Jay Nguyen IELTS

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_ Fluency and Coherence (Lưu loát và mạch lạc)

_ Lexical resource (Từ vựng)

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Table of Contents
I. PART 1 11
1. Home/ Accommoda on 11
2. Study 11
3. Work 12
4. Street markets 12
5. Sounds / Noise 12
6. Pollu on 12
7. Dreams 12
8. Being alone 13
9. Efficiency 13
10. Science 13
11. Pa ence 13
12. Sky 13
13. Music 14
14. Email (19.02.2019) 14
15. Seasons 14
16. Colors 15
17. Holiday 15
18. Sleep 15
19. Shoes 16
20. Sports / Physical Exercise 16
21. Morning Rou nes 16
22. Garden 16
23. Swimming 17
24. Friends 17
25. Sports 17
26. Cooking 17
27. Transport 18
28. Sunglasses 18

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29. Photos 18
30. Neighbors 18
31. Pain ngs 19
32. Coffee and Tea 19
33. Crowded places 19
35. Handwri ng 19
36. Movie stars 20
37. Pets 20
38. Photos 20
41. Sharing 20
42. Home town 21
43. Smiles 21
44. Time management/ being punctual 21
45. Perfume 21
46. Rubbish/ Li er 21
47. Films/movies 22
48. Weather/ Seasons 22
49. Drinking water 22
50. The area you live in 22
51. Reading 23
52. App 23
53. Children’s Ideas 23
54. Places to Play 23
55. Ci es 23
56. Visi ng rela ves 24
57. Travel 24
58. Maths 24
59. Teachers 24
60. Watches 24
61. Bags 25
62. Borrowing/lending 25

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Parks/Gardens 25
Social Variety 25
Film star 25
Book 25
II. PART 2: 25
1. Describe a recent development in your city. 25
2. Describe one me when someone said good words about what you have done. 25
3. Describe something interes ng that happened in your school. 26
4. Describe a me when you helped others. 26
5. Describe an important event to celebrate. (a personal important event) 26
6. Describe an intelligent person you know. 26
7. Describe a radio program you find interes ng. 27
8. Describe a city that you would like to visit. 27
9. Describe an interes ng place in your country that not many tourists get there. 27
10. Describe a website you like to visit. 27
11. Describe an impressive work of art such as pain ng or sculpture you saw. 28
12. Describe someone you have met recently and would like to know more about. 28
13. Describe a photo that you remember well. 28
14. Describe a me when you see an interes ng animal. 28
15. Describe a me when you arrived very early for an appointment. 29
16. Describe someone you haven’t met before and you would like to know more. 29
17. Describe a recent happy event that you had. 29
18. Describe some encouragement given by other people. 29
19. Describe a car/motorbike/bike trip that is interes ng. 30
20. Describe a me you arrived very early for an appointment. 30
21. Describe a plant growth stage. 30
22. Describe a me when you helped others. 30
23. Describe a pain ng or work of art that you have seen. 31
24. Describe a place in your city that you would like to visit. 31
25. Describe a person who helps to protect the environment. 31
26. Describe a book you have read recently. 31

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27. Describe a film or TV program that made you laugh. 32
28. Describe a subject you didn’t like, but interested in now. 32
29. Describe a good law in your country. 32
30. Describe a skill you need a long me to learn. 32
31. Describe a me you looked for informa on on the Internet. 33
32. Describe a me that you had to change your plan/ changed your mind. 33
33. Describe a successful family business. 33
34. Describe a talk or a speech. 33
35. Describe a game that you played in your childhood. 34
36. Describe a complaint you made and you were sa sfied with the result. 34
37. Describe a language you want to learn (not English). 34
38. Describe a me when you were scared. 34
39. Describe a me when you took a medicine. 35
40. Describe a me when you borrowed something from your family or a friend. (16.01.2019) 35
41. Describe a me when you received money as a gi . (08.04.2019; 31.01.2019; 20.01.2019) 35
42. Describe a historic era you are interested in. 35
43. Describe an experience when you taught someone to do something new. 36
44. Describe something given to you that you really needed. 36
45. Describe an experience when you lost something. (13.02.2019) 36
46. Describe a bad service you received. 36
47. Describe a me when you received something you really wanted. 37
48. Describe a me when someone didn't tell you the whole truth about something. 37
49. Describe a beau ful or handsome person you have met (or seen) 38
50. Describe an interes ng old person 38
51. Describe a person you like to work or study with 38
52. Describe an achievement/a success of one of your friends that made you feel proud 38
53.Describe a person you wanted to be similar to when you were growing up 39
54. Describe a person who knows a lot about something 39
55. Describe a dream home (ideal home) 39
56. Describe a subject you didn't like, but were interested in now 39
57. Describe a kind of food you can eat on a special occasion 40

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58. Describe your grandparent's job 40
59. Describe a book that you want to write 40
60. Describe a newly-built public facility (such as park or cinema) that influences your city 40
61. Describe a thing that you bought but don't use a lot 41
62. Describe a me you had to change your plan 41
63. Describe a period of history that interests you 41
64. Describe something you do to work and study be er 41
65. Describe an ac sity you do to keep healthy 42
66. Describe a me when you had a day off, free from work or study 42
67. Describe an occasion when you fou. something that someone else lost 42
68. Describe a me when someone (you know) did not tell you the complete truth 43
69. Describe a party that you went to 43
70. Describe a me when you received bad service at a restaurant or shopping mall 43
71. Describe a person who has interes ng ideas or opinions 43
72. Describe a me you received a call from someone you do not know in the public place 44
73. Describe a quiz program or game show on TV or online 44
74. Describe a piece of good news you heard (from TV or the Internet) 44
75. Describe a situa on when you didn't' have enough me/ Describe something you wanted to do but didn't have
me for 45
76. Describe an outdoor sport that you would like to it, for the first me 45
77. Describe a me when you gave advice to others 45
78. Describe an occasion when you won a prize 45
79. Describe a singer or band 46
80. Describe adver sement you remember 46
81. Describe a historical building 46
82. Describe your favorite piece of clothing 46
83. Describe a dinner you had with your friends 47
84. Describe an occasion when you got up extremely early 47
85. Describe an occasion when you heard a stranger spealdng on the phone in public 47
86. Describe a skill you learned 48
87. Describe something you bought from a trip 48
88. Describe water sports you want to try 48

