1 - You know Do you often have free - I am a teacher so I am always busy working time? - I don’t have much time to enjoy myself - In my free time, I often listen to country What you in your music free time? - I feel comfortable when I listen to it - I can relax my mind after hard working - On the weekend, I often stay home and take What you on the care of my family weekend? - In the evening, my family go out and have dinner together - On the weekend, my family get together to What your family cook and enjoy food members in their free - My husband and I also play game with my time? little daughter or take her to play center - People in my hometown watch TV in their What leisure activities free time people in your hometown - Some of them get together eating, singing usually do? and dancing - There are a lot of festivals and holidays in What are some national my city such as Lunar new year, King Hung holidays and festivals in festival, independence day and May day etc your hometown/ city? - I have a few free days on those holidays - You know I am a teacher so I’m busy What you often on however I travel with my family on national national holiday? holidays - I enjoy my time with my family - That activities depends on the kind of festival What usually happens at - But there are some common activities like a festival? food displaying, game show, music show, enjoying traditional foods, traditional sports and so on - I like Flower festival in Dalat There are many beautiful flowers so that I can take What is your favorite pictures festival? - And I can enjoy disdes made from flower in Da Lat city 10 Do you like having a party on holiday? 11 What are some typical food that people eat? 12 What TV programs people often watch on national holidays? 13 What you feel on your day off? 14 What time you often get up/ go to bed? 15 What you to stay healthy? 16 How much exercise you every day? 17 What you often after dinner? 18 Can you describe your diet (daily meals)? - Yes I - I like having a party on holiday - Because I can get together with my family and my friends and it is really fun - There are some typical foods such as hot pot, forg egg ware, Tet cake and rice chicken soup - I like rice chicken soup best - In national holidays, my city people enjoys music about Uncle Ho, war documentary films and programs about soldiers - They help us review the hictory of nation - I feel fun and relaxed - I am not busy with my teaching and I can have time for my family and play game with my little daughter - I often get up at o’clock on weekdays and prepare to go work - And at weekends, I get up a bit later, around o’clock (I often go to bed late around 11 o’clock pm I am busy to prepare lesson plans and grades test papers) - To stay healthy I have to exercise every morning - I eat many vegetables, get enough sleep and play sports to keep healthy - Well, you know, I’m a teacher - so I am busy teaching - I don’t have so much free time I healthy exercise for about 16 minutes a day - After dinner I often watch TV with my family and play game with my little daughter - After my daughter goes to bed I prepare my lessons and grades test papers - In the morning, I often eat rice noudle or noudle soup and drink water - In the afternoon and evening, I often eat rice, fish and vegetable soup or rice, egg and soup Some time, I eat only vegetable soup 19 What is your favorite food? 20 Do you think fast food is good? 21 How often you eat out? 22 How much time you often spend on having lunch/ dinner? 23 What’s your job? 24 Where you work? 25 What are your responsibilities? 26 Do you have to travel a lot in your job? 27 How many hours you work a day? 28 What you like best about your job? job - I think my diet is good to keep fit - My favourite food is rice chicken soup and fruits - I often enjoy rice chicken soup on weekend with my family - In the evening, eating fruits can keep fit no matter how much you eat - I think it is not good for my healthy as it is fatty and salty - Which cause me overweight and many kind illnesses - I am busy with my teaching so I often have lunch out - At weekend, my family and I often go out to have breakfast together - I spend about 20 minutes on my lunch with my colleague in canteen - And, in the evening I often have a small dinner about 10 minutes with my family - I am a teacher of Mathermatic at NVD high school in Can Tho city - My duty is form teacher and subject teacher - I work as a teacher at NVD high school - Athought It is a small school in suburban Can Tho city I feel happy to work in there - My duty is form teacher and subject teacher in NVD high school - I also prepare the lesson plans, design tests and some paper work - No I don’t - I often work at my school - Sometime, I went to another school for talk Mathermatic - I often work about hours a day which depends on the day in my school - I spend hours to prepare the lesson plans, design test and some paper work at home - I like my job because of my students and my colleagues 29 Do you have any problems in your job? 30 If you could change your job, what would you do? 31 How did you first meet your best friend? 