Topic Questions

Home & 1. What kind of house or flat do you want to live in in the
Accommodation future?

2. Are the transport facilities to your home good?

3. Do you prefer living in a house or a flat?

4. Please describe the room you live in.

5. What part of your home do you like the most?

6. How long have you lived there?

7. Do you plan to live there for a long time?

8. What's the difference between where you are living now

and where you have lived in the past?

9. Can you describe the place where you live?

10. What room does your family spend most of the time
in?

11. What's your favorite room in your apartment/house?

12. What makes you feel pleasant in your home?

13. Do you think it is important to live in a comfortable

environment?

14. Do you live in a house or a flat?

15. Who do you live with?

16. What do you usually do in your flat?

: Topic: Home & Accommodation

Studying 1. What do you study?

2. Which study is the most interesting, and why?

3. Which is more important to you—the teachers or the

other students on your course? (Why?)

4. How much time do you spend studying every week?

: Topic: Studying
The area you 1. Do you like the area that you live in?
live in
2. Where do you like to go in that area?

3. Do you know any famous people in your area?

4. What are some changes in the area recently?

5. Do you know any of your neighbors?

6. Are the people in your neighborhood nice and friendly?

: Topic: The area you live in

Bike 1. Did you have a bike when you were young?

2. Did you ride a bike when you were little?

3. Did you ride a bike to school?

4. Do you ride a bike when you go out now?

5. Do you like riding a bicycle?

6. Are there many young people riding bicycles in

Vietnam?

7. Would you cycle more in the future?

8. Do you think bicycles would do well in your city?

: Topic: Bike

Roads and 1. Do you think the roads in your city need improvement?
streets
2. What is the condition of the roads in your city like?

3. How do people cross the road in the city where you

live?

4. Are the roads and streets in the area where you live
busy?

: Topic: Roads and streets

Fish and 1. Is fishing popular in your country?

Fishing
2. Do you like eating fish?

Have you ever been to a place where there are lots of fish
 around you?

Have you watched the TV program about fish?

: Topic: Fish and Fishing

Free Time & 1. Do you like to go to the cinema/movies at weekends?

Weekend (Why/Why not?)

2. Who do you go with? Alone or with others?

3. What do you enjoy doing most on weekends? (

Why/Why not?)

4. Are you planning to do anything special next weekend?

( Why/Why not?)

5. What kinds of activities do you often do in your spare

time?

6. How do you often relax yourself on weekends?

7. How do your surrounding friends relax?

: Topic: Free Time & Weekend

Number & 1. What numbers do you like?

Maths
2. What numbers are important to you?

3. Are you good at remembering telephone numbers?

4. Do you need to use numbers in the future?

5. Do you like learning mathematics?

6. Do you think it’s difficult to learn mathematics well?

: Topic: Number & Math

Spend Time by 1. Do you like to spend time by yourself or with your

yourself & friends? Why?
Exciting
2. When was the last time you spent time by yourself?
Activities
3. Do you want to spend more time by yourself?

4. Have you ever tried any exciting activities?

5. What was the interesting thing that you did when you
 were a child?

6. Have you joined in any interesting activities recently?

7. Would you like to try climbing or diving?

: Topic: Spend Time by yourself & Exciting Activities

Coins 1. Do you use coins in your daily life?

2. Is it convenient to use coins?

3. Have you ever collected coins?

4. Do you often carry coins with you?

: Topic: Coins

Asking for help 1. When was the last time you asked for help?

2. What kinds of help do you often ask for?

3. Why are teachers always willing to help students?

4. Do you ask for help when you have a problem?

: Topic: Asking for help

Childhood 1. Do you think children should grow up in the city or the

memory countryside?

2. What are your best childhood memories?

3. Did you enjoy your childhood?

4. What did you enjoy doing as a child?

: Topic: Childhood memory

Schools and 1. Where is your school?

workplaces
2. Do you like your school?

