Vstep speaking part 2 for students

VSTEP SPEAKING PART 2 (SOLUTION DISCUSSION) THẢO LUẬN GIẢI PHÁP TOPIC 1 What are you going to do in the summer? Learning a language course (học ngôn ngữ); doing voluntary work (làm công việc tình nguy[.]

VSTEP SPEAKING PART 2 (SOLUTION DISCUSSION) THẢO

LUẬN GIẢI PHÁP TOPIC 1: What are you going to do in the summer?

Lea

r ning a language course (học ngôn ngữ); doing

voluntary work (làm công việc tình nguyện) or learning

to play a new sport Which do you think is the best

choice?

Đề bài sẽ cho 1 chủ đề (situation: tình huống) và theo sau là 2/ 3 sự lựa chọn, thí sinh đọc đề và lựa chọn 1 sự lựa chọn mà mình có thể nói được nhiều ý Có 1 phút chuẩn bị và tầm 2-3 phút để nói

TO CHOOSE/ A CHOICE/ CHOICES

Sample:

- In my opinion / As far as you know , among the 3 options / CHOICES/ things/ items/ opinions/ views (given), learning a language course is the best/ A good choice FOR ME because of the following reasons

- AT THE BEGINNING/ firstly, I have to pass the English exam

- In addition to that/ secondly, If I learn English well, I will have a good job with a high salary

- AS FOR / About 2 other options/ CHOICES, which are

…

+ doing voluntary work is good for the local community (cộng đồng) but for me, learning English is more important (at this

time)

+ Learning a new sport isn’t my best choice// I don’t

choose to learn a new sport because I already go for a

walk every day, (which is also good for my health)

- In short/ ALL IN ALL, learning a language course is my best choice/ my view because of the reasons above (I have said/ talked above.)

TOPIC 1: What are you going to do in the summer?

Lea

r ning a language course (học ngôn ngữ); doing

voluntary work (làm công việc tình nguyện) or learning

to play a new sport Which do you think is the best

choice?

- In my opinion among the 3 views, learning a

language course is a good choice because of the following reasons

- Firstly, I have to pass the English exam

- Secondly, If I learn English well, I will have a good job with a high salary

- About 2 other views/ choices, which are …

+ doing voluntary work is good but for me, learning English

is more important

+ I don’t choose to learn a new sport because I

already go for a walk every day

- In short , learning a language course is my view

because of the reasons above.

HOW TO PREPARE

Outline (1 phút chuẩn bị): viết thật nhanh các từ

và cụm từ chính

- Choice: a language course/English

1 requirement for my job/ need it for my job (yêu cầu cho công việc)

2 work better; get promoted (cơ hội thăng tiến); higher salary

- voluntary work: not important for me at this time, English is more important

- Play a new sport: go for a walk everyday/ do yoga/ play football

Phương pháp trả lời:

Trước khi nói, hãy tìm ý trong 1 phút:

- Đọc kỹ đề bài xem đề bài yêu cầu gì, đề bài hỏi gì

- Chọn nhanh 1 lựa chọn nào mà bản thân cảm thấy dễ nói nhất (chủ đề mà mình có nhiều từ vựng để nói, ko nhất thiết là cái mình thích)

- Tìm ít nhất 2 lợi ích/ lý do tại sao bạn chọn và

nhược điểm của 2 lựa chọn còn lại, tại sao tôi

ko chọn 2 lựa chọn kia

Trong khi nói:

- Trình bày bài nói thành 3 phần

1 Phần 1: mở bài giới thiệu tình huống, trình bày ý kiến là em sẽ chọn giải pháp nào (đừng đọc lại đề bài vì mất thời gian và ko được điểm)

Ví dụ: - In my opinion , …(sự lựa chọn của

mình )……… is the best option hoặc the best choice because of the following reasons

Ví dụ: In my opinion, learning a language

course is the best option because of the

following reasons

2 Phần 2: thân bài (nêu lần lượt ít nhất 2 lợi ích và

so sánh đối chiếu với 2 lựa chọn còn lại)

- Firstly, (lý do thứ nhất tại sao mình chọn)

- Secondly, (lý do thứ hai tại sao mình chọn)

AS FOR 2 other options/ choices, I do not choose / tʃuːz/to

V hoặc là I do not choose + d anh từ …… because (thế còn 2 sự lựa chọn còn lại, tôi ko chọn cái này bởi vì)

Ví dụ: I do not choose to do voluntary work because

… / I do not choose voluntary work because ……

- Danh từ/ V-ing …… is not my best choice because

…… giải thích ra (cái còn lại ko phải là sự lựa chọn tốt nhất của tôi bởi vì)

Ví dụ: Taking up a new sport is not my best choice because …

A new sport is not my best choice because …

3 Phần 3: kết bài (khẳng định lại sự lựa chọn của mình)

Ví dụ: In short, … is the best choice because of the reasons I have mentioned above

TOPIC 2 A group of students are

discussing where to buy clothes: in

a shop; in an open-air market; in an

online shop Which do you think is the best choice?

- In my opinion, buying clothes in an open-air market is the best choice for the following reasons

- Firstly, there is a wide range of = different/ ARE many kinds of clothes in the open-air market, there are many shops selling different kinds of clothes

- Secondly, it is cheaper than in the shop because I don’t have much money

- Next, shoppers can bargain (mặc cả) with the sellers

- About 2 other options, + I don’t choose to buy in an online shop because I can’t try them on; It is difficult to know whether they fit

me or not Besides, clothes online look really nice thanks

to/BECAUSE OF Photoshop

+ I don’t choose to buy clothes in a shop because it is more

expensive

- In short, I would prefer to buy clothes in an open-air market

3 A first year student is going to choose

renting a flat or staying with relatives? Which do you think is the best choice?

