Taking a rest
1. How often do you take a rest?
2. What do you usually do when you are resting?
3. Do you take a nap when you are taking your rest?
4. How do you feel after taking a nap?
TV program
1. Do you often watch programs on the TV or on your
cell phone?
2. What kind of TV programs do you like?
3. Do you like watching the same kind of program all
the time?
4. Do you talk with your friends about the program you
watched?
Singing
1. Do you like singing?
2. When do you sing?
3. Will you take singing lessons in the future?
4. Did you enjoy singing when you were younger?
Maths
1. Do students learn maths in secondary schools in
Vietnam?
2. Do you think maths is difficult?
3. What can people do with maths in their daily life?
4. Do you learn maths now? Why/why not?
A skill
Describe a skill that you think you can teach other
people.
You should say:
• What it is
• When you learned it
• How you can teach others
• And how you feel about this skill
Reading
1. Do you like reading?
2. Do you like to read at home or in other places?
3. In what place do you think it is difficult to read?
4. Do you like to read by yourself or with other people?
Getting up early
1. Do you often get up early in the morning?
2. What do you usually do when you get up early?
3. Do you get up early on weekends?
4. Which morning do you like best in a week?
Decoration
1. What’s the decoration like in your home?
2. What kind of decoration do you prefer?
3. Do Vietnamese people like decorating their home?
4. What’s your favourite colour when decorating your
home?
Being Happy
1. Is there anything that makes you feel happy lately?
2. What do you do to stay happy?
3. Can you stay happy all the time?
4. Is it important to be happy?
1. Which do you think is more important, practical skills or
academic skills?
2. Do you think schools now provide enough skills for
students’ future job?
3. What can young people do to learn or improve the
necessary skills for their work?
Sport
1. What sports did you do when you were a kid?
2. What’s your favourite sport? Why?
3. Have you ever watched a live sports match
before?
4. Are you a fan of any sports teams? Why?
Picnic
1. Did you go on a picnic when you were a child?
2. How often do you go on a picnic now?
3. Where do you go on a picnic?
4. What is the difference between cooking at a picnic
and cooking at home?
Trees
1. Have you ever planted trees?
2. Do you keep plants at home?
3. Do you know anything about growing plants?
4. Do you think places with trees attract more
visitors than places with few trees?
New Year celebrations
1. How do you celebrate New Year? Do you have
any
ceremonies to celebrate the New Year in your
country?
2. Do you still remember a new year that you
celebrated?
Home/Accommodation
1. What do you usually do in your flat?
2. What room does your family spend most of the
time
in?
3. Can you describe the place where you live?
4. What’s the difference between where you are
living
now and where you lived in the past?
5. Do you plan to live there for a long time?
Recycle
1. Do you recycle now? Why?
2. Did you recycle when you were a kid?
3. Will you recycle in the future?
List
1. Do you make a list when you shop?
2. Do you make a list for your work?
3. Do you make a list for your work?
4. Do you prefer to make a list on paper or your
phone?
Museums
1. Do you like visiting museums?
2. Are there any museums in your hometown?
Work/ Study
1. Do you do you study or work?
2. Where do you work/study?
3. Why did you choose that university?
4. Do you get along with your classmates?
5. What are your favorite classes/ courses/ subjects at
university?
5. Do you prefer to study in the mornings or in the
afternoons?
Home/Accommodation
6. How long have you lived there?
7. What part of your home do you like the most?
8. Please describe the room you live in.
9. Do you prefer living in a house or a flat?
10. Are the transport facilities near your home very
good?
11. What kind of house or flat do you want to live in
in the future?
Home/Accommodation
1. Please describe your hometown a little
2. What do you like (most) about your hometown?
(Do you like living there? /Do you like your hometown?)
3. Is there anything you dislike about it?
4. Do you think you will continue living there for a long
time?
Name
1. Is it easy for you to remember people’s names?
2. How do you remember people’s names?
3. How do you feel when people can’ t remember
your name?
4. Do you often forget people’s names?
Farming
1. Have you visited a farm?
2. What kind of farm do you like?
3. Do you think farming is important?
4. Did you do farm work when you were young?
Home country
1. Which part of your country do you want to live
in?
2. What makes you feel proud of your country?
3. Do you know the history of your country well?
4. Will you stay in Vietnam in the future?
Relax
1. What would you do to relax?
2. Do you think doing sports is a good way to relax?
3. Do you think vacation is a good time for you to
relax?
4. Do you think students need more relaxing time?
The area you live in
1. Do you like the area that you live in?
2. What are some changes in the area recently?
3. Do you know any famous people in your area?
4. Where do you like to go in that area?
Window view
1. What scenery can you see from the window of your
home/dormitory?
2. Do you like to watch the scenery from your window?
3. Do you want to live in a house with beautiful window
views?
4. How do you feel when you can’t see any beautiful
view from your window?
New Year
1. How do you celebrate New Year?
2. Do you still remember the new year that you
celebrated?
3. Do you have any ceremonies to celebrate the New
Year in your country?
4.Why do people think New Year is a new beginning?
Special costumes
1. Do you like to wear special costumes?
2. Did you try any special costumes when you were
young?
3. When was your last time to wear special costumes?
4. Have you ever bought special costumes?
Barbecue
1. Do Vietnamese people like barbecue?
2. What kind of food do you like to eat for barbecue?
3. Would you like to have a barbecue with your family
or your friends?
4. Did you have barbecue when you were a child?
Flowers
1. What kinds of flowers do you know?
2. Are there any flowers that have special meaning in
Vietnam?
3. Have you ever planted any flowers?
4. Have you sent flowers to anyone?
Wild animals
1. Do you like to watch TV programs about wild
animals?
2. Did you learn something about wild animals at
school?
3. Where can you see wild animals?
4. In which country do you think you can see many
wild animals?
Car trip
1. Do you like to travel by car?
2. When do you travel by car?
3. Where is the farthest place you have traveled to by
car?
4. Do you like to sit in the front or back when traveling
by car?
Wallet
1. Do you use a wallet?
2. Have you ever lost your wallet?
3. Have you ever sent a wallet to someone as a gift?
4. Do most of your friends use wallets?
Holidays
1. Where did you go for your last holiday?
2. Do you like holidays? Why?
3. Which public holiday do you like best?
4. What do you do on holidays?
Advertisement
1. What kinds of advertisements do you watch?
2. Where can you see advertisements?
3. Have you ever bought something because of its
advertisement?
4. Do you watch advertisements from the beginning to the
end?
Environment
1. Would you like to work in a company related to
environmental protection?
2. How can we protect the environment?
3. Do you think you've done enough to protect the
environment?
4. Is there education about environmental protection
at school?
Primary School
1. What did you like to do the most when you were in
primary school?
2. How did you go to your primary school?
3. How do you like your primary school?
4. What did you do in your leisure time in your primary
school?
Festival
1. How do you celebrate festivals in your country?
2. What special food and activities do you have for
these festivals?
3. How do you celebrate the Spring Festival?
4. What is your favourite festival?
Headphones
1. Do you use headphones?
2. What type of headphones do you use?
3. When would you use headphones?
4. In what conditions you won't be using headphones?
Weather
1. What kind of weather do you like most?
2. What is the weather like in your hometown?
3. Is there any difference in the weather in different
parts of Vietnam?
4. Do you prefer dry or wet weather?
Pets and animals
1. What is your favorite animal?
2. Have you ever kept an animal as a pet?
3. Where do you prefer to keep your pet, indoors or
outdoors?
Science
1. Do you like science?
2. When did you start to learn about science?
3. Which science subject do you find interesting?
4. Have you done anything interesting with science?
Mobile apps
1. What mobile apps have you recently used?
2. What kinds of mobile apps are you usually interested
in?
3. What was the first mobile app you used?
4. What kinds of mobile apps would you like to use in
the future?
Concentration
1. Is it difficult for you to stay focused on
something?
2. What do you do to help you concentrate?
3. What may distract you when you're trying to stay
focused?
4. When do you need to be focused?
An important truth
Describe a time when you told your friend an
important truth.
Colours
1. What is your favorite colour?
2. What is the colour that you dislike?
3. What colours do you want to paint your house
with?
4. What colour makes you feel uncomfortable in your
room?
Public garden and parks
1. Would you like to play in a public garden or park?
2. What do you like to do when visiting a park?
3. How have parks changed today compared to the
time you were a kid?
4. Would you prefer to visit a private garden or public
garden?
Handwriting
1. Do you like to write by hand?
2. Is your handwriting easy to read?
3. Which do you prefer, writing by hand or typing?
4. What is the difference between handwriting and
typing?
Getting lost
1. Have you ever got lost?
2. How can you find your way when you are lost?
3. Can you read a map when you get lost?
4. Have you ever helped someone who got lost?
Shoes
1. Do you like buying shoes?
2. Have you ever bought shoes online?
3. How much money do you usually spend on shoes?
4. Which do you prefer, fashionable shoes or
comfortable shoes?
An important truth
1. Do you think we should tell the truth at all times?
You should say: 2. How can we know when others are telling lies?
• Who your friend is 3. Is it important to teach children to be honest?
• What the truth was
• What your friend’s reaction was
• And explain why you think it was important to tell your
friend the truth

