CẤU TRÚC ĐỀ THI KỸ NĂNG HỘI THOẠI

Yêu cầu: Thí sinh bốc thăm chủ điểm và có thời gian để chuẩn bị cho phần thi của
mình.
Part I: Introduction
Introduce about yourself.
Part II: Situation
You are at the railway station. You want to ask for the departure time of the train
from Hanoi to Haiphong. Make questions.
Part III: Topic
Talk about you hometown/home village.
You should say:
+ Where your hometown/home village is.
+ Famous tourist attraction(s) in your hometown/home village.
+ Whether you like to live in your hometown/home village or not.
Part IV: Discussion
Answer examiner’s questions about the given topic.

1.1. Một số câu hỏi luyện tập cho Phần 1 của đề thi hội thoại
PART 1 INTERVIEW
Examiners will ask the candidate some questions
Suggested questions and answers:
1. What’s your name?
My name is…
2. Can you spell your name?
It’s …
3. Where are you from?
I’m from Quang Ninh, which is a province in the north west of Vietnam.
4. What’s your phone number?
It’s …
5. Where were you born?
I was born in Australia because my parents used to work there. Then we moved back
to Vietnam in 2009.
6. How many brothers and sisters do you have?
I have an elder brother.
7. What kind of music do you like?
I love pop. It’s very lively, suits me at my age. It also has a good rhythm and
simple to understand.
8. What do you like to do in your free time?
I do quite a lot of sports actually. I play football mostly, on Wednesday nights and
Sunday afternoon with a local team. I also play tennis when I can but I don’t really
get the time to do them as well every week.
9. What sports do you enjoy playing?
To be honest I don’t play sports. I just played some volleyball when I was in high
school.
10. What are your hobbies?
Just cooking. Although I am so busy with my work and my baby, I try to cook at least
one meal a day.
11. How many hours a day do you work?
8 hours at work like others. Besides, I also have my own English class in the evening.
So it’s around 10 to 11 hours totally.
12. Do you live in a house or a flat?
I live with my parents in our family home. It's a small house in the suburbs of Hanoi.
13. How many languages can you speak?
I can speak three languages: Chinese, English and Vietnamese.
14. Why are you learning English?
Because I love it. It started when I was at grade 5, my parents took me to an English
class. Since then, I found out that I have huge passion for English.
15. What do you enjoy doing in your free time?.
Reading, I love reading. I like reading fiction, mainly thrillers.

1.2. Các tình huống luyện tập cho phần 2 của đề thi hội thoại
- You are at the railway station. You want to ask for the departure time of the train
from Hanoi to Haiphong. Make questions.
- You are at the supermarket. You want to ask for the price of a T-shirt. Make
questions.
- You want to ask for the way to the police station. Make questions.
- You are at the airport. You want to ask for the arrival time of the flight from Ho
Chi Minh City. Make questions.
- You are on the phone. You want to talk to the manager of a company. How do you
say to the receptionist?
- You are at the restaurant. You want to have some bread and steak for dinner. Make
orders to the waiter/waitress.
- You are at the stadium. You want to ask for the time of a football match. Make
questions.
- You are at the school. You want to ask for time of the English lessons. Make
questions.
- You want to ask one of your friends to go to the cinema with you this weekend.
How do say to him/her?
- You are at the bookshop. You want to ask for the price of an English-Vietnamese
dictionary. Make questions to the assistant.
1.3. Các chủ điểm nói luyện tập cho phần 3 của đề thi hội thoại
- Chủ điểm 1: Talk about your day at school.
You should say:
+ What time it starts.
+ What you do during the day.
+ Why you often do after class.
Suggested answer: I usually get up at 6.00 a.m and then get a shower. I often prepare
breakfast for my family. We like eating noodles or sticky rice. Later, I am
responsible for taking my children to school. It takes me 30 minutes to go to work
because of the traffic jam. We start work at 8 o’clock and continue until 11:30. I
spend one hour on having lunch at the cafeteria of my office. I do my work until
5.00 p.m and then go to pick up my children at school. My children and I often go
to the park to play some games for relaxation. We had dinner at 7 o’clock. My family
love watching movie together for a while. Then, it’s bedtime. We must get rest to
prepare for the coming day.

