CẤU TRÚC ĐỀ THI KỸ NĂNG HỘI THOẠI

Yêu cầu: Thí sinh bốc thăm chủ điểm và có thời gian để chuẩn bị cho phần thi của
mình.
Part I: Introduction
Introduce about yourself.
Part II: Situation
You are at the railway station. You want to ask for the departure time of the
train from Hanoi to Haiphong. Make questions.
Part III: Topic
Talk about you hometown/home village.
You should say:
+ Where your hometown/home village is.
+ Famous tourist attraction(s) in your hometown/home village.
+ Whether you like to live in your hometown/home village or not.
Part IV: Discussion
Answer examiner’s questions about the given topic.

1.1. Một số câu hỏi luyện tập cho Phần 1 của đề thi hội thoại
PART 1 INTERVIEW
Examiners will ask the candidate some questions
Suggested questions and answers:
1. What’s your name?
My name is…
Ex: My full name is Nguyen Thi Lan, you can call me Lan
My full name is Nguyen Thi Lan. My first name is Lan, my last name/ surname is
Nguyen
2. Can you spell your name?
It’s L A N
3. Where are you from?
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I’m from Quang Ninh, which is a province in the north west of Vietnam.
I was born in …. But now I am living in….
My hometown is….
4. What’s your phone number?
It’s …
5. Where were you born?
I was born in Australia because my parents used to work there. Then we moved
back to Vietnam in 2009.
6. How many brothers and sisters do you have?
I have an elder brother.
7. What kind of music do you like?
I love pop. It’s very lively, suits me at my age. It also has a good rhythm and
simple to understand.
8. What do you like to do in your free time?
I do quite a lot of sports actually. I play football mostly, on Wednesday nights and
Sunday afternoon with a local team. I also play tennis when I can but I don’t really
get the time to do them as well every week.
9. What sports do you enjoy playing?
To be honest I don’t play sports. I just played some volleyball when I was in high
school.
10. What are your hobbies?
Just cooking. Although I am so busy with my work and my baby, I try to cook at
least one meal a day.
11. How many hours a day do you work?
8 hours at work like others. Besides, I also have my own English class in the
evening. So it’s around 10 to 11 hours totally.
12. Do you live in a house or a flat?

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I live with my parents in our family home. It's a small house in the suburbs of
Hanoi.
13. How many languages can you speak?
I can speak three languages: Chinese, English and Vietnamese.

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14. Why are you learning English?
Because I love it. It started when I was at grade 5, my parents took me to an
English class. Since then, I found out that I have huge passion for English.
15. What do you enjoy doing in your free time?.
Reading, I love reading. I like reading fiction, mainly thrillers.

1.My name is Minh and I’m a Vietnamese. I am twenty five years old. I am a
teacher at a high school. I have a small family with three people: my father, my
mother and me. My father is a teacher at a high school. He has worked for 45 years
and he loves his job so much. My mother is a housewife. She is nice and she is
really good at cooking. I love my family so much. I’m interested in many things
such as reading book and watching movies, traveling with my friends. I’m a big
fan of Harry Potter and I was read this book a millions time by English because I
want to improve my English skills.

Actually, I have a passion for traveling and taking picture. So I want to follow my
dreams and become a photographer. I hope that I'll be able to meet these
challenges, and that my dream will come true...

2. My name is Nam. This year, I am 30 years old, I am married with 2 sons. We

live in an apartment in central of Hanoi capital. My major is marketing. Up to now,
I have been working for Vietcombank for 4 years. Apart from this main job, I also
sell some online products to earn more income. My hobbies are playing golf and
soccer. In my free time, I and my colleagues often play golf and bowling together.
I also attend a gym after work time so I always keep myself healthy and work
effectively. On weekends, I usually take my wife and children to the park for
entertainment. I am very satisfied with my present life. In the future, I will
definitely improve myself, work more hard to pursue a dream of traveling around
the world with my family.
3. Hi. My name is Nguyen Van A, you can call me A. I come from HN, the capital
of VN. I am in my late teens and I am now a student at high school. There are 4
people in my famlily, my father is working as an engineer and my mother is a
teacher. My brother is 3 years older than me and he’s a freelancer. As to myself,

