SCRIPT THAM KHẢO các đề IELTS SPEAKING mới RA QUÝ 2 2020 BY NGOCBACH

Crystal clear idiom: rất trong Example: Crystal clear water Nước rất trong 3.. Work on phrase: làm/luyện tập cái gì đó Example: His dancing technique is good, but he needs to work on

SCRIPT THAM KHẢO CÁC ĐỀ IELTS SPEAKING MỚI RA QUÝ 2/2020 (THÁNG 5,6,7,8,9) BY NGOCBACH

1 Describe an experience that you had with your friends and had a good time:

⁃ When it was

⁃ Where you went

⁃ Who you were with

⁃ And how you felt about the journey

(When it was) I would like to talk about one of the best journeys I had with my friends

and cousins A while ago, one year to be precise, we went on a five-day trip to Bali,

Indonesia, which is renowned for its crystal clear beaches and architecturally unique

multi-tiered Hindu temples

(Where you went) Due to the long distance between the tourist attractions in Bali, we had to rely on car rental services offered there One service lasted 8 hours, any extra hour would cost an additional 20 dollars When working on the itinerary, I did factor traffic jams in, for which Bali is famous Yet, my trip from Denpasar to Ubud lasted up to 10 hours because of a traffic jam, although I had decided to drop some sites In spite of such

a limitation of time, we got to visit some of the best Hindu temples in Bali and immersed ourselves in the cool weather of the highlands in Ubud

(Who you were with) I travelled with six friends and some of my cousins They all said

the landscapes of Ubud were jaw-dropping and that they had a pretty good time enjoying the scenery with each other As mentioned, I was stuck in the jam and the car was moving

at a snail’s pace, however thanks to them keeping telling jokes, we still made the most of

our time in the car

(How you felt about the journey) Overall, I believe we had a pretty good time and that

is one of the most memorable outings we’ve ever had in our lives, partly thanks to the time we got stuck in the traffic

1 Renowned (adj): nổi tiếng

Example: The region is renowned for its natural beauty

Vùng này rất nổi tiếng vì vẻ đẹp tự nhiên của nó

2 Crystal clear (idiom): rất trong

Example: Crystal clear water

Nước rất trong

3 Rental (n): sự thuê mướn

Example: Property rental is quite expensive here

Thuê nhà ở khá mắc ở đây

4 Work on (phrase): làm/luyện tập cái gì đó

Example: His dancing technique is good, but he needs to work on his stamina

Kĩ thuật nhảy của anh ấy khá ổn, nhưng cần phải luyện tập thêm sức chịu đựng

5 Drop (v): bỏ

Example: I'm going to drop yoga and do aerobics instead

Tôi sẽ bỏ tập yoga và tập aerobics thay vì yoga

6 Factor something in (phrase): tính cái gì (vào cái gì đó)

Example: People are earning more, but when inflation is factored in, they are

no better off

Con người đang làm ra nhiều tiền hơn, nhưng khi tính lạm phát vào, thì cũng chả tốt hơn

gì

7 Immerse oneself in sth (phrase): đắm chìm (vào cái gì đó)

Example: She got some books out of the library and immersed herself

in Jewish history and culture

Cô ấy lấy vài cuốn sách ra khỏi thư viện và đắm chìm vào lịch sử và văn hóa Do Thái

8 At a snail’s pace (idiom): siêu chậm

Example: The roads were full of traffic and we were travelling at a snail's pace for

two hours

Các nẻo đường bị tắc nghẽn hoàn toàn và chúng tôi di chuyển siêu chậm trong vòng 2 tiếng đồng hồ

2 Describe a special day that you remember well You should say:

- When that day was

- What you did

- Who was with you

- And explain why you felt happy about it

(When that day was) Today, I would like to talk about one of the most memorable days

ever in my life It is the day that I was accepted to participate in an outreach programme

in which I had the chance to deliver lessons for the first time as well as go through what

a construction worker has to I was chosen as one of the Vietnamese volunteers in charge

of interpreting as well as helping Singaporean students prepare their lessons prior to class The programme lasted from 25th November to 5th December

