Speaking Test – Phan Thị Ngọc Lệ Ph.

SPEAKING TEST – FUTURE PLANS

Time: 9-10 minutes
Number of tasks: 3

PART 1: Social Interaction (3’)

Let’s talk about changes in your life.
 Are you open to change? Why?
 Are there any changes in your city/ you town?
 What do you plan to change next year?

Let’s talk about plans

 Do you make plans everyday?
 What is the latest plan you made?
 What is the plan you will make for the next 5 years?

PART 2: Individual long talk (4’)

Describe a future plan you want to make. You should say
– what the plan is
– when you thought of the plan
– who is involved in the plan
and say how you think you will achieve the plan.

Part 3: Follow-up Discussion (3-4 minutes)

− Do old people often change plans?
− How would you tell your friends when you must change your plan?
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SAMPLE ANSWERS

PART 2: Individual long talk (4’)

When I received this topic, off the top of my head, I want to talk about my incoming trip to
Singapore this June.
About a couple of months ago, my sister who is currently living there asked me to pay a visit to her
family. Most importantly, the expense of the trip will be paid her, so I agreed without a second
thought. Joining me on this trip will be my brother. The trip will fall in his summer break, so
going travelling will not affect his study at all.
Fortunately, Singapore offers visa exemptions to Vietnamese people, so I don’t have to go through
the hassle of applying for visa application. However, in order to get this plan run smoothly, there
are loads of things that we need to prepare beforehand. My first priority is booking flight tickets in
advance as flight prices tend to increase the closer I get to my departure date. What’s more, my
sister’s house is a bit cramped and it cannot acommodate more than 6 people, so we will have to
book a hotel room in the vicinity of her house for the sake of convenience. Because my sister
will cover the travelling expense, I think it’s rational to buy some gifts for my nieces to thank for
her generousity. That’s the reason why I have set aside a little amount of money weekly to afford
some surprising gifts for them. I am counting down the days until the departure date because it’s
been quite a while since the last time I met my sister.

Vocabulary highlights:

1. incoming sắp tới 9. in advance =

trước
beforehand
2. dynamic năng động
10. departure date ngày khởi hành
3. fulfilled one’s
thực hiện ước mơ
dream 11. What’s more thêm vào đó, hơn nữa

4. expense chi phí 12. cramped chật chội

5. without a second không cần suy nghĩ 13. acommodate chứa

thought lại
14. for the sake of
vì sự tiện lợi
6. summer break nghỉ hè convenience

7. visa exemptions miễn thị thực 15. rational hợp lý

8. go through the trải qua những rắc rối 16. setting aside để dành
hassle of của việc …
17. quite a while khá lâu