Topic: Footwear | IELTS Speaking Part 1

Câu hỏi cho chủ đề Footwear IELTS Speaking Part 1

1. Do you like buying shoes? How often?2. Have you ever bought shoes online?3. How much money do you usually spend on shoes? 4. Which do you prefer, fashionable shoes or comfortable shoes?

Mẫu câu trả lời (Sample Answer)

1. Do you enjoy purchasing footwear? How frequently do you do so?

Yes, I love purchasing footwear, especially sneakers or football cleats. I’ve taken out a subscription to newsletters from world-famous sportswear brands like Nike or Adidas just to stay on top of their latest fashion-forward items, and I sift through them at least a couple of times per day. Just last week I ordered a pair of Nike Air Max and had it delivered to my doorstep.

• footwear: giày dép
• stay on top of: ở vị trí đầu
• fashion-forward: thời trang hàng đầu
• sift: chọn lọc
• to my doorstep: tận nhà

2. Have you ever made an online purchase of shoes?

Yes but I’ve stopped doing it because I have lost confidence in online shopping altogether. In my eyes now, online retailers are nothing but unscrupulous characters, finessing customers by playing down products’ less desirable features. The result is that the actual product does not look anything like advertised. like the Nike sneaker, I mentioned earlier which came to my house with torn fabric and bleeding colour.

• unscrupulous: vô đạo đức
• finess sb: lấy lòng ai đó
• bleeding color: phai màu

3. What is your typical expenditure on footwear?

Only a small fraction, like 5-10% of my monthly income. The reason is that I enjoy being a frugal shopper and saving money for contingency. Having said that, I never compromise quality like buying refurbished shoes, and the way I go about this is by either shopping from trusty local dealers or using vouchers. Some of my dress shoes were actually bought this way and they saved me hundreds of bucks.

• frugal shopper: người mua sắm tiết kiệm
• contingency: tiết kiệm
• refurbished shoes: giày tân trang

4. Do you lean towards stylish shoes or those that offer comfort?

I’d say the latter because I give precedence to functionality over aesthetics. In fact, my favourite shoes item is a comfy pair of new balance with a memory foam footbed. I love to slot my foot into it and mope around the house, sometimes even crawling under the sheets with it on.

• mope around: đi quanh
• under the sheets: dưới tấm trải giường