Topics speaking for grade 8 - The first semester

TOPICS SPEAKING FOR GRADE 8- THE FIRST SEMESTER
Good morning/afternoon, my dear teachers.
My name is ............................................. I am ............... years old and I am a student in class ............................ in Vinh Thanh Town Secondary School. I am very sociable, humorous and helpful. My topic is number 1, talk about.............................................. Now I would like to start my topic.
(sociable= outgoing: hòa đồng, humorous: vui tính, helpful: hay giúp ích, reserved=shy: e thẹn, active: năng động, careful: cẩn thận,.....)
TOPIC 1 LEISURE ACTIVITY
*Playing table tennis is one of my leisure activities. It is interesting and useful. I can play table tennis in my free time. My body becomes stronger because playing it is good for my health. Whenever I have free time, I can play table tennis with my father or my mother. I like to play table tennis after school because it helps me relax after a hard day. I really ẹnjoy playing table tennis.	That’s the end of my topic. Thanks for listening.
*Câu hỏi gợi ý
1.What do you often do in your free time ?
Reading books is one of favourite leisure activities. I often read books in my free time.
2. How much leisure time do you have a day ?
I have leisure time twice a day, in the morning and in the afternoon.
3.What is your favorite leisure activity ?
Reading books is one of favourite leisure activities. I often read books in my free time.
4.Talk about your favorite leisure activity.
- Describe the leisure activity.
- Say who do you do this activity with.
- Share your feeling about the activity.
TOPIC 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
*Talk about the life in the countryside:
 *I think, the countryside has benefits that a boring person would never discover. There are so much space. We can run around the vast field and shout out loud without disturbing anybody. We can swim in the river, go fishing or collec vegetables in the afternoon or in the summer. Morever, we can enjoy the fresh air and peaceful space. They bring us a good mental. Life in the countryside is intersting. That’s the end of my topic. Thanks for listening.
*Câu hỏi gợi ý
1. Where do you live ?
Hello, my name is  I live in .. with my parents. My father is a .. . My mother is a .
2. Do you like living in the city or in the countryside ?
I like living in the countryside. I often visit my grandmother. It is intersting to live there because there are so much space. We can run around the vast field and shout out loud without disturbing anybody. We can swim in the river, go fishing or collect vegetables in the afternoon or in the summer. 
However, there is no internet to surf for my projects and studying. There is no shops to buy somethings. It takes a lot of time because shops are far away. Besides, there’s almost nothing to do at night. No nightclubs, no bars and no amusement parks
3. Why do you like living there?
4. Talk about the things you like and dislike about life in the city.
You should say :
The facilities there.
The people there.
The environment there.
TOPIC 3 PEOPLES OF VIETNAM
*Talk about your cultural group in Vietnam (Nói về nhóm dân tộc của bạn ở Việt Nam)
Our country has 54 ethnic groups. The Thai is one of ethnic groups in the provinces of Lai Chau, Son LA, Yen Bai, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An.
Their language belongs to The Tay-Thai group.
The Thai are good at farming. They grow different crops. The main food is rice, espeacilly sticky rice. 
Thai cloth is well-known for being unique, colourful and strong. Thai men like to wear The Kinh’s style of dress, but Thai womenn keep their tradition costums. They live in stilts houses.
The Thai worrship their ancestors. They hold festivals and ceremornies every year. That’s the end of my topic. Thanks for listening.
TOPIC 4: OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
*Talk about your family custom and traditions.
In my opinion, customs and tradition are very important. Like other family, we have our own traditions and customs.
There is a tradition in our family of having lunch together on the first day on Tet. We have followed this for three generation.
We have the custom of going out for having meals at the weekend. .We don’t 
We visit our grandparents at the weekend.
We hope that these customs and traditions are still lastly because it makes us closer and friendly. That’s the end of my topic. Thanks for listening.
*Câu hỏi gợi ý
 1. Talk about custom and tradition.
 ˳ In your country.
Acording to tradition in our country, we shouldn’t sweep the floor on the first day of Tet. We have to respect old people and children should take things from aldults with both hands and greet guests when they come toour house.
 ˳ What you think should be continue.
 ˳ What you think should be break down. Why.
TOPIC 5: FESTIVALS IN VIETNAM
I like the Hung King Temple Festivals a lot. It is held in PhuTho province from the 8th to 11th of the third lunar month every year. 
