71 105

Fourth year 106 140

5. In which cases is it compulsory to

retake a course? In which cases it is

optional?

- Compulsory: The final score of the course is

F.

- Optional: The final score of the course is D or

above, and a student wants to improve

his/her score.

6. Why do students need to keep their

regular course attendance?

- It determines whether a student can take

the final exam or not

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- It accounts for 5-10% of the final score.

7. What are the maximum times can

students be absent from class?

3 times for a 15-week course.

8. What are the possible components of

the overall assessment?

- Score of regular assessment (>=40%):

attendance, assignments, and mid-term tests.

- Score of final exam.

9. What are the conditions to take the

official final exam?

- Have enough scores of regular assessment.

- Pay enough fees.

10. What are the conditions for the

permission to take the extra final exam?

Students who do not take the official final

exam with reasonable explanation and who

are approved by relevant authorities and the

Dean of Faculty.

11. What are the conditions to enroll for

another degree within ULIS?

- The student must be in second year and

higher.

- Average accumulated grade is 3.0 or above.

12. What are the conditions to enroll for

another degree from another university in

VNU?

- The student must be in second year and

higher.

- Average accumulated grade is 2.0 or above.

Phan Bi Thin Phc _11E13

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How can I learn new words?

a. Expanding your vocabulary throughreading and listening

Be on the outlook for newwords; hear and read new

words everywhere.

Read different kinds ofmaterials each day:

Newspapers, magazines,

science fiction, poetry, novel

After watching a movie thatyou like ,find the book on

which the movie is based

b. Context clues are important guides tothe meaning of the new words

When you come across a word that is

unfamiliar to you, do not stop

immediately to look up in the

dictionary. Instead, continue reading,

make a guess to the possible meaning

of words. Look for the context clues

that help you decide

c. A dictionary is a good tool forvocabulary building

d. A key to unlock the meaning of anunfamiliar word is to identify the part

that make up the word : Prefix, root

and suffix

Trn ThDung _11E13

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Nowadays, Englishis considered a key

to openknowledges door

and jobsopportunity. There

are many peoplewho realize thisimportance; so

many people arestudying English indifferent ways.However, learning

English is not easy. Ihave studied English

for 13 years andhave much

experience in theseareas. I take out 14

tips for learningEnglish efficiently.

1. Positively watching TV, listening to the radio, readingEnglish newspapers or magazines or talking to thenative speakers whenever you have opportunities.

2. Using English in many areas3. Singing English songs

4. When talking in English, try to express in many ways.You can include gestures

5. Asking again or suggesting talkers to repeat if youdont understand

6. Dont worry about the mistakes in talking or writingEnglish

7. Practicing words and phrases in many situations.8. Practicing to speak and write in different topics

9. Trying to guess meaning based on communicatingsituation, lesson content.

10.Making comparison between English and Vietnamese.11. Correcting the mistake before your teacher correct.

12.Studying withpairs or group13.Learning by heart grammar rules

14.Listening to cassettes and practice to writing regularly.

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Notice You

cantcombust

stage.You have all

skills bypracticingregularly.

however, in fact,many peoplestudy English fora long time,from highschool to

university andeven languagecentre at night,they dont have

enoughconfidence to

communicate with native speaker. Therefore, youshould learn new words as many as possible to

practice them. Lets say English with many peoplewho understanding English, watching TV and

listening English songs. Dont worry about thingswhich you dont understand. You must be patientand studious. If you skip your learning, you will

create the knowledge gap and take a lot of time toreconsolidate or even begin again. This is a reasonto make people study for a long time inefficiently.

FearlessnessYou should make many opportunities to

discover English culture and meet the nativespeakers to talk with/to. Process naturally

Listening- speaking-reading-writing.

u ThLan_11E13

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scape

18:00, saying goodbye to my beloved

students, I came back home with a hungry

stomach and thinking of my dinner. On

passing Ho Tung Mau Street, as usual, my eyes

cant help looking at various fresh fruits such

as jackfruits, oranges, tomatoes, mangoes

shown by vendors, I was attracted by the

smell of grilled corn and grilled yam.

