People

1. Describe a person that you enjoy spending time with

Who this person is
How you knew him/her
What you usually do together
And explain why you like to spend time with him/her
1. What kinds of people are easy to get along with?
2. How do leaders get along with their subordinates?
3. Do people have time for themselves nowadays?
2. Describe a family member you might like to work with in the future
Who the member is
What kind of work you want to do with him or her
What he or she did impressed you most
And explain why you would like to work with him or her
1. What kinds of family business are common in VietNam?
2. Why do people want to do family business?
3. Describe a friend you enjoy talking with
Who is he/she
How long you two are friends
What you do together
And explain why she/he is your best friend
1. Is it better to communicate face to face or online? Why?
2. Do you think it is impossible to make real friends on the internet?
3. Why is it hard to maintain friendships for some people?
4. What do you think it takes to become friends?
5. What do you talk about with your friends?
6. Do you think you can be friends with strangers?
7. How should you treat a stranger?
4. Describe a person you only met once and want to know more about
Who he/she is
When you met him/her
Why you want to know more about him/her And explain how you feel about him/her
1. How do people make friends in VietNam?
2. On what occasions do people like to make friends?
3. Is it important to have the same hobbies and interests when making friends?
4. What qualities make true friends?
5. Describe a neighbour you are interested in
Who this person is
How you know this person
What this person likes to do
And explain why you think this neighbour is interesting.
1. Do you think people are familiar with their neighbours?
2. How can people improve the relationship with neighbours?
3. How do children build relationships with others in a community?
 4. Is it beneficial to get along well neighbours?
5. How can big business help local neighbourhood
6. Is it true that young people don’t get along with their neighbours?
7. What negative impact technology have on our community?
6. Describe a person you know who does a job which is useful to society
Who this person is
How you knew him/her
What type of work he/she does
And explain why you think his/her work is useful to the society
1. What jobs are well-paid?
2. What are the changes in working conditions?
3. What are the impacts of the epidemic on the work environment?
7. Describe a popular/well-known person in your country
Who this person is
What he/she has done
Why he/she is popular
And explain how you feel about this person
1. What kinds of people are popular at work?
2. Are bosses more popular than employees at work?
3. Which one is more important, keeping a good relationship with colleagues or doing well
at
work?
4. What benefits are there when a child is popular at school?
8. Describe a person you follow regularly on social media or other media
Who he/she is
How you knew him/her
What he/she posts on social media
And explain why you follow him/her on social media
1. What can people do on social media?
2. Do you think older people and younger people will use the same kind of social media
software?
3. Do older people spend much time on social media?
9. Describe a friend from your childhood.
Who he/she is
Where and how you met each other
What you often did together
And explain what made you like him/her
1. Which one is more important, old friendships or new ones?
2. How important is childhood friendship to children?
3. Do you think the development of social media affects friendships nowadays?
4. Do you think social media will replace face-to-face communication?
10. Describe a person you know who is from a different culture.
Who he/she is
Where he/she is from
 How you knew him/her
And explain how you feel about him/her
1. Where do people usually meet people from a different culture?
2. Is it important to know the differences between cultures?
3. Do you think travellers should learn about the country they visit before their trip?
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of cultural diversity?

11. Describe a person who inspired you to do something interesting

Who he/she is
How you knew him/her
What interesting thing you did
And explain how he/she inspired you to do it

