CÁC CHỦ ĐỀ: Your Family Your friends Your house Your job studies Your favourite thing A wonderful holiday The city townvillage where I live What’s it famous for? Things you hate My best friend My favourite relative Last Weeked The future Animals Pets
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Introduce yourself and your family
Who do you live with?
What do they do?
What kind of things do you usually do together?
Who do you spend the most time with?
Do you have a favourite relative? Describe him/ her
Do you look like anybody in your family?
Do (or did) you have to share your room with a brother or sister?
Your friends
Introduce yourself briefly (name, age, occupation or studies)
Talk about your best friend Include two or more of the following points:
How did you meet your best friend? How long have you known each other?
How often do you see your friends?
What do you usually do when you are with them?
What qualities are important in a good friend?
Do you consider yourself a good friend?
Do you think it is easier now to have good friends than in the past?
Your house
Introduce yourself briefly (name, age, occupation or studies)
Talk about the place where you live Include two or more of the following points:
Do you live in a house or a flat? Describe it
How long have lived there?
What is your favourite place in the house/flat?
Would you like to change anything about it?
Do you know your neighbours? Do you get on well with them?
Your job / studies
Introduce yourself briefly (name, age, occupation or studies)
If you are a student talk about your studies/ If you are working talk about your present job Include two or more of the following points:
Do you like your studies / job? Why (not)?
What is your favourite subject? What is the best thing about your job?
Would you like to change anything about your studies/ job?
What are your classmates / colleagues like? Do you get on well with them?
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Introduce yourself briefly (name, age, occupation or studies)
Talk about your favourite personal possession What is it?
How long have you had it?
Was it a present? If so, who gave it to you? If not, how did you get it?
Why is it special to you?
Are there any other objects that are important to you?
Would it be easy to replace if it got lost?
A wonderful holiday
Introduce yourself briefly (name, age, occupation or studies)
Talk about an unforgettable holiday you’ve had
Where/when/how/ did you go?
How long /where did you stay?
What did you do there?
What was the best/worst thing about it?
Did you have a good time? Did you buy any souvenirs?
The city/ town/village where I live
Introduce yourself briefly (name, age, occupation or studies)
Talk about the place where you live Include two or more of the following points:
Where is it located? How big is it?
What’s it like? What’s the weather like?
What’s the best/ worst thing about it?
What’s it famous for?
Do you like living there? How long have you lived there?
Would you lke to leve somewhere else? Where?
Things you hate
Introduce yourself briefly (name, age, occupation or studies)
Talk about what you really dislike Include two or more of the following points:
Is there anything you really hate? Why?
When did you realise you didn’t like it at all?
Is it something most people dislike too?
What other things don’t you like?
Are there any bands, actors/ actresses, sportspeople, TV programmes that you detest? Why?
Is there anything you don’t like eating or drinking? Why?
Are there any items of clothing or designer clothes that you would never wear? Why?
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Introduce yourself briefly (name, age, occupation or studies)
Talk about your best friend
Where/when did you meet him/ her?
How old is (s)he? What does (s)he do?
What does (s)he look like? What is (s)he like?
What does (s)he like doing in his/her free time?
Why is (s)he special to you? What things do you have in common?
How often do you see each other?
My favourite relative
Introduce yourself briefly (name, age, occupation or studies)
Talk about things your favourite family member Include two or more of the following points: Who is this person?How old is (s)he?
What does (s)he do?What does (s)he look like?
What is (s)he like?
What does (s)he like doing in his/her free time?
Why is (s)he special to you?
What things do you have in common?
Do you look like him/ her?
Is there anything you would change about him/ her?
Last weekend
Introduce yourself briefly (name, age, occupation or studies)
Talk about what you did last weekend
Was it a typical weekend? Why (not)?
What time did you get up?What did you have to eat and drink?
What things did you do?
Did you go to bed early/ late? Why?
How did you spend Saturday and Sunday evening?
Did you have a good time?
The future
Introduce yourself briefly (name, age, occupation or studies)
Talk about what you expect to achieve in the next five years
If you are working at the moment, do you think you’ll have the same job? Why (not)?
If you are a student, do you think you’ll find a job easily when you finish your studies? Why (not)?
What about your personal life? Do you think there will be any important changes?
What things do you need to do for your studies/ job to be successful?
Do you expect to travel anywhere interesting? Where?
Do you think you’ll have a new house/ car/ computer…?
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Are cats better pets than dogs or are dogs better pets than cats? Why?
If you could be any animal in the world, what would you be and why?
