Professional Documents
Culture Documents
PART 1
1. Home/ accommodation
What kind of housing/accommodation do you live in?
Who do you live with?
How long have you lived there?
What’s the difference between where you are living now and where you have lived in the past?
Do you plan to live there for a long time?
Which room does your family spend most of the time in?
Are the transport facilities to your home very good?
In the heart of the city = in the center of the city: trung tâm thành ph
Do you prefer living in a house or a flat? Close-knit neighbors: hàng xóm gn bó, thân thit
Be knee-high to a grasshopper : còn bé, còn nh
Please describe the room you live in. Be modern and futuristic: hin i, mang tính tng lai
To settle down: n nh cuc sng (trong khong thi gian lâu dài)
What part of your home do you like the most? Family reunion: oàn viên, t hp gia ình
A multi – purpose room: Phòng a chc nng
To let someone’s hair down = To chill out: th giãn, th lng
Harmonious atmosphere: Không khí êm m, hòa hp
Be homey: m cúng (nhà )
2. Study Be in good condition: trong tình trng tt
Be bumpy: nhp nhô, không bng phng
Describe your education To sit back: ngi li th giãn, không phi làm gì
Be grateful (to smb for sth): bit n ai
What is your area of specialization?
Why did you choose to study that major?
Do you like your major? (Why?/Why not?)
What kind of school did you go to as a child?
What was your favourite subject as a child?
Do you think your country has an effective education system?
Are you looking forward to working?
3. Work
What do you do?
What are your responsibilities?
2. What would you do if you found something valuable for example a phone? (Why/Why not?)
3. Have you ever lost something which was found by a stranger? (What was it/Why?)
4. Would you ever ask for help on social media to find something you’d lost? (Why/Why not?)
4. Are there any places where you would not use a mobile/cell phone? (Why?)
6. Old Buildings
8. Mirrors
9. Dreams
1. How often do you remember your dreams after you wake up?
2. Do you like hearing about other people’s dreams? (Why/ Why not?)
3. Do you think dreams can have special meanings? (Why/ Why not?)
4. Would you like to learn more about the subject of dreams? (Why/ Why not?)
1. Did you learn to draw or paint when you were younger? (Why/Why not?) 2. Have you ever
visited an art gallery? (Why/Why not?)
3. Do you like looking at drawings or paintings? (Why/Why not?)
4. Would you like to learn more about art in the future? (Why/Why not?)
13. Email
1. Is email popular with everyone in .../ your country? (Why/Why not?)
2. Do you send a lot of emails? (Why/ Why not?)
3. Do you prefer to email people or speak to them on the phone? (Why/ Why not?) 4. Do you
think people will use email more or less in the future? (Why/Why not?)
14. Websites
15. Cinemas
1. Did you go to the cinema/movies a lot when you were a child? (Why/Why not?)
2. Do you still like the same films/movies that you liked when you were a child?
3. Do you prefer to go to the cinema/movies with friends or on your own? (Why/Why not?)
17. History
19. Cars
1. Did you enjoy travelling by car when you were a child? (Why/Why not?)
2. Would you generally prefer to be a driver or a passenger in a car? (Why/Why not?) 3. How
important is the colour of a car to you? (Why/Why not?)
4. What type of car would you most like to have in the future? (Why/Why not?)
20. Memory
1. Why do some people have good memory while others just don’t? 2. Why do more people rely
on cellphones to memorize things?
3. Are you good at memorizing things?
4. Have you ever forgotten something that was important?
21. Handwriting
22. Advertisements
24. Stress
25. Talents
27. Watch
1. Do you wear a watch?
2. Have you ever got a watch as a gift?
3. Why do some people wear expensive watches?
28. Computers
3. What did you do in the evening when you were little? Why?
4. Are there any differences between what you do in the evening now and what you did in the
past?
32. Weekend
33. Science
1. What are the best things to buy at a street markets in.../ your country? (Why?)
2. When was the last time you went to a street market? (Why/Why not?)
4. Which do you prefer shopping at a street market or shopping at a shopping centre/ mall?
(Why?)
PART 2
Where it is
What the city is famous for
Why it is interesting
And explain how you feel about it
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What it is
Why you haven’t achieved it What you did
And explain how you felt about it
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Where it is
When you visited this place
What you did there
And explain how you feel about this place
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6. Describe a situation when something in your house was broken and then repaired
What it was?
