speaking part 2

INTRODUCE THE TOPIC• When I received this topic, what immediately came to mind was a time when... MAIN STORY• not know the first thing about… à teach sb the basics • sharpen photos, adj

GIẢI ĐỀ SPEAKING

PART 2

DESCRIBE A TIME YOU

TO A YOUNGER PERSON

INTRODUCE THE TOPIC

• When I received this topic, what immediately

came to mind was a time when

• show/teach little brother how to V

INTRODUCE THE TOPIC

• If memory serves , it was about [time] back

when S V At the time , …

• a freshman / sophomore / fresh out of

college / an intern at… / a full-time staff at…

• do a course in design à design a poster

• … is not sb’s strong suit

• … turn to sb for help

• … fresh out of college à got a lot of free time

on one’s hands

• give sb a hand with his assignment

MAIN STORY

• not know the first thing about… à teach sb the

basics

• sharpen photos, adjust colors, change exposure, you name it

• not a fast learner à PTS not exactly user-friendly à

it takes some getting used to

• after a while, … get the hang of it

MAIN STORY

• move on to more advanced tools à touch up

photos of a female model à remove

blemishes , smooth (v) skin, reduce wrinkles

• Feeling:

(a novice at sth)

DESCRIBE AN OCCASION

WHEN THE VEHICLE YOU

USED BROKE DOWN DURING

YOUR TRAVEL

INTRODUCE THE TOPIC

• When I received this topic, what immediately

came to mind was a time when

• sit the IELTS exam

• If memory serves , it was about [time] back when S V At the time , …

• a junior in college à need a decent IELTS score to graduate

• parents à both working to make ends meet à get to

school on my own by bike

MAIN STORY

• that morning, as I was V_ing , all of a sudden the bike

shut off à panicked (v) à not get to the test venue

in time

• I’m no mechanic (why not past tense?) à not know the first thing about… à no repair shop in the vicinity

MAIN STORY

• turned to my best friend for help à gave sb a call à

he and a friend of his happened to be in the neighborhood

à came to my rescue à gave me a ride to the BC à left

my bike at his place

• showed up just in time for the exam à super relieved

• Feeling:

have made it to the test venue in time

DESCRIBE A TIME YOU TAUGHT SOMETHING NEW TO A YOUNGER PERSON

When I received this topic, what immediately came to mind was a time when I showed my little brother how to use Photoshop for the first time

If memory serves, it was about 3 years back when I was fresh out of college At the time, my brother was still a freshman at college, and he was doing a course in design As part of the requirement of his course, he had to design a poster, but using design software was not his

strong suit, so he turned to me for help As I mentioned before, I was a fresh grad back then

so I got a lot of free time on my hands, so I decided to give him a hand with his assignment

Truth be told, my bro didn’t know the first thing about design, so I had to teach him the basics first, such as sharpening photos, adjusting colors, changing exposure, you name it And on top

of this, he wasn’t a faster learner either, and PTS wasn’t exactly user-friendly, so it took some getting used to After a while, he started to get the hang of it

Then I moved on to show him how to use more advanced tools In particular, I showed my brother different ways to touch up photos of a female model, like removing blemishes, smoothing skin and reducing wrinkles

As I was helping him, I almost lost my temper a few times because you know, being patient is not my forte, but fortunately I didn’t get mad haha In the end it felt pretty awesome ‘cuz I was able to help my brother pass with a pretty decent grade although he was a novice at using graphic design software

VOCAB HIGHLIGHTS

- back (adv) = ago

- fresh out of college (idioms): vừa hoàn thành xong cao đẳng

- strong suit (n) = forte (n) = strength/strong point |thế mạnh

- turn to someone (v) = get help from someone

- fresh graduate (n): người vừa mới tốt nghiệp

- give someone a hand (v) = help someone

- not know the first thing about (v) = không biết bất kỳ điều gì về

- a faster learner (n) = người học hiểu nhanh

- take some getting used to = cần thời gian để làm quen

- get the hang of something (v) = learn how to do something

- touch up (v) = improve something with small changes | chỉnh hình

- lose my temper (v) = to suddenly become angry

- decent (a) = good | ổn

- a novice at sth (n): người mới học cái gì

DESCRIBE AN OCCASION WHEN THE VEHICLE YOU USED BROKE DOWN DURING YOUR TRAVEL

When I received this topic, what immediately came to mind was a time when I was on my way to the British Council to sit my IELTS exam

If memory serves, it was about a year back when I was still a junior in college At the time

I needed a decent IELTS score to graduate But my parents were both working to make ends meet, so I had to get to school and other places on my own by bike

Anyway, that morning as I was on my way to the BC, all of a sudden my bike just shut off, so

I panicked because I thought I wouldn’t be able to get to the test venue in time But I’m no mechanic, I don’t know the first thing about fixing bikes, and there was no repair shop in the vicinity So I turned to my best friend for help; I gave him a call, and fortunately he and a friend of his happened to bein the neighborhood, so they came to my rescue His friend took

my motorcycle to his home while my best friend gave me a ride to the BC I was super relieved

that I showed up just in time for the exam

Thinking back, I was really glad that my best friend was there for me If he hadn’t helped out,

I wouldn’t have made it to the test center in time In the future, I guess I’m gonna take a cab

just to be safe

VOCAB HIGHLIGHTS

- make ends meet (v): kiếm tiền để trang trải cuộc sống

- on one’s own (adv) = alone

- on one’s way to somewhere: trên đường đến

- all of a sudden (idiom) = very quickly

- shut off (v): chết máy

- panic (v) = worry / frighten | hoảng lên

- test venue (n): địa điểm thi

- in the vicinity: trong khu vực gần đây

- happen to (v) = be by chance (v): tình cờ

- come to sb’s rescue (v) = help

- motorcycle (n) = bike (n): xe máy

- give someone a ride (v) = cho ai đi nhờ

- relieved (a) = happy

- show up (v) = appear, arrive at a place

- be there for someone (v): sẵn sàng hỗ trợ vì một ai đó

- make it to somewhere = come to somewhere

- take a cab (v) = take a taxi