MỘT SỐ CÂU GIAO TIẾP THÔNG DỤNG
1. (Nghe điện thoại) Hello. I’m Mary. May I speak to John, please? Xin chào. Tôi là Mary. Xin cho tôi
nói chuyện với John.
2. Could you hold a minute, please? Xin vui lòng giữ máy trong giây lát.
3. One moment, please. Vui lòng đợi một chút.
4. Hang on. I’ll get him. Đợi môt chút. Tôi gọi anh ấy.
5. I’m sorry, but John is busy now. Would you leave a message/call back later? Tôi xin lỗi. Bây giờ
John đang bận. Bạn muốn để lại lời nhắn/chốc nữa gọi lại không?
6. How are you? – Couldn’t be better. Thank you. Yourself? Bạn khỏe không? – Khỏe lắm. Cảm ơn
nhé. Còn bạn? (Có thể hỏi: “Are you ok?”và đáp lại bằng: (I’m) fine / not bad / great / very well /
pretty bad / not fine / not good / awful)
7. Thank you. – You’re welcome. Cảm ơn bạn. – Không có chi.
8. (Có thể đáp lại bằng: Never mind (Đừng bận tâm)/ Not at all (Không có chi)/ It’s my pleasure (Vinh
hạnh của tôi)/ Don’t mention it (Đừng đề cập đến))
9. It’s getting late. I’ve got to go. Goodbye. See you soon. – Take care. Trễ rồi. Tôi phải đi đây. Tạm
biệt. Hẹn sớm gặp lại nhé. – Bảo trọng.
10. Excuse me, but could you please tell me where Dong Thap supermarket is? Xin lỗi, xin ông vui lòng
cho tôi biết siêu thị ĐT ở đâu?
11. Good luck! (Chúc may mắn!)
12. Congratulations! (Xin chúc mừng!)
13. My God! (Chúa ơi!)
14. Would you like something to drink? (Bạn muốn uống gì không?)
15. Let’s go fishing. - That’s sounds great. Chúng ta hãy đi câu cá nhe. – Nghe hay đấy.
16. Why not go shopping? – I’d love to, but I’m busy now. Sorry. Sao lại không đi mua sắm? – Tôi
thích lắm nhưng tôi không khỏe. Xin lỗi.
17. I’m terribly sorry. (Tôi thành thật xin lỗi.)
18. No problem. (Không thành vấn đề.)
19. Don’t worry about it. (Đừng bận tâm về điều đó.)
20. How beautiful/handsome you are today! (Hôm nay bạn đẹp làm sao đấy!)
21. You’re exactly right. (Bạn hoàn toàn đúng.)
22. I couldn’t agree more! (Tôi hoàn toàn đồng ý.)

53. It’s up to you. (Tùy bạn.)
54. I could eat a horse. (Tôi có thể ăn một con ngựa = Tôi rất đói bụng.)
55. I could drink an ocean. (Tôi có thể uống cả một đại dương = Tôi rất khát nước.)
56. First think, then speak. (Uốn lưỡi lần trước khi nói.)
57. They talk behind my back. (Họ nói xấu sau lưng tôi.)
58. I’d like to join the green summer campaign. (Tôi muốn tham gia chiến dịch mùa hè xanh.)
59. Many men, many minds. (Chín người mười ý.)
60. Slow but sure. (Chậm mà chắc.)
61. Seeing is believing. (Trăm nghe không bằng một thấy.)
62. Love cannot be forced. (Ép dầu ép mỡ ai nỡ ép duyên.)
63. The more you get, the more you want. (Được voi đòi tiên.)
64. They change defeat into victory. (Họ chuyển bại thành thắng.)
65. The market is flat. (Chợ búa ế ẩm.)
66. Hands off. (Lấy tay ra.)
67. He’s dead drunk. (Hắn ta say bí tỉ.)
68. I freeload a meal/a breakfast/a lunch/a dinner. (Tôi ăn chực.)
69. I eat my fill. (Tôi ăn đã đời/no nê.)
70. Nothing doing. (Còn lâu, còn khuya.)
71. Don’t bully the weak. (Đừng bắt nạt kẻ yếu.)
72. Add fuel to the fire: Thêm dầu vào lửa.
73. After rain comes fair weather: Sau cơn mưa trời lại sáng.
74. As firm as rock: Vững như bàn thạch.
75. Behind the times: Lạc hậu
76. Better believe it: Cứ tin là vậy đi.
77. Better late than never: Thà muộn còn hơn không.
78. Bring home the bacon: Kiếm cơm nuôi gia đình.
79. Can’t top this/that: Không thể chê được.
80. Don’t poke your nose into my business: Đừng xía vào chuyện của tôi.
81. Don’t quit love with hate: Đừng lấy oán trả ơn.
82. Don’t scare him to death: Đừng làm nó sợ khiếp vía.

