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1. Hometown
 What's (the name of) your hometown?
 Is that a big city or a small place?
 Please describe your hometown a little?
 How long have you been living there?
 Do you like your hometown?
 Do you like living there?
 What do you like (most) about your hometown?
 Is there anything you dislike about it?
 Where did you grow up?
 What was it like when you were a child?
 Has it changed much in recent year?
 Would you say it was a good place to live?
 Would you say your hometown is a good place for tourists to visit?
 What do you like about your hometown?
 What’s the most impressive/interesting part of your hometown?

2. Work
 What work do you do?
 Why did you choose to do that type of work (or job)?
 Do you like your job?
 Is it very interesting?
 (Possibly) Do you miss being a student?

3. Studies
 What subject(s) are you studying?
 Why did you choose to study that subject? Why did you choose to study those subjects?
 Do you like your subject? (Why?/Why not?)
 Is it very interesting?
 (Possibly) Are you looking forward to working?
 Do you prefer to study in the mornings or in the afternoons?

4. Home/ Accommodation
 What kind of housing/accommodation do you live in?
 Do you live in a house or a flat?
 Who do you live with?

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 How long have you lived there?


 Do you plan to live there for a long time?
 (lf you answer you haven't lived there long) what is the differences between where you are
living now and you have lived in the past?
 Can you describe the place where you live?
 Which room does your family spend most of the time in?
 What do you usually do in your house/flat/room?
 Are the transport facilities to your home very good?
 Do you prefer living in a house or a flat?
 Please describe the room you live in?
 What part of your home does you like the most?

5. Leisure time/ Relax


 What do you do in your spare time?
 What do you do to relax?
 How do you usually spend your evening?
 What do you usually do after work/classes?
 Do you prefer to stay at home in the evening or do your prefer to go out?
 Do you think modem lifestyles give people enough time for leisure?
 Do you think people today have more time to relax than in the past
 Do you think it's important for people to have leisure time (or time to relax)?
 Do old people and young people spend their leisure time (or relax) in the same way?
 What do you think are the good points and the possible bad points about having leisure time?
 How do people in your country spend their holidays?
 Do you like to travel in your holidays?
 If you had a child, what leisure places would you go to with your child?

6. Transportation
 What is the most popular means of transportation in your hometown?
 How often do you take buses?
 Can you compare the advantages of planes and trains?
 Is driving to work popular in your country?
 Do you think people will drive more in the future?
 Would you ride bikes to work in the future?
 What will become the most popular means of transportation in Vietnam?
 Do you prefer public transportation or private transportation?

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7. Photograph
 Do you like to take photographs? (Why?)
 Do you prefer to take photos yourself or to have other people take photos (Why?)
 How long have you liked taking photographs?
 How (Why) did you become interested in photography?
 How often do you take photographs?
 In what situations do you take photographs?
 What kind of photos do you like to take?
 Do you prefer to take pictures of people or of scenery?
 Who do you take photos of?
 How do you keep your photos?
 Do you keep your photographs on your computer?
 Are there any photos on the walls of your home?
 Do you frame (of have you framed) any of your photos?
 Do you prefer to send postcards to people or to send photos that you took yourself? (Why?)

8. Food
 What is your favourite food?
 When do you usually eat that food?
 What was your favourite food when you were a child?
 Did that change when you became an adult?
 Is food important to you?
 What food do you usually eat?
 What kind of food do you particularly like?
 How often do you eat that?
 When was the last time you ate that?
 If you had children, what food would you recommend?
 Do you usually eat the same food every day?
 Is there any food you don’t like?

9. Friendship
 How do people (in your country) meet others and make friends?
 Do you think it's easy for people to make friends at work?
 Is it important for people to have good relationships with colleagues at their workplace?
(Why)

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 Would you say the students (at your school/ university) have a good relationship with each
other?
 (Possibly) How would you describe a "good relationship"?
 Do you ever help a friend by giving advice?

