1. Are there any big cities near your city?
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in the city?
3. What are the best solutions to the problems of pollution and poor housing ?
4. Why do people like to go to villages 57or the countryside on holiday?
5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in the countryside?
6. Why is it better to live in the city than the countryside?
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Places
1. Where are you from?
2. Do you like crowded places?
3. When was the last time you were in a crowded place?
4. Do you prefer to go to crowded places or places that have fewer people?
5. Why do people like to go to crowded places?
1. What is your favourite celebration? Why?
2. What information do you know about this celebration?
3. What do people usually do on that celebration?
4. What special food do you have for that celebration?
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Celebration 1. Do you like festivals?
2. Are there many festivals in your hometown?
3. Do you think festivals are important?
4. Are there any festivals that are not Vietnamese that you know?
5. Do you think western festivals like Christmas are replacing traditional festivals in your country?
1. Do you think it is important for children to read books? Why or why not?
2. What type of stories did you enjoy reading when you were a child?
3. Do you think children read more or less today?
4. What are the advantages of doing sport at school?
5. What are the disadvantages of doing sport at school?
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School and education
1. Talk about something you learnt outside the classroom? How did you learn? Did you enjoy it?
2. Do you plan to learn something new? If yes, what would you like to learn?
3. Is it important to go to university in your country? Why?
4. What kinds of job are popular? Do you need special education to do them?
5. Which places in a school or university do you/ did you use the most?
6. Do you remember your first school? Can you describe it?
1. How much time do you spend on the internet every week?
2. What do you use the internet for?
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3. What type of social media do you use?
The internet and
4. Do you play video games? Why or why not?
technology
5. Do you think that videogames are good or bad for children? Why?
6. Do you think spending a lot of time on the internet is good or bad for you?
1. Do you use the Internet in your studies/work?
2. Do you have your own computer at home? Do you have a laptop?
3. What do you use your computer/laptop for?
4. What modern technological devices are most common in your country?
5. Do you think that people rely too much on technology nowadays? Why?
6. What sorts of things do you buy online?
7. What's your favourite website?
1. Do you enjoy learning new languages? Why or why not?
2. What are the secrets of being a good learner in language?
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3. How many letters are there in Vietnamese? Is it difficult to speak?
Language and
4. Do you know any words in your language that come from English or another language?
communication
5. How many languages can you speak?
6. Do you want to learn another language in the future?
1. What makes communication difficult?
2. Do you think it is important to learn another language?
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3. What is the best way to learn English?
Language and
4. How do you remember new words?
communication
5. What do you do to practise your speaking and listening skills?
6. What else do you do to learn English?
1. What is your favourite weather? Why?
2. What season do you not like?
3. Does your country have dangerous weather? Can you describe it?
4. What is the worst weather you have experienced?
5. Has the weather in your country changed in recent years?
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Weather and climate
1. What kind of weather do you prefer when you are working, studying or on holiday? Why?
2. Have you ever experienced a water shortage or a flood in Vietnam? Do you do anything in your daily life
to try and help with these problems?
3. What is the weather forecast for today? What do you think the weather will be today?
4. Which country would you like to live in or visit because of the weather?
5. Can you think of an example when the weather has changed your mood?
1. Do you have a favourite sport? Why?
2. Do you like watching sports? If so, which sports do you enjoy watching?
3. Do you have a favourite team or player?
4. Why do you think some people like watching sports?
5. What sports are popular in your country? Why?
6. Who is a famous sportsperson in Vietnam?
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Sports and competition
1. Do you prefer to play individual or team sports? Why?
2. Do you like to win? Is it important to win a competition or just to play sport?
3. Should technology be used in football?
4. Do you think it's important to have rules in sport? Why or why not?
5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of playing your favourite sport?
6. Why do people play sport in their free time?
1. Do you know the name of any famous businessmen/ businesswomen in your country?
2. Do you think you would be a good businessman/ businesswoman?
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3. Why are some companies more successful than others?
Business
4. Should governments help companies which are not successful? Why?
5. If you had your own business, what would it be?
1. What type of job would you hate to do?
2. What kind of job would you do if money wasn't important?
3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of working?
4. Would you like a job at the sea?
5. Would you like to work in a job that isn't in an office?