PREPARATION FOR SPEAKING 3 SITUATIONS You now have ONE minute to read the task carefully and another ONE minute to do the task as you are instructed to. 1 If you could invest on one of the followings – planting forests, building zoos and researching about biodiversity, which one might be your best choice? Why? 2 You are going to recommend a university for your cousin to study. Among a university in USA, a university in Japan and a university in Vietnam, which one do you recommend? Why? 3 You are going to buy a book for your little brother as a present. Among the following kinds of book: a comic book, a fairy tale and a scientific book, which one might be your best choice? Why? 4 You are looking for a place to live in Hanoi. Among a small house in the city centre, a flat near your university a company and a big house in the countryside, which one would be your best choice? Why? 5 You are going to take a foreign friend to a festival. Which one might be your best choice: MidAutumn festival, Hung King temple festival or Lim festival? Why?
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SITUATIONS
You now have ONE minute to read the task carefully and another ONE minute to do the task as you are instructed to
1/ If you could invest on one of the followings – planting forests, building zoos and researching about biodiversity, which one might be your best choice? Why?
2/ You are going to recommend a university for your cousin to study Among a university in USA, a university in Japan and a university in Vietnam, which one do you recommend? Why?
3/ You are going to buy a book for your little brother as a present Among the following kinds of book:
a comic book, a fairy tale and a scientific book, which one might be your best choice? Why?
4/ You are looking for a place to live in Hanoi Among a small house in the city centre, a flat near your university/ a company and a big house in the countryside, which one would be your best choice? Why? 5/ You are going to take a foreign friend to a festival Which one might be your best choice: Mid-Autumn festival, Hung King temple festival or Lim festival? Why?
6/ You are going to buy a CD as a present for your parents on their birthday Among a rock CD, a rap
CD and a folk music CD, which one is your best choice? Why?
7/ As a member of a Green organization, which one do you think is the most practical to protect the environment: going to school by bike, using paper package and planting more trees Why?
8/ As a member of a Green organization, which one do you think is the most practical to protect the environment: going to school by bike, using paper package and planting more trees Why?
TOPICS
You have 2 minutes to deliver a speech of the topic given You are expected to include three parts
of a speech, namely Introduction, Development and Conclusion with the use of some linking
words.
1/ “There are a lot of complaints about restaurants in Vietnam”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
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2 Some people say that food in an expensive restaurant is always better than that in a cheap one – would you agree?
2/ “There are many changes of shopping over the last decade”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
1 What are your shopping habits?
2 Do you think online shopping will replace small shops in the future? Why?
3/ “There are a lot of complaints about restaurants in Vietnam”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
1 Which are most popular in your country: fast food restaurants or traditional ones?
2 Some people say that food in an expensive restaurant is always better than that in a cheap one – would you agree?
4/ “There are many problems with education in Vietnam”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
1 What are the differences between the traditional and modern educational system in Vietnam?
2 What should be done to reduce educational problems in Vietnam?
5/ “There are many changes in housing in housing in your hometown”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
1 Are people more or less interested in attending the festival? Why?
2 What should be done to promote a regional festival?
6/ “There are many changes in traditional festivals”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
1 Are people more or less interested in attending the festival? Why?
2 What should be done to promote a regional festival?
7/ “Reading books brings many benefits”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
1 Are children more or less interested in reading? Why?
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8/ “There are many effects of living in a noisy environment”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
1 What kinds of noises do you dislike the most?
2 Why do people still go to noisy places like big cities or cinemas even when they don’t like noises?
9/ “There are many advantages of the internet”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
1 Do you think the Internet is safe for children to use? Why (or Why not)?
2 How has the Internet changed the way we live and work?
10/ “There are many causes of pollution in cities”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
1 What is the biggest environmental problem in your hometown?
2 Are there any measures you would like to take about this problem?
11/ “There are many drawbacks of working overtime”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
1 What should people do to avoid working overtime?
2 Will people work more or less in the future? Why?
12/ “There are many problems with food in Vietnam”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
1 What is a balanced diet?
2 What is a typical diet of people in your country?
13/ “There are many reasons for protecting the nature world”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
1 What should be done to protect the nature and environment? Why?
2 Is it the responsibility of school to teach children to protect the nature and environment? Why? (or Why not?)
Trang 414/ “There are many benefits of studying music or learning to play a musical instrument”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
1 Do you think that pop/ rock stars can have bad influence on the young people?
2 How much does the internet influence how you listen to music?
15/ “There are many effects of weather on people’s lives”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
1 Have there been any changes in weather over the past few years? What are they?
2 What should be done in bad weather?
16/ “Many things should be changed about education in Vietnam.”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
1 Is it a good practice for students to wear uniform at schools? Why/ why not?
2 Which do you prefer: a single-sex school or a co-educational school? Why?
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SITUATIONS
You now have ONE minute to read the task carefully and another ONE minute to do the task as you are instructed to
1/ If you could invest on one of the followings – planting forests, building zoos and researching about biodiversity, which one might be your best choice? Why?
