Speaking Documents
Speaking Documents
Speaking Documents
Weekend
1. What do you usually do on the weekend?
2. What did you do last weekend?
3. Do you make plans for your weekend?
4. Do you enjoy your weekends now more than you did when you were a
child?
T-shirt
1. Do you like wearing T-shirts?
2. How often do you wear T-shirts?
3. Do you like T-shirts with pictures or prints?
4. Do you think older people who wear T-shirts are fashionable?
5. Would you buy T-shirts as souvenirs on vacation?
Staying up late
1. How often do you stay up late?
2. Did you stay up late when you were a kid?
3. What do you do when you stay up late?
4. What does it feel like the next morning when you stay up late?
Small Business
1. How often do you shop at small businesses?
2. Do you prefer buying things from small businesses or big businesses?
3. Are there many small businesses where you live?
4. Would you prefer to work for a small business or a large business?
Schools
1. Where do you go to school?
2. Do you go to a good school?
3. Is there anything you want to change about your school?
4. Do you like your current learning atmosphere?
5. What are the differences between your school and other schools?
6. Is there anything you want to change about your school?
Music
1. What music do you like?
2. What music do you dislike?
3. Do you often listen to one type of music?
4. What music do your friends like? Do you enjoy the same type of music?
5. What is the most popular type of music where you live?
6. Which singer or musician would you like to see in person?
Library
1. Do you often go to the library?
2. What do you usually do in the library?
3. Did you go to the library when you were a child?
4. Do Vietnamese kids often go to the library?
Keys
1. Do you always bring a lot of keys with you?
2. Have you ever lost your keys?
3. Do you often forget the key and lock yourself out?
4. Do you think it’s a good idea to leave your keys with a neighbor?
Jewelry
1. Do you often wear jewelry?
2. What type of jewelry do you like?
3. Do you usually buy jewelry?
4. Why do you think some people wear a piece of jewelry for a long time?
Happy things
1. Is there anything that has made you feel happy lately?
2. What made you happy when you were little?
3. What do you think will make you happy in the future?
4. When do you feel happy at work? Why?
5. Do you feel happy when buying new things?
6. Do you think people are happy when buying new things?
Chocolate
1. Do you like eating chocolate? Why or why not?
2. How often do you eat chocolate?
3. Did you often eat chocolate when you were a kid?
4. Why do you think chocolate is popular around the world?
5. What’s your favorite flavor?
6. Do you think it is good to use chocolate as gifts to others?
Doing sport
1. What sport do you like?
2. Where did you learn how to do it?
3. Did you do some sports when you were young?
4. Do you think students need more exercises?
Art
1. Do you like art?
2. Do you like visiting art galleries?
3. Do you want to be an artist?
4. Do you like modern art or traditional art?
Writing
1. Do you write a lot?
2. What do you like to write? Why?
3. Do you think the things you write would change?
4. Do you prefer typing or handwriting when you are writing?
Work or Studies
1. What subjects are you studying?
2 Do you like your subject?
3. Why did you choose to study that subject?
4. Is it very interesting?
5. Do you prefer to study in the mornings or in the afternoons?
6. Are you looking forward to working?
7. What technology do you use when you study?
8. What work do you do?
9. Why did you choose to do that type of work (or that job)?
10. Do you like your job?
11. Is it very Interesting?
12. Do you miss being a student?
13. What technology do you use at work?
14. Who helps you the most? And how?
Weather
1. What's the weather like where you live?
2. Do you prefer cold or hot weather?
3. Do you prefer dry or wet weather?
4. Are you in the habit of checking the weather forecast? When/ How often?
5. What do you think are the effects of climate change in recent years?
6. Would you like to visit other cities that have different climates from where
you live?
Technology
1. What technology do you often use, computers or cell phones?
2. What electronic devices have you bought lately?
3. Is there any technology you want to buy?
4. Is technology important in your life?
5. Is there any technology you don’t like?
6. What do you think are the trends in technology today compared to when
you were young?
Social media
1. Do you or your friends like using social media?
2. Do you think you or your friends use too much social media?
3. Do you want to work in social media? Why?
4. What’s the most popular social media in Vietnam? Why?
Snacks
1. What snacks do you like to eat?
2. Did you often eat snacks when you were young?
3. When do you usually eat snacks now?
4. Do you think it is healthy for you to eat snacks?
Singing
1. Do you like singing? Why?
2. Have you ever learnt how to sing?
3. Who do you want to sing for?
4. Do you think singing can bring happiness to people?
Puzzles
1. Did you do puzzles in your childhood?
2. When do you do puzzles, during a trip or when you feel bored?
3. Do you like doing word puzzles or number puzzles? Which is more
difficult
for you?
