SPEAKING PART 1: QUARTER 2/2019

(MAY/JUNE/JULY/AUGUST)

TOPIC 1: STUDY/ WORK

1. Are you a student or do you work?
2. Why did you choose your major/ your job?
3. What are you studying/ working?
4. Do you like your studies/ job?
5. What do you dislike about your studies/ job?
6. What was your dreamt job when you were young?
7. Have you changed your mind about your dreamt job?

TOPIC 2: HOME TOWN

8. Please describe your hometown?
9. Do you like your hometown?
10. Is it a big city or a small place?
11. Do you think you will continue living there for a long time?
12. How has your hometown changed recently?

TOPIC 3: ACCOMMODATION
13. Can you describe the place where you live?
14. What do you like about your accommodation?
15. Which room does your family spend most of the time in?
16. Do you prefer living in a house or in a flat?
17. What would you like to change in your flat?
18. What sort of accommodation do you most like to live?
19. How have housing conditions changes in recent decades?

TOPIC 4: BUSES AND TAXIS

20. How often do you take a taxi?
21. When was the last time you took a taxi?
22. Do you like travelling by taxi?
23. Are taxis expensive where you live?
24. How often do you take the bus?
25. What do you do when you are on a bus?
26. How good is the bus service where you live?
 TOPIC 5: DRIVING A CAR
1. Do you drive a car?
2. Is driving a car popular in your country?
3. Have you ever learned to drive?
4. Do you think everybody should learn to drive?

TOPIC 6: PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

5. What’s the most popular means of transportation in your hometown?

6. Is driving to work popular in your country?
7. Do you prefer public transportation or private transportation?
8. Are there any traffic problems in your area?
9. How would you improve transport in your town or area?

TOPIC 7: COFFEE AND TEA

1. Are tea and coffee popular in your country?
2. Do you like tea and coffee?
3. Do you often drink coffee and tea?
4. Do you usually offer tea or coffee when you have guests?

TOPIC 8: CROWDED PLACES

1. How often do you got to crowded places?
2. Do you like crowded places?
3. What places do you think are often crowded?
4. When was the last time you were in a crowded place?
5. How do you feel when you are in a crowded place?

TOPIC 9: EMAILS AND LETTERS

1. Do you write many letters?

2. How often do you write letters or emails?
3. Do you prefer to write letter by hand or to use a computer?
4. What are the differences between letters and emails?
5. What do you usually write about?
6. Who do you usually write to?
7. Is it hard to think of what to write?
8. What kind of letter or email do you think is hardest to write?
9. What kinds of emails or letters do you receive that make you feel happy?
10. Do you think emails will replace letters one day?
 TOPIC 10: HANDWRITING
1. Do you usually write by hand or write using a computer?
2. Do you think handwriting is important nowadays?
3. Do you think computers might one day replace handwriting?
4. When do children begin to write in your country?
5. How did you learn to write?
6. How can children today improve their handwriting?
7. What impression does a person’s handwriting have on other people?
8. Did you like writing things when you were a child?

TOPIC 11: MOVIE STARS

1/ Do you want to be a movie star?
2/ Have you ever seen a movie star in real life?
3/ Who is your favorite movie star?
4/ Do you like to read about movie stars?
TOPIC 12: PETS
1. Do you keep a pet?
2. What is your favorite animal?
3. Do you like watching animals in the zoo?
4. Is it important to let children know about animals?

TOPIC 13: PATIENCE

1. Do you think patience is important?
2. Are you patient?
3. What is your attitude to waiting?
4. Did you use to be more patient or less patient than you are now?
5. Do you think being patient is an important part of being polite?
6. Have you ever lost your patience?
7. What do you think patience is?
TOPIC 14: PHOTOS
1. Do you like to take photograph/ like photography?
2. What do you like to photograph?
3. Why do you think some people do not like taking photographs?
4. How do you keep your photos?
5. How did you become interested in photography?
6. Would you like to work as a professional photographer?
 TOPIC 15: PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

1. What public holidays do you have in your country?

2. Which public holidays do you like most?
3. Do people in your country celebrate Christmas?
4. Do you like public holidays?
5. Do you think public holidays are important?
6. Do you think there should be more public holidays in your country?
7. What did you do during the last public holiday?

TOPIC 16: SHARING

1. Do you like to share things?
2. When you were a kid, did your parents encourage you to share things with others?
3. Have you ever shared anything with anyone?
4. What do you think of shared vehicles?
5. Is there anything you don’t want to share?

