​​[THÀNH CÔNG TRONG KÌ THI] Giải đề IELTS Speaking ngày 05/01/2022

IELTS Speaking phần 1

Work versus Study

1. What subject are you studying?
2. What are your favorite subjects at university?
3. What are your future study plans?

Mobile Applications

1. What kinds of apps do you like?
2. What was the first app you used?
3. What apps have you recently used?
4. What kinds of apps would you like to use in the future?

Television Programs

1. What kind of TV programs do you like?
2. What do children like watching on TV?
3. Has television changed your life in any way?

IELTS Speaking Part 2: Discuss an activity you typically engage in that wastes your time

IELTS Speaking Part 2 – You should describe:

• What it is
• When you usually do it
• Why you do it

And elucidate why you believe it squanders your time

Example

Speaking of a particular daily activity that is extremely time-wasting, I would say it is scrolling through my mobile phone to use social media.

Checking and scrolling through social media has become an increasingly popular activity over the past decades, to a point that most people, and myself included, consider it an ingrained habit.

Facebook, Instagram, and Tiktok have always been the most frequently-used applications on my phone, and I just can’t help logging into my accounts as soon as I open my eyes in the morning, and every night before bed, to keep myself updated about my virtual friends, as well as to share with them my daily experiences. There is also a never-ending list of videos and funny posts which make me completely lose track of time, resulting in me constantly procrastinating the tasks at hand.

Regarding my regular use of these social media platforms, despite awareness of potential impacts on my mental health, it likely stems from the fact that notifications, such as likes or mentions, provide a sense of well-being. They offer immediate rewards in the form of attention from others with minimal effort.

It feels like my brain rewires itself through this positive reinforcement, making me desire likes, retweets, and emoticon reactions. When my phone is not around, I often feel disconnected from the outside world and begin to fidget by whether playing with my hair or bouncing my leg repeatedly.

Though I am fully aware of how much time I fritter away due to social media, I just can’t refrain from using it so often. I’m doing my utmost to replace this habit with a healthier one, such as reading a book or painting a picture, but I still have a long way to go.

• Scroll through (v): lướt (điện thoại)
• Ingrained habit (n): thói quen khó bỏ
• Keep oneself updated about s.th: cập nhật thông tin
• Virtual friend (n): bạn trên mạng 
• Procrastinate (v): trì hoãn 
• Sense of well-being (n): cảm giác hạnh phúc, vui sướng 
• Reinforcement (n): sự củng cố 
• Fidget (v): cựa quậy, sốt ruột
• Fritter away (v): lãng phí 
• Do one’s utmost: cố gắng hết sức

→ Bài nói về việc sử dụng điện thoại để lướt mạng xã hội quá thường xuyên, dẫn đến việc tốn rất nhiều thời gian. Luôn bám sát vào các câu hỏi gợi ý (What: duyệt qua mạng xã hội, Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok,…; When: ngay khi mở mắt vào buổi sáng và mỗi đêm trước khi đi ngủ; Why: nhận được cảm giác thịnh vượng; khi không có điện thoại, tôi thường cảm thấy mất kết nối…) và kết hợp các cụm từ ngữ liên quan đến chủ đề: duyệt qua, lãng phí,...

IELTS Speaking phần 3: Quản lý thời gian

Mẫu

1. Làm thế nào để mọi người có thể cân bằng cuộc sống và công việc?

The way I see it, there are several ways to achieve a life-work balance in the hustle and bustle of urban life. I think it is best to plan ahead to combine work activities with leisure, social, or fitness activities. If people find themselves having virtual meetings back-to-back, for example, they can try taking them while they go for a walk around the office.

Another method one can adopt is to end work at a certain time. It is believed that work expands to fill the time allotted, so setting a time to end work for the day and powering down work-related devices is essential to lead a well-balanced lifestyle.

• Hustle and bustle (n): sự xô bồ
• Back-to-back (adj): liền kề, liên tiếp
• Well-balanced (adj): cân bằng

→ Đề xuất một số cách giúp cân bằng cuộc sống (tập thể dục nhẹ trong khi họp online, đặt lịch làm việc cụ thể,...) và giải thích lý do. Khi chuyển ý, sử dụng các từ chỉ dẫn để hướng dẫn người đọc đi theo luồng ý. 

2. Nguyên nhân thường khiến con người cảm thấy áp lực là gì?

There are a lot of things putting people under a lot of stress and strain, in different stages of their lives. A high school student, let’s say, would have to face the mental health toll of academic pressure, which derives from their parents’ expectation to outshine their peers in class and pass every exam with flying colors.

People in the workforce, however, are constantly pressurized with a heavy burden of work while bending over backward to make a proper living for themselves and their families. There would always be something for people to be worried about, to tell the truth.

• Derive from (v): xuất phát từ 
• Outshine (v): nổi trội hơn 
• Heavy burden of work (n): gánh nặng công việc
• Bend over backward: cố gắng hết sức 

→ Phân tích các áp lực mà con người thường gặp phải dựa trên độ tuổi, sau đó tổng kết bằng việc khẳng định rằng mỗi người đều phải đối mặt với căng thẳng và áp lực riêng của họ. Sử dụng từ nối 'tuy nhiên' để tăng sự tương phản. 

3. Tại sao người trẻ dễ lãng phí thời gian hơn?

Wow, this is a big question, actually. There could be several explanations for this, but I believe the most important reason is that young people tend to underestimate the value of time. They may believe that they have an entire life ahead of them and that spending a day is not a big deal. Others, in addition, may not discover their life’s purpose, and when they don’t have something to focus on or devote time to, it is very likely for them to fritter away all their time on senseless things.

• Underestimate (v): đánh giá thấp 
• Fritter away (v): tiêu tốn, lãng phí 

→ Thường thì người trẻ có xu hướng cho rằng họ có rất nhiều thời gian, do đó không biết đánh giá cao; Ngoài ra, việc thiếu mục đích và mục tiêu trong cuộc sống dẫn đến lãng phí thời gian vô ích. Mỗi luận điểm lớn được đi kèm với các lập luận cụ thể để giải thích. 

4. Những hoạt động nào bạn cho là lãng phí thời gian?

To my way of thinking, one of the most time-wasting activities would probably be the excessive use of social media. Nowadays hardly anyone can resist the temptation of Facebook or Instagram, a place where people can receive an endless amount of immediate rewards in the form of attention from others for relatively minimal effort.

People are constantly seeking acclamation from others when talking about great jobs, excellent partners, beautiful homes and feeling happy or inspired as a result. Being deeply immersed in these platforms, however, can lead to people losing track of time and goofing off their work or study. Additionally, people can also waste a lot of their precious time on a bad movie, a toxic relationship or unnecessary chatting, to name but a few.

• Temptation (n): cám dỗ 
• Lose track of time: mất nhận thức về thời gian
• Goof off (v): né tránh (việc)