VEN VAN NGUYEN
PRACTICE TEST 1
PART 1: Social interaction
Let’s talk about free time
1. Do you have a lot of spare time?
2. What do you like doing in your free time?
3. What leisure activities do people usually do in your hometown?
Let’s talk about dreams
1. Do you often have dreams while sleeping? Do you think it is important?
2. Do you remember them after you get up?
3. What dreams do you often have?
PART 2: Solution discussion
Some students are travelling to a beach very far from home. There are three means of
transport for travelling: by car, by motorbike, and by plane. Which one do you think is
the best choice?
PART 3: Topic development
The Internet offers several benefits
easy communication
Rich information benefits of Internet Your own idea
resources
different sources for
entertainment
1. In your opinion, should we let our children use the Internet?
2. Should we trust the information on the Internet?
3. How many hours a day should people use the Internet?
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VEN VAN NGUYEN
PRACTICE TEST 2
PART 1: Social interaction
Let’s talk about your job
1. Where are you working?
2. Do you like your job? What do you like about it?
3. What do you like most about your work place?
Let’s talk about friends
1. Do you have many friends? Who is your best friend?
2. What is your friend like?
3. Why do you like that friend?
PART 2: Solution discussion
A friend is moving to work in a busy city. He/ She is considering how to have meals
everyday: buying meals, eating at a restaurant, or cooking meals at home. Which
one do you think is the best choice?
PART 3: Topic development
Sports can cause us some problems
get injuries
become aggressiveproblems of doing Your own idea
sports
take time
1. What sort of exercises is suitable for the elderly?
2. Should women play sports?
3. How much time a week should students spend on playing sports?
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VEN VAN NGUYEN
PRACTICE TEST 3
PART 1: Social interaction
Let’s talk about your travels
1. Do you like travelling? How often do you travel?
2. Where have you been?
3. What attractions are there in your hometown?
Let’s talk about your sport
1. What sport do you like to play? Why?
2. how often do you play it?
3. What problems might you have when playing that sport?
PART 2: Solution discussion
Your child’s school is planning to educate children about the environment. There are
three choices for children: cleaning the school yard, making recycled things, and
donating a tree. Which one would you recommend your child do?
PART 3: Topic development
Several factors lead to bad health
an unbalances diet
lack of physical exercises factors leading to Your own idea
bad health
an unhealthy lifestyle
1. How important is having a good health?
2. What are some ways you can do to stay healthy?
3. Do you agree people nowadays are healthier than people in the past?
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VEN VAN NGUYEN
PRACTICE TEST 4
PART 1: Social interaction
Let’s talk about travelling
1. How often do you travel?
2. When you travel, what activities do you like to do?
3. Why do people like to visit big cities?
Let’s talk about cities
1. What is not good about city life?
2. Do you like to live in the city? Why?
3. What do you like to do if you live in the city?
PART 2: Solution discussion
A friend is going to enter a university in the city, and worried about his daily food. Which
way of having meal is the best choice: cooking by himself, eating in the school
cafeteria, or having take-away food?
PART 3: Topic development
Young people should spend time travelling for several reasons
increase understanding
relax and refresh Reasons for travelling Your own idea
develop confidence in life
1. What attractions in Vietnam do you think foreign tourists should visit? Why?
2. What is your opinion about package tours?
3. What problems might we have when we go travelling?
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VEN VAN NGUYEN
PRACTICE TEST 5
PART 1: Social interaction
Let’s talk about movies
1. Do you enjoy watching movies? How often do you watch a movie?
2. What’s your favourite type of film?
3. Do you enjoy watching television?
Let’s talk about technology
1. Do you like technological devices? Why?
2. What device do you like?
3. What is it used for?
PART 2: Solution discussion
Your family is going to have a day off together. Three activities are considered: having a
party with friends, going to the cinema, and going shopping. Which one is the best
choice for you?
