Tài liệu Speaking test 1 doc

Speaking test 1
Interview
- Can you tell me your full name?
- Where do you live?
- Can you describe a house you live in now?
- Do you enjoy living in this house?
- What type of house would you like to live in?
- What transport do you use to get around?
- What type of transportation would you prefer?
- Do you have a problem with noise while traveling?
- What do you always take with you when traveling?
Cue Card
Describe the furniture in your house. Please say
- What type of furniture is it, modern or traditional?
- What is it made of?
- Who bought that furniture?
- How do you feel about that furniture?
Discussion
- Who is selecting the furniture in your house?
- Who makes the decision about type of furniture in your house?
- What is the importance of a stylish house?
- What is the main thing to be considered when buying furniture for an office or a
house?
- What do you think about style of furniture in the future?
- Do you think it is necessary to decorate a house with furniture?
SPEKING TEST 2
Interview
- What’s your full name?
- What can I call you?
- Do you work or study?
- Do you like flowers?

- Where do you live, in a house or in an apartment?
- What part of the house do you like the most?
- Why do you feel good in your house?
- What was your favorite toy in the childhood?
- What toys do you like to give to babies?
- What lesson did you learn from toys in your childhood?
Cue Card
Describe a lake or a sea that you visited. Please say
- What is its name?
- Where is it?
- When did you go there?
- What do people do there?
Discussion
- What was the most memorable part of that visit?
- Would you recommend that place to other people?
- What other water spots are there to enjoy?
- How should the government support these types of places?
- What do you think about people that used to travel by water in the past?
- Is traveling by water more time consuming?
- Can you compare water and air travel?
- How important is sea travel in your home country?
- What do you think about water travel in the future?
SPEAKING 3
Interview
- Is this your first time or have you had already taken ielts exam before ?
What is your name ?
Where are you from ?
Could you tell me about your home in you country?
Which is favourites room ?
Do you think what make home special ?

Are clothes expensive in your country ?
What kind of cloth do you like wear ?
Have you ever bought clothes throught internet?
PART 2
Decribe the siatuation when you have behave politely
When and where it was
What it was about ?
What you did ?
PART 3
Do you think being polite is very important in our lives?
- In your culture in which situations do people need to be more polite?
- Do you think that sometimes people are too polite?
- Is there an age from which children should be required to be polite?
- Are being friendly and polite different or do they have the same features?
From where do children learn lesson to express themselves?
Do they learn better from their elder or from their friend?
Can you possible to be alwy honest?
Why do som people tell everything they think?
Speaking test 4
Interview
- What is your name?
- What should I call you?
- Do you work or study?
- What is your major?
- What do you prefer: lunch or dinner? Why?
- Do you think breakfast is important? Why?
- What toys did you play with as a child?
- Did you play with the toys alone or with friends?
- What type of toys do you prefer to give to kids today?
Cue Card

Describe a job that you would like to do in the future. Please say
- What type of job is it?
- Where would you like to work?
- What are the skills required for this particular job?
Discussion
- What do you think about changing jobs?
- What are the advantages or disadvantages of changing jobs?
- Do you think there should be balance between work, family and social life?
Speaking test
Interview
- What is your full name?
- How would you like to be called?
- Where are you from?
- Why are you taking the IELTS test now?
- Do you live in a house or an apartment?
- What makes your apartment a pleasant place to live in?
- Which part of the apartment do you like the most?
- What kind of toys did you use to play as a child?
- Did those toys help in your development?
- In what ways?
- What toy would you buy for your child?
Talk about a book you read recently and would suggest to others to read. Please say
- What is the name of the book?
- What is this book about?
- What part of the book influenced you the most?
- What did you learn from it?
Discussion
- Do you enjoy reading?
- Is the reading practiced in school these days?
- How do you think reading skills of children can be improved these days?

