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13 CHỦ ĐỀ NÓI THEO MẪU VSTEP

LEARNING ENGLISH
1. How long have you been learning English?
2. How did you study it?
3. What do you find most difficult when learning English?
4. Do you think it’s important to learn languages?
5. Is it important for children to learn foreign languages?
1. I started learning English when I was at secondary school but I was very bad at it. We
just learned to take some English tests. Nowadays, English is important to my job so I
take an English course to improve it
2. Well, I learned English in many ways such as rereading articles in class, watching
films with subtitles or listening to English songs. Sometimes, I chatted with my friends in
English
3. My biggest problem is pronunciation. I found it difficult to pronounce some sounds in
English. Besides, I don’t have enough vocabulary to express my ideas
4. Of course. Learning English is very important nowadays because people can do
international business. Besides, knowing English is useful when we travel abroad
5. Yes it is. Learning foreign languages is essential nowadays because English has
become an international language. Besides, It is easier for children to learn foreign
language when they are young.

FAMILY
1. Tell me about your family
2. Do you have a large orsmall family?
3. What do your family like doing together?
4. Who are you close to in your family?

1. My family has 5 people including my father, my mother, my young sister, my younger

brother and me. My father and mymother are workers. My sister and brother are
universty students. My family members get on well with each other
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2. I come from a small family including 5 members. When living in a nuclear family, we
have more time to take careof each other
3. My family do many activities together. For example, we enjoy playing sports and
cooking food in our spare time. Sometimes, we go on a picnic at the weekend
4. I am very close to my younger sister in my family because we have many thing in
common. For example, we are keen on swimming and reading books. Moreover, she is
the person whom I often ask for advice

HOUSES
1. Do you live in a house or a flat?
2. Who do you live with?
3. Are there many rooms in your home?
4. What is your favourite room?
5. What would you change about your home?
6. Do you plan to live there in the future?
1. I live in a house which is located on Tay Son streer. It is a quite large one with four
floors. My family have been living there for 5 years. Living in a house makes me feel
comfortable because I can enjoy private outdoor areas
2. I live with my small family in this house. My family includes 4 members: my husband,
two children and me
3. Yes, there are 8 rooms in my house including the living room, the kitchen, three
bathrooms and three bedrooms
4. I would say that living room is the one I like most because it’s the common space where
my family have a relaxing time together. We often watch TV and chat with each other
about the whole day after dinner
5. If I had enough money, I would make some changes to my house. For example, I would
rearrange the furniture, buy some new household appliances and repaint the wall with
bright colors
6. Yes, definitely. I really love the living space in my house so I don’t want to move to
another place
HOBBY
1. What do you often do in your free time
2. Do you play sports?
3. Do you watch TV?
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4. What TV programs do you often watch?

5. Do you read books?
6. What kinds of books do you often read?
1. In my spare time, I’m keen on reading books because it helps me reduce stress and learn
many things in life. Besides I prefer playing sports as it makes mekeep fit and stay
healthy
2. Yes, I do. I often play volleyball with my friends after school every day. I play this kind
sport in the stadium near my house. Playing volleyball gives me a chance to keep fit and
spend time with friends
3. Yes, I do. My family often watch TV after dinner. It is great to see our favourite
programs and chat with each other about everything
4. My favourite program is VTV news. It is on VTV3 at 7 p.m every day. I love it because it
helps me know what is happening around the world. Moreover, I can get information
about many fields in life
5. Yes, definitely. I am a big fan of reading books because it helps me reduce stress and
broaden my knowledge. Besides, I love reading newa online because I can know what is
happening around me
6. I am interested in many types of books. I often read books on my major to improve my
knowledge. Sometimes, I read comic books to relax myself

JOB
1. What do you do? What is your job?
2. Where do you work?
3. What responsibilities do you have at work?
4. What do you like about your job?
5. Is there anything you dislike about your job?
1. I am working as a Math teacher at a high school. I am in charge of making lesson plans
and giving lessons to students. Moreover, I also teach some extra classes to help my
students pass exams
2. I am working at a high school in Hanoi. This school has large space and modern facilities
3. I am responsible for many tasks at the workplace. For example, I am in charge of making
lesson plans and giving lessons to students. Besides, I also do some paperwork and
organize extra activities for students
4. I love my job so much because I can get a good salary and long holidays. Not only that, it
is fun to work with friendly and supportive co-workers
5. Yes, there are several things I don’t like about my job. First of all, I often have to work
under pressure and do too much paperwork. Moreover, my job is very busy, so I don’t
have much time to spend with my family
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TRAVEL
1. Do you like travelling?
2. Have you travelled this year?
3. Where do you like to travel during the holidays?
4. What do you often do when you travel?
1. Yes, I enjoy travelling because it helps me open my mind. When travelling, I have
chances to vsit many famous places, meet different people and taste local food.
2. Yes, I have. I went on holiday to Danang this summer. I went swimming in the sea and
enjoyed beatiful views on the beach. Moreover, I went sightseeing in famous places
3. During my holidays, I would like to travel to Nha Trang. It is a beautiful city with a lot
of famous destinations. When going there, I can visit some islands, taste local seafood
and go swimming in the sea
4. Well, it depends on the kind of holiday I go on. For example, on a beach holiday, I
prefer swimming in the sea and eat local seafood. When going to the mountain, I often
visit beautiful villaes nearby, explore the nature and take a lot of photos
HOMETOWN
1. Where do you live? Where are you from?
2. What is it famous for?
3. What do people do when visitig your hometown?
4. How’s the weather in your hometown?
5. What do you like best about it?
1. I live in the city centre of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. I have been living here for 7
years. I love living in Hanoi because it is a modern city with many entertainment
facilities like cinemas, parks and shopping malls
2. Hanoi is famous formany beautiful places such as the Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem Lake and
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
3. People can do many activities when coming to my hometown. For example, they can visit
famous places such as West Lake, Hoan Kiem Lake and Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.
Besides, it is great to taste delicious food in the Old Quarter like Bun Cha, Pho and so on
4. Hanoi has tropical climate with four seasons like spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Each season lasts for about 3 months. It is very hot in the summer and very cold in the
winter
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5. What I like most about it is that there are many entertainment facilities like cinemas,
parks and shopping malls here, so I can do a lot of things to relax

