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Interview - Tell me your full name please. - What is your native city/town? - Did you learn about the history of your city at school? - What is your city famous for? - How did you learn English? - What other languages can you speak? - Is there any language you would like to learn in the future? Why? - Do you like movies? - What kind of movies do you like? Cue card Talk about a celebration which is important in your country, please say - Why is it important? - Why do people celebrate it? - Why is it important to you? - How do you celebrate it? Discussion - How can young people learn about the traditions of their country? - Do you think that young people are still interested to find out about their local traditions? - Do you think that religious festivals should be celebrated at school? Why? - What will happen to the local traditions in 100 years? Do you think that they will survive?
work? - Should parents engage children in doing household work? Cue Card Describe a situation where you have helped somebody. Please say - Whom did you help? - Why did you decide to help this person? - How did he/she feel about your help? - How did you feel about it? Discussion - Do you know organizations that help people? - Whom do they help? - What are advantages or disadvantage of this help? - Should government help people or not? - What types of help should it provide?
Speaking Test 03
Interview - Can I see your ID or passport? - Can you tell me your full name? - Do you live in a small town or a city? - Where do you live, in a house or an apartment? - What can a visitor do in your city? Cue card Talk about a person you would choose to travel with. Please say: - Where would you travel? - Why did you choose this person? - Tell me about the persons character and qualities. Discussion - What qualities does a person need to be a good traveling companion? - Would you prefer traveling alone or with someone? Why?
- What is your name? - Where are you from? - Tell me about your hometown. - What is your hometown famous for? - What do you do for a living? - Tell me about your typical day. - Would you like to change it? Why? - What do you do in your free time? Cue Card Tell me something about a foreigner that you like the most. Please say: - Where did you meet that person? - Why did you like him/her? - What do you learn from him/ her? Discussion - Do you like making friends with foreigners? Why? - Is it easy to spot foreigners? - What do you think about immigration? - Why do you think people immigrate to other countries? - What are the advantages and disadvantages of immigration?
Speaking test 06
Interview - Please introduce yourself. - What do you do for a living? - Is this job important in your country? - Have you traveled on airplanes? - When was your last trip? - What are the benefits of air travel? - Do you think you are going to fly less or more in the next few years? Cue Card Describe a person you admire in your family. Please say - Who is this person? - Why do you admire him/her? - When did you last meet this person? Discussion - Who makes decisions in your family? - Is it necessary to consider everybodys opinion in you family? - Who makes decisions mostly in families in your country in general? - What is the importance of joined and nuclear family? - What will be the future family structure? - Why do people prefer nuclear families?
Speaking test 05
Interview - What is your full name? - Where are you from? - May I see your Identification Card? - Where do you live? - What can you tell me about your hometown? - Tell me a little bit about the history of your hometown. Cue Card Tell me about a specific skill that you have learned. Please say - Why did you learn it? - How did you learn it? - Why do you find it useful? Discussion - Do you think children are better than adults at learning new skills? - Do you think we have to keep up with new skills?
Speaking Test 07
Interview - What is your full name? - What do you want me to call you? - Where are you from? - Tell me about your hometown. - What is it famous for? - Have you studied about the history of your hometown at school? - Do you like to meet people? - What are the common places where people prefer to meet? - What were the places where people liked to meet in the past? - Do you like to go to museums?
Speaking Test 02
Interview - Do you work or study? - Do you like your job? - Tell me something interesting about your job. - Do you help with any household
Speaking Test 04
Interview
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- Did you like to visit museums when you were a child? - When did you visit a museum recently? - What kind of museums are there in your country? Cue Card Talk about a person who is very successful in his/her life. Please say - Who is that person? - How do you know him/her? - Why do you like that person? Discussion - What does success mean to you? - Why do people like to follow a successful person? - Why do parents pressure their children to gain success? - Does success means richness? - What is the difference between success, work load and leisure?
Speaking test 09
Interview - May I know your name, please? - Do you work or study? - Tell me about your job. - Do you like to give books as a present? - Do you think your selection of books has changed since you grown up? - What kind of books do you prefer to give as presents to different age groups? - Do you want to write your own book in the future? - Why do you want to write a book? Cue Card Talk about your family, please include in your speech the following points - Name a family member whom you admire. - When did you meet him/her last time? - How often do you meet him / her? - Why do you admire him/her? Discussion - Are you familiar with problems of large or small families? - Do you like a large or a small family? - Will it be necessary for women of the family to work in the future? - What are the benefits of living in large families?