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89. Describe a friend or a person who encouraged you to achieve a goal 48
90. Describe the informa on that was incorrect that you got 49
91. Describe something lost by others but found by you 49
92. Describe an important decision you made with the help of others 49
93. Describe an ac vity you do when you are alone in your free me 49
94. Describe a sport you played for the first me 50
95. Describe someone you would like to study or work with 50
96. Describe a place you wanted to travel that is far away from your home 50
97. Describe a me you received terrible service 51
98. Describe something you bought but rarely use now 51
99. Describe a kind of food people eat during a special event 51
100. Describe a me you taught something new to a younger person 51
101. Describe an interes ng talk or lecture 52
102. Describe a foreign celebrity you want to meet in person 52
103. Describe an occasion when you invite your family or friends to dinner 52
104. Describe an experience that the vehicle you took broke down in your travel 52
105. Describe an experience that you went out with your friends and had a good me 53
106. Describe someone who speaks a foreign language well 53
107. Describe a prize you want to win 53
108. Describe a historical period you would like to know 53
109. Describe a prac cal skill you learned 54
110. Describe a me that a piece of equipment was broken (such as TV) 54
111. Describe something special you took home from a tourist a rac on 54
112. Describe a person who o en helps others 54
113. Describe an old person who is interes ng 55
114. Describe a park/garden you like visi ng 55
115. Describe a historical building you have been to 55
116. Describe an unusual experience of traveling 56
117. Describe a person who made you laugh happily when you were a child 56
118. Describe something you do to help you study or work 56
119. Describe a healthy lifestyle you know 56

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120. Describe someone you haven’ t seen before but you would like to know more 57
Describe a foreign star that you would like to meet 57
Describe a me that you invited family or friends to have dinner at home or in a restaurant 57
Describe an experience you solved the problem via internet 57
Describe an occasion you showed something new to younger people 57
Describe a prize you want to get 57
Describe a game (not a sport) you enjoyed when you were a child 57
Describe an important plant in your country 57
Describe a good law in your country 57
Describe a subject you used to dislike but now have interest in 57
Describe an outdoor sport you played for the first me 57
Describe a job that was done by your grandparents 58
Describe a second foreign language you would like to learn 58
Describe an intelligent person you know 58
Describe a teenager you know 58
Describe an ideal house 58
Describe an interes ng part of your country 58
Describe a me when you made a complaint and were sa sfied with the result 58
Describe a party you a ended before 58
Describe an occasion when a home appliance broke down or stopped working 58
Describe a free day off study or work 58
III. PART 3: 58
1. Encouragement and Punishment 58
2. Events 59
3. Tourism 59
4. Art 59
5. Punctuality 59
6. Plants 59
7. Environmental Protec on 59
8. Reading 60
9. Adults – Children 60

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10. Police Officers 60
11. Learning New Skills 60
12. Finding Informa on 60
13. Business 60
14. Public Speaking 61
15. Languages 61
16. Frightening People 61
17. Medicine 61
18. Money (31.01.2019) 61
19. Borrowing Things (16.01.2019) 62
20. Doing New Things 62
21. Buying Things 62
22. Plan ng Trees 62
23. Rou ne & Crea vity 62
24. Planning 62
25. Losing Things (13.02.2019) 63

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I. PART 1

1. Home/ Accommodation

1. What kind of housing/accommoda on do you live in?

2. Who do you live with?
3. How long have you lived there?
4. Do you plan to live there for a long me?
5. Which room does your family spend most of the me in?
6. Are the transport facili es to your home very good?
7. Do you prefer living in a house or a flat?
8. Can you describe the room you live in?
9. What part of your home do you like the most?
10. Can you describe the place where you live?
11. What do you like about your accommoda on?
12. Which room does your family spend most of the tune in?
13. Do you prefer living in a house or in a flat?
14. What would you like to change in your flat?
15. What sort of accommoda on do you most like to live?
16. How have housing condi ons changes in recent decades?

2. Study
1. Can you talk about your educa on?
2. What is your area of specializa on?
3. Why did you choose to study that major?
4. Do you like your major? (Why? / Why not?)
5. What kind of school did you go to as a child?
6. What was your favourite subject as a child?
7. Are you a student or do you work?
8. What are you studying?
9. What do you dislike about your studies?
10. What was your dreamt job when you were young?

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11. Have you changed your mind about your dreamt job?

3. Work
1. What do you do?
2. What are your responsibili es?
3. Why did you choose to do that type of work (or, that job)?
4. Is there some other kind of work you would rather do?
5. Can you describe the company or organiza on you work for?
6. Do you enjoy your work?
7. What do you like about your job?
8. What do you dislike about your job?

4. Street markets
1. Are street markets common in your country?
2. What is usually sold there?
3. Do you think people like street markets?

5. Sounds / Noise
1. What natural sound(s) do you like most? Why?
2. What sounds do you dislike?
3. What sounds remind you of your childhood?
4. What kinds of music do you like the most?
5. Does your school have any quiet places for studying?
6. What are some places where there is a lot of noise?
7. Do you mind noise?
8. What types of noise do you come across in your daily life?

6. Pollution
1. Is there anything being polluted in your hometown?
2. What are the common types of pollu on in the countryside?
3. What are the causes of them?
4. Have you ever done anything to help the environment?

7. Dreams
1. How long can you remember your dream when you wake up?
2. Do you like hearing others dream?
3. Do you think dreams will affect life?

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4. Do you o en have dream at night?
5. Have you had a bad dream before?
6. What was the strangest dream you have had?
7. What do you usually dream about?

8. Being alone
1. When was the last me you were alone?
2. What do you like to do when you are alone?
3. Do you wish to have more me alone?
4. Is it important to have some me alone?

9. Ef iciency
1. Do you prefer to study in the morning or in the evening?
2. Why do some people find it difficult to focus in the morning?
3. What do you do to improve your efficiency?

10. Science
1. Do you like science?
2. What science have you studied?
3. How do you study science?
4. What’s the most difficult part of studying science?
5. How has the science that you have studied helped you?

11. Patience
1. What do you think "pa ence" is?
2. Do you think pa ence is important?
3. Would you say you are a pa ent person?
4. Have you ever lost your pa ence?
5. Do you think being pa ent is an important part of being polite?
6. What do you become impa ent about?
7. Are you pa ent?
8. What is your a tude to wai ng?
9. Did you use to be more pa ent or less pa ent than you are now?

12. Sky
1. Do you like to watch the sky?
2. What does the night skyline in your hometown look like?
3. Have you ever taken a course about stars?

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4. What’s your favorite star?
5. Do you Iike to watch stars?
6. Is it important to study stars?

