SPEAKING PRACTICE TEST

SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2023

PART 1 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…5
1. Home/ accommodation...................................................................................................5
2. Study................................................................................................................................. 6
3. The area/ city you live in..................................................................................................6
4. Bag.................................................................................................................................... 6
5. Wild animals..................................................................................................................... 6
6. Rain................................................................................................................................... 6
7. Teacher.............................................................................................................................7
8. Concentration................................................................................................................... 7
9. Friend................................................................................................................................ 7
10. Language........................................................................................................................... 8
11. Repairing things (Fixing things)........................................................................................8
12. Keeping Healthy...............................................................................................................8
13. Dreams & Ambition..........................................................................................................8
14. Favorite Day/ Week..........................................................................................................8
15. Days Off............................................................................................................................9
16. Ice-cream.......................................................................................................................... 9
17. Geography........................................................................................................................ 9
18. Travelling on public transport..........................................................................................9
19. Noise................................................................................................................................. 9
20. Tea and coffee................................................................................................................10
21. Fish.................................................................................................................................. 10
22. Robots............................................................................................................................. 10
23. Gifts................................................................................................................................. 10
24. Helping others................................................................................................................10
25. Films................................................................................................................................ 10
26. Running........................................................................................................................... 11
27. Volunteer (Charity).........................................................................................................11
28. Musical instrument.........................................................................................................11
29. Map................................................................................................................................. 11
30. Chatting........................................................................................................................... 11
31. Clothing........................................................................................................................... 11

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 32. Riding a bike...................................................................................................................11
33. Vacation.......................................................................................................................... 12
PART 2.............................................................................................................................. 13
1. Describe a person you know who likes to help others (or, who often helps others).. .13
2. Describe a person who just moved into your community and brought positive
influence................................................................................................................................... 13
3. Describe an important decision you made....................................................................13
4. Describe a photo that makes you feel happy................................................................13
5. Describe a time when you gave advice to someone......................................................13
6. Describe an interesting talk or speech...........................................................................14
7. Describe a talk you gave to a group of people...............................................................14
8. Describe a period of time that changed your life..........................................................14
9. Describe a difficult task that you completed at study that you felt proud of...............14
10. Describe a time you had to wait for something that would happen............................14
11. Describe an expensive gift that you want to give someone if you save a lot of money
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12. Describe a piece of clothing you most often wear........................................................15
13. Describe an occasion when you got lost........................................................................15
14. Describe a piece of information which you think is not correct....................................15
15. Describe an occasion when you got incorrect information...........................................15
16. Describe an enjoyable experience in your childhood that you remember well...........15
17. Describe a game you played in your childhood.............................................................16
18. Describe a long car journey you went on.......................................................................16
19. Describe a crowded place you have been to.................................................................16
20. Describe an exciting adventure you would like to go on...............................................16
21. Describe a place away from your home you want to visit in the future.......................16
22. Describe a place in your country that you are interested in.........................................16
23. Describe a beautiful city that you have visited..............................................................17
24. Describe a sport you enjoyed watching.........................................................................17
25. Describe a water sport you would like to try in the future...........................................17
26. Describe a sportsperson you admire.............................................................................17
27. Describe a popular person in the world you know........................................................17
28. Describe an activity that made you feel tired................................................................18