(What you did) This is also the day on which we started to prepare for a community

service programme, which was carried out in Ben Tre province Prior to the programme,

the participants held many activities to raise funds, which catered for the trip as well as

the school During the programme, our responsibilities consisted of teaching English, cooking and constructing

(Who was with you) On the day when I received the offer letter, I was alone at my house However, during the programme, I worked with more than 30 students from

Temasek Junior College, along with their teachers and 4 other Vietnamese volunteers We

were divided into 4 groups, which would take different responsibilities in rotation Everyone was bouncing off the walls waiting for the first day of work However, as the programme intensified, some students showed signs of exhaustion but never swerved an inch from their duty

(And explain how you felt about it) This was the first time I had been accepted to

participate in such an outreach activity What turned out was far beyond what I had

expected Everyone was so outgoing and hardworking, especially my teammates Another reason why this occasion was quite exciting to me was that the students who always asked for our autograph couldn’t be any more excited about us as our arrival at their

classroom always caused a stir

1 Deliver a lesson (phrase): giảng bài

Example: You should pay attention to the teacher when she delivers the lesson

Bạn cần phải tập trung mỗi khi cô giảng bài

2 Go through (phrase): trải nghiệm/trải qua

Example: She’s been going through a difficult time since her brother’s illness

Cô ấy đang trả qua một thời gian khó khăn từ khi anh cô ấy lâm bệnh

3 Cater (v): phục vụ/cung cấp

Example: I'm catering for twelve on Sunday - the whole family is coming

Tôi sẽ phục vụ cho 12 người vào ngày Chủ Nhật – cả gia đình sẽ đến

4 In rotation (phrase): theo lượt

Example: There are ten employees and they do the various jobs in rotation

Có mười nhân viên, và họ sẽ làm các công việc các nhau theo lượt

5 Bounce off the walls (idiom): rất hăng hái

Example: Danny can't wait to start his new job He's bouncing off the walls

Danny không thể chờ đợi được nữa Anh ấy thực sự rất hăng hái bắt đầu công việc mới

6 Swerve an inch from sb’s duty (phrase): bỏ qua nhiệm vụ

Example: They work really hard and seem not to swerve an inch from their duty

Họ làm việc rất chăm chỉ và dường như không bao giờ bỏ qua nhiệm vụ của mình

7 Cause a stir (idiom): tạo ra nhiều sự quan tâm

Example: The scandal caused quite a stir at the time

Vụ lùm xùm tạo ra nhiều sự quan tâm vào thời điểm đó

3 Describe an occasion when you lost something and then got it back You should say:

- What you lost

- How you lost it

- Where you found it

- And how you felt about the experience

(What you lost) I’m a forgetful person who puts his stuff all over the place Over the

years, I have lost quite a few valuable things Only a minority of those lost things have

found their way back to me, and the rest has disappeared forever There was a time I thought I had lost my Macbook Pro 16’ forever, which cost a small fortune

(How you lost it) As mentioned, I’m pretty absent-minded I went to a coffee shop and I

left it right on the table After that, I went to the toilet and headed straight to the car park and drove home without remembering leaving my laptop in the coffee shop

(Where you found it) All of a sudden, the laptop sprang to my mind and I rushed back

to the coffee shop right before I reached home En route to the coffee shop, I nearly collided with some vehicles While I was driving, a staff member of the coffee shop

called me to inform me about the laptop saying that the unattended laptop caught his attention when he was cleaning the table

(And how you felt about the experience) I would say that I was so scared as Ho Chi

Minh city is notorious for its higher crime rate compared to the nation’s average

However, when realising that my laptop had been unattended for nearly 30 minutes

without getting stolen by anyone, I felt over the moon and swore that I would never

leave it unattended in public places like that again in the future

Vocabulary:

1 all over the place (idiom): khắp mọi nơi

Example: There were dirty dishes and clothes all over the place

Áo quần và đĩa dơ vương vãi khắp mọi nơi

2 Find your way (phrase): tìm tới chỗ nào đó

Example: I had a map but I still couldn't find my way back to the hotel

Tôi có cái bản đồ nhưng vẫn không thể tìm lại đường về khách sạn

3 Cost a small fortune (idiom): rất mắc

Example: The cars on this list won't cost a fortune to insure

Việc đăng kí bảo hiểm cho những chiếc xe này không mắc lắm đâu

4 All of a sudden (phrase): rất nhanh

Example: It seemed to happen all of a sudden - I felt dizzy and I just collapsed

Nó có vẻ đã xảy ra một cách rất nhanh – tự dưng tôi liền cảm thấy choáng váng và xỉu ngay

5 To spring someone’s mind (idiom): đập vào đầu ai đó

Example: Say the word "Australia" and

a vision of beaches and blue seas immediately springs to mind

6 Unattended (adj): không được chú ý

Example: Please do not leave your luggage unattended

Vui lòng không để hành lý của bạn không được chú ý (Luôn chú ý hành lý của bạn)

7 To catch sb’s attention (phrase): hút sự chú ý của ai đó

Example: I knocked on the window to catch her attention

Tôi gõ trên cửa sổ để thu hút sự chú ý của cô ta

8 To be over the Moon (idiom): rất hạnh phúc/hài lòng

Example: She was over the moon about/with her new bike

Cô ấy rất hạnh phúc/hài long với chiếc xe đạp mới toanh của mình

4 Describe a family member you spend a lot of time with You should say:

- Who this person is

- What kind of person they are

- What you usually do together

- And explain why you spend the most time with them

(Who this person is) I think I spend the most time with my younger sister, although she’s

10 years younger than me Frankly speaking, I don’t interact much with my family

members, but somehow my younger sister is an exception We hadn’t talked much

previously before she started to study at primary school

(What kind of person they are) I would say my sister is a cherub as she is so lovely and well-behaved She’s also an affable child, which makes it so easy for people to talk to her, not only me As a child prodigy, she is able to speak a foreign language, which is

English, as fluently as her native language, which is Vietnamese

(What you usually do together) As I’m pretty much obsessed with academic excellence, and don’t want my sister to lag behind myself and her fellows, whenever I meet her, I always ask her about her school life and try to stimulate her whenever I feel she is losing momentum in her studies I try my best to make her academically excellent without

placing too much of a burden on her shoulders

(And explain why you spend the most time with time) I don’t really know the reason why I gravitate towards her instead of others Perhaps it is because we are both girls,

thus it is easier to talk to each other

Vocabulary:

1 Cherub (n): thiên thần (trẻ em mà dễ thương như thiên thần)

Example: Here, the child, a cherub with a halo of dark curls, comes into focus

gradually

Đây, đứa trẻ này, một thiên thần với vầng hào quang là lọn xóc xoắn đen, đang dần dần thu hút sự chú ý

2 Affable (adj): dễ thương, thân thiện

Example: She was quite affable at the meeting

Cô ấy khá than thiện trong buổi họp

3 Child prodigy (n): thần đồng

Example: A child prodigy, he made his first professional tour as a pianist at the age of

six

Là một thần đồng, anh ấy đã đi tour chuyên nghiệp như là một đàn sĩ piano khi còn 6 tuổi

4 Lag (verb): lục đục ở sau

Example: He's lagging behind - I think we'd better wait for him to catch us up

Anh ấy đang lục đục ở sau – tôi nghĩ mình nên đợi ảnh theo kịp mình

5 Momentum (n): lực đẩy (thăng tiến)

Example: The play loses momentum (= becomes less interesting, energetic,

etc.) by its half way stage

Màn kịch bắt đầu mất lực đẩy (= trở nên ít thu hút hơn) ở lúc giữa

6 Gravitate towards (phrasal verb): hướng về ai đó

Example: Susie always gravitates towards the older children in her playgroup

Susie luôn hướng về những đứa trẻ lớn hơn trong nhóm của mình

5 Describe something exciting you did You should say:

- Who was with you

- What you did

- Why you did it

- And explain how you felt about this

(Who was with you) Helping my classmate to improve his English proficiency is one of the

most exciting things I’ve ever done in my life My classmate, John, struggled with every

single English test due to his low language command It can be said that John’s exposure to

