Cacchude HÙNG BIỆN TIẾNG ANH 2015-16

CÁC CHỦ ĐỀ HÙNG BIỆN TIẾNG ANH THCS
FAMILY
Parents/brothers/sisters’ physical description (v.scheda Physical appearance): My Mum is tall
and.., she’s got… brown hair and…, I look like/I take after my mother, we’ve got the same
eyes/hair etc…; parents’ job: my father is a…, my mother is a…. Personality: sweet, generous,
friendly, reliable, bossy, good-tempered, bad-tempered, confident,.... My brother is very friendly.
Everybody likes him. My sister is very bossy, she always touches my things….She/he gets on
my nerves.; Would you like to have a big family/children?, Would you like to get married?.
Family relations: Do you get on well with in your family? I get on well with…..because we like
the same things (football team, clothes, etc.)/, because he/she is very….
Who do you argue with? I argue with…. What do you argue about? I argue about… TV
programmes (v. scheda entertainment and media): I want to watch…, my brother wants to
watch…, about school, about parties, about the time to come back home on Saturday night;
about housework: my mother wants me to do the washing up but...
HOMETOWN/PLACE YOU LIVE IN
What town do you come from? What do you think of your hometown? Geographical features;
historic places; What is there in your village? (facilities). When is the best time to visit it? Does
your village have a saint’s day? When is it? How do you celebrate it? Do you have special
celebrations for your village? (festivals). What’s your favourite place in you village? Why? Do
you like living in your village? Why/Why not? Villages vs cities/towns: making comparisons
using comparatives: I like/prefer living in a small village because it is…. less polluted, greener,
safer, less dangerous than a big city and , people are friendlier etc…., because all my friends live
here), I don’t like living in a small village because there aren’t many things to do/ because life is
sometimes boring in a small village. I have been living in my village for…../ since…/ since I
was born.
SCHOOL
Describe your school: Do you like your school? Is it big or small, old or new? How many
classes are there? How many students? Are there any special rooms/laboratories? There is an
Art room , a computer room/lab, a music room, a video room…..; Do you like going to school?
Why/Why not?, What subjects do you take?? What is/are your favourite subject/s? (revise the
school subjects). I’m good/quite good at… I like Science best, because……, I don’t like…

Which subjects are the most difficult?; What subjects are you good/bad at?, How many hours of
school do you have every day?, Do you sometimes get low marks?, What do you think of
homework? Do you have much homework?, Are the teachers friendly?,
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How do you get to school? I go to school by bus… /on foot / I walk to school. How long does it
take you? It takes me about….
MY AMBITIONS/MY PLANS
What are you going to do when you leave middle school/ “Scuola Media”? I’m going to go to a
professional/technical school in… What are you going to study next year? I’m going to
study languages, Latin and Greek, science subjects ( Biology, Chemistry, Physics),
Accountancy, Tourism, etc… When are you going to leave school? Are you going to go to
university?

What are you going to study? Law, Medicine, Business, Economics,

Languages…; Are you going to get a job? What are you going to do in the future? What do
you want to be? I want to be a/an… Why? (v. scheda jobs); Do you have any plans for the
future? Is there anything you don’t want to do? What? Are you going to get married?
When are you going to get married? Where are you going to live? I’m going to live in
another country/ in the countryside,/ at the seaside/in the mountains; What type of house are
you going to live in? ( v. types of houses sulla scheda house and home). Are you going to
live in another country? Where? Why?; How many children are you going to have? What
type of car are you going to drive? I’m going to drive a BMW because I like fast cars, sports
cars etc…;
COMPUTERS/ THE INTERNET
Do you have a computer? Where do you use it? (at home, at school); What do you use it for?
( to study, to do my homework, to practise languages, to play games ( types of games: race
games, adventure games, educational games, sports games; vr games); What’s your favourite

