نمونه هایی از سوالات بخش اسپیکینگ آیلتس همراه با پاسخ IELTS Speaking with answers
Part 1:
How do most people travel to work where you live?
In my country, most people travel to work by motorbike. Most of Vietnamese people still live in destitute so their major vehicle to work is motorbike. However, there are still affluent people who use cars to work. Besides, there is a steady increase in the number of people using cars.
What traffic problems are there in your area?
In my area, there are many traffic problems. One of the major problems is traffic jam. Especially in rush hours, there are usually traffic jams in crossroads which are awful. Another problem is accidents which cause much death and bad consequences for generations.
How do traffic problems affect you?
Well, firstly, traffic jams get on my nerves. It makes me late for school although I usually try to go to school early. The consequences are more serious when I have a vital test on that day. Secondly, if I am stuck in a traffic jam, I feel very uncomfortable because of noise and polluted smoke. Lastly, it is accidents that make me feel unsafe when driving. I always hope to arrive home safe and sound as soon as possible.
How would you reduce the traffic problems in your area?
In my opinion, there are many ways to decrease traffic problems. As far as I am concerned, firstly, we can mitigate this problem by improving civilian’s awareness through education and propaganda. Secondly, we can reduce traffic problems by enlarging and developing transport systems. Lastly, traffic police should be reinforced to control vehicle lines and solve problems if possible.
Part 2:
In my opinion, playing sports is quite an effective way to keep fit and healthy. Therefore, I spend much time playing sports, especially, swimming. At weekend or summer vacation, my best chums and I usually go to the swimming pool near my high school. This is a good chance for me to relax and for us to meet each other. At first, I did not like swimming because I was scared of water. However, when seeing my friends feel happy and healthy when swimming, I envied them. From that time, I said to myself that I could not so coward and should surmount my scare. Year in year out, I tried to swim to prove that I could do it although it was not just a piece of cake for me. Finally, I succeeded and swam well. Firstly, I like swimming because it is a popular method to keep me healthy. Secondly, when swimming, we can simultaneously move all parts of our body, which helps our bodies fitter and more flexible. Next, when I swim, I feel very comfortable, fresh and almost forget all my tiredness and sorrow. They are the reasons why most of youngsters choose swimming.
Part 3:
How have games changed from the time you were a child?
As I see it, games changed a lot from the time I was a child. Firstly, games in the past are not as popular as these now. Secondly, games now are more complicated and developing than these in the past because of the advance of technology in many functions. The last and the most disadvantage is the violent games now which have bad influence on players.
Do you think this has been a positive change? Why?
In my opinion, it is fairly difficult to confirm this has been a positive change. The reason is that this has been both positive and negative. The positive is that the development of games reflects the improvement of technology, the creation of game makers and satisfies the demands of players. However, games now are so attractive that they make many players crazy about them and ignore studying or other outdoor activities. Besides, many games contain violent details which are very harmful to players.
Why do you think children like playing games?
In my opinion, children like playing games for many reasons. The first reason is games help children relax after hard studying. Secondly, children were attracted by the excellent effects of graphic art, sound and even 3-dimensional effects. Lastly, games help children out of genuine life and bring them to a virtual world in which that can be a king or a queen.
Do you think competitive games are good or bad for children? In what ways?
In my opinion, competitive games are both good and bad for children. They are good because they teach children to fight difficulties. Besides, they teach children that nothing is easy to gain and we must fight to take it. However, competitive games still have bad effect on children. If players are not strong and astute enough, they will have blind faith in these games. They will bring what they have faced in games to real life and become violent and warlike.
How can games sometimes help to unite people?
In my opinion, games sometimes help to unite people because there is also a virtual world in games. Games can be a world that gathers people having the same interest which is playing games. We can see that there are many websites or associations which were established by game players for many purposes such as sharing experience or even doing charity. Therefore, we can see that games sometimes help to unite people.
Why is competition often seen as important in today’s society?
In my opinion, there are many reasons why competition is often seen as vital in today’s society. Firstly, the more and more developing society is, the more and more competitive it is. To survive, people need competitions. For example, there are competitions between companies to get profits and customers. Secondly, competition makes the improvement of society. For example, competition makes companies have to innovate technology and make their products outstanding. Therefore, competition partially brings good things to society.
Part 1:
Do you enjoy dancing? [Why/Why not?]
Has anyone ever taught you to dance? [Why/Why not?]
Tell me about any traditional dancing in your country.
Do you think that traditional dancing will be popular in the future?
Part 2:
Describe someone in your family who you like.
You should say:
how this person is related to you.
what this person looks like.
what kind of person he/she is.
and explain why you like this person.
Part 3:
Family similarities.
In what ways can people in a family be similar to each other?
Do you think that daughters are always more similar to mothers than to male relatives?
What about sons and fathers?
In terms of personality, are people more influenced by their family or their friends? In what ways?
Genetic research.
Where can people in your country get information about genetic research?
How do people in your country feel about genetic research?
Should this research be funded by governments or private companies? Why?
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IELTS words (22000 từ)
Idioms
Những từ về PROBABILITY
Part 1:
Do you enjoy dancing? [Why/Why not?]
► Yes, I find dancing really interesting. Every dance has its own specialties which distinguish it with others. In my opinion, one of the most outstanding things of each dance is that each goes along with different kinds of music, which makes dancing more attractive. As I see it dancing not only makes your soul more romantic and relax but also makes your body more flexible and fit. Besides, dancing helps your health better. Therefore, if I have a chance to learn dancing, it is certain not just a piece of cake for me and very difficult to learn but I will try to study well.
Has anyone ever taught you to dance? [Why/Why not?]
► Yes. Although I have not ever participated in any class of dancing, I could be proud to say to you that I used to be taught to dance by my teacher. I had a memory happening about three years ago related to dancing. I did not remember clearly how it happened. I supposed that as we were studying in her extra class, inadvertently the power was cut. Therefore, instead of waiting for power, she decided to teach us some basic dancing. It is the first time that I knew what dancing is. It is a good memory in my heart that I cannot forget.
Tell me about any traditional dancing in your country.
► One of the unique traditional dancings in my country is Southern Lion Dance, which means “múa lân”. It originated from China. Lion Dance is usually performed in Mid – Autumn Festival and Lunar New Year. As an art, Southern Lion Dance has its principles and rules. A Lion dance usually lasts from 20 to 25 minutes. A lion dance cannot lack the Earth God which means “Ông Địa”. A Southern Lion Dance performance is very animated with instruments such as drum, firecrackers. It is really interesting. It is performed to welcome good things and wipe out all bad things.
Do you think that traditional dancing will be popular in the future?
► I concur with you. In my opinion, traditional dancing is a precious thing of a country. Therefore, they need to be preserved and popular in the future. It is likely that the government will have plans to make Southern Lion Dance more popular in our country so that Southern Lion Dance will be a vital part of Vietnamese culture. Southern Lion Dance will probably appear more frequently in special ceremonies. It is worth being preserved.
Part 2:
In my family, the person I love most is my grand father who passed away about six years ago because of cancer. When I was just a child, my parents usually went to work. Therefore, I stayed at home with him and our relationship was quite good. He was very friendly and helpful. Whenever my friends came to my house, he usually greeted them with cordiality. He liked growing flowers very much. It was the reason why there were flowers galore in my garden. Every morning I tried to get up early to garden the flowers and enjoy the fresh atmosphere with him. He loved me very much and I was an apple of his eyes. When I went to primary school, it was he that rode me on his bike to take me travel back and forth between my house and school. When he passed away, I felt like having a broken heart. I was sad and cried so much. I missed him. I missed every time we had been together, missed his gentle and righteous smiles. From that time, I became reserved and did not want to talk to anyone. A long time passed. I realized that I could not continue living like this. I could not be a coward person. I must be strong despite the tragedy in life as what he had advised me to. I decided to dance to another tune to live well as my grand father hoped.
Part 3:
In what ways can people in a family be similar to each other?
► In my opinion, people in a family can have a resemble to each other in two basic ways which are their appearance and their characters. As I see it, there are two main reasons why people in a family can have similarity to each other. The first is their gene and the other is the environment of living together which makes them similar to each other.
Do you think that daughters are always more similar to mothers than to male relatives?
► I do not have the same opinion to you. As far as I know, sex just partially plays an important role in this matter. The similarities can originate from other reasons such as environment of living together. Take myself, for example. I am resembled to my father more than to my mother in both my appearance and my personalities.
What about sons and fathers?
► As I have mentioned, sex just partially plays an important role in this matter. The similarities can be traced from other reasons such as environment of living together. Take my father, for example. My father is similar to my grand mother in his appearance and to my grand father in most of his characters such as strictness and deservedness.
In terms of personality, are people more influenced by their family or their friends? In what ways?
► In my opinion, we cannot say that people’s personality totally depends on their family or their friends. Two ways affect people’s personality simultaneously. However, I divide two periods of time which they influence most. The first is when they have not gone to school. At that time, the behaviors of their family play a vital part in their characters. The other is when they go to school. At that time, they will meet their friends even more than their family. Therefore, their friends will influence them more than their family during this period.
Where can people in your country get information about genetic research?
► As far as I am concerned, people in my country get information about genetic research through books, magazines or newspapers.
How do people in your country feel about genetic research?
► It is quite new to Vietnamese people. There are many people in my country who still live in destitute so their knowledge is not high. Therefore, they cannot realize the importance of this matter.
Should this research be funded by governments or private companies? Why?
► I think government should have main responsibility in this research. Besides, private companies should participate in this important research if they want.
Which instrument do you like listening to most? [Why?]
► The instrument I like listening to most is harmonica. Firstly, the voice of harmonica is as general as that of the guitar. However, the rhythm of harmonica still has its outstanding things. Secondly, A harmonica is very portable which distinguishes it with others big instruments. Lastly, the price of a harmonica is very cheap. Therefore, you will not be worried of paying an arm and a leg when buying a harmonica.
Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument? [Which one?]
► I am so unlucky that I have not ever learned to play a musical instrument. Although learning a musical instrument is not just a piece of cake for me, if I have a chance and time to learn it, I will try to do it well.
Do you think children should learn to play a musical instrument at school? [Why/Why not?]
► In my opinion, it is necessary for children to play a musical instrument at school. Firstly, the reason is the most effective time of learning something new is when we are little children. Secondly, music can improve children’s creation and help them relax after hard studying time.
How easy would it be to learn to play a musical instrument without a teacher? [Why?]
► As I see it, children had better learn to play a musical instrument with a teacher. The reason is that with a teacher, children will learn with a better speed and the teacher can correct their mistakes. It is very difficult to realize our mistakes, especially with children. Next, learning with a teacher can help mitigate the lazy habits of the children.
Part 2:
One of the healthy things I enjoy doing is drinking a lot of water and eating many kinds of fruit. In my opinion, the food and beverage we use daily play a vital part in keeping life healthy. Besides, keeping a healthy life by controlling food and drink habits is quite easy to follow. Every morning as I get up, I drink a glass of water to begin a new day. I tried to drink water as much as possible even when I do not feel thirsty. Water is very important in keeping a healthy and fresh body. Besides, habits of eating a lot of fruit are very effective. Fruits contain many vitamins and even water in them which are necessary for a healthy body. We can have ways galore of making many delicious dishes from fruits such as fresh fruits, fruit juice which make your diet more abundant. I suppose habits of drinking water and eating fruit can be done every where we want to do. Besides, we can do it and other activities simultaneously. I choose this habit to keep healthy because of many reasons. Firstly, this habit is very easy to follow. As I see it, there are many different ways in keeping healthy which require you to have strength to follow. If you have given up and you want to resume, you must back to the old drawing board. Secondly, you do not need to spend a lot of money doing it. Therefore, you will not worry about having to pay an arm and a leg to buy machines or drugs to keep healthy. I think keeping a healthy life is very important to outlast. Therefore, let’s do it right now.
Part 3:
What do most people do to keep fit in your country?
► In my country, there are many ways to keep fit. They usually do exercise in the morning, which is a very effective way to keep fit. Besides, they do many kinds of sport such as Swimming, jogging, playing badminton and so on. Another popular way is having diet with lots of vegetable. Every method has its own effect.
How important is it for people to do some regular physical exercise?
► As I see it, doing some regular physical exercise is quite important in keeping fit and become healthy. Firstly, it is easy to follow and you do not have to pay lots of money to do it. Secondly, doing exercise helps you mitigate odd fat in your body, which makes your body slimmer and remains healthy. Lastly, doing it makes you more dynamic and flexible.
Why do some people think that modern lifestyles are not healthy?
► There are many reasons for this problem. The main reason is the pressure of work and studying. Nowadays, we have to spend too much time on working and studying. Therefore, we do not have much time to relax, do outdoor activities and do exercise. For example, you have to work or study until 1 am or 2 am, I wonder how you can get up early in the morning to do exercise. Another reason is our environment is too polluted, which causes many kinds of diseases.
Why do some people choose to lead unhealthy lives?
► Why some people choose to lead unhealthy lives is a complicated question. In my opinion, it is because of the need of life. If they want to earn money for a living and surviving, they must work even to forget their healthy. Besides, we cannot stand out of the circle of changing of the world. We live in a world and we have to accept what it brought to us.
Should individuals or governments be responsible for making people’s lifestyle healthy?
► I suppose both individuals and governments should be responsible for making people’s lifestyle healthy. However, the most important is in individuals. If you cannot protect yourself, no one can protect it for you. Besides, the government should have plans to improve quality of life for their civilians by mitigating pressure of living and holding more efficient outdoor activities for them.
What could be done to encourage people to love in a healthy way?
► In my opinion, the government should probably have programs to educate their civilians how important to keep healthy. Besides, individuals should be initiative to protect themselves. It is likely that in the future, people will care more of their health when their lives are better.
PART 1: Traffic where you live
How do most people travel to work where you live?
What traffic problems are there in your area? Why?
How do traffic problems affect you?
How would you reduce the traffic problems in your area?
PART 2: Describe a game or sport you enjoy playing.
You should say:
What kind of game or sport it is
Who you play it with
Where you play it
and explain why you enjoy playing it
PART 3: Children's games
How have games changed from the time when you were a child?
Do you think this has been a positive change? Why?
Why do you think children like playing games?
Games and competition
Do you think competitive games are good or bad for children? In what ways?
How can games sometimes help to unite people?
Why is competition often seen as important in today's society?
PART 1: Traffic where you live
- How do most people travel to work where you live?
Most people in my area usually travel to work by motorbikes. It seems that the motorbikes are the vehicle that are popular in my country because of its flexibility. Besides, although affluent persons can use individual cars in order to travel to work, it is really not common in my country as other developed countries.
- What traffic problems are there in your area? Why?
There are two important and common traffic problems in my area. They are traffic jams and traffic accidents. In my area, traffic jams are problems that are frequent and popular, especially in rush hours. Vehicles in rush hours can hardly be accommodated. Moreover, because of bad awareness of drivers, there are many accidents happening frequently in my area year in year out.
- How do traffic problems affect you?
As you know, traffic problems directly affect our lives everyday. I am also not an exceptional case. When I take buses to go to school everyday, I feel very angry because the traffic jams happen frequently. The traffic jams often make me late for the classes. My Dad is also affected directly. My Dad is sometimes late for work because of the traffic jams. Therefore, he must go to work early. Besides, although the government provides the sanctions to persons who break traffic laws, the accidents still occur regularly.
- How would you reduce the traffic problems in your area?
In my opinion, there are many ways to reduce the traffic problems in my area but the individuals hard carry out. I think that the government should have directly methods to reduce the traffic problems in my area. Firstly, about the traffic jams, the government should provide more and more buses and encourage people to use the buses frequently to mitigate the traffic jams. Secondly, about the accidents, the government has to prohibit heavily towards persons who break traffic laws. And last but not least, we need to add the traffic problems to children’s curriculum in order that the children can acquaint with the traffic problems. This is an efficient way for the children to set up their awareness about the traffic problems.
PART 2: Describe a game or sport that you prefer playing
The sport that I like to play most is swimming. Swimming is the best sport that is suitable for both children and adults.As you all know, following scientific research, if you swim from thirty minutes to sixty minutes everyday, you can wear out 790 calories. If you practice swimming everyday, you can have a permanent elegant figure year in year out. Moreover, swimming frequently will bring you a good heath, comfortable mind and body beauty. Although swimming has just been introduced into Viet Nam, it proves its benefits for protecting heath. It also helps us to prevent thecardiovascular disease. In my free time, I usually go swimming with my friends in the pool which is a stone’s throw away from my house. Day by day, I feel healthier, more comfortable and more optimistic. Simultaneously, swimming is a good sport which does not make many traumas like other sports such as, volleyball, jogging, basketball and so on. I am sometimes yellow, but thanks to this activity, I feel more self-confident. This is what I like most. The swimming helps me to lose pressure in my study. Thanks to swimming, I become heathier and happier.
PART 3: Children's games
How have games changed from the time when you were a child?
When I was a child, games were different from now. As you all know, in the past, the games were very simple and easy to play. Compared with the games in the past, the games in the present are more and more modern, difficult and attractive. Moreover, you can find a virtual world in those games in which the characters have their own lives. This is what the games in the past did not have.
Do you think this has been a positive change? Why?
