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IELTS 8.5
Kien Trans IELTS handbook

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edition 25 Chapters

Table of Contents
Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................ 1
Chng 1: Tui hc IELTS 8.5 nh th no ........................................................................ 4
Chng 2: Tui hc IELTS 8.5 nh th no (P2) .............................................................. 8
Chng 3: Ty no k 1 Practice and faith ......................................................................... 9
Chng 4: Ty no k 2 Simple but Powerful ................................................................ 11
Chng 5: Ty no k 3 Your Perceived Time ............................................................... 13
Chng 6: Ty no k 4 Your Productivity ..................................................................... 14
Chng 7: Cch hc ng php cho IELTS > 8.0 .................................................................. 16
Chng 8: Cch hc t vng cho IELTS > 8.0 ..................................................................... 18
Chng 9: Ty no k 6 You and the noisy world ......................................................... 20
Chng 10: Ty no k 7 IELTS and you .......................................................................... 21
Chng 11: Ty no k 8 Energy management ............................................................. 23
Chng 12: Ty no k 9 Bn khng c tng Writing? ......................................... 25
Chng 13: Ty no k 10 QUICK FACTS ......................................................................... 27
Chng 14: Nhng iu lp hc thm khng mun bn bit ...................................... 28
Chng 15: Ty no k 11 Good to Great ........................................................................ 30
Chng 16: Xin cho, cm n, khng c g Bn c chc mnh lm ng? ........ 31
Chng 17: Listening Skill - Tt c nhng g bn mun nghe u nm trong
chng ny .................................................................................................................................... 32
Chng 18 - Bi Essay Sample/Analysis DUY NHT bn cn c trc khi thi .... 34
Chng 19 - CUI CNG, bn cng tm thy cch hc T vng nh nht ......... 37
Chng 20 - Hc t vng qua cc bi Reading nh mt i gia. ................................. 39
Chng 21: T nay bn ht s Speaking - QUY TC 3 PHT .................................. 41
Chng 22 - Vit Writing nh mt nh T Bn ................................................................ 43
Chng 23 - Vit Writing IELTS nh mt nh T Bn (PHN 2). ............................... 45
Chng 24 - Ty no k 12 - Bn KO c n - You're NOT lonely. .............................. 46
Appendix A Useful links ......................................................................................................... 48
Appendix B Kiens IELTS Speaking Video Samples ....................................................... 49

This is not a book, this is a

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

Chng 1: Tui hc IELTS 8.5 nh th no

Xin cho cc bn. Mnh c nhn c nhiu cu hi v "b quyt" luyn
thi IELTS v cng lng nghe + trao i v hon cnh ca mi bn. V mnh
cng ko mun giu gim g nhiu, s chia s ht ton b trong bi vit ny.
C th cc bn s thy mnh lp i lp li mt s . Cc bn c th coi y l
mt hnh thc ty no. Hy vng s gip ch cho cc bn...
Cng thc ca mnh rt n gin (nhng khng phi ai cng lm c)
CCH HC NG =>>> AM M,
AM M =>>> CHM CH,
CHM CH =>>> KT QU
Nh vy, nu cch hc b sai, th ci nt am m s b nh hng,
dn n Chm ch b nh hng, lm cho kt qu KO cao. iu ny dn n
vic bn ko th ngi lu c, v lc no cng thy kh v mt.
V vy khi hc TA (IELTS), hc cng n gin cng tt, cng t sch
cng tt, cng t thy cng tt. Nhng... hy luyn tp cng nhiu cng tt.
Vit nhiu, ni nhiu, nghe nhiu, c nhiu.
lm c iu ny bn cn am m, am m, cn cch hc
ng. Nh vy li mt ln na, chng ta cn cch hc ng.
Mnh hc ting Anh nh th no???
------------READING
------------Nu bn n nh mnh, cc bn s thy mnh ko c nhiu sch IELTS, ko c
nhiu app hc TA trn in thoi (chnh xc l ko c). Sch ebook IELTS
trong laptop cng ko c lun. V mnh hc TA vi Google. C t no ko bit l

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tra google, s hin ln nh ngha, pht m, synonym etc. Tm xem ngha no
ph hp vi bi c. NEVER nghin cu tt c cc ngha ca mt t. V n
s khin cho chng ta b lon, mc ch ca chng ta c l HIU ci bi c
y ch khng phi hc t. Sau lt sang TAB GOOGLE IMAGE xem nh
lin quan n t y, ri GOOGLE NEWS xem cch bo ch dng t nh th
no. Ht 9 giy. V mnh hc c 1 t khng bao gi qun.
Ngoi ra t in giy KO c kh nng gii thch thut ng v nht l
cm t. Google li c th.
Va ri mnh c hc v thi chng ch Food Handling Certification
Canada. C rt nhiu bi c di v nhiu thut ng chuyn ngnh. Nu
dng T IN GIY th 10 t/cm t mnh tra c l c 5 t mnh HIU v
trong 5 t y may ra c 1 t gii thch mt cch cn k. Thi gian b ra
tra t li qu nhiu.
Mt s v d: Cross-contamination, Bacterial Intoxication, Blast Chiller,
Food-borne illness, flow of foods, a carrier etc. Bao nhiu t pha trn t
in giy c th gip?
Nh google, mnh hon thnh chng ch trong 3 ngy.
c im reading cao (tht ra mnh vn cha c cao lm), chng
ta cn phi c tht nhiu. c nhiu, chng ta cn AM M, c AM
M, ta cn CCH HC NG (nh trn).
Hng ngy mnh c nhng g (FYI)
- Gio trnh: Business, Accounting, Law, Taxation, Finance (c RT nhiu)
- Newspaper (Hng ngy, c RT nhiu)
- Magazine (sometimes)
- Psychologytoday.com (sometimes)
- Sch (business, self-help, psychology, health v.v) (sometimes)
Nu trc y mnh c 3 bi reading IELTS/ngy thy mt. Hin nay,
khi lng m mnh c mi ngy gp 10-20 ln. Nhng ti sao mnh ko thy
mt? V mnh c ni dung mnh THCH v KO c quyn t in bn cnh
(c anh Google :P)
---------------LISTENING
---------------y l k nng d nht v c th ni l n im. Tt nhin c im cc
k cao bn cn phi cn thn khi vit cu tr li.
Nu bn nghe m thy h ni nhanh qu khng hiu th cng ko nn
bt ng v s c mt ngy, k c ko tp trung nghe bn vn hiu c ht ngi
ta ni. y l quy lut t nhin. iu ny cn bn nghe th ng mt thi
gian u cho quen v nghe ch ng khi bn tin b.
Nu trnh bn l beginner, bn nn nghe th ng. V sao? V bn s
ko b p lc v ko b chn hc. ng thi bn s quen dn vi cc m v
cch h biu cm. Khi lm bi nghe nn take note.
Cn nu bn l non-beginner. Bn ko nn nghe th ng na. V nh
vy s khin bn mt tp trung (attention) v phn x ko nhy
(responsiveness). Hy lun lun nghe ch ng bng cch t li cu hi,
in t, tr li cu hi v.v. Ngoi ra khng nn take qu nhiu note. Ch take
nhng ch no tht quan trng. Mt bi nghe ko nn take ti a 5 t. Take
cng nhiu cng lon.

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Cch mnh dng tng skill listening
- Ni chuyn vi ty
- Xem phim M or TV shows (khng nn dng ph )
- Nghe nhc u M
- Xem YouTube
- Lm practice test
--------------SPEAKING
--------------Speaking s d nu nh bn luyn ni vi Native speakers. Cc bn cn mt
cht t tin nu ko mun mt tin i hc trung tm. C th t chc cc nhm
ln H Gm lm questionnaire v cc ch x hi t chn. Giao thng,
Vietnam, technology, environment you name it...
y l hot ng b ch nht v min ph khi hc speaking. Ngi
nc ngoi khi n Vit Nam rt mong c ngi Vit ra bt chuyn vi h.
Nu bn chy n ni chuyn h s rt vui v ni chuyn vi bn cc k
thoi mi.
Ngoi ra speaking tt th nghe cng phi nhiu.
Cng khng c ngi khi express suy ngh hay ni v bn thn. Khi
cc bn c th ni v bn thn tt v t tin, th ch no cc bn cng thy
d.
Trnh xa cc lp hc c thy c pht m ko chun. y l cc lp lm
ting Anh ca bn km i. For sure. V ko phi ting Anh Anh hay Anh M
m l Anh Vit.
Mi khi lm vic g chn tay, bn c th cho b no vn ng bng
cch ni ting Anh mt mnh, v mt ch mnh thch hoc ch d. y
l cch mnh p dng sut ngy. Lc no rnh cng ni TA mt mnh, ni cc
ch .
V Pht m, mnh hc theo b CD duy nht l Pronunciation Workshop
(down free trn mng). Khng hc thm ti liu/sch/thy no khc.
Khng bao gi hc thuc transcript speaking. V cch ny s khin bn
b lon v s hc speaking kinh khng mi khi ni khng khp. y l cch
d dng nht bn s hc.
------------WRITING
------------Mnh khng hc WRITING theo sch IELTS.
V cch dy writing trn s gip bn t c 6.5-7.5. t c 8.0
hay 9.0. Bn cn phng php khc. Phng php no mnh s chia s chi
tit hn vo hm sau nh

Chng 2: Tui hc IELTS 8.5 nh th no (P2)

------------

WRITING
-----------WRITING 8.0 tr ln l mc tiu ko cn thit v y thng l mc IELTS
dnh cho i tng chuyn i lm essay, research trng i hc. Trong
khi bn cht ca IELTS l chng ta c c hi c vo hc ti nhng ni
(6.5)
V vy nu bn no ko c nhiu time th aim khong 6.5-7.5 Writing
l reasonable. Ko nn aim 8.0 9.0 v s tn rt nhiu thi gian ca cc bn
(v cng ko thc t). (Tuy nhin bn vn hon ton c th t 8.0 9.0)
WRITING 6.5-7.5, bn khng cn phi hc u xa. Ch cn 1-2 quyn
sch hc my ci c bn l (Cohesiveness, Structure, Vocab,
Grammar, Parallel etc.) v chm ch c sample mu ca cc thy (c nhiu
sample mnh c cng khong 8.0 9.0). Nhng c c ko c ngha l bn vit
c nh h.
Ngoi ra mi ngy phi vit vi essay v c ngi tin tng cha v
gp .
Kinh nghim vit IELTS cng c nhiu ngi vit ri, hu nh u
ng. Mnh ch mun thm mt cht ph gia.
1. Bn cht ca IELTS Writing cao ko phi bn dng t KH hay t
D m dng t NG (Right words in a given context). Cng khng phi vit
NGN hay vit DI m phi vit GN (Concise).
2. Ngn ng cng khch quan cng tt (seems, appears, is likely to
etc)
3. Tuyt i ko dng I, we, you (k c bi c hi v YOUR opinion)
4. Tuyt i ko dng cu thng bo (this essay will discuss)
5. Never dng cc cu so rng (it is undeniable that, there is no room for
doubt that)
6. Dng t Will, that, which (nn dng would, could)
7. Ch dng Which v That khi tht cn thit, ko nn lm dng to cu di
8. Bi vit cng clear v easy to flow cng tt. Cc cn c kt ni v
support hp l (ci ny bi vit ca cc thy v sch address :P)
9. Khng nn lm dng Trng t (ch dng khi cn)
Mnh hc writing th no?
- c nhiu report, textbook (DOWN FREE)
- Vit report, research, essay trng (mi tun) (c Prof cha)
- c nhiu newspaper (FREE)
- Khng download qu nhiu sch IELTS. Ch cn 1-2 cun hc c bn l
.
Tm li c v vit lin h rt cht ch, nu bn c quen cch vit
ca textbook v cc loi survey, report, analysis, research bn s hiu c n
rt khch quan v unbiased. Ngoi ra bn cng phi vit rt nhiu ^.^

