MAI THANH SON (Chi bién) NGO THANH TAM - PHAM BA DAT Tw VUNG CHUYEN ANH DANH CHO KY NANG NOI NHA XUAT BAN DAI HOC QUOC GIA HA NOIDang ki tham gia group hé tro att dung sdch mién phi Cach 1: Scan ma QR bén dudi CAch 2: Truy cap qua link Tu hoc IELTS cép téc https://www facebook.com/aroups/120113092049607 IELTS Thanh Tam https://www.facebook.com/groups/ieltsthanhtam nN GIFT VOUCHER qo Ds age fe cg Uh na re gw "Th lan Sp dung trong vong 129 ng kt gy mua séch en hg: 0976 530 543 (Me Dat) AD GIFT VOUCHER qguntt Yr seencomenreeeeeas, ‘THB gian dp dung rg ving 129 ng kt ny rua sch bn hg: 0911400 616 (Ms. Tam) ho 0976 530543 (Me. Dat)MUC LUC LOIMO DAU 7 CHUONG 1. GIGI THIEU VE KY NANG SPEAKING TRONG IELTS 1. Format (Cau tric dé thi) 2. Tiéu chi cham IELTS. CHUNG 2. CAC CACH DE DAT DIEM SPEAKING TOT 1.CAC VAN DE THUONG GAP KHAC VA GIAI PHAP XU LY HIEU QUA14 14 4 LVain dé 1 C8 ging n6i qué nhanl 2. Van d@ 2: Ci 3. Van @ 3: Thidu cu tre wn. . 15 4, Van dé 4: Tap trung qué nhiéu vao ngit phap va ti vung .. 15 5. Van d@ 5: Tap luyén chua di. 16 6. Van dé 6: Cé ging khong néi “Umm” “Ahh”. 16 7. Vain 8 7: Cang thang nn 16 8. Van dé 8: Van dé vé phat am. 16 11. CAC CHIEN THUAT CU THE VOI BAI SPEAKING 7 1. Mé rong cau tra ldi 7 2. Luyén ndi 6 t6c dé khde nhau 2 3, Diing nhitu tinh tir va trang tir 22 4, Nghe kg tir khéa trong cau héi 22 5, Nhiing luu ¥ trong phing thi. 22 CHUONG 3. CAC Vi DU VE BAI SPEAKING 1, CAMBRIDGE - PRACTICE TEST FOR IEL 25 1. TEST 1 2. TEST 2 3. TEST 3 4. TEST 4 escent sess . . ny) UI. CAMBRIDGE - PRACTICE TEST FOR IELTS 4 60 ST 1 60 12 68 ST 3 774 TU VUNG CHUYEN ANH DANH CHO KY NANG NOI 4, TEST 4.... . . ss 86 III, CAMBRIDGE - PRACTICE TEST FOR IELTS 5 93 1. TEST 1... 93 2. TEST 2... 101 3. TESTS... 107 4. TEST 4... . . 114 IV. CAMBRIDGE - PRACTICE TEST FOR IELTS 6 . S 122 1. TEST 1... 129 136 143 151 151 158 3. TEST 3. 164 4. TEST 4 172 VI. CAMBRIDGE - PRA‘ T FOR IELTS 8... 179 1. TEST 1 179 2. TEST 2 .. .. 186 3. TEST 3 2193 4. TEST 4 .. .. .. 199 VII. CAMBRIDGE - PRACTICE TEST FOR IELTS 9... 206 1. TEST 1.... 206 2. TEST 2 213 3. TEST 3 219 4, TEST 4 . . 226 VIII. CAMBRIDGE - PRACTICE TEST FOR IELTS 10..... 233 1. TEST 1 233 2. TEST 2 240 3. TEST 3 247 4, TEST 4.... . . 253 IX. CAMBRIDGE - PRACTICE TEST FOR IELTS 11. 260 1. TEST 1 260 2. TEST 2 267MUc LUC 5 3. TEST 3 4, TEST 4... . X. CAMBRIDGE - PRACTICE TEST FOR IELTS 12. 1. TEST 1... 2. TEST 2... 3. TEST 3. 4, TEST 4 T FOR IELTS 1. 3. TEST 3. 4. TEST 4 XII. CAMBRIDGE, 1. TEST 1 FOR IELTS 14, 4. TEST 4... .. seen XII. CAMBRIDGE - PRACTICE TEST FOR IELTS 15. 1. TEST 1 2. TEST 2 3. TEST 3 4. TEST 4...LOI MG DAU Lai dau tién, xin quy vi d6c gia cho phép nhém tac gid duge giti lai chao va li cdm on tran trong nhat vi da ting h6 chting tdi trong lan xuait ban sdch nay. Trong IELTS - chitng chi cé gia tri nhu “tam hé chiéu toan cau” cho ngudi so hitu muén sang cdc nude néi tiéng Anh hoc tap, lam viée, ky nang ndi (speaking skills) la mét trong bén ky nang quan trong khéng thé thiéu. Tuy nhién, vi nhiéu ly do, cha quan lan khach quan, dit ky nang nay da duoc day & bac phé théng nhung kha nang giao tiép voi ngwdi nude ngoai cia mét bé phan khéng nhé ngudi Viét Nam van chwa dat duge su trdi chay can thiét ma thudng theo nhiing chudn muc khéng cdn hop thoi nita. Mét vi du tiéu biéu cho viée rap khuén, may méc khi ngudi hoc tiéng Anh & Viét Nam hay thé hign 1a: hé cit duge hoi “How are you?” thi sé dép ngay ma khéng cin suy nghi “I'm fine. Thank you, and you?” dit thyc t@, cdu héi “How are you” ¢6 tinh chat nhu mét ldi chao cht khéng phai 1a ngudi néi muén quan tm tdi stic khée that su cua ngudi nghe. Sich gido khoa cho chuong trinh phé théng cé cung cdp duge mét s6 luong khéng nhé cédc bai héi thoai nhung nhin chung vin nang Idi tu duy dich thuat, chua gan véi héi thoai binh thudng ma ngudi ban ngir néi véi nhau. Do 46, ky nang néi khi duge dinh luong qua diém IELTS nhin chung cdn thap véi nhiéu thi sinh, Thiu hiéu dugc digu a6, ching t6i bién soan bé tai liu nay véi muc dich chinh la cung c&p mét lugng tir vung lén dudi cdc dang: fixed collocation (su két hep céc tir vung véi nhau hop li), phrasal verbs (cam déng tw), idioms (thanh ngix), proverbs (tue nga)... theo I6i vin phong chudn cia ngudi ban ngit dé ngudi doc ¢6 thé ghi nhé dé dang hon khi duge dit vao cdc ngit cinh cy thé cé di kém vi du va giai thich bing ca ting Anh va tigng Viét. Di day 1a cdc doan néi mau, chting ti mong muén ngudi doc str dung cuGn sach mét cach dung dan. Dé 1a nam duge cach str dung ti cho dting ngi canh dé Ap dung mét cach uyén chuyén, linh hoat trong hoc tap thi cir cing nhu trong thuc tién cudc sng chit khéng hoc thudc long ting cau chit. Cac cau tra Ii & day ching téi viét hoan toan dua vao trai nghiém ca nhan. Khai niém dung sai chi la tuong déi, quan trong 14 khi néi ra quan diém cé nhan, ngudi néi phai bao vé duge quan diém cia minh va dimg tir sao cho thuyét phuc. Chting t6i cing mong khéng8 TU VUNG CHUYEN ANH DANH CHO KY NANG NOI chi thi sinh chudn bj thi IELTS ma ca hoc sinh phé théng ciing c6 thé str dung séch dé bé sung thém vén tir vung giao tiép cua chinh minh. Chiing t6i cling hy vong cdc gido vién ting Anh cé thé nang cao thém vén tir vung dé day hoc sinh cho higu qua. Sich khéng di su vao day timg bude phat trign ky nang speaking trong gid hoe ma chi don thun 1a cung cp hoc ligu dudi dang tix vung ma théi. ‘Trong Ian dau xuat ban cuén sdch nay, ching tdi khé cé thé tranh khéi nhiing sai sét. Nhém tac gia mong sé nhan dugc sur ting hé nhiét tinh cia déc gia mot Tan