SPEAKING PART 1: INTERVIEW

- Where do you live? Do you live in a house or an apartment?

I live in a small house in Hanoi. There are four rooms in my house:
a kitchen, a bathroom and two bedrooms.
I live in a small apartment/ flat in Ho Chi Minh city. My flat is on
the fifth floor and it has four rooms: a kitchen, a bathroom and two
bedrooms.
- How long have you lived there?
I’ve been living there since I got married. I love the neighbourhood
because it is not very far from my company and my children’s schools.

SUGGESTED QUESTIONS FOR PART I

1. What’s your first name?
2. What’s your surname/family name?
3. How do you spell your surname/ first name?
4. What’s your full name?
5. Where do you live? / Where do you come from?
6. What nationality are you?
7. Where were you born? When were you born?
8. Who do you live with?
9. How many people are there in your family?
10. How many brothers and sisters have you got?
11. Tell us about your family.
12. Do you work or study?
13. What do you do? / What is your job? /What is your
occupation?
14. Why did you choose this job?
15. What do you like about your job?
16. How long have you been doing this job?
17. Is there anything you don’t like about your job?
18. What are you studying now?
19. How many days a week do you go to school?
20. How far is it from your house to your school/college?
21. How long does it take you from your house to your
school/college/office?
22. What high school did you study at?
23. Which college/university did you graduate from? Where is
it?
24. Do you study English at school?
25. What subjects do you like best? Why?
26. What subject is the most difficult? Why?
27. Why did you choose this college /university?
28. What do you like about your school?
29. What’s good about where you’re studying?
30. Tell us about your school.
31. Do you live in a house or a flat?
32. Where is your house/flat?
33. How many floors does your house have?
34. How many rooms are there in your house? What are they?
35. Which room do you like best? Why?
36. What colour is your house?
37. What is your favourite object in your house? / What do you
like most in your house?
38. What do you often do in your kitchen/ bedroom/living- room/
bathroom?
39. Tell us about your favourite room.
40. What do you think about your town/city?
41. Why do you like living here?
42. What do you think about the name of your home town?
43. Where do people in your hometown like to go at weekend?
44. Are there any interesting/beautiful places in Phu Yen? What
are they?
45. Have you ever been to Ho Chi Minh city/ Nha Trang/ Dalat/
Ha Noi?
46. Tell us about your hometown.
47. Have you ever visited a museum/ church/pagoda?
48. What did you do when you were there?
49. What do you often do to keep healthy?
50. What are the benefits of a healthy diet?
51. How often do you do physical exercise?
52. Do you think that it is important to do physical exercise
every day? Why?
53. What do you usually do when you are ill?
54. Who looks after you when you are ill?
55. What time do you usually get up in the morning?
56. What time do you often have breakfast/ lunch/dinner?
57. What do you usually have for breakfast?
58. What time do you go to school/work?
59. Are your weekday and weekend routines different?
60. How do you go to college/work?
61. Do you go to bed early or late?
62. What did you do yesterday evening?
63. What time did you go to bed yesterday?
64. What do you often do before you go to bed?
65. What daily activity do you like most? Why?
66. What daily activity don’t you like most? Why?
67. How many languages can you speak? What are they?
68. How long have you learnt/ have you been learning English?
69. Do you think English is difficult or easy to learn? Why so?
70. What is the most difficult aspect of learning English? What
should you do to improve it?
71. Why do you learn English?
72. How often do you practice English? Who do you practice
your English with?
73. Do you have to work hard to improve your English?
74. Can other people in your family speak English?
75. Why are there so many people interested in learning English?
76. What should you do to improve your English?
77. Tell us something about your English teacher.
78. What clothes do you like best? Why?
79. What do you usually wear when you go to work/school?
80. Did you wear a school uniform when you were younger?
81. What is your favourite colour?
82. What other languages would you like to learn?
83. Which countries have you visited?
84. Which countries would you like to visit in the future?
85. How often do you go shopping?
86. Where do you often go shopping?
87. Who do you usually go shopping with?
88. When did you last go shopping?
89. What sorts of things do you like to buy?
90. Do you usually bargain when you buy/purchase something?
Why/ why not?
91. When you buy your clothes what do you look for? (size,
quality, colour, material, model…)
92. How do you pay for them?
93. What sports do people do at school in your country?
94. Do you like playing sport?
95. What sport do you often play?
96. How often do you play sport?
97. What sports are the most popular in your country?
98. What do you prefer, attending sport events or watching them
on television?
99. Tell us about your favourite sport.
100. What do you often do in your free time?
101. Do you like watching television?
102. How much time do you spend watching TV?
103. When do you usually watch TV?
104. What types of TV programme do you like watching?
105. Do you like reading books/ newspapers/ magazines/ novels?
106. What kinds of books/newspapers/magazines do you like
most?
107. Do you like listening to music?
108. What types of music do you like listening to?
109. Where do you usually listen to music?
110. Who is your favourite singer?
111. Can you play any musical instrument?
112. Do you like watching film?
113. How often do you go to the cinema?
114. Who do you often go with
115. Who is your favourite actor/actress?
116. What types of films do you like to watch?
117. How often do you watch film?
118. Do you prefer watching films at home or at the cinema?
119. Tell us about your favourite film.
120. What food do you like eating?
121. Do you like eating fast food? Why /why not?
122. What kinds of food are popular and famous in your region?
123. Have you ever had dinner in a restaurant? Do you often eat
out? How often?
124. Which restaurant did you last go to? When did you go there?
125. Who did you go with?
126. Who usually does the cooking in your home?
127. Do you like cooking?
128. What can you cook well?
129. Have you ever drunk beer/ wine?
130. Do you like travelling? Why/Why not?
131. How much travelling have you done?
132. When did you last travel?
133. Do you prefer travelling alone or in a group?
134. When you visit new places, what do you like to do?
135. What places would you like to visit in the future?
136. What’s the weather like today?
137. How many seasons are there in a year? What are they?
138. Which season do you like best? Why?
139. What do you often do in each season: spring/ summer/
autumn and winter?
140. What’s the weather like in spring?
141. Do you like winter? Why/ Why not?
142. What do you usually on rainy days?
 SPEAKING PART 2

