IELTS Part 2 TOPICS Questions and Answers (Updated – 300915) 1. Conversation 1.Describe a situation (or time) when you received some useful advice. You should say: what the situation was who gave you the advice what the advice was and explain how this advice was useful to you. 32.Describe an important conversation that you had with someone. You should say: when you had this conversation who you had the conversation with what the conversation was about and explain how this conversation influenced you. Today, I am going to share with you the time when I was considering which university I would study and I received a good advice from my father. My father told me that based on my ability and academic performance, I would probably good at subjects like economics or mathematics. He also told me that I
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Đây là tài liệu của 1 anh Hoàng- học viên lớp của mình tự soạn và chuẩn bị cho các đề thi Speaking tháng 9-12 Anh Hoàng thi vào ngày 31.10.2015
- Speaking: trúng đề 16: Describe a small cafe
restaurant you enjoy visiting
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IELTS Part 2 TOPICS Questions and Answers
(Updated – 300915)
1 Conversation
1.Describe a situation (or time) when you received some useful advice
You should say:
what the situation was who gave you the advice what the advice was and explain how this advice was useful to you
32.Describe an important conversation that you had with someone
You should say:
when you had this conversation who you had the conversation with what the conversation was about and explain how this conversation influenced you
Today, I am going to share with you the time when I was considering which university I would study and I received a good advice from my father
My father told me that based on my ability and academic performance, I would probably good at subjects like economics or mathematics He also told me that I
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should study what I am interested in, no matter what others think about my choice
One more reason for his advice was that he was a business man, he had a lot of real experience about commercial field He supposed that globalization was more and more popular, so he thought foreign economics would be the best choice for me at that time
As a result, I decided to study in Foreign University, major in foreign economics, because I liked the subject and I know that I would be happy doing
I was happy about my choice, and my father too
2 Child made you laugh and happy
2.Describe situation when a child made you laugh
You should say:
who the child was (when and) where it happened what he or she did to make you laugh and explain why you laughed
50.Describe a recent event (or something you did) that made you happy
You should say:
what you did where you were
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who you were with and explain why it made you happy
Well, the time I am going to share with you was when my daughter, who was only, like three years old, did something that really made me laugh
She has done a lot of amusing things as well, but this time, for me, was definitely the most funny And not just me but all members in my family at that time feel it hilarious and I will explain in a moment
On the evening that day, when I was working on my computer, my daughter walked up and started to sing alone and dance around the room She was so cute that everyone in my home just burst out laughing because none of us expected her to do that It was completely out of the blue
I guess she must watch the music video on television at some stages, and picked
it up What also made it so funny was that she danced exactly the same way an adult would, with the feeling and rhythm
It was so incredible funny
3 Garden
3.Describe an educational trip you went on
You should say:
where the place was what you did at this place who you went there with and explain what you learned on that trip
12 Describe a garden or park you visited and liked
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You should say:
where it was what it looked like what you did (or, were doing) there [or, what people were doing there]
and explain why you liked it
42.Describe a long walk that you went on
You should say:
where you walked who you walked with what you saw (and did) during this walk and explain why you went on this long walk or
and explain how you felt about going on this long walk
When I was in the secondary school, the school authority arranged an educational tour to the city botanical garden I was very interested in the trip, and after getting
my parent’s permission, I enrolled in the trip
It was a trip to the most famous garden in Hanoi, and we were around 30 students and three teachers
When we reached the garden, I was so much delighted to watch such a beautiful place that seemed very green and different from where we lived The journey took 3-4 hours and I enjoyed my visit a lot
The garden was very large and there were thousands of trees and plants, some hills, lakes The teachers introduced us many trees and flowers I read or heard about but had never seen before
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We learnt about the importance of the forest, the necessity and our responsibility to make a better world not only for all species but also for humans We also learnt about the medical and herbal aspect of many trees One of the teachers explained to
us how plants and their ingredients are still used to make medicine
