SPEAKING TICKET 1

Part 1: Social Interaction (3’)

Let’s talk about your free time activities.
- What do you often do in your free time?
- Do you watch TV? If no, why not? If yes, which TV channel do you like best? Why?
- Do you read books? If no, why not? If yes, what kinds of books do you like best? Why?
Let’s talk about your neighborhood.
- Can you tell me something about your neighborhood?
- What do you like most about it?
- Do you plan to live there for a long time? Why/why not?
Part 2: Solution Discussion (4’)
Situation: A group of people is planning a trip from Danang to Hanoi. Three means of transport are
suggested: by train, by plane, and by coach. Which means of transport do you think is the best choice?
Part 3: Topic Development (5’)
Topic: Reading habit should be encouraged among teenagers.
Reading
- increases knowledge
- improves memory
- reduces stress
- [your own ideas]
Follow-up questions:
- What is the difference between the kinds of books read by your parents’ generation and those read by
your generation?
- Do you think that governments should support free books for all people?
- In what way can parents help children develop their interest in reading?

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Part 1: Social Interaction (3’)
Let’s talk about gifts
 Do you often give gifts to people?
 Do you think it’s easy to choose what you give to other people?
 Do you think it’s important to give expensive gift?
 In Vietnam, is it necessary to bring a gift when you visit someone?
Let’s talk about sleeping.
 How many hours do you sleep everyday? Why?
 Is it necessary to sleep enough?
 Is talking a nap important?
 Do you think staying up late is a good thing?
Part 2: Solution Discussion (4’)
Situation: You are planning a week – long touring holiday with your partner around the country that
you’re studying in. You want to see as much as possible but don’t want to spend too much money on
transport. You are deciding on the means of transport to use. Three suggestions means are: car, train,
and plane.
Discuss the useful each of these forms might be for your holiday. Then decide which one would be the
best?
Part 3: Topic Development (5’)
Topic: The increased use of technology has a lot of negative effects.

INCREASED
ISOLATION

INCREASED YOUR OWN

OVER –
TECHNOLOGY IDEA(S)
RELIANCE

INCREASED TENSION/
PRESSURE
- Are there any disadvantages of technology?
- What technological advancements will people see in the future?
- What are the differences in the way old and young people react to technology?

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PART 1 – A1. HOLIDAY
1. What did you do on your last holiday?
2. Who do you prefer spending your holiday with?
3. Do you prefer going on holiday abroad?
A2. TV PROGRAMS
1. How many hours a day do you watch television?
2. Which programs do you like?
3. Do you prefer watching television alone or with other people? Why?
PART 2: SITUATION
Question: If you won the lottery of 1 billion VND, what would you do with the money?
- Buy a new house
- Start a business;
- Deposit the money in the bank.
PART 3: Online courses
Discuss the topic “Online courses have changed the way people learn” as guided in the outline below
Online courses:
- provide new learning experience
- Be more convenient to study
- Be independent in learning
- Your own ideas
Follow – up questions
1. What advice would you give someone on how to study English?
2. Do you think being a student is the best time of your life?
3. Should a student’s university education be free or should the student have to get a loan?

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PART 1 – B1. BIRTHDAY
1. When is your birthday?
2. What do you usually do on your birthday?
3. What is your favorite family celebration? Why?
B2. Public Transportation
1. What is the best way to travel in your town/city?
2. What is your favorite mean of transportation?
3. Do you think people should use public transportation more? Why?
PART 2: You have just received a sum of money from your father as a birthday present. How would
you use the money?
- Saving up for future
- Buying a laptop for your study
- Buying a fashionable smart phone
PART 3: TOPIC: EXAMINATIONS ARE NOT NECESSARY
Question
- Time consuming
- Unfair
- Costly
- Your own idea
Follow-up questions
1. Do you think schools are necessary?
2. How do modern technologies change the way people study?
3. Do you think that traditional school will disappear in the future because of the development of
modern technology?

