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Trang 1LIST ĐỀ THI SPEAKING THÁNG 02/2017 – THÁNG 5/2017 Part 1:
1 Bring things
What will you bring when you go out?
Did you ever forget to bring things?
Will you bring different things in the daytime or at night?
2 Shoes
Do you like shoes?
Which do you prefer, comfortable ones or fashionable ones?
Are people willing to buy expensive shoes?
3 Television
Did you often watch television when you were a child?
Do you often watch TV recently?
What kind of TV programmes do you like most?
4 Housework
Do you do housework at home?
What kind of housework do you often do?
Did you do housework when you were a child?
Do you think that children should do housework?
Do you remember your dream when you wake up?
Do you like hearing others’ dreams?
Do you think dream will affect life?
Do you want to learn more about dreams?
6 History
Do you like (to learn about) histoiy?
What historical event do you find most interesting?
Do you think history is important?
Do you like to watch programs on TV about history?
How (or, from where) do you get information about history?
7 Leisure time
When do you have free time?
Do you think it's important to have leisure time?
Trang 2How does that (the way Vietnamese people like to relax) compare with western countries?
Do your friends ever come to your home in their free time?
Compare the way people in Vietnam relax today and the way they used to relax years ago
Do you often look at yourself in the mirror?
Do you often buy mirror?
Do you think mirrors are necessary ornaments?
9 Sports
What sports do you like? (why?)
What sports are the most popular in Vietnam?
Are boys and girls good at the same sports?
What sports do children prefer?
Do you like to do daily exercise? (why?why not?)
What are the advantages of doing regular exercise?
Where do people in Vietnam usually exercise?
10 Birds
How do you feel about birds? (Why do you feel that way?)
How do Vietnamese people feel about birds?
Are there many birds near your home?
Have you seen many different kinds of birds? (near your home)
11 Food/cooking
Is food important to you? (Why?)
What kinds of food do you particularly like?
Is there any food you don’t like? (Why?)
What kinds of food are most popular Vietnam?
Do you like cooking? (Why?/Why not?)
Who usually does the cooking in your home?
12 Indoor games
Do you play any indoor games?
Do you prefer to play indoor games or outdoor games?
What indoor games did you play when you were a child?
Is there any particular indoor game that you liked (when you were a child)?
What sorts of indoor games do children play now?
13 Rain
Does it rain much in Vietnam?
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Is there any part of Vietnam where it doesn't rain much? (Where?)
When (in what month/season) does it rain most in your hometown?
What about the other parts of Vietnam? (In which season does it rain most in other parts ofVietnam?)
Can you remember any time when it rained particularly heavily in your hometown? (When?)
Does rain ever affect transportation in your hometown? (How?)
14 Going out
Do you like going out with your friends?
Do you often go out with friends?
What do you do when you go out?
Where do you go when you go out?
Do you prefer to go out with a large group of friends or just a few friends?
15 Patience
What do you think "patience" is?
Do you think patience is important?
(Possibly) Do you think being patient is an important part of being polite?
Would you say you are a patient person?
Have you ever lost your patience?
What do you become impatient about?
16 Plans and goals
When do you plan to start that?
How do you intend to achieve that?
When you go abroad, do you plan to live in the country side or in a big city? (why?)
17 Weather
What’s the weather like today?
What’s the weather (usually) like in your hometown?/ What is the typical weather in your country?What’s your favourite season? (why?)
What’s your favourite weather (why?)
Do you like snow? (why?)
Do you watch the weather forecasts?
Does the weather affect what you do?
18 Names
Does your name have any particular meaning?
What’s the origin of your name? (or, your surname)
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What do your friends call you?
Did your family have a certain (nick) name that they called you when you were a child?What names are popular to give to babies in your country?
19 Toy
What was your favorite toy in childhood?
Should parents buy many toys to their children?
What are the benefits of children playing toys?
What are the disadvantages of children playing toys?
20 Robots
Are you interested in robots? Why?
Do you like robots to work at your home?
Do you want to take a car which robot is the driver?
Will robots replace human beings in the workplace completely?
