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Describe a traditional product of your country that you can
bought
You should say
- What it is
- How it is made
- When you tried it for the first time
And explain why you like it.

Describe a device (not phone or laptop)

You should say
- What it is
- What you use it for
- How long you have owned it
And explain why it is important to you

Describe an argument you had with someone (and how you

managed to be polite)
You should say
- What it was about
- Who you had it with
- How you resolved it
And explain what happened after the disagreement

Describe a decision which you have made that you feel was
wrong
You should say
- What the decision was
- Why you made that decision
- Why you think it was the wrong decision to make
And explain how you would alter that decision if you could
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Describe an interesting advertisement that you have seen.

You should say
- Where you saw it
- What it was about
- Why you think it was an interesting advertisement

Describe a situation when someone gave positive

comments about what you did
You should say
- What did you do
- When did you do
- What comments did they give
And explain how this comment meant to you

Describe an activity you like doing with an old person in

your family
You should say
- What it is
- How often you do it
- Who you do it with
And explain why you enjoy it with that person

Describe a happily married couple.

You should say
- Who they are
- How you knew them
- How long they have been married
And explain why you think they have a happy marriage.

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 Part 1
HOMETOWN/ TOWN YOU’RE LIVING
IN
 Where do you come from? /In which
part of town do you live? /Tell me
something about the place where you
grew up.
 How long have you been living in your
town? /Do you plan to live in your
hometown in the future? /How long are
you going to stay here?
 Do you like your hometown? What do
you like the most about your town? /Is
it a good place to live?/What makes
your town interesting?
 What was the neighborhood like? /Do
you prefer living in a city or a rural
area? /Why did you come to this city
and how?
 Where do people go to when they visit
your hometown? /Are there places for
tourists to visit in your hometown?
Would you recommend any? /Do you
have any important historical building
in your town?
ACCOMMODATION
 Where do you live? / In which part of
town do you live?/ In which part of the
country do you live? Is the place you
are living your birthplace? How far is
your place from this place? Compare
your place with the area where the test
is taken?
 What type of accommodation is it? /Do
you like it? Which is your favorite room
in your place? /Do you plan to continue
living there in the future?
 What facilities are near your place?/
What are the nearby facilities?/
Describe your area?What are the
benefits of living in this area? /Is you
house close to a university?
 What do you like the most about it?
What do you dislike about this
place?/What is special/ interesting
about your place? /What do you like in
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that area? Do you want to stay there
and recommend it to others?
 What is the neighborhood like?/ What
kinds of people do you meet in your
area? Where do your friends live?
JOB/ TRAINING
 What qualifications do you need to do
this job? /Why were you qualified for
this job? /Have you ever done a part-
time or full-time job?
 What are your responsibilities at
work?/What kind of work do you do at
your job?/ Will this job provide you with
more practical knowledge in the future
or not?
 Why do you think training is important
for your work? /Did you take any prior
training for your current job? Do you
plan to do something more to improve
your current role? Do you want to get
any training to enhance that skill?
/What kind of training did you receive
in your workplace?
 How do you travel to work?/How much
time does it take you to go to work?
What are the most important skills for
doing your job?
 Have you ever work remotely for a
company in a foreign country?/Have
you been to that foreign country?/
Would you like working or living in that
foreign country?
 Which professions do you think are
good? /How is the environment in your
office?
TRAVELLING/ TRANSPORTATION
 How did you travel today for the
speaking test?/ How did you reach
here today? Did you face any problems
on the way?/Will it take the same
amount of time as a normal day? /How
far do you live from the test center?
 How do you travel to work?/ How do
you commute to work? How do you
travel on a daily basis? How long does
 it take you to travel to work? /What do
you do while travelling to work?
 Do you often use public transport? /Do
you take public transport to work?
 Do you like long travelling? Have you
ever been on flights? /Do you want to
go to space?
STUDY
 What do you study? /Why did you
choose this subject? What
qualifications will you receive after
studying this? /Is there any additional
learning required for your work?
 Do you enjoy studying with your
friends? Do you make friends with
people you study with? /Did you have
friends at college?
STORIES
 Do you think stories help us in our life?
/What types of stories do you think are
helpful in leading today’s society?
 Do you agree that all of us are natural
storytellers? /Would you like to
become a story teller? /Do you think
technology would benefit storytelling?
And in which ways?
 Which do you think is better, watching
a story on screen or reading it in a
book?
NAME