3. Do you think your school is a good place to study?

4. What is the environment like at your school?

5. What do you think could be improved in your school?

6. How important is interest in study?

 7. Which subject do you find challenging?

8. Do you like your job?

9. Do you currently have a good work environment?

10. What do you think could be improved at your

workplace?

11. What do you think would be challenging when you

start working in the future?

12. Is there a place in your company that makes you feel

relaxed?

13. What are the advantages of a company having a

relaxation room?

14. Have you ever thought about changing jobs?

15. How do you go to work?

16. How do you go to school?

: Topic: Schools and workplaces

Films 1. What films do you like?

2. Did you often watch films when you were a child?

3. Did you ever go to the cinema alone as a child?

4. Do you often go to the cinema with your friends?

5. Do you think going to the cinema is a good way to

spend time with friends?

: Topic: Films

Exciting 1. Would you like to try scuba diving and bungee jumping?
activities
2. Has anything exciting happened to you recently?

3. What do you think were exciting activities when you

were a child?

4. Have you ever tried any exciting activities?

: Topic: Exciting activities

E-books and 1. Do you think paper books will disappear in the future?
paper books
2. Will you read more online in the future?

3. What do you usually read online?

4. Which do you prefer, e-books or paper books?

: Topic: E-books and Paper Books

Making friends 1. Do you like making friends? (Why/ Why not?)

2. How often do you meet new people? (Why/ Why not?)

3. Who is your latest new friend?

4. Do your friends think you are calm?

5. When you meet someone for the first time, do you

know if you like them?(Why/ Why not?)

: Topic: Making friends

Breakfast 1. Would you like to change your morning routine?

2. Are there any differences between the mornings of your

childhood and now?

3. Do you think breakfast is important?

4. What do you usually eat for breakfast?

: Topic: Breakfast

Science 1. Did you like studying science when you were at school?
[Why/Why not?]

2. What do you remember about your science teachers at

school?

3. How interested are you in science now? [Why/Why not?]

4. What do you think has been an important recent

scientific development? [Why?]

5. When did you start to learn science?

6. What is your favorite science subject?

7. Is there any technology that you think is helpful in daily

 life?

8. Do you think science classes are important?

: Topic: Science

Daily routine/ 1. What is your morning routine?

Morning Time
2. What is your weekend routine?

2. Is breakfast important?

3. Do you have breakfast every day?

4. Why is breakfast the most important meal of the day?

5. Do you want to change your morning routine?

6. Are there any differences between what you do in the

morning now and what you did in the past?

7. Are there any differences between what you do on your

weekends now and what you did in the past?

: Topic: Daily routine/ Morning Time

The Internet 1. When did you start using the Internet?

2. How often do you use the Internet?

3. Do you use the Internet much during the day?

4. How does the Internet influence people?

5. What would you do without the Internet?

: Topic: The Internet

Meeting new 1. How often do you meet new people? (Why?)

people
2. Do you find it easy to talk to new people? (Why/Why
not?)

3. When you meet someone for the first time, how do you
know if you like them?

4. Do you worry about what people you meet think of you?

(Why/Why not?)

: Topic: Meeting New People

Collecting 1. Do you collect things?
things
2. Are there any things you keep from your childhood?

3. Would you keep old things for a long time? (Why?)

4. Where do you usually keep the things that you need?

: Topic: Collecting things

Pen and Pencil 1. Do you usually use a pen or pencil?

2. Which do you use more often? Pen or pencil?

3. When was the last time you bought a pen or pencil?

4. What do you think if someone sends you a pen or pencil

as a gift?

: Topic: Pen and Pencil

Clothing 1. Do you spend a lot of time choosing clothes?

2. Do you like wearing T-shirts?

3. Do you prefer to wear comfortable and casual clothes

or smart clothes?

4. What kind of clothes do you like to wear?

: Topic: Clothing

Music/Musical 1. Do you like music? (Why/Why not?)

instruments
2. What kind of music is there in Vietnam?

3. What type of music do you like to listen to when you are

alone? Why?