21 Swimming
Do you like swimming?
How often do you swim?
Where do you swim in your city?
Is it difficult to learn how to swim?
22 Shopping
Are there many shops near your home? (What kind?)
Do you like shopping? (Why?/Why not?)
Who usually does the shopping in your home?
How often do you buy something in a shop?
23 Holidays
Do you like holidays?
Do you prefer holidays from school or from work?
How long do you need?
Do you think a one-day holiday is long enough?
What’s your favorite holiday?
What do you usually do on holidays?
Do you think students need more holidays?
Do you prefer staying at home or going out during holidays?
What’s the most important holiday in Vietnam?
24 Visitor
Trang 5Do you welcome guests in your home?
Do you have a lot of visitors in your home?
Do you like to visit other’s home?
What do visitors usually do in your home?
Do you prefer visiting others or inviting them over to your home?
Do Chinese people usually have dinner parties at their home or outside?
Do you usually hang out with your friends at home or outside? What do you usually
do?
25 Handwriting
Do you usually handwrite?
When do you have to handwrite?
Do you prefer handwriting or typing?
What’s the difference between handwriting and typing when you write to others?
Do you think handwriting will be replaced by computers?
Is it still necessary to keep handwriting?
What impression does a person’s handwriting have on other people?
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1 Describe a café you like
You should say
Where it is located
How often you visit it
And explain why you like it
Part 3:
Which one is better: home-made foods or foods from a restaurant?
Why do people today go to café so often?
What kinds of café you like?
What do you do in a café?
2 Describe a plan in your life (that is not related to work or study)
You should say
What it is
When you have the plan
Who you have told the plan to
And explain why you want to do this
Part 3:
Do you think people should have plans or just do whatever they like immediately?
Do most people accomplish their plans? Why?
What are the factors that young people will consider when choosing jobs?
What are the impacts of families on people choosing jobs?
What is the impact of salary on doing work?
3 Describe a shop that just opened in your hometown
You should say:
Where it is located exactly
When you visited there
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Part 3:
Do you like to visit large shops or small stores?
What kinds of shops are popular in your country?
Should the government in your country protect those small stores?
4 Describe a speech/talk
You should say
Who gave the speech
What the topic of the speech was
Whether it impressed you or not
and explain why did you like / dislike the speech
Part 3:
How to achieve public speaking skills
What do you think is a good speech?
The importance of public speaking skills?
Why are some people afraid of talking in the public?
5 Describe an exciting sport that you know about.
You should say:
what the sport is
how you know about this sport
how easy it is to play this sport
and explain what it was about this sport that makes it exciting (for you).
6 Describe an item of furniture, either modern or traditional.
You should say:
what material it is made of
what style it is (modern or traditional)
who bought it (or, who chose to buy it)
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7 Describe an interesting neighbour
You should say:
Who the person is
How long do you know the person
And explain the reason why you think the person is interesting
Part 3:
Do people living in small cities know more about their neighbors than people living in big cities?
What are the benefits of having kind neighbors?
Why do neighbors seldom talk to each other nowadays?
How to improve the relationship among neighbors?
8 Describe a party you would like to arrange for your friends or family.
You should say:
who you would invite to the party
when and where you would hold the party
what you (or, your guests) would do at the party
and explain why you would hold (= have) this party
Or/ and explain what preparations you would do for this party
9 Describe a person who visited your home.
You should say:
who the person was
why they visited your home
how you spent the time with this visitor (or how you entertained this visitor) and explain how you felt about the visit
Part 3:
Trang 9What are some of the housing problems that exist in your country?
What is the government doing to try to solve these problems?
In cities in your country, are there many people who do not have a place to
live? (homeless people)
Where do they sleep?
Do you think the prices of homes in your country are too expensive for the
average person?
What are some of the reasons why the prices so high?
What is the government doing about this problem?
What can the government do about this problem?
Do you think the government should help low-income people buy a home?
[Why? How?/Why not?]
Do you think the government should supply low-cost housing for those
people who have low incomes?