 What’s your full name?/What should I
call you? Is your name common in your
country?
 What’s the meaning of your name?/Do
names in your country always have
meaning?
 Why did your parents give you this
name? Who generally give names in
your culture and how? /How are
children named in your country? What
are some of the common names? Has
there been a change in names people
choose over generations?
 Are there ceremonies for naming
babies? What special gifts do people
present during naming ceremonies?
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COMMUNITY/ YOUNGSTERS
 What do you think about interacting
with youngsters in your area? What
types of activities do youngsters
generally like to do?
 How often do you meet up? /What
were the things you liked doing in your
teenage days?
 Do you know any teenagers? /What
activities are there for teenagers in
your hometown?What do you think
about teenagers’ fashion? /
DICTIONARIES
 Do you prefer manual or e-
dictionaries?/Are they helpful?
 Can you write a dictionary? What do
we need to do to write a dictionary?/Do
you think it would be interesting to write
a dictionary?
 If someone gave you a dictionary as a
gift, how would you feel?/Is dictionary
a good present?
MUSIC
 Do you like music? / What kind of
music do you like? Did you like
listening to music before? / What type
of music did you listen to before? Did
you listen to music when you were
younger?
 Will the taste of music change in the
future? Do you prefer buying CDs or
downloading music online? How has
music changed? /
 Why do people listen to music? /What
kind of music do people in your country
prefer?
 Do you think listening to music while
working or playing is a right thing?/ Do
you like listening to music while
studying or working?
SLEEP
 How many hours of sleep is enough for
you? What do you need to have a good
dream/ sleep? /Do you think it’s a good
idea to sleep in the daytime?
 Who do you think sleep more, old or
young people? / Is it important for
elderly people to sleep more hours
than adults? Why?
HOSPITALITY/ FORMALITY
 Do you usually receiver guests at your
home? Do you often visit other people
at their homes?
 What do you usually do when people
visit you? / What do you usually give
people when you visit their houses?
 Do you think people nowadays are
more formal?
MEALS/ EATING OUT
 Do you eat breakfast?/ At what time do
you eat it?/ What about other meals?
What is your meal routine? Have your
eating habits changed from the past?
 Whom do you like eating meals with?
Do you like eating alone or with
someone?
 Do you prefer cooking your own meals
or eating out?/ Do you usually eat out?
TEACHERS/ SCHOOL
 Who was your favorite teacher?/Why
did you like this person?
 Do you still remember your first day at
secondary school? How was your first
day in high school? Did you enjoy your
school days?
 Do you still get in touch with your
former classmates?/Do you still
remember your friends from school?
ANIMALS
 Do you like animals? Have you ever
had a pet?
 What’s your favorite wild animal from
your country?Why? Which wild animal
would you like to see? Why? Do you
think it’s important for children to see
wild animals? Why?
 Do you go to zoos? / Have you been to
a zoo before? /Why do you go to zoos?
/What’s your opinion on zoos?/Should
children be encouraged to go to zoos?
NEWSPAPER/ NEWS
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 Do you like reading newspapers?/ Do
you read newspaper? Why do/don’t
you read newspaper?
 Have you ever read newspaper
online? Do you prefer online
newspapers? Why? What are the
advantages of reading newspapers
online? Do you prefer reading news on
the internet or in newspapers?
 Does someone in your family read
newspaper? Who else read
newspapers in your home and why?
Who read newspaper in your house
when you were a child?
 What do you read? /What part of
newspaper do you read first?
 Do you like discussing news with your
friends? /Do you discuss news with
your friends?
 Do you prefer reading local news or
international news? / Do you prefer
listening to world news or local news?/
Do you read international news? Is it
important to read international news?
 Do you watch news on TV? /Would you
like to become a reporter and tell
people the news? Do you like to work
as a journalist?
GIFTS AND PRESENTS
 Do you often give people gifts? Do you
like to receive presents? /Which is your
favorite present? When was the last
time you received a gift? /When was
the last time you gave someone a gift?
/ Which was a gift that you received but
didn’t like?
 On which occasions do you give
people gifts? /What do you often give
people as a gift? Which is the most
popular gift in your country?/Why do
people give each other gifts? On what
occasions do you give or receive gifts
in your culture?
 Do you like to select gifts for others?
Why? / Do you often get gifts from your
 friends? Why? When? Which gift you
didn’t like?
FRIENDS
 Do you have friends at work? Why?
/Do you make friends with your co-
workers?/ Do you make friends with
your classmates?
 Do you have many friends? Do you
prefer having lots of friends or just a
few close friends? /Is it important to
have friends?
 What are the qualities of a friend?
/Who do people need friends? /How
often do you make friends?
 How well do you know your friends
from primary school?
 What do you often do with them? What
do you do when meeting with friends
from primary school?
WRITING
 Do you like writing? What do you
usually write? /How do you usually
write? /Do you like writing by hand or
using computer?
 Will the usage of writing change in the
future? What do you think about the