- Chủ điểm 2: Talk about your last summer holiday.

You should say:
+ Where you went.
+ What you did there.
+ Whether you enjoyed it or not.
Suggested answer: Last year, I spent my holiday by Vung Tau seaside with my
family. In the early morning from HCM city, we got there by bus. On the way to
Vung Tau resort, we met a lot of our friends, who also went there to escape from the
terrible heat of a crowded city. Although the beach was crammed with people, we
still felt more relaxed by the fresh morning air coming in from the open sea. On the
beach children were running here and there, gathering choice pebbles, shells and
seaweeds. Others were busy digging sand to catch little crabs. Groups of holiday-
makers were sitting under large beach umbrellas, eating crabs and clams while others
in their bathing-costumes were sunbathing on the beach or swimming in the sea.
How delighted we were when we dived down into the fresh cool water and took a
long leisurely swim. The splash of waves against the rocks, the merry shouting and
laughter of holiday-makers created the liveliest scenery we have ever seen.

- Chủ điểm 3: Talk about your family.

You should say:
+ How many members there are in your family.
+ Who they are.
+ Where your family is living now.
Suggested answer: I am a policeman at Hanoi Police Station. I am married and had
two children. My wife is 33 years old. She works as a teacher of English at the
People’s Security Academy. She is tall and pretty. She is always gentle and sociable
with everybody. She cooks very well and often spends a lot of time on cooking. I
have a son and a daughter. My son is 6 years old. He studies at Thanh Cong Primary
school. He is very active and clever. He loves playing football and volleyball. My
daughter is only three years old. She is very dynamic and cute. She love singing and
dancing. I love my family very much. It is the place that I feel warm and safe.

- Chủ điểm 4: Talk about a place you would like to go in your free time.
You should say:
+ Where it is.
+ What you often do there.
+ Why you like to go there in your free time.
Suggested answer: The most interesting place that I would like to visit is Ho Chi
Minh city. It is a young dynamic city of Vietnam. Coming to HCM city, tourists will
feel a bustling air, exciting modern life. However, HCM city has preserved and
remained its previous cultural tradition inside it. The streets are often crowded and
people are always rushing as if they would be late for some appointment with
someone. High buildings, luxurious hotels, fashion shops, souvenirs stores, etc are
places taking much time of travelers. Ben Thanh market is considered a highlight
that tourists had not better miss. The market is one of some HCM attractions full
collection of all goods and products from every part of Vietnam. Despite of the noisy
bustling urban of the modern life, HCM city keeps for its own romantic sights of
streets with shades of trees such as Tu Xuong, Truong Dinh, Le Duan…, all of which
gently offer natural air for visitors to take a stroll sightseeing

- Chủ điểm 5: Talk about your favourite season in a year.

You should say:
+ Which season it is.
+ What the weather is like in the season.
+ Why you like it.
Suggested answer: I love all the seasons but I think my favourite is Spring. In
Vietnam, Spring lasts from January to April. In early Spring, our weather can be
anything from freezing cold to warm and sunny, but later in the season it
gets consistently warmer. I love Spring because everything is growing, fresh and
new. One of the best things about Spring is that the plants and trees come to life
again, especially in the countryside. On the trees, we can see new leaves growing.
Fruit trees, such as cherry and apple trees, develop beautiful pink and white
blossoms, and colourful flowers such as daffodils and crocuses bloom in parks and
gardens. The sounds of spring are wonderful too, when birds start singing more as
they look for a mate and then start building their nests. Moreover, it is time for
people to have a great time on traditional Tet holiday. Finally, it is not just the
countryside that comes to life again in Spring. In towns and cities, cafes, pubs and
restaurants start putting their tables outside again, and people sit in the sun drinking
and eating. The parks are full of people walking, cycling and playing sport. It’s a
fantastic season!

- Chủ điểm 6: Talk about your favourite teacher.