4. Do you think it is good for old people to do puzzles?
Public transportation
1. What kind of public transportation do you usually take?
2. Do most people prefer public transportation in your country?
3. Did you take public transportation when you were a kid?
4. Will there be more people taking public transportation in the future?
5. When do you usually take public transportation, in your everyday life or
when you are traveling?
Names
1. Does your name have a special meaning?
2. How do you choose names for your next generation?
3. Are there any differences between how Vietnamese name their children
now and in the past?
4. Does anyone in your family have the same name as you?
5. Are there any names that are more popular than others in Vietnam?
Morning time
1. Do you like getting up early in the morning?
2. What do you usually do in the morning?
3. What did you do in the morning when you were little? Why?
4. Are there any differences between what you do in the morning now and
what you did in the past?
5. Do you spend your mornings doing the same things on both weekends and
weekdays? Why?
Hometown
1. Where is your hometown?
2. Is that a big city or a small place?
3. Do you like your hometown?
4. What do you like (most) about your hometown?
5. Is there anything you dislike about it?
6. How long have you been living there?
7. Do you like living there?
8. Do you think you will continue living there for a long time?
9. Please describe your hometown a little.
10. What's your hometown famous for?
11. Did you learn about the history of your hometown at school?
Geography
1. Do you like geography?
2. Have you ever studied geography at school?
3. Are you good at reading a map?
4. Would you visit a country because of its geographical location?
Birthday
1. What do you usually do on your birthday?
2. What did you do on your birthday when you were young?
3. Do you think it is important for you to celebrate your birthday?
4. Whose birthday do you think is the most important to celebrate?
SPEAKING PART 2 + 3
Describe an interesting old person you met
You should say:
Who this person is
Where/when you met this person
What you did with this person
And explain why you think this person is interesting
Part 3
1. Do you think old people and young people can share interests?
2. What can old people teach young people?
3. Is it easy for young people and old people to make friends with each
other?
4. Are there benefits when one person is interested in another person? Why?
5. Do you think people are more selfish or self-centered now than in the
past?
6. What benefits can people get if they are self-centered?
Part 3
1. Why should children be kind to their classmates?
2. Can children choose their deskmate?
3. What matters most about a colleague’s personality?
4. Are good colleagues important at work?
5. What kind of people are popular at work?
6. Are knowledgeable people popular at work?
Part 3
1. What’s the most popular thing to learn nowadays?
2. At what age should children start making their own decisions? Why?
3. Which influences young people more when choosing a course, income or
interest?
4. Do young people take their parents’ advice when choosing a major?
5. Besides parents, who else would people take advice from?
6. Why do some people prefer to study alone?
Part 3
1. Should children have learning routines?
2. What are the advantages of children having a routine at school?
3. Does having a routine make kids feel more secure at school?
4. How do people’s routines differ on weekdays and weekends?
5. What daily routines do people have at home?
6. What are the differences between people’s daily routines now and in the
last
15 years?
Part 3
1. When are people more likely to make complaints?
2. What do people often complain about?
3. Which one is better when making a complaint, by talking or by writing?
4. Who are more likely to make complaints, older people or younger ones?
5. How would you react if you received poor service at a restaurant?
6. How do people often respond to poor customer service?
Part 3
1. Is it important to have a break during work or study?
2. What sports do young people like to do now?
3. Are there more activities for young people now than 20 years ago?
4. Can most people balance work and life in Vietnam?
5. What activities do children and adults do nowadays?
6. Do adults and children have enough time for leisure activities nowadays?
Describe another city you would like to visit for a short time
You should say
Where the city is
Why you want to go there
Whom you will go there with
What you will do there
And explain why you would like to stay there for a short time
Part 3
1. Why do people sometimes go to other cities or other countries for travel?
2. Why are historical cities popular?
3. Why do places with historical attractions develop tourism more actively?
4. Why does living in tourist cities experience more noise?
5. Do most people like planned traveling?
6. Why is the noise pollution worse in tourism cities than in other cities?
Part 3
1. Should employees have their own goals?
2. How should bosses reward employees?
3. What kinds of gifts do young people like to receive as rewards?
4. How should children spend their allowance money?
5. Why do people like shopping more now than in the past?
6. Do you think shopping is good for a country’s economy?
Part 3
1. Which is more important, personal goals or work goals?
2. Have your life goals changed since your childhood?
3. Does everyone set goals for themselves?
4. What kinds of rewards are important at work?
5. Do you think material rewards are more important than other rewards at
work?
