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IELTS Speaking Part 1: Thể thao
IELTS Speaking Part 1: Mẫu câu hỏi
1. Bạn có thích chơi thể thao không?
To be honest, I like sports, but I prefer watching it to playing it. I like cheering for my sports team, but I don’t like being exhausted and sweaty.
- Cheer (v): cổ vũ
2. Phần lớn người dân ở đất nước của bạn có thích thể thao không?
Most people I know are crazy about football. In fact, whenever our national football team plays, friends and families gather and watch together.
- Be crazy about s.th: phát cuồng vì điều gì
3. Thể thao nào phổ biến ở đất nước của bạn?
Beside football, many young people are into basketball. Other sports that you could find people playing at parks in the morning are shuttlecock and badminton. These two sports are easy to play and generally don’t cost too much.
- Be into something: yêu thích/quan tâm cái gì đó
- Shuttlecock (n): môn đá cầu
4. Bạn muốn thử môn thể thao nào vào tương lai?
While I don’t like to push myself a lot, I find pole vaulting quite intriguing. If I have an opportunity to do it, I would do it for once. But I don’t see myself doing it regularly.
- Pole vaulting (n): nhảy sào
- Intriguing (adj): thú vị
IELTS Speaking Phần 2
IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a good experience of online shopping.You should say:
- When it happened
- What you bought
- Why you bought it
And explain your reasons for thinking it was a positive experience.
I’m going to talk about the time I bought a camcorder from an overseas seller from a platform called Ebay.
It was last year and my class at my university had tasked me with recording and editing a video of an upcoming class trip. So, I took that opportunity to use my savings to buy a Sony 4K camcorder that I had always wanted to have.
But there was one problem. The camcorder model I wanted had been sold out in Vietnam and I had to resort to ordering from a seller abroad. First, I went on the internet and looked for all the shops that had the camcorder available. Then I read as many reviews as possible to make absolutely sure that I get a good deal. After considering it, I finally decided to purchase it from a camera shop in Germany through Ebay, a well-known website for online commerce. After placing my order, I was contacted by the seller through the message system of Ebay to verify my shipping address and contact information. I used my Mastercard to pay for the fee and the transaction was swift. Just under a week later, a FedEx delivery truck pulled up in front of my house and the delivery man handed me my parcel.
Upon opening the package, I felt content to find that despite the long journey, the box remained intact, and the camcorder functioned perfectly. Later that day, I sent a message to the seller expressing my gratitude. This encounter was quite pleasant, and I will consider shopping online again if I encounter a similar situation in the future.
- Platform (n): nền tảng
- Upcoming (adj): sắp tới
- Resort + to: nhờ tới
- Consider something: cân nhắc về việc gi đó
- Commerce (n): thương mại
- Place order: đặt hàng
- Verify (v): xác nhận
- Transaction (n): giao dịch
- Swift (adj): gọn gàng, nhanh chóng
- Parcel (n): gói hàng, thùng hàng
→ Câu hỏi yêu cầu kể một trải nghiệm tốt khi mua sắm online. Đây là dạng kể chuyện. Thí sinh có thể tập trung vào kể quy trình mua hàng và cảm nhận cá nhân. Trình tự gợi ý: Giới thiệu (mua gì, lí do, mua lúc nào) → Miêu tả trải nghiệm (mua ở nền tảng nào, có thể miêu tả giao diện website, đặt hàng như thế nào, thanh toán như thế nào) → Giải thích vì sao đây là trải nghiệm tốt (cảm nhận khi đặt xong/nhận được hàng, trong tương lai có tiếp tục không).
Note that as this is a narrative, responders should consider using temporal or sequential conjunctions such as 'first,' 'next,' 'then,' 'after that,' etc. It is especially important to explain why this was a positive experience.
IELTS Speaking Part 3: Internet Purchasing
IELTS Speaking part 3: Example
1. What are the pros and cons of shopping online?
Well, as an avid online shopper, I can speak from experience. For me, the most attractive upside of online shopping is cost and time efficiency. When I shop on the internet, I don’t have to spend a lot of time looking for the goods. I also don’t have to travel between different shops. Thus, it’s helped me save fuel and time. However, things bought online could be easily damaged if mishandled during the delivery process. Another inconvenience, typically when shopping for clothes, is that sometimes the sellers send the incorrect models or sizes. In these cases, you need to return the packages.
- Efficiency (n): sự hiệu quả
- Goods (n): mặt hàng
- Thus (adv): cho nên
- Mishandle (v): xử lý sai cách
→ The question asks respondents to discuss the advantages and disadvantages, so answers should be structured accordingly. After discussing advantages or disadvantages, use contrasting terms like 'however' or 'but' to signal a change in perspective. Consider using phrases such as 'the first benefit is...' or 'another disadvantage is...'.
2. In your opinion, is shopping online safe?
Purchasing online can be both safe and unsafe. If you know what you’re doing, online shopping can be risk-free. Always buy from registered businesses and read reviews of the retailer before buying and you should be fine. However, there are also growing numbers of online frauds and online scams that people should be aware of. It goes without saying that you should provide sensitive information such as credit card number to online sellers and when possible, it’s preferable to choose to pay after you’ve received your packages.
- Risk-free (adj): không rủi ro
- Retailer (n): nhà bán lẻ
- Fraud/scam (n): chiêu lừa đảo
- Sensitive information: thông tin nhạy cảm
→ The question requires respondents to give their opinion on whether online shopping is safe or not. Respondents can answer yes, no, or it depends. If responding with 'it depends' or 'both safe and unsafe', they should clarify the reasons for each scenario and may elaborate with examples, consequences, or personal experiences.
3. Should the government increase regulation on online shopping?
From a buyer’s perspective, I hope that the government finds a way to crack down on scammers who have stolen people’s money. There have been many incidents where these scammers pretend to sell good products. However, after taking people’s money, they disappeared. I think online commerce has a lot of potential but first we need to make it a safer place for all people.
- From a buyer’s perspective: từ góc nhìn của người mua hàng.
- Crack down on something: triệt phá
- Potential (n): tiềm năng
