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HÀ NAM KỸ NĂNG NÓI TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9

HỌC KỲ II NĂM HỌC 2018-2019

ENGLISH SPEAKING TEST FOR GRADE 9

THE SECOND SEMESTER

* General Notes:
A. Total score: 10 points for 3 parts
B. Criteria for evaluating students’ speaking skill
1. Fluency, Quick and Natural Response to every question (20%)
2. Being Informative, Coherence & Cohesion (60%)
- Good & Relevant speaking content
- Use of appropriate language (connectors, structures & vocabulary, tenses,…)
3. Pronunciation (20%)
Correct pronunciation, right intonation and stress, proper punctuation,...

* General Instructions
A. Organization
+ Part 1 & Part 2: Examiner(s) ask(s) students to work in pairs taking turn to ask and
answer with the given sets of speaking questions under examiners' observation. Each
student has to choose at least 5 questions in part 1; and only one question in part 2 to
ask his/her partner.
+ In part 3: Examiner(s) give(s) comments and some more questions for each student.
B. Examiner's speaking
“Hello, this is the final English speaking test for you in the second semester. The
speaking test consists of three parts.
The first part is Social interaction. In this part, you will take turn to ask your friend 5
questions about him/her and everyday situations such as study, hobbies, family, etc.
You can choose 5 questions out of the given list.
The second part is Topic development. In this part, you will ask your friend to give a
small talk on one topic that you choose from the provided list.
The third part is Follow-up questions. In this part, I will ask each of you some follow-
up questions related to your talk in the second part before giving you marks and
feedback.
Now, the test begins”.

(Examiners deliver 2 sets of speaking handouts to each pair of students and

conduct them to take part in the speaking test)

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HANAM DOET
ENGLISH SPEAKING TEST FOR GRADE 9
THE SECOND SEMESTER

FOR STUDENT 1
Now you choose 5 questions in Part 1 and 1 question in Part 2 to ask your friend.
Student’s Speaking: “Let’s start the first part of our speaking test today. I am going to
ask you 5 questions” (Then, Ss exchange question and answer one by one)
Part I. Social interaction
Talk about rooms in your house
1. . Which room in your house do you like best?
2. . What do you like doing there?
3. . Do you like having guests in your room? Why? Why not?
Talk about sports
4. . Do you play any sports?
5. . What sports do you enjoy watching?
6. . What sports do you enjoy playing?
Talk about your reading habits
7. . Do you enjoy reading? Why? Why not?
8. . What types of books/magazines do you enjoy reading?
9. . Where do you prefer reading?
Talk about your free time
10. . What do you like doing in your free time?
11. . Who do you enjoy spending your free time with?
12. . Where would you prefer spending your free time? Indoor or outdoor?
Talk about ways of relaxing
13. . What do you do to relax?
14. . Where do you want to go to relax?
15. . Do you like relaxing on your own or with other people?
Talk about rooms at home
16. . Which is the most important room in your house?
17. . What make it important?
18. . What do you do in the room?
Talk about films
19. . Do you like films?
20. . What type of films do you like?

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 21. . Who do you enjoy watching films with?
Talk about mobile phones
22. . Do you use a mobile phone?
23. . What are the good points of mobile phones?
24. . What are the bad points of mobile phones?
Talk about sports.
25. . Which sports do you like best? Why?
26. . Do you know why people like to play sports?
27. . Do you prefer indoor or outdoor sports? Why?
Talk about fast food.
28. . What kind of fast food do you like best?
29. . Is fast food good for your health? Why?/ Why not?
30. . In your opinion, why is fast food so popular nowadays?
Talk about your habits.
31. . What is your typical day like?
32. . Do you have any habits that annoy other people?
33. . What do you usually do when you are upset?
Talk about weather.
34. . What’s the weather like today?
35. . Do you prefer hot or cold weather? Why?
36. . Could you recommend some activities to do in different kinds of weather?