PART 3: Topic development
People should do a few things to have a successful job interview
dress appropriately
Show confidenceto have a successful Your own idea
interview
learn about the company
1. How important is salary to you?
2. What are some main qualities of a good employee?
3. Many young people now like to change their jobs. What do you think about this?
PRACTICE TEST 6
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VEN VAN NGUYEN
PART 1: Social interaction
Let’s talk about TV
1. Do you like watching TV? What TV programs do you like?
2. Do you often read newspapers?
3. Do you prefer reading online or print newspapers?
Let’s talk about environment
1. What is the environment in your city like?
2. What should people in your hometown do to make the environment better?
3. Do you like to live in the city or countryside? Why?
PART 2: Solution discussion
You and your family are going to downtown this weekend. There are three types of
entertainment: watching a play in the theatre, watching a movie in the cinema, and
going to a music show. Which one is the best choice for you?
PART 3: Topic development
Television has some negative effects on children
distract children
from study
influence their behavior negative effects Your own idea
of TV
harm children’s health
1. How much TV should children watch?
2. What TV programs should children watch? Why?
3. Why does TV still attract so many people?
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VEN VAN NGUYEN
PRACTICE TEST 7
PART 1: Social interaction
Let’s talk about holidays and festivals
1. How do you often spend your holiday?
2. Can you describe your favourite festival?
3. Are there any special festivals in your hometown?
Let’s talk about cooking
1. Do you like looking at home? Why or why not?
2. How do you like the food cooked by your mother?
3. Why do many people like to eat at restaurants?
PART 2: Solution discussion
You and your family are planning to travel this summer time. There are three places to
considered: Sa Pa, Hue, and PhuQuoc. Which place is the best choice for you?
PART 3: Topic development
Several elements that make a healthy diet.
rich in vitamins
low fat and proteinA healthy diet Your own idea
rich fiber and carbohydrates
1. Do you agree that people have higher risks of getting serious diseases these days?
2. Is the Vietnamese food healthy?
3. Do you think people will become healthier or less healthy in the future?
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VEN VAN NGUYEN
SPEAKING TEST 8
PART 1: Social interaction
Let’s talk about health.
1. What do you do to say healthy?
2. Do you think you are healthy?
3. What can ruin people’s health?
Let’s talk about exercise.
1. Do you do exercise everyday? For how long?
2. Who do you do it with?
3. How do you feel after doing exercise?
PART 2: Solution discussion
Situation: You and your wife/husband are considering what to buy your child on his/her
birthday. There are three choices: a tablet, a toy, and a picture book. Which one would
you choose?
PART 3: Topic development
Topic: Several things make a perfect holiday.
Good foods
Various Long enough
activities for for rest
people to do A perfect
holiday
Your ideas
1. What problems might happen during a festival?
2. How important are festivals in people’s life?
3. How has the way people spend holidays changed in recent years?
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VEN VAN NGUYEN
SPEAKING TEST 9
PART 1: Social interaction
Let’s talk about seasons.
1. What’s your favorite season? Why?
2. What’s the environment like in your hometown?
3. Are there any environmental problems in your hometown?
Let’s talk about transport
1. How do you go to work everyday?
2. What do you like about that means of transport?
3. What do you dislike about it?
PART 2: Solution discussion
Situation: You are going to offer a friend a wedding gift. Three choices are:money, a
present, and a gift voucher. Which one would you choose?
PART 3: topic development
Topic. Our natural environment is polluted in different ways.
Water pollution
Soil pollution
Air pollution
Environmental
pollution
Your ideas
1. How can we protect the environment?
2. Do you think the government should take more responsibility in protecting the
environment?
3. Do you think the environment will be more polluted tin the future? Why?
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VEN VAN NGUYEN
SPEAKING TEST 10
PART 1: Social interaction
Let’s talk about your day.
1. Tell us about your typical day?
2. How do you spend your free time?
3. What is your favorite daily activity?
Let’s talk about your neighbors
1. What is your neighborhood like?
2. Do you often talk to your neighbors? Do you like them?
3. What should we do to have good relationships with our neighbors?
PART 2: Solution discussion
Situation: You are planning to do some physical exercise to keep fit. There are three
choices for you: jogging, playing sports, and going yoga. Which one is the best choice
for you?