- Renting a flat: I CAN DO WHAT I WANT / I can live ON MY

OWN/ independently/ I can become more independent; mature;

It allows me to do what I like

- Hostel/ DORM: crowded, inconvenient

- Stay with relatives because I think I don’t feel comfortable; they might live far from university Moreover, I don’t have time to

study

4 If you won the lottery of 1 billion VND; what would you do? Buying a house? Buying gold or saving in the bank?

Which do you think is the best choice?

I think I would buy a house because of the following reasons

- Firstly, at the moment I have to rent a house I don’t have

my own house.// I don’t have to worry about finding/looking for accommodation

- Secondly, I feel comfortable living in my own house I would

be very proud of buying a house for my family

- I don’t choose to buy gold because I am not good at doing business, the price of gold goes up and down I don’t know Moreover, I am worried about where to keep it

- I think it is not a good idea to save money in the bank because the interest rate (lãi suất) is now low Moreover, money will lose its value when we keep it in the bank because of inflation

- In short, I would choose to buy a house / Buying a house

is the best choice

5 You want to improve your English speaking skills There are 3 options for you: joining an English club; joining an

English class at the center or talking to foreigners in public places

- In my opinion, taking an English course is the best choice because of the following reasons

+ Firstly, a course in an English center gives me lessons from the beginning level to higher level I can take part in many speaking activities

+ Secondly, the teachers in the center know which materials are the best for the students; they can correct the mistakes // they have good teaching methods which make students find easy to understand

- I don’t choose to join an English club because it is often noisy, you hardly hear what other people are saying No one corrects my mistakes

- I do not choose to talk to foreigners in public places because they are busy sightseeing, they are not willing to speak to

us

- In short, taking an English course is the best option to me

6/ Your cousin is the best student of the class this year His parents are thinking about a present, there are

three options: a laptop; a holiday or some money Which option would you suggest him?

- In my opinion a laptop would be the best present = gift for the following reasons

+ Firstly, a laptop is an important and necessary thing to a student It is really good for his study With a laptop, he can search for information, he can learn English online

+ Secondly, he can relax by reading, listening to music, reading books online

- About 2 other options, I don’t choose a holiday because every year his family usually goes on holidays (he goes on holiday with his family every summer)

- I think some money is not a good choice because money is not a suitable present for a school student

- In short, a laptop is the best choice for him

7 You have a Sunday evening out with your friends: seeing a movie, going shopping or

would you choose?

- - In my opinion, going shopping with friends is the best choice because of the following reasons

+ Firstly, my friends are all keen on shopping You know, it

is great to spend money on buying favorite items such as clothes, shoes

+ Secondly, going shopping is also a good way to reduce stress after hard working hours

- When I go to the supermarket with my friends and collect some items that I like, I feel really relaxed and excited

- About 2 other options,+ I think seeing is movie is

entertaining but we don’t like watching films, it is difficult

to choose a film that all of us like

+ Singing karaoke is not my choice because I am not good

at singing I don’t like too noisy atmosphere in karaoke bars

- In short, going shopping is the best choice for me and my friends on a Sunday evening

8 Your company is going to have a new product and wants to advertise it What is the best option: make a phone call, send emails or leaflets /ˈliːflət/(tờ rơi).

Sample 1:

- Choice: I think the best choice is sending emails

- Reasons: 1st reason: Emails are popular and convenient with many people More people will know about the new products via emails I can send emails to many customers at the same time

2nd reason: I can provide full information about products with cheap cost, not as expensive as printing out the leaflets

- Not choose leaflets: leaflets need more time and human

resources and money

- Not choose phone calls: people don’t like; they feel annoyed; they are not willing to listen to; expensive

Sample 2

- Choice: make a phone call

- Firstly: they can directly communicate with the listeners and introduce to them about the new products

- Secondly, they can get the answer immediately and

quickly

- 2 other options: emails: many people do not read it and they consider it junk mails

- Leaflets: I am not good at designing; they are expensive; they need time, human resources and money

9 The manager of an English center wants to advertise

it There are three suggested media: TV, internet and radio What is your best choice?

Internet: fast and effective/ cheap / internet is very popular and used by many people

Tv: expensive

Radio: not popular

10 You are going to have some activities for weekend There are 3 options for you to choose: relaxing at home/ meeting friends/ going out with family What is your best choice?

- I think relaxing at home is my best choice because of the following reasons

+ Firstly, relaxing at home makes me feel comfortable and reduce stress after hard working time

+ Secondly, I can spend time with my family

- About 2 other options: + I don’t choose to meet friends because I often meet my friends at work every day

+ Going out with my family is not my best choice because everyone is busy this weekend/ the weather is bad this weekend

- In short, relaxing at home is my best choice

11 You are going to buy a pet There are 3 options for you to choose: cat/ dog/ bird What is your best choice?

- In my opinion, I choose a dog because of the following

reasons

+ Firstly, it is a very intelligent animal which understands what

I say

+ Moreover, dog is a loyal and brave domestic pet and a good safeguard for my family at night or when we are away

- I don’t choose a cat because it makes troubles and makes

a mess

A bird is not my best choice because I don’t have a lot of experience to raise and feed the bird

- In short, a dog is my best choice

12 You are asked the best way to take notes in class Three ways of taking notes: using pens, using by phone/ ipad; recording the teacher’s lecture What is your best choice?

- Pens: fast/light/ and effective to use pen to write on notebook

- we can keep it for a long time Whenever I want to see the notes, I can easily look at my notes on my notebook

- Phone: it’s heavy / slow/ Phone has some problems such as running out of battery or it can be stolen

Recording; it takes a long time to listen to the lecture again and sometimes the content may be lost