Sample topic Advertisements IELTS Speaking part 1

1. Vocabulary for Advertisement topic

• Billboard: biển quảng cáo
• Competitive (adj): cạnh tranh
• Competition (n): sự cạnh tranh
• Fierce competition: cạnh tranh khốc liệt
• Rival company: công ty đối thủ
• Ubiquitous = all over the place: khắp nơi
• Tobe + pretty much everywhere: hầu hết mọi nơi
• Pop up (v): bật lên, hiện lên
• Persuade so to do st: thuyết phục để làm st
• Background music: nhạc nền
• Exaggerate (v): phóng đại
• Convince SO to do something: thuyết phục ai làm gì đó
• Promote (v): quảng bá
• Roundabout (n): bùng binh , vòng xoay

Thoughts, opinions on advertisements:

• Annoying: phiền toái, khó chịu
• Informative: hữu ích, cung cấp nhiều thông tin
• Useful: hữu ích
• Get on my nerves: làm tôi điên, khó chịu
• Not reliable: không đáng tin cậy
• Tobe + brilliantly designed: được thiết kế rực rỡ
• Eye-catching: bắt mắt

2. Sentence patterns for the Advertisement topic

S + find + ST+ adj (..cảm thấy thứ gì đó như thế nào)

Eg: I perceive contemporary TV ads as rather dull and uniform. (Tôi cảm nhận quảng cáo trên TV ngày nay khá nhạt nhẽo và đồng nhất.)

The increasing number of advertisements is partly due to + N / because + S +V (số lượng quảng cáo ngày càng tăng là một phần vì ….)

Eg: The proliferation of advertisements can be attributed in part to fierce competition among rival companies. (Sự gia tăng của quảng cáo có phần là do sự cạnh tranh gay gắt giữa các công ty đối thủ.)

When I……, I can easily catch sight of ….. (Khi  ….., tôi có thể dễ dàng bắt gặp …)

Eg: During my commute, I often spot billboards from various brands at busy intersections. (Trong lúc đi làm, tôi thường thấy những biển quảng cáo của nhiều thương hiệu khác nhau tại các ngã tư đông đúc.)

Apart from N, you can also see adverts in …… (Ngoài ……, bạn cũng có thể nhìn thấy quảng cáo ở …)

Eg: Besides coffee shops, advertisements can also be found in elevators. (Ngoài quán cà phê, bạn cũng có thể thấy quảng cáo trong thang máy)

Back when I was a little kid, I ………… (Khi tôi còn nhỏ, tôi………)

Eg: When I was young, I found TV commercials very amusing and engaging, especially those with catchy background music. (Hồi còn nhỏ, tôi thấy các quảng cáo trên TV rất hài hước và thu hút, đặc biệt là những quảng cáo có nhạc nền bắt tai.)

3. Topic Advertisements IELTS speaking part 1

3.1. What types of advertisements do you view?

I’m currently looking for a place to move in, so I deliberately look for housing listings. Another type of advertisement that I see every day is the short clips before any video on Youtube. I think they’re annoying.

• Deliberately (adv): một cách cố ý, có chủ đích

3.2. Where do you encounter advertisements?

Beside video ads and pop-up ads on the internet, billboards on the streets can also be seen in any cities, and traditionally, every newspaper has their own sections reserved for advertisement.

• Pop-up ad (n): quảng cáo pop-up
• Billboard (n): biển quảng cáo
• Be reserved for : dành riêng cho

3.3. Have you ever purchased something due to its advertisement?

I try not to be persuaded by the alluring displays created to make the products look beautiful. That said, I have tried new restaurants because their food on advertisements looked promising.

• Persuade (v): thuyết phục
• Alluring (adj): lôi cuốn, hấp dẫn
• Promising (adj): đầy hứa hẹn. 

3.4. Do you watch advertisements from start to finish?

Oh no, I strongly dislike advertisements and find no joy in watching them. I skip them whenever I could.

• Skip (v): bỏ qua

4. Một số câu hỏi về chủ đề Quảng cáo và gợi ý câu trả lời mẫu

4.1. Có nhiều quảng cáo trong nước bạn không?

Chắc chắn rồi. Quảng cáo là cảnh quan phổ biến tại Việt Nam, bất kể là trên TV, trên các trang web hay trên mạng xã hội.

4.2. What is your opinion on the abundance of advertisements today?

I believe that the increasing number of advertisements is mainly due to the fierce competition among companies nowadays. All brands want to promote their products to a wide range of consumers and stand out from their rivals, so they are willing to spend a lot of money on ads and marketing as well

4.3. Where can advertisements be frequently observed?

As I said earlier, advertisement are pretty much everywhere in my country. Apart from TV commercials, magazines and newspapers, you can also see adverts on buses, taxis and in coffee shops. When you go to bustling roundabouts in Saigon such as Phu Dong or Dien Bien Phu, your eyes would be bombarded with dozens of billboards from different brands. Each of them comes in different sizes and are brilliantly designed with eye-catching colors and interesting slogans

4.4. How do you perceive advertisements?

Back when I was a little kid, I really enjoyed watching advertisements on TV. Probably because they were pretty short and generally have catchy background music. However, as I get older, I find advertisements rather annoying and overwhelming sometimes, especially commercial breaks during a film because they ruin the flow. Besides, advertisements that pop up on my laptop screen when I am watching Youtube or surfing the Internet also get on my nerves.

4.5. Would you like to participate in advertisements?

In Vietnam, whether I want to be shown in advertisements would depend on several factors. Firstly, it would depend on the nature of the advertisement and the product or service being promoted. If it’s something I genuinely believe in and support, I might consider it.

However, I would also need to consider my personal comfort level with being in the public eye. Privacy is important to me, so I would weigh the benefits of appearing in an advertisement against my desire for privacy. Additionally, any decision would also be influenced by the terms and conditions of the advertisement contract and whether it aligns with my values and interests

• Genuinely: chân thật
• Comfort: an ủi

4.6. Are you inclined towards TV or internet advertisements?

While it’s just a conjecture, I doubt that anyone finds watching advertisements enjoyable, particularly when they interrupt our ongoing TV shows or movies.

• Conjecture: phỏng đoán
• Interrupt: gián đoạn

4.7. What types of advertisements do you not like?

I strongly dislike the advertisements for traditional medicine on YouTube. They display a lack of aesthetics with overly vibrant colors and large fonts. Moreover, they employ highly exaggerated slogans, such as “this medicine guarantees a complete cure with just one prescription,” which I find misleading.

• Traditional medicine: y học cổ truyền
• Lack of aesthetics: thiếu thẩm mỹ
• Exaggerated: phóng đại

4.8. Do you share ads with others?

Yes, I do occasionally watch advertisements. The most frequent ones I come across are promotional campaigns for clothing brands or advertisements for recreational venues or restaurants. This is because deciding on a place to hang out with my friends can be quite time-consuming, so these ads can provide some inspiration.

• Recreational venues: địa điểm giải trí
• Inspiration: cảm hứng

4.9. Do you aim to work in advertising in the future?

• Well-suited to: rất phù hợp để