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ĐỀ DỰ ĐOÁN SPEAKING PART 1 & 2

QUÝ 1.2018 (Updating)
Contents
PART 1 ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
Home/ Accommodation ................................................................................................................................ 4
Study.............................................................................................................................................................. 4
Work .............................................................................................................................................................. 4
Newspapers and magazines .......................................................................................................................... 4
Birds............................................................................................................................................................... 5
Email .............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Parks .............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Trees .............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Text messages ............................................................................................................................................... 6
Patience ......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Daily routine .................................................................................................................................................. 6
Films .............................................................................................................................................................. 6
Mathematics ................................................................................................................................................. 6
Social network ............................................................................................................................................... 7
Museums ....................................................................................................................................................... 7
Time management ........................................................................................................................................ 7
Weather ........................................................................................................................................................ 7
Noises ............................................................................................................................................................ 7
Hats and bags ................................................................................................................................................ 8
Part 2 ............................................................................................................................................................. 8
1. Describe your favorite season of the year ................................................................................................ 8
2. Describe a public place that you think need improvements..................................................................... 8
3. Describe a city or country you want to live the most in the future .......................................................... 8
4. Describe something you learned in a place/from a person ...................................................................... 9
5. Describe an occasion where you received a good service from a company or shop ............................... 9
6. Describe a toy that you received when you were a child ......................................................................... 9
7. Describe a famous person that you are interested in ............................................................................... 9
8. Describe a photo you have taken............................................................................................................ 10

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9. Describe an interesting event in your school .......................................................................................... 10

10. Describe a situation where you have to be polite ................................................................................ 10
11. Describe a visitor in your home............................................................................................................. 10
12. Describe a place in your city you want to go to .................................................................................... 10
13. Describe an important river/lake in your country ................................................................................ 11
14 .Describe a person you know ................................................................................................................. 11
15. Describe an impressive story you heard from other people ................................................................ 11
16. Describe a recent development in your city ......................................................................................... 11
17. Describe an unforgettable dinner ......................................................................................................... 12
18. Describe a historical era you are interested in ..................................................................................... 12
19. Describe a special day out (A day out which does not cost too much) ................................................ 12
20. Describe a sports person you admire.................................................................................................... 12
21. Describe an experience where you were late for an event .................................................................. 12
22. Describe a piece of technology you like using except computers ........................................................ 13
23. Describe something special that you saved money to buy ................................................................... 13
24. Describe a holiday you would like to take in the future ....................................................................... 13
25. Describe a successful business person you admire. ............................................................................. 13
26. Describe a good parent you know. ....................................................................................................... 14
27. Describe an interesting person from another country you know or have heard of. ........................... 14
28. Describe a person you know who knows a lot about something. ........................................................ 14
29. Describe an interesting place in your country that not many people visit. .......................................... 14
30. Describe a park or garden you visited when you were little................................................................. 14
31. Describe a place in your city where people go to listen to music......................................................... 15
32. Describe an ideal home (house or apartment) that you would like to live in. ..................................... 15
34. Describe a letter you received that was important to you. .................................................................. 15
35. Describe an exciting book you read. ..................................................................................................... 16
36. Describe a product you bought recently that made you happy. .......................................................... 16
37. Describe a piece of furniture at your home. ......................................................................................... 16
38. Describe a traditional product in your country that you like. ............................................................... 16
39. Describe a car journey you enjoyed. ..................................................................................................... 17
40. Describe an activity you do to stay healthy. ......................................................................................... 17
41. Describe a science lesson you had in secondary or high school. .......................................................... 17
42. Describe a good decision made recently by you or someone you know. ............................................. 17
43. Describe an achievement that you are proud of. ................................................................................. 17

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44. Describe a time you helped someone. .................................................................................................. 18

45. Describe a time you taught a new skill to someone you know............................................................. 18
46. Describe a time you were pleased with your mobile phone. ............................................................... 18
47. Describe a rule at school you agree or disagree. .................................................................................. 18
48. Describe an advertisement that made you buy something; ................................................................. 19
49. Describe a positive piece of advice you got from someone that was helpful to your work or study... 19

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PART 1
Home/ Accommodation
1. What kind of housing/accommodation do you live in?
2. Who do you live with?
3. How long have you lived there?
4. (If you answer you haven't lived there long) What’s the difference between where you
are living now and where you have lived in the past?
5. Do you plan to live there for a long time?
6. Which room does your family spend most of the time in?
7. Are the transport facilities to your home very good?
8. Do you prefer living in a house or a flat?
9. Please describe the room you live in
10. What part of your home do you like the most?