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PART 1: A- Music
1. Do you like music? If yes, what kind of music do you like best? Why?
2. What is the most popular kind of music in your country?
3. How is music good or not good for people?
B. English
1. Did you learn English at secondary school?
2. What do you think about how English is taught at school now?
3. In what ways has children’s English much improved nowadays?
PART 2: An optional subject be added to the curriculum for secondary students in your city. Which do
you think is the best option for secondary student?
- Photograph
- Swimming
- Dancing
PART 3: Discuss the topic as guided in the outline below

Variety of items

Save time
Benefits of Your own ideas
Online shopping

Better prices

FOLLOW – UP QUESTIONS
1. Do you think people in Vietnam are more and more familiar with online shopping?
2. What are the disadvantages of online shopping?
3. What would you suggest to make online shopping more effective?

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PART 1: A - Favorite places
1. Where do you usually go when you have spare time?
2. Are there many interesting places where you live for people to go at weekends?
3. In what way is café a great place for people to enjoy their free time?
B- Subjects at school
1. What subject did you like most when were at school?
2. Do you think English is a good subject for all students to learn at school? Why?
3. Do you think students are learning too many subjects at school now?
PART 2: You are going to take tour secondary school students to the cinema. Which kind of film do
you think is best of the students?
- Cartoon
- Action movie
- Detective movie
PART 3 – Discuss the topic as guided in the outline below

Working in groups benefits students a lot at school

- Improve communication skill
- Learn better at school
- Be more active
- Your idea
FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS
- What are some qualities of a good leader?
- What are some qualities of a good team?
- Should students get some non-academic training at school? Give some example.

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PART 1: A - Hometown
1. Where do you come from?
2. Do you live living in your hometown?
3. What is it famous for?
B- Career
1. What is your job?
2. How long have you been working?
3. Why do you like your job?
PART 2:Your town plans to organize an Open Festival and many visitors will come. Which job
below do you think would be most suitable for you?
- A tour guide
- A traffic instructor
- A master of ceremony
PART 3: Topic
Exmainer: Discuss the topic “Smoking should be banned in public places” as guided in the outline
below.

Smokers’ health

Second-hand smokers’
Smoking Your own ideas
health

Financial burden

Follow - up questions
1. Do you Smoke?
2. Why do many people want to smoke?
3. What should you do prevent smoking in public place?

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PART 1: A- ROOMS IN YOUR HOUSE
1. Which room in your house do you like best?
2. What do you like doing there?
3. Do you like having guests in your room? Why? Why not?
B - SPORTS
1. Do you play any sports?
2. What sports do you enjoy watching?
3. What sports do you enjoy playing?
PART 2
Situation: Some of your friends are visiting you this weekend. You would like to do something fun
with them. What will you do?
There are THREE options for you to choose:
- Cook a meal together in your apartment.
- Go to a local restaurant together.
- Take your friends out for sightseeing.
PART 3
There are many advantages of being a famous person.
- can be recognized by many people
- Easily to find jobs
- can earn a lot of money
- Your idea
Follow - up questions
- What are the disadvantages of being famous?
- Some young people often consider their idol a model to follow. Do you think it is good or bad?
- What is media’s attitude towards famous people?

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PART 1: A – READING HABITS
1. Do you enjoy reading? Why? Why not?
2. What types of books/magazines do you enjoy reading?
3. Where do you prefer reading?
B – FREE TIME
1. What do you like doing in your free time?
2. Who do you enjoy spending your free time with?
3. Where would you prefer spending your free time? Indoor or outdoor?

PART 2:
Situation: You are about to study at university. Which of these is most important? There are THREE
options for you to choose:
- Cost of the course
- Reputation of the university
- Distance from home

PART 3:

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PART 1: A – FILMS
1. Do you like films?
2. What type of films do you like?
3. Who do you enjoy watching films with?
B – MOBILE PHONES
1. Do you use a mobile phone?
2. What are the good points of mobile phones?
3. What are the bad points of mobile phones?
PART 2: Situation: A student wants to do a part-time job where he can practice his English. Which job
would be best for him?
There are THREE options for you to choose:
- A job at a souvenir shop
- A job at a travel agency
- A job at a take-away shop
PART 3:

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PART 1: Social Interaction (3')
A. Let's talk about walking.
1. Do you like walking? When and where do you walk?
2. Do you think walking is important?
3. Do you think walking in the countryside is better than walking in the city?
B. Let's talk about your eating habits.
1. Do you often eat healthy food?
2. What do you usually eat at school/ at work?
3. What is the unhealthiest food you can think of?

