SPEAKING

PART 1
Accommodation & Hometown
Let’s talk about your hometown
1. Where is your hometown ?
2. What do you like about it ?
3. What do you not like about it ?
4. How important is your hometown to you ?
5. Do you think you will continue to live in your hometown ?

6.Can you tell me about your hometown?

7.How has your hometown changed over the years?
8.Is there any way your hometown could be made better?
9.Are there good transportation links to your hometown?
10. What kind of jobs do the people in your hometown do?
11. Do you have a lot of friends?
12. Who is your best friend and why?
13. Who would you most like to be friends with and why?
14. What kind of person can you make friends with easily?
15. Which is more important to you, friends or family?

Let’s move on to talk about accommodation

1. Tell me about the kind of accommodation you live in ?
2. Does the place you live in have many amenities ?
3. Is there anything you would like to change about the place you live in ?
4. Do you plan to live there for a long time

Let’s talk about hometown & weather

1. What is your country famous for?
2. Where do you live in your country?
3. Is it a interesting place to live?
4. Are you planning to live there in the future?
5. How is the weather today?
6. What's your favourite kind of weather?
7. Is there any type of weather you really don't like?
8. What is the climate like in your country?
9. Does the weather affect people's lives in your country?
10. Do people change in the summer?
11. Does bad weather ever affect transport in your country?
Let’s talk about the work
1. Do you have a job right now?
2. Do you enjoy your job?
3. What responsibilities do you have at work?
4. What is your typical day like at work?
5. What would you change about your job?
6. What job do you think you will be doing in five years?
7. What skills and qualifications are required for this job?

Let’s talk about volunteer works

1. Have you ever worked before?
2. What was your first day at work like?
3. What responsibilities did you have at work?
4. What was your typical day like at work?
5. Have you taken any volunteer works?
6. Why did you do the volunteer works?
7. Do you know any volunteers?
8. How do you define volunteer work?

Let’s talk about high school & hometown

1. Where is your hometown?
2. How often do you visit your hometown?
3. How many people live in your hometown?
4. What is your hometown famous for?
5. What's the oldest part of your hometown?
6. Who was your favorite teacher in high school?
7. What's your favorite subject in high school?
8. Do you still remember what happened on your first day of high school?
9. Do you still keep in touch with your friends from high school?

Let’s talk about lifestyle & work

1. What do you do in your free time?
2. Do you have a busy social life?
3. Do you lead an active life?
4. Has your life changed much in the last year?
5. What would you like to change about your lifestyle?
6. Do you work right now?
7. Do you get on well with your co-workers?
8. What responsibilities do you have at your work?
9. Are there good work opportunities in your home country?
Let’s talk about family & housework
1. How many people are there in your immediate family?
2. Who do you get on best within your family?
3. Do you have a large extended family?
4. What do you do together with your family?
5. Why is family important to you?
6. Do you do housework at home?
7. What kind of housework do you often do?
8. Did you do housework when you were a child?
9. Do you think that children should do housework?
Let’s talk about books & TV
1. Do you like watching TV?
2. How often do you watch TV?
3. What kind of TV programmes do you like to watch?
4. What are the most popular TV shows in your country?
5. Has the internet affected your viewing habits?
6. How often do you read?
7. Do you like reading books? Why?
8. Do you have many books at home?
9. Do you prefer to buy books or borrow them?
10. What are the benefits of reading?

Let’s talk about home & TV

1. Who do you live with?
2. What is your favourite room in your home?
3. How is your home decorated?
4. Do you like visitors coming to your home?
5. Do you like watching TV?
6. What is your favourite TV show now?
7. What was your favourite show when you were a child?
8. Do you like watching TV shows from other countries?
TASK 1
1. When is the man’s appointment?
A. Wednesday B. Thursday C. Friday D. Tuesday
2. Which is the aunt’s postcard?
A. a pretty village right by the sea B. big trees
C. a pretty village behind the tall trees D. a pretty village on the hills
3. What time will the plane to Milan leave?
A. 01:00 B. 07:15 C. 08:15 D. 06:15
4. Which present has the girl bought her mother?
A. earrings B. music CD C. pen D. notebook
5. What time will the pie be ready?
A. four fifteen B. five o’clock C. twenty past five D. fifty past
four
6. What time is the swimming lesson today?
A. half past four B. fifteen to five C. fifteen past five D. four thirty
7. Which subject does the boy like best?
A. information technology B. geography C. sports D. design
8. Which T-shirt does the boy decide to buy?
A. a short-sleeved T-shirt with round neck B. a V-neck black T-shirt
C. a long-sleeved T-shirt D. a sleeveless white T-shirt

