Criteria for marking the speaking test
Students are allowed to have 8-10 minutes to prepare for their presentation
I. PAIRWORK: 7 marks
1. Content: 3.0 ms
2. Fluency and confidence: 1.5 ms
3. Pronunciation and intonation: 1.5 ms
4. Accuracy: 1.0 m
Students have ONE chance to change the topic
II. FURTHER QUESTIONS: 3 marks
- Questions on personal information
- Do you like travelling? What places do you want to visit?
- Where will you go if you have a two-week vacation?
- Who is your favorite person/? What does he/she look like?
- Describe your mother/father/sister/ close friend
- What do you often do on holidays?
- What holidays or festivals are important in Vietnam?
- What are some advantages and disadvantages of living in the city? In the country?
- Which city in Vietnam would you like to live in? Why?
- What’s your favorite city to visit? Why?
- What ways do you often use to keep your body fit?
- What are your hopes and dreams for the future?
- How would you describe the city or town where you live? What would you like and dislike about it?
- What is a “typical” family in Vietnam?
Ticket 1
Pair work: Discuss these questions
- What is the biggest city you have ever visited? What was it like there?
- What is your favorite city to visit? Why?
- If you could choose a city to live in, which would it be? Why?
Ticket 2
Pair work: Two of you are discussing advantages and disadvantages of living in a big family. Think about
- relationship among members
- privacy
- saving money
- the help from other people
- others…
Ticket 3
Pair work: Two of you are discussing achievements and dreams
Discuss these questions
- Do you want to change anything about your life? What?
- What are you most proud of?
- Do you have any regrets?
- What are your dreams in the future?
- What do you hope to do in 5 years, 10 years?
Ticket 4
Pair work: Describe your dream home
- Where it is located
- What it looks like
- How many room there are in the house
- What furniture can you find in the rooms
Ticket 5
Pair work:
Student A: You are at 209 Phan Thanh, ask the direction to go somewhere in Danang city (big C, Song Han bridge, Danang station, the airport)
Student B: Gives the way to get there
Ticket 6
Pair work: Two of you are discussing movies you have seen recently. Think about:
- The kind of movie
- Main actor, actress
- Director of the movie
- What it is about
- Others
Ticket 7
Pair work: You are going to have holidays. Discuss these questions:
- How do you like to travel?
- Where do you like to stay?
- What activities do you enjoy?
Ticket 8
Pair work: Discuss these questions
- Where do you usually shop?
- What do you enjoy about shopping? What don’t you enjoy?
- What was the last thing you bought?
- Why did you buy it?
- How much is it?
Ticket 9
Pair work: Discuss these questions
- Who is your best friend? Describe him or her
- How do you describe yourself?
Ticket 10
Pair work: Get to know each other.
- What are you studying?
- How many people are in your family?
- What is your address?
- What is your favorite kind of music?
- What do you often do in your free time?