You should say: ⁃ When you visited it ⁃ Who you went there with ⁃ What you did there ⁃ How you felt about it When you visited it During my last visit to Singapore, I had a chance to
Trang 1Describe a time when you visited a park You should say:
⁃ When you visited it
⁃ Who you went there with
⁃ What you did there
⁃ How you felt about it
(When you visited it) During my last visit to Singapore, I had a chance to go to Gardens
by the Bay, which is one of Singapore’s most attractive tourist sites The attraction is divided into two parts, with one right behind Marina Bay Sands and the other across Kallang river, also known as Gardens by the Bay East
(Who you went there with) It is relatively lucky that I got some local friends who brought me around Although it was my 7th time to Singapore, I had never dropped by the attraction when I happened to be in the area Hardly had my friends known that fact when they decided to bring me there without second thoughts
(What you did there) This park is quite special as it is artificial yet bristle with a wide
array of species of plants Apart from that, there are some music-light shows every
evening in which visitors can indulge in a world of music when watching the lights keep
changing So my friends made the most use of the park to introduce me about
Singapore’s state-of-the-art technology and its efforts to conjure up a city in a garden (How you felt about it) I felt privileged to have the chance to visit this park as it was
an eye-opening experience for me Not only could I enjoy the freshness of the nature
but also learn about the technology applied in the park and bringing Gardens by the Bay
to another level
1. Drop by (phrase): ghé qua
Drop by and pick up that book sometime.
Nh qué qua đ l y cu n sách nha ớ ể ấ ố
2. Happen (v): vô tình
They happened to look (= looked by chance) in the right place almost immediately.
H vô tình nhìn đúng n i g n nh ngay l p t c ọ ơ ầ ư ậ ứ
3. To have second thoughts (idiom): có ý nghĩ khác
You’re not having second thoughts about getting married, aren’t you?
B n sẽ không có ý nghĩ khác (thay đ i ý đ nh) v vi c đám cạ ổ ị ề ệ ưới đúng không?
4. Bristle with (phrase): r t nhi u cái gì đóấ ề
Singapore is bristle with magnificent skyscrapers
Singapore có r t nhi u nhà cao t ng đ p ấ ề ầ ẹ
5. Indulge in (phrase): đ m mình vàoắ
We took a deliberatedecision to indulge in a little nostalgia
Chúng tôi đã có m t ch ý đ đ m chìm trong m t chút hoài ni m ộ ủ ể ắ ộ ệ
Trang 26. State-of-the-art (adj): hi n đ i vệ ạ ượ ật b c
a state-of-the-art computer
m t cái máy tính hi n đ i vộ ệ ạ ượ ật b c
7. Privileged (adj): vinh dự
I have been privileged to work with the pioneers of silicon technology.
Tôi đã vinh d làm vi c v i nh ng ngự ệ ớ ữ ười tiên phong v công ngh siliconề ệ
8. Eye-opening (adj): m mang t m m t ở ầ ắ
The report is very accurate and very eye-opening
B n báo cao này r t chính xác và giúp m mang t m m t ả ấ ở ầ ắ
Describe an experience that you got bored when you were with others You should say:
⁃ When it was
⁃ Who you were with
⁃ What you did
⁃ And explain why you were bored
(When it was) Right now, I’d like to share with you one of my biggest problems whenever I go on a date with someone - boredom Some time ago, during Lunar New Year to be exact, I tried seeing a guy who I find the most boring individual on
Earth
(Who you were with) I matched this guy on Tinder, which was my maiden Tinder experience Having read his profile, I could know this guy is definitely not a catfish
but rather a well-educated boy who seemed to be a person I could talk to However,
he was just too shy to initiate a conversation and I had to continuously asked
questions until I ran out of ideas
(What you did) All of our dates were movie sessions rather than talk time After movies, we would just head out for dinner and drinks in which both of us hardly cast
a glance at each other while we spent most of our time keeping eyes glued to screen, literally without knowing what to talk to each other
(And explain why you were bored) I would say that the lack of connection
between us was the cause of the boredom Also, there was no chemistry between us.
I expected him to be a lot more active as he had seemed to talk a lot in chat, but the way he turned out left me quite disappointed
1. To go on a date (phrase): đi h n hòẹ
He asked her out on a date.
Anh y m i cô y đi h n hò ấ ờ ấ ẹ
2. To see (v): tìm hi u ể
I think Jane wants to date Jack after spending three months seeing him
Tôi nghĩ Jane mu n h n hò v i Jack sau ba tháng tìm hi u ố ẹ ớ ể
Trang 33. Catfish (n): l a đ o (s d ng hình ngừ ả ử ụ ười khác trên ng d ng h n hò)ứ ụ ẹ
Falling for a catfish has nothing to do with intelligence or rationalthinking – it’s all about hope
L yêu m t ngỡ ộ ườ ừi l a đ o thì không có gì liên quan v i thông minh hay suy nghĩ lý ả ớ trí – nó hoàn toàn là hy v ng ọ
4. To initiate (v): b t đ u ắ ầ
We shall initiate urgentdiscussions with our European partners
Chúng tôi sẽ b t đ u nh ng cu c th o lu n g p v i đ i tác Châu Âu ắ ầ ữ ộ ả ậ ấ ớ ố
5. To cast a glance at sb/sth (phrase): li c nhìn ai đó/cái gì đó ế
She cast a glance at her watch
Cô y li c m t nhìn đ ng h ấ ế ắ ồ ồ
6. To keep eyes glued to screen (phrase): dán m t vào màn hìnhắ
You can see many train commuters in S.Korea keep their eyes glued to their phone’s screen on board
B n có th th y r t nhi u ngạ ể ấ ấ ề ười đi tàu Hàn Qu c dán m t vào màn hình đi n ở ố ắ ệ tho i ạ
7. Chemistry (n): h p ợ
Finding out that there was chemistry between them, they decided to break up
Nh n th y r ng không h p nhau, h quy t đ nh chia tay ậ ấ ằ ợ ọ ế ị