1)What qualities do you think are important in a friend / a colleague? 2)How can people make friends?. 3)Is it sometimes difficult to make new friends? Why / Why not?[r]
(1)Could you tell me your name?
Where you come from?
What's your home town like?
What you like best about
your home town?
What is special about your
hometown?
Is it easy to travel around your
hometown?
What is it known for?
What people in your town
do?
What are the main industries in
your hometown?
When did you graduate?
Where did you go to
college/university?
What was your study like?
What subjects did you like to
study best?
Do you have a large family or a
small family?
Can you tell me something
about them?
How much time you manage
to spend with your family?
What sorts of things you like
to together?
How often you travel?
What are some places would
you like to visit when you
travel?
Where have you been to?
Can you describe a typical day
in your life?
What would you like to change
about your routine?
Do you enjoy watching movies?
What's your favourite film?
Who are your favourite actors?
How often you watch films?
How you relax?
How you spend your spare
time at weekends?
What is your favorite hobby?
How much time you spend
on your hobby?
When did you first develop this
hobby?
What's your favorite free time
activity?
When you go out in the
evening, what you like to
do?
Is there any kind of
entertainment you don't like?
Why not?
Where are you working?
When did you start teaching?
Do you enjoy working there?
Why?
How long have you been
working?
What is your school like? Do
you like it? Why?
(2)Is there some other kind of
work you would rather do?
If you could change your job or
profession, What would you
do?
Would you like to change
anything about your job?
Do you have any plans for your
future career?
What are you going to do?
What will you to develop
your career?
1)Describe a special
student you like
You should say:
Where
and when you met this
student
What the
student is like
What is
special about the student
And explain why you like
him/her
PART
1 How can school be more
fun?
2 What are the advantages
and/or disadvantages of
studying in a public school
and/or a private one?
3 How has education
changed in the last 20
years?
4 Is teaching students how
to learn more important?
Why?
5 Do you think school
uniform is necessary?
6 What are some
important qualities of a
teacher? Why?
2)
Describe a TV programme
which has made a strong
impression on you
You should say: What kind
of TV programme it was
When you saw
the TV programme
What the TV
programme was about
and explain why
this TV programme made such
an impression on you
PART
1 In your opinion, what are the
disadvantages of watching
television?
2 How is watching a film on
television compared to going to
the movie?
(3)4 How did the invention of TV
change people's life?
5 Do you think children should
be forbidden to watch
television?
3)
Describe an important
event in your life.
You should say:
When
the event took place
Where the
event took place
What
happened exactly
and explain why this event
was important to your life
PART
1 What you think are the
advantages/disadvantages of
getting married?
2 How you think young
people nowadays feel about
getting married?
3 In your opinion, has
people's attitude to marriage
changed?
4 Will young people's
thinking about marriage
change in the future?
5 Should people get married
with foreigners?
4)
Describe an object you
own which is very
important to you.
You should say:
Where
you got it from
How long you
have had it
What you use
it for
and explain why it is so
important to you
PART
1 Would you like to
exchange it for anything?
2 Do you think the kind of
things people have show
their social status? How?
3 How producers
promote sales of their
products?
4 What are the
advantages/disadvantages of
advertising on television?
5 Do you think young
people nowadays are too
materialistic? Why?
5) Describe a famous person
you admire
You should say:
Who this
person is
(4)What made
this person famous
And explain why you admire
this person
PART
1 Do you want to become
famous? Why?
2 What kinds of people
become famous these days? Is
this different from the past?
3 Can famous people become
role models? How?
4 Why young people want
to be famous?
5 Should famous entertainers
like pop stars or football
players be paid a lot of
money'? Why/why not?
6)Describe a song you heard and that interested you.
You should say: What song it is What the song is about
Where you first heard it
Who sang it
and explain why you like that song
PART
1 What kinds of music are popular with young people now?
2 What kinds of musics will be popular among the young people in the future?
3 What you think influences a young person's taste in music?
4 Do you think the music taste or choice has changed over time? How?
5 Should children be taught about the types of music at school? Why?
7)
Describe a book that you have read and that interested you.