6. What makes people feel proud of themselves?
Part 3
1. Should everyone know history?
2. Is there any difference between teaching history through books and
movies?
3. In what ways can children learn history?
4. Do young people like historical stories in your country?
5. Are there other ways people can learn about history, apart from at school?
How?
6. Do you think history will still be a school subject in the future? Why?
7. Is it difficult to protect and preserve historic buildings?
8. Who should be responsible for protecting historic buildings?
Part 3
1. Is there more pollution now than in the past?
2. In what ways can air pollution be reduced effectively?
3. Do you think the city is cleaner or dirtier than the countryside? Why?
4. What can factories and power plants do to reduce pollutants?
5. Do you think companies have been forced to reduce pollutants?
6. Do you think the wind has any effect on pollution? How?
Part 3
1. What technology do people currently use?
2. Why do big companies introduce new products frequently?
3. Why are people so keen on buying Iphones even though they haven’t
changed much from one Iphone to the next?
4. Why do technology companies keep upgrading their products?
5. What changes has the development of technology brought about in our
lives?
6. Does the development of technology affect the way we study? How?
Part 3
1. What would parents prepare when their kids go to school on the first day?
2. How do children socialize with each other?
3. Is socialization important for children?
4. What are the reasons for job change?
5. Are big companies better than small companies? Why?
8. What are the advantages and disadvantages coming along with changing
jobs?
Part 3
1. In what situations would people be willing to get to know new people?
2. Where do people go to meet new people?
3. How do people start a conversation?
4. Is it difficult for Vietnamese people to communicate with people from
other
countries?
5. Why are some people unwilling to have conversations with others?
6. Is it difficult for adults to talk with children?
Part 3
1. What transportation do you use the most?
2. Is public transportation popular in Vietnam?
3. What can be done to improve public transport services in your hometown?
4. What leisure facilities can be used by people of all ages?
5. Do you think young people in your country like to go to the cinema?
6. How is the subway system developing in your country?
Part 3
1. What practical skills can young people teach old people?
2. What skills can young people teach old people besides technology?
3. How can young people teach old people skills?
4. How can we know what to do when we want to learn something new?
5. Do you think ‘showing’ is a better way than ‘telling’ in education?
6. Do people in your country like to watch videos to learn something?
Part 3
1. How do you get along with your neighbors?
2. How do neighbors help each other?
3. Do you think neighbors help each other more often in the countryside than
in the city?
4. How do children learn to cooperate with each other?
5. Do you think parents should teach children how to cooperate with others?
Why?
6. Do you think it’s important for children to learn about cooperation?
Part 3
1. Is it good to share something on social media?
2. Should the media only publish good news?
3. How does social media help people access information?
4. What kind of good news do people often share in the community?
5. Do most people like to share good news with others?
6. Do people like to hear good news from their friends?
Describe your favorite place in your house where you can relax
You should say:
Where it is
What it is like
What you enjoy doing there
And explain why you feel relaxed at this place
Part 3
1. Why is it difficult for some people to relax?
2. What are the benefits of doing exercise?
3. Do people in your country exercise after work?
4. What is the place where people spend most of their time in their home?
5. Do you think there should be classes for training people and children how
to
relax?
6. Which is more important, mental relaxation or physical relaxation?
Part 3
1. Are you a punctual person?
2. Do you think it is important to be on time?
3. Do you always avoid being late?
4. Why are people often late for meetings or appointments?
5. Are people in your country often late for meetings?
6. Do you think people are born with time management skills or they can
develop them?
Describe a website you often visit
You should say:
How you found it
What it is about
How often you visit it
And explain why you often visit it
Part 3
1. What are the most popular and least popular apps in VietNam?
2. What’s the difference between the internet and television?
3. Why do people like to read the news on the Internet instead of getting it
from TV?
4. Is the library still necessary? Why?
5. What kinds of people would still go to the library to read and study?
6. What are the differences between old people and young people when they
use the Internet?
