- To help learners develop their communicative competence and to raise their social-cultural awareness, some essential and survival topics are given, such as direction, prices, occupation, houses, time, etc.

- Following are some simple sentences for daily conversation:

o  Xin chào (Greeting/Hello)

o  Anh làm nghề gì? (What is your occupations?)

o  Cho tôi đến chợ Cần Thơ (Please send me to Can Tho Market)

o  Cho tôi một ly nước cam (An orange juice, please)

o  Ông muốn mua gì? (What would you like to buy?)

o  Nhà (khách sạn) anh/chị/ông/bà ở đâu? (Where is your house/hotel?)

o  Xin lỗi, bây giờ là mấy giờ? (Excuse me, what time is it now?)

o  Gia đính anh có mấy người? (How many people are there in your family?)