Do you think it's morally acceptable for scientists to do genetic experiments on animals? Why
or why not? What about other types of medical research?
Do you have any pets? If so, tell about them
What's the most interesting animal you've ever eaten?
What wild animals do you find most interesting? Why?
If you could observe an extinct animal for an afternoon, which one would you choose and why?Would you like to go on an African safari? Why or why not?
How are humans like other animals? How are they different?
What pets are most popular in your country?
How many different pets have you had over your lifetime? Which was your favorite?
Can pets become part of a human family? What was your first pet and how did you get it?How can pets help people emotionally?
Trang 5Socializing & Friendship
Who was the last friend that you met? How
Describe a perfect night spent with friends Describe your best friend from when you were a child.
How are your family members also your
friends? Tell about one person When did you last go out with friends? What did you do?
How often do you go to a bar? Who do you
usually go with?
When you're with a group are you outgoing
or quiet? Why do you think this is?
What do groups of friends usually do when
they go out together on weekend nights in
your country?
Do you usually hang out with a few close friends or many different people?
How do you think your social habits would be
different if you had grown up in the U.S.? How much do you socialize with people from work? What do you usually do?
How many friends have you kept from
childhood? Tell about them
In your language, is there more than one word for friend? If so, how are these words different?
How do you think that the way people
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other countries that you would like to see
more of in your country? socialize changes when they drink alcohol?
Tell about the last party you went to In your opinion, how do humans socialize differently from other animals? How about
the same?
Who's your best friend? How did you meet
him or her?
How are the social habits of people who live
in the countryside different from people who live in cities?
On average, how long are you usually
friends with someone?
Would you rather watch TV alone or with other people? How about going to the movies?
Conversation Questions: Work
What's your ideal job? Why? How has technology changed business? Do
you think it's created more work or less?
Is it typical for men and women to have the
same jobs in your counrty?
Would you prefer to have an easy routine job
or a job in which you made a lot of decisions?
Do you think office romances can be
successful? Why or why not? Do you know
of any couples who have met at work?
Do people usually work for one company for a long time in your country or is it common for people to change jobs every few years? Why
do you think people in the US change jobs so often?
Describe the first job you had for money
Would you prefer to work four ten-hour days
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In your opinion, which jobs are most
prestigious? Why?
How do people address each other at work in your counrty? How do you address your boss? Your co-workers? What do you think
of the idea that at most offices in the US nearly everyone goes by their first names?
What three things are most important for you
in a job? Why?
Do women usually work after they get married
in your country?
Would you like a job that involved a lot of
travel? Why or why not? Have you ever
known anyone with one of these jobs? Tell
about them
If you could own your own business, what would it be?
Who in your family or among our friends has
the most interesting job? What about the
most boring?
How important are clothes at work? How does your job determine what you wear in your country?
Conversation Questions: Travel
How many countries have you been to? Describe the best trip you ever took Where did you go? Who did you travel with? What did you
do?
Where did you spend your last vacation? What
did you do? Describe the worst trip you ever took Where did you go? What made it a bad trip?
When you were a child, did your family take
trips? Would you always go to the same place or
different places?
What three countries would you most like to visit? Why?
When you are travelling, do you try to speak the
local language? Do you prefer winter vacations or summer vacations? Why?
Have you ever taken a package tour? If so, tell
about this experience? Would you like to take a cruise? Why or why not?
What type of accommodations do you usually
stay in when you travel?
Have you ever hitchhiked? If so, where were you and how was this experience?
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Conversation Questions: Food
What's your favorite dessert? How often do
you eat it? Do you think you have a generally healthy diet? What have you eaten so far today?
If you could only eat three meals for the rest of
your life, what would they be?
If you visited countries where people ate the following foods, would you try any of them: monkey, snake, dog, insects? Why or why not?
What's the last meal you cooked for yourself?
How do you make it? What's a big holiday in your country? What foods do people typically eat on this holiday?
Describe an everyday meal from your country
and tell how to prepare it
What's the strangest thing you've ever eaten? Where were you? Why did you eat it? Would you eat it again?
What foods do you think are most romantic?
Why are they romantic?
What foods do you eat when you feel sick or depressed?
In your opinion, which countries have the best
cuisine? The worst? Why?
Do you think a vegetaian diet is better than a diet that includes meat? Why or why not?
When did you last go a nice restaurant? What
did you order?
When you are eating dinner at a friend's house, do you ever ask for seconds? Do you accept seconds if they're offered?