32 How often you see each other? 34 What you often together? 35 What you like about him/ her? 36 What kind of things you often share with your friends? 37 Do you live in a small or big family? 38 What type of family - My students are hard working They alway finish their homework in time - My colluagues are helpful They give me good advice when I have problem in work Yes, I In my job, there are several problems such as - The salary is low It dose not enough for my life, so I looking for part - time - Sometime, the students are naughty and their parents put a lot of pressure on teachers - I don’t want to change my job because I like teaching and I like to work with teenager - My colluagues are helpful - We studied the same class in university - We work and share thinks together - We often go to library for homework together - We often see each other - Because we are my colluague in NVD high school, now - We often eat out and go shopping together - We often go for coffee and talk about work and life - I like her because she is friendly - She is easy to make friends and willing to help other colluagues - She often talks commics which make me laught - I often share with my friends about my work and news - When I have problem in work, they give me good advice - We often talk about entertaiment news together - I live in a small family of people, my husband, my daughter, my son and me - A small family is easy to take care of each other I prefer living in a nuclear family because you prefer to live in? 39 Who in the family you get along well with? 40 Who you often talk to when you have problems in your life? 41 Do you shopping? 42 Where and when you often go shopping? 43 Do like going shopping? 44 Have you ever tried shopping online? What you think about it? 45 Do you prefer shopping in convenient store or a supermarket? 46 How often you travel? often go - It’s easy for us to share things together - People can take care of each other better - I get along well with my husband - He is comical and safety - I feel safety and comfortable when I stay with my husband - When I have problems in work, I often talk to my husband because he is a good listener - When I have problem in family life, I share with my mother She alway gives me good advices - No, I don’t - I don’t often go shopping - Because I am very busy with my teaching I always go shopping in need - I often shop in the market near my house at weekends - I buy some things which are necessary for my family - No, I don’t - I am not really into like shopping - My salary is not high It is only enough for my life I only buy what I need - Yes I - I think online shopping is good - Because we can see the price and compare it with others - I can also shop whenever I like - However, we can not check the quality before buying - I prefer shopping in a convenient store - After I buy a goods, I will have good after sales service - it is easy to exchange if goods is defective - I only travel in the summer holiday - I am a teacher, so I am always busy teaching and paper work - Sometime I have a short tour around my city at the weekends 47 Where have you been to? 48 When you travel, what activity you like to do? 49 Do you enjoy travelling alone or with someone? 50 What tourist attractions are there in your hometown? 51 What are some problems in those places? 52 Is it expensive to travel in Vietnam? 53 Do you like to try local foods of the places you visit? 54 Do you like watching movies? - I have been to Da Lat city, Da Nang city, Nha Trang beach and Pink Sand Hill - I like Nha Trang best because I like to see sunrise and sunset on the sea - I like to see sunrise and sunset with my husband - I will star view and enjoy local foods - I can take many nuture pictures which can help me save nice memories - I enjoy travelling with my friends or my family - I can talk and share everything with them - And Travelling with someone is more safe than travelling alone - My hometown is Vinh Long province - Ving Long is famous for Song Tien Part, My Thuan bridge, Vinh Sang turist area, and Truong An turist area - You can visit Vinh Sang and Truong An in the morning, see Song Tien Part in the before sunset - At night, you can tast coffee and see My Thuan bridge - There are pick pockets and pollution in Song Tien Part, Vinh Sang turist area, and Truong An turist area - Sometime, we face traffic jam in My Thuan bridge - Travelling in Viet Nam is not expensive as Europe - In the Mekong Delta, it’s cheap to travel And I the famous city – DN, HCM, NT, HN, PQ is more expensive than other places - Yes I - That way I can see a bit of the local life - I have great time when I tast local foods with my friends, my family - Yes I - I like watching movies on You Tube 55 Where you like watching movies: at home or in the cinema? 56 What is your favorite type of movie? 57 Do you control the type of movie your children often watch? 58 How much TV you watch a day? 59 What are your favorite TV programs? 60 What newspapers you often read? Are you still listening to the radio? 