Talk about something that you can do it to help the environment, please say - What is it? - How can you do it? - How would you suggest to somebody to do it? Discussion - Do you think it is easy for people in your county to change their lifestyle to help the environment? - Who is responsible for pollution of the environment? And how? - What must be done by the government to preserve wildlife and nature in your country? - How do you think humans damage the environment? Interview - What is your name? - Do you live in a small town or a big city? - How long have you lived in this city? - Do you like your hometown? - What is your hometown famous for? - Why do some people collect something, like stamps or coins? - What is so interesting about collecting things? Cue Card Describe a small company in your hometown that you think is successful, please say - Why you think it is successful, - How you know it, - What they produce, - Explain how you think it became successful. Discussion - How do you think some business companies become successful? - What companies are successful in your hometown? Are they small or big? - Why are some companies more successful than others?
Speaking Test 08
Interview - General introductory questions. - Do you like reading books? - What type of books do you read? - Are you reading a book presently? - Would you like to write a book in the future? Cue Card Describe a situation when something in your house broke or stopped working. Please say - What was it? - What happened when it broke/stopped working? - How did you feel about it? Discussion - Why do you think people buy second-hand products? - Why do people sell second-hand goods and advertise them on the internet? - Do you think advertising fools people?
Speaking test 10
Interview - What is your name? - Can I see your ID? - How do you spend your day? - What is your daily schedule? - Are there any museums in your country? - Did you visit any of these museums when you were a child? How old were you at the time? - Do you think its a good idea to sell things in museums to visitors? - Do you think that museums are important? Why? Cue Card
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Speaking test 21 Interview - Describe the place where you live. - What room do you like the most? - Would you like to change something there? - Do you like the color scheme of the place? - What colors did you like as a child? - What colors do you dislike? - What colors would you apply in your house? Cue Card Describe a musical event that you have attended or seen on TV, please say: - What event was it? - Where was it? - Did you enjoy it? Discussion - Do people in your country accept international music? - Does your country see some importance in music? - Is it common for children in your country to learn music? - Do you think that music or playing an instrument should be taught in school? - What art or craft did you learn in school? - What art would you like to learn in the future? Speaking test 22 Interview - Please say your full name. - What should I call you? - Are you currently working or studying? - Do you plan to stay in this job for a long time? Cue Card Talk about a country or town you would like to visit. Please say - What country / town is it? - With whom would you like to go?
- How do you plan to get there? - Why do you want to go there? Discussion - Will people be traveling more in the future? Why or why not? - Is technology helping to improve travel? Speaking test 23 Interview - What do you do, studying or working? - Do you like your present job? - Would you like to continue in the present job? Cue card Describe one of your days off, please say - Where would you go? - With whom would you spend the day? - What activities would you do? - Please explain why you like a day off. Discussion - Do you think people need a day off? - Do you like to spend a day off with friends or family? - Who is more important in life, friends or family? - Do you prefer just one long holiday or many days off? - Do you think money is important in life? - Which is more important in your life, money or the relationship with family / friends? - Do you think nowadays people are working more hours than before? - What should be more important for people: earning money or building relationships within their family? - Do men and women have different ways of spending leisure time? Speaking test 24
Interview
- What is your name? - Do you work or study? - What part of your job is exciting? - Which is more important your job or the people you work with? Cue Card Describe an adventurous person that you know or read about. Please say - Who is this person? - Why do you find him/her an adventurer? - What can you learn from him/her? Discussion - What do you consider adventurous/challenging?
Speaking test 25 Interview - What is your name? - Where are you from? - What do you do for living? - Do you enjoy it? - Do you plan to continue? - Do children swim in your country? - Why do you think they are swimming more/less there? - What are the benefits of swimming? - Do you like swimming? - Why do/dont you like it? Cue Card Talk about an unusual activity that you did recently. Please say - What was that activity? - With whom did you do it? - Why did you do it? - How did you do it?
Discussion - Do you think activity is good to improve relationships between parents and children? - What are the reasons for parents and children not being connected nowadays? - How can parents be more connected with their children? Speaking test 26 Interview - Do you work or study? - Lets talk about your work. What kind of work is it? - Do you enjoy your job? - How were your science classes at school, did you like them? - Is there anything you didnt like about science? - Why is science important in everyday life? - What kind of musical concerts are popular in your area? - Do you think that musical concerts are the better option to enjoy music? - What other options are there? - Do you go to the musical concerts? Why? Cue Card Talk about a house or an apartment you would like to live in. - describe that house or apartment, - say why you like it, and - explain where it should be located. Discussion - Would you like more to live in a large city or in a rural area? - What are the differences between the village and city living? - Why are villages becoming popular? - What will be the future trends in lifestyle? - What can be done by people themselves to minimize pollution? - Will the governments eventually ban large cities?
