LESSON 1 SPEAKING

CAM 3 TEST 1
PART 1: OUTLINE
1. How has education changed in your country in the last 10 years
- Positively
+ Technology: better facilities, online courses and visual aid to heighten the understanding
of students
+ Quality of teaching: professors graduating with PHD, master degrees at least
+ Education: international standards with foreign universities, affiliated schools and
courses
- Negatively
+ More degree-oriented
+ Still theoretical not skill-oriented teaching (students, after graduation, need retraining)
+ The relationship between teachers and students: market-based
+ Commercialized education
+ Uncontrollable quality with the mushrooming of universities
+ More extra learning which make students overloaded
2. What changes do you foresee in the following fifty years?
+ More practical in training
+ The reduced number of extra learning hours
+ More control in the quality of teaching
+ Bigger investment in project-based programs, technology
3. How do the expectations of todays school leavers compare with those of the previous
generation?
+ The past: stable job, early marriage and tendency to work in companies where their
parents have position, passive in their choices of career, thinking of their family as the most
important only
+ The present: more ambitious, more career-oriented, late marriage (seeing it as a
responsibility and burden), more educated with higher degree pursuit, higher salary,
freedom in their choice of career, more community-based sense
4. What role do you think extra-curricular activities play in education?
+ Psychologically: a balance between academic learning and pleasure time
+ Educational: bestow upon students chance to enhance their living skills such as
community sense, team-work and others, deepen their understanding ( practice their
knowledge)
+ Personally: provide guidance for children to figure out their passion or potentials ( some
students turn their hobbies in these activities in their later career and gain certain success)
5. What method of learning works best for you?
+ depends on the subject
- Literature: self-study and meditate to discover unique beauty in poems, feel free to let ones
imagination to take off
- Mathematics: group study to figure out the best solution and deepen the understanding
about riddles
- English: to foster communication skill, working in a group is important and this subject
requires interaction
+ depends on each persons characteristics
- Some extrovert people: tend to work in a group, discussion where they feel inspired
- Some introvert people: are inclined to study alone by which they can feel free to discover
new things and find out their own ways to learn more effectively
The best is to combine and continuously find out new ways to learn
6. How beneficial do you think it is to group students according to their level of ability?
- Good for teachers to deliver the lesson ( students of the ability) and assess their levels more
easily
- Good for students: feel equal and less pressured ( study with more outstanding students
may make them suffer the lack of confidence)
Negative points
- Teachers find it boring when the lessons are the same
- Students can hardly feel competitive ( if learning with better ones, they may perfect
themselves)
PART 2: VOCABULARY
Heighten: /haitn/ (v)= increase
Affiliate: / filieit/: lin kt
Pursuit: /psju:t/ : theo ui
Pleasure: / ple(r)/ =enjoyment
Bestow upon / bist/: tng cho, ban cho, dnh cho
Deepen /di:pn/ : lm su hn
Meditate /mediteit/ : ngh ngm, trm ngm
Riddle: /ridl/ : bi ton, cu
Foster: /fost(r)/ : bi dng, nui dng, p
Extrovert: /ektrv:t/ : hng ngoi, hot bt, vui v
Incline /inklain/ >< extrovert

PART 3: TRANSLATION OF OUTLINE
1. Gio dc thay i nh th no trong 10 nm va qua?
- u im
+Cng ngh: c s vt cht tt hn, cc kha hc trc tuyn v tr gip th gic nhm
nng cao s hiu bit ca sinh vin
+cht lng gio vin: cc gio s tt nghip vi bng cao hc, c nhn mi nht
+Gio dc: cc tiu chun quc t ca cc trng i hc nc ngoi, cc kha hc
v cc trng lin kt
- Nhc im
+Mi quan h gia gio vin v sinh vin:
+Thng mi ha gio dc
+khng th kim sot c cht lng vi s mc ln nh nm ca cc trng i
hc.
