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Sample topic: Depict a person you know from diverse cultural backgrounds
One of the children of this family was actually the same age as me, and living so close together we ended up going to the same primary school together. Initially, he struggled a lot with Vietnamese language, and struggled with making friends for this reason. Over the first few years though his progress was amazing, I know Vietnamese is a difficult language for a foreigner to learn and I am really proud of him. Also, being a native speaker, he never needed to attend English class, which I was very jealous of. Looking back I am even more impressed by him being able to come into our community, it must have been incredibly difficult for both him and the rest of his family.
The last thing I will say is that when I was first introduced to the foods his family cooked I was horrified, now I can think of almost nothing more excited than being invited to his house for dinner.
Context (Bối cảnh) | Vài năm trở lại đây Một gia đình người Ấn |
Content (Nội dung) | Một đứa trẻ trong gia đình học chung trường tiểu học Gặp vấn đề với tiếng Việt Tiến triển rõ trong vài năm Không cần tham gia lớp tiếng Anh |
Conclusion (Kết thúc) | Được mời đến thử bữa cơm gia đình Không gì tuyệt hơn được mời đến ăn tối |
Context | Unfortunately, my home city is quite ethnically and culturally homogeneous, and there is not a lot of cultural diversity in my neighborhood, so I only know of one person, actually a family, that I know directly. Just around the corner from my house, a couple of years back, an Indian family moved in and with them being so culturally different, and speaking different languages, it made quite a stir in the community and we were all actively paying attention to them. |
Content | One of the children of this family was actually the same age as me, and living so close together we ended up going to the same primary school together. Initially, he struggled a lot with Vietnamese language, and struggled with making friends for this reason. Over the first few years though his progress was amazing, I know Vietnamese is a difficult language for a foreigner to learn and I am really proud of him. Also, being a native speaker, he never needed to attend English class, which I was very jealous of. Looking back I am even more impressed by him being able to come into our community, it must have been incredibly difficult for both him and the rest of his family. |
Conclusion | The last thing I will say is that when I was first introduced to the foods his family cooked I was horrified. Now I can think of almost nothing more exciting than being invited to his house for dinner. |
Vocabulary related to the topic: Illustrate a person you know who hails from different cultural backgrounds
ethnically (adv) / ˈeθnɪkl̩i /: liên quan đến dân tộc
Ex: My father, who is ethnically Chinese, was born in the UK.
cultural diversity / ˈkʌltʃərəl daɪˈvɜːsɪti /: đa dạng văn hóa
Ex: Usually, cultural diversity takes into account language, religion, race, sexual orientation, gender, age and ethnicity.
Struggle (v) /ˈstrʌɡ.əl/: chật vật, gặp khó khăn với việc
Ex: The dog had been struggling to get free of the wire noose.
native speaker / ˈneɪtɪv ˈspiːkə /: người bản ngữ
Ex: All our teachers are native speakers of English.
Illustration of IELTS Speaking Part 3
Where and how can we enhance our acquaintance with individuals from diverse cultures?
Depending on where you live, it can be quite difficult to make friends with people from different cultures, though in some places I am sure it is easy. Also, now that we live in the era of constant internet access, it can be much easier to make friends around the world if we choose to do so. Being a native Vietnamese speaker, it is hard to make friends outside Vietnam as almost no one outside our country speaks it.
make friends with / ˈmeɪk frendz wɪð /: kết bạn, làm thân với
Ex: The child tried to make friends with the dog.
era (n) /ˈɪr.ə/: giai đoạn, thời kỳ
Ex: They had worked for peace during the long era of conflict.
What benefits does cultural diversity offer?
There are definitely advantages and disadvantages to multiculturalism but I definitely think that the positives outweigh the negatives. Variety of opinions can make problem solving easier, and as a lover of food, diversity of food is a huge benefit to quality of life. Though I must accept that there are also differences in views between cultures about what certain things are or are not socially acceptable, and that is clearly a potential negative.
multiculturalism (n) /ˌmʌl.tiˈkʌl.tʃɚ.əl.ɪ.zəm/: đa văn hóa
Ex: Teacher educators know the meaning of multiculturalism and believe that it should play a more significant role in colleges of education.
socially acceptable / ˈsəʊʃəli əkˈseptəbl̩ /: được chấp nhận bởi đa số xã hội
Ex: For now, alcohol remains our socially acceptable lubricant.
How can traditional culture coexist with other cultures?
This is quite a difficult one, as there are many examples around the world where modern culture has eaten away at traditional culture almost completely, at least in some ways. I think the key to cultural symbiosis is mutual respect and education. Any culture that someone may be a part of should be accepted and welcomed, and the cultural majority of that place should do their utmost to teach their culture to others. Many ‘traditional’ cultures can be quite exclusionary of outsiders, and I think in the long term that while this may help keep it “authentic” it will also cause it to fall by the wayside if it cannot be included in world culture.
Eat away / iːt əˈweɪ /: dần dần phá hủy
Ex: Waves had eaten away at the sand dunes.
exclusionary (a) /ɪkˈskluːʒəneri/: không cho phép sự can thiệp
For instance, A formal agreement on trade between the US and EU could be perceived as a zone of exclusion by individuals from Asian backgrounds.
I hope that through this piece of writing, learners have grasped the method of elaborating on the topic “Describe a person you know who is from different cultural backgrounds”.
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