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IELTS Speaking Phần 2
Mô tả một lần bạn đã dạy một người già điều gì mới:
- When the event occurred
- Whom you instructed
- The reason behind your teaching
- And your emotional response to it
Sample IELTS Speaking for reference
This topic reminds me of an experience when I taught my grandma how to use her newly-bought smartphone.
More or less 3 months ago, after my nerve-racking exam season, I was in desperate need of a short break. That’s why I decided to go back to my hometown to visit my granny who is around 80 years old now. She’s also my best friend. The day I arrived at her house, I saw her struggling with her brand new iPhone.
She’s been long known for her absent-mindedness, so I doubt that she could remember how to use such a sophisticated gadget. You know, the elderly didn’t have any exposure to cutting-edge technology when they were young like us, so this was much of a challenge for her. Therefore, I patently taught my granny how to use her phone.
I told her to jot down every single thing I taught her, such as how to swipe the screen to find her favorite applications, or how to zoom an image with two fingers. She wasn’t a very quick learner, though. It’s quite obvious, as I believe the aging process is doing its job, so I kept repeating everything to her and tried not to lose my temper.
Well I am also proud to say that I am a self-possessed individual, so after 2 months, she nailed it. I mean, she is now able to make a video call by herself and create her own Instagram account without anybody’s assistance. I guess this can be seen as a success for both of us.
Topic vocabulary
- Newly-purchased: mới mua
- Have an urgent need for: rất cần
- Forgetfulness: chứng quên
- Elaborate: tinh tế, tinh vi
- State-of-the-art technology: công nghệ tiên tiến
- Take notes: ghi chú
- Swipe across the screen: vuốt qua màn hình
- The process of aging: quá trình lão hóa
- Get angry: tức giận, nổi giận
- A calm individual: một người điềm đạm
Các chủ đề tương đồng:
Những ý tưởng và từ vựng trong bài mẫu trên có thể được sử dụng để phát triển những chủ đề sau:
- Recall a situation where you introduced something new to a young individual: I guided my absent-minded little cousin on using his smartphone. Fortunately, I maintained my composure and didn’t lose my temper.
- Narrate an instance where you aided someone: The occasion when I assisted my grandmother in acquainting herself with her smartphone.
IELTS Speaking Section 3
No I don’t think so. I believe the sea of knowledge is infinite, so a person just can’t say he knows more than somebody else, regardless of his age. After many years accumulating knowledge and experience in life, an old person may have a deeper understanding of certain things compared to young people. However, when it comes to other topics that they are not familiar with, like modern technology, there’s a good chance that many young people out there know much more than older people do.
2. Why do some old people refuse to use new technology?
The rationales differ, but I suppose the most evident one could be their lack of familiarity with it. Take my grandmother, for instance; she had to dedicate many weeks to memorize how to operate her cell phone for sending text messages. Another factor is their apprehension regarding the adverse impacts of these gadgets. Most of them possess enough experience to recognize the potential for addiction if they are excessively used.
3. What approach yields the best results in educating elderly individuals on adopting new technology?
One of the most efficient methods for instructing seniors on embracing new technology is to advise them to jot down the instructions on paper so they can refer to them when needed. I used to patiently reiterate the lesson to my grandmother repeatedly, but to no avail; all my words vanished into thin air within a day.
