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GỢI Ý TRẢ LỜI – SPEAKING PART 2

SITUATION 1: Discuss some activities to do in freetime

A group of friends are hanging out in their free time. Three ideas are suggested:
go to eat something (food), go shopping and go to the cinema. Which is the best
choice?

Go to eat something (food)

+ They enjoy delicious dishes and chat with each other while eating
+ They can release their pressure totally after school
- They can cook the dishes we like at home and it may save much money

Go shopping
+They can buy necessary things for their daily life
+They can try things on, pick things up, so they can relax after
school - They don’t have enough money to go shopping

Go to the cinema
+ They can enjoy a new film with visual effects or better sound + After watching
the movies, they can chat with their friends about these films and they may have a
lot of interesting things to talk about
-They usually watch movies on Youtube
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SITUATION 2: Advise a friend how to learn English properly

Your friend is considering three ways to improve his/her English: Watching
films, reading books and talking with foreigners. Which do you think is the best
choice for him/her?

Watching films
+ My friend may expand his/her vocabulary
+ He/she learns to communicate effectively
+ He/she may improve his/her listening skill
- It is easy to distract from learning
- It is difficult to understand because he/she is not good at listening English

Reading books
+ He/she learns new words
+ He/she improves reading skill
- It need concentration
-It takes a lot of time

Talking with foreigners

+ He/she may improve speaking skill
+ He/she may learn to communicate well
+He/she can hear many funny stories from different countries in the
world. + It’s easy to find foreigners to talk with them at coffee shops
- He/she may not be confident enough to speak with them
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SITUATION 3: Suggest a means of vehicle for a foreign friend

A foreigner has just come to work in your city he is going to stay here for 2 years.
He asks you how he should travel around. Three options are suggested: buying a
motorbike, buying a bicycle and travelling by bus. Which do you think is the best
choice?

Buying a motorbike
+ A motorbike is the mostcommon vehicle in Vietnam
+ It is easy to travel in Vietnam and to find a parking lot
- He does not have a driving license

Buying a bicycle
+ Travelling by bike may protect the environment
+He keeps fit when riding a bike to come to work
- It takes much time to come to work

Travelling by bus
+ It may protect the environment and reduce traffic jams
+He can read a book, listen to music, make new friends while travelling by
bus - The bus is sometimes overcrowded and inconvenient

SITUATION 4: Discuss some places to hold a birthday party

You are having a birthday party and many of your friends are invited. Three
locations are suggested: at home, in a restaurant, and in a park. Which do you
think is the best place for party?
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At home
+ It is cozy and inexpensive
+ We cook dishes we like
- It is a small space
- It takes a lot of time to cook and to clean

At a restaurant
+We can eat delicious dishes
+We do not need to prepare or to cook food
- It is expensive and noisy

In a park
+ We can fresh air while eating
+ It is convenient for a barbecue party
+ A park is a spacious venue
- We need to prepare and cook , so we may feel tired

SITUATION 5: Discuss some ways to make donations

Your friends are discussing ways to make donations for charitable organizations.
Three options are donating old clothes, producing hand-made crafts and selling
for money, giving food. Which do you think is the best option?

Donating old clothes

+ The poor don’t have enough clothes to wear
+These clothes help them keep warm in the winter

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Producing hand-made crafts and sell for money

- It is difficult to produce hand¬made crafts nicely
- It’s hard to sell them to raise money for
charitable

Giving food
+ The poor don’t have enough food to eat
+ Food can supply nutrition, so they can improve their physicalhealth
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