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 29. Describe a party that you enjoyed.................................................................................18
30. Describe someone you don’t know but would like to know more about.....................18
31. Describe a businessperson you know who you think is successful...............................18
32. Describe a person who has interesting ideas and opinions..........................................18
33. Describe a foreigner you know who speaks your language well...................................19
34. Describe a book you want to read again.......................................................................19
35. Describe a new shop that opened in your area.............................................................19
36. Describe a movie you watched that made you feel depressed/ disappointed.............19
37. Describe a perfect house you saw/ an ideal house where you want to live.................19
38. Describe an invention that has changed people’s life...................................................19
39. Describe a traditional festival in your country...............................................................20
40. Describe an occasion when you spent time with a child/ Describe a young child you
stayed with............................................................................................................................... 20
41. Describe a job you think is interesting...........................................................................20
42. Describe a person who likes to cook for others.............................................................20
43. Describe an impressive work of art (such as a painting) you saw.................................20
44. Describe a park/garden you have enjoyed visiting........................................................21
45. Describe a problem you have when you use computer................................................21
46. Describe a rule that is important in your school or at work..........................................21
47. Describe a science subject that you are interested in (Biology, Robotics ,etc.)............21
48. Describe a time you received bad service in restaurants/shops...................................21
49. Describe a good advertisement that you think is useful...............................................22
PART 3.............................................................................................................................. 23
1. Children........................................................................................................................... 23
2. Getting lost.....................................................................................................................23
3. Clothes............................................................................................................................ 23
4. Memory.......................................................................................................................... 23
5. Games............................................................................................................................. 24
6. Shop................................................................................................................................ 24
7. Living in the city, accommodation.................................................................................24
8. Popularity/ Celebrity......................................................................................................24
9. Movie.............................................................................................................................. 24
10. Helping others, volunteering..........................................................................................24
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 11. Making decision..............................................................................................................25
12. Money............................................................................................................................. 25
13. Water activities, water transport...................................................................................25
14. Communication..............................................................................................................25
15. Queues, crowds of people..............................................................................................25
16. Careers............................................................................................................................ 26
17. Sport, keeping fit............................................................................................................26
18. Invention......................................................................................................................... 26
19. Transportation, leisure facilities....................................................................................26
20. Gift and Rewards............................................................................................................26
21. Book................................................................................................................................ 27
22. Information..................................................................................................................... 27
23. Adventure....................................................................................................................... 27
24. Traditional festival..........................................................................................................27
25. Photography...................................................................................................................27
26. Success............................................................................................................................ 27
27. Garden............................................................................................................................27
28. Tiredness......................................................................................................................... 28
29. Art................................................................................................................................... 28
30. Foreign Language............................................................................................................28
31. Relationship.................................................................................................................... 28
32. Cooking........................................................................................................................... 28
33. Regions in your country..................................................................................................29
34. Rules...............................................................................................................................29
35. Science............................................................................................................................ 29
36. Party................................................................................................................................ 29
37. Change............................................................................................................................ 29
38. Service............................................................................................................................. 30
39. Advice.............................................................................................................................31
40. Talented & Sport............................................................................................................31
41. Waiting............................................................................................................................ 31
BACKUP TOPIC.................................................................................................................. 32

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 PART 1
1. Home/ accommodation
1. What kind of housing/accommodation do you live in?
2. Who do you live with?
3. How long have you lived there?
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?
6. Which room does your family spend most of the time in?
7. Are the transport facilities to your home very good?
8. Do you prefer living in a house or a flat?
9. Please describe the room you live in.
10. What part of your home do you like the most?

2. Study
1. Describe your education
2. What kind of school did you go to as a child?
3. What was your favourite subject as a child?
4. Do you think your country has an effective education system?
5. Are you looking forward to working?

3. The area/ city 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 your hometown recently?
5. Do you know any of your neighbors?
6. Is this city your permanent residence?

4. Bag
1. Do you like bags?
2. What type of bags do you like?
3. Do you have different bags for different occasions?
4. Do you usually carry a bag when you go out?
5. What do you put in your bag?
6. When you are buying a bag, what factors do you consider?

5. Wild animals
1. What’s your favorite wild animal?
2. Have you ever seen wild animals?
3. Do you like watching animals in the zoo?

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4. Dou you think wild animal should be protected?

6. Rain
1. Do you prefer rainy days or sunny days?
2. What do you do on rainy days?
3. What do you usually do when it starts to rain and you are outside?
4. Do you think rain is good?
5. How does rain affect life in your country?
6. Is there any part in your country where it doesn’t rain much?
7. Have you ever had to change your plans because of your rain?