10. Friend and Family


 Do you have any (or, many) close friends
 What qualities make them good friends?
 Do you live with your family?
 Do your family and friends still live in your hometown?
 Do you think family members should live together? (Why?/Why not?)
 When do you spend time with your family?
 What do you do together?
 Do you often go out with your friends?
 Is your family very important to you?
 Do you prefer to spend time with your family or your friends?
 What do you do in your free time with your friends?
 Are there any times when you prefer to be alone?

11. Neighbours
 Are there many people living near you?
 Do you know all your neighbours?
 How often do you see your neighbour?
 When do you meet your neighbours?
 How often do you talk to your neighbours?
 Do you think it’s important to know your neighbours?
 How well do you know your neighbours?
 Do you think it’s important for a person to have a good relationship with their neighbours?
 What do you think of your neighbours?
 What kind of people are your neighbours?
 How do you get along well with your neighbours?
 What are the benefits of having good relationships with one’s neighbours?
 What sorts of problems can people have with their neighbours?
 In what ways can neighbours help each other?
 Have you ever asked a neighbour for help?
 What you prefer to have young people as your neighbours, or old people?

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12. Gifts
 Do you like to receive gifts? (Why?/ Why not?)
 What kind of gifts do you like to receive? (Why?)
 What gifts did you receive in your childhood?
 Do you like giving gifts to people? (Why?/ Why not?)
 What gifts did you give to others in your childhood?

13. Hobbies
 Have you got a hobby? If so, what is it?
 Is it an expensive hobby in your country?
 What do teenagers like doing in your country?
 What hobbies are usually expensive in your country?
 What do you like about your hobby?
 How much time do you spend on your hobby?
 Is your hobby a common hobby in your country?
 Are there any new hobbies that you would like to take up?

14. Collection
 Do you like to collect anything?
 How much time do you spend on your collection?
 Would you keep your collection in the future?
 Why do people keep old things?
 What kinds of things do Vietnamese people like to collect?

15. Handwriting
 Do you often write things?
 Do you write everyday?
 What do you usually write?
 Do you like writing to people?
 How often do you send e-mails?
 What are your main reasons for using e-mails?
 Do you like to send e-mails?
 Do you usually write by hand or write using a computer?
 Nowadays, how do most people write things?
 Do you think computers might one day replace handwriting?
 When do children begin to write in your country?

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 How did you learn to write?


 Do you think handwriting is very important (nowadays)?
 How can children today improve (or, practice) their handwriting?
 What impression does a person’s handwriting have on other people?

16. Cooking
 Do you often do any cooking?
 Do you like cooking? (Why?/Why not?)
 What cooking experience have you had?
 Who taught you to cook?
 When you were a child, did you ever help your parents to prepare a meal?
 Do you think children should help their parents prepare meals?

17. Housework
 Do you like doing housework?
 How do you think housework could be made more interesting?
 Do your parents ask you do any housework when you were a child?
 Do you think children should do some housework?
 Which do you think is better for doing housework, a machine or a person?
 In the future, do you think machines will replace humans for doing housework?

18. Shopping
 Do you like (going) shopping?
 Do you like shopping on the Internet?
 When do you usually go shopping?
 Do you spend much when you go shopping?
 What do you usually buy when you go shopping?
 Do you prefer shopping in big stores or small shops?
 Would you like to work in a shopping centre?

19. Sports
 Do you like to watch sports on TV?
 Do you play any sports?
 Do you have a favorite sports star?
 What is the most popular sport in Vietnam?
 What kind of sports would you like to try in the future?

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 Have you ever tried any dangerous sports?

20. Films
 Do you like to watch films?
 Do you prefer foreign films or Vietnamese films?
 How often do you go to a cinema to watch a movie?
 Do Vietnamese people like to go a cinema to watch a film?
 What kinds of movies do you like best?
 What was the first film that you watched?

21. Toys
 Do you like toys?
 Are toys very important to you?
 What sorts of people like toys?
 What sorts of toys did you like when you were a kid? (Why did you like it/them?)
 Did your parents give it to you?
 Do you still have any of your old toys?
 Can you suggest why some people like to keep a childhood toy?
 What kind of toys do children like today?
 If you had a child, what toy would you buy him or her?
 Do you think toys should be passed on to other kids when these toys are no long wanted?

