VSTEP SPEAKING LỚP VSTEP B1B2C1 CÔ THỦY – THẦY CƯƠNG LUYỆN THI TRỌNG TÂM – CẤP TỐC – ĐẠT CHỨNG CHỈ CÁC CHỦ ĐỀ HAY GẶP TRONG VSTEP SPEAKING PART I Câu hỏi chủ đề LEISURE TIME What you in your free time? Recently, I often spend my leisure time with my family like having a meal together, striking up conversations and making jokes I really like the time when my parents spin a good yarn, through that we can have a deeper insight into their childhood, the harsh period when they were young and somehow these story bridge the generation gap I love the chitchat with my parent Do you think hobbies are important? Yes I think a hobby can help me unwind and recharge my batteries after burning the candle at both ends Sometimes, when I was waiting for my girlfriend getting ready, ya know, that a long and tedious moment, my hobby helped kill time And more importantly, when someone has the hobbies like cooking, drawing and singing, they can have it down to an art and hit the big time Which hobby you like to try in the future? In the future, I hope I can immerse myself in reading without any worry about my work and study Honestly, I am always up to my eyeballs doing an assignment and I just read books once in a blue moon But we all know the importance of reading and I love reading, too So, in the future, I hope I can organize my workload more efficiently so that I spend more time reading II Câu hỏi chủ đề TV PROGRAMS What kind of TV programs you like? I love watching news on televisions as I want to be informed about what’s happening around me, especially in this tumultuous time of the Covid pandemic I want to have information that can be used to keep me and my family safe • tumultuous (adj): biến động Facebook: Thủy Nguyễn (Englishall) / Hội ôn thi Vstep B1B2C1 VSTEP SPEAKING LỚP VSTEP B1B2C1 CÔ THỦY – THẦY CƯƠNG LUYỆN THI TRỌNG TÂM – CẤP TỐC – ĐẠT CHỨNG CHỈ - What’s your favorite TV program? I prefer watching news programs on either BBC or CNN The advantage of watching news on these channels is that they speak in a clear and precise manner I can learn a lot on how to use formal language watching the presenters on these two channels • precise (adj): xác Do you often watch programs on TV or your cell phone? I find myself watching more and more content on my cell phone on the bus or at lunches rather than watching TV in my living room It is just more convenient Most of these programmes are also free, so I’m thinking of cutting the cord to just watch these programs exclusively on my personal devices • Cutting the cord (expression, noun phrase): việc từ bỏ khơng sử dụng cáp truyền hình Do you like watching the same kind of program all the time? Well, after a while, news can bore me out and the severity of some news can take a toll on my mental health Therefore, every now and then I also choose to watch sitcom series such as “How I met your mother” and the likes because the humour is lighthearted and suitable for relaxation • to bore someone out (expression): làm chán • severity (n): mức độ nghiêm trọng • to take a toll on someone/something (expression): gây thiệt hại cho đó/cái • sitcom (n): phim truyền hình nhiều tập hài tình III Câu hỏi chủ đề PICNIC Have you ever gone to picnics? Yes, I have Although I haven’t been to many picnics, I enjoy each and every one of them I think they’re a great way to bond with your family and friends What a wonderful idea it is to just relax, enjoy nature and the company of loved ones at the same time • The company of someone: góp mặt/đi cùng/hiện diện Facebook: Thủy Nguyễn (Englishall) / Hội ơn thi Vstep B1B2C1 VSTEP SPEAKING LỚP VSTEP B1B2C1 CÔ THỦY – THẦY CƯƠNG LUYỆN THI TRỌNG TÂM – CẤP TỐC – ĐẠT CHỨNG CHỈ How frequently you go out for picnics? I’m a busy person so I can only go on a picnic every now and then Actually, I would love to change this At the moment, I’m trying to rearrange my schedule in order to have more time on