TOPIC 17: SKY

1. Do you like to watch the sky?
2. What is the sky like at night in your hometown?
3. Do you like to watch stars?
4. Have you ever taken a course about stars?
5. Is it important to study stars?
6. What’s your favorite star?

TOPIC 18: SLEEP

1. Do you think sleep is important?
2. Do you go to sleep early or stay up late?
3. How do you feel in the morning after that?
4. How many hours do you usually sleep at night?
5. Is it necessary to take a nap every day?
6. Do old people sleep a lot?
7. Do you always have a good sleep?
8. Can you sleep well if you are in a noisy environment?
9. How can we fight sleep difficulties?
 TOPIC 19: PERFUMES
1. Do you like wearing perfume?
2. What kind of perfume do you like?
3. Will you send perfumes to your friends?
4. How much do you spend on perfumes?

TOPIC 20: READING

1. Do you like reading?
2. What books do you like to read?
3. What book do you read recently?
4. What did you learn from it?
5. What was your favorite book as a child?
6. Should reading be a compulsory activity for children at school?
7. Why do parents make children read books at an early age?

TOPIC 21: SOCIAL NETWORKS

1. What kind of social networking websites do you like to use?
2. What kind of people do you like to be friends with on those websites?
3. What kind of chatting apps or software do people in your country like to use?
4. Are you a social person?
5. Is it easy to find real friends on a social networking website?

TOPIC 22: TIME MANAGEMENT

1. How do you organize your time?
2. Do you think people organize time in the same way?
3. Do you think it is important to be on time?
4. How do you feel when you are late for an appointment?
5. How do you think when others are late?

TOPIC 23: MATH

1. When did you start learning math?
2. Do you like math?
3. Who taught you math?
4. Is math difficult for you to learn?
5. Do you like to use a calculator?
 TOPIC 24: RUBBISH
1. Why do people throw rubbish?
2. What kind of behavior do you think littering is? How do you feel when you see people throw
garbage on the street?
3. What do you do with garbage when you are on the street?
4. Do you think your city is clean or not?

TOPIC 25: STREET MARKET

5. What do street market sell?
6. Are there many street markets in Vietnam?
7. What are the differences between street markets and supermarkets?
8. Do you often go to the supermarket?

TOPIC 26: SMILE

9. Do you like to smile?
10. When do people smile at others?
11. Do you smile when people take pictures of you?
12. Can you recognize a fake smile?

TOPIC 27: VISITING RELATIVES

1. Do you often visit your relatives?

2. What do you do when you visit your relatives?
3. When was the last time you visited a relative?
4. Why do people visit their relatives?

TOPIC 28: WEATHER

5. Do you like hot weather?

6. What do you do in hot weather?
7. Would you like to visit a hot country?
8. Do you like wet weather?

TOPIC 29: BORROWING AND LENDING THINGS

9. Have you ever borrowed books from others?

10. Have you ever borrowed money from others?
11. Do you like to lend things to others?
12. How do you feel when people don’t return things they borrowed from you?
 SPEAKING PART 2 & PART 3
QUARTER 2/2019

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Topic 1: Describe a beautiful or handsome person you
have met (or seen)
You should say:
who the person was
When and where you saw this person
What kind of person he/she was
What it was that you thought was beautiful

SPEAKING PART 3: BEAUTY

1/ Do you think a person’s appearance is important?
2/ Which do you think is more important, a person’s appearance or their inner qualities?
3/ Do you think wearing attractive clothes makes people more attractive?
4/ What do you think the word “beauty” means?
Topic 2: Describe an interesting old person
You should say:
who the person is
How you know this person
What you like to do together
How you feel about this person

SPEAKING PART 3: OLD PEOPLE

1/ What kinds of activities do old people like to do these days?
2/ What kinds of things can young people learn from old people?
3/ Do you think old people enjoy their life more these days compared with the past?
4/ In your country, do young people like to live with old people?
 Topic 3: Describe a person you like to work or study with
You should say:
who the person is
how you know each other
What you do together

SPEAKING PART 3: CLASSMATES

1/ Does it matter if a child likes their classmates?
2/ How can children get along with their classmates?
3/ What kind of people do you like to study with?