FOOD
1. What food do you like best?
2. What do you usually have for breakfast?
3. What’s your favourite meal of the day?
4. Where do you usually have lunch?
5. How often do you eat out?
6. What restaurant do you often go to?
7. What kind of food does it serve?
1. I like eating fruits best because they are good for my health. They provide me with a lot
of vitamins and minerals. My favourite fruit is banana and I love eating it every day
2. I often have many dishes for breakfast such as rice, Pho, bread with milk and so on. I like
eating bread with milk at breakfast most because it is easy to prepare it
3. I like dinner most because it is time when my family members can have the meal together
and talk about our work or study during the day
4. I often have lunch at home because my mom cooks it for me. I often have rice, vegetables
and fish for lunch
5. I rarely eat out because it is expensive to have a meal at a restaurant. I like eating at home
because it is both safer and cheaper. Moreover,my family members can prepare food
together, so we become closer
6. My favourite restaurant is Kichi. My family often go there for dinner at the weekend. We
love it because it serves many kinds of delicious food. Moreover, the staff members are
very friendly and polite.
7. It serves hot pot with many kinds of food such as meat, seafood, vegetables and so on…
HEALTH
1. Is it important to eat healthy food?
2. What do you do to keep fit and healthy?
3. Do you do anything which is not healthy?
4. What do you think is more important, eating a healthy diet or doing exercise?

1. Yes, it is very important to eat healthy food like fresh fruit and vegetables. Having a good
diet gives people more energy andkeeps them healthier
2. I do many things to keep fit and healthy. For example, I have a good diet by eating more
fruit and vegetables. Besides, I do exercise and play sports regularly. Keeping fit can help
me live longer
3. Yes, I sometimes eat junk food like fast food which is unhealthy. Moreover, working
with computers too much is not good for my health
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4. In my opinion, both eating a healthy diet and doing exercise are important. Having a
good diet gives people more energy and keeps them healthier. About doing exercise, it
helps people relax, keep fit and live longer
TRANSPORT
1. How do you usually get to and from work/college? Why?
2. How often do you use public transport?
3. What types of public transport do you use?
4. How do you often take taxis?
5. Do you have any suggestions to improve travel and transport in the town?

1. I often get to and from work by motorbike because it is easy and fast to get around
narrow streets. Besides, it is not expensive to buy a motobike
2. I sometimes use public transport like the bus to go to work. It’s cheap to go by bus and
the staff are friendly and helpful but I prefer to travel by motorbike because it’s fast and
more convenient
3. My favourite public transport is the bus. I often go to work by bus because it is cheap.
Moreover, the staff are friendly and helpful. In addition, I don’t have to worry about the
air pollution or the bad weather
4. I often take taxis when going out with my family. It is convenient to travel b taxis
because I don’t have worry about parking
5. Yes, to solve traffic jams during rush hours, the government should encourage people to
use public transport instead of private vehicles
COMMUNICATION
1. How do you usually keep in touch with members of your family? Your friends?
2. How often do you make phone calls?
3. How often do you send emails?
4. Do you prefer to write by hand or on a computer?
1. I usually contact myfamily members by making phone calls. Besides, I often keep in
touch with my friends via social networking sites like Facebook
2. I make phone calls everyday. I often call my parents because it is a convenient and quick
way to talk with them. Besides, I can hear their voice immediately
3. I contact my customers by sending emails every day because it is convenient and easy to
keep the imformation. Moreover, sending emails is a good way to keep in touch because
it is free
4. I prefer to write on a computer because it is fast and saves time. Moreover, it is
convenient to keep the information or copy things
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THE INTERNET
1. How often do you go online?
2. What do you use the internet for?
3. How do you get online?
4. What’s your favourite website?
1. Well, I go online everyday. I access the Internet to find onformation when studing. When
I have free time, I go online Facebook to contact my friends or watch movies on Youtube
2. I surf the internet to do many things. First of all, I often access the Internet to get
information to do my homework. Besides, I use the internet to read online news or listen
to music
3. I visit social networking sites such as Facebook to chat with my friends. Sometimes, I
access Vnexpress.net to read online news
4. I like to access Vnexpress.net moost because it gives me news about many aspects of life.
For example, I can know what is happening in Vietnam and around the world

FESTIVALS
1. What’s your favourite fastival?
2. Are there many festivals in the area where you live?
3. Do you think festivals are important?
4. How did you last celebrate your birthday party?
1. My favourite festival is Tet. It takes places from late January to early February. It is a
good occasion for family members to return home and gather after a full hard-working
year. Before Tet, people spend time shopping for food and decorating their houses.
During Tet, they visit their relatives and friends
2. Yes, there are many festivals in the place where I live. For example: Tet festival, Mid
autumn festival, Hung King Temple festival and so on
3. Yes, festivals are very important. Festivals are occasions for people to enjoy life after a
full hard-working year. For example, Tet holiday is the best occasion for family members
to return home, gather and become more close-knitted. Besides, some festivals help to
show the culture and traditions of the country
4. On my last birthday, I organized a small party at home. I invited my close friends and
relatives to come. First, I received some greetings, flowers and presents from everyone.
After we sang the “Happy birthday to you” song, I blew out candles on the birthday cake.
At last, we enjoyed a meal together