22. Noise
 Are you ever bothered by noise?
 Where can you hear loud noise?
 Do you think there is more noise in people’s lives today than in the past?
 Do you think that cities will become noisy in the future?
 What sounds do you like?
 What sounds do you dislike?
 What sounds remind you of your childhood?

23. Maps
 Do you (ever) use a map?
 When do you use a map?
 Who taught you how to use a map?
 How did you learn to use a map?

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 Do you prefer to use electronic maps or those made of paper?

24. Travelling
 Do you like travelling?
 In which seasons do you prefer to travel?
 Would you say your country welcomes travellers? (or tourists)?
 Would you say your country is a good place for travellers to visit?

25. Television
 How much TV do you usually watch?
 What's your favorite TV program?
 Did you watch much TV when you were a child? How much?
 What (types of) program did you watch when you were a child?
 Do you think television has changed in the past few decades
 Do you think television has changed since you were a child?
 Has TV changed your life in any way?

26. Mobile phone


 How often do you use your mobile phone?
 Can you describe your mobile phone?
 What was your first mobile phone?
 Would you buy a new one in the future?
 How has your mobile phone changed your life?

27. Text messages


 Do you test someone if they don’t answer your phone?
 Is there any chance when texting someone is better than calling them?
 Have you ever had difficulty replying?
 How often do you send text messages?

28. Music
 Do you often (like to) listen to music?
 When do you listen to music?
 How much time do you spend listening to music everyday
 What kinds of music do you like to listen to?
 What's your favorite kind of music?

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 How often do you listen to (that type) of music?


 When did you start listening to this type of music?
 Where do you listen to it?
 How do you feel when you listen to this music?
 Do you like listening to songs?
 Have you ever been to a musical performance?
 Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument
 Is music an important subject at school in Vietnamese?
 Did you often listen to music when you were a child? ( if yes give more details)
 What kinds of music are (most) popular in Vietnam?

29. Reading
 Do you like reading books? Why or Why not?
 What (kinds of) books do you like to read?
 Did you read much when you were a child?
 What (kinds of) books did you like reading when you were a child?
 Do (young) children like reading books?
 For children, what do you think are the benefits of reading?
 What do you think are the benefits of reading to children?

30. News
 Are you very interested in the news?
 Why do you want to know the latest news?
 How important is it to you to get the news everyday?
 What sort of news are you most interested in?
 How do you usually find this news?
 Do you prefer to read newspaper or watch TV to get your news?
 Do you ever get your news from the Internet?
 Do you (often/ever) read newspaper?
 What sections of the newspaper do you usually read?
 Do you think newspapers are important?
 Besides newspapers, what are some other ways people get news?
 How important do you think the news is?
 Which do you think is more important, domestic news or international news?
 Would you say the news affects your life very much?
 Are old people and young people interested in the same kind of news?

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31. Newspapers
 Do you often read newspapers?
 Which do you prefer reading, magazines or newspapers?
 What kinds of (types of) newspapers (or magazines) do you usually read?
 How old were you when you first started to read newspapers?
 Do you think it's important to read newspapers?
 Why do (you think) people read newspapers?
 What different types of newspaper are there in Vietnam?
 Do you care about the news
 Is the news important (to you)?
 What kinds of news do Chinese people read in newspapers?
 Do you prefer to read about domestic (or local) news or international news? Why?
 What are some methods that newspapers use to attract readers?
 What influence do you think newspapers have on society?
 Do you think the internet a good way to get news?

32. Letters and Emails


 Do you write many letters or emails‘?
 Who do you usually write to?
 Do you prefer to write letters by hand to use a computer?
 How often do you write an email or a letter
 Is it hard to think of what to write?
 What kind(s) of letter/email do you think is (are) the hardest to write?
 How often do you feel when you receive a letter or email?
 What sorts of letters or6 emails are the most difficult to reply to?
 What kinds of emails (or letter) do you receive that make you feel excited?
 Which do you prefer, to make a phone call or write an email‘?
 Do you think people will still write letters in the future?
 How do you communicate with others at work? Is it more convenient to communicate face-
to-face?

