1. What types of building are there in your city?

Well, when it comes to my city, Ho Chi Minh city, the first thing that comes to
people’s mind will be a developing metropolis with a mixture of the historical and
modern buildings. The historical buildings consist of many temples, pagodas, and
monuments, … meanwhile the modern ones include many high-rise apartments,
commercial complexes and office blocks, …

2. Are historical buildings important?

Yes, absolutely. Actually, historical buildings are of greate importance to every

city, region and even country. They are witnesses of the past and it’s very crucial
and practical that we preserve them to pass on knowledge to the next generations.

2. Do you prefer old or new building?

Normally, I prefer contemporary buildings mainly because I am partial towards

modernly delicate structure, especially many state-of-the-art high rises. Yet, old
buildings make me feel so nostalgic wherever I pay them visits that modern
building couldn’t.

4. Would you like to live in an old building?

Though an olden building is likely to be an intriguing experience, I don’t think it’s

a good choice to dwell. They have often been built for ages, which is unaffordable
and secure for a modern life with many creature comforts around.

IELTS Speaking part 3

1. What is the most important for a public building: design, location, or

facilities?

Well, everything has its price so they are all important. However, in my
opinion, the design and facilities should be paid more attention than the other.
When it comes to design, it’s the appearance, the architectural or aesthetic
style that should be discussed because it’s the first thing people notice of a
building. In other words, it’s important to be eye-catching to make people have a
good impression. Then, the facilities inside also play a key role. If there are a lot
of entertaining or artsy space in the building, people would be drawn to be there
even though the location is inconvenient.

Vocabulary highlights

 everything has its price so they are all important (idioms): mọi thứ đều có
giá trị của nó
 the architectural or aesthetic style: phong cách kiến trúc hoặc phong cách
nghệ thuật
 play a key role: đóng vai trò quan trọng
 entertaining or artsy space: không gian giải trí hoặc không gian mang tính
nghệ thuật

2. Do you think the appearance of a building is important?

Absolutely. No one likes an eyesore. It is like something really ugly and big at the
same time that you have to always notice it from afar. The appearance of a
building is considered to be as important as a good impression of a person. For
example, when a tenant enters a building what are the things that they see? It must
be the architectural or aesthetic style. Therefore, in a highly competitive market
place, the appearance of a property can not only go a long way to attracting new
clients, but also can help retain clients and maximize asset value. In fact, it may
become something iconic of the town or a city if it is well-designed.

Vocabulary highlights

 Tenant: người thuê nhà

 highly competitive market place: thị trường cạnh tranh cao
 property (n) = building
 asset value: giá trị tài sản
 retain (v) = hold