ENGLISH B1.

1 – SPEAKING

SECTION D: SPEAKING (5 minutes/student) – 10 marks

Part 1: Social interaction (2.5 marks): 2 minutes

- The examiner greets the student, asks him/her to take a seat.
- The examiner asks for the student’s name, then asks him/her 3 – 4 questions about one of the
following topics:
• Let’s talk about your hometown.
What is your hometown?
Where is it? – It is located in the south of Vietnam.
What is the weather like in your hometown? – It’s scorching hot / boiling.
What is your hometown famous for?
What is the special food in your hometown?
What don’t you like about your hometown?
How often do you go back to your hometown?
• Let’s talk about your family.
How many people are there in your family? – I come from a nuclear family which4 members
live together in HCMC. There are my …
What does your father do?
What don’t you like about your family?
Who are you close to?
• Let’s talk about your free time activities.
• Let’s talk about your learning English.
How long have you learned English?
> I have been learning English for about 10 years.
> I have been learning English since I was in primary school. That means it’s about 10 years
from then.
What aspect of learning English do you find the most difficult?
What skill are you bad at / good at?
➢ I find listening skill is the most difficult because I don’t understand what foreigners
say./ because I don’t have enough vocabulary to understand
 ➢ Because I don’t have enough confidence to speak to / with the foreigners. / because I
don’t have much time to practice speaking English.
What have you done to improve your skill? – I attend an extra class in a language center. / I
often listen to English songs on Youtube every day.
I practice speaking English in front of the mirror.
• Let’s talk about your traveling experiences.
Do you like travelling? – Absolutely, I am really into travelling with my [family] to [Vung Tau
city] in the summer / on public holiday.
What are the benefits / advantages of travelling? – It can help me let off steam.
Would you like to travel to seaside or mountainous place /resort?
Do you prefer mountain to seaside? -> Absolutely I like travelling to … because
Do you like to travel in groups or alone? - > The more the happier
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• Let’s talk about staying healthy.
Do you play sport? –
Which sport do you play? – where / when / with whom - work out / do exercise
What are the benefits / advantages of sport? – Playing sports can help me stronger / healthier /
build muscles /
What do you do to keep fit / stay healthy? – I do sport and eat well.
How many hours do you do sport?
How often …?