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Sample essay for the topic Recall a childhood friend you vividly remember
You should say:
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And explain what made you like him/her
Context (Bối cảnh) | Một người bạn thời thơ ấu |
Content (Nội dung) | Tên là Mike Con của bạn thân của mẹ Chuyển nhà nên hiếm khi gặp lại Dần dần xa nhau |
Conclusion (Kết thúc) | Mike là một người bạn tốt, sẽ thành công. |
Context | The friend from my childhood that I will tell you about is my friend Mike. |
Content | While we are not particularly close anymore, that is not because of choices either of us have made but just the realities of how our lives have turned out. We have known each other for far longer than either of us can remember, because he is the child of one of my mothers closest friends, and we were born quite close to each other in time. This means that much of my childhood was spent at his home, or he was at mine. It was certainly a great benefit to our mothers to have someone so close that they could learn from each other about the difficulties of motherhood first hand, and it was great for both of us to have someone so similar to us around us all the time. My family has since moved across the country for professional reasons and therefore I rarely get to see my friend Mike anymore. We do talk on the internet sometimes, and occasionally by phone, but we are clearly starting to grow apart from each other. Without having each other around, where we tended to gravitate towards each others interests, now we are pursuing our own interests independent of our team dynamic, and that is okay. |
Conclusion | Mike is good person and I’m sure he will be successful in life. |
Vocabulary for the topic Recount a childhood friend you vividly remember
motherhood (n)/ˈmʌðəhʊd/ : Chuyện làm mẹ
Ex: She’s struggling to combine motherhood and a career as a lawyer.
grow apart (v) /grəʊ əˈpɑːt/ : dần không còn thân nữa
Ex: He and his close friend had been growing apart for at least a year.
gravitate (v) : hướng về
Ex: Many young people gravitate to the cities in search of work.
team dynamic (n) /daɪˈnæmɪk/: hoạt động đội nhóm
Ex: They will also want to hear that you understand team dynamics.
Sample questions for IELTS Speaking Part 3
Are you still in contact with your childhood friends? Why or why not?
That is a bit of a mixed bag. While I do keep in contact with some of them, there are others I do not. Those who were particularly close to me I try and keep up to date on my life as a matter of courtesy, even if it is no longer relevant to their lives, and because I like to know what they are up to. Though there are many other friends from childhood who have grown over the years into people very different from the people they were when I knew them best. I am sure that I have also changed in this way, and that seems natural.
a mixed bag /ə mɪkst bæg/: chuyện vừa có điểm tốt điểm xấu
Ex: This collection is something of a mixed bag.
courtesy (n)/ˈkɜːtəsi/ : phép lịch sự
Ex: We asked them, as a matter of courtesy, if we could photograph their house.
Do you believe that social media will replace face-to-face communication?
I think that to an extent it already has, and will continue to, but it will never outright eradicate face-to-face communication. Humans are social animals, and while social media can obviously supplement these needs, text and video will never be able to convey all of the things that we have learned over millennia to crave and cherish in inter-personal relationships.
outright (adv) /ˈaʊtraɪt/: hoàn toàn
Ex: The group rejects outright any negotiations with the government.
eradicate (v)/ɪˈrædɪkeɪt/: diệt trừ, loại bỏ
Ex: These insects are very difficult to eradicate.
millennia (n) /mɪˈleniə/: thiên niên kỉ
Ex: For millennia, it was accepted that the earth was at the centre of the universe.
How significant is childhood friendship for children?
It might be the single most important aspect of childhood outside of familial relationships. Childhood is the time when we all learn how to communicate, and how to interact with those around us. Both what is okay to do and what is not okay to do. These early friendships are the foundations on which the rest of your social life is built on.
familial relationships /fəˈmɪliəl rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪps/: mối quan hệ gia đình
Ex: A familial relationship is bound to be spawned and that's a good thing.
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It is hoped that through this article, learners can apply the structures and vocabulary introduced to make their answers clear, coherent, and maximize scores in the IELTS Speaking test topic “Recall a childhood friend you vividly remember”.