English was too little for him to have the chance to practice his skills, the reason for which

was probably his financial background I was assigned to take responsibility for tutoring him

by the teacher

(What you did) John and I went to a café each weekend in order to review all the knowledge

acquired during the whole week John offered to treat me but as I could recognise his

suffering from hardship; we reached a consensus on this and agreed that we would take turns to treat each other During week days, we would go to the park in which an immense

number of foreigners jogged so that John could have the chance to practice his listening and

speaking skills, as well as to expand his vocabulary At weekends, as aforementioned, we

would review the phrases he had learned throughout the whole week so that they would be

imprinted on his memory clearly and always be ready for use

(Why you did that) I love helping others, because it somehow really excites me That’s the

first reason Another reason is that English has been of great significance to me, so I believe

that if John can develop a strong command of English, he will open up a new chapter in his life

(And explain how you felt about this) And finally, my belief has turned out to be true, at

least in the case of John He emerged as one of the best performers in class, which resulted in the fact that he was chosen for the provincial examination for the best English learners This

is one of the most meaningful and exciting things I’ve ever done in my life And whenever someone happens to ask me what the most exciting thing I’ve ever done in my life is, I

always talk about this with such pride

1 Command (n): một lượng kiến thức về môn học/ngôn ngữ

Example: She has an impressive command of the English language

Cô ấy có lượng kiến thức Anh ngữ tuyệt vời

2 Assign (v): ra nhiệm vụ

Example: UN troops were assigned the task of rebuilding the hospital

Quân đội của Liên Hợp Quốc được ra nhiệm vụ là xây lại bệnh viện

3 Reach a consensus on sth (phrase): thỏa thuận được về cái gì đó

Example: Could we reach a consensus on this matter? Let's take a vote

Liệu chúng ta có thể thỏa thuận chung được về vấn đề này không? Hãy bầu chọn đi

4 Take turns (phrase): theo lượt

Example: The mothers in our group take turns driving the children to school

Những người mẹ trong nhóm chúng tôi theo lượt chở tụi nhỏ đến trường

5 Expand sb’s vocabulary (phrase): mở rộng vốn từ

Example: Reading books plays a pivotal role in expanding your vocabulary

Đọc sách đóng vai trò quan trọng trong việc mở rộng vốn từ

6 imprint (phrase): ghi vào

Example: That look of grief would be imprinted on her mind forever

Cái nhìn đầy giận giữ đó sẽ bị ghi vào trí nhớ của cô ấy mãi mãi

7 Turn out (phrase): thành ra

Example: The truth turned out to be stranger than we had expected

Sự thật thành ra lạ hơn so với những gì chúng tôi dự đoán

6 Describe a beautiful sky you enjoyed seeing You should say:

- Where you saw it

- Who you saw it with

- What you saw

- And explain how you felt about it

(Where you saw it) I had a chance to participate in an outreach programme in Tra Vinh

province, which is a rural area in Vietnam One of the most memorable moments in my life was that my crush and I had such a great talk on the last night before he went back to

Singapore And on that night, the sky happened to be also very beautiful

(Who you saw it with) There were only my crush and me at that time We were sitting in a

garden nearby the library which we had just finished constructing that day Indeed, before that, there had been some of the volunteers also, but they left us alone after we talked and played games for around an hour

(What you saw) The sky was illuminated with countless stars In urban areas, due to the light pollution, it is extremely hard for us to see those sparkling stars that illuminate the dark sky Also, there were also some fireflies that were supplementing the beauty of the sky My

crush pointed to the sky and told me stories about those stars

(And explain how you felt about it) As it was the first time that I had seen so many stars, I

was pretty excited However, what made that night even more memorable was that I got to talk to my crush for so long, which I never thought would happen If there were one wish in the world, I would wish that I could go back to that moment forever