Topic 4: Describe an achievement/a success of one of

your friends that made you feel proud
You should say:
who the friend is
What the achievement was
What he or she did
Why you were proud of your friend’s achievement

SPEAKING PART 3
1/ How do people judge or assess the success of others?
2/ Do you believe being successful and making a lot of money are the same thing?
3/ How do people achieve success at school?
4/ Which do you think is more important, academic success or success in more practical, everyday
skills?
 Topic 5: Describe a person you wanted to be similar to
when you were growing up
You should say:
who this person was
How you knew about this person
What this person was like
Why you wanted to be similar to this person

SPEAKING PART 3: FAMOUS PEOPLE AND CHILDREN

1/ What kinds of famous people do children like?
2/ What good qualities do famous people have?
3/ Do you think advertisements aimed at children should be endorsed (ủng hộ) by famous people?
4/ Can you compare the past and the present of children’s life?

Topic 6: Describe a person who knows a lot about

something
You should say:
who the person is
What this person knows about
Why you think he/she knows a lot about it
What you learned from them

SPEAKING PART 3: INTELLIGENCE

1/ Do you think the intelligence of a person is important?
2/ Are people born clever or need to learn to clever?
3/ Do you think there is anything that intelligent people find difficult to do?
4/ What ways do people use to judge someone’s intelligence?
 Topic 7: Describe a dream home (ideal home)
You should say:
What kind of accommodation it will be
Where it will be
If it will be big or small
What it will look like

SPEAKING PART 3: HOME AND WORKPLACE, LIVING IN

CITIES
1/ Do people in your country mostly buy their own home or do they rent their home?
2/ Do you think the design of a home is important?
3/ In what ways can buildings be more “environmentally friendly”?
4/ What makes a location suitable for young people to live?

Topic 8: Describe a subject you didn’t like, but

were interested in now
You should say:
What the subject is
Why you disliked it
What you are interested in now
And explain why you become interested in

SPEAKING PART 3: SUBJECTS, KNOWLEDGE, RESEARCH

1/ Do you think learning many subjects at one time is better or learning one subject is better?
2/ Do you think learning many subjects is beneficial to your work?
3/ What subjects are more practical to learn nowadays?
4/ Do you think all teachers should have entertaining teaching styles?
 Topic 9: Describe a kind of food you eat on a special
occasion
You should say:
what it is
how it is cooked/made
why people eat it or why it is for the special event
explain how you feel about this kind of food

SPEAKING PART 3: FOOD

1/ Have people’s eating habits changed compared to the past?
2/ What’s the difference between North and South of Vietnam when it comes to eating habits?
3/ Why do some people grow their own food these days?
4/ Do you think people should eat every meal with their family?
5/ What are the influences of industrial development in the food industry on our eating habits?

Topic 10: Describe your grandparent’s job

You should say:
what it was
how long he or she had this job
how he or she got the job
and whether you would like to have this job

SPEAKING PART 3: JOBS, ROBOTS and PERSONAL GROWTH

& DEVELOPMENT
1/ What kinds of job are difficult to do in your country?
2/ Do you think difficult jobs are more interesting than easy jobs?
3/ Do difficult jobs offer high wages?
4/ Do you think robots would replace human workers in the future?
5/ How can challenging tasks at work help people develop some personal skills?
 Topic 11: Describe a book that you want to write
You should say:
When you had this idea
What kind of book you want to write
Is it difficult or easy
Explain why you want to write this kind of book

SPEAKING PART 3: WRITING BOOKS

1/ Do people in your country like to write books?
2/ What kind of writers are considered to be good?
3/ Some writers write surreal books, but why do some people still like to read these books?
4/ What are the benefits of working as a writer?

Topic 12: Describe a newly-built public facility (such as

park or cinema) that influences your city
You should say:
What public place it is
Where it is
What people can do there
And explains how it improves your local area

SPEAKING PART 3: PUBLIC PLACES + COMMUNITY

1/ Besides the example you just gave in part 2, what other interesting public places are
there in your hometown?
2/ What are the purposes of these public places?
3/ Do you think there should be more free public places?
 Topic 13: Describe a thing that you bought but don’t use a lot
You should say:
what it is
why you bought it
why you don’t use it a lot

SPEAKING PART 3: SHOPPING, RECYCLING, ADVERTISING.

1/ Why is shopping online so popular these days?
2/ Do you think online shopping will replace shopping in reality?
3/ Have you ever had bad shopping experience?
4/ What would you do if you bought something disappointing on the Internet?