Study
1. Describe your education
2. What is your area of specialization?
3. Why did you choose to study that major?
4. Do you like your major? (Why?/Why not?)
5. What kind of school did you go to as a child?
6. What was your favourite subject as a child?
7. Do you think your country has an effective education system?
8. (Possibly) Are you looking forward to working?

Work
1. What do you do?
2. What are your responsibilities?
3. Why did you choose to do that type of work (or, that job)?
4. Is there some other kind of work you would rather do?
5. Describe the company or organization you work for
6. Do you enjoy your work?
7. What do you like about your job?
8. What do you dislike about your job
9. (Possibly)Do you miss being a student?

Newspapers and magazines

1. Do you often read newspapers?

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2. Do you prefer to read local news or international news?

3. Which is more popular where you live, newspapers or magazines?
4. Do many people today read newspapers?
5. In the future, do you think more people than today will read magazines, or fewer
people?
6. Do you think newspapers will be very important to you in the future?

Birds
1. How do you feel about birds? (Why do you feel that way?)
2. How do Vietnamese people feel about birds?
3. Are there many birds near your home?
4. Have you seen many different kinds of birds? (near your home)

Email
1. Do you like to write a letter or email?
2. Do you think emails are useful?
3. What sorts of letters (or emails) do you think are the most difficult to write?
4. Do you prefer to write letters or emails? Why?
5. Do you think email might one day replace handwritten letters?

Parks
1. Do you like going to parks and/or public gardens?
2. When was the last time you went to a park?
3. Do you think the parks and the gardens where you live could be improved in any way?
4. Would you like to see more parks and gardens in your home town?
5. Do you prefer to relax with your friends in a park or an indoor space?

Trees
1. Do you like trees?
2. (Similar to above) Do you like (to go to) the forest (or, a forest)?
3. Is there a forest near your hometown?
4. (Possibly) Would you like to live in a place that has lots of trees?
5. Where can one find trees (or forests) in your country?
6. Do you think places with trees attract more visitors than places with few trees?
7. Did you ever (like to) climb trees when you were a child?
8. Have you ever planted a tree?

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Text messages
1. Do you text someone if he doesn’t answer your phone?
2. Is there any occasion when texting someone is better than calling him?
3. Have you ever had difficulty replying?
4. How often do you send text messages?

Patience
1. What do you think "patience" is?
2. Do you think patience is important?
3. (Possibly) Do you think being patient is an important part of being polite?
4. Would you say you are a patient person?
5. Have you ever lost your patience?
6. What do you become impatient about?

Daily routine
1. What is the busiest part of the day for you?
2. What part of your day do you like best?
3. Do you usually have the same routine every day?
4. What is your daily routine?
5. Do you ever change your routine?
6. Do you think it is important to have a daily routine?
7. What would you like to change in your day to day routine?
8. Are all your days the same?
9. What time do you get up?

Films
1. Do you like to watch films?
2. Do you prefer foreign films or Vietnamese films?
3. How often do you go to a cinema to watch a movie?
4. Do Vietnamese people like to go to a cinema to watch a film?

Mathematics
1. When did you start learning math?
2. Do you like math?
3. Who’s your favorite teacher so far?
4. Is math difficult for you to learn?
5. Do you like to use a calculator?

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Social network
1. What kinds of social networking websites do you like to use?
2. Are you a social person?
3. What kinds of people do you like to be friends with on those websites?
4. Is it easy to find real friends on a social networking website?
5. What kinds of chatting app or software do Vietnamese people like to use?

Museums
1. Are there many museums in your country?
2. Do you think museums are useful for visitors?
3. Do you often visit museum?
4. When was the last time you visited a museum?

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 feel when others are late?

