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Bài viết sau đây sẽ gợi ý bài mẫu cho chủ đề “Describe a time when someone asked you for your opinion” cùng các câu hỏi thường gặp và hướng dẫn trả lời khéo léo cho topic này. Đồng thời, bài viết còn giới thiệu về những từ vựng và mẫu câu giúp tăng phần Lexical Resource - tiêu chí đánh giá khả năng sử dụng từ vựng của học viên. Từ đó giúp tăng điểm trong bài thi nói của thí sinh.
Sample topic “Describe a time when someone asked you for your opinion”
When she/he asked you
How she/he felt while listening to your opinion
What the result was like
And explain why she/he needed your opinion
Context (Bối cảnh) | Bạn thân kể về một cô gái Tương đối gần đây |
Content (Nội dung) | Đây là một ý tưởng tồi Bạn thân quyết định theo đuổi cô gái Họ đã hạnh phúc bên nhau được một thời gian Tôi đã ra quyết định trước khi có đủ thông tin |
Conclusion (Kết thúc) | Trải nghiệm sẽ có ích trong tương lai để ra quyết định tốt hơn Ý kiến chưa có sự ảnh hưởng nghiêm trọng |
Context | Okay, so I will not give their name directly as I thing that would discredit their trust in me, but the most important instance of this that I can think of off the top of my head, was relatively recently when one of my close friends asked me about a girl that he was interested in. |
Content | I quite firmly told him that I thought it was a bad idea, from all of my interactions with her she seemed quite shallow and selfish. My friend is a very generous and caring person and I felt that she would likely take advantage of him, and I quite strongly discouraged the idea. Luckily, for all members involved in this story, he chose not to listen to me and pursue the girl anyway. They have been together happily for some time now and they are a very clear example of not judging a book by its cover. I had not taken adequate time to get to know this girl and I spoke up before I had all the information needed to make an informed decision. |
Conclusion | Hopefully this will help me in the future to make better decisions about what advice I choose to give, and thankfully, I don’t think this one instance of bad advice has too badly damaged my friends opinion of my advice. He knows I still want what is best for him. |
Vocabulary related to “Describe a time when someone asked you for your opinion” topic
off the top of my head / ɒf ðə tɒp əv maɪ hed /: theo như trí nhớ của tôi
Ex: "What's the capital of Mauritania?" "I don't know off the top of my head, but I could go and look it up."
shallow (a) /ˈʃæl.oʊ/: thờ vô, vô tâm
Ex: He's physically attractive, but shallow.
take advantage of / ˈteɪk ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ ɒv /: lợi dụng
Ex: Don't you realize that he's taking advantage of you and your money?
Judge a book by its cover / dʒʌdʒ ə bʊk ˈbaɪ ɪts ˈkʌvə /: đánh giá qua vẻ bề ngoài
Ex: That man may look very small and insignificant, but don't judge a book by its cover – he's a very powerful man in his circle.
Example for IELTS Speaking Part 2
Have you ever sought someone's opinion?
Absolutely, I do so all the time and will continue to do so. No one can operate at 100% for 100% of the time, and it would be silly to think that other, more experienced people, haven’t already thought about or dealt with many problems that I face. Some people tend to see taking advice as admitting weakness, but I think that mindset is a form of weakness in and of itself.
deal with / diːl wɪð /: đối mặt với
Ex: How do you intend to deal with this problem?
mindset (n) /ˈmaɪnd.set/: quan điểm, cách suy nghĩ
Ex: It's extraordinary how hard it is to change the mindset of the public and the press.
Why do some individuals react rudely when listening to someone's narrative?
I think that people in general are, unfortunately, just becoming more and more preoccupied and self indulgent as time goes on. While this may just be my own pessimism peeking through, I do think that it is true. Society has so clearly placed so much importance on financial and personal success, that it probably seems to many people to be not worth their time to listen to someone else unless they benefit directly from those interactions.
preoccupied (a) /ˌpriːˈɑː.kjə.paɪd/: lo lắng, quan tâm quá mức
Example: Why does the media focus so much on the romantic lives of politicians?
pessimism (n) /ˈpes.ə.mɪ.zəm/: tư tưởng tiêu cực
Example: A deep-seated pessimism pervades all her novels.