Topic 14: Describe a time you had to change your plan

You should say:
When this happened
What made you change the plan
How you felt about the change
Speaking part 3: Changing plans

SPEAKING PART 3: CHANGING PLANS, MAKING PLANS.

1/ Do old people often change plans?
2/ Do young people like to change plans?
3/ What are the common reasons when people need to change plans?
4/ How would you tell your friends if you had to change your plans?
 Topic 15: Describe a period of history that interests you
You should say:
What was this era
How you learned about it
What it was famous for
why you are interested in this era
Speaking part 3: History

SPEAKING PART 3: HISTORY

1/ How can people learn about history?
2/ Will museums be replaced by technology someday?
3/ Are history museums useful?
4/ Should museums be free?

Topic 16: Describe something you do to work and study

better
You should say:
What the activity is
How often you do it
Where you do it
How you do it
Why you like it
Speaking part 3: Routine

SPEAKING PART 3: ROUTINE

1/ Are there people who don’t like routine?
2/ What are the advantages and disadvantages of routine?
3/ Do people need a break when they work for a long time?
 Topic 17: Describe an activity you do to keep
healthy
You should say:
What the activity is
When and where you usually do it
How you do it
How it helps you keep healthy
Speaking part 3: Sports, health and keep fit

SPEAKING PART 3: SPORTS AND KEEPING FIT

1/ What do old people in your country do to keep fit?

2/ What kind of sports are popular in your country?
3/ What else can people do to keep fit apart from sports?
4/ What can parents do to make their children like sports?
5/ Do you think young people should be allowed to play dangerous sports?

Topic 18: Describe an experience when you

taught someone to do a new thing
You should say:
What you taught them to do
Whom you taught
How you taught them
How you felt about it
Speaking part 3: Learning, Skills, Teaching

SPEAKING PART 3: TEACHING

1/ What can young people teach old people?
2/ Do you think anything can be learnt by studying hard?
3/ What kind of people are good at teaching?
 Topic 19: Describe a time when you had a day off,
free from work or study
You should say:
What you did and where you were
When it was
Who you went with
How you felt about it
Speaking part 3: Going out, Spare time

SPEAKING PART 3: GOING OUT

1/ Nowadays, do people prefer to go out or stay indoors?
2/ Do young people go out more than old people?

Topic 20: Describe an occasion when you found

something that someone else lost
You should say:
What it was
When and where you found it
What you did with it
How you felt about finding it
Speaking part 3: Finding things, Collecting things

SPEAKING PART 3: LOSING THINGS

1/ Is it easy to lose something?
Why do people lose thing easily?
2/ How can parents teach children to be organized?
3/ What things do people often lose?
4/ Is it important for children to be organized?
 Topic 21: Describe a time when someone (you
know) did not tell you the complete truth
You should say:
What the situation was
Who didn’t tell you the whole truth
How you discovered the whole truth
How you felt when you discovered the whole truth
Speaking part 3: Lying, Honesty.

SPEAKING PART 3: LYING & HONESTY

1/ Can you suggest why people tell lies?
2/ Should friends be honest with each other all the time?
3/ Do you think there are times when it is suitable to tell a small lie, a lie with good intentions (a
white lie)?
4/ Is it important to teach children to be honest?
5/ Is honesty more important than other qualities?

Topic 22: Describe a party that you went to

You should say:
What party it was
When it took place
Where it was
How you felt about the party
Speaking part 3: Parties, International events,
Festivals.

SPEAKING PART 3: PARTY

1/ What do children do at a birthday party?
2/ What do adults do at parties?
3/ Do people in your country like to hold parties?
4/ Should parents spend a lot of money on their children’s birthday parties?
5/ Do you think people can make more friends if they often attend parties?
 Topic 23: Describe a time when you received bad
service at a restaurant or shopping mall
You should say:
When and where it was
What was wrong with the service
How you felt about it
Speaking part 3: Service.

SPEAKING PART 3: SERVICE

1/ Is service better in large shops or in small shops?
2/ What do people do when they get bad service?
3/ Do you think it’s important for a company to provide after-sales service?
4/ What is bad service?

Topic 24: Describe a piece of good news you

heard (from TV or the Internet)
You should say:
What the good news was
When you found out about it
How and where you found out about it
How you felt when you found out about it
Speaking part 3: News.