Health
12. Describe a positive change that you made in your life
What it is
Why you did it
Who you did it with
And explain how you feel about the change
1 Is it easier for young people to change?
2 Is it easy for old people to change?
3 How can people change their daily routine if they want to?
4 What are the disadvantages when people keep making changes?
13. Describe something you do that you think is important for keeping fit and healthy
What you do
How often you do it
Where you do it
And explain how you think this activity helps you stay healthy or fit.
1. How do people generally stay healthy in your country?
2. How can parents guide their children to build health?
3. Do you think it is the best for students to exercises several time a week?
4. What do old people in your country do to keep fit?
5. What kinds of sports are popular in VietNam?
6. Do you think young people should play dangerous sports?
7. What else people can do to keep fit besides sports?
Items
14. Describe an item of clothing that someone gave you
What the clothing was
Who gave it to you?
When you got it
And explain why this person gave you the clothing
 1. Have you ever given clothes to others?
2. Why do people dress casually everyday but dress formally at work?
3. Why do people from different countries wear different clothing?
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of wearing uniforms at work and school?
15. Describe a gift you would like to buy for your friend
When it happened
What gift it was
Who you gave it to
And explain why you chose that gift
1. When do people normally send gifts to others?
2. Do people give gifts or red packets on traditional festivals?
3. Is it easy to choose clothes as gifts?
4. Will people feel happy when receiving an expensive gift?
16. Describe a special cake you received from others
When it happened
Where it happened
Who you got the cake from
And explain why it’s a special cake
1. What are the differences between the special food in Vietnam and foreign countries?
2. Do people usually cook special food in Vietnam?
3. Should special food be easily available?
17. Describe a thing you cannot live without except cell phone or computer
What it is
Why you can’t manage without it
How long you have had it for
And explain how you felt when you were without it?
1. Why do you think teenagers always want to have the latest devices such as the iPhone? 2.
Why do they often buy a new one even though they already have one?
3. What do they do with the old one after buying a new one?
4. How hard is it for parents to convince their children not to buy an expensive phone?
18. Describe an invention which changed the world in a good way
What it is
What benefits it has brought
How it influences people of different ages
And explain how it changed people’s lives
1. What it the most helpful innovation at home?
2. What household appliances make us lazy?
3. What kind of invention can be used at school?
4. Do you think AI will replace human teachers? Why?
19. Describe a toy that you often played with as a child
What the toy was?
How old you were when you had it?
Did you play with the toy by yourself or with other kids?
 And explain how you felt about this particular toy.
1. What kind of toys was famous in your childhood? How about these days?
2. Do you think parents should buy more toys their children or they should spend more time
with them instead?
3. Should advertising aimed at kids be prohibited?
4. How do advertisements influence children?
20. Describe a traditional product made in your country which you like
What the product is?
When did you try this product for the first time?
What it is made of?
And explain how you feel about it?
1. Why do traditional products attract tourists?
2. What different types of traditional products are produced in your country?
3. Why do people like to buy imported products?
21. Describe something you had to share with others
What it was
Who you shared it with
Why you had to share it with others
And explain how you felt about it
1. Do children like to share?
2. How can parents teach their children to share?
3. What are the benefits of sharing for children?
4. Is there anything that parents would persuade children to share with others?
22. Describe an object that you think is beautiful
What it is
Where you saw it
What it looks like
And explain why you think it is beautiful
1. Do you think there are more beautiful things now than in the past?
2. What beautiful scenery spots are there in your country?
3. Where do you think people usually come into contact with beautiful things?
4. Why do you think people create beautiful things?
23. Describe a photo you took that you are proud of.
When you took it
Where you took it
What is in this photo
And explain why you are proud of it
1. Why do some people like to record important things with photos?
2. Is taking photos the best way to remember something?
3. What can people learn from historical photographs?
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of taking photos with mobile phones?

Animal – Holiday – Environment

24. Describe a time you visited a new place
Where the new place is
When you went there
Why you went there
And explain how you feel about the place
1 Which do you prefer, living in a city or only visiting it as a tourist?
2 How do young children react when they go to school for the first time?
3 How do young and old people react differently to new things?
4 Why do some people want to go to college far away from home?
25. Describe a special day out which didn’t cost very much
When was the day
Where you went
How much you spent
And explain how you feel about the day
1. How do people spend their leisure time in VietNam?
2. How does technology affect the way people spend their leisure time?
3. Do you think only old people have time for leisure?
26. Describe a long walk you ever had
When this happened
Where you walked
Who you were with
And explain how you felt about this long walk
1. What outdoor activities do people like?
2. What are the differences between the outdoor activities children did in the past and
now?
3. Is leisure time important to everyone? Why?
4. Do women have more leisure time than men?