+cc kha hc b tr ci khin cho sinh vin qu ti.
2. bn d on iu g s thay i trong 50 nm na
+ thc t nhiu hn trong vic o to
+gim s gi hc thm
+c s u t ln hn trong cc chng trnh d n c s, cng ngh
3. Lm th no so snh s mong i ca nhng c nhn ngy nay vi nhng ngi
th h trc?
+Qu kh: cng vic n nh, kt hn sm v c xu hng lm vic cho cc cng ty ni m cha
m h c v tr, th ng trong la chn ca h v ngh nghip, suy ngh ca gia nh h nh l
s quan trng nht.
+ Hin ti: nhiu tham vng, nhiu nh hng ngh nghip, kt hn mun (coi n nh mt trch
nhim v gnh n), c o to nhiu vi s theo ui bng cp cao hn, lng cao, t do
trong la chn ngh nghip, c thc cng ng hn.
4. bn ngh hot ng ngoi kha ng vai tr g trong gio dc?
+Tm l: s cn bng gia hc thut v thi gian vui thch
+Gio dc: dnh cho sinh vin c hi nng cao k nng sng ca h nh thc cng ng,
lm vic nhm v nhng th khc, o su hn s hiu bit ca h (kin thc thc t)
+ C nhn: cung cp s hng dn cho tr em chng tng tng ra am m v tim nng
ca chng (mt vi sinh vin quay v s thch ca h nhng hot ng ny trong ngh nghip
sau ny v t c thnh cng nht nh)
5. Phng php hc tp lm vic no l tt nht cho bn?
+ ph thuc vo mn hc
-Vn hc: t hc v ngn ngh khm ph ra v p c mt khng hai ca bi th, t do cm
nhn v s tng tng ca bi th.
- Ton hc: hc nhm tm ra phng php gii quyt tt nht v o su suy ngh hiu bit v
cu .
- Ting anh: nui dng k nng giao tip, lm vic nhm l iu quan trng v mn hc ny
yu cu s nh hng ln nhau.
+ph thuc vo cc c tnh ring ca mi ngi.
-Vi ngi hng ngoi: xu hng lm vic trong nhm, tho lun ni h cm thy c truyn
cm hng.
-Mt vi ngi hng ni:c chiu hng hc mt mnh v h c th cm thy t do khm ph
nhng iu mi v tm ra cch ring hc hiu qu hn.
Cch tt nht l kt hp v lin tc tm ra phng php mi hc.
6.bn ngh li ch nh th no nu cho nhng nhm sinh vin hc theo mc kh
nng ca h?
-Tt cho gio vin phn loi bi (sinh vin ca kh nng v nh gi trnh ca h d dng
hn)
-Tt cho sinh vin: cm thy cng bng v t p lc hn (hc vi nhiu sinh vin gii c th
khin h thy thiu t tin)
Nhc im:
Gio vin thy t nht khi cc bi hc tng t nhau
-sinh vin kh c th cm thy cnh tranh (nu hc vi nhng ngi gii hn, h c th hon
thin chnh bn thn h)


CAM 3 TEST 2
PART 1: OUTLINE
1. Do you think the cinema has increased or decreased in popularity in recent years?
- Increasing for some reasons
+ Promotional campaigns are organized more often: reviews or advertisements appear
weeks before the real movies come into beings
+ More investment in technology which enliven the movies, for instance, 3D or 4D movies
(exciting and real moments)
+ More beautiful actors and actresses which attract an increasing number of people
- Decreasing for some reasons
+ Movies are less educational (with violent and sex-arousing pictures)
+ Repetitive and boring content
+ High fee paid for each movies
2. In your opinion, will this trend continue into the future
+ Pressure not sure: depends on investment (how much this industry is invested), new
themes (which inspire film makers), taste of people at that time, but anyway, cinema is
gaining popularity, undeniably
3. What are advantages or disadvantages of making films of real-life events
Advantages
+ reveal the truth and excite the audience who desire for the truth (example Titanic)
+ have better understanding of what happens in the past (correct conceptions of things
around us)
+ show how advanced cinema industry is, professionalism in the art of making films
+ drive people to work harder to recreate the true-to-life images
+ build the belief that nothing is impossible, which encourages people to be creative
Disadvantages
+ waste of money ( the high technology, expertise, research and others)
+ impossible (rare materials can be hardly found)
+ knowing the truth is not always good (remind people of painful experiences, such as the
case of Vietnam when people are always exposed to wars movies)
+ some dangerous scenes can cost lives of actors ( accidents, earthquake and others)
4. How important do you think it is for a film-maker to remain true to the original
story?