PART 2: Solution Discussion (4')

Situation: You are choosing a birthday gift for your friend. There are three suggestions: a book, a
music show ticket, and a shopping coupon. Which do you think is the best choice?
PART 3: Topic Development (5')
Topic: Cheap air travel should be promoted.
Cheap air travel:
- Offers flexible travelling mode
- Reduces travelling cost
- Creates business opportunities
- Your own ideas
Following-up questions
1. Do you think that governments should encourage cheap flights?
2. Are there any problems with low-cost air travel?
3. Cheap air tickets should be offered on domestic flights or international flights?

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PART 1: Social Interaction (3')
A. Let's talk about weather.
1. What kind of weather do you like?
2. Does weather affect your mood/ feeling?
3. What do you usually do in hot/ cold weather?
B. Let's talk about your favorite childhood game.
1. What game(s) did you enjoy playing when you were a child?
2. Who did you play with?
3. Did you need any skills to play the game?

PART 2: Solution Discussion (4')

Situation: You are planning your holiday. There are three suggestions: a beach holiday, a climbing
holiday, and a sight seeing holiday. Which do you think is the best choice for you?

PART 3: Topic Development (5')

Topic: Music should be taught in schools.
- Music education:
- Be relaxing
- Improves memory
- Helps develop language and reasoning
- Your own idea
Following-up questions:
1. Should children be encouraged to learn music early?
2. Do you agree that music can change people's moods/ feelings?
3. How would life be like without music?

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PART 1: Social Interaction (3')
A. Let's talk about noise.
1. Do you like to live in a noisy place or a quiet place?
2. What kind of noise disturbs you most?
3. Does noise affect your health?
B. Let's talk about your favorite photograph.
1. What is your favorite photograph?
2. When was it taken?
3. What makes the photograph special to you?
PART 2: Solution Discussion (4')
Situation: You are thinking about how to spend your evening. There are three options:
hanging out with friends, reading books, and surfing the Internet. Explain your choice.
PART 3: Topic Development (5')
Topic: There are several ways for people to make friends.
How to make friends:
- Attending parties
- Joining social events
- Forming interest-base groups
- Your own idea
Following-up questions:
1. Should people trust online friends? Why or why not?
2. What factors can contribute to a true friendship?
3. Which one is more important: family or friends?

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PART 1: Social Interaction (3')
A. Let's talk about your favorite color.
1. What color(s) do you like most?
2. Do you care for colors when choosing clothes to wear?
3. Does color affect your mood/ feeling?
B. Let's talk about going to the library.
1. How often do you go to the library?
2. What do you usually do in the library?
3. Do you think that fewer people go to the library nowadays?

PART 2: Solution Discussion (4')

Situation: You are going to celebrate your birthday. There are three suggestions for
the place where you can hold the party: in a fast-food restaurant, in a sit down
restaurant, and in your house. What do you think is the best choice?

PART 3: Topic Development (5')

Topic: More recycling centers should be built in communities.
Recycling centers:
- Help reduce the size of landfills
- Help utilize waste products
- Offers more employment
- Your idea

Following-up questions:
1. Are you aware of what recycling means?
2. Do you recycle as part of your everyday life?
3. Do you agree that everyone should reuse and recycle products?

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Part 1: Social Interaction (3')
A. Let's talk about parties.
1. Do you enjoy going to a party?
2. What do you usually do at a party?
3. On what occasions do you hold a party?
B. Let's talk about your city.
1. Which part of the city do you like best?
2. Why do you like it?
3. Are there any changes you would like to make to the place?

PART 2: Solution Discussion (4')

Situation: You are considering buying a brand watch. There are three suggestions for how to get it:
placing an order through a website, shopping in a mall, and calling over the phone. Which one is the
best option for you?

PART 3: Topic Development (5')

Topic: There are several factors that lead to success in life.
Factors for success:
1. Education and skills
2. Vision
3. Passion
4. Your idea
Following-up questions:
1. Why is money the most common way of judging success?
2. Is your idea of success the same as your parents' idea of success?
3. Does luck play a part in success?