weekends to invite friends and family for picnics • every now and then (expression): • to rearrange (v): xếp lại Did you go on a picnic when you were a child? I have to say not much since both of my parents were busy businesspersons They couldn’t spend too much time with me, let alone going on a picnic I think they’ve begun to regret that because now they’re retired and want to spend more time with me, but now, I’m the one who has so many things to • to regret (v): hối tiếc IV Câu hỏi chủ đề NEIGHBORS Do you like your neighbors? Yes, we have a very close relationship, we share too much in common and we love and support each other I love my neighbors as my nearest and dearest Are your neighbors usually close to each other in your country? Absolutely yes In Vietnam, we have several folk verses and proverbs to prove the importance of having a close relationship with neighbors Ya know, having conflicts and disputes with neighbors can more harm and good, so we often get along well with each other What is your neighborhood like? I have to say that they are kind, generous, supportive, and amiable Whenever my family is faced with any adversity, we can turn to our neighbors for advice or help and support And when everything is settled, we just get together and throw a party to return a favour How can neighbors be helpful? Yes, as I said before, they are so lovely and supportive Sometimes, my family travels together for a long period of time, we can ask them to keep an eye on our house At night, we can Facebook: Thủy Nguyễn (Englishall) / Hội ôn thi Vstep B1B2C1 VSTEP SPEAKING LỚP VSTEP B1B2C1 CÔ THỦY – THẦY CƯƠNG LUYỆN THI TRỌNG TÂM – CẤP TỐC – ĐẠT CHỨNG CHỈ gather, strike up a proper conversation, make some jokes, then the whole can burst into laughter That is the way we unwind after a long day of working and studying Do you think your neighborhood is a good place for children? Yes, we have a small playground for children in our neighborhood At night, all the children can go there and play with each other I can see that children also have a very close relationship with each other and they are bosom friends What facilities are available in your neighborhood? I have to say that I am settling in an ideal location because we have a convenience store, a pharmacy, a market, and a police station in our neighborhood It nearly satisfies all of our basic necessities How could your neighborhood be improved? Oh, I have not come up with any improvement in my neighborhood yet As I said before, it has an ideal location and the neighbors are wonderful, so I think we don’t need any changes or improvement at this moment in time Do you think it is important to have a good relationship with your neighbors? Yes, having a good relationship with neighbors is absolutely essential To be honest, despite not having the same belief, hobbies with each other, my family still behave gently and politely in order not to be in direct conflict with my neighbors Vocab Từ vựng Nghĩa Ví dụ Get along hịa thuận với I don’t really get along with my sister’s husband Get together tụ tập My nearest and người thân Shall we get together on Friday and go for a drink or something? When we spend all our time with our nearest and dearest, Facebook: Thủy Nguyễn (Englishall) / Hội ôn thi Vstep B1B2C1 LỚP VSTEP B1B2C1 CÔ THỦY – THẦY CƯƠNG LUYỆN THI TRỌNG TÂM – CẤP TỐC – ĐẠT CHỨNG CHỈ VSTEP SPEAKING dearest they can annoy us Keep an eye on trông chừng Return the favour trả ơn Dispute tranh luận Folk verses and proverbs I gave her a ride when her car broke down and now she is returning the favour They have been unable to settle the dispute over working conditions Vietnam is famous for having a great number of folk verses ca dao tục ngữ and proverbs đối đầu, xung Conflict Do Keep an eye on your brother while I’m out, please đột more than good harm There was a lot of conflict between him and his father Getting