Chng 3: Ty no k 1 Practice and faith

Xin cho c nh. Bi vit "Tui hc IELTS 8.5 nh th no" va ri
ca mnh c s n nhn nng nhit ca cc bn. Mnh rt cm n cc
bn tin tng. Hy vng bi vit c th phn no nh hng cho cc bn
cch hc ng, nhanh, hiu qu v painless.
Bi vit ln ny mnh s ni v ch TM L khi luyn thi IELTS (v
trong bt k lnh vc no khc). Phn ln chng ta cha thnh cng khng
phi v phng php cha ng, ko phi v cha ti liu, cng khng phi
v khng c iu kin hc. Mi th u di do nh i dng. Nu bn a
USB 64GB cho admin IELTS SHARE, anh s cp 65GB sch cho bn.
Sau khi c xong bi vit ny, cc bn s SUY NGH HON TON
KHC.
Chng ta thng hay thua l do TM L.
------------S THT #1. Nhc cng, Ngi Hng Kng, Ngi Quebec, v vn ng
vin th hnh c mt im chung: DNG Ting Anh THNH THO HN
nhm ngi khc.
Ti sao? Nhc cng v vn ng vin th hnh l 2 nhm ngi b rt
nhiu thi gian luyn tp hng ngy hng gi. H LUN c mt nim tin
st : PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT. V h cm nhn c Training v
practicing dn n kt qu. Hc ting Anh ging nh tp th hnh, nu bn
tp mi ngy, v tp ng cch, c bp s pht trin. Ngi tp 5 nm khc
vi ngi tp 4 nm, 2 nm hay 1 thng. Khi vo phng tp th hnh v nhn
nhng a con, chng ta thng ko ni "Thng ny bm sinh hay
thng ny c nng khiu " m kt lun "thng ny tp lu ri".
Nhc cng cng vy. Chng ta thng hi anh tp piano bao lu ri.
Ngi tp 2 nm s khng bng ngi tp 5 nm. Nhc cng v vn ng
vin th hnh p dng NIM TIN vo hc IELTS. H c xu hng t kt
qu cao hoc rt cao. V h TIN vo LUYN TP, nim tin ko bao gi lung lay
(V h hiu).
Nu bn LUYN TP mi ngy, bn s ngy cng xut sc. y l s
tht. The naked truth. iu ng bun: Khng phi ai cng TIN vo iu ny mt iu rt n gin. Bn phi tin 100%. V phi nhc i nhc li mi ngy,
mi gi n n vo mu v t bo ca bn. Lc bn ng, n, i chi, hc,
lm vic. Luyn tp CHC CHN s dn n thnh cng. Nu bn cha
thnh cng, tc l bn cha TIN 100%, hoc bn cha LUYN TP .
Tng t, ngi Hng Kng v Ngi Quebec c im chung g? H
u ni 2 ngoi ng t khi cn b. iu ny dn n => H TIN h c th ni
3 ngoi ng, 4 ngoi ng thnh tho. V h HIU ci cm gic ni nhiu
ngoi ng ri.
Ngi Vit Nam chng ta t khi sinh ra v ln ln vi mt ngn ng
nn rt KH thuyt phc mt ngi VIT l "YOU KNOW WHAT,
SPEAKING 2 LANGUAGES FLUENTLY IS POSSIBLE".
Bn s KHNG TH thuyt phc ngi Hng Kong v Quebec mt
iu "Speaking 2 languages is NOT possible".
im khc bit, ln ny cng vn l nim tin, nhng khng phi NIM
TIN vo luyn tp, m nim tin vo KH NNG (possibility)

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Mnh hot ng trn IELTS SHARE mt thi gian v thi IELTS t
nm ngoi nhng cch y 2 hm mi post kt qu IELTS 8.5. V mnh thy
vic mnh c kt qu nh vy chng c g l l. Khng phi v mnh thng
minh hn bn (thi H VN ch c 21 im thi). M v mnh tin vo ci s
tht n gin: LUYN TP CHC CHN V LUN LUN dn n THNH
CNG.
Tm tt: thnh cng, bn cn TIN vo 3 th khng th chi ci.
- KH NNG THNH CNG l c tht 100%. (Quebec and HongKong)
- LUYN TP LUN LUN DN N THNH CNG (Trainer and pianist)
- Nu bn CHA thnh cng => Bn cha TIN 100% hoc cha Luyn tp
.
PS: Bn s KHNG thy bn tin b trong 1 ngy, 2 tun, 1 thng hay
2 thng hay 1 nm, nhng sau 2 3 5 10 nm nhn li bn s thy bn l siu
nhn.
Nu no bn cha b ty, hy c li ln na
S THT #2 c mc ty no cao ko km mnh s vit khi c thi
gian ^__^ Chc cc bn tin vo Luyn tp.

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Chng 4: Ty no k 2 Simple but Powerful

Tm tt S THT #1
- KH NNG THNH CNG l c tht 100%. (Quebec and
HongKong)
- LUYN TP LUN LUN DN N THNH CNG (Trainer and
pianist)
- Nu bn CHA thnh cng => Bn cha TIN 100% hoc cha
Luyn tp .
- Bn s KHNG thy bn tin b trong 1 ngy, 2 tun, 1 thng hay 2
thng hay 1 nm, nhng sau 2 3 5 10 nm nhn li bn s thy bn l siu
nhn.
- Hy lm cho nhng iu trn ngm vo xng mu v t bo ca
bn bng cch nhc i nhc li mi ngy v lun aware v n.
--------------------------Chng ta thng hay thua l do TM L.
S THT #2. Chng ta thng c xu hng xem thng nhng th
NH v GIN N, nhng nhng th mi mang n s KHC BIT.
Ta thng ngh, c IELTS cao, th chng sch phi tht cao,
trong cng phi c hng chc GB sch. Hoc in thoi phi c ng dng
ma thut no . Phi nm c b quyt ca thy A c B. Phi c phng
php b truyn. Phi hc thuc list t vng 10000 t.
V chng ta c tm kim tm kim, v download. Tm link. Tm ng
dng. Tm cc bi vit c tiu HOT "B mt luyn thi IELTS", "B quyt
ABC" "Tuyt chiu XYZ", "Chin thut CDE" vn vn.
Nu ai c IELTS 8.0 tr ln, ta thng cho rng h c b mt
thnh cng ng sau. M khng nhn ra mt iu, b mt thnh cng chnh l
KHNG C B MT NO HT.
- Mnh KO c ng dng hc TA trn in thoi
- KO c nhiu ebook IELTS trong my tnh (Ch c barron's IELTS
Writing)
- KO c sch IELTS trn bn hoc trn k.
- KO c t in danh ting nh Oxford hay Cambridge
- Cng KO hc c Thu ED (sorry c), ACET, hay BC
Nhng mnh c nhng th v kh li hi sau
- Google search, Google image, Google News
- Lng tin vo bn thn
- Textbooks chuyn ngnh
- Phim, nhc, nh.
- Kin thc C BN
Google l mt cng c min ph v n gin nht. Chnh v s n
gin nn nhiu ngi nghi ng tnh hiu qu, mt lng tin vo s thnh cng
n mang li. Mt s bn ngh l t in tra lu v vt v hn th mi to
nhiu gi tr hn. Mnh gn b v trung thnh vi Google, i theo mi bc
ng hc ting Anh v hc i hc. Lun t kt qu cao.
Barron's Writing IELTS l mt cun sch tuyt vi. Chc hn ai cng
c. Nhng ko phi ai cng dng. Mnh dng n v n gii thch nhng th c
bn, n gin. V V N KHNG C B MT NO.

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Nu sp ti hiu sch xut bn cun "B MT LUYN THI IELTS".
Mnh s KO MUA. Mnh s lun GI TR v TRUNG THNH BARRON v
GOOGLE. V n MI gip mnh t 8.5 v 9.0 (tt nhin mnh c c nhiu
th khc na nhng vn n gin v d truy cp)
Lin h mt cht v cuc sng thng ngy ca mnh. Mc d thu
nhp mnh di do (Giu hn nhiu ngi). Mnh gin d. Qun o va ,
sng , ko xa hoa. Khng hay i n nh hng, khng khoe vt cht. Mnh
cng khng nng cp ln iPhone 5 hay 6 v iPhone 4 ca mnh cho nhu
cu hng ngy. Mnh cng khng c c m s hu siu xe. Mnh gi tr
nhng ci mnh v ang c. Trong IELTS cng vy, y l iu ko phi ai
cng lm c. Mnh t ho v iu ny hn l vic s hu b qun o t
tin, ng h ngoi hay iPhone 6.
Cng s hu nhiu vt cht, bn s cng MT T DO (freedom v
peace of mind). Lc no cng ngh v n, c m v nhng th cha c. C
xe p bn s lun lun bt an s mt hay s xc. C in thoi p bn
s s ri, s b cum. Nu ngh nhiu nh vy th b no ko th ngh c
nhng th khc matter hn. Vy nn cng t sch, cng t thy, cng t ng
dng, kh nng suy ngh ca bn cng tt.
S THT th nht mnh c ni v LNG TIN, th S THT ln ny
mnh ni v LNG TRUNG THNH. Lng trung thnh l TIN vo nhng th
c. 2 th cc k n gin trong cuc sng. Mt s chng ta thng coi
nh.
TM TT S THT 2:
- B mt ca IELTS xut sc l KHNG C B MT NO.
- Gi tr v trung thnh vi nhng th mnh v ang c. Nhng th
MI L nhng th to nn S HON HO (v EXCELLENCE)
- (BONUS) Vt cht lm bn mt t do, lm gim kh nng suy ngh
ca bn trong khi t do l th gi tr nht. Cng t vt cht, bn cng t do.

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Chng 5: Ty no k 3 Your Perceived Time

S THT 3: Mt ngy c 24 gi. (c th bn bit, nhng bn c tin
ko?)
-------Chng ta thng hay thua l do TM L
bao gi bn t hi Ti sao mt ngy ko c 48 gi bn c th
lm c nhiu th hn?
Cu tr li rt n gin. Nu mt ngy c 48 gi, bn cng KHNG
lm c nhiu th hn. V gi tr ca mi gi s GIM i v cn lm cho
chng ta LI I.
Hay ni cch khc. D cho mt ngy c 200 ting, nu chng ta li,
chng ta cng VN s li m thi.
V vy mt ngy c thit k l 24 gi rt hp l. Ko qu ngn
bn c thi gian lm vic. Cng khng qu di n cn c gi tr.
Bn nn nhn ra s tht ny cng sm cng tt v lun hi lng with
the fact that 1 ngy c 24 gi. Ko nhiu hn, ko t hn.
NHN THC V THI GIAN NC PHNG TY V PHNG
NG KHC NHAU TH NO?
- Phng Ty (M, Anh, c, Canada, u), t duy thi gian kiu
TUYN TNH (NG THNG). QU KH-> HIN TI-> TNG LAI.
(Ngy 1 ngy 2 ngy 3 ngy 4... ngy n)
- Cn Phng ng. Chng ta xu hng t duy theo kiu CHU K
(NG TRN). Mt nm lun c 4 ma xun h thu ng lp li, tt mi
nm mt ln lp li. Mi ngy u lp li sng tra chiu ti. V ngy mai li
tip tc nh th. Ci g cng lp li. (ngy 1, ngy 1, ngy 1, ngy 1)
S KHC BIT???
Phng Ty thng tin rng tng lai c kt qu, th BT BUC
phi c hnh ng trong hin ti. V mt khi 24 gi trong hin ti tri qua,
n mt VNH VIN. Khng bao gi c th ly li. V vy tng giy pht trong
hin ti phi c tn dng ti a v hnh ng.
Phng ng thng tin rng ngy mai cng GING hm nay v
hm qua. Nu 24 gi hm nay tri qua, KO c ngha n mt. V vy
NGY MAI lm cng khng khc g. V tun ny c TH 2, tun sau cng c
TH 2, v tun sau na cng c TH 2. Nm nay c tt nm sau cng c
tt. Chu k lp i lp li khng bao gi kt thc.
Bn s chn cch nhn thc v thi gian no? NG THNG hay
NG TRN?
Tm tt S THT 3.
- Mt ngy ch c 24 gi, v nu c nhiu hn, chng ta cng s vn
li v thm ch cn li hn. LUN LUN hi lng vi 24 gi v gi tr
tng giy pht mt.
- T duy phng NG - ng trn. Ngy mai l s lp li ca ngy
hm nay v vy thi gian tri qua KO mt nhiu.
- T duy phng TY - ng thng. Ngy qua l qua vnh vin.
V hnh ng trong hin ti l cch DUY NHT V LUN LUN l cch Duy
nht to nn tng lai. (Your future is created by today, not tomorrow Robert Kiyosaki).