You should say: When and where you read it
What it was about
What you felt about it
and explain why you found it particularly interesting
PART
1 What are the advantages of reading books?
2 Has people's attitude to reading books changed?
3 Do you think people will continue to read printed books in the future? Should schools develop a reading culture among children?
5 How can schools develop a reading culture?
8)
Describe a countryside you have visited
You should say: Where it is
When you visited it
How it is How you felt about it
PART 3
(5)2 What are the problems associated with those changes?
3 What are the potential solutions to the problems?
4 Should all the countryside be turned into cities?
5 Should the government stop people from moving to cities for living?
9)
Describe a meal that had outside and that you enjoyed the most.
You should say: When you had it Where you had it What you ate How it was Who was at the meal
and explain why it was the most enjoyable
PART
1 What are some disadvantages of eating out?
2 How important are family meals? Do you think people's eating habits are changing? Why?
4 Do you think people's diets are less healthy? Why?
5 How eating habits affect people's health?
6 Should children eat fast food?
10)
Describe a memorable trip you took recently.
You should say: When you had it Where you went What you did Who you went with
How it was
and explain why it was memorable for you
PART
1 What are some benefits and problems of traveling?
2 How is organising a trip by yourself different from traveling with a tour company?
3 Can you explain the negative effects of tourism development? Do you think developing tourism is a way of promoting the image of a country?
11)
Describe your plan for the next trip.
You should say: Where you are going to
Who you are going with
How long you are going for
What you are going to there
What kind of things you will buy
PART
1 Would you like to go back to the same place where you have been to? Why?
2 Do you prefer travelling with your friends or with your family? How about traveling alone?
3 How is organising a trip by yourself different from traveling with a tour company?
4 Can you explain the
positive/negative effects of tourism development?
(6)Describe your favorite festival / holiday.
You should say: What it is and when it is celebrated
What activities people on this festival / holiday
What you to celebrate
Why you enjoy this festival / holiday
PART
1 What problems can occur at a festival?
2 What are some types of festivals? How are they different?
3 Do you think festivals are important in life? Why?
4 In your opinions what is a good festival?
13)
Describe a film you have enjoyed watching
You should say: What the name of the film is
What the film is about
How it differs from other films
Why you consider this film so good PART
1 Which you prefer: watching movies at home or at a movie theater?
2 Do you think that films can be educational?
3 Do you think there is too much violence in movies nowadays? Do you think films reflect cultural features? In what ways?
5 Should parents and children watch the same films together?
14)
Describe a major change in your life.
You should say: What your change was
Whether it was a positive or negative change
When it happened
How you felt PART 3
1 What would you like to change about your life?
2 What change may strongly affect a person's life?
3 Is change necessary in life? Can people change their life? How?
15)
Describe your best friend.
You should say: Who it is How long you have known him/her
Where you first met him/her
Why you regard this person as your best friend PART
1 How important is relationship to you?
2 What are the qualities of a good friend?
3 What may change friendship? In what ways can relationships make people's life better?
5 How can we maintain our relationships?
(7)16)Describe a school you went to You should say:
Where it is and when it was built What it is like
What is special about it
And what you like or dislike about it Part 3:
1) How can school be more fun? 2)Which are the advantages and or disadvantages of studying in a public school and/or a private one?
3)How has education changed in the last 20 years?
4) Is teaching students how to learn important? Why?
5)Do you think school uniform is necessary?
6)What are some important qualities of a teacher? Why ?
17)
Describe one electronic invention you like or dislike You should say:
What invention it is When it was invented What it is like
and explain why you like or dislike it PART
1 In your opinion, what are the disadvantages of the invention?
2 Talking about television, how is it compared to a computer?
3 How has the invention of TV changed people's life?
4 Do you think life has been improved by technology? How?
5 Do you think children should be forbidden to watch television?
18)
Describe an important event in your life You should say:
When the event took place Where the event took place What happened exactly
and explain why this event was important to your life
PART 3
1)What changes did you have when you began teaching?
2)Does change in life bring any benefits? What about problems? 3)What you think is the most important change in a person's life?