7. Teacher
1. Would you like to be a teacher?
2. Do you think you could be a teacher?
3. Did you have a favorite teacher?
4. How did this teacher help you?

8. Concentration
1. Is it difficult for you to stay focused on something?
2. What do you do to improve concentration?
3. When is it hard to concentrate?
4. In what situations do you need to concentrate?
5. Is it easy for you to do two things simutaneously?

9. Friend
1. Are friends important to you?
2. What do you and your friends together?
3. Do you have many friends?
4. Do your prefer one friend or many friends?
5. What kind of people do you like to have as a friend?
6. What kind of friend do you want to meet in the future?
7. Do your friends think that you are a good friend?
8. Do you prefer to spending time with friends or alone?
9. Do you like spend time with friends?

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 10. Language
1. What foreign languages have you studied?
2. Why did you choose to study that language?
3. How did you learn that language?
4. How long have you been learning that language?
5. Would you say it’s a difficult language to learn?

11. Repairing things (Fixing things)

1. Have you ever repaired anything?
2. What kinds of things would you repair at home?
3. What kinds of things yould you never repair?
4. Do you find it difficult to repair things
5. Do you prefer repairing things or buying new ones?
6. Do you think it’s good to know how to repair somethings?

12. Keeping Healthy

1. Do you do anything to keep healthy?
2. What food do you eat for good health?
3. How do people maintain good health?
4. What would you say a “healthy lifestyle”?
5. Is there any sport (or activities that promote good health) that you would like to try in the
future?
6. Do you do any exercise at school? Do you like it?
7. Do you think people do enough exercise nowadays?
8. Has you school taught anything about how to live a healthy life?
9. Do you think being overweight is an important health issue?

13. Dreams & Ambition

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?
4. What are your career ambitions or goals?
5. Is it important to have ambitions?
6. What were your ambitions when you were a child?

14. Favorite Day/ Week

1. Which day is your favorite day? What is your least favorite day?
2. How do you usually spend your time?
3. What is the busiest day of the week for you?
4. What do you usually do on weekends?
5. Are weekdays and weekends the same to you?

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 15. Days Off
1. What do you do on your day off?
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?

16. 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. Would you like to make your own ice cream?

17. Geography
1. Have you ever studied geography at school?
2. Do you like geography?
3. Are you good at reading a map?
4. Would you visit a country because of its geographical location?
5. What do you think about geography?
6. Do you think geography is useful?

18. Travelling on public transport

1. Do you often travel on public transports?
2. Did you use public transport when you were a child?
3. What kind of public transport do you usually take?
4. Will you use public transport more in the future?
5. Is there sufficient public transport in your city?
6. How do you think public transport could be improved?

19. Noise
1. Which do you think makes louder noise, in cities or in the countryside?
2. What kind of noise do cars make?
3. What noises / sounds do you generally hear around where you live?
4. Do you have a favourite sound, and a sound that you find the most annoying?
5. Do you think the amount of noise in modern life is increasing?
6. Is there much noise in your workplace / your university (or school)?
7. What is the effect of noise in our cities?
8. Do you think loud noise affects our hearing?

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 20. Tea and coffee
1. Do people like tea and coffee nowadays?
2. Do you like to use tea or coffee to serve your guests?
3. When was the last time you drank tea or coffee?
4. Do you ever go out to drink tea or coffee?
5. Do most people in your country like to drink tea or coffee?

21. Fish
1. Do you like eating fish?
2. Where would you go to find fish?
3. If you do eat fish, what is your favourite?
4. Why do people go fishing?

22. Robots
1. Are you interested in robots?
2. Have you ever learnt anything about robots?
3. How would you feel travelling in a car driven by a robot?
4. Would robots affect people’s lives?

23. Gifts
1. Have you ever sent handmade gifts to others?
2. How to choose a gift?
3. Do you give expensive gifts?
4. What kinds of gifts are popular in your country?