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Chng 6: Ty no k 4 Your Productivity

Chng ta thng hay thua l do TM L.
S THT 4. Bn S mt NHIU thi gian v cng sc t t
Beginner ln Intermediate. Nhng s MT T thi gian hn t t
Intermediate ln Advanced. V mt CNG T thi gian hn t t
Advanced ln Super-advanced. (V BN PHI HIU IU NY)
Nu bn ang l BEGINNER. Tc tin b ca bn chc chn s
RT CHM. Bn phi soi knh HIN VI mi nhn thy c. Bn khng bit
nh hng nh th no. Cng hc cng thy nn. Cng hc cng thy kh.
Bn mt dn nim tin vo luyn tp. Hc mi ko thy tin b. Nhng mnh c
tin vui cho bn. Tnh trng ny s KHNG ko di cho n khi bn ln trnh
Inter. V s ngn t cng sc v thi gian ca bn HN NA cho n khi
bn ln advanced.
Ti sao? V khi mc Beginner. Tm l ca bn v hng. Bn
th mi phng php c th. Bn khng nhn thy s tin b. Bn chn nn
v dng li.
....
Vi thng sau bn li tip tc lt tip mt thi gian. Sau bn li
dng li
khi thy qu mt mi v ko thy gt hi nhiu kt qu.
...
Qu trnh ny ngn rt nhiu thi gian v sc lc ca bn khin bn
HI nhng cu nh "Ti sao nghe TA mi m vn khng kh c?" "Mt
bao nhiu thi gian c 5.0" "Mt gc TA nn bt u t u" "Xin mi
ngi chia s link sch hay" v.v
...
Nu bn c nim tin i tip, bn s (chc chn) ln Intermediate. S
khc khng kin nhn v nim tin s mi mi mc beginner.
Khi ln mc INTER ri, mi th u r rng hn vi bn. Ging
nh bn bt u c xem TV mn hnh en trng v m thanh cn hi r
r. Bn bt u c cht nim tin vo s tin b. Bn hc chm hn, bt u
my m cc ti liu hay, cch pht m, t ni mt mnh, tp tnh ni chuyn
vi Ty, lm bi tp IELTS TOEFL mc d cn vp vp. Mi ngy bn c th
c 1 2 3 4 5 bi c, nghe vi bi nghe, ni v vit na. mc ny, TC
hc ca bn nhanh hn nhiu so vi Beginner. V trong thi gian trung
bnh-ngn, bn s ln ADVANCED do thnh qu ca Luyn tp.
......
Khi ln mc ADVANCED. Mn hnh TV bt u c mu v m
thanh r nt. Bn c mt ngy 50 bi c bng ting Anh ngon . Tc
ny nhanh hn gp 10 ln lc bn mi mc Inter. Bn nghe TA sut
ngy v hiu ht ni dung, xem phim M ko cn ph . Tc ca bn ln
nh diu gp gi. Bn mua sch ting Anh v v c trong vng 3 ngy.
Trong khi Intermediate phi mt vi thng c xong. Nh vy nu bn l
Advanced TC Luyn tp v Tin b ca bn nhanh hn gp chc ln
Inter. Nu xt v mt t vng, mt ngy bn c th hc c VI CHC T
mt cch n gin. KO MT. KO tn THI GIAN.

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----Chng bao lu sau bn s ln SUPER-ADVANCED. Lc ny tc
hc khng khc g Lamborghini full speed. Bn ch thch c/nghe nhng th
kh v nhng th mi tho mn bn.
----V vy, nu bn ang l beginner. Hy DC TON LC cy cuc ln
Inter v khi ln y bn s mt hn. Nu bn l Inter, hy DC TON
LC cy cuc ln Advanced v khi bn s mt v hc nhanh hn rt
nhiu.
Tm tt S THT 4.
- Tc hc ca Beginner rt thp. Bn s va hc va hon, rt lu
v rt mt ln inter. Ging nh xem TV khng c hnh khng c ting.
Xem chng hiu g cng xem cng mt. Nhiu ngi ko bao gi ln c
INTER v thiu nim tin.
- Tc hc ca Inter NHANH hn tng i. Ging nh lc bn xem
TV en trng v m thanh r r.
- Tc hc ca Advanced RT NHANH. Ging nh bn xem TV mu
c m thanh r nt. Mt gi ca bn nng sut v c gi tr gp 100 gi ca
mt a beginner.
- Tc hc ca Super-advaned QU NHANH. Ging nh bn xem
phim rp m thanh 7.1. Mt gi ca bn nng sut gp hng trm/nghn ln
mt gi ca mt a beginner.

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Chng 7: Cch hc ng php cho IELTS > 8.0

Mnh cc cch hc ng php hin hnh trn sch hay trn mng
hay trn lp hin nay u t c bn n nng cao. Cng hc cng thy kh.
V bn s. Mnh tm s vi bn nh. Mnh cng s.... Khng phi s m l
rt s. V nu mnh tng my a bn Canadian ca mnh sch ng php,
bn n cng s vt ra thng rc hoc donate very soon. Khng phi v bn n
ko cn m v bn n cng rt s hc ng php.
Nu bn khng tin, mai mnh tng bn quyn "Bi tp ng php ting
Vit" nh? (Cc bn ng inbox hi nha v cu ni ch mang tnh cht minh
ho :))) )
Vy hc ng php th no cho ng?
1. Ch hc ng php c bn v thng dng nht.
2. Ch hc mt cht ng php nng cao (iu kin loi 123, which that,
cc transitional words, parallel). V KO lm bi tp kh.
3. Ngoi nhng th trn, khng nn hc ng php no trong sch ng
php na. M hc bng thc t, tc l nu bn c m ko hiu ng php
no trong bi c y th tra google.
-----------Ti sao? V hc ng php tt ko gip cho bn ni gii hay vit gii v
NI v VIT ph thuc vo KINH NGHIM v S LP LI. Mt thng bn x
ni mt cu rt di v ng ng php ko phi v n gii ng php m v n
ni cu (hoc tng t) hng trm/nghn ln ri.
Ging nh chng ta ni ting Vit chng bao gi care n ng php.
Nu bn master ting Anh ri, bn s thy hc cc ngn ng khc
rt d. Do bn nhn ra mt iu l ng php ko nn hc qu nng v su.
Theo nguyn l 80/20 ni ting. Roughly 80% ngn ng c cu
thnh bi 20% ng php. Bn ch nn tp trung vo 20% ny.
Tc l sao?
- Bn ko cn quan tm n my th kh kh nh "tng lai hon
thnh, tng lai hon thnh tip din". My th ch l bullshit v s khin
bn s ting Anh trong khi n ko dng my.
- Th hin ti tip din v th hin ti n dng trong i sng KO khc
nhau l my nhng l thuyt grammar li rt di v nhiu trng hp.
- Th qu kh tip din v th qu kh n dng trong i sng cng
KO khc nhau nhiu v thng c dng thay th nhau trong thc t.
VD: I was sleeping very well last night OR I slept very well last night
KHNG to nn s khc bit nhiu v ng ngha.
Nu bn l complete beginner, bn khng nn hc ng php lu hn
about 3 thng.
Mnh ang hc thm ting Php trng v trn Duolingo, ng php
kh hn ting Anh nhng mnh KO thy kh nh hi hc ting Anh ngy xa
v mnh bit cch hc. V sau khi c xong bi vit ny, bn bit v ko
nn hong khi thy ng php trong sch nhiu qu m cha hc ht.
Tm tt.
1. Ch hc ng php c bn
2. Ch hc mt CHT ng php nng cao

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3. Ch hc ng php khi bn GP (nu gp bn google xem cch
dng, khng nn nghin cu lu hn 10 pht). Hc xong th move on.
4. 20% ng php (thng dng) cu thnh nn 80% ngn ng (iu ny
justify 1 v 2)
5. Nu ai NI TT VIT TT, ko phi anh ta gii ng php nng
cao m v anh ta RT GII ng php C BN (thm s, es, ed v.v).
Tng bn mt cu ca L TIU LONG gii thch cho iu 5.
"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the
man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times."

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Chng 8: Cch hc t vng cho IELTS > 8.0

Chng ta thng c t duy KO chnh xc v HC T VNG. xem
bn c t duy ny ko nh nu bn:
1. Cho rng T VNG NHIU dn n NGHE NI C VIT tt.
2. T vng l NGUYN NHN ca ting Anh pro.
3. Ln danh sch v s lng t vng hc thuc mi ngy
y l nhng suy ngh khin b no ca bn rt l mt mi. Lm gim
kh nng sng to v gim hiu qu khi hc ting Anh.
--------------S THT 5. T vng KO phi l NGUYN NHN ca ting Anh tt,
m t vng ch l H QU TT YU ca ting Anh tt.
Li hc t vng chay n su vo xng mu ca chng ta ngay t
khi bt u hc ting Anh. Nn ta hnh thnh mt li suy ngh sai lm 1 2 v 3
nh trn. Lun ngh rng ting Anh tt, iu duy nht l phi hc tht
nhiu t vng. V nu bn no hc thuc ht quyn t in, c vanh
vch, xin bn pht biu cm ngh v cc k nng nghe ni c vit v kh
nng ng dng t vng?
Suy ngh sai: T VNG NHIU dn n TING ANH TT
Suy ngh ng: TING ANH TT dn n T VNG nhiu.
Bn cn xc nh u l bin x, u l bin y (ci no ph thuc ci
no). Ch cn XC NH IU NY THI, bn chin thng 80%. nu bn
suy ngh sai nh trn, bn fail ngay t vng gi xe v cc th khc s tr
nn v ngha.
Bn hy ngh tht k v iu ny, v li mt ln na nhc i nhc li
n mi ngy mi gi thay i suy ngh trn. V mi vn bt ngun t
y. Nu bn suy ngh ng, bn s thay i tt c. C
So what are you gonna do? STOP hc t vng chay m hc t nhng
bi c/nghe/video. Nu k nng nghe ni c vit ca bn tin b. T vng
ca bn s t ng tng m bn KO cn phi t mc tiu. V n l H QU
ch ko phi NGUYN NHN.
Hc t vng chay CH pht huy tc dng nu bn l COMPLETE
Beginner.
Nu bn KO phi l complete beginner. Hy bt u vi nhng bi c
d, bi nghe d v c/nghe i nghe li nhiu ln thm nhun ci bi
c/nghe y. Ri tng kh ln. V again NEVER hc t vng chay v n
KO DN N KT QU.
V vy mc d tiu bi vit l "Cch hc t vng cho IELTS >8.0).
Mnh KO c cch hc t vng cho IELTS >8.0. Bn hy thay vo nghin
cu cch NGHE NI C VIT tng k nng v tng k nng th t vng
cng s tng theo nh mt h qu (v chnh ci h qu ny cng ko quan
trng)
Tm tt S THT 5
- T vng KO phi l NGUYN NHN, T vng ch l H QU
- Suy ngh sai: T VNG NHIU dn n TING ANH TT

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- Suy ngh ng: TING ANH TT dn n T VNG NHIU (v cht
lng)
- NEVER hc t vng chay v n KO dn n kt qu.
- Tng k nng v luyn tp k nng mi l cch t vng c cht
lng v s lng (H QU). V thng thng ci H QU ny ch bit
thi ch cng KO quan trng.