PART 3: topic development
Topic. There are several benefits that public transport offers
Inexpensive fare
Reducing Causing less
traffic jams Public transport
pollution
Your idea
1. Should Vietnamese government impose high taxes on private vehicles?
2. Why does public transport still not attract many users?
3. What type of transport do you think people would use more in the future?
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VEN VAN NGUYEN
SPEAKING TEST 11
PART 1: Social interaction
Let’s talk about smart phones
1. Do you like to use smart phones? Why or why not?
2. What do you often use your smart phones for?
3. What problems might we have with smart phones?
Let’s talk about diets
1. What food do you like to eat everyday?
2. What food do you think is not good for health?
3. What is a balanced diet?
PART 2: Solution discussion
Situation: A group of students is discussing the best way to spend their summer time.
Three choices are: travelling, doing volunteer work, and relaxing at home. Which do
you think is the best choice?
PART 3: topic development
Topic. There are different ways to learn English
Listen to English songs
Join an English Your idea
Ways to learn
speaking group English
Read a lot in English
1. Motivation is the most important factor in learning English. Do you agree?
2. How has technology changed the way people learn English?
3. Do you think the way of teaching and learning English in Vietnam has changed?
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VEN VAN NGUYEN
SPEAKING TEST 12
PART 1: Social interaction
Let’s talk about internet.
1. How often do you use the Internet?
2. What do you often do when you are online?
3. What is you favorite website?
Let’s talk about making friends.
1. Do you like making new friends? Why?
2. Where can you meet new friends?
3. How important is having many friends?
PART 2: Solution discussion
Situation: You and your friends are planning to go shopping this weekend, and you are
thinking of a good place to shop. Three options have been considered: a mini shop, an
outdoor market and a supermarket. Which would be the best place for shopping?
PART 3: topic development
Topic. Many means of communication are useful to our life.
television
The internet
Mobile phones Means of
communication
Your ideas
1. What is the most popular means of communication in Vietnam nowadays/
2. What are some problems of using the Internet?
3. What do you think about the use of radios in Vietnam?
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VEN VAN NGUYEN
PRACTICE TEST 13
PART 1: Social interaction
Let’s talk about family
1. What do you like to do with your family in the evenings?
2. Do you have any sisters or brothers?
3. Who do you love most in your family? What do you often do with that member?
Let’s talk about jobs
1. What are you doing for a living?
2. Do you like your current job? Why?
3. What is a good job?
PART 2: Solution discussion
You’re getting three jobs in three different places: in a government office near your
house, in an international company in HCM city, and in a company in Singapore.
Which job do you think would be the best choice?
PART 3: Topic development
Tourism might have several negative effects.
increase crime rates
influence our Negative effects of Your own idea
native cultures tourism
cause pollution
1. In what way is tourism good for an area?
2. What should the government do to minimize or reduce the effects of tourism on the
environment?
3. Is the way people travel changing? How?
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VEN VAN NGUYEN
PRACTICE TEST 14
PART 1: Social interaction
Let’s talk about transport
1. What are some popular public means of transport in your city?
2. Why do most people in Vietnam use motorcycles?
3. Do you like to travel by ship or boat? Why or why not?
Let’s talk about books
1. Do you like to read books? Why?
2. What kind of book do you like to read?
3. When reading books, what can you learn from that activity?
PART 2: Solution discussion
It’s your best friend’s birthday next week and you want to buy him/ her a gift. Three
options have been considered: an e-dictionary, a mobile phone or a digital camera.
Which do you think would be the best gift for your best friend?
PART 3: Topic development
Environmental pollution results in many negative effects.
natural disasters
extinctionEffects of Your own idea
environmental pollution
diseases
1. What can be done to protect the environment?
2. Should we stop exploiting the environment to develop the economy?
3. What do you think about environment education programs?
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