As I have seen, this change has been both positive and negative because of many reasons. In good ways, this change brings us more attractive games which help us to relax and enjoy ourselves. In addition, the games that are complicatedwill bring us keen intelligence. In bad ways, if you are attracted into those fascinating games, they can turn you into a game addict. Moreover, you may become a rude person day by day because of the violent actions in the modern games.
Why do you think children like playing games?
Personally, I think there are several reasons why children enjoy playing games. Firstly, they like playing games because of the games’ attraction and flutter. Secondly, this is a cheap pleasure and easy to play with the graphic sounds and images which are lively, new and suit the characters of the young. Thirdly, playing games helps children to satisfy their curiosity and hunger for success. This is the children’s psychology enjoying discovering new things. And last but not least, games help them to relax after the stressful classes.
Topic: Games and competition:
Do you think competitive games are good or bad for children? In what ways?
In my point of view, competitive games are both good and bad for children. In good ways, there are many benefits that those games bring to us. Firstly, playing competitive games develop natural reflex abilities and help players to be quicker on the uptake year in, year out. Secondly, playing those games are good for not only the young but also the old. It makes them develop their aptitudes and memory. More importantly, playing those games regularly helps children to develop IQ and English in games. Finally, games help children to escape heavy subjects in school and enjoy themselves. On the contrary, playing competitive games excessively make children become addictive and affect to the players’ health. In other words, they go gaga over the games, neglect their study and spend all time playing games. Consequently, their study is neither fish nor fowl. More dangerously, they can become rude persons because of the violent actions in the games. In conclusion, depending on the measure of players, playing those games may be good or bad for children.
How can games sometimes help to unite people?
As we all know, community of game players sometimes make positive aspects for games. Apart from the entertainment purpose, playing games also helps us to enlarge friendly relations, especially the online games. We can make friends with strange persons through games. The members in games also join together in social activities, such as charitable organizations.
3. Why is competition often seen as important in today’s society?
As you all know, the law of development is competition. I think that there are two reasons that competition is often seen as vital in today’s society. Firstly, in a society which is more and more modern and advanced, people always exert themselves very much to catch up with the development of the society. As a result, they have to compete with others to gain good things. For instance, nowadays, there are many rival companies because they want to achieve profits, market, customers, upper hand in the society and so on. Secondly, thank to this competition, the society is more and more developed, advanced and perfect. If there are not competitions, human beings are always behind the times. Therefore, I confirm with you that competition is really necessary in the society nowadays.
IELTS 6, TEST 1
PART 1: Dancing
Do you enjoy dancing? Why/ Why not?
Has anyone ever taught you to dance?Why/ Why not?
Tell me about any traditional dancing in your country
Do you think that traditional dancing will be popular in the future? Why/Why not?
PART 2: Describe someone in your family who you like.
You should say:
how this person is related to you
what this person looks like
what kind of person he/she is
and explain why you like this person
PART 3: Family similarities
In what ways can people in a family be similar to each other?
Do you think that daughters are always more similar to mothers than to male relatives? What about sons and fathers?
In terms of personality, are people more influenced by their family or by their freinds? In what ways?
Genetic research
Where can people in your country get information about genetic research?
How do people in your country feel about genetic research?
Should this research be funded by governments or private companies? Why?
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Ielts words (22000 từ )
PART 1: Dancing
Do you enjoy dancing? Why or why not?
Yes, I do. I am very interested in dancing. Dancing is not only an artistic genre but also a sport that brings healthy benefits and body beauty. Dancing is a good sport exercise. When you are dancing, muscles are runned, energy is worn out, body is resistant and slender. If you practice dancing frequently, you will have a permanent elegant figure day by day.
Has anyone ever taught you to dance?
No. I like to dance very much, but I have not had chance to learn dancing yet.
Tell me about any traditional dancing in your country?
There is very little chance that I am able to know traditional dancing galore, but I think that my country has 54 ethnic groups and every ethnic group has a particular traditional dancing. I have only seen the folk dancing in my country.
Do you think that traditional dancing will be popular in the future?
In my point of view, traditional dancing will be more and more popular in the future.
From the artistic angles, you can see that traditional dancing is fact which defines the cultural character of every nation. Moreover, the traditional dancing helps us to relax. Wallowing in music and flexible steps brings us comfortable mind and body beauty.
PART 2: Describe someone in your family who you like
In my family, my mother is a person whom I like and respect most. In my view, she is the most wonderful woman. When I was a child, she was always the person who took care of me considerably, every meal, every sleep as well as my study. Year in, year out, she always gave me useful hints as well as encouragements. When I had troubles, she usually helped me to stand up, extricated and gave me faith in my life, which made me dance to another tune. Although she was a bit trying with housework and the sewing, she still spent time talking to my younger sister and me frequently. She said that we were feathers in her cap, which helped us to exert ourselves very much. She had deep eyes and tender looks. Her long black hair and tall nose made her nicer. She is an ordinary and simple woman, but to me, she is the most splendid person. She is an industrious, clever woman and always keeps whole the housework. I wish to become a woman like her. My mother is the most influential and important woman to me.
PART 3: Family similarities
In what ways can people in a family be similar to each other?
People in a family can be similar to each other in appearances or characters. For example,in my family, my younger sister takes after my Mom while I take after my Dad in appearance. Besides, in characters, my sister and I are similar to my mother. Sometimes, I am timorous.
Do you think that daughters are always more similar to mothers than to male relatives?
I dissent to you that daughters are always more similar to mothers than to male relatives. I think that there are still cases that daughters are more similar to fathers than to mothers like my aunt’s family. In her family, in spite of being female, the daughter is similar to her father while the son is similar to his mother. However, we can’t deny having many cases that sons are still more similar to their fathers than to their mothers. For example, my boyfriend is really a chip off the old block.
In terms of personality, are people more influenced by their family or by their friends? In what ways?
I think that people are more influenced by their family when they were young. For the reason, when they were young, their parents frequently got in touch with them in order to take care of or educate them. Therefore, they were affected by their parents’ personalities. However, when they are grown up and go to school, they are usually influenced by their friends in many aspects, especially characters. If you are in a group, you often have behaviors like them because you regularly get in touch with them.
Genetic research
Where can people in your country get information about genetic research?
People in my country usually get information about genetic research in hospitals or professional universities, such as, Medicine University, or genetic research institutes and so on. However, in my country, getting information about genetic research is not common as in Western countries. When we have related incidents, we think of taking information about it.
How do people in your country feel about genetic research?
Although genetic research is an advanced scientific achievement that is important to human beings, in my country it is really not developed. It is very likely that people are really not interested in surveying about genetic research in my country. However, I think that genetic research is more and more popular and developed, year in, year out.
Should this research be funded by governments or private companies? Why?
In my point of view, genetic research should be funded by government because of its importance to my country’s development. I think that it is necessary that government should concern about it considerably.
Speaking test 3 – Ielts Cambridge 6 – Page 77
PART 1
How do most people travel to work where you live?
In my area, most people travel to work by their motorbike. However, there are some commuters who work far from home. They have a tendency to use public transportation to travel to work. By using public transportation, they can save money, save fuel, which is not only beneficial to them but also good for environment.
What traffic problems are there in your area?
In the place where I live, traffic problems are not too severe but that does not mean there is none of them. Traffic jam sometimes occurs in Thuduc crossroad and Hanoi highway. The reasons for this problem are varied. They can be the traffic accidents or the situation of lacking electricity for the traffic light. In addition, traffic accidents are also a problem that needs to be paid attention to. However I think that not only do the traffic accidents occur in my area but it is also a common problem of traffic in everywhere year in year out.
How do traffic problem affect you?
Every day, I go to the bus station early to catch the number 6 bus to travel to the university. Traffic problem, especially traffic jam, can make the bus be delayed. Then, I will be late for school; I will miss the lectures of professors and sometimes I can’t even find a vacant seat in lecture hall. At the end of a day, traffic problems take me much time to go home. That leads to the state that I don’t have enough time for myself and my family.
How would you reduce the traffic problem in your area?
To reduce the traffic problem in my area, I think we should start with ourselves. When using vehicle, we should abide by the traffic rudes. Besides, we can participate in some voluntary activities such as Green summer. The people participating in Green summer can help police to control the traffic in the crossroads. Thereby, the traffic jam can be reduced. Moreover, the green summer soldiers can come to primary schools and secondary high schools to teach teenagers about traffic rudes.
PART 2
Describe a game or sport you enjoy playing
Sport is not my interest. Therefore, I do not like any of them. In contrast, I feel extremely interested in some smart games. One of them is puzzle. Puzzle is known as a smart game that can develop swift and critical mind. Moreover, it also helps practice memory.
A puzzle set comprises a picture that is separated into many pieces. There can be 10 to 100 pieces or even 300, 400 pieces. The task for players is to find and arrange all of the pieces for the right positions. There are many types of puzzle, but I do not know exactly how many types the puzzle has. I have just played two types of them, which are the puzzle made from paper and the puzzle made from wood. The puzzle made from wood is less popular than the other is. It is often made for little children with 10 or 15 pieces and the size of a piece is definitely bigger.
When I have not attended classes at the university, I have more leisure, I often play puzzle with my younger sister every weekend. Now I do not have enough time, so I just play puzzle once or twice a month. Sometimes if my mother has free time, I also play puzzle with her.
Playing puzzle, I feel very happy. It makes me relax after school time. Moreover, it is good for my mind. Especially, it is greatly economic. When playing puzzle, I do not have to pay more fee, just paying one time for the first.
PART 3
Children’s games
How have games changed from the time when you were a child?
Nowadays, games have changed dramatically from the time when I was a child. 10 years ago, children often played the games that are smooth and simple. These games had a tendency to be friendly and educational. They could help children to develop some skill and play a part in building children’s mind. Now games are too complicated and self-centered. Most of the games that children are playing every day are computer games. That means children play with a machine and they do not have any chance to communicate directly with other people. They will close down their mind and become an isolated island.
Do you think this has been a positive change? Why?
I think this change is both negative and positive. If we consider the development of technology, it is a positive change. Without the dramatic development of technology, we cannot make many of the attractive games. In contrast, if we consider the consequence of games, I think that this has been a negative change. There are so many reasons for this. Firstly, modern games with computer will make children give their creativity up. Secondly, modern games will wear communicating skill out. Thirdly, modern games make children be diverged from the real life.
Why do you think children like playing games?
In daily life, a child just can be a child or even a poor child. However, in games a child can be a queen, a prince, a princess, a king or even a killer. What is greater than the ability to become whatever you want, especially with a child, it is a magic. The other reason is that when playing games children can relax after school. Moreover, with the jolly sounds and colorful images, games definitely become one of the children’s interests.
Games and competition
Do you think competitive games are good or bad for children? In what way?
I think that competitive games are both good and bad for children. About good effect, it stimulates the individual ability of children. We know that development just occurs whenever competitions exist. About bad effect, competitive games can make children become eager for success. The person who is eager for success will have a tendency to be self-important. That is not nice at all.
How can games sometimes help to unite people?
When a group of people plays a game together in a team, the team spirit will have chance to develop. Thereby, people in this group can be united. Especially with the competitive games, the team spirit is promoted considerably.
Why is competition often seen as important in today’s society?
We know that development just occurs whenever competitions exist. In today’s society, there are more people but fewer opportunities. Therefore, competition plays an important role as the driving force to make anyone work hard to success. Moreover, when everybody works hard, we can increase many of the good things for our society.
IELTS 6, SPEAKING TEST 4
Part 1:
Do you prefer to have one particular friend or a group of friends? [Why?]
What do you like doing most with your friend/s?
Do you think it’s important to keep in contact with friends you knew as a child? [Why/Why not?]
What makes a friend into a good friend?
Part 2:
Describe an important choice you had to make in your life.
You should say:
when you had to make this choice
what you had to choose between
whether you made a good choice
And explain how you felt you were making this choice.
Part 3:
Important choices
What are the typical choices people make at different stages of their lives?
Should important choices be made by parents rather than by young adults?
Why do some people like to discuss choices with other people?
Choices in everyday life
What kind of choices do people have to make in their everyday life?
Why do some people choose to do the same things every day? Are there any disadvantages in this?
Do you think that people have more choices to make today than in the past?
Do you prefer to have one particular friend or a group of friends? [Why?]
►Personally, I prefer to have one particular friend. Firstly, it is quite hard for us to find people who have the same hobbies, thinking and attitudes to us and will be next to us rain or shine. Secondly, if I have a particular chum, it will be easier for me to share my sorrow and happiness than having a group of friends. Lastly, I suppose friendship between one - to – one outlasts more than that in a group of friends.
What do you like doing most with your friends?
►I have activities galore to enjoy with my friends. Firstly, I like chatting with them to share everything such as sorrow, happiness, the news of famous people and so on. Secondly, I prefer to spend my time going to the cinema to enjoy our favorite movies. Lastly, I love having vacations with them, especially on beaches. At that time, it is nothing but fun and games.
Do you think it’s important to keep in contact with friends you knew as a child? [Why/Why not?]
►In my opinion, it is essential for us to keep in touch with friends we knew as children. Firstly, friendships from childhood are worth being preserved because they are very pure and contain many beautiful memories. Secondly, it is not harmful to have more friends because friendship is the gift which God gives human. Therefore, I prefer to have as many friends as possible.
What makes a friend into a good friend?
►In my opinion, what makes a friend into a good friend depends on individuals’ attitudes. In my opinion, one of the factors which make a good friend is great understanding. You cannot be a good friend if you do not understand your chums well. Secondly, it is generosity. There is always dispute between friends. Therefore, if you are not generous enough to forgive your friends, your friendships will be fragile. Lastly, it is care that makes you a good friend.
Part 2:
In my opinion, during our daily days, we have to give many important alternatives. I had made a vital choice in my life about 2 years ago. At that time, an entrance examination to the university was approaching and I had to give my decision of universities between Banking University and University of Social Sciences and Humanities. One side was my dream of being a journalist but I found myself not suitable for it. The other was a vocation with high salaries, positions and suitable for my ability. After careful consideration, I decided to choose Banking University, which is famous for its training of Banking and Finance. You have to fulfill certain criteria to become a student of Banking University. Notwithstanding having a little hesitance when making this choice, year in year out I realize that I had made a judicious choice. The studying environment here is very good and professional. The teachers always teach us with cordiality and dedication. In my opinion, we should think carefully before making important choices so that we will not regret after that.
Part 3:
What are the typical choices people make at different stages of their lives?
►I divide our lives into three major periods. The first is when we are little children. During this period, our choices are quite simple so choices are made by adults for us. The second is when we are teenagers. The alternatives in this period are much more complicated and important than those in the first period such as what school to go, what to wear beautifully, what is delicious to eat. These choices require us to be astute and careful to make. The last is when we are adults and we have to make decisions comprising choices about husbands, wives, children and so on.
Should important choices be made by parents rather than by young adults?
►As I see it, important choices should be made by both parents and young adults. Each generation has their own advantages and shortcomings. Therefore, before we make important choices, it is indispensable for us to consider both opinions of parents and young adults to make the best choices.
Why do some people like to discuss choices with other people?
►In my opinion, firstly, it is quite hard for us to know whether the decisions we make are right or wrong. When discussing with others, we can have their objective comments to help us make the best choices. Secondly, we can have their advice to decide what the best is; even we can discover other better choices.
What kind of choices do people have to make in their everyday life?
►In my opinion, there are various choices we have to make in our daily lives. They are what to wear, what to eat, where to go, what to play, etc. They are quite familiar to us that some people are bored of making these choices. However, life is a chain of choices and making choices is for a living and surviving. Therefore, we should adapt ourselves to choices.
Why do some people choose to do the same things every day? Are there any disadvantages in this?
►In my opinion, some people choose to do the same things every day because their current lives are so smooth that they do not want any changes and want to remain what they are possessing. Secondly, they are scared of changes. They think they cannot be strong enough to bear new things and new challenges.
►There are some disadvantages in this. The first is their lives are not absorbing and just chains of boring days. Secondly, they will be fragile and coward when facing with new challenges while life means waves.
Do you think that people have more choices to make today than in the past?
►I concur with that statement. Firstly, the society now is more developing than that in the past. Therefore, people are given more alternatives to make. Clear evidence of this statement is food, beverages, schools, clothes, etc. Secondly, people have more abundant physical and spiritual lives. It is the reason why choices now are more complicated and plentiful.
IELTS 6 - SPEAKING TEST 3
Note:
IELTS words
Idioms
Introducing a personal opnion
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PART 1.
How do most people travel to work where you live?
Most people at the place I live travel to work by motorbike. It is the most convenient vehicle in my country because the roads are narrow and terrible. It is unsuitable for big vehicles to travel as they may cause dangerous driving.
What traffic problems are there in your area? [Why?]
Traffic problems occur in my area frequently. One of them is accidents. These come from the driver's carelessness. They don't care about others while they are driving and when they cause an accident for someone, the final result usually is the death. This has been a catastrophe for us in many years.
How do traffic problems affect you?
Traffic problems affect my mind a lot. I once saw an accident with a pitiful decease of a pregnant woman. Since then I have always felt scared of going out by any vehicles. I didn't dare to ride alone. The accident haunted me for an extended time up to now.
How would you reduce the traffic problems in your area?