nira khéng chi thé hign 6 viée mua sdch ma con 6 nhing gép y, nhan xét dé cuén sich cb thé hoan thién hon nhimg Jan tdi ban sau. ‘Ching t6i xin tran trong cam on.Chuong 1 GIOI THIEU VE KY NANG SPEAKING TRONG IELTS I. Format (Cau trie dé thi) Méi bai thi IELTS Speaking sé gom 3 phiin chinh (t6ng thoi luong 1a tir 11-14 phuit/thi sinh) nhm muc dich danh gid kha nang néi tiéng Anh ciia thi sinh qua viée truyén tai thong tin, ¥ twéng qua cdc chi dé, tinh huéng quen thudc hang ngay. Gidm Khao cé ghi 4m lai bai ndi. Phan 1 - gidm khao sé hoi nhiing cau hoi chung vé ban than va mét loat chu dé quen thuécnhu: nha ciza, gia dinh, céng vigc, hoc tap, s6 thich... (4-5 phuit néi). Thong, thudng, thi sinh sé phai tra loi mét s6 cau hoi lién quan t6i 3 chu dé. Phin 2 - thi sinh sé dugc yéu cau thao lun vé mét chit d@ cu thé dua trén nhiing goi¥ (“cue card”). Thi sinh cé mét tdi da 1 phitt chuann bj va 2 phut dé néi. Trong qua trinh chudn bi, thi sinh cé thé ding gidy va but dé liét ké tung ra. Gidm khdo c6 thé dat mét - hai cau hoi vé cing mét chu dé. Phan nay khéng qué 4 phit. Phin 3 - thi sinh sé durgc héi thém cdc cau héi lién quan dén chu: dé cua phan 2, cac cu héi mang tinh chat rong mé hon. Diéu nay sé khién thi sinh ¢6 thé thao luan thém cing gidm khao nhiing ¥ tuéng, van dé triru tuong hon. Phan nay kéo dai tir 4-5 phitt. Phan néi duge nhing gidm khdo IELTS c6 di bang cp cham. Tat ca cdc gidm khao déu c6 bing cap trong duong va duge cdc trung tam duge iy quyén t6 chire IELTS phan céng chm. Diém cia thi sinh durge Héi déng Anh (British Council) hodc IDP (IELTS Australia) céng nhan. Diém o6 thé duge giri vé dui dang chin (.0) hod (5). Mé ta chi tiét nhimg phan diém tig ky nang dé di dén tng diém cudi cing sé duge dua ra dya tren thang diém 9. IL. Tiéu chi cham TELTS 1. D6 lieu lodt va tinh mach lac (Fluency and coherence) Tiéu chi nay duge dat ra dé do kha nang néi theo mite dé lién tuc, su né lute khi10 TU VUNG CHUYEN ANH DANH CHO KY NANG NOI ndi va lién két ¥ twong lan ngén ngit cing nhau dé tao thanh bai ndi lién mach, gan két. Sw lau loat duge danh gid qua kha nang ndi 6 tc d6 binh thudng, du nghe khi ngudi ndi khéng qué ngic ngit hay lip ttt. Thi sinh cé thé néi nhanh hon 6 nhimg chit 8 than quen va néi cham lai 6 nhéing chu dé ban than thay xa la dé trénh diing tir sai ng canh, Tiéu chuan chinh dé danh gid tinh mach lac Ia su lién két chudi cau sao cho that logic, e6 danh du 16 rang timg bude trong thao luan, ké chuyén hoi tranh Inn va viée ding cac lién tir gin két cau lai véi nhau dé ngudi nghe dé hiéu. Ding lién tir thich hop sé khién bai ndi tré nén thuyét phuc hon nhiéu vi ngudi cham sé hiéu duge céch phat trién bai néi cua thi sinh: liéu dang muGn déi chi: dé hay dinh huéng chi: dé lién mach tix dau theo mét huéng nhat dinh. Dé gianh duge diém cao, thi sinh cin cho giém khéo thay kha nang néi dai hoi, phat trién chit dé, ding tir néi hgp Ii va han ché ngic ngx hét stic cé thé. Tat nhién, ngay ca khi ching ta néi tigng me dé, vie mat thoi gian suy nghi, tim tir thich hop dé dién ta y trong du 1a khé tranh khéi. Tuy nhién, néu cé ngdc ngtt thi thi sinh nén han ché ndi nita cau. Trong hoan canh dé, gidm khao sé cho rang thi sinh dang cé ging tim. tir thich hop hoac ngit phap diing dé hoan thanh cau néi. Néu ngic ngtt xay ra 6 dau cau, diéu nay sé bét nghiém trong hon vi giém khdo cé thién hudng cho ring ngudi néi dang tim y tuéng phir hgp dé néi chit khéng phai 1a tim ngir phdp hay tir vung thich hop. 2. Tit vyng (Lexical resource) Tiéu chi nay lién quan dén d6 da dang cua tir vung thi sinh str dung cling vi sw chinh xéc va sc thai y nghia duge thé hién. Tiéu chudn chinh dé danh gia tir vung 1a su da dang ngén tw, sy day du va phi: hgp cua tir duge ding va kha nang ding nhiéu tir khdc nhau dé dién dat cing mét chi dé ma khdng cin do dy nhieu. Dé gianh duge diém cao phan nay, thi sinh cin ding nhiing tir 6 cp 46 cao hon binh thudng. Cu thé la, thi sinh can ding ding nhiing tir hay di lién véi nhau (collocation), két thiic timg, tir (word endings), tir théng tuc trong van néi (colloquial language) thudng 1a duéi dang cum déng tir (phrasal verbs) hay thanh ngér (idioms)... Sw lya chon ngén tir cin phai thich hop. Gidm Khao cé thé tri diém dit dé 1a 18i sai don lé ho§c lap di Ip lai cé hé théing va dac biét Ia anh huéng dén viéc truyén tai théng tin. Nén tranh ding cc cum tir ma ban than khéng chdc chan. Chi nén diing tir ‘vung nang cao néu cin thiét. Su sai lam vé chon dang tir cing phan nao anh huéng déh y trong cau. Vi du, cdu diing 1a “Inced to check the authenticity of these paintings”, sau “the” truée “of” cin 1 danh tir nhung ngudi néi lai néi 1&”I need to check the authentic of these paintings”Chugng 1. GIGI THIEU VE KY NANG SPEAKING TRONG IELTS WW thi la sai. Y tong van dugc truyén tai, gidm khdo van hiéu nhung kho ma gianh diém. t6i da duge. Dé vugt qua diém 6.0 IELTS, thi sinh can cho gidm khao thay kha nang str dung. tir thugc vé thanh ngir (idiomatic language) va tir vung lién quan truc tiép dén chu dé duge h6i (\opic-based language). Thi sinh nén tim cdc tix vung lién quan dén cde nhém chit d@ 1én cua IELTS dé’ 6n luyén trudc khi thi that. Te vung thanh ngir thi thi sinh nén hoc that chic mét vai cum dé ding trong ngir cénh thich hop, trénh trudng hop ding ma khong hiéu, sai ngér canh thi con nghiém trong hon. Chung quy lai, qua cudn sich nay ching toi mudn cung cap cho ngudi doc mot luong ti vung lén duge dat vao trong ngét cdnh hic néi dudi dang cum d6ng tt, thanh ngi, tir hay di lién véi nhau. Mong moi