24. Helping others

1. Do you usually help people around you?
2. How do you help people around you, such as neighbours, family and friends?
3. Do your parents teach you how to help others?
4. Did you parents help you a lot when you were young?

25. Films
1. What’s your favourite films?
2. Did you often watch films when you were a child?
3. Are there any kinds of films that you don’t like?
4. Would you like to be a movie star?
5. What kinds of films do young people like?

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 26. Running
1. Do you go running a lot?
2. Where do you usually go running?
3. What do you think of running as a form of exercise?

27. Volunteer (Charity)

1. Have you ever done any voluntary work?
2. Would you like to work as a volunteer?
3. Why do you think people volunteer?
4. Is volunteering worth the time it takes?

28. Musical instrument

1. Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument?
2. What musical instruments do you enjoy listening to?
3. Do you think children should learn to play an instrument at school?
4. How easy would it be to learn to play an instrument without a teacher?

29. Map
1. Do you often use map?
2. What is the difference between mobile maps and paper maps?
3. Who taught you how to use maps?

30. Chatting
1. Do you often chat with friends?
2. Do you prefer to chat online or face to face?
3. Do you prefer group chat or individual chat?

31. Clothing
1. What kind of clothes do you like to wear?
2. Do you prefer to wear comfortable and casual clothes or smart clothes
3. Do you like wearing T-Shirts
4. Do you spend a lot of time choosing clothes?

32. Riding a bike

1. Did 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?

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 33. Vacation
1. What do you do in your holidays?
2. Who do you usually spend the holiday with?
3. Do you prefer travelling alone or in a group?
4. What was the best vacation you ever had?
5. What do you usually do during your vacation?
6. Do you like to plan your vacations?
7. What are the most important things to think about when planning a vacation?

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PART 2
1. 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
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 (likes to help) helps others.
2. Describe a person who just moved into your community and brought positive
influence
You should say
Who this person is
When and where this person moved to your community
How you know this person
And explain how you feel about this person
3. Describe an important decision you made
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
4. Describe a photo that makes you feel happy
You should say
What the photo like
When and where you took this photo
How often you watch the photo
And explain why it makes you feel happy
5. Describe a time when you gave advice to someone
You should say:
When it was
To whom you gave the advice
What the advice was
And explain why you gave the advice

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6. Describe an interesting talk or speech
You should say
When you heard it
Where you heard it
What it was about
And explain why you think it was interesting.
7. Describe a talk you gave to a group of people
You should say
Who you gave the talk to
What the talk was about
Why you gave the talk
And explain how you felt about the talk
8. Describe a period of time that changed your life
You should say
When it was
Who you were with
What happened at that time
And explain why it changed your life
9. Describe a difficult task that you completed at study that you felt proud of
You should say:
What the task was
How you completed it
Why the task was difficult
Why you were proud of the completion of the task.
10. Describe a time you had to wait for something that would happen
You should say
What the thing is
Why did you wait so long
And explain how you felt

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11. Describe an expensive gift that you want to give someone if you save a lot of money
You should say
What the gift was
Who you gave it to
Why you gave it
And explain whether this person liked the gift or not
12. Describe a piece of clothing you most often 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.
13. 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
14. Describe a piece of information which you think is not correct
You should say
What information is it
Where you heard/read this information
When you heard/read it
And explain why you think it is incorrect
15. Describe an occasion when you got incorrect information
You should say
What information it was
Where you got it
How you found out it was incorrect
What happened after you found it.
16. Describe an enjoyable experience in your childhood that you remember well
You should say
When and where it happened
Who you were with
What you did
How you felt about it
And explain why you did it with one or more people

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17. Describe a game you played in your childhood
You should say
What the game was
Who you played it with
When&How you played it
How you felt about the game
18. Describe a long car journey you went on
You should say
Where you went
What you did there
Who you went there with
How you felt about the journey
19. Describe a crowded place you have been to
You should say
Where the place is
When you went there
Whom you went there
And explain how you felt about this crowded place.
20. 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
21. Describe a place away from your home you want to visit in the future
You should say:
Where this place is
Who you would like to go with
What would you do there
Why you want to visit this place
22. Describe a place in your country that you are interested in
You should say
Where it is
How you knew it
Why you are interested in it