Actually, I cannot reduce the traffic problems in my area myself. I think the local government should improve civilians' responsibility and knowledge. Simultaneously, we must show them advantages of wearing helmets as well as stop them from drinking alcohols before driving. I believe these ways will reduce many bad things in traffic.
PART 2
Describe a game or sport you enjoy playing.
I love watching and playing sport. One of the sports I enjoy most is swimming. I usually go swimming with my cronies on weekends. We swim in a pool near my school. At first, I was timorous. I was afraid of sinking. But thanks to the help of my friends, I finally extricated that fear and swam better.Swimming helps me a lot. It makes me stronger and healthier. After a hard-working week, swimming is the best way to relax. It also gives me the courage. At one time, I'd ever felt that I could never swim and I didn't dare to try. But after I was taught to swim, I was taught to surmount obstacles simultaneously. Now I havent' had the alias for chicken-hearted girl anymore. The lesson I've learned from swimming was that you shouldn't get the chance slip by when it comes as it can bring to you a great success.
PART 3
Children's games
How have games changed from the time when you were a child?
In my opinion, games have changed a lot from the time when I was a child. They've changed in formality and content. Game makers use 3-Dimension technology for their games while in my childhood, games were very simple. I played games with a TV and a home video. Today, children play game in computers or even in mobile phones.
Do you think this has been a positive change? Why?
I think this has not been a positive change. Reversely, this has been a negative change. I've read many bad results about playing games on newspapers. Gamers attracted to games procrastinate their tasks in genuine life. They are always haunted by the characters in their games. They cannot concentrate on anything but games. Their work, their lives and their families are no longer significant than the game they play.
Why do you think children like playing games?
It appears that children like playing games for two reasons. Firstly, games make them feel like they are masters. They can kill anyone at anytime. They can do anything they want that they can't do in genuine life. Secondly, they are attracted by alluring pictures and characters in games which are made by 3-D technology. Therefore, games attract children easily.
Games and competition
Do you think competitive games are good or bad for children? In what ways?
As I see it, competitive games are bad for children. In the way games are made, the characters usually have to fight against the others to survive. Hence, gamers are driven with characters in their battles. But when a gamer loses battle, he may be angry and cause a real fight in genuine life. To prove their power as they do in games, they may even kill others and this is really a bad result.
How can games sometimes help to unite people?
Although games bring us many bad consequences, they sometimes help to unite people. I have seen many gamers founded a charity to help poor people. They have offline meetings to raise money as well as to propagate bad things when playing games too much. That's the way games are useful to us.
Why is competition often seen as important in today's society?
In my view, competition has a positive meaning in today's society. It makes us more active and dynamic in our works. We always have to be in a prepared posture to compete with others. I am sure that none of us wants to be a loser, and competition is a way we comfirm ourselves. Besides, through competition, we will realize our fortes to develop them as well as imperfections to surmount. As a result, our society will become better and better.
Speaking IELTS 6, page 54.
Part 1:
Which instrument do you like listening to most?
As I see it, there are many musical instruments but my favorite one is piano. I like it because of many reasons. Firstly, it makes me unwind when listening; I can forget all of my sorrows and feel comfortable. Secondly, when playing it, I can imagine the sounds of many things such as birds, stream etc. Lastly, I can concentrate on my homework; it helps me solve many problems.
Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument?
When I was young, I desired to play a musical instrument, so my parents allowed me to learn piano. At first, I found it hard to play piano but when seeing my favorite singer who can play it skillfully, I wanted to play it like he does. From that time I said to myself that I should surmount my difficulties and try to do it although it was not a piece of cake for me. Finally, my effort was worth, I succeeded and could make my dream come true.
Do you think children should learn to play a musical instrument at school?
I think they should learn to play a musical instrument at school. There are many reasons why I think so. Firstly, it is a popular way for them to relax after studying hard. Secondly, playing a musical instrument will be helpful for them to improve their agility. Lastly, when playing those, children can listen to music that makes them develop their brains.
How easy would it be to learn to play an instrument without a teacher?
I think children can easily play instruments themselves because there are many modern instruments which are easy for them to play. Besides, many programs on television teach audiences to play certain instrument. However, sometimes, they can see many difficulties to play them; therefore, it is better to learn an instrument with the help of teachers.
Part 2:
Describe something healthy you enjoy doing:
You should say:
What you do
Where you do it
Who you do it with
and explain why you think doing this is healthy.
When I was a child, I always admired one of the most famous athletics in basket ball field. As I grew older, I like playing basket ball so much. Every day, I often go to a vacant stadium near my home. At first, I played it very badly because I was not tall and skillful enough. But when seeing my idol played it easily I said to myself that I should overcome my difficulty. With the help of my brother, I always practiced playing basket ball when I had free time. Finally, as people usually say: "every dog has his day" I succeeded and played it well. At weekends, I often invite my best friends to go to my home and play ball. This is a good chance for us to meet each other and chat about everything. There are many reasons why I like playing basket ball. Firstly, I think it is a helpful way for me to keep healthy. Secondly, it is an easy way for me to develop my height. Lastly, when playing ball, I feel very comfortable because I can forget all my stress and sorrows.
Part 3:
What do most people do to keep fit in your country?
In my country, there are many ways to keep fit that people usually do. The old do exercise in clubs for the old-aged every day. The young also practice to keep healthy in many clubs, such as swimming pools, gym clubs etc. But young people do not have much time to do that on weekdays; therefore we can see that there are many young people do those at weekends.
How important is it for people to do some regular physical exercise?
Doing some regular physical exercise is very vital for people. Firstly, it helps the young to develop their muscles. Through that way their bodies become brawnier. Secondly, they can improve their healthy. Besides, it can prolong the old’s age for many years and makes them always feel happy and love their lives. Lastly, it is a good way for both of them to forget their stress and sorrows in their jobs and lives.
Why do some people think that modern lifestyles are not healthy?
In my opinion, there are many reasons why they think that modern lifestyles are not healthy. Our society is developing. Therefore our jobs demand us to spend much time finishing them. After our office hours, we still have many things that pull all of our energy into, such as taking care of our family, doing housework etc. Between jobs and family, we do not have enough time to relax and do exercise. Therefore, people sometimes think that the modern life is not healthy.
Why do some people choose to lead unhealthy lives?
People do not have many choices. They spend much time doing their jobs in their offices as well as their homes. After finishing all jobs, they become tired and need the rest little for a time to watch television, to listen to music and even to sleep. For those reasons, people choose to lead unhealthy lives.
Should individuals and government should be responsible for making people’s lifestyle healthy?
I think both individuals and government should be responsible for making people’s lifestyle healthy. To individuals, they should arrange their office jobs as well as family jobs appropriately. For instance, they could have a timetable of their own jobs and try to have a short time on weekdays to do exercise. Besides, they can join in many healthy clubs in their areas. To government, they should have many policies to improve the health of their citizens and encourage people to play sports through propaganda.
What could be done to encourage people to live in a healthy way?
In my opinion, government has to encourage people to innovate their health. Firstly, they must have an annual budget to improve many old sports instruments. Secondly, they have to hold sporting events for every one to join in. Lastly, children should understand more about benefits of doing exercise through education, and have many chances to play sports, so when they grow up, they will get use to playing sports.
test 2_ ielts 6
Part 1:
-Which instrument do you like listening to most? [Why]
The instrument I like listening to most is piano. Its sound is so soothing. It's so beautiful and you can imagine any picture. When I have stress and feel tired after busy days, I usually listen to piano music and subsequently find my mind relaxed.
-Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument? [Which one]
I have never learned to play a musical instrument. I want to try learning how to play piano if I have time because I think it is interesting.
-Do you think children should learn to play a musical instrument at school? [Why / why not]
At school, I haven’t been taught how to play any musical instrument yet; therefore I think it is better if children learn to play a musical instrument at school. The reason for this is they can relax after hard studying time. In addition, it may help children augment their creativity.
-How easy would it be to learn to play an instrument without a teacher? [Why]
I think it is not easy to learn an instrument without a teacher if we know nothing about it. We can learn from books, websites and so on. However, we can’t recognize our mistakes in order to correct and improve technique slowly. As for me, it is necessary to learn how to play a musical instrument from teacher.
Part 2:
Describe something healthy you enjoy doing
There are many ways to be healthy. I enjoy eating fresh fruits and drinking water every day. Fruits contain vitamins galore which help us have nice skin and a well-proportioned body. Every morning, after having breakfast, I drink a cup of water since I used to hear my teacher taught that in this way, we could keep healthy. We should also control our regimen. It isn’t good if we eat so much food we enjoy and never eat food we abhor. In addition, it is good to exercise every day. My avocation is swimming, I often go to swimming with my friends every morning so as to keep healthy, augment my height and relax. In my opinion, it is not hard but very easy to have healthy life in this way. Besides, there is no need to worry about spending money galore to have good health because it comes from simple things every day.
Part 3:
Keeping fit and healthy
-What do most people do to keep fit in your country?
In my country, there are many ways to keep fit. The popular way is practicing exercise every morning or going to the gym in order to participate in some kinds of sport such as yoga, badminton and so on. Another way is eating much vegetable because it contains all necessary nutrients.
-How important is it for people to do some regular physical exercise?
In my view, doing some regular physical exercise is a good way to keep fit and be healthy. You needn’t spend much money buying physical machine but still have a well-proportioned body. In addition, it is easy to exercise and have good health.
Health and modern lifestyles
-Why do some people think that modern lifestyles are not healthy?
Nowadays, life is more modern than in the past so people live more conveniently and their needs are satisfied. However, there are some disadvantages with modern lifestyle; therefore, some people think that life like this is not healthy. Although there are many changes helping us improve our life, people are affected by some bad things. For example, environmental pollution brings out serious consequences such as strange diseases, the death of many creature, holed ozone layer and so on. In addition, people want to find much money so they try to work and study even not relax. I think it makes them stress and not enjoy their life.
-Why do some people choose to lead unhealthy lives?
We can’t answer exactly why some people choose to live unhealthily. In my view, a part of reason for this is satisfying the needs of people. To pay for their needs, they think they can’t choose any other ways but only earn much money. It means that they must abdicate entertainment and relaxation after hard days in order to spend time working. It is easy to lead to stress because of dispensing with taking a rest after strenuous work.
-Should individuals or governments be responsible for making people’s lifestyle healthy?
I think that both individuals and governments should be responsible for making people’s lifestyle healthy. Each person wants to have things what they want so they try their best to achieve their purpose even not take care of their health. Besides, governments can’t resist making themselves responsible for this. People are under influence of their policies and controlled by laws
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-What could be done to encourage people to live in a healthy way?
In my view, there are some ways to encourage people to keep healthy life. Firstly, we should show and elucidate how the healthy life is and what advantage it leads to. Secondly, governments hold programs about healthy life in order to help people aware of it. In this way, all people live in a healthy way in the future.
Part 1
Do you prefer to have one particular friend or a group of friends?
_ I prefer to have a particular friend than a group of friends. There are two reasons for it. First of all, this is a special person for me. We can have many friends but it‘s very difficult to have a friend who understand and is always beside us when we need them. Secondly, I want to make friend with a person who has the same character. I feel comfortable and we can do everything we like. On the other hand, if you have a group of friends, there will be different characters, so it is very complicated to adapt to them.
What do you like doing most with your friends?
_ I believe that we will have many things to do with your friends. To me, if we have free time or at the weekend, we usually meet one another, enjoy food, go shopping, discuss learning and share the feeling. For example, when I get trouble and tired, my best friend only quietly sits beside me but I feel better.
Do you think it is important to keep in contact with friends you knew as a child?
_Of course, I think it’s very important to keep in contact with friends you knew as a child. I used to have a beautiful childhood with friends. They bring me many memories and I never forget them. Life changes and maybe it is very difficult to contact them. If you have some good condition, you should to find the ways to talk together such as chatting, mail and phone.
What makes a friend into a good friend?
_ I think that there are many ways to make a friend into a good friend, but the most important thing is your love. When you behave with your friend with all your heart, tell the truth when they make mistakes and give some good advice. All things, which you try to do, will strengthen your friendship.
Part 2
Describe an important choice you had to make in your life.
As you know, in our lives, there are many decisions, which you should make carefully. A right choice will bring us success. My English teacher often says to us that before she makes any decision, she will think about 10 ten years later and asks herself whether she regrets or not. One year ago, I made a choice about which university I had to enter. I used to want to become a teacher but when I registered, I chose the business administration. I felt worried about my decision. However, the door of university began to open for my new life, I have many chances to improve and pursue my dream. Sometimes, the things you like don't mean that you can do better. Now, I study at a national university, an active environment and I have a lot of good teachers, I believe that I made a judicious choice.
IELTS 6, test 4
PART 1: Your friends
Do you prefer to have one particular friend or a group of friends? Why?
What do you like doing most with your friends?
Do you think it’s important to keep in contact with friends you knew as a child? Why/ Why not
What makes a friend into a good friend?
PART 2: Describe an important choice you had to make in your life.
You should say:
When you had to make this choice
What you had to choose between whether you made a good choice
and explain how you felt when you were making this choice
PART 1: Your friends
Do you prefer to have one particular friend or a group of friends? Why?
If I have to choose to have a particular friend or a group of friends, I think I prefer to have a particular friend for many reasons. Firstly I believe that in a group of friends, it is very difficult to be in agreement with each other because of the mutual character differences. Secondly, a particular friend who understands me thoroughly is a person I feel comfortable to share with her my confidents, interests, happiness and sorrow.
What do you like doing most with your friends?
In my free time, I like going to my friend’s house which is a stone’s throw away from mine in order to cook and chat with her. I am very eager to tell her about my favorite films, music, new friends and so on.
Do you think it’s important to keep in contact with friends you knew as a child? Why/ Why not?
In my opinion, it is vital to keep in touch with friends I knew as a child. As you know, friends in childhood are persons having memories with us when we were children. It is very interesting if we have opportunities to chat with them about incidents in the past.
What makes a friend into a good friend?
There is a saying, “A friend in need is a friend indeed”. I concur with this saying that the real friends are persons helping us with pleasure when we have troubles in life. I think what makes a friend into a good friends is simply that they sympathize with us, share with us happiness as well as sorrow with a sincere heart.
PART 2: Describe an important choice you had to make in your life.
Perhaps I had many vital choices to make in my life. One of them was a choice of which universities to attend. I wondered if I should choose the University of Economics and Law or go to the University of Social sciences and Humanities. I am interested not only in economics but also in knowledge of foreign cultures and translation fields. It seems that it was very difficult for me to make up my mind. My parents and my friends thought that it would be better for me to choose the University of Economics and Law which was suitable to the majors that I had studied for three years in high school. That was no laughing matter, so I had to rack my brain to find the best choice. After sober consideration, I took the plunge and decided to study the University of Social sciences and Humanities. Up to now, I have not still known whether that choice was the best choice for me or not but I believe that if I exert myself very much, I am able to extricate myself and achieve success. The thing I took out was that if I did not try, I would never know what I could do. Gradually, I was able to adapt to my specialty which I used to think it was an impossible thing.
PART I:
1. Do you prefer to have a particular friend or a group of friends? Why?
Personally, I prefer to have a group of friends. I like that for the simple reason that it is really easy to discover the problems in each other’s studies so that we can issue the best solution to deal with them. I mean having a group of friends could probably help me, in particular and the entire group as a whole make advance in schoolwork.
2. What do you like doing most with your friends?
I would like the idea of going downtown with my friends. Like everyone at university, my friends and I are usually under stress. So we always have the time to burn off stress. We often take a bus to go to downtown for pleasure. In downtown, we usually find somewhere to eat together, play games and talk to each other about non-sense issues. I can say that going downtown is the thing that I like doing the most with my friends.
3. Do you think it is important to keep in contact with friends you knew as a child?
In my point of view, that is for sure. It is really important for me to keep in touch with my childhood friends because you know what, everyone on the earth always has the good memories in their childhood, and I am no exception. As a sensitive person, I usually take time to recall the childhood memories. At that time, I have got the feeling of missing my childhood friends so much. That feeling always brings about my decision to contact them by making a phone call in order to remind them some good memories that we had together. And that helps the friendship more and more steadfast.
4. What make a friend into a good friend?
As the saying goes “A friend in need is a friend in deed”. Therefore, to be a good friend, firstly you have to be a friend in need. I mean you have to try to understand the situation from your friend’s point of view and you have to do the actions which show that you care about them; you are not going to run away.
Secondly, a good friend has to know how to get along with other friends.
And finally, you have to keep in touch with your friends. I mean in some cases if you cannot be with your friends when in need; let you think about sending a message or phoning them to show that you are there with them.
PART II: Describe an important choice.
You know, I was in a bit of predicament because I had passed the entrance exam to two flagship universities. Actually, in 2008, like everyone who graduated from high schools, I applied to two well known universities in Viet Nam. They are my favorite universities. To be honest, when I sat for the entrance exam, I was not sure of myself I could probably go to any universities because there was something seriously wrong on my tests. So I was really worried about the result. But fortunately for me when the result was released, I received the breaking news from my teacher; he said that I got the good marks on the tests. I can say that I could not believe what I was hearing but to be honest I do not know how happy I was when I heard that news.
However, after that I got into a situation in which I did not know which university I had to choose because both of them are really celebrated these days. After a long time thinking, I finally extended a choice; I would study at Banking University Ho Chi Minh city (BUH) to serve my dream of becoming a businessman. Personally I think studying business at BUH would be the best decision I have ever made. When I made it, I got the feeling of happiness and excitement because I believe this is the best way to make my dream come true.