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Chng 9: Ty no k 6 You and the noisy world

S THT 6. Trong ci th gii ton nhng k mt tp trung, bn hy
lun ng vng, lun tp trung v lun l chnh mnh.
---- Hy bt u cu chuyn... Let the story begins....
Bn thy ngi ny c quyn sch IELTS A, ngi kia c quyn
IELTS B, bn KO c v bn bt an, phi i mua c 2 quyn A v B v hc.
Hc c 1 2 chng...
Xong vi thng sau li c quyn C xut bn. Bn vn ko t tin v ngh
rng 2 quyn A v B kia ko . Vi tun sau thng bn ca bn li c quyn
D, E, F. Ngoi ra cn i hc thy G. Bn li bt an i hc thy G.
Hc c thy G vi bui trn mng li c thng tin v c H chuyn
gia, c H chuyn gia li quen thy I 9 chm, nghe ni thy I dy hay hn thy
G.
Bn phn vn ko bit hc thy G, c H hay thy I. C 3 ngi ny u
dy hay. Bn quyt nh i sang c K v thng bn khen c K rt uy tn. Hc
ht kho hc ca c K bn vn thy trnh mnh km, mt nim tin. Bn ln
Facebook, gia nhp cc group v page IELTS v nhn ra cn c cc thy L M
N v cc c O P Q na. Bn li ko bit hc ai cho hiu qu?
V bn t cu hi "MNH NN HC TH NO, HC THEO AI V
DNG CI G?"
Bn bit ko, Nu bn KO l chnh mnh. Bn s KO bao gi c cu tr
li v KO c cu tr li no c th THO MN bn. iu ny ko th trch c
bn do hin nay Marketing v Qung co trn lan. Ai cng thuyt phc bn
n vi h.
Cha ht, c ngi khuyn bn mt iu, ngi kia li khuyn iu
hon ton ngc li, ngi khc na li khuyn bn iu hon ton khc v
cch hc. V sao? V bn ang sng k nguyn Social media, bn b ngp
trong bin thng tin v rt nhiu ngi v th m mt tp trung (distracted).
y l l do tips v sch IELTS th nhiu nhng ko phi ai cng c im
cao. Nhng k im cao l nhng k NG VNG v KO B TRI theo
dng thi gian/thng tin. LUN tin tng vo cch hc ca mnh v KO b
xui theo ngi khc.
y l l do nu bn hi mt a im cao (nh mnh) v cch hc.
Mnh lun c cu tr li n gin m bn bit ri, ging nhau v ko bao
gi thay i.
D cho sp ti nh xut bn c ra thm vi chc u sch IELTS na
hay thy Y c Z c gii thiu Phng php hc HON TON mi. K c
pht cho mnh FREE, mnh vn s tr li "No thanks".
Tm tt S THT 6.
- Bn ang k nguyn SOCIAL MEDIA, phn ln chng ta b xui
theo dng thng tin v mt tp trung, mt chnh kin. Nhng k NG
VNG v TIN vo bn thn l nhng k chin thng.
- Nu bn ang LIKE qu nhiu PAGE IELTS, bn ko cn nhiu n
th. Like 1000 pages IELTS ko gip bn tin b hn, m n s khin bn lon
hn v chn hc hn.
- Hy c t thng tin v th thut IELTS v tp trung luyn tp.
- Lun nh rng "LESS IS MORE"

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Chng 10: Ty no k 7 IELTS and you

S THT 7: IELTS KH.
Nu bn hay ku go ti sao ai eo kh th, d bn ni ra hay bn ch
ngh trong u, th bn KO H n c. Mnh cng vy. Mnh thy IELTS rt
kh v nhiu khi lm mnh nn. Nhng at the end, mnh vn thnh cng.
Tuy y ko phi l thnh cng ln, nhng n thay i mnh rt nhiu. T
cch suy ngh, cch hc, cch giao tip. V by gi mnh phi cm n n v
n KH, ch nu n d, cha chc mnh i hc/lm c bn ny,
mnh s lun thiu K LUT v s TCH CC hon thnh bt c vic g.
V vy, IELTS bt buc phi KH. N thit k lm bn KU KH
ch khng phi thit k ai cng t c mt cch d dng. N thit k
khin bn mt ng, khin bn lo lng ngy m, khin bn hi sinh thi
gian cho gia nh, bn b, hi sinh im cc mn khc t c bng mi
gi. Ngoi ra n thit k cho bn nn, chn, mt mi, mt lng tin vo
chnh bn thn mnh. V khi bn mt lng tin, l lc IELTS n ci sung
sng qu quyt. IELTS l vy, n mun nh bi bn NO MERCY. NO
MORE NO LESS.
Nu IELTS d, n s ko tn ti ngay t u (If IELTS was easy, it
wouldn't exist in the first place).
- Easy come, easy go. Hard come, hard go. Nu n d, n s bc hi
nhanh. Nu n kh, n s li vi bn lu di. C bp ca bn s bc hi
nhanh nu bn ch tp nhng bi nh.
Lin h mt cht ti cuc sng ca mnh Canada. Nu bn tng
ngh du hc l thin ng th nn ngh li. Canada, mnh phi vt qua
rt nhiu ro cn, cng hi sinh v c gng t lc rt nhiu. Bn cha th
tng tng c nu bn cha tng tri qua. C nhiu kha cnh nhng
mnh s ch k v ci cng vic ang lm mt cch ngn gn.
Sp ca mnh l mt b tc vng mt lnh v RT k tnh, v l ty nn
cng vic lun yu cu mc excellence tr ln. Ko c ch cho l do hay
s va . Nhng ngy u i lm l nhng ngy kinh khng nht. Rt s b
v lc no cng phi cng c ln, d b mng cng phi nhn v vui v.
Nc mt chy vo trong. B rt K LUT v dng ngn ng RT SC
XO. C gi cng vic (v lng cao). Mnh phi v cy phim M hc
cch giao tip vi b hiu qu hn. V cuc i ko ging phim Vit Nam, n
ging phim M, rt thc t, rt khc nghit n mc bn ko tin n c tht. V
tt nhin cn mt p lc na l bn cng lm a no cng gii, thnh tho
v nhy bn nn chng c ai KM CI mnh bu vu lm bn ng cm.
Nhng y l Kin ca ngy xa, nu cng vic KO kh, mnh
KO c c hi thay i tip tc cng vic kh hn. Mnh thch v theo
ui nhng th kh. V mnh nhn ra mt iu m iu y lun bt ra mi
khi mnh gp kh khn.
If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you - Fred DeVito
If IELTS doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you.
TM TT S THT 7.
- IELTS c thit k khin bn NN ch ko phi khin bn HI
LNG.

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- Nu n KO kh, n s KO th thay i bn, v nu n KO kh, n s
KO c ngha g tn ti.
- Easy come easy go. Hard come, hard go. C bp ch chc v bn khi
bn tp nng v lu.
- IELTS s ci sung sng khi bn NN v b cuc.

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Chng 11: Ty no k 8 Energy management

Xin cho cc bn! Mnh s vo ngay ch ko vng vo. C phi cc
bn thc mc Ti sao mnh mun cc bn dng Google tra t in, xem phim
tht nhiu hc ting Anh, c sch chuyn ngnh ca cc bn bng TA,
ln h Gm lm survey ni ting Anh thay v luyn ni vi bn ca bn,
down t sch, hc t thy, c t tips, lm t GRAMMAR (nht l bi kh), hoc
bn ng nt cc t danh sch t vng?
V mnh hiu mt iu, mnh cng mun cc bn CHP NHN mt s
tht.
S THT 8. NNG LNG CA CHNG TA C HN (NHNG C
TH GAIN)
Hy th nhn, bn ko th hc 10 ting 1 ngy lin tc vi ng sch
IELTS hay ng php. D cho bn c quyt tm n my. Bn cng khng th
ngi cy list t vng ngy ny qua ngy khc vi hi vng mt ngy no s
t vng ... ni hoc vit nh ty.
D cho bn c quyt tm n my. C mt s tht l bn s KO th
duy tr lu c v nng lng ca bn ch c hn v n s CN KIT.
Hm nay mnh mun phn bit cho cc bn 2 nhm:
NHM 1. Energy-sucker: Nhm ny gm cc cch hc li thi nh
dng t in giy, hc t vng theo danh sch, lm bi tp ng php KH,
nghin cu l thuyt ng php, l thuyt pht m, xem cc video hng dn
IELTS di v bun t, down nhiu sch. y l nhm s ht ht nng lng
ca cc bn, v vy cui ngy bn lun cm thy mt mi chn nn, ko hiu
qu v cn kit. Lun cm thy ko hi lng. C th bn c cm gic trn y
nng lng chun b nht vo u mt list t vng di dng dc nhng
sau 1 thi gian rt ngn bn thi s nn ra ht v c th s b m. iu bn
cn lm l hy ty chay cc trang web, page, c xu theo tro lu ny.
Tng t, t in giy l mt Energy-sucker. Bn s cn kit nng lng v
cm thy mt mi r rng trong thi gian cc ngn (d bn c t tin ni l
bn chm)
NHM 2. Energy-filler: Nhm ny gm cc cch hc n gin, nhanh,
gn, th v nh xem phim, chat chit vi Ty, nghe nhc, c nhng th mnh
thch v quan tm, dng Google, lm ng php d, hc t vng theo nh
hoc theo bi c/nghe. y l nhm s sn sinh nng lng cho bn. Bn
cng hot ng, bn cng tng nng lng v cm thy hi lng.
Hy qun l nng lng ca mnh (Energy Management), bt c lc
no bn cng cn xc nh Energy ca mnh ang mc no (thp, bnh
thng, cao). Energy ca mnh lc no cng mc cao nht v mnh lun
chn Energy-filler. Trnh xa Energy-sucker. Tt c mi th u phi nhanh,
gn, nng sut, v cht lng.
V vy nu cu ca ming ca bn l "TI LI". Chng t bn c
thi quen chn Energy-sucker.
C th cc bn thy phn cch hc mnh ni bi vit trc ri.
Nhng mnh tin l ko phi ai cng thc hin c (c th do quyn t in
P qu nn bn KO n cho em ra i). Ngoi ra, nu cc bn thy List t
vng di v p, cc bn nn aware l LIST T VNG lun c mt loi O
GIC TR NH (Sensory Memory). Tc l khi cc bn nhn thy ci LIST T

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VNG, cc bn s b o gic l mnh nh c ht trong mt hoc 2 ln nhn.
S THT L Y CH L O GIC TR NH. V bn s QUN rt nhanh.
TM TT S THT 8.
- Nng lng ca chng ta c hn, chng ta phi qun l nng lng
ca mnh (Energy Management)
- C 2 nhm: Energy-sucker (ht nng lng ra khi c th bn khin
bn kit qu). V Energy-filler (cung cp nng lng cho bn)
- Be aware v trnh xa loi Energy-sucker, tng cng tip xc vi
Energy-filler
- Lun check xem nng lng mnh ang mc no.
- o gic tr nh xut hin khi bn nhn vo LIST T VNG.
- Nu bn qun l nng lng tt, bn s LUN LUN l con ngi
DI DO NNG LNG (FULL OF ENERGY)

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Chng 12: Ty no k 9 Bn khng c tng

Writing?
Th m t xem y c phi bn ko nh?
Bn c Writing task 2 v gi u ko bit bi ny tng s l g
c im cao. Bn cm thy trong u KO c g ht. Phi c tn 3
tng (or 2) cho bi vit m thi gian th c hn. Bn p lc. Li dnh thi
gian ngh tng tip.
Cui cng sau 5-10 pht tng cng pht ra v bn cn mt cht
thi gian ngi vit nt bi lun ngoy tht nhanh ko ko kp gi.
Xong, ht gi. i may qu va kp xong. Nhng bi ko c tt lm
do bn ko c nhiu thi gian vit v dnh nhiu thi gian cho vic ngh
tng. Ko kp chau chut bi.
--------------Nu y l bn th bn KO h n c. y l tnh trng kh ph bin
ca ngi chu . T b n ln, tng ca chng ta thng ko c
lng nghe, tn trng, hay b vi dp, hoc c lng nghe nhng ko thc hin
c. tng u b nh gi NG v SAI, thng thng ci j thy c/
sch ni l NG v nhng j KO thuc phm vi ca sch l KO ng.
iu ny v hnh chung lm cho bn CM THY cn kit v mt
tng v hnh thnh "Fear of being judged" (sociophobia) <- t mi cho bn
hc n :)). Nn thng ngh ci g cng phi theo thy c hoc theo sch
mi gi l CHUN.
Ngha l tt c cc tng xut hin trong u ca bn u phi tri
qua mt ci Filter (b lc) ri bn mi nhn thy. M b lc ny rt dy nn
tng ko thot c ra ngoi. Dn n tnh trng bn THIU TNG. V
dnh qu nhiu thi gian cho tng.
V vy the point y l bn phi B ci b lc y i. y mi l bn
cht ca vn . Nu bn KO hiu bn cht, bn c c nhiu bo hay sch
th cng vn thiu tng. Vy Uninstall b lc Bng cch no? Bn hy
take away cc s tht di y nh.
- tng KO quan trng bng cch TRNH BY tng
- Ko c tng NG hoc SAI, ch c tng.
- tng ca bn d c ngu n my cng GI TR gp 100 ln
nhng tng c.
- Ngi thng minh KO HN l ngi c tng hay khi vit IELTS.
Ngi thng minh l ngi c t tng, tng d t nhng vn t c 8.0
Writing tr ln.
- Lng nghe tng ca ngi khc, nhng KO BAO GI c nh
mt s t ho v TNG CA MNH. V in the end, TNG CA BN
l QUAN TRNG NHT (supreme). D n ko bng ngi khc.
- Ko ai c quyn c Judge (soi xt, nh gi) suy ngh/ tng ca
bn, K c thy c ca bn. Don't give them the right to judge your ideas,
YOU matter, not them.

