SPEAKING PART

2&3

ENVIRONMENT
VOCABULARY

Pollution Global warming

VOCABULARY

Natural Resource
Overpopulation Depletion
VOCABULARY

Loss of Deforestation
Biodiversity
VOCABULARY

Ocean Acidification
 Raising citizens’ awareness of
environmental issues
Pressure group Wildlife conservation
 Article reading
Mass fish deaths in Vietnam: locals bury tons along
shoreline
 Reading comprehension:
 1. What did Quang Tri's Department of Natural
Resources and Environment advise people to do?
 2. Has the phenomenon existed only in Ha Tinh?
 3. Which province has seen a vast number of dead fish?
 Article reading
Mass fish deaths in Vietnam: locals
bury tons along shoreline
 Discussion

 1. Do you name some marine animals that are declining in numbers?

 2. What are the causes of this issue?
 3. There are numerous species that are critically under threat because of
human activities. What do you think we can do to raise public’s
awareness?
 4. Do you think animals have the rights? What rights should animals
have?
Speaking Part 2
 Describe an environmental problem that has
been in the news. 
 You should say
 when this was
 where the event happened
 what actually took place
 And say how you felt about this problem.
 Speaking Part 2
 Step 1: Introduce your talk
 Today I’d like to talk about an environmental issue that has hit the headlines is …
 One of the chief environmental issue that has hit the headlines is …
 Step 2:
 - When: be shown on VTV3 on Mondays when …
 - Where: hit X ( an area) which is located in …
 - What: break out , collapse, spread quickly to …
 evacuate,
 - How you felt:
 miserable, frightened, sympathetic about …

 Step 3: End your talk

 That’s all I want to say.
 All in all, that’s …
Types of question
 Opinion

 Evaluating two different opinions

 Agreeing and disagreeing
 Advantages and disadvantages
 Proposing solutions to problems
 Speculating about future events and outcomes
Extending your answers in Speaking Part 3

 Step 1: Give your opinion

 Personally, I think/ generally speaking, …

 Step 2: Give details

 - Reasons: because, be explained by …
 - Examples: For example/ instance
 - Hypothetical situations: If/ Without …, …
 - Mentioning opposites: On the other hand, …

 Step 3: Conclusion
 In short/ All in all/ In summary/ To conclude/ To sum up/ …
Opinion
 Sample questions:

 1. Do you think that young people should do more

sport in schools today?
 2. What do you think about there being a single
international language?
Evaluating two different opinions

 Sample Questions:
 1. Why do some people think that university life is
the best stage in life while others disagree?
 2. Why are there many people in society who
prefer to do sports in their free time, while there
are others who would rather go shopping?
Agreeing and disagreeing

 Sample questions:
 1. Do you agree that famous people should be used
to advertise products on television?
 2. Would you agree that people should have four-
day working weeks and three-day weekends?
Advantages and disadvantages

 Sample question:
 What are the advantages and disadvantages of
buying and using a motor car?
Proposing Solutions to Problems
 Sample questions:
 1. What are the main environmental problems facing the
world today? How could they be addressed?
 2. What are the drawbacks of travelling in your country
as a foreigner? How could tourist companies as well as
individuals go about surmounting these problems
Speculating about Future Events and
Outcomes
 
 Sample questions:
 1. Do you think that people in the future will have solved
many of the environmental and social problems that we are
still facing today?
 2. What future predictions would you make about how
technology in the future will develop and how it will affect
the daily lives of humans?
SPEAKING PART 3
 Time: 4-5 minutes.
 Number of questions: 3-4
 Topic: related to Part 2
 More general, abstract
  give answers in greater depth
Extending your answers in Speaking Part 3
 Step 1: Give your opinion
 Personally, I think/ generally speaking, …

 Step 2: Give details

 - Reasons: because, be explained by …
 - Examples: for
 - Example/ instance
 - Hypothetical situations: If/ Without …, …
 - Mentioning opposites: On the other hand, …

 Step 3: Conclusion
 In short/ All in all/ In summary/ To conclude/ To sum up/ …
 PRACTICE SPEAKING PART 3
 1. What do you think is the main danger the world faces in
terms of the environment?
 2. Do you think environmental issues will become more
serious in the future?
 3. Do you think enough has been done to deal with them?
 4. What can we do to alleviate the negative effects of
environmental issues?
 1. What do you think is the main danger the
world faces in terms of the environment?
 Opinion
 Step 1: What ?
 Taking into account / Considering …, I think X is the chief …

 Step 2: Say about the harmful effects at present and potential

threats in the future
 - X is harmful to/ has negative impacts on X1 and X2
 Regarding X1, …  Give examples and evidence
 Turning to X2, …  Give examples and evidence

 - X is likely to …
 2. Do you think environmental issues will become more
serious in the future?
 Opinion

 Step 1: Yes/ No
 Definitely >< I’m afraid I don’t think so

 Step 2: Why
 This is because/ can be explained by …
 Although governments have made a lot of efforts to .., they
still have to … if they don’t want to …
3. Do you think enough has been done to deal
with them?
 Opinion

 Step1: Yes/ No
 General speaking, insufficient efforts have been
made to solve …

 Step 2: Make comparisons

 While in some countries …, many developing
countries are not fully aware of …
 4. What can we do to alleviate the negative
effects of environmental issues?
 Solution

 Step 1: There are several steps we can take …

 There should be coordinated actions between
individuals, corporations and the state.

 Step 2: say in details
 Individuals could …. By doing this, ...
 Companies must …
 Governments should spend/ invest more money …
KILLING TIME
 That’s a difficult question, let me think for a second.
 That’s a very interesting question, let me think.
 It’s very difficult to know exactly, but I think/but I
believe/perhaps….
 It’s difficult to say, I think….
 I don’t really know for sure, but I would say….

!!! DO not overuse these !