I’m going to describe a situation to you.

Situation 1
You and your friend are thinking of learning something new. You saw
these classes advertised on the noticeboard outside the supermarket.
Discuss an activity that you could do togerher. Here is a picture with
some ideas to help you.
Situation 2
You are going on a cycling trip in the countryside with a group of
friends. You need to decide what things would be useful to put in your
backpack and take with you. Talk together about the different things it
would be best to take. Here is a picture with some ideas to help you.
Situation 3
You and your friend want to travel around Europe. Talk to gether about
the best way to travel when you get there. Here is a picture with some
ideas to help you.
Situation 4
You are on holiday with a friend in Paris. Discuss the best gift to bring
back to your brother and sister. Here is a picture with some ideas to help
you.
Situation 5
Your brother has just graduated from college with a degree. Talk
together about what you could buy him. Here is a picture with some
ideas to help you.
Situation 6
You are members of a local youth club. The club wants to advertise a
party for club members, and the leader has decided to ask you to help
make posters to put around the club. Talk together about the different
things you could use to make the posters, and then decide which things
would be the best to use. Here is a picture with some ideas to help you
Situation 7
Your English teacher has asked everyone in your class to write a story
in English and is going to give a prize to the students who writes the
best story. Talk together about the different things the teacher could give
as a prize and decide which would be the best. Here is a picture with
some ideas to help you
Situation 8
A group of school children are going to the city for the day. They are
going to the theatre in the afternoon but they need something to do for
two hours in the morning. Talk together about the different things they
could do in the city for two hours and decide which would be the
best.Here is a picture with some ideas to help you

