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Trang 1IELTS SPEAKING FORECAST QUÝ 3 2019 UPDATE NHẤT
By DUONG VU - IDV IELTS
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Trang 2PART 2 & 3 (part 2 tip: không nhất thiết phải nói đủ ý theo Cue Card nhé) OBJECTS/ THINGS
1 Something useful you borrowed
2 A recent conversation you enjoyed
3 An indoor activity / game
4 A gift that took you long time to prepare
5 A toy you enjoyed playing when you were a child
6 A memorable advertisement
7 A movie you recently saw
8 Your favourite piece of clothing
9 A new language you want to learn
10 A picture or photograph in your home
11 A special product from your local region
12 A TV program you enjoyed as a child
13 A quiz show/ game show on TV
14 A prize you’d like to win
PLACE
1 A new public building you would like to visit
2 A school you went to as a child
3 A place to read and write, not your home
4 A park/ garden
5 Your favourite place for shopping
6 A place where you played as a child
7 A colourful place/ event
PERSON
1 Someone who often travels by plane for work
2 A person who can speak foreign language fluently
3 A friend you are proud of
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5 A person who spends free time helping others
6 A person who has interesting ideas
7 A person who encouraged you to achieve your goals
8 A singer or a music band
OCCASION
1 A leisure activity you did with your family & enjoyed
2 A meal you invited your friends/ family
3 A time the vehicle you took broke down
4 A celebration of an achievement
5 A time you heard a stranger talking on the phone
6 A time a child made you laugh
7 An unusual holiday/ a recent holiday
8 A time you received incorrect info
9 A time you did not tell the truth
10 A time you found something you lost
11 A time you looked at the sky
12 A time you were with people and got bored
13 A time you met someone for the first time
14 A time you got up extremely early in the morning
15 A time you solved a problem by the Internet
16 A happy day you would like to have
Trang 4What kind of accommodation are you living in?
What do you like/ dislike about your home?
What kind of accomodation would you like to live in?
Can you describe your room?
2 Work or study
Study
What's your major?
Do you like it?
How do you like your courses?
(If you do not have a major yet) Which major do you want to choose in college? Why? Will you change it if you have the chance?
Which major will you change it to?
Is it different from what you had in mind?
Why did you choose that major?
Work
Do you work or are you a student?
What work do you do?
What specific things do you do on your job?
Why did you choose that job?
What do you like most about your job?
Would you recommend that job to others?
What did you do on the first day of your job?
Do you think this job has a bright future?
Trang 5What are the most interesting and the difficult part of your job?
3 Living area
Where are you living at the moment?
Do many people live in your neighbourhood?
Do you have many friends there?
How long have you been living there?
What changes would you like to see in this area?
Who do you live with?
What do you like about the area around where you live?
Are you planning to move to another area to live?
Do you know many people living nearby?
What changes have you seen in this area since you have been living there?
4 Holidays
Do you like holidays? Why / why not? (school holidays, public holidays )
Do you prefer to travel or stay at home during holiday periods? Why?
What do most people do during their holidays in your country? Why?
When do you prefer to take your holidays? Why? (take some days off work/ study to travel)
Do you want to have a short journey or a long journey?
Where do you want to go on holiday? Beach-side or city?
5 Future
What job would you like to have ten years from now?
How useful will English be for your future?
How much travelling do you hope to do in the future?
How do you think your life will change in the future?
6 Friends
Do you have a lot of friends?
Do you have close friends who live far away?
Do you still stay in touch with friends from your childhood?
Are your friends mostly your age or different ages?
Is it easy or dificult for you to make new friends?
Do you usually see your friends during the week or at weekends?
Trang 6The last time you saw your friends, what did you do together?
In what ways (why) are your friends important to you?
7 Places to Play
Where did you play when you were a child?
Did you play at your friend's home?
Did you prefer to play outside or inside when you were young?
Do you think it’s important for children to play outside?
8 Weather
Does the weather affect your mood?
Which season do you like best? / Do you have a favourite type of weather?
What's the weather like in your city?
Are there four different seasons in your hometown?
Would you move to another city because of the weather?
Do you think the climate is changing?
Do you like hot weather or cold weather?
Do you do different things in different kinds of weather ?
Would you prefer to live in a place that has the same weather all year, or a place that has four seasons?
Does the weather in your country change often?
Do you like it when it's raining?
Do you think the weather is more important to people who play sports?
9 Books
Do you like reading?
How often do you read?
Do you usually read for leisure or for work purposes?
What kinds of book do you like to read?
What was your favourite book or story when you were a child?
Do you like E-books?
Do you ever read professional books?
10 Music
Do you like music?
