My name is Minh Thanh. Today, I would like to introduce myself to all of you. I’m 20
years old. I’m a sophomore at Vinh Long University of Technology Education. I’m
majoring in automotive engineering technology. Talking about my family. There are 4
people in my family. My father, my mother, older sister, younger borther and me. In
my free time, I like reading books, listening to musie and playing games. In the future,
I dream of becoming a good engineer in my major. TEST 1
Part 1: Greeting (1 minute)
Part 2: Social Interaction (2-3 minutes)
Let’s talk about your family
1. Are you living in a big or a small family?
Answer: I living in small family. My family consists of my father , mother, my
older sister, my younger brother and me
2. How much time do you spend with your family?
Answer: you Know, I have to studey everyday. Therefore, when I have free
time or at the weekend, I spend all day with my family
3. Who earns money to support your family?
Answer: My parents earn money to support my family
- In my family, my father earns money for the family. He runs the business of a
furniture store. My mother is a housewife, sometimes my mother also helps Him in the business.
Let’s talk about health
1. What do you often do to stay healthy?
Answer: I often get up early, do moring exerices, have a balanced diet play sports
2. What should you do to avoid being ill?
Answer: To avoid being ill, I get rid of bad habits such as drinking alcohol
much. I sleep enough. I eat more nutrient food like fruit, vegetables,…
= When I'm sick, I usually drink a lot of water, try to eat and sleep
3. Who looks after you when you are sick? My Mom
Answer: My parent looks after when I’m sick
Part 3: Description (4 minutes) Describe your dream house.
The house I dream of is not rich or big, Just enough that my whole family
can live together is fine. There are enough facilities: a dining room, a kitchen, a
bedroom, a bathroom, a laundry room and a living room for the whole family to
spend together, talking all day long. There is space to walk around, have tables
and chairs, clean shelf for me and my brother to study is good enough. I will try
to learn how to grow up to be able to get the house that I dreamed of as a child. 6 phong
Part 4: Solution Discussion (4 minutes)
Situation 1: Your class have a week holiday. Many of your friends would like to
travel together. There places are chosen: Hanoi, Da Lat, Vung Tau. Which place
do you think is the best choice?
I think Vung Tau is the best choice because when we come to Vung Tau we
can swim, eat fresh seafood and go to famous views to take selfies, and most
importantly it's not far. for hanoi, it is far, but for Da Lat, it is cold TEST 2
Part 1: Greeting (1 minute)
Part 2: Social Interaction (2-3 minutes)
Let’s talk about hobby
1. What’s your favorite hobby? Why?
Answer: My favorite hobby are going to coffee shop with my friends, going
shopping, watching movies, listening to music and reading book. Because it help
me relax after work and learn from friends' experiences.
2. Do you prefer relaxing at home or going out in the evening?
Answer: I prefer relaxing at home. As you know, I musk study all day.
Therefor, I should stay at home to recover my health. Aslo, it’s a good chance to
share and look after member in my family.
3. What can we learn from hobbies?
- What I learned from my hobby of going to coffee shop with my friends is
learning about the work experiences from my friends through conversations
with each other such as social communication methods, how to run a business
effectively and how to deal with different situations when there is difficulties at work..
Let’s talk about routine
1.What is your daily routine every day?
- Every day, I usually wake up at 6 a.m. After doing personal hygiene, I have
breakfast at 6:30 a.m. At 7 a.m, I leave the house for work. At noon, I usually
have lunch at 11:30 and take a break until 13:00 p.m to continue working. I
usually come back home at 5:30 pm. In the evening, I usually cook by myself.
After eating, I relax until 9 pm, then I do some work. I usually go to bed at 11pm. That's my daily routine
2.What part of the day do you like most?
Answer: I like the evening most because it is the time for me to relax
- My favorite part of the day is the evening about 6 p.m to 11 p.m every day. In
the evening I can relax after work, chat with my family, study and do personal
things that I can't do in the morning and afternoon because I'm quite busy with my work.
3.How do you organize your time?
I will plan for a week what I will do and on that day I have to complete them.
Part 3: Description (4 minutes) Describe your favorite season
There are four seasons in a year, but I like most is spring. It is time falls
between summer and winter. It last from January to March. In spring weather is
cool and windy and comfortable. It’s a great time for festivals. In the spring,
there is a Tet holiday. Moreover, I prepare everything to welcome a New Year. I
visit my grandparents and go to pagoda. I can eat traditional foods made by my
mother. I enjoy spring a lot because of its cool weather and I can relax my mind
after a busy school year so I very like spring.