13. Music
1. Do you like listening to music?
2. When do you listen to music?
3. Did you learn any instruments?
4. Did you have any music classes in school?
5. Do you think it is necessary for children to have music classes?
6. What do you think of Vietnamese tradi onal music?
7. How much me do you spend listening to music every day?
8. What is your favorite kind of music?
9. Have you ever been to a musical performance?
10. Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument?
11. Is music an important subject at school in your country?

14. Email (19.02.2019)

1. Do you prefer to write le ers or emails?
2. Do you think emails are useful?
3. What sorts of le ers (or emails) do you think are the most difficult to write?
4. Do you think emails might one day replace handwri en le ers?
5. How o en do you send an email?
6. Do you prefer receiving an email or a text?
7. Do you think we should reply immediately?
8. Have you ever received an email that made you happy?
9. Do you write many le ers?
10. How o en do you write le ers or emails?
11. Do you prefer to write le er by hand or to use a computer?
12. What are the differences between le ers and emails?
13. What do you usually write about?
14. Who do you usually write to?
15. Is it hard to think of what to write?
16. Do you think emails will replace le ers one day?

15. Seasons
1. What’s your favorite season?
2. What do people in your country like to do in different seasons?
3. What’s the least favorite season in your country?

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4. What are the differences between different seasons?
5. What season is good for travelling in your country?

16. Colors
1. What is your favorite color?
2. What color do you dislike? What does it stand for?
3. What color would you choose to paint the walls of your room?
4. Do your favorite colors change as you grow up?
5. Is the color of the car important? Why?

17. Holiday
1. What kinds of places do you like to go to on holiday?
2. Who would you like to go on a holiday with?
3. Where do you plan to go for holidays in the future?
4. What public holidays do you have in your country?
5. Which public holidays do you like most?
6. Do people in your country celebrate Christmas?
7. Do you like public holidays?
8. Do you think public holidays are important?
9. Do you think there should be more public holidays in your country?
10. What did you do during the last public holiday?
11. Does your country have many public holidays?
12. Do you have a favourite holiday?
13. Do you think there should be more public holidays?
14. What public holidays do you have in your country?
15. Would you say most people in your country know why you have those holidays?
16. What do people in your country do during holidays?
17. Do you think these holidays are important?

18. Sleep
1. How long should people sleep for the benefit of their health? Why?
2. Do you think that the old should sleep more than the young? Why?
3. What do you do to improve sleeping quality?
4. Do you think it's effec ve?
5. Do you think sleep is important?
6. Do you go to sleep early or stay up late?
7. How do you feel in the moming a er that?
8. How many hours do you usually sleep at night?
9. Is it necessary to take a nap every day?
10. Do old people sleep a lot?

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11. Do you always have a good sleep?
12. Can you sleep well if you are in a noisy environment?
13. How can we fight sleep difficul es?

19. Shoes
1. What’s your favorite type of shoes?
2. Do you know anyone who likes to buy a lot of shoes?
3. Have you ever bought shoes online?
4. How o en do you buy shoes?

20. Sports / Physical Exercise

1. Do you o en do physical exercise?
2. How do you do exercise?
3. Do you have any plans for exercise in the future?
4. Do young people in your country like to do exercise?
5. Do you like sports?
6. Do you o en watch sports on TV?
7. How o en do you play sports?
8. Do you prefer watching or playing sports?
9. What's the most common sport in your country?
10. Do you think it is difficult to learn a new sport?
11. Are there many celebrity athletes in your country?
12. Did you prefer team sports or individual sports when you were young?

21. Morning Routines

1. Do you like to get up early in the morning?
2. What do you do in the morning? / What is your morning rou ne?
3. Is breakfast important?
4. Does the same rou ne every morning make you feel bored?
5. Is there any difference of the rou nes when you were small and now?
6. Do you want to change anything in your rou ne in the future?

22. Garden
1. Does your family have a garden?
2. Do many people in Vietnam have their own garden?
3. If someone has a private garden in Vietnam, do they usually prefer to grow flowers or vegetables?
4. Have you ever grown anything?
5. Do Vietnamese people like growing flowers?

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23. Swimming
1. Do you like swimming?
2. How o en do you swim?
3. Where do you swim in your city?
4. Is it difficult to learn how to learn to swim?

24. Friends
1. Do you have many close friends?
2. Do you think friendship is important?
3. Which do you prefer to spend me with: a friend or spend me alone?
4. What kind of people do you like to have as friend?
5. Do you like face-to-face conversa ons with people?
6. Are most of your friends from school or from outside school?
7. How o en do you meet your friends?
8. What do you and your friends do together?
9. How do people in your country meet others and make friends?
10. Do adults and children make friends in the same way?
11. Do you think it is possible to become real friends with people you meet on the internet?

25. Sports
1. What sports do you like? (Why?)
2. What sports are most popular in Vietnam?
3. Are boys and girls good at the same sports?
4. What sports do children prefer?
5. Do you like to do daily exercise? (Why? / Why not?)
6. What are the advantages of doing regular exercise?
7. Where do people in Vietnam usually exercise?
8. Did you like team sports or individual sports when you were younger?
9. Do you want to be at the Olympic games?

26. Cooking
1. Do you like cooking?
2. (If yes) Who taught you how to cook?
3. Is it difficult to cook?
4. Do you want to learn how to cook?

27. Transport
1. What's the most popular means of transporta on in your hometown?

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2. Can you compare the advantages of planes and trains?
3. Is driving to work popular in your country?
4. Do you think people will drive more in the future?
5. Would you ride bikes to work in the future?
6. What will become the most popular means of transporta on in Vietnam?
7. Do you prefer public transporta on or private transporta on?
8. Do you o en travel by car?
9. When was the last me you travelled by car?
10. Do you think it’s essen al for everyone to learn to drive a car?
11. Are traffic jams serious in Vietnam?
12. How o en do you take a taxi?
13. When was the last me you took a taxi?
14. Do you like travelling by taxi?
15. Are taxis expensive where you live?
16. How o en do you take the bus?
17. What do you do when you are on a bus?
18. How good is the bus service where you live?
19. Do you drive a car?
20. Is driving a car popular in your country?
21. Have you ever learned to drive?
22. Do you think everybody should learn to drive?

28. Sunglasses
1. Do you wear sunglasses?
2. Where can you buy sunglasses?
3. Do you think more young people wear sunglasses nowadays than in the past?
4. Have you ever given sunglasses as a gi to someone?

29. Photos
1. How do you keep your photos?
2. In what situa ons do you take photos?
3. How o en do you take photos?
4. Do you prefer to take photos yourself or to have other people take photos?