PART 3:
1. 1. What are the typical choices people make at different stages of their lives?
As far as I know, there are three stages in which people make the typical choices.
- The first one is the childhood. I can see no typical choice in this stage of people’s lives. Because in this stage people are still dependent upon their parents, they have to agree to obey their parents.
- The second one is the teenage stage. In the early stage, people still depend on their parents. They just have the basic rights such as going to school or something like that. Only in the late teenage stage, people are going to have the right to make their important choices like what they will do for their living. I mean they can choose their university to study and their job or anything like that.
- And the final is the adult stage. In this stage, the most important choice that people have to make is getting married.
2. 2. Should important choices be made by parents rather than by young adults?
Well actually I do not know for sure about that, but in my opinion young adults play a main role in making important choices for their lives. But I do not mean the parents play no roles in it. I mean that when young adults have an important choice to make, they should discuss it with their parents in order to get their advice. And the decision maker would be the young adults.
3. Why do some people like to discuss choices with other people?
As far as I am concerned, people love discussing choices with other people for the simple reason. They want to refer to other people’s advice about these choices. They want to know if the advisers were in their situation, what they would do.
PART 1: Your friends
Do you prefer to have one particular friend or a group of friends? Why?
Personally, I prefer to have one particular friend. Firstly, I had a very close chum and we have played together for seven years. Secondly, I feel very lucky to have a great friend who has the same hobbies, understands me and will be next to me rain or shine. Lastly, when I have something sad, my friend is alwayls listening, sharing and giving me many useful comforting words.
What do you like doing most with your friends?
I have activities galore with my friend. Sometimes, especially free time, my best crony and I go out and paint the town red to relax after hard studies. We can share everything such as happiness, sorrow and talk about some boys around us. We also usually spend a day exchanging the lesson at school.
Do you think it is important to keep in contact with friends you knew as a child? Why?
I concur with that statement. Firstly, it is quite hard for us to find the genuine amities through many years which are worth being preserved. Secondly, if you have many friends in your life, you will not feel lonely. Therefore, it is essential for us to keep in contact with friends we knew as a child and try to last make it forever.
What make a friend into a good friend?
In my view, one of the factors which makes a good friends is that they should be interested in each other. You can not be a good friend if you do not help your friends in difficult stages because there is a saying: "A friend in need is a friend indeed". Secondly, it is confidence. There is sometimes misunderstanding between friends. Therefore, if you do not have enough confidence with your friends, you will argue with them. This makes amities fragile. And last but not least, you should be willing to forgive all the faults of your friends when they intend to reconcile.
PART 3:
What are the typical choices people make at differrent stages of their lives?
Our lives are divided into three major periods. The first is when we are children. Most of our choices are very simple and made by our parents. The second is when we are teenagers. The changes and decisions in this period are complicated and vital. All choices must be reflected before we decide anything such as what school to go, which friends to play, what to wear and what to eat etc. The last when we are adults and the decisions are equally important such as vocations, loves, marriages and so on.
Should important choices should be made by parents rather than by young adults?
In my opinion, crucial choices should be made by both parents and young adults because each generation has various and diversified opinions. Our parents are the ones who have experienced in life and young adults are the ones who have a part same characters and hobby similar to us. Therefore, we need to collect all opinions and then scrutinize to make the best choices.
Why do some people like to discuss choices with other people?
It appears that people like to discuss choices with other people because they want to consult more opinions. It is so hard for us to know whether choices are right or wrong. When discussing with others, we can have their advice to make the best choices. However, reference is just reference so we must make decisions for ourselves.
What kind of choices do people have to make in their everyday life?
As I see it, people often have various choices for their own in daily lives, However, there are many choices that people must do the same such as what to eat, what to wear, where to go etc. These choices are necessary elements to live and survive. Therefore, do not think these choices are boring but we had better make them possitively for a better life.
Why do some people choose to do the same things everyday? Are there any disadvantages in this?
I think some people choose to do the same things everyday because they do not feel confident enough in themselves to face the new challenges of changes. They just want to remain what they are possesing and do not want to have more progress. There are some disadvantages in this. Firstly, the more progressive society is, the more modern people need to change. If they do not change, they will not keep up with the development of society. Secondly, the change is inevitable in current life. It can be stimulating and energizing for individuals when facing with new challenges.
Do you think that people today have more choices to make today than in the past?
I concur with that statement. Society now is more developing and competitive than that in the past. For example, work, accommodations, food, garments are clear evidences. If people do not have more choices to make, they will not achieve what they want. Hence, people had better give more alternatives to get the best for both mentally and physically life.
Describe one of your friends
“Be strong! Everything will be alright.” That is what my best friend, Bee, says to me whenever I get in troubles. Bee is her nickname and our friends always call her by that name. She has been my crony and my neighbor for over ten years. To me, she is a really special person. It seems that she is always full of energy and does everything with enthusiasm. She shows me a lot of useful truths such as: “never let the chance slip by” or “no pain, no gain”, etc. However, she is not the kind of person that is full of hot air because she knows that “easier said than done.” Therefore, she always forces herself to have motivations to reach her aims when she does anything. She is a jack of all trades and she likes to learn new things. I used to be reserved when I had to meet new people but my chum, a communicative person, taught me how to “say it with flowers” and how to communicate with cordiality. Sometimes, she gets on my case and that gets on my nerves but finally we always make up with each other because after all, we are best friends. We share everything to each other and that helps us to get closer. Now, whenever I get in troubles, I always tell myself that “Be strong! Everything will be alright” because I know that no matter what happens, my Bee always “flies” by my side.
Ielts 5 - Test 3 - Speaking - Part 1
- Do you prefer relaxing at home or going out in evening? When you go out for an evening, what do you like to do? Given the choice between relaxing at home and going out in the evening, I would choose the later. Just because this makes me more comfortable. Whenever I feel stressful or exhausted, I often give up all my works and go out for a stroll. Walking on the peaceful streets and looking at some beautiful villas reminds me about my promise: “One day, I will have a happy family and we will live in a beautiful villa. At that time, I will look out of the window and smile: I have already done it”
- How popular is this with other people in your country? In terms of this aspect, I am different from other people but not an eccentric. In the evening, some people relax by watching TV or surfing the internet, others go to the dense leisure center and others are inseparable with their lovers. Finally, just only myself wander and look at the villa.
- Is there any kind of entertainment you do not like? Nowadays, young people are addicted to games online. This is a virtual world where they waste their time and money to prove “In name rather than in fact”. From my point of view, government should have some judicious actions to prevent this pernicious entertainment. It is crucial that we look at the facts if we want to make the best possible decisions for the future. It may be costly to be overly optimistic but more costly still to be too pessimistic.
IELTS 5 - SPEAKING TEST 3 - PART 2 (p.77)
Describe one of friends.
Each person has many friends, but maybe, he or she just has one best friend. So do I. A best friend is usually willing to help me whenever, whatever and wherever I need them…
My friend and I knew each other when we were kids. Her family was my neighbours. She was a nice girl with black eyes, which likely knew everything. She always made me laugh and I had a warm feeling when we walked side by side. We grew up together so we experienced many interesting things. We played together when we were young, studied together when we went to school. I usually told her my problems and she is always a person giving me a key to solve those problems. In the spare time, we often went shopping. We liked to see new clothes and tried them joyfully. Sometimes, she and I argued about something, but we were never sulky in a long time. Because we thought that each of us had right and wrong things, we looked elsewhere for the solution. Now, she is living in another country but we usually keep in touch.
I really like my friend. She brings me many pleasures and happiness. She always knows how to take care of someone. This is very lucky for me. I think that I never find out a person, who can become my closest friend like her.
IELTS 5 - SPEAKING TEST 3 - PART 3 (p.77)
What do you think are the most important qualities for friends to have? In my opinion, the most important quality is honesty. If friends have an honest behavior, they can have the belief in others. This makes people feel secure when they have their friends near them.
Which are more important to people, their family or their friends? Why? In my opinion, both family and friends are important. Family is the place where I can share my feeling, my own problems and members of family are always willing to help me. My friends are people who always help me when my family does not stay near me.
What do you think causes friendships to break up? I think friendships will break up if they do not have a belief each other. Friends need to understand, share the weal and woe and sympathize with each other. Those make people feel more secure and create a firm friendship. If they do not do anything for their friends to make them believe, their friendship will break up.
What other types of relationship, apart from friends or family, are important in people’s lives today? Apart from friends or family, the love in couple is important in people’s lives today. It makes people have many feeling at the same time. It may create magic things or bad things. When people are falling in love, it is likely that they have all things in the world. But sometimes, they have some problems, they feel very sad, terrible and their mind is empty. Although the ending of the love is happy or sad, it always makes this life more beautiful and meaningful.
Have relationships with neighbours where you live changed in recent years? How? Yes, they have. In the past, the neighbours cared about one another. They knew clearly their neighbours, how they were, what happened with them. But now, there is no more care. People just care about their lives. They do not talk to their neighbours anymore. They go to work, come home and rarely think about others.
How important do you think it is for a person to spend some time alone? Why/ Why not? In my opinion, it is important for a person to spend some time alone. People can not spend all their time in being with other people. They need some time to think about themselves. When they are alone, they can completely try doing anything and maybe, they are successful.
PART 2
Describe one of your friends
I had a very close girlfriend and we have played together for eight years. The first time we met each other was when we were in secondary school. After that, we also studied at the same high school. Because we were classmates for many years, we became intimate day by day. She has many good characteristics which make me like her very much. Firstly, she is great chum who has same hobbies, understands me and wiil be next to me rain or shine. She is always listening, sharing and giving me many useful comforting words when I have something sad. Secondly, she usually helps me when I get troubles. This make me realize that "A friend in need is a friend indeed" . Lastly, she is very generous. Sometimes, I make her sad but she is willing to forgive all my faults when I intend to reconcile. In free time, we like going out to eat and drink delicious food and beverage. At that time, we can share sorrow and happiness. I feel very lucky to have a good chum like her. Therefore, I will try to keep this beautiful friendship and make it last forever.
IELTS - Speaking test 3, part 2
Describe one of your friends.
You should say:
How you met
How long you have known each other
How you spend time together
And explain why you like this person.
The friend that I would like to tell you is Luu, whom I feel fortunate to be friends with. We have known each other for over 10 years, since we were just children.
Luu is a humorous and gentle man, which I like best and desire to learn. He likes people and he gets along well with people. Although we are friends, he has more experience of life than me. Therefore, whenever I have troubles, he always gives me useful hints as well as encouragements, which gave me faith in my life and made me dance to another tune. Besides, he likes to study idioms very much and me too. We used to spent time together discussing idioms, especially color idioms, such as, a white lie, see red, a red herring, be in the red, a red letter day, grey matter, once in a blue moon, and many other color idioms.
Now he has become a cloisterer. For that reason, I only meet him from time to time. However, I believe he has always been a good friend to me.
IELTS - Speaking test 3, part 2
Describe one of your friends.
You should say:
How you met
How long you have known each other
How you spend time together
And explain why you like this person.
I met one of my senior friends at my office. He’s a credit officer. Every day, I usually give him papers which present the cash flow of businesses’ accounts. We have worked together for two years. It wasn’t too long but I learned many things from him. He has experience in banking finance, especially in customer relationship field. Therefore, he can teach me how to establish a long-term relationship with customers. And, it’s interesting for me to know some ways so that I can persuade and attract people to come to my bank. I like and admire him because he has not only good knowledge but also a sense of humor. I feel free to discuss with him about problems in my career. I count on him as one of my close friends.
1. What do you think are the most important qualities for friends to have?
Personally speaking, there are two most crucial factors which friends should have: they are honesty and a sense of humor. Those who are sincere would build up a strong belief in other people. As a result, they could motivate long-term relationships. Besides, humorous friends could help us get over difficult times and find better solutions for our problems.
2. Which are more important to people, their family or their friends? Why?
It is hard to consider the role of the family and the friends. They have different parts in our lives. Family is the firm foundation for any person’s growing from being a child to being an adult. And, friends are supplementary elements which are not less essential to enable us to achieve promotion and develop characteristics.
3. What do you think causes friendships to break up?
There may be some reasons breaking friendship. And, betrayal could be the cause which ruins friendships easily. Without the fact that friends do believe in one another, they could not have had a strong relationship.
Other relationships:
4. What other types of relationship apart from friends or family, are important in people’s lives today?
I think neighbors also whether our lives are good or not. People would not enjoy their lives if there were unkind neighbors around them.
5. Have relationships with neighbors where you live changed in recent years? How?
The relationship among residents who live in the same area has changed recently. They have tendency to be separate with other people. Neighborship is not warm and tight as it was in around 10 years ago.
6. How important do you think it is for a person to spend some time alone? Why/Why not?
Being lonely in a certain time is good for everybody to think about the last period we spent and intentions we do in the future. It helps us to have a look at the past in order to see lessons which may be important experience in our lives.
- What do you think are the most important qualities for friend to have?
I think that a good friend is the one who has the honesty and the sympathy. These two qualities are very important to maintain a long-lasting friendship. Honesty will gain the belief and sympathy will erase all distances among friends.
- Which are more important to people, their family or their friends? Why?
In my opinion, both family and friends are taking main roles and have the same importance in human life. Without a family, you wouldn’t have been born, fed, cared and taught. You couldn’t enjoy the love of parents, the warmness of a home. Without friends, you would be the loneliest one in the world. You have no one to share all your feelings, to let you cry on their shoulder when you are down and to duplicate your happiness.
- What do you think cause friendships to break up?
It seems to me that the selfishness could kill a friendship. People have many differences in their ways of life and in their thought. When they become friends, their egos should be controlled well in order to gain the concord. This is the rule for a good friendship! When someone breaks this rule, when all she thinks is self and self, that friendship is on the verge of ruin.
- What other types of relationship, apart from friends or family, are important in people’s lives today?
It is said that Love is the most special kind of relationship that human being can’t live without. Love is beautiful and passionate. Love does not distinguish between ages, religions, skin colours, wealth and poverty, and even genders. Yeah, in the current circumstances of society, gender is nothing in love. For all the points I mentioned, I believe that no one can raise objection of how important love is in our lives today.
- Have relationships with neighbors where you live changed in recent years? How?
It is likely that there is no change in my relationship with neighbors recently. We are just neighbors, no more no less, just say “hi” in the morning and ask some polite questions when we run into each others. Some of the old-timers moved out and some of the novices came. The relationships still stay the same.
- How important do you think it is for a person to spend some time alone? Why/Why not?
Just like a music sheet, human life has some low notes and they are short spaces of time when a person wants to spend it alone. Spending some time alone could give you chance to purify your mind, to carry out some important decisions, and the most important, it could make you aware how precious the love and friendship that we own are.
What do you think are the most important qualities for friends to have?
In my opinion, one of the most important qualities which friends need to have is that they should be interested in each other. Firstly, I think a good friend is a person who sympathizes with us. We have issues galore in life so we need a friend who is always listening, willing to be next to us rain or shine and sharing weal and woe with us. Secondly, they will help us with pleasure when we have troubles in life. They will try to understand the situation, points of view from their friends’ and do actions which show that they care about us.
Which are more important to people, their family or their friend? Why?
In my opinion, family and friends are the same importance. Family has persons who we love most. In any circumstances, they are always willing to love, protect and welcome us back. They don’t expect any rewards but they just hope we are happy. On the other hands, we need friends in society. Good friends and bad friends exist simultaneously by our side. They can help us with pleasure or harm us because of a purpose but we can grow up after that. Having best friends is one of the most happiness in life anyway.
What do you think causes friendships to break up?
I think there are causes galore that make friendships break up. Firstly, it is calmness. There sometimes misunderstanding between friends, if you lose control of yourself, the contradiction may be more serious and this makes amities fragile. Secondly, it is jealousness. When you are jealous with someone, you can’t understand and share any emotions with them even you always have bad thought about them. That is disastrous so you should know how to get along with other friends.
What other types of relationship, apart from friends or family, are important in people’s lives today?
In my opinion it is relationship with neighbors because they are persons who we meet everyday and relate with our family’s lives. They share every bowl of rice and every bit of clothes in hard times with our family. They console and mobilize us when our family has bad things. They share happiness with us when they or we have a joy, etc. They make us feel that life is more beautiful.
How relationships with neighbors where you live changed in recent year? How?
It is lucky for my family that we have good neighbors. We have lived in this neighborhood for 13 years. I feel that the relationships between everyone here have not changed for a long time. They are still kind-hearted and friendly with each other. We live in security and good health.
How important do you think it is for a person to spend some time alone? Why/ Why not?
I think everyone should spend some time alone because we need to cogitate something in our lives. It is also a chance for us to experience harsh trials or spend a life with nobody in a period of time. We will realize authentic value of relationships in our lives.
Qualities of friends
What do you think are the most important qualities for friends to have?
In my view, there are qualities galore for friends to have. Firstly, that is the sincerity. People should divulge their sorrow or happiness to their friends as well as listen to their friends’ confidence. Secondly, it is very likely that generosity is very essential for friendship to protract forever.
Which are more important to people, their family or their friends? Why?