33. Weekends
 How do you usually spend your weekend?
 In your country, do men and women usually do the same kinds of things on weekends (or, in
their free time)?
 When do you spend time with your family?

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 What do you usually do on weekends?


 What did you do last weekend?
 What do other people in your country (hometown) usually do on weekend?
 What are you going to do next weekend?
 Is there anything new that you would like to do on weekends?
 Do you like working on weekend?
 Do you think employees should have to work on weekends?
 Do you feel that weekends now are more important to you than when you were a child?

34. Color
 What’s your favourite colour?
 Are there any colours you dislike (Why?)
 Are colours important to you?
 Were colours important to you when you were a child?
 When you are buying something, is the colour important to you?
 Do you usually wear clothes in your favourite colour?
 Is colour very important to you when you are buying clothes?
 Do you prefer light or dark (or, bright) colours?
 Are there any colours that have a special meaning in your country?
 What colour would you choose to paint the walls of your room?
 Is there any colour you would not want your walls to be? (Why?)
 Do you think different types of people like different colours?

35. Weather
 What's the weather like today?
 What kind of weather do you like (best)? (Why?)
 What's your favorite weather? Why?
 What do you usually do during your favorite weather (or season)?
 What's the weather (usually) like in your hometown‘?
 Do you like that weather (or, that kind of climate)? (Why?/Why not?)
 How often is the weather good in your hometown?
 What did you do the last time the weather was good?
 Are there any bad points about the weather in your country?
 What is the typical weather in Vietnam like?
 Have there been any changes in the weather over the past few years?
 Does the weather ever affect what you do?

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 How does the weather affect people (or you) if yes so how?
 How do you feel when the weather is cloudy?
 Do you always (often/usually) pay to the weather forecast?
 Can you give any examples of unusual weather?
 Do you like snow? (Why?)
 Would you prefer to live in a place that has just one, warm season that lasts
 the whole year or a place with different seasons?
 Do people (in Vietnam) play the same sports in different seasons of the year?

36. Season
 What’s your favourite season?
 What do people in your country like to do in different seasons?
 What’s the least favourite season in your country?
 What are the differences between different seasons?
 What season is good for travelling in your hometown?

37. Clothes
 What clothes do you usually like to wear?
 Do/ did you wear the same clothes at school and at home?
 Will you change your clothes when you go home today?
 Did you have any special clothes to wear when you were a child?
 Did you like them?

38. Public holidays


 What public holidays do you have in your country?
 Do people in your country celebrate Christmas?
 Do you like public holidays?
 Which public holidays do you like the most?
 What did you do during the last public holiday?
 What do other people in your country usually do on public holidays?
 What would you like to do during the next public holiday?
 Do you think public holidays are important?
 Do you think there should be more public holidays in your country?

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39. Schools
 How old were you when you started school?
 Where did you go to school?
 How did you get to school each day?
 Tell me something about the school. (= Can you describe it?)
 Did you enjoy it? (Why?/Why not?)
 What were some of the most popular activities at primary school?
 Have you ever returned to see your old school again?
 Are you still in contact with any of the friends you had in primary school?
 What subjects did you study in secondary school (=high school)?
 What was your favourite subject in secondary school (=high school)?
 And which subject did you like the least? (Why?)
 Which secondary school subject do you think is most useful for people in adult life?
 What part of your secondary school education did you enjoy most?
 How do you feel about your high school (secondary school)?
 Why did you choose to attend that particular school?
 Which class did you enjoy the most? (Why?)

40. Museums
 Are there many (or, any) museums in your hometown?
 Do you think museums are useful for visitor to your hometown/country?
 Do you often visit a museum?
 Did you go to any museums when you were a child?
 When was the last time you visited a museum?
 Do you think museums are important?
 Do you think it's suitable for museums to sell things to visitors?

