Topic: Collecting things | Bài mẫu IELTS Speaking Part 1

Câu hỏi cho chủ đề IELTS Speaking Part 1 Collecting Things

1. Do you collect things?2. Are there any things you keep from childhood? 3. Would you keep old things for a long time? Why?4. Where do you usually keep things you need?

Câu trả lời mẫu (Sample Answer)

1. Do you collect things?

Sample 1: No, currently I don’t collect anything, because I’m not particularly interested in any specific items. However, I used to have a fascination with dolls gifted to me by my siblings and parents. Just looking at them used to bring me immense joy.

• Be into something: Thích cái gì đó
• Be obsessed with: Say mê

Sample 2: Well, I don’t think I have such a strong passion for any specific items that compels me to accumulate them in large quantities. However, I must confess that I tend to accumulate a lot of useless things. I always hesitate to throw things away, fearing that I might need them someday. Consequently, my room is constantly filled with boxes of miscellaneous items.

• Obsession (n) say mê ám ảnh
• Urge (v) thôi thúc
• Hoarder (n) người tích trữ
• Clutter up (v) lộn xộn

2. Are there any things you keep from childhood? 

Sample 1: Yes, there are. I still have some photographs taken during my primary school years. Whenever I look at those photos, it immediately takes me back to those wonderful days spent at school.

• Take somebody back to: Đưa ai trở về

Sample 2: No longer. Previously, I used to keep birthday cards or gifts from my old friends as keepsakes, but I eventually grew weary of needing to declutter every year because they accumulated so quickly. Therefore, I decided to discard them all.

• Memento (n) kỉ vật

3. Would you keep old things for a long time? Why? 

Sample 1: Yes, that’s right. I keep old things because they reminisce about times that were perhaps meaningful to me.

• Remind somebody of: Nhắc nhở/gợi nhớ ai về điều gì

Sample 2: If those items have significant meaning to me, then yes. For instance, I still keep a shirt from five years ago in the back of my closet. It was a birthday gift from my younger sister, so it holds great emotional value for me, and I feel very attached to it.

• Sentimental (adj) tình cảm

4. Where do you usually keep things you need?

Sample 1: Indeed, I possess a confidential container where all my cherished items have been stored since childhood. It rests upon the bookshelf, secured with a heart-shaped key externally to shield it from prying eyes of others.

• Heart-shaped: Hình trái tim

Sample 2: Frankly, I'm not very orderly, so I allocate a random spot for all my necessities. Others may not comprehend why I'm comfortable with the apparent disorder in my room, but for me, I know precisely where each item is and can retrieve them in seconds. It's almost like a special skill of mine.

• Essential (n) vật quan trọng