30. Neighbors
1. Do you know your neighbors?
2. Do you like your neighbors?
3. What do you think of your neighbors?
4. How o en do you see (or talk to) your neighbors?

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5. When do you meet your neighbors?

31. Paintings
1. What do you know about pain ng?
2. If someone wants to draw a picture of you, will you agree?
3. What kind of pain ngs do you like?
4. Is it important to hang pictures at home?
5. Have you learned drawing or pain ng?

32. Coffee and Tea

1. Are tea and coffee popular in your country?
2. Do you Iike tea and coffee?
3. Do you o en drink coffee and tea?
4. Do you usually offer tea or coffee when you have guests?
5. Do you prefer to drink tea, or coffee?
6. When you go out do you most o en drink tea, or coffee?
7. When was the last me you drank some tea or coffee?
8. Which is more popular in your country, drinking tea or drinking coffee?
9. Do people in your country ever give tea as a gi ?
10. When people in your country entertain guests do they usually drink tea, or coffee?

33. Crowded places

1. How o en do you got to crowded places?
2. Do you like crowded places?
3. What places do you think are o en crowded?
4. When was the last me you were in a crowded place?
5. How do you feel when you are in a crowded place?
6. What are the most crowded places in your hometown (or where you are living now)?
7. Do you prefer to go to crowded places or places that have few people?
8. Would you say people with the same interests usually get along with each other when they are in a crowd?

35. Handwriting
1. Do you usually write by hand or write using a computer?
2. Do you think handwri ng is important nowadays?
3. Do you think computers might one day replace handwri ng?
4. When do children begin to write in your country?
5. How did you learn to write?
6. How can children today improve their handwri ng?

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7. What impression does a person's handwri ng have on other people? 8. Did you like wri ng things when you
were a child?

36. Movie stars

1. Do you want to be a movie star?
2. Have you ever seen a movie star in real life?
3. Who is your favorite movie star?
4. Do you like to read about movie stars?

37. Pets
1. Do you keep a pet?
2. What is your favorite animal?
3. Do you like watching animals in the zoo?
4. Is it important to let children know about animals?
5. Have you ever had (or, raised) a pet?
6. Do many people in your country have a pet?
7. What kind of pets do people like/dislike to have?
8. What kind of pets are common in your country?

38. Photos
1. Do you like to take photograph/ like photography?
2. What do you like to photograph?
3. Why do you think some people do not like taking photographs?
4. How do you keep your photos?
5. How did you become interested in photography?
6. Would you like to work as a professional photographer?

41. Sharing
1. Do you Iike to share things?

2. When you were a kid, did your parents encourage you to share things with others?

3. Have you ever shared anything with anyone?

4. What do you think of shared vehicles?

5. Is there anything you don't want to share?

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42. Home town

1. Please describe your hometown?
2. Do you like your hometown?
3. Is it a big city or a small place?
4. Do you think you will con nue living there for a long me?
5. How has your hometown changed recently?

43. Smiles
1. Do you like to smile?
2. How o en do you smile?
3. When people smile to others?
4. Do you smile when someone take photos for you?
5. Can you feel it when someone’s smile is fake?

44. Time management/ being punctual

1. How do you organize you me?
2. Do you make plans every day?
3. Would you say you manage your me well?
4. Are you ever late for anything?
5. Do you think young people organize their me in the same way?
6. What's the biggest difficulty you have when managing me?

45. Perfume
1. Do you like perfume?
2. Do you use perfume?
3. Would you ever give perfume as a gi ?

46. Rubbish/ Litter

1. Do you think it's important to keep the city clean?
2. What do you do when you see rubbish on the street?
3. Can you suggest why some people throw their li er on the ground?
4. Do you think plas c bags are a serious environmental problem?
5. Why do some people throw garbage on the street?
6. What do you do with the garbage when you are on the street?
7. How do you feel when you see other people throw garbage on the street?
8. Do you think your city is clean or not?

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47. Films/movies
1. Do you like to watch movies? (Why?)
2. What types of films do you like to watch?
3. Do you o en watch a movie (a film)?
4. Do you like going to the cinema?
5. Do you prefer to (or usually) watch a film alone or with others?
6. How o en do you go to a cinema?
7. Has your taste in movies changed since you were younger?
8. Are any foreign movie stars famous in your country?
9. Do you have a favourite movie star?
10. Have you ever seen a movie star in real life?
11. Would you like to be a movie star?

48. Weather/ Seasons

1. Which season do you like best? /Do you have a favourite type of weather?
2. What's the weather like in your city?
3. Are there four different seasons in your hometown?
4. Would you move to another city because of the weather?
5. Do you do different things in different weather (or different seasons)?
6. Would you prefer to live in a place that has the same weather all year, or a place that has four seasons?
7. Does the weather in your country change o en?
8. Do you like it when it's raining?
9. Do you feel the climate is changing?
10. Do you think the weather is more important to people who play sports?

49. Drinking water

1. Do you like to drink water?
2. Do you prefer to drink bo led water or tap water?
3. Do you drink much water every day?
4. Do you prefer to drink hot water or cool (or cold) water?
5. How o en do you have a drink of water?
6. Is bo led water very expensive in your country?
7. Would you say it's important to drink water?
8. Have you ever had an experience of being thirsty, but not having any water to drink?

50. The area you live in

1. Where are you living at the moment?
2. Do many people live in your neighbourhood?
3. Do you have many friends there?

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4. How long have you been living there?
5. What changes would you like to see in this area?
6. Who do you live with?
7. What do you like about the area around where you live?
8. Are you planning to move to another area to live?
9. Do you know many people living nearby?
10. What changes have you seen in this area since you have been living there?

51. Reading
1. Do you like reading?
2. How o en do you read?
3. Do you usually read for leisure or for work purposes?
4. What kinds of book do you like to read?
5. What was your favourite book or story when you were a child?
6. Do you like E-books?
7. Do you ever read professional books?

52. App
1. What apps do you o en use?
2. Which do you prefer, an informa on app or a chat app?
3. Do you want to develop an app yourself?
4. Do you o en use apps on mobile phones?
5. What kinds of apps do you expect in the future?

53. Children’s Ideas

1. When do you think children start to have their own ideas?
2. Should parents follow their children's ideas or should they say “No” to them? Can children say no?

54. Places to Play

1. Where did you play when you were a child?
2. Did you play at your friend's home?

55. Cities
1. Do you like the city you are living in now?
2. Which city do you want to go to?
3. Which city have you been to recently?
4. What kinds of city do you like?

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5. Do you prefer the city or the countryside?