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my dream is to become a businessman. In my free time, I love reading books,
Books help me to relax and broaden my horizons.
1.2. Các tình huống luyện tập cho phần 2 của đề thi hội thoại
* You are at the railway station. You want to ask for the departure time of the train
from Hanoi to Haiphong. Make questions.
- Cách hỏi thong thường: What’s the time?/ What time is it?
- What time do/does + S + V + O
-- What time does the train depart from HN to HP?
- Can you tell me the departure time of the train from HN to HP?
- What’s the departure time of the train from HN to HP?
* You are at the supermarket. You want to ask for the price of a T-shirt. Make
questions.
- Cách hỏi giá tiền: How much + tobe + S?
How much do/does + S + cost? It/they + giá tiền.
What is the price of + S? It is + giá tiền
- How much is this T- shirt?
- How much does this T- shirt cost?
- What is the price of this T –shirt?
- You want to ask for the way to the police station. Make question.
- Can tell me the way to the police station?
- How can I get to the police sation?
- Can you show me on the map the way to the police station?
- You are at the airport. You want to ask for the arrival time of the flight from Ho
Chi Minh City. Make questions.
- Can you tell me the arrival time of the flight from HCM city?
- What is the arrival time of the flight from HCM city?
- You are on the phone. You want to talk to the manager of a company. How
do you say to the receptionist?
- Hello, This is Anna. May I talk to the manager of your company, please?

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 I am calling to talk to the manager of your company. Can you give her/him the
phone?
- I want to talk to the manager of your company. Can you give her/him the
phone?
- You are at the restaurant. You want to have some bread and steak for
dinner. Make orders to the waiter/waitress.
- I would like to have some bread and steak for dinner? Can you help me,
please?
 Can I have some bread and steak for dinner, please?
- You are at the stadium. You want to ask for the time of a football match. Make
questions.
- What time do/does + S + V + O
- What time does the football match start?
- What is the time of the football match?
- Can you teel me the time of the football match?
- You are at the school. You want to ask for time of the English lessons. Make
questions.
- What are the time of the English lessons?
- Can you tell me the time of the English lessons?
- What time do the English lessons start?
- You want to ask one of your friends to go to the cinema with you this weekend.
How do say to him/her? ( Would you like to V)
- Are you going to be busy this weekend? Would you like to go to the cinema
with me?
- I am thinking of going to the cinema this weekend. Would you like to come?
- I am going to the cinema this weekend. Would you like to join?
- You are at the bookshop. You want to ask for the price of an English-Vietnamese
dictionary. Make questions to the assistant.
- Cách hỏi giá tiền: How much + tobe + S?

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 How much do/does + S + cost? It/they + giá tiền.
What is the price of + S? It is + giá tiền
- How much is this English – Vietnames dictionary?
- How much does this English – Vietnamese dictionary cost?
- What is the price of this English – Vietnamese dictionary?

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1.3. Các chủ điểm nói luyện tập cho phần 3 của đề thi hội thoại
- Chủ điểm 1: Talk about your day at school.
You should say:
+ What time it starts.
+ What you do during the day.
Suggested answer: I wake up at six o'clock. First I change my clothes and then I
go out for sport. At 6.30 o'clock I finish sport. After that I have a shower and clean
my teeth. I have breakfast at seven o'clock. I leave home at quarter past seven
(7:15) . I go to school by bike because the school is near my house. When I get
there, I meet my friend and we play. The bell rings at 7.45, we do our morning
prayer and we all go to our classrooms. In the first hour, we have my favorite
lesson, Mathematics. In the second hour, our music teacher comes in the
classroom. When we finish music it is time for our small break. We eat our snacks
and we play with our friends. After the break, we have my second favourite lesson,
History. The teacher explains to us the new lesson. After History, we have
Environmental lesson where we learn many things about nature. I finish school at
eleven o'clock. After school I go straight home. I have lunch at half past eleven
with my mother, then I do my homework in the afternoon. After that I meet my
friends. I get home at five o'clock. I often listen to music, help my mother with the
housework or watch television up to half past eight. I go to bed at ten o'clock.

