About the Exam
Listening
Writing
Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
100
Which verb tenses should you use in Task 1 Process reports?
Present perfect, present simple
100
Give me 1 example of a verb used to describe increases in data.
rise/go up/improve/grow/climb/expand/etc.
100
How many words do you have to write? How long do you have?
At least 150 words, 20 minutes
100
How many words do you have to write? How long do you have?
At least 250, 40 minutes.
100
What is the biggest company in Vietnam?
If you answer correctly, you gain & everyone else loses 100 points.
Vingroup
200
Which tense(s) should you use for most types of charts?
If you answer correctly, you can take 200 points from one team, and give them to another (not your team).
Past simple
(be careful with using present to describe past events!)
200
Give 2 examples of verbs used to describes decreases.
decrease, reduce, fall, drop, etc.
200
What should you do before you start writing?
1) Look at the chart/graph/diagram.
2) Plan your report
200
What should you do before you start writing?
Brainstorm ideas & Outline your essay
200
Who was the first Vietnamese person in space?
Phạm Tuân
300
What are 2 examples of word combinations (n/v/adj/adv) you can use to describe trends/changes over time?
adjective+noun
adverb+verb
300
Paraphrase this number in 3 different ways: 68%
just over two thirds, almost 3 quarters, just under 70%, the majority, etc.
300
What do you have to do in Writing Task 1?
Summarise and report the data from a chart/graph/diagram/map/etc.
300
What do you have to do in Writing Task 2?
If you answer correctly, you can steal 300 extra points from another team.
Discuss a general topic and give your own opinion.
300
What is the largest cave in Vietnam?
Hang Sơn Đoòng in Quảng Bình Province consumption
400
What is 1 example of a comparative sentence structure you can use to compare data?
more/fewer/less [noun] than
-er than
more/less [adjective] than
twice/three times as many/much as
400
Give 4 examples of adverbs used to describe changes in data.
considerably, remarkably, dramatically, slightly, etc.
400
What should you do in the introduction?
Paraphrase the description of the graph.
400
What should you do in the introduction?
Introduce the topic, write a thesis statement (what are you going to do in this essay?)
400
How far is Hanoi from Ho Chi Minh City? (+/- 100 km)
1,140 km
500
Fill in the gaps with the correct form:
After ____ (peak) at 80% in 2012, oil production _____ (drop)rapidly
peaking, dropped
500
Give me 5 examples of adverbs used to describe changes in data
dramatically, slightly, significantly, markedly, rapidly, gradually, etc.
500
Which paragraph do most students forget to write? What should it include?
You can gamble for double points.
The overview: it should include key features (big changes, highest/lowest numbers, overall trends, etc.)
500
What should each body paragraph include?
1 main idea, 2 supporting ideas, details/examples for each supporting idea.
500
What is Vietnam's biggest export?
Electronics