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1. Phân tích đề bài: Describe a situation when you didn’t have enough time
You should say:
- When it was
- What you tried to do or finish
- Where you were
And clarify why you didn’t have sufficient time
With this prompt, you'll be asked to depict a situation where you didn't have enough time to complete a task.
Suggestions for your speaking content, this scenario could be:
- “Chạy” deadline cho công việc hoặc học tập
- Chuẩn bị cho bài kiểm tra, hoặc bài thuyết trình
- Chuẩn bị cho một cuộc gặp mặt (phỏng vấn, họp, tiệc tùng, cuộc hẹn,…)
- Hoàn thành một công việc, nhiệm vụ nào đó
- Etc.
Some suggested vocabulary for this content:
| Từ vựng | Ý nghĩa |
| Deadline | Thời hạn |
| Distraction management | Quản lý phân tâm |
| Efficiency | Hiệu quả |
| Goal setting | Thiết lập mục tiêu |
| Meeting agendas | Chương trình họp |
| Multitasking | Đa nhiệm |
| Prioritization | Ưu tiên |
| Procrastination | Sự trì hoãn |
| Productivity | Năng suất |
| Schedule | Lịch trình |
| Task delegation | Ủy thác công việc |
| Time allocation | Phân bổ thời gian |
| Time audit | Kiểm tra thời gian |
| Time management | Quản lý thời gian |
| Time-consuming | Mất thời gian |
| Timeframe | Khung thời gian |
| Time-saving | Tiết kiệm thời gian |
| Time-sensitive | Thời điểm nhạy cảm |
| Work-life balance | Cân bằng cuộc sống công việc |
Next, please join us for the sample Topic Time Management IELTS Speaking part 2
2. Sample of Time Management Topic in IELTS Speaking part 2
Describe a situation when you didn’t have enough time.
You should say:
- When it was
- What you tried to do or finish
- Where you were
And elaborate on why you didn't have sufficient time
Keep in mind that you may not need to follow the sequence above but can flexibly change the order of points, as long as your speech content is comprehensive and meets the requirement to 'describe a situation when you didn't have enough time'.
Example
There have been many situations in my life where I have had to deal with time constraints, but one that stands out, in particular, was when I had to complete a university assignment in a very short amount of time.
It was during my final year of university, and I had a major project due in two days. I had been working on it for weeks, but I still had a lot left to do. Unfortunately, I had to attend to a family emergency out of town and was away for two days. When I returned, I was shocked to realize that I had only a few hours left to complete the project.
I immediately got to work and tried my best to complete as much as I could in the limited time I had. I worked without a break and completed almost all the remaining work by the deadline. However, I ran out of time to do the final checks and revisions and had to submit the project with some errors and typos.
Although disappointed with the final result, I was proud of myself for completing the majority of the work in such a short amount of time. It taught me the importance of managing time effectively and not procrastinating until the last minute. From that day on, I planned my time better and avoided leaving things until the last minute.
It was a difficult situation, but it taught me an important lesson and helped me become more productive and efficient in my work.Vocabulary
- Time constraints (n): hạn chế thời gian
- To stand out (v): nổi bật
- In particular: đặc biệt
- Assignment (n): bài tập, phân công
- Emergency (n): gấp rút
- Immediately (adv): ngay lập tức
- Revision (n): ôn tập
- To procrastinate (v): trì hoãn
- Valuable (adj): có giá trị lớn
- Efficient (adj): có hiệu quả