61 62 How often you use the Internet? 63 What are some popular public means of transport in your city? What are some popular private means of transport in Vietnam? 64 65 How you commute to work every day? - And Movies help me relax after hard working - I prefer watching movies at home - Because I don’t have to go anywhere - It is more cheap and comfortable than in the cinema - I like cartoon best - They are very interting and short - I don’t have so much free time so Watching a short film is a best choice - Yes I - I need to make sure my daughter watch good programs - My daughter often watch children film which sute to their age - Because I’m busy working, I often spend about hour watching TV with my daughter in the everning - I like the news and game shows because I can update information in the world and improve my knowledge - I often read news online to update the news - VN express online is my favorite site - No, I don’t I are not still listening to the radio because it is not popular - I often use internet for work and entertainment - I can seach many documents and books in webside - I watch TV programs and film on You Tube - In my city, buses are the most popular - Many people use bus to go to work and shopping - In Vietnam, motorbikes are the most popular - People us motorbikes to go to work, shooping and travelling - I ride my motorbikes - It takes me about minutes from my house to my school 66 Do you like to use motorcycles? 67 Is it popular to go around by boat in your hometown? 68 What are some problems of using private transport? 69 What are some problems of using public transport? 70 What is your favorite season? 71 What is the weather like in your hometown? 72 What is the environment like in your hometown? 73 What is your favorite temperature? 74 When it rains, what you often do? 75 When it is very hot, what - Yes I - Motorcycles are convenient - I can go anywhere I want (I can also travel on narrow roads) - No, it is’t - Although there are many rivers in my hometown, the people often travell by motorbikes or car In my opition, there are two main problems - Frist, it is hard to find parking, especial a car - Second, it is not good for enviroment The recently study show air polution in city because of so many motorbikes - It is not convenient Buses is not air conditioner, so passenger face heat - Public transport are not save time the time of parking to wait for more passengers is too long, so we can go to work late - I like autumn because - The weather is beautiful, it dose not have so much sun and dose not rain There are a lot of beautiful flowers - In my hometown the weather is nice - There are rainy season and dry season in my hometown - It is warm all year round We are hardly affected by the storms - I live in the CT city so the environment is polluted - Air pollution and water pollution are problem which are cared by people - I like it is warm all year roand - I don’t need wear warm clothes when I go out - When it rains I often stay at home and enjoy foods with my family - We will share about great memories or some experience - When it’s very hot I like to read books or you like to do? 76 At what age did you so start going to school? 77 What happened on the first day at your school? 78 How did you go to school every day then? 79 What subjects were you good at/ bad at? 80 What university did you get your degree from? 81 What did you think about your lecturers? 82 Can you describe your high school? 83 What was your favourite teacher? 84 How many students were there in your class? 85 Did you get along well watch TV at home - I don’t often go out because the hot weather is not good for my health - I did not go to kindergraten - I started school when I was years old - My school is near my house, so I go to school alone on the first day - Some my classmates were my neighbors and I talked with them and made new friends - I walked to school because it was not far from my house to school - It took me about 10 minutes to go from home to school - I was good at Mathermatic I can plus from to 100 when I was in first grade - I was bad at spell I can not read correctly and write correctly some words until now - I got my bachelor degree from Can Tho University - Can Tho university is one of the lagrest and most prestigious school in my country - I think they are friendly and resposibility - They are willing to help their students when their students have problem - They listen to our think and give our good advice - It was a high school in the countryside - It is lagre and very beautiful (We greedted the flag in the middle yard and often exercies in front yard or backyard) - In behind of the school, there are fruit gradens and rice fields - I like Ms Ni - She is a good teacher, her major is Mathematical - There were 45 students in my class We were classmates during years in high school, so we had great memories together - Yes, I did with your classmates? 86 What you remember the most about your high school? 87 What’s your favorite website? What can you find there? 88 How much time a day you go online? 89 What you there? 