Speaking test 2

VISUAL MATERIALS FOR THE SPEAKING TEST  Part 1: Reading: Vietnam central bank chief says it can provide liquidity to the banking system Vietnam's central bank is willing to provide liquidity (tài chính: khả tốn tiền mặt) to the local banking system, Governor (Thống đốc, người đứng đầu) Nguyen Thi Hong said on Sunday, as lenders (người cho vay) face pressure (áp lực) from higher interest rates and tightening (thắt chặt) credit conditions Hong confirmed (xác nhận) that the central bank had held emergency meetings during the week with commercial (thương mại) banks to discuss liquidity in the system, which Reuters reported on Friday "The State Bank of Vietnam is ready to provide liquidity to help credit institutions (sự tiến hành) to maintain their payment capability," Hong told national broadcaster (phát viên) VTV, while adding that the situation (tình hình) is now moving in a "positive direction" The central bank has this year raised its policy rates by a combined 200 basis points and allowed the dong to weaken, with the currency down 6% against the U.S dollar in the last three months The stock market .VNI has fallen by more than 20% over the past three months A widening anti-corruption (corruption: mua chuộc) initiative (sáng kiến) has meanwhile hit the property (tài sản) sector (khu vực), ensnaring (săn bẫy) prominent (nội bật) business people, brokers (người mua giới), and developers and freezing the debt (nợ nần) market that has fuelled the sector's expansion Hong said things had improved and urged local banks to assess the situation prudently (cẩn thận)."The market is now evolving in a positive way, and market sentiment is calm now," she said "Vietnam's economic fundamentals (cơ bản, chủ yếu) remain positive "The government has taken measures to boost public investment (sự đầu tư), exports and foreign investment inflows (dòng chảy vào), which Hong said were helping to ease (xoa dịu) pressure (sức ép) on the foreign exchange market and on banking system liquidity.Vietnam's gross (toàn bộ) domestic product is expected to grow 8% this year, faster than last year's expansion of 2.58% Inflation (sự tham nhũng) is targeted at 4% in 2022 Prime Minister (Thủ tướng) Pham Minh Chinh told parliament (nghị viện) on Saturday that Vietnam would stick to its target to keep inflation (sự tham nhũng) under control (dưới kiểm soát) and ensure (đảm bảo) macroeconomic (kinh tế vĩ mô) stability (sự ổn định) 11/8/2022  Part 2:  Task 2A: People in the street  Ideas: - As can be seen from the photograph, there are three peoples: a young man in a white T-shirt and two pretty girls going across the street together - Around them, I can see some cars are parked on the side of the road Lots of lampposts and skyscrapers along two sides of the road - I guess that they are college students who are walking around together and the picture was taken randomly (ngẫu nhiên) on a beautiful day  Vocabulary: - Go across the street: qua đường - Lamppost: đèn đường - Cars are parked on the side of the road: xe ô tô đậu bên đường - Skyscraper: nhà cao tầng - Along the two sides of the road: Dọc hai bên đường 11/8/2022  Part 3:  A young woman is going to spend six months living and working in a cold country Her friends would like to give her a present to take with her  Here are some presents the could give her  Talk together about the diffirent presents her friends could give her and say which would be best  Ideas: - An umbrella:  Not really necessary  Sometimes, it can help her avoid getting wet - Commemorative images (Hình ảnh kỷ niệm):  Feel less lonely while staying far from her hometown 11/8/2022 - Winter accessories (phụ kiện):  Adapt to cold climate Sunglasses:  Unessential  The weather there is cloudy It's not sunny Commemorative (kỉ niệm) fountain pen (bút máy):  Spiritual (tinh thần) values (Giá trị tinh thần)  Special present Fur boots:  Feel more comfortable in cold weather Porcelain (đồ sứ) cup:  Can display at (trưng bày) home  Part 4:  Do you like cold weather? (Why?/Why not?)  Because the weather and atmosphere remains cool and soothing and it feels good to travel when it’s cool and soul-satisfying  How you keep in contact with friends and family when you’re away from home?  I’ll try to contact them either by phone or emails  Today we have many modern technologies and methods like mobile phone, electronic mail, instant (tức thì) messenger and social media in addition to traditional postal mail and regular phones As I like to keep in touch with the people I care about, I contact them regularly  Is it better to live in lots of different places or always live in the same place? (Why?)  When people are living in the same place for a long, they are getting familiar with surroundings In my opinion, people would not prefer to move, because they know the location of nearby stores, the public transportations routes, friends, families and daily paths so that they feel comfortable Furthermore (Hơn nữa), people not prefer to move around as they get ages 11/8/2022