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23. Describe a beautiful city that you have visited
You should say
Where the city is
When & why you went there
And explain why it is beautiful
24. 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.
25. Describe a water sport you would like to try in the future.
You should say
What it is
Where you would like to try it
How difficult it is
And explain why you would like to try it
26. Describe a sportsperson you admire
You should say
Who he/she is
What you know about him/her
What he/she is like in real life
What achievement he/she has made
And explain why you admire him/her
27. Describe a popular person in the world 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.

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28. Describe an activity that made you feel tired
You should say
When it happened
Where it took place
What the activity was
And explain why it made you feel tired
29. Describe a party that you enjoyed
You should say
When you went to the party
Where the party was held
What kind of party it was
And explain why you enjoyed this party
30. Describe someone you don’t know but would like to know more about
You should say
Who this person is
What interesting things he/she has done
Why you want to know more about him/her
31. Describe a businessperson you know who you think is successful
You should say
Who the person is
How did you know the person
What he/she has achieved
And explain why do you think the person is successful
32. Describe a person who has interesting ideas and opinions
You should say
Who this person is
How you know this person
What interesting ideas/opinions he/she
And explain you think why his/her ideas are interesting

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33. Describe a foreigner you know who speaks your language well
You should say
Who this person is
Where he/she is from
How he/she learns Vietnamese
And explain why he/she can speak Vietnamese well
34. Describe a book you want to read again
What the book is about
Why you read it
What you learned from this book
And explain why you would like to read it again.
35. Describe a new shop that opened in 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
36. Describe a movie you watched that made you feel depressed/ disappointed
You should say
What it was
When you watched it
Who you watched it with
Why you didn’t like it
And explain why you felt disappointed
37. Describe a perfect house you saw/ an ideal house where you want to live
You should say
When and where you saw it
What it looked like What special feature it had
And explain why you liked it.
38. Describe an invention that has changed people’s life
You should say
What it is
How you use it
How it changed the world
How popular it is
How difficult it is to use it

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39. Describe a traditional festival in your country
You should say
When the festival occurs
What you did during it
What you like or dislike about it
And explain why this a festival or national holiday is important
40. Describe an occasion when you spent time with a child/ Describe a young child you
stayed with
You should say
Who the child was
What you did together
Why you did it
When you did it
How you felt
41. 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
42. Describe a person who likes to cook for others
You should say:
Who this person is
What he/she likes to cook
Why he/she likes to cook
And explain how do you feel about the cooking
43. Describe an impressive work of art (such as a painting) you saw
You should say
When you first saw this painting
What the painting is about
Who the painter is
And explain why do you enjoy it

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44. Describe a park/garden you have enjoyed visiting
You should say
When you often go there
Where it is
Who you often go there with
And explain what it is like
45. Describe a problem you have when you use computer
You should say
What the problem is?
When and where does it happen?
And explain how do you solve the problem?
46. Describe a rule that is important in your school or at work
You should say
What the rule is
If the people break this rule, what will happen
Why do you think this is an important rule?
47. Describe a science subject that you are interested in (Biology, Robotics ,etc.)
You should say
Which subject it is?
How and where did you know this subject?
How do you usually get information about this subject?
And explain why you are interested in this subject
48. Describe a time you received bad service in restaurants/shops
You should say
When it happened
Why you went there
What happened in the restaurants/shops
And explain why you think their service was bad

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49. Describe a good advertisement that you think is useful
You should say
Where you can see it
What it shows
Why you think it is useful
And explain how you feel about it

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 PART 3
1. Children
1. Should parents give advice to help their kids decide what friends they make?
2. Do you think children should have a lot of toys?
3. Do you think that parents should make decisions for their children?
4. At what age can children make decisions on their own?
5. Why do children tend to be happier than adults?