Situation 9
A friend of yours is going to run in an eight –kilometre race next month
and needs to get fit quickly. Talk together about the different things he
could do to get fit and decide which would be the best. Here is a picture
with some ideas to help you
Situation 10
A teacher is going to take a class of 15-year-olds on a school trip.
Talk together about the different places the class could visit and decide
which trip the class would enjoy most. Here is a picture with some ideas
to help you.
Situation 11

You are both going on a three day walking trip in the country-
side.Talk together about the things you will need, and decide which are
the most important things to take with you. Here is a picture with some
ideas to help you.
Situation 12

An older friend of yours wants to help his elderly neighbour

who cannot walk very well. Talk about the different things your friend
could do, and which is the best. Here is a picture with some ideas to
help you.
Situation 13
A girl is going to live in another city. The people in her tennis
club want to give her a goodbye present. Talk together about
the different things they could give her and then decide which would
be best to take. Here is a picture with some ideas to help you.
Situation 14

A girl is going to spend two weeks living in a family in England to

improve her English. She has put the clothes she needs in her bag.
Talk together about the other things she will need to take and decide
which is the most important. Here is a picture with some ideas to help
you.

All right? Talk together.

Situation 15

Some parents want to start an activities club that teenagers could go

to after school. Talk together about the different things ithe club could
offer and decide which one would be the most popular with teenagers.
Here is a picture with some ideas to help you
 SPEAKING PART 3& 4

Part 3

Now, I’d like each of you to talk on your own about something. I’m
going to give each of you a photograph of friends spending time
together.
(Candidate A), here is your photograph. Please show it to (Candidate B),
but I’d like you to talk about it. (Candidate B), you just listen. I’ll give
you your photograph in a moment.
(Candidate A), please tell us what you can see in your photograph.

Now, (Candidate B), here is your photograph. It also shows friends

spending time together. Please show it to (Candidate A) and tell us what
you can see in the photograph.

Part 4:
Your photograph showed friends spending time. Now I’d like you to talk
together about how you spend time with your friends.
- Talk about what you like to do with your friends.
- Talk about where you go with your friends.
- Talk about activities you can do with your friends.
- Talk about things that you prefer doing alone.
Part 3:
Now, I’d like each of you to talk on your own about something. I’m
going to give each of you a photograph of people playing sports
together.
(Candidate A), here is your photograph. Please show it to (Candidate B),
but I’d like you to talk about it. (Candidate B), you just listen. I’ll give
you your photograph in a moment.

(Candidate A), please tell us what you can see in your photograph.
Now, (Candidate B), here is your photograph. It also shows people
playing sport together. Please show it to (Candidate A) and tell us what
you can see in the photograph.
Part 4:
Your photograph showed people playing sports. Now I’d like you to talk
together about sports you enjoy doing or watching (now or in the past).

Part 3:
Now, I’d like each of you to talk on your own about something. I’m
going to give each of you a photograph of people taking a break.
(Candidate A), here is your photograph. Please show it to (Candidate B),
but I’d like you to talk about it. (Candidate B), you just listen. I’ll give
you your photograph in a moment.

(Candidate A), please tell us what you can see in your photograph.
Now, (Candidate B), here is your photograph. It also shows people
taking a break. Please show it to (Candidate A) and tell us what you
can see in the photograph.

Part 4:
Your photograph showed people taking a break. Now I’d like you to talk
together about when you take a break during the day, and where you like
to go during your break.
Part 3:
Now, I’d like each of you to talk on your own about something. I’m
going to give each of you a photograph of people relaxing at home .
(Candidate A), here is your photograph. Please show it to (Candidate B),
but I’d like you to talk about it. (Candidate B), you just listen. I’ll give
you your photograph in a moment.

(Candidate A), please tell us what you can see in your photograph.
Now, (Candidate B), here is your photograph. It also shows people
relaxing at home. Please show it to (Candidate A) and tell us what you
can see in the photograph.