future of writing?
 What are the important skills a writer
should have?
TIME OF THE DAY/ MEALS
 What time of the day do you work the
most effectively? What time of the day
do you feel the most energetic? What
time of the day do you prefer to work?
Why do you work at night? Do you
work better in the morning or
afternoon?
 Are you a morning person? / Do you
get up early? What time do you usually
wake up?/What time do you usually go
to bed?
 At what time do you prefer to have your
meals?/With whom do you want to
have meals?
 How do you tell time?/ How do you
manage your time on a daily basis?
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 Do you worry about getting late when
going to an event?
 Do you think time now is less important
than it in ten years ago?
LIFESTYLE/ FITNESS/EXERCISING
 How often do you do physical
activities? What do you do to keep fit?
/Do you exercise? What do you do to
make yourself look attractive? What
types of physical activities do you do
now? Do you enjoy doing physical
activities every day? Do people
exercise these days
 Do you think you will exercise more in
the future? Which is your favorite type
of exercise? Do you use any facilities
to stay fit?How far are the facilities
from where you live? Do you see
yourself being active in 10 years from
now?
 What do you think about young
individuals’ lifestyle? Do you think
young people like sports? Do you think
young people in your country
exercise? Why/ why not?
 What types of exercise did you do in
college? What physical activities did
you do in school? Do you think
universities should offer facilities for
physical activities? Do you think
universities in your country offer
enough facilities for physical activities?
 Do you think everyone should do
physical activities? Are people fit and
do exercise in your country? Was it the
case during your parents’ time?
WEATHER/ RAIN
 Do you like rain or not? Which is your
favorite season in your country?/Do
you think most people like rain or not?/
Why do some people like rain?
 Does it rain frequently in your city?
 What do you do when it rains? / Does
the behavior of people change when it
is raining?
 Have you ever walked in the rain
without a raincoat? /Have you ever
been caught in the rain? /Have you
ever been outside in the rain without a
raincoat or an umbrella?/Can you
share an experience when you got
drenched by rain? Do people like it if it
rains when they need to go out for an
important work?
COMPUTERS/ PHONE
 How computer uses have
changed?/Which one do you prefer,
computer or mobile phone? Which one
do you think is better to use? Do you
use computer or mobile phone? How
often do use use it? Do people in your
country use mobile phone? For what
purpose do they use it? Do you use
computer at work?
 Do you use apps? /Which apps you
don’t have and would you like to have?
Which apps are popular among young
people in your country? Tell me about
an app on mobile phone and
computer? Which do you prefer –
computer apps or phone apps? /Is it
often easy for people in your country to
get the applications they want?
 Would you like to create/develop one?
/Will you design an application? /Why
are you interested in computer
science?
 In the future do you think we will rely
on computers even more than we do
today? Did we rely on computer less in
the past than we do today?
BOAT
 Do you often travel by boat?/ Have you
been in a boat?/Do you like it? Would
you like to have a boat? Why/ why not?
/Have you ever learnt boating?
 Do people in your country love
travelling by boat? /Status of boat as
transportation medium in your country
FAMILY
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 What do you do at home when you
spend time with your family? How do
you spend time with old people in your
family? Do you play sports with your
family members? What time of the day
do you usually spend with your family?
 Do you think the way you interact with
your family has changed over the
years? How did you spend time with
your family when you were younger?
How do you spend time with your
family today? Are the activities you do
now different from those you did as a
child? / How does the time you spend
with your parents differ from
childhood? What was the best time of
your childhood?
 Do your friends also like spending time
with their grandparents?
 What activities did you do with your
family on holidays when you were a
child? What holiday locations you’d like
to go with your family in the future?
How were your family vacations when
you were younger? Are they different
from your family vacations now?
ACTIVITIES
 What do you do at home?/ Do you
prefer staying at home or going out?
 Are the activities you do now different
from those you did as a child? What
activities did you do in your childhood?
HOLIDAY
 What did you do on holidays when you
were a child?/ How did you spend your
holidays in your childhood? How was
going on holidays as a child different
from going on holidays as an adult?
 Do you plan to go on holidays in near
future? Do you like travelling long
distances? Why or why not?
COMMENDATION/ APPRECIATION
 Is it important to give children
commendation? /How should adults
give children commendation?
CELEBRITIES/ FAMOUS PEOPLE
 What kind of people are famous in your
country? Why? Do you want to
become a famous person? Why?
/What factors or things that make
people famous?
 Why are there so many fans and
followers? /Why are there so many
fans and not many leaders? /Why do
people like to follow others?
 Some famous people remain famous
for a long time, why?/ Some celebrities
are famous for just a period of time,
