Choose one of the following topics and speak for about 1 – 1.5 minutes on the topic. (6 points)

Topic 1: Describe a leisure activity you enjoy. 

Use the following questions as cues:

- What is the activity? 

- How often do you do it? 

- Do you do this activity alone or with others?

- Why do you enjoy it? 

Topic 2: Describe a school club you want to join.

Use the following questions as cues:

- What is the name of the club?

- What activities do members do?

- How would joining this club benefit you?

- Why do you want to be a member of this club?

Topic 3: Describe the village you live or have visited.

Use the following questions as cues:

- What is the name of the village?

- Where is it located?

- What did you like or dislike about this place?

- Is it a good place to live? Why? / Why not? 

Answer the questions. (4 points)

Note: Teacher does not need to ask all of the questions below.

Question 1: Do you like surfing the net? Why? / Why not? 

Question 2: Do you like spending time on your own or with other people? Why?

Question 3: Do you participate in any clubs at school? 

Question 4: What do you like about life in your city / town / village? 

Question 5: What kind of pressure do you have?

Question 6: What do you often do to overcome stress? 

EXERCISE 5. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed before it.
1. My kitchen is smaller than yours.
 Your kitchen ………………………………………………………………………………
2. No one in the class is taller than Dave.
 Dave is ……………………………………………………………………… 
3. Mum doesn’t speak English as well as Dad.
 Dad ……………………………………………………………………………….………
4. Lan is better cook than Hoa.
 Hoa can’t  …………………………………………………………………………...……
5. No restaurant in the city is better than that one.
 That restaurant is …………………………………………………………………………
6. This watch is worse than that one.
 That watch  ………………………………………………………………………….……
7. My sister writes more carefully than she did.
 My sister  …………………………………………………………………………………
8. This story is more interesting than any other story that I have ever read.
 This is the ………………………………………………………………………………
9. She is the most beautiful girl I have ever known.
 I’ve never .............................................................................................................................
10. Peter does not drive so carefully as Tom.
 Tom ………………………………………………………………………………………