113. They are daring in thinking and doing: Họ dám nghĩ dám làm.
114. They fell flat to the ground: Họ bị đo đường (té xe).
115. This book sells like hot cakes: Quyển sách này bán đắt như tôm tươi.
116. Win a few, lose a few: Khi được, khi thua.
117. Without a doubt: Chắc chắn vậy/ Là cái chắc.
118. You and who else? Anh là cái thá gì vậy?
119. You got it: Đúng rồi. Tôi hiểu rồi.
120. You’ve made this mistake the zillionth time: Bạn mắc lỗi này không biết bao nhiêu lần.
121. You’ll be the death of me: Tôi khổ vì bạn quá.
Bài tập áp dụng
Hãy chọn một câu trả lời đúng nhất:
1. Phil: You really have a beautiful dress, Maggie!
Maggie: Thanks Phil. That’s a nice _________.
A. complexion B. comfortable C. compliment D. completion
2. Peter: Your hairstyle is really _________, Mary!
Mary: I’m glad you like it, Peter. Thanks so much.
A. terrific B. terrible C. horrified D. terrorist
3. Your dress is really beautiful, Cindy! You look very _________ in it.
A. awesome B. ugly C. naughty D. decent
4. Nam: You really have a beautiful hairstyle now, Hưng!
Hưng: _________! You’ve pushed me into the blush.
A. It isn’t your work B. You must be kidding C. Yes, of course D. Nice to meet you
5. I think I’ve finally found a style that looks decent and easy _________.
A. fighting B. to fight C. to handle D. handling
6. Minh: I think you’ve played very splendidly in the match, Nam!
Nam: Thank you. That’s a nice compliment. I wish I could do _________ you. I’m still terrible.
A. half as well as B. double as well as C. as badly as D. far worse than
7. Giang: You’re really an excellent student, Hồng.
Hồng: _________. I’m still very bad. I think I have to try my best to keep pace with you, Giang.
A. Certainly B. You must be kidding C. Sure D. You’re welcome

A. Nice to meet you! B. Shut up! C. You’re welcome! D. Never mind!
18. At their first meeting, two people may say the same sentence like”_________”and then shake hands
when making acquaintance to each other.
A. Pardon me? B. I hate you so much! C. I don’t know you! D. How do you do?
19. When two friends meet after a long time apart from each other, they often say”_________”.
A. How old are you? B. Long time no see! C. It’s odd to see you! D. Shut up!
20. To show your care for another person’s health, you may ask”_________”to him or her.
A. How do you do? B. How old are you? C. How are you? D. Nice to see you!
21. Jane: “Wow! You look great with your new hair”– Jack: _________.
A. You’re welcome C. Congratulation!
B. It’s a pleasure D. Thanks. It’s nice of you to say so
22. She divorced him because of his _________to the children.
A. kindness B. unkindly C. unkindness D. kindly
23. You will have to work hard if you want to _________.
A. success B. successful C. succeed D. successfully
24. When the alarm went _________, Mick just turned over and went back to sleep.
A. out B. up C. down D. off
25. Hoi An is a tourist _________.
A. attractive B. attraction C. attracted D. attract
26. Sam: - “Would you like to have dinner with me?”– Susan: “_________”
A. I’m very happy B. Yes, so do C. Yes, it is D. Yes, I’d love to
27. Lĩnh: “How do you do?”–Nam: “_________”
A. I’m well. Thank you. B. Not too bad.
C. Yeah, OK. D. How do you do?
28. Johnson: “Merry Christmas!”- Jason: “______"
A. Same for you! B. The same to you!
C. You are the same! D. Happy Christmas with you!
29. Amanda: “What a beautiful shirt you're wearing!”
Anne: “Thank you. It _________ especially for me by my mother”
A. is made B. has made C. made D. was made

