PART 1

Name (NEW)
1. Who gave you that name?
2. Does your name have any special meaning? 
3. Do you want to use your name for the next generation?
4. Is your name popular in your country?
5. If you have a chance, do you want to change your name?

Geography (NEW)

1. Have you ever studied geography at school?

2. Do you want to travel to a country because of geography?

Puzzles (NEW)

1. Did you like doing puzzles when you were a kid?

2. Do you do puzzles during your trip?
3. Who do you usually do puzzles with?

Social media (NEW)

1. How often do you use social media on a daily basis ?
2. What do you use social networks for ?
3. Do you go shopping on social networking sites ?
4. Do you think children should be exposed to social media ?

Birthday (NEW)
1. What do you usually do on your birthdays?
2. What kinds of birthday gifts do you like to receive?
3. How do people often celebrate birthdays in your country?

Snacks (NEW)
1. What snacks did you eat when you were a kid?
2. Do you often eat snacks now?
3. Do you think it is healthy?

Writing (NEW)
1. Do you write by hand?
2. Do you think writing will be replaced in the future?
3. Is it still necessary to teach children how to write by hand?
4. What sort of impression can a handwriting have on other people?
Weather (NEW)
1. What’s the weather like in your country each season?
2. What type of weather do you like best?
3. Does the weather ever affect what you do?
4. Does it rain a lot in your hometown?
5. Does rain ever affect transportation in your hometown?

Hometown
1. Where is your hometown ?
2. What do you like most about your hometown ?
3. Is there anything you don't like about your hometown?
4. Would you move to other places to live in the future ?
5. Do you want to change anything about your hometown if you can ?

Talent
1. Do you have a talent, or something you are good at ?
2. Was it mastered recently or when you were young ?
3. Do you think anyone in your family has the same talent ?
4. Do.you think your talent will be good for your career in the future ?

Singing

1. Do you like singing? Why?

2. Have you ever learnt how to sing?
3. Who do you want to sing for?
4. Do you think singing can bring happiness to everyone?

Cooking

1. Do you like cooking?

2. Do you want to learn how to cook well?
3. Who does the cooking in your family?

Boring
1. What will you do when feeling bored ?
2. What kinds of things are boring to you ?
3. What do you do in order to not get bored ?
4. Who do you think gets bored easily, the old or the young ?
5. Do you think studying at school is boring ?

Computers

1. Do you use computers?

2. How often do you use your computers?
3. What kind of activities involve using computers?
4. How important is your computer to you?
5. What kind of computer skills do you have?
Meeting Places

1. Where do you usually meet with your friends?

2. Do you think there are some places more suitable for meeting with others?
3. Have the meeting places changed now from when you were young?

Evening time

1. Do you prefer studying in the morning or in the afternoon?

2. What do you do when you go out in the evening?
3. Are there any differences between what you do in the evening now and what you did in
the past?

Accommodation

1. Do you live in a house or an apartment?

2. Would you like to move to a different home in the future?
3. How is your apartment decorated?
4. Who do you live with?
5. How long have you lived there?
6. What’s the difference between where you are living now and where you have lived in the
past?

Sitting down

1. Where is your favorite place to sit?

2. Do you always sit down for a long time?
3. Do you feel sleepy when you are sitting down?
4. When you were a kid, did you usually sit on the floor?

PART 2 

1. Describe an important thing you learned (not at school or college)

You should say:

 What it is
 When you learned it
 How you learned it
 And explain why it was important

Part 3

 What can children learn from parents?

 Do you think some children are well-behaved because they are influenced by their
parents?
 Is it necessary for adults to learn new things?
 How can people learn new things?
 2. Describe a person who is fashionable
You should say:

 Who he/she is
 What job he/she does
 What kind of dresses he/she wears
 And explain why he/she likes fashion

Part 3

1. Do you think online shopping will replace in-store shopping in the future? Why?
2. Are you a person who likes to follow fashion?
3. Are older people as fashionable as young people? Why?
4. Are women more fashionable than men? Why?

3. Describe a disagreement you had with someone

You should say:

 Who you had the disagreement with

 What the disagreement was
 What happened
 And explain how you felt about it

Part 3

1. How do we stop an argument from escalating into a fight?

2. Who do you think should teach children to respect their teacher?
3. What disagreements do parents and children usually have?
4. Describe the home of someone you know well and that you often visit
You should say:

 Whose home it is
 How often you go there
 What it is like
 And explain how you feel about the home

Part 3

1. What are the differences between houses or buildings in the city and in the countryside?
2. Do you prefer to live in the city or in the countryside?
3. What safety risks are there in residential buildings in cities?
4. Is it expensive to decorate a house or an apartment in the place where you live?
5. Describe a movie you watched recently and would like to watch again
You should say:
  What it was about
 Where you watched it
 Why you like it
 And explain why you would like to watch it again

Part 3

1. Where do people normally watch movies?

2. What are the differences between watching movies at home and in a cinema?
3. Are actors or actresses important to movies? Why?
4. Why are there fewer people going to the cinema to watch movies?

6. Describe a friend from your childhood

You should say:

 Who he/she is
 Where you met each other
 What you often did together
 And explain what made you like him/her

Part 3

1. Do you still keep in touch with your friends from childhood? Why or why not?
2. What do you think of online social media?
3. Do you think online social media will replace face-to-face communication?
4. Do you use a lot of emojis online? Why?

7. Describe a time you used phone to do something important 

You should say:
 What you did
 When you did it
 Where you did it
 And explain how you felt after this

Part 3

 What is the impact of cellphones?