Part 4: Solution Discussion (4 minutes)
Situation 2: Your friends are going to have a trip from Can Tho to Nha Trang.
There are three means of transport to get there: by plane, by train, or by car.
Decide which would be the best choice for them.
I would choose to go from Can Tho to Nha Trang by plane. Because firstly,
airfare(‘ei,feơ) is not expensive for Vietjet. Second, the service(‘sơ vị,s) is very good.
Finally I feel safe(seif) for myself and my friends. I don’t choose train and car because
I get train and car sickess (sík nợ ss) TEST 3
Part 1: Greeting (1 minute)
Part 2: Social Interaction (2-3 minutes)
Let’s talk about sports
1.What are some popular sports in your country?
Answer: Some popular sports in my country such as
soccer, volleyball, badminton,.
2.What are some benefits of playing sports?
Answer: Some benefits of playing sports such as
relaxation, good for health, ..
3.How can parents encourage their children to take more exercise?
Answer: Parents can encourage(in’ka,rid3) their children to take exercise by
playing with them, slowing(ơ) the benefits of exercises, making them happy and
funny to participate(pa,tis,ci,bay) in something
Let’s talk about fashion
1. What types of clothes do you like to wear?
Answer: I like to wear comfortable and cool clothes such as shorts and t- shirts
2. Do you think the brand of clothing is important?
Answer: I think I don’t really care about the brand(ae)
of clothing because famous brands coming from fashion
houses are usually too expensive
3. When do people wear formal clothes?
Answer: people wearing formal clothes when going to
weddings, engagements(in’geide3ment). special occasions and festivals
Part 3: Description (4 minutes) Describe your favorite market
My favorite market is Song Phu market. it is located in Song phu
wards(quowd) , tam binh district . it open about 5:00 am to 6:00pm every day.
Although it is a small market, it has many items(‘ait3m) such as meat, fish, fruit,
vegetable,... wholesaler very friendly and Customer can bargain with them. If
you have time, you can go there and experience(ik’spi3,ri,3ns)
Part 4: Solution Discussion (4 minutes)
Situation 3: Most people like shopping especially the young. Three options
are suggested: shopping at the supermarket, at the market or online. Decide
which would be the best choice for people.
For me, I think online shopping will be the best option, because
we can buy products at home and everywhere. We will place
the order and wait for the person to deliver and pay TEST 4
Part 1: Greeting (1 minute)
Part 2: Social Interaction (2-3 minutes)
Let’s talk about family
1. What does your family do together? Answer:
My family often dinner and watch tv together. On
weekends(wi:k’end), we often visit my grandparents.
2. Do you prefer to spend time with your family? Why? (Why not?)
Answer: I prefer to spend time with my family because I love my family
I prefer to spend time with my family. Because I am quite(ai) busy with work.
So after work, I usually spend most of my time with my family. Especially, I
usually spend time going on a picnic or traveling with my family on weekends.
3. What family would you like to have in the future?
Answer: - In the future, I want to have a nuclear family, including my
husband, me and two children. I like my family to have a son and a daughter.
because it's difficult to take good care of children if the family has more than two children.
Let’s talk about hobby
1. What do you do for relaxation?
Answer: - There are many ways to relax such as watching movies, listening
to music, go to shopping and go to coffee shop with my friends. But I often
listening to music. It helps me reduce stress. Songs without ‘lyrics usually chosen by me.
2. What kind of food do you like?
Answer: - There are many different types of food. But my favorite foods are
spicy(‘spaisi) foods such as spicy noodles, hot pot, tokbokki and spicy fried
chicken. When I eat spicy food, I usually feel very yummy. 3. What sports do you play?
Answer: - I can play many kinds of sports such as running, volleyball,
badminton and swimming. But I prefer to swimming. That helps me have a good health.
Part 3: Description (4 minutes)
Describe your favorite restaurant
My favorite restaurant(restr,ant) is Thien Tan restaurant.It is located in
Pham Thai Buong Street, Ward 4, Vinh Long city. It is open every day from 7
am to 10 pm. It has many dishes(dit) such as pancakes, chicken,seafood hot pot
and so on. I often go to Thien Tan with my family on holidays. The waiters and
waitresses(‘waitr3) are friendly and caring. Besides, they serve(s3:v) the foods
quickly. I love this restaurant because the dishes are delicious(di’lison) and the
prices are reasonable(rí son nơ bô). I hope the restaurant has more tasty(‘teisti) dishes in the future.