TASK 2
Conversation 1. You will hear a conversation between a girl, Kate, and a boy, George.
9. What is Kate’s health problem?
A. She has coughs B. She has headache C. She has toothache D. She has stomach
ache
10. What does Kate’s problem affect her classmates?
A. It makes them funny. B. It makes them annoyed.
C. It makes them happy. D. It makes them excited.
11. What did Kate have last year?
A. She had coughs B. She had headache
C. She had a fall off her bike D. She had stomach ache
12. What does Kate have now, too?
A. She has backache B. She has headache
C. She has toothache D. She has temperature
Conversation 2. You will hear a conversation between a man and a woman at home.
13. Why does the man want to go out?
A. Because he feels bored staying at home. B. Because he feels safe staying at home.
C. Because he feels cold staying at home. D. Because he feels hot staying at home.
14. Why does the woman want to stay at home?
A. Because she has coughs. B. Because she feels tired.
C. Because she has toothache. D. Because she has stomach ache.
15. Why doesn’t the woman want to watch an Italian film?
A. Because she is short of money. B. Because she is serious about it.
C. Because she’s afraid she will fall asleep watching it. D. Because she has stomach ache
16. Why doesn’t the woman want to watch a Robert de Niro?
A. Because she feels too busy to watch it.
B. Because she feels too serious to watch it.
C. Because she doesn’t want to watch it the third time.
D. Because she doesn’t want to watch it the second time.
Conversation 3. You will hear a conversation between a girl, Lisa, and a boy, Ben, about holidays.
17. What does the girl think about a good holiday?
A. It may be cheap. B. It may be very cheap.
C. It may be expensive. D. It may be very expensive.
18. Why doesn’t the boy want to walk?
A. Because he feels too hot to do it. B. Because he finds it hard to do it.
C. Because he doesn’t like hard work. D. Because she doesn’t like the sounds of people
walking.
19. What does the girl think about the food in Youth Hostels?
A. It is comfortable. B. It is good. C. It is sometimes good. D. It is clean and
cheap.
20. What does the boy decide to do in the end?
A. go home B. leave home C. sell his home D. enjoy his holiday
home

TASK 3
Talk/Lecture 1. You will hear a girl talking about her life since she left Vietnam.
21. Why did the speaker have to help her mother with the shopping?
A. There were no Vietnamese people living near her.
B. There were no Vietnamese working in the stores.
C. There wasn't always someone to go shopping with her.
D. Her mother could speak a little English.
22. Why did her father find working in a factory difficult?
A. He couldn't speak any English. B. He didn't have many friends there.
C. He had had a much better job in Vietnam. D. He couldn’t get used to the working style.
23. Why are the speaker and her brother more fortunate than their sisters?
A. They did not need extra English lessons. B. They look more American.
C. They speak with American accents. D. They quickly adopted the way of life.
24. What has the speaker forgotten about life in Vietnam?
A. Living close to other people B. The warm weather
C. Wearing traditional clothes D. Traditional food
25. Why does she find it difficult to invite friends to her home?
A. Her parents do not have much money.
B. Her parents haven’t adopted an American way of life.
C. Her parents only know how to cook Vietnamese food.
D. Her parents do not speak English well.
Talk/Lecture 2. Listen to a woman talking about boys and girls in American schools.
26. What happened in American schools before 1972?
A. Girls didn’t go to school. B. Every classroom was a mix of boys and
girls.
C. Boys could learn what they wanted. D. They didn’t teach girls some subjects.
27. What is the reason that most American schools have mixed classes?
A. Scientists said that it was the best thing. B. Teachers did not want to teach single-gender
classes.
C. A law gave girls an equal chance to learn. D. Boys and girls behave better in such classes.
28. Why might girls not get a chance to talk much in a class with boys?
A. Because the teacher doesn’t ask them questions B. Because boys are louder and often talk
first
C. Because boys know the correct answers D. Because girls are often shy.
29. What is NOT the reason that some schools are reconsidering separating classes?
A. They prefer the old teaching styles. B. Boys learn differently than girls.
C. Boys and girls can bother each other. D. Boys and girls like different things.
30. Which is one class that is not mentioned as being separated?
A. Math B. Social Studies C. Science D. Physical Education
Talk/Lecture 3. Listen to a talk about body language in American Culture at a student orientation
meeting.
31. Who is listening to the orientation talk?
A. the director of international students B. new international students
C. the teachers of international department D. all first-year students in the college
32. What is the purpose of this talk?
A. to introduce the director for international student affairs
B. to deal with all international students’ problems.
C. to inform the importance of using English in class.
D. to introduce common problems in non-verbal communication.
33. According to the speaker, what is body language?
A. It’s the use of verb tenses and modals. B. It’s the way to ask for directions
C. It’s the language used in class only. D. It’s the language of movements and facial
expressions.
34. In American culture, …
A. Eye contact is the same as most cultures. B. making eye contact is a sign of disrespect.
C. people don’t look in others’ eyes while talking. D. eye contact is considered as a sign of honesty.
35. According to the speaker, what is TRUE about handshakes in American Culture?
A. A handshake shouldn’t be too strong. B. Handshakes are not common.
C. Handshakes need to be firm. D. Shaking hands is not important.
TASK 1
1. What colour is Mary’s coat?
A. yellow B. blue C. brown D. black
2. What did the woman repair?
A. chair B. shelf C. desk D. Bed
3. What are they going to buy for Pam?
A. a book B. a plant C. some chocolates D. candies
4. What has the girl lost?
A. mobile phone B. purse C. pen D. bag
5. Which sport will the boy do soon at the centre?
A. waterskiing B. diving C. sailing D. swimming
6. Who lives with Josh in his house?
A. his grandmother B. his father C. his sister D. his mother
7. What will the girl take with her on holiday?
A. suitcase B. sports bag C. backpack D. overhead
bag
8. Where do the boys decide to go?
A. cinema B. game store C. park D. Library

