1. Do you like learning speaking?

To be honest, I very like learning speaking. Learning to speak English helps me

remember longer, especially vocabulary. When we speak, we will remember the
vocabulary as well as the sentence structure. When we practice speaking English,
our communication skills will be better. Practicing English speaking helps me
improve others skills such as grammar, listening, writing.

2. Do you think it is necessary to learn speaking?

In my view point, speaking skill is important and necessary when we learn a new
language. Learning speaking helps me to communicate better and so I feel more
confident when I speak. Learning speaking will help us improve other skills such as
grammar, writing, listening.

3. What do you often do to improve your speaking?

Listening is one of the secret weapons to improve my speaking skills. I try

watching movies in English because that is one of the easiest ways to deal with
the problems faced by students in speaking English. Hearing words spoken out
loud acts as a mirror effect and improves my speaking skills. It is super important
to keep practicing.

4. What are your difficulties in learning speaking?

Many language learners find it difficult to express themselves in spoken language.

They are generally facing problems to use the foreign language to express their
thoughts effectively. Personally, I think English grammar is intricate and tricky.
Maybe I use wrong grammars and vocabularies, so that causes misunderstanding.

5. There’s a saying that “practice makes perfect”, do you think it’s true for
speaking?

I totally agree to that opinion. When learning speaking, practicing is really

important. Practice will help you recall all the knowledge. The more we practice,
the fewer mistakes we make. When you practice speaking for a long time, your
speaking skills more fluent.
6. What did you like most about Speaking 1?

In 'Speaking 1' my favorite topic is probably unit 5: travel. Especially, in this lesson
I can learn a lot of new words and sentences. I learned a lot of vocabulary like
sightseeing, boat trip, coach tour, nature wonder. More than that, I've learned
how to giving directions. Besides, I know more of the phrases for giving direction
like go straight on, go along the main road, take the first right, go pass the
turning.

7. What did you learn from Speaking 1?

I learned a lot of knowledge from Speaking 1. Firstly, I learned how to make a

conversation, how to give directions, how to make a phone call and a lot of
phrases. Next, especially, in this lesson I can learn a lot of new words and
sentences about many topics like travel, money, nature, technology. To be
honest, my favorite topic is probably unit 5: travel. I learned a lot of vocabulary
like sightseeing, boat trip, coach tour, nature wonder. More than that, I've
learned how to giving directions. Besides, I know more of the phrases for giving
direction like go straight on, go along the main road, take the first right, go pass
the turning.

8. How did you deal with the difficulties you encountered in Writing 1?

In the past, I didn’t like speaking English because I didn't have enough vocabulary
to speak. Sometime I made mistakes when I speak English. And I have some
trouble with pronunciation, too. So I'm nervous when speaking English. But for
now, learn newer knowledge I have become more confident in speaking English.
In speaking 1, I can learn a lot of new words and sentences about many topics. I
learn more vocabulary and so I feel more confident when I speak.
I’m going to talk about my neighbour, her name is Như. She is working as a
freelance environmentalist. She calling on people to reduce the use of plastic
bags, and helping them find feasible alternatives.

She tells me that at home, she insists on not using plastic bags whenever possible.
She managed to persuade her parents to bring fabric bags to the market when
shopping for food. Also, she always separates different types of rubbish into
categories like organic waste and recyclable waste. But the custom of the
Vietnamese people is to use plastic bags. It is difficult to change their mind, they
think using plastic bags will be more convenient. She's trying to change their
minds, and convey the message "Protect the environment."

She has a blog in Instagram. Her blog provides a great deal of information on how
to live green and has attracted a large following. This is a platform where people
can discuss and help each other find the best way to be environmentally friendly.
To be honest I think reducing plastic bags is the right thing to do. And I'm also
trying to limit the use of plastic bags in my life.