why?
ADVERTISING
 Why do we watch advertisements?/ Is
it a good things to use celebrities in
advertisements? What is one
commercial you remember from when
you were a child?
 Do you often buy things you see in
commercials? Are you more likely to
buy something if it is being advertised
by a celebrity you like?
SHOPPING ONLINE
PUNCTUALITY/ TIME-TELLING
 How do you tell time?/How do you
keep track of time?
PART 3
1. Website
- What types of websites are popular
among your generation?
- Is using the internet a social or solitary
activity?
- How has the internet changed social
behaviour?
- How has the internet changed the way
we work and study?
2. Popular comic actor/actress
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 Do you think it’s important to be
punctual? /Do you think it used to be
more punctual in the past than
nowadays? Do you think punctuality is
more important now than in the past?
 What are some reasons for people’s
not being on time?
 What do you usually do while you have
to wait for somebody?
SPORTS/ OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
 What do you usually do outdoor? Do
you enjoy outdoor activities? Have
your outdoor activities changed since
childhood?
 Do you have friends who also like
being outdoor?
 Tell me about a place you would like to
visit and why?
 What were some outdoor/ sport events
that you have attended?
LEISURE ACTIVITIES
 Why do children like going out to play?
 Has the trend changed in recent
times? Is it a positive or a negative
change?
- How (or why) do some
actors/some comedians become
famous?
- Do comedians earn a lot of
money?
- Do you think these people
deserve to earn so much money?
- Do many young people (or,
children) try to imitate film stars
(e.g., imitate their life-style,
clothes, etc)? (If yes, how, why?)
- What forms of entertainment are
most popular in your country?
- Do you want to become popular?
What make celebrities famous?
People without talent only stay
famous for a very short time don’t
you think? Are celebrities good
examples for young people?
- Why do you think some kids are
more popular than others in
school? Why are some teachers
more popular than others? Why
do youngsters follow sports
celebrities? What can they learn
from them?
- Are there any differences between
sports now and in the past? How
important is public recognition?
Does everyone want public
recognition?
3. Magazine
- Do you think headlines are
important?
- Which is more important:
fashionable or advertising news?
- Do you think the government has
the right to censor the
magazines?
- Do you think everything we read
on the magazines is true?
4. Experience you were late for an
event
- On what occasions should people
arrive early?
- . When do you think people
should arrive on time?
- Why do people need to be on
time?
- . Do you think it is a woman’s
privilege to be late in your
country?
- .Do you think doing nothing
means a waste of time?
5. Sth you wear in special occasion
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- What factors do you think affect
the clothes we choose to wear?
- Is it possible to look good without
spending lots of money on
clothes?
- Do the fashion shows have
impact on what we are wearing?
- Do you think have fashion trends
changed constantly?
- Do you think people behave
differently in different kinds of
clothes?
- Are people’s ideas about fashion
today the same as people’s ideas
in previous years?
6. Sth can help you concentrate on
work/study
- Is it important to keep
concentrating on something?
- What can be done if there is too
much noise around?
- When is it the easiest to find
concentrated on something?
7. A time you were shopping in a
street market
- What type(s) of shop would you
recommend a visitor to your
country should go to?
(Why?)
- How has technology changed the
way you do shopping in your
country?
- What do you think are the
advantages of buying things on
the internet?
- In your country, how has
shopping changed in the past few
decades?
- People tend to buy lots of things
these days compare to the past.
What do you think about this? Is
there any difference between
buying things from a shopping
 mall and buying things from street
markets?
- People these days throw away
things when they are damaged
instead of repairing them. What do
you think about this? Why do
people buy things? Do people buy
more nowadays than in the past?
Do you think the malls will ever
disappear?
- Do you prefer to buy things online
or in shopping center? Do you
think advertising influences
people? In your country do people
prefer buying from shops or in the
street? Has people’s attitude
towards shopping changed
compared to the past?
- Do you recommend shops with
good services to others? Do you
return to shops that provide good
services? Do you think the size of
the company determines the
quality of services they give? Do
you think that the price of a
product is as important as the
service you get when buying it?
- What do you think matters most to
consumers? Do you think
consumers can influence/ change
a company’s policy on their
services or products? Do you think
companies can benefit from
suggestions made by consumers?
What are the differences of
shopping choices between rich
and poor people?
8. A historic era you are interested
in
- Do you like history?
- . Do you think learning history is
important?
- . What are the benefits of
museums?
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- Are museums in your country
free of charge?
- Which way is better for learning
history? Through reading books
or visiting museums?
9. Traditional product of your