When it broke/stopped working? How you repaired it
And explain how did ou felt about it?
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1. What are the common home appliances that people use these days?
2. Do you think modern technology makes people lazier?
3. What can people do to protect their equipment from technical problems?
4. When an electronic item of yours does not work, would you repair it or buy a new one? 5. Are
you good at handling problems on your own?
6. Are IT-related jobs valued more by society?
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11. Describe a person you only met once and want to know more about
Who he/she is
When you met him/her
Why you want to know more about him/her And explain how you feel about him/her
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12. Describe a gift you would like to buy for your friend
When it happened
What gift it was
Who you gave it to
And explain why you chose that gift
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When it happened
Where it happened
Who you got the cake from
And explain why it’s a special cake
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1. What are the differences between the special food in Vietnam and foreign countries? 2. Do
people usually cook special food in Vietnam?
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15. Describe a thing you cannot live without except cell phone or computer
What it is
Why you can’t manage without it
How long you have had it for
And explain how you felt when you were without it?
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1. Why do you think teenagers always want to have the latest devices such as the iPhone? 2.
Why do they often buy a new one even though they already have one?
3. What do they do with the old one after buying a new one?
4. How hard is it for parents to convince their children not to buy an expensive phone?
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What it is
Why the skill can be learned from older people
How you will learn the skill from older people
And explain how you will feel if you master the skill
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18. Describe something you did that helped you to learn another language
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19. Describe an apartment or a house that you would like to live in near future
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21. Describe a rule (in school or work) that you don’t like
What it is
Why you don’t like it
How others feel about the rule
And explain whether you’ve followed the rule
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1. What kind of toys was famous in your childhood? How about these days?
2. Do you think parents should buy more toys their children or they should spend more time with
them instead?
3. Should advertising aimed at kids be prohibited?
4. How do advertisements influence children?
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25. Describe a time when you received something without having to pay for it
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26. Describe a change you made in your daily life that saved you a lot of time
28. Describe something you do that you think is important for keeping fit and healthy
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What you do
How often you do it
Where you do it
And explain how you think this activity helps you stay healthy or fit.
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1. How do people generally stay healthy in your country?
2. How can parents guide their children to build health?
3. Do you think it is the best for students to exercises several time a week?
4. What do old people in your country do to keep fit?
5. What kinds of sports are popular in VietNam?
6. Do you think young people should play dangerous sports?
7. What else people can do to keep fit besides sports?
30. Describe a special day out which didn’t cost very much
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1. How do people spend their leisure time in VietNam?
2. How does technology affect the way people spend their leisure time?
3. Do you think only old people have time for leisure?
Where it is located
How big/long it is
What it looks like
And explain why it is important
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35. Describe something that surprised you and made you happy.
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When it was
Who/ what surprised you
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1. What it the most helpful innovation at home?
2. What household appliances make us lazy?
3. What kind of invention can be used at school?
4. Do you think AI will replace human teachers? Why?
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40. Describe a traditional product madee in your country which you like
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What the product is?
When did you try this product for the first time?
What it is made of?
And explain how you feel about it?
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1. Why do traditional products attract tourists?
2. What different types of traditional products are produced in your country? 3. Why do people
like to buy imported products?
What it is
How often you do it
When you start doing it
And explain how it helps you concentrate
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1. Is it important for children to learn how to concentrate?
2. What can employers do to help employees concentrate?
3. What kinds of jobs require higher concentration at work?
4. Have you ever felt difficult to concentrate?
5. What kinds of distractions are bothering you in your life?
42. Describe a time when you use your mobile phone for something
46. Describe a difficult decision you made that had a very good result
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What decision it was
What difficulties you faced how you made the decision
And explain why it was a difficult decision.
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47. Describe a time when someone asked you for your opinion
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48. Describe a place you have visited that you would recommend as a good place to live
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1. If you had a chance to live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
2. What are good qualities of a good place?
49. Describe an occasion when somebody said something positive about some work that you
did
You should say:
Who it was
What work it was
50. Describe a person you know who does a job which is useful to society
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51. Describe a person you follow regularly on social media or other media
Who he/she is
How you knew him/her
What he/she posts on social media
And explain why you follow him/her on social media
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