56. Visiting relatives

1. Do you o en visit your rela ves? (Why?)
2. What do you do when you visit them?
3. When was the last me you visited them? what did you do?
4. Do you prefer visi ng your rela ves, or your friends?
5. Do you take anything when you visit your rela ves?

57. Travel
1. Do you like travelling?
2. Where would you like to travel for a vaca on? (Why?)
3. Who do you o en spend holiday with?
4. Do you prefer traveling alone or in a group?
5. How much traveling have you done?
6. What kind of places have you visited in your life?
7. When you visit new places, what do you like to do?
8. In which seasons do you prefer to travel?
9. What is the best season to travel in your country?

58. Maths
1. Do you like maths?
2. Do you think females are good at maths?
3. How o en do you use a calculator?
4. Do you think maths is important?
5. Some people think that maths isn't needed in our life. What do you think?

59. Teachers
1. Do you have a favourite teacher?
2. What makes a good teacher?
3. Do you think teachers should be strict?
4. In what ways do you think teachers and parents are different when teaching young people?
5. Would you like to be a teacher?

60. Watches
1. Do you usually wear a watch?
2. What kind of watch do you wear?

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3. Do most people in your country (s ll) wear a watch nowadays?

61. Bags
1. Do you like bags?
2. Do males and females generally use the same kinds of bags?

62. Borrowing/lending
1. Have you ever borrowed books from others?
2. Have you ever borrowed money from others?
3. Do you like to lend things to others?
4. How do you feel when people don't return things they borrowed from you?

Parks/Gardens

Social Variety

Film star

Book

II. PART 2:

1. Describe a recent development in your city.

You should say:

what it is

how could it help people

what benefits it could bring

and explain whether it changes your life or not.

2. Describe one time when someone said good words about what you have done.
You should say:

when this happened

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what did you do

what this person said

and explain how you felt about it.

3. Describe something interesting that happened in your school.

You should say:

what it was

when it happened

who were there

and explain how you felt about it.

4. Describe a time when you helped others.

You should say:

who you helped

how you helped them

why you helped them

and explain how this person benefited from your help.

5. Describe an important event to celebrate. (a personal important event)

You should say:

what it was

when did it happen

do you prefer to celebrate it with a group of people

and explain how you felt about it.

6. Describe an intelligent person you know.

You should say:

who is the person

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when and where you first met him/ her

what kind of person he or she is

and explain why you think this person is intelligent.

7. Describe a radio program you ind interesting.

You should say:

what this program is

when and where you listen to this program

what the contents of this program are

and explain why you like this program.

8. Describe a city that you would like to visit.

You should say:

where it is

what people do there

how you know it

and explain why you want to go there.

9. Describe an interesting place in your country that not many tourists get there.
You should say:

where it is located

why it is interes ng

what you can do there

and explain why few people go there.

10. Describe a website you like to visit.

You should say:

when you found it

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what it is about

how o en you visit it

and why you like this website.

11. Describe an impressive work of art such as painting or sculpture you saw.
You should say:

what it is

where and when you first saw this work of art

what it looks like

and explain why you like it.

12. Describe someone you have met recently and would like to know more about.
You should say:

who this person is

when did you meet this person

what you did or talked about with this person

and explain why you would like to know more about this person.

13. Describe a photo that you remember well.

You should say:

what is in the photo

when it was taken

who took that photo

and explain why you remember it so well.

14. Describe a time when you see an interesting animal.

You should say:

what the animal was

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when and where you saw it

what it was doing

and say how you felt about the animal.

15. Describe a time when you arrived very early for an appointment.
You should say:

when and where it happened

why you arrived early

what you did while wai ng

and explain how you felt about arriving early.

16. Describe someone you haven’t met before and you would like to know more.
You should say:

who this person is

how you knew this person

what you want to know more about this person

and explain why you would like to know this person more.

17. Describe a recent happy event that you had.

You should say:

when this happened

what the event was

who was with you

and explain why you felt happy about it.

18. Describe some encouragement given by other people.

You should say:

when and where did this happen

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who gave this encouragement

what that person did to you

and explain how you feel about it.

19. Describe a car/motorbike/bike trip that is interesting.

You should say:

where you would like to go

how you would like to go there

who you would like to go with

and explain why you would like to go there by car/motorbike or bike.

20. Describe a time you arrived very early for an appointment.

You should say:

when and where it happened

why you arrived early

what you did while wai ng

and explain how you felt about arriving early.

21. Describe a plant growth stage.

You should say:

what the plant is

where and how it is grown

why you like or dislike it

and explain why it is important to your country.

22. Describe a time when you helped others.

You should say:

who you helped

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how you helped them

why you helped them

and explain how this person benefited from your help.

23. Describe a painting or work of art that you have seen.

You should say:

what it is

when and where you saw this work of art.

what it looked like

and explain your impression of it.

24. Describe a place in your city that you would like to visit.
You should say:

where it is

what people do there

how you know it

and explain why you want to go there.

25. Describe a person who helps to protect the environment.

who this person is

how this person protects the environment

what difficul es this person has faced

and say how you feel about this person.

26. Describe a book you have read recently.

You should say:

what it is

who wrote the book

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what the book is about

and explain how you felt about it.

27. Describe a ilm or TV program that made you laugh.

You should say:

what it was

how o en you watched it

what it was about

and explain why it could make you laugh.

28. Describe a subject you didn’t like, but interested in now.

You should say:

what the subject was

what your teacher was like

how long you studied this subject

and explain it was interes ng to you.

29. Describe a good law in your country.

You should say:

what the law is

how you first learned about this law

how you feel about this law

and explain why you think it is good.

30. Describe a skill you need a long time to learn.

You should say:

what it is

where you can learn it

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how you learn it

and how long it takes to learn it.

31. Describe a time you looked for information on the Internet.

You should say:

when you did that

what informa on you searched

and say how you felt about it.

32. Describe a time that you had to change your plan/ changed your mind.
You should say:

when this happened

what made you change the plan

what the new plan was

and say how you felt about the change.

33. Describe a successful family business.

You should say:

what this family business is

how you know about it

who the customers of this family business are

and explain why you think it is successful.

34. Describe a talk or a speech.

You should say:

who gave the speech

what the topic of the speech was

whether it impressed you or not

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and explain why did you like / dislike the speech.

35. Describe a game that you played in your childhood.

You should say:

what the game is

when you played it

who you played with

and say how you feel about the game.

36. Describe a complaint you made and you were satis ied with the result.
You should say:

when it happened

who you complained to

what you complained about

and explain why you were sa sfied with the result.