A piece of international news

A piece of international news
Describe a piece of international news you
recently heard 1. How do Vietnamese people usually get news?
You should say: 2. Which kind of news is more popular? Domestic
• What it was about news or international news?
• Where and when you heard it 3. How is the news media changing recently?
• What you were doing when you heard it
• And explain how you felt about it

Imagination Imagination
Describe a time you needed to use your
imagination 1. Do you think adults can have lots of imagination?
You should say: 2. What kinds of jobs need imagination?
• When it was 3. What subjects are helpful for children’s
• Why you needed to use imagination imagination?
• How difficult or easy it was
• And explain how you felt about it

A polite person A polite person

Describe a polite person you know. 1. What behaviour will be regarded as impolite?
You should say: 2. How can people become more polite?
• Who he/she is 3. Do you think Vietnamese people are becoming
• How you knew him/her more polite than before?
• What he/she is like
• And explain why you think he/she is polite

A promise
A promise
Describe a time you made a promise to someone.
You should say: 1. What kinds of promises do people often make?
• What the promise was 2. Do you think it’s important for children to learn to
• To whom you made it keep their promises?
• Whether it was easy or difficult to keep 3. Do you think we can trust the promises of
• And explain why you made it celebrities?
A special hotel A special hotel

Describe a special hotel you have stayed in 1. Do the ratings of hotels influence people’s choices?
You should say: 2. Do you think we should spend a lot of money on
• Where it is accommodation when travelling?
• What it is like
• Why you went there
• And how you felt about it

A perfect job A perfect job

1. Should parents choose the career for their children
Describe a perfect job you would like to have in or should children be allowed to choose the career
the future they
You should say: want?
• What it is 2. What is the most difficult thing when someone
• How you knew it chooses their own career?
• What it is like 3. Do you think we should still expect a stable career
• And explain why you think it is perfect nowadays?

A home
A home
Describe a home that you visited but did not want
to live in 1. What are the housing problems that people in your
You should say: country are facing?
• Where it is 2. Do you think it’s getting more difficult to buy a
• What it is like house? Why?
• Why you visited it 3. How do you think houses will change in the future?
• And explain why you would not like to live there

An unforgettable bike trip An unforgettable bike trip

Describe an unforgettable bike trip you had 1. Why is cycling not popular in many places
You should say: nowadays?
• When it was 2. Do you think it is possible for companies to require
• Where you went everyone to go to work by bike?
• Who you were with 3. How do you think bicycles will change in the next
• And explain why you think it was unforgettable 30 years?

Advice Advice

Describe a time when you gave advice to others 1. On what occasions do people need advice from
You should say: others?
• When it was 2. Do you think we should believe in the advice of
• To whom you gave the advice famous people?
• What the advice was 3. Why do some people pay to get advice from others?
• And explain why you gave the advice
A toy A toy

Describe a toy you liked in your childhood. 1. What’s the difference between the toys kids play
You should say: with now and those they played with in the past?
• What kind of toy it is 2. Do you think parents should buy more toys for their
• When you received it kids or spend more time with them?
• How you played it 3. Should advertisements aimed at children be
• And how you felt about it banned?

An art exhibition An art exhibition

Describe an art exhibition that you visited.
You should say:
• When you saw this exhibition
• Where the exhibition was held
• What was on display
• And explain your impression of the exhibition
1. Do people have different opinions about art?
2. Why do some people like to collect expensive
paintings?
3. Are art exhibitions popular in your country?

Wild animals Wild animals

Describe a time when you got close to wild
animals. 1. Are animals important to our life?
You should say: 2. Why do people keep pets?
• Where you were 3. How do people in your country feel about wild
• What the animals were doing animals?
• Who you were with
• And explain what your reaction was

A problem with using a computer A problem with using a computer

Describe a time when you had a problem with 1. Is it better to fix a computer yourself or take it to
using a computer. a repair shop?
You should say: 2. Are oun eole better with comuters than old eole?
• When it happened 3. Do you think computers make our life simpler or
• Where it happened more complex?
• Why the computer couldn’t work
• And explain how you solved the problem at last

An article on health An article on health

1. Do you think people are healthier now than in
Describe an article on health you read in a the past?
magazine or on the internet 2. How can you tell whether a website is reliable or
You should say: not?
• What it was 3. What activities can schools organize for children
• Where you read it to keep fit?
• Why you read it 4. What can governments do to improve people's
• And how you felt about it health?

A famous person A famous person

1. What kinds of famous people are there in your
Describe a famous person you are interested in
You should say:
• Who he/she is
• How you knew about him/her
• What he/she was like before he/she became famous
• And explain why you are interested in him/her
country?
2. What are the differences between famous people
today and those in the past?
3. Do you think famous people are necessarily good
in their field?
4. Do you think the media are putting too much
attention on famous people?

