Topic 1: Reading habit should be encouraged among teenagers.

How has reading habit changed these days?

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In what ways does e-book affect people's reading habit?
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Is there any disadvantage associated with e-book? Why (not)?
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Topic 2: Apartments are now more preferable than houses.

Do you prefer to live in a house or an apartment?

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What kind of housing is most popular in your country?
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What are some of the housing problems that exist in your city?
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Topic 3: There are many factors affecting children's personalities.

What factor has the most influence on children's personalities? Why?

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What can you do to make a better environment for children's personality development?
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Topic 4: Exams should be abolished.

In your opinion, should exams be replaced by some practical forms of assessment like a projectc assignment?
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Do exams have positive or negative effects on your study?
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Topic 5: It is beneficial to learn foreign languages.

What are the good ways that young people can adopt to learn a new language?
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In what was does a foreign language influence your mother tongue?
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Topic 6: Being a teacher is not as easy as many people think.

How do you solve the teacher's problems your friend has talked about?
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Do you think school is the best place for educating children?
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Topic 7: Some people said that it would be beneficial for human to play sports more often.

What are the disadvantages of playing sports?

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Which is better for people: team sports or individual sports? Why/Why not?
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Topic 8: A good interviewee need many essential skills.

Do you think what should interviewee shouldn't talk when answer interviewer's questions?
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What skill do you prefer most important?
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Topic 9: Listening to instrumental music has many benefits.

Many people say that " Music is beyond language barriers". To what extent do you agree or disagree?
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Do you think classical music is more valuable than pop music? Why?
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Topic 10: Art education is important for the development of children's brain.

What can Vietnamese parents do to encourage their children to learn art?

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What are the problems of art education in your country nowadays? What are the solution?
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Topic 11: Fast food has many negative effects.

Why do people eat fast food?

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What health problems may associate with fast food?
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Do you think people should be aware of the risk of fast food?
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Topic 12: There are some ways to stay healthy.

Do you think people today care about their health more than they did in the past? Why/ why not?
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Do you think happy people are healthier than angry people or stressed people? Why/ why not?
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Could you recommend some kinds of exercises that are good for health?
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Topic 13: Reading habit should be encouraged among teenagers.

What is the difference between the kinds of books read by your parents' generation and those read by your
generation?
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Do you think that governments should support free books for all people?
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In what way can parents help children develop their interest in reading?
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Topic 14: Too much TV can harm children.

How much TV is enough for children?

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Do you think that governments should limit the programs for children? Why/ why not?
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How can parents control what their children watch on TV?
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Topic 15: Online shopping is a convenient way for people to buy things.

Have you ever bought something online? Which?

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Do you think that online shopping will be more popular in the future? Why/ why not?
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Are there any disadvantages of online shopping?
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Topic 16: It is good to learn a new language.

Do you think language and culture are inseparable?

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What would you introduce first to foreign learners when teaching them Vietnamese?
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Do British and Vietnamese people behave in the same way when they are at a party's table?
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Topic 17: Marking by teachers at school is good for students.

Do you think marking by teachers to students at school should be encouraged?

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Do you think teachers' marking at school always work?
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What are the downsides of overuse of punishment at school?
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Topic 18: Uniforms are widely used for staff at university.

Do you have to wear uniforms at work?

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Should wearing uniforms made obligatory during work hours?
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Why do think it should be or not?
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Topic 19: There are many disadvantages of owning a car.

What are advantages of having a car?

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Do you think it is better to use a bicycle than a car?
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How do you think traffic jam can be solved with the increased number of cars?
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Topic 20: Living in the country side brings many benefits.

Do you think companies should promote workers who are experienced?

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Do you think that workers should change companies often? Why/ why not?
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What is better motivated for workers? Salary or working condition?
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Topic 21: There are some disadvantages of being famous.

Which qualities should a famous person have?

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Why does the young generation copy them?
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If you had a chance to become famous, who would you like to become?
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Topic 22: Zoos bring a lot of benefits.

What wild animals do you like?

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Do you like visiting zoos?
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Do you think we should teach children something that is related to wild animals?
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Topic 23: Tourist developments have some certain disadvantages.

Why do you think people like to travel to different places in their free time?
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Should your government invest more money in attracting tourists?
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How do you see tourism changing in your country in the future?
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Topic 24: There are many effective solutions to improve educational system in our country.

Is a good education more important to a boy or a girl? Why?

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Do you think school should teach subjects like arts, music and dancing? Why (not)?
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Is the Internet a valuable education tool?
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Topic 25: There are many reasons why some couples choose not to have children.

What morals and values do you think children should learn? Should these be taught at home or at school?
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"Children should be given whatever they want". Do you agree with this statement?
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What responsibilities do children have towards their parents?
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Topic 26: An ideal job requires some elements.

What skills do you think are needed to get a good job?

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How has technology changed the way we work?
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“Working is becoming more stressful and pressurized”. Do you agree?
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Topic 27: Some solutions should be carried out to solve transport problems.

What forms of transport do you use?

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Do you think that transport problems are worse in urban or rural areas?
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Has the way people travel changed much in the last few decades?
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Topic 28: Online courses have changed the way people learn.

What advice would you give someone on how to study English?

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Do you think being a student is the best time of your life? Why/ why not?
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Should a student's university education be free or should the student have to get a loan? Explain your
choice.
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Topic 29: Examinations are not necessary.

Do you think schools are necessary?

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How do modern technologies change the way people study?
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Do you think that traditional schools will disappear in the future because of the development of modern technology?
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Topic 30: Punishment by teachers at school is good for students.

Do you think punishment by teachers to students at school should be encouraged?

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Do all students obey their teachers whenever they receive punishment?
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What are the downsides of overuse of punishment at school?
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