Part 4: Solution Discussion (4 minutes)
Situation 4: You and your family are going to go have a day off after a busy
week. Which of the following you would like to choose: home-cooked food,
takeaway food or eating
I think I would like to choose home-cooker food because my family will be talk
and eat together after a busy week. TEST 5
Part 1: Greeting (1 minute)
Part 2: Social Interaction (2-3 minutes)
Let’s talk about routine
1. For you, what’s the best time of the day for studying?
Answer: - For me, the best time of the day for studying is the evening.
Because the morning and the afternoon I am quite busy with work. In the
evening, I have a lot of time to study.
2. What’s usually your busiest time of the day: morning, noon or evenings? Why?
Answer: - My busiest time of the day is in the morning. Because in the
morning, I usually cook my own breakfast at home, sometimes I also
prepare(pri’pe3r) lunch to bring to work. My work is busier in the morning than in the afternoon and evening.
3. If you could make one change to your daily routine, what would it be?
Answer: if I could make one change to my dialy routine, I would have more
time at the weekend to have more time at the weekend with my family. We would go picnics
Let’s talk about sports
1. How often do you do some physical exercise?
Answer: I usually spend about 1 hour every afternoon every day to jog and exercise(‘es3sai)
2. What sport (or exercise) can people do at home?
Answer; There are many kind of sport for people to do at home such as jogging, doing gym,..
3. In the future, what sports would you like to play?
Answer: .=in the future I want to play swim because it is my passion and I can meet more friends
Part 3: Description (4 minutes) Describe your favorite TV show
“ Who wants to be a millionaire?” is my favorite TV show. It is on VTV 3
on Tuesday nights at 8 pm. Currently(‘kshow. The rules are quite simple. The con’testants have to answer(án sờ) quickly
and accurately(á kiu3li) the question offered(ó,f3) in the show. Who can answer
the question correctly with the fastest time will appear in hot seat and try to
answer as many questions as possible. If the player can answer 15
multiple(mấu,ti,ple) choice questions correctly(k3’rely), he or she will get the
prize of VND150 million(van hấn rợt phí ty million vn mi đồng). I like the show
because I can widen(‘waidn) my knowledge(náu,lid3) in many fields(fi:ld).
Part 4: Solution Discussion (4 minutes)
Situation 5: You are in a group discussion and talking about what season is
good for travelling. Spring, Summer, or Autumn are suggested for the trip.
Which season do you think is the best choice?
I think spring is the best choice to travel because the weather is nice and some
festival such as Tet holiday, bà đen mountain festival, ... TEST 6
Part 1: Greeting (1 minute)
Part 2: Social Interaction (2-3 minutes)
Let’s talk about fashion
1. What kinds of clothes are popular in Vietnam?
Answer: Answer: clother are popular in VN are “ ao dai”, jean, shirts
jeans, pants, pyjamas, dress, T-shirt,…
2. What’s your favorite clothes color? Why?
Answer: my favorite clothes color is black and white because it's easy to match
3. When do you wear traditional Vietnamese clothes? Answer: Tet holiday
I usually wear Vietnamese traditional clothes when on New Year's Day.
Let’s talk about health
1. Is it important to you to eat healthy food? Why?
Answer: For me, eating healthy food is very important. Because it's good for health
2. If you catch a cold, what do you do to help you feel better?
Answer: When I have a cold, I usually eat a lot of hot and spicy food, it makes
me feel better and I can drink a lot of water
3. What might happen if people don’t have a balanced diet?
Answer: if people don't have a balanced diet then people can get stomach disease
Answer: Well , I think they can end up being sick or falling ill if they don't take care of their bodies .
Part 3: Description (4 min
Describe the city where you utes) are living
I am living in Vinh Long city. It is located in the Mekong Delta Region.
It has some interesting places such as truong an tourist area, Truong Huy tourist
area., An Binh isle. Besides, Vinh Long is famous for many kinds of fruits such
as Nam Roi pomelos, and oranges. It is famous for many delicious dishes such
as pancakes, rice cakes, grilled fish chicken, and sour soup. Moreover, the local
people are friendly and simple. I love my city so much because it is the place
where I have many beautiful memories.
