Hng dn t hc

IELTS 8.5
(PART 2)

Kien Trans IELTS handbook

Chapter 25-32

Table of Contents
Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................ 1
Chng 25 - Lm th no hc chc Ng Php nh ngi bn x? .......................... 3
Chng 26 - Thi IELTS v Ting Anh ngoi i. .................................................................. 5
Chng 27 - Bn s tng 1-2 im IELTS sau khi c xong bi ny .............................. 7
Chng 28 - Cch dng Thesaurus v Collocation chuyn nghip. .............................. 9
Chng 29 - Bn s KO cn s Writing na sau khi c xong bi ny. ..................... 11
Chng 30 - ATTENTION: Bi vit ny s CT 1/2 thi gian hc IELTS ca bn ... 13
Chng 31 - Bi Vit s Ct 1/2 Thi gian Hc IELTS ca bn (PHN 2) - LIKE
PAGE ................................................................................................................................................ 15
Chng 32 S THT v PHT M ...................................................................................... 17
Appendix A Useful links ......................................................................................................... 19
Appendix B Kiens IELTS Speaking Video Samples ....................................................... 20

This is not a book, this is a

pill that once you take it, you
will change immediately.
- Anonymous

Chng 25 - Lm th no hc chc Ng Php

nh ngi bn x?
Hy chp nhn nhng iu bn cm thy v l cho n khi bn cm
thy n hp l.
Cho cc bn. Chng ta c dy l hy lun t m, t cu hi, tm
ti tm hiu mt cch k lng, tranh lun, nghin cu v mt vn no .
KO chp nhn th g v l, LUN hi ti sao, ti sao, ti sao.
y l mt iu v cng tt. Tuy nhin...(Li tuy nhin, thng Kin Trn
ny lc no cng Tuy nhin). Tuy nhin, khi p dng vo hc Ting Anh (hay
bt k ngn ng no), c bit l hc NG PHP. Nhng cu hi ti sao ti
sao ti sao trong u bn s ko nhng KO gip bn m cn c th lm bn
trt dc ko phanh.
Ti sao li nh vy? V hc ngn ng l mt qu trnh bn CHP
NHN nhng iu bn cm thy V L cho n lc bn CM THY HP
L.
Mnh xin nhc li nh. Hc Ngn ng l mt
- QU TRNH
- BN CHP NHN
- NHNG IU BN CM THY V L
- CHO N KHI
- BN CM THY N HP L
ng vy. Trong ting Vit, tnh t ng sau danh t V d "Qu to
". Trong ting Anh, tnh t ng trc danh t "The RED apple" QU V
L. Trong ting Php hu ht tnh t li ng sau "La pomme ROUGE" v c
mt vi ngoi l ng trc "La GRANDE famille". Ting Anh, ting Vit,

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ting Trung danh t KO c ging c ging ci. Ting Php, Spanish v
German li c (QU V L)
Ti sao ting Anh li khc ting Vit n vy? Ti sao li phi chia
ng t cho n nhc ra, sao ko ni lun l "he go to school" cho tt c cc
trng hp m phi l "He goes, we go, he went, he has gone v.v" Ti sao
cc th ting kia li phi chia ging c ging ci? Ti sao ting Anh li c
ng t bt quy tc? Ti sao ko cho n vo quy tc ht cho nhanh?
Ti sao "how are you doing" li l "Bn kho khng?" Qu v l, n
phi l "bn ang lm th no" mi phi ch?
V nhng cu hi ti sao y tip tc lm bn nng u. Bn cm thy
rt v l m v l nh vy th HC CNG CHNG VO. Bn quyt nh: tr
khi BN THY HP L th bn hc tip. Cn nu vn tip tc v l th NEXT.
V bn b cuc v thy n kh (v l) qu. Hc mi ko vo.
Nu bn nh vy th c xong bi ny bn s ngh khc. Mnh xin
nhc li ln na. Hc NGN NG l mt
- (1) QU TRNH
- (2) BN CHP NHN
- (3) NHNG IU BN CM THY V L.
- (4) CHO N KHI
- (5) BN CM THY N HP L.
V vy vic bn cn lm l KO THC MC, HY CHP NHN, it's
what it is. NO MORE QUESTIONS. Ti sao TT C cc danh t ca ting
c phi vit hoa => V n l nh vy, chp nhn hay l cht?
Ti sao li phi dng th qu kh tng lai m ko quy ht v hin ti
nh ting Vit => V n l nh vy, chp nhn hay l cht?
Mnh hc ting Anh rt nhn, v mnh KO hi ti sao. Mnh thy v l.
Mnh chp nhn. V mnh tin sau hm mnh nghe bi nghe ton nhng iu
V L 1000 ln, n s TR NN HP L. n ci mc m nu bn m bo
n v l l mnh s cho n ci bt tai. N HP L v trc y mnh cho
rng N V L.
D cho ting Anh c khc ting Vit th no i na. Nu bn nghe
nhiu (theo cch ca chng 17), bn CHP NHN. KO HI. KO THC
MC. KO TI SAO. Bn s thy nhng iu V L bng chc tr nn v
cng HP L. Tt c nhng iu v l S dn dn LT HT li tai ca bn.
Hy nghe ni c vit tht nhiu. Lun Chp Nhn.
V ng php ca bn s chc nh ngi bn x

Chng 26 - Thi IELTS v Ting Anh ngoi i.