SPEAKING PART 3: NEWS

1/ How do people share good news?
2/ How does modern technology affect the delivery of information?
3/ When do people share good news?
4/ What kinds of good news have you received before?
 Topic 25: Describe a situation when you didn’t’
have enough time/ Describe something you
wanted to do but didn’t have time for
You should say:
When it was
Where you were
What you tried to do or finish
Why you didn’t have time for it

SPEAKING PART 3: TIME MANAGEMENT

1/ On what occasions should people come early?
2/ How do people manage their time?
3/ Is it important to manage you time efficiently?

Topic 26: Describe an outdoor sport that you

would like to try for the first time
You should say:
When it was
Where you were
What you tried to do or finish
Why you didn’t have time for it
Speaking part 3: Sport, outdoor sports.

SPEAKING PART 3: SPORTS AND KEEPING FIT

1/ What do old people in your country do to keep fit?

2/ What kind of sports are popular in your country?
3/ What else can people do to keep fit apart from sports?
4/ What can parents do to make their children like sports?
5/ Do you think young people should be allowed to play dangerous sports?
 Topic 27: Describe a time when you gave advice
to others
You should say:
Who you gave advice to
What was the situation
What advice you gave
What the result was
Speaking part 3: Advice.

SPEAKING PART 3: ADVICE

1/ Do you prefer to get advice from your family or your friends?
2/ Which do you think is better, advice from young people or advice from older people?
3/ Why do so many young people not accept the advice of older people?
4/ When somebody gives you some advice, do you usually follow this advice or do you usually
insist on your own opinion?
5/ In general, what kind of person is most suitable for giving advice to others?
6/ Some people find it easier to accept advice than other people do. Why do you think there is this
difference?

Topic 28: Describe an occasion when you won a

prize
You should say:
What the prize was
What you did to win this prize
If you liked it or not
Speaking part 3: Awards

SPEAKING PART 3: SUCCESS

1/ In general, how do people judge or, assess the success of others?
2/ Do you believe being successful and making a lot of money are the same thing?
3/ How do people achieve success at school?
4/ Which do you think is more important, academic success or success in more practical, everyday
skills?
 Topic 29: Describe a singer or band
You should say:
Who this singer is or what the band is
How you knew her/him/them
Why you like her/him/them

SPEAKING PART 3: SINGING SONGS

1/ When do people in your country sing songs together?
2/ What types of songs do young children like to listen to?
3/ Why are some singers so popular in the world?
4/ Do people in your country listen to songs from other countries?
5/ Where do people in your country go to sing?

Topic 30: Describe advertisement you remember

well
You should say:
What type of advert it was
What it advertised
Where you saw or heard it
How it influenced you
Speaking part 3: Advertising

SPEAKING PART 3: ADVERTISING

1/ What are popular types of advertising?
2/ What type of media advertising do you like most?
3/ How does advertising influence children?
4/ Is there any advertising that can be harmful to children?
5/ What factors should be taken into account while making advertisements?
 Topic 31: Describe a historical building
You should say:
What it is
What it looks like
What it is used for now
Speaking part 3: Building

SPEAKING PART 3: OLD BUILDINGS

1. Should old buildings be preserved?
2. How do people in your country feel about old buildings?
3. What aspect of culture do old buildings reflect?
4. How do old buildings affect the appearance of a place?
5. Do old and young people in your country have the same attitudes towards old buildings?
6. Does the design of the building influence people’s mood?
7. What impact do the climate and the environment have on the design of buildings in different parts
of the world?

Topic 32: Describe your favorite piece of clothing

You should say:
What it looks like
How often you wear it and how you got it
Why it is your favorite piece of clothing
Speaking part 3: Clothes

SPEAKING PART 3: FASHION, CLOTHES AND SHOPPING ONLINE

1. What do you think of fashion? Do you like following the fashion?
2. What are the differences between men and women in choosing clothes?
3. What are the differences between clothes people wear nowadays and 20 years ago?
4. Do you think the clothes we wear say something about who we are?
SHOPPING ONLINE
1. Do you think online shopping will replace shopping in reality?
2. What are the disadvantages of shopping online?
3. How is online shopping so popular these days?
 Topic 33: Describe a dinner you had with your
friends
You should say:
Who organized this dinner, where you had it
What you talked about during the meal
What you ate and drank
Why you had this meal with your friends
Speaking part 3: Eating out & Meals

SPEAKING PART 3: EATING OUT AND MEALS

1. Will you choose a café or restaurant when you meet others?
2. What are the differences between a café and a restaurant?

