TOPIC 4: HOLIDAY

Part 1: SOCIAL INTERACTION

The first part is social interaction. In this part, you will answer questions about you and
everyday situations, such as work, hobbies and family
Now let’s talk about holidays.
1. Do you like to travel?
2. What kind of places have you visited in your life?
3. What’s the best place you’ve ever visited?
4. Do you like to travel on your own or with your family?
5. Do you like visit popular places or less-known places?
6. Do you prefer short trips or long trips?
7. What places do you want to visit in the future? Why?
8. What are the major tourist attractions in your country?
9. What do you think people can learn from travelling to other countries? Why?
10. Do Vietnamese people like to travel abroad?

Part 2: SOLUTION DISCUSSION

In this part of the speaking test, you will be given a situation with THREE options. You have
to choose ONE to argue on. You will have to say which option you will follow and explain why.
You will also have to say why you haven't chosen the other two options. You have ONE minute
to prepare for your talk and TWO minutes to talk. Here is the situation.

Situation: Some of your friends are thinking about a place to go

on holiday. There are THREE options:
- sandy beach for sunbathing
- picturesque mountainous area for picnic
- or recreational center for risky sports?
Which of three places do you think is the best choice?

Situation: An older couple is going away for their 40th

wedding anniversary. They are considering THREE options:
- a day hike in the mountains
- a luxurious cruise around the Mediterranean
- a spa get away at a beach
Which do you think would be the most suitable?
 Situation: Your family is planning on a holiday. There are
THREE options that are reasonable to your family time and
financial budget:
- a three – day trip to a foreign country
- a four-day trip to a mountainous area
- a two-day trip at a beach resort
What do you think is the best choice?

Part 3: TOPIC DEVELOPMENT

In this part of the speaking test, you will have to present on a topic that you will see in the
outline below. After your presentation, you will be asked THREE follow-up questions related
to the topic. You have ONE minute to prepare and THREE minutes to complete this part.
Here is the outline of the topic.

Topic: Tourist development has a lot of disadvantages.

Degradation of
hotels

Destruction of Tourist Your own ideas

tradional ways of life development

Destruction of natural
habitat

Follow-up questions:
- What steps should the Government take to make the Tourism more attractive to foreigners?
- Is travel an education?
- What are the good and bad things about travelling?
Topic: People should go travelling on their holiday.

Broaden
knowledge

Increase life satisfaction Travelling Your own ideas

Improve health

Follow-up questions:
- Can travel make a positive difference to the economy of a country? How?
- Do you think a society can benefit if its members have experience of travelling to other
countries? In what ways?
- What are the pros and cons of travelling first class and backpacking?

Topic: The development of tourism brings about a lot of changes.

Culture and Society: changes in

lifestyles & cultural values

Economy: increased
employment & income for Tourism Your own ideas
local people

Environment: pollution & other

environmental problems

Follow-up questions:
- Is tourism something that only rich people take part in?
- How important is tourism to your country?
- What is eco-tourism? Do you think it’s a good idea?