Part 4: Solution Discussion (4 minutes)
Situation 6: Nowadays young people have many ways to entertain. They
often spend time watching TV, going to the cinema or surfing the internet.
Which activity do you think is their best choice?
I think go to the cinema is the the best choice. Going to a movie theater is a
great way to get a big group of friends or an entire family together.
I think young people nowadays prefer to surf the internet because on the internet
there are many things that they need in life, work, study. and they can find it instantly TEST 7
Part 1: Greeting (1 minute)
Part 2: Social Interaction (2-3 minutes)
Let’s talk about family
1. How much time do you spend with your family?
Answer: - I am quite busy with my work. So after work, I usually spend most
of my time with my family. Especially, I usually spend time going on a picnic or
traveling with my family on weekends.
2. Who earn money to support your family?
Answer: My parents earn money to support my family
3. What family would you like to have in the future?
Answer: - In the future, I want to have a nuclear family, including my
husband, me and two children. I like my family to have a son and a daughter.
because it's difficult to take good care of children if the family has more than two children.
Let’s talk about routine
1.What part of the day do you like most?
- My favorite part of the day is the evening about 6 p.m to 11 p.m every day. In
the evening I can relax after work, chat with my family, study and do personal
things that I can't do in the morning and afternoon because I'm quite busy with my work.
2.How do you organize your time?
Answer: I do try to be in control of my life by setting goals and making plans.
However, I don’t always stick to them and I do procrastinate sometimes.
3.What’s usually your busiest time of the day: morning, noon or evenings? Why?
Answer: The busiest time of my day is in the morning because I go to school
Part 3: Description (4 minutes)
Describe the person you admire most
The person that i admire most is my father. He is a very hard-working
person. He gets up pretty early, at about 5 and 5:30 every morning. He often has
quick breakfast and then goes to the fields. He normally works from 8 to12
hours a day. You know, farming for a living is hard work, especially during
summer time, when the temperature can go up to nearly 40 degrees which is
extremely hot. Working outdoors in this condition is a nightmare. Although my
dad has to work super hard to support the family, I’ve never heard him complain
about hard work or things like that. My dad is a very dedicated husband and
father. Although he has to work super hard during the day, he always makes
time for my mother and me.I’ve learned a great deal from my dad, I understand
the value of hard work. My dad is always a good role model for me. final, i want
speak i very love and admire my daddy
Part 4: Solution Discussion (4 minutes)
Situation 7: Among watching a sports program, news and a gameshow on
TV, which one is your best choice?
I think gameshow on TV is my best choice because it's interesting and help me
relax. I usually watch some gameshow such as Lightning Quiz
vietnam, 7 nu cuoi xuan, rap viet,. TEST 8
Part 1: Greeting (1 minute)
Part 2: Social Interaction (2-3 minutes)
Let’s talk about hobby
1.What’s your favorite hobby? Why?
Answer: My favorite hobby are going to coffee shop with my friends, going
shopping, watching movies, listening to music and reading novels. Because it
help me relax after work and learn from friends' experiences.
2.Do you prefer relaxing at home or going out in the evening?
Answer: I prefer relaxing at home. As you know, I musk study all day.
Therefor, I should stay at home to recover my health. Aslo, it’s a good chance to
share and look after member in my family.
3.what kind of food do you like?
- There are many different types of food. But my favorite foods are spicy foods
such as spicy noodles, hot pot, tokbokki and spicy fried chicken. When I eat
spicy food, I usually feel very yummy.
Let’s talk about fashion
1.What types of clothes do you like to wear?
I like to wear comfortable and cool clothes such as shorts and t-shirts
2.Do you think the brand of clothing is important?
Answer: I think I don’t really care about the brand of
clothing because famous brands coming from fashion
houses are usually too expensive
3.What’s your favorite clothes color? Why?
Answer: my favorite clothes color is black and white because it's easy to match
Part 3: Description (4 minutes) Describe your personality
I am not short-tempered and I try to remain calm no matter how
severe the situation is and I find it a helpful characteristic.To me, this
is a very important characteristic. This quality has saved me from
making many mistakes and saved me from lamenting later on. Being
able to remain calm in an adverse situation helps me taking the right
decision and that’s something which I find very helpful in my
personal and professional life.
Part 4: Solution Discussion (4 minutes)
Situation 8: You have three types of houses to choose for your dream house:
a villa, an apartment and your own house. Which one is your best choice?