Part 3
1. Do you think it is good for children to make noise?
2. Should children not be allowed to make noise under any circumstances?
3. What kinds of noises are there in our life?
4. Which area is exposed to noise more, the city or the countryside?
5. How would people usually respond to noises in your country?
6. How can people consider others’ feelings when chatting in public?
Part 3
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of eating in restaurants?
2. What fast food is there in your country?
3. Do people eat fast food at home?
4. Why do some people choose to eat out instead of ordering takeout?
5. Do people in your country socialize in restaurants?
6. Do people in your country value food culture?
Describe an advertisement you have seen but you did not like
You should say:
When and where you saw it
What the advertisement was for
What you could see in the advertisement
And explain why you don’t like the advertisement
Part 3
1. What are the most advertised products in your country?
2. Which one is more effective, newspaper advertising or online advertising?
3. What are the benefits of advertising?
4. What do you think of celebrity endorsements in advertising?
5. Does advertising encourage us to buy things we don’t need?
6. What role does social media play in advertising?
Old topics
Describe a popular place for sports (e.g. a stadium) that you have
been to
You should say:
Where it is
When you went there
What you did there
And explain how you felt about this place
Part 3:
1. Do young people like to do sports?
2. What are the benefits of sports for children?
3. Is it necessary to build public sports spaces?
4. What do you think of companies donating sports venues for poor children?
5. Is technology helpful for people to do sports?
6. Do you think local sports teams can help increase community
connections?
Describe a story or novel you have read that you found interesting
You should say:
When you read it
What the story or novel was about
Who wrote it
And explain why it was interesting
Part 3:
1. How does technology help people tell stories?
2. Do you prefer to read E-books or printed books?
3. Why are mystery novels so popular nowadays?
4. What kind of novels are suitable for a film adaptation?
5. Is there any difference between the popular novels now and those in the
past?
6. Why do some people prefer reading novels to playing computer games in
this digital world?
Part 3:
1. Why do people learn foreign languages?
2. What makes a good foreign language teacher?
3. Do you think grammar is important when learning foreign language?
4. Is it interesting to be a foreign language teacher? Why?
5. What is the impact of information technology on learning foreign
languages?
6. What effect will it have on the students if the teacher is impatient with
them?
Part 3:
1. What can children learn from parents?
2. Do you think some children are well-behaved?
3. Is it necessary for adults to learn new things?
4. How can people learn new things?
5. Does the internet make learning easier or more difficult?
6. Can people acquire more knowledge now than before?
Part 3:
1. Is it important to take photos while traveling?
2. Can you trust other people's travel journals on the internet?
3. What factors affect how people feel about traveling?
4. Will you go to a foreign country to travel because of the distinct
landscape?
5. How can tourists have a good travel experience?
6. What kinds of comments do travelers typically leave online after a trip?
Describe a movie you watched recently and would like to watch again
You should say:
What type of movie it was
What it was about
Where you watched it
And explain why you would like to watch it again
Part 3:
1. Where do people normally watch movies?
2. What are the differences between watching movies at home and in a
cinema?
3. Are actors or actresses important to movies? Why?
4. Why are there fewer people going to the cinema to watch movies
nowadays?
5. What makes a movie a blockbuster?
6. Why do people of different ages like different types of movies?
Part 3:
1. What programs do people like to watch in your country?
2. Do people in your country like to watch foreign TV programs?
3. What's the benefit of letting kids watch animal videos than visiting zoos?
4. Do teachers play videos in class in your country?
5. Do you think watching talk shows is a waste of time?
6. Do you think we can acquire knowledge from watching programs?
Part 3:
1. Do children need encouragement as they grow up? Why?
2. Which kind of feedback do people tend to believe, positive or negative
feedback?
3. Do you think public recognition is important for people nowadays?
4. Do you think those who have received public recognition should take on
more social responsibilities?
5. Do you think positive feedback is more useful than negative feedback?
6. Should bosses give positive feedback to employees? Why?
Part 3:
1. Are there many people growing their own vegetables now?
2. Do you think it’s good to let kids learn how to plant?
3. What do you think of the job of a farmer?
4. What are the differences between traditional and modern agriculture?
5. What happened to the farmers’ income during the pandemic?
6. How do people grow plants in cities?
Part 3:
1. Where and how can we get to know people of different cultures better?
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of cultural diversity?
3. How can traditional culture and other cultures coexist?
4. Which Vietnamese traditions are disappearing?
5. Do people who live in a multicultural place tend to forget their own
culture?