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- Gim kho IELTS hiu iu ny v yn tm i h KO bao gi phn
xt tng ca bn. Nhng h s phn xt cch trnh by tng.
- Mt ln na hy lun t ho v TNG d c D T CA MNH.
V n xut pht t b no ca bn v phi c BN TN TRNG trc khi
ngi khc TN TRNG.
- Mc tiu ca bn KO phi l tng hay, mc tiu ca bn l
TNG D, nhng CCH trnh by tng D phi xut sc.
- It's not what you say, it's HOW you say it.
V d v mt tng d t
---Almost all subjects in schools must be replaced with video games since
there is enough evidence to infer that video games do a better job at
strengthening various brain muscles, improving memory and developing
problem solving skill. Subjects like math, literature, or chemistry appear to fail
to address those issues as they focus more on hard or raw knowledge and
memorization. In fact, students are more likely to learn vocabulary more
deeply through games than books thanks to memory reinforcement. bla bla
bla

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Chng 13: Ty no k 10 QUICK FACTS

S THT 9 - NHNG S THT V IELTS - QUICK FACTS.
1. IELTS KHNG phi l mt bi test IQ. Bn KO cn thng minh
c th c 8 hoc 9 chm IELTS. Bn hc, bn s c im cao. Period.
2. IELTS l bi kim tra v MC NGHIM TC ca bn khi hc
ting Anh. Ngi c mc nghim tc cao s c im cao v ngc li.
V vy nhng ngi c im cao l nhng ngi c MC NGHIM
TC CAO.
Lun t cu hi trong u "TI NGHIM TC CHA?"
3. IELTS KO phi l bi kim tra v nng khiu ting Anh. IELTS l bi
kim tra v MC LUYN TP, nu bn luyn tp, bn s c im cao
v ngc li. V vy, nhng ngi c im cao KO phi l ngi c nng
khiu m l ngi c MC LUYN TP CAO.
4. IELTS KO sinh ra nh bn. IELTS sinh ra test bn nhng
k nng c bn trong giao tip v hc thut. IELTS ging nh bi thi k nng
bi, nu bn tp bi, bn s c ngy bit bi (100% success rate)
5. IELTS c th s ly ca bn 2-3 nm cuc i nu bn chm ch, k
lut, nghim tc, v nng sut. Nhng n s ly ca bn 10 nm nu bn
khng c nhng iu trn.
6. IELTS l bi test d nht trong cc bi test v n ch n thun l
test ngn ng. Nu bn thy IELTS qu kh, hy th tham kho GMAT, CPA,
CFA, LSAT etc.
7. Hin tng o tng sc mnh thng s xut hin khi bn bt
u bit vit WRITING tng i tt, t vng tng i n v c th i cha
bi ngi khc. Bn s "tng" rng mnh phi c 7.5-8.0 v c th bt
u i dy.
8. T mc IELTS 1.0-6.5. Bn c dy nhng th NN HC. T
mc 6.5-9.0, bn c dy nhng th KHNG NN HC.
9. IELTS ch n gin l mt bi test ngn ng. Bn KHNG C
cho n quyn take over cuc sng ca bn. Cuc sng ca bn l quan trng
nht. D cha thi IELTS, hy vn lun vui v. V bn s c im IELTS
cao NU bn hc. (100% success rate). Stop here, read this again!
10. Mnh cha bao gi i hc thm IELTS. Nu bn t tin vo kh
nng t hc ca mnh, NG I HC.
11. Bn KHNG nn nghe nhng ngi khc phc tp ho vn v
IELTS. Hy bt tai li nu ngi ta lm vy.

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Chng 14: Nhng iu lp hc thm khng

mun bn bit
Cho cc bn. Nm mi qua chc hn vn cn nhiu bn c
mng tui. D l tin no i na th cng u ng qu nh nhau. We all love
money. Chc c nh sang nm 2015 kim c nhiu tin v gi c nhiu
tin hn nhng nm trc nh!
Mnh vo lun khi tn thi gian vng bc ca cc bn. Di
y l nhng chia s ca mnh v hc thm TA. Hy vng s gip bn quyt
nh ng.
1. C th bn thy mt s Trung tm treo bng IELTS ca mt s bn
c 8.0 IELTS ln tng. NG B NH LA. y ch s lng RT
NH nhng c nhn thnh cng sau khi hc trung tm TA. Cc c nhn
KO THNH CNG trung tm chim PHN LN nhng tt nhin l chng
ai bit ai vo ai. Show off chng ch IELTS ca mt s bn gii l mt cch
nh la bn, lm cho bn TNG B rng ai hc ra cng s c kt
qu nh th. Thc t, nu bn hc Trung tm m c 8.0, th d
ngi nu KO hc trung tm cng KO KH c s im nh vy.
=> v vy mt ln na, NEVER EVER b nh la bi my tm
bng IELTS.
2. Nu bn i hc m KO THNH CNG, bn s KO LI cho
Trung tm m thng s LI CHO CHNH BN (Li, ko c kh nng
v.v).
Trung tm cng nh vy. S LI CHO BN. y l l do nhiu
trung tm vn tn ti c n ngy nay. Bn s rt kh buc ti mt
trung tm dy KO TT, v ni no cng s kt lun rng kt qu ko c
nh l DO BN. Nhng nu kt qu bn CAO, bn v trung tm s thng
ngh rng TRUNG TM/LP HC gip bn t c kt qu ny.
=> Trung tm TA l mt l nhn cng nhanh v li cng nhanh.
ng v v b th, thit k ni tht trong ngoi p, thy c xinh p phong
nh la bn.
3. Nu bn mun t im IELTS va => Hy i hc Trung tm
Nu bn mun t im IELTS xut sc => Hy trnh xa trung tm.
Trung tm KO mun bn hiu rng nhng iu h dy bn u c
trong sch v trn mng. H vn c thuyt phc bn "Trong sch khng v
bn phi i hc ch h mi c th bit c b quyt tht s". V nhiu bn
tin si c v ng tin. (sau khi i hc xong ko hiu qu bn li v nghin
cu sch v thy tin b nhanh. Bn s li "Bit th").
Khi i hc trung tm, th bn mt KO CH L TIN.
- Bn MT thi gian (eg. 2 ting hc), trong 2 ting ny bn s hc
cng vi nhiu ngi khc. V 2 ting ny ko phi CHO MNH BN. m cn
cho ngi khc. Nhng g bn hiu ri nhng ngi khc cha hiu bn vn
phi nghe gii thch li. Bn hon ton b ng. Ngoi ra bn s sm nhn ra
ci m kin thc m h ang dy u ko mi, nhan nhn khp ni. Nhng
bn KO CHU TM. Tt c nhng g bn lm l "TIN Y, NHN TIN V
LN MNG TM H GIP TI"

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- Bn MT thi gian i li. Mi ln i i v v bn s mt 1-2 ting nu
xa. hoc na ting nu gn. y l khong thi gian bn vt vo thng rc
m vn tng rng n c gi tr. Ch trong 1-2 ting i li ny thi, khi lng
bn c th hc nh c th gp vi ln/chc ln mt bui hc Trung tm.
- Bn MT NNG LNG. Mi ln i i v v, ngi nghe ging sut 2
ting ng h. Bn s mt nng lng. Khi v n nh ri, bn s KO CN
NHIU thi gian v nng lng hc IELTS na. Bn ch c 24 gi mt
ngy v nng lng c hn.
- Bn MT THI GIAN vo nhng vic pht sinh: Bn s phi gi xe
(mt 5-10 pht, hc v i bn s phi n ung (mt 30p-1 ting), tc ng,
hc v mt phi ngh ngi, gii tr. vn vn. Nhng th ny ko ln nhng
cng dn vo s rt ng k.
Khi bn mt tin, v nhng th trn. Bn tng rng mnh i hc l
C IU KIN hn ngi ko i hc. Thc t, bn THIU IU KIN hn
h. Lun nh rng "LESS IS MORE".
TM TT
- NG BAO GI S V LO LNG khi thy cc bn ca bn x i
hc Trung tm. Cng NG BAO GI ngh rng bn vt mt cc tin vo
toilet ri git nc (Trung tm) l IELTS ca bn s automatically c 6.5
hay 7.
- Trung tm ting Anh master ngh thut nhn cng v li. Bn
khng bao gi c th tranh lun vi h. Hy khn trc khi mt tin.
- Khi i hc trung tm th bn mt khng ch l TIN.
- ng b la khi nhn vo chng ch IELTS trn tng cc trung
tm v qua cc stt. y l s lng rt nh.
- Li cui: NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER
EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER i hc Trung tm.
Mng 3 tt, chc cc bn s dng tin mng tui hp l nh

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Chng 15: Ty no k 11 Good to Great

S khc nhau v Attitude gia Good and Great English learners.
Cho cc bn. By the way, khng bit cc bn c cun Good to
Great (t tt n v i) - Jim Collins cha? y l mt cun sch nh v
kinh doanh/doanh nghip v rt c tnh ty no mnh. Bn no thch c
sch v kinh doanh th give it a try nh kiki emoticon
Chng ta thng hay thua l do TM L
S KHC BIT 1.
Good English learners: IELTS l mt thc o trnh , ng cp c
nhn, kh nng ting Anh sang chnh, c IELTS cao l c mi th
Great English learners: IELTS/ting Anh l mt cng c khng hn ko
km, n sinh ra lm n l v phc v cho mnh v chng c g phi t ho
khi c IELTS cao v ai cng c th t c (nu thc s mun). Trn i
ny c nhiu th khc quan trng hn ci chng ch IELTS
S KHC BIT 2.
Good English learners: Showcase t vng phc tp, cu trc di l
cch th hin ting Anh tt
Great English learners: Showcase s r rng (clarity), s ngn gn
(brevity) v tnh logic mi l cch th hin ting Anh tt. S dng ngn ng
n gin chnh xc l nh cao ca ngn ng fancy
S KHC BIT 3.
Good English learners: IELTS s gip bn tng thu nhp"
Great English learners: IELTS s khng gip bn tng nhiu thu nhp,
Corporate English mi gip bn tng thu nhp
S KHC BIT 4.
Good English learners: "IELTS Examiners l thnh, bt k nhng g h
ni ra l chun v p dng vi tt c cc trng hp"
Great English learners: "IELTS Examiners c kin KO ging nhau,
phn nhiu cng ch tham kho. Ch nn nghe theo kin no MAKE
SENSE v AN TON cho mi trng hp"
S KHC BIT 5.
Good English learners: Ti thch download v su tp sch IELTS
Great English learners: Ti tng thch su tp v down sch
IELTS, v ti pht hin rng y l mt vng lun qun, v ti... CHNG BAO
GI tho mn
S KHC BIT 6.
Good English learners: Cc bi essay IELTS u rt ngha v nht
l nhng bi im cao"
Great English learners: Cc bi essay IELTS u so rng v nht
nho. IELTS Writing ch l ni ngi ta bt li ng php v cch dng t
c bn ch chng ai care bn ngh g. Bn khng cn sng tht vi bn thn
ca mnh trong IELTS writing, hy chn ba mt tng v bo v n d
bn ko thch"

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Chng 16: Xin cho, cm n, khng c g Bn

c chc mnh lm ng?
Chng ta u bit cho hi cm n l nhng th d nht trong ting
Anh. Lp i lp li n boring, nhng li l th tc KO TH THIU trong giao
tip hng ngy ca bn ty (v c ta)
V tt nhin hu nh chng ta u KHNG gp kh khn trong cch
cho hi cm n.
Tuy nhin, mnh pht hin c mt s li cc k QUEN THUC nhiu
bn v c mnh. Qua thi gian mnh xy dng mt vi quy tc nh nhng cn
thit nh sau, cc bn tham kho nu c th ng gp thm nh! kiki
emoticon
QUY TC 1. LUN LUN tr li "You're welcome" OR "No problem"
OR tng t nu ngi khc ni "Thank you".
Chng ta thng t c thi quen ni "You're welcome" v ting Vit
ko c ngha tng t v bi v trong sch v t ni n "You're welcome" i
khi ngh rng "You're welcome" ch l optional, c cng c ko c cng ko
sao. NHNG "You're welcome" cc k quan trng v cn thit. Nu ta ko tr
li khi nhn c li cm n s RT BT LCH S.
QUY TC 2: HN CH ni "Thank you so much".
"Thank you so much" c ng Vit dng kh ph bin. Chng ta
thng c xu hng biu l s lch s v thn thin. Tuy nhin "Thank you
so much" l cm rt him khi dng v ch dng khi ngi khc lm g thc
s ngha v quan trng cho mnh. Ngoi ra nu dng trn lan s rt k quc
v n mang s nghim tc (hi c cht mang n). Ni "thank you so much"
nhiu cn lm cho chng ta yu ui v i khi b ngi khc xem l thiu
chn tht. Nn dng "Thank you very much" hoc "Thank you" l
QUY TC 3: Khi cha nghe r ngi i din v mun ngi ta nhc
li. NEVER dng "sorry?". Hy dng "Pardon me"
"sorry?" v "Pardon me" c ngha ging nhau. Tuy nhin "sorry?" hi
c tnh cht khiu khch kiu "my nhc li xem no" :)) Bn ty rt hn ch
dng. Mt khc "Pardon me" lch s v neutral hn nhiu.
QUY TC 4: CC HN CH DNG "Thanks a lot"
A: "You're dumb"
B: "Thanks a lot".
"Thanks a lot" c dng mt cch sarcastically nhiu hn l dng
biu l s cm n chn thnh.
Cn na nhng hin ti mnh k nh ht. Lc no nh ra mnh li c
Phn 2 nh kiki emoticon Thank you so much for reading! nhm Thanks for
reading!