I will certainly say that both friends and family are very important for every person because whenever we have difficulties, we need the help from them. Family brings us custody to become useful people and friends make us feel happy and funny.
What do you think causes friendships to break up?
There are many causes which make friendships to break up. However, it is possible that friendships will be imperiled by lies because it will create disbelief among one another
Other relationships
What other types of relationship, apart from friends or family , are important in people’s lives today?
Beside friends and family, we also have other important relationships. Firstly, that is our neighbours. There is a saying that, a stranger nearby is better than a far-away relative. Therefore, neighbours are very essential for us. Secondly, we also should treat our colleagues well because they will help us in our vocations.
Have relationships with neighbours where you live changed in recent years? How?
Yes, relationships with neighbours in my vicinity have changed in recent years. In the past people had the trend that self comes first. Every family just cares about itself. Nowadays, when we have troubles our neighbours will help us if they can.
How important do you think it is for a person to spend some time alone? Why/why not?
Yes, I think that it is very important for a person to spend some time alone because when people are alone, they will have time to reflect about their lives, their achievements as well as their blunder. Subsequently, they can perceive that what they should change or improve
Do you prefer relaxing at home or going out in the evening?
►Personally, I prefer relaxing at home in the evening. I have many reasons why I choose this alternative. Firstly, I have had such a busy day that I just want to relax and enjoy the rest of the days at home. It is necessary for me to have peaceful minutes in which simultaneously, I can lie on my couch, have a cup of milk and enjoy my favorite programs on TV. It will be more wonderful if I enjoy these minutes with my family. Secondly, when going out in the evening, I may face many inadvertent accidents from traffic problems or something like that, which leads to the fact that I just want to go home safe and sound as soon as possible. Therefore, it is safer for me to relax at home in the evening.
When you go out for an evening, what do you like to do?
►I feel very interested in this question. The only thing appearing in my mind straightaway is sitting in a café with smooth and harmonious music. Concurrently, I enjoy having a cup of coffee, watching people dawdling outside and thinking of what I have done that day. It will be happy if I can enjoy them with my chums. We chat and talk about every thing, which helps me relax and feel comfortable.
How popular is this with other people in your country?
►Vietnam is a developing country and is extricating from indigence. Therefore, people in my country have ways galore when going out for an evening. Going to cafes is also popular for most of citizens in my country. However, unlike myself, they have a weakness for animated café more than quiet cafes. It is the reason why you can see there is an abundant system of cafes which were overloaded by multitude of people in the evening.
Is there any kind of entertainment you do not like?
►Yes, it is. As I see it, one sort of entertainment which need to be mitigated is night clubs. In night clubs, the music is very loud, dark and people dance unconsciously. With a night at clubs you must waste lots of money doing useless things. Besides, juvenile delinquency is mainly originated from night clubs. Therefore, the government should have policy to control night clubs to lessen their bad influence.
PART 2:
The friend that makes a good impression on me is the friend whom I knew as a child. When I was about 6 years old, I met her in an inadvertent occasion when I visited my mother’s company every Sunday. She was my mother’s friend’s daughter. We knew each other for just 1 year. She was a little girl with short hair and lovely face. However, what made me impressed in the first time I met her was her beautiful voice and she went to town in every melody. We tried to get acquainted with each other with cordiality. Notwithstanding the fact that we just became friends, we got along very well because of having many things in common. I felt very excited every Sunday as meeting her. Simultaneously, we sang our favorite songs and danced together. What I liked most was we were side by side to discover every corner in our mothers’ company. Our friendship was very pure and I supposed we would be chums permanently. However, life was not as good as what we thought. Because of many reasons, my mother quitted that job and I lost contact with her from that time. Although we have not seen each other for a long time and we even can not recognise each other if we see the other on the streets by chance, all things with her are the most beautiful memory in my childhood.
PART 3:
What do you think are the most important qualities for friends to have?
► In my opinion, there are qualities galore for friends to have which depend on individual’s attitude. Personally, the first is understanding. Because of the fact that it is quite common for friends to have disputes, the understanding is a perfect reconciler. Secondly, I suppose it is generous. If you are not generous enough to forgive your friends’ faults, your friendship will be fragile.
Which are more important to people, their family are their friends? Why?
► As far as I am concerned, this question is like a curious chicken and egg conundrum. In my opinion, both family and friends have a vital influence in our life in different ways. Firstly, family are our flesh – and – blood relatives. If the world lets you down, your family are always ready beside you and raise you up. Secondly, let’s talk about friends. They also can affect our characters and attitude. They are the people with whom you can share things not told to family.
What do you think causes friendships to break up?
► I suppose there are many things making friendships break up. The first is not sharing. if there are something wrong and you keep them in your hearts and do not tell them to the others, your sorrow will be bigger and bigger, which uproots your friendship. Secondly, it is not caring. A “good night” wish or encouraging words can have surprising results. However, if there is a shortage of them, your friendship will be easily breakable.
What other types of relationship, apart from friends or family, are important in people’s lives today?
► Apart from friends and family, there are many vital relationships nowadays. The first is the relationship between teachers and students. It is a good phenomenon that many undergraduates still keep in contact with their teachers at high schools or universities. The second is business relationships. For maintaining and upgrading their business, they must have many crafts to make it better.
Have relationships with neighbors where you live changed in recent years? How?
► Yes, they have. As far as I know, the relationships with neighbors in my neighborhood are not as good and close as those in the past. For example, the first is they do not spend as much time with others to share everything of their lives as in the past. Secondly, nowadays neighbors are more hostile than in the past. The reason is the consequences of technological age. Therefore, people have to spend more time working than improving their surrounding relationships.
How important do you it is for a person to spend time alone? Why/Why not?
► In my opinion, people should spend reasonable time alone. I am a busy person, which leads to the fact that I really respect every minute alone. Firstly, it gives us a chance to calm down and let our souls free after hard working day. Secondly, being alone makes us think about ourselves and everything we have done to improve ourselves.
Part 3
What do you think are the most important qualities for friends to have?
I will certainly say that belief and forgiveness are more important than anything else in friendship. When you can't trust someone, you can no way have a good relationship with them, let alone to be a friend. Besides, everyman has his fault, if you just keeping critisize their blunders, you also ruin your own friendship.
Which are more important to people, their family or their friends? Why?
I will definitely confirm that family is the most important thing to people. First and foremost, family is the place you were born, therefore it is the only place that bring you safe and sound feelings. The second reason is that everyone can let you down at anytime, but family is never.
What do you think causes friendships to break up?
As I see it, the reason making friendships to break up is betrayal. When a friend betrays you, I'm sure that there is no way to reconcile and heal your friendship anymore. Being betrayed is not comfortable, so you must always put yourself in other's shoes to do the right things so as not to regret anything.
What other types of relationship, apart from friends or family, are important in people's lives today?
People say that love is one of the most important feeling in life. No one can live without love at least once. When someone is in love, he or she will feel all emotions from misery to happiness, which are definitely different from the other feelings. Love is a natural emotion of human, so when you have a chance of loving someone, just don't be shy and do express your heart.
Have relationship with neighbors where you live changed in recent years? How?
Yes, they have changed a little in recent years. The busier the life is, the less care people have. They work all days, therefore they don't have time to talk to anyone. Time for caring neighbors is considered once in a blue moon and I have a feeling that day by day, they will become more glacial to everyone.
How important do you think it is for a person to spend some time alone? Why/Why not?
It seems that spending some time alone is quite neccessary for a person. No matter how busy your life is, you absolutely need a time to rest, to think and to stop. Stopping for looking back what you did and defining what you will do. Simultaneously, being alone to know how empty your life will be if you don't have anyone beside you and you will learn how to treasure precious moments in life.
How do you usually contact your friends?
Today, with the development of technology, contacting other people becomes easier and easier. For example, I can contact my friends by cell phone, email, yahoo or “face book”.
Do you prefer to contact different people in different ways?
It is likely that contacting different people in different ways is interesting and I think I also like that. Depending on different conditions, you can or have to contact different people in different ways such as face to face or yahoo messenger.
Do you find it easy to keep in contact with friends and family?
I think that keeping in contact with friends and family is not difficult. You can keep in contact with friends and family easily by phone or service from internet. However, sometimes, having less free time is one of the reasons why you can not keep in contact with friends and family.
In your country, did people in the past keep in contact in the same ways as they do today?
It is obvious that with the development of technology, keeping in contact among people is also different from this in the past. For example, many years ago, if you wanted to keep in contact with other people, you usually had to write letters and so long after that, the person whom you sent the letters to could receive it.
Describe a party that you enjoyed
The party that I enjoyed very much was my 18th birthday. It was taken three months ago. My parents held this party for me at my home and I invited all my cronies to attend. To start the party, I blew out the candles on the birthday cake while everyone was singing the song Happy Birthday. After that, they gave some gifts, cards and best wishes to me. We ate a lot of delicious food and beverage. During the party, we played many funny games and this was a reason which made me like the party very much. One of the games that I won called "Finding idioms". I won because I found many strange and good idioms such as dance to another tune, raining cats or dogs, paint the town red, etc. At the end of the party, I opened all gifts and took a lot of photos with my cronies. This party was nothing but fun and games. However, it was beautiful and memorable.
KEEPING IN CONTACT WITH PEOPLE
1. How do you usually contact with your friends?
I mostly contact my friends by phone, and I've started using the Internet to make video calls. In this way, I can talk to or send them a message to inquire after my friends’ lives. Also I can discuss lessons with them. But I always try to visit them in person as often as I can.
2. Do you prefer to contact different people in different ways?
Yes, I prefer to contact different people in different ways. I think I can use any ways to contact my friends because we are the same ages; but my parents want to hear my voice to ensure that I’m all right. Therefore, I use email and text messages to contact with friends, but my parents prefer it if I phone them.
3. Do you find it easy to keep in contact with friends and family?
Yes. In my opinion, with the developing of technology we can be easy to keep in contact with friends and family in anywhere, at any time. Through the internet, we can not only meet and make a small talk with our friends but also do business with colleagues or clients easily. We can do the same with our family. So distance is not a problem now, we can communicate with anyone we want.
4. In your country, did people in the past keep in contact in the same ways as they do today?
No. In my country, people in the past didn’t keep in contact in the same way as they do today. At that time, people used letter or phone to contact with each other. But now they use email, text messages, mobile phone, etc. I don't write letters by hand because it's so much easier to send an email that will arrive immediately. But one of the disadvantages of mobile phone is that I don't like listening to other people's conversations in public places, and I don't like it when someone's phone rings in the cinema or during a lesson.
SPEAKING PART 2 – PAGE 32 - IELTS 7
Describe a party that you enjoyed.
The most interesting party is my crony’s birthday party last Sunday evening. We went for a meal in a Chinese restaurant. There were few guests about 10 of us; she invited some close friends in high school and university and most of them were people I’ve known since high school. We met at the restaurant. We inquired after one another first and then I gave my friend a present and a birthday card. She extended a sincere thank you to each and every one of us to be here with her. Then we ordered some food. While we ate dinner, everyone chatted joyfully. After the main course, the waiter brought out a cake and we sang 'Happy Birthday'. Also, we played many interesting games. The first game was “who said as many idioms as possible”. It was very ebullient and finally my team won. We said idioms about weather such as: Any port in the storm; Bolt from the blue; Brighten up the day; Cloud of suspicion; Colder than a witches tit; Every cloud has a silver lining, etc. Then everyone went home quite late. The party made me happy because it was great to get together with old friends. I had some interesting conversations and it was a good opportunity to catch up with what my friends had been up to. Moreover, it was a nice way to wind down after a hard week at studies. The food was delicious with friendly atmosphere and polite staff and good service made a good memory. I went home feeling full after a fantastic meal; good restaurant and enjoyable company.
- Describe a party that you enjoyed
As far as I am concerned, the party I think is the most impressive was the Halloween’s Party last October. This party was held at the Acoustic Bar to celebrate the Halloween for the youth. Acoustics Bar is located in the city center. Therefore, it was very convenient for everyone to call at. We enjoyed delicious beverages and Halloween’s masquerade simultaneously. Everyone was offered to disguise as Angel’s style or Devil’s style and then we were splited into 2 teams to play some funny games. Ridiculously, Devil’s style was chosen by a majority, therefore we couldn’t split as intended. The most fantastic part of this party was live rock concert which burned all the heats of the attendees. We danced, we sang, we yelled more than 3 hours together. It was the craziest and the most entertaining party that I have ever joined in.
IELTS 7 - SPEAKING TEST 2: page 55
Part 1:
- What kinds of thing make you laugh?
There is a variety of things which can make me laugh, such as comedies, funny pictures or even just an interesting small talk with my cronies. Laughing is the good way to mitigate stress in life.
- Do you like making other people laugh? Why/Why not?
Yes, I do. I like making my beloved people laugh. When we have fun together, all the distances could be minimized and we will get closer and closer. With strange people, I can’t do that because I don’t understand them well and I don’t feel confident in my sense of humor.
- Do you think it’s important for people to laugh? Why/Why not?
Absolutely yes! There is an old saying: “Laughter is the best medicine”, therefore you can imagine how important laugh is. Laughing makes you relax after hard working time, makes you feel better when you are in hard time.
- Is laughing the same as feeling happy, do you think? Why/Why not?
As far as I am concerned, laughing is a visual expression of happiness, or an inward feeling of joy. It may ensue from hearing a joke, being tickled, or other stimuli. It is in most cases a very pleasant sensation. However, laughing is not only the same as feeling happy, it is also a way to deride someone or something or to hide their real thoughts.
IELTS 7_TEST 2
PART 1:
What kinds of thing make you laugh?
There are some things that make me laugh. They are when I read funny stories, when I remember happy memories and when I meet friends who have a sense of humour.
Do you like making other people laugh?
Making other people laugh makes me happy because i can see their smile. Another reason why I like doing that is creating funny atmosphere makes meetings not boring.
Do you think it's important for people to laugh?
As I see it, it's vital for people to laugh. For example, there are some people who do everything just because they want to make others laugh and see it. I think if you can laugh, you will feel that liife is awesome and beautiful.
Is laughing the same as feeling happy, do you think?
I think that there are some discrepancies between laughing and feeling happy. In some situation, they laugh because of their sorrow not happiness.
PART2:
Describe an idea you had for improving something at work or college
I am a student at BU, which is well-known enough to most people. that is really a feather in my cap. However, its library is not good like I ised to imagine one in the famous university. When I come to the library, I think that it is better if something changes. Firstly, I suggest that university should improve the services in the library. i don't mean to put them down but the librarians and the staff there are sort of a cold fish. The second idea I put forward improving is that there should be more new and abundant supply of books. the reason for this is that there are old books that have dim pages so it is hard for students to read them. Thirdly, they ought to turn on air-conditioning system in order to makes students more comfortable when they read books there. And last but not least , I see that the fees are higher year in, year out but there is no change to be better. Some students never come to the library but they must also pay the fees. I think the university should rethink the question of the library fee. In conclusion, if the university can improve these issues about library, they will help students study better.
SPEAKING PART 1 – IELTS 7 – TEST 2, page 55.
LAUGHING
1. What kinks of thing make you laugh?
It depends on my feeling. When I am happy, everything can make me laugh. When I feel bad, I think it is hard to make me feel better and smile even though everyone gives me the thing I like best.
2. Do you like making other people laugh?
Yes, I do. In my opinion, a sense of humor is one of the most important factors of successful communications. When you make other people laugh, they will be more friendly and open-minded with you. And last but not least, you brought pleasure to them and your heart overflowed with joy.
3. Do you think it’s important for people to laugh?
Yes, I do. I think a smile is a restorative because laughing can help people relax and burn off stress simultaneously. Laughing makes people joy have of living and become more sanguine.
4. Is laughing the same as feeling happy, do you think?
No, I don’t think so. In my opinion, laughing is merely a part of feeling happy. You can laugh when you are happy but the contrary isn't true. Feeling happy is an emotion but laughing is just display of emotion.
SPEAKING PART 2 – TEST 2 – IELTS 7, page 55.
Describe an idea you had for improving something at work or college.
I am studying English to take the IELTS test and I realized that idioms and academic vocabularies are very important in speaking strategies. I had a good idea to use them effectively. In any topic I try to bring idioms and academic words simultaneously into my speech as a game between friends, or turn a location into an ideal place to learn idioms, even I can talk about idioms in anywhere at any time, etc. My crony and I have a book major in idioms and academic words so we prepare our own speech based on a topic and exchange them with each other. We like to talk about American English idioms such as “smell a rat, play it by ear, eating someone, dressed to the teeth, get in someone’s hair, for a song, paint the town red, etc”. Sometimes we play a game “who say as many sentences contain academic words as possible”. But the competition is drawn because both of us can give sentences galore. After a period using this way, not only my speaking skill makes fast progress but also the other skills are improved. I have not understood reading tests completely before because they have academic words galore. I could not speak fluently or express my thoughts because I had a very limited vocabulary. So learning and using academic words as well as idioms help me enlarge my vocabulary. Now speaking and writing and reading are easier for me.
Ielts 7- Speaking test 3
Part 1:
Have you ever been in very cold weather?[when?]
No, I have not. I have lived in the south of a tropical country, Vietnam, which is near from the equator. So, I have not once spent the feeling of a cold weather.
How often is the weather cold where you come from?