- To provide the accurate understanding
- It is the right of the audience ( otherwise, they would feel being deceived)
5. Should films and television be censored or should we be free to choose what we see?
- Censorship
+ avoid bad content that adversely affect childrens mind and creativity (violent pictures,
sex-arousing ones)
+ harmful political and religious messages (arouse in people hatred against a nation or an
ideology- lead to chaos or conflicts)
+ against the culture of a country
- Against censorship
+ violate human rights of people
+ remove the true meaningful message by creators (for the lack of true understanding)
+ be prevented from knowing the truth to have accurate perception of things around us)
+ can hardly develop peoples critical thinking
6. How do you think censorship will change in the next twenty years
- Depend on the national political strategies
- Depend on peoples level of knowledge
Perhaps, in an increasingly knowledge-based society, censorship will be lessened to let
people decide their own understanding
PART 2: VOCABULARY
Enliven: /inlaivn/ : lm cho si ni, vui v
Reveal /rivi:l/: =show, discover
Professionalism /prfenlizm/: tnh cch nh ngh, trnh nghip v
Expertise/ eksp:ti:z/ thnh tho, tinh thng v chuyn mn
Censorship/ sensip/: kim duyt
Adverse / dv:s/ (adj): negative
Hatred/ heitrid/ (n)
Ideology /aidioldi/ : t tng
Meaningful : y ngha

PART 3: TRANSLATION OF OUTLINE
1.Bn ngh in nhang tng hay gim s ph bin trong nhng nm gn y?
-Tng do mt s l do
+cc chin dch qung co c t chc thng xuyn hn: tp ch hay cc qung co xut hin
hng tun trc khi phim c bt u cng chiu.
+ u t nhiu hn vo cng ngh ci lm sinh ng b phim, v d nh phim 3D, 4D (nhng
khong khc thc t v thch th)
+cc din vin p hn ci thu ht s gia tng s ngi xem.
-Gim do mt s l do.
+cc b phim t tnh gio dc (vi nhng hnh nh bo lc v kiu dm)
+ni dung lp li v bun chn
+ph tr cho mi b phim cao
2. theo quan im ca bn, xu hng ny s cn tip din trong tng lai?
+ p lc khng m bo: ph thuc vo s u t (ngnh cng nghip ny c u t bao
nhiu), ch mi (ci truyn cm hng cho nh lm phim), s thch ca mi ngi ti thi
im , tuy nhin, khng th ph nhn rng in nh ang ngy cng ph bin
3. nhng thun li v kh khn no ca vic lm phim v cc s kin i sng thc
t?
Thun li
+ tit l ra s tht v kch thch c gi ngi mun bit s tht (vd phim Titanic)
+ c hiu bit r hn v ci xy ra trong qu kh (quan nim ng n v nhng th xung quanh
chng ta)
+ cho thy c tin b ca ngnh cng nghip in nh nh th no, tnh ngh nghip trong
ngh thut lm phim
+ hng mi ngi lm vic chm ch hn ti to ra nhng hnh nh i sng thc
+ xy dng nim tin rng khng g l khng th, ci khuyn khch mi ngi sang to
Bt li
+ lng ph tin ca (cng ngh cao, chuyn mn, nghin cu..)