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PART 1: Social Interaction (3')
A. Let’s talk about hobbies
1. What do you like to do in your spare time?
2. How do you spend your holidays or weekends?
3. What is your favorite way of relaxation?
B. Let’s talk about family
1. Can you tell me something about your family?
2. Where do your family live?
3. Who are you close to in your family?

PART 2. Solution discussion (4’)

Which one would be your best choice: a large family with many children, a small family in which you
are the only child, and a small family with 2 children.

PART 3. Topic development (5’)

Topic: Face to face communication can be considered the best way of communication.
1. Face to face communication:
2. Helps express your feelings directly
3. Can utilize body language
4. Can give instant feedback
5. Your idea
Following-up questions
1. In your opinion, which form of communication will be the most popular in the next 20 years
2. What important factors do we need to be successful in face to face communication
3. What is the difference from the ways we get news compared to the past?

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PART 1: Social Interaction (3')
A. Let’s talk about shopping
1. Do you enjoy going shopping?
2. How much time do you spend shopping every week?
3. Do you enjoy going shopping alone or with your friends?
B. Let’s talk about television
1. What sorts of thing do you watch on TV?
2. What is your favorite TV program?
3. Do you think it’s good idea to have a TV in a bedroom?

PART 2: Discussion (4’)

You and your friends are making hand-made crafts for charitable fund-raising. You are thinking how to
advertise your products: using Facebook, distributing leaflets, sending emails/ text messages. Which
options do you think is the best choice.

PART 3: Topic development (5’)

Topic: Advertising on television should be regulated strictly
- Advertising on television:
- Manipulate people
- Attract children on unsuitable content
- Popularize unhealthy products
- Your idea
Following-up questions:
1. Should we trust advertisement
2. What do you think a good advertisement should be?
3. What are the positive sides of advertising?

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PART 1. Social interaction (3’)
A. Let’s talk about television
1. What sorts of thing do you watch on TV?
2. What is your favorite TV program?
3. Do you think it’s good idea to have a TV in a bedroom?
B. Let’s talk about food
1. What’s your favorite food?
2. Is there any food you dislike?
3. What is healthy diet?

PART 2. Solution discussion (4’)

Between doing aerobics, skiing and playing football, which one might be the best way to keep fit?

PART 3. Topic development (5’)

Topic: Television is having a negative effect on the society
- Violent scenes
- Advertisement
- Waste of time
- Your idea
Following-up questions:
1. What are the benefits of television on children?
2. What should parents do to limit the negative effects of television on their children?
3. What will television be like in the future?

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PART 1. Social interaction
A. Let’s talk about your house
1. Can you describe the house where you live?
2. What do you like about the area where you live?
3. Do you think it is better to live in the center of town or outside in the country?
B. Let’s talk about music
1. What’s your favorite type of music?
2. Do you think music is important?
3. If you could learn a musical instrument, what would it be?

PART 2. Solution discussion (4’)

A dishwasher, mobile phone and a laptop. Which one will you buy?
Part 3. Topic development
Topic: Mobile phones are useful tools at school.
- Means of communication
- Access to the Internet
- Mobile office tools
- Your idea
Following-up questions:
1. What negative effects do you think mobile phones have on young children?
2. Do young people use mobile phones differently from old people in your country? How?
3. How do you think mobile phones will develop in the future?

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PART 1. Social interaction
A. Let’s talk about job
1. Do you work or study?
2. Why do you choose that job or study?
3. Do you think you will ever change your job/ study?
B. Let’s talk about transportation
1. How did you come here today?
2. What is public transport like in your town?
3. Do you think people should use public transport?

PART 2. Solution discussion (4’)

There are three means of transport: train, car, motorbike. Which one would be your best choice to travel
to HCM city

PART 3. Topic development (5’)

Topic: Working in group benefits students a lot at school.
1. Learn better at school
2. Improve communication at school
3. Be more active
4. Your idea
Following-up questions:
1. What are some qualities of a good leader?
2. What are some qualities of a good team?
3. Should students get some non-academic training at school? Give some example.

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