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Part 1 ............................................................................................................................................... 4

New topics ....................................................................................................................................... 4

Old topics ......................................................................................................................................... 4

Part 2 ............................................................................................................................................ 10

New topics .................................................................................................................................... 10

Describe an exciting event that you have been through ....................................................... 10

Describe one of the family members you spend time with .................................................... 10

Describe a job that you would not like to do in the future. ................................................... 11

Describe a successful small company that you know ............................................................ 12

Describe a performance that you enjoyed ............................................................................... 13

Describe an ideal house or apartment that you like .............................................................. 13

Describe a person who is often in the news, and who you would like to meet. ................. 17

Describe an occasion when weather prevented your activity. ............................................. 19

Describe an important journey that was delayed .................................................................. 20

Describe a friend or a person who encouraged and helped you to achieve a goal ............ 22

Describe a time when someone didn’t tell you the whole truth about something ............ 23

Describe a time you were sleepy but had to stay awake ....................................................... 24

Describe a school you went to in your childhood ................................................................... 24

Describe a time you visited a friend ......................................................................................... 25

Describe an interesting conversation you had with a stranger ............................................ 25

Describe a toy you enjoyed playing with when you were a child .......................................... 26

Describe a situation when you celebrated your achievement .............................................. 27

Describe a film you would like to share with your friends ..................................................... 28

Describe a place where you read and write (not your home) ................................................ 29

Describe a new public building you would like to visit ........................................................... 30

Describe an advice you received on your subjects or work ................................................... 30

Describe a place you remember well that was full of colors ................................................. 31

Describe an experience that you enjoyed an indoor game with others .............................. 31

Describe a person who often travel by plane .......................................................................... 32

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Describe a special day what make you happy/ you remember well .................................... 33

Describe a person who is good at his or her job ...................................................................... 34

Describe a beautiful sky you would like/ enjoyed to see ....................................................... 35

Describe a special product made in your hometown .............................................................. 36

Describe something you borrowed from others ...................................................................... 37

Describe a time you first met someone .................................................................................... 38

Describe an experience that you got bored when you were with others ............................ 39

Describe a gift that took you a lot of time to prepare ............................................................ 40

Describe a free day when you did not need to study or work ............................................... 41

Describe an occasion when you lost something ..................................................................... 42

Describe a female leader that you admire/ would like to meet ............................................ 42

Describe a time you that you spent a lot of money on something ....................................... 43

Describe a picture/ photograph you like in your home ......................................................... 44

Describe a leuisure activity that you and your family do together ...................................... 45

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Laugh Do you usually make your friends laugh? Are you the kind of person who makes people laugh? Do you think it is important to laugh with friends? Do you like to watch movies or TV shows that make people laugh? Running Do you like running? How often do you do running exercise? Where do usually go for running? Do you have long-distance running? Do you like watching running race on TV? Why? Pen and Pencil Which do you prefer to use, pen, or pencils? If someone gave you some pens or pencils, how would you feel? When was the last time you bought some pens or pencils? Do you usually use a pens or pencil for writing? Break How often do you take a break when you are studying or working? Do you prefer to have a long or short break? Do you think having a break is important for you? Scenery Is there good scenery in your hometown? How would you try to live in a house with beautiful scenery? Do you think people enjoy taking pictures of beautiful scenery? Why? When you travel, do you like to live in hotels with scenic views? Being alone Do you like to spend time by yourself? why? What do you usually do when you spend time by yourself? Do you prefer spending time alone or with friends? Is it bad to spend a lot of time alone?




Water Sports What kind of water sports do you practice? What water sports would you like to do in the future Are water sports popular in Vietnam Do you think water sports are dangerous to play? Science class Do you like science class? Did you have a science class in primary school or high school? Do you think science classes are important? What kind of science did you do at school? Numbers Do you usually use numbers? Are you good at remembering phone numbers? What is your favourite number? Art Do you like art Have you ever visited an art gallery? Is there any artwork on the wall in your room? Have you ever had art classes? Sweeties Do you like to eat sweeties? Do you like sweeties compared with you were child? Have you ever tried to make sweeties? Why people like sweeties? Cake Do you like dessert? Do you like eating cakes? What desserts do people in your country like? Have you ever make cakes? History Have you ever been to a historical museum? Do you like history? Have you ever watched history films? Do you like history when you were young?

