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Example: His brother is good at lifting others up when they are feeling down.

37. Describe a place where you read and write (not your home) /Describe a café restaurant

that you like (to go to)./Describe a place where you (usually / often) go to relax. (Not your

home)
SAMPLE ANSWER:

Today, I’m going to share with you a place where I usually/often go to relax/read
and write/ hang out with my friends, which is a small café/restaurant near my
company/my house named “ABC”

As a full-time employee/student, I have to go to work/ school 5 days a week;
therefore, the only time that I can visit this place is on weekends. I always try to
make time for my little trip to “ABC” café every Saturday or Sunday.

The coffee house is located on a quiet street with a lot of trees planted on both
sides. Additionally, it has a patio with hanging gardens which I like very much; it
makes me feel like I’m sitting in a garden of my own.

Separated from the hustle and bustle of the city life in Hanoi, this place allows me
to sit quietly and reflect, relaxing after a week of hard work. I can concentrate on
a personal project such as reading or writing in my journal without being
interrupted by other people.

It serves great coffee, tea, and cakes, thus, the place always smells very nice. In
addition, the employees are also friendly and helpful.

Sometimes, I go there with my friends. Over a nice cup of coffee/tea, we share our
stories and smell the beautiful scent of the flowers. At that moment, we can escape
from reality for a little while and enjoy ourselves even more.

VOCABULARY
 to share with you: in this context, to share with someone means to tell someone

about something, you are going to share some information or a story with another
person; in another context you could share an actual thing with someone, like share
a meal with another person or share something that you have, like some fireworks,
with another; “I’d like to share a story with you about my grandmother when she
was a young girl.” “He doesn’t want to share the fish he caught with us.”

 hang out with my friends: to spend time with friends, talking, relaxing, visiting;
“He likes to hang out with his friends at the pizza place after school.”