Weather
1. What’s the weather like today?
2. What’s the weather (usually) like in your hometown?
3. (Similar to above) What is the typical weather in your country?
4. What’s your favorite season? (Why?)
5. (Similar to above, but different) What’s your favorite weather? (Why?)
6. Do you like snow? (Why?)
7. Do you watch the weather forecasts?
8. Does the weather ever affect what you do?

Noises
1. Do you mind noises?
2. What types of noise do you come across in your daily life?
3. Are there any sounds that you like?
4. Where can you hear loud noise?
5. Do you think there's too much noise in modern society?
6. Are cities becoming noisier?

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Hats and bags

1. Do you like to wear hats?
2. What kinds of hats do you have?
3. Where do you like to buy hats?
4. Is wearing hats popular in your country?
5. Do you like bags?
6. What types of bags do you like?
7. Do you usually carry a bag (when you go out)?
8. Do you have different bags for different occasions (or, different purposes)?
9. What do you put in these bags?
10. What sorts of bags do women like to buy?

Part 2
1. Describe your favorite season of the year
You should say:

 How is the weather like

 Why do you like this season
 What activities do you usually do during it
 How would different kinds of weather affect people

2. Describe a public place that you think need improvements

You should say:

 What the place is

 When do you go there
 What do you like and dislike in the public place

3. Describe a city or country you want to live the most in the future
You should say:

 What is it
 Where is it located
 Why do you like it

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4. Describe something you learned in a place/from a person

You should say:

 What was it that you learned

 When did this happen
 Where was it/ Who taught you
 How difficult was it to learn

5. Describe an occasion where you received a good service from a

company or shop
You should say:

 What the service was

 When and where it happened
 Whom you were together with
 How you felt about it
 And explain why you think it was good service

6. Describe a toy that you received when you were a child

You should say:

 What the toy was.

 Who gave it to you.
 How you used this.
 And explain how you felt when you got this toy

7. Describe a famous person that you are interested in

You should say:

 Who this person is

 How you know about this person
 What this person is famous for
 And explain why you are interested in this person

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8. Describe a photo you have taken

You should say:

 Where you took it

 When you took the photo
 What/who is in the photo
 And explain how you felt about the photo

9. Describe an interesting event in your school

You should say:

 What was the event

 When was the event
 Why was it interesting
 And explain how you felt about it

10. Describe a situation where you have to be polite

You should say:

 What it is
 What did you do to be polite
 Why did you have to be polite
 And explain how you felt about it afterwards

11. Describe a visitor in your home

You should say:

 Who was this visitor

 When did he/she visit your home
 Why did he/she come to visit
 And explain whether you like him/her or not

12. Describe a place in your city you want to go to

You should say:

 What is this place

 Where is this place

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 Why you like this place

 And explain what do you want to do there

13. Describe an important river/lake in your country

You should say:

 What is this river called

 How do you know about it
 How long/big is it
 And explain why is it important

14 .Describe a person you know

You should say:

 Who is this person

 How long have you known each other
 How did you get to know him/her
 And explain how you feel about this person

15. Describe an impressive story you heard from other people

You should say:

 What was this story

 When did you hear about it
 Who told you this story
 And explain why you were impressed by it

16. Describe a recent development in your city

You should say:

 What is this development

 How could it help people
 What benefits it could bring
 And explain whether it changes your life or not

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17. Describe an unforgettable dinner

You should say:

 When was the dinner

 Where was the dinner
 Who did you dine with
 And explain why is it unforgettable

18. Describe a historical era you are interested in

You should say:

 When was this era

 How did you learn about it
 What was it famous for
 And explain why are you interested in this era

19. Describe a special day out (A day out which does not cost too much)
You should say:

 Where did you go on that day

 What did you do
 Who did you go out with
 And explain why was it special to you

20. Describe a sports person you admire

You should say:

 Who is he/she
 Wha tdid he/she do
 What do you know about his/her life story
 And explain how much do you know about sports

21. Describe an experience where you were late for an event

You should say:

 When did this happen

 Why were you late

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 What consequence have you caused

 And explain how you felt afterwards

22. Describe a piece of technology you like using except computers

You should say:

 What is this technology

 How did you learn about it
 How often do you use it
 And explain what difference it brings to your life

23. Describe something special that you saved money to buy

You should say:

 What was this thing

 Why was it special to you
 How much did it cost you
 And explain how you felt after you bought it

24. Describe a holiday you would like to take in the future

You should say:

 When and where you would like to go

 Who you would like to go with
 What you would like to do on this holiday
 And explain why you would like to take the holiday

25. Describe a successful business person you admire.

You should say:

 who he or she is
 what business this person does
 what you know about him or her
 and explain why you admire this person

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26. Describe a good parent you know.