90 Do you have a computer? What you use it for? 91 What are some useful home devices? 92 Do you have an Ipad or Iphone or smartphone? Is it really necessary to possess one? What is your mother’s favorite electronic device? 93 94 - My classmates and I often play game together in recess - We went to each ‘s house on holidays - I remember the most was that front yard - Many flowers were planted, especially lotus flower - My friends and I often play hide and seek in there - My favorite website is Google - I can find information about my major, my hobbies - Google conect with other webside so I am easy to find documents, TV progams, music and films in there - You know, I am always busy working so I don’t have much free time - I spend about hours for my job and 30 minutes for my hobbies a day online - I search information for my work - I relax with music or short film - Yes I I use my computer both for work and for entertainment every day - I think washing machine, air conditioner and the fridge are useful for our life - They help life easier and more comfortable - Yes I I have a smartphone - It is really necessary to have one because it help life become more convenient - My mother likes the fridge best - Her house is far from the maket, so fridge can help her keep fresh food - I think there will be some problems like Do you know any health backache and short sighted eyes problems related to - Many children depend on smartphone, which technological devices? is one of the reasons they have autism and depression 10 Your American friend wants to visit Vietnam and learn about Vietnamese culture Which festival or national holiday would you suggest your friend to attend: National Day, Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year), or Flower Festival? Tet  − − − − On Tet, the weather is beautiful with many flowers There are many good foods to enjoy There are many interesting activities on Tet My friend can learn about Vietnamese tradition You are planning to improve your health Three options are considered: going to gym, swimming, and playing football Which one you think is the best choice? Going to the gym − − − − − − − It helps me keep fit I don’t worry about the weather There is a trainer who can help me I can meet my friends there It costs money to use the gym It takes time I have to buy clothes 13 You just received a job offer from companies One company is in a Ho Chi Minh City Another company is in Da Lat The other one is located near your parents’ house The salary offered by the companies is not significantly different Which one you think is the best for you? A company in HCM - HCM city is noisy and crowded There is traffic jam Life is expensive in HCM city I have to live far from my family Your mother is going to get retired this year You are choosing one of the three places for your mother to live: living by herself in her house in the countryside, living with you in a flat in the city, living with your sister’s family in a house near a beach Which one is best for your mother? Living herself - - - by Living with me in the Living with my sister near city a beach She will be sad to live alone No one takes care of her - I can take better care of her - The hospital in my city is good I can keep my mom healthy She is old The city is noisy and so it’s not crowded, which is not safe to stay good for old people alone - it’s good to live near the beach.( The fresh air can keep my mom healthy) - She gets along well with my sister - My sister is always busy - My mom doesn’t like the sea… 14 You are going to have a party this weekend You are planning to go shopping for food Three places are considered: a mini shop near your house, an outdoor market and a supermarket Which one would be the best place for your shopping? A minishop near my house - The price is high - It’s small so there are not many things to choose You are going to travel with your family this summer time You are choosing one of one of the three places: a mountain, a big city and a beach Which place you think is the best choice for your family? The beach − − − − I like sea food Summer is hot so going to the beach is cool I can take beautiful photos of the sea I can have good time with my family A big city − − − It’s noisy and crowded It’s very hot there It’s expensive A mountain − − − I don’t like the mountains It’s very hot It’s dangerous (to climb the mountain) 15 Your friends and you are going to see a movie at the cinema this weekend There are three types to choose: a comedy, an action film, and a horror film Which one would you recommend your friends to see? A comedy − − − − An action film It’s fun and relaxing We like comedies There are many funny scenes to make us relax We can see our favorite comedians on screen − − − a horror film It’s fast and violent so we don’t like it I don’t like fighting scenes The actions make me feel tired − − It’s scary We can have nightmares (after watching) 10 You’re going to live in a big city and thinking of the best means of transport to get around the city every day There are three means available: by motorbike, by car or by bus Which one you think would be the best choice? Using motorbike Using cars Using buses - It's more convenient - It costs a lot of fuel - I have to wait because I can go wherever I like - It will be difficult to move in traffic jams - It’s noisy and crowded on the bus - It's cheaper than using the cars - It's difficult to find parking places - It's more private than using buses - I don’t get carsick - I’s easy to find the parking 11 Your neighborhood is getting polluted The local government is considering one of the three solutions: growing more trees, organizing communication activities to raise people’s awareness, or giving out strict punishments to those who pollute the living place Which you think is the best solution? 