A person A person
Describe a person who you think wears unusual 1. Do you think what people wear can influence
clothes their mood?
You should say: 2. Do you think it is a good idea to buy clothes
• Who this person is online?
• How you knew this person 3. What kind of clothes do people wear in the
• What his/her clothes are like workplace?
• And explain why you think his/her clothes are 4. What are the differences between clothes worn
unusual by old people and those by young people?

Something important Something important

Describe something important that has been kept 1. What things do families keep for a long time?
in your family for a long time 2. What's the difference between things valued by
You should say: people in the past and today?
• What it is 3. What kinds of things are kept in museums?
• When your family had it 4. What's the influence of technology on museums?
• How your family got it
• And explain why it is important to your family

A thing that you bought A thing that you bought

Describe a thing that you bought and felt pleased 1. How often do people in your country go
about shopping?
You should say: 2. Why is online shopping popular?
• What you bought 3. How should sellers set prices for their products?
• Where you bought it 4. Do you think online shopping will replace
• What it was for shopping in stores?
• And explain why you felt pleased about it

A kind of weather A kind of weather

Describe a kind of weather you like
You should say:
• What it is
• Where you go in this weather
• What you do in this weather
• And explain why you like it
1. What do people wear in different weather?
2. How does weather influence people's lives?
3. What are people's opinions on weather
forecasts?
4. Are there any festivals about seasons?
A live sport match A live sport match
Describe a live sport match that you have
watched 1. Do you prefer to watch live sports or watch it on
You should say: TV?
• What it was 2. Why do some people like to watch live sports?
• When you watched it 3. What kinds of sports do Vietnamese people like
• What it was like to watch?
• And how you felt about it 4. Do you think competition is good for students?

An interesting conversation An interesting conversation

Describe an interesting conversation
You should say:
• Who you spoke with
• Where you were
• What the conversation was about
• And explain why you think it was interesting
1. Do people communicate more when they talk
face to face?
2. What do young people have conversations
about?
3. Do people have conversations more or less than
they did in the past ?
4. Do you think we need to be good at
communication at work?

A short trip A short trip

Describe a short trip you often take but do not 1. Do Vietnamese people like travelling abroad?
like 2. Who prefers travelling abroad? The young or
You should say: the old?
• Where you go 3. How much time do you think people should
• When you go there spend on a trip abroad?
• Why you go there 4. Which is better for knowing more about a
• And explain why you do not like the trip country? Travelling or reading books about it?

Eating something for the first time Eating something for the first time
1. What kinds of foreign food are popular in your
Describe a time when you ate something for the country?
first time 2. What are young people's opinions on new food?
You should say: 3. How about old people?
• What you ate 4. Should teachers and parents teach children how
• When you ate it to cook?
• Where you were 5. Why do people like their local food?
• And how you felt about it

Computer problem Computer problem

1. What do people use computers for?
Describe a time when your computer broke down 2. Should students be allowed to use computers at
You should say: school?
• When it was 3. What do you think of people who are addicted to
• What you were doing computers?
• What you did about it 4. Do you think computers make our life simpler or
• And how you felt about it more complex?
Encouraging someone
Describe a time when you encouraged someone to
do something that he/she didn't want to do
You should say:
• Who he or she is
• What you encouraged him/her to do
• How he/she reacted
• And explain why you encouraged him/her to do it
Encouraging someone
1. How can leaders encourage their employees?
2. When should parents encourage their children?
3. What kind of encouragement should parents
give?
4. Do you think some people are better than others
at persuading?

An occasion An occasion
1. Why do some people get lost more easily than
Describe an occasion when you lost your way others?
You should say: 2. Do you think it is important to be able to read a
• Where you were map?
• What happened 3. Do you think it is important to do some
• How you felt preparation before you travel to new places?
• And explain how you found your way 4. How can people find their way when they are
lost?

Wait in line Wait in line

Describe a time you had to wait in line(queue up) 1. Do Vietnamese people often wait in line?
for a long time 2. Do you think the development of technology has
You should say: reduced the time people spend on waiting?
• When it was 3. What do you think of those who cut in line or
• Where you were jump the queue ?
• Why you were there 4. How can companies improve their customer
• And how you felt about it service?

Feeling bored Feeling bored

Describe a time when you felt bored 1. When do people feel bored?
You should say: 2. What can people do when they feel bored?
• When it was 3. Do people get bored with daily routines?
• Who you were with 4. Is it easier for the young people to feel bored
• What you were doing than for the old?
• And explain why you felt bored

A promise to someone A promise to someone

Describe a time you made a promise to someone 1. What kinds of promises do people often make?
You should say: 2. Do parents in Vietnam make promises to their
• What the promise was children?
• To whom you made it 3. Do children keep their promises?
• Whether it was easy or difficult to keep 4. Why do some people fail to keep their promises?
• And explain why you made it
A part of a city A part of a city
Describe a part of a city or town you enjoy
spending time in 1. How do public places change in towns or cities?
You should say: 2. What public places do old people usually go to?
• Where it is 3. Why do young people like to go to public places?
• What it is like 4. Will more people move to cities in the future?
• What you do there
• And explain why you enjoy spending time there

An occasion An occasion
Describe an occasion when many people were
smiling 1. Do you think people who like to smile are more
You should say: friendly?
• When it happened 2. Why do most people smile in photographs?
• Who you were with 3. Do women smile more than men? Why?
• What happened 4. Do people smile more when they are younger or
• And explain why many people were smiling older?

A tall building A tall building

1. What are the disadvantages of living in tall
Describe a tall building in your city you like or buildings?
dislike 2. Do you think there will be more tall buildings in the
You should say: future?
• Where it is 3. Why aren't there many tall buildings in the
• What it is used for countryside?
• What it looks like 4. Why do some people like to live in tall buildings
• And explain why you like or dislike it nowadays?

A natural talent A natural talent

1. Do you think artists with talents should focus on
Describe a natural talent(sports, music,etc) you their talents?
want to improve 2. Is it possible for us to know whether children who
You should say: are 3 or 4 years old will become musicians and
• What it is painters
• When you discovered it when they grow up?
• How you want to improve it 3. Why do people like to watch talent shows?
• And how you feel about it 4. Do you think it is more interesting to watch famous
people's or ordinary people's shows?

A piece of local news A piece of local news

Describe a piece of local news that people are
interested in 1. Do people where you live read newspapers?
You should say: 2. Do people prefer local or international news?
• What it was about 3. Do you think it's important to have a national
• Where you saw/heard it identity?
• Who was involved 4. How can people develop their national identity?
• And explain why people were interested in it
A town or city A town or city
Describe a town or city where you would like to 1. Why do more and more people live in the city?
live in the future 2. How does this affect the environment and
You should say: nature?
• Where it is 3. What are some factors that attract people to
• How you knew it settle down in certain places?
• What it is famous for 4. What are the differences between the young and
• And why you would like to live there old when choosing where to live?

