SPEAKING QUESTIONS LONGMAN (Nguyen Viet Tu) THE INDEPENDENT TASKS 1. What are the characteristics of a good neighbor?

Use reasons and details to support your response. 2. What is your favorite holiday? Use reasons and details to support your response. 3. Which person has helped you the most to get where you are today, and how has he or she helped you? Use example to support your response. 4. If you suddenly got $10 million, what would you spend it on? Use details to support your response. 5. What does your dream house look like? Use details to support your response. 6. What is your favorite food? Use reasons and details to support your response. 7. What are the good characteristics of a good parent? Use reasons and details to support your response. 8. If you can live any where, where would you live? Use details to support your response. 9. What person who is alive today would you most like to meet? Use reasons and details to support your response. 10. Why are you preparing to take the TOEFL test? Use reasons to support your response. 11. If you could have any job in the world, what would it be? Use details to support response. 12. At what age should a person be allowed to drive? Use reasons to support response. 13. What is the best excuse to give your teacher when you have not done the homework? Use reasons to support response. 14. What is your favorite day of the year? Use reasons to support response.

15. What change would you like your government to make? Use reasons to support response. THE PAIRED-CHOICE TASKS. 1. Do you prefer to be in a large or a small class? Use reasons to support your response. 2. Would you prefer to go out to dinner or stay home and cook a meal? Use reasons to support your response. 3. Do you think it is better to marry before or after the age of 30? Use reasons to support your response. 4. Do you prefer to take essay exams or multiple-choice exams? Use reasons to support your response. 5. Would you prefer to take a trip by plane or by train? Use reasons to support response. 6. Would you like to live in a big city or a small town? Use reasons to support response. 7. Do you think it is better to study a lone or study with friends? Use reasons to support response. 8. Do you prefer to play sports or watch sports? Use reasons to support response. 9. Would you prefer to go to the opera or to a football game? Use reasons and details to support response. 10. Would you prefer to take the TOEFL test or a math test? Use reasons and details to support response. 11. If your teacher makes a mistake, it is better to correct the teacher or ignore the mistake? Use reasons to support response. 12. Is it better to take changes in life or play it safe? 13. Is it better to have a career that pay a lot of money but keeps you away from your family or a career that does not play so much but allows you time with your family? Use reasons to support response.

14. Do you make decisions quickly or take your time making them? Use reasons to support response. 15. Do you think children should always obey their parents, or are there times when it is not necessary for children to obey?