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Chng 17: Listening Skill - Tt c nhng g bn

mun nghe u nm trong chng ny
Cho cc bn. Nu bn ang thc mc ti sao mnh luyn nghe mi
m ko ln c hoc ln rt chm, bn nghe m ko hiu g, ngi ta ni qu
nhanh, v qu kh nghe,
Bn cng c th s nghi ng rng nhng g bn sp c tip theo
y CHNG KHC G nhng tips chia s c v chung chung v Listening
trn ci newsfeeds bn c hng ngy. c mi c mi cng ko thay i
c g. Nu vy, mnh xin ni lun, c xong bi ny bn S thay i, bn
S nghe tt hn nhiu v TN t thi gian cng sc v tin bc hn. Bn s
KO cn cm gic kh chu khi ko nghe c na. Mnh mun bn c tht
CHM RI nh.
---------------Tr khi bn nghe tt, Hy LUN LUN c transcript trc khi
nghe, gch chn t vng, expression, dng Google nghin cu cch dng
ca cc t vng/expression trong ng cnh ca bi nghe.
Bn s coi transcript ca bi nghe nh mt bi READING. C gng
HIU cn k ci transcript y. T kho y l HIU. Bn phi HIU ci
bi reading (transcript) y trc khi bn nghe. Nu cn th nn c i c li
vi ln hiu. C tng tng ra ng cnh bi nghe l g cng r nt cng
tt.
Sau bn cp bi nghe vo smartphone, cm tai nghe nghe i
nghe li 100 n 1000 ln (nn nghe nhng lc thi gian cht nh khi ang
ra bt hoc i b ngoi ng). T kho y l NGHE I NGHE LI 1001000 ln. Ni vy thi ch n ln th 200 bn va bt ln N ni 1 cu bn
HIU HT cu th 2 th 3 ri.
Lc ny bn s c th move on sang bi nghe khc. Li lp li cc
bc trn. Nhng s ko ch nghe bi nghe ny m cn PHI nghe c bi
nghe trc na nh!
S c mt s tht xut hin l ban u nghe bn s thy kh chu v
KO hiu ht. Bn hy chp nhn s tht ny. V ai cng phi tri qua bc
ny ko ai trnh khi khi mi bt u.
Tm tt:
B1: c, nghin cu transcript tht k nh mt bi reading.
B2: Cp vo iPod/iPhone, nghe i nghe li hng trm-> nghn ln
B3: Chuyn sang bi nghe mi, lp li bc 1, ng thi vn TIP
TC nghe bi nghe trc d hiu ht ri.
----------------Ti sao mnh li khng nh tnh hiu qu?
Trong nm 2013, mnh dnh 3 thng hc ting Mandarin, 3 thng
hc ting Php, 3 thng hc ting c v 3 thng hc Cantonese. Mnh ko
hc nhiu ng php t vng m ch mun hc giao tip. Thm ch b hc
trng m u hc ngn ng. Nu bn hi mnh dnh my ting hc
ting Trung mi ngy, mnh tr li l > 10 ting (cm tai nghe). V vy mnh
KO c thi gian i hc lp ting Trung cng nh hc bi trng. Mnh
KO cn "Tm ngn ng". Mnh nghe ch ng ngay t u n cui.

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Hin gi sang Canada mnh c th giao tip c bn vi ngi Hong
Kong, TQ i lc, ng Quebec bng ngn ng ca h mt cch v lng. To
c n tng v gn gi, establish rapport very quickly.
V mnh p dng 3 bc n gin trn. iu quan trng l AI
cng c th p dng c. Nu bn p dng cho ting Anh th sau 3 thng
bn s thay i.
Sau 1-2 nm bn thm ch KO cn nghe ht cng on c n sp
ni g.
y l cch hc ch ng hiu qu nht. Cn nghe th ng, bn c
nghe 1000 nm cng ch thy m thanh quen quen thi ch vn vt nghe
sm.
Bn c th nghe trang ny (http://www.esl-lab.com/). Giao din n
gin, nhiu bi nghe, c transcript, c gii thch, ng cnh thc t v gn gi.
(ngoi ra nu mun tp trung IELTS, bn nn nghe trong sch luyn IELTS
cng OK, chn bi nghe c transcript).
Lu nh: Khi cp vo smartphone ca bn, ko nn cp qu nhiu.
Cp tng bi nghe mt, xong bi ny mi cp thm.
FYI Nu bn no cng thch hc my ngn ng trn, mnh recommend
quyn Linguaphone (french/german), Mandarin (Pimsleur & Slowchinese.com), Cantonese (Pimsleur)

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Chng 18 - Bi Essay Sample/Analysis DUY

NHT bn cn c trc khi thi

Ti sao mnh c IELTS Writing 9.0? (chi tit)

Cho cc bn, mnh cha bao gi vit bi hng dn IELTS Writing
mt cch c th, c nhiu bn phn nn vi mnh l yu writing mun cch
hc tht chi tit ch khng chung chung nh my bi u mnh vit. V Bi
vit ny s RT CHI TIT, v nu bn ko phi l Advanced, bn s gt hi
c RT nhiu t bi phn tch ny.
y l bi essay th 2 mnh vit k t khi tham gia GROUP, bi th
nht tri lu ri nn coi nh ko c kiki emoticon. Mnh s phn tch bi ny c
th. Mnh khuyn khch cc bn c i c li nhiu ln nghin cu tht k
nht l trc khi thi. Ngoi ra, mnh cng ni lun mc d mnh c 9.0

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Writing, mnh KO khng nh bi ny c. 9. Nu bn ngh bi ny thp hn,
th ng l kh nng tht s ca mnh ch n vy m thi.
1. Bi essay ny structure nh sau: 4 on (intro, 2 body para, v
conclusion). Rt straightforward. Gm 14 CU tt c, mnh phn b rt u:
Intro 2 cu, body 10 cu, Conclusion 2 cu. Lu , Intro v Conclusion bn
ch nn vit mi on HAI CU. V sao? V 2 cu l qu yu cu ko tha
ko thiu, tha s b kh nng TR im hoc mt n tng. Body bn c th
FREE STYLE mt cht, tc l s lng cu tu bn, min sao ko qu di
hoc qu ngn.
2. Intro gm 2 cu:
- Cu 1: General Statement => l mt cu chung chung so rng, bn
c th chm gi d dng kiu bi cnh lin quan n ch bi vit. Cu ny
KO CN kin thc x hi nhiu nh bn tng.
- Cu 2: Answer the question => bn tr li cu hi bi mt cch
ngn gn. Mnh dng "The returns are highly justifiable" thay cho "the
advantages outweigh the disadvantages". y KO phi l mt cu fancy,
nhng rt DEEP v mt meaning => n im trn vn phn INTRO
2. BODY TH NHT - ni v Advantages.
- Cu 3: Cu ch - Bn cht ca cu ny l ngi c c xong cu
ny l BIT c ngay lp tc NI DUNG ca C paragraph. Cu ny v
cng quan trng. Tuyt i ko lm confuse gim kho nh cc bn. Dng cu
ch cng clear cng tt. Cu ch ny mnh nu ra cc chnh:
TRAVELLING, VOLUNTEERING, and WORKING => n im Trn vn cu
ba
- Cu 4: Supporting idea 1 => t tng ca bn lp vo thi, mnh nhc
li bn ko cn tng hay, tng d cng c. Vn s n im trn vn.
Supporting Idea 1 vn hi chung chung nn cn cu 5
- Cu 5: B tr cho Supporting idea 1 => Cause-effect relationship.
Mnh dng "Such" lin kt cu 4 v 5. => n im trn vn cu 4-5
- Cu 6: Supporting idea 2 => Dng "besides" cho tit kim giy, lin
kt nh 2 cu 5 v 6. Cu 6 li l cause-effect, gim kho thch iu ny. Cm
"are more likely to" lm cho bi ca bn nh mt bi nghin cu. "accrue" l
mt t rt fancy v hc thut. "Thereby" l t him khi dng trong vn ni,
gp nhiu nht trong vn bn lut, ch cause-effect, dng c gii hn s rt
gy n tng, dng nhiu ko tt => n im trn vn cu 6 ( )
- Cu 7: Illustration cho supporting idea 2 => lm r hn v tng tnh
thuyt phc cho Cu 6. "Blue-collar job" l t hay dng trong business m ch
ngh chn tay. Mnh dng "Even" kt ni Cu 6 v Cu 7. n im trn
vn cu 7
=> Tm li Body th nht 5 cu u rt cht ch, clear, ngn gn, tothe-point.
3. BODY TH 2 - ni v Disadvantages.
- Cu 8 - Cu ch cho on 2. Ngn gn v clear => n im trn
vn (ngi chm ko expect g thm cu ny).
- Cu 9 - Supporting idea 1 - Tng t
- Cu 10 - B tr cho supporting idea 1, 2 cu ny lin kt cht ch vi
nhau. Cu 10 c tnh cause-effect, gim kho a chung.

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- Cu 11 - Supporting idea 2 - Ln ny dng "Also" cho tit kim giy.
Lin kt cu 10 vi 11
- Cu 12 - Supporting idea 3 - Dng "In addition" lin kt cu 11 v 12,
pht trin nt 3.
Phn ny ko c g l, ng php ok t vng va phi, kt ni tt => n
im trn vn.
4. CONCLUSION => Sp c v nh ri.
- Cu 13 - Mt cu so rng, bn li tr li li (khng nh li) kin
ca mnh.
- Cu 14 - Cu ng bi vit. Mnh thay "gap year" thnh "short break"
cho n phong ph nh.
5. Nhn chung, bi vit ny mnh tun theo tt c cc quy tc mnh lit
k bi vit "Ti t IELTS 8.5 nh th no" mc Writing maximize s
im. l
- KO DNG "I" "we" "you" d cho bi hi v Your opinion
- DNG CC T "which, that" to cu phc
- KO DNG cc cm so rng nh "it is obvious that" "it is undeniable
that" "It seems to me that" or "it should be pointed out that"
- Cc u to-the-point v ko lm confuse ngi c.
Cc t vng n im:
1. The returns
2. Highly justifiable
3. Deferring entry
4. Constructive activities
5. Accrue
6. Job prospects
7. Appreciation
8. Blue-collar job
9. Lost wages
10. Justified
Tm tt:
1. Intro ch vit 2 cu: General statement v opinion. Ko nn lan man.
2. Mi body para phi c cu ch tht clear. Cc supporting ideas
phi kt ni vi nhau cht ch (rt n gin dng my t transitional). Nn
dng cause-effect, so snh, hoc illustration
3. Conclusion vit 2 cu: Tr li cu hi li ln na v 1 cu ng
Mt ln na trc khi thi mnh khuyn khch cc bn c bi ny nh.
(mnh ch vit v phn tch mt bi ny thi v bn cht ko khc g nhau).
Thank you for your survival after reading this.