An environmental law An environmental law

1. Are there laws about education in Vietnam?
Describe a law on environmental protection 2. What kinds of rules do schools in Vietnam have?
You should say: 3. What can teachers do to make students obey
• What it is rules?
• How you first learned about it 4. What should parents do to educate children
• Who benefits from it about laws?
• And explain how you feel about this law

A puzzle A puzzle
Describe a puzzle (jigsaw, crossword, etc) you 1. Why do parents let their children play puzzles?
have played 2. What kinds of puzzles improve people's
You should say: intelligence?
• What it is like 3. Why are detective stories attractive to people?
• How easy or difficult it is 4. Which do you think is better? A detective movie
• How long it takes you to solve or its original novel?
• And how you feel about it

An occasion An occasion
Describe an occasion when you were not allowed 1. How do young and old people use mobile phones
to use your mobile phone differently?
You should say: 2. What positive and negative impacts do mobile
• When it was phones have on friendship?
• Where it was 3. Is it a waste of time to take pictures with mobile
• Why you were not allowed to use your mobile phones?
phone 4. Do you think it is necessary to have laws on the
• And how you felt about it use of mobile phones?

A plan A plan
Describe a plan in your life (that is not related to 1. Should parents make plans for children?
work or study) 2. When should children start to make plans for
You should say: themselves?
• What it is about 3. What things should be planned on a daily basis?
• Why you make it 4. Are plans always necessary?
• What you need to do first 5. Can people succeed without plans?
• And explain how you would feel if it is successful
An argument An argument
1. Do you think argument is important?
Describe an argument two of your friends had 2. What do family members usually have
You should say: arguments about?
• When it happened 3. Is it easier for you to have arguments with your
• What it was about family or with your friends?
• How it was solved 4. Do you think people should change the way they
• And how you felt about it think when having arguments?

Sharing something Sharing something

Describe a time when you shared something with 1. Do you like to share?
others (or another person) 2. What are the consequences if children don't like
You should say: to share?
• What you shared 3. How do you feel about sharing accommodation
• Who you shared it with with others on campus?
• Why you shared it 4. How could parents and teachers teach young
• And explain how you felt about sharing it children to share?

Helping a friend Helping a friend

1. How do people usually help each other?
Describe a time when you helped a friend 2. How is online help different from real-life help?
You should say: 3. Should schools be responsible for teaching
• When it was students how to cooperate?
• How you helped him/her 4. What are the differences between help from
• Why you helped him/her friends and help from family?
• And how you felt about it

A person A person
1. What can young and old people learn from each
Describe someone who is older than you that you other?
admire 2. Has old people's quality of life improved when
You should say: compared to the past?
• Who this person is 3. Why is there a generation gap between the
• How you knew this person young and the old?
• What kinds of things you like to do together 4. What do old people usually do in their daily life?
• And explain how you feel about this person

A quiet place A quiet place

Describe a quiet place you like to spend your time
in 1. Is it hard to find quiet places in cities?
You should say: 2. Why is it quieter in the countryside?
• Where it is 3. Why do people go to quiet places?
• How you knew it 4. Compared with young people, do old people
• How often you go there prefer to live in quiet places?
• What you do there
• And explain why you like the place

A company A company
1. Should big companies be punished more
Describe a company where you work that seriously if they break the law?
employs a lot of people 2. Should big companies donate more to charities?
You should say: 3. What are the good things about working for a
• What it does big company?
• How many people it employs 4. What are the differences between big companies
• What kind of people work there and small companies?
• How you feel about it

A movie A movie

Describe a movie that you like 1. Are films a waste of money?

You should say: 2. Are movie stars important to a movie?
• When you watched it 3. Are foreign movies popular in Vietnam?
• Where you watched it 4. Is it important that a country has its own
• What it was about movies?
• And explain why you like it

An art activity An art activity

Describe an art or craft activity (e.g. painting, 1. What traditional handcrafts are popular in
woodwork, etc.) that you had (at school) Vietnam?
You should say: 2. What do young people think of traditional
• What you made handcrafts?
• How you made it 3. Do people in your country send handcrafts as
• What it looked like gifts?
• And how you felt about the activity 4. What are the benefits of making handcrafts?

Something interesting Something interesting

Describe a time you saw something interesting on 1. Why do people like to use social media?
social media 2. What kinds of things are popular on social
You should say: media?
• When it was 3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of
• Where you saw it using social media?
• What you saw 4. What do you think of making friends on social
• And explain why you think it was interesting networks?

Buying something from a street market Buying something from a street market
Describe a time you bought something from a 1. What kinds of markets are there in Vietnam?
street (or outdoor) market 2. Do you think small markets will disappear in the
You should say: future?
• When it was 3. Have people's shopping habits changed in recent
• Where you saw it years?
• What you saw 4. What are the differences between shopping in
• And explain why you think it was interesting street markets and big shopping malls?
Trying to do something Trying to do something
Describe a time when you tried to do something 1. What's your definition of success?
but was not very successful 2. What things do children try to succeed in?
You should say: 3. Which do you think is more important for
• When it was people to become successful? Hard work or
• What you tried opportunities?
• Why it was not very successful 4. Do you think people will be happy if they don't
• And how you felt about it have any goals to achieve?

A singer
Describe a singer you like
You should say:
• Who he/she is
• What his/her personality is like
• What kind of style his/her music belongs to
• And explain why you like him/her
A singer
1. What kind of music do people like at different
ages?
2. What kind of music is popular in Vietnam now
and what kind will be in the future?
3. Do Vietnamese parents require their children to
learn to play musical instruments?
4. Why do some people like to listen to live music
while others prefer CDs?

A piece of equipment A piece of equipment

1. What kinds of machines are there in people's
Describe a piece of equipment that is important homes?
in your home 2. What are the differences between the young and
You should say: the old in their attitudes towards machines?
• How often you use it 3. What kinds of professions require people to use
• With whom you use it machines?
• And explain why it is important 4. Will many people's work be done by robots in
the future?

