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Suggested topics for VSTEP speaking skills No Topics Transportation Part Answer some questions about transportation Part There are means of transport: train, car, motorbike In your opinion, what is the best choice? Part The importance of air travel - promote international trade - facilitate international tourism - [Your own ideas] Technology Answer some questions about technological advances There are choices: advances in healthcare, the development of air travel and space exploration What is your vote? Why? The drawbacks of technology - Make people lazy - Kill people’s leisure time - [Your own ideas] Vacation Answer some questions about your holidays Between going to the beach, mountain hiking and visiting hometown, which one might be the best choice? Reasons for travelling - Relaxation - Discovery - [Your own ideas] Technological items Answer some questions about mobile phones There are things: a dishwasher, mobile phone or a laptop What you think you will buy? Why? Common uses of mobile phones - Communication - Entertainment - [Your own ideas] TV Answer some questions about TV program Between watching a sports program, a short movie and a games show, which one might your best choice? Benefits of watching TV - Widen our knowledge - Update information - [Your own ideas] Keeping fit Answer some questions about sport Between doing aerobics, skiing and playing football, which one might be the best choice to keep fit? Advantages of regular exercise - Good health - Be in shape - [Your own ideas] movies Answer some questions about films Between a comedy, a horror movie and a love story, which one is the best choice? Reasons for watching movies in the cinema - More real feelings - Hot movies - [Your own ideas] Presents/ gifts Answer some questions about presents/gifts Which gift you are going to bring: some fruit, a bunch of flowers or The difficulties of choosing presents - Take lots of time cakes? - Hard to choose a suitable one [Your own ideas] Tourist accommodatio n Answer some questions about travelling? You have three choices: a big and expensive hotel, a small but comfortable hotel and a home-stay Which one might be the best choice for you? Why? Relationships between tourists accommodation and tourism - Tourism helps develops tourists accommodation - Tourist accommodation promotes tourism - [Your own ideas] 10 cities Answer some questions about a famous place/ city New York, Ho Chi Minh city and Tokyo, which one might be your best choice? 11 jobs Answer some questions about your job in the future Between becoming a doctor, a teacher and an engineer, which one will you choose? Why? 12 Charities activities 13 Family 14 Famous people 15 Hobbies Answer some questions about what to to help Between an organization that people rescues wildlife animals, a charity that helps the people with HIV, and a charity that helps street children, which one would you like to work for? Answer some questions about your family Which one would be your best choice: a large family with many children, a small family in which you are the only child, and a small family with children? Answer some questions about famous people There are persons: a famous singer like Dan Truong, a movie star like Ngo Thanh Van or a famous sports person like Nguyen Anh Vien, who would you like to become, why? Answer some questions about free time and Which one is your best choice – hobbies collecting stamps, fishing or listening to music? Changes of your hometown - Environment - Transportation - [Your own ideas] Factors that affect people’s choice of job - Personalities - Hobbies - Money-earning - [Your own ideas] Benefits of doing charities - Feel better about ourselves - Help people - [Your own ideas] Advantages of nuclear family - For children - For parents - [Your own ideas] Problems of being famous - Lack of privacy - Lots of pressure - [Your own ideas] Reasons for taking up a hobby - To build confidence - To fight stress - [Your own ideas] VSTEP SPEAKING TEST FORMAT Part 1: Social Interaction (2 – minutes) - Setting: the examiner asks 2-4 questions, the test-taker answers the questions - Topics: different topics of common interest and popularity - Description: questions are designed (2 questions per topic) The questions should be in the form of “wh-” questions Each rhetorical question should be followed by a “wh-” question Part 2: Solution Discussion (2 – minutes) - Setting: the examiner and test-taker discuss three given options of a case and select the best alternative - Topic: topic which is different from the topics selected for the Part of the test - Description: the task is designed in a form of a short paragraph which consists of one or two sentences describing the background information of the case/ situation and one issue, one sentence and/or question is used to suggest the three options to solve the issue raised and to elicit the test-taker’s ideas Part 3: Topic Development (3 - minutes) - Setting: the test-taker develops a topic using a given outline - Topic: the theme of the topics is different from the themes of the topics in part and part - Description: the topic is designed in the form of a statement The supporting details and the topic are displayed in a mind-map Each supporting detail and the topic should be given in the form of a noun, or noun phrase, a verb or a verb phrase ... ideas] Reasons for taking up a hobby - To build confidence - To fight stress - [Your own ideas] VSTEP SPEAKING TEST FORMAT Part 1: Social Interaction (2 – minutes) - Setting: the examiner asks 2-4