6. Do you think language is a problem when you are with foreigners?
Part 3:
1. What do people in your country often do while waiting?
2. Why do some people like a slow-paced life?
3. Is being patient good for people? Why?
4. Are people less patient now than people in the past? Why?
5. Why do children lack patience?
6. How can people become more patient?
Part 3:
1. What outdoor activities are popular in Vietnam?
2. Are those people who like dangerous activities more likely to be
successful?
3. Do you think it's better for people to change jobs when there are new
chances?
4. Should young people try as many new activities as possible?
5. What kinds of places are good for outdoor activities?
6. Do young people do the same outdoor activities as old people do
nowadays?
Describe the home of someone you know well and that you often visit
You should say:
Whose home it is
How often you go there
What it is like
And explain how you feel about the home
Part 3:
1. What are the differences between buildings in the city and in the
countryside?
2. Do you prefer to live in the city or in the countryside?
3. What safety risks are there in residential buildings in cities?
4. Is it expensive to decorate a house or an apartment in the place where you
live?
5. Do you think the location is a key factor in where people choose to live?
6. What is the role of plants in home decoration?
Part 3:
1. What will you do if you disagree with someone?
2. How can we stop an argument from escalating into a fight?
3. Who do you think should teach children to respect their teacher?
4. What disagreements do parents and children usually have?
5. Why do some people avoid arguing with others?
6. How do we show respect to others when we disagree with them?
Part 3:
1. What kind of customer service do you think is good?
2. What are the differences between shopping online and in-store?
3. What problems do customers often have while shopping?
4. What do you think customers should do when there are problems with
products bought online?
Part 3:
1. How can people search for information now?
2. What information can people get from television?
3. Do you think libraries are still important in the digital age?
4. Does the development of the Internet have any impact on some
disadvantaged people?
5. How do people identify reliable information on the Internet?
6. Is it good if people could have more access to information in the future?
Describe a time when you saw a lot of plastic waste (e.g. in a park, on
the beach, etc.)
You should say:
Where and when you saw the plastic waste
Why there were a lot of plastic waste
What you did after you saw them
And explain what your thoughts were about this
Part 3:
1. Do you think we should use plastic products?
2. How can we reduce our use of plastic?
3. What kinds of plastic waste are often seen in your country?
4. Why do people like to use plastic products?
5. What can the government do to reduce plastic pollution?
6. Do you think we can do without plastic altogether in the future?
Part 3:
1. Why do people rarely use cash now?
2. When do children begin to comprehend the value of money?
3. Should parents reward children with money?
4. Is it good and necessary to teach children to save money?
5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using credit cards?
6. Do you think it’s a good thing that more people are using digital payment?
Part 3:
1. How do people who are busy remember things they need to do?
2. Do you think people should remember family history?
3. If someone doesn’t really like whom they are going to meet, they may
deliberatery miss their appointment. Is that true? Why?
4. Which is more important, a work-related appointment or an appointment
with a friend? Why?
5. What do you think is a good way to record things?
6. Is punctuality important to people?
Part 3:
1. Why do some people like to record important things with photos?
2. What can people learn from historical photographs?
3. Is taking photos the best way to remember something?
4. Which is better, taking photos or keeping a diary?
5. When do people take photos?
6. Why do some people like to keep old photos?
Part 3:
1. Do you think there are more beautiful things now than in the past? Why?
2. What beautiful scenery spots are there in your country?
3. Where do you think people usually come into contact with beautiful
things?
4. Why do you think people create beautiful things?
5. Do people in your country prefer listening to music to appreciating
paintings and literature?
6. Why do many people go to scenic spots in person instead of just reading
about them in books?
Part 3:
1. Do you think kids like to share? Why?
2. How can parents teach their children to share?
3. What do you think is the benefit of sharing for children?
4. Is there anything that parents should persuade children to share with
others?
5. How can governments encourage shared transport?
6. Why is it important to share food with others during a celebration?
Describe a friend from your childhood
You should say:
Who he/she is
Where and how you met each other
What you often did together
And explain what made you like him/her
Part 3:
1. Do you still keep in touch with your friends from childhood? Why or why
not?
2. How important is childhood friendship to children?
3. What do you think of communicating via social media?
4. Do you think online communication through social media will replace
face-to-face communication?
5. What is the difference between having younger friends and older friends?
6. Has technology changed people’s friendships? How?