--------Kien Tran's IELTS Handbook--------Cho cc bn. Nu cc bn thc mc liu 8.5 IELTS v 9.0 IELTS s
dng ting Anh c nh ngi bn x ko? Cu tr li l KO, KO v KO.
t c trnh ca ngi bn x bn cn sng vi h mt thi
gian di thc s thm nhum ci vn ho, li sng li suy ngh ca ty.
Ty dng rt nhiu ting lng v nht l trong cng vic bn n hay dng
ngn ng n d. Mnh phi mt mt thi gian tng i lu c th hiu
mt s cu chuyn n d ca bn n (assumption) nhng i khi vn ko hiu.
Ngi gi dng ngn ng ngi gi, teen dng ngn ng teen. n 2 ngi
bn x ni chuyn vi nhau i khi cn ging 2 ngi speak 2 different
languages. Mnh c b Professsor dy mn English Fiction cn phi dng
UrbanDictionary.com mi khi cn. K c 8.5 hay 9.0 IELTS vn s gp kh
khn giao tip trong nhng trng hp nht nh.
On the flip side, nu ting Anh ngoi i ca bn tt, ni chuyn vi
ty thnh tho, c bo, xem thi s, phim ko cn ph tm li bn t tin
vo kh nng nghe ni c vit ca mnh, Th bn cha chc THI C
IELTS im cao. V IELTS khc ting Anh ngoi i ch y l mt k thi.
l mt k thi th s gii hn thi gian, c lut chi v cn luyn tp. Vic
bn dng ting Anh ngoi i tt s H TR bn PHN NO nhng KO
ng ngha im s cao. Nu bn KO quen vi lut chi bn s fail.
- Bn bit dng sng ngoi i gii KO m bo bn tr thnh nh v
ch Half-life (mc d Half-life d hn)
- Bn l Gia Ct Lng cng cha chc chi ch gii bng mt
a nghin game (mc d ch d hn)
- Bn l thc s cha chc gii c thi i hc.
- Bn l vua u bp cha chc lm c ph ngon nh ph VN.
- Bn t tin dng ting Anh thnh tho nh nhng cha chc sn
sng thi IELTS
- Thy dy IELTS ca bn dy rt nhiu iu hay ho nhng cha chc
t tin bc vo phng thi.
- Lut s gii nht hnh tinh cha chc vt qua c k thi LSAT
Tm li IELTS khc ting Anh ngoi i ch. IELTS l phin bn thu
nh (d hn) ca ting Anh ngoi i NHNG n li c Lut chi ring.
c IELTS cao, ngoi ting Anh tt bn cn HIU LUT CHI. Lut s gii
m ko hiu lut chi trong LSAT th vn im km hn my cu sinh vin
nh cy LSAT.
V vy, thi IELTS im cao, th bn ko th thiu l lm tht
nhiu MOCK TEST nh. Lm i lm li bn thm nhun lut chi IELTS.
Nu bn ni rng bn KO GIAO TIP TT => That's fine. Bn s vn c
im cao hn ngi giao tip tt nhng ko r lut chi.
Lut s trc khi ra hnh ngh phi tri qua rt nhiu Mock Trial
(phin to gi nh) luyn tp v nm r lut chi v bn cng vy.

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Mnh c ni mnh KO c ng dng b mt trn iPhone l mnh nhm.
Mnh c mt ng dng B MT.
V Y l ng dng trn iPhone s gip bn rt nhiu trn con ng
>8.0. Tn n l "Clock". Bn ko cn download. n vo Clock chn tab Timer
v bm gi lm IELTS ca bn. Khi bn b gii hn bi thi gian (ging nh
thi IELTS). Bn s luyn tp v cng tp trung v nng sut hn nhng
ngi ko dng Timer. Lc no luyn Test bn cng cn Timer. Writing,
Reading, Speaking => Timer gip bn STAY ON TRACK v Thm nhum lut
chi.
Tm tt:
- Ting Anh ngoi i v IELTS khc nhau
- Bn c 120 im TOEFL cha chc t c 7.0 IELTS
- Bn c 9.0 IELTS cha chc t c 100 TOEFL
- Hiu lut chi IELTS, lm nhiu Mock test nh lut s tri qua
nhiu Mock Trial
- Xem nhiu phim M c th gip bn nghe rt tt nhng cha chc
thi c IELTS do bn ang p dng lut chi ca phim M vo lut chi ca
IELTS.
- Timer gip bn Stay on track, thm nhun lut chi. Lun lun dng
Timer trong khi luyn Mock test nu ko bn s p dng lut chi Freestyle
vo lut chi IELTS.

