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Something I often daydream about eating is X, which is a tip-smacking noodle soup dish served with a crab broth.. • Bold flavor phrase: strong flavor • Tip-smacking adj: delicious •

CÂU TRẢ LỜI MẪU CÁC CHỦ ĐỀ VSTEP SPEAKING HAY GẶP

FOOD:

1 What kinds of food do you particularly like?

I’d have to say Asian cuisine is my favorite I am a huge fan of the bold flavors and spices used in Korean and Vietnamese dishes Something I often daydream about eating is X, which is a tip-smacking noodle soup dish served with a crab broth It’s every bit as delicious as it sounds

• Bold flavor (phrase): strong flavor

• Tip-smacking (adj): delicious

• Broth (noun): soup consisting of meat or vegetable chunks

2 Is there any food you don’t like?

It’s true that there are a few things that kind of put me off For example, I cannot

stand Y, which is essentially a shrimp paste A lot of people like it, though, but I

think it smells awful Definitely not my cup of tea

• Put someone off (phrase): cause someone to lose interest or enthusiasm

• Not my cup of tea (idiom): not what one likes or is interested in

3 What kinds of food are most popular in your country?

I think street food is a staple around here You can find bustling food stalls all around our nation, and they are my go-tos for a cheap and cheerful meal I mean gourmet restaurants are nice and all, but street food is what our country is

all about

• Staple (noun): an important product, especially a food, that people eat or use

regularly

• Bustling (adj): a bustling place is full of noise and activity and is usually

pleasant and interesting

• Gourmet restaurant (phrase): describe a class of restaurant, cuisine, meal

or ingredient of high quality, of special presentation, or high sophistication

4 Do you like cooking? (Why?/ Why not?)

Actually, I’d like to think that cooking is my forte I developed a passion for culinary arts when I first watched the cooking show Masterchef Since then, I have learnt a lot of recipes and I can easily whip up a good dinner

• Whip up (phrasal verb): prepare something to eat very quickly

• Forte (noun): something that someone is very good at or knows a lot about

Tip for Speaking:

Use relative clauses to make your sentence longer, for example:

– I cannot stand Y, which is essentially a shrimp paste

– Something I often daydream about eating is X, which is a tip-smacking noodle soup dish served with a crab broth

HOLIDAY

1 What do you do in your holidays?

Sometimes I travel to broaden my horizons, to admire the beauty of nature and

to plunge myself into the picturesque landscape in other regions in my country Every now and then, I just stay at home with my family and have a little get-together to celebrate the holidays

Vocabulary:

Broaden/widen/expand one’s horizon (phrase) to make you see a wider range of

opportunities and choices | expand one’s range of interests, activities, and knowledge

Plunge oneself into something (phrase) to suddenly start doing something with

energy and enthusiasm, but sometimes without thinking about it first

Every now and then (idiom) sometimes

Get-together (noun) a small informal meeting or social gathering

2 Who do you usually spend the holiday with?

It depends on what kind of holiday it is If it’s Christmas vacation, I prefer to hang

out with my friends here and there and have a chit-chat If it’s New Year

holiday, I just want to celebrate the holiday with my family and relatives in a

cozy ambience

Vocabulary:

Here and there (idiom) in various places

Chit chat (noun) inconsequential conversation; gossip

3 Do you prefer travelling alone or in a group?

I would say that I’m kind of an introvert so I would rather travel alone to some

tranquil and peaceful beauty spots than travel with a group of people during the holiday

Kind of (phrase) used when you are talking about someone or something in a

general way without being very exact or definite

Introvert (noun) someone who tends to concentrate on their own thoughts and

feelings rather than communicating with other people

4 Why are holidays important to you?

A holiday is a perfect time for recharging my batteries after a year full of

challenges and obstacles, having some me time and planning for the upcoming year

Vocabulary:

Recharge my batteries (phrase) regain one’s strength and energy by resting and

relaxing for a time

Me time (noun) Time spent relaxing on one’s own as opposed to working or doing

things for others, seen as an opportunity to reduce stress or restore energy

Plan ahead (phrase) to think carefully about a series of actions that you need to

take to achieve something

If you could take a holiday anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why?

If the choice is in my hands, I’m yearning for travelling to [… ] on Christmas

vacation when the weather is neither too cold nor too hot There I

can contemplate the picturesque scenery

Vocabulary:

In my hands (idiom) In one’s the responsibility, charge, or care

Yearn for doing something (phrase) to want something a lot, especially

something that you know you may not be able to have

Contemplate (verb) to look at something or someone for a long time | admire