Topic 34: Describe an occasion when you got up

extremely early
You should say:
When this happened
What you needed to do on that day
Who you were with
How you felt about getting up early on that day
Speaking part 3: Getting up early

SPEAKING PART 3: GETTING UP EARLY

1/ Is it easier for old people to get up early than young people?
2/ What are the benefits of getting up early?
3/ What kind of people usually get up early and why?
4/ What effects does sleeping in late on a person’s life patterns?
 Topic 35: Describe an occasion when you heard a
stranger speaking on the phone in public
You should say:
When and where it was
What you were doing at that time
What they said
What you felt
Speaking part 3: Phone calls

SPEAKING PART 3: PHONE CALLS

1/ Can you compare speaking on the phone and speaking face to face?
2/ What is your attitude to people who speak on the phone in public?
3/ Should people be banned from talking aloud in public places?
4/ Is it bad to talk on the phone in public places?
5/ Why do some people talk aloud on public transport?

Topic 36: Describe a skill you learned

You should say:
What this skill was
When you learned it
How you learned it
Why it was important
Speaking part 3: skills

SPEAKING PART 3: SKILLS

1/ Where can we learn practical skills?
2/ What kinds of communication skills are important?
3/ What age will make it difficult for people to master new skills?
4/ Who would you learn a skill from, friends, teachers or parents?
5/ What’s the difference between children learning and adults learning what they have to learn?
 Topic 37: Describe something you bought from a
trip
You should say:
What it was
When it was
Where you brought it from
Why you brought it
Speaking part 3: souvenirs

SPEAKING PART 3: SOUVENIRS

1. What souvenirs do people usually bring from trips?
2. Why do people buy souvenirs?
3. Why do local people sell souvenirs?
4. Do you think people will be happy when they receive gifts like key rings?

Topic 38: Describe water sports you want to try

You should say:
What the sport is
Whether it will be easy or difficult
What you would have to do for it
Why you want to do it
Speaking part 3: Water activities

SPEAKING PART 3: WATER ACTIVITIES

1. Why do so many people like going to places with water such as lakes, rivers or the ocean?
2. Do you think young people and older people do the same types of things when they go to
a beach?
3. Do you think the government should invest money in developing facilities for water sports?
4. Do you think that human activity is posing a threat to the oceans of the world?
 Topic 39: Describe a time when you solved a
problem through the Internet
You should say:
What the problem was
How you solved this problem
How long it took to solve this problem
How you felt about it
Speaking part 3: Internet

SPEAKING PART 3: INFORMATION

1/ What professions are related to giving information to others?
2/ What’s the difference between giving information by phone and by email?
3/ How can people check whether a piece of information correct or not?
4/ Do people trust information online?
5/ What are the ways of getting information nowadays?

Topic 40: Describe an occasion when the vehicle

you took broken down in your travel
You should say:
What happened
Where it happened
When it happened
Who you were with at that time
What impact this breakdown had
Speaking part 3: Transportation

SPEAKING PART 3: TRANSPORTATION

1/ Do you prefer public or private transportation?
2/ What are the advantages and disadvantages of private transport?
3/ What do you think needs to be improved in public transport?
4/ Who likes to travel more? Older people or younger people?
5/ Are there fewer people using private because of improved public transport?
 Topic 41: Describe a game show or quiz program
you watched on TV or online
You should say:
What is was like
How often you watched it
Whether you liked or disliked it
Speaking part 3: TV shows

SPEAKING PART 3: TV SHOWS

1/ What TV shows do people like to watch?
2/ What TV programs are popular in your country?
3/ Do you think game shows are a waste of time?
4/ What is the difference between the games people play now and those that they played in the
past?
5/ Why do some people watch TV shows online?

Topic 42: Describe a person who encouraged and

helped you to achieve a goal
You should say:
Who this person is
What this person encouraged you to do
How this person helped you
Why this encouragement helped you to achieve a
goal
Speaking part 3: Goals

SPEAKING PART 3: GOALS

1/ Should parents set goals for children?
2/ When do young children start setting goals for themselves?
3/ What kinds of goals are not realistic?
4/ Why do people set goals?
 Topic 43: Describe a person who speaks a foreign
language well
You should say:
Who this person is
What language this person speaks
Why this person learns this language
Why you think this person speaks this language well
Speaking part 3: Languages

SPEAKING PART 3: LANGUAGES

1/ Is it popular to learn English in your country?
2/ Why do people learn foreign languages?
3/ Why do some people learn languages so quickly?
4/ What are the difficulties of learning a new language?