Chng 27 - Bn s tng 1-2 im IELTS sau khi

c xong bi ny
----------Kien Tran's IELTS Handbook------Ty no k 13-----Cho cc bn. Mnh s tng cc bn 4 ch. 4 ch ny l 4 ch s
gip bn tng t nht 1-2 im IELTS. 4 ch cc k n gin NHNG s rt
kh lm theo. y l 4 ch gip mnh rt nhiu th trong IELTS cng nh
trong cuc sng. V mnh s ni 4 ch ny cui bi vit ny. BUT STOP.
Bn ng ko xung ht xem nh. V nu bn lm vy l bn ang i
ngc li ngha ca 4 ch ny. Vy nh. Calm down. No rush, no hurry. I
know you're tempted, but keep reading this and you'll see it eventually.
Nu bn ang c n dng ny m vn KO ko xung ht xem 4
ch kia th chc mng bn! Mnh c th t tin ni rng im IELTS bn s
CAO hn nhng ai ko xung xem 4 ch kia l g. V sao?
V bn c tm l tt. Ko nng vi. Kin tr. y l nhng th s gip
bn t im cao. Phn ln vn ca ngi hc ting Anh hay IELTS l
NNG VI. C nhiu bn T EXPECTATION QU CAO trong thi gian
ngn. Ri bn sm tht vng. Khi bn thy bn ca bn c IELTS 8.0, bn
thng mun c nh h ngay lp tc trong thi gian ngn m KO nhn ra
rng h phi tn nhiu thi gian mi c nh vy.
- Khi bn thy bn cn qu nhiu t cha bit trong mt bi c. Mt
vi bn thng ch lm mt vi bi ri ku ca. Then give up.
- Khi bn mi bt u vit Writing v ko bit vit g. Bn ku kh ri b
cuc. Bn ko ngh c tng => bn b cuc sau 1 2 bi.
- Khi bn tp th hnh, bn tp mt tun cha thy c bp tng ln bn
b cuc. (happens to a lot of people)
- Khi bn bt tay vo hc ting Anh v thy nhiu ci bn cha bit.
Bn ku ca ri b cuc.
- Khi bn KO pht m c 1 2 t kh, bn ku ca v b cuc.
Li khuyn ca mnh l nu bn xc nh hc IELTS, bn phi xc
nh NGY T U mt s tht l "BN S GP NHNG TH BN CHA
TNG GP". Tm l ca bn phi mc "Nu xc nh bt u hc
IELTS th s KO c ng v". ng hng hi quyt tm hc ri lc hc ku
kh xong b d.
V bn s KO thy s tin b. Bn KO nhn thy c. Khi bn hc
bt k th g. n, th hnh, v, IELTS. Bn s KO thy bn tin b. B no
ca bn KO TH NHN THC c s tin b trong thi gian ngy/tun/
hay thng. It takes YEARS and it always DOES.
Khi bn gp nhng th kh v cha gp bao gi. Hy chp nhn n l
mt phn ca tr chi. V l phn th v. Nu bn KO pht m c mt t,
ng ku ca v hy pht m t tht nhiu. Nu bn cn qu nhiu t
vng cha bit, NG ku ca m hy kin tr hc reading tht nhiu. Bn ni
vi mnh bn c 5 bi reading mi ngy? Mnh ni vi bn l mnh c 50
bi mt ngy. C nhiu bi c kh. Mnh KO ku ca. KO lan truyn s mt
mi bng cch ku ca. Mnh SHUT UP and PRACTICE.
Mt ln na, hy BT TAI nu ai ku ca v hc ting Anh hoc hi
nhng cu h bit cu tr li. Bn s gp rt nhiu nhng ngi nh vy

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mi lc mi ni. H lun ku ca v DO NOTHING. Trong cuc sng, gp th
g kh khn. Mnh KO ku ca. Mnh SHUT UP. Bn s KO bao gi thy mnh
ku mt hay kh bt c th g.
If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you.
V 4 ch s gip bn tng im: "SHUT UP AND PRACTICE"