- In what ways can teachers help students to improve their reading skills?
- What kind of books primary school kids need to read to improve their skills?
- Do you think reading is more important than other modules like writing, speaking
and listening? Why?
Speaking test
Interview
- Do you live in a house or an apartment?
- Which part of your house do you like the most? Why?
- What do you need to do to make your house look better?
- What do you like the most about your village?
- Tell me about the elementary school you went to.
- Did you visit your school recently?
- What do you miss from your school days?
- Are you in contact with your school friends?
Cue Card
Talk about the most difficult thing that you have done recently. Please say
- What was it?
- What skills did you need to do it?
- Why was it important to you to finish this task?
Discussion
- Why do you like to do it?
- How did you feel after completing it?
- What response did you get from friends and colleagues?
Speaking test 5
Interview
- What is your full name?
- Do you work or study?
- How do you usually spend your days off?
- Where do you go on your holidays?
Cue Card

Describe your first day in college, university or a new job.
Discussion
- How do students get jobs after their graduation?
- What is an effective way to get a job?
- Is it better to use online portals or newspapers?
- Do parents still support their children after they got job?
- Does it have a negative effect on them?
- Should the government support disadvantaged students?
Speaking test
Interview
- What is your full name?
- How can I address you?
- Can I see your ID, please?
- Where are you from originally?
- How has your town changed since your childhood?
- What types of facilities are now available in you town?
- Do you think it is necessary to have a lot of friends?
- Who is your close friend?
- What type of qualities should a friend have?
Cue Card
Describe a birthday party that you or your friend threw. Please say
- When was the party?
- Who was invited to the party?
- What did you enjoy at the party the most?
- What was so interesting there?
Discussion
- How do children celebrate their birthdays?
- How do young people celebrate their birthdays?
- Do you think that with age the attitude of people changes towards birthday parties?
- What sort of national holidays are celebrated in your country?

- Is people’s attitude changing over time towards these national events?
Speaking test 6
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 today’s 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 7
Interview
- What is your name?
- What can I call you?
- What kind of house do you have in your country?
- What do you like the most about the rooms in your house?
- What are your plans for the near future?
- Do you plan to stay in the same house or move?
- What book you have recently read? Why?
Cue Card
Describe an occasion when somebody gave you money as a present. Please say:
- What did you do with that money?
- Is there a tradition to give money to children in your country?
- Do parents spend money wiser than their children?

Discussion
- Do you think we can improve the English language communication in your
country? How?
- What kind of jobs are highly paid in your country?
- Who do you think should be paid more: managers or workers?
- Do you think people working for the society should be paid more?
Speaking test
Interview
- Please introduce yourself.
- Which country are you from?
- What do you do?
- What made you choose this subject to study at the University?
- What do you do for relaxation?
- Which method works the best to help you relax?
- Do you think people have less time for relaxation these days?
Cue Card
Describe an important event in your life. Please say
- What was it?
- Why was it so important for you?
- Why do you still remember it?
Discussion
- What factors affect children growing up?
- Do you think children grow up faster compare to the past?
- Why do you think they grow up faster?
- Which factors affect them?
- Do you think children nowadays can cope with technology better than in the
past?
Speaking test 8
Interview
- What is your full name?

- Where are you from?
- What type of house do you have in your home country?
- What type of house do you want to buy in the future?
- Do you like walking?
- Why do you like it?
- What are the benefits of walking?
- Where do you go for walking?
- Did you like walking when you were a child?
Cue Card
Talk about something that you have made by yourself (from wood, metal, paper or
other material). Please say
- What did you make?
- Why did you make it?
- How did you make it?
- Explain how you felt about it.
Discussion
- Do you still have that item with you?
- Are hand made items popular?
- Can tourists get benefits of buying hand made items from your country?
- Nowadays, do people still appreciate hand made products?
- Should boys and girls learn to make hand made items?
- Do people nowadays prefer to buy hand made items?
- What are the benefits of making hand made items?
- Should boys and girls both learn to cook?
- Should boys and girls both be responsible for cooking and cleaning?
Speaking test
Interview
- What is your full name?
- What shall I call you?
- Where are you from?

- Do you work or are you a student?
- What do you study in the university?
- Are there many students from your country studying this subject?
Cue Card
Describe a person that you know well. Please say
- Who is he/she?
- What do you like about him/her?
- Do you spend a lot of time together?
Discussion
- Do you think an academic degree is necessary for success?
- What is necessary for a person to be successful?
- Do you think more people will get university education, in the future?
Speaking test 9
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 designer’s clothes for yourself?
- What kind of clothes were you wearing in the past, that you don’t 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?
Speaking test 10
Interview
- What is your full name?
- What do you do?
- Which part of the day do you like most?
- What is your most productive time of the day?
- Do you plan you week?
Cue Card
Talk about a product that you want to buy overseas. Please say
- What kind of product is it?
- Why are you buying this product overseas?
- Is it easy to buy this product in your country?
Discussion
- Do you buy many products overseas?
- Do you like your neighbors?
- Do you like young neighbors or older people?
- Why are neighbors important?
- What do you think about the global economy?
- Is market research important for export business?
- Why is internet useful for global economy?
Speaking test 11
Interview
- What do you do?
- Is there any training required for your job?
- Do you want to continue doing this job in the future?
- Is there a demand for it in the present market?
- What is the climate in your country like?
- What season do you like the most? Why?