A creative person A creative person

Describe a creative person whose work you 1. Do you think you are a creative person?
admire 2. Is it good for children to learn art?
You should say: 3. What kinds of jobs require people to be
• Who he/she is creative?
• How do you know him/her 4. Do you think leaders need to have creative
• What creative things he/she has done ability?
• And explain why you think he or she is creative

A habit A habit
Describe a habit your friend has and you want to 1. What habits should children have?
develop 2. What should parents do to teach their children
You should say: good habits?
• Who your friend is 3. What influences do children with bad habits
• What habit he/she has have on other children?
• When you noticed this habit 4. Why do some habits change when people get
• And explain why you want to develop this habit older?
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?
Can you describe the place where you live?
What’s your favourite room in your house?
What make you feel pleasant in your home?
2. Study
Describe your education
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?
4. Bags
1. Do you usually carry a backpack? (Why/Why not?)
2. What kind of bag do you like to carry when
travelling? (Why?)
3. Do you often change bags? (Why/Why not?)
4. Is a bag an ideal gift?
5. Did you use a backpack when you were a child?
Wild Animals
1. Have you ever seen a wild animal?
2.What is the animal you would like to see in thewild?
3. Do you like seeing animals in a zoo?
4. How important is it to protect wild animals?
5. Are there wild animals in your country?
6.Have you ever been to a zoo or a safari park?
7.Are there TV programs about wild animals in your
country?
Concentration
1. Where would you like to go when you need
concentration?
2. How can you concentrate on something?
3. What makes you hard to concentrate?
4.Did you stay focused in class when you were a kid ?
5.Are you a focused person?
6.How do you stay focused?
7.Is it easy to stay focused in a noisy environment ?
Days Off
1. What do you do on your day off?
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?
Do you prefer living in a house or a flat?
Please describe the room you live in.
What part of your home do you like the most?
Do you think it’s important to live in a comfortable
environment?
3. Work
What do you do?
What are your responsibilities?
Why did you choose to do that type of work ?
Is there some other kind of work you would rather do?
Describe the company or organization you work for
Do you enjoy your work?
What do you like about your job?
What do you dislike about your job
5. Living Place
1. Do you live in a house or a flat?
2. What can you see from the windows of your home?
3. Are you satisfied with the place where you focus on
living?
Keeping Healthy
1. In what ways (how) do you try to stay healthy?
2. What do you think is more important, eating
healthy or doing exercise?
3. What part of your lifestyle would you most like to
make healthier?
Teachers
1. What do you think of “a good teacher”?
2. Do you want to be a teacher in the future?
3. Do you think high school students should be
encouraged to make comments on
their teachers?
4. What are the most important qualities of “a good
teacher”?
Friends
1. Do you have any good friends who live far away?
2. Do you usually spend your days off with your
parents or with your friends?
3. When was the last time you had a few days off ?
4. What would you like to do if you had a day off
tomorrow?
Language learning
1. Why do you like the language you want to learn?
2. Do you think it’s difficult to learn a new language?
3. Will you learn other languages in the future?
1. What languages can you speak?
2. How do you learn a foreign language?
3. How are languages taught and leared in your
school?
Favorite Day
1. Which day is your favorite day?
2. How do you usually spend your time?
Arts
- Do you like drawing? Why?
- Do you want to visit an art gallery or museum?
- What are the differences between old and modern
arts? Do you like modern art or traditional art?
- Do you want to be an artist?
-Do you like art?
Staying up late
- Do you often stay up late at night?
- Did you stay up late more often when you were
younger?
- How do you feel the day after you have stayed up
late?
- What do you generally do when you stay up late?
2. Are you still friends with any of your childhood friends?
3. What do you value most about your friends?
4. Do you think you are a good friend?
1.How important are friends to you?
2,Do you often go out with your friends?
3.Where do you often meet each other?
4.What do you usually do with your friends?
5 Do you have a friend you have known for a long time?
Dreams
1. Do you remember your dream when you wake up?
2. Do you like hearing others’ dreams?
3. Have you told others about your dreams?
Ambition
1. What are your career ambitions or goals?
2. Is it important to have ambitions?
3. What were your ambitions when you were a child?
Listening to Music
- What type of music do you most like to listen to?
(Why?/Why not?)
- Have you always liked the same type of music?
(Why?/Why not?)
- When do you usually listen to music?(Why?/Why
not?)
- Do you prefer listening to music alone or with other
people? (Why?/Whynot?)
Chocolate
- Do you like eating chocolate?
- Did you give chocolate to someone as a gift?
- Did you like chocolate when you were a child?
- When was the first time you ate chocolate?
- Why do you think it’s so popular? - Is chocolate good for our health?
- Do you think people use chocolate differently now than in the past?
- What’s your favourite flavour of chocolate?
Jewelry
- Do you often wear jewelry?
- What type of jewelry do you like?
- Why do you think some people wear a piece of
jewelry for a long time?
- How often do you wear jewelry?
- Have you ever given someone jewelry as a gift?
- Do you usually buy jewelry?
Outer space and stars
- Have you ever learned about outer space and stars at
school?
- Are you enjoy watching films about the outer space
and stars? (science fiction movies)
- Do you want to study about outer space and stars?
- Do you want to travel to the outer space in the
future?
Weekends
- Do you like to go to the cinema/movies atweekends?
- What do you enjoy doing most at weekends?
- Are you planning to do anything special next weekend?
- Do you like weekends
-What do you usually do on weekends?Do you study or
work?
-What did you do last weekend?
-Do you make plans for your weekends?
T-shirt
- How often do you wear T-shirts?
- Do you like T-shirts with pictures or prints?
- Do you think older people who wear T-shirts are
fashionable?
- Have you ever bought T-shirts from vacation?
-Do you like wearing T-shirts?
- Would you buy T-shirts as souvernirs on vacation?
Library
- Did you go to the library when you were a kid?
- Do VietNamese kids often go to the library?
- How often do you go to the library?
-What do you usually do in the library?
Small business
- Are there many small businesses in the place where you live?
- Do you prefer to buy things from a small business or large
company?
- Have you ever thought about starting your own business?
- Do you know many small businesses where you live?
- Have you ever worked in small businesses?
Schools
- Where do you go to school?
- Do you think your school is good for every student?
- What changes do you want to make in your school?
- Do you like your teachers?
-Do you like your current learning atmosphere?
-What are the differences between your school and other
schools?
Keys
- Do you always bring a lot of keys with you?
- Where do you put your keys at home?
- Have you ever lost your keys?
-Do you often forger the keys and lock yourself out?
-Do you think it’s a good idea to leave your keys with
a neighbour?
Being Happy
- What made you happy when you were little?
- Do you feel happy when buying new things?
- When do you feel happy at work, why?
- What do you think will make you feel happy in the
future?
Noise
1. Which do you think makes louder noise, in cities or
in the countryside?
2. What noise do we have in cities?
3. What kind of noise do cars make?
Fix things
1. Do you like to fix things? (Why/Why not?)
2. Who taught you how to fix things when you were
young?
3. What do you think is broken and cannot be repaired
should be?
3. Can you fix things?
4. Do you think it is necessary for people to learn to
fix things?
Riding a bike (bro)
1. Do you have a bike when you were young?
2. Did you ride a bike when you were little?
3. Did you ride a bike to school?
4. Do you ride a bike when you go out now?
Doing Sports (bro)
1. What sports do you like?
2. Where did you learn how to do it?
3. Did you do some sports when you were young?
4. Do you think students need more exercise?
5. Do you know any people who are good at sports? 5. Is this city your permanent residence?
6. Do you think it is important for people to exercise? 6. Are there people of different ages living in this
7. Should schools encourage young students to take
more physical exercise?
Dream and ambition (bro)
1. What was your childhood dream?
2. Are you the kind of person who sticks to dreams? 2. Does it rain much in your city?
3. What is your dream job?
4. Do you think you are an ambitious person?
Health (bro)
1. How do you keep heathy?
2. What are your favourite sports?
3. Are the health classes in your school?
4. What sports help people stay healthy?
5. Is it easy for people to exercise in your country?
Ice-cream
1. Do you love ice cream?
2. Did you often eat ice cream when you were a child?
3. Are there shops selling ice cream near the place
where you live?
4. Do you eat ice cream a lot?
5. Would you like to make your own ice cream?
Weather (bro)
1. What’s the weather like where you live?
2. Do you prefer cold or hot weather?
3. Do you prefer dry or wet weather?
4. Are you in the habit of checking the weather
forecast? When/How often?
5. What do you think are the effects of climate change
in recent years?
6. Would you like to visit other cities that have
different climates from where you live?
The city you live in (bro)
1. What city do you live in?
2. Do you like this city? Why?
3. How long have you lived in this city?
4. Are there big changes in this city?
city?
Rain (bro)
1. Do you like rainy days? Why?
3. Would you like to live in a dry or wet place?
4. Would you change your plan if it rained?
Week
1. What is your favorite day of the week?
2. What is your least favorite day?
3. What is the busiest day of the week for you?
4. Is there anything that you do everyday ?
5. What do you usually do on weekends ?
6. Are weekdays and weekends the same for you ?
Teachers?
1. Do you want to be a teacher in the future?
2. Do you remember one of your teachers?
3. What were your primary school teachers like?
4. Do you have a favorite teacher?
The area you live in
1. Do you like the area that you live in?
2. Where do you like to go in that area?
3. Do you know any famous people in your area?
4. What are some changes in the area recently?
5. Do you know any of your neighbors?
6. Are the people in your neighborhood nice and
friendly?