Chng 28 - Cch dng Thesaurus v Collocation

chuyn nghip.
---------Kien Tran's IELTS Handbook----------Cho cc bn. C rt nhiu vn v cch dng Thesaurus v
Collocation. V mnh v nh y l 2 i dng: Thesaurus (thi bnh
dng), Collocation (i ty dng). Ti sao?
V bn s KO th sng i ty dng v Thi bnh dng. Bn c
th ra b bin bt c, khai thc du m, khong sn. Nhng bn KO th sng
. CUC SNG CA BN L T LIN. Cch hc Thesaurus v
Collocation ca nhiu bn hin nay ang theo kiu SNG i dng ch
ko phi trong t lin.
Nu bn mua quyn Collocation v Thesaurus ch khm ph t
ng ngha (synonym) hay TT C cc t lin quan i km vi mt t
(collocation) mt cch ko c mc ch v bn nh c gng nh ht ch y
tc l BN ang sng i dng. i dng bao la, bn ko bao gi c th
hc ht ch y v bn nn nh i dng ch c VI PHN TRM l c
ch vi bn (khong sn, du m, c). Tc T in Collocation v
Thesaurus ch c VI PHM TRM l BN S DNG.
V mc tiu ca bn KO PHI l ra i dng thu np ht tt c
mi th i dng. Mc tiu ca bn l T LIN v CU C ngoi i
dng. i dng c nhiu rc, ph thi v nhng vt v gi tr. T in
Collocation/Thesaurus cng vy => Cha V VN nhng t, cm t V gi
tr. Bn ch nn CU C, KHAI THC KHONG SN ch ko nn ung ht
nc i dng.
Vy cu c nh th no?
V D 1: Bn ang vit Writing, bn nh vit "good diet" nhng mun
thay t "good" thnh mt t khc chuyn nghip hn => Bn vo trang
http://www.ozdic.com/ (Collocation) g t "Diet" vo. S hin ra rt nhiu
collocation vi "Diet".
Balanced diet, positive diet, healthy diet, sensible diet, adequate diet
v blah blah diet.
Trong s ny ch c "Balanced diet" l con c bn mun cu cn li l
rc v ph thi. Bn cn b qua v ko bn tm. KO khm ph thm.
V D 2: Bn mun t ng ngha thay cho t "strong". Bn li google
"strong synonym". s ra mt s t nh sau:
Firm, tenacious, solid, heavy, robust, mighty v.v.
Ln ny bn cn da vo NG CNH ca bi bn nh ni hoc nh
vit xc nh u l con C bn cn cu v u l RC v PH THI.
Khi no bn nn dng Collocation v Thesaurus => CH KHI BN VIT
WRITING hoc SPEAKING. Ngoi ra KO nn ng n i dng. Khi bn
vit Writing hoc Speaking mi l lc bn CU C. Bn KO BAO GI nn lo
lng khi c qu nhiu t/cm t xut hin trong mt ln tra. Bn CH cn cu
con c bn cn LC Y. KO cu nhiu con mt lc. KO cu con c no bn
KO r ngun gc. V d nh mnh cu con "balanced diet" v mnh GP
N MT LN u y ri, ngun gc r rng. Con c "Adequate diet" KO

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r ngun gc, c th c c => loi b (tr khi bn nhn thy n u y
th OK)
Nh vy T in KO TH HC CHAY, v Thesaurus, Collocation
cng KO phi ngoi l. Bn KO nn hc chay v cuc sng ca bn l T
LIN cu c.
Tm tt:
- Thesaurus v Collocation l i dng, bn KO sng i dng
- Bn cn CU C, ch CU cn no r ngun gc xut x (bn
gp)
- CH dng Thesaurus v Collocation khi bn vit WRITING hoc
Speaking.
- NG CNH (context) ca bi Writing s gip bn xc nh u l C
u l RC
- KO lo lng v c qu nhiu t bn ko bit. V phn ln l c c c v
rc thi.
- Ngoi Writing v Speaking ra th 2 ci Thesaurus v Collocation ny
V GI TR.
- Bn mun Cu c collocation (vo http://www.ozdic.com/)
- Bn mun Cu c synonym (vo google.com)
- Ngoi ra Collocation giy => garbage
- Khi dng Thesaurus v Collocation, Hy dng nh th ngy mai l
ngy bn thi IELTS.

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Chng 29 - Bn s KO cn s Writing na sau