4)In your opinion, is change necessary?
19)
Describe your plan for the next summer vacation You should say: How you are going to spend it Where and with whom
How you are going to manage to carry out your plan.
PART
1)What are some benefits of vacation? 2)Would you rather take vacation with your friends or with family?
3)Do men and women spend their free time differently? How?
4)Has the way people take vacation changed in the last years?
5)How will people in Vietnam spend their holiday in the future?
20)
Describe your favorite colleague or friend You should say:
Who he/she is
How did you meet him or her How long you have known him or her
(8)PART 3
1)What qualities you think are important in a friend / a colleague? 2)How can people make friends?
3)Is it sometimes difficult to make new friends? Why / Why not?
4)Do you think personal relationships have changed in the past years?
5)What will relationships be like in the future?
21)
Describe your favorite sport You should say:
What it is
How you came to know it What is special about this sport and explain why you like it PART
1)What are some benefits /problems of playing sports?
2)How can people become healthier / fitter?
3)Compare playing sports and
practising yoga or doing light exercise 4)If a sport center was built, who would benefit the most from it?
5)Should people play extreme sports? 22)
Describe a place you would like to visit You should say
Where it is
How you knew it
How you would like to spend your time there
And explain if you would like to visit it.
part 3
1)Do you prefer visiting coastal areas or mountainous areas or low land areas?
2) What are some benefits/problems of traveling?
3)Is it good idea to travel with a tout company? Why?
4)Do you think young people should stop studying for some time to travel? Why?
23)
Describe life in your home town/village You should say:
Where It is
How it was ten years ago How it has changed
How you feel about these changes
PART
1)What will life be like in your town in the next ten years?
2)Has life in the countryside changed in recent years?
3)Have there been any problems associated with those changes? 4)What are some solutions to the problems?
5)What is the best thing about life in the twenty-first century?
24)
Describe one of your favorite places for relaxation You should say: Where it is
How often you go there What it is like
and explain why it is your favourite place
PART
1)What are some benefits of building a
park?
2)What are the differences between an amusement park and an entertainment center?
3)Do you think there are enough places for entertainment now?
4)Where will people go to for entertainment in the future?
(9)25)
Describe your favorite festival You should say:
What it is and when it is celebrated What happens during this festival Why you enjoy this festival
PART 3
1)What can go wrong at a festival? 2)What you think makes a good festival?
3)What kinds of festival are there? Can you compare them?
4)Do you think festivals are important? Why?
5) Do you think in developing
tourism, festival plays an important role? Why?
26)
Describe a shopping place you like You should say:
Where it is What it is like What It sells Why you like it
PART
1)Where you prefer going shopping: at the supermarket
2)How can we avoid being cheated when going shopping?
3)How has shopping changed in the past years?
4)What you think about shopping in the future?
5)Is shopping online good? Why or why not?
27)
Describe a film you have enjoyed watching You should say:
What the name of the film is What the film is about
Why you consider this film so good
PART
1)Which you prefer: watching movies at home or at a movie theater?
2)Do you think that films can be educational?
3)Do you think there Is too much violence in movies nowadays?
4)Do you think films reflect cultural features? In what ways?
5)Should parents and children watch the same films together?
28)Describe a gadget (an electronic object) you have You should say: When you had it
How you had it What you use it for What is good about it
PART
1)What will your life be like if you don’t have that gadget any more? 2)Talking about technology, in your opinion, how has it changed people’s life?
3)Can you tell what future gadgets will be like?
4)Talking about inventions, which invention you think is the most significant
29)
Describe a major change in your life You should say:
What your change was
Whether it was a positive or negative change
When it happened How you felt PART
1)What would you like to change about your life?
2)What change may strongly affect a person’s life?
3)Do you think change is necessary in life?
4)Some people don’t like change Why you think they don’t?
(10)Describe your best friend You should say:
Who it is
How long you have known him/her Where you first met him/her
Why you regard this person as your best friend
PART
1)How important is relationship to you?
2)What are the qualities of a good friend?
3)What may change friendship?
4)In what ways can relationships make people's life better?