41. Parks
 Does your hometown have many parks?
 Do you often visit public parks?
 What do you usually do there?
 Do you like parks?
 What kinds of parks do you like?
 What do you like most about (going to) a park?
 Did you go to parks when you were a child?

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 What did you do there?


 Do you think it’s good to have parks and public gardens in cities (Why?)
 Do you think there should be more of them?
 Do you think you will go to parks more often in the future?

42. History
 Do you like (to learn about) history?
 What historical event do you find most interesting?
 Do you think history is important?
 Do you like to watch programmes on TV about history?
 Do you think you can really learn history from films and TV programmes?
 Do you think the internet is a good place to learn about history?
 Can you name a person from history who you would like to learn more about?
 Why would you like to learn more about him/her?

43. Mathematics
 When did you start learning math?
 Do you like math?
 Who taught you math?
 Who’s your favorite teacher so far?
 ls math difficult for you to learn?
 Do you like to use a calculator?

44. Teacher
 Do you have a favorite teacher?
 Why do you like the teacher?
 How does (did) this teacher help you?
 Do your think you could be a teacher?
 Would you like to be a teacher?

45. Name
 Who gave you your name?
 Does your name have any particular or special meaning?
 Do you like your name?
 In your country, do people feel that their name is very important?
 Would you like to change your name?

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 Is it easy to change your name in your country?


 Who usually names babies in your country?
 Do you have any special tradition about naming children?
 What names are most common in your hometown?

46. Time management


 Are you good at organizing time
 How do you usually organize time?
 Do you think planning is important for time management?
 Why do you think some people pay to learn time management?
 Do you think children should learn to manage time?
 Why do some people find hard to follow their plans‘?
 How would you teach your children time management?
 Do old people and young people manage time in similar way?

47. Sleeping
 How many hour do you sleep every day?
 It is necessary to take a nap every day?
 Do old people sleep a lot? Why?
 How to have a good sleep?
 Do you like to get up early in the morning?
 Can you sleep well if you are in a noisy environment?

48. Concentrating
 What times in your life do you need to concentrate on doing something?
 Does your job require concentrating and attention to detail?
 Is it difficult/easy to concentrate? (Why?)
 What affects you ability to concentrate?
 What type of environment do you need to work peacefully?
 Do you (ever) do anything to help you concentrate?
 Do you think people can do two things at the same time?

49. Happiness
 What do you think of happiness?
 What do you like to do when you are happy?
 What kinds of things make you happy?

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 What kinds of things do Vietnamese people feel happy about?


 Is it easy to be happy for you?

50. Trees
 Do you like trees?
 Are there any important trees in your country?
 Is there a forest near your hometown?
 (Possibly) Would you like to live in a place that has lots of trees?
 Where can one find trees (or forest) in your country?
 Do you think places with trees attract more visitors than places with few trees?
 Did you ever (like to) climb tree when you were a child?
 Have you ever planted a tree?
 Do you think we should plant more trees?
 Do you think trees are important?
 What would you say are the benefits of having trees?
 Do you think we need to protect trees?

51. Visitors to your home


 Do you like visitors coming to your home?
 How often do you have visitors to your home?
 When someone visits you, how do you usually show hospitality?
 What kinds of manners do your expect your home visitors to have?
 Do you bring gift when you visit others?
 Do you like to visit other people?

52. Sky
 Do you like to watch the sky?
 What is the sky like at night in your hometown?
 Do you like to watch stars
 Have you ever taken a course about stars
 Is it important to study stars
 What’s your favourite star?

53. Forgetting about things


 What do you remember to do every day?
 What helps people to remember things?

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BỘ ĐỀ IELTS SPEAKING PART 1

 Why do old people forget about things easily?


 Have you ever forgotten something important?

54. Being alone


 Do you like to be alone?
 What do you like to do when you are alone?
 Do you like to spend time with your friends or just stay at home on your own?
 When was the last time you were being alone?

55. Vegetables and fruits


 What is your favorite vegetable and fruit?
 How often do you eat fruit?
 Are there any special fruit in your hometown?
 Should we eat vegetable every day?

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