Who the person was
When you met him/her for the first time Where you met him/her
And talk about your first impression of that person PART 3
- What are some ways to make first good impression?
- What topics should people avoid when they first met someone? Why?
- How can we create more understanding and harmony among people?
- What makes you remember a new person that you have just met?
- Is appearance important in the first meeting?
Topic 2)
Describe a person who has greatly influenced you in your life. You should say:
Who the person is
How you got to know him/her What was special about him/her
And explain why this person has influenced so much.
PART 3
What are the benefits/disadvantages of being a celebrity?
In your opinion, what is a good celebrity?
How can people avoid a bad influence?
If you could influence people like a celebrity does, how would you use it for the benefit of the planet?
Do you think being a celebrity automatically means the person is intelligent? Explain.
Do you think that some celebrities earn much more money than they deserve? Explain.
Topic 3)
Describe your favorite season. You should say:
What season it is
What the weather is like Why you like that season
What activities you and people in your community usually do in that season PART 3
What kind of climate do you prefer when choosing a place to go on vacation?
Do you think weather affects the way people feel? How?
How can extreme weather conditions affect the economy and social life in countries?
Do you think that climate change could affect economy? How?
Do you think weather patterns are changing? How?
Topic 4)
Describe the best party you have been to. You should say:
When the party was
Who celebrated the party Who participated in the party What activities were celebrated Why it was the best party
PART 3
What are the characteristics of a good host?
What kind of people do you like to meet at the party?
Where are some good places to meet people?
What are some things you shouldn't ask people you just met?
Do you like going to parties with a partner or by yourself? Why?
Do you enjoy hosting parties at your house? Why?
Topic 5)
Describe a leader you know or admire. You should say:
Who he/she is
What his/her position is
Where he/she is working or used to work
What some of his/her special leadership characteristics are PART 3
What are the qualities that every leader should have?
What characteristics does a bad leader have?
What are some big challenges a leader usually deals with in his/her organization?
Can women be good leaders? Why or why not?
Are leaders made or born? Explain your opinion.
If you were the leader of your school, what changes would you make?
Topic 6)
Describe the neighborhood where you live. You should say:
Where it is located
How long you have lived there Who you have lived there with
What some good things/bad things about your neighborhood PART 3
Would you like to raise your children in a community like yours? Why or why not?
How can you live in a community and maintain your privacy?
What do you think is the most important thing about community?
In your opinion, what should be changed in your community?
Topic 7)
Describe something healthy you enjoy doing. You should say:
What you do Where you do it Who you do it with
And explain why you think doing this is healthy PART 3
What do most people do to keep fit in your home place?
How important is it for people to do some regular physical exercise?
Would you agree that modern lifestyles are not healthy?
Why do some people choose to lead unhealthy lives?
Should individuals or governments be responsible for making people’s lifestyle healthy?
Topic 8)
Describe the job you most like to have besides your current one. You should say:
What this job would be Where would you work
Which qualifications would you need
And explain why you would like to have this job most PART 3
1. Which jobs are most respected in Vietnam?
2 What changes have there been in recent years in employment in Vietnam?
3 Do you think schools provide enough advice and support about future careers?
4 Do you agree that pay for a job should reflect the level of contribution to community the job makes?
Topic 9)
Describe a conversation you have which was important to you. You should say:
When the conversation took place Who you had the conversation with What the conversation was about
And explain why the conversation was important to you PART 3
Are there differences in the way men and women communicate?
To what extent do you think films and TV influence how people communicate with each other?
Do you agree that education has a strong and positive effect on people’s ability to communicate effectively?
What impact do you think the growth of technology might have on communication in the future?
Topic 10)
Describe a holiday you would like to go on. You should say:
What place you would like to go to How you would like to get there
What you would like to do when you were there
And explain why you would like to go on this holiday PART 3
Which places in Vietnam do you think visitors would enjoy visiting most?
What are the benefits, of going away on holiday?
What kinds of benefits might a significant increase in tourist number bring to a location?
What developments might there be that affect international travel in the future?
Topic 11)
Describe a party you went to which you enjoyed. You should say:
Where the party was Why the party happened Who was at the party
And explain why you enjoyed the party PART 3
What kind of social events are most popular in your home city?
What changes have there been recently in social life in your home city?
What are the differences between the social events that older and younger people enjoy?
Is it a good idea for colleagues at work to spend time socially together?
Would you agree that technology can have negative effects on the way people spend their leisure time?
Topic 12)
Describe your favorite colleague. You should say:
Who he/she is
How did you meet him or her
How long you have known him or her and explain why you like him/her Part 3:
What qualities do you think are important in afriend/ a colleague?
How can people make friends?
Is it sometimes difficult to make new friends? Why / Why not?
Do you think personal relationships have changed in the past years?
What will relationships be like in the future?
Topic 13)
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.
FART 3
Would you rather take vacation with your friends or with family?
How does vacation benefit vacation takers?
Do men and women spend their leisure time differently? How?
Has the way people take vacation changed in the last years?
How will people in Vietnam spend their holiday in the future?
Topic 14)
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 3
In your opinion, what are the disadvantages of the invention?
How is television compared to computers?
How has the invention of TV changed people’s life?
Do you think children should be forbidden to watch television?
Do you think the living environment has been worsen by technology? How?
Topic 15)
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
What are the advantages / disadvantages of studying in community college trade school?
How has education changed in the last 20 years?
Is teaching students how to learn important? Why?
What are some important qualities of a teacher? Why?
In some countries, people teach their children at home. This is called home school Do you think home school should be allowed in Vietnam?