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When was the last time you read about history? Park Do you like going to parks? What can you do if you go to a park? Do you think people in China like going to parks? Do you prefer natural parks or amusement parks?




Old topics Haircut

What’s your favorite hairstyle?

How often do you have your hair cut?

How much money do you usually spend on your hair cut?

How often do you change your hair cut?

Have you ever kept a hair style you don’t like?

What was the last time you have your hair cut?

On what occasions do Vietnamese people usually have their hair cut?

Makeup

Do you often wear makeup?

What does wearing makeup mean to you?

Do you give makeup as gifts?

What do you think when you see a man wearing makeup?

Patience

Are you a patient person?

Do you like waiting?

What do you do when you are waiting?

When do you often lose your patience?

Were you less or more patient when you were angry?

How do you feel when other people are not patient?

Jeans

Do you wear jeans?

Is there any jeans brand you prefer?

How often do you wear jeans?

Do you like wearing jeans, why?

Why do you think jeans are popular in Vietnam?

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Sun

Do you like sunshine?

What do you do on sunny days?

Have you ever used sunscreen?

Walking

Do you often walk? (Do you walk a lot?)

Where do you often go to walk?

Do you walk more than when you were younger?

Do people walk more nowadays compared to the past?

Do you think people will walk more in the future?

Concentration

When do you need to be focused?

What may distract you when you’re trying to stay focused?

What do you do to help you concentrate?

Is it difficult for you to stay focused on something?

Do you think concentration is important?

Do you prefer to study/ work in a quiet environment or in a place with some noise?

Do you think people can do two things at the same time?

What affects your ability to concentrate?

Trust

Who do you trust the most?

Have you ever lost trust in someone?

What kind of people do you trust?

Do you trust artificial intelligence?

Outdoors

Do you prefer to be indoors or outdoors?

Did you like to go outside when you were young?




Did you often go over to your friends’ house when you were young?

Is it important for children to play outdoors?

Voice

Has your voice ever changed?

Is your voice similar to that of a family member?

Do you enjoy recording your voice and listening to it?

Is your voice different when you were young?

Does everyone have the same voice?

Are you using the same voice all the time?

Friends

What kind of people do you like to make friends with?

What do you think make good friends?

Do you think you are a good friend for others?

Do you have any far friends? How close are you to them? Why are they close to you?

Have you ever contacted with your friends from primary school?

How important childhood friends are?

What is the most important thing about friendship?

Which do you think would be more important at school: friends or teachers?

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New topics

Describe an exciting event that you have been through

You should say:

• What it is

• Where it happened

• When it happened

Describe one of the family members you spend time with

You should say:

• Who is he/she

• What do you usually do together

• What kind of person he/she is

• Why you spend the most time with he/she.


What are the benefits of younger and older generations living together?

How about the drawbacks?

Which do you prefer: support from family members or friends? Why?

How many generations your family have?

Is it important to visit family members? Why?





Describe a job that you would not like to do in the future.

You should say:

• What it is

• Where you know it from

• Is it difficult or easy

• And explain why you would not like to do it.


What are the important factors in choosing a career?

Which do you prefer, physical work or mental work?

Which do you think is more important when doing a job, the income one gets or the amount interest that one has in the work?

When young people choose their jobs, which is more important, salary or interest?

Do you think it’s common to move to other cities because of jobs?

The technology will make some people lose their jobs, how to deal with it?

How do you think AI (artificial intelligence) would affect people’s work?

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Describe a successful small company that you know

You should say:

• What it is

• How you know about it

• How it become successful

• And explain how you felt about it


How could a company get ahead?

Dose high technology play an important role in a company’s development?

Why do some businesses become successful while others do not?

What qualities are required to become a company’s leader?

Which do you think is better, to start your own business or to work for others?

Do you think the ownership of the company should be private or state-owned? Why?

How do you think of charitable organizations?





