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LỚP SPEAKING THẦY KHÁNH - THẦY MINH DẠY
LỚP SPEAKING THẦY KHÁNH - THẦY MINH DẠY
Pronunciation - Phát âm
BUỔI 1 (04/08/21):
TEST 1
Part 1:
● Study
1. Are you a student?
undergraduate, geography-specialized student = I major in geography = my major
at … is geography
● Shopping
1. How often do you go shopping?
rarely/once in a blue moon, keep up with the latest fashion trends
Part 2: Communication
Describe you favourite way to communicate with your friends
● How you prefer to communicate with your friends
● How often you use this method of communication
● What disadvantages there are to communicate in this way
● And explain why you prefer this method of communication
Duy: face-to-face interaction is the most effective method of communication
(instant response, body language, express our emotions more easily); Covid 19 -
social networks are more popular and the safest way to keep in touch with friends
(emoticons, have multiple conversations at once,..); social network addict; toxic
content
Tuan Anh: Facebook (easy to use; Facebook groups for group discussion;
Messenger is so popular); disadvantage (lagging, Facebook addicts)
2. What are the good points about writing and receiving letters?
improve writing skill, less dependent on electronic devices
TEST 2
Part 1
● Where you live
1. Do you live in a town or a country?
TUAN ANH: I live in an urban area near the capital
metropolis
● Sports
1. Which is the most popular sport in your country?
HIEU: In my country, the sport which is enjoyed by most of people is absolutely
football. As you can see, when Vietnam national team won in AFF (Asia Football
Federation) Cup, everyone went down to the road and cheer up together or when
Under23 Vietnam team became a miracle in U23 Asia
2. Have the things that you do with your friends changed over the years?
KIEN: Yes, there is a difference in the activities that I do with my mates over the
years because of the development of technology. In the past, I used to meet with
my friends face-to-face. But now, I usually interact with them through the
Internet/online
TEST 3
Part 1:
● Study
1. Are you a student?
● Clothes
1. How do you prefer to buy your clothes (e.g. shops, large stores, and the
Internet)?
3. How much do you think we can judge people by the clothes they wear?
● Hobbies
1. What hobbies do you do regularly?
Part 2: A country
Describe a country that you would like to go to
● Where you would like to go
● What you would like to do there
● How long you would like to spend there
● And explain why you would particularly like to go to that country
2. How have people's attitudes to travel changed since your grandparents were
young?
3. How can increased tourism have a negative effect on the countries visited?
Homework:
TUAN ANH & MINH: TEST 1
KIEN & DUY: TEST 3
HIEU: TEST 2
BUỔI 2 (11/08/21):
TEST 4
Part 1:
Where you live
1. Do you live in a house or an apartment?
TUAN ANH: I live in a residential area, located near the heart of the city.
Eating habits
1. When do you prefer to have your main meal of the day?
KIEN: In my opinion, the most important meal of the day is breakfast because it
provide enough energy for whole day
2. Is it important for family members to eat together?
TUAN ANH: It is necessary to have family members having meal together because
it strengthens the family bond without the absence of any family members.
MINH TRANG:
- Where that city is: Hanoi
- What the city is famous for: diversified types of food, entertainment area
(parks, shopping malls..)
- What part of the city you would like to live in: in the center
- And explain why you would like to live there: familiar, stay with family, food,
entertainment, many job opportunities
ANH DUY: NYC, Manhattan District, Exciting lifestyle, explore how one of the most
popular city operate daily, home of some of the most fashion institutions in the
world, job opportunity, comfortable surrounding,
KIEN: Ha Noi, food, culture and attraction, in the centre, very crowded and taste
many tradtional food (phở , bánh mì)
TUAN ANH: Tokyo, entertainment industry (Anime, video games), centre
(shopping malls, restaurants, capsule hotels), learning more about the culture
identity, practicing Japanese language.
TA MINH: intro: live in ha noi since birth but if got the opportunity, definitely
paris:
-cuisine
-architecture
-eiffel tower
-PSG
TEST 5
Part 1:Neighbourhood
1. Describe the neighbourhood where you live.
TUAN ANH: The neighbourhood where i live is a small community, surrounded by
trees and next to the community is a lake where people can go fishing or swim at
the lake
Walking
1. Do you like walking? Why or why not?
TA MINH: I like jogging a lot. To me, walking is not only a form of exercise, but
also a form of socializing. I get to meet a lot of types of people and their stories
may help me to realize something.