2. Getting lost
1. Why are there some people who never get lost?/ a good sense of direction
2. Do you think that children should be taught to read paper maps at school?
3. How do people react when they get lost?
4. Is a paper map still necessary?
5. With mobile phones and these electronic products with navigation is it easy for people to
get lost?

3. Clothes
1. When should people wear formal clothes?
2. Do people wear formal clothes more often than before?
3. What kinds of clothes should people wear at work?
4. Do you think people should wear formal clothes in the workplace?
5. Why do some people like to wear tradition clothes?
6. Do old people change their style of dressing?
7. Do you think there is a difference between males and females when buying clothes?
8. Do you think it's important (or, good) to follow the current fashions in the clothes you
wear?
9. Why do many young people feel it's important to wear clothes that are "in fashion"?

4. Memory
1. Why do you think some people have better memory than others?
2. In what situations is it important to remember information very well?
3. How can people improve their memory?
4. Why is it difficult for some people to remember things?
5. What do you think is the most important memory for children?
6. What should adults remember?
7. What can help us to remember our childhood memories?

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 5. Games
1. Do you think winning is the most important goal for playing games?
2. What kinds of games do children play these days?
3. Which do you think are better, indoor or outdoor games?
4. How can children benfit from playing team games?
5. Why do people like to play different games?
6. Do you think it’s good for children to play games?
7. How important would you say it is to develop a sense of competition in children?

6. Shop
1. Do you think location is the key factor that attracts customers?
2. What kinds of shops are popular in your city?
3. Why do young people enjoy going to boutiques?

7. Living in the city, accommodation

1. What difficulties do people have living in the city?
2. What is the difference between living in an apartment and in a house?

8. Popularity/ Celebrity
1. What kinds of people are popular at work?
2. Are knowledgeable people popular at work?
3. What benefits are there when a child is popular at school?

9. Movie
1. Do you believe in movie reviews?
2. What kinds of movies are popular in your country?
3. Do you think films with famous actors and actresses would be more popular?

10. Helping others, volunteering

1. What can children help parents with?
2. Why do people do volunteer work?
3. In your view, should children be taught to help others?
4. How do students, such as high-school students, help each other?
5. Do you think people nowadays should participate more in volunteering?
6. How can we encourage children to help others?
7. Who should teach children to help others, parents or teachers?
8. What are the benefits of children helping their parents?
9. Why are some people willing to help others?

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 11. Making decision
1. What important decisions do teenagers need to make after graduation?
2. Do you think advertisement can influence our decisions when shopping?
3. What are the advantages of advertising?
4. How does advertising influence children?
5. Do you prefer advice from your family or friends?

12. Money
1. Why is it hard for some people to save money?
2. What is the best way of saving money?
3. Should children have pocket money?
4. Is it easy for people to save money to buy expensive items?
5. How do you choose presents for others if you don’t know what they like? Is it difficult to
buy the right present?
6. How do you think about people giving money to charity organization?
7. What do young people like to save money to buy?

13. Water activities, water transport

1. What are the pluses and minuses of transporting goods on water?
2. What water sports are popular in your country?
3. What's the difference between outdoor sports and indoor sports?
4. What kinds of water sports are popular nowadays?
5. Why should we develop water transport?
6. Do you think it is necessary for everyone to learn to swim?

14. Communication
1. Which is better, being a communicator or listener?
2. What personal qualities does a good communicator need to have?
3. Does technological development have a negative impact on communication among people?
4. Will Vietnamese people feel nervous when it comes to public speaking?

15. Queues, crowds of people

1. What do you think of phenomenon of people queueing in restaurants for more than an
hour?
2. Why do some people love to love in tall buildings nowadays?
3. How do you think people should deal with traffic congestion?