nguai cé thé sir dung sach that higu qua. 3. DO rong va chink xic cia ngie phdp (Grammatical Range and Accuracy) Tiéu chi nay hudng dén d6 rong va viée sir dung chinh xéc, cy thé ngi phdp cia thi sinh. Tiéu chuan nay duge xdc dinh theo cu tric cau, d6 dai va phitc tap cha cau néi, vige str dung cau phitc va cau ghép dudi dang ménh dé phy (relative clause), ménh dé trang ti (adverb clause)..., dc bigt 1A nhan manh y trong cau. Ding duge nhi€u cau phtte chudn xdc 1a diéu v6 cing quan trong. Tiéu chudn dé dénh gid sw chuain xac trong ngit phap 1a s6 16i sai ngir php trong thdi gian han dinh va ligu xem vigc giao tiép cé bj anh huéng nhiéu hay khéng. Vé cau phtic, day la yéu té rat quan trong dé gianh diém cao trong tiéu chi nay. Cau phtic 1a nhéing cau cé 1 ménh d@ phy thude (dependent clause) va 1 ménh dé khéng phy thude (independent clause). Néi chung, dé phan tich ra day dui thi sé t6n rit nhiéu thdi gian. Tét nhat, thi sinh chi nén tap trung vao vai dang eau chinh, vi du nhu cau diéu kién va dc biét la ménh dé quan hé débé sung thém ¥ chi tiét cho cau. Vé thi dong tir, day ciing la tiéu chi danh gid ngir phap cua thi sinh. Do do, thi sinh can han ché sé 14i sai vé ngir phap bang cach dé y téi thi trong cau hdi. Gia siz, néu tac gia héi vige mé ta 1 céng vide mo wéc trong tuong lai (“Describe a future job”), tht thi tuong lai ré rang phai diing xuyén sudt ca bai néi. Vé trat ty ti, day cing 1a 16i thi sinh thudng mac, nhat la thi sinh Viet Nam. Day la 116i nghiém trong c6 thé anh hudng lén dén diém s6 vi né dé khién théng tin tro nén khé nam bat. Théng thudng trong tiéng Viét, tinh tir ding sau bé nghia cho danh tirva dai tir. Vi du, trong ting Viét ta ndi: “C6 ay 1a 1 con ngudi tét bung” thi ro rang, tinh tir”tét bung” dung sau danh tir’con ngudi”. Tuy nhién, trong tiéng Anh, tinh tir lai dimg trudc danh tir va dai tir. Vi dy, cau trén ta cé thé tam dich la: “She is a kind- hearted person”. “Kind-hearted” Ia tinh tir bé nghia cho danh tir “person”.12 TU VUNG CHUYEN ANH DANH CHO KY NANG NOI Vé gidi tir va mao tir, néu ding sai thi thi sinh cé thé duge giém khao cham truéc, bo qua vi day 1a 16i it anh hudng téi néi dung truyén tai. Tuy nhién, néu 1éi sai lap di lap lai lién tuc qua thi r6 rang diém sé bi anh huéng it nhiéu. 4. Phét dm (Pronunciation) Diém téng sé phy thude phat 4m cia thi sinh tuong di nhiéu. Day 1a cach ngir m (accent) ctta thi sinh 6 thé khién ngudi cham dé hiéu hay khéng va mite d6 ding nhiing nét dac trung trong ngén ngét cua 1 ngudi ban ngit: su nhain manh (stress),ngit digu lén bong xudng trim trong cau néi (intonation). Cé mét vai am cu thé khign thi sinh khé khan Khi néi, vi du: phan biét cdch doc nguyén 4m ngn hoi dai, phy am /‘h/ khi ¢é thé dgc 1a /0/ hoc /0/. Neu gp phai van dé nay, thi sinh nén nhé 1 gido vién, tét nhét la ban nga, stra va tap luyén hang ngay dé phat am chuan. Phat am dua nhiéu vao théi quen. Néu tix nhé duge hoc phat am bai ban thi ngudi hoc sé dugc uén nin dé dang hon. Néu phat am khéng duge chi trong tir nhé ma dén lén méi tap trung sita thi ngudi hoc sé gap rat nhiéu khé khin vi dé la khi théi quen da hinh thanh tir trong tiém thite. Néu khong cé diéu kign nh ngudi ban ngét thi tét nhat nén tra ctru tir dién dién tu cd phan phat 4m dé hoc theo cdch phat 4m tich hop san 4m thanh trén dé. Néu khéng stra duge thi diém kém 1a diéu c6 thé dy bao true. Vé trong 4m, ngudi néi tiéng Anh ban ngi thudng nhat manh vao trong Am ting cau. Néu thi sinh néi véi trong am sai hodc khéng cé trong 4m, diéu nay sé khién ngudi chim khé hiéu vé nghia cua cau hay ¥ dinh truyén tai cla thi sinh. Néu cé digu kién thi thi sinh cé thé nhd ngudi ban ngit stra cho ban than minh hoac néu khéng thi c6 thé lai str dung tir dién dign tir d@ tra citu c&ch phat am cho diing. Thyc té thi trén thj trudng sdch va théng tin hién nay, cd nhan téc gid nhan thay c6 v6 van sdch va tai ligu huéng dan cdc quy tc phat 2m. Néu thi sinh cé thé hoc va nhé duge thi tét, cn khéng nhé duge thi cing khéng phai chuyén gi nghiém trong. Quy tic cd dén ca trim ma gan nhu quy tac nao ciing cé ngoai Ie, 46 1a diéu khién viée ghi nhé quy tdc tro nén khé khan. Cl can ding tir dign dién tix cé phn phat Am tir vung dé biét trong Am roi vao dau 1a phi hop.Chugng 1. GIGI THIEU VE KY NANG SPEAKING TRONG IELTS 13 Vé ngit diéu, néu thiéu ngét diéu, bai ndi sé déu déu va gay nham chan cho giam Khao. Tuy nhién, thi sinh khéng thé nhan nha bira bai trong cau néi vi nhu vay la khéng tu nhién theo cach néi chuyén théng thudng cita ngudi bin ngir va khién diém 86 c6 thé bi anh huéng. Vi du, ching ta thurdng két thie mét cau khang dinh bang tong giong tram xudng (falling tone). Tong gigng sé cao lén (rising tone) khi dat cau héi “yes” “no”. Day 1a mét trong nhiing diéu khé nhét khi hoc tiéng Anh va day cing la mét trong nhimg Ii do khigh thi sinh vugt qua duge diém 8 IELTS dit tat ea cde tiéu chi trén déu tt. Noi chung, néu khéng cé diéu kién tiép xtc nhi@u v6i ngudi ban ngir thi thi sinh nén tich cue xem cdc b6 phim bing tiéng Anh dé cai thién ngit digu ctia ban than minh.Chuong 2 CAC CACH DE DAT DIEM SPEAKING TOT 1. CAC VAN DE THUONG GAP KHAC VA GIAI PHAP XU LY HIEU QUA 1. Van dé 1: Cé ging néi qué nhanh Nhin chung, nhiing thi sinh cé kha nang néi luu loat thi sé néi mugt ma chit khéng nhanh. Cé mdt nhan dinh kha sai Tam 1a: hu loat titc 1a phai néi that nhanh. Néu ta nghe cich ngudi ban ngir néi chuyén, néu khéng truc tigp thi c6 thé qua dai, ban tin, phim anh... ta sé nhan ra ring ho khéng thudng xuyén néi qué nhanh va phan nao hiéu duge t6c 46 thé nao 1a vira phai. Néi qué nhanh trong bat ky ngén ngir nao déu cé thé khién ni dung théng tin thiéu tinh lign mach vi déi khi ndo b6 ching ta khéng theo kip tc d6 néi, chua ké dén nhiing 16i sai vé ngit phap, tir vung.... Diéu nay cé thé anh hung truc tiép dén két qua bai kiém tra. Giai phap: Tap trung vao ndi that binh tinh, mugt ma. Tich cue nghe cach ngudi ban ngit néi chuyén dé hoc hoi tdc 46 néi cia ho. Diéu nay khéng chi cai thién tinh Iau loat ma con cho phép thi sinh cé thém thdi gian dé nghi y tuéng, tim ra tir vung va ngit phap thich hop dé truyén tai y tuéng 46. 