TASK 2
Conversation 1. You will hear a journalist interviewing Geoff Thompson, a British sportsman.
9. Where was Geoff Thompson born?
A. In London. B. In the North of England. C. In the South of London. D. In
Britain.
10. How did he know about karate?
A. He discovered karate by himself.
B. He’s interested in karate owning to a sports center during a school visit.
C. His friend introduced it to him.
D. He knew it when moving to London.
11. When did he take part in the World Championships in Taiwan?
A. In 1972. B. In 1980.
C. In 1982. D. After starting training with a British coach.
12. How many times has he got the World Champion?
A. Two times. B. Three times. C. Four times. D. Five times.
Conversation 2. You will hear a man telephoning to talk about the job in a hotel.
13. Which position does this hotel need?
A. A temporary staff. B. A stable staff.
C. A part-time receptionist. D. A full-time waiter.
14. What about the hour of work?
A. There are two shifts and two days off.
B. There are two shifts and one day off.
C. There’s a day shift from 7 to 2 and a late shift from 4 till 11.
D. There is only afternoon shift.
15. What does the woman mention about the uniform?
A. It’s prepared by the hotel. B. He needs to wear dark clothes.
C. He needs a white shirt and dark trousers. D. He needs wear uniform five days a week.
16. When does he start his job?
A. At the end of May. B. On the 10th of May C. On the 10th of 6. D. On the 28th of June.
Conversation 3. Listen to part of a conversation at a university library.
17. What does the man plan to write his paper on?
A. The preservation of old books. B. The local coal industry.
C. The famous archives librarian. D. The collection of rare books.
18. What security procedures does the librarian tell the man he must follow?
A. Show her his note cards before leaving. B. Show her his ID card.
C. Pay a fee. D. Allow his ID card to be copied; sign in and out of the archives
room.
19. Why did the librarian mention the age of the books?
A. They need to be handled with gloves. B. The man can only look at photographs of
them.
C. They were added to the collection recently. D. They are value books.
20. How did the man collect his needed information about his paper?
A. He took a picture. B. He scanned these images.
C. He could just look them. D. He photocopied these books.

TASK 3
Talk/Lecture 1. You will hear a presentation about fashion at work.
21. The presenter doesn’t wear a suit because …
A. He is not an important person. B. He wants to talk about different fashion trend.
C. The presentation is not formal D. He works for a fashion company.
22. According to the speaker, which statement is TRUE?
A. It’s important to look casually-dressed in public. B. A suit is necessary when meeting clients.
C. Wearing shorts is OK, sometimes. D. Nobody can describe the way he’s dressed.
23. What does the phrase “Dress-down Fridays” mean?
A. Employees must wear fashionable clothes on Fridays.
B. Employees can wear anything they want on Fridays.
C. Employees are allowed to wear informally on Fridays.
D. Employees are required to wear special clothes on Fridays.
24. According to the speaker, who may be the most informal dressers?
A. People working in IT B. People working in banks.
C. People working in customer services. D. People working with clients.
25. What does a customer feel about a man in uniform?
A. reliable B. recognized C. expertised D. reassured
Talk/Lecture 2. Listen to a man talking about sleeping habits.
26. How many hours of sleep do experts suggest for kids?
A. Ten B. About fifteen C. 1,400 D. 70
27. According to the speaker, why is sleep important for the brain?
A. Sleep generates dreams so brain can relax. B. Brain can rest in a sleep.
C. Sleep can save energy for the brain. D. Sleep improves the effectiveness of the
brain.
28. Why don’t the students learn well when they are tired?
A. They can’t finish their homework. B. They can’t deal with troubles in class.
C. They get very excited. D. They can’t pay attention very well
29. Which is NOT a reason for poor sleep?
A. drinking soda B. playing computer games
C. staying up late D. exercising before sleep
30. What should students try to do each night?
A. Watch a scary movie B. Drink some hot tea
C. Go to bed at a regular time D. relax with a TV show
Talk/Lecture 3. Listen to a woman talking about northern lights.
31. Which is NOT the shape of the northern lights?
A. a straight line B. a curved line C. a round shape D. an oval
shape
32. What does “aurora borealis” exactly mean?
A. northern lights B. northern dawn C. northern sky D. early morning lights
33. Where is the best place to see the northern lights?
A. The northernmost point of Earth B. The north of Poland
C. Anywhere in Scandinavian countries D. Most parts of the world
34. What is one of the stories developed by people before modern science?
A. The lights were caused by foxes. B. The lights were the dance of animals.
C. The lights appeared when people. D. The lights came from fires of northern gods.
35. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this talk?
A. A description of the lights B. The scientific explanation for the lights
C. The discovery of the lights D. Beliefs about the lights