Part 4:
Your photograph showed people relaxing at home. Now I’d like you to
talk together about the things you do to relax at home, when you are
alone and when you are with other people.
Part 3:
Now, I’d like each of you to talk on your own about something. I’m
going to give each of you a photograph of people at work.
(Candidate A), here is your photograph. Please show it to (Candidate B),
but I’d like you to talk about it. (Candidate B), you just listen. I’ll give
you your photograph in a moment.

(Candidate A), please tell us what you can see in your photograph.
Now, (Candidate B), here is your photograph. It also shows people at
work. Please show it to (Candidate A) and tell us what you can see in
the photograph.
Part 4:
Your photograph showed people at work. Now I’d like you to talk
together about the type of place where you would like to work and what
woud be good about it.

Part 3:
Now, I’d like each of you to talk on your own about something. I’m
going to give each of you a photograph of people in free time.
(Candidate A), here is your photograph. Please show it to (Candidate B),
but I’d like you to talk about it. (Candidate B), you just listen. I’ll give
you your photograph in a moment.

(Candidate A), please tell us what you can see in your photograph.
Now, (Candidate B), here is your photograph. It also shows people in
free time. Please show it to (Candidate A) and tell us what you can see
in the photograph.

Part 4:
Your photograph showed people in free time. Now I’d like you to tell
each other what you would like doing in your free time.
Part 3:
Now, I’d like each of you to talk on your own about something. I’m
going to give each of you a photograph of people in busy time.
(Candidate A), here is your photograph. Please show it to (Candidate B),
but I’d like you to talk about it. (Candidate B), you just listen. I’ll give
you your photograph in a moment.

(Candidate A), please tell us what you can see in your photograph.
Now, (Candidate B), here is your photograph. It also shows people in
busy time. Please show it to (Candidate A) and tell us what you can see
in the photograph.
Part 4:
Your photograph showed people in busy time. Now I’d like you to talk
to each other about when you are busy and say if you enjoy being busy.

Part 3:
Now, I’d like each of you to talk on your own about something. I’m
going to give each of you a photograph of people with weather.
(Candidate A), here is your photograph. Please show it to (Candidate B),
but I’d like you to talk about it. (Candidate B), you just listen. I’ll give
you your photograph in a moment.

(Candidate A), please tell us what you can see in your photograph.
Now, (Candidate B), here is your photograph. It also shows people with
weather. Please show it to (Candidate A) and tell us what you can see in
the photograph
Part 4:
Your photograph showed people with weather. Now I’d like you to talk
to each other about the type of weather you prefer and say what you
enjoy doing in different types of weather.
Part 3:
Now, I’d like each of you to talk on your own about something. I’m
going to give each of you a photograph of people travelling.
(Candidate A), here is your photograph. Please show it to (Candidate B),
but I’d like you to talk about it. (Candidate B), you just listen. I’ll give
you your photograph in a moment.

(Candidate A), please tell us what you can see in your photograph.
Now, (Candidate B), here is your photograph. It also shows people
travelling. Please show it to (Candidate A) and tell us what you can see
in the photograph.

Part 4:
Your photograph showed people travelling. Now I’d like you to talk to
each other about how you would choose to travel.

Part 3:
Now, I’d like each of you to talk on your own about something. I’m
going to give each of you a photograph of people going shopping.
(Candidate A), here is your photograph. Please show it to (Candidate B),
but I’d like you to talk about it. (Candidate B), you just listen. I’ll give
you your photograph in a moment.

(Candidate A), please tell us what you can see in your photograph.
Now, (Candidate B), here is your photograph. It also shows people
going shopping. Please show it to (Candidate A) and tell us what you
can see in the photograph.
Part 4:
Your photograph showed people going shopping. Now I’d like you to
talk to each other about the kind of shops you like to go to and who you
like to go shopping with.