khi c xong bi ny.
-------Kien Tran's IELTS Handbook------Cho cc bn. Nu bn lun mong mun vit WRITING IELTS t ng chau
chut 9.0. Cu c o diu. T ng hc thut. Hc thut kiu sang chnh ch
ko phi hc thut kiu xp hnh v gng p. Li vit theo kiu ca Ty ch
ko theo kiu Vit Nam, Th bi vit ny s gip bn nhn ra mt LI. LI ny
khin bn c c ht 10 quyn "HOW TO PARAPHRASE", "SYNONYM" hay
"Collocation" bn cng rt KH vit c trn 6.5.
C mt thc t. Hu ht nhng bi Writing Sample mnh c c U
CHN v gng p. Sorry, nhng k c bi ca mt s thy c dy IELTS
hin nay. Loaded with academic words BUT...It doesnt SEEM right. Boring.
Pointless. Messy. Wordy. Confusing. V bn S trnh c li ny. Bn s
vit c theo ng li vit v t duy ca Ty. V KEY l g?
KEY: "NG C 1 VIT 10 m hy C 10 VIT 1".
Mi ngi ai cng mun vit tt NHNG li t c. GARBAGE IN GARBAGE
OUT. Tm dch "u vo l rc th u ra cng s l rc". Ti sao nhiu ngi
vit KO tt => V u vo KO tt (garbage in) suy ra garbage out. Nu bn
ang t hi ti sao Writing ca bn vit vn b gng th cu tr li ngay
y: V bn cha input hoc input km cht lng.
Li ny rt nhiu bn mc phi. Chng ta thng c xu hng qu quan
trng k nng Writing. Tp trung ton phn cho Writing. Mua sch
Collocations, chm ch hc t vng hc thut, chm ch vit nhng cu di
v phc, hc nhng cm t o => nhng Writing vn ko vt c mc 6.5.
Again, garbage IN garbage OUT. Nu bn tip xc nhiu vi ngi Vit, bn
s t duy kiu ngi Vit. Nu bn tip xc nhiu vi Ty bn s t duy kiu
ca Ty. Nu bn tip xc nhiu vi nhng ngi giu bn s t duy kiu
ngi giu. Nu bn tip xc vi nhng ngi ngho bn s KO th t duy
theo kiu ngi giu.
Gn mc th en gn n th d. Garbage in garbage out. Mnh KO c bo
vnexpress, dantri, kenh14. Mnh ch c NYtimes, TorontoStar, WSJ,
theguardian. Nu bn c nhiu bn s c xu hng vit c nh h mt
cch T NG. V khi bn c bn hp th thng tin, li suy ngh ca h
mt cch t nhin. Phn ln li ca cc bn l HAM hc vit, t c (C 1
VIT 10). Input ch c 1, th output KO th c 10.
Mnh KO hc synonym, mnh KO hc paraphrase, T hc ng php. Nhng
khi c mt bi mnh d dng nhn ra ngay li vit v cch dng t hc thut
l GOOD or BAD. Cha k nhng ngi bn x h cm th cn tt hn. V
vy nu bn vn thc mc ti sao bi ca bn ton t hc thut v phc tp
m vn 6.5 => V bn hc qu nhiu paraphrase, academic words khin bi

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essay theo kiu xp hnh v LP GHP ch. Thiu t nhin. Gng p.
Falling apart.
NU bn mun bi vit ca bn KO GNG P => bn ng GNG P.
Hy vit t nhin theo nhng g mnh bit. Ko phi p bn thn chn t ny
t kia vo lm g. Bn mun vit tt v T VNG 9.0 => Hy C 10 VIT
1.
Mnh hc Lut v CHA BAO GI hc t vng chuyn ngnh lut mt cch
ch ng. Mnh ch C C V C. Mnh cng KO p bn thn phi
chn t hc thut vo bi vit. Nhng khi vit case analysis tng lun di
do v li vit, phn bin rt ging vi nhng g mnh c => T vng hc
thut tri mt cch t nhin nh kiu mnh KO NGH C t no thay
th v BUC phi dng nhng t hc thut. Mnh b nh hng (influenced)
bi c nhiu.
Tm tt:
- Bn mun hc Writing theo kiu HC 1 BIT 10 => NG C 1 VIT 10.
hy C 10 VIT 1.
- Garbage in, Garbage out.
- C 10, bn S B NH HNG => WRITING s TIN B rt rt rt
nhanh.
- KO nn hc Paraphrase, KO nn gng p chn nhng t bn ko quen
dng vo bi vit. KO nn hc qu nhiu Synonym (v i khi bn ko bit ng
cnh no th dng t no ph hp).
- Bn s KO th vit v ch KHNG LONG tt nu bn cha c 10
bi v con khng long.
- NG S nhng bi vit sample trn y nhng cm t hc thut. i khi
chnh ngi vit cn KO hiu mnh ang vit ci g.

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Chng 30 - ATTENTION: Bi vit ny s CT 1/2