The whole trip was educational and enjoyable as well
This was a very important trip to me, because I had chance to visit such a beautiful place surrounded by many trees and flowers I learnt many things about the plants and their usefulness I understood why we should maintain a greener environment for our society
9 Describe a gift you gave that took a long time to choose
You should say:
what it was who you gave it to how you chose it and explain why you spent a long time choosing it or explain how the receiver of the gift reacted when you gave it to him or her
Today, I am going to share with you the gift I took a lot of time to find and choose That was the gift for my daughter, who was only and 5 years old girl
Last month was her fifth birthday but I had to think what the gift was from July I thought I would give her something that was special and meaningful Finally, I decided to book a garden tour for her and my whole family too
When we reached the garden, my daughter was much delighted to watch such a beautiful place that seemed very green and different from where we live The
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journey took 3-4 hours and she enjoyed the visit a lot The place was very large and there were thousands of trees, some lakes, hills
I introduced her some trees and flowers she had never seen before All members of
my family learnt about the importance of the forest, the necessity and our responsibility to make the world better not only for all species but also for humans
We also learnt about the medical and herbal aspect of many trees and plants The tour guide also explained to us how plants and their ingredients are still used to make medicine
The whole trip was educational and enjoyable as well My daughter actually loved the gift I gave her
26&29.Describe a foreign country you would like to go to ( A country you have not been to yet)
You should say:
what country it is (including where it is in the world) what this country is like
what people can do in this country and explain why you would like to go to this country
Well, if possible, I would like to visit the National Orchid Garden which is located
in Singapore I am really keen on going there because it is paradise for travelling and photography as well
I once watched a BBC documentary introducing the National Orchid Garden in Singapore and I was very interested in the beautiful and colorful scenery that seemed very green and different from place where we live
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I would have chance to see many plants and trees, flowers I read or heard about but had never seen before In addition, I also learn about the importance of forests, the necessity and our responsibility to make the world better not only for all species but also for humans Besides, I would take the camera with me to capture the stunning natural scenery It is a valuable experience of life
I would like to go there with my daughter for the special trip I want her to experience the natural wonders from her childhood as well as getting close to it
4 Describe an item of electronic equipment that you would like to have
You should say:
what it is where you would get (buy) it from what features it would have (or, special features you would like it
to have) and explain why you would like to have it
Well, I would like to talk to you an electronic device I want to purchase lately It is just a Mac mini, produced by Apple I first saw it in the Apple store when I was buying my iphone there this April
It is very small, as portable as notebook and can be taken away in my bag Besides,
it is also energy-efficient which means that it can be running all day long in my room very quietly So I won’t be bothered by the noise compared with other
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computers Furthermore, the cover of the laptop can be easily removed, so that it is convenient to upgrade the memory myself
Although small computer is light-weighted, it is still powerful to deal with various hard tasks With the latest Intel processor and the large amount of memory, it’s performance is improved much greatly
I want to buy it and put it on the corner of my room, letting it be running nights and days to provide home sharing services such as movies, music and pictures for
my whole family
5.Describe an educational TV program that you have seen
You should say:
what this program was (or, is) about how often you have watched it what types of people watch this program and explain why you think it was (is) educational or explain what you liked or disliked about this program
Well, watching television is not my cup of tea However, I am keen on watching international news as well as current affair So at times, I turn on my television to watch CNN
It is a program that specializes in breaking news reported by many journalists all over the world It is a good idea to combine watching news and learning English at the same time I not only upgrade information happening on the earth during 24 hours but also gain vocabularies and practice listening English
Watching CNN is my daily routine I see this program every morning about 15 to
20 minutes before I go to work
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I find CNN educational and informative, especially for people like me because it broadens our knowledge and I can deeply understanding what is going on our society
6.Describe an occasion when you got up very early
You should say:
when it happened why you got up early who you were with and explain how you felt about getting up early
Today, I am going to share with you the time I had to get up early It was the last semester of my school, when I came into the final exam So I had to get up so early
to prepare for my exam
Actually, I was a morning bird, so I found it easy to get up early Fresh air in the morning made me peaceful, optimistic and creative So I can concentrate more on
To be honest, It was exactly a nightmare, but fortunately, I passed the exam with flying color
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7.Describe an indoor game that you liked to play when you were a child
Describe an indoor game that you played when you were a child
You should say:
what the game was
who you played it with
how you played it
where you played it
and explain why you liked playing that game
I have played several games both outdoor games and indoor games Among those games, I enjoy playing chess than the others Chess is an indoor game where two players participate
This game does not involve any major physical movements like the other outdoor games but a chess player has to use his or her brain and make plan to defeat the opponent
I mostly play chess with my friends and cousins Sometimes I play it with my father and senior relatives Playing chess requires only placing the board on a surface and a sitting position for the two players Therefore, it is very convenient to play chess almost everywhere I mostly play chess in our veranda, garden and my room
This game requires players to make perfect plan, find weaknesses of the opponent and a battle strategy A player can use his or strategy to allure the opponent to fall
in trap which is much like a real battle field Besides, playing chess gives you the feeling of being the King of the regime where you decide your country’s destiny For the above reasons, this is an interesting and enjoyable game to me
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8.Describe some paid work (or, a paid job) that you or a friend enjoyed doing
You should say:
what the work was where you did this work who you worked with and explain why you or your friend enjoyed doing this work
Today, I am going to share with you the first paid job I really enjoy in my life The situation happened about ten years ago, it was September 2005, I guess At that time, I was in the last year at my university So when my best friend suggested that I should apply to restaurant waiter job, I jumped at the chance
Actually, I was a dynamic person, so I was excited about the suggestion I applied online for that job, and a few days later, I was called for an interview 2 weeks later after that, they gave a call a said that I could go to work the next day
The name of restaurant was Green It was located at the central of this city It was very nice environment I really loved doing this work for some reasons:
- Firstly, it allowed me to meet the basic human needs with high salary Consequently, I could be mature enough to live independently on my own income
- Secondly, the job gave me countless opportunities to improve English skills Communication with foreign customers constantly helped me to be able to speak and hear the English language
- Finally, it also helped me to obtain a lot of real experience
Person
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10 Describe a person you know who dresses well
You should say:
who this person is what kind of clothes this person likes to wear (or, wears) how you know this person
and explain why you think this person dresses well
14 Describe a person you know who speaks a second (or foreign) language well
You should say:
who this person is how you know this person what language this person speaks how often they speak it
and explain why you say they speak it "well"
34 Describe a person (you know) who travels a lot by plane
You should say:
who this person is how you know this person where this person travels to and explain why they (= he or she) choose to travel by plane
Today, I am going to share with you a person I know who dresses well/ who speaks a foreign language well/ who travels a lot by plane That person is my boss
As a typical business woman, she has to meet many people from all over the world That’s why she speaks English as fluently as Vietnamese Besides, she also dresses very well because appearance plays a very important role in the sales market
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She is tall and thin, thus she always choose to wear blouses with pencil skirts or midi dresses because such smart clothes not only complement her figure, but also give her a formal look suitable for the business meeting Whenever she appears in public, she draws everyone’s attention People look at her with admiration I think that is one of reasons why she is such a successful business woman
Due to the characteristic of her job she has to travel to HCM city quite often because our company has a large customer bases in the south
- For topic travels a lot by plane:
As a result, travelling by plane is the only choice for her There are months she has to go there once a week to prepare for clients meeting or provide training to new employees
- For topic speaks a foreign language well:
Being competent in English also helps her a lot in closing deal with international clients She speaks English so well that one of our customers complimented her on sounding exactly like a native speaker
37.Describe a person you know whose job is important to society