44. The mother told her son _______ so impolitely.
A. not behave B. not to behave C. not behaving D. did not behave
45. I _______ you everything I am doing, and you have to do the same.
A. will tell B. would tell C. told D. was telling
46. She is a kind of woman who does not care much of work but generally _______ only with colleagues for
meals, movies or late nights at a club.
A. supposes B. socializes C. attention D. discussed
47. I didn't think his comments were very appropriate at the time.
A. correct B. right C. exact D. suitable
48. You should _______ more attention to what your teacher explains.
A. make B. get C. set D. pay
49. Body language is a potent form of _______ communication.
A. verbal B. non-verbal C. tongue D. oral
50. Our teacher often said,”Who knows the answer? _______ your hand."
A. Rise B. Lift C. Raise D. Heighten
51. This is the instance where big, obvious non-verbal signals are appropriate.
A. situation. B. attention C. place D. matter
52. They started, as _______ gatherings but they have become increasingly formalized in the last few years.
A. informal B. informally C. informalize D. informality
53. Children who are isolated and lonely seem to have poor language and ________.
A. communicate B. communication C. communicative D. communicator
54. The lecturer explained the problem very clearly and is always _______ in response to questions.
A. attention B. attentive C. attentively D. attentiveness
55. Pay more attention _______ picture and you can find out who is the robber.
A. to B. for C. at D. on
56. She looked _______ me, smiling happily and confidently.
A. on B. over C. forward D. at
57. - What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary! - _______
A. Thank you very much. I am afraid B. You are telling a lie
C. Thank you for your compliment D. I don't like your sayings

A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
72. I have never seen such a beautiful dress _______ you before.
A. of B. on C. for D. in
73. Small children are often told that it is rude to point _______ other people.
A. on B. to C. at D. for
74. - You look great in this new dress. - ________.
A. With pleasure B. Not at all
C. I am glad you like it D. Do not say anything about it
75. Suppose you want to go out during a lecture, what should you do?
A. As B. If C. Though D. When
76. When you see your teacher approaching you, a slight wave to attract his attention is appropriate.
A. coming nearer to B. catching sight of C. pointing at D. looking up to
77. When you catch someone's _______ you do something to attract his attention so that you can talk to
him.
A. head B. hand C. eye D. ear
78. When the play finished the audience stood up and _______ their hands loudly.
A. clapped B. nodded C. shook D. hold
79. It is _______ not to say”Thank you”when you are given something.
A. small B. rude C. slight D. formal
80. A whistle is the _______ for the football players to begin the match.
A. communication B. instance C. attention D. signal
81. It is often considered to be impolite to _______ at someone.
A. look B. smile C. point D. raise
82. He is not really friendly and makes no attempt to be _______.
A. society B. social C. socialize D. sociable
83. She sent me a _______ letter thanking me for my invitation.
A. polite B. politely C. politeness D. impoliteness
84. Mr. Timpson's behavior and comments on occasions were inappropriate and fell below the _______
standards.
A. accept B. acceptable C. acceptance D. accepting

98. Sue: “I love pop music.”– Alice: “__________.”
A. I do, too B. No, I won’t C. Yes, I like it D. Neither do I
99. Ann: “What do you usually do on Sundays?”– Mary: “__________.”
A. I used to drive to work B. I’d be sleeping all day
C. I’m not doing anything D. I usually sleep until noon
100. Jack: “I’ve got to go, Sarah. So long.”– Sarah: “So long, Jack. And_____.”
A. be careful B. don’t hurry C. take care D. don’t take it seriously
101. Mary: “That’s a very nice skirt you’re wearing.”- Julia: “_________.”