16 Growing trees - Organizing… awareness Trees helps the air fresh - it takes a lot of time The neighborhood will - it is complicated be more beautiful Everybody can grow trees Giving out….punishment - people will keep littering - it’s not effective 17 12 You are going to send your 6-year-old son to school There are three schools you are considering: a public school near home, an expensive international school in the city, or a well-known private school which is quite far from your house Which one you think is the best choice? A - - - B It’s near my house so my son can go to school easily - The school cheap - fee is C It is very expensive (so I can’t afford) The city is not good for him I can take care of him better - it’s far from my house - My son will get homesick - It’s hard for me to control him 13 You are going to celebrate your mother’s 60th birthday You are thinking of a meaningful gift for her: a new LCD Tivi, an Ipad, or an air conditioner Which one you think is the best for your mother? A new LCD TV - my mom can watch the films she likes (on big screen) - She can also listen to music - She likes a TV/ she doesn’t have a TV An Ipad - - An conditioner she doesn’t know how to use an Ipad It’s expensive very air - my mom can’t stand it - It costs electricity 18 Part Playing sports offers people several benefits First of all, playing sports helps people improve health In fact, people playing sports don’t get sick As a result, they can work more effectively Playing sports can also help people make new friends because they can meet and talk to many people and learn new things Finally, people can also reduce stress when they play sports when playing sports, one can meet and talk to others, which helps them feel better if they are stressed What problem can sport players have? Sports players can have some problems such as breaking arms or legs Do you think sports should be made compulsory in the school curriculum? - Yes I think that students should learn sports to relax after hard study hours - Yes, sports will not only help students stay active and healthy but also help them relax after stressful study hours What sort of sports is suitable for women? I think women should yoga, dancing, jogging, badminton, swimming and so on What kinds of physical exercise are suitable for the elderly? I think the elderly should go jogging and taichi What types of leisure activities may become more popular in the future? In the future, people tend to play sports or travel (in their leisure time.) There are some important elements for a successful festival First, a festival should be safe (so that people can enjoy the festival/ they don’t worry about robbery or pick pocket) In addition, there is a variety of food Tourists will know more about local foods/ people can enjoy good food and feel happy 19 Finally, there are many activities for people so that they know more traditional games People can take part in the activities and enjoy the festival./ so that people don’t get bored./ so that people can have fun with friends and family During a festival There are many pickpockets and accidents/ A festival can also be too noisy and crowded Yes I think so Because through/ thanks to festivals, people know more about custom, culture and local foods in different places in our country Yes, in the past people used to stay home to relax Nowadays, they go somewhere to travel => I think it’s changing More and more people travel or spend time with family on holidays nowadays I think long holidays are good so that people can ( many things to ) relax and regain energy to work more effectively There are many ways to have good health Firstly, if we want to have a good health, we should eat nutritious foods (such as vegetables, fruits, fish and so on so that our body functions well and we work better) Secondly, doing physical exercise is good for our health because it helps boost the immune system so we don’t get sick Finally ,to stay healthy we should avoid bad habits such as staying up late, eating unhealthy foods, smoking or drinking/ Finally ,to stay healthy we shouldn’t smoke, drink, stay up late or eat bad food What can make our health become bad? I think bad food, lack of (physical) exercise and bad habits make health become bad Why are there many people getting serious diseased these days? Nowadays, so many people are diseased because