Describe a performance that you enjoyed

You should say:

• What it was

• When it was held

• Where it was held

And explain why do you enjoyed it.

Describe an ideal house or apartment that you like

You should say:

• What it is like

• Where it is

• When you want to live there

And explain why it is ideal to you.

Describe something you bought that was difficult use at first

You should say:

• What it is

• Where you bought it

• Why it was difficult to use

And how about now.

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IELTS SPEAKING PART 2 Describe a time of seeing interesting animals. You should say:

• what animal it was

• when and where you saw it

• how do you find it was interesting

And explain how you feel about this animal.


Why do people like to keep pets?

What kind of animals do people have in their home?

Why do some people refuse to eat animals?

Do you think people do not respect animals these days? What about 20 years ago?

Researchers are being conducted on animals, is this a good idea?

So many animals are extinct these days. What do you think about this? Why is it

happening?





Describe an experience when someone apologized to you.

You should say:

• when this happened

• what happened

• who apologized to you

and explain why they apologized to you.


In what situations people need to make an apology?

What do you think of someone who doesn’t apology very often?

Could you tell if someone say apologize when they don’t mean it?

What kinds of people are more likely to say sorry?

Would you like to make an apology if you had made mistakes? Why?

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Describe an article you read from internet or magazines about healthy life.

You should say:

• what the article was about

• where you read it (which magazine or website)

And explain what you learned from the article

Describe a change that can improve your local area.

You should say:

• what it is

• how the change would work

• what kinds of problems the change will solve

And describe how it would improve your local area.





Describe a person who is often in the news, and who you would like to meet. You should say:

• who this person is

• how you know him/her

• why he/she is often in the news

And explain why you would like to meet him/her.


What kinds of celebrities that are always on the news?

Are stories about celebrities in the news always true?

Is news often about famous people? Why?

Could superstar bring positive influence to the public?

How does the way people receive news differ from 20 years ago?

What are the differences between news in the past and news now?

Do you think it’s necessary for people to watch foreign news? Why?

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Describe an occasion when you could not use your mobile phone. You should say:

• When it was

• Where it was

• Why you could not use your mobile phone

And how you felt about it.


Do you think we should set up laws and regulations on the use of mobile phones?

How do you like children having mobile phones?

Are people politer than in the past?

In your opinion, at what age do you think is appropriate for owning a cell phone?





Describe an occasion when weather prevented your activity. You should say:

• When it was

• Why it prevented your activity

• What you did



Does weather impact on people’s daily activities?

Why do people do different kinds of sports in different weather?

What kind of weather do Chinese people like?

Do people talk about the weather when they meet for the first time?

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Describe a time you went to a crowded place.

You should say:

• Where you went

• When you went

• What you did there

And explain why you went there

Describe an important journey that was delayed

You should say:

• When it was

• Why it was important

• How it was delayed

And how you felt about it

Describe a difficult challenge you met

You should say:

• What it was

• When and where you met it

And why you think it is a challenge.

Describe a piece of important news you got from a text message

You should say:

• What it was.

• When you got it.




• Who you got it from.


Describe a uniform you wear

You should say:

• When you usually wear.

• Who bought it for you.

• What it is like.

And how you feel about it.

Describe a goal you tried your best to achieve.

You should say

• What it was

• How you achieved it

And why you tried your best to achieve it.

Describe a new skill you learned that you think is important.

You should say

• What it is

• Whether it is difficult or not

• How you learned it

And why you think it is important

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Describe a friend or a person who encouraged and helped you to achieve a goal

You should say

• Who this person is

• What this person encouraged you to do

• How this person helped you

And explain why this encouragement helped you to achieve the goal

IELTS SPEAKING PART 3 Why is it important for teenagers to set goals?

What will encourage children to learn more?

Who do you think has the greater influence on the goal-setting of children? Teachers

or parents?





Describe a time when someone didn’t tell you the whole truth about something

• When this happened

• What the situation was

• Who you were with

And explain why this person didn’t tell you the whole truth

PART 3 Why do people have to lie?

How would you define white lies?

What if children tell lies? Should we punish them when they lie?

Is there any time that you lie? Why did you do that?