You should say:

 who the parent is

 how you got to know him or her
 what kind of person he or she is
 and explain why you think he or she is a good parent

27. Describe an interesting person from another country you know or

have heard of.
You should say:

 who this person is

 how you got to know this person
 what kind of person he or she is
 and explain why you think he or she is interesting.

28. Describe a person you know who knows a lot about something.
You should say:

 who this person is

 how you got to know him or her
 what he or she knows a lot about
 and explain why you learnt from this person.

29. Describe an interesting place in your country that not many people
visit.
You should say:

 where it is
 how you got to know about this place
 why few people visit this place
 and explain how you feel about this place.

30. Describe a park or garden you visited when you were little.
You should say:

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 where it was
 what it looked like
 what you did there
 and explain how you felt about this place.

31. Describe a place in your city where people go to listen to music

You should say:

 where it is
 what kind of music is performed there
 what type of people go there
 and explain your impressions of this place.

32. Describe an ideal home (house or apartment) that you would like to
live in.
You should say:

 where it would be
 what type of home it would be
 who you would like to live with
 and explain why you would like to live in this place.

33. Describe a leisure facility, e.g. cinema, theater, sports center, you
would like to have in your city.
You should say:

 what it would be
 where it would be located
 who it would be suitable for
 and explain why would like to have this facility in your city.

34. Describe a letter you received that was important to you.

You should say:

 who sent this letter

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 when it was sent

 what it was about
 and explain why it was important to you.

35. Describe an exciting book you read.

You should say:

 what kind of book it was

 what it was about
 why you read this book
 and explain why you found it exciting.

36. Describe a product you bought recently that made you happy.
You should say:

 what it was
 when and where you bought it
 how you chose this product
 and explain why it made you happy.

37. Describe a piece of furniture at your home.

You should say:

 what type of furniture it is

 who bought this piece of furniture
 what it is made of
 and explain how you feel about it.

38. Describe a traditional product in your country that you like.

You should say:

 what it is
 when you first saw or used it
 what it is made of
 and explain why you like it.

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39. Describe a car journey you enjoyed.

You should say:

 where you went

 how long it took you
 who you went with
 and explain how you felt about this trip.

40. Describe an activity you do to stay healthy.

You should say:

 what you do
 when you started doing it
 how much time you spend doing it
 and explain how this activity helps you stay healthy.

41. Describe a science lesson you had in secondary or high school.

You should say:

 what it was
 when you had it
 how good the teacher was
 and explain how you felt about it.

42. Describe a good decision made recently by you or someone you

know.
You should say:

 what it was about

 why this person made this decision
 what happened after the decision was made
 and explain why you think it was a good decision.

43. Describe an achievement that you are proud of.

You should say:

 what you achieved

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 how you did it

 what difficulties you had to overcome
 and explain why you are proud of it.

44. Describe a time you helped someone.

You should say:

 who you helped

 how you helped him or her
 why you helped him or her
 and explain how this person benefited from your help.

45. Describe a time you taught a new skill to someone you know
You should say:

 who this person was

 what you taught this person
 whether it was easy or difficult
 and explain how useful this skill was.

46. Describe a time you were pleased with your mobile phone.
You should say:

 when and where it was

 who you were with
 what you needed your phone for
 and explain why you were pleased with your phone.

47. Describe a rule at school you agree or disagree.

You should say:

 what the rule is

 why the rule is needed
 how would people be punished if the rule is violated
 and explain why you agree or disagree with this rule.

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48. Describe an advertisement that made you buy something;

You should say:

 what kind of advertisement it was

 when and where you saw or heard it
 what was in the advertisement
 and explain why you decided to buy what was advertised.

49. Describe a positive piece of advice you got from someone that was
helpful to your work or study.
You should say:

 what the advice was about

 who gave you the advice
 what the situation was
 and explain why you think it was helpful.

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