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Chng 19 - CUI CNG, bn cng tm thy

cch hc T vng nh nht
Nu bn ang c nhng dng ny v c nh c tip, th bn l
mt trong nhng ngi rt may mn. Cho php mnh n mt t, nhng ng
nh vy, bn rt may mn. OK OK nu bn ngh mnh chun b vit v...
google image, th y cng ch l BC MT thi.
Mnh KO hc t vng mt cch ch ng (rt t), n thng t n
vo in su vo no mnh rt tnh c t nhin. Mnh t hi TI SAO li nh
vy?
Cui cng mnh cng c cu tr li. V nhng th bn sp c di
y, mnh khuyn bn ko nn p dng nhiu qu. V nu p dng nhiu qu
bn thm ch i lc cn KO bit gii thch bng Ting Vit th no m phi
dng ting Anh gii thch cho ngi khc hiu. T vng ting Anh ca bn
s ghim su vo no v bn s KO ti no TY n ra c (indelibility)
V tt nhin, tiu ch v nhng PP mnh nu ra vn l PHI D, CC
D p dng. Mnh ko thch nhng PP phc tp v va tn nron thn kinh
va ko hiu qu.
--------------------------------Okay, Trc ht, bn hy nhng t sau:
Hot, sexy, lesbian, chat, gay, share, comment, like, marketing, sales,
post...
V D: Hm nay mnh i ung cafe, gp mt c nng rt hot, rt sexy.
Mnh xin facebook add friend, sau like post ca em , em vo comment
nhit tnh. Hai bn mnh chat vi nhau. Nhng cui cng mnh pht hin ra
em l les.
Nu bn k, nhng t trn l nhng t TING ANH m bn dng
NH TING VIT. Bn thm ch i khi cn KO NHN THC c n l
ting Anh. Bn dng v giao tip hng ngy hng gi. Nhng t ny in
su vo no bn. Bn KO gt ra c (Indelible).
V vy cch mnh nu ra y l, "Nu bn mun hc t ting Anh
no, hy THAY TH n trong cu TING VIT. Mnh c cc v d sau.
V d 1: (GENERAL) The point that I wanna make here is, bn rt
punctual, ci punctuality ca bn thc s c mi ngi highly appreciated.
Mnh hon ton support v mun everyone to see you as an example of a
responsible employee.
V d 2: (COMMUNICATION) Trong communication, mi th cn phi
concise, trnh s dng fancy words lm confuse ngi c. Ko nn ni
nhng iu you want to speak m nn ni nhng iu ngi khc wanna
hear.
V d 3 da trn mt s vic c tht: (LUT) Henry Nguyn (thy
Thanh IELTS) do sue (kin) mt bn for Defamation (bi nh, hu hoi uy
tn) v accused bn ny dng defamatory statements trong post ca bn .
Tuy nhin, bn ny c reasonable ground express that opinion v ci
opinion ny benefits the public. Sau khi c proof chng minh nhng
iu bn ni l s tht, tc thy Thanh IELTS is a fraud (l mt tn la
o). Nhng bn b hi c th sue thy Thanh IELTS (Henry Nguyn) for

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breach of contract, fraudulent misrepresentation, la o chim ot ti sn,
v s c criminal records vnh vin trong profile cng punitive damages (tin
pht) . ng s ko bao gi c th go overseas ch ng ni l sang
Vancouver, Canada (ni c t l Visa trt nhiu nht) v nu ko i c
cng kh lng xin vic bt c u. His life is DONE. Li thot cho Henry
Nguyn? He should confess his misconduct, stop fucking around (people are
NOT stupid) and ask the plaintiffs (bn khi kin) for settlement (dn xp) nu
ko mun b kin v c vt nh mi mi trong h s.
Qua 3 v d trn c th thy t vng tun vo u rt nhanh v bn
cung cp cho n ci ng cnh (context) thc ca bn. Mnh v von y l PP
gip tim t vng vo mu bn ch ko n thun l ...hp th qua da u
nh cc PP khc grin emoticon.
Mnh bit s c mt vi bn KO ng tnh vi cch hc ny v cho rng
mnh. ang gp phn lm mt i s trong sng ca ting Vit. Nhng theo
mnh y l cch nhanh nht v hiu qu nht i vi mnh. Mnh p dng
mt cch trn lan v thm ch cn ko aware c. V mnh nc ngoi nn
vic ni chuyn vi ngi Vit kiu nh ny l chp nhn c. Cn Vit
Nam, thit ngh ch nn p dng khi bn thc hnh VI MT MNH BN v
ngh trong u thi ch ko nn dng trong daily conversation nh, s rt
weird v other people may not like that.

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Chng 20 - Hc t vng qua cc bi Reading

nh mt i gia.

Cho cc bn! Mnh l mt ngi tit kim v mnh cng KO phi i

gia. Nhng mnh thch hc Reading theo kiu i gia.
Trang sch m cc bn thy trong nh l t mt cun Lut bng ting
Anh m mnh ang hc (gi hn 200 ~ 4 triu VND). y l mt cun sch
rt t tin, mnh cn rng mua hc. Tuy nhin nu bn mn cun
ca mnh xem qua, cc bn s thy mnh vit CHI CHT NOTE ln cc trang
giy. Giy rt thm s rt sng. Nhng mnh vit KO thng xt.
V ko ch c mi cun ny nh vy. Tt c cc cun sch vit bng TA
mnh u i x tng t. Rt tn nhn. Mnh KO thch nng niu sch nh
mt bu vt thnh thong mi m ra ngm ngha. Mnh thch cy nt n v
ht ht gi tr ca n. Again, sch sinh ra KO phi chng ta nng niu, sch
sinh ra lm n l cho chng ta. D n l cun sch 500 , n vn ch l
n l (cao cp) ko hn ko km.
Ti sao mnh li ni nhng iu trn? V mnh thy nhiu bn (k c
mnh ngy xa) KO dm vit g ln sch. C t mi bn thng vit ra mt
quyn v hoc mt t giy khc ri vit ngha (gii thch) ra. Qua thi gian
bn su tp vi nghn t vng trong quyn v v hu nh chng my
khi ng vo. Cho d bn c ng vo quyn t vng thng xuyn th
bn cng vn KO nh c lu do quyn t vng ca bn KO C NG
CNH. Nu ko c ng cnh bn s KO TH IN t vng vo no c. y
l cch hc ca th k 20. V bn, d l beginner hay advanced hy trnh xa
cch ny.
Sch ting Anh, on the other hand, c ng cnh, ni dung. Bn nn tr
thnh i gia v take note t vng (gii thch) ngay bn cnh t y, khoanh
trn t y cho ni bt NGAY TRONG SCH. Nn vit SYNONYM ca t
mi bn va tra v vit tht ngn gn. Ln sau bn mun N LI t vng th
ch cn GI SCH RA c mt lt l bn NH HT ngay lp tc.

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Ging nh nguyn tc hc Listening mnh nu ra, hc Reading cng
cn phi N GIN nht c th. Bn hon ton KO cn mt quyn v no
ghi t vng. Tt c bn cn l MT QUYN SCH v MT CI BT.
V hc v Business nn mnh c rt nhiu mn hc khc nhau. Mi
mn u c nhiu concepts v gn lin vi nhiu t hc thut c bit cho ci
mn y. Nu mnh dng v ghi chp t vng chc hin gi mnh phi c vi
chc cun ri v qu nhiu t/concepts. Nhng mnh chn cch vit ht vo
sch. Mi ln n li mn no mnh gi ra c lt mt pht nm c rt
nhanh mn y. V again, trong sch c NG CNH (Context), v ghi chp
KO c ng cnh.
Btw, mnh l mt hc sinh h, i hc trng hon ton KO c v ghi
chp. Mnh thy ghi chp l mt cch lm cho b no hot ng mt mi v
confused. Ghi chp l mt cch hc th ng ch ko ch ng nh ta vn
ngh. V nhiu khi bn ghi nhng KO hiu v ghi xong cng y, rt mt
thi gian v gy chn. Mi ln tip thu bt c th g trn lp bn li phi qua
mt ln ghi chp vo quyn v. Mnh C ghi chp nhng thng ghi vo
trong sch v ghi RT ngn gn. Ch ghi nhng th CC QUAN TRNG m
trong sch ko c hoc ni ko chi tit. Ngoi ra thy c dy th c gng hiu
lun trn lp v nh c qua my ci note ghi trong sch.
TM TT:
0. Change a little, improve A LOT
1. Bn hy hc Reading nh mt i gia. Vit vo sch ko xt giy.
2. Sch l n l ca mnh. Mnh ko phi l n l ca sch.
3. Tt c bn cn trong Reading l mt quyn sch v mt ci bt
4. V ghi chp t vng l cch hc ca th k 20. Nn trnh xa.
5. Ghi trc tip vo sch gip mnh nh lu hn RT NHIU do sch
c ng cnh, v ghi chp KO c.
6. V ghi chp l mt Energy-sucker, try to get rid of it.
7. Nu bn cn lng l vic c nn vit vo sch hay ko, xin hy nh
"Bn l mt i gia"

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Chng 21: T nay bn ht s Speaking - QUY

TC 3 PHT
I agree. Bn hu nh ko th tm thy mt cun sch dy hon chnh v
Speaking. C th bn tm thy mt cun o diu v cch vit Writing,
Listening, or Reading. But when it comes to Speaking, hu nh ko c nhiu
sch ni v ch ny v cng ko gip ch c g nhiu.
Cch tt nht mnh mun khuyn bn hc speaking tt l: Ni mt
mnh, ni chuyn vi Ty, v nghe nhiu. Tuy nhin nu bn ko c iu kin
ni chuyn vi Ty m CH c th ni MT MNH v thy kh khn...Th
nhng g bn sp c di y s gip bn thay i. V li ln nht m
chng ta gp l BI NI LM CH MNH. Trong khi MNH PHI LM
CH BI NI. Di y l nhng quy tc gip bn vt qua mi ro cn v
LM CH BI NI.
1. QUY TC 3 PHT: Bn LUN cn t nht 3 pht "mess up"
trc khi luyn speaking.
Hy tng tng bn ang luyn speaking nh v ni v ch
Describe a magazine you like. Vng, v bn nhn ci bi, ko bit ni g. Ko
c tng. Bn hong s. 1 pht tri qua bn vn ko bit ni g. Sau bn
c mt vi tng nho nh. Nhng ko cho bi ni. Bn cng hong. V
cui cng bn quyt inh b cuc "Thi ko luyn speaking na kh qu nn
qu".
Bn b cuc v bn ko bit n quy tc 3 pht. Ngy trc, khi luyn
speaking mnh lun dnh cho bn thn khong 3 pht ni mt cch t do
v mt ch . ng sai ng php t vng KO QUAN TRNG. 3 pht ny l
3 pht t do nht trong cuc i bn. Bn ni g cng c. Ni luyn thuyn
v ch ny hay nhng ci ko lin quan. Your choice. y l 3 pht gip
bn LM CH BI NI.
V d. Describe a magazine you like
3 pht u: "magazine? who likes magazine? I never read magazine?
it's hard to read, oh no, I like magazine, it's cool. Oh yeah my dad loves
magazine. Why? because he likes showbiz world. hahaha Oh I'm kidding, he
only reads stuff like politics. I hate politics. I dont know why people like
politics. It's on TV all the time. So boring. So fucking boring. Well, so what
kind of magazine do I like? I'm not sure. Maybe business? Oh yeah. Business
is my favorite subject. Bla bla bla.
Keep doing that 3 pht hoc lu hn. YOUR CHOICE. Sau khi bn
warm up bng 3 pht mess up luyn thuyn kia. Bn lm CH BI NI v
sn sng ni mt cch c t chc v t nhin hn. Nu trong 3 pht ny bn
ko ni c nhiu cng ko sao ht. Bn li tip tc cho mnh 3 pht ni linh tinh
tip theo cho n khi bn c th ni c nhiu v cm thy bn LM CH.
Nu bn thy my ngi trn TED TALK h ni rt tri chy v hon
chnh, th h ko ch c 3 pht nh vy m cn nhiu hn. H phi chun b rt
k v luyn tp ni rt nhiu.
Tm tt:
1. Mt bi ni hon ho lun bt u vi 3 pht mess up.
2. 3 pht ny gip bn lm ch bi ni. Lm cho no hot ng.