I live in Soc Trang province which is in the south of Vietnam. Obviously, a cold weather is a rarity here. However, it gets a little colder in winter.
Are some parts of your country colder than others?[Why?]
Of course, there are many places which are colder than my home place because my province is not so near from the North Pole as other parts of the country. And the cold place I like to mention is Sa Pa. Sa Pa town is one of the coldest places in Vietnam since it is a high area in the north. Snow used to fall here.
Would you prefer to live in a hot place or a cold place?[Why?]
Given the choice between a hot place and a cold place, I would prefer to live in a cold place. As I feel very uncomfortable in the heat which often makes us easy to get angry and difficult to think. So, I think the little colder weather is good for me to work and makes me feel more comfortable.
Part 2:
Describe a competition that you took part in
There are many competitions that I took part in. And a competion I’d like to talk about is a game called “Big game”. In a camping trip to Phan Thiet with my classmates in the university last year, I played this game. It took place at 12pm sharp. There were five teams and each one had about 8 to 10 people. We had to pass seven stations and at each one, there were some requirements for each team to do. These requiments themselves made this game interesting. First, we did something such as using hands to pour the water into the bottle, using mouth to hold a spoon to move a lemon to other members and solving a secret letter at last. After that we moved to other station. It was so funny. We felt very happy to do these with our team. We were closer and knew more about the others. These are also the reasons why I’d like to take part in this game. At that time, my team won the game but that was not the most important. The prize was a package containing a lot of cake and sweet. And we had memories that we never forget.
Ielts 7 - Speaking test 3 - Part 1
1. Have you ever been in very cold weather? (When?) Yes, I have already been in a chilly weather. This is when I came to my hometown in Lunar New Year. The temperature is so low that everyone hands to stay at home and the streets are empty.
2. How often is the weather cold where you come from? I come from Binh Dinh province which belongs to the middle of the country. The weather here is cozy and rarely cold. This brings many advantages for not only the human life but also the agricultural process.
3. Are some parts of your country colder than others? (Why?) From my point of view, the north is the coldest place in my country because it is a part of the temperate zone. The atmospheric conditions here is very harsh such as sometimes it rains cats and dogs but there are sometimes droughts.
4. Would you prefer to live in a hot place or a cold place? (Why?) Given the choice between living in a hot place and living in a cold place, I would choose the former because the hot weather makes us more active. Instead of staying at home, everyone goes out and strolls more than in a cold place. And I like it!
SPEAKING ( PART 1_TEST 3_IELTS 7)
COLD WEATHER
1. Have you ever been in very cold weather? [When?]
I have never been in very cold weather. Simply because I live in HCM city, year in, year out and don’t have any opportunities to visit any cold places. But I have ever been in very cold temperature. It’s about – 3oC. It’s called “The snow world” in Dai Nam park. Although my classmates and I felt cold very much, we played with snow and painted the town red.
2. How often is the weather cold where you come from?
I come from HCM city. It’s only quite cold from November to December. And as you know, it has two seasons: rainy season and dry season. It’s hot in the dry season and it’s raining cats and dogs in the rainy season. That’s the reason why the weather here is not very cold.
3. Are some parts of your country colder than others? [Why?]
Yes. Some parts of my country which are colder than others are some provinces in the North of Viet Nam such as Lang Son, Lao Cai, Cao Bang, etc… Because it’s farther from the equator than the South and affected by the north-east monsoon. According to many scientists, the winter is colder than before and there is snow in many places.
4. Would you prefer to live in a hot place or a cold place? [Why?]
I don’t like hot or cold place. I’d prefer to live in a cool place. Firstly, living in a cool place makes me feel more comfortable than in a hot place or a cold place. Secondly, the cool place seems safer. Living in a hot place or in a cold place, we may suffer from droughts or snow storms. Finally, the cool weather is good for my health as I can’t stand being in a very hot or very cold weather.
SPEAKING TEST 3 – PART 1 - IELTS 7, PAGE 80.
COLD WEATHER
1. Have you ever been in very cold weather? [When?]
Yes, I have. My hometown is in the northern part of Vietnam where the weather is very cold in winter especially during the days near Lunar New Year. When I visit my hometown in New Year’s holidays I always stand the shivering cold and it usually makes me sick.
2. How often is the weather cold where you come from?
My family lives in Ho Chi Minh City where there are two main seasons: dry season and rainy season. It is usually slightly cold in days near Christmas and it merely lasts from one to two months before changing to dry season.
3. Are some parts of your country colder than others? [Why?]
Yes, they are. Firstly, provinces in the northern part of Vietnam are usually under north-easterly wind’s influences so they have a winter which is colder than others. Secondly, three quarters of Vietnam's territory is made up of mountainous and hilly regions so highland also has the weather colder than lowland. The temperature of these regions sometimes decreases to under 5 degree Celsius.
4. Would you prefer to live in a hot place or a cold place?
I prefer to live in a hot place because I can’t stand cold weather. I have some problems with my health such as influenza, sore throat, etc. Also cold weather chaps my skin; it is sore and uncomfortable so I can do nothing.
SPEAKING TEST 3 – PART 2 – IELTS 7, page 80.
Describe a competition (TV, college/work or sports competition) that you took part in.
Last semester, my school organized an annual learning competition named FESE. This is a competition not only for students in my school but also for students who major in economics of some universities in Ho Chi Minh City. It was financed by stock companies such as HSC, Viet Capital, VN Direct, etc. FESE imitated a stock exchange transaction in reality but your accounts were imaginary and time exchanges as well as some rules were easier for you – investors. Almost students who majored in finance banking in my school had to take part in this competition including me. Firstly, I had to buy an account to transactions. Secondly, I took part in seminars and seven constant transaction sessions as well as online transaction. Until the competition finished, the organization board would pick out 10 accounts which were the most profitable to award the prizes. The winner could receive the biggest prize worth 3 million VND and opportunities to be on probation in finance companies. As the slogan of the competition: “FESE – where you build your dream” I had interesting experiences galore about eventful stock market. I realized that I had to take the bull by the horns when I got into a situation from which I would not be able to extricate myself. I was sitting pretty and also blew it but everything was good. Although I didn’t get any prizes, I would try my best next year.
Ielts 7 - Speaking test 3 - Part 2
The most memorable competition that I have already taken part in is the flower arranging contest. This annual rivalry is celebrated at my university. The competition requires us to design a flower vase and to talk about its connotation. According to my friends, I have an artistic eyes and I am adept in expressing ideas. So how come I do not attend? My masterpiece was a flower vase with a little soil and some blooms. Picture this situation, the woman’s image was similized akin to a fat land which creates, takes care and brings up the men. This crazy idea already made an amazing effect. The young audiences totally saw eye to eye with my thought. They clapped their hands and shouted for encouragement so much. If the examiners had evaluated my work based on the viewers’ supports, I would have been the winner. But I found out that these women are in late adulthood, ostensibly hated the thought that they represented the earth. I bet you all know the ending. Yes, I came through with flying colors, but got no prize. This was awesome !
IELTS 7: Test 3- Part 1
1. Have you ever been in very cold weather? [When?]
Yes, I had a choice of traveling Da Lat with my mother when I was just a child. Da Lat's weather contrasts Viet Nam's other places weather. In Vietnam, Da Lat is a popular tourist destination
2. How often is the weather cold where you come from?
In my homeland, the weather is not often cold. It is just cold on Christmas and at the beginning of spring.
3. Are some parts of your country colder than others? [Why?]
Yes, there are several areas in my country colder than others, such as Da Lat, Sapa,....I think the major cause of cold weather in these regions is the altitude. For example, the altitude in Da Lat is 1,500 m, and Sapa is about 1600m.
4. Would you prefer to live in a hot place or a cold place? [Why?]
If forced to choose between a hot place and a cold place, I will opt for the cold place. I think I will be more comfort when I live in the cold weather. Besides, I also like cool weather, so autumn is my favorite season.
PART 2: DESCRIBE A HISTORIC BUILDING
I am going to talk about the Reunification Palace, formerly known as the Independence Palace. It was built on the site of the former Norodom Palace and it is a landmark in HCMC. It is located in Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street and was designed by architect Ngo Viet Thu and was the home and workplace of the President of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
The attractions inside of the airy palace interior are pretty sparse. Roped-off rooms such as the presidential office, receiving room, and bedroom appear musky and grim with antique furniture and bare walls.
A highlight of the Reunification Palace is found in the basement which includes a command bunker with old radio equipment and strategy maps on the walls.
After exiting the basement into the courtyard, there is a room filled with historic photos – heavily sprinkled with propaganda – portraying the fall of the Independence Palace. On the fourth floor rooftop, there are some nice views of the palace grounds as well as an old US-UH 1 helicopter. The rooftop was used as a helipad for evacuating staff just before the palace was overrun.
The palace is interesting to me because marks the end of Viet Nam war during the Fall of Saigon. Also, knowing clearly about the history of my own country is what I think I can be proud of.
PART 1 – SPEAKING test 4 – IELTS 7, page 103.
Travelling to work or college
How do you usually travel to work or college?
I usually travel to college by motorbike. Because my house is near my school so motorbike is a suitable transport to travel to college fast. Moreover, I can move around on my own initiative.
Have you always travelled to work/college in the same way?
Yes, I have. Because there aren’t any bus routes across my college and I also can not travel to college on foot or by bike so motorbike is a best choice for me now.
What do you like about travelling to work/college this way?
I can move around on my own initiative and don’t worry about being late for school. If you want to go somewhere by bus, you will have to wait for a long time especially in rush hour. And if there aren’t any bus routes across that place, it may take you more than 2 buses and go there on foot.
What changes would improve the way you travel to work/college?
In my opinion travelling to college by motorbike not only has advantages galore but also has many disadvantages. But I think safety depends on yourself so what I want to improve is observing the Highway Code and having a sense of safety not only for me but also for other people.
Part 1: Topic: travel to work or college
1) How do you usually travel to work or college (why)
I usually travel to college by bicycle every morning. It takes me 15 minutes to go to school. I think this way is very convenient. It not only helps me practise exercisewhich is good for my health, but it also helps me save a lot of money as well as protect the environment. You know, if I travel to college by motorbike, I have to pay for petrol, and this vehicle also gives off fumes. So, I prefer going to school by bicycle.
2) Have you always travelled to work/college in the same way? (why?/ why not)
No, I have not usually gone to college in the same way. Sometimes I walk to college. If I have enough time to walk to school, I will choose this way because I can enjoy the fresh air in the morning and I can see the way people start a new day, the bustling life around me.
3) What changes could improve the way you travel to work/ college (why).
I think if the street light system on the way I travel to school is improved, I could feel more secure because I sometimes have classes in the evening. Besides the light system, the fresh air is also important. Apart from me, there are a lot of people who walk to college, to work. So, I think it is better if we enhance the people’s sense of the importances of environment. Our lives will become fresher and more and more people want to go to college on foot like me.
Part 2 IELT 7 (page:103)
Topic: describe a piece of electronic equipment that you find useful
Nowadays, when the society is developing more and more, there are a lot of electronic devices being invented. They are very useful for us. Among them, I prefer the washing machine.
Two years ago, i had to wash the clothes by hands, it took a lot of time to do this. So, when knowing about this electric device, my family decided to buy a washing machine. Thanks to it, i can save a lot of time as well as energy. It is not difficult to operate. I learned the way to use it by other’s reference as well as reading the instruction notes. Now, it is also in good condition. I find it worth having one.
In general, my life becomes easier and more comfortable since i bought this machine. I think that everyone should possess one if possible.
PART 2- TEST 4
Describe a piece of electronic equipment that you find useful.
You should say:
What it is
How you learned to use it
How long you have had it and explain why you find this piece of electronic equipment useful.
Nowadays, with the development of the society and the development of technology, people’s lives become more and more convenient at their work as well as at their house. I think television is a piece of electronic equipment that I find very useful in life. It is very convenient and easy to use. You just turn it on and watch everything you want. My parents told me my house had the first television when my parents got married. Recently, we bought a new television because the old TV was out of date. I think TV is useful and convenient electronic equipment because you can watch and learn many things and you do not need to go outside. I think it is really out of the world when you just stay at home, but you can see many countries and many beautiful scenes which you have not to go to there. You can know much news around the world and you can learn about life through discovery channel. Besides that, through TV, I can see many poor people who have to burn the candle at both ends to earn money for their families or for themselves in order to find that I am very happy now. Those are the reasons why I think television is a piece of electronic equipment that I find useful.
SPEAKING PART 1- TEST 4
1. How do you usually travel to work or college?
Because my school is far away from my house, I have to go to school by bus. Sometimes, I also go to school by my motorbike. However, with the dramatic increase in fuel price at this time, I think travelling by bus is the best way to save money.
2. Have you always travelled to work/college in the same way?
Yes, I have. I have to go to my university by bus year in year out.
3. What do you like about travelling to work/college this way?
Every day, I travel back and forth between Thu Duc district and district 10 by bus. Although going by bus sometimes makes me so tired, I think this way is a good way to save money, protect environment and help to reduce traffic jam.
4. What changes would improve the way you travel to work/college?
In my opinion, people who travel by bus should have a sober view about awareness as well as behavior on bus. For example, when an elderly lady entered the crowded bus, a young person should relinquish his seat to her. Besides that, everybody should not elbow others out in a crowded bus.
SPEAKING TEST 4 – PART 2 – IELTS 7, page 103.
Describe a piece of electronic equipment that you find useful.
When I was admitted into Economics University, my parents rewarded a laptop for me. I expected this laptop long time ago but my parents said it merely necessary when I studied in university. At first I rummaged about all programs in my laptop to consider them from every angle. My brother is a computer programmer, he told me not to do that but I didn’t obey him. Finally I had to face the music: the laptop was crashed. Fortunately, my brother helped me to solve these problems. The most interesting that I knew how to use most programs thanks to that mistake. The laptop definitely helps me because it makes many tasks so much easier. For example, email is such a useful tool for communication between friends in different places, even in different countries. I can take it with me in anywhere, at anytime. The laptop is such a big notebook because it can not only contain an amount of information but also help us to organize data. Almost laptops in the market now also have wireless Internet so I can find information on the internet or instant access to my favorite website instead of sitting the whole day in front of a PC with the modem at home. The other functions of laptop are writing report, making video call, supporting for presentation, etc. I think the laptop is essential part of my life.
IELTS 7– SPEAKING – TEST 3
v PART 1
Have you ever been in very cold weather? (when?)
Yes, I have. The cold season in Vietnam occurs from November to April. Simultaneously, it is raining cats and dogs. Therefore, the weather turns quite cold and wet.
How often is the weather cold where you come from?
The weather is usually cold from November to March next year annually. The temperature drops much when Tet holiday is coming. Moreover, storms hit the area every year in September and October.
Are some part of your country colder than others? (why?)
In my opinion, there are two cities of my country colder than others. These are Sapa city in the North and Dalat city in the South. The common reason for two colder parts is they are located on the high lands and above the sea level at least 1500m. Each land has its own special cold and beauty. Year in year out, two places became well-known destinations for vacation.
Would you prefer to live in hot place or a cold place? (why?)
Personally, I prefer to live in a cold place to a hot one because of the following reasons. Firstly, I always live under the hot climate. To stir thing up a bit, I would like to try living in a cold condition. Secondly, sometimes in front of my unsolved problems, heavy sun makes me act like add fuel to the fire. Finally, I love snow. I feel happy as I roll in snow, taste snow, pack snow into ball and tossed it at others. And it would just happen if I was in an extremely cold place.
v PART 2
Describe a competition (e.g. TV, college/work or sports competition) that you took part in.
The most memorable competition that I can think of is a cooking contest in my high school. This was held for Communist Youth Union celebration and took place four years ago. My class nominated two friends and me for a participant group. Simultaneously, I thought it was a long shot, but it would not hurt to try. First of all, we had to make up our mind for our menu. “Many men, many minds”. We were in trouble about our special dishes before the contest. After racking our brains, we chose some interesting dishes include Duong Chau fried rice, spring roll and jelly. With my mother’s recipes, we tried to perform them as well as we could. Practice makes perfect. Finally, the first prize was the result we got and made us proud for what we have tried. After the competition, I found myself interested in cuisine and decided to follow a field involving in foodstuff. Year in year out, I realize that I had made a judicious choice. Notwithstanding, I have to fulfill some criteria to become a good food engineer.
v PART 3
Competitions in school
Why do you think some school teachers use competitions as class activities?
Personally, the competitive activities in class are an effectively educated method. Firstly, this teaching way is useful to train some essential skills such as confidence, activeness and will to overcome oneself and others. Secondly, the competitive games are also the strong motivation to help students‘improvement. Finally, teachers can guide them how to play fair through the conflict contest. Day by day, the experiences in class games become valuable lessons in their real lives.
Do you think it is a good thing to give prizes to children who do well at school? Why?
From my point of view, a coin has two sides. First, it is a good way to encourage students’ developments. When giving the prizes, it makes the competition more interesting and students have more motivation. However, the prizes may become the final target of many students and then whatever it can happen they try any way to get it.
Would you say that schools for young children have become more or less competitive since you were that age? Why?
I think nowadays schools for young children become more competitive than I was that age. The living standards are rapidly developing, so competition is more severe than ever before. And schools for young children are not an exception.