Part II. Topic development

Examiner's speaking: "Alright. Thank you. That is the end of Part I. Now let's move to
the second Part of the test".
Student's Speaking: "The Topic I choose for you in Part 2 is number .......... I would
like you to talk about it in 1 or 2 minutes".
Topic 1:
Choosing your future job and reasons for the choice
Suggested questions:
What job would you like to do in the future? Why?
Why do you think the job is suitable to you?
What are the most important qualities you need to have in order to do the job well?
What will you need to do to prepare yourself for the job?

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Topic 2:
Tourism: Can you talk about some negative effects of tourism
on a region or country?
Suggestion: make sure you use the right connectors; the following ideas may be
helpful to you.
- Natural environment is damaged
- Natural beauty is spoiled
- Traditional ways of life are affected
- Social problems may arise
Topic 3
Your Travelling
Suggested questions:
What is the place you like travelling to the most?
What do you usually do there?
Do you like travelling to other countries? Why/Why not?
What country do you want to travel to? Why?
Some people think that tourism can have bad effects on the place. Do you
agree?
Topic 4
Cooking
Suggested questions:
What are some famous Vietnamese food?
What food can you cook?
Can you talk about some ways to cook the food?
What do you often have for breakfast?
Topic 5
Eating habits
Can you talk about your eating habits or your family’s eating habits?
Topic 6
The changing roles of males and females in the future
Can you make some predictions about the changing roles of males
and females in the future?
Topic 7
Uses of English in your daily life
What do you use English for?
(Suggestion: You can talk about at least four uses of English in your daily life
and give an explanation/example for each of them)

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Topic 8
Your neighborhood
Suggested questions:
Where do you live (in the city/town/village)?
How long have you been living there?
What was it like when you first moved there/when you were small?
What are the people living in your place like?
What changes have you seen in your neighborhood?
Topic 9
Your favourite place to travel
Suggested questions:
If you could visit one city in the world, what city would you like to see?
Explain why? What would you like to do there?
Topic 10

Traffic in big cities

Suggested questions:
Do you like travelling in big cities?
What do you feel about traffic in big cities?
Tell something about traffic in big cities?
Topic 11
Wonders of Viet Nam
Suggested questions:
Can you talk about a wonder of Viet Nam that you have been to?
When and How did you go there?
What did you do there? With whom?
Did you like the experience? Why (not)?
Topic 12

Tips for learning English

Can you talk about some ways to learn English well?

Part III. Follow-up questions

Examiners's speaking: Thanks for your presentation. Now, I would like to give each of
you some more questions and give you some remarks on your speaking performance.
Question 1. ................ Question 2. ................. Question 3. ..............
Examiners's speaking: Thanks for your presentation. Now, I would like to give each of
you some more questions and remarks on your speaking performance.

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HANAM DOET
ENGLISH SPEAKING TEST FOR GRADE 9
THE SECOND SEMESTER

FOR STUDENT 2
Now you choose 5 questions in Part 1 and 1 question in Part 2 to ask your friend.
Student’s Speaking: “Let’s start the first part of our speaking test today. I am going to
ask you 5 questions” (Then, Ss exchange question and answer one by one)
Part I. Social interaction
Talk about your cooking.
1. . Who does the cooking in your family?
2. . Do you like cooking by yourself? Why?/ Why not?
3. . Do you think cooking is a task that only women should do?Why?/ Why not?
Talk about the subjects taught at school in Vietnam.
4. . When did you start learning English?
5. . Do you think English is a good subject for students to learn at school?
Why/Why not?
6. . Do you think that students are learning too many subjects at school now?
Talk about holidays.
7. . What do you like doing when you are on holiday?
8. . Could you tell me about your dream holiday?
9. . How do you prepare for a holiday?
Talk about food.
10. . What do you normally have for your breakfast / lunch / dinner?
11. . How healthy is your diet?
12. . Where do you like to eat? Why?
Talk about schools.
13. . What are your favourite subjects at school? and why?
14. . What activities do you enjoy doing at school?
15. . What is an ideal teacher like for you?
Talk about houses.
16. . Would you rather live in a big city or in the country? Why?
17. . Could you describe your house/flat and the rooms in it?
18. . Which is your favourite place at home and why?
Talk about housework.