2. Van dé 2: C6 ging nghi ¥ wrong Nhiéu thi sinh than phién ring, ho khéng thé nghi ra ¥ tung nao that dinh cao va diéu nay khigh sy lau loat trong 1di néi chia ho bj anh huéng. Suy nghi nay cé phan sai Iam do ho chua hiéu diéu gi dugc danh gid qua bai néi. Néu nhin vao tiéu chi cham diém, ta sé thay: khéng cé khai niém nao vé “y tudng t6t” hay “y tuéng ding din” nao duge dé c4p ca. Chimg nao ma thi sinh dua ra cau tra loi hop ly, c6 lién quan dén cau héi thi sé dat dugc yéu cau. Day khong phai ky thi dinh gid y tong hay tri tué ma chi don thuan la danh gid ky nang néi théi. Khéng cé cau tra Joi nao hoan toan ding hoc hoan toan sai, chi don gian 14 phé dign cho gidm khao xem kha nang néi dén dau la du. Giai php: ding suy nghi qua nhiéu vé chat lugng cdc ¥ tuéng ma thay vao déChuong 2. CAC CACH DE DAT DIEM SPEAKING TOT 15 hay tap trung vao chat luong bai néi cua ban than. Hay ndi hét nhitng gi minh suy nghi vé cau héi dugc dua ra, Néu khong biét hodc biét rat it v8 chai dé dé, dig ngai bdo ngay gidm khdo. V6i phiin 1, vi cdc cau hoi la vé ban than thi sinh, nhin chung thi sinh sé khéng gap qué nhiéu van dé khi lén ¥ tuéng. Voi phan 2, cau tra loi cin c6 mot cu trite cu thé, Véi phn 3, mdt vai cau sé tuong déi khé. Thi sinh phai chap nhan diéu nay va cé gang tra 1di tt nhat cé thé. 3. Van dé 3: Thiéu cau trie Day la van dé lién quan true tip dén phn 2 khi thi sinh phai ndi t6i da 2 phuit v8 mot chi dé gidm khao dua cho ho. Chit d@ duuge hdi sé di kém 3-4 goi y (/cue card). Tuy nhién, van dé la nhigu ngudi khong du y tong, trong 2 phiit, nén sy leu loat cing anh huéng phan nao. Cé 2 ly do chinh dan téi diéu nay. Dau tién 18, nhiéu ngudi cho rang ho chi cé thé néi trinh bay bai néi dya theo nhing ggi ¥ trong dé. Tay nhién, céc goi y khéng phai bat bude, chting chi déng vai trd goi mé cho thi sinh. Thi sinh hoan toan cé thé néi theo ndi dung minh cam thay pha hop, nhung déi véi nhiing thi sinh khéng chdc chin véi phan néi ciia minh thi nén néi theo goi ¥ dé bai néi duge day du, Hai la, nhiéu ngudi khéng chuan bi thém ngi dung néi ngoai céc goi ¥ cé sin. phap: thi sinh phai néi vé chu dé chung duge dua ra nhung vin cé thé thoai mai néi vé bat ki digu gi lién quan dén chu dé d6, khong nhat thiét chi dya vao 3-4 cau goi ¥. Mot s6 cach sau cé thé ding dé khién bai ndi dai hon, thi vi hon, va quan trong la tron 2 phuit: - Gigi thigu chu dé - Dua ra nhan dinh vé cha dé - Ké vé qua kh, hién tai, tuong lai cata chi dé - Ké vé mét trai nghiém ca nhan lién quan dén chi: dé Khi ban than thi sinh két hop nhing diéu nay véi nhéing gi dugc goi y trén dé, nhiéu co héi phat trigh bai néi sé duge mé ra hon va diéu nay cho phép thi sinh ¢é thé lap cu tric hop li cho cau tra loi cua minh trong mét phiit chudn bi. 4. Van dé 4: ‘Ap trung qué nhiéu vao ngit phap va tir vung Ngit php va tir vung chiém khoang 50% t6ng diém. Tm quan trong cla phn nay 14 r6 rang nhung néu danh qué nhiéu thoi gian suy nghi thi sé khign tinh lign két, mach lac trong cu bj anh huéng. Cu thé 1a, néu ludn phai nghi xem ding cau tric ng6n ngit nao cho diing thi ngudi ndi sé dé ngap ngimg, ngat quang. Day cing cé thé mét phan la do gido vién 6 trudng phé théng qua chu trong ngit phap, tr vung ma quén mat di mét digu rang: ky nang néi thi quan trong nhat la truyén tai du y.16 TU VUNG CHUYEN ANH DANH CHO KY NANG NOI Giai phap: Nén ghi am lai bai néi cia ban than va nghe lai, Véi méi bai néi thi thi sinh cé thé tp nhu sau: Lan 1 ghi 4m thi cé thé tap trung vao ngir phap, tir vung sao cho ding. Lin 2 ghi am lai thi thi sinh c6 gang néi that ty nhién, khéng cin chi trong qué dén ngi phdp ti vung. Sau khi ghi 4m 2 [an xong thi thi sinh tht: nghe lai xem Tan nao tt hon. Tat nhién Tan 2 cé thé ¢6 nhiéu sai sét hon nhung két qua chung vé lau vé dai sé duge cai thién. Néu luyén tp hang ngay, thi sinh sé thay minh ty tin hon vé kha nang ngén ng@ cla ban than va nhan ra rang: tinh lu loat méi la tht can tap trung vao hon ca. 5. Van dé 5: Tap luyén cha dit Nhiéu thi sinh cé Iugng tir vung va ngir phap lon, tuy nhién ho lai khéng dig, nhiing gi dang cé qua viée viét hay néi hang ngay. Diéu nay khign ho gap nhiéu van dé véi cach phat 4m va tinh tréi chy. K¥ nang néi cling nhw bat ky k¥ ning nao khdc déu cn phai tap luyén hang ngay. Van dé 1 nhiéu khi thi sinh khéng tim ra duge ngudi dé trd chuyén ciing. Giai php: Hay tim ngudi ban ngit séng trong khu vuc cia minh hodc 1a hoc hoi qua cdc nhém hoc tap online théng qua viéc trao déi ngén ngit. Co mét gidi phdp ma t6i thay nhiéu nguoi 4p dung, dé 1a “Sin Tay”. Day khéng phai céch lam xau tuy nhién néu cé bat chuyén voi ngudi ta thi hay tim ra chti dé chung dé néi chuyén thay vi viée chi ni dim ba cau chao don gian, hoi vu vo. Khdch du lich cfing can nhimg Khodng thdi gian riéng tur chtr khong ai lai ty dung muén giup do nhimg ngwai hoan toan la mat tu dung san s6 vao néi chuyén ca. Cé mot cach khae dé tap luyén c6 thé higu qua, dé 1a néi chuyén véi chinh ban than minh qua guong. 