involved at this stage would more harm than lợi bất cập hại good Children with supportive parents often better at school Supportive hữu ích, ủng hộ Amiable thân thiện, dễ gần He seemed an amiable young man Be faced with đối mặt You’re faced with a very difficult choice there Adversity khó khăn She was always cheerful in adversity Turn to someone nhờ đưa for advice khuyên Settle sống, định cư than those without lời You can always turn to me for advice if you need it After they got married, they settle in Brooklyn Facebook: Thủy Nguyễn (Englishall) / Hội ôn thi Vstep B1B2C1 VSTEP SPEAKING mở tiệc Throw a party Strike up LỚP VSTEP B1B2C1 CÔ THỦY – THẦY CƯƠNG LUYỆN THI TRỌNG TÂM – CẤP TỐC – ĐẠT CHỨNG CHỈ a conversation bắt chuyện Brust into laughter bật cười Unwind nghỉ ngơi, thư giãn Bosom friend bạn thân Ideal location vị trí lý tưởng Pharmacy tiệm thuốc Basic necessity nhu cầu Come up with suy nghĩ Peter throws really wild parties It can be difficult to strike up a conversation with a complete stranger I always burst into laughter when my friend makes jokes A glass of wine in the evening helps me to unwind after work A bosom friend is someone you can very close with and confide everthing in We are living in an ideal location You have to go to the pharmacy to have some medical treatment I should have thought that an adequate and complete filing system was a basic necessity She comes up with some amazing scheme to double her income V Câu hỏi chủ đề DECORATION What kind of decoration you prefer? I think that would be a comfortable, cosy fabric armchair Some people may count it as an accessory but I’d rather think it a decoration Ya know, a soft textured armchair may bring an airy vibe to our living room And, ridiculously, I can be more creative when looking at the chair Facebook: Thủy Nguyễn (Englishall) / Hội ôn thi Vstep B1B2C1 VSTEP SPEAKING LỚP VSTEP B1B2C1 CÔ THỦY – THẦY CƯƠNG LUYỆN THI TRỌNG TÂM – CẤP TỐC – ĐẠT CHỨNG CHỈ How is your home decorated? Yes, my house is well decorated My family consults several designers’ ideas when we decorate our home Ya know, our home can be considered one of the most essential part of my family, so we are willing to spend more money and time to make it the most comfortable and wonderful place for the whole family to unwind after a long period of work and study What is your favourite color when decorating your home? That would be gray All of the walls in my house are gray, it may make my house look bigger and brighter Moreover, I think that it’s much easier to replace, switch up interior accessories when all the walls are rolled on gray So I consider this color as the greatest decorating flexibility Do people in your country like decorating their home? Not really, most of the Vietnamese people don’t pay too much attention to décor their house, but I must claim that most of the house is cosy and warm I think that people cosy up their house by not decorate their house to much Ya know, sometimes the guests will feel a little bit suffocated when they enter a well-decorated house What is the new decorating trend for this year? Honestly, I really don’t know the emerging design trend this year But I think somehow I could say that is non-white kitchens I remember exactly that by 10 years ago, there is a tendency to decor an all-white kitchen where all the facilities, shelves, and islands in the kitchens should be white But now, people are more inclined towards using natural wood cabinets and colorful stuff to décor their kitchen * Vocab Từ vựng Nghĩa Ví dụ Cosy ấm cúng This room is nice and cosy in the winter Fabric sợi vải She designs her own fabrics using woodblocks and Facebook: Thủy Nguyễn (Englishall) / Hội ôn thi Vstep B1B2C1 LỚP VSTEP B1B2C1 CÔ THỦY – THẦY CƯƠNG LUYỆN THI TRỌNG TÂM – CẤP TỐC – ĐẠT CHỨNG CHỈ VSTEP SPEAKING stencils to create patterns on the material Accessory thoáng Airy Accessories for the