B1-C1 SPEAKING QUESTION BANK
Part 1: Social interaction
● Topic 1: Hobbies
- What do you like doing in your free time?
- Do you like music/ sports?
- How often do you listen to music/ play sports/ …?
● Topic 2: Cities and Towns
- Where were you born?
- How has your hometown changed since you were born?
● Topic 3: Technology
- When did you first have your first mobile phone?
● Topic 4: Weather
- What kind of weather do you like most?
● Topic 5: Family
- Do you live in a big or small family?
- Who is the closest to you in your family?
● Topic 6: Tourism
- Have you ever travelled outside your country?
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● Topic 7: Jobs
- What do you do for a living?
- What do you like most about your job?
- Is there anything you dislike about your job?
- Do you want to change your job some time?
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● Topic 8: Accommodation
- What type of place do you live in now?
- Do you wanna live in a big or small house?
- What does your place of living look like?
● Topic 9: Shopping
- Do you like shopping?
- What do you often buy?
- Do you like flowers? When do you often buy flowers?
● Topic 10:
Part 2: Solution discussion
● A friend of yours is not feeling well. What advice would you give him/ her?
● Which do you choose for entertainment: facebook, watching TV, or reading books?
Why?
● Which do you choose: a job in a public company or a private company?
● If you have a chance to visit a country in Europe/ Southeast Asia, which country do you
choose?
● Which do you think is the most effective: books, internet, radio, TV?
● A foreign friend is coming to Vietnam on Tet holiday. What advice will you give him/ her?
● Which do you prefer: indoor or outdoor activities?
● If you have enough money, will you choose to buy a house or a business? why?
● Your friend wants to do a foreign language course. Would you advise him/ her to do it in
a foreign center or a Vietnamese center?
● Your friend wants to do a foreign language course. Would you advise him/ her to do a
traditional classroom-based course or an online course?
Part 3: Free talk and discussion
● Talk about an unforgettable holiday.
● Talk about a website that you visit most often
● Talk about a person that is the closest to you in your family
● Talk about a famous person/ entertainer in your country
● Talk about an electronic device you use most often.
● Talk about a tourist attraction in your country.
● Talk about a person who has taught you something useful.
● Talk about a useful facility in your neighborhood.
● Talk about a day in a week that you like most.
● Talk about the season that you don’t like.
● Talk about a leisure activity that is the most popular in your country.
CARD 1
Part 2: Solution discussion
● A friend of yours is not feeling well. What advice would you give him/ her?
Part 3: Free talk and discussion
● Talk about an unforgettable holiday.
CARD 2
Part 2: Solution discussion
● Which do you choose for entertainment: facebook, watching TV, or reading books?
Why?
Part 3: Free talk and discussion
● Talk about a website that you visit most often
CARD 3
Part 2: Solution discussion
● Which do you choose: a job in a public company or a private company?
Part 3: Free talk and discussion
● Talk about a person that is the closest to you in your family
CARD 4
Part 2: Solution discussion
● If you have a chance to visit a country in Europe/ Southeast Asia, which country do
you choose?
Part 3: Free talk and discussion
● Talk about a famous person/ entertainer in your country
CARD 5
Part 2: Solution discussion
● Which do you think is the most effective: books, internet, radio, TV?
Part 3: Free talk and discussion
● Talk about an electronic device you use most often.
CARD 6
Part 2: Solution discussion
● A foreign friend is coming to Vietnam on Tet holiday. What advice will you give him/
her?
Part 3: Free talk and discussion
● Talk about a tourist attraction in your country.
CARD 7
Part 2: Solution discussion
● Which do you prefer: indoor or outdoor activities?
Part 3: Free talk and discussion
● Talk about a person who has taught you something useful.
CARD 8
Part 2: Solution discussion
● If you have enough money, will you choose to buy a house or a business? why?
Part 3: Free talk and discussion
● Talk about a useful facility in your neighborhood.
CARD 9
Part 2: Solution discussion
● Your friend wants to do a foreign language course. Would you advise him/ her to do it
in a foreign center or a Vietnamese center?
Part 3: Free talk and discussion
● Talk about a day in a week that you like most.
CARD 10
Part 2: Solution discussion
● Your friend wants to do a foreign language course. Would you advise him/ her to do a
traditional classroom-based course or an online course?
Part 3: Free talk and discussion
● Talk about a leisure activity that is the most popular in your country.
CARD 11
Part 2: Solution discussion
● A friend of yours is not feeling well. What advice would you give him/ her?
Part 3: Free talk and discussion
● Talk about the season that you don’t like.
CARD 12
Part 2: Solution discussion
● If you have enough money, will you choose to buy a house or a business? why?
Part 3: Free talk and discussion
● Talk about a useful facility in your neighborhood.