Trang 7How often do you listen to music?
What kind of music do you like? Why?
Do you listen to other kinds of music?
Has the music that you listen to changed since you were young?
Do you think older and younger generations prefer different types of music?
11 Films/ movies
Do you like films/ movies? (Why?)
What types of films do you like to watch?
How often do you watch films?
Do you like going to the cinema or watching movies at home?
Do you prefer to (or usually) watch a film alone or with others?
How often do you go to a cinema?
Has your taste in movies changed since you were younger?
Are any foreign movie stars famous in your country?
Do you have a favourite movie star?
Have you ever seen a movie star in real life?
Would you like to be a movie star?
12 Family & relatives
Do you have a large family or small family?
Is your family important to you?
How much time do you manage to spend with members of your family?
What sorts of things do you like to do together?
Do you get well with your family? Why?
Who are you close to in your family?
Do you often visit your relatives? (Why?)
What do you do when you visit them?
When was the last time you visited them? What did you do?
Do you prefer visiting your relatives, or your friends?
Do you take anything when you visit your relatives?
13 Learning languages
Do you like learning languages? Why?
Trang 8What languages do you speak?
What are some difficulties in learning a new language?
What is the best way for you to learn a new language?
Do you want to learn another language in the future?
14 Animals & wild animals
Do you like animals?
Do you know any wild animals?
Are there any wild animals in Vietnam that are not found in other countries?
Do you think it’s important to protect wild animals? Why?
What is the purpose of zoos?
Do you like zoos?
How do you think zoos in Vietnam should be improved?
15 Social media
Do you use social media? (social networking apps)
Do you like Facebook?
Do you think it’s easy to make friends through social media?
Why do people like to post pictures on social media?
Is social media very popular in your country?
Do you think social media will become more popular in the future?
In the future, do you think people will use social media more than they do now, or less?
16 Time management & Plan
Are you an organized person?
How do you organize you time?
Do you make plans every day?
Do you think it’s important to make plans?
Would you say you manage your time well?
Are you ever late for anything?
Do you think young people organize their time in the same way?
What’s the biggest difficulty you have in managing time or in carrying out plans?
17 Walking
Trang 9Do you like walking?
Where do you usually go for a walk?
Is there any change to the way you walk now and in the past (when you’re younger)?
Do (young) people in your country walk a lot?
Do you think they will walk more in the future?
18 Countryside
Do you spend much time in the countryside?
What are some benefits of spending time in the countryside?
Do you consider living in the countryside in the future?
19 Concentration
Is it difficult/easy for you to concentrate? (Why?)
What affects your ability to concentrate?
Do you prefer to study/ work in a quiet environment or in a place with some noise?
Do you (ever) do anything to help you concentrate?
Do you think people can do two things at the same time?
20 Name
Who gave you your name ?
Do you think your name is special?
What’s the origin of your name? (or your surname)
Do you like your name?
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?
21 Music
Do you like music?
How often do you listen to music?
What kind of music do you like? Why?
Do you listen to other kinds of music?
Has the music that you listen to changed since you were young?
Do you think older and younger generations prefer different types of music?
22 Taking photos
Trang 10Do you like taking photos?
What kind of photos do you like to take? Why?
How (why) did you become interested in photograph?
Do you prefer to take pictures of people or of scenery?
How often do you take photographs?
Who do you take photos of?
How do you keep your photos?
Do you keep your photographs on your computer?
Do you frame (or have you framed) any of your photos?
Do you prefer to send postcards to people or to send photos that you took yourself? (Why?)
23 Beauty/ Makeup (ask females only)
Do you often wear makeup? Why?
Do you think makeup can make a person more beautiful?
What do you think of men wearing makeup?
Do you think good look is important?
Why do many people have plastic surgeries these days?
24 Anger
Do you get angry easily?
What can make you angry?
Why do some people get angry easily?
How can you control your temper?
What do you usually do when you lose your temper?
25 Team sports
What makes a good leader?
Is there a growing interest in team sports?
How has technology made team sports fair?
Is it important for countries to hold international sports competition?
Do you like individual sports or team sports?
Do you think team sports are important?
What sports are popular in your country?
26 School
Trang 11What is the education system in Vietnam?
What is the value of education?
How old were you when you started school?
How did you get to school each day?
Tell me something about your primary school (=Can you describe it?)
Did you enjoy it? (Why?/Why not?)
What were some of the most popular activities at primary school?
Have you ever returned to see your old school again?
Are you still in contact with any of the friends you had in primary school?
What subjects did you study in secondary school (=high school)?
What was your favourite subject in secondary school (=high school)?
And which subject did you like the least? (Why?)
