Describe an important historical event in your country

You should say:

– when it happened
– what happened
– who the most important people involved were
– and say why it is important to the history of your country
To be honest, history has never been my cup of tea. When I was in high school (F: /l/ not /n/), my history classes were dead
boring. However, there was one historical event that left a lasting impression on me. That was the Reunification Day, which took
place on April 30th (F: /ˈθɜːtiəθ/ 1975.

After North Vietnamese forces successfully (F: /l/ not /n/) overran numerous provinces (S:/ˈprɒvɪnsɪz/) in Central Highland, they are
(IG: → past tense: were) ordered to launch the final (F: /l/ - no /r/ sound)  attack on Saigon which called (IG: → which was called)

(M: /ˈkɔːld/) the “Ho Chi Minh Campaign,” By April 27, the North Vietnamese troops, under the command of General Van Tien
Dung, seized (F:/siːzd/) the key facilities and strategic (S+M: /strəˈtiːdʒɪk/)  points around Saigon. They advanced into downtown
Saigon at dawn on April 30 and met little resistance. [More clear pause] About noon, a column of tanks of the North Vietnamese
army crashed through the gate of the Presidential Palace, forcing Saigon government to surrender unconditionally. At half past
eleven, Vietnam’s flag was raised over the Presidential Palace, marking the victory of the historic (S+M: /hɪˈstɒrɪk/) “Ho Chi Minh
campaign”.

This event is considered (F: /kənˈsɪdəd/) a significant milestone (M: /ˈmaɪlstəʊn/ - no /r/ sound) in Vietnamese history because it not
only marked the end of the Vietnam War, which lasted over 2 decades and claimed millions of Vietnamese lives, but also formally
unified the North and the South of Vietnam as the Socialist (M: /ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/)  Republic of Vietnam after many years of separation.
From then on, April 30 is celebrated as a national holiday in Vietnam which is held (F: /d/) annually
to commemorate the reunification between the two regions (M: /ˈriːdʒənz/) as well as to pay a tribute to brave soldiers (M:
ˈsəʊldʒəz/) who sacrificed during the war.

- S: stress
- F:  final sound
- M: mispronunciation
- IG: incorrect grammar
- WC: Word Choice
- SP:  Spelling

OVERALL: 6.5 - 7.0 ( focus more on the intonation - shorten your speech)
- final sounds are very important!!!
- avoid mixing up final sounds of words standing next to each other.
- sounds: /ʧ/ /s/ /ʤ/ /ʃ/ ...
- avoid randomly adding /s/ or /r/ sound to the word
- final sounds: /l/ and /n/ - /l/ and /r/ (don't curve your tongue too much in some words that don't have /r/ sound)

Fluency – 6.0 Grammar range – 6.5 - 7.0 ( Lexical resources – 7.5 Pronunciation – 6.0
final sounds greatly affect
( better without pronunciation need to be more precise: final
the grammar point)
mistakes) sounds, /ʃ/ - /s/

1. Talking at length: 1. Using a range of sentence 1. Using a range of words and 1. Unable to be understood
2:14 structures paraphrasing throughout the test:
- too long - you ➢ Good: - Good: ● Most sounds can be relatively
would be interrupted - passive voice - Incorrect: easy to detect for listeners to be
without properly finishing - (reduced) relative able to comprehend your
your speaking. clauses 2. Using collocation and less response to the question.
- Comparison common vocabulary 2. Able to use intonation:
- You should - not only but also
consider the length of - ➢ Good: - monotone/ unchanging
compex sentences
- history has never been my intonation - sounds like you are
your answer which
cup of tea.
should match with your ➢ Incorrect:/other reading something boring
- history classes were dead
speaking speed. suggestions: without appropriate pauses or
boring
rising/ falling tone.
- → for ex : could 2. Using a range of - left a lasting impression on
omit the information grammar tenses Express emotions more vividly/
me
➢ Good: deliberately
that is too detailed. - Present simple - took place on
- Present perfect + emotions ( rising intonation )
2. Talking without + emphasizing - Rising intonation +
- Simple past - to launch the final attack
pauses or hesitations:
- could add: past perfect slight stress)
ɵ you need to use (ex: I had never been - the North + be about to finish speaking - use
more explicit and interested in any History Vietnamese troops, under the intonation to give signals that i'm
clear pauses among classes until …- simple past command of …
finishing my speaking (falling
parts/ sentences in - )
your speaking, -  seized the key intonation)
which allows ➢ Incorrect: facilities and strategic  points - listing: voice rises after each item
listeners to
comprehend the - advanced into downtown (motivation, time, commitment) in the
Saigon at dawn list. For the final item (and passion),
content and follow
your ideas let the voice fall.
ɵ Try to be more - met little resistance.
natural instead of - forcing Saigon government 3. Accurate word and sound
reading the texts. to surrender unconditionally. pronunciation
A. Stress:
3. Talking without self- - marking the victory of the
B. Final sounds:
correction: historic …
- /ed/ pronunciation:
ɵ Self –correction is - to commemorate the reunifi
 spotted in your cation between the two regions (https://bit.ly/2KZNl0F )
answer. It is better
- to pay a tribute to brave + /d/: after all vowel sounds and
than skipping the
soldiers who sacrificed during the after voiced consonants (except /d/):
mistakes that you
war
know you made. /m/ /n/ /ŋ/ /l/ /g/ /dʒ/ /z/ /b/ /v/
5. Using linking devices: - is considered a
significant milestone + /t/: after all voiceless consonants:
Use more linking
devices to structure (except /t/) /k/ /p/ /f/ /s/ /ʃ/ /tʃ/
➢ Some vocabularies you
your speech may consider using to allow a
- The greatest reason wider range: + /ɪd/: after /d/ and /t/
why I .../ - to stand out as a
First….Secondly,.. prominent one C. Mispronunciation:/ not clear
- Therefore, / as a enough
- expand their knowledge
result/ Hence/
about Vietnam’s history
Thus, → Vowels that are unstressed would
- Besides, - holds great historical value usually be pronounced as /ə/
Furthermore,
moreover - to remind future
- at first, then, generations of that historical
eventually/ event
gradually, finally,
- a jaw – dropping
at last...
- As far as i’m (adjective) reaction towards...
concerned - have no chance to
6. Ideas:
- gratitude (to somebody)
- Instead of (for something)
including many
- to hold significant
detailed pieces of
meaning in our cultures/ history
information
 about Historical - a must-know event
event → shorten - to honor one of the
the second greatest man of VN’s history
paragraph
- could talk more
about your
feelings/ emotions
when studying
about the
historical event
and now: full of
pride,...
→ easier for you to
give the answer