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SPEAKING PORTFOLIO
3. LESSON 3: HOUSING AND FAMILIES
PART 1: SOCIAL INTERACTION
ROOMS/ HOUSES
What’s your favorite room? Why?

Do you like to have guests in your room?

Which is your favourite place at home and why?

Could you describe your house/flat and the rooms in it?

HOUSEWORK
How do you share housework in your family?

Do you think children should help with the housework?

What are some of the things that your family usually do together?

HOMETOWN
Where do you come from?

Do you like living in your hometown?

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What do you like best about your hometown?

What is it famous for?

Do you think your hometown is the best place to grow up? Why? Why not?

READING (2)
What is the difference between the kinds of books read by your parents’ generation and those read
by your generation?

Do you think that governments should support free books for all people?

In what way can parents help children develop their interest in reading?

PART 2: SOLUTION DISCUSSION

Test 17: Your brother is going to hold his wedding. He would like you to give advice on who
should be invited. Which do you think is the best choice?
There are THREE options for you to choose:
- All acquaintances
- Only close people
- Only the ones that invited you to their weddings

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Test 1 : If you won a lottery of 1 billon VND, what would you do with the money?
- Buy a new house
- Start a business
- Deposit the money in the bank

Test 9: If you won the lottery of 1 billion VND, what would you do with the money?
- Put all in a bank
- Buy some valuable things like car, house, land
- Give some to a charity organization and then travel around

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Test 6: Which
hich plan below will you choose for your family this weekend?
- Going to the cinema
- Having meal in a restaurant
- Going to the beach

PART 3: TOPIC DEVELOPMENT

Test 12:

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Test 23:
Topic: Living in the countryside?

- Do you think companies should promote workers who are experienced?

- Do you think that workers should change companies often? Why? Why not?
- What is better motivated for workers? Salary or working condition?

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Test 28:
Topic: Reasons why some couples choose not to have children?

Too much
responsibility

High cost Reasons for

not having Your own ideas
children

No freedom

- What morals and values do you think children should learn? Should these be taught at
home or at school?
- “Children should be given whatever they want.” Do you agree?
- What responsibilities do children have towards their parents?

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