Work/ Study

1. Do you work or are you a student?

Sample answer:
Well, I’m a student in grade 10 in Hiep Binh High school which is quite near here
Well, I’m a student in grade 10 in Tran Phu High school which is only about a 20-minute drive from the
city center.
Well, I’m a student in grade 10 in Hiep Binh High school which is located quite near here
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Actually, I’m working as an office worker for a (local/ international) company / organization in HCM city.
I’ve worked there for almost 5 years.
Actually, I’m working for myself at this time. I enjoy this process as I can work at home or at a coffee shop
with the schedule and workload which is set up by myself. However, it can be really stressful/ exhausting at some
times.

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2. How do you travel to your school/work?

Sample answer:
More often than not (=usually) I ride motorbike to work/school. It is the most convenient means of transport in
HCM city. Sometimes, I get stuck in traffic jams, but there is no way to avoid if you live in a big city like here.
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I catch the bus to my workplace. I want to reduce the pollution of the city so I choose to do so even though it is not
common here to go to work by bus. I find my choice interesting and it makes me happy.
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Students:
Questions – Sample answers Your answers
What do you find most interesting about your studies? ……………………………………………………
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The thing I find the most exciting/ fascinating is …… ……
(subject Maths/ subject Physics / many experiments/ …) ……………………………………………………
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- In this subject, I can learn about how to do some advanced ……………………………………………………
calculations and I can use my logical thinking here. More ……
often than not, I get high scores in this subject. ……………………………………………………
- In fact, we can do a lot of experiments at school. I find it ……
exciting as I can learn a lot from them. I hate learning ……………………………………………………
knowledge only by memorizing. ……
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Which is more important to you—the teachers or the other ……………………………………………………
students on your course? (Why?) ……
(Theo quan điểm của tôi) In my opinion / From my point ……………………………………………………
of view, In my mind, Personally speaking, ……
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- Other students would be more important. They help me to ……
feel at home. If they are talkative, I find it hard to ……………………………………………………
concentrate on the lesson. ……
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- The teachers would be more important. They deliver the ……
lesson and guide me to do exercise. If they are not ……………………………………………………
supportive, I cannot make progress ……
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How much time do you spend studying every week? ……………………………………………………
(Thành thật mà nói) To be honest / To tell you the truth, ……
I spend … hours a day to study. I want to study more so that ……………………………………………………
I can perform better. ……
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Do you study best in the morning or the afternoon? ……………………………………………………
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I can function better in the morning so I can learn best ……………………………………………………
before midday. In the afternoon, I prefer to chat with friends ……
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Work:
Questions – Sample answers Your answers
What do you find most interesting about your work? ……………………………………………………
(Why?) ……
(Direct answer) The thing I find most exciting/ fascinating ……………………………………………………
about my work is the (schedule/ the customers/ the salary/ ……
the working environment/ …) ……………………………………………………
(Explanation) Even though I have to work really hard and ……
feel exhausted at the end of the day, I can work with really ……………………………………………………
friendly and supportive co-workers // I can work any time I ……
want during the day // I can improve my soft skills when I ……………………………………………………
work with customers. ……
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Which is more important to you – the people you work ……………………………………………………
with or the work you do? (Why)? ……
(Theo quan điểm của tôi) In my opinion / From my point ……………………………………………………
of view, In my mind, Personally speaking, ……
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My co-workers and my clients would be more important. I ……
help me to feel better at work. If they are supportive, I can ……………………………………………………
finish my work really well and make great progress. If they ……
are selfish and jealous, there will be a lot of troubles at ……………………………………………………
work. ……
The work I do is much more important. Other factors like ……………………………………………………
co-workers don’t bother me a lot. I want to make a career ……
move so I try to focus on my work seriously. ……………………………………………………
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Do you work best in the morning or the afternoon? ……………………………………………………
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I can function better in the morning so I can work best ……………………………………………………
before midday. In the afternoon, I prefer to deal with simple ……
tasks like/such as reading reports. ……………………………………………………
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Homework
Work:
Where do you prefer to work, at home or at your workplace?
What kind of people don’t you like to work with?
Would you like to change your job in the near future?
Study:
What do you like most about your study?
What is the most challenging thing in your study?
What do you often do to improve yourself besides study time?