computer game? Why do you like it? Because it’s.. ( fast, exciting, challenging, realistic,
addictive); What’s the aim of the game? Do you have computers at school? What do you use
them for?
How many hours a week do you spend on a computer? How often do you go on the Internet?
What do you use the Internet for? (to look for information, to chat with my friends, to download
games/software/music/videos, to send e-mails, to visit sites, to listen to foreign radio stations, to
get sports results, , to learn English….) What is your favourite website? Do you use social
networks? What for? Have you got an e-mail address? What is it? Do you often send e-mails?
BEST FRIEND
My best friend’s name is… I met him/her when I was at nursery/ primary school/ three years
ago; I have known him for /since….
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Physical description: My best friend is tall and… Personality: my best friend is very kind.
He/She always helps me if I have a problem. When I’m sad he/she makes me laugh. He/She
listens to me when I have a problem, He/She never talks behind my back. He/She keeps my
secrets. He/she is my best friend because we like the same things….(football team, clothes, etc.).
What kind of activities do you usually do together? How do you keep in touch?
FOOD AND HEALTH
What is your favourite food? My favourite food is….I like… I don’t like….I hate….. because
it’s /they’re……, it tastes…/they taste…/it smells/they smell.. ( delicious, good, disgusting,
horrible). Do you like fruit and vegetables? I like….., I don’t like… I hate…..,Are there any fruit
or vegetables that you really hate? I hate it/them because I don’t like the colour/the smell/the
taste. My mum makes me eat it/them because she says it’s/they’re good for my health. What do
you usually have for breakfast, for lunch, for dinner? I usually have……..
Is your diet healthy? Why? Why not? My diet is very healthy/quite healthy/unhealthy because I
eat a lot of, too many…./too much….; I shouldn’t eat so much junk food/fatty food/ I shouldn’t
drink so many fizzy drinks because they contain a lot of sugar which causes tooth-decay. I
should eat/drink more…….; less……..; fewer French fries; (v. scheda food).

ENVIRONMENT
Do you care about the environment? Do you do enough to protect it? How green are you? I
recycle….., switch off lights, save/waste water/electricity, recharge batteries, pick up litter, plant
trees, clean rivers etc. I should /shouldn’t…pick up wild flowers, leave the TV on stand-by, leave
the water running, leave the light on when I go into another room, use disposable goods, pollute
the air, etc.
SHOPPING/CLOTHES
Do like shopping? I like clothes shopping/ I don’t like food shopping; Where do you usually
shop? What are your favourite shops? What do you usually buy? What are your favourite
clothes? (v. scheda Clothes) What’s your favourite item of clothing? Why? Do you buy designer
clothes? Why/Why not? Do you buy your own clothes? Does your mother buy them for you?
Where do you go to get the latest fashions? Do you follow the fashion? Are you a fashion
victim? Do you think fashion is important? Why/Why not? What do you like wearing to school/at
the weekend? When did you last go shopping? What did you buy?
How much pocket money do you get every week? I usually get €..... a week.... Do you save
money or do you spend it all? I spend it on… ; I save it because I want to….
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FREE TIME/SPORTS/HOBBIES
What do you usually do in your free time? (v. scheda Leisure activities); What’s your favourite
sport? (v. scheda Sports ), type of sport ( individual/team sport, winter/summer sport, all year
sport), Do you need any special equipment to practise it? I need a pair of football boots/
kneepads/ ; How often do you practise it? I practise it once/twice/three times a week…; Why do
you practise it (challenging, exciting, interesting, great fun); Who do you practise it with?, When
do you have a match?, Do you often win or lose? Who is your favourite sportsperson? Are you
fit enough? What do you do to keep fit? How often do you do exercise? I have played football/
volleyball for/since…
What’s your favourite hobby?
FILMS/BOOKS/TV PROGRAMMES/MUSIC

What type of films/books/TV programmes/music do you like best? Why? (v. scheda
Entertainment and media). How often do you go to the cinema? What is your favourite film?
When did you see it? Who are the main actors? What is the story about? Who is your favourite
character? Why did you like the film? What is your favourite TV programme? When is it on? Do
you watch sport on TV?. How many hours of TV do you watch every day? When and where do
you usually listen to music? Who is your favourite singer/band? Do you often buy CDs? Why /
Why not? Do you download music from the Internet? Have you got an MP3 player? What does it
look like?
YOUR HOUSE
Describe your home. Do you live in a flat or in a house? What type of house do you live in? I live
in a detached/ semi-detached/terraced house, in a block of flats..
What does it look like? Is it big or small? How many rooms/floors are there? There is a…, there
are two……..Upstairs/downstairs/on the ground/on the first floor/in the basement there is/are…..
What room do you like best? What does your bedroom look like? What colour is it? Do you
share it? Do you have your own bedroom? Describe it using in, on , under.(v. scheda house and
home 1 and 2). Do you help your mother with the housework? What do you do to help in the
house? Who does what jobs in the house? My mum makes the beds….
COLLECTING
Do you collect anything? What do you collect? Phone cards, stamps, old postcards, model cars,
cuddly toys, animal/glass ornaments, foreign coins, fizzy drink cans, carrier bags. When did you
start your collection? I started it when I was….; How many have you collected? Where do you
keep them? I keep them in a box/ a cabinet/an album/ a drawer/ a cupboard; on a shelf/ on the
bed. Do you exchange or buy them? What’s your aim? My aim is to get….
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