thi gian hc IELTS ca bn
Cho cc bn. Chng ta u c nhng s tht cn trn trnh v ai
cng c cch ring ca mnh. i mt vi s tht l iu rt kh khn, ln
trnh s tht l iu d dng hn m mt ngi BNH THNG mong
mun. Mnh s nhy vo TOPIC lun v ko vng vo.
i vi ngi hc IELTS, c mt s tht m bn phi i mt
EVENTUALLY. "Bn s phi ngi vo bn n thi"... YES. :((. y l cng
thc chung v khng th trnh khi cho d bn c tm mi cch ln trnh.
D cho bn l Einstein, IQ trn 160. Bn cng KO th ln trnh vic
bn s phi ngi vo bn v hc mt cch tp trung NH nhng ngi khc
TRONG khong thi gian NHT NH (bn s KO bit l bao lu).
y l s tht m t ngi dm i mt v vy nn hin nay vn t
ngi t c IELTS cao mc d n rt d. Chng ta thng tm cch ln
trnh s tht bng nhiu cch khc nhau phi i mt vi n.
GOOD NEWS, Nu chng ta NHN THC c TI SAO CHNG TA
LN TRNH, chng ta s ht ln trnh v i mt vi n. V nh thng l
mnh s gip bn.
Vy ta thng ln trnh s tht bng cch no???
=> Down sch v LIKE Page.
Thay v ngi vo bn hc tp trung cho k thi IELTS. Bn down sch.
Bn thn vic down sch ca bn KO h sai. NHNG, nu n dng ln
trnh s tht mi khi bn chun b i mt vi "Ngi vo bn v tp trung" th
YOU ARE DEAD WRONG. Ti sao? Mi ln down sch, bn s cm thy
HNH PHC TC THI (Instant happiness) v satisfied TM THI
(temporary). y l th hnh phc o v c cha cht gy nghin.
Down mt quyn sch bn s cm thy sng. Admit it. D cho bn
c 60GB sch ri. Cng down cng sng. Nhn tc download 958 Kb/s.
V kho tng sch ca bn cng ngy cng phong ph, bn sung sng. Bn
hi lng. Bn mong ch n down xong, bn click file PDF bng mt, lt
qua cun sch v ht ln "I HAY QU, ti nay mnh s cy" (ln th 99 bn
ni vy). Bn hc c 1 2 chng trong tng s hn 20 v bn li ko thy
tho mn. Bn x l tnh trng ko tho mn bng cch no? Bn tip tc
DOWN sch tip. V down sch mi khin bn cm thy tho mn. Mi ln
down l mt ln hnh phc. Ti sao? Download c tnh gy nghin, n khin
bn HNH PHC TC THI v l vng lun qun bn dng trn trnh s
tht ph phng => "Ngi hc tp trung l cch duy nht khin bn thnh cng
trong IELTS"
Mi ln chun b ngi vo bn, bn cm thy NGI v ko bit bt u
t u, bn s thng ngh n down sch hay like page v n khin bn
hnh phc ngay lp tc. Ngi vo bn hc l cch DUY NHT v THC S
gip bn thnh cng trong k thi. Nhng bn li chn cch d dng hn
(down sch, like page) v nhng hot ng ny cho bn cm gic HNH
PHC o ngay lp tc.
1. Bn down sch v bn nhn thc c hnh phc ngay lp tc. N
gy nghin v l vng lun qun ln trnh s tht ph phng "NGI vo

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bn tp trung l cch duy nht v nhanh nht dn n thnh cng IELTS".
Tuy nhin, B no kh nhn thc c thnh qu n mang li nn => Bn
chn cch down sch.
2. Bn hiu 100% l tp t s gip bn ci thin vc dng nhng bn
vn KO c ng lc vo phng GYM v n s mt khong 1 nm bn
NHN THC C thnh qu (true happiness). Trong hin ti bn KO nhn
thc c. Tuy nhin, chi game hng gi, bn cm thy hnh phc NGAY
LP TC. V bn d dng chn chi game.
3. Nu bn mun tr thnh chuyn gia v Marketing, LIKE PAGE nh
"Hi nhng ngi yu thch Marketing" s KO BAO GI gip bn tr thnh
chuyn gia. Bn mun tr thnh chuyn gia Marketing vic duy nht v
nhanh nht l tp trung c sch v marketing, thc hnh thc t. i lm. v.v.
Tuy nhin, bn kh nhn thc c thnh qu, bn thng chn cch LIKE
PAGE lin quan ly cm gic hnh phc tc thi.
IELTS s rt d nu bn i mt vi s tht. Rt nhiu ngi hin nay
down sch, like page ch vi mc ch ln trnh s tht. (ngi vo bn, tp
trung v tt Internet). V Down sch, like page to ra cm gic hnh phc
ngay lp tc khin bn nhn thc c ngay tc khc. Ngi vo bn, ngt
kt ni, tp trung l con ng thnh cng DUY NHT, NHANH NHT V
HIU QU NHT, tuy nhin b no ca bn KH nhn thc hn v ci hnh
phc c 8.5 IELTS ca bn KO nm hin ti m li tng lai. =>
Nu mun rt ngn thi gian hc IELTS xung 1 na hoc hn, bn
hy ngi vo bn, ngt Internet, FOCUS 2-3 ting mi ngy. Trong 2-3 nm,
bn s t 8.0 tr ln v cm thy V CNG HNH PHC, NHNG hy
hiu l trong hin ti bn KO nhn thc v hiu c cm gic ny =>
START ANYWAY AND DONT GIVE UP.

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Chng 31 - Bi Vit s Ct 1/2 Thi gian Hc

