VSTEP SPEAKING

PART 1: Social Interaction

1. Tell me about your hometown – I’m from Hai phong. It’s about 100 kilometers from Hanoi. It is famous for
Doson Beach
2. Tell me about your family – There are 4 people in my family; my husband, my children and me. My husband is a
teacher. He is 30 years old. My children, a boy and a girl, are 8 and 4
3. Tell me about your job – I’m a nurse. I work for a hospital in Hai Phong. I look after patients. I like my job
because I can help sick people
4. What do you often do in your free time? _ I read books, listen to music and go shopping

TRAVELLING (Test 1)
5. Have you travelled outside your country? – Yes. I went to Thailand last year. (go)
6. Which country do you like to visit? – I like Thailand because it’s beautiful
7. How do you often travel? - By train. It’s cheap (by plane. It’s fast)
8. Who do you prefer to go with? – with my family. I have more fun

JOB (Test 2)
9. What do you do?/ What’s your job? – I am a teacher of Physics. I teach at a high school in Hanoi
10. Is it a well-paid job? / Do you earn much from your job? – No. But I like it
11. Do you choose a job because of high salary or other things? – I choose the job that I like
12. Tell me about your job
13. Which newspaper do you read? – I read Dantri online. It’s informative

14. Do you have a pet? If yes, why – Yes. I have two cats. They are lovely
15. Do you have a pet? If no, why? – No, they are noisy and smelly
16. Who do you love most in your family? – I love my children most. They are my everything (I love my mother. She
always look after me)
17. Do you live in a home villa? – No. I have a small house
18. How long have you lived in your house? – For 10 years
19. Have you ever moved your house? – Yes. When I bought the new house
20. Do you think you will move your house in the future? – Maybe. If I have money, I will buy a bigger one

21. Do you play sports? – Yes. I play tennis

22. How often do you play? – Once a week
23. Who do you often play with? – With my friends
24. Where do you often play? – At my company (At my school)
25. Why do you play sports? – Because it’s fun and good for my health

26. Do you often have dinner at home? Yes. I often have dinner with my family
27. What do you often eat for dinner? _ We often eat rice, meat, fish, chicken
28. Do you often go to the cinema? – Yes. Once a week
29. What was the name of the film you saw last week? - Superman
30. Do you live a rent house or your own house? – My own house
31. Who do you live with? –with my family: my husband and my children (my parents and my sister)
32. What do people often do on national holiday? – They often come home or go on holiday
33. What should we do to have a good sleep? – We shouldn’t drink tea or coffee at night
34. What season do you like best? Why? – I like spring because it is so beautiful. We can see flowers everywhere
35. What kind of weather do you like best? – I like cool weather. It is pleasant
PART 2 + 3

1. Describe a popular holiday destination in your country.

- I will tell you about Dalat

- It is a popular city in Lam Dong Province
- It’s very beautiful, peaceful and romantic
- Here we can - watch many kinds of flowers
- visit Love Valley, Xuan Huong Lake, Dalat Market
- or take part in many outdoor activities: such as hiking, riding bicycles, or taking photos
- The weather in Datlat is nice and pleasant
- Every year millions of people come here on holidays

2. Describe a famous place in the world

- I will tell you about Paris
- It’s a popular city in France
- It’s beautiful, peaceful and romantic
- Here we can + watch many kinds of flowers
+ visit Eiffel Tower
+ or take part in many outdoor activities: such as hiking, riding bicycles, or taking photos
- The weather in Datlat is nice and pleasant
- Every year millions of people come here on holidays

3. Describe a famous building. (What, where, what special?)

- I will tell you about Eiffel
- It is a popular tower in France.
- It is very high and famous. It is about 300 meter high
- Here we can see the whole Paris. It’s amazing
- Every year, millions of people come here on holidays

4. Describe your favourite TV program.

- I will tell you about “Road to Olympia?”
- It’s a popular game show for high school students
- It’s very interesting and useful
- Here we can relax and learn a lot of things in life

5. What do you do in your free time? (what activity, how long? Kind? Feel?)

- I will tell you about badminton

- It’s a popular sport in Vietnam
- It’s very useful.
- I can relax and improve my health
- I play badminton with my friends every day in the morning

(Do you think free time is necessary/important for everyone?)