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Speaking test 26 Interview - What is your name? - What is your job? - What are your responsibilities at work? - Please describe your city. - Have you been to a live concert before? - Can you describe it? - Are there any differences between live music and music played on a CD? - When was the last time you watched a concert on TV? - How do you manage your time? Cue Card Describe a situation when you helped somebody. Please say - Who was he/she? - When did it take place? - How did you help him/her? Discussion - Are there families that need help? - What help does the government provide for such families? - Are there non-government organizations that can help people in your country? - Did you experience help coming from the government? Speaking test 27 Interview - What city are you from? - Do you think this is a good place to live in? - Do you like movies? - When you were a child what kind of movies did you like to watch? - What do you think about art? - Did you like painting when you were a child? - What were you writing as a child? Cue Card Talk about an activity that you do to keep yourself healthy. You should say:
- what this activity is, - when you do it, - where you do it, - whether you would recommend this to others and why. Speaking test 28 Interview - What is your full name? - What do you like about your house? - Is there anything you dont like about your house? - What would you like to change about your house? - Do you like your name? - Would you like to change your name? Cue card Describe your regular walks, please say - Where do you walk? - Whom do you walk with? - What do you see on the way? - Explain why you are walking regularly. Discussion - Why does walking make people healthier? - Why do people like walking in the morning? - Do you think different ages have different ways to do exercise? - What activities are better than walking for people who want to keep healthy? Speaking test 29 Interview - Do you live in a big city or in a small town? - Do you like flowers? - For which purpose are flowers used in your country? - What do you do with flowers on festivals? Cue Card Describe a leisure center in your city (a park, a cinema, a shopping mall or similar). Please say
- Where is it located? - What amenities does it offer? - How often do you go there? Discussion - What are the common leisure activities in your country? - What activities do teenagers do in your country? - Why do teenagers prefer to spend more time at home? Speaking test 30
Interview - What is your full name? - Are you working or studying? - Do you enjoy the job? Why? - Where do you study? - How do you travel to school? - Is it a good school? - Do you like birds? - Do you think birds are important in our life? Why? - Should people protect birds? Why? Cue Card Describe a neighbor that you know well. Please say - Who is he/she? - How did you meet him/her? - How long have you known him/her? - Why do you like him/her? Discussion - Why do we need neighbors? - Are there any advantages or disadvantages to having neighbors? - How often do you meet them? - Will you meet them during special occasions such as the New Year? - What social work do your neighbors do?
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Describe a situation that angered you the most. Please say - Where and when did it happen? - What exactly made you angry? - How did you handle this situation? Discussion - When you replay this situation in your mind, do you still feel angry? - Do you think expressing your emotions is important? Why? - How do people in your country express their emotions? - What are the effects of positive or negative emotions on health? Explain both. - Do you like to dance? - Why do you like dancing? - When do people in your country usually dance?
- Is it important to teach children to cook? - What is the best way to teach them to cook?
Speaking test 35
Interview - What is your house like? - What kind of house would you like to have in the future? - Do you like fashion? - Do you think you would like to buy some designers clothes for yourself? - What kind of clothes were you wearing in the past, that you dont wear anymore? - Do you often read local or international newspapers? Why? Cue Card Talk about a product from another country that you want to buy. Please say - What kind of product is it? - What country is the product from? - Why do you want to buy it? - Is it convenient for you to buy this product in the place where you live? Discussion - Do you think nowadays more people want to buy imported goods? - What kind of imported goods do people in your country buy often? - Why do some people refuse to buy imported goods? - What are the benefits for companies in a global market? - How does the Internet affect the growth of business?
- Do you like to write letters or emails? - Do you use a laptop to write a letter or do you use a pen? - To whom mostly do you like to write? - Do you like collecting letters? - Do you think collecting letters is a good habit? - Do you live in a village or a city? - Tell me something about your home town. - What do you do to keep yourself fit? - Do you like running? Cue card Tell me about a journey you have taken when you were a child, please say - Where you went - With whom you visited that place - How you went there, and - What you did there.
Speaking test 34
Discussion
- What are the differences between rural and urban lifestyles? - What other benefits do you get from the city except for health, education and transport facilities? - When more people move from rural to urban areas, what would the consequences be?
Interview
Speaking test 33
Interview
- What is your name? - What shall I call you? - Do you work or study? - What is your job? - Is it difficult to find such a job in your country? Cue Card
- What city are you from? - Please tell me about your city. - What do you like the most about the city? - Is it important for older people to do physical exercises? - Do you exercise every day? - How helpful is it? - Do you plan to exercise in the future? - How active are you? - How often do you cook at home? - Do you think home culture is important for people? Cue Card Descibe your favorite restaurant. Please say - What decoration style does it have? - What kind of food is served there? - Whom do you go there with? Discussion - What is the main difference between restaurant food and home cooked food?