USE OF LANGUAGE 5 (4/11/2012)
1. Many people believe that fine cheeses must be...in cellars.
A. ages
B. aged
C. aging
D. age
2. I like my work because I have the...to make my own decision.
A. freed B. freely C. freedom D. free
3. The boss treats everybody to lunch--- A. never
B. on occasion C. rarely
D. normally
4. The main objectives of the American Federation of Teacher are to promote professionalism in teaching as well as -—-— better working conditions and job security for its members.
A. to secure B. securing C. secures D. having secure
5. The spores of ferns are almost microscopic and are far simpler than---in structure.
A. that of seeds B. so are seeds C. seeds do D. seeds
6. With some effort, Ms. Manson got her schedule---.
A. to change B. changed C. change D. changing
7. If I didn’t think the gym was helping me feel better, I---my membership.
A. would be renewing B. wouldn’t be renewing C. will be renewing D. can’t renew
8. The personnel officer believes that we can---with our present staff.
A. get off B. get up C. get by D. get on
9. ---does an individual find himself sought by both parties as their presidential candidate, as did General Eisenhower.
A. Not only B. Sometimes
C. Rarely
D. If
10. While we understand the desire to save money, we usually advise---choosing an insurance plan merely because it has the lowest price.
A. for
B. from
C. against
D. over
11. ---a tenth planet may exist is suggested by discrepancies in the motions of Uranus and Neptune.
A. It is the fact that B. In fact
C. That
D. The fact
12. Eli Whitney, a northerner,---the cotton gin that revolutionized the economy of the South.
A. who invented B. when he invented C. invented
D. he invented
13 .---that India’s annual harvest takes 18.5 million tons of nutrients from the soil.
A. It has estimated B. It has been estimated C. Has been estimated D. It has being estimated
14. The duck-billed platypus,---, has been described as the world’s strangest animal.
A. is an Australian marsupial B. which an Australian marsupial C. Australian marsupial
D. an Australian marsupial
15 .---the law of the time, Margaret Sanger opened the country’s first birth-control clinic in Brooklyn in 1916.
A. Disregarded B. She disregarded C. It was disregarded D. Disregarding
16. In recent times, the invention which has most changed the face of the world, most influenced the industrial development of the world,
and---is the automobile.
A. most affected its culture B. most affecting its culture C. with most effect on its culture D. most to affect its culture
17. The problem facing engineers in Yakutia, the coldest inhabited place on earth, are — ——— anywhere else.
A. alike those B. those unlike C. unlike to D. unlike those
18. ---, the catfish is prized for its taste.
A. It is ugly-looking B. Ugly-looking it is C. With ugly-looking D. Ugly-looking
19. A pet can act as a barometer---.
A. it measures anxiety in a family
B. by which anxiety in a family may be measured C. it measures anxiety which in a family may be D. that which measures anxiety in a family
20 .---is the cause of most small-business failures is virtually an economic truism.
A. Undercapitalization B. Undercapitalization that C. Where undercapitalization D. That undercapitalization
21. In accordance the wishes of most of his electorate. President Franklin D. Roosevelt postponed entering the Second World War until December 11,1941.
22. The languages spoken bv the Alaskan Eskimos and the Inuit of northern Canada are such similar as to be mutually intelligible.
23. According to a Keynesian economist, expects economic conditions to worsen can bring about behavior which in fact causes these conditions to worsen.
24. A down-to-earth way of describing a nano-second is with an eleven-inches piece of wire, which represents the distance light will travel in that time.
25. Thermostats control heaters and cooling machines, repeated
turning them on and off so that they maintain the required temperature.
26. A heat exchanger is a device in which heat taken from a hot liquid or gas in order to warm a cool one.
27. All parts of a plant contribute to the human food supply, but perhaps no is as important as the seed, from which all our cereals are derived 28. The university hospital's research department is looking for
volunteers who have heart disease, have undergone open-heart surgery, have had angioplasty, or a heart attack was experienced.
29. As heat is added to a liquid, some molecules near the surface gain energy enough to evaporate from the liquid and change to a gaseous state.
30. Most of the European immigrants to the United States settled in cities because they had neither the means nor did they desire to settle in rural areas.
31. A read-only memory chip stores data even when the power is off, and alike a random-access memory chip, it contains a grid of cells connected by data lines.
32. The ancient Egyptians made basic discoveries in geometry and the natural sciences, and their art was colorful and appealed and their literature very human.
33. Although it would take a laboratory analysis to determine the exact proportions of sand, silt, clay, and organic matter in your garden soil, you can get a good idea of what it is by feeling the soil’s texture.
34. Bands and drill teams, together with floats and giant figures, make the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade a yearly annual event which appeals to children and Adults alike.
35. The first European stock exchange was established in Belgium in 1531, but not until the period of 1620-1700 English merchants and bankers began to develop our modem stock market terms.
36. When Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a city bus, the African American community did the decision to organize a boycott of the bus system.
37. A sixty-two-year-old man was the participant in a hotly-contested triathlon race in Hawaii involving a 2 1/2 mile ocean swim, a 112-mile bicycle-ride, and a 26-mile run on the same day.
38. It is essential that commercial fishing has large shoals of fish of one species within reach of markets.
39. One area of the United States which has grown enormously in
importance is “Silicon Valley” in California at where many developments in computer technology have taken place.
40. Banned in the U.S.. the effect of fluorocarbons continues at a level that
could eventually damage the ozone layer, and bring about such serious results as high risk of skin cancer and global climate changes.