country
What kinds of products are popular in
your country? Are the traditional
products still used today? Do the
traditional products have better
quality than the ones made now?
Have the government made an effort
to promote traditional products?
10. A device (not phone or laptop)
- How do young people in your
country spend time? And where?
- How would younger generations
interact with technological
advancements? Do you think
technological advancements
would impact youngsters’
lifestyle? Do you think younger
generations would make the most
out of the upcoming technologies?
- What are the most popular
devices in your country? Do they
make life easier? Do you think
technology has given us less or
more free time? Who should teach
people how to use devices,
especially elderly people? Were
the devices simpler before? Do
you think technologies have made
our work better? Do you think
people’s way of life has changed
after the invention of computers?
- Does technology give people
more leisure time and create new
jobs? Do you think technology will
allow people to stop working in the
future? Will technology replace
people at workplaces in the
future?
- How does internet affect our life?
Compare the world without
modern technologies and the
world today? How is your job
affected by modern technologies?
11. Argument you had with sb and
you had to managed to be polite
- What is the difference between
politeness and friendliness?Are
you generally a polite person? Is it
tough to be polite or is it natural?
Do you often have to try to be
polite? Is it necessary to be polite
today?
- Are people polite in your country?
In your culture, how do people
show their politeness? Why do
you think people from other
countries may or may not be polite
to locals? Do you think cultural
differences affect politeness?
- As a visitor, how polite should a
person be?How should we deal
with foreigners politely? What’s
the difference between being
polite at home and outside? Is it
important to be polite with family
or strangers?
- Do you think people tend to be
polite when they need something?
Why some people prefer to not be
polite at home and think it’s okay?
- Do you think our politeness is
based on your needs? Is it true
that one can be polite with others
but not friendly with them? Is
children’s politeness affected by
how rude or polite adults are?
12. Decision which you have made
that you feel was wrong
- When is the best time for a person
to take a decision about their life?
Are you good at decision making?
Can teachers help students in
making career decisions? Why do
you think so?
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- Do you think international
organizations take culture into
consideration when they make
any decision? Do you think
parents should decide for their
kids? How are children affected
when parents make decisions for
them? Do you think families
should be involved in making
decisions about the future of their
children?
13. Advertisement
- Why do we watch
advertisements?/ Is it a good
things to use celebrities in
advertisements? What is one
commercial you remember from
when you were a child?
- Do you often buy things you see in
commercials? Are you more likely
to buy something if it is being
advertised by a celebrity you like?
- Do you like products being
advertised? Do you get impacted
by advertisements? Are there a lot
of ads in your city? Do you
remember one ad from when you
were a child?
- Do you like famous people
appearing in advertisements?
What are the impacts of social
networks on advertising? Do you
think customers are empowered
by advertising? Do you think ads
are necessary for a product? Why
do people use celebrities in their
ads?
- Is it a good idea to use celebrities
in ads? Do you think people
change their opinions when they
see ads? Why? How much do ads
influence people in your country?
Do you think businesses should
spend money on ads and what are
the benefits of it?
- Do you buy a product looking at an
ad? How is social media impacting
the types of ads? Compare ads on
TV and ads on the internet.
Should children be allowed to
watch ads? What kinds of ads are
popular on TV?
14. A situation when sb give positive
comments about what you did
- Have you got an appreciation
recently? Who appreciated you?
- What did you do to deserve that?
Have you appreciated anyone for
their good work? Are feedbacks
important to children?
- Is it important to shower children
with positive feedbacks always?
What are benefits of giving
feedbacks? When should people
be given positive or negative
feedbacks?
- What are advantages of positive
feedbacks? What about negative
feedbacks? How people take
positive feedbacks compared to
negative feedbacks? Explain a
situation where people give a false
positive feedback.
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15. An activity you like doing with an
old person in your family
What do you like the most about
spending time with elders? How do
children like to spend time with
elders?
16. A happily married couple
- Can you tell me something about
marriage customs in Vietnam?
- Are there any differences between
the ways marriages are
celebrated in different areas of
Vietnam?
- Do you see any changes in the
pattern of marriages in Vietnam
today?
- Do you think things are likely to
change in the future?
- What changes do you foresee in
the future?
- Do you think that Western values
have any influence on the
Vietnamese view of marriage?
- Why is divorce rate increasing so
rapidly? Is it a problem?
- In your opinion, is it acceptable for
two young people to live together
without getting married?