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Describe a time you were sleepy but had to stay awake

• When it was

• Why you had to stay awake

• How you kept yourself awake

And explain how you felt about it

IELTS SPEAKING PART 3 What are some advantages of getting enough sleep?

How people in your country keep track of their sleep?

How to avoid falling asleep when you are at the meeting?

On what occasions do people need to keep awake when they feel tired?


Describe a school you went to in your childhood

• Where it was

• What it was like

• What you learned there


IELTS SPEAKING PART 3 What’s the difference between the present and those in the past?

What’s the difference between being taught by teachers and by AI?

What’s the difference between private schools and public schools?

What’s the difference between international schools and other schools?





Describe a time you visited a friend

• When you visited

• What you did

• Why you visited him or her


IELTS SPEAKING PART 3 What social skills can you learn from communicating with other people?

Do you prefer hanging out in a big or small group of friends?


Describe an interesting conversation you had with a stranger

• Who this person was

• What the conversation was about

• Why you had this conversation


IELTS SPEAKING PART 3 What’s the difference between face-to-face conversation and phone conversation?

Which one do you prefer? Face-to-face conversation or phone conversation?

Are there any disadvantages of face-to-face conversation?

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Describe a toy you enjoyed playing with when you were a child

• What is was

• When you got it

• How you got it



How do advertisements influence children?

Should advertising aimed at kids be prohibited?

Did you have many toys to play with when you were a child?

What kinds of toy do children in Vietnam enjoy playing with?

Have toys nowadays of changed compared to the past?





Describe a situation when you celebrated your achievement

• What you did

• When you celebrated it

• Who you celebrated it with



How do Vietnamese people celebrate their family events? Is there anything different

from other countries?

Why is it important for sports fans to celebrate when their favorite team wins?

Do people prefer winning in a team or on their own?

How birthday celebrations different between young and old?

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Describe a film you would like to share with your friends

• Where you watched it

• What is was about

• Who you watched it with

And explain why you want to share it with friends

IELTS SPEAKING PART 3 How do Vietnamese people celebrate their family events? Is there anything different

from other countries?

Why is it important for sports fans to celebrate when their favorite team wins?

Do people prefer winning in a team or on their own?

How birthday celebrations different between young and old?





Describe a place where you read and write (not your home)

• Where it is

• How often you go there

• Who you go there with

And explain how you feel about this place

IELTS SPEAKING PART 3 Which is more important, reading or writing?

Who needs to have good writing skills?

Where can people get more information, words or pictures?

Is this responsibility of school to take care or children reading and writing?

Is home better or other places better for reading and writing?

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Describe a new public building you would like to visit

• Where it is

• What it is like

• How you knew this place

And explain why you would to visit it

IELTS SPEAKING PART 3 Do people prefer living in new house or old house? Why?

Should old buildings be rebuilt? Why?


Describe an advice you received on your subjects or work

• What it was

• Who you received it from

• What you did after receiving it


IELTS SPEAKING PART 3 Why so many young people choose communication and media studies as their major?

Why do young people find it hard to make career choices?

What can affect the career choices of young people?

Can people have free choices of their jobs?




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Describe a place you remember well that was full of colors

• Where this place is

• What you do there

• What colors does this place has

And explain why you remember that place

IELTS SPEAKING PART 3 Is color important for clothing?

What color you think people would choose when decorating their houses?

Do you think a certain, like dark colors, of dress code of a company represents the

image of the corporation? Why?


Describe an experience that you enjoyed an indoor game with others

• What the indoor game was

• Who you played with it

• When and where you played it


IELTS SPEAKING PART 3 What indoor games do children like to play nowadays?

What qualities should a team leader have?

Is teamwork important to individuals?

What do you think of people spending too much time playing computers?

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Describe a person who often travel by plane

• Who he or she is

• Where he or she goes

• Why he or she travels by plane

And explain how he or she feels about it


In Vietnam, is travelling by plane more popular than other types of travelling?

Why do some people dislike travelling by plane?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of travelling by plane?

Why do some people prefer to travel by train?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of living near an airport?

Do you think airport is a good workplace?