Did you enjoy your vacation? Discussion - Do you like to travel to the same place again? - What kind of transport do people of your city use mostly? - Do you think that using motorcycles is a good option for traveling? - Who do you think travels most, a person from a city or from a village? - Do you think that standards of transportation will improve in the future?
Speaking test 37
Interview - What is your name? - Where are you from? - Do you like dancing? - When do people dance in your country? Cue Card Talk about a job that you would like to do. Please say
Speaking test 36
Interview - What is your name? - Do you work or study? - What is the nature of business of your company?
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- What job is it? - Why would you like to do it? Discussion - Does your current job pay better? - What is the highest paid job in your country? - What are the jobs that should be paid better? - What do you think about career change? - Is it a good thing to do once in a while? - When should we change our careers? Writing Task 2 (an essay) Nowadays, children play less with one another and this has an impact on their development. What are the reasons for this? Does it have a good or a bad effect on children?
Speaking test 39
Interview - What is your full name? - What can I call you? - Do you work or study? - Did you want to have such a job when you were younger? - What motivated you to take this job? - What is your favorite color? - Why do you like this color? - Did you like the same color when you were younger? - How do you celebrate your birthdays? Cue Card Describe your favorite part of the day. Please say - Why do you like it? - What do you usually do during that time? - Whom do you spend it with? Discussion - How do people plan their routines? - What are the advantages of planning your time? - What are the disadvantages of routines?
- What was the subject? - How were the teachers? - Why did you like it? Discussion - Are science subjects popular in your country? - Should government keep track on scientists activities? - Wont this practice curb the freedom of scientists? - What do you think about the role of science in our life? - What should be done to prevent the negative effects of science?
Speaking test 38
Interview - What is your full name? - Where are you from? - Is branding popular in your country? - How do people feel about branding in your country? - Has it changed the way people buy products in your country? - Do you buy unbranded products? Why? Cue Card Describe an advertisement you have seen or heard recently that impressed you. You should say - What was the advertisement about? - What did you like about the advertisement? - What made it stand out? Discussion - Did you buy the service or the product advertised? - Do you trust advertisements? - How do wrongly advertised products/services affect your buying decision?
Speaking test 42
Interview - Where are you living? - Is it a house or an apartment? - What is your favorite room in your house? - What makes your house pleasant? - Were you drawing during the childhood? - Is drawing important for an adult? - Who was a significant person in your childhood? - Who is a significant person for you these days? Cue Card Describe a situation in which you were very polite. Please say - Where did it happen? - How did you show that you were polite? - Explain why were you so polite? Discussion - Do you often see your relatives such as uncles, aunts and cousins? - What is the difference between being polite with your family members or with a person you dont know?
Speaking test 41
Interview - What is your name? - Do you work or study? - Why did you take this job? - What is the preferred way of traveling in your area? - Do you think government can improve the public transport system in your area? Cue Card Talk about the happiest person you know. Please say - How do you know him/her? - Why do you think he/she is happy? Discussion - Do you think having large amounts of money makes a person happy? - What do people want these days in life?
Speaking test 40
Interview - What is your full name? - What do you do? - Would you like to continue in the same profession in the future? - Do you remember anything about your primary school? - Are you attached to your memories? Why? Cue Card Talk about a science subject that you studied at the secondary school. Please say
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- In your countrys culture, how do you show that you are being polite?
Your friend and his/her family from a foreign country are coming to visit you. Write a letter to him/her and say - Invite your friend and the family to stay at your home. - Suggest places to visit in your country. - Give other useful tips.
Speaking test 43
Interview - What is your full name? - What can I call you? - Do you work or study? - Is it difficult to get such a job? - Do you live in a flat or a house? - Should people have small or luxury weddings? Cue Card 1 Describe a business that you would set up. Please say - What business is it? - What are the necessary conditions to set up such a business? - What product would it sell or produce? Cue Card 2 Describe a historical event that you are familiar with. Please say - What is the event? - When and where did it take place? - What was special about that event? Discussion - What are the most common products in Vietnam? - What foreign products do Vietnamese people often buy? - What is more important in a persons career, academic knowledge or communication skills?