6. Van dé 6: Co gang khéng néi “Umm” “’Abh” Nhiéu thi sinh cho ring viéenéi umm’ “ahh” “emmm’” dong nghia véi kém lau loat. Néu thi thoang ngap ngig va néi nhu vay thi khéng sao, lién tuc moi la van dé. Déh ngay ca ngudi ban ngir khi néi chuyén, vige déi lic ngde ngit cling 1a khé trdnh khéi. Néu thi sinh nghi qué nhiéu vé viéc tranh néi nhimng tir nay thi diéu nay déi khi s@ khign bai néi trd nén kém ty nhién. Giai php 6 day 1a thi sinh hay chap nhén ring nhéing am thanh nay sé xdy ra va day la diéu hoan toan binh thudng. Tét nhat la thi sinh nén thu am lai bai néi cua minh. dé xem trong 2’ tan suat xay ra la bao nhiéu 7. Van dé 7: Cang thing Néu ban than qua cing thang truéc va trong qua trinh thi, ty khac bai néi sé tro nén kém luu loat hon so véi binh thurdng. Viée nay cé thé phn nao duge giai thich la do qua trinh tap luyén chua duge day dui.Chuong 2. CAC CACH DE DAT DIEM SPEAKING TOT 17 Giai phap: cit tap néi day di, khi da quen thi ty khdc loi néi sé thanh phan xa ma théi. 8. Van dé 8: Van dé vé phat 4m Do edu tao phat 4m cita tiéng Anh va tiéng Viét hoan toan khdc nhau nén thi sinh nhiéu khi hay néi ting Viét nhu thé nao thi néi tiéng Anh y hét nhu thé: trong am cia tir hogc cau khéng duge nhan vao, thiéu néi am, néi tir, thiéu"s”.. Giai phap: khi tra tir trong tir dign thi thi sinh nén ding ty dign Anh - Anh cé phat 4m chuain dé hoe cach phat Am sao cho ding. Thi sinh cting nén xem thém nhiéu phim hodc bai hat bing Tiéng Anh dé lam quen véi cach phat am cia ngudi ban ngit. Ban chat cua viée hoc ngoai ngit 1a sur bat chudc, do dé bat chude sao cho gidng 1a duge. I. CAC CHIEN THUAT CU THE VOI BAI SPEAKING Chuong nay gidi thigu cdc chién thuat c6 thé ding 6 cd 3 phan trong bai thi speaking, Céc chién thuat s@ duge gidi va sau dé cdch thiéu ngan gon trong phan ni ding cdc chigh thuat sé dugc giai thich trong mdi phan cia bai kiém tra. Vi du vé 1 bai thi speaking khéng tat: Do you like to listen to music? Yes What kind? Pop Do you have a particular favorite? No Do you have a music idol? No R6 rang néu chi tra loi ngdn gon nhu vay thi thi sinh khéng thé nao dat dugc két qua nhu y. Dit tra Idi duge hét tat ca cde cau nhung bai néi qua ngin khién cho giém Khao khéng thé nao danh gia dugc von tr vung, nga phap, 46 nhuan nhuyén, tinh lién mach trong viée két néi ¥ tuéng cua thi sinh, Do dé, cdc chign thuat sau cé thé duge ding dé mé rong, lam phong phi thém cau tra ldi va gidnh diém tét hon. 1. Mé rong cu tra loi Dé tra loi 1 cau hdi “What kind of films do you like?”, cdc chién thuat sau cé thé ding: 1.1. Chia cau héi thanh 2-3 phan Chién thuat nay dua ra 2-3 ly do cho cau tra loi: Well, there are three kinds of films that I'm dead keen on, The one I like best is the action genre as I am crazy about thrilling fights in action packed ones.18 TU VUNG CHUYEN ANH DANH CHO KY NANG NOI Iam also into science-fiction film, for it may inspire my creative imagination. Iam kind of partial to comedy as well since it might lighten my mood. 1.2. Tir § chung chung dén I do riéng Chién thuat nay lién quan téi vige dua ra 1 ly do chung cho cau tra Idi va sau dé gidi thich cu thé hon réi dua ra vi du cu thé. Vi dy: Well, I'd have to say that I’m a big fan of drama films on TV. In particular, I'm quite passionate about watching Vietnamse films on TV every night. Such films as “Song chung voi me chong” (Living with the mother-in-law) and “Ve nha di con” (Please come back home) are appealing to me because it is so realistic that it creates a sense of belonging to me. Y¥ chung = drama films (phim tam ly) Cu thé = Vietnamese films (phim Viet Nam) Vi dy = Such films as ... (Nhing bé phim nhu “’Séng chung véi me chdng” hay “Ve nha di con”) 1.3. Tity tink hinh: mé ta céc tinh hudng khéc mhau Chign thuat nay dua ra ly do cho nhiéu tinh huéng khdc nhau cho cau tra loi. Vidu: I think it depends really. If I'm stressed out, I prefer to watch something amusing. Comedy films such as those featuring Adam Sandler would do the trick. However, if I hang out with friends, fd sooner enjoy science-fiction films, especially armed with a pair of 3D glasses to enjoy 3D movies 1.4, Nhucong b6 Chign thuat nay bao gém vigc dua ra mét luan diém chinh va sau dé dua thém mét luan diém khée phan bac lai ngay. Vidu: Well, as action is my favorite genres, I'm engrossed in buying tickets for whatever films are unveiled at the cinema. However, in my opinion, sometimes watching a comedy instead for a change of pace is not a bad idea. 15. Lang tranh Chign thuat nay khong truc tigp tra ldi cdu héi ngay tir dau ma tra Idi 6 sau. Vidu:Chuong 2. CAC CACH DE DAT DIEM SPEAKING TOT 19 Well, frankly speaking, I am not passionate about a specific kind of movies but in case I have to choose one, then I'd go for action movies. It is partly because fight scenes are spectacular and eye-catching in my opinion. Dudi day la bang théng ké mét sé chién thuat cé thé phi: hyp mot sé dang cdu hoi nhat dinh trong phan I kém nhing cum tir hatu ich thi sinh c6 thé ding dé khién bai néi tro nén mugt ma hon. Dang cauhéi | Chién thuat Nhitng cum tir hiru ich Mota Chia thanh 2-3 | Lite bit diu: (Description) | phan ok, then, actually, alright, well, you know Luan diém 1: Td like to begin by saying... The first thing I'd like to mention is... ‘The main thing you need to know is. Luan diém 2: On top of that I'd like to add that ... Another interesting point. Not only ..., but ... also...../ (as well) Luan digém 3: Finally, Id also like to mention ... And, I shouldn’t forget to mention