37. Describe a language you want to learn (not English).

You should say:

what it is

how you would learn it

where you would learn it

and explain why you want to learn the language.

38. Describe a time when you were scared.

You should say:

what happened

where you were

who you were with

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and explain why you were scared.

39. Describe a time when you took a medicine.

You should say:

when it happened

who gave it to you

why you had it

and say how you felt.

0. Describe a time when you borrowed something from your family or a friend.
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(16.01.2019)
You should say:

what you borrowed

who you borrowed it from

what you borrowed it for

and explain why it was useful to you.

1. Describe a time when you received money as a gift. (08.04.2019; 31.01.2019;

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20.01.2019)
You should say:

when it was

who gave it to you

why you received it

and say what you did with the money.

42. Describe a historic era you are interested in.

You should say:

when was this era

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how you learned about it

what it was famous for

and explain why you are interested in this era.

43. Describe an experience when you taught someone to do something new.

You should say:

when and where it happened

whom you taught

what you taught him/her

and say how that person felt about it.

44. Describe something given to you that you really needed.

You should say:

what it is

when did you receive it

who gave it to you

and say how you felt about it.

45. Describe an experience when you lost something. (13.02.2019)

You should say:

what you lost

how you lost it

where you lost it

and explain how you felt about it.

46. Describe a bad service you received.

You should say

where you received it

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when you received it

how you felt

and say what you did when you received this service.

What are bad services at restaurants?

What do you o en do when you have to wait for too long in a restaurant?

Do you o en make a complain?

Is it effec ve?

Why do some people do not complain when they receive bad services?

47. Describe a time when you received something you really wanted.
You should say:

what it was

who gave it to you

how you felt about it

and say why you wanted it.

What are the things people o en save money to buy?

What do university students o en buy?

Why do people buy things that are not necessary?

48. Describe a time when someone didn't tell you the whole truth about something.
You should say:

when this happened

what the situa on was

who you were with

and why the person didn’t tell you the whole truth.

Why do some people tend to make things up in their stories?

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Why do children some mes lie to their parents?

Do you o en have to lie?

What do you lie about?

49. Describe a beautiful or handsome person you have met (or seen)
You should say:

who the person was

when and where you saw this person

what kind of person he/she was

And what it was that you thought was beau ful

50. Describe an interesting old person

You should say:

Who the person is

How you know this person

What you like to do together

And how you feel about this person

51. Describe a person you like to work or study with

You should say:

Who the person is

How you know each other

And what you do together

52. Describe an achievement/a success of one of your friends that made you feel proud
You should say:

Who the friend is

What the achievement was

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What he or she did

And why you were proud of your friend's achievement

53.Describe a person you wanted to be similar to when you were growing up

You should say:

Who this person was

How you knew about this person

What this person was like

And why you wanted to be similar to this person

54. Describe a person who knows a lot about something

You should say:

Who the person is

What this person knows about

Why you think he/she knows a lot about it

And what you learned from them

55. Describe a dream home (ideal home)

You should say:

What kind of accommoda on it will be

Where it will be

If it will be big or small

And what it will look like

56. Describe a subject you didn't like, but were interested in now
You should say:

What the subject is

Why you disliked it

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What you are interested in now

And explain why you become interested in

57. Describe a kind of food you can eat on a special occasion

You should say:

What it is

How it is cooked/made

Why people eat it or why it is for special event

And explain how you feel about this kind of food

58. Describe your grandparent's job

You should say:

What it was

How long he or she had this job

How he or she got the job

And whether you would like to have this job

59. Describe a book that you want to write

You should say:

When you had this idea

What kind of book you want to write

Is it difficult or easy

Explain why you want to write this kind of book

60. Describe a newly-built public facility (such as park or cinema) that in luences your city
You should say:

What public place it is

Where it is

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What people can do there

And explains how it improves your local area

61. Describe a thing that you bought but don't use a lot
You should say:

What it is

Why you bought it

And why you don't use it a lot

62. Describe a time you had to change your plan

You should say:

When this happened

What made you change the plan

And how you felt about the change

Speaking part 3: Changing plans

63. Describe a period of history that interests you

You should say:

What was this era

How you learned about it

What it was famous for

And why you are interested in this era

Speaking part 3: History

64. Describe something you do to work and study better

You should say:

What the ac vity is

How o en you do it

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Where you do it

How you do it

And why you like it

Speaking part 3: Rou ne

65. Describe an actisity you do to keep healthy

You should say:

What ac vity is

When and where you usually do it

How you do it

And how it helps you keep healthy

Speaking part 3: Sports, health and keep fit

66. Describe a time when you had a day off, free from work or study
You should say:

What you did and where you were

When it was

Who you went with

And how you felt about it

Speaking part 3: Going out, Spare me

67. Describe an occasion when you fou. something that someone else lost
You should say:

What it was

When and where you found it

What you did with it

And how you felt about finding it

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Speaking part 3: Finding things, Collec ng things

68. Describe a time when someone (you know) did not tell you the complete truth
You should say:

What the situa on was

Who didn't tell you the whole truth

How you discovered the whole truth

And how you felt when you discovered the whole truth

Speaking part 3: Lying. Honesty.

69. Describe a party that you went to

You should say:

What party it was

When it took place

Where it was

And how you felt about the party

Speaking part 3: Par es. Interna onal events. Fes vals.

70. Describe a time when you received bad service at a restaurant or shopping mall
You should say:

When and where it was

What was wrong with the service

And how you felt about it

Speaking part 3: Service.

71. Describe a person who has interesting ideas or opinions

You should say:

Who this person is

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What this person does

How you know him

And explain why you think his/her ideas and opinions are interes ng

72. Describe a time you received a call from someone you do not know in the public place
You should say:

When you received this call

Where you received this call

What you were doing at that me

What the call was about

And how you felt about this call

73. Describe a quiz program or game show on TV or online

You should say:

Where you watched it

What it was like

How o en you watched it

How you liked it

And explain why you liked/disliked it

74. Describe a piece of good news you heard (from TV or the Internet)
You should say:

What the good news was

When you found out about it

How and where you found out about it

And how you felt when you found out about it

Speaking part 3: News.

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5. Describe a situation when you didn't' have enough time/ Describe something you wanted
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to do but didn't have time for
You should say:

When it was

Where you were

What you tried to do or finish

And why you didn't have me for it

76. Describe an outdoor sport that you would like to it, for the irst time
You should say:

When it was

Where you were

What you tried to do or finish

And why you didn't have me for it

Speaking part 3: Sport, outdoor sports.