What is your opinion of American food? Have
you tried any regional American cooking? Are there any foods that you would not eat as a
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The Environment & You
Do you turn off the water when you brush
your teeth? How often do you use public transit? How often do you drive?
Does your community offer a recycling
program? Do you think recycling is an
important service for communities to
provide?
How often do you throw gum wrappers, cigarette butts, etc onto the street? Who usually cleans this up in your community?
What types of energy are popular in your
country? For example, coal, gas, nuclear
power What does your house or apartment
use?
What temperature do you usually keep your house at?
When you travel, do you usually drink bottled
water? Why or why not? What about when
you're at home?
In your opinion, what can cities like Sao Paulo and Los Angeles do to improve their air quality?
How are products packaged in your country?
For example, how do you usually buy milk,
electronic equipment and clothing?
Do you think companies are more or less environmentally responsible now than they were in the past?
Tell about one thing you do to help the
environment How often do you turn off the lights when you leave the room?
Houses & Architecture
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beautiful than new ones? Why or why not? What's your favorite room in the house? Why?
Describe a well-known building in your
hometown
Tell about the last time you visited a famous building or monument What was it? How did it look?
How important are monuments (like Big Ben
or the Statue of Liberty) in defining a nation?
When was the house/apartment you now live
in built? How do you think it has changed since then?
Describe your dream house Describe a building you dislike Why don't you like it?
Describe your house or apartment How
many rooms does it have? How many
bathrooms? Who lives there?
What was the last improvement you made to your house or apartment? Tell about it
Would you prefer to own a single family
house or an apartment? Why? What city's architecture has impressed you the most?How do you think ancient civilizations (for
example, the Egyptians, Mayans, and
Greeks) constructed large buildings?
What do you know about American houses? How are they different from houses in your country?
Converation Questions: Art
Have you ever seen an opera? Have you
ever been to the symphony? If so, tell about
it
Tell about the last time you visited a museum What did you see? Who did you go with?
When eating out, what’s more important to
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support funding for the arts? How important
is this expense? you: the way the food looks or tastes? Why?
Do you own any original art work? How did
you acquire it?
When you visit another city, do you go to art museums? What’s the most famous art museum you’ve ever been to?
What is traditional art from your country like?
How much do you know about it?
What’s your most creative pastime? For example, do you like to paint, draw, or take photographs?
Do you consider moving-making an art form?
Why or why not? What’s a famous building in your country? Why is it famous?
Who is your favorite artist? Describe their
work
Do you own any books about art? How often
do you look at them?
Conversation Questions: Shopping
What was the last thing you bought for
yourself? Where did you buy it? Why did you
buy it?
Do you enjoy shopping? How often do you go shopping? How much time do you spend each time you go?
What was the last thing you bought for
someone else? Where did you buy it? Why
did you buy it?
When you buy something, do you read the label? Why or why not?
What's your favorite place to shop? Why? Are you a price conscious shopper? What is your opinion of discount stores?
Have you ever been to an outlet store? If you
have, where was it and what did you think? If
not, would you like to shop at one? Why or
why not?
What stores have you shopped at in _? What store did you like best and what store did you like least? Why?
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you enjoy shopping at thrift stores?
How important is good customer service when you are shopping?
Do you compare prices at different stores when
you shop? How important is it for you to be up to date with the latest fashions?
Is it important for you to own designer clothes?
Why or why why not?
What kind of clothes do you like best? Do you have a favorite type of fabric? Are a lot of your clothes one color or pattern?
Conversation Questions: Movies
Who is your favorite actor? Who is your favorite
actress? Do you ever wish that they were together
in real life?
Describe the best movie set you have ever seen If you could live on that set, would you? If not, what movie set would be your dream house?
What kinds of movie costumes do you like best?
Have you ever worn a costume? What is the worst movie you have ever seen? Why was it so bad? What would have made it better?
Did you ever imagine becoming an actor/actress?
Who would you want to be your leading
man/woman?
Do you watch the Academy Awards? Do you ever wish you could go to an awards show and dress up
in a fancy dress? Have you ever been to one?
Do you read movie reviews? Do you usually agree
with the reviewers' opinions?
Do you think movie stars should be paid millions of dollars? Do you think they are more or less
entertaining than sports stars?
What is the best movie of all time? Why is it so
good?
What is your favorite line or scene from a movie? What about it makes you remember it so well or like
it so much?
Which actor or actress do you think is the most
overrated in Hollywood today? Which is the most
underrated?
What movie do you wish they would release on the big screen again? What movie would you most like
to own on video?
Are videos or DVDs popular in your country? How
do people see most movies, at the theater/cinema