2. Are there any places you can walk near your house?
KIEN: there are many pedestrian streets in my neighborhood near the lakes that
people walking a lot
Part 2:
Describe a friend who is important to you
- The name of your friend
- When and where you met your friend
- What kinds of things you and your friend like to do together and explain why
that friend is important to you
Part 3:
1. Generally, are friendships important to people?
DUY: Friends are crucial for people because having a relative to talk and share
your story with sometimes is not a good thing, as your story can cause them to
misunderstand the problem that you want to mention. Therefore, friends can fill
all the gaps that cannot be filled by no one
2. How can friends help each other?
DUY: Friends can help each other by simply helping some casual and basic tasks
for
TEST 6:
Part 1
Leisure time
1. When and how much leisure time do you generally have in a week?
Music
1. What kinds of music do you like listening to?
4. Do you think that traditional music will be popular in the future? Why or why
not?
Part 3: Movies
1. What kinds of movies are popular these days? Why do you think they are
popular?
TEST 7
Part 1:
City
1. What do you like most about your city?
Ta Minh: I am currently living in HN, the capital of VietNam and I really enjoy the
infrastructure (public transport) of it. There are buildings, modern facilities so it
is very convenient for all kinds of purposes.
2. Is there anything you don't like about it?
Kien:The thing that I dislike about the city where I live is the environment.
Although there are a lot of green trees in my city, but there are still many places
with garbage and polluted rivers.
3. Are there any popular places to visit in your city?
I think it would be a shame if we don’t visit Hoan Kiem Lake - one of the
signature places when we talk about Hanoi because of its fascinating history and
exciting nightlife. ( Duy )
Parks
1. Are there many parks where you live?
Tuấn Anh: Unfortunately, there aren’t any parks near my house. I have to go far
away from my home to find a park so that I can enjoy doing outdoor activities.
2. How often do you visit parks?
Minh Trang: Actually, it’s once in a blue moon (hiếm khi). Due to the effect of
Covid19, all of us are in quarantine/social distancing, that’s why I just stay at
home and can not go to the park.
Tên học What is it? Where, What happens? How do you Conclusion
sinh When feel about
it?
Nguyen Play chess -online - Play chess Really like it, Playing chess is
The Hoan -at home to relax , help to very good and
we play reduce the have a lot of
chess in stress and advantage.
the family having good people can
and time with practice to
online family remember ,
with chess focus , logical
player in and relax
the world
Part 3: Hobbies
1. Why do people have hobbies?
Some people find it enjoyable to have hobbies of their own. In addition, people
use hobbies to kill off their leisure time
2. Are there any hobbies you think are not worthwhile?
I think there are 2 hobbies that I think it’s worthless. Firstly, though watching
YouTube videos is entertaining, fascinating, it is very addictive and harmful to the
viewers which contain many inappropriate contents such as violence, war, blood.
Secondly, drinking beer is also a harmful hobby. Some people drink to release
stress or drinking and driving which lead to life loss.
3. What can we learn from hobbies?
-Hobbies allow you to explore and learn about yourself. For instance, You will not
be able to know if you are good at something unless you try it.
-Hobbies help you to learn how to handle stress and think creatively. An employer
can see that you have passions and a drive to do something with your time.
4. Is it important to teach hobbies to children? Why or why not?
mental health/cognitive development, comprehensive development, physical
health, normal growth, shape positive personalities
TEST 8
Part 1:
Ocean
1. How often do you go to the sea?
M.Trang: I go to the beach at least once a year in summer vacation. This is the
time when I can chill out and spend time with my family.
Leisure
1. Do you prefer to spend your leisure time indoors or outdoors?
I prefer to spend my free time doing outdoors activities such as jogging, running
to enhance my physical and mental health.
2. Is there anything you don't like about being indoors (outdoors)?
Indoors actually gives us more drawbacks than benefits, especially the limitation
in doing sports. Take badminton for example, you cannot play it inside the house
since the globe can glide on the air, also you can only play with yourself while
indoors.