HOMETOWN 6. Is there anything you dislike about it?

1. Do you think you will continue living there for a 7. Where is your hometown?
long time? 8. Is that a big city or a small place?
2. Please describe your hometown a little? 9. What's your hometown famous for ?
3. How long have you been living there? 10. Do you learn about the history of your hometown
4. Do you like your hometown? Do you like living at school?
there?
5. What do you like most about your hometown?

Music Happy things

1.What music do you like?
2.What music do you dislike?
3.Do you often listen to one type of music?
4.What music do your friends like? Do you enjoy the same
type of music?
5.What's the most popular type of music where you live ?
6.Which singer or musician would you like to see in
person?
1. Is there anything that has made you feel happy lately?
2. What made you happy when you were little?
3. What do you think will make you feel happy in the future?
4. When do you feel happy at work?
5. Do you feel happy when buying new things?
6. Do you think people are happy when buying new things

Describe a complaint that you made and you were 1. What products or services do people in your
satisfied the result country like to complain about?
You should say: 2. Would you buy things in the shops which you have
When it happened
Who you complained to
What you complained about
And explain why you were satisfied with the result
2. Describe an advertisement you don't like
You should say:
What type of advertisement it is
What product or service it advertises
Where and when you first saw it
And explain why you don’t like it
3. Describe an invention that changed people's
lives.
You should say:
What it is ? What it does (or, how it it used)
How popular it is among people of different ages
And explain why (or how) you think it changed
people's lives.
Follow-up questions:
• Do you often use that invention?
4. Describe the type of clothes that you usually
(like to) wear.
You should say:
What type (or style) of clothes
Where you usually buy these clothes
How often you buy them
How you choose what to buy
And explain why you like this style of clothes.
5. Describe a popular person (who) you know.
You should say:
Who this person is
What this person does
How you know them (= him or her)
And explain why (you think) they are popular.
• What kinds of people are popular?
• Do you think a popular teacher is always a good teacher?
• Do you think that a 3 or 4-year-old child can become
popular?
7. Describe a game you played in your childhood
You should say
complained about before?
3. Which one is better when making a complaint, by
talking or writing?
4. Do you think customers’ complaints will improve
products or services?
5. Are there any disadvantages to set up customer
service?
Part3:
1. What kind of things advertise most in your country
2. Newspaper advertising or online advertising more
effective
• Can you name any other inventions that have made a big
impact on human society?
• What do you think makes an invention "useful"?
• What new invention(s) would you like to be available in the
future?
• What are some examples of inventions that are used in the
home?
• Do you think these inventions tend to make people lazy?
• What are some examples of electronic or electrical equipment
that are used in schools (in classrooms)?
• What kinds of new technology connected to health do you
think might appear in future?
• Does everyone like to go shopping for clothes?
• Why do you think some people don't like shopping for
clothes?
• Do you think there is a difference between males and females
when buying clothes?
• Do you think it's important (or, good) to follow the current
fashions in the clothes you wear?
• Why do many young people feel it's important to wear clothes
that are "in fashion"?
• Can you explain why some students at school are more
popular than others?
• Do you think it's easier to be popular if you are wealthy than if
you are poor?
• Can you explain why some people are popular (or famous) for
many years while others are only popular (or famous) for a short
time?
Part3
1. Is it good for a kid to be ambitious?
What the game was 2. What kind of games are played by the children of this
When you played it generation?
Who you played with 3. Did parents encourage their children to play games?
How you felt about the game 4. Which is better, individual games or team-based games?
6. Describe a traditional festival Part 3:
You should say 1. How do people in Vietnam value traditional festivals?
• When the festival occurs 2. What’s the difference between the ways festivals are
• What you did during it celebrated now and in the past?
• What you like or dislike about it 3. Do children like to learn about traditional festivals?
And explain why this a festival or national holiday is 4. Is music important to traditional festivals?
important

8. Describe a time when you spend time with a Part 3:

child 1. Are sweets a good thing to reward children?
You should say 2. Do parents in your country spend a lot of time with their
Who the Child is children?
How you know him/her 3. Why do children tend to be happier than adults?
Why you spent time with him/her
And explain what you did when you were together

9. Describe a place you want to visit with you Part3:

friends or family in the future 1. What are the difference between travel today and past?
You should say: 2. Why did people like to explore new places to develop the
Where do you want to go in the future tourism industry?
How do you think about 3. Why is this place popular? Where do you think people want
What to do in that place to go most during
And explain why do you want to go the holidays?

10. Describe a person who just moved into your Part 3:

community and brought positive influence 1. What kinds of people tend to live by themselves?
You should say: 2. What skills do you think young people need to learn in order
Who this person is to live independently?
When and where this person moved to your 3. How can parents and teachers help young people to live
community independently?
How you know this person
And explain how you feel about this person
11. Describe a long car journey you went on Part3:
You should say: 1. What benefits does public transport bring to the world?
Where you went 2. Is it too late for people to get a driver’s license at the age of
What you did at this place 18?
Who you went there with 3. What’s the difference between men’s and women’s preference
And explain why you went on that journey by car for cars?
4. What are the differences between bicycles and private cars?

