M4 - TOPICS FOR SPEAKING TEST

Choose ONE of the following topics and present your opinions about it in 2’30”.

SET 1

1. What are the functions of management? And what are the most important
characteristics of a good manager? (Unit 1)
or: 1. Describe a female leader you would like to meet, and explain why you would like
to meet her. (Unit 1)
(Chọn 1 trong 2 câu hỏi trên)

2. Would you say that you, personally, were individualist or collectivist? particularist or
universalist? What about the majority of people in Viet Nam? (Unit 4)

3. Explain some basic concepts of marketing mix: (Unit 12)

 Product life cycle
 Market skimming and market penetration. Under what circumstances do
manufacturers use either of these strategies?
 Different distribution channels
 Some forms of promotion

4. Can you name some positive and negative aspects of banks? Are you a saver or a
spender? (Unit 14)

5. How would you put a value on your university - UEH? What are its major assets –
building and equipment, or people and their skills, knowledge and reputation? (Unit 19)

6. Why is it important for the government to intervene in the economy? Give examples
of some areas where there should be the government intervention. Distinguish between
‘direct tax’ and ‘indirect tax’ and give some examples. (Unit 22)

7. What is the corporate social responsibility? What social aspects are these
responsibilities concerned with? As a corporate executive, are you in support of the
corporate social responsibilities? Why or why not? (Unit 23)

8. How far do you agree with the statement that doing anything other maximizing
profits is unbusinesslike, and that corporate social expenditure simply means spending
someone else’s money? (Unit 24)

9. Which industries or sectors could be protected in Viet Nam until they had a
comparative advantage? (Unit 27)
Choose ONE of the following topics and present your opinions about it in 2’30”.

SET 2

2. To what extent is the culture of Viet Nam similar enough to those of neighboring
countries to have the same management techniques? Or do they have very different
attitudes to work, hierarchy, organization, and so on? If so, what are the differences?
(Unit 4)

3. When does a consumer benefit from a price war when competitors continually lower
prices, trying to get more business? What kind of companies wins price wars? (Unit 12)

4. How do you define ‘subprime borrowers’ and why did they bring about subprime
crisis in the USA in the 1980s? Explain the ‘microfinance’ or ‘microcredit’. (Unit 14)

5. How do you define the balance sheet, cash flow statement and income statement?
What value must be balanced in a balance sheet? Give some examples of the operating
activities, investing activities and financing activities in a cash flow statement. (Unit 19)

6. Is tax money always efficiently spent? What changes would you like to make to the
present tax system in Viet Nam? (Unit 22)

7. Which is more important, fighting inflation or unemployment? (Unit 23)

8. What is business cycle? Can you tell the characteristics of each phase of a business
cycle? What are the causes of the business cycle? During a downturn, to what extent
should the government intervene in the economy? (Unit 24)

9. What is international trade? What are the advantages and disadvantages of

international trade? Can you name some theories of free trade and their characteristics?
(Unit 27)