SPEAKINGChiến lược kéo dài câu trả lời cho Part 1

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→ Yes, I like parks because they are great places to relax. If you live in a city, a park is often the only place where you can escape from the noise and the traffic. Continue

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→ There are 3 kinds that I’m keen on. The one I like best is Italian food [1st idea] because I am a big fan of pasta. I also really like Korean food [2nd idea] as it’s so flavorful. Continue

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→ Well I’d have to say that I’m a big fan of seafood [general]. In particular, I really love sushi and sashimi [detailed] because they are always fresh and delicious.

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→ I think it depends. If I’m working [1st case], I prefer to get something like fast food such as KFC. But if I’m out with my friends [2nd case], I would rather have something exotic like Indian food. Continue

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→ I enjoy eating steak. Well actually I love all dishes that have beef as a main ingredient. Although it’s tasty, I think that it may not be healthy to eat so much of it, as I’ve heard it can lead to high levels of cholesterol. Continue

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→ Well to be honest, I don’t have a favourite food, but I guess that if I had to choose one, then I’d go for something like pizza.

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→ My favourite musical instrument to listen to is the guitar. I like the fact that there are different types of guitar, like classical, acoustic or electric. I love the variety of sounds a guitar can make.

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→ Yes. The number 7, for example, is supposed to be a special number in my country. It appears in so many places, like the seven days of the week, the seven main notes in music, and the seven ages of man that Shakespeare described Continue

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→ Yes, I’m a huge fan of football. I play football after work to blow off some steam and football helps me stay in shape too. Continue

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✘ Câu trả lời không đạt: "I live in Hanoi. It’s the capital of Vietnam".

→ Câu trả lời quá ngắn, không đủ chi tiết.

✔ Câu trả lời mẫu: "I come from Hai Phong. It’s a large city with all amenities in it. Hai Phong has a lot of apartment complexes, skyscrapers, and residential areas. So I think that it’s kind of a nice thing to have but at the same time, the infrastructure cannot accommodate that many people".

→ Câu trả lời đủ dài, chi tiết, thể hiện được vốn từ vựngngữ pháp: amenities, skyscrapers và khả năng ngữ pháp: the infrastructure cannot accommodate that many people.

Ví dụ:

• Once in a blue moon (rất hiếm khi xảy ra)
  → A student will get a 9 in the IELTS writing test once in a blue moon.

• Over the moon (tuyệt đỉnh, vô cùng hạnh phúc)
  → I was over the moon when I passed my speaking test.

• A piece of cake (rất dễ dàng)
  → Getting a band 6 in the speaking test will be a piece of cake.

• A drop in the ocean (chỉ là một phần nhỏ)
  → Just learning idioms is a drop in the ocean when it comes to preparing for the speaking test.

• Trong phần 1 speaking, các câu hỏi sẽ tập trung chủ yếu về bản thân, về cuộc sống, gia đình, về nhà, quê, hay đất nước của chính các bạn. Continue

⮚ What are you doing currently?
→ Currently, I’m in full-time employment. I’m working as an event organizer in an emerging company and I have been working there for two years.

⮚ Where do you work presently?
→ I work in … The name of my company is … I am working there as a …

⮚ Why did you choose that job?
→ Well, I would like to say that I had an interest in this career from a young age. When I was a student, I had valuable experience of organizing small events for my university. Because as an event organizer, I can get to explore my creative vision and see an idea be turned into reality, from concept to execution.

⮚ How many hours do you work?
→ I work for eight to ten hours a day. I feel that my working hours are a bit too much because sometimes I need to work extra hours, including evenings and weekends, closer to the event.

⮚ What are your job responsibilities?
→ My primary responsibilities are to plan and organize social events, conferences, and exhibitions. As an event organizer, I will be responsible for the planning stage including researching events venues and ideas and producing detailed proposals for events, right through to running the event.

⮚ Is there anything that you don’t like about your job?
→ I like everything about my job. The one thing that I would like to change is the working hours. Sometimes I work for more than 10 hours a day. The week before an event is usually hectic, I feel that it can affect my health. If given a chance, I would like to work less and give time to other activities.

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⮚ What do you study?
→ I’m majoring in English, I have to deal a lot with something like phonetics and phonology, lexicology or grammar. To be honest, they are sometimes overwhelming to me, but I have a knack for linguistics, so it’s OK.

⮚ Is it a difficult subject to study?
→ In a general sense, this subject requires extensive study, research, group work and other academic activities. Things are new and challenging in many cases but I think with passion and dedication it can be conquered. To me, it is a difficult yet very enjoyable subject.

⮚ Why did you choose your university?
→ The incentive for me to choose this university is that it is one of the top-ranked universities in Vietnam with a perfect learning environment including experienced lecturers, who are all subject specialists, and modern equipment.

⮚ If you could change to another subject, what would it be?

⮚ What would you like to study in the future? Continue