10 Describe a place you know where people go to listen to music (such as a theatre or
a music hall).
You should say:
where it is
what kind of music is performed there what type of people go there
why people go there
how you know this place
and explain your impressions of this place
11 Describe an experience that you spent time with a child
You should say
When it happened
Where it happened
What you did
And expain how you felt about it
Part 3:
Trang 10Why childhood is important?
How did you spend your childhood?
Who was your childhood hero? Did you want to be like him/her?
Why do children tend to be happier than aldults?
Do you want to be children again?
12 Describe a painting or work of art that you have seen.
You should say: when you saw this work of ar
where you saw it
what it looked like
and explain your impression of it
13 Describe an activity that makes you feel excited
What the activity is
And explain why it makes you feel excited
Part 3:
Why do you think some people like doing new things?
What problems can people have when they try new activities for the first
time?
Do you think it’s best to do new things on your own or with other people?
What kinds of things do children learn to do when they are very young? How
important are these things?
5 Do you think children and adults learn to do new things in the same way?
How is their learning style different?
6 Some people say that it is more important to be able to learn new things
now than it was in the past Do you agree or disagree with that? Why?
14 Describe a holiday postcard or email you received and that you liked.
You should say:
who the postcard/email was from
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when you received it
what the contents of the postcard or email were and explain why you liked it
15 Describe a historic event
What it was
When and where it happened
Who took part in the event
And explain why you think it was important
Part 3:
Do you like history?
Do your parents think learning history is important?
What are the benefits of museums?
Are museums in your country free of charge?
Which way is better for learning history? Through reading books or visiting museums?
Do major cities in your country all have museums?
Will current things be exhibited in future museums?
Can individuals build museums?
How to show life two thousand years ago in the museums?
16 Describe a quiet place
Where it is
How often you visit there
What you do there
And explain the reason why you like or dislike the place.
Part 3:
What are the places that are free of noises?
What are the causes of noises?
What are the impacts of noises on people?
17 Describe a success you would like to achieve (in the near future).
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what it is
how difficult you think it will be
what you should do to prepare for this
and explain why you want to succeed in doing this
or
and explain how you think you will feel after you reach this goal
18 Describe an experience while waiting for something
When it was
Where it was
Who you were with
And explain how you felt
Part 3:
What are the things that people wait for every day?
Do Vietnamese people accustomed to waiting?
Are people more patient than they used to be?
Do people become impatient because of the conveniences of modern life?
19 Describe an adventurous person who you know.
You should say:
who the person is
how you know this person
what this person does that is adventurous
and explain why you think this person likes to take risks
20 Describe an artistic activity that you do/did (outside of normal classes) at school or university (such as painting, woodwork or pottery)
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what the activity is/was
when & where you do/did this activity
who you do/this activity with
how you did this activity
and explain how you felt (feel) about his activity
21 Describe an article you recently read in a newspaper or magazine.
You should say:
what magazine or newspaper it was
when you read it
what the article was about
and explain why you remember this article
22 Describe an experience of good service in a shop or a restaurant.
When it was
Where it was
What the service was
And explain why you think it was good service
Part 3:
What are the differences between large shop services and small store ones?
What do people do when they get bad services?
What are the qualities of being a good restaurant?
23 Describe a tourist site in your country that you enjoyed visiting.
You should say:
Where you went (= the name and location of the place)
What sort of this place it was (or, what it looked like)
What you did there
Who you went with
Explain why you enjoyed it
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Part 3:
What are the places that people in your country like to visit?
What are the impacts of tourists on local people?
Will international tourism improve international relationships?
24 Describe a famous person
Who he/she is
What he/she does
And explain why the person is famous.
Part 3:
Is the person famous for a long time in your country?
Who are the wealthy people in your country?
Does money matter a lot to people currently?
25 Describe an old thing that you often use.
What it is
How often you use it
And explain why you often use it.
Part 3:
What do you think of recycling old things?
What is the value of old things?
What are the functions of museums?
26 Describe a practical skill that you have (such as driving a car, speaking a foreign language, cooking etc).
You should say:
what this skill is