IELTS ca bn (PHN 2) - LIKE PAGE
----Kien Tran's IELTS Handbook 8.5--Cho cc bn. phn 1 chng ta discuss cht gy nghin Down sch.
Mnh xin tm tt li: Down sch KO sai nhng nu dng ln trnh s tht
ngi vo bn => It's very NOT good. Down sch to ra cm gic hnh phc
ngay lp tc (ging nh cigarette), gy nghin v l vng lun qun trn
trnh s tht. Bn s KO bao gi tho mn d cho bn s hu cun sch
hay nht. Ngi vo bn, on the other hand, KH hn v hnh phc ca 8.5 rt
LN nhng li KO hin ti (kh cm nhn). => Li khuyn: START
ANYWAY and DONT GIVE UP.
Cht gy nghin th 2, nguy him KO km: LIKE PAGE
I agree. Nu page no hay qu th vn phi like. Haha. BUT, nu Like page
trn trnh s tht ngi vo bn => YOU ARE DEAD WRONG.
Ti sao chng ta like page?
- 90% LIKE PAGE v n c ch "IELTS" hoc "ting Anh" trn y, ni dung
KO cn quan tm.
- 10% LIKE PAGE v ni dung tt v thy n thc s hay v khc bit.
c bit hn.
- Trong 90% LIKE PAGE kia c 90% khc LIKE Ln trnh s tht "Phi
ngi vo bn mi gip bn thnh cng".
D dng nhn ra LIKE PAGE => does more harm than good.
Bn like page v ngh rng va c th lt Facebook m IELTS vn t ng
ln => Wrong. i t IELTS 1.0 -> 9.0, qung ng ca bn s l ngi
vo bn, c n luyn tp, cch duy nht. Bn hy nh:
"Facebook v IELTS ko c im chung".
99% Ni dung t cc Page IELTS hin nay KO TH gip bn t c
IELTS. Th nghim, Gi s c 2 ngi cng bt u hc IELTS, mt ngi
ch ngi LIKE PAGE v hc trn Facebook. Ngi kia ch ngi vo bn v
cy IELTS. Theo bn ai s t c IELTS nh mong mun?
tm c 1% ni dung hay ho trn PAGE gip bn c IELTS cao kia
bn s phi tn nhiu thi gian v tip xc vi 99% ni dung rc kia => Nh
vy bn lng ph qu nhiu thi gian, n lc bn c gia nh v 2 con
cha chc bn t c IELTS 6.0. Ti sao ko ngi vo bn, ngt
Facebook, tp trung 2-3 nm ri bn tha h ung dung vi tm bng IELTS 8
chm? wink emoticon Isn't that better?

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Like page l mt cch nh la bn. Khi like nhng page tn ku nh "Hi
nhng ngi quyt tm t IELTS 9.0" chng hn. Bn c cm gic nh bn
sp c IELTS 9.0. Thi c like ci v trm chn c ni dung ca n
hng ngy c khi s c 9.0. Ngi vo bn tnh sau.
Khi like page nh "Hi nhng chuyn gia tm l hc" s ko bao gi gip bn
tr thnh chuyn gia tm l nhng n li to o tng tc thi nh la bn.
Like page "CHINH PHC IELTS 8.5" ca thy Thanh IELTS v bn sm nhn
ra ng thy Thanh IELTS l la o.
Like nhng Page chia s thi IELTS tht b leak s KO BAO GI gip bn
c con ng ngn nht. V y l hnh thc la lc cu like r tin ca my
a cn cha thi IELTS v cha bao gi vt c mc 6.0.
Like nhng page hc ting Anh v mi ngy newsfeed ca bn trn ngp
nhng danh sch t vng cu trc m bn s hu nh ko bao gi ng n
v nh n.
See the point?
Mnh KO thch LIKE PAGE trn facebook. Facebook v IELTS l 2 th gii
khc nhau. Facebook l sao ho, IELTS l sao kim. Ko i tri chung. Nu
bn mun tr thnh chuyn gia Facebook, hy LIKE PAGE Facebook. N s
ko gip bn t c IELTS. Nu bn instead mun tr thnh chuyn gia
IELTS, hy ngi vo bn v hc IELTS, sao kim v ng ln sao ho
(ng ln Facebook).
More info: Read "The power of Habit - Charles Duhigg"

