ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP SPEAKING – TA6 UNITS 7-10

Unit 7: Describe an important invention. You should say:

1. What is the invention?
2. Who invented it?
3. When/Where was it invented?
4. What do you think about it?
5. How important/ useful is it to human life?

Example:
- [what] I’m going to talk about an important invention, which is the smart phone.
- [when] The first smartphone was born in 1993
- [who] It was a result of the collaboration between IBM and BellSouth.
- [opinion] I think the advent of the smart phone created a breakthrough in the
revolutionary electronic industry that helped users to be comfortable and extremely
satisfied.
- [importance] The smartphone is considered as a useful aid to human in many fields
such as learning, entertainment, trading, communication, and so on. In recent years,
the smart phone has constantly been improved to satisfy human’s needs.
- [example] For example, it has been made lighter and more portable, with a larger
screen and more beautiful designs, as well as using the most modern technology. In
fact, it is becoming such an indispensable part of the modern world that we can hardly
imagine what out life would be without it.
Possible topics:
 the first telephone/computer/television/camera
 the first social networking site
 the first bicycle/car/plane
 the effective light bulb
 electricity
 the (eye)glasses
 gravity

Unit 8: Talk about a memorable day in your life. You should say:
1. When was it?
2. Did you look forward to this day?
3. What made the day memorable?
4. What did you do that day?
5. How did you feel then?
Example:
- [when] One of the best days of my life was when I got accepted to Hutech.
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 - [look forward?] I had always wanted to study there because most students from this
university will get a good job after graduation.
- [what made the day special] When I got my official acceptance letter, I felt I was
blissed with joy and it was the first achievement ever in my life.
- [what you did] I remembered I called some of my friends to tell them. Then that night
I went out with my family to celebrate the day.
- [How you felt] That day, I was not only happy with my new journey but I was also
nervous about the new stage in my student life.
Possible topics:
 a special celebration
 a birthday party
 your first airplane trip
 your first trip abroad
 first day at university
 the day you met a special person

Unit 10: Discussion about sports

1. Would you like to try an extreme sport?
If yes, what is it? If no, why not?
2. Who is your favorite athlete/sports player? Talk about him/her.
3. Are you a fan of any sports? Talk about i.
4. What are some benefits of playing sports? Which do you think is the biggest
benefit?
5. Which sport requires special equipment? Which doesn’t?
Possible answers:
1. Would you like to try an extreme sport?
[yes] If I have an opportunity, I’d like to try snowboarding because I’m an
adventurous person and I love the snow. I might be really cold but I believe it is a
cool sport to try.
[no] I don’t think I will ever do any extreme sports. For me, these sports are too
dangerous, and I don’t have enough physical strengths to play them. So, I prefer to
play lighter sports such as swimming or badminton.
2. Who is your favorite athlete/sports player? Talk about him/her.
My favorite athlete is Christiano Ronaldo. He’s a famous soccer player from
Portugal. He is also known as CR7. He used to be a member of Real Madrid, which
is a team I really love. Nowadays, he’s so famous that you can see his image in a lot
of sports advertisements, such as Nike.
3. Are you a fan of any sports? Talk about it.
I don’t play many kinds of sports, but I love to go swimming. I learned how to swim
when I was 8 years old when my family to a swimming pool near our house. There

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 days I often go swimming on weekends with my friends. For me, swimming isn’t
just a hobby; it helps me relaxed and keep fit.
4. What are some benefits of playing sports? Which do you think is the biggest
benefit?
I believe that playing sports is beneficial for many reasons. Firstly, playing sports
helps you relaxed after hard-working hours at school or at work. Second, when you
do sports regularly, you can stay healthy and in a good shape because it burns
calories and helps you lose weight. In addition, playing some team sports like
basketball or soccer allows you to socialize with your friends.
5. Which sport requires special equipment? Which doesn’t?
In my opinion, some sports are really convenient to play because they require little
or no equipment. For example, to go running you don’t need any special
equipment except a pair of running shoes. However, for some other sports you
need to buy special items as well as a place to play it. For example, to play golf, a
club and a ball is needed, and people need to hire a golf course to do it.