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Phần 2 của Kỳ thi IELTS Nói
Chủ đề: Mô tả một lần có người không nói cho bạn biết toàn bộ sự thật về một điều gì đó
When this happened
What the situation was
Who you were with
And explain why the person didn’t tell the whole truth.
Bài mẫu để tham khảo
So I’m going to talk about a time when my brother told me a half-truth that just happened recently actually.
My brother is a trickster who is able to lie without blinking an eye. Three months ago, he told me that he was super broke and asked to “borrow” some cash to pay for the air ticket that he already booked. Empathizing with his situation, I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt and gave him some money without asking him to pay me back because, you know, he is family and also jobless. He was thankful and brought me a bunch of gifts from his trip. I was quite happy as I thought my brother had finally grown up and became a more mature person. How naive I was!
During the next family gathering, I brought up the story to my parents, praising my brother for his maturity. My mom’s face dropped and she immediately looked at my brother in disbelief. It turned out that my brother only told me half of the truth. He was really in desperate need for some cash, but he asked both my mom and I, received money from both of us and ended up with twice the amount he needed. The ending was predictable: two hours of being scolded and grounded for one month. I was neither surprised nor sorry for him. Hereaped what he sowed, you know.
Từ vựng phù hợp với chủ đề
Without blinking an eye: không chút cảm xúc.
To be broke: cháy túi.
Give sbd the benefit of the doubt: quyết định tn tưởng ai mặc dù mình vẫn còn nhiều nghi ngờ.
You reap what you sow: hứng chịu những ảnh hưởng của hành động của mình.
Các chủ đề có liên quan
Các ý tưởng và từ vựng trong bài mẫu trên có thể được sử dụng để phát triển câu trả lời cho các chủ đề sau:
Describe something you made but you gave it to other people (friends/ family): I gave my brother some money that I earned. And he tricked me.
Describe a time you taught something new to a person: it was not me but my parents who taught my brother a lesson about trust and responsibilities.
Phần 3 của Kỳ thi IELTS Nói
Gợi ý:
Lies with good intentions: doctors lie to patents.
White lie: harmless or trivial lie, avoid hurting feelings. 3. Half truth: statement that conveys half of the truth.
I believe lies, white lies or half-truths, are acceptable acts when they are done with good intentions, be it providing comfort or avoiding hurting feelings. A boyfriend, for example, can choose to tell a white lie and tell his girl she looks beautiful in those new expensive jeans. A doctor can choose to tell a dying cancer patent that he has more time to live to put the patent’s mind at ease.
2. What do you think about the fact that everybody has lied at least once?
Gợi ý:
It illustrates our self-centered nature → everyone desires a flawless image before others.
There exists a subtle boundary between the benefits and drawbacks of falsehoods. Some individuals resort to deceit solely with good intentions.
I am convinced that deception is inherent in our nature, as everyone strives to maintain an impeccable image in society. Put differently, nobody wishes to reveal their flaws or vulnerabilities, thus opting to conceal them with falsehoods. Consequently, the fact that everyone has lied at least once, to me, simply emphasizes our humanity.