Which secondary school subject do you think is most useful for people in adult life?
What part of your secondary school education did you enjoy most?
How do you feel about your high school (secondary school)?
Why did you choose to attend that particular school?
Which class did you enjoy the most? (Why?)
27 Teacher
What makes a good teacher? / What types of teachers do you like best?
Who was your favourite teacher when you were young? Why?
What is the difference between young teachers and old teachers?
Would you like to be a teacher? / Do you think you could be a teacher?
Have you ever had bad teachers before?
28 Travel
Do you like travelling?
Do you like to travel by air?
Where would you like to travel for a vacation? (Why?)
What do you think about travelling to the outer space?
What would you prepare on a trip to the outer space?
Who do you often spend holiday with?
Do you prefer traveling alone or in a group?
Trang 12How much traveling have you done?
What kind of places have you visited in your life?
When you visit new places, what do you like to do?
In which seasons do you prefer to travel?
What is the best season to travel in your country?
What is the most popular attraction in your country?/ what is the best place to visit in your country
Woud you take a job if you had to move to another country?
29 Wearing Jeans
Do you like wearing jeans?
Is there any jeans brand do you prefer?
Why are jeans so common?
30 Growing vegetables
Do you like vegetables? What kinds of vegetables do you like?
Do you ever grow vegetables?
Do you prefer growing vegetables or flowers?
Would you like to have a garden?
Why do you think some people are growing their own food?
31 Smiles
Do you like to smile?
How often do you smile?
Do you smile when you are having your picture taken?
When do people smile to others?
Can you sense (or feel, or tell) if someone’s smile is fake?
When was the last time you saw a lot of people smiling?
32 Rubbish & recycling
Do you think it's important to keep the city clean?
What do you do when you see rubbish on the street?
Can you suggest why some people throw their litter on the ground?
Do you think plastic bags are a serious environmental problem?
Do you ever recycle?
Trang 13What can be recycled?
Is it important to recycle?
33 Borrowing
Do you like to lend things to others?
Have you ever lent a book to others?
Have you ever borrowed money from someone else?
Have you ever borrowed a book from others?
Would you lend money to someone else?
34 Perfume
Do you like perfume?
Do you use perfume?
What kinds of perfume do you like?
Would you ever give perfume as a gift?
Would you spend a lot of omney on perfume?
35 Hairstyle
How often do you have your hair cut?
When was the last time you had your hair cut?
On what occasions do Vietnamese people usually have their hair cut?
36 Hats
Do you like to wear hats or caps?
Do you often wear hats?
What kind of hats do you have?
Will you wear hats if you change your current hairstyle?
Where do you like to buy hats?
Is wearing hats popular in your country?
37 Tea & coffee
Do you prefer to drink tea, or coffee?
How did you feel the first time you drank coffee?
When you go out do you most often drink tea, or coffee?
When was the last time you drank some tea or coffee?
Which is more popular in your country, drinking tea or drinking coffee?
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When people in your country entertain guests, do they usually offer tea, or coffee?
38 Street markets
Do you like visiting street markets?
Are street markets very common in your country / where you live?
Would you be interested if you saw a street market in a foreign country?
Do people in your country prefer to shop at a street market, or in a shopping mall?
Are there many shopping malls in your living area?
39 Voice
Is your voice different from when you were young?
Is your voice similar to that of a family member?
Do you like listening to your voice in recordings?
40 Maths
Do you like maths?
Do you think females are good at maths?
How often do you use a calculator?
Do you think maths is important?
Some people think that maths isn’t needed in our life What do you think?
41 Patience
Are you a patient person? Do you like waiting/ what do you do while waiting?)
When are you impatient? (when do you lose your patience?)
Do you think you are more patient now than when you were younger?
Do you think you will be more patient in the future?
Are you patient in your work or study?
Can you explain why some people are not very patient?
Do you think people should be patient?
How do you feel when other people are impatient?
Would you say young people are more patient than older people?
Can you give any examples of work that require patience?
Trang 1542 The Sky
Do you often look at the sky?
Do you know much about the stars and planets?
Can you see the moon and stars at night where you live?
Is there a good place to look at the sky where you live?
Do you prefer to look at the sky in the daytime, or at night?
Do school students learn much about planets and the stars (at school) in your country?