IELTS 7– SPEAKING – TEST 4
v PART 1
How do you usually travel to work or college? (Why?)
I usually travel to college by bus. By using public transportation, I can save money and fuel, which is not only beneficial to me but also good for the environment.
Have you always travelled to work/ college in the same way? (Why/ Why not?)
Yes, I have. I always catch the number six bus to go to my university. Each bus has its own route that is determined by the transport company. Therefore, I travel in the same way to the university every day.
What do you like about travelling to work/ college this way?
When travelling to college by bus, I do not have to pay attention too much on my driving ability. Moreover, I am free to see two sides of the streets while passing through. Simultaneously, I can enjoy myself by listening to my favorite songs or reading books.
What changes would improve the way you travel to work/ college? (Why?)
To improve the way I travel to college, we can consider many things. First of all, the government should upgrade the street condition with many potholes now. Secondly, we need the completely separated ways for each vehicle such as motorbike, bus and container. Consequently, they help to reduce the traffic jams as well as accidents and then we are easy to move faster and safer.
PART 2
Describe a piece of electronic equipment that you find useful.
You should say:
-What it is
-How you learned to use it
-How long you have had it
-And explain why you find this piece of electronic equipment useful.
The most useful electronic equipment that I can think of now is my laptop. This is a personal computer for mobile use that becomes very widely used for all sorts of purposes nowadays. When being in secondary school, I attended a basic computer course. Thank for this now I can use computer to serve for my studying as well as daily life. I got this laptop from my parents three years ago as a gift and a learning tool when I entered to the new university. Year in year out, now it became my best friend and stood by me to help me things galore even rain or shine. Personally, there are abundant reasons why it is the most useful electronic tool. First, based on the computer applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, I can develop the knowledge and skills to prepare spreadsheets and presentations efficiently for university assignments and business tasks later. Moreover, besides being useful in studying, when connected to Internet, the laptop is also my pleasant tool to help me do multitasks to relax myself. Simultaneously, I can search news, listen to music and chat to my friends or family. In conclusion, the laptop helps me to solve many problems not only in studying but also in life in the most efficient way.
1. Describe a useful website you have visited
- what it was
- how you found the address for this website
- what it contained
- why it was useful to you.
Facebook is a social networking website. It's a free website that allows you to keep in contact with friends or find people you've lost touch with. It's one of the most popular websites in the world, with millions of users in different countries. All of my friends use Facebook. One of my friends sent me an email inviting me to join. I signed up and I've been using it ever since. Facebook allows you to keep up to date with what friends are doing. You have a profile page with information and status updates so that you can tell everyone what you're doing. You can post messages to other people's pages. You can upload photos and videos. I find Facebook most useful for organising my life, keeping in touch with friends and storing photos. I think social networking websites have become part of everyday life.
2. Describe an interesting advertisement you have seen:
-where you saw it
-what it was about
-why you think it was interesting
I'm going to talk about an advertisement for Coca-Cola, which is one of the biggest brands in the world. I've seen Coke advertised everywhere, on posters and TV commercials.The advert shows a picture of Santa Claus smiling and holding a bottle of Coke. I think the aim is to target children and associate (link/connect) the brand with Christmas time.The advert is interesting because the company is deliberately trying to influence and attract children. The marketers are trying to capture young customers. They are presenting the drink as something special, a gift for Christmas. However, Coca-Cola is not necessarily a healthy drink for children; it contains a lot of sugar. Maybe this kind of advertising manipulates children and encourages them to pester their parents.
3. Describe a modern building:
-where it was
-what it is used for
-why you like/dislike it.
Here's my example description of a building in Manchester:I'm going to describe a modern building in Manchester. It's called the Beetham Tower, and it's the tallest building in the city, with about 50 floors.Although it's called the Beetham Tower, most people know this building as the Hilton Hotel. In fact, the bottom half of the tower is the hotel and the top half is apartments. The apartments are expensive because the location and views make them very desirable. I'm not sure if I like the design of the building, it's just a huge glass tower, but it definitely stands out. It has become a famous landmark in the city. You can see it as you approach Manchester, and it's an easy place to meet people because it's so distinctive and easy to find. The most interesting thing about the Beetham Tower is that there is a bar/restaurant on the 23rd floor which has spectacular views of the city; it's definitely the best vantage point in Manchester because there are no walls, only huge windows, so you can look out over the city in any direction. I'd recommend anyone who visits Manchester to go there and experience the view.
4. Describe a party that you enjoyed
-whose party it was
-what it was celebrating
-where it was held
-who went to it
-what people did during the party
-what you enjoyed about it.
When and where: my friend's birthday party, last Saturday evening, we went for a meal in an Italian restaurant.Who: there were about 10 of us, he invited some close friends and work colleagues, most of them were people I've known since university.What happened: we met at the restaurant, I gave my friend a present and a birthday card, we ordered some food, while we ate dinner everyone chatted, after the main course the waiter brought out a cake and we sang 'Happy Birthday', everyone went home quite late.Why it made me happy: it was great to get together with old friends, I had some interesting conversations, it was a good opportunity to catch up with what my friends had been up to, it was a nice way to wind down after a hard week at work, the food was delicious, I went home feeling full after a fantastic meal.
5. Describe a memorable event in your life:
-when it took place
-where it took place
-what happened exactly
-why it was memorable
The memorable event in my life took place 11 years ago when I passed the university entrance examination. I remember It was on August 15th 2000. It was so memorable to me because it was the first time I could make my own decision. I used to be an obedient girl when I was a child. I always listened and followed my parents’ instructions since I knew that parents always want the best things for their children. I tried my best to be the cream of the crop just to please my parents’ wishes and also to make them proud of me and love me more. However, it seemed that I became more and more obstinate when I grew up. I was tired and did not want to be a robot any more. I wanted to listen to my heart, make my own decisions and live my own life. That is why when my parents wanted me to do things as their wishes, I would do the opposite. Especially when I was about to enter university. My parents wanted me to become a businesswoman, therefore, they forced me to apply to University of Economics while my dream was to become a teacher of English and study Linguistics. Finally, I made it my own way. To my parents’ greatest disappointment, I applied to University of Social Sciences and Humanities after having a heated debate with them. I know clearly at that time I drove my parents to despair when I did not follow their advice. Only when ten years passed did I prove to them that I did make a judicious choice and I am now a very successful teacher.
6. Describe one of your friends:
- how you met
- how long you have known each other
- how you spend time together
- why you like this person.
In my family, the person I love most is my grandfather who passed away about six years ago because of cancer. When I was just a child, my parents usually went to work. Therefore, I stayed at home with him and our relationship was quite good. He was very friendly and helpful. Whenever my friends came to my house, he usually greeted them with cordiality. He liked growing flowers very much. It was the reason why there were flowers galore in my garden. Every morning I tried to get up early to garden the flowers and enjoy the fresh atmosphere with him. He loved me very much and I was an apple of his eyes. When I went to primary school, it was he that rode me on his bike to take me travel back and forth between my house and school. When he passed away, I felt like having a broken heart. I was sad and cried so much. I missed him. I missed every time we had been together, missed his gentle and righteous smiles. From that time, I became reserved and did not want to talk to anyone. A long time passed. I realized that I could not continue living like this. I could not be a coward person. I must be strong despite the tragedy in life as what he had advised me to. I decided to dance to another tune to live well as my grand father hoped.
7. Describe an important festival in your country:
- when it occurs
- what you did during it
- what you like or dislike
- why it is important
I’m going to describe the most important and popular holiday/festival in my country. It is the New Year or more commonly known as Tet holiday. Tet is celebrated on the same day as Chinese New Year though exceptions arise due to the one-hour time difference between Hanoi and Beijing. It is celebrated around late January or early February, until at least the third day.
Last year, like many other Vietnamese people, I prepared for Tet by cooking special holiday foods, decorating and cleaning the house. I also returned to my families during Tet, to worship at the family altar and to visit the graves of the ancestors. I like it because it is a chance for people to get together with their relatives. This lets everyone focus on their relatives and the importance of family.
It is important because during Tet holiday, Vietnamese visit their families, pagodas and temples, forgetting about the troubles of the past year and hoping for a better upcoming year. Since the Vietnamese believe that the first visitor a family receives in the year determines their fortune for the whole year, people never enter any house on the first day without being invited first. Usually, a person with a happy demeanor who had experienced good luck during the previous year is invited first into the house. In some cases, any person with the names such as Happiness, Wealth, and Luck will be invited to perform this act. However, just to be safe, the owner of the house will leave the house a few minutes before midnight and come back just as the clock strikes midnight to prevent anyone else from entering the house first who might potentially bring any unfortunate events in the new year to the household.
Sweeping during Tet is taboo, since it symbolizes sweeping the luck away. It is also taboo for anyone who experienced a recent loss of a family member to visit anyone else during Tet.
8. Describe a piece of electronic equipment that you find useful:
- what it is
- how you learned to use it.
- how long you have had it.
- why you find it useful.
I’m going to describe a piece of electronic equipment that I find useful. It is the laptop. I have had it for nearly two years and it was a gift from my parents on my birthday. it’s not difficult at all for me to learn to use it because I just needed to look at the manual and follow the instructions about how to turn it on, turn it off, how to install software and many other things. The most significant thing is that it is portable. And its portability features offer several distinct advantages: first is its productivity. When using a laptop, I don’t have to waste my time. For example, I can manage my email during a long-hour commute by bus or do my homework in the university coffee shop during short break between lectures. Second is its immediacy. When I carry my laptop, it means I have instant access to various information, personal and work files. Immediacy allows better collaboration between students, as a laptop can be flipped open to present a problem or a solution at anytime, anywhere. I think it is really useful because it has everything integrated into the chassis. I am a teacher of English and at school, I can use my laptop to bring texts, sound, and pictures into a classroom. With the laptop and things shown on the projector overhead, I can attract and retain students’ attention. I can speed up the teaching process and make difficult-to-explain ideas straight forward. This means that I can spend more time answering students’ questions and catering for other needs.
9. Describe an interesting historic place
- what it is
- where it is located
- what you can see there now
- why this place is interesting
I am going to talk about the Reunification Palace, formerly known as the Independence Palace. It was built on the site of the former Norodom Palace and it is a landmark in HCMC. It is located in Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street and was designed by architect Ngo Viet Thu and was the home and workplace of the President of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The attractions inside of the airy palace interior are pretty sparse. Roped-off rooms such as the presidential office, receiving room, and bedroom appear musky and grim with antique furniture and bare walls. A highlight of the Reunification Palace is found in the basement which includes a command bunker with old radio equipment and strategy maps on the walls. After exiting the basement into the courtyard, there is a room filled with historic photos – heavily sprinkled with propaganda – portraying the fall of the Independence Palace. On the fourth floor rooftop, there are some nice views of the palace grounds as well as an old US-UH 1 helicopter. The rooftop was used as a helipad for evacuating staff just before the palace was overrun. The palace is interesting to me because marks the end of Viet Nam war during the Fall of Saigon. Also, knowing clearly about the history of my own country is what I think I can be proud of.
IELTS 4 – SPEAKING TEST 1 – PART 3 / Page 33
Discussion topics:
Looking after historic places
Example questions:
How do people in your country feel about protecting historic buildings?
As I see it, in my country, most people are aware of the importance of protecting historic places, because they know that the historic places are priceless things which connect the pass to the present and even the future. Therefore, people in my country think protecting the historic monument is really necessary.
Do you think an area can benefit from having an interesting historic place locally? In what way?
In my opinion, people generally prefer to visit the historic areas. Consequently if there are historic buildings, they will attract more tourists to visit which will help develop local tourism and industrial zones. This will lead to the growth of service industries, restaurants, and entertainment. Besides that, it creates an excess profit and jobs galore for the local. So it can really benefit from having an enjoyable historic place locally.
What do you think will happen to historic places or buildings in the future? Why?
I think the historic monuments probably will be degraded or even disappear in the future if we do not have any rational conservation policy. Because nothing can exist forever, the weather conditions such as rain, sunlight, winds, etc can also destroy them; in addition, human’s visit can also be the cause to destroy them.
IELTS 4, SPEAKING TEST 2
PART 1:
What kind of food do you like to eat?
►The food which I like to eat is eggs because eggs are not only nutritious but also cheap. Also, my mom, who treats me as an apple of her eyes, can cook a lot of delicious dishes made from eggs so I love eggs from that time.
What kind of new food would you like to try? [Why?]
►The kind of food which I would like to try is European food. The reason is that I have a keen interest in the outstanding food of other continents, especially European food. When I watched cooking programs on TV, I only had a dream of enjoying them.
Do you like cooking?
►Yes, I do. I often cook with my mother whenever I have free time. I think it is a vitally important skill of girls and I suppose it is really absorbing to cook new original dishes by myself and watch the members in my family enjoying them.
What was the last meal you cooked?
►The last meal I cooked was our lunch today. Because my parents go to work all day, I have to cook lunch for my sister and me. At the beginning, despite finding some troubles with cooking lunch, year in year out I get used to it and cook well.
Do you prefer home-cooked food or food from restaurants? [Why?]
►Personally, I prefer home-cooked food. I think home-cooked food is more hygienic and better for our health than food from restaurants. Besides, we can make home-cooked food to our taste and do not worry about paying an arm and a leg for food restaurant.
PART 2:
My avocation is listening to music. About 2 years ago, when I had to work hard for my entrance exam to university, I had to rack my brains to do homework and felt under pressure. At that time, my chum suggested me to listen to music and I became interested in it. I have maintained this hobby for 2 years. I enjoy listening to music because it brings me a lot of benefits. Firstly, when I am stumped on the questions of my homework or feel tired, I usually listen to music to wind down and subsequently, I continue studying effectively. Secondly, many songs have precious meaningful messages which raise me up when I have troubles in life. Lastly, thanks to English songs, I can upgrade my English listening skill to have a good preparation for my genuine IELTS exam. And last but not least, this kind of interest is civilised, fresh and not luxurious.
PART 3:
Do you think having a hobby is good for people’s social life? In what way?
►Yes, I do. In my opinion, in social life, it is indispensible for each person to have a hobby because living in a social life means we have to communicate with many people and absolutely face many problems and challenges. If people have hobby, it can help them relax, calm down and surmount troubles. Also, hobby can make people having the same hobby meet one another and connect them. For example, the people who have the same hobby such as singing, playing musical instruments or playing sports can share their hobbies through clubs.
Are there any negative effects of a person spending too much on their hobby? What are they?
►Yes, they are. I think hobby is just an activity which helps people live more comfortably and happily. It is not a main activity in their lives. If they spend a lion’s share of their time on their hobby, they can neglect their studies and work. For example, a student who is interested in playing sports and spend too much time on it, their time for studying will be mitigated. It is a pity that their studying is affected badly by their hobby.
Why do you think people need to have an interest or hobby?
►I have some points for my confirmation. Firstly, when people having problems or feeling down enjoy their interest, they will feel much better, dance to another tune or find the solutions for their troubles. Secondly, I suppose having an interest or hobby makes people’s lives more interesting and helps people look it on the bright side.
In your country, how much time do people spend on work and how much time on leisure? Is this a good balance, do you think?
►In my country, most civilians spend about 20% of their day time on leisure and the other on work. I suppose this is not a good balance. To earn for a living, they spend too much time on working and mostly forget to relax. It is also the reason why their lives are overburdened by working or studying. Besides, their health is worse and their soul is uncomfortable. It leads to the fact that they earn a lot of money and reach their goals but their lives are boring and unhappy.
Would you say the amount of free time has changed much in the last fifty years?
►Yes, I would. The amount of free time has changed much in the last fifty years. About fifty years ago, people had more free time than now. At that time, Vietnam was not as developing as now and its civilians did not have to work much time like now. Nowadays, people not only work in workplace but also continuing working at home. Therefore, they spend less time on leisure. It is a pity that they even cannot watch TV, play sports, read newspaper or take their children to parks on Sunday.
Do you think people will have more or less free time in the future? Why?
►In my opinion, it is likely that in the near future, about 40 years, people will have less free time. However, in the far future, more than 40 years, people will probably have more free time. My reason is that in the near future, people will certainly need to work hard to improve their standard of living, which means they will spend more time on working then on leisure. Nevertheless, in the far future, as both physical lives are improved, they will spend more time on leisure to take care of their mental lives.
Describe a hobby or interest that you enjoy.
- how you became interested in it
- how long you have been doing it
- why you enjoy it
- what benefits you get
I’m going to describe the hobby that I enjoy doing. It is swimming. I became interested in it 5 years ago when some of my students asked me to go swimming with them on a hot summer day. At that time, I still did not know how to swim. But the following day, I started learning swimming and until now, I can do the breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly and I think that butterfly is the most difficult for us to learn whereas breaststroke is quite easy. The basics are that your arms pull, you breathe, you kick and glide. I enjoy swimming a lot because I see that there are benefits galore when we swim. Firstly, it is an activity that burns a lot of calories and is easy on the joints, supports your weight, builds muscular and endurance, improves cardiovascular fitness, cools you off and refreshes you in the summer, and one that you can do safely in your old age. Secondly, the pieces of equipment we need for swimming are just a swimsuit and goggles. The bottom line to these pieces of equipment is that choose one that’s comfortable. I think that my hobby is a good one because knowing how to swim means knowing how to keep fit and rescue ourselves in some serious situation when we are in the water.