- Have you ever been to a country with a different climate?
Cue Card
Describe a person who taught you a certain skill, such as cooking or driving.
Please say
- Who is that person?
- How did he/she teach it to you?
- Why did you learn it?
- Was this skill useful to you?
Discussion
- What is the effective way to teach children?
- What influences children more: teachers or television?
- How do children learn while playing with their friends?
- What is the best way for parents to teach their children something?
- What skills do parents require for teaching their children?
- Why are children learning more effectively from watching television rather than
from a teacher?
Speaking test 12
Interview
- What is your full name?
- Do you live in an apartment or a house?
- What is your favorite room?
- What is your favorite meal (breakfast, lunch or dinner)? Why?
- How important is breakfast?
- What is better, a small or a big meal? Why?
Cue Card
Talk about a famous person you are interested in. Please say:
- Describe this person.
- How did you come to know about him/her?
- Why did he/she become famous?
- What have you learned from him/her?

Discussion
- What do you know about celebrities?
- Do you think celebrities are different in different countries?
- Were they different in the past?
- What does motivate people to become well-known?
- Do you think technology can help people interested in it, to become well known?
Speaking test 13
Interview
- What is your full name?
- Do you work or study?
- Do you enjoy it? Why?
- Do you think getting such a job is difficult?
- When did you first use the Internet?
- Do you think your life would be harder without the Internet?
Cue Card
Describe a foreign music event that you have been to. Please say
- When was it?
- Where was it?
- How did you feel there?
Discussion
- What is the impact of music on people’s lives?
- Why do people like different types of music?
- Does any social factor play a role in choosing music?
- What is the importance of music in people’s lives? Discuss different categories of
music.
Speaking test 14
Interview
- What is your full name?
- Where are you from?
- Do you study or work?

- Where do you work?
- What is your job like?
- Why did you choose this profession?
- Are you using the Internet in your daily life?
- Which types of clothes do you mostly like?
- Did you buy any clothes over the Internet ? Why?
- Are clothes in your country cheaper or more expensive?
- Do you buy unbranded products? Why?
- What is your favorite meal? Why?
- How important is breakfast?
- What is better, a small or a big meal? Why?
- Which meal do you like the most, lunch or dinner? Why?
Cue Card
Talk about a famous person you are interested in.
- Describe this person.
- How did you come to know about him/her?
- Why did he/she become famous?
- What have you learned from him/her?
Discussion
- What do you know about celebrities?
- Do you think money can make a person a celebrity?
- Do you think celebrities have the right to lead a private life?
- Do you think celebrities are faking their image?
- What does motivate people to become well-known?
- Do you think celebrities have the talents to become famous?
- Do you think technology is promoting more celebrities than necessary?
- Do you think technology can help people become well known?
Speaking test 15
Interview
- What is your full name?

- How may I address you?
- Are you living in a house or an apartment?
- What is your favorite part of the house?
- What toys did you usually play with as child?
- How did these toys influence your life?
- What types of toys would you give as a gift to children?
Cue Card
Talk about a book that you have recently read. Please say
- When did you read it?
- Why did you read it?
- What is the book all about?
- Would you recommend this book to others? Why?
Discussion
- What types of libraries are there in your country?
- Which has better quality, public or private libraries?
- I seldom see people reading newspapers these days. What could be the reason?
- Are people in your country fond of reading books?
- Why is having a high literacy rate important for a country?
- Do you think that people would read more or less in the future?
Speaking test 16
Interview
- Do you study or work?
- What was your favorite subject at school?
- Do you remember any relatives that visited your home during childhood?
- Whom did you spend more time with during your childhood, relatives or friends?
- Do you think that your circle of relatives will grow in the future?
- Do you like to laugh?
Cue Card
Describe a situation that made you laugh recently. Please say
- Where did it happen?