Speaking test 44
Interview - What is your name? - Can I see your ID, please? - Do you work or study? - What do you do for work? - What would you like to do in the future? Cue Card Talk about something you have seen or read that made you laugh. Please say - What was it? - Who was there you with? - Whom did you tell about it? - Why do you still remember it? Discussion - Are comics and advertisements important? - Do advertisements make people buy products? - Do you think men laugh more often than women? - Do you like cars? - What is the most common model in your country? - Have you ever driven a car? - What is your dream car? - Do you like drawings? - Are drawings important in peoples lives? - Is it hard to learn how to draw? - When was the last time you drew?
- What do you do for a living? - Do you have any good friends? - What qualities make a good friend? Cue Card Describe a place that you would like to visit, when you have some free time. Please say - Where would you like to go? - Whom would you like to go with? - What would you like to do there? - Why do you want to go there? Discussion - What do youngsters in your country do in their leisure time? - How do the older people spend their leisure time? - Do you see the difference between young and old generation?
Speaking test 47
Interview - What is your full name? - What shall I call you? - Do you work? - Was this the job of your choice? - What training was given to you for this job? - Do you like meeting people? - Where do you meet new people? - Do you read books? - What kind of books do you read? - Have you given books to as a gift to anyone? - Does reading help to improve your foreign language skill? Cue Card Describe an occasion or event when you were congratulated. Please say - What was the occasion? - When was it? - Who was congratulating you? - How did this make you feel? Discussion - Do you think people need to be recognized for their achievements? - Do awards and encouragement help people? - What is the role of talent in an individuals achievement? - Do you think talent is important? - Do countries contribute towards development of talented people? - In you opinion is individual achievement more important than collective effort? - Where do you think collective effort is important?
Speaking test 46
Interview - Do you work or study? - Do you go out with your friends often? - When do you usually meet? - What do you usually do? Cue Card Describe a present you given to someone recently. Please say - What was it? - Why did you choose it? - How did the person feel about your present? Discussion - How have todays economy affected the tradition of giving gifts? - What are the most popular presents that people give nowadays? - What is the future trend of this tradition?
Speaking test 45
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- Why have you discontinued it? - What are your reasons for thanking him/her?
measures should we take to make things better in this regard? Use your personal experience and opinion where possible.
Speaking test 49
Interview - What is your name? - Where do you come from? - Do you work or study? - Do you walk in the evenings? - Do you like the cold or hot weather? - Will you continue walking in the future? Why? Cue Card Talk about a hand-made useful tool that you created. Please say - What was it? - How did you do it? - Why is it useful in everyday life? Discussion - Do you agree that the government should support handcraft arts? Why? - Tell me about one of the famous handcrafted products in your country that attracts tourists. - Do you think the handcrafted products are still in demand? Why? - In the modern world we have computers replacing humans in a variety of tasks, will it affect our younger generations creativity?
Speaking test 50
Interview - Do you work or study? - Where do you work? - Where are you from? - Why did you choose this profession? - Talk about clothes, what do you like to wear? - Do you think buying clothes over the Internet is wise? Why? Cue Card Talk about a famous musician in your country. Please say - Why was he popular? - What is the reason you like him the most? Discussion - Have you had a music class in the past? - Why did you give up music? - What is good about music classes? - Should music be made mandatory in schools? - Does music give identity to a nation? - Do you think music can induce patriotism in a person? - At what age should music be introduced to kids?
Speaking test 48
Interview - What is your name? - Do you work or study? - Why did you choose this career? - Do you like flowers? - When was the last time you gave flowers to somebody? - Do you like flowers growing inside or outside of your house? Why? - What do you like better: lunch or dinner? - What food do you prefer for dinner? - Is breakfast important to you? Why? Cue Card Describe an old person that you know well. Please say - Who is he/she? - When did you meet him/her? - What is so interesting about him/her? Discussion - What are the advantages and disadvantages of being an older person? - What is the difference between older people nowadays and in the past?
- What is your full name? - Describe your home, please. - What are the special features of your home that you really like? - Do you prefer to live in an area with a colder or warmer climate? - Do you want to live in a big house? Cue Card Talk about a movie that you recently saw, please say - What was the movie title? - Whom did you see it with? - When did you see it? - What was it about? - Explain why you liked this movie. Discussion - Do you think movies convey messages better than books? - Why do some people like to watch old films? - How can movies help language learners?
Speaking test 52
Interview - What is your name? - Are you working or studying? - Why did you choose this type of work? - Where are you from? - Describe your country. - Are you happy to live here? Why? Cue Card Describe what would you do if you had a lot of money. Please say - Where would you spend it? - What would it feel like? - Why would you do it this way? Discussion - Do you think being rich is enough? Why? - What are the positive or negative sides of being rich?
Speaking test 51
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