that... I guess I could also say that ‘Cac dang Chia thanh 2-3 | Céch néi lai: (Types of) phan Kind(s) of, sort(s) of, a variety of, a range of... Cach bat dau (Nhan dinh chung) ‘There's quite a mixed variety of.. ‘There's a fairly wide range of... There's quite a diverse mixture of... Dang 1: I think the most common one is... ‘The main one is... The first one that comes to mind is... Dang 2: Inaddition, .... Another kind is... Not only that, but ... also ... /...as well Dang 3 (néu cin) And I shouldn't forget to mention that... T guess I could also say that.. Finally, I'd also like to mention ..20 TU VUNG CHUYEN ANH DANH CHO KY NANG NOI Dang cauhéi | Chién thuat Nhitng cum tir héru ich Sé thich Tir chung Cach dién dat yéu thich khée nhau (Liking) / chung dén cy | I'm (pretty) fond of So ghét thé I’m (really/ dead) keen on ... (Disliking) Y’ma big fan of I'm (extremely) passionate about. I'm (really) into Cach dién dat chin ghét khac nhau: Ireally cannot stand... I'm not really fond of. T’'m not much of a fan of ... ...simply gets on my nerves Nhan dinh chung: Well, in general I would say.. Generally speaking... Overall, I think that... Nh§n dinh cu thé hon: In particular.../ Particularh To be more specific/ Specifically... To be more precise. Ly do I guess this is probably because... I think this is due/owing to the fact that... ‘The reason for this is because. ‘Cau déng (Yes/ No) Tuy thude Dién dat sy tiy thude: Well, it is contingent upon. I think it depends really. ‘Well, to be honest, I would rather have to say it really depends Uu tién 1: IfI’m..., I prefer to.. Usually, I prefer... Sometimes, I prefer to. Uu tién 2: But, if L..., would rather.. Although, sometimes I would rather. However, if I have... Cau héi mo (Wh-question)/ Nhuong bé Su nhuong bé: Although, I suppose it could be argued that... However, I'm quite aware that... Nevertheless, it is worth remembering thatChuong 2. CAC CACH DE DAT DIEM SPEAKING TOT 21 Dang cauhéi | Chién thuat Nhitng cum tir héru ich So sanh Lang tranh | Cau trite chi sw lng tranh: (Comparing) Well, to be honest, I don’t really have. Actually, I’m not really sure about that. Oh, I've never really thought about that. Oh, Like them both, so it’s hard to choose only one. Cau tra loi cho cau héi: .-but I guess that I will probably... but I guess that if I had to choose one, then, Yd... perhaps the end result will be that... Cau trite so sinh: I slightly prefer Yd much rather Tenjoy ... more than ... 2. Luyén néi 6 téc 46 khac nhauw Digm cham phan tigu chi “Iu loat” yéu cau thi sinh phai néi 6 tdc d6 tt. Day 1 diéu thi sinh phai chimg té cho gidm khao thay nhung khéng cé nghia la thi sinh phai néi nhanh toan bé bai. Téc d6 néi cé thé thay déi ty timg ngir canh. Hay néi cham khi: - Gap ch: dé khé hodc khéng chac vé nhiing gi dinh néi; -Muén nhan manh diéu gi d6; - Ding nhiing tir ngir cé dé khé cao khi muén ngudi chm nh4n ra, Hay néi nhanh khi: - Higu r6 chi d@ va nhiing gi ban than dinh néi; - Dua ra nhéing théng tin khéng quan trong. Str dung than tir, hu ngi: La nhing tir khéng cé nghia xdc dinh nhu “oh”, “well”, “actually’’. Trong thyc té, ngudi ban ngir rat hay ding nhimg tir nay nhung ngudi khdng phai ban ngé lai higm khi ding. Thé nén, nhimg tir nay hoan toan cé thé duge sir dung dé bai néi thuc su gidng mét cugc dam thoai cla ngudi ban ngit. Ding dau cau: Khin6i, chting ta thong ding ngat cau. Ngat cau trong van néi xay ra khi chung ta tam ngung ndi 1 chit va déng vai tro nhu ngat cau trong van viét dé dinh huéng ngudi nghe. Cu thé: Dau phay = 1 lan tam ngung ngan22 TU VUNG CHUYEN ANH DANH CHO KY NANG NOI Dau cham = 1 Ian dai hon, cé hit thé khéng khi Doan méi = tam ngung lau hon nia 3. Ding nhieu tinh tir va trang tir Tinh tir sé tang sdc thai biéu cam trong cdu, khign cau tro nén sinh dong hon. Tuong ty, trang ti cling sé khign viéc miéu ta tré nén sdc sdo, tinh t& hon. Vi du: “fiercely loyal’’ 1A mOt cum tie rt hay chi ngudi cutc ky trung thanh vi 6 day “fiercely” cé nghia tuong duong “very”. Vige six dung ding tinh tir va trang tir sé giup ting diém tir vung cho thi sinh néu ding ding ngi canh. 4, Nghe kj tir khéa trong eu hoi Trong tiéng Anh, tix khéa cho cau hoi thudng xuyén xuat hign ngay tir dau mai cau. Néu khong nghe dugc tir nay, thi sinh sé gap nhiéu khé khan khi c& ging hiéu xem ¥ ngudi héi la gi. Mét vai vi dy tiéu biéu nhu sau: Cau hoi Chite nang Vidu what aa thong tin vé mot dieu | wirat kinds of movies do you like? when | Héi vé thai gian When did you last go to the cinema? where | Héi v8 noi chén Where do you often go shopping? Which is more important to you? The which | Hoi vé lua chon quality or the price of the product. who | Héi v8 ngudi khac Who can you confide in? 5. Nhimng lu y trong phang thi Déh hic thi néi, thi sinh sé phai vao phong thi trong dé cé 1 chiéc ban, 2 chige ghé va ngoi déi dign gidm khao. Vé ly thuyét, bai thi chua bit dau cho d@n khi gidm khao kiém tra giay t tay than cia thi sinh xong xudi. Thyc té thi, ngay khi thi sinh bude chan vao phong, gidm khao da cé an tuong ban dau roi. Ngutdi di thi dé cam thay lo ling, Sé 1a v6 nghia néu néi diéu nay cho gidm khao viho da nghe cau nay qué nhigu Ian roi, Tét nhat 1A thi sinh nén che gidu su lo ling 6, dimg dé'16 ra bén ngoai. Thay vao 4, hay cho giém khao thay dugc sy ty tin vao ban than va sy binh tinh dé ho hiéu ring, thi sinh cé thé néi tiéng Anh that ty tin. Vi dy, c6 thé né mét ny cudi nhe nhang cing gidm Khao dé tao khéng khi vui vé gitta hai bén. Nhin chung, thi sinh khéng can qué lo lang vi gidm khao 1a nhing nguoi gidu kinh nghiém va chac chan sé huéng dan ting buée trong suét qua trinh thi sinh ndi.Chuong 2. CAC CACH DE DAT DIEM SPEAKING TOT 23 Truéc khi bai thi bit dau, giém khdo can phai ghi vai chi tiét nhu ngay, gid. Day la hic thi sinh nén gift trat tyr va dong thoi day ciing 1A co hoi dé tap quen voi ngit diéu va ngir 4m ciia gidm khao. Gidm khao can phai kiém tra gidy to tiy than va sé héi thi sinh nhémg cu nhur :’What is your full name?”