SPEAKING MODULE

PART 1: Social Interaction

Topic 1: Family
- Can you tell me something about your family?
- What do you like to do as a family?
- Who are you close to in your family?
Topic 2: Holidays
- What do you do when you have a holiday?
- Where do you like to spend your holiday?
- Do you enjoy staying at home during the holiday?
Topic 3: Weather
- What is your favorite weather?
- Does the weather affect the way you feel?
- Where do you usually get weather information?
Topic 4: Reading
- Do you like books? How often do you read books?
- What kinds of book do you like?
- What is the name of the best book that you have read?
Topic 5: Giving gifts
- When do people give gifts or presents in your country?
- When did you last receive a gift?
- Do you enjoy looking for gifts for people? (Why/Why not?)
Topic 6: Social media
- Which social networking websites do you use?
- How much time do you spend on social media?
- What kind of information about yourself have you put on social media?
Topic 7: Names
- Does your name have any special meaning?
- Is your name common or unusual in your country?
- If you could change your name, would you? (Why/Why not?)
Topic 8: Friends:
- How often do you go out with friends?

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 - Tell me about your best friends at school.
- Which is more important to you, friends or family?
Topic 9: Best friends
- Do you prefer to have one particular friend or a group of friends?
- What do you like doing most with your friends?
- What makes a friend into a good friend?
Topic 10: Laughing
- What kinds of thing make you laugh?
- Do you like making other people laugh? Why/ Why not?
- Is laughing the same as feeling? Why/Why not?
Topic 11: Food
- What is your favorite food?
- Are there any dishes that you dislike?
- Do you have a healthy diet?
Topic 12: Clothes
- Are clothes and clothing fashion important to you? Why/Why not?
- What different clothes do you wear on different situation?
- Do you think the clothes we wear say something about who we are?
Topic 13: Musical instruments
- Which musical instrument do you like listening to the most?
- Have you learned to play any kinds of musical instruments? Which one?
- Would it be easy to learn how to play a musical instrument without a teacher?
Topic 14: Color
- What is your favorite color?
- Do you like the same colors now as you did when you were younger?
- Do any colors have special meaning in your culture?
Topic 15: Study
- What are you studying at university?
- Why did you choose to study that?
- What is the most difficult task of your study?
Topic 16: Hometown
- Where is your hometown? Is it a big city or small village?

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 - Please describe your hometown a little.
- What do you like about your hometown?
Topic 17: Childhood memories.
- When you were a child, how did you spend your weekends?
- What did you enjoy most about school?
- What did you use to do with your primary schoolmates?
Topic 18: Public transport:
- What are popular means of public transport in your town?
- Do you ever use any of them?
- What is your favorite means of public transport?
Topic 19: Health
- What do you eat to keep fit?
- What activities do you do to keep fit?
- Do you enjoy staying at home or going outside?
Topic 20: Education
- What is your major? Why did you choose that major?
- What do you like most about your study?
- What is the most difficult thing about your study?
PART 2: Solution discussion
Situation 1: One of your classmates is having a trouble choosing a foreign
language to study for some credits at university and asks for your opinion, among
Spanish, Japanese and French which one would be the best?
Situation 2: You and your friends are going out tonight, which place would you
like to go: a cinema, a shopping mall or a recreational center?
Situation 3: Your family is planning on an oversea trip this Tet holiday.
However, you and your family are still considering how long the trip would last. Among
3 days, 5 days, and one week, which one might be the best option?
Situation 4: A group of friends is discussing a way to improve English listening
skills. Three possible options are watching movies, listening to radio programs and
talking to foreigners. What could be the best option?
Situation 5: You are planning to go to the cinema with your friends. Which type
of films would you choose, between horror films, comedy films and romantic films?

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 Situation 6: This summer, you and your friends are planning a trip through
Vietnam. Which kinds of transportation do you think would be the best option between
cars, trains, and airplanes?
Situation 7: You feel sorry for a mistake you have made to a friend. You want to
apologize but do not know whether a telephone call, a text message or a letter can do
best. Which one would you choose?
Situation 8: You want to take up a new hobby, which would help you to relax.
Between crafting, collecting stamps and playing sports, which one would suit you the
best?
Situation 9: Your friend wants to buy a vehicle of transportation to travel from
house to university. There are three options: buying a bike, buying a motorbike or buying
a car. What is the best option for your friend?
Situation 10: Your friend is leaving school because his parents are going to work
in another country. You and his friends want to give him a present. Talk together about
the different presents you could give him and then decide which would be best. Three
things are suggested: a book, a music CD, a backpack.
PART 3: Topic development
Topic 1: The effects of unhealthy diet
- Obesity
- Depression
- Your ideas
Topic 2: Factors that affect people’s choice of jobs
- Personality
- Salary
- Working environment
- Your ideas
Topic 3: The benefits of doing exercise
- Create a healthy lifestyle
- Keep fit
- Your opinion
Topic 4: The causes of traffic congestion
- Infrastructure

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 - The growth of population
- Your ideas
Topic 5: The benefits of doing charities
- To help others in need
- To feel better as a person
- To inspire others
- Your opinion
Topic 6: Reasons for taking up a hobby
- To build confidence
- To fight stress
- Your own ideas
Topic 7: Humans are damaging the environment in many ways.
- Overpopulation
- Pollution
- Deforestation
- Your opinion
Topic 8: Shopping online has become so popular in many countries.
- Convenience
- A wide range of product
- Good discount
- Your opinion
Topic 9: Doing housework is beneficial to children.
- Improve organizational skills
- Learn how to share
- Your opinion
Topic 10: Should children be encouraged to play competitive sports in school?
- Competitive sports encourage them to work harder
- Competitive sports make children healthier
- Your opinion

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