Part 2:
Describe a book you read recently
- The title and author of the book
- What the book was about
- Why you decided to read it
- And explain why you enjoyed/ didn't enjoy reading it?
Part 3: Reading
1. Why do people read? How important do you think reading is?
- People can relax by reading books
- But more importantly, the knowledge in books can be appled in our jobs.
- Reading helps people to practice the brain because people need to focus
and think when they read.
TEST 9:
Part 1:
Shopping
Food
+ Tokyo - Japan
+ Capital of Japan , center of finance, political
+ Street romance, people walk very fast, nice food , nice and so many
temples , museums, nature park and famous fish market. Famous fuji
mount
+
Part 3: Tourism
1. What are some popular places to visit in your country? Why are they popular?
+ Sapa
+ Nice place, peaceful, and people can enjoy a fresh environment. Have a
chance to live with local people who can speak many languages such as:
English, local language, French, Spanish and some others and have a
chance to get experience living , eating with local people and enjoy local
culture there.
3. Do you think parents should take their children to see a variety of different
places? Why or why not?
+should take :
- Children can learn new things : languages, food, culture.
- Can have time to understand , discover the world with himself
- Family can have more time to stay together
- Children are equipped with life skills.
- Have better of understanding of many kind of people and
+ Should not :
+ Waste a time to study at school
+ Need prepare money
+ Sometimes, not only learning good things but also children can be
affected by the bad things.
+ If not in good medical condition , sometimes children can be sick.
4. How do you think travel will be different in the future?
- Trending to enjoy nature , and adventure in new places, discover new
places instead of going shopping in crowded cities.
- When the economy grow up, people will go to travel oftenly then the
earth will face to danger of environment, the travel will become
expensive more and more.
BUỔI 4 (24/08/21):
TEST 10
Part 1:
Family
1. Do you have a large family or a small family?
MINH TRANG:extended family
TUAN ANH: traditional family
KIEN: extended family, nuclear family
DUY: extended family
2. How much time do you manage to spend with members of your family?
MINH TRANG: chill out,
TUAN ANH: quality time, board games
KIEN: gather around, with others,
DUY: at night, pandemic => spend more time
Part 2:
Describe a teacher who has influenced you in your education
MINH TRANG: head teacher, part time job, foreign, boost my spirit, strict, soft
skills
TUAN ANH: strict, a better version of themselves, courage, change my point of
view, interact with, preparation for an independent life
KIEN: home-room teacher, severe punishments, competition’s medals/awards,
chemistry, second place , hard-working man, inspire me to become a doctor.,
DUY: geography specialist/lecturer, participate in geography competition, funny
person/sense of humour, intelligent, aggressive, easy to be depressed, give
positive energy, introduce me to different perspectives/attitudes towards life
3. How do the expectations of khác for today's school leavers compare with those
of the previous generation?
MINH TRANG: Make ends meet
TUAN ANH: deal with, maintain the income
DUY: become more successful
KIEN: economy, “if you have money, you have everythings”.
TEST 11
Part 1:
Festivals
2. What special food and activities are connected with that festival? Lunar New
Year
MINH TRANG: banh chung, a cake made from rice, green beans and meat. Spend
time together, adults give money to children in order to receive luck
five-fruit tray (a tray with five different fruits of five different colours), altar, pay
respect to the ancestors
Part 2:
Describe a film or a TV programme which has made a strong impression on you
Part 3:
1. Do you think the cinema has increased or decreased in popularity in recent
years?
MINH TRANG: Covid 19, not allowed to go to public places, not enough funds to
keep the theatres open
3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of making films of real-life events?
TUAN ANH: easy to check the facts, so audience can make critics about the
movies, but in some cases, impossible to reach the involved people to build the
movie from only factual details
4. How important do you think it is for a filmmaker to remain true to the original
story?
KIEN: necessary for producer to respect the facts about the characters mentioned
in the movies, such as their colour
6. How do you think censorship laws will change in the next 20 years?
DUY: likely to be stricter, harassment, suicide scenes must be prevented from
reaching the audience, the authority will have more power in deciding what is
shown to the public.
HOMEWORK:
TEST 12
Part 1:
Visitors
1. What would you suggest a visitor should see and do in your country?
3. Tell me about the kind of foreign visitors or tourists who go to your country.
Part 2:
Describe a memorable event in your life.
