ENT303 - SPEAKING TOPICSUNIT 1:1. I

ENT303 - SPEAKING TOPICS
UNIT 1:
1. If foreigners come to Vietnam and ask you about Vietnamese culture, what are three things you should tell them?
2. What are some do’s and don’ts for table manners in your country / city / hometown?
UNIT 2:
1. What are some things people can do to keep healthy? Can you tell me some ways you know that you can personally keep yourself healthy?
2. You are a receptionist of Doctor Alan’s office. The examiner is a patient who phones to make an appointment with the doctor. Answer the phone. You should:
-Ask to know the name, phone number of the patient.
-Ask what the problem is.
-Show your understanding to the patient’s health problem.
-Arrange the date and time of the appointment.
3. What do you know about these types of medical treatments? Choose 2 and talk about them.
- Conventional medicine
- Homeopathy
- Herbal therapy
- Acupuncture
- Spiritual healing
Which one do you like best? Explain.
4. When you are ill, what medical treatment do you often use? Explain.

UNIT 3:
1. This weekend is your best friend’s birthday and you want to give him/ her a special gift, it is his/ her picture. Now you’d like to have the picture framed. The examiner provides that service. Go to his/ her shop and ask for the service.
- You want to have it framed by Friday.
- If the service provider says it’s difficult, tell him/ her why you need it so urgent.
- Ask the price.
- Ask if you need to leave a deposit and how much.
- Show your appreciation.
2. Are you a procrastinator or an organized and self-motivated person? Explain. Do you think being a procrastinator is not good? Explain.

UNIT 4:
1. There is an opinion that nowadays, reading on computer and internet is so popular that we do not need books anymore. Do you agree or not? Give reasons and examples to support your opinion.
2. Do you think comics are trash or treasure? Explain your answer.

3. Describe your reading habits. Answer the following questions:
• Where do you like to do most of your reading?
• When do you like to read?
• What books do you like to read? What are types of these books?
• Who is your favorite author?
• Tell the ways you enjoy reading.

4. Describe the benefits of reading books. Give examples or explanation.


UNIT 5:

1. Tell about a natural disaster you know:
- Where, when and how long did it take place?
- The strength of the disaster.
- What happened?
- Death toll, number of casualties, survivors, missing and homeless
- Destruction
- Any negative effects after the disaster.
2. Choose an emergency from the list (a flood, a tornado, a typhoon, a famine, a drought, an earthquake, or an epidemic) and talk about how to prepare for that.

UNIT 6:
1. Talk about the most effective work habits that promote success and explain why.
2. What jobs do you think are just for men or women? Is housewife a job? why?
UNIT 7:
1. Talk about a holiday or a tradition in your country.
2. Describe a traditional wedding in Vietnam.
What do people do to prepare for the wedding?
What do they do during the wedding ceremony and reception?
UNIT 8:
1. Talk about one invention in the history that you like best. Explain why you choose it.
2. What are some benefits of technologies in our lives? Give examples and explanation.
UNIT 9:
1. Do you agree that the driving age in Vietnam should be raised to 20 instead of 18? Give reasons and examples to support your answer.
2. Are you for or against censorship of books and movies? Explain your answer.
3. Think of a problem in your country/city and give the solutions. (Traffic jam, pollution, etc.)


UNIT 10:
1. Talk about what a tourist to your city or community should visit. Answer the following questions:
• what places in the city are visited most often by tourists?
• Have you ever guided someone around your city?
• What is your city known for?
• What are the interesting things to see in your city?
• What are the interesting things to do in your city?
2. Choose one tourist destination in Vietnam and give a 3-minute talk about it.
- Where is it? How far is it from Ho Chi Minh City?
- Is there anything worth seeing there?
- What can tourists do there?
- What are some specialties?
- Are there any possible risks?