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 16. Careers
1. Do you think it’s important for secondary schools to offer careers advice to students?
2. What professions are most popular with young people in your country now?
3. What kinds of jobs are well-paid in your country?
4. Which jobs pay low wages but require a high level of skills?
5. What kinds of jobs need people to work in a team?
6. What jobs are popular among younger people in VietNam?
7. What are the differences people choose jobs between now and in the past?
8. Which is more important, the people you work with or the job you do?

17. Sport, keeping fit

1. Which sports do you think most people like to do?
2. Do children need to exercise?
3. Is it important to have a break during work or study?
4. Are there more activities for young people now than 20 years ago?
5. Do adults and children have enough time for leisure activities nowadays?

18. Invention
1. What are the qualities of a scientist?
2. What do you think have been some of the most important inventions in the past 100 years?
3. What inventions do you hope to have in 20 years?
4. Can you name any other inventions that have made a big impact on human society?
5. Do you think these inventions tend to make people lazy?

19. Transportation, leisure facilities

1. What’s the most popular means of transportation in your hometown?/ How do people
travel to work?
2. Do you prefer public transportation or private transportation?
3. What needs to be improved in public transport?
4. What benefits does public transport bring to the world?
5. Is it too late for people to get a driver’s license at the age of 18?
6. What’s the difference between men’s and women’s preference for cars?
7. Do people in your country like to go to a cinema or watch a film?

20. Gift and Rewards

1. What rewards do children want to get?
2. What are children usually rewarded for at school?
3. What rewards can companies offer to outstanding employees?

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 21. Book
1. What kind of books they like to read and why they can learn from them?
2. Vietnamese people whether they prefer to read on paper or electronically?

22. Information
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?

23. Adventure
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?

24. Traditional festival

1. Is it important to celebrate traditional festivals?
2. Do you think these traditions will be lost in the future?/ Are traditional festivals
disappearing?
3. Should children learn about traditional festivals at school?

25. Photography
1. Do people take more photos than before?
2. Is equipment important to photography?
3. Do you think anyone can learn to take professional-quality photographs?
4. What skills and/or personal qualities does one need to be a professional photographer?
26. Success
1. What are the elements of success
2. What are the different ways in which a student can be successful at school?
3. How can students be rewarded for their success?
4. Is doing well in academic subjects more important than doing well in practical subjects
5. such as art, design or sports?
6. In what ways can people be successful at work?
7. Do you believe "being successful" and "making a lot of money" are the same thing?
27. Garden
1. In your country, do elderly and young people do the same things in gardens?
2. What are the different types of gardens that exist in your country?
3. In your country, do people prefer to plant vegetables, or flowers in a garden?
4. Can you explain why some people want to grow their own vegetables?