77. Describe a time when you gave advice to others

You should say:

Who you gave advice to

What was the situa on

What advice you gave

And what the result was

Speaking part 3: Advice.

78. Describe an occasion when you won a prize

You should say:

What the prize was

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What you did to win this prize

And If you liked it or not

Speaking part 3: Awards

79. Describe a singer or band

You should say:

Who this singer is or what the band is

How you knew her/him/them

And why you like her/him/them

80. Describe advertisement you remember

You should say:

What type of advert it was

What it adver sed

Where you saw or heard it

And how it influenced you

Speaking part 3: Adver sing

81. Describe a historical building

You should say:

What it is

What it looks like

And what it is used for now

Speaking part 3: Building

82. Describe your favorite piece of clothing

You should say:

What it looks like

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How o en you wear it

How you got it

And why it is your favorite piece of clothing

Speaking part 3: Cloth.

83. Describe a dinner you had with your friends

You should say:

Who organized this dinner, where you had it

What you talked about during the meaI

What you ate and drank

And why you had this meal with your friends

Spealdng part 3: Ea ng out & Meals

84. Describe an occasion when you got up extremely early

You should say:

When this happened

What you needed to do on that day

Who you were with

And how you felt about ge ng up early on that day

Speaking part 3: Ge ng up early

85. Describe an occasion when you heard a stranger spealdng on the phone in public
You should say:

When and where it was

What you were doing at that me

What they said

And what you felt

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Speaking part 3: Phone calls

86. Describe a skill you learned

You should say:

What this skill was

When you learned it

How you learned it

And why it was important

Speaking part 3: skills

87. Describe something you bought from a trip

You should say:

What it was

When it was

Where you brought it from

And why you brought it

Speaking part 3: skills

88. Describe water sports you want to try

You should say:

What the sport is

Whether it will be easy or difficult

What you would have to do for it

And why you want to do it

Speaking part 3: Water ac vi es

89. Describe a friend or a person who encouraged you to achieve a goal

You should say

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What this person is

What this person encourage you to do

What this person have help

And explain why this encouragement help you to achieve the goal

90. Describe the information that was incorrect that you got
You should say:

Why you got it

When you got it

How you got it

How you found it was incorrect

And how you felt about it

91. Describe something lost by others but found by you

You should say:

Who it belonged to

When it was lost

How the person lost it

How you found it

And how you felt about it

92. Describe an important decision you made with the help of others
You should say:

When it happened

Who helped you to make the decision

What the decision was

And how you felt about it

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93. Describe an activity you do when you are alone in your free time
You should say:

What the ac vity is

How o en you do it

Who you would like to do it with

And explain why you would like to do this ac vity

94. Describe a sport you played for the irst time

You should say:

What it is

When you first played

Who you played it with

How you learned to play the sport

And how you felt about the sport

95. Describe someone you would like to study or work with

You should say:

Who this person is

How long you have known this person

What you have done together

And explain why you would like to work/ study with this person

96. Describe a place you wanted to travel that is far away from your home
You should say:

Where it would be;

How you would like to go there;

What you would do there;

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And explain why you would like to go there.

97. Describe a time you received terrible service

You should say:

When it happened

Where you received

Who you were with

What happened

And why the service was horrible

98. Describe something you bought but rarely use now

You should say:

When you bought it

Where you bought it

Why you bought it

And explain why you didn’t o en use it

99. Describe a kind of food people eat during a special event

You should say:

What it is

What event people usually eat it

How it is cooked/made

And explain why it is for the special event

100. Describe a time you taught something new to a younger person

You should say:

When it happened

What you taught

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Who you taught to

Why you taught this person

And how you felt about the teaching.

101. Describe an interesting talk or lecture

You should say:

When you heard it

Where you heard it

What it was about

And explain why you think it was interes ng

102. Describe a foreign celebrity you want to meet in person

You should say:

Who this person is

How you knew about this person

What this person does

Why you want to meet this person

103. Describe an occasion when you invite your family or friends to dinner
You should say:

When you invited them

Where you had the dinner (At home or at the restaurant?)

Why you invited them

And how you felt about

104. Describe an experience that the vehicle you took broke down in your travel
You should say:

Where it happened

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When it happened

Who you were with at that me

And what impacts this breakdown had this dinner

105. Describe an experience that you went out with your friends and had a good time
You should say:

Where you went

When you went out

What you did

And explain why you had a good me

106. Describe someone who speaks a foreign language well

You should say:

Who this person is

What kind of foreign language he/she speaks

Why he/she learns this foreign language

And explain why you think he/she speaks this foreign language well

107. Describe a prize you want to win

You should say:

What this prize is

How you knew about it

What you will do to win it

And explain why you want to win it

108. Describe a historical period you would like to know

You should say:

When it was

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How you heard of it

What you are interested in

What you have known

And why you would like to know more

109. Describe a practical skill you learned

You should say:

What it was

When you learned it

Why you learned it

And how you felt about it

110. Describe a time that a piece of equipment was broken (such as TV)
You should say:

What the equipment was;

When the problem was

What you did a er it was broken

And how you felt about it

111. Describe something special you took home from a tourist attraction
You should say:

What it was

When you bought it

Where you bought it

What it was like

And explain why you think it was special

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112. Describe a person who often helps others

You should say:

Who this person is

How o en this person helps others

How this person helps others

Why this person helps others

And how you feel about this person

113. Describe an old person who is interesting

You should say:

Who this person is

How you know this person

What you do with this person

And explain why you think this person is interes ng

114. Describe a park/garden you like visiting

You should say:

Where the park is

When you visit it

What the park is like

And explain why you like visi ng it

115. Describe a historical building you have been to

You should say:

Where it is

What it looks like

What it is used for now

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What you learned there

And how you felt about this historical building

116. Describe an unusual experience of traveling

You should say:

Where you went

When you went there

Who you were with

What you did there

And explain why it is unusual

117. Describe a person who made you laugh happily when you were a child
You should say:

Who this person is

What this person did to make you laugh

Why this person made you laugh

And how you felt about it

118. Describe something you do to help you study or work

You should say:

What it is

How you learn it

When you do it

And how you feel about the method

119. Describe a healthy lifestyle you know

You should say:

How you know it

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What it is

What one would do living in this lifestyle

And explain why it is healthy

120. Describe someone you haven’ t seen before but you would like to know more
You should say:

Who this person is

How you knew about the person

What you want to know more about this person

And why you would like to know this person more

Describe a foreign star that you would like to meet

Describe a time that you invited family or friends to have dinner at home or in a restaurant