+ khng th ( nguyn liu him kh tm)
+ bit s tht khng phi lc no cng l tt ( gi nh cho mi ngi v vic tri qua ni au, v
d nh trng hp Vit Nam khi mi ngi xem cc b phim v chin tranh)
+ mt vi cnh nguy him c th gy thit hi n cuc sng ca din vin ( tai nn, ng t..)
4. iu g quan trng cc nh lm phim duy tr c s tht v cu chuyn gc?
-cung cp hiu bit ng n
- l quyn ca c gi ( tuy nhin h c th cm thy b tht vng)
5. phim v TV c nn b kim duyt ha chung ta t do la chn ci chng ta xem?
-Kim duyt
+trnh ni dung xu ci nh hng xu ti sang to v tm hn tr em (hnh nh bo lc, khiu
dm)
+ e da ti chnh tr v thng ip tn gio ( khi ng lng cm th trong mi ngi chng li
t nc hoc t tng- dn n ni lon v cc cuc xung t)
+chng li vn ha t nc
-Chng li kim duyt
+xm phm quyn con ngi ca mi ngi
+xa b thng ip y ngha ca tc gi ( v thit hiu bit ng n)
+ b hn ch khi hiu bit s tht c khi nim ng n v mi th xung quanh ta)
+ kh c th pht trin t duy phn bin
6.bn ngh kim duyt s thay i nh th no trong 20 nm ti
-ph thuc vo chin lc chnh tr quc gia
- ph thuc vo mc hiu bit ca mi ngi
C th, trong x hi nng cao s hiu bit c bn, kim duyt s b gim i mi ngi quyt
nh hiu bit cho ring h







CAM 3 TEST 3
Part 1: OUTLINE
1. How important are ceremonies in our lives?
- Raise peoples love for their country
- Remind us of rich cultural heritage
- Recreational value ( away from daily stress)
- Stimulate consumerism
2. Do you see the role of private and public ceremonies changing in the future?
- More commercialized
- More popularized to promote cultural identity around the world
- More frequently organized to bring fun to people away from hurry sickness diseases
- More diverse ( cultural exchange between countries)
3. Have attitudes to marriage changed in recent years?
- See marriage as a responsibility not the best solution to their lives
- Higher divorce rates due to the desire for more freedom
- Get married late to focus on ones own career
- More independent ( especially for women who want to stand on their own feet, instead of
being controlled by men) and more equality, shared responsibility between two genders
4. In what ways men or women feel differently about marriage in your opinion?
- Men: getting married when they are economically independent and view marriage
after years of freedom, exercise their control
- Women: used to view it as their shelter to protect them from danger, as the mission of
their lives, not necessarily economic independent, learn to be subservient to men
In todays world
- There is little difference in the way they perceive marriage
+ both are more career-oriented, ambitious, get married late and share responsibility
economically and emotionally in raising children
5.What sort of national events make headlines in your country
- War commemoration days: Vietnam underwent long years of wars and many soldiers
lost their lives, arouse in people patriotism and high spirit to protect our country
- Culture events: promote our culture and remind young generation of rich history (
100 year Thang Long ceremony), attract tourists
- International conferences between nations: attract the attention of world leaders
tourists
6.Does the media in your country pay more attention to global or national events?
- Global events
+ keep up with their advanced growth
+ enrich our culture
+add more interesting discoveries and bring fun to people
- National events
+ remind people of cultural and historical heritage
+ update the current situation of the country about economics
+ arouse in people a sense of belonging (citizens belong to a nation-a big family)
PART 2: VOCABULARY
Ceremony /sermni/ (n): l hi
Heritage /heritid/ (n): di sn
Recreational / rekrieinl/ (adj): gii tr
Stimulate /stimjuleit/ =encourage
Consumerism /knsju: mrizm/ bo v quyn li tiu dng
Subservient /sbs:vint/ : gip ch, khm nm, phc v
Patriotism / peitritizm/ : lng yu nc
Spirit /spirit/ tinh thn, lng can m

PART 3: TRANSLATION OF OUTLINE
1.L hi quan trng nh th no trong cuc sng ca chng ta?
