Part 1: Introduction and interview (4/5 minutes)

Good morning/afternoon. My name is _____________. Can you tell me your full name

please? Thank you.

Can I see your identification, please? Thank you, that’s fine

First of all, I’d like to ask you some questions about yourself.

(Now, choose 1 compulsory frame and 2 optional frames)

(Compulsory Frames)

Let’s talk about your home town or village

What kind of place is it?

What’s the most interesting part of your home area?

What kind of jobs do the people in your town/village do?

Would you say it is a good place to live? Why?

OR

Let’s talk about your home town or village

What kind of place is it?

What’s the most interesting part of your home area?

What kind of jobs do the people in your town/village do?

Would you say it is a good place to live? Why?

Let’s talk about what you do. Do you work or are you a student?

(Work)

What’s your job? Why did you choose that kind of work?

How long have you been doing it?

Are there things your job that you don’t like? What are they?

(Study)

What subjects are you studying?

Why did you choose those subjects?

How long have you been studying them?

Do you enjoy them? Why?

Week 5: Education

(Optional Frames, Introduce each frame by saying: 'Let's talk about ______ (topic) now.')

(Reading)

How often do you read?

What sort of material do you like to read?

What did you read when you were a child?

Will you read more in the future?

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(Writing)

Do you enjoy writing?

Do you write by hand or on computer?

What do you often write about?

Do you think this will change in the future?

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(Being a student)

What do you like most about student life?

What kind of school did you go to as a child?

What was your favourite subject as a child?

Who was your favourite teacher?

What is the education system like in your country?

Do you think your country has an effective education system?

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(Museums)

Did you go to museums when you were a child?

Do you think all school children should go to museums?

Which museum would you like to visit in the future? Why?

(Entertainment)

Can you tell me what kind of entertainment you like best?

What are the entertainment facilities like in your city?

What's the most popular entertainment for young people in your country?

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(News)

Where do most Vietnamese people get their news?

What's your favourite magazine or journal?

What products are advertised a lot in newspapers or magazines?

How can we protect ourselves from getting false or misleading information?

Which is a more reliable source of information: internet, newspaper, TV or radio? Why?

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(Happiness)

What is happiness according to your definition?

WWhat do you think makes people happy?

What do you do to remain happy?

What will you do in future to be happier?

Part 2: Individual long turn (3/4 minutes)

(Introduce this part by saying: Now I’m going to give you a topic and I’d like you to talk about it for one to two minutes. Before you talk, you will have one minute to think about what you are going to say and you can make some notes if you wish. Do you understand?

Here is some paper and a pencil, and here is your topic. I'd like you to (topic card prompt) ____ e.g. describe a subject you liked at school.)

(Give the student 1 minute (exactly) preparation time.)

Alright? Remember you have one to two minutes for this, so don't worry if I stop you. Can you start speaking now please? (Give them two minutes exactly)

Describe a subject you liked at school. You should say:

What subject it was

Why you liked it

What you learnt

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Describe a teacher you liked at school. You should say:

Who they are

Why you like them

What they taught you

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Describe a teacher you didn't like at school. You should say:

Who they are

Why you didn't like them

What effect they had on your learning

and say if this person was a good teacher or not.

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Describe a library you use. You should say:

Where it is

What it looks like

How often you use(d) it

and say if you go there often

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Describe your perfect classroom. You should say:

What it looks like

Why it's perfect to you

How it would make you learn better

and say if you think you will have a classroom like this in the future.

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Describe a teacher who has had an important influence on your education. You should say:

Where they taught you

What subject they taught

What you liked about their teaching

and explain in what way this teacher influenced you

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Describe a skill you learnt successfully. You should say:

What skill you learnt

When and where you learnt it

How you learnt it

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Describe a language (NOT ENGLISH) that you would like to learn. You should say:

What language it is

Why you're interested in learning it

How it can be useful to you in life

and say if you think you will learn this language

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Describe a school that you liked. You should say:

Where the school was

When you attended it

What it was like

and explain why you liked this school

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Describe an achievement that you will never forget. You should say

What the achievement is

When it happened to you

What it means to you

and explain why you will never forget the achievement

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(Finish off this part by asking one or two follow-up questions related to the topic the student just spoke about during the long turn e.g. Did you friends like the school as well?)

Part 3: Two-way discussion (4/5 minutes)

(Introduce section by saying: 'We’ve been talking about a teacher who influenced you and now I’d like to ask you one or two more general questions related to this. First of all, let's consider _______ (topic)…)

(Choose 2 of the following areas. Remember to ask off-script follow-up questions after each main question such as: 'Can you give me a specific example of that?’ or, if the student is speaking about the topic from a personal perspective only, you can ask: 'That's what you think, what about people in general in Vietnam?')

Education & Changes

How are education priorities today different from those in the past?

What is your opinion on the way languages are taught in schools?

How can the type of school you go to affect career success?

What changes do you think will happen in the classroom in the near future?

Education & Dress Codes

Some schools require pupils to wear a school uniform to school. Do you think this is a good idea?

Do you think wearing a school uniform will become more or less popular in the future?

Education & Teachers

Why do you think some people choose to become teachers?

What, in your opinion, is the most important quality a teacher needs?

Do well-behaved children deserve more of a teacher's attention than a badly-behaved child?

Should a teacher encourage children to treat him/her like a friend?

Which is more important for children: freedom of expression or formal correctness?

Education & Classes

Do you think it's better to study 1-1 or in groups? Why?

Some people think that boys should be taught in separate classes from girls. What do you think?

How important do you think homework is?

Education & Teamwork

Do you think schools should focus more on teamwork or individual achievement?

How can schools encourage students to work better in teams?

Education & Leisure activities

Do you think that schools should focus more or less on sports in schools?

Some schools encourage students to create clubs and societies and participate in them outside of school time. What do you think are the benefits of this?

If you could recommend a club or society be created for your school or university, what would you recommend be started?

Education & Getting older

"You are never to old to learn" is an English proverb. Do you agree with this?

What do you think is the best age to start school and how long to you think we should study for?

Do you think the government has the right to require us to study?

Education & Money

Should education be free?

What effects does free education have on society?

Education & Technology

Do you think technology will change how classes are taught? How?

Are there any problems of having too much technology in the classroom?

Why do you think some schools have banned iPads and phones in school?

Education & Studying Abroad

Why do you think studying abroad is so popular nowadays?

Does studying abroad have any drawbacks or problems?

Which countries do you think will be popular for studying in, in the future? Why?

( 'Thank you. That is the end of the speaking test.')