top-of-the-range car include phụ kiện trang trí đãng, leather upholstery, electric windows, and a sunroof nhẹ nhàng The new offices are light and airy tâm trạng, đặc điểm địa điểm I didn’t like the place – it had bad vibes Vibe hoàn cảnh Ridiculously nực cười Consult tham khảo ý kiến Unwind thư giãn Interior phần Roll on sơn Fexibility linh hoạt Suffocated ngộp ngạt The likelihood of finding two identical snowflakes is ridiculously small I’m not quite sure how to get there – I’d better consult a map A glass of wine in the evening helps me to unwind after work The estate agent had pictures of the house from the outside but none of its interior It’s time to roll on one of the top paint color to refresh your house The standards were established to allow greater flexibility in court decisions The texts of the plays were so passionately coddled throughout that the subtext got suffocated in the Facebook: Thủy Nguyễn (Englishall) / Hội ôn thi Vstep B1B2C1 VSTEP SPEAKING LỚP VSTEP B1B2C1 CÔ THỦY – THẦY CƯƠNG LUYỆN THI TRỌNG TÂM – CẤP TỐC – ĐẠT CHỨNG CHỈ embrace Emerging more có Be Western governments should be giving more aid to the khuynh emerging democracies of the Third World hướng Some people are more inclined towards philosophy inclined towards Cabinet tủ kính than others Valuable pieces of china were on display in tha glassfronted cabinet VI Từ vựng chủ đề NEWSPAPERS • Electronic/online newspapers: báo điện tử • Keep myself updated: cập nhật tin tức cho thân • Attractive visuals: hình ảnh minh họa thu hút • buy/ get/ take newspapers: mua báo • analysis: phân tích • breaking news: tin nóng • business news: tin tức doanh nghiệp • current affairs: vấn đề thời • gossip: tin tầm phào • international news: tin giới • local news: tin địa phương • sensational news: tin giật gân • the story went viral: câu chuyện lan truyền rộng rãi • world events: kiện quốc tế • follow a story: theo dõi câu chuyện, vụ việc • subscribe to a publication: đăng ký theo dõi ấn phẩm • track the news: theo dòng tin tức Facebook: Thủy Nguyễn (Englishall) / Hội ơn thi Vstep B1B2C1 VSTEP SPEAKING • LỚP VSTEP B1B2C1 CÔ THỦY – THẦY CƯƠNG LUYỆN THI TRỌNG TÂM – CẤP TỐC – ĐẠT CHỨNG CHỈ invasion of privacy: xâm phạm đời tư (unjustifiable intrusion into the personal life of another without consent) • yellow journalism: loại hình báo chun đưa thơng tin khơng thống, khơng tìm hiểu kỹ mà sử dụng tiêu đề bắt mắt để câu khách Nội dung thường bao gồm việc phóng đại tin tức kiện, bán tin bê bối, biêu xấu tin kích động, nhạy cảm VII Câu hỏi chủ đề NEWSPAPERS Do you often read newspapers? To be honest I don’t usually buy newspapers because I prefer online news I keep myself updated by subscribing to some publications such as Tuoi Tre or Thanh Nien and track the news in my free time Do you prefer to read local news or international news? Well it depends As long as they are business news and not from the yellow journalism, I would go for it I am not keen on gossip or sensational news which often invade someone’s privacy Do you prefer to read news online or in a newspaper? I’d rather read online news because it’s convenient for me I mean I can get access to the Internet every time or everywhere and read the articles on my phone or my tablet 10 Facebook: Thủy Nguyễn (Englishall) / Hội ôn thi Vstep B1B2C1 ... together for a long period of time, we can ask them to keep an eye on our house At night, we can Facebook: Thủy Nguyễn (Englishall) / Hội ôn thi Vstep B1B2C1 VSTEP SPEAKING LỚP VSTEP B1B2C1 CÔ THỦY... The texts of the plays were so passionately coddled throughout that the subtext got suffocated in the Facebook: Thủy Nguyễn (Englishall) / Hội ôn thi Vstep B1B2C1 VSTEP SPEAKING LỚP VSTEP B1B2C1... Thủy Nguyễn (Englishall) / Hội ơn thi Vstep B1B2C1 VSTEP SPEAKING • LỚP VSTEP B1B2C1 CÔ THỦY – THẦY CƯƠNG LUYỆN THI TRỌNG TÂM – CẤP TỐC – ĐẠT CHỨNG CHỈ invasion of privacy: xâm phạm đời tư (unjustifiable