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3. 3 pht ny l 3 pht t do nht cuc i bn, bn ni nhng g mnh
bit v ch y. Ni linh tinh. Ni ngn, ni di. ng sai ng php ko
quan trng. Your choice.
4. Ht 3 pht bn CHC CHN bn s thy quen hn nhiu v bn
hon ton t tin ni mt cch t nhin nhng iu bn suy ngh v thch.
5. Khi bn lm ch bi ni th bi ni ca bn mi c th t nhin
c.
6. Ko bao gi hc thuc transcript speaking v bn ko speak nhng
iu bn ngh v no bn ko h hot ng.
7. 3 pht ny bn PHI ni luyn thuyn, nu cha luyn thuyn m li
qu hay l CHA T.

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Chng 22 - Vit Writing nh mt nh T Bn

Cho cc bn. Nu cc bn c quyn Handbook, chc cc bn
bit phn no tnh cch ca mnh. V tt nhin qua ni chuyn mnh cng
hiu hn nhiu v cc bn. We are now getting even closer.
Trong Handbook mnh c chia s:
1. T IELTS 1.0-6.5 bn c dy nhng th NN hc, t IELTS 6.59.0, bn c dy nhng th KO NN HC.
2. Nu ai phc tp ho vn v IELTS, tt c nhng g bn cn
lm l bt tai li.
3. Chng ta ang sng trong k nguyn Social Media, chng ta MT
TP TRUNG, v thng b ngi khc nh hng m KO nhn ra. Nu KO
gi vng chnh kin bn s KO th i tip (m s i lng vng KO ti ch).
4. Thng tin trn Internet ch c 1% l kim cng, 9% l vng, 90%
cn li l rc. Tp trung vo 1% v 9%, ignore 90% kia. LESS IS MORE
5. Nu bn b ca bn x i hc thm IELTS, ng lo lng. V mnh
cng ko i hc thm v cng ko h thng minh hn bn. t nht bn cn c
mnh bn cnh. Dont feel lonely.
-------------Tt c mi th u kt ni vi nhau cht ch. V hm nay mnh s
chia s vi mi ngi cch hiu ca mnh v WRITING IELTS, nhng iu
lp hc c kh nng dy SAI cho bn, nhng iu bn KO NN HC, bn
s t hiu qu NGAY LP TC.
-------------1. KO HC NHIU Transitional Words.
Conversely, moreover, furthermore, what's more, to illustrate, take bla
bla bla as an example, by way of example, to put it another way, by way of
contrast, last but not least, in other words. etc.
C th bn c dy cch dng nhiu Transitional words cho bi vit
kt ni cht ch phong ph. Nhng bit nhiu Transitional words KO gip bn
c im cao. Thm ch n cn lm cho bn im km i. L do? V mt bi
writing KO cn nhiu transitional words n th. Bn cn 5-6 t l . Cng
nhiu cng v ngha cng confuse ngi chm. Di y l cc transitional
words mnh dng cho hu nh tt c cc bi WRITING.
1. Also, (4 ch ci)
2. Besides (7 ch ci)
3. In addition, (nhiu ch nhng thng dng)
4. In contrast,
5. Therefore
6. For example.
7. In fact
y l 7 transitional words gip mnh t IELTS WRITING 9.0 v im
A+ trong cc bi Essay trng H. Cc transitional words khc l nhng t
lm cho bi ca bn rm r v nhiu m. Thiu thuyt phc. V vy nu ai
dy bn qu nhiu Transitional words phc tp vi o tng l s gy n
tng cho gim kho. Hy bt tai, nhm mt hoc cp sch ra v.
2. BN NN BO V MI TRNG khi vit Writing (Nu bn KO aim
cao hn 7.5 hy B QUA phn ny)

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Mnh lun tit kim giy ti a khi vit Writing. C th bn cho rng
mnh ging Quyt i ca. Nhng mnh s cho y l mt li khen. C th bn
thi tp lm vn ting Vit, vit 12 trang 3 t giy khin cc bn khc ngng
m v c 10 Vn. Nhng khi vit ting Anh, nu bn C vit di trong
khi bn hon ton c th vit ngn hn communicate mt point l bn
TRT. Nu bn dng "take bla bla as an example" trong khi bn c th
dng "for example" => bn mt im. V gim kho s cho rng bn s dng
t qu lng ph. Bn ch c vit 250-300 t m dng tn 1 2 3 4 5 6 t ni
"for example". Furthermore c 11 ch ci trong khi Also ch c 4 ch ci.
Therefore 9 ch ci formal hn So nn dng Therefore hp l.
Tm li mnh c rt nhiu bi Writing Sample trn mng ch thy vi
bi bo v mi trng, nhng bi cn li rt lng ph s lng t. Gy mt
thin cm. Nu bn ngh Ty giu c v snh iu th ng nh vy. Nhng
Ty snh iu kiu t bn, bn n giu nh s dng ngun lc hiu qu
thng minh ch ko snh iu kiu hoang ph. V vy hy bo v mi trng
v vit Writing nh mt nh T Bn.
AGAIN, Mnh ko bit phi nhn mnh bao nhiu ln 3 t nh cao nht
mi thi i "LESS IS MORE".

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Chng 23 - Vit Writing IELTS nh mt nh T

Bn (PHN 2).
---------------Kien Tran's IELTS Handbook---------70,000 lt download Handbook. l mt con s kh bt ng. Nu
gi s trong s 70,000 ny c 35,000 ngi t nay s t hc. Mi ngi s
tit kim 8 triu VND tin i hc IELTS. 35,000 ngi nhn 8,000,000 VND =
280,000,000,000 (VND). V hnh chung mnh tit kim cho cng ng hc
IELTS 280 t VND. YES, 280 t VND l 14 TRIU DOLLARs!!! Cc bn thy
ko. Dy IELTS, lm giu ko kh.
-----------Vit IELTS nh mt nh T bn (Phn 2).
Nh t bn KO i Roll-Royce, ko i Bentley, ko i Lamborghini (siu
sang). Nh t bn cng KO i Wave tu (Hng bnh dn)
Nhng Nh t bn i Mercedes, BMW, v Lexus (Hng sang).
Nu vit IELTS nh mt nh t bn, bn s KO dng nhiu Fancy
words (siu sang), KO dng nhiu too-simple words (hng trung) m dng
JUST-FINE words (Hng sang). Nu bn dng qu nhiu Fancy words, im
IELTS Writing ca bn s ko vt qu 7, tng t vi too-simple words.
Dng JUST-FINE Words, im ca bn s t maximum.
Dnh cho dn ho hc. Nu bn thi qu t CO2 (hng trung), kt ta
s ko t MAX, thi qu nhiu cng nh vy. Thi va => Maximum
Dnh cho dn kinh t. Nu bn sn xut qu t sn phm => Li nhun
s ko max. Tng t nu sn xut qu nhiu. Sn xut va => maximum.
V d:
1. Nhng t Roll-royce bn cn trnh xa: Loquacious (means
talkative), mellifuous (sweet), assiduous (hard-working), peccadillo (small
fault) v.v Nhng t ny bn ch hc khi theo ui SAT hay GRE, trong IELTS
ko p dng. Hoc nu p dng => keep it minimal.
2. Nhng t qu n gin (wave tu): Big, small, nice v.v
3. Nhng t Mercedes, BMW, Lexus: Reasonable, justify, recognized,
phenomenon, attempt, considered, significant, infer, suggest, evidence, YOU
NAME IT.
Dng nhng t Mercedes s khin bi bn t maximum s im v
Lexical resource. Dng nhng t Roll-royce s lm gim im, dng nhng
t Wave tu s ko tng im.
Li cui:
S mt mt khong thi gian c cc ti liu nghin cu hc thut tht
s bn c th thm nhun t tng Mescedes (T bn). Qua c nhiu,
bn s sm nhn ra thng no l Wave tu, thng no l Roll-royce v thng
no mi l Mercedes!
Khi vit Writing, bn hy vit nh mt nh T bn.

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Chng 24 - Ty no k 12 - Bn KO c n You're NOT lonely.

----------------Cho cc bn. Nu cc bn hc IELTS, c bit l t hc v nu tm
l bn KO vng, s c nhiu lc bn lo lng v trn tr. Hng m trc khi
ng thng t hi "Bao gi mnh t IELTS cao s sung sng lm nh, s
c nhiu c hi n vi mnh hn, s ni ting Anh nh gi cm gic rt
tuyt" ri bn li chm vo gic ng, quyt tm ngy mai s lao u vo luyn
tp.
Hm sau n, bn cm thy xung quanh ch c MNH BN. V mt
ng sch trc mt, mi th trong nh ba bn, cnh vt bun t, gi thi
u hiu. Chng c ai hc cng Ting Anh hay trc tip P mnh hc. Bn
LUN C M c mt ai , mt nhn vt no t trn tri xut hin,
hiu bn, lun bn cnh bn ng vin bn mi ngy, mng bn bn cng
vui, min sao phi c AI bn cnh bn c IM TA c gng. Ngy
ny qua ngy khc, bn vn KO tm c. Bn cm thy mi th chng c
ngha.. V i lc bn nhn ra, nhng g thng Kin Trn vit trong sch rt
hay v thc t, nhng N li KO bn cnh mnh mi lc mi ni, mnh vn
c n hc ting Anh v KO thy ch n vi ci bn hc ln xn, con
ng vn cn di v KO C AI BN CNH.
S THT 12 - Chng ta thng C AO mt ch da v ai cng s
C N, nhng S THT l phn ln ch da KO TN TI hoc RT
T tin.
Nu bn tng ngh nh vy th bn KO H C N. V c rt rt
nhiu ngi nh bn. Chng ta ng cm. Nu bn cm thy c n khi nhn
thy bn b ca bn i hc IELTS trong khi bn vn ngi nh th mnh cng
nh vy. Mnh ko khc g bn. Mnh cng tng c m c ai lm ch
da cho mnh.
V Cun Handbook ny vit ra gip bn thot khi cm gic c
n. N s lin tc update gip bn, mc d k c KO cn update cng
qu bn sn sng t hc. Nh vy, cun sch lun bn cnh bn
tng chng ng. Mnh KO cn mt ng "thy A IELTS" v bn cng vy.
ng "thy A IELTS" KO hiu bn thn bn bng bn. Bn l ngi hiu bn
thn bn nht v bn l ngi quyt nh BN HC THEO KIU NO hp
vi bn.
Ti sao mnh KO thch i hc thm? V mnh c th DISAGREE vi
hu ht cc cch luyn thi v logic m ng thy A thy B nu ra. KO phi v
mnh gii hn ng m v mnh HIU mnh hn ng v mnh bit bn thn
mnh cn g hn. Ngoi ra, hu ht nhng phng php hc IELTS mnh c
trn mng u hay nhng KO ng dng c hoc KO hiu qu, tn nhiu
calo, gy chn nn mt mi.
V d nh PP chp chnh t bi Listening, y l PP em li hiu qu
nht nh nhng s khin bn mt nhanh. V lm bn nn mi khi ko nghe
c, i khi phi tua i tua li RT mt thi gian ri li h hc vit vo giy.
Vit xong bn li phi lo n vic x l t giy vit nh th no: Vt i hay

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gi lm k nim? Ngoi ra PP ny rt kh nhn thy ch n khin bn mt
ng lc trong thi gian ngn.
Mnh c lng tin vo bn thn v chnh v vy mnh ko cn ch da.
Mnh thch ci CM GIC C N trn con ng chinh phc IELTS ca
mnh. Nu bn cm thy c n v ang suy ngh chn gii php i hc thm
GIM ni c n th bn c ngh l K C n lp hc thm bn cng
KO hc c g mi m hn m cn mt tin, ngoi ra s c rt nhiu
phng php hc KO hiu qu bng chnh nhng g bn ngh ra hoc nhng
g bn bit.
TM TT.
1. Chng ta thng cm thy C N v chng ng IELTS trng
c v di, i khi cn mt im ta. Nhiu bn chn cch i hc thm vi
mc ch GIM ni c n v ly l im ta.
2. Handbook vit ra lm im ta cho bn, gip bn KO c n. N
MIN PH v ngi vit ra n c s im IELTS cao hn hu ht nhng
ngi ang ng lp dy IELTS hin nay. N qu gip bn. Mnh ch
c mnh c th gi cun Handbook ny v cho chnh mnh trong qu kh.
3. Bn l ngi hiu bn thn bn nht. Bn bit phng php no
ph hp vi bn. Nhng g mnh chia s, ng tin cho n khi bn cm thy
n ng l ci bn cn.
4. Nu bn VN cm thy C N, th C N chnh l th gip
mnh c 8.5.

To be continued

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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