TOPIC 1: FAMILY

• Describe your family.

• Do you have a large or small family?
• How much time do you spend with your family?
• What do you like to do together as a family?
• Who do you think should be responsible for the care of the elderly, the family or the government?
• Do you have any brothers or sisters?
• What do you enjoy doing with your family?
• How often do you see your family?
• Do your parents go to work? What do they do?
TOPIC 2: HOUSE
• How many rooms are there in your house?
• What is the color of your house?
• How long have you lived there?
• Which is the most favorite room in your house?
• Do you think it's better to rent or to buy a place to live in? And why?
TOPIC 3: HOMETOWN
• Where are you from?/ Where is your hometown?
• What is this like?
• Is it easy to travel around your hometown?
• What are the advantages of living in your hometown?
• What are some problems faced by your hometown?
• What do you like most about your hometown?
• Why don’t you like about your hometown?
• Do you think that in the future more people will move to big cities? And why?
TOPIC 4: WEATHER
• What’s the weather like in your country?
• How many seasons does your country have?
• What’s your favorite season of the year?
• Does the weather affect your mood?
• What is the best way to get accurate information about the weather? And why?
TOPIC 5: EDUCATION
• What was your favorite subject as a child?
• When you were younger, did you enjoy your time at school?
• What is your major?
• What are the characteristics of a good student?
• What courses/subjects will be helpful in future work?
TOPIC 6: LEARNING ENGLISH
• How long have you been learning English?
• What do you find easy/difficult about learning English?
• Which skill in English are you good at? Which skill do you think is the most difficult one?
• What should you do to improve your English?
TOPIC 7: MUSIC
• Do you like music?
• What kind of music do you like?
• What kind of music is popular in your country?
• At what age can people go clubbing in your country?
• What are the main differences between music today and that of previous decades?
TOPIC 8: GAMES
• Do you enjoy playing any games?
• What kind of games do you play?
• What kind of games did you play when you were a child?
• What games are popular in your country today?
• Can computer games considered as a means of education? If so, how?
TOPIC 9: INTERNET
• How often do you use the Internet?
• What do you usually do on the Internet?
• What are your favorite websites?
• Can you name some negative things about using the Internet?
• Do you think the Internet is safe for children to use unsupervised? And why?
TOPIC 10: FREE TIME ACTIVITIES
• How do you spend your free time?
• Do you listen to music? If no, why not? If yes, what kind of music do you like best? Why?
• Do you use a social networking site like Facebook? If so, what do you do on Facebook?
• How often do you go out? Where do you often go? And, who do you go with?
TOPIC 11: STAYING HEALTHY
• How often do you exercise? What types of exercise do you usually do?
• Do you ever play a sport? If no, why not? If yes, what sport do you often play? Why do you enjoy
playing it?
• Do you think you have a healthy diet? If so, what do you often eat?
• Do you have any habits which are not very healthy?
TOPIC 12: TRAVEL
• Do you like travelling?
• What kind of places have you visited in your life?
• Do you prefer travelling alone or in a group?
• What would you recommend a foreigner to visit in Vietnam?
• Is it better to take a holiday in your own country or in a foreign country? Why?
• In which seasons do you prefer to travel?
• When you visit new places, what do you like to do?
• Would you say your country is a good place for travelers to visit?
• What is the place you recently traveled to? What is it like?
• Which cities in Vietnam would you like to visit? Why?
• Where do you prefer to spend your holiday, in a big city or in the countryside?
TOPIC 13: HOLIDAY
• Do you like holidays? Why / Why not?
• What do you usually do on your holiday?
• Do you like long or short holidays?
• Are there a lot of holidays in your country?
• What do most people do during their holidays in your country? Why?
TOPIC 14: FESTIVAL AND CELEBRATION
• What are some of the most popular festivals or celebrations in your country?
• When are they celebrated?
• Are they celebrated as a family or a group?
• Are they religious holidays?
• Is attending a temple or a church on that day part of the celebration?
• Are there special foods connected with the celebrations?
• Is gift giving a part of these festivals?
• Are there specific types of gifts to be given?
• What are some of the things that are done at this festival or celebration?
• Do you enjoy the festival?
• What activities normally take place at festivals?
• Do you decorate your house for the celebration?
• Are there special songs associated with the celebration?
• Are there different festivals held in different regions within your country?
• Can you tell me about the wedding traditions in your country?
• Are all wedding ceremonies religious, or can there be non-religious ceremonies as well?
• Describe the wedding you’ve been to or heard about.
• What gifts do guests usually give to the bride and groom?
• Are there any traditional wedding dances or songs in your country?
• Do you celebrate New Year’s Eve in your country?
• How do you celebrate it?
• Do you enjoy going to festivals? Why / Why not?
TOPIC 15: WEDDING
• Have you ever been to a wedding?
• Where was the wedding held?
• What kind of clothes did you wear to a wedding?
• What kind of food and drinks did you have at a wedding?
• If you are 35 years old without marriage, do you still waiting for your true love? Why?