+tng tnh yu t nc ca mi ngi
+gi nh v di sn vn ha giu c
+ gi tr gii tr ( ri b cng thng hng ngy)
+khuyn khch tiu dng
2. bn c ngh vai tr ca c nhn v l hi cng ng s thay i trong tng lai?\
- thng mi ha hn
- ph bin hn thc y vn ha ng nht trn ton th gii
-l hi c t chc thng xuyn hn mang gii tr gip mi ngi ri xa cn bnh vi v
- a dng vn ha hn ( trao i vn ha gia cc quc gia)
3. quan im v kt hn thay i trong nhng nm gn y?
- coi kt hn nh mt trch nhim khng phi l bin php tt nht cho cuc sng ca h
-t l li hn cao do mong mun t do nhiu hn
- kt hn mun tp trung vo ngh nghip ring ca h
-c lp hn (c bit l ph n ngi mun ng bng i chn ca h, thay v b iu khin
bi nam gii) v bnh ng hn, chia s trch nhim gia hai gii
4. theo quan im ca bn, N gii v nam gii cm thy khc nhau nh th no v
kt hn
- Nam: kt hn khi h c lp v ti chnh v ngh v kt hn sau vi nm t do, luyn tp s
qun l ca h
- N: thng ngh n nh ch nng ta ca h bo v h khi nguy him, nh nhim v ca
cuc sng ca h, khng cn thit phi c lp v kinh t, hc phc v cho nam gii
Ngy nay
-C t s khc nhau trong cch h ngh v kt hn
+c hai u c nhiu nh hng ngh nghip, nhiu am m, kt hn mun v chia s trch
nhim v kinh t, ngha v nui dy con ci.
5.Loi s kin quc gia no l hng u ti quc gia bn?
- Ngy k nim chin tranh:
Vit nam tri qua nhiu nm chin tranh v nhiu chin s ng xung, thi thc trong h tinh
thn v lng yu nc cao bo v t nc ca chng ta.
-S kin vn ha: y mnh vn ha v nhc li nhng th h i trc ca lch s ho hung (l k
nim 1000 nm Thng Long)
-Hi ngh quc t gia cc quc gia: thu ht s ch ca nh lnh o, du lch trn th gii
6. Truyn thng ca nc bn quan tm nhiu ti cc s kin quc gia v ton cu
phi khng?
- S kin ton cu
+theo kp s pht trin tin b ca h
+lm giu vn ha ca chng ta
+tng thm s khm ph th v v a s vui v ti mi ngi
-S kin quc gia
+nhc mi ngi nh n di sn lch s v vn ha
+Cp nhp tnh hnh hin ti ca quc gia v kinh t
+thi thc trong mi ngi cm xc thuc v ( cng dn thuc v mt quc gia- gia nh ln)
CAM 3 TEST 4
PART 1: OUTLINE
1. What kind of possessions show status in your country?
- Education degree ( the owning of good degree bestows upon peoples sense of being
above others and confidence in their life)
- Cars, houses: any person who has her own house is seen to be rich and of higher
status
- High position: being professor, doctor, banker
2. Do you think it was different for your parents?
- Not much different: material possession is viewed as an effective tool to measure
someones richness
- A bit different: how to become rich is quite distinct: young generation are more
motivated to become rich, ambitious and adventurous in coming up with new ways to
gain wealth
3. Modern society is often called materialistic. Why do you think it is?
- Judge peoples through how much they own ( house, cars, position, educational
background)
- Being influenced by western thinking ( physical aspect precedes mental one)