2. I usually get up at 6.00 a.m and then get a shower. I have a breakfast at 6.45 a.m.
After that, I go to school at 7.10 a.m, my house is near my school and It takes 10
minutes for me to go to school. My school’s name Tran Phu high school. Lessons
begin at 7.30 a.m. I have got a break at 11.30. I often eat a snack and I play with
my friends. At the end of the break, I go back to the classroom to continue my
lessons. On Monday and Tuesday, I go to English lessons. On Wednesday and
Thursday, I go to athletic. My favorite subjects are Maths and English, I aslo like
Science at school. in addition to the required subjects, I also join a number of
clubs such as dance, music and sports. At 4.00 p.m, I finish my lessons and I go
home. I often help my mother do housework after class, this is a way to help me

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relax after stressful classes and I also want to help my mother do something to
make her feel like sharing the housework

- Chủ điểm 2: Talk about your last summer holiday.

You should say:
+ Where you went.
+ What you did there.
+ Whether you enjoyed it or not.
Suggested answer: Last year, I spent my holiday by Vung Tau seaside with my
family. In the early morning from HCM city, we got there by bus. On the way to
Vung Tau resort, we met a lot of our friends, who also went there to escape from
the terrible heat of a crowded city. Although the beach was crammed with people,
we still felt more relaxed by the fresh morning air coming in from the open sea. On
the beach children were running here and there, gathering choice pebbles, shells
and seaweeds. Others were busy digging sand to catch little crabs. Groups of
holiday-makers were sitting under large beach umbrellas, eating crabs and clams
while others in their bathing-costumes were sunbathing on the beach or swimming
in the sea. How delighted we were when we dived down into the fresh cool water
and took a long leisurely swim. The splash of waves against the rocks, the merry
shouting and laughter of holiday-makers created the liveliest scenery we have ever
seen.

- Chủ điểm 3: Talk about your family.

You should say:
+ How many members there are in your family.
+ Who they are.
+ Where your family is living now.
Suggested answer: I am a policeman at Hanoi Police Station. I am married and
had two children. My wife is 33 years old. She works as a teacher of English at the

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People’s Security Academy. She is tall and pretty. She is always gentle and
sociable with everybody. She cooks very well and often spends a lot of time on
cooking. I have a son and a daughter. My son is 6 years old. He studies at Thanh
Cong Primary school. He is very active and clever. He loves playing football and
volleyball. My daughter is only three years old. She is very dynamic and cute. She
love singing and dancing. I love my family very much. It is the place that I feel
warm and safe.

- Chủ điểm 4: Talk about a place you would like to go in your free time.
You should say:
+ Where it is.
+ What you often do there.
+ Why you like to go there in your free time.
Suggested answer: The most interesting place that I would like to visit is Ho Chi
Minh city. It is a young dynamic city of Vietnam. Coming to HCM city, tourists
will feel a bustling air, exciting modern life. However, HCM city has preserved
and remained its previous cultural tradition inside it. The streets are often crowded
and people are always rushing as if they would be late for some appointment with
someone. High buildings, luxurious hotels, fashion shops, souvenirs stores, etc are
places taking much time of travelers. Ben Thanh market is considered a highlight
that tourists had not better miss. The market is one of some HCM attractions full
collection of all goods and products from every part of Vietnam. Despite of the
noisy bustling urban of the modern life, HCM city keeps for its own romantic
sights of streets with shades of trees such as Tu Xuong, Truong Dinh, Le Duan…,
all of which gently offer natural air for visitors to take a stroll sightseeing

- Chủ điểm 5: Talk about your favourite season in a year.

You should say:
+ Which season it is.
+ What the weather is like in the season.
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 + Why you like it.
Suggested answer: I love all the seasons but I think my favourite is Spring. In
Vietnam, Spring lasts from January to April. In early Spring, our weather can be
anything from freezing cold to warm and sunny, but later in the season it
gets consistently warmer. I love Spring because everything is growing, fresh and
new. One of the best things about Spring is that the plants and trees come to life
again, especially in the countryside. On the trees, we can see new leaves growing.
Fruit trees, such as cherry and apple trees, develop beautiful pink and white
blossoms, and colourful flowers such as daffodils and crocuses bloom in parks and
gardens. The sounds of spring are wonderful too, when birds start singing more as
they look for a mate and then start building their nests. Moreover, it is time for
people to have a great time on traditional Tet holiday. Finally, it is not just the
countryside that comes to life again in Spring. In towns and cities, cafes, pubs and
restaurants start putting their tables outside again, and people sit in the sun
drinking and eating. The parks are full of people walking, cycling and playing
sport. It’s a fantastic season!

