Speaking part 1

• 1. Do you love holidays?

• 2. Where do you usually spend for your holiday?
• 3. What is the most special holiday in your country ?
• 4. What are typical activities people in your country often do
during this special holiday ?
• 5. Do you like to travel alone or in a group?
• 6. In which seasons do you prefer to travel?
• 7. What kind of places have you visited in your life?
• 8. Would you say your country is a good place for travelers to
visit?
9. Who do you think is the most beautiful person in
your country?
• 10. Who is the most attractive in your family?
• 11. Does beauty affect one’s success in life?
• 12. What do you think about tattoos?
• 13. Do people spend too much time and money
on beauty?
• 14. How much time should be spent on making
yourself look better each day?
15. Do you like art?
• 16. Do you like visiting art galleries?
• 17. Do you want to be an artist?
• 18. How often do you go to art museums?
• 19. Do you prefer modern or traditional art?
• 20. Do you like watching films?
• 21. What kinds of films do you like best?
• 22. Do you prefer foreign films or films made in your country?
• 23. How often do you watch films?
• 24. Do you like watching films alone or with your friends?
• 25. What was the first film you watched?
• 26. What technology do you often use, computers or cell phones?
27. What electronic devices have you bought lately?
• 28. What do you think are the trends in technology today compared
to when you were young?
• 29. Is there any technology you don’t like?
• 30. What is the weather like in your country?
• 31. Do you prefer cold or hot weather?
• 32. Does the weather ever affect what you do?
• 33. Are you in the habit of checking the weather forecast?
When/How often?
34. Which season do you like best?
• 35. What’s your favorite kind of weather?
• 1.Do you think going to the cinema is a good way to spend time with
friends?
• 2. Do you prefer foreign films or films made in your country?
• When was the last time you were in a crowded place?
• Do most people like crowded places?
• What kind of exercise do you do regularly?
• What are the best ways to get fit and stay healthy?
• When you have a long journey, what is the best way do you use to
pass your time?
• Where do you usually spend your holidays?
• What kind of accommodation do most people live in your city?
• Do you live in a house or an apartment?
• What job would you like to have ten years from now?
• How useful will English be for your future?
 Speaking Part 2. Solution discussion
• You are going to have a summer holiday. What are
your plans for this summer?
• There are three activities; Doing voluntary work,
learning to play a new sport, learning a language
course.
• Which do you think is a best choice
• Situation. Some foreign friends ask you for advice of
the best time to visit Vietnam. Which season do you
think is the best time to go to Vietnam: spring, summer
or autumn.
• Situation. Your group are discussing where to buy
clothes.
• In an online shop, in an opened –air market, in a
shop
• Which do you think is a best choice
• Situation: Your friend and you are going to see a movie at
the cinema this weekend. There are three types to choose:
a comedy, an action film and a horror film. Which one
would you recommend your friends to see?

• Situation. Your sister wants to lose weight. Three ways are

suggested: going to the gym, taking weight - lost medicine
and going on a diet. Which way is the best choice for her?
• Situation: I’d like to imagine that your family is planning to
move to a new area. There are three suggestions: a
farmland, a beach town, and a big city. Which place do you
think would be the best for your family to live?
• Situation: Your friend is going on a long journey by train on
his own. Which thing is the best way to pass time on a long
journey? There are three options for you to choose: Talking
to other people, reading books, sleeping.
Situation. Your friend wants to do a part –time job where he can
practice his English.
• Which job would be best from him?
• There are three options for you to choose; a job at a souvenir
shop, a job at a travel agency, a job at a take –away shop.
• Situation. A first year student is going to choose where to
live: There are three options; living in a university hostel/
dormitory; renting a flat or staying with relatives?
• Which do you think is the best choice for him/ her?
• Situation. If in one lucky day you won the lottery of 1 billion
VND; what would you do? Buying a house, Buying gold or
saving in the bank?
• Which do you think is the best choice?
• Situation. Learning English is quite difficult and you are not very good at
speaking skill. You want to improve your English speaking skills. There are 3
options for you: joining an English club; joining an English class at the
center or talking to foreigners in public places.

• Which activity do you think is the best choice?

• Situation. You are going to graduated this summer. Your class wants to do
something to keep memories at the university before graduation.

• Which option do you think is the best one: a collection of essays; a class
photo book or a class video?
 Listening Part 1
• Direction: In this part, you will hear five short conversations.
You will hear each conversation twice. There is one question
for each conversation. For each question, choose the correct
answer A, B or C.

• Before you listen, please read the questions and the

options carefully.
• 1. What’s the matter with Andy?
• A. He’s Forgotten to do his homework.
• B. He was late for his doctor’s appointment.
• C. He hasn’t been able to eat anything.
• 2. What’s the problem?
• She can’t find her schoolwork.
• The dog has eaten her English homework.
• She hasn’t done her homework for today’s lesson.
• 3. How can people find out when the flight will leave?
• A. They can aske the staff at the check-in desks.
• B. They can look at the message boards.
• C. They can go to the gate in the airport.
• 4. What does the boy think about what she’s bought?
• A. He’s excited to have it because it’s new.
• B. He thinks it will help him study.
• C. He wants to see it working.
• 5.Why did Antonio fail his driving test?
• A. He hit an animal that was on the road.
• B. He drove thought traffic light when they said stop.
• C. He went the wrong way down a one-way street.
• 1. Why did the woman sell her last car?
• A. It was old.
• B. It couldn’t be repaired.
• C. It was slow.
• 2. What is the man going to do?
• Do sports B. Learn a language C. Get a job
• 3. You will hear a couple talking about a video. What’s the video of?
• A. a birthday party B. a summer holidayC. a swimming competition
• 4. What’s her problem?
• A. She got lost. B. She didn’t call Harry. C. She is going to be late.
• 5. What did the woman get?
• A. Shoes B. Clothes C. jewellery
• 6. What is the problem with the boy’s bike?
• A. Its price. B. It wasn’t new. C. Its color.
• 7. What don’t they agree about?
• how hard it is to get work today
• when you should start thinking about work.
• How some jobs are easier than others.
• 8. Why is Paul tired?
• A. He was studying until late last night.
• B. He got home late yesterday.
• C. He spent the night at the school.
• What didn’t the girl like about her holiday?
• A. the hotel. B. the weather. C. the sea.
• 10. Who has told the boy to stop practicing?
• A. his mother.
• B. the headteacher.
• C. the history teacher.
• 1. What time did Omar arrive at the school?
• A. 9.00 B. 9.45 C. 10.45
• 2. How much did Mei Lua pay for her shirt?
• A. £25 B. £50 C. £75
• 3. How did Anna help her mother with the housework?
• pick up the rubbish
• water plants
• wash the car
• 4. Who is the girl’s teacher?
• The man wears glasses
• The man with a beard
• The man with no hair
• 5. Where will Ameera have her birthday party?
• In a café
• In the dining room
• In the garden
• Direction: In this part, you will hear a longer conversation and answer
question You will hear the conversation twice. Fill in the form with NO
MORE THAN THREE WORDS and/or A NUMBER. Before you listen, you
have 15 seconds to look at the questions.