12. Describe a new store/shop that just opened in Part3:

your area.
You should say:
What shop it is
What it sells (or, what you usually buy there)
When you first started going to this shop (or, how you
came to know about this shop)
And explain why you like (to go to) this shop
1. What types of the shop would you recommend a visit to your
country should go to? (Why?)
2. Do you ever buy anything on the internet?
3. What do you think are the advantages of buying things on the
internet?
4. In your country, how has shopping changed in the past few
decades?

13. Describe a crowded place you have been to Part3:

You should say: 1. Do you think people enjoy going to crowded places? Why?
Where the place is 2. How do you think people should deal with traffic congestion?
When you went there 3. Where is the most crowded place in your city?
Whom you went there 4. People behave differently in crowded places, why do you
And explain how you felt about this crowded place. think this happens?

14. Describe a book you want to read again. Part3:

You should say: 1. What kind of books they like to read and why they can learn
What the book is about from them?
Why you read it
What you learned from this book 2. Vietnamese people whether they prefer to read on paper or
And explain why you would like to read it again. electronically?

15. Describe an interesting talk or speech Part3:

You should say 1. What benefits does the internet bring to communication?
When you heard it 2. Which one is better, being a communicator or a listener?
Where you heard it 3. Will Vietnamese people feel nervous when it comes to public
What it was about speaking?
And explain why you think it was interesting.
16. Describe a sport you enjoyed watching
You should say:
What sports programs do you like to watch
When you watch it
Who do you watch with
And explain why you like watching it.
Part3:
1. What kind of sports do you think most people like?Why?
2. Do you play sports professionally or make friends?
3. What’s the difference between playing sports on your own
and playing sports in a group?

17 Describe a perfect house you saw Part3:

You should say: 1. The difference between apartment and house?
When and where you saw it 2. Do young people in your country like to live with their
What it looked like parents or by
What special feature it had themselves?
And explain why you liked it. 3. What difficulties do people have in living in the city?

Describe an expensive gift that you would like to Part3:

give someone when you save a lot of money 1. Is it easy for people to save money to buy expensive items?
You should say: 2. How do you choose presents for others if you don’t know
What it is what they like? Is it difficult to buy the right present?
How much it will cost you 3. How do you think about people giving money to charity
When you would like to give that gift organization?
And explain why you want to give the person that 4. What do young people like to save money to buy?
expensive gift

19. Describe a water sport you would like to try in Part 3:

the future. 1. What's the difference between outdoor sports and indoor
You should say: sports?
What it is 2. What kinds of water sports are popular nowadays?
Where you would like to try it 3. Why should we develop water transport?
How difficult it is 4. Do you think it is necessary for everyone to learn to swim?
And explain why you would like to try it

20. Describe a movie you watched that made you Part 3:

feel depressed 1. Do you believe movie reviews?
You should say: 2. What movies do people like to watch in your country?
What it was 3. Are historical films popular in your country?Why?
When you watched it 4. Do you think films with famous actors or actresses be more
Who you watched it with popular?
Why you didn’t like it
And explain why you felt disappointed
21. Describe an occasion when you got lost
You should say:
Where you were
What happened
How you felt
And explain how you found your way
22. Describe an occasion when you received
incorrect information
You should say:
What was the incorrect information?
When did it happen?
How you found out the information was incorrect?
And explain how you felt about it?
23. Describe an exciting adventure you would like
to go on
You should say:
Where you would like to go to
Who you would like to go with
Why it is a great adventure
How the adventure is
And explain why it is a great adventure
24. Describe an important decision
You should say:
What the decision was
When you took the decision
What the results of the decision was
And explain why you made that decision
25. Describe a job you think is interesting you
should say:
What it is
When you started concerning about this job
Why you think it is interesting
And explain how you like it
Part 3:
1 How do people react when they get lost?
2 Why do some people have a good sense of direction?
3: Is a paper map still necessary?
4. With mobile phones and these electronic products with
navigation is it easy for people to get lost?
5. What kind of problems do old people have when they get
lost?
Part 3:
1. What kind of professions are related to giving information to
others?
2. What is the difference between giving information by phone
and email?
3. How can people check whether a piece of information is
correct or not?
4. Do people trust the information online?
Part3:
1. What kind of personality should a person have to be able to
take risks?
2. Will a lot of adventures expand your horizons?
3. Why do they like to read adventure stories instead of
experiencing them?
Part3:
1. Why is it difficult for young men to make an important
decision?
2. How can we know we make a good decision?
3. Should parents let their children make a decision?
Part 3:
1. What jobs are popular among younger people in VietNam?
2. What are the differences people choose jobs between now and
in the past?
3. Which is more important, the people you work with or the job
you do?
26. Describe a historical period you would like to Part 3:
know more 1. Should everyone know history?
You should say: 2. In what ways can children learn history?
When it was 3. Is it hard to protect and preserve historic buildings?
What you are interested in 4. Who should pay for the preservation of historic buildings?
What you have known 5. Will museums be replaced by technology someday?
And explain why you would like to know more

27. Describe something that you did with one or 1. What kinds of jobs need people to work in a team?
more people 2. How do you get along with your neighbors?
You should say: 3. What can parents do with their children to make them happy?
What it was 4. How can children improve their social skills?
Who you did it with
How long it took you to do this
And explain why you did it with one or more people

28.Describe a website you often visit Part 3:

You should say: 1. What are the most popular and least popular apps in
How you found it VietNam?
What it is about 2. What’s the difference between the Internet and television?
How often you visit it 3. Why do people like to read the news on the Internet instead of
And explain why you often visit it on TV?
4. Is the library still necessary? Why?
5. What kinds of people would still go to the library to read and
study?
29. Describe a piece of technology that you feel Part3
difficult to use 1. What technology do people currently use?
You should say 2. Why do big companies introduce new products frequently?
When you got it 3. Why are people so keen on buying Iphones even though they
What you got it for haven’t changed much from one to the next?
How often you use it
And explain how you feel about it

30. Describe a place you would like to visit for a Part3

short time 1. Do people prefer planned travel?
You should say 2. Why do places with historical attractions develop tourism
Where is that place more aggressively?
Whom you will go there with 3. Why do you think people usually travel?
What you will do there 4. Why does living in tourist cities experience more noise?
And explain why you would like to visit for a short
time
31. Describe an unusual meal you had Part3
You should say 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of eating in
When you had it restaurants?
Where you had it 2. Do you think having dinner at home is a good idea?
Whom you had it with 3. Do young people like to spend time with their families or
And explain why it was unusual friends?
4. What do you think are the benefits of having dinner together?
5. Do you think people are less willing to cook meals by
themselves these days, compared to the past?
32. Describe the first day you went to school that Part 3
you remember? 1. What are the reasons for job change?
You should say 2. Are big companies better than small companies? Why?
When it happened 3. What are the advantages and disadvantages coming along
Where the school is with changing jobs?
How you felt about the experience 4. What would parents prepare for their kids when they first go
And explain why you still remember the experience to school?
5. How do children socialise with each other?
6. Is socialisation important for children?
33. Describe a time when you missed or were late Part 3:
for a meeting 1. Are you a punctual person?
You should say: 2. Do you think it is important to be on time?
What happened 3. Do you always avoid being late?
When it happened 4. Why are people often late for meeting or appointments?
Why you missed/were late for it 5. Why do people miss important events?
And explain what happened later and how you felt 6. Are people in your country often late for meetings?
about it

34. Describe a sport you enjoyed when you were Part3:

young 1. Is it important to have a break during work or study?
You should say: 2. What sports do young people like to do now?
What it was 3. Are there more activities for young people now than 20 years
Where you did it ago?
Who you did it with 4. Do adults and children have enough time for leisure activities
And explain how you felt about it nowadays?