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- Chủ điểm 6: Talk about your favourite teacher.
You should say:
+ Who he/she is.
+ How he/she looks like.
+ Why you like him/her.
Suggested answer: My favourite teacher was Mrs. Hoa who had taught me
English for 2 years. She studied in America and then came back to Vietnam to be
an English teacher. She had sparkle eyes and dark hair. She‘s just a bit taller than I
was. She always smiled to us as we saw each other in the hallway at school. She
seemed very strict when the first I met her. However, we had a lot of fun from the
jokes in English during her classes. She had skills at teaching, sense of humour,
friendly, patient and easy going. She’s very patient and enthusiastic to teach us
whenever we had questions in her classes. Moreover, she would stay at school after
school finished for hours to solve the problems that we had in her class. She
encouraged us to do voluntary work after school or at weekends. She led a group
of students to do lots different kinds of services for charity such as cleaning houses
for seniors who lived by themselves; leading blind people to walk in the street
regularly and planting bushes for the protesting environment organization. She’s a
very helpful person.

- Chủ điểm 7: Talk about your best friend.

You should say:
+ Who he/she is.
+ How he/she looks like.
+ Why he/she is your best friend.
Suggested answer: To me, one of my best friends is Nam. Nam is only over
eighteen but he is well developed; so he is thought to be twenty or more. He has
black hair, a broad forehead, a straight nose and bright eyes. He is very good-
looking. He has a kind heart and is easy to get on with everybody. We have been
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friends for a very long time. The deeper our mutual understanding becomes the
more we feel closely attached to each other. Nam and I are keen on learning. We
are the best pupils in our class. He is good at every subject, but he never shows
pride in his abilities and always tries to learn harder. I like Nam very much because
of his honesty and straight forwardness. He is always ready to help his weak
friends in their study; as a result, lots of friends, thanks to his whole-hearted help,
have become good ones.

- Chủ điểm 8: Talk about one of your house/flat.

You should say:
+ Where it is.
+ What it looks like.
+ Whether you like to live in it or not.
Suggested answer: I live in a house in the center of Hanoi. It is near my office and
the market. The house is big enough for my family to live in. There are 7 rooms in
my house: 3 bedrooms, a living room, a dining room, a library and one room for
my children to play in. All the rooms in my house are well-equipped with
Westernized home decoration. In the front yard there has a medium swimming
pool. There is a garden full of flowers and trees in the back yard. This is the place
where my family can relax after a hard-working day or organize barbecues at
weekends. We plant a lot of fruit trees so that we can have many fruits to eat. This
ideal house is the motivation for me to work harder and harder.

- Chủ điểm 9: Talk about one of your hobbies.

You should say:
+ What it is.
+ Where and when you do it.
+ Why you like doing this.
Suggested answer: In my free time, I like doing many things. There are a lot of
English football matches at the weekends, so I like watching football on T.V at that
time. In the afternoon, I love playing football with my colleagues. We often
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organize football matches with other offices. When I am free, I enjoy reading
books, especially romantic and detective books. Every Saturday, I go swimming at
Ba Dinh swimming pool with my children. We have a lot of fun together. After
that, my family and I often go to the restaurant or to cinema. We are fond of
horrible films, action films and cartoons. That is the happiest time in the whole
hard-working week.

- Chủ điểm 10: Talk about your hometown/home village.

You should say:
+ Where your hometown/home village is.
+ Famous tourist attraction(s) in your hometown/home village.
+ Whether you like to live in your hometown/home village or not.
Suggested answer: My hometown is the capital of Hanoi which is famous for
beautiful sceneries and historical places. Hanoi is the center of culture, politics and
economy in Vietnam. Nowadays, Hanoi is widened to Ha Tay and Soc Son
province. Hanoi has a population of over 10 million people. Many tourists like
visiting well-known places such as One-pillar pagoda, Sword Lake, Ho Chi Minh
Mausoleum and Ancient Quarters. In addition, there are many other interesting
places to visit such as Bat Trang Ceramic village or Ha Dong silk village. Hanoians
are very friendly, hard-working, hospitable, honest and polite. The food in Hanoi is
very delicious and plentiful. People love to taste special dishes such as Pho and Nem
Cuon. I love my hometown a lot. That is the place I feel the most peaceful and
comfortable.

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