Building – City
27. Describe a famous city that you think is interesting
Where it is
What the city is famous for
Why it is interesting
And explain how you feel about it
1. What advantages can tourism bring to a city?
2. Why do some young people like to live in cities?
3. Do most elderly people live in the city or in the countryside?
4. Do you think well-developed tourism will have negative effects in local people?
28. Describe a place in the countryside that you visited
Where it is
When you visited this place
What you did there
And explain how you feel about this place
 1. Is there anything special about the countryside in Vietnam?
2. What do people usually do when going to the countryside?
3. Do you think people will live in the countryside in the future?
29. Describe an apartment or a house that you would like to live in near future
What it would look like
How big it would be
Where it would be located
And explain how feel about this apartment or house
1. What kinds of apartments are most popular?
2. What are the differences between houses that young people and old people like?
3. What are the differences between apartments and houses?
30. Describe a quiet place you like to go to
When you like to go there?
Where it is?
What you usually do there?
How quiet that place is?
Why you like to visit there?
1. Is it easy to find quiet places in your country? Why?
2. Why do old people prefer to live in quiet places?
3. Why are there more noises made at home now than in the past?
4. Which place is quieter, the city or the countryside?
5. What are the negative effects of noise pollution?
31. Describe a place you have visited that you would recommend as a good place to live
Where it was
How you felt when you were there
And explain why you would love to live there
1. If you had a chance to live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
2. What are good qualities of a good place?
32. Describe an important river/lake in your country
Where it is located
How big/long it is
What it looks like
And explain why it is important
1. Do people like that river in your country?
2. What kind of water sports do you like?
3. Do you think children should learn to swim?
4. How do rivers/lakes affect local tourism?
5. Why people felt relax beside river?
Arts and artists
33. Describe a song that you think is interesting
What the song is
What story the song tells
Whether the song is popular
And explain why you think it is interesting
 1. Why are music competitions popular in VietNam?
2. What kinds of music do people like?
Events
34. Describe a situation when something in your house was broken and then repaired
What it was?
When it broke/stopped working?
How you repaired it
And explain how did ou felt about it?
1. What are the common home appliances that people use these days?
2. Do you think modern technology makes people lazier?
3. What can people do to protect their equipment from technical problems?
4. When an electronic item of yours does not work, would you repair it or buy a new one?
5. Are you good at handling problems on your own?
6. Are IT-related jobs valued more by society?
35. Describe a time when you were preparing for a happy event
What the event was
Where you had it
Who helped you to organize it
And how you feel about it
1. How can parents help children to get organized?
2. On what occasions do people need to be organized?
3. Does everything need to be well prepared?
4. Do people need others’ help when organizing things?
36. Describe an important event in your life that you celebrated
What the event was
When it happened
Who attended the event
And explain how you feel about the event
1. Do you like to celebrate important events? Why?
2. What kinds of events do people usually celebrate?
3. Do people often celebrate events with a large group of people or just a few people?
4. Do people often celebrate festivals with families?
37. Describe something that surprised you and made you happy.
When it was
Who/ what surprised you
Where you were then
And explain why this surprise made you happy.

1. How do people express happiness in your culture?

2. Do you think happiness has any effect on people? How?
3. How can people be happy?
4. Is it good for people to be unhappy? Why?
38. Describe an interesting discussion that you had with friends
Who you spoke with
 Where you were
What the conversation was about
And explain why you think it was interesting
1. When do children normally form their own views?
2. Do children have strong opinions?
3. Should parents request their kids to obey them?
4. In what industries do you think communication is a necessary skill?
39. Describe a story someone told you and you remember
What the story was about
Who told you this story
Why you remember it
And how you feel about it
1. Do young children like the same stories as older children?
2. How has technology changed storytelling?
40. Describe a lesson that you remember well
What the course was about
Where you had it
Why you remember it
And explain why it impressed you a lot
1. Which can help you remember things better, words or photos?
2. Why do some people have better memory?
3. Why can some people remember some little things in life?
41. Describe a situation when you had to spend a long time in traffic jam
When it was
Where you were going
How long you had to wait
And explain how you felt about this
1. Which vehicles are more likely to be in a traffic jam, cars or buses?
2. If you were in a traffic jam, would you prefer to be in a car or a bus?
3. What do you think of people who always drive their car, even when they could just as
easily
use public transportation?
4. Do you feel that traffic congestion in your hometown is better, or worse than it used to
be?
5. Do you think only the government has the power to manage the problem of traffic jams?
42. Describe a time when you helped a child
When it was
Why you helped him/her
How you helped him/her
And explain how you felt about it

