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VSTEP SPEAKING TEST Part 2 Fundamentals

The document provides guidance for the VSTEP speaking test Part 2 discussion section. Candidates will be given a situation with 2-3 options and have 1 minute to prepare before discussing their preferred choice. Discussions should be divided into an introduction stating the choice, a body with 2-3 reasons to support it, and a conclusion restating the choice. Two sample situations and responses are provided as examples.

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VSTEP SPEAKING TEST Part 2 Fundamentals

The document provides guidance for the VSTEP speaking test Part 2 discussion section. Candidates will be given a situation with 2-3 options and have 1 minute to prepare before discussing their preferred choice. Discussions should be divided into an introduction stating the choice, a body with 2-3 reasons to support it, and a conclusion restating the choice. Two sample situations and responses are provided as examples.

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VSTEP SPEAKING TEST

PART 2 SOLUTION While you speak you should divide


DISCUSSION your speech into three parts:

- lasts for 4 minutes INTRODUCTION

- 1 situation with 3 choices BODY

- 1 minute to prepare CONCLUSION

You will be given a SITUATION In the INTRODUCTION part, you


with three (3) or sometimes two (2) should introduce your topic and
options. You have to say your best your choice. You can open
choice and explain and you have naturally or paraphrase the
one (1) minute to prepare. problem. 

EXAMPLE SITUATION: In the second part - BODY, you


should explain your choice by
A group of people is planning a trip stating two or three reasons,
from Danang to Hanoi. There are explain and give examples. 
three means of transport:
Then CONTRAST by giving
By coach reasons and examples why you
don’t choose the other two options.
By train or
Finally, in CONCLUSION part,
By plane you can repeat or restate your
choice
Which option do you think is the
best choice? Explain. Example:

TIPS: (One minute preparation) 

Before you speak brainstorm your I choose to go by plane


ideas or prepare in one minute
Advantages of your choice:
BRAINSTORM IDEAS
 - safest and fastest; saves time
THINK about
 - comfortable
- 2 or 3 advantages of your option
- more convenient
- Some disadvantages / weaknesses
of the other two options - cleaner
- high quality air service Supposed that a group of people is
planning a trip from Danang to
- quiet Hanoi and I were to choose the best
transport for traveling, I would
suggest (by plane) as the most
reasonable one as opposed to (a
Disadvantages of the other choices coach or a
train) fundamentally because of the
 - longer time or time consuming, following reasons:
carsick, train sick
BODY
 - more accidents
First of all, it is the fastest and safest
- Noisy, uncomfortable, tiring / way to travel. What’s more, it’s
exhausting quiet and according to some
statistics, going on a flight is less
========================= likely to have an accident than by
coach or by train. In the same
SITUATION 1 manner, I find it clean, more
convenient and very comfortable to
A group of people is planning a trip travel by plane. Similarly, you know
from Danang to Hanoi. There are planes are often well-equipped and
three means of transport: you are provided with comfortable
seats. Another thing, you are served
By coach, by train or by plane with drinks during your flight.

Which option do you think is the (Contrast)


best choice? Explain.
On the flip side, there are several
Sample Answer: reasons why I don’t choose the other
options.
INTRODUCTION
OR YOU CAN SAY
Sample 1 Introduction (open
naturally) On the contrary, there are
some drawbacks why I don’t
When traveling from Danang to consider the other options.
Hanoi, people can choose to go by
train, plane or by coach. In my
opinion, going by plane is the best
option because of the following
reasons:

Sample 2 Introduction
(paraphrase the situation)
In the first place, I often feel carsick two options basically because of the
or train sick. On top of that, it takes following reasons.
me much longer time to travel by
those. Finally, taking a coach isn’t
my choice because driving in
Vietnam is quite dangerous not
only as some drivers might over
speed but also some coaches chase BODY
each other to get passengers.
First of all, I prefer to work in my
CONCLUSION hometown for the reason that I want
to live with my old parents and look
So in short, I am under the after them. In the same manner, I
impression that plane is my best don’t have to rent a house so I can
alternative due to speed, safety and value my money. 
comfort.
On top of that, with quite high salary
SITUATION 2 I have a good living standard. I can
buy a lot of things for me and my
Which will you choose? Remember family like: modern TV, air
that you are the only child and your conditioner, clothes and
parents are quite old now. Explain food. Additionally, non-competitive
your choice. work environment will help me have
a stable job and I don’t have stress at
Option 1 - a very good job with high work. 
salary in a positive work
environment but you have to work CONTRAST
very far from your house
On the flip side, I wouldn’t aim
Option 2 - a low salary in your for a very high salary far from home
hometown in a positive work because as you know my parents are
environment near your house quite old now so I guess it’s best that
I always see and take care of
Option 3 - a quite high salary job in them. Another thing, a low salary
your hometown but non-competitive near my house isn’t practical for the
work environment reason that I won’t be able to
support my parents with all their
SAMPLE ANSWER: needs and I cannot give them a good
life.
INTRODUCTION
So overall a quite high salary in my
On the condition that I will have to hometown is my best alternative.
choose the most beneficial job for
me, I would select a quite high
salary job in my hometown but non-
competitive work instead of the other

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