 What do you think about people who speak loudly on cellphone in public places?
 Do young people use cellphones the same way old people do?
 What is your opinion on selfies with cell phone?
 Are cell phones important to you?

8. Describe a time you took a picture that you were proud of 
You should say:
 When you took that picture
  Who went with you
 Where you did it
 And explain why you were proud of it
Part 3
 Is it easy to take good photographs? Why/ Why not? ...
 What are the pros and cons of digital photography? ...
 Should people share their photographs online? ...
 When can an image be worth a thousand words? ...
 Is a photograph a reliable form of identification?

9. Describe an invention that changed the world in a positive way

You should say:
 What it is?
 What benefits has it brought?
 How does it influence people of different ages?
 And explain how it changed people’s lives?
Part 3
 Which invention has transformed your country most? ...
 What inspires some people to be inventors?
 How long should someone be able to profit from an idea? ...
 Do you think intellectual property laws are too strict?

10. Describe a time you received money on your birthday

You should say:
 When you received it
 Who gave it to you
 Why they gave it to you
 How did you feel when you received that money?
Part 3
 Why is it important for people to save some of their money?
 In your view, should children be taught how to manage money?
 Do you think that girls are better at saving money than boys?

11. Describe a song you like

You should say:
 What it is?
 Which country does the song come from?
 What story does the song tell?
 And explain why you think it is interesting?
Part 3
 What kind of music is popular in your country?
  At what age can people go clubbing in your country? ( ...
 What do old people like to listen to?
 Do you think it is possible to judge someone's personality from their taste in
music? ( ...
 Do you play any musical instruments?

12. Describe a popular place for sports

You should say:
 what sport it is
 what equipment is needed for this sport
 how it is played
 and explain why it is so popular in your country.
Part 3
 What types of sports are popular in your country? ...
 What are the benefits of playing a sport? ...
 Do you often play a sport? ...
 Do you think the types of sport that are popular will change in the future? ...
 How can sports bring people from different countries closer together?

13. Describe a person you know from a different culture

You should say: 
 who the person is 
 how you knew him/her 
 what kind of person he/she is
 and explain why you think he/she is interesting
Part 3
 How important it is to learn about other people's cultures? Answer: Learning
about other people's cultures is very important in today's globalized world. ...
 What difficulties can people living in a foreign country experience? ...
 What benefits can there be for people working in a foreign country?

14. Describe a decision that you made and had a good result 
You should say
 What is it like
 Where it would be 
 Why you would like to live in this house/ apartment
 And how you feel about this house/ apartment
Part 3
 Why do some people find it hard to make decisions? ...
 How important is it to get advice from other people when making decisions? ...
 Why is it sometimes difficult to accept advice? ...
 What are some of the most important decisions young people have to make?
15. Describe an important event you celebrated
You should say:
 What it was
 Where it happened
 Why it was important
 How people felt about it
Part 3
 How people celebrate public events? I would say a gathering with food, alcohol,
friends, and family is the most common way to celebrate an event across the
world. ...
 Do you think it is important to celebrate events? ...
 Should the event be prepared in advance? ...
 How can you prepare an activity?

16. Describe a photo that makes you proud

You should say
 When was it taken?
 Where was it taken?
 Who took it? Or How you took it?
 Explain how you felt about the photo.
Part 3
 Is it easy to take good photographs? Why/ Why not? ...
 What are the pros and cons of digital photography? ...
 Should people share their photographs online? ...
 When can an image be worth a thousand words? ...
 Is a photograph a reliable form of identification?

17. Describe a special day out that didn’t cost much

You should say:
 When the day was
 Where you went
 How much you spent
 And explain how you feel about the day
Part 3
 What types of party do people have, and why are parties important?
 Why do you think some people like parties but others hate them?
 Do you think parties will become more popular in the future?
 Why do people throw family parties in your country?
 Do people spend a lot of money on these parties in your country?

18. Describe an important river/lake in your country

You should say:
 What is this place?
  Where is this place?
 Why you like this place
 And explain what you would like to do there
Part 3
 What do you think are the functions of rivers nowadays?
 What do you think of boats and ships as forms of transportation?
 Why do some people like to live near rivers, lakes or the sea?

19. Describe a time when someone asked you for your opinion
You should say:
 When she/he asked you
 How she/he felt while listening to your opinion
 And explain why she/he needed your opinion
Part 3
 Is it better to get advice from a friend or from a family member? ...
 What would you say are the characteristics of a good adviser? ...
 Should people make their own work and career decisions, or is it a good idea to
ask for advice about this?

20. Describe a neighbor you are interested in .

You should say: 
 Who this person is 
 How you know this person 
 What this person likes to do 
 And explain why you think this neighbor is interesting.
Part 3
 Do you think (good) neighbours are important? Good neighbors are important
because they are our family apart from our real family. ...
 What are the qualities of a good neighbour? ...
 Do most Vietnamese people know their neighbours? ...
 What are some of the qualities of a good community?

21. Describe a time when you use your mobile phone for something
You should say
 When you use it
 How you use it
 And explain how you felt when you use your mobile phone for something
Part 3
 What is the impact of cellphones?
 What do you think about people who speak loudly on cellphone in public places?
 Do young people use cellphones the same way old people do?
 What is your opinion on selfies with cell phone?
  Are cell phones important to you?
 What are the advantages of using a mobile phone?

22. Describe something surprised and made you happy

You should say
 What it was
 Who gave it to you
 Some details about that 
 How you felt when receiving it

Part 3
 Have the kind of things that make people happy changed compared to the past?
 Do you think being unhappy could harm a person’s health?
 In what way do people in your country express happiness?