Topic 44: Describe a person you know that has

made a contribution to the society
You should say:
Who this person is
How you know this person
How this person helps others
How you feel about what this person does
Speaking part 3: helping others

SPEAKING PART 3: HELPING OTHERS

1/ Do you like helping others?
2/ In your view, should children be taught to help others?
3/ How can we encourage children to help others?
4/ Do you think people are less willing to help others these days compared to the past?
5/ How do people in your community help each other?
6/ How do students, such as high-school students, help each other?
7/ How can charitable organizations help people?
8/ What do you think are the benefits of having unpaid volunteer workers?
9/ How do you think the volunteers themselves benefit?
10/ Should professionals be hired rather than using volunteer workers?
 Topic 45: Describe a person who has interesting
ideas and opinions
You should say:
Who this person is
What this person does
How you know this person
Why you think his or her ideas are interesting
Speaking part 3: Ideas and opinions

SPEAKING PART 3: IDEAS AND OPINIONS

1/ When do children begin to have their own ideas?
2/ Do you think children will always have ideas and opinions similar to those of their parents?
3/ How can teachers help children develop their ideas and opinions?
3/ Whose ideas and opinions are widely respected in your country?
4/ How useful is it to watch TV shows where famous people discuss ideas and opinions?
5/ What encourages people to come up with new ideas or inventions?
6/ Why are some people reluctant to change their ways of thinking?.

Topic 46: Describe a park or garden you like

You should say:
What the park it is
Where it is
When you go there
Why you like it
Speaking part 3: Parks

SPEAKING PART 3: PARKS

1/ Why is it important to have park in the city?
2/ What benefits can a park bring to a city?
3/ How often do you visit parks?
4/ Should people visit parks every week?
5/ Do we need big parks or small parks in the city?
6/ What kinds of things should a park offer to visitors?
 Topic 47: Describe an occasion you got incorrect
information
You should say:
What the information it was
When you got it
How you got it
How you found out it was incorrect
How you felt about it
Speaking part 3: Information

SPEAKING PART 3: INFORMATION

1/ What professions are related to giving information to others?
2/ What’s the difference between giving information by phone and by email?
3/ How can people check whether a piece of information correct or not?
4/ Do people trust information online?
5/ What are the ways of getting information nowadays?

Topic 48: Describe an experience when you went

out with your friends and had a good time
You should say:
Where you went
When you went out
What you did
Why you had a good time
Speaking part 3: Spare time and Rest

SPARE TIME
1/ How do you spend your spare time?
2/ Why do some young people dislike to live with older people?
3/ What do you usually do when you hang out with your friends?
4/ Will the development of science and technology give people more free time?
5/ Do people prefer being with a large group of friends or with a few friends?
6/ Do science and technology improve the relationship between people?
7/ Who should people spend more time with, family or friends?
 REST
1/ What are some examples of ways that people use to relax?
2/ Some people say that, on average, there is more stress in people’s lives today than in the
3/ Is the environment important for people to get relaxed?
4/ How can companies provide their employees with an opportunity to relax?
5/ What is the difference in the way people spend their free time nowadays and 20 or 30 years
ago?

Topic 49: Describe an unusual experience during

your holidays
You should say:
What holiday it was
Who you were with
What you did there
Why it was unusual
Speaking part 3: Travelling & Tourism

SPEAKING PART 3: TOURISM & TRAVELLING

TOURISM
1/ Do you think tourists damage the environment?
2/ Do you think we should be strict with tourists?

TRAVELLING
1/ How can people benefit from travelling?
2/ What are the advantages and disadvantages of travelling alone and travelling with friends?
3/ What kind of problems do people have when travelling?
4/ Why do people need holidays?
 Topic 50: Describe a situation when a child made
you laugh
You should say:
Who the child was
What the child did
When and where it was
Why you laughed at it
Speaking part 3: Childhood

SPEAKING PART 3: CHILDHOOD

1/ For parents, what is important when bringing up their child?
2/ Is sweet a good thing to reward them?
3/ Do you think mothers and fathers have different roles to play in bringing up a child?
4/ Do you think hitting children is sometimes necessary for discipline?
5/ What’s your impression of your childhood?
6/ Why do children feel happy easily?
7/ Do children in Vietnam enjoy their childhoods?
8/ How important is childhood?