Part 3:
1. How important are ceremonies in our lives?
2. Do you see the role of private and public ceremonies changing in the future?
6. Does the media in your country pay more attention to global or national
events?
BUỔI 5 (31/08/21):
TEST 13
Part 1:
Daily routine:
1. What would you like to change in your daily routine?
MINH TRANG: hobby, cooking, many recipes on TV and magazines but haven’t
been able to apply them to my own meals
Minh Hằng: wake up early, often sleep late = I am a night owl
Kiên: I want to train my physical and mental health.
Duy:
Tuan anh: wake up early because he used to get up late = sleep in. Usually wake
up after 10am. Waste a lot of time in the morning on sleeping
Part 2:
Describe something you own which is very important to you
You should say:
Step 1: What is it?/Who is it?
- Camera (Panasonic, DSLR, expensive = costly); grandfather
Step 2: Where, When
- 6 years old, walking on the street
- official Panasonic store in Hanoi
Step 3: What happens?
- Shoot landscapes/portrait/cuisine/animals/street
- Record videos of important occasions (school year opening ceremony,
birthday,...)
Step 4: How do you feel about it?
- Treasure it
- Memory with grandfather
- Nurture my passion for photography
Step 5: Conclusion
- most valuable asset
- will keep it forever even when it doesn’t work anymore
Part 3:
How values can change
1. What kind of possessions show status in your country?
Minh Trang:gold, land, the longer you hold your hold, the more valuable it comes,
valuable
Kien: one storey house with small area => working class (the proletariat) who
work in a farm; car or motorcycle, live in a city => business people; high-tech and
luxury furniture => very wealthy people
Tuan anh: gold, the number of houses they own, the amount of real estate they
have, rich = wealthy = prosperous
Consumerism
1. Modern society is often called materialistic. Why do you think this is?
Minh Long : believes that money, valuable things and possessions are the most
important
Minh: Due to the trend of today, tends to focus on working, financial burden,
different types of taxes and fees, bills, high cost of living => materialistic
materialism
Advertising
1. What is the role of advertising?
Minh Hằng: promote products globally, among customers, establish brands
reputation, make customers more aware of the new products
2. How do you think the Internet will affect buying patterns in the future?
Minh Hằng: shopping online is more popular, the process of buying and selling is
simplified, shopping habits are transformed,
Homework Buổi 5: Record and Transcribe (Ghi âm và ghi lại) toàn bộ Test 14 và 15
theo phân công.
TEST 14
Part 1:
Friends
1. Are your friends mostly your age or different ages? Why?
Minh Long: most my age. Don’t want to play with younger/older people
2. Do you usually see your friends during the week or at weekends? Why?
Minh Long: don’t see at all. An introvert, likes reading books
3. The last time you saw your friends, what did you do together?
Minh Long: talk about films,games,etc, interesting stuff.
4. In what ways are your friends important to you?
Minh Long : don’t want friends at all
Part 2:
Historical place you want to go
You should say:
- What it is
Minh Hằng: The Temple of Literature
- Where it is located
Minh Hằng: Hanoi
Minh Hằng: iconic, temple of literature, north, educate VN, old way, statue,
yard, turtle, best feature, Tet holiday, pray for luck, wishes, bring home lucky
charm, gifts
Part 3:
Looking after historic places
1. How do people in your country feel about protecting historic buildings?
Minh Trang: important, help them to memorise the events in the past, teach,
remind about the ancestors
2. Do you think an area can benefit from having an interesting historic place
locally?In what way?
Minh Trang : include many
3. What do you think will happen to historic places or buildings in the future?
Why?
2. Are there other ways people can learn about history, apart from at school?
How?
3. Do you think history will still be a school subject in the future? Why?
TEST 15
Part 1:
Food and cooking
1. What kinds of food do you like to eat?
Part 3:
The social benefits of hobbies
1. Do you think having a hobby is good for people's social life? In what way?
2. Are there any negative effects of a person spending too much time on their
hobby?What are they?
Leisure time
1. In your country, how much time do people spend on work and how much time
on leisure? Is this a good balance, do you think?
2. Would you say the amount of free time has changed much in the last fifty
years?
3. Do you think people will have more or less free time in the future? Why?