2/ You are going to recommend a university for your cousin to study Among a university in USA, a university in Japan and a university in Vietnam, which one do you recommend? Why?
3/ You are going to buy a book for your little brother as a present Among the following kinds of book:
a comic book, a fairy tale and a scientific book, which one might be your best choice? Why?
4/ You are looking for a place to live in Hanoi Among a small house in the city centre, a flat near your university/ a company and a big house in the countryside, which one would be your best choice? Why? 5/ You are going to take a foreign friend to a festival Which one might be your best choice: Mid-Autumn festival, Hung King temple festival or Lim festival? Why?
6/ You are going to buy a CD as a present for your parents on their birthday Among a rock CD, a rap
CD and a folk music CD, which one is your best choice? Why?
7/ As a member of a Green organization, which one do you think is the most practical to protect the environment: going to school by bike, using paper package and planting more trees Why?
8/ As a member of a Green organization, which one do you think is the most practical to protect the environment: going to school by bike, using paper package and planting more trees Why?
TOPICS
You have 2 minutes to deliver a speech of the topic given You are expected to include three parts
of a speech, namely Introduction, Development and Conclusion with the use of some linking
words.
1/ “There are a lot of complaints about restaurants in Vietnam”
Trang 7Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
3 Which are most popular in your country: fast food restaurants or traditional ones?
4 Some people say that food in an expensive restaurant is always better than that in a cheap one – would you agree?
2/ “There are many changes of shopping over the last decade”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
3 What are your shopping habits?
4 Do you think online shopping will replace small shops in the future? Why?
3/ “There are a lot of complaints about restaurants in Vietnam”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
3 Which are most popular in your country: fast food restaurants or traditional ones?
4 Some people say that food in an expensive restaurant is always better than that in a cheap one – would you agree?
4/ “There are many problems with education in Vietnam”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
3 What are the differences between the traditional and modern educational system in Vietnam?
4 What should be done to reduce educational problems in Vietnam?
5/ “There are many changes in housing in housing in your hometown”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
3 Are people more or less interested in attending the festival? Why?
4 What should be done to promote a regional festival?
6/ “There are many changes in traditional festivals”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
3 Are people more or less interested in attending the festival? Why?
4 What should be done to promote a regional festival?
7/ “Reading books brings many benefits”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
Trang 8After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
3 Are children more or less interested in reading? Why?
4 What should be done to encourage children to read?
8/ “There are many effects of living in a noisy environment”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
3 What kinds of noises do you dislike the most?
4 Why do people still go to noisy places like big cities or cinemas even when they don’t like noises?
9/ “There are many advantages of the internet”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
3 Do you think the Internet is safe for children to use? Why (or Why not)?
4 How has the Internet changed the way we live and work?
10/ “There are many causes of pollution in cities”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
3 What is the biggest environmental problem in your hometown?
4 Are there any measures you would like to take about this problem?
11/ “There are many drawbacks of working overtime”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
3 What should people do to avoid working overtime?
4 Will people work more or less in the future? Why?
12/ “There are many problems with food in Vietnam”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
3 What is a balanced diet?
4 What is a typical diet of people in your country?
13/ “There are many reasons for protecting the nature world”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
3 What should be done to protect the nature and environment? Why?
Trang 94 Is it the responsibility of school to teach children to protect the nature and environment? Why? (or Why not?)
14/ “There are many benefits of studying music or learning to play a musical instrument”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
3 Do you think that pop/ rock stars can have bad influence on the young people?
4 How much does the internet influence how you listen to music?
15/ “There are many effects of weather on people’s lives”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
3 Have there been any changes in weather over the past few years? What are they?
4 What should be done in bad weather?
16/ “Many things should be changed about education in Vietnam.”
Present your view with clear arguments and specific, real-life examples to support your view
After finishing your speech, answer the following questions:
3 Is it a good practice for students to wear uniform at schools? Why/ why not?
4 Which do you prefer: a single-sex school or a co-educational school? Why?