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Chng 32 S THT v PHT M

----Kien Tran's IELTS Handbook 8.5-1. C nhiu bn lm tng v Pronunciation v Accent. ng. Bn c th rt
hiu v phn bit c 2 khi nim ny R RNG trong l thuyt. Nhng
trong thc t nhiu bn li nhm nht gia Pronunciation/Accent. WHY? V
bn ngh bn pht m chun ri v gi mun b sung thm ging Anh M
hoc Anh Anh nghe cho iu. Thc t, bn vn ang pht m sai. Nu bn
cho rng bn cha c ACCENT M th th bn cn tp trung KO phi l tm
cch luyn Accent m l luyn Pronunciation. Nu bn ko mun pht m li
kiu ting Vit => Bn hy tp pht m cho chun (pronunciation) ch KO
phi accent. Khi bn pht m chun ri accent ca bn s t ng hay. Nu
bn ngh rng Anh, M, c c accent KHC nhau th cha . M phi l
Anh, M, c c PRONUNCIATION v ACCENT khc nhau trong
PRONUNCIATION chim phn ln.
=> luyn Accent nh ngi M, bn hy tp trung luyn
PRONUNCIATION Anh M. Forget about ACCENT.
2. Pronunciation Workshop s cho bn quy lut pht m ca 80% ngn ng
hng ngy ca ngi M. Cn 20% kia KO theo quy lut v bn phi t tra.
Ngi M khi gp mt t mi h cng KO bit cch pht m v phi hi
ngi khc hoc ln mng tm. Bn cng vy. V vy khi bn ko bit cch
pht m mt t no => ng ngc nhin, hy ln google v nghe cch
pht m trc tip trn y.
=> Bc 1 luyn pht m tt l cy nt b video Pronunciation Workshop
l bn thnh cng 80% ri. 20% cn li bn cn nghe nhiu v tm ti.
3. luyn pht m hiu qu v tri chy. Bn cn pht m tht chm khi ni
ting Anh. C gng ni ht m, ni m nh mt thi quen. KO nn ni
nhanh. D cho bn Intermediate cng ko nn ni nhanh. Cng chm cng tt.
C nhiu bn gi Voice record v cho mnh mnh check. V li khuyn
cho 99% nhng bn gi Voice Record v cho mnh l "Bn cn ni chm
thi".
4. Bn s HC pht m kiu Vit nhanh hn so vi hc pht m kiu M. B
no ca chng ta c lp trnh bng ngn ng m . Khi mnh sang
Canada, mnh ho ng v pht m c ging bn bn ngi bn x. Tuy
nhin ch cn nghe mt b ngi Vit ni ting Anh Vit mnh cng b nh
hng v d dng hc theo b cc k nhanh => Very hi. y l l do mnh
cc k KO thch nghe ngi Vit ni ting Anh ging Vit Ca v b no
mnh hc nhng m Vit cc k nhanh.
=> Bn c th kh hc cch pht m sai ca bn Nht, Tu, n. Nhng bn
cc k d hc cch pht m sai ca ngi Vit.

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5. Nu bn bit cch pht m c mt t ri nhng KO ti no pht m

ging n c. ng nn, hy ni tht chm, ni 1000 ln cho nt li. C
cng mi li c ngy pht m hay.
6. KO nn hc theo pht m IPA nh kiu \k-my-n-k-shn\ y l cch
hc d hi nht mnh tng bit v b rt nhiu ngi bn x ch trch nhng
ko hiu sao cc lp hc vn ph cp. Bn mun pht m tt ch cn hc theo
Pronunciation Workshop sau mun bit cch pht m t no th bt ci
SOUND ca t y trong t in (hoc google) ln nghe trc tip lun. Nghe
2 3 ln lp li v bn s nh
Tm tt:
1. Nu bn mun c accent M, hy hc tt Pronunciation ca M. Nu bn
thy accent ca bn cha ging M => Hy xem li pht m xem chun
cha.
2. Pronunciation Workshop gip bn pht m c 80%. 20% bn cn tm ti v
vy ng ngc nhin khi bn ko bit cch pht m mt s t nh.
3. Li ln nht ca bn khi pht m ko tt l ni qu nhanh. Bn ni chm v
r l bn gii quyt c phn ln vn .
4. Bn c th kh hc cch pht m sai ca bn Nht, Tu, n. Nhng bn
cc k d hc cch pht m sai ca ngi Vit => KO nn luyn ni cng
ngi Vit pht m ko tt v bn s KO tin b m cn km i nhanh chng.
5. C cng mi li c ngy pht m hay. Nu bit cch pht m ri m
cha bt chc c => KO nn, pht m li tht nhiu ln na.
6. Khi check cch pht m, ko nn check theo dng IPA, nn nghe Sound
trc tip lun.

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Appendix A Useful links

1. Barrons IELTS (http://adf.ly/1AHgDR)
2. Pronunciation Workshop (http://adf.ly/1AHgak)
3. Esl-lab.com (http://esl-lab.com)

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Appendix B Kiens IELTS Speaking Video

Samples
1. Describe a restaurant - http://adf.ly/1AHkNX
2. Describe a museum - http://adf.ly/1AHkc7
3. Describe a movie http://adf.ly/1AHmb9
4. Describe a holiday - http://adf.ly/1AHn4k
5. Describe a book - http://adf.ly/1AHnKS
6. Describe a childhood event - http://adf.ly/1AHo6H
7. Describe a present - http://adf.ly/1AHnbe
8. Describe an important person - http://adf.ly/1AHoLk
9. Describe a transport system - http://adf.ly/1AHoRZ
10. Describe a teacher - http://adf.ly/1AHoYz
11. Describe an animal - http://adf.ly/1AHogh
12. Describe how to cook a dish - http://adf.ly/1AHomy
13. Describe a sport - http://adf.ly/1AHoxK
14. Describe a famous person http://adf.ly/1AHp54
15. Describe a radio program http://adf.ly/1AHpB8
16. Describe a favorite subject http://adf.ly/1AHpI9
17. Describe a favorite movie character http://adf.ly/1AHpqb
18. Describe a magazine http://adf.ly/1AHpwL
19. Describe how you met your best friend http://adf.ly/1AHq3O
20. Describe an old person you admire http://adf.ly/1AHqWK
21. Describe a country you would like to visit http://adf.ly/1AHqZr