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Bài viết giới thiệu Sample IELTS Speaking Part 2 Describe the book you read that you found useful (book) thuộc nhóm chủ đề describe an object (miêu tả đồ vật) kèm theo các từ vựng ghi điểm trong bài. Đây là một trong nhóm chủ đề phổ biến trong bài thi IELTS Speaking Part 2.
Illustrate a book you've read that you found valuable (book)
What it is
When you read it
Why you think it is useful
And explain how you felt about it
Sample IELTS Speaking
Well, it doesn’t take me so long to come up with an idea for the question since I’m truly an avid reader. And the book I want to share with you now is called “No time to cook”, which I have read thousands times up until now.
If my memory serves me right, the book was given to me as a birthday gift 5 years ago. This was from my mom. “No time to cook” is actually a cookbook which used to be the best seller that year with more than 300.000 copies printed and sold.
Honestly at first, I’m not really into cooking because it’s not my forte. That was also the reason why I didn't know much about cooking at that time. I did dabble in cooking sometimes but then I always ended up messing up the kitchen. It was not until the year 2015 that I took up cooking so that after moving to HCMC study at university, I can feed myself without ordering too much processed food.
For a person who didn’t know the first thing about cooking like me, learning to cook is not that easy. Therefore, my mom decided to give me that book. The book includes 150 pages in which many simple recipes to cook various dishes were introduced. The thing that really impressed me about this book is that it not only included everything in clear details but also used vivid and colorful pictures for illustration, which made it so interesting and appealing to me. From the book, I also know how to recognize and use different ingredients or spices used in cooking. It just took me half a day to read through it and practice. I’d say that “No time to cook” is an extremely useful and informative book for anyone who wants to learn cooking and live independently.
Vocabulary in the IELTS Speaking sample:
An avid reader /ˈæv.ɪd riː.dər/: Một người yêu thích đọc sách
Ví dụ: Mr. Brazier was an avid reader and an avid talker.
Best seller /best ˈsel.ər/: sản phẩm bán chạy nhất
Ví dụ: The book was a best seller
Forte /ˈfɔː.teɪ/ : sở trường
Ví dụ: Cooking was not exactly her forte
Dabble in /ˈdæb.əl ɪn/: thử làm việc gì
Ví dụ: He first dabbled in politics when he was at law school.
Processed food: đồ ăn làm sẵn
Ví dụ: I bloody love processed food
Not know the first thing about: không biết gì về…
Ví dụ: She does not know the first thing about English.
Recipes /ˈres.ɪ.pi/: công thức nấu ăn
Ví dụ: You'll need a can of tuna for this recipe.
Ingredients and spices nguyên liệu và gia vị nấu ăn
Ingredients /ɪnˈɡriː.di.ən/ nguyên liệu
Spices /spaɪs/gia vị nấu ăn
Ví dụ: The menu lets fly with a barrage of ingredients and spices
Mở rộng: 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 a new skill you would like to learn: I wanna learn cooking since now, I’m living far from my mom so I need to cook by myself and not depend on processed food anymore. I was recommended a cookbook named “No time to cook” and I think I’ll learn from it.
Sample IELTS Speaking Part 3
Gợi ý: the choice of genre can vary (thể loại lựa chọn đa dạng), self-help book (sách tự lực), gives lessons to solve different problems in life (đưa ra những bài học để giải quyết những vấn đề khác nhau trong cuộc sống), novels (tiểu thuyết), read for pleasure (đọc cho vui, để thư giãn)
Well, that’s hard to say because the choice of genre can vary from person to person. Just a guess, I think youngsters tend to prefer self-help books. You know, that type of book often interests young people because it gives them lessons to solve different problems in life, or just teach them a useful skill. Novels can be considered to be another choice of many young people to read for pleasure.
Câu hỏi: What's the difference between the reading habits of old people and young people?
Gợi ý: old people lean towards reading newspapers/ magazines (người già nghiêng về đọc báo / tạp chí), make it a habit (tạo thành thói quen), have preferable time to read (có khoảng thời gian thích hợp để đọc sách), young people read a variety of genre (giới trẻ đọc nhiều thể loại)
Well, I suppose that old people can only read and get a small amount of information at a time, so they lean towards reading newspapers or magazines. Also, the elderly tend to make it a habit. I mean, they have their preferable time to read books. As for youngsters, they can read anytime they want and they read a variety of genres. Additionally, young people may find it interesting to read books that allow them to learn, to think and to imagine.
Câu hỏi: What's the difference between paper books and e-books?
Gợi ý: paper books: less eye strain (bớt mỏi mắt), gluing eyes in a phone or computer screen (dán mặt vào điện thoại hay màn hình máy tính), ebook: more flexibility, portable devices (thiết bị cầm tay)
Of course you can hold a printed book and turn its pages, which is not the case with electronic ones. Some people may find it easier to read paper books because there is less eye strain than when gluing your eyes in a phone or computer screen to read e-books. However, I must say that ebooks come with more flexibility. You know, everyone can read books on portable devices without having to carry so many books around. What’s more, e-books are usually less expensive than paper books.
Question: Is it true that children who start reading at a young age have an easier path to success?
Suggestions: develop intellectual abilities rapidly (phát triển khả năng trí tuệ nhanh chóng), display curiosity and a thirst for knowledge (tự hiện sự tò mò và ham muốn học hỏi), boost cognitive capabilities (tăng cường khả năng nhận thức)
I concur. In my opinion, children’s intellectual abilities progress significantly faster when they commence reading early. Moreover, youngsters are inherently curious and eager to absorb knowledge from their surroundings. Consequently, initiating reading at a tender age may facilitate better absorption of information and bolster cognitive capacities.