35. Describe a person you met at a party who you 1. On what occations would people be willing to get to know
enjoyed talking with new people?
You should say: 2. Where would people get to know new people?
What party it was 3. How do people start a conversation?
How you met this person 4. Is it difficult for VietNamese people to communicate with
What you talked about people from other countries?
And explain why you enjoyed talking with him/her 5. Why are some people unwilling to have conversations with
others?
6. Is it difficult for adults to talk with children?
36. Describe your favorite place in your house Part3:
where you can relax 1. Why is it difficult for some people to relax?
You should say: 2. What are the benefits of doing exercise?
Where it is 3. Do people in your country exercise after work?
What it is like 4. What is the place where people spend most of their time in
What you enjoy doing there their home?
And explain why you feel relaxed at this place

37. Describe a character in a film or TV show Part3:

You should say: 1. Is it interesting to be an actor/actress?
What character it is 2. What can children learn from acting?
Who acted the character 3. Why do children like special costumes?
When you saw the film 4. What are the differences between actors/actresses who earn
And explain whether you like this character much and those who earn little?
5. What are the differences between acting in a theater and in a
film?

38. Describe a time when you taught a Part3:

friend/relative something 1. What practical skills can young people teach old people?
You should say: 2. What skills can young people teach old people besides
Who you taught technology?
What you taught 3. How can young people teach old people skills?
How the result was 4. How can we know what to do when we want to learn
And explain how you felt about the experience something new?

39. Describe a piece of good news that you heard Part3:

about someone you are familiar with 1. Is it good to share something on social media?
You should say: 2. Should the media only publish good news?
What it was 3. How does social media help people access information?
When you heard it 4. What kind of good news do people often share in the
How you knew it community?
And explain how you felt about it 5. Do most people like to share good news with others?
6. Do people like to hear good news from their friends?

40. Describe a place you visited that has been Part 3:

affected by air pollution (ornot clean)
You should say:
Where it is
When you visited this place
What kinds of pollution you saw there
And explain how this place was affected
1. How much air pollution is there in your country?
2. Different about pollution in the countryside and city? Why?
3. How can the government encourage people to keep their city
clean?
41. Describe an old interesting person you have Part 3:
ever met 1. Do you think old people and young people can share
You should say: interests?
Who this person is 2. What can old people teach young people?
Where/when you met this person 3. Are there benefits when one person is interested in another
What you did person? Why?
And explain why you think this person is interesting

42. Describe a time when someone give you Part3:

something that you really interested in 1. Should employees have their own goals?
You should say: 2. How should bosses reward employees?
What it is 3. What kinds of gifts do young people like to receive as
How you got it rewards?
What you did
And explain how you felt about it

43. Describe something you did that made you feel 1. Which is more important, personal goals or work goals?
proud 2. Have your life goals changed since your childhood?
You should say: 3. Does everyone set goals for themselves?
What it was 4. Does everyone set goals for themselves?
How you did it 5. Do you think material rewards are more important than other
How difficult it was rewards at
And explain why you felt proud of it work?
6. What makes people feel proud of themselves?

44. Describe a new development in the area where Part3:

you live (e.g shopping mall, park,)
You should say:
What the development is
When/where you noticed it
How long it took to complete it
And explain how you feel about it
1. What transportation do you use the most?
2. Is public transportation popular in VietNam?
3. What can be improved in public transport services?
4. What leisure facilities can be used by people of all ages?
5. Do you think young people in your country like to go to the
cinema?

45. Describe a noisy place you have been to Part3:

Follow Questions: Do you want to come back to this 1. Why do people like to make a loud noise?
place again 2. The difference between the noise in the city and the
You should say: countryside?
What it is 3. Why there are noise in the city and countryside?
When you went there 4. Do you think children usually make a loud noise?
What you did there 5. Where do children usually make a loud noise?
And explain why you feel it’s a noisy place 6. Why do people like to go to places where have many noise?
46. Describe a person you have met who you want
to work/study with
Follow up Q: Do your friend enjoy studying with
you?
You should say:
Who this person is? How you met this person?
How long you have known him/her
And explain why you want to work/study with
him/her
47. Describe something you would like to learn in
the future
You should say
What it is
How you would like to learn it
Where you would like to learn it
Why you would like to learn it
And explain whether it’s difficult to learn it
48. Describe a person you know who likes to help
others (or, who often helps others).
You should say: Who this person is
How you know them (= him or her)
When you knew or when you first met this person
Where this person lives
What kind of person he or she is
And explain why this person helps others.
49. Describe a routine you have in your life that
you enjoy
You should say:
What it is
How often do you do it
Is it easy to stick to that routine
And explain how you feel about it
50. Describe a happy experience in your childhood
that you remember well
You should say:
When and where it happened
Who you were with
What you saw or did
And explain why you remember it so well.
A perfect job
Describe a perfect job you would like to have in
1. What are the characteristics that good co-workers need?
2. What benefits if you are surrounded by good co-workers?
3. What would happen if the co-workers are not good?
4. Are there values if managers build good relationships with the
workers who work underneath them?
5. Is it good for workers if the company applies sports facilities
for them?
6. Are knowledgeable people popular at work?
1. What’s the most popular thing to learn nowadays?
2. At what age should children start making their own
decisions? Why?
3. Which makes young people choose a major, income or
interest?
4. Do young people take their parents’ advice on choosing a
major?
5. Besides parents, who else would people take advice from?
6. Why do some people prefer to study alone?
• Do people in your country like helping others?
• Why do some people not like to help others?
• What are some ways that neighbors can help each other?
• Do you think community spirit has increased (or improved)
compared to years ago, or has it decreased?
• How can people have good relations with their neighbours?
• What do you think are the advantages of having good relations
with one's neighbours?
Part 3
1. What routine do people have at home?
2. What routine does the elderly have?
3. What are the benefits of having a routine for kids at school?
Part 3
1. What do you think is the most important memory for
children?
2. What should adults remember?
3. How can we improve our memories?
4. What can help us to remember our childhood memories?
5. Why do you think some people can remember things easily?
A perfect job
1. Should parents choose the career for their children
or should children be allowed to choose the career
the future they
You should say: want?
• What it is 2. What is the most difficult thing when someone
• How you knew it chooses their own career?
• What it is like 3. Do you think we should still expect a stable career
• And explain why you think it is perfect nowadays?