Vocabulary:

1 Happen to (v): bất ngờ

They happened to look (= looked by chance) in the right place almost immediately

Họ bất ngờ nhìn đúng chỗ gần như ngay và luôn

2 illuminate (v): thắp sáng

The streets were illuminated with strings of coloured lights

Những con đường được thắp sáng với những ánh đèn màu

3 Sparkling (adj): lấp lánh

Sparkling white teeth

Bộ răng trắng sáng lấp lánh

4 Supplement (v): thêm vào

She got a second job to supplement her income

Cô ấy có một công việc thứ 2 thể thêm thu nhập

7 Describe a trip you made by public transportation You should say:

- When and where you went

- What kind of transport you used

- How your trip was

- Explain why you chose to use public transport

(when and where you went) I am going to talk about the time when I commuted by

public transportation in Singapore for the first time, which took place 2 years ago It is common knowledge that Singapore is famous for its wide coverage of public

transportation including bus and railway systems, which help both local and foreign

visitors travel around the city-state with ease

(What kind of transport you used) Apart from that, as a result of the government’s

policy, which imposes a limit on the number of vehicles on the road, a taxi didn’t seem

affordable for those travelling on a budget like me I was left with no choice but to board

an MRT train to get to the city centre, which was the fastest and most convenient way,

albeit not the most economical

(How your trip was) I was not a frequent public transport commuter at that time,

therefore, I thought that the MRT would travel at a snail’s pace and it would take ages to arrive in downtown Also, as it was the first time that I had used the metro, I dreaded to

think that I would board the wrong train and get lost But the fact that I only had to

change the train once and that it only took 30 minutes to get to downtown really came as

a surprise The instructions were so clear that I did not even rely on anybody to help me (Explain why you chose public transport) As I mentioned previously, I was left with

no choice I could not drive a car while a taxi or hiring a private driver would cost a small fortune Therefore, boarding a train was the only option if I wanted to get to the city

centre before midnight However, I kept commuting by MRT train as well as bus around Singapore because they were quite convenient and affordable for me

1 With ease (phrase): một cách dễ dàng

Example: She defeated her opponent with ease

Cô ấy đánh bại đối thủ một cách dễ dàng

2 On a budget (phrase): không có nhiều tiền

Example: Mortgage advisers urge anyone on a tight budget to choose a fixed rate so

they know they can afford the repayments

Những người cho vay thế chấp thúc giục bất cứ ai không có nhiều tiền chọn một lãi suất nhất định để họ biết là họ có thể trả lại số nhiều đã vay và lãi

3 Economical (adj): tiết kiệm

Example: There's increasing demand for cars that are more economical on fuel

Nhu cầu cho xe hơi tiết kiệm nhiên liệu ngày càng tăng

4 At a snail’s pace (idiom): rất chậm

Example: The roads were full of traffic and we were travelling at a snail's pace for

two hours

Những con đường bị kẹt cứng và chúng tôi phải di chuyển rất chậm trong vòng 2 giờ

5 To dread (v): sợ hãi

Example: I dread to think what would happen if he was left to cope on his own

Tôi rất sợ hãi phải nghĩ chuyện gì sẽ xảy ra nếu anh ấy phải giải quyết 1 mình

6 To come as a/no surprise (phrase): đến 1 cách (không) bất ngờ

Example:

If you didn't study for that test at all, your failing grade should come as no surprise

Nếu bạn không học hành đàng hoàng thì việc nhận điểm kém là không bất ngờ xíu nào

7 a small fortune (idiom): số tiền lớn

Example: This house cost hardly anything when we bought it, but now it’s

worth a small fortune

Căn nhà này không quá mắc khi chúng tôi mua nó, nhưng bây giờ nó có giá trị rất lớn