Describe a famous person you want to meet You should say: • who is he/she • why do you want to meet him/ her • why he/she is famous and explain what would you do if you meet him/ her. ANSWER: I have been following a number of beauty vloggers and makeup artists, and there is one that I have always wanted to meet. She is Michelle Phan, an American make-up demonstrator on Youtube, who has coordinated with many…
Describe an occasion when you helped someone You should say: who you helped how you helped them where it happened why you helped them and explain how this person reacted to your help or and explain how you felt after helping this person. ANSWER: Yesterday, when walking to school, I came across a pregnant woman. She was holding a baby and carrying a lot of plastic bags containing fruit and vegetables. Those bags seemed to be heavy, which made it difficult…
Describe a magazine or newspaper that you like to (or, often) read You should say: what magazine or newspaper it is what the magazine or newspaper is about how often you read it what kinds of people generally read this magazine or newspaper and explain why you like to read it. ANSWER: To be honest, I don’t read magazines much these days, but I still read the one called Vietraveler, which is a tourism magazine. The magazine contains all…
Describe the first time you used a foreign language to communicate You should say: what the situation was where you were who you communicated with and explain why you used a foreign language to communicate on this occasion. ANSWER: I have been learning English for a long time, but I haven’t had many chances to practice speaking English with native speakers. To the best of my recollection, the first time I used it was on Christmas Eve three years…
Describe what you think would be the perfect job for you You should say: what job it would be what you would do in this job and explain why you think this would be the perfect job for you. For me, the ideal job that I would like to have is to be an air hostess. This job involves taking care of customers on planes, serving food and drinks, and making sure that they have a safe flight….
Describe a place near water You should say: where this place was what you did at this place who you went there with and explain why you liked this place. ANSWER: Last summer, my family went on a vacation to Cat Ba island, which is located in Hai Phong city and I was really impressed with the beach there. To arrive at this destination, we had to take a ferry from the mainland, a journey which lasted roughly one hour….
Describe some local news that people in your locality are interested in. You should say: what the news is how you know about this news who is involved in this news and explain why it is interesting to people ANSWER: I came across this intriguing article in a newspaper I read at my school’s library. It involved how positive attitudes have greatly affected people’s success, based on the story of how a local woman had never given up her dream…
Describe a story or a novel that was particularly interesting to you You should say: • What the story/novel is • What it is about • Why you find it interesting ANSWER I would like to talk about my favorite classic novel called The Godfather, which is written by a well-known Italian author, Mario Puzo. I came across this novel when I was trying to find a dictionary at a bookstore. It was published in hard-cover version and there was a…
Describe a time when someone apologized to you. You should say: • When it happened • Why he/she apologized to you • How you felt ANSWER: On Tuesday last week, I was riding my motorbike to school. Actually, I was in a hurry; otherwise, I would have been late for the class. Unfortunately, there was heavy traffic congestion. In front of me there was just a long stream of cars and bikes. Therefore, I had no choice but to slow…
Describe a goal that you would like to achieve. You should say: what the goal is how easy or difficult you think it will be to reach this goal how you plan to achieve this goal and explain why this is one of your goals. One of my goals in the near future is to improve my proficiency in Japanese. Actually, I have been studying Japanese for two months; therefore, I can just hold some simple conversations about daily life….