What kinds of food do you like to eat?
I like to eat Pho very much. I think that it is a kind of fast food that is easy to make. However, it also brings us many nutritious substances. Especially, Pho is one of the tradition foods of Vietnam.
· What kind of new food would you like to try? [Why?]
The kind of new food I would like to try is Bun Moc. As I see it, it is the famous food in Kim Son – Ninh Binh and is introduced in everywhere in my country. However, I haven’t ever eaten. If I have the chance to go there, I will try eating it.
· Do you like cooking? [Why/ Why not?]
Yes, I find cooking really interesting. Nowadays, cooking is an art and the cook could be seen as an artist. With me, It not only makes me feel relax but also help me become more clever. Moreover, it is also the way that I can show how much I care about my family. Therefore, I think that cooking is extremely necessary for women nowadays.
· What was the last meal you cooked?
Yesterday, when my crony visited me, we prepared a small party to wish her happy birthday. Although I cannot cook many kinds of food, I made Chicken Fry that my friend likes best and this made her happier.
· Do you prefer home- cooked food or food from restaurants? [Why?]
It depends on situation. I like eating food from restaurant because when I go there, I can eat many kinds of new food from many different areas. However, I prefer home – cooked food because it is cleaner, less lipid and helps me avoid many diseases. Especially, I like intimate meals with all members in my own house.
ELTS 7, SPEAKING TEST 4
PART 1:
How do you usually travel to work or college? Why?
►I usually travel to college by motorbike. I have some reasons for my choice. Firstly, motorbike is one of the vital and popular means of transport in Vietnam. It is suitable for the conditions of the roads in my country and the financial abilities of our civilians. Secondly, the distance from my house to my college is quite short, which makes it very convenient for me to use motorbike. And last but not least, when using a motorbike, I can drop in on others flexibly.
Have you always travelled to work/college in the same way?
►No, I have not. Apart from using motorbike as my essential means of transport, I also travel to my college by bus, which is a popular public vehicle nowadays in my country. However, motorbike is always my first choice. I only go to college by bus if necessary. Generally, I find it very convenient for me to go to my college.
What do you like about travelling to work/college this way?
►Travelling to college this way brings me many advantages. Firstly, I have a weakness for enjoying the freshness of the air. If I travel to college this way, I can enjoy the sunlight and wind, which helps me wind down. Secondly, motorbike is a kind of transport which is suitable to travel through both long and short distances.
What changes would improve the way you travel to work/college?
►As far as I am concerned, there are some changes which can help the people who use motorbikes. The first is the energy which runs motorbikes such as petrol. Nowadays, people have to spend a lion’s share of their income on petrol for their motorbikes, which is really difficult for their financial conditions. If the Government have laws to control the prices of petrol, the benefit of consumers will be protected. The second is that streets should be enlarged and the quality should be upgraded, which can diminish the number of accidents.
PART 2:
The piece of electronic equipment that I find useful is my mobile phone. I have used it for about 3 years. It was my 19th birthday present from my mother, who treats me as an apple of her eyes. Therefore, it is really vital to my life. When I began to learn to use it, I found it quite complicated because it had too many functions. However, thanks to the help of my chum, I could use it proficiently after a short time. I find this piece of electronic equipment useful in many aspects. Firstly, it is tiny and portable. Therefore, I can bring it in my pocket everywhere. Secondly, I can connect to others by making phone calls or leaving messages whenever I want, especially when I am in jeopardy. Therefore, it helps me feel safe and sound when I go out alone. And last but not least, apart from original functions, it also contains other essential extra functions such as taking photographs, which helps me conserve memorable moments with my family and friends. With this mobile phone, I can enjoy my favorite songs or practice my IELTS listening skill. Therefore, I can not only wind down but also enhance my skills. Besides, this mobile phone also has other benefit like surfing websites, recording voice, listening to radio and awaking. In conclusion, it has many helpful functions which help me a lot and make my life more absorbing.
PART 3:
What kinds of machine are used for housework in modern homes in your country?
►There are kinds galore of machine which are used for household in modern homes in my country such as washing machine, dish washer and hoover. In the past, most citizens in my country still lived in destitute, which was the reason why they had to do housework by hands and these machines were rarities. However, thanks to the development in both physical and mental life, the qualities of life are improved and more and more people use these machines to help them do housework.
How have these machines benefited people? Are there any negative effects of using them?
► In my opinion, every coin has two sides and so do these machines. Let’s talk about the advantages. Firstly, they help people, especially busy people, do housework, which diminishes their burden of doing housework after hard-working days. Secondly, with the advance of technological era, these machines contain many great functions that make them do housework better than human such as washing machine and hoover. Let’s turn to the drawbacks. Most housework is completed by machines and human just need to sit on chairs, eat, watch TV, which makes them fatter, lazier and less dynamic. It is likely that in the near future, people will not know how to wash clothes or dishes by hands. Human will probably be slaves of machines.
Do you think all new homes will be equipped with household machines in the future? Why?
►Yes, I do. I have several reasons for my point. Firstly, the moderner and moderner the society is, the less and less leisured human being is. Therefore, it is likely that all new homes will be equipped with household machines. Secondly, the prices of household machines will definitely be lessened in the future because of the pressure of competition and the popularity and abundance of these machines.
What kinds of equipment do most workers need to use in offices today?
►As far as I am concerned, the kind of equipment that most workers need to use in offices today is computer. Workers nearly spend much time working with computers. It helps workers a lot such as typing, calculating, counting and communicating with their colleagues. All workers’ missions are faster and more accurate thanks to computers.
How have developments in technology affected employment in your country?
► The developments in technology have considerably affected employment in my country. Firstly, technology has played a vital part in increasing labour productivity and enlarging the scale of manufacturing. Therefore, it has created employment, especially in high technological industry. Secondly, it is a pity that the developments in technology have also reduced the number of employees who do menial jobs. The reason is that their work has been replaced by machines.
Some people think that technology has brought more stress than benefits to employed people nowadays. Would you agree or disagree? Why?
►In my opinion, I would both concur and disagree with this view. Firstly, I think that technology has brought a lot of benefits to employed people nowadays. For example, it has been like a colleague of employees such as computers, projectors, printers and loudspeakers that help their work faster, more effective and scientific. However, it has caused many problems. For instance, with technology, people have to work with higher speeds and sober environment. Their health can be affected by machines such as computers. If they have to work with computers continuously for a long time, it may cause problems with their health, especially their eyes.
SPEAKING PART 2:
1. Describe an interesting lesson that you attended.
You should say
where you attended this lesson
what it was about
and why you found it interesting
Ø The interesting lesson which I am going to describe is an English lesson in my English extra class. It happened about 5 years ago when I was in grade 10. During this lesson, our teacher divided us into groups to perform our talents in English. My group decided to make a play which was a story of a princess who was looking for a husband while other groups did Power Point presentations or told stories. Each group performed its outstanding performances in turn. I found this lesson absorbing in aspects galore. Firstly, I was quite reserved before and it was the first time that I acted in a play in front of a multitude of people, especially in English. However, after this lesson, I became more confident in myself, less timorous and danced to another tune to live and study better. Secondly, this lesson was totally different from other ordinary lessons. During this lesson, our teacher let us be active, creative and even express our sense of humour, which was a modern and effective way of teaching. And last but not least, thanks to this lesson, I could upgrade my English skills and practiced it better.
2. Describe something that was recently reported in the news.
You should say:
what happened
who was involved
and why you found this news interesting
Ø The news which I am going to tell you is the news about the wonderful recovery of Japanese people after double-catastrophe which means earthquake and tsunami in this March. In the news, they showed two pictures of a street in Japan. The first was captured right after the disaster and it was almost destroyed by the natural disaster. The other was captured few days later and I was really surprised that they completed reconstructing the street after a short time. I was really attracted by the news because of reasons galore. Firstly, I felt sorry for Japanese citizens who had to face many natural catastrophes, which killed a lot of people and demolished thousands of houses. However, notwithstanding being in the most difficult situations, Japanese people still united with others and looked it on the bright side to rebuild their country. Their strong spirit and great efforts in rebuilding their country are worth to be followed. And last but not least, it is also a precious lesson which Vietnamese People should learn if we are in difficult conditions.
SPEAKING TEST 3 - IELTS 4 – PART 1, PAGE 80.
LEISURE
1. Do you have any hobbies or interests?
Everybody has his or her own hobby. My favorite hobby is reading books. Besides, I also enjoy collecting stamps and watching TV in my free time.
2. How did you become interested in?
My grandfather had a great collection of books on many fields. After his death, I inherited the most valuable treasure which has been preserved carefully up to now. When I sat comfortably in an arm-chair in the library with a book opened on my knee, I recalled my grandfather who was absorbed in his reading, perusing the poems.
3. What is there to do in your free time in?
The nightlife in Ho Chi Minh City is so good for entertainment. Therefore, there are many things to do in my free time. I usually enjoy hanging out with friends after work, playing sports in parks, shopping in malls, reading books in bookstores and so on.
4. How do you usually spend your holidays?
I usually stay at home to watch TV or read books. I don’t think they are boring because by watching them, I can learn a great deal about human civilizations, the wonders of nature and the amazing inventions and discoveries of great people in the world. Sometimes I visit my hometown with my family in Hanoi on summer holiday.
5. Is there anywhere you would particularly like to visit?
No. In my opinion, each place has special things that make me interested in. There is a saying “travel broadens the mind”, I think it has the miracle to relieve my suffering and my hardship and reveal to me strange and new horizons.
SPEAKING TEST 3 – IELTS 4 – PART 3, PAGE 80.
Water-based leisure activities.
1. What do people enjoy doing when they visit rivers, lakes or the sea? Why do you think these activities are popular?
Personally, I think people enjoy going for a stroll or camping to take pleasure in peaceful scenes. In summer, there are outdoor activities galore like swimming, walking, camping, etc. These activities are popular because of some following reasons. Firstly, people are exhausted after work so they need somewhere to relax and burn of stress. Secondly, they can reserve their time for family and friends to make everyone become more close-knit.
2. What benefits do you think people get from the activities they enjoy in the water?
In my opinion, there are benefits galore that people can get from the activities they enjoy in the water. Firstly, swimming can help them keep fit and be healthier. Secondly, taking part in water sports with friends can make people burn off stress and forget about work. Finally, they can make more friends and become more open-minded.
3. What are the different advantages of going to the sea or to a swimming pool to enjoy yourself? What do you think the disadvantages are?
In my opinion, there are some different advantages between going to the sea and swimming in a pool. Firstly, swimming in the sea can help you treat some skin-disease. Secondly, you can enjoy yourself with a variety of water sports like surfing, water-skiing and so on. Thirdly, mineral substance in brine make you feel healthier and relax. On the other hand, swimming in a pool seems to be more safety because you cannot anticipate what will happen under the sea. Moreover, you may not have serious sunburn when you swim in a swimming pool.
The economic importance of rivers, lakes and the sea.
1. How does water transport, like boats and ships compare with other kinds? Are there any advantages/disadvantages of water transport?
Personally, I think water transport is not distinguished from other kinds because people also use them to transport goods and passengers. There are some advantages of this kind of transportation. They can carry enormous goods and cut down significantly transport expenditures. On the other hand, transport of goods by sea also has disadvantages galore. Firstly, they take much time than others. Secondly, the impacts of weather on schedules and quality of goods are significant. Finally, customs procedure is also rather complicated.
2. How important is it for a town or city to be located near a river or the sea? Why?
In my opinion, a town or city that is located near a river or the sea has advantages galore about weather, resources, socioeconomic development, etc. Firstly, the international nautical is developing nowadays so a city near a river or sea can become a central transportation of country, even the entire zone and over the world. Secondly, that city can promote the development of tourist and oil industry. And last but not least, a city located near the sea usually has more comfortable weather than others.
3. Have there been any changes in the number of jobs available in fishing and water transport industries, do you think? Why do you think this is?
Personally, I think the number of jobs available in fishing and water transport industries are increasing. Nowadays, developing of resources from sea is becoming a strong position of many countries and there have been many conflicts between the countries to fight over these interests. Moreover, water transport industries are one of the most important trades of any countries so they need prodigious human resources for these trades.
IELTS speaking - Cambridge 8 - Test 3 - Part 3 (page 80)
GOING TO MEETINGS
What are the different types of meeting that people often go to?
As far as I am concerned there are many types of meeting that people often go to. They are business meetings, science meetings, political meetings, or simply ordinary chit-chat meetings between mutual friends. But all of them belong to two main forms that are formal and informal. Informal meetings are often held by friends or relatives to review memories or share the feelings, which is at variance with formal meetings where everyone convenes together in a common purpose that is to discuss or decide something serious.
Some people say that no-one likes to go to meetings - what do you think?
Personally I think it depents on which type of meeting people go to. Informal meetings, for example, are often full of feeling of excitement because they occur between truthful friends who you can hang out with and share your feelings all the time. Of course, it doesn't belong to those who are reserved and insensitive. Other meetings - formal meetings are likely full of feelings of stress and fear because you often have to express your ideas with strangers who may not have your back. And once you make mistakes, they can put you down. So it is true that no-one likes to go to a formal meeting except that they must do.
Why can it sometimes be important to go to meetings?
I've already mentioned that informal meetings are atracted venues where you can do loads of stuff with your friends. How about formal meetings? Those are often creepy though you may derive a lot of benefits from them. Firstly, you gain knowledge and update information after meeting. For instance, most companies are extremely discreet about their internal information; so unless you go to meetings you'll be getting out of date. Secondly, you are always motivated in a meeting. You are not only a speaker but also a listener; you listen to the stories of your colleagues which may give you a magnificent motivation to perform your jobs much better. Finally, some meetings are very important to meeting people in person, not on the phone. For example, president of USA will never interact with president of Vietnam through FB or texting; they can't even email each other.
IELTS – Cambridge 8 – Test 3 – Part 2 (page 80)
Meeting
I’m telling you the meeting that is extremely memorable to me.
Last weekend was one of my great experiences. That was an English club meeting when many interesting persons gathered there and together we were talking, joking, arguing and even teasing each other. The meeting was held especially in a really large room in my university. This is the first time I talked to a foreigner who was very easy-going and communicative.
But I presumably loved the meeting for its controversial topic that was about same sex marriage. There were many “wow!” in the filled room when the question came down to “Well, can gays even raise kids?” and the conversation got quite for a moment because most people didn’t really have any answer. Then a very good-looking guy raised his hand and said: “Actually I was raised by a gay couple and I’m doing pretty well.”
So, we were screaming “Oh my God! Is he kidding?” The truth is I’ll never know (maybe he just made the point more exciting). But the speech became very cogent when he added “My family really isn’t so different from yours. After all, your family doesn’t derive its sense of worth from being told by the state “You’re married, congratulations!” No! The sense of family comes from commitment we make to each other, to work through the hard times so we can enjoy the good ones. It comes from the love that binds us. That’s what makes a family…”
As it turned out his inspirational speech was really moving and touching and, of course, inevitably convincing. He changed our points of view about the entire gay community. At the beginning we thought he must have been very unusual because of being raised by two homosexuals. But in his defend, in his 19 years, not once has he ever been confronted by an individual who realized independently that he was raised by a gay couple because the sexual orientation of his parents has had zero affect on the content of his character. (According to the girls in the meeting, he was catastrophically spiffed-up)
Then we kept debating though when it came to the end nobody was able to be beyond him.
Whether you believe or not it’s the most ebullient debating that I have ever been.
SPEAKING TEST 4 – PART 3 – IELTS 7, PAGE 103.
Technology and housework
1. What kinds of machines are used for housework in modern homes in your country?
In my opinion, refrigerator is the most important kitchen appliance that preserves the food and vegetables and keeps them fresh for longer period of time. Besides refrigerator there are various other home appliances like washing machine, microwave, cooker and many more which are quite useful and play a vital role in home.
2. How have these machines benefited people? Are there any negative effects of using them?
I think these electronic gadgets are used to perform specific tasks and to save a lot of time of the user. With the fast paced life no one has got time to spend on these household chores and one finds it easy to use these appliances to help in different household tasks. The household appliances, on the other hand, consume the most energy in our home. Electricity can get expensive, especially when it comes to running all of the necessary appliances.
3. Do you think all new homes will be equipped with household machines in the future? Why?
Yes, I think all new homes will be equipped with household machines in the future because of the following reasons. Firstly, various types of household machines will be available in the market with various features and a person will easily choose the one that goes well with person’s needs. Secondly, with the advancement in the technology various appliances will come into existence to suit the particular human needs and to ease the life and to live life in more comfortable way than ever before.
Friends
1. Are your friends mostly your age or different ages? [Why?]
Most of my friends are about the same age as me because we met at school or university. Besides, I have got some friends who are older or younger than me that I met in English class.
2. Do you usually see your friends during the week or at weekends? [Why?]
I tend to meet up with my friends at weekend because everyone is too busy with studies or part-time jobs during the week.
3. The last time you saw your friends, what did you do together?
It was our holiday two weeks ago. Four of us went out for a meal and painted the town red.
4. In what ways are your friends important to you?
In my opinion, it is important to have friends that you can talk to and be always listening, willing to be next to you rain or shine and sharing weal and woe with you. My friends make me laugh a lot, but I know I can also rely on them whenever I need help or support.
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