the environment is polluted In addition, they also have bad habits/ unhealthy lifestyle and unhealthy foods 20 Do you think that Vnese food? Why? Why not To me, Vnese food is healthy because it is fresh/ there are a lot of vegetables and fish We mostly don’t each much oil and fat Do you think people will become healthier in the future? Well, I think that people will not become healthier in the future because our foods contain chemicals And the environment is more and more polluted ( The pressure of work make people more stressed and the modern technology makes people more passive.) There are some reasons why graduate students can not get good jobs Firstly/ first of all they have limited professional knowledge As a result, they can not finish the job well Also/ in addition/ furthermore they lack soft skills (such as teamwork skills/ communication skills/ presentation skills and so on These skills are really necessary in working places) Finally, young people are in lack of determination and enthusiasm In fact, they easily get bored and give up the job when difficult things happen How should universities prepare the students for their future career? => In my opinion/ I think/ the way I see it, universities should not only teach students knowledge in their major but also soft skills Why many students have limited knowledge of the field that they are studying? => In my opinion/ I think/ the way I see it many students focus on social networks and games so they don’t spend time studying and researching Moreover, students are not familiar with self-studying in university environment Do you think that Vietnamese students are getting lazier? - I think so Online games and social network seem to make students lazier and lazier Many of them don’t focus on study - It depends Many students still study well no matter what, others focus more on playing 21 What would the government to reduce the rate of unemployment in Vietnam? - In my opinion/ I think/ the way I see it the government should teach people in the countryside job skills and offer jobs for them There are some important qualities in a good friend First of all/ Firstly (s)he should be understanding In fact, When we have problems, we need someone to listen to us, understand us and give us best advice Moreover, (s)he should be honest Good friends never turn their back to us They won’t tell lies and we can trust them Lastly/ Last but not least, (s)he should be caring In other words, (s)he should care about our things such as work or feelings What can destroy your friendship? => I think dishonesty could destroy friendship in my opinion, to build up a relationships, we need to be a good listeners, appreciate others and be positive What make a good shopping place? There are many characteristics of a good shopping place First, there should be a variety of products so that people can buy things they need easily Secondly, the prices should be competitive because people all like good deals Last but not least, the comfortable atmosphere is also important so that people could stay in the shop longer and buy more Why more and more people shopping at supermarkets nowadays? => More and more people shopping at supermarkets nowadays because there are a variety of products, competitive prices and comfortable shopping atmosphere When you decide to buy a product Which factor(s) affect(s) your choice? ⇒ Before buying, I consider the price, the quality and the design Do you like online shopping? Why or Why not? ⇒ Yes I Online shopping is fast and cheap 22 How will people shop in the future? => in the future,( with modern technology), I think people will more online shopping -7 Travelling can bring people some disadvantages The first dis-ad-van-tage of travelling is that people spend money (on many things like hotels, foods, transport, souvenirs and so on) The second/ another disadvantage of travelling is that people en-coun-ter unex-pec-ted incidents (such as pickpockets, getting sick, getting lost and so on/ the like) Finally, there are post-travelling effects (like tiredness or being out of money) What attractions in Vietnam you think foreign tourists should visit? Why? ⇒ Tourists should visit Ha Long Bay, Ba Na Hill, Da Nang, Hoi An Ancient town… Because they are beautiful and famous/popular What is your opinion about package tours? ⇒ I think package tours are good because everything is arranged I don’t have to worry What should the government to improve Vietnam tourism? ⇒ I think the government should improve the infrastructure, control the price at tourist places and protect the environment How have people’s travelling habits changed over the past decades? People travel more/ people travel abroad more In the past, people took package tours Now, they travel by themselves more There are some reasons why people are addicted to TV shows Firstly, the plots are interesting There are many drama and stories that attract our attention 23 Secondly, it is entertaining, which can help people relax after hard working hours Finally, the actors/ and actresses are good looking Audiences like to see their