Bài mẫu chủ đề Đồ Cổ - IELTS Speaking part 2, 3

1. Bài mẫu chủ đề Đồ Cổ - IELTS Speaking part 2

Đề bài

Describe an item you purchased and were pleased with

You should talk about:  

• What it was  
• Where you bought it  
• How it was used And explain 
• Why it made you happy 

Example

I'm going to discuss something I bought that I'm really satisfied with. However, it's not a physical object but rather a video game called “Age of Empire 3”.

I bought a digital version of the game on a website called Steam. At the time, it was on sale and I got a 60% discount. I still remember that I begged my mom to let me use her credit card to buy and pay back my mom with  my allowance. It was about 2 week worth of snack money.

The game is in a genre that is called Real Strategy in which you can build an empire and wage war with other players. You usually start with civilians or villagers and you use your mouse to instruct them to gather resources such as food, wood and gold. Once you’ve got enough resources, you can level up and build structures like barracks that train soldiers. You then could send these soldiers to other players’ bases to skirmish.

To win a game, you have to eliminate the others’ bases or make them resign. There’s much calculation involved as you must balance the resources between building the structures and training soldiers and you have to time the attack at the right moment as well.

I’ve had this game for eight years and I’ve lodged about 400 hours playing it and it’s still fun every time. I use it to escape when I’m stressed out and when I have nothing else to do. To me, it’s money well spent.

Vocabulary

• To beg (v): cầu xin, nài nỉ
• Allowance (n): tiền được chu cấp
• To wage war (v + n): gây chiến
• To resign (v); rút lui
• Money well spent: đáng đồng tiền

2. Sample topic on Old Objects – IELTS Speaking part 3

2.1. What are some other items that families often preserve for a long time?  

My family heirloom is a piece of jewelry. It’s a sapphire stone which is now a part of my mother’s ring. I’m told that it used to belong to my grandfather who passed away 20 years ago. He gave my mother this stone just before he died. It means a great deal to her and it provided spiritual relief for my mother when my grandfather passed away. I think one day, she’ll pass it down to my brother as he’s closer to her than I am and I’m fine with that.

• Heirloom: vật gia truyền
• Jewelry (n): trang sức
• Belong to (v + adv): thuộc về
• To pass down: truyền lại

2.2. In your cultural context, what kinds of possessions are passed down through generations?  

The largest of them would be lands and properties. People tend to hold on to their ancestor’s houses and lands for generations. Sometimes they are co-own by many people to ensure they’re always in the family. Other things that are kept in family for a long time are jewelry, gold and sometimes books.

2.3. Which do you prefer, old items or new ones?

• Antique (n): đồ cổ
• Archaeological artifact (adj + n): di vật khảo cổ
• Upcoming (adj): sắp ra mắt/xuất hiện
• Terminal illness (adj + n): bệnh nan y