Suddenly, I heard some people shouting

police, saw all the street vendors moving

their goods as quick as possible to avoid the

police. Most of them sold fruits with bicycles

as a means of transports, some have

motorbikes, and some have mini-vans. It

looked like they were participating in a

competition of escaping the police. Their faces

looked frightened and pale. Some fruits or

corns felt on the road without being picked up

by their hurry owners. In spite of the fact that

street vendor was banned in 62 streets in

Hanoi; street vendors were a culprit of traffic

jam and the quality of food provided by street

vendors may not be safe, this picture was

touching so much. If these small businessmen

are arrested, all their goods must be

confiscated, which means that their capital

disappears. The street vendors comprise a

huge number in Hanoi; every day they face up

with various risks. However, like many other

fathers and mothers, they need money for

their childrens food, fee and clothes.

Additionally, it is not easy to change a deep-

seated job considered a typical feature of

Hanoi. Therefore, they accept and never give

up! They are courageous small businessmen,

right?

Duong Thi Diu_08E13

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IDEAL or IDIOT?

It was a sunny morning, so I decided to go

sightseeing around the city by bus.

Unfortunately, the bus was so crowded that I

could not find any seat left.

After looking around for a while, I was

completely appealed by a young man sitting in

the front row. He was really handsome and

attractive with a long nose and bright smiling

eyes.

He is exactly my ideal boyfriend I

thought.

While I was dreaming, there was a woman

embracing her baby got on the bus, and then

stood next to the mans seat. At that time, I

supposed that he would give up his seat to the

woman but he did not.

Maybe he is thinking and does not know

about the attendance of the woman and her

baby I talked to myself.

However, it was not true. After a second,

the woman asked him:

Would you mind giving up your seat to

my daughter, please?

Then what he said was that:

Im sorry. Ive just sat here after standingfor half an hour.

I couldnt believe what I had heard. He

was extremely impolite! To tell the truth,

everyone knew that he was lying but no one

could force him to stand up. Therefore, the girl

sitting behind him said to the woman:

You can take my seat as Ive sat here for

so long.

I thought he would behave differently

after hearing her saying but he did not. He had

no expression at all!

Such a bad guy! Luckily, he is not my

boyfriend. I whispered.

Clearly, as an old proverb goes: You cannot

judge a tree by its bark.

Anh Phuong_08E1

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Stupid

Army camps always have to be guarded,

of course to make sure that nobody goes in or

without permission otherwise soldiers could go

out when they were not supposed to, and

anybody could come in at any time and time

and cause all sorts of trouble.

There is usually a guard composed of

several soldiers at each gate, and the men in

the guard take turns to stand at the gate with a

gun and stop everyone who wants to go in or

out to see their passes. The man on guard is

told to say: Halt! Who goes there? If anyonecomes towards the gate.

A soldier was guarding the gate of a campat night when he heard a sound in the dark.

Halt! Who goes there? He shoutednervously.

Nobody a voice answered.

The soldier thought for a few seconds and

then said: Well is there anyone with you?

Nguyn ThBch Phng_11E13

Carrot or cabbage?

In a lesson, teacher gave pupils a question:

If you go to the market to buy vegetables,she said, and a carrot and a half cost twelvepence, how much will you have to pay for a

dozen carrots?

The pupils began to write in their exercise

book, and for a long time nobody spoke. Then

one boy put up his hand and said: Could yourepeat the question, please?

The teacher began: Ifa carrot and a half,but the boy interrupted her.

Oh, a carrot and a half? he said, All the

time Ive been trying to work it out incabbages

A loyal audience

A lot of people go to the seaside for their

holidays and various towns try to organize

entertainment for them.

In one seaside holiday town, arrangements

were made for a band to play outdoors in a

public park every evening for a week.

Unfortunately the first evening it rained, and

although the band performed well, there was

only one person in the audience because the

band was under cover, and the audience was

not.

The man was sitting in a chair, wearing a

waterproof hat and coat. After an hour, the

conductor of the band went to this man

inquired whether he had a special request.

Yes, I have, said the man, Please finishas soon as you can. Im a keeper of this park,and I want to lock the gates and go home.