Describe an experience you solved the problem via internet

Describe an occasion you showed something new to younger people

Describe a prize you want to get

Describe a game (not a sport) you enjoyed when you were a child

Describe an important plant in your country

Describe a good law in your country

Describe a subject you used to dislike but now have interest in

Describe an outdoor sport you played for the irst time

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Describe a job that was done by your grandparents

Describe a second foreign language you would like to learn

Describe an intelligent person you know

Describe a teenager you know

Describe an ideal house

Describe an interesting part of your country

Describe a time when you made a complaint and were satis ied with the result

Describe a party you attended before

Describe an occasion when a home appliance broke down or stopped working

Describe a free day off study or work

III. PART 3:

1. Encouragement and Punishment

1. Do people in your country like to give other people compliments?

2. Do you think children need encouragement?
3. Whether it is necessary to punish children?
4. Do adults need feedback on their work?
5. Which one do you think is more important? Encouragement or punishment?

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2. Events
1. Can you escribe another important event?
2. How do people celebrate public events?
3. Do you think it is important to celebrate events?
4. Should the event be prepared in advance?
5. How to prepare an ac vity?

3. Tourism
1. What kinds of tourists sites are popular in your country?
2. What can governments do to prevent pollu on in tourist sites?
3. What are the advantages of visi ng less popular sites?
4. What are the disadvantages when there are too many tourists in one site?

4. Art
1. Do you like art?
2. Do you think that art classes are necessary? Why?
3. How do you think art classes affect children’s development?
4. What kind of arts do Vietnamese people like?
5. What benefits can you get from pain ng as a hobby?
6. Do you think people’s preference for arts changed in the past few years?

5. Punctuality
1. On what occasions should people arrive early?
2. When do you think people should arrive on me?
3. Why do people need to be on me?
4. Do you think doing nothing is a waste of me?
5. Do you think it is important to be punctual?

6. Plants
1. What is the main plant in your country?
2. How do schools teach students to grow plants?
3. Do old people grow plants?
4. Do people in your country like growing plants at home?

7. Environmental Protection
1. Is it important to teach students environmental protec on at school?
2. How can people protect the environment?

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3. What is the importance of environmental educa on?
4. Do you think it is necessary to make environmental protec on as a subject?

8. Reading
1. Do you think parents should con nue reading?
2. In your country, who would ask children to read, schools or parents?
3. Do you prefer paper books or E-books?
4. Do you think printed books will con nue to exist?
5. What kind of books do children read?

9. Adults – Children
1. Do you think adults are likely to be happier than children?
2. Is laughing beneficial to children, how about old people?
3. What kinds of things do Vietnamese people do to be happy?
4. Why do children like to laugh?
5. What do you do when you feel sad?

10. Police Of icers

1. Do you think both men and women can be police officers?
2. Do all Vietnamese people obey the law?
3. What kind of people can become police officers?
4. Do you think police officers are paid too much?
5. Is kindness the most important quality of a police officer?

11. Learning New Skills

1. Why are some people unwilling to learn new skills?
2. Why would people spend a lot of me learning a new skill?
3. Do people feel happy a er learning a new skill?
4. Do you think it takes a long me to learn a language?
5. What skills may take a long me to learn?

12. Finding Information

1. What are the differences between ge ng informa on from libraries and from newspapers?
2. In what ways can people get informa on these days?

13. Business
1. Do you think globalisa on is a posi ve development?

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2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of family business?
3. Do people in your country like to work for big companies or small ones?

14. Public Speaking

1. How to achieve public speaking skills.
2. What do you think is a good speech?
3. What is the importance of public speaking skills?
4. Why are some people afraid of talking in the public?

15. Languages
1. What are the difficul es of learning a new language?
2. What can people do to learn a second language?
3. What’s the best way to learn a new language?
4. Is it popular to learn English in your country?

16. Frightening People

1. How do people usually get frightened?
2. Why is it easy for some people to be scared?
3. What should people do when they feel scared?
4. Do children like to scare others?
5. Is it OK to frighten others?

17. Medicine
1. Do you agree that medicine is harmful?
2. What do think of buying medicine online?
3. In your opinion, why do some people do not like taking medicine?

18. Money (31.01.2019)

1. There is an old saying, “money is the root of all evil”, do you agree?
2. Are credit cards popular in your country?
3. What are the disadvantages of credit cards?
4. Why do many people associate money with power?
5. Do you think that people tend to buy more when they have credit cards?
6. Is it important to teach children how to manage their pocket money?
7. Is it important for children to have a right a tude towards money?
8. In your country, do parents give children money for doing the housework?
9. What kinds of occasions that require people to send money as gi s?

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19. Borrowing Things (16.01.2019)

1. What will you do if people do not return the money they borrow from you?
2. Why are people embarrassed when they borrow money from others?
3. Do you o en borrow things from other people?
4. Do people in your country o en borrow things from other people?
5. What do you o en borrow from your neighbors?
6. Why do some people like to borrow things instead of buying them?

20. Doing New Things

1. Why do you think some people like doing new things?
2. What problems can people have when they try new ac vi es for the first me?
3. Do you think it’s best to do new things on your own or with other people? Why?
4. What kinds of things do children learn to do when they are very young? How important are these things?
5. Do you think children and adults learn to do new things in the same way? How is their learning style different?
6. Some people say that it is more important to be able to learn new things now than it was in the past. Do you
agree or disagree with that? Why?

21. Buying Things

1. Why do people buy things that are not necessary?
2. Is consump on important to a country?
3. What should parents do when their children ask for things their friends have?
4. What things do young people like to buy?

22. Planting Trees

1. Is it important to plan trees in houses?
2. Should we teach children how to grow trees?
3. Is it important to plant more trees in ci es?

23. Routine & Creativity

1. Is is good to set a rou ne?
2. How can we maintain crea vity while following the rou ne?
3. What can we do to improve our crea vity

24. Planning
1. What is the role of having a plan first before choosing a career path?
2. Who are responsible for choosing a career path for children? Teachers or parents?
3. Do you think children should have a say in choosing their career path?

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4. Are locals the most suitable ones to propose plans or changes in where they live? Why?

25. Losing Things (13.02.2019)

1. What things do people usually lose? Why?
2. What things do people usually lose and are o en found on the street?
3. What should children do when they find things on the street?
4. How can the police find the owners of things that are lost?
5. Do you usually find things that you have lost?

What kind of job need giving informa on

The difference between give the informa on by phone or email

Do people trust the informa on online?

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