favourite people on screen How much TV should children watch? ⇒ I think children should only watch TV about _ a day In what ways does violence on TV affect children? => It can affect children badly Children can imitate violent actions and behave badly What are some benefits of watching TV? => TV shows help people relax and provide them good knowledge What you think about watching TV on the Internet instead of the traditional way? => (Nowadays watching TV on the Internet becomes more and more popular) I think it’s good as people can watch the shows they like again and again whenever they like People use public transport because of some reasons The first reason is that/ Firstly public transport is very convenient In fact, one doesn’t worry about parking or any other matter Secondly/ in addition/ moreover the price is quite cheap Using public transport, one can save a lot of money Finally, it’s flexible to get around as it is on scheduled so it is almost available every day what should the government to encourage people to use public transport? => I think the government should improve the infrastructure, better services and build more routes to encourage public transport why are there so many traffic accidents happening every day? => to me, the main reason for this is that many people are careless when driving They don’t follow the traffic rules 24 would you want to own a car in Vietnam? Why or why not? => I don’t think so the traffic in Vietnam is not good and the streets are small, which is not good for using cars => yes, I think cars are convenient so I’d love to own one 10 Recycling brings people several benefits Firstly/ the first benefit of recycling is that it helps people save money In fact the more we recycle, the more money we save/ the money people spend on recycling is more than the money the spend on producing new products Secondly/ the second benefit of recycling is that it helps save energy it costs more energy to produce new products than to recycle old ones Finally, recycling helps conserve natural resources How does weather affect people’s health? => weather affect people’s health because people can get sick in cold or hot weather/ weather changes can make people sick Do you think there will be more natural disasters? => if people keep destroying natural world, there will be more natural disasters What you think about ‘black rivers’ in cities? => there are a lot of ‘black rivers’ in cities I think the authority should something to clean them up Why many people keep their houses very clean but pollute the street in front of their houses? => this is because many people don’t have a sense of community They only think for themselves/ they lack awareness of protecting the environment 11 A good school needs to have some certain qualities Firstly, a good school needs good teachers (in fact, good teachers help students learn better and get good marks) Secondly, there are good course to give/bring students useful knowledge 25 Finally, the cost should be cheap (so that many poor students have a chance to learn) in your opinion, should parents send their children to boarding school? Why or why not? => I don’t think so If children live in boarding school, parents can’t control their study./ they can learn bad things and get bad results what are some advantages to living in the dormitory? => I think living in the dormitory (it) will help students be more active and independent what are some problems students have to face when living in boarding houses? => I think students have problems with bad friends and lacking of money./ it’s hard for students to manage everything by themselves and still study well why many students still get unemployed after graduation? => students can not get good jobs because they lack knowledge, solf skills and determination -12 Many means of communication are very useful nowadays - The Internet is one of the most popular as people can connect with one another via social networks like Facebook, Zalo without spending time and money It is also fast and convenient for long distance communication - In addition, almost everyone has a phone, which can help them call or text others in case of emergency and exchange information instantly - Finally, television is also a useful way of communication Most important news are delivered on TV what are some disadvantages of using the Internet? => the Internet can make people addicted and lose focus on study or work Internet uses can be attacked by hackers and lose important information Besides, as the information in the internet is not guaranteed, people may get wrong information 26 in your opinion, what is the most popular means of communication in Vietnam? => I think cell phones is the most popular Almost everyone has at least one phone many people claim that smartphones, Ipad, and other electronic devices are making us less social Do you agree? => I strongly/ totally agree with this Many people focus too much on their phones and don’t talk much with others what you think about handwritten letters? => I think they are old so many people don’t use them anymore 27