- Free time is very important because it helps people relax and reduce stress

6. Describe a popular means of transport in your city

- Motorbike is a very popular means of transport in Vietnam which Each family may have one in their house.
- It is very usefull convenient. A motorbike is very compact so we can take it almost everywhere in the
country, for a short and long distance.
- The cost of a motorbike is also cheaper than a car so it is suitable for the cost of living in Việt Nam.
7. Describe one of your friends
- I will tell you about my best friend. Her name is Nga. She is 25 years old. She is a doctor.
- She is a beautiful girl with long hair and black eyes.
- She is very humorous and kind
- She often helps me and shares a lot of things in life with me
- I like her.

8. Describe someone who has strong influence on you

- I will tell you about my mother. She is 60 years old.
- She is a farmer
- But she is very important to me
- She taught me how to speak, how to walk, how to behave and how to enjoy life
- She takes care of us with all her love
- I love her
9. One of your foreign friend want to get to know about a festival in Vietnam. Tell him/her one festival in
Vietnam.

- I will tell you about Tet.

- the big festival in vietnam
- It is very important All Vietnamese people to come home on Tet (everyone near or far try to stick together).
Preparing for Tet ,People not only do many wonderfun things such as sticky rice cake, spring rolls, jellied
meats,… but also clean and decorate the house with blossom trees and lights. In Lunar newyear, children
was bought new clothes and given luckymoneys. People spend time to see their family, relative, neighbor
and friends. They also go to temples, pagodas to pray for a lucky year.
- Tet is such a meaningful occasion because people can share happy moments together. I think you should go
to to VN on TeT holiday, it will be an amazing experience.

10. Describe a party you have attended (whose party? Where and people at the party? What you did? What
special?)
- I will tell you about the party last year
- It was a birthday party of my best friend. She was 40
- It was very big with about 60 people
- We sang and danced until midnight. (sing, dance)
- I was so happy

11. Describe an accident you have ever seen

- I will tell you about the accident last year
- It was a car accident.
- It was terrible
- I saw a boy running on the street
- Suddenly a car hit him. He died
- I was shocked
12. Describe your favourite subject at school
- For me, Choosing a favourite subject out of wonderful subjects at school is such a huge problem but if I
have to choose, my favourite subject at school must be English. English is the most popular language in
the world, we use it like our second language so learning it is very useful. If you have a English certificate,
you can get good jobs and talk to people all over the world. Everyone often think learning E is hard, it’s
true but if you love EngLish like me, it’ll become a happiness. I learn E about 2 hours a day, not only in the
class but also at home. That why I uasually get good marks on it.
13. Your friend is looking for someplace to learn English. Should he learn at a Vietnamese centre or foreign centre?
- I think foreign centre is the best choice. Because
- It is a popular place for students
- It is very good
- Here we can learn with native speakers whose English is the best

14. A school classmate organize a get together party for old friends. She is not sure about location, time and how
to contact friends. Give her advice
- I think restaurant is the best choice
- It is a popular place for people
- It is clean and beautiful
- Here we can enjoy the best food and drink
- The best time is Sunday when we are free
- We can call or send them messages

15. Your friend is going to have a holiday. Should she/he go to the beach or mountain? Why?
- I think beach is the best choice, because
- It’s a popular place for people in summer
- It’s very beautiful
- Here we can + go sightseeing
+ swim in the sea
+ eat seafood

16. What do you use to communicate with your friends: Zalo, Facebook or cell-phone? What are the advantages
and disadvantages (of Facebook?)

- I think Facebook is the best choice

- It’s a popular social network in the world
- It is very useful
- I can contact, relax and share information
- However, today people spend too much time on Facebook.

17. One of your friend is going to buy a smart phone. But she doesn’t have enough money. She wants to borrow
you, would you lend her? Why?
- I think lending is the best choice.
- Because money is important but friendship is more important
- I think I should help and share with her

18. If you have enough money to buy a car and a motorbike? Which would you choose and why?
- I think motorbike is the best choice
- It is a popular means in Vietnam
- It is very convenient
- We can ride a motorbike for short and long distance

19. - If you have $500, what phone would you buy?

- I think Iphone is the best choice
- It is a popular brand in the world
- It is very good
- We can take good photos and do many things with it
20. One of your friend is sick. What advice can you give to help her/him become stronger?

- I think he should + see the doctor

+ eat healthy food
+ not to work hard, just relax

21. Some people think that the children must have university education. Others think that young people should
be free to choose their future career? What is your opinion?
- I agree with the second idea.
- Because some jobs such as singers, actors don’t need university education
- And university education is expensive. Some people don’t have enough money to learn

22. Describe a typical day of a Vietnamese family

- In the morning, people get up, have breakfast and go to work or school
- At midday, children have lunch at school and parents have lunch at work
- In the evening, people come home and have dinner together.
- At the weekend, people can go somewhere to relax