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5. Due to an overuse of pesticides in commercial farms, some people say that private gardens
should be used for growing vegetables. Do you agree?
6. What do people need to do in order to maintain a private garden?
7. Do you think gardens are good for cities?
8. Do you think government should spend more money on creating public gardens?
28. Tiredness
1. Does studying make people tired today?
2. In which situations do they feel tired?
3. What do people think about striving for studying and striving for sports?
29. Art
1. What are the differences between painting and drawing?
2. Why do some people keep a painting for a long time?
3. How does a building style affect people’s lives?
4. What kinds of art are produced in your country?
5. Do you think people of different generations have differences in the types of art that they
like?
6. Should government fund art galleries (or should it be done privately)?
30. Foreign Language
1. What foreign languages do children in your country learn?
2. Why do children in your country learn English?
3. Do you think the way people learn English today is the same as in the past?
4. What are the benefits of the internet for people’s learning?
5. Several languages become extinct every year. Can you suggest why that is happening?
6. Do you think we should (attempt to) save endangered languages from extinction?
7. Do you think it's possible to revive a language after it has become extinct?
31. Relationship
1. Are there any differences in the relationship between you and your friends, you and other
people?
2. Do people feel lonely in crowded cities?
3. Where and how can people get to know new people?
4. Can clothing tell and reveal a person’s personality?
5. Why do individuals from the same family have different personalities?
6. How does society influence a person's personality?
32. Cooking
1. What do people need to prepare when they need to cook?
2. How often do people in your country cook at home nowadays?
3. Who do you think is more willing to do some cooking, old people or young people?
4. Do you think everyone needs to learn how to cook?
5. Do you agree that food is an important part of festivals in your country?
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6. Would you agree that food varies, according to the local culture of a place?
7. Would you say it's important to have some knowledge of foreign food cultures?
33. Regions in your country
1. Do people have different personalities in different regions of your country?
2. What causes the differences between different regions of your country?
3. Do youngsters like to try new things? How about older people?
34. Rules
1. What rules should children abide by at home in your country?
2. What rules can be forgiven for children breaking at home?
3. What rules should people obey in public transportation?
4. In general, do workplaces have fixed times for the work day, or flexible work hours?
5. Should companies compel employees to work overtime?
6. What's your opinion of companies requiring their employees to wear a uniform?
35. Science
1. What are some ways we use science in our daily lives?
2. Do you think people sometimes need to take a break from modern technology?
3. Would you agree that science has developed fast in the past 100 years?
4. Have these developments all been positive developments, or do you think there have been
some negative developments?
5. What would you say is the most important scientific advancement in the past 100 years?
6. What do you think might be the next major technological advancement (in the future)?
7. What can individuals do for scientific research?
8. What influence can international cooperation in science bring about?
9. Do you think everybody should study science?
10. What are the differences between science courses and liberal arts courses?
11. Are (were) scientific subjects popular in your school?
12. What science do students in your country generally study at school?
13. Can you suggest why some people dislike studying science?
36. Party
1. Why do people like parties?
2. Why do some people not like going to parties?
3. Do you think music and dancing are a must at a party?
4. What would you do if you were disturbed by a neighbour’s party?
37. Change
1. Do people like new things or changes in life?
2. Why do some people quit and change jobs?
3. How to adapt to changes in life?

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 38. Service
1. Would you say that the service that people receive in your country is generally good, or
generally bad?
2. What would you say are the most common places where people are given bad service?
3. Please compare good service and bad service in a restaurant.
4. Are people in your country used to complaining when they receive bad service?
5. Why do some people choose to remain silent when they receive bad service?
6. How do the employees who give bad service usually react when a customer complains?
7. If you complain about bad service, do the businesses or organizations usually address your
complaint?
8. Who should be responsible for bad service?
39. Advice
1. What advice do parents like to give?
2. Do children listen to what their parents’ advice?
3. What are the differences when giving advice to young people and old people?
4. In which areas are people willing to accept suggestions and unwilling to accept
5. suggestions?
40. Talented & Sport
1. Some people believe that the top professional sportspeople are overpaid. Do you agree?
2. Do you think it's right that many professional athletes are paid more than doctors and
teachers?
3. What factors influence the development of talented (or simply, good) athletes?
4. Do you think it's important for children to take part in sporting activities?
5. (In your opinion,) Is it better for children to play various types of sport or is it better for
them to concentrate on one sport?
41. Waiting
1. In what situations do people in your country (have to) wait for something, or someone?
2. Are there any people who often have to wait for other people?
3. Do you think people generally like waiting?
4. When someone has to make an important or difficult decision, what do you think are the
advantages of waiting before making the decision?
5. Do you think people are born with different levels of patience, or is it something that is
learned?
6. Do you think that people tend to enjoy things more if they had waited a while before
getting those things?
7. Would you say people are more patient nowadays than in the past?
8. Can you explain why elderly people are more patient than young people?
9. In what ways does it benefit a child to teach them the virtue of patience?

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BACKUP TOPIC
Part 1
Science
1. When did you start to learn science?
2. What is your favorite science subject?
3. Is there any technology that you think is helpful in daily life?
4. Do you think science classes are important?

Part 2
Describe something you would like to learn in the future
You should say
What it is
How you would like to learn it
Where and why you would like to learn it
And explain whether it’s difficult to learn it.

Part 3
Learning
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?

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