You should say:
who this person is how you know this person what job they do (= he or she does) and explain why you think their job is important or why you think their work contributes to society
Today, I am going to share with you a person I know whose job is important to our society That person is my boss
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As a typical business woman, she has to meet a lot of people from all over the world That’s a reason why she can speaks English as fluently as Vietnamese She also dresses very well because appearance is important in the sales market
She is tall and thin, so she always choose to wear blouses with pencil skirts or midi dresses, which not only complement her figure but also give a formal look suitable for business meetings Whenever she appears in public, she draws everyone’s attention People look at her with admiration I think that’s why she is such a successful business woman
In my opinion, there are several reasons why her job plays important role in our society
- First, the success of entrepreneurs allows the government to get higher income from taxes, fees
- Second, successful business person can be a model for young people to follow, encourage them to try hard and enhance the high level job performance
40.Describe someone in the news who you would like to meet
- You should say:
- who this person is
- why they are in the news
- and explain why you would like to meet this person
In my list, there are a lot of people I dream to meet and spend time with But Ms Huong is the person I would like to meet the most
She is chairwoman of Aladin Group, a famous group business in Hanoi As a business woman, she has to meet a lot of people from all over the world That’s the reason why she can speak English as fluently as Vietnamese Ms Huong also
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dresses very well, because you know, appearance plays a very important role in the sales market
She is tall and thin, so she always choose to wear blouses with pencil skirts or midi dresses, which not only complement her figure but also give her a former look suitable for business meetings I think that’s reason why she is such a successful business woman
Last week, she had a talk to the young on television to share her experience in doing business Her presentation actually encouraged youngster to try hard and enhance the high level of job performance
For above reasons, Ms Huong is the person I would like to meet in personal meeting
Experience of Team
11 Describe the stage of life that you have enjoyed the most
You should say:
what stage it was what you used to do during that stage where you were during that stage who you spent time with during that stage and explain why you enjoyed that stage so much
18 Describe an experience you had as a member of a team
You should say:
where it was who were the members of the team what you did together in this team
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and explain why you became a member of this team or explain what the purpose of the team was
Well, speaking of an age I mostly enjoy in my life, I would like to describe the year when I was about 18 years old That was the best year of high school before entering to the university
At that time, I was a member of a football team in my class and we played a lot of football match after classes Almost all of my friends were big fan of football, so
we found it easy to get enough guys together and then went to the playground
I really wanted to go back then because you know, after growing up, it seems to be hard to find the suitable guys and teams to play football again Everyone seems to
be busy all the time
Although we were facing the coming examination and everyone was so stressful, I thought it was worth spending a lot of time and energy in the playground, which allowed us to get off stress and pressure from lessons and exams
After years of physical exercise, we all kept the fitness and our body shape greatly, which benefits me all the way through my life later on
13 Describe a photograph in your home
You should say:
what is in the photo where this photo is in your home how this picture was taken
and explain what this photo means to you
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Well, I am really into photography and I have taken thousands of pictures of both landscape and my family However, in my album there is one picture that is very meaningful to me Actually, it is a picture of me and I put it on the desk in my room
The photo was taken by my daughter to be honest, when we were hiking in the park in the spring I remember it was a wonderful day, with blue sky and white cloud It is neither too hot nor too cold
I asked her to pose for me with colorful scenery along the path and took a lot of pictures of her Finally, she asked me to give her the camera to take a picture of
me I agreed because I thought she would probably a little fan of photography due
to my influence
In fact, the photo she took of me was very good It was very clear and not blurred
at all I was really proud of her It was actually a precious record Whenever I see the photo, it reminds me the moment we got together to enjoy ourselves in the park
Place
15 Describe a place where you read and write (not your home)
You should say:
where it is how often you go there what you read and write there / who else goes there and explain why you read and write at this place
16 Describe a café restaurant that you like (to go to)
You should say: