MID-TERM TEST 1

Part I) Social Interaction

The examiners ask the candidates questions about themselves.
1. What is your full name? How do you spell your surname?
2. Tell me about your family.
3. What do you often do with your family?
4. What are your hobbies?
5. What do you like doing in summer?
6. How long have you learned English?
7. What subject do you find the most interesting at university?
8. What did you do last weekend?
9. How often do you go shopping?
10. What do you often do in your free time?
11. How often do you go shopping?
12. Tell me about your favourite hobby.
13. What job would you like to do after graduating?
14. What time do you normally get up in the morning?
15. What do you like to do with friends?
16. Tell me about your family.
17. What places would you like to visit in the future?
18. What do you like most about your hometown?
19. What places in Vietnam have you visited?
20. What do you enjoy doing at school?
Part II) Dialogue

The examiners give the candidates a cue card and ask them to perform a dialogue basing on the
suggested situation.
Candidates A and B will have TWO minutes to prepare for their dialogue before performing.

Situation 1:

Situation:

Your friend is going to Sydney to study for a year, and you want to buy her a present. Talk
together about different presents you can buy and then decide which would be the best.

You can use these ideas:

Part III) Follow-up discussion

The examiners encourage the candidates to develop the topic introduced in Part 2 by asking the
following questions:

- What kind of people do you like to make friends with?

- Do you think that it is becoming more difficult to make friends?

Situation 2:

Situation:

Your university is going to organise sports activities for students. You have been asked to
come up with some ideas. Talk together about different sports activities that will attract
students to participate and say which would be the most popular.

You can use these ideas:

dancing, yoga, badminton, football, swimming,…

Part III) Follow-up discussion

The examiners encourage the candidates to develop the topic introduced in Part 2 by asking the
following questions:

- What sports are popular in your hometown? Did you play any of these sports?
- In what ways are sports important to people’s health?

Situation 3:

Situation:

You and your partner are selected to participate in a student exchange program together for
two weeks. Talk together about which countries you would choose to visit and decide one.

You can use these ideas:

France, Australia, Thailand, Korea, England, …

Part III) Follow-up discussion

The examiners encourage the candidates to develop the topic introduced in Part 2 by asking the
following questions:

- What kind of people do you like to make friends with?

- What do you think of making friends on the internet?

Situation 4:

Situation:

You have a chance to collect anything to decorate your home. Talk together about
different things you might choose and decide one item for your accommodation.

You can use these ideas

a painting, a sculpture, a plant, a flower vase, a clock,…

Part III) Follow-up discussion

The examiners encourage the candidates to develop the topic introduced in Part 2 by asking the
following questions:

- Imagine that you have a chance to collect anything. What will you collect? Why?
- Please describe a personal possession that is special to you and explain why it is
important.

THE END