1. Do you often help kids? How?

2. Do you think people will do a lot of volunteering to help their neighbors?
3. Who benefit more from the volunteer services, the volunteers or the people helped?
 4. What can schools do to develop students’ awareness of volunteering?
43. Describe an occasion when you lost something in a public place
What you lost
How you lost it
Where you lost it
And explain how you felt about it.
1. What kinds of things do people usually lose?
2. What do people often do when losing things?
3. Is it an effective way to use rewards to find lost things?
4. What kinds of people may lose things often?
44. Describe a time when you use your mobile phone for something
When you use it
How you use it
What you use it for
And explain how you felt when you use your mobile phone for something
1. What do people generally do with their mobile phones?
2. Is it good to call late in public?
3. Is calling the most important funcition of a mobile phone?
45. Describe a time when you were very busy
When it happened
Where you were
What you did
And explain why you were busy
1. Do you like to be always busy?
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages when people keep busy?
3. Do you think children should learn through playing games or under pressure?
4. What kind of pressure people may experience at work?
46. Describe a time when someone asked you for your opinion
When she/he asked you
How she/he felt while listening to your opinion
And explain why she/he needed your opinion
1. Have you ever asked someone for his/her opinion?
2. Why do some people react impolitely when listening to someone’s story?
47. Describe an occasion when somebody said something positive about some work that you
did
Who it was
What work it was
When she/he told you that
And explain how you felt when hearing it
1. Will you be affected when hearing a number of negative stories?
2. How will you react when someone pays you a compliment?
3. Why are negative feedbacks as important as positive feedbacks at work?
48. Describe a time you made a decision to wait for something
When it happened
 What you waited for
Why you made the decision to wait
And explain how you felt about the decision
1. Why do some people like a slow-paced life?
2. What is making life in cities more and more fast-paced?
3. Is being patient good for people?
4. Do you think people are less patient now than they were in the past?
49. Describe a time when you needed to search for information
What information you needed to search for
When you searched for it
Where you searched for it
And explain why you needed to search for it
1. How can people search for information now?
2. What information can people get from television?
3. Do you think libraries are still important in the digital age?
4. Does the development of the Internet have any impact on disadvantaged people?
50. Describe a time when you saw a lot of plastic waste (e.g in a park, on the beach etc.)
Where are you saw the plastic waste
Why there was a lot of plastic waste
What did you do after you saw them
And explain what your thoughts were about this
1. What are the benefits of using plastic products?
2. How can people reduce their use of plastic?
3. What kind of plastic waste is often seen in Vietnam?
4. What are the problems when there is too much plastic waste?
Others
51. Describe a way/change that helps you save a lot of time
What it is
When it happened
How you implement it
How difficult it is
And explain how you feel about the way/change
1 What can people do to save time?
2 Does technology help people save time? How and why?
3 Do you think parents should be responsible for teaching children to save time?
4 Do people who can manage time well become successful more easily?
52. Describe something you do that can help you to concentrate in work or study
What it is
How often you do it
When you start doing it
And explain how it helps you concentrate
1. Is it important for children to learn how to concentrate?
2. What can employers do to help employees concentrate?
3. What kinds of jobs require higher concentration at work?
 4. Have you ever felt difficult to concentrate?
5. What kinds of distractions are bothering you in your life?
53. Describe a difficult decision you made that had a very good result
What decision it was
What difficulties you faced how you made the decision
And explain why it was a difficult decision.
1. What decisions do people usually make in their daily lives?
2. Which is easier making a decision by your self or making a decision after group
discussion?
3. Why are many young people unwilling to follow their parents’s advice?
54. Describe an ambition that you haven’t achieved
What it is
Why you haven’t achieved it What you did
And explain how you felt about it
1. What ambitions do children usually have?
2. Why care some people very ambitious in their work?
3. Why don’t some people have dreams?
4. How do people balance work and life?
55. Describe a useful skill you learned from an older person
What it is
Why the skill can be learned from older people
How you will learn the skill from older people
And explain how you will feel if you master the skill
1. What can children learn from their parents or grandparents?
2. From whom can children learn more, parents or grandparents?
3. What kind of help do you think older people need?
56. Describe something you did that helped you to learn another language
What it is
What language you learned
How it helped you learn the language
And how you felt about it
1. What difficulties do people face when learning a language?
2. Do you think language learning is important? Why?
57. Describe a rule (in school or work) that you don’t like
What it is
Why you don’t like it
How others feel about the rule
And explain whether you’ve followed the rule
1. What are the rules students should follow at school?
2. Are the rules at school good or bad?
3. Do people often violate the rules in VietNam?
4. What rules should children follow at home?
58. Describe a competition (e.g. music, cooking, sport) you would like to take part in
What the competition is about
Where the competition will take place
When it will be held
And explain why you would like to take part in
1. What are the contests commonly seen on TV programs?
2. Why are competition shows popular?
3. What kinds of industries need competition? Why?
4. Do you think it is necessary to encourage people to compete with others in companies?