Possible Questions in Part 1 of Speaking test

Try to write answers to these questions, check grammar errors and practice answering them to get quicker reactions.

1. Basic Personal Questions about the Candidate:

- What's your name?

- Could you tell me your name?

- Does your name have a particular meaning?

- Does your name have a literal translation?

- Does your name affect your personality?

- Where are you from?

- Where do you come from?

- Where were you born?

- Where do you work?

2. Hometown:

- Where is your hometown located?

- Could you tell me something about your hometown?

- What kind of landscape surrounds your hometown?

- What is the main crop in your hometown?

- What are the main tourist attractions in your hometown?

- What is the climate like in your hometown?

- What are the characters of the people like in the region where you live?

- What are the differences in food/ climate/ accent / people between your hometown and X (a well-known city in your country)?

- What is people's favourite food in your region?

- How do you make X (a well-known food in your region)?

- How do you make dumplings?

- What is the style of buildings like in your hometown?

- How does the modern architecture style differ from the old style in your hometown?

- How often do you go back to your hometown?

- Are there any changes you have seen your hometown? What are they?

- What changes have taken place in your hometown?

- What has been the greatest change in your hometown?

3. Family life and marriage:

- Could you tell me something about your family?

- How many people are there in your family? Who are they?

- Where do you live?

- What is your home / flat / room like?

- Will you describe your home / flat / room to me?

- Have you got any children?

- What's your child's name?

- Does his/ her name have a meaning?

- What is your son's / daughter's character like?

- What does your wife/ husband do?

- Where does your wife/ husband work?

- When did you get married?

- Will you please describe your wedding to me?

- Was there any kind of ceremony?

- What did you / your wife wear on your wedding day?

- Where did you go on your honeymoon?

- Could you tell me what happens at a wedding in your country?

- Could you describe a traditional wedding ceremony to me?

- Did you have to ask for permission from your parents before you get married?

- Is the marriage arranged by the couple's parents?

- Will you say something about marriage in Viet Nam?

- Will you tell me something about the concept of the dowry?

- What do you think of the one-child policy in Vietnam?

- What kind of parents are you going to be?

- What hopes or fears do you have for your child?

- What sort of Vietnam would you like your child living in?

- What sort of future do you hope for your child?

- As a parent, do you plan to do anything different with your child than your parents did with you?

- Are you going to bring up your child differently? How?

- How different is your life from the lives of your parents / grandparents?

- What is the woman's role in Vietnam?

- What do you think of a woman's place at home?

- Who does the most housework in your family?

- What are the responsibilities of husband and wife?

- What is your opinion of equality of the sexes?

- Why is the divorce rate increasing in Vietnam?

- Did you enjoy your early teenage years?

- What was good or not good about your teenage years?

- How strict were your parents when you were a teenager?

- How much freedom do you like to give your daughter/ son?

- Should parents give their teenagers complete freedom? Explain.

- Are you stricter or less strict than your parents were? Give some examples.

- Does your son/daughter ever do things behind your back? Give some examples.

- How do parents respond to their teenagers who start having problems in school?

- How do schools respond to teenagers who start having problems in school?

- What do you think is the best way to deal with children’s problems?

- What do you think is the best age to be? Why?

- Do you think a child’s economic and social background makes a difference in their school performance? Why?

- What are the common problems of teenagers in Vietnam?

- What are the reasons for these problems?

- What are the best ways to deal with these problems?

(to be continued)