. “Where are you from?”, “Can I see your identification please?” Dé la hie bai thi chinh thite bit dau nhung tréi véi nhiing gima ching t6i viét trong chuong sau, phan nay thi sinh chi can tra li don gién, ngin gon. Day chua phai la hic dé dua ra cdc cau tra loi mo réng va chic chan gidm khao sé khéng thoai mai khi thi sinh lam viée nay. Sau khi kiém tra théng tin thi sinh qua gidy to tity than xong, gidm khao sé bit dau héi “Now, I'd like to ask you a few questions about yourself”. Sau dé, gidm khao sé dua ra 1 chi dé va bat dau hoi thi sinh. Day 1a luc thi sinh tha hé thé hién kha nang cia minh sau khi bi kim nén true dé. Déi khi, thi sinh cing can chut thdi gian dé suy nghi cau tra Ibi. Thi sinh khong nén ding 1 cach lip di lap lai nao ca ma thay vao dé 6 thé cau thém gid bing nhing céch sau: 5.1. Nhééc lai clu hoi Thi sinh cé thé nhac lai cdu héi cita gidm khao theo giong vin cua minh “Oh, so you're asking about ....” 5.2, Nho gidm khéo doc lai cau hoi Thi sinh duge quyén hoi gidm khao nhdc lai cau héi 1 [an trong phan I. Luu y 1a cau héi khéng durgc lip lai lan 2 va gidm khao sé khéng dign gidi cu héi theo 1 hudng khac. Trong ltic cho gidm khao doc lai, thi sinh cé thé nghi ra thém cdc phuong dn tra ldi, Lam nhw vay 1 Tan thi khéng sao nhung néu lién tuc thi chdc chin sé anh hung xau dén diém thi cua thi sinh. Thi sinh cé thé néi nhur sau: “I’m sorry I didn’t quite catch that... Can you please repeat the question?” Nén ding 1 s6 cum tir da ghi nhé dé bat dau cau tra léi cua minh. Khi da ghinho nam long, phan xa néi tir migng sé rat nhanh va tao diéu kign cho thi sinh nghi thém cdc ¥ cho cau tra loi. “Well, that’s a really interesting question” “With regards to your question, I guess I would have to say that...”24 TU VUNG CHUYEN ANH DANH CHO KY NANG NOI 5.3. Thi sink thc su khong hiéu céu hoi Néu thi sinh khéng nghe r6 hodc khéng hiéu cau héi, gidm khao ¢6 thé nhic lai méi cu héi 1 lan. Néu thi sinh khéng hiéu r6 nghia ciia ti, thi sinh cé thé nhd giém khao giai nghia tir dé, Tay nhién, gidm khao khéng thé giai thich hét toan bé cdu héi néu thi sinh khéng thé tra loi, ngoai trix trong phn IIT. Néu thi sinh khéng tra 1di cau héi, diéu nay khéng cé nghia la thi sinh da trugt nhung khéng nén lam diéu nay thém Tan nao nda, Néu khong hiéu thi t6t nhat ett truc tiép hoi thing gidm khdo. Tinh huéng ti t@ nhat la thi sinh khéng ndi gi khigh gidm khao khéng biét la ligu thi sinh cé dinh tra Idi hay kh6ng nia nén cing khong biét cho diém cu thé thé nao.370 TU VUNG CHUYEN ANH DANH CHO KY NANG NOI 2. CAMBRIDGE - PRACTICE TEST FOR IELTS 15 —- TEST 2 Part 1. Language © How many languages can you speak? [Why? Why not?] T can manage to speak 3 languages. I have a good command of English, my second language that I have been learning and teaching for several years and Vietnamese, my mother tongue, of course. I made a try at learning Japanese a long time ago but now, my Japanese seems rusty. At the moment I only have a smaticring of Japanese. © How useful will English be in your future? (Why? Why not?] I work as an English teacher so English will always be indispensable in the foreseeable future. Teaching English enables me to earn a living to support my family. Without English, I'd not be who I am today, I mean, having a loving family and a rewarding job, and I'd have had to choose a different career path in the past. © What do you remember about learning languages at school? [Why? Why not?] To the best of my recollection, the act of learning and teaching languages at school mainly revolved around the grammar-translation method, In particular, in the past, teachers were in charge of translating every sentence into Vietnamese and explaining grammar rules to students. However, this method has been done away with and the mmunicative lan; hing method, which focuses on teaching students in a communicative way, is gaining ground. That is what I have been doing since [became a teacher a long time ago. © What do you think would be the hardest language for you to learn? [Why? Why not?] With the exception of Vietnamese, I have not had a sho! al learning other languages besides English and Japanese. I guess, learning Russian will be a ‘ough row to hoe as this language uses a different form of alphabets. Moreover, reference materials to boost learners’ proficiency in Russian are not easily accessible these days. VOCABULARY HIGHLIGHTS . orINE VIETNAMESE No | VOCABULARY | ENGLISH DEFINITION DFFINITION 1 | makea try at (idiom) to seize a chance or | (thanh ngit) thir lam opportunity to do or attempt] gi something 2 [rusty (adj) not as good asit was because | (tinh tir) kém dan di you have not practised it do lau khéng luyén tap 3 [smattering (n) a slight knowledge of | (danh tix) 1 chut, 1 teo somethingChuong 3. CAC Vi DY VE BAI SPEAI KING 371 VOCABULARY HIGHLIGHTS No | VOCABULARY ENGLISH DEFINITION VIETNAMESE DEFINITION 4 _ indispensable (adj) so good or important that you could not manage without (inh ti) khéng thé thiéu duge 5 |in the foreseeable future (phrase) as far into the future