- Higher living standards, technology-driven world which boosts productivity
4. Do you think consumerism is a positive or negative trend?
- Positive
+ stimulate people to consume and enjoy their lives to the fullest extent (saving for
rainy days deprives people of true joys of life)
+ boost economy (facilitate trade-exchanging)
- Negative
+ lack savings ( America suffers financial crisis)
+ too materialistic (own more possessions)
+ affect environment (increase amount of waste and exploitation of natural resources)
5. What is the role of advertising?
- Economic: for producers to advertise and have more customers, for customers to
choose the best products at the lowest price, for media to gain more profit
- Educational: raise peoples awareness of using environment-friendly products,
children feel stimulated with creative advertisements
- Entertainment: feel relaxed when watching advertisement
6. How do you think the Internet will affect buying patterns in the future?
- Yes
+ online shopping
+ buy things overseas and from a variety of places
+ order goods, instead of going to traditional shops
+choose the best prices, highest quality
- No
+ traditional buying seems more communicative
+ more reliable ( what is on the Internet always accurate and lack origin)
PART 2: VOCABULARY
Adventurous /dventrs/ (adj) : phiu lu, mo him
Judge /dd/ (V) : nh gi
Reliable /rilaibl/ (adj) : tin cy, tin tng

PART 3: TRANSLATION OF OUTLINE
1.Loi ti sn no th hin a v ca t nc?
-Bng cp gio dc (s hu bng cp tt dnh cho mi ngi ngh trn ngi khc v t tin
trong cuc sng ca h)
- xe hi v nh: bt k ngi no ngi c nh ring c xem nh l giu c v c a v cao
- v tr cao: l gio s, bc s, ngn hng
2. bn c ngh iu khc so vi b m bn
-khng khc qu nhiu: ti sn ng coi nh mt cng c hiu qu o s giu c ca ai
- khc mt cht: lm th no giu c l hon ton khc nhau: th h tr nng c thc y
tr nn giu c, am m v thch mo him trong vic n vi nhng cch mi giu c.
3. x hi hin i thng c gi l ch ngha duy vt. Ti sao bn ngh nh vy?
- nh gi mi ngi thng qua h s h nhiu nh th no ( nh ca, xe c, v tr, bng cp)
- b nh hng bi cch ngh phng ty ( kha cnh vt cht t trc kha cnh tm hn)
- mc sng cao hn, cng ngh iu khin th gii ci nng cao hiu qu sn xut.
4. bn ngh bo v quyn li tiu dng l xu hng tch cc hay tiu cc
- Tch cc
+khuyn khch mi ngi tiu dng v thng thc cuc sng ti phm phi rng nht ( tit kim
cho nhng ngy ma cp i nim vui thc s ca cuc sng ca mi ngi)
+ y mnh kinh t ( trao i mua bn thit b)
-Tiu cc
+ khng tit kim ( Hoa K chu cuc khng hong ti chnh)
+ Qu vt cht (s hu nhiu ca ci vt cht)
+ nh hng ti mi trng ( tng lng rc thi v khai ph cc ngun ti nguyn thin nhin)
5.Vai tr ca qung co l g?
-Kinh t: cc nh sn xu qung co v c nhiu khc hng, khch hng chn nhng sn phm
tt nht vi gi thp nht, truyn thng thu c nhiu li nhun
- Gio dc: tng s hiu bit ca mi ngi v vic s dng cc sn phm thn thin mi trng,
tr em cm thy thch th vi cc qung co sang to
- gii tr : cm thy c th gin khi xem chng trnh qung co.
6. Bn ngh Internet s nh hng ti cc m hnh mua trong tn lai?
- C
+ mua bn trc tuyn
+ mua nc ngoi v t cc ni khc nhau
+ t hng thay v ti nhng ca hng truyn thng
+ chn gi c tt nht, cht lng cao nht
-Khng
+ mua bn truyn thng c v nh c m hn
+tin cy hn ( nhng th trn Internet lun thiu chnh xc v thiu ngun gc)