You should say:
+ Who he/she is.
+ How he/she looks like.
+ Why you like him/her.
Suggested answer: My favourite teacher was Mrs. Hoa who had taught me English
for 2 years. She studied in America and then came back to Vietnam to be an English
teacher. She had sparkle eyes and dark hair. She‘s just a bit taller than I was. She
always smiled to us as we saw each other in the hallway at school. She seemed very
strict when the first I met her. However, we had a lot of fun from the jokes in English
during her classes. She had skills at teaching, sense of humour, friendly, patient and
easy going. She’s very patient and enthusiastic to teach us whenever we had
questions in her classes. Moreover, she would stay at school after school finished for
hours to solve the problems that we had in her class. She encouraged us to do
voluntary work after school or at weekends. She led a group of students to do lots
different kinds of services for charity such as cleaning houses for seniors who lived
by themselves; leading blind people to walk in the street regularly and planting
bushes for the protesting environment organization. She’s a very helpful person.

- Chủ điểm 7: Talk about your best friend.

You should say:
+ Who he/she is.
+ How he/she looks like.
 + Why he/she is your best friend.
Suggested answer: To me, one of my best friends is Nam. Nam is only over
eighteen but he is well developed; so he is thought to be twenty or more. He has
black hair, a broad forehead, a straight nose and bright eyes. He is very good-
looking. He has a kind heart and is easy to get on with everybody. We have been
friends for a very long time. The deeper our mutual understanding becomes the more
we feel closely attached to each other. Nam and I are keen on learning. We are the
best pupils in our class. He is good at every subject, but he never shows pride in his
abilities and always tries to learn harder. I like Nam very much because of
his honesty and straight forwardness. He is always ready to help his weak friends in
their study; as a result, lots of friends, thanks to his whole-hearted help, have become
good ones.

- Chủ điểm 8: Talk about one of your house/flat.

You should say:
+ Where it is.
+ What it looks like.
+ Whether you like to live in it or not.
Suggested answer: I live in a house in the center of Hanoi. It is near my office and
the marker. The house is big enough for my family to live in. There are 7 rooms in
my house: 3 bedrooms, a living room, a dining room, a library and one room for my
children to play in. All the rooms in my house are well-equipped with Westernized
home decoration. In the front yard there has a medium swimming pool. There is a
garden full of flowers and trees in the back yard. This is the place where my family
can relax after a hard-working day or organize barbecues at weekends. We plant a
lot of fruit trees so that we can have many fruits to eat. This ideal house is the
motivation for me to work harder and harder.

- Chủ điểm 9: Talk about one of your hobbies.

 You should say:
+ What it is.
+ Where and when you do it.
+ Why you like doing this.
Suggested answer: In my free time, I like doing many things. There are a lot of
English football matches at the weekends, so I like watching football on T.V at that
time. In the afternoon, I love playing football with my colleagues. We often organize
football matches with other offices. When I am free, I enjoy reading books,
especially romantic and detective books. Every Saturday, I go swimming at Ba Dinh
swimming pool with my children. We have a lot of fun together. After that, my
family and I often go to the restaurant or to cinema. We are fond of horrible films,
action films and cartoons. That is the happiest time in the whole hard-working week.

- Chủ điểm 10: Talk about you hometown/home village.

You should say:
+ Where your hometown/home village is.
+ Famous tourist attraction(s) in your hometown/home village.
+ Whether you like to live in your hometown/home village or not.
Suggested answer: My hometown is the capital of Hanoi which is famous for
beautiful sceneries and historical places. Hanoi is the center of culture, politics and
economy in Vietnam. Nowadays, Hanoi is widened to Ha Tay and Soc Son province.
Hanoi has a population of over 10 million people. Many tourists like visiting well-
known places such as One-pillar pagoda, Sword Lake, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and
Ancient Quarters. In addition, there are many other interesting places to visit such as
Bat Trang Ceramic village or Ha Dong silk village. Hanoians are very friendly, hard-
working, hospitable, honest and polite. The food in Hanoi is very delicious and
plentiful. People love to taste special dishes such as Pho and Nem Cuon. I love my
hometown a lot. That is the place I feel the most peaceful and comfortable.