IELTS SPEAKING

1. Part 1:
Sample question1:
Question: Where do you come from?

Answer 1: I come from Hanoi.

Answer 2: I come from Hanoi which is the capital of Vietnam.

Answer 3: Well, I was born in Hanoi where is famous for being the capital of
Vietnam. Proudly, my hometown is one of the busiest cities in the whole
country as it has been a gathering place of both business activities and tourist
attractions.

(?) Which answer is the best one?

Sample question 2:
Question: Where is your hometown?

Answer: My hometown is located in the northern part of Vietnam and it

features seafood along with stunning ocean landscapes. Moreover, there
are many cultural relics there such as Ha Long Bay and Ba Vang Pagoda.

- Location : northern part of Vietnam

- Special/outstading feature : - stunning ocean landscapes
- cultural relics...

 “My hometown” + Location + Speacial feature 1 + (Linking words)

Speacial feature 2.

My hometown is located/situated in.......

I was born in................
I am curently living in.............

Sample question 3:
Question: How big is your hometown?

Answer: My hometown is a metropolis with millions of dwellers. Tobe

honest, I do not know exactly the size of it simply because I haven’t searched
for this information before. However, personally I think it is quite large as it
has attracted thousands of businessmen to come and build factories there.
 - Type of area: metropolis (= capital)
- Related information to expand the answer:
- do not know exactly the size
- quite large, attracted thousands of businessmen...

 “Type of area” + (Linking words) Related information

My home town is a....

 Metropolis with millions of dwellers
 Medium city with well-developed facilities
 Small city with a beautiful natural landscape
 Collection of villages with rich natural resources

Sample question 4:

Question: What is special/biggest feature of your hometown?

Answer: When it comes to my hometown’s feature, stunning mountainous

views will be the first thing that comes into people’s mind. Besides, it is also
well-known for a variety of historical relics such as ancient pagodas and
temples.

- Special feature 1: stunning mountainous views

- Special feature 2: historical relics

 Special feature 1+ (Linking words) + Special feature 2

 My hometown features seafood and stunning ocean views.

 My hometown is the birthplace/place of origin of XXX.

 My hometown has the worldwide reputation for XXX.

 The biggest feature of my city is....
 The most unique characteristic of my hometown is....
 When it comes to my hometown,.... will be the first thing that comes
into people’s mind.
 2. Part 2.
Các bước trình bày bài nói IELTS Speaking Part 2:

Bước 1: Cách mở đầu bài nói:

Well, the..... ( từ then chốt) I want to share with you is (called)......... (tên
đối tượng cần mô tả, tiếp theo là mệnh đề phụ)

 Which is a........... (đặc điểm, tính chất), speacialising in........ ( thông

tin cụ thể)
 Which is one of the most........... (cấu trúc so sánh nhất) in ...........
these days.
 Which/who is............... (đặc điểm cơ bản hay điểm nổi bật nhất)

Bước 2: Trả lời chi tiết cho câu hỏi:

- What?
- When?
- Where?
- How often?
- Who?

Bước 3: Trả lời câu hỏi “Why” và nêu rõ các thông tin bổ trợ để làm rõ
các lý do (nếu có)

Giới thiệu khái quát: I ....for some reasons.

1. Firstly, I feel/find that.....

2. By this, I mean....
3. Besides, I also consider that......
4. Simply because.......
5. More importantly/ Most importantly,/What matters most is that.....
6. This is due to the fact that.................

1/ Describe your favourite shop

Describe your favourite shop.

You should say: What the shop is and what it specialises in

How often you go shopping at this place
What kinds of people usually go to this place
and explain why you like it.

Free shipping: vận chuyển miễn phí

Return policy: chính sách trả hàng
2-year warranty: bảo hành 2 năm
Home installation service: dịch vụ lắp đặt tại nhà

Book shop /bʊk/ /ʃɑːp/ hiệu sách

Ladies clothing shop / /buːˈtiːk/ cửa hàng thời trang nữ
boutique
Men’s clothing shop / /ˈteɪ.lər/ cửa hiệu thời trang
tailor nam
Jeweller’s / jewellery /ˈdʒuː.ə.lər/ /ˈdʒuː.əl.ri/ cửa hàng trang sức
store /stɔːr/
Electrical store /iˈlek.trɪ.kəl/ /stɔːr/ cửa hàng điện tử
Charity shop /ˈtʃær.ə.ti/ /ʃɑːp/ cửa hàng đồ cũ
/secondhand shop /ˈsek·əndˈhænd/ /ʃɑːp/
Shopping centre /ˈʃɑː.pɪŋ/ /ˈsen.tər/ trung tâm mua sắm
Florist/botanist /ˈflɔːr.ɪst/ /ˈbɒt.ən.ɪst/  cửa hàng hoa, cây
cảnh
Cheap /tʃiːp/ Rẻ
Reasonable /ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/ Giá phải chăng
Expensive /ɪkˈspen.sɪv/ Đắt đỏ
Discount /ˈdɪs.kaʊnt/ Chiết khấu
Shopping list /ˈʃɑː.pɪŋ/ /lɪst/ danh sách mua hàng
Special offer /ˌspeʃ.əl / /ˈɒf.ər/  ưu đãi đặc biệt
To order /ˈɔː.dər/ đặt hàng
To go shopping /ˈʃɑː.pɪŋ/ đi mua sắm
 3. Part 3

3.1 Câu hỏi về sự thay đổi.

Câu hỏi điển hình:

How has people’s way of shopping changed?

How has people’s way of eating changed?

Cách trả lời:

Well,..... has changed a lot.

Well, ..... has experienced some dramatic changes.
Well, ...... has/have not changed much.
In the past,.......... used to...............
While/ But now,............................
The reason is that .........................

Gợi ý trả lời.

How has people’s way of shopping changed?

Khẳng đinh
sự thay đổi Well, for sure, the shopping style has experienced some
Changes.

Trong quá
Generally speaking, people used to shop in traditional
khứ shopping places, like a department store, a grocery,
or a street stall.

But now, consumers’ shopping habits have been

Hiện tại,
transformed by the Internet and e-commerce and more
people tend to shop on the Internet or go shopping in
foreign countries, such as the USA or France.

Lý do The reason is that online shopping is much more

convenient and time savings compared to the old way.

For example, buying a new dress for my party will

Thêm ví dụ take me the whole afternoon to go to each shop and
choose the best one, while buying online just takes me
a couple of hours without going anywhere.

3.2 Câu hỏi về sự khác biệt.

Các câu hỏi điển hình

What are the differences between men’d and women’s shopping habibts?
What are the differences between shopping online and shopping at a real store?
What are the differences between big stores and small stores?

Cách trả lời:

Compared with A, B tends to..............

Unlike A, B is more/less likely to.............
A is.........., while B is more/less likely to.............

Gợi ý trả lời.

What are the differences between men’s and women’s shopping habbits?

Compared with men, women are probably more partial

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towards shopping, and they are more willing to spend
an excessive amount of time on shopping.

Unlike women, men are more likely to be

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tượng 2
target-oriented or purpose-driven when they go
shopping, and they might find shopping laborious.

Men probably have more interests in stuff like

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1 và 2
electronic products or cars, while women focus more
on household stuff or clothes.