- Who was there with you?
- Do you think you will remember it for a long time?
Discussion
- Does our society prefer laughing as attitude in day to day life?
- Do you think advertisements with humor are a good or a bad idea?
- Do you like watching comedies on TV?
- Would you like your study classes more if they included more humor?
- Do you think it is possible to translate a joke from one language to another?
Speaking test 17
Interview
- How do you usually spend your weekends?
- In your country, do men and women usually do the same kinds of things on
weekends?
- When do you spend time with your family?
- Do you think it is important to make the most of your weekend?
- Is there anything new that you would like to do on weekends?
Cue Card
Describe a sporting event you enjoyed watching. You should say
- What event was it?
- What happened there?
- Who were you watching it with?
- Explain why you enjoyed watching that event.
Discussion
- Is sport very popular in your country?
- What are the most popular sports in your country?
- Is there much difference between men and women when it comes to playing
sport?
- What kinds of people are most interested in sport? Why?
- Do people in your country prefer to play team sports or individual sports?
- Do people prefer to attend sports events or to watch them on TV?

Speaking test 18
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 person’s career, academic knowledge or
communication skills?
Speaking test 19
Interview
- Do you live in a house or an apartment?
- Do you like it?
- What is your favorite room there?
- What colors do you like?
- What do you like or dislike about your city?

Cue Card
Describe an activity that you would like to do with a group of people. Please say
- What activity is it?
- Whom do you want to do it with?
- Why do you want to do it?
Discussion
- What skills do people need to work in groups?
- What are the benefits of group activities to children and the elderly?
- Do you think international organizations are helpful to your country?
Speaking test 20
Interview
- What is your full name?
- What should I call you?
- What do you do? Are you working or a studying?
- Describe your job.
- Did you always want to do this job?
- Do you like walking?
- Why do you like to walk?
- Did you walk a lot in your childhood with your family?
Cue Card
Describe a foreign culture that you like. Please say
- What culture is it?
- How did you get to know about this culture?
- What do you like in it?
Discussion
- What are the advantages of knowing a foreign culture?
- Is it necessary to know the language of that culture?
- Do you think it is easy to learn a foreign language?
- How does learning the language help?
- Do you think that foreign culture reminds you of your own culture?

Speaking test 21
Interview
- What is your full name?
- Do you have a nickname?
- Do you work or study?
- What kind of work do you like?
- Do you enjoy your present job?
- Do you use a car?
- What type of car do you want to buy?
- What do you think about traveling by car?
Cue Card
Describe a subject in the secondary school or high school which influenced your
life. Please say
- What kind of subject was it?
- When and where did you hear about it firstly?
- Do you like this subject?
Discussion
- Who uses this subject more: men or women? Why?
- Does this subject contribute something special to our life? In what way?
Speaking test 22
Interview
- Can I see your ID, please?
- What is your full name?
- Do you work or study?
- What motivated you to take this job?
- Would you like to continue in the same profession in the future?
- What is your favorite colour?
- Why do you like this colour?
- Did you like the same colour when you were younger?
- Do you like flowers?

- What is your favorite flower?
- When was the last time that you gave flowers to somebody?
Cue Card 1
Describe an item you would buy if you received a large amount of money. Pleases
say:
- What is it?
- Why would you buy it?
- How would you feel about buying this item?
Discussion 1
- Is it easy to get rich nowadays?
- What do you need to get rich: luck or hard work?
Cue Card 2
Describe a sporting event that you enjoyed watching. Please say:
- What was the event?
- Where did you watch it?
- Whom did you watch it with?
- Why did you enjoy watching it?
Cue Card 3
Describe a present you have given to someone recently. Please say:
- What was it?
- Why did you choose it?
- How did the person feel about it?
Discussion 3
- How have today’s 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 24
Interview
- What is your full name?
- Where are you from originally?

- Where do you live at the moment?
- Is it a house or an apartment?
- Why did you choose to live in a house?
- Which room do you like the most, in the house?
- Did you visit your school since you have graduated?
- Do you still in contact with your classmates? How?
- Do you like flowers? Why?
- Have you ever given flowers to anybody?
- When was it?
- Whom did you give them to?
- What was the occasion?
Cue Card
Talk about a program or a TV channel that you enjoy watching regularly. Please
say
- What is it called?
- When do we usually watch it?
- Why do you prefer to watch this program and not the other ones?
- What is the program about?
Discussion
- Do you prefer to watch a movie in a cinema or at home? Why?
- Do you think some television channel broadcasts can be considered good
entertainment media? Why?
- Do you think a TV channel is useful for lonely people?