Describe a special day what make you happy/ you remember well

• When it was


• What you did

And explain why it made you happy


Do people spend too much money on their birthday party and wedding?

How much should people spend on their birthday party and wedding?

Which is the better way to retain memories, videos or photos?

How can forgetful people remember things better?

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Describe a person who is good at his or her job

• Who this person is

• What his or her job is

• How he or she likes the job

And explain why this person is good at this job


How should young people perform on their first jobs?

How can people improve their job performance?

What skill set should a manager have?

Do you think what you learn in university is going to help in your future job?





Describe a beautiful sky you would like/ enjoyed to see

• Where it is

• Who you would like to see it with

• What you would like to see

And explain why you would like to see it


Should kids acquire knowledge about stars?

Is high technology helpful for star watching?

What kinds of people are interested in stars?

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Describe a special product made in your hometown

• What it is

• How it is made

• Where/ When you saw it

And explain why it is special


Why can this product never be found in other areas?

What products that can only be found in the southern part of your country?

What makes difference between products of the two parts of your country?

What kinds of products that Vietnam import the most from other countries?

Who would buy products that are imported? Why do they use?





Describe something you borrowed from others

• What it was

• When you borrowed it

• Who you borrowed it from

And explain why you borrowed it


Do people often borrow things from you? What?

What kinds of things do people borrow from each other in your country? Why?

What are the things that people don’t choose to lend to others?

Is it right that you will have the right of making argument when you lend something

to other people?

Do you think that we should take things with little value without asking the owners?

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Describe a time you first met someone

• Where you met him or her

• When you met him or her

• What you talked about



How do Vietnamese people make new friends?

Now has the way of meeting new people changed?

Do you think it’s strange to make friends online?

Why do some people have few friends?





Describe an experience that you got bored when you were with others

• When it was


• What you did

And explain why you were bored


Why do people get bored?

Why are people less interested in reading books nowadays?

What kind of job is boring to you?

Are there many people in your country doing boring jobs? Why?

Do you think robots will replace human to do boring jobs in the future?

Do people in your country get bored easily?

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Describe a gift that took you a lot of time to prepare

• What is was

• Who you gave it to

• How you prepared it

Explain why you spent a lot of time preparing it


How do people usually choose gift?

Why do some people find it hard to choose gifts?

Do you think useful gifts are always more suitable than those useless ones?

Do people prefer useful gifts?

Nowadays do people give more gifts more than in the past?





Describe a free day when you did not need to study or work

• When it was

• What you did


How you felt about it


Do people have more free time than those in the past?

How do people in your country usually spend their free time?

Do you think most people are able to manage their free time?

What’s the difference between the things people did in their free time in the past and

the things they do now?

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Describe an occasion when you lost something

• What was it?

• What was happened?

• How did you get it back?


And explain How did you feel after getting it back?

Why people keep losing items?

What should people do so they don’t lose items?

Why people don’t care if they lose items?


Describe a female leader that you admire/ would like to meet

• Who she is

• What she does

• What she is like

And explain why you would like to meet her


Do women have more responsibility for taking care of children?

What is gender inequality in the workplace?

Do you think there is equality in the workplace for men and women nowadays?





Describe a time you that you spent a lot of money on something

• When you spent money

• What you bought

• Where you bought it

And explain why you spent a lot of money on it


Why do people save money?

Do you think rich people are happier than those who are not rich?

Do you think children should learn money management?

Why do many people apply for credit cards nowadays?

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Describe a picture/ photograph you like in your home

• What it shows

• Where it is in your home

• How you got it

And explain why you like this picture/ photograph


How often do you take photos?

Are there any benefits or drawbacks of taking photos by smartphones?

Many say photographers is an interesting job. How do you think?

Do children need artist classes?

Do people need to learn painting?

Why do many people say that photographers are not artists?





Describe a leisure activity that you and your family do together

• Where you and your family go

• When you and your family go

• What do you do

And explain why do everyone love that


What leisure activities do people always do in your country?

Why do they like those activities?

Do old people and young people have different leisure activities?

Do you think leisure activities should be educated for young people?

Why do people love live performance?

Why is it important for people to have time for leisure activities?

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