Trang 16PART 2 & 3 (part 2 tip: không nhất thiết phải nói đủ ý theo Cue Card nhé, miễn nói về topic là ok)
GỢI Ý 1 SỐ TOPIC MỚI & KHÓ PART 2:
1 A CONVERSATION YOU HAD WITH SOMEONE (lần đầu gặp &nói chuyện với 1 chuyên gia/ 1 người bạn mới/ 1 người từ nước ngoài/ với 1 bác tài xế cũng nhiều chuyện hay lắm nhé )
2 A NEW PUBLIC BUILDING YOU’D LIKE TO VISIT (bảo tàng Hà Nội, Trường Đại Học mới xây, Cơ quan Hành Chính Công mới xây… )
3 A THING YOU BORROWED FROM SOMEONE (book/ laptop/ xe máy quan trọng là
tả tình huống thôi)
4 AN INDOOR GAME/ SPORTS (table tennis, volleyball, dance sports )
5 A CELEBRATION BEING ORGANIZED AFTER AN ACHIEVEMENT (đỗ đại học, được thăng chức, đạt giải nọ kia )
6 A TIME YOU GET UP EXTREMELY EARLY IN THE MORNING (dậy sớm cho 1 chuyến
đi, dậy sớm ngắm bình mình, để tập thể dục, sáng 1 tết đi chùa, đi hái lộc, dậy sớm
đi chợ hoa đêm Quảng Bá 3-4h sáng )
7 A COLOURFUL PLACE/ EVENT: phố Hàng Mã Tết Trung Thu, phố cổ Hội An, Lễ Hội Lim, Lễ Hội khác
8 A TIME YOU GOT BORED (buổi học, hội thảo, cuộc họp, bài giảng/ thuyết trình boring)
9 A PERSON WHO HELPS OTHERS (volunteer, teacher, mother…)
10 A PERSON TRAVELS BY PLANE A LOT (a businessperson, a celebrity, a friend who often travels abroad)
11 A PLACE TO READ AND WRITE (library, coffee shop)
12 A PRODUCT TYPICAL OF YOUR LOCAL REGION (bánh, trái cây, món ăn khác, đồ thủ công mỹ nghệ…)
Trang 17BỘ ĐỀ PART 2 CHI TIẾT OBJECT/ THINGS/ ACTIVITY
1 Something useful you borrowed (lưu ý lend là cho mượn, borrow là đi mượn nhé)
Do you often lend things to people?
What do people in Vietnam usually borrow from others?
Do you think peole should always ask before borowing something?
Do you think people can take/ borrow items of small value without asking first?
How long do you think people can borrow something?
Do you think it’s right to make an argument when lending things to others? (make
argument: tranh biện, bảo vệ lý lẽ của mình)
Why shouldn’t people lend out valuable/ expensive items?
What do you think of people who don’t return things they borow?
What do you think of borrowing ideas from another company?
Do you think peole should ask before borrowing someone’s ideas?
How to stop illegal music download?
Should sientists work alone or together in scientific research & invention?
What is the latest invention? (nếu ko biết, cứ nói mình ko rõ vì this subject is not my cup of tea nhé)
2 A recent conversation you enjoyed
What is the difference between men and women’s favourite topics?
Can men and women enjoy talking about the same topic?
Do you think it’s good to drive soneone’s opinion?
What is the diference between talking over the phone and face to face conversation?
Why is body language important?
Why do some people get nervous when they give presentations?
Do you think visual aids are important in giving presentations?
3 An indoor activity / game
What kinds of game do young people in Vietnam enjoy playing?
Trang 18Do you think mobile games are good for people? What are ads & disadvantages of playing electronic games? (games on electronic devices)
Why do people play different kind of games when they grow up?
Do parents in your country encourage children to play games? (physical games/ activities) What kinds of games do children play at school in your country?
Is winning important in games? Is it the most important thing in playing sports?
What is important in team games? Team victory or individual performance?
Competition among kids is good or bad?
Is losing in a competition a good or bad thing?
4 A gift that took you long time to prepare (hand-made gift)
What kinds of gifts do people usually buy in Vietnam?
Which do Vietnamese people prefer? Expensive gifts or meaningful gifts?
Is there any difference between men and women in gift giving?
Do you think practical gifts are better than other kinds of gift, such as flowers?
In your country when do people often give gifts to others?
Do people today give the same kinds of gifts that people used to give many years ago?
Do you think boys and girls prefer the same kinds of gifts?
Do you prefer handmade gifts or items bought from gift shops?
Did you gave gifts made by hand? Is it difficult to make gifts by hand?
Do you think handmade gifts are important?
What kinds of handmade gifts do you like?
Why do you like handmade gifts?
Is it necessary for children to learn about arts and crafts? Why?
Do you think it’s suitable to give money as gifts?
Do you think it’s a good idea for people to exchange gifts when doing business with each other?
Why do people undervalue art? What can be done about this?
Are artistic skills innate?
What to admire in art?