4. How do you think music will be in the future?

5. Do you think older and younger generations prefer

different types of music?

6. Is there any music concert that you want to go to?

7. Do schools in your country have music lessons?

8. Do a lot of people like music?

 9. Do you think music education is important for children?

10. Do you think children should learn to play an

instrument at school?

11. What musical instruments do you enjoy listening to

the most?

12. Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument?

: Topic: Music and Musical instruments

News 1. Do you read the news?

2. Do famous people often appear in the news?

3. Do you like to follow celebrities in the news?

4. Do you think what is said in the news is correct?

: Topic: News

Language 1. What languages can you speak?

2. What languages would you like to learn in the future?

3. How do you learn a foreign language?

4. How are languages taught and learned in your school?

5. Do you think English is an easy or difficult language to

learn? (Why?)

6. How did you learn English?

7. Would you like to learn any other languages? (Why

/Why not?)

: Topic: Language

Perfume 1. Do you use perfume?

2. What kind of perfume do you like?

3. What does perfume mean to you?

4. Do you give perfume as a gift?

: Topic: Perfume

Music 1. Do you like music? Why / Why not?

 2. What type of music do you like to listen to when you are
alone? Why?

3. Has the music that you listen to changed since you

were young?

4. Do you think older and younger generations prefer

different types of music?

5. Is there any music concert that you want to go to?

6. What music do you like?

7. Do you often listen to one type of music?

8. What music do your friends like? Do you enjoy the same

type of music?

9. What's the most popular type of music where you live?

10. Which singer or musician would you like to see in

person?

: Topic: Music

Sharing 1. Have you shared anything with others recently?

2. Did your parents teach you how to share when you

were a child?

3. What kind of things do you like to share with others?

4. What kinds of things are not suitable for sharing?

: Topic: Sharing

Plants 1. Do Vietnamese people send plants as gifts?

2. Do you know anything about growing a plant?

3. What plant did you grow when you were young?

4. Do you keep plants at home?

: Topic: Plants

Scenery 1. Where can you enjoy beautiful views where you live?
 2. What’s the best view that you have ever enjoyed?

3. Do you take photos of good views?

4. Do you book rooms that have good views when you go

travelling?

: Topic: Scenery

Teamwork 1. Do you like teamwork?

2. Have you ever worked with others in a team?

3. Have you ever worked in a group in school?

4. Are you currently working in a group?

5. Do you prefer to work alone or in a group?

: Topic: Teamwork

Conversation 1. Do you like to talk to others?

2. Did you enjoy talking to others when you were a child?

3. Do you talk a lot to others?

: Topic: Conversations

Teachers 1. Do you want to be a teacher in the future?

2. Do you remember one of your teachers?

3. What were your primary school teachers like?

4. Do you have a favorite teacher?

5. How has she/he helped you?

6. Who was your favourite teacher in elementary school?

Why?

: Topic: Teachers

T-shirts 1. Do you like wearing T-shirts?

2. How often do you wear T-shirts?

3. Do you like T-shirts with pictures or prints?

4. Do you think older people who wear T-shirts are

 fashionable?

5. Would you buy T-shirts as souvenirs on vacation?

: Topic: T-Shirts

Relaxing 1. What would you do to relax?

2. Do you think doing sports is a good way to relax?

3. Do you think vacation is a good time to relax?

4. Do you think students need more relaxing time?

5. Do you often feel relaxed?

6. Does listening to music make you feel relaxed?

7. What kinds of places or environments would make you

feel relaxed?

Sports 1. What sports do you like?

2. Where did you learn how to do it?

3. Did you do some sports when you were young?

4. Do you think students need more exercise?

5. Do you know any people who are good at sports?

6. Do you think it is important for people to exercise?

7. Have you ever supported a sports team? (Why/ Why

not?)

8. Do you enjoy watching sports? (Why/Why not?)

9. Do you think there is too much sport on television in

your country? (Why/Why not?)

Challenges 1. Do you like challenges?

2. What is the biggest challenge in your future?