It is held to worships the Hung Kings who are the founders and also the first emperors of the nation. 
It’s impressive because there is a procession from the foot of Nghia Linh mountain to the High Temple on the top of the mountain. 
While you are there, you can attend a ceremony of offering incense and specialities such as Chung cakes, Day Cakes and five-fruit trays to the Hung Kings. Moreover, there are also some great activities such as bamboo swings, lion dances, wrestling and xoan singing performances. 
I like this festival because it makes me love our ancestors. I also like it because there are a lot of great activity.That’s the end of my topic. Thanks for listening.
*Câu hỏi gợi ý
 Talk about a festival in your hometown.
What it is.
 ˳ When/Where is it held?
 ˳ What activities there are.
 ˳ What you need/what you need.
Whale Festival is usually held at Quang Nam coastal locations such as Tam Thanh, Binh Minh, Tam Hai.  For the occasion, the Whale Temple, the houses and the boats are all beautifully decorated.
The festival lasts for two days at the full moon of the first lunar month. This is a festival to worship the whale and pray for the good fortune of the fishermen in Quang Nam.
The festival includes activities like the twirling the basket, boat races, swings, and football competitions, plus special dancing and singing performances including ‘tuong’, ‘ho khoan’ singing and ‘ba trao’ singing.  
TOPICS SPEAKING FOR GRADE 8 THE FIRST SEMESTER 
Academic year 2017 - 2018
Order
CONTENTS
MARKS
EQUVALENT MARK
1
Student should introduce himself/herself
3
0,3
2
Talk about the topic
7
0,7
3
Ask some questions in case the topic is not good
1-4
0,1-0,4
Note: Each student is only allowed to change the topic once.
TOPIC 1: LEISURE ACTIVITY
1.What do you often do in your free time ?
2. How much leisure time do you have a day ?
3.What is your favorite leisure activity ?
4.Talk about your favorite leisure activity.
- Describe the leisure activity.
- Say who do you do this activity with.
- Share your feeling about the activity.
TOPIC 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
1. Where do you live ?
2. Do you like living in the city or in the countryside ?
3. Why do you like living there?
4. Talk about the things you like and dislike about life in the city.
You should say :
The facilities there.
The people there.
The environment there.
TOPIC 3: PEOPLES OF VIETNAM
1. How many ethnic group are there in Vietnam?
2. Which ethnic group has the most population?
3. Talk about one ethnic group that you know.
	You should say :
Name of the ethnic group.
Population.
Location.
Main Festivals.
TOPIC 4: OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
1. What would you do when you visit a Japanese house?
2. Do your family have a custom of eating dinner toghether on New Year Eve?
3. Talk about custom and tradition in your family or your country.
TOPIC 5: FESTIVALS IN VIETNAM
1. Tell the names of some festivals in Vietnam.
2. What festival do you like best? Why?
3. Tell about one festival that you know.
You should say :
What it is.
When/Where it is held.
 What activities there are.
Why you like the festival.
TOPIC 1: LEISURE ACTIVITY
1.What do you often do in your free time ?
2. How much leisure time do you have a day ?
3.What is your favorite leisure activity ?
4.Talk about your favorite leisure activity.
- Describe the leisure activity.
- Say who do you do this activity with.
- Share your feeling about the activity.
TOPIC 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
1. Where do you live ?
2. Do you like living in the city or in the countryside ?
3. Why do you like living there?
4. Talk about the things you like and dislike about life in the city.
You should say :
The facilities there.
The people there.
The environment there.
TOPIC 3: PEOPLES OF VIETNAM
1. How many ethnic group are there in Vietnam?
2. Which ethnic group has the most population?
3. Talk about one ethnic group that you know.
	You should say :
Name of the ethnic group.
Population.
Location.
Main Festivals.
TOPIC 4: OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
1. What would you do when you visit a Japanese house?
2. Do your family have a custom of eating dinner toghether on New Year Eve?
3. Talk about custom and tradition in your family or your country.
TOPIC 5: FESTIVALS IN VIETNAM
1. Tell the names of some festivals in Vietnam.
2. What festival do you like best? Why?
3. Tell about one festival that you know.
You should say :
What it is.
When/Where it is held.
 What activities there are.
Why you like the festival.