as you can imagine or plan for (cum tir) trong tong lai gan 6 | rewarding (ad)) satisfying or beneficial (tinh th) xtng dang, théa man 7 |grammar- translation method (phrase) a method in which students learn grammatical rules and then apply those rules by translating sentences between the target language and the native language (cum ti) cdch hoc nhdi ngi phdp — tr vung truyén théng, trong dé hoc sinh hoc thugc quy tac ngi php va dp dung, bang cach dat cu 8 communicative language teaching method (phrase) an approach to language teaching that emphasizes interaction as both the means and the ultimate goal of study (cum ti) cdch giing day ngén ngi theo dinh hudng giao tiép 9 |gain ground (phrase) become more popular or accepted (cum ti) 9 nén phd big, céng nhan rong, rai hon 10 [havea shot at (idiom) to try something (thinh ngit) thir cai gi 11 [a tough row to hoe (idiom) a difficult task (thanh nga) viée khd khan Part 2. Describe a website that you bought something from. What the website is What you bought from this website How satisfied you were with what you bought You should say: Explain why you liked or disliked about using this website. In this day and age, e-commerce has developed to a point that shopping in a brick-and-mortar shop has been marginalized. One website I frequently visit to shop for items is Shopee, which dominates Vietnam’s e-commerce market, It is a social-first, mobile-centric marketplace where users can browse, shop and sell on the go. When it comes to my completed orders, I tend to shop for mobile accessories,372 TU VUNG CHUYEN ANH DANH CHO KY NANG NOI stationery and cosmetics because they are a steal. For example, mobile phone cover cases for my mobile phone, Note20 Ultra, are available al popular prices, ranging from 50,000 VND, a tag price that almost no physical shops can beat. Allin all, Iam fairly content with this website. It has almost every product an ordinary user like me can ask for at such an unbeatable price. The only drawback, I guess, is sometimes, relates to the sellers’ professionalism. In particular, some cancelled my orders al shor! notice due to their goods being out of stock There are a bunch of reasons why I love this website. Firstly, its comparative advantage lies in that it offers genuine reviews from verified customers, which I can use as reference before I decide to make a purchase, Secondly, the interface of this website is user-friendly, so it is accessible to people of all ages. Even if you are not a computer literate, you can still navigate the website with ease, VOCABULARY HIGHLIGHTS VIETNAMESE No | VOCABULARY | ENGLISH DEFINITION DEFINITION 1 [this day end [(phrase) at the present time; in] (cum ti) trong thdi age the modern era dai mdi nay brick and mortar | (phrase) existing as a physical|(cum ti) cia hang 2 y vn th shop building, especially a shop truyén théng be marginalized | (phrase) be replaced (cum tit) bi thay thé (verb) to be the largest, most 4 |dominate important, or most noticeable | (dng tu) théng tri part of something (thanh nga) rat ré, re 5 |asteal (idiom) be cheap nhu cho (phrase) a low price that people are willing to pay (adj) unable to be defeated or | (tinh tu) qua tt (gid), 7 |unbeatable improved because of excellent|khéng thé tét hon qualit duge nia 6 | popular prices (cum tix) gid ré (n) the combination of all the 8 | professionalism | qualities that are connected with trained and skilled people (danh tir) tinh chuyén nghiép (idiom) with little warning or|(thanh nga) khong 9 |atshortnotice |" i So trué time for preparation bao trudeChugng 3. CAC Vi DU VE BAI SPEAKING 373 VOCABULARY HIGHLIGHTS VIETNAMESE No | VOCABULARY ENGLISH DEFINITION, DEFINITION 10 | make a purchase | (phrase) buy something (cum tit) mua (n) the way a computer program presents information to a-user or 11 | interface receives information from a user, | (danh tit) giao dién in particular the layout of the screen and the menus {adj) if something, especially something related to a computer, is user-friendly, it is simple for people to use (v) to move around a website 13. | navigate or computer screen, or between 12. | user-friendly (tinh ttx) dé ste dung (dong th) (thao tae) di chuyén websites or screens “ 14 | with ease (phrase) easily (cum tir) dé dang Part 3. Shopping online © What kinds of things do people in your country often buy from online shops? Since the emergence of online shopping, I believe books were the first products that are sold online. Understandably, it is not necessary for customers to physically and literally touch a book before they make a purchase. Bulky products such as luggage or electric items like household appliances can be ordered online because all of them are technically qualified and they usually come along with warranty. Finally, buying movie tickets online is increasingly universal as it helps to minimize human involvement and contributes to cost reduction. © Why do you think online shopping has become so popular nowadays? Generally speaking, online purchasing affords customers opportunities to find exactly what they need. This means there would be no crowds or endless queues, and customers can cut additional expenses such as parking incurred during the shopping trip. Another merit of online shopping is price comparison. Obviously, it is impossible for people to compare prices of physical shops at once. However, price recommendations are ai customers’ disposal thorough online shopping websites, which allows them to shun inflated prices