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 19. . How do you share the housework in your family?
20. . Do you think children should help parents with the housework?
21. . What are some of the things that your family usually do together?
Talk about fashion.
22. . What kind of clothes do you like to wear?
23. . Which do you prefer, shopping in a small shop or a supermarket?
24. . Do you try to follow the latest fashion?
Talk about TV programs.
25. . What’s/are your favourite TV program(s)?
26. . How much TV do you watch every day?
27. . What are some advantages of watching TV?
28. . Which do you prefer, watching a film on TV or going to the cinema? Why?
Talk about relaxation
29. . What activities can people do to relax?
30. . Tell me about how you like to relax.
31. . In what ways can you relax without spending any money?
Talk about friends.
32. . Could you tell me about your best friend?
33. . What is important about a friend for you?
34. . What kind of people do you like to spend time together with?
Talk about transport.
35. . How do you travel to school everyday?
36. . What’s your favorite means of transport and why?
37. . What do you think of the traffic in your area/town?

Part II. Topic development

Examiner's speaking: "Alright. Thank you. That is the end of Part I. Now let's move to
the second Part of the test".
Student's Speaking: "The Topic I choose for you in Part 2 is number .......... I would
like you to talk about it in 1 or 2 minutes".
Topic 1:
Choosing your future job and reasons for the choice
Suggested questions:
What job would you like to do in the future? Why?
Why do you think the job is suitable to you?
What are the most important qualities you need to have in order to do the job well?
What will you need to do to prepare yourself for the job?

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Topic 2:
Tourism: Can you talk about some negative effects of tourism
on a region or country?
Suggestion. make sure you use the right connectors; the following ideas may be
helpful to you.
- Natural environment is damaged
- Natural beauty is spoiled
- Traditional ways of life are affected
- Social problems may arise

Topic 3
Your Travelling
What is the place you like travelling to the most?
What do you usually do there?
Do you like travelling to other countries? Why/Why not?
What country do you want to travel to? Why?
Some people think that tourism can have bad effects on the place. Do you
agree?

Topic 4
Cooking
What are some famous Vietnamese food?
What food can you cook?
Can you talk about some ways to cook the food?
What do you often have for breakfast?

Topic 5
Eating habits
Can you talk about your eating habits or your family’s eating habits?

Topic 6
The changing roles of males and females in the future
Can you make some predictions about the changing roles of males
and females in the future?

Topic 7
Uses of English in your daily life
What do you use English for?
(Suggestion. You can talk about at least four uses of English in your daily life
and give an explanation/example for each of them)

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Topic 8
Your neighborhood
Where do you live (in the city/town/village)?
How long have you been living there?
What was it like when you first moved there/when you were small?
What are the people living in your place like?
What changes have you seen in your neighborhood?

Topic 9
Your favourite place to travel
If you could visit one city in the world, what city would you like to see?
Explain why? What would you like to do there?

Topic 10

Traffic in big cities

Do you like travelling in big cities?
What do you feel about traffic in big cities?
Tell something about traffic in big cities?

Topic 11
Wonders of Viet Nam
Can you talk about a wonder of Viet Nam that you have been to?
When and How did you go there?
What did you do there? With whom?
Did you like the experience? Why (not)?

Topic 12

Tips for learning English

Can you talk about some ways to learn English well?

Part III. Follow-up questions

Examiners's speaking: Thanks for your presentation. Now, I would like to give each of
you some more questions and remarks on your speaking performance.
Question 1. ................ Question 2. ................. Question 3. ..............
Examiners's speaking: OK. That is the end of Part III and also the end of the speaking
test. Thank you!