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Outline of Portraying a Festival or National Holiday in Your Country
Situation - A christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ
Task - A day that you spend with your loved ones, by giving each other gifts and sharing a meal together, my family will put up a Christmas tree in the living room and decorate it
Action - Decorate the outside of houses with Christmas lights, in the morning sit down together and open gifts, prepare a big Christmas lunch, Christmas has become too commercialized
Result - Important time to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, a time to spend with their loved ones
Model Essay on Depicting a Festival or National Holiday in Your Nation
I guess the main reason that this festival is important is probably for two reasons. For religious people, it is an important time to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and reflect on their religious values. But for other people, it is simply a time to spend with their loved ones, giving gifts, and spreading joy.
Important Vocabulary
a christian holiday: một ngày lễ theo Thiên chúa giáo
religious (adj) /rɪˈlɪdʒ.əs/: duy tâm
Ex: He's deeply religious and goes to church twice a week.
the religious aspect: khía cạnh duy tâm
sharing a meal together: chia sẻ bữa ăn cùng nhau
put up: dựng lên
tinsel (n) /ˈtɪn.səl/: dải dây kim tuyến
hang up: treo lên
to add to the atmosphere: thêm thắt cho bầu không khí
Ex: Songs were sung and jokes told adding to the festive atmosphere.
a real sight to see: một cảnh tượng đáng chiêm ngưỡng
on Christmas eve: vào đêm Giáng sinh
sit down together: ngồi xuống cùng nhau
go crazy: vô cùng hào hứng
their eyes light up: họ trông vô cùng hạnh phúc và vui mừng
Ex: Her eyes lit up when he showed her the ring.
extended family: gia đình đa thế hệ
commercialized (adj) /kəˈmɝː.ʃəl.aɪzd/: bị thương mại hóa
Ex: The mountains are remarkably unspoilt and much less commercialized than the coastal resorts.
religious people: những người duy tâm
reflect on their religious values: phản ánh lại những giá trị về mặt tâm linh
a time to spend with their loved ones: một thời gian được ở bên những người thân yêu
spreading joy: chia sẻ niềm vui
Sample IELTS Speaking Part 3
1. How are traditional festivals valued in Vietnam?
Well I’m not really sure to be honest, because I’m not from Vietnam. But judging from what I have seen while living here, I think that Vietnamese people take a lot of pride in their customs and culture, and that also includes their traditional festivals. Especially things like the Tet holiday. Every year during Tet I see Vietnamese people going to a lot of effort to prepare their homes for the holiday. And there are a lot of customs around that holiday which I don’t know much about, but it appears to me that the majority of Vietnamese people do value these traditions and traditional festivals. It’s quite refreshing to see actually. I think that where I come from, people don’t value such things as much as what I see from Vietnamese people. I guess that’s probably part of the reason that I love Vietnam and the people here, you could say they are very patriotic, which is a great thing I believe.
2. What distinguishes contemporary festival celebrations from those of the past?
That’s a tricky question I suppose because I don’t know much about how festivals were celebrated in the past, but what I can say is that over the years I have noticed that festivals are becoming very commercialized nowadays, meaning that there is a real push from businesses to try market their products for that festival or holiday. And I think that kind of detracts from the real meaning of what these festivals and holidays are actually about. When you go to a shopping mall around November or December, they have so many Christmas decorations up and try to influence and encourage people to buy a lot of expensive gifts for their friends and family, and I think this can cause problems when people don’t have a lot of money to spend, or simply can’t afford to buy a lot of gifts. Basically I think that the real meaning behind a lot of these festivals has been lost and it is more about buying expensive gifts rather than the original meaning and purpose.
becoming very commercialized : trở nên bị thương mại hóa.
Ex: I don’t believe that education is becoming very commercialized.
a genuine push: một động lực thật sự.
Ex: It’s going to be a genuine push.promote their products: quảng cáo sản phẩm của họ.
Ex: Businesses usually promote their products through adverts.diminishes from (n.phrs): giảm bớt điều gì đó.
Ex: Don’t let anything diminishes from your excitement.
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