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IELTS Speaking Part 2
Prompt
Describe a time you helped someone.
Who you helped and why
How you helped this person
What the result was
and explain how you felt about helping this person.
Model reference article
Mytour Education · Mytour | IELTS Speaking Sample – Describe A Time You Help Someone
Alright let me tell you about the time that I helped my girlfriend study for her IELTS test.
So this happened about a couple of months ago when she was about to retake her IELTS test after an unsuccessful attempt earlier. She failed at speaking (only 6.5), so she asked me to communicate in English for a week prior to her exam to practice. I thought it was silly at first, but went along anyway.
I struggled a lot during our first conversations as talking in another language makes me feel distant, even though I’m an English teacher. How ironic! Finally, I came to my senses and decided to treat her as one of my students. Things started to get better and I was able to detect her biggest issue in speaking: her fluency. Similar to other Vietnamese English teachers, she focuses too much on perfecting her speech: adding “big” words and avoiding grammatical mistakes, which eventually leads to a loss of fluency. I gave her few tips, one of which was to stop worrying about just saying the first thing that comes to mind, because speaking is a test of your communication skills, not your vocabulary bank. Fortunately, she began to speak more fluently and achieved 8.5 in her speaking test.
I feel pretty proud of myself as a teacher and also pretty happy for my girlfriend as she was able to speak her mind and got the score she deserved!
Vocabulary by topic
An unsuccessful attempt: một lần cố gắng không thành công
To come to my senses: suy nghĩ thấu đáo hơn
To speak my mind: diễn đạt cảm xúc trực tếp
Similar topics
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 time when you taught something to a younger person: I taught speaking skills to my girlfriend who is two months younger than me.
Describe someone you would like to study or work with: my girlfriend as I love having some more bonding time with her.
Describe an intelligent person I know: my girlfriend is really smart as she realized her mistakes and fixed them really quickly.
IELTS Speaking Part 3
Reference answers
1. Is it necessary to ask for advice?
Yes, we are not Mr. Know-it-all, I mean, there are always limits to our knowledge and experience in life, so I think it’s really vital for us to ask for advice from other people when we’re going to experience something new, like taking up a new hobby, for example.
2. Do young people nowadays like to receive advice?
It’s hard to tell, to be honest, I mean, it really depends. Some of them are very open to advice but some aren’t. They think they are always right and refuse all kinds of help from others.
3. Do they always follow the advice they receive?
Well, again it really depends. For instance, if they find the advice valuable, they will definitely act on it, but if they consider it to be something wrong, they will not follow it. Still there are some cases when they pretend to take the advice to please others but then never follow it.
4. Should individuals seek advice only on their personal matters or even significant decisions?
I believe it doesn't matter what the issue is; the crucial aspect is whether they can resolve it independently. If they cannot come up with a solution, then seeking advice is certainly necessary.
Vocabulary by Topic
Mr. Know-it-all: someone who claims to know everything
Take up a new hobby: to start a new interest or activity
Open to something: receptive to something
Please sbd: to make someone happy or satisfied
