PART 2 – SPEAKING

HANOI UNIVERSITY OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY

FACULTY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES
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2.2. SPEAKING FOR STUDENTS
TOPIC 1: JOBS IN TELEVISIONS
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Describe different jobs students could do in a television company to gain work experience. You
should say:
 What the jobs in a television company are
 How popular you think these jobs might be with young people
 In which television jobs they would learn the most useful skills
TOPIC 2: STUDENT ADVICE CENTERS
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Describe the best advice you have ever gotten from someone. You should say:
 What the advice was
 Who gave it to you
 When it was given
And explain why you think it was the best advice.
TOPIC 3: YOUTH CENTRES
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Describe a Youth centre that you like most. You should say:
 What its name is
 Who can join it
 What activity its members do
And explain why you like it
most.
TOPIC 4: DISCUSSION GROUPS
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Describe a discussion group that you have recently joined. You should say:
 What it was about
 When you joined it
 What type of questions its members asked
And explain why you chose to take part in it
 TOPIC 5: TEAMWORK
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Talk about the importance of teamwork. You should say:
 What teamwork is
 How it is formed
 In which ways the teamwork encourages its members
And explain why it is important
TOPIC 6: ELECTRICITY
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Discuss the importance of electricity in our lives. You should say:
 What electricity is
 Which goods can be used with electricity
 The benefits it has
And describe how our life would change if there was no electricity
TOPIC 7: NEW CULTURES
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Describe a new culture you would like to experience. You should say:
 Where the culture will be
 What you would like to learn
 If there is anything special about it
And explain why you would like to experience that culture
TOPIC 8: SUMMER COURSES
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Describe a summer course that you know. You should say:
 Where and when it was held
 Who took part in it
 Which activities it had
And explain how it impressed you
TOPIC 9: LEISURE TIME
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Describe your favourite activity in your leisure time. You should say:
 What the activity is
 How it is done
 Who you do it with
And explain why you like it so much
TOPIC 10: THE ENVIRONMENT

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Describe the essential roles of the environment in our life. You should say:
 What the environment is
 Who it is related to
 How it helps human beings and other creatures
And indicate what might happen to us if the natural environment is damaged
Topic 11: The area you live in
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Describe a crowded place you’ve been to. You should say:
 When you went there
 Where the place is (or, was)
 Who you went there with
and explain how you felt about the place.
Topic 12: Home & accommodation
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Describe a house which you really want to live in. You should say:
 How it looks like
 What makes it special to you
 What are nearby that house
and explain why you love that house.

Topic 13: APOLOGY

Part 2: Cue Card
Describe a time when someone apologized to you. You should say:
 When this happened
 What you were doing when they apologized to you
 Who apologized to you
and explain why he/she apologized to you.
 Topic 14: FRIEND
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Describe a friend you enjoy talking with. You should say:
 How you first met this friend
 What kind of person this friend is
 What you talk about with this friend
And explain why you enjoy talking with this friend.
Topic 15: KEEP FIT AND HEALTHY
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Describe something you do that you think is important for keeping fit
and healthy. You should say:
 What you do
 How often you do it
 Who you do it with
And explain why you think this activity is important for keeping fit
and healthy.

Topic 16: QUIET PLACES

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Describe a quiet place where you like to spend time. You should say:
 Where this quiet place is
 How you found this quiet place
 How often you spend time in this quiet place
And explain why you like spending time in this quite place.
Topic 17: BUSY TIME
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Describe a time you were very busy. You should say:
 When this time was
 Why you were so busy
 What you did to deal with the situation
And explain how you felt about being so busy.
 Topic 18: PHONE
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Describe a time when you used a phone to do something important.
You should say:
 When and where you used the phone
 What you used the phone for
 Why it was important to do this
And explain what happened as a result of using the phone.
Topic 19: INVENTION
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Describe an invention which you think has changed the world in a good way.
You should say:
 What this invention is
 What it does
 How popular it is with people of different ages
And explain how you think this invention has changed the world in a good
way.

Topic 20: COMPETITION

Part 2: Cue Card
Describe a competition (e.g. music, cooking, sport) you would like to take part
in. You should say:
 What the competition is
 Where and when it happens
 What you have to do to win the competition
And explain why you would like to take part in this competition.