I think private house and it's in the countryside is my best
choice, because I like a peaceful place. The countryside is a
place to live, neighbors help and care for each other.The air is
fresh and healthy when living in the countryside. TEST 9
Part 1: Greeting (1 minute)
Part 2: Social Interaction (2-3 minutes)
Let’s talk about sports
1. What are some popular sports in your country?
Answer: Some popular sports in my country such as
soccer, volleyball, badminton,..
2. What are some benefits of playing sports?
Answer: Playing sports brings many benefits such as improving health,
relaxation, comfort when working
3.What sport (or exercise) can people do at home?
Answer: Everyone can play badminton at home
There are many kind of sport for people to do at home such as jogging, doing gym,..
Let’s talk about health
1. What do you often do to stay healthy?
Answer: =I usually exercise, eat a lot of fruits and vegetables to keep my health
2. If you catch a cold, what do you do to help you feel better?
Answer: When I have a cold, I usually eat a lot of hot and spicy
food, it makes me feel better and I can drink a lot of water
3. What might happen if people don’t have a balanced diet?
Answer: if people don't have a balanced diet then people can get stomach disease
Answer: Well , I think they can end up being sick or falling ill if they don't take care of their bodies .
Part 3: Description (4 minutes)
Describe an interesting trip you have had
An interesting trip I have done is joining a volunteer group at my
universtiy. The group has a lot of interesting activities. One of them is visiting
the Social Support Center in Vinh Long City. This is the place for orphans and
the elderly. To make preparations, we donated some money to buy milk and
candies. When we came there, we met the elderly and asked for their health. We
also met children and played some games with them. They looked happy to
enjoy the games. Besides, we gave gifts to the children. This activity is
meaningful because it can help people in need.
Part 4: Solution Discussion (4 minutes)
Situation 9: Intelligence, hard work and passion are a few of the most
influential personality traits that successful people have. Which personality
trait do you think is the most important for a successful person?
I think hard work is the most important for a successful person because a person
who is smart but lazy will not be able to do anything and
Vietnamese people have a saying"hard work compensates for
intelligence" so I think hard work is the most important TEST 10
Part 1: Greeting (1 minute)
Part 2: Social Interaction (2-3 minutes)
Let’s talk about routine
1. What is your daily routine every day?
- Every day, I usually wake up at 6 a.m. After doing personal hygiene,
I have breakfast at 6:30 a.m. At 7 a.m, I leave the house for work. At
noon, I usually have lunch at 11:30 and take a break until 13:00 p.m to
continue working. I usually come back home at 5:30 pm. In the
evening, I usually cook by myself. After eating, I relax until 9 pm, then
I do some work. I usually go to bed at 11pm. That's my daily routine
2. How do you organize your time?
Answer: I do try to be in control of my life by setting
goals and making plans. However, I don’t always stick to
them and I do procrastinate sometimes.
= I will plan for a week what I will do and on that day I have to complete them.
3. If you could make one change to your daily routine, what would it be?
Answer: I think I don't need to change my daily routine
because it's working so well for me
Answer: if I could make one change to my dialy routine, I would have more
time at the weekend to have more time at the weekend with my family. We would go picnics
Let’s talk about fashion
1. Do you think the brand of clothing is important?
Answer: I think I don’t really care about the brand of
clothing because famous brands coming from fashion
houses are usually too expensive
2. When do people wear formal clothes?
Answer: people wearing formal clothes when going
to weddings, engagements. special occasions and festivals
3. What kinds of clothes are popular in Vietnam?
Answer: clother are popular in VN are “ ao dai”, jean, shirts
jeans, pants, pyjamas, dress, T-shirt,…
Part 3: Description (4 minutes) Describe your fashion trend
Like most young people, I was a the faithful to fashion and I’d always
have to buy must- have T-shirt or pairs of shoes which were fashionable or
trendy. I’m not so bothered now though t still want to be on trend. I wouldn’t
feel comfortable when wearing something old fashioned, but I don’t take pride
in my appearance as much as I used to be.
Part 4: Solution Discussion (4 minutes)
Situation 10: Air, water and noise pollution are the environmental issues in
big cities nowadays. Which one may affect people most?
I think air pollution affects people the most, because Air
pollution causing diseases including stroke, heart disease, lung
cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and respiratory
infections. Air pollution continues to rise at an alarming rate,
and affects economies and people’s quality of life