Trang 195 A toy you enjoyed playing when you were a child
Did you have many toys to play with when you were a child?
What kinds of toys do children in Vietnam enjoy playing?
Is there any change in children toys over time? (now & in the past)
Some parents buy toys for their kids because they don’t have time to play with them what
do you think about this?
What criteria are important when parents choose toys for their kids?
What are benefits of playing with toys?
Do playing sports bring the same benefits as playing with toys?
6 A memorable advertisement
Are advertisements important? What are their objectives?
What are common ways to advertise in Vietnam? / What is the most popular advertising medium in your country?
Do you think ads have an impact on sales?
Do you think ads are bothering people?
Is there any type of advertising you don’t like seeing?
How can people avoid advertisements?
What types of ads are people usually attracted to?
Does music play an important role in advertisements? What kinds of music are often used? Why famous people are shown/ featured in advertisements?
Is online advertising popular in your country?
Do advertisements make people buy more?
Do people know that they are buying because of advertisements?
7 A movie you recently saw & want to talk to friends
Have your friends watched it?
What makes a person famous?
Why do celebrities earn more money than ordinary people?
Should the goernment invest in film industry? Has Vietnamese government done that? How can film and media help economy grow?
Trang 20Do adults love watching movies? Do they watch often?
What kinds of movies are popular in Vietnam?
8 Your favourite piece of clothing
Do you think beautiful people have an easier life?
Clothes make people more beautiful Is that true?
Is it important to wear stylish clothes to look good?
Should we dress for fashion or for comfort & according to the weather?
Why do fashion brands hire models to wear their clothes? Are there any differences in the way models wear and the way ordinary people wear the same clothes?
What do you think about top models featured in luxury journals?
Are clothes important to a person’s success?
What do you think about someone who doesn’t care about fashion?
Should we dress to keep up with the latest trends?
Should we dress the way we like or consider other people’s opinions?
What are common landscapes in your country?
Can cities be more beautiful than natural landscape? Even some of European cities?
Can pictures express full beauty of nature?
9 A new language you want to learn
What is the importance of learning English?
Who can learn English faster? Children or adults?
Is it possible for a second language learner to speak like a native speaker?
Why can some people learn a new language faster than others?
Why do some people think speaking is more difficult to learn than writing?
What qualities should a language teacher have?
Do you see any differences in the way people learn English over the past years?
Do you think foreigners should learn your country’s language before they arrive?
10 A picture or photograph in your home
What are advantages & disadvantages of taking photos by smartphones?
Trang 21What are disadvantages of taking selfies?
Do you think photographers are nescessary nowadays?
Is it easy to take good photographs?
What are the pros and cons of digital photography?
Should people share their photographs online?
When can an image be worth a thousand words?
Is a photograph a reliable form of identification?
Is it easy to take good photographs?
What are the pros and cons of digital photography?
Should people share their photographs online?
Is a photograph a reliable form of identification?
Is it necessary to take a course to become a good photographer?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of taking photographs?
How has modern technology changed the way we take photographs?
How has sharing photographs changed since your grandparents’ time?
When can an image be worth a thousand words?
Do you think that people nowadays spend too much time taking photographs?
Why do you think people like to photograph themselves/ take selfie?
Art:
Is it important for primary students to study arts?
Do you ever learn painting?
Is it easy to learn painting?
11 A product typical of your local region
Why does your region have that product and not somewhere else?
Is there any products in Vietnam that the north has but the south doesn’t? Why?
What kinds of product do Vietnam import the most?
What kinds of people prefer imported goods in your country? Why?
Do you think people should support local food? Why?
Is western food popular in Vietnam?
Trang 2212 A TV program you enjoyed as a child
What kinds of TV programs do children enjoy? (xem them o topic duoi)
13 A quiz show/ game show on TV
How popular is watching television in your country?
What types of programmes are currently on television in your country?
Why do people like watching television?
What effects can watching television have on children?
Do you think most people watch TV for education or for entertainment?
Should TV play a role in educating children? How?
How do you think TV viewing habits change as people get older?
14 A prize/ award u would like to win (what, how u know, what requirements, why)
Is competition good or bad?
Is winning important in competition?
Do you think it’s good to give prizes to students at schools /universities?
How should students be awarded for their good performance?
Do you think companies should give their employees prizes?
PLACE
15 A new public building you would like to visit
Are old buildings important?
Why should we take care of historical buildings?
Do you think people who damage historical relics should be put in prison?
Why do tourists like to see old buildings?
Is it the government or people who should be responsible for taking care of old buildings? Who should pay the cost for preserving old buildings?
Would people in your country agree to using government funds to preserve historical
buildings?