ADVANCED COURSE

SPEAKING
LESSON 4
• Speaking part 1: Activities (Laughing, Running, Sleeping,
Cooking)
• Speaking part 2 & 3: Describe an experience (part 2)

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Tổng quan
Từ vựng chỉ cảm xúc

Cách diễn đạt Ví dụ

Several months on, most of the participants in this experiment were still
To have a mood experiencing fatigue and mood swings.
swing Nhiều tháng trôi qua, hầu hết những người tham gia thí nghiệm vẫn còn mệt mỏi
và trải qua cảm xúc thất thường.

Have mixed
I have mixed feelings about starting college.
feeling about sth
Tôi có cảm giác lẫn lộn về việc đi học đại học.
(ambivalent about)

Be ecstatic/ I was ecstatic when receiving the test results.

delighted Tôi đã hạnh phúc đến ngất ngây khi nhận được kết quả bài kiểm tra.

I have been feeling blue ever since I heard that my best friend would move
Feel blue abroad.
Tôi đã rất buồn từ khi nghe tin người bạn thân sẽ đi ra nước ngoài.

Be/get bored to I used to get bored to death whenever it came to math class.
death Tôi đã từng chán ngán mỗi khi đến giờ toán.

Feel discouraged/ I was discouraged by the result, all my efforts were in vain.
disheartened Tôi đã rất nản chí trước kết quả đó, mọi nỗ lực của tôi đều trở nên vô ích

I was grateful for whatever my mother had done for me. Without her, I would
never become the person I am today.
Be grateful for
Tôi cảm thấy biết ơn vì tất cả những điều mẹ đã làm cho tôi. Không có mẹ, tôi sẽ
không thể trở thành tôi của ngày hôm nay.

I was furious with myself for letting things turn out that way.
Be furious
Tôi giận bản thân mình vì đã để mọi thứ dỡ lở như thế.
Cách lên ý tưởng cho part 3 (Áp dụng những điểm nhìn khác nhau)

Laughing is considered a stress reliever.

Health
People who laugh frequently tend to lead a joyful life
What are the and are often able to stay away from depressions.
benefits of
laughing Laughter helps strengthen the bonds between people.
Social
relationships Since it’s contagious, laughter can break the ice in any
situations and pull us closer together.

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Part 1
Laughing
1. Do you like to watch movies or TV shows that make people laugh?
2. Do you usually make your friends laugh?
3. Do you think it’s important to laugh with friends?
4. Are you good at telling jokes?
(To have a good sense of humour; don’t take life too seriously; to crack a joke; to laugh
one’s head off; to feel hilarious; to shrug off worries)

Running
1. Do you like running?
2. Have you ever taken a running class?
3. Why do you need to run?
4. Where do you think is a good place to run?
5. Do you like watching running races on TV ? Why?
(To get involved in something; running on treadmills; find running exhausting; end up having
fatigue; do wonders for our health; build muscle and improve cardiovascular fitness)

Sleeping
1. How much sleep do you need every day?
2. Do you take naps at noon?
3. Do you like to read before bed?
4. How have your sleeping habits changed since you were young?
(A night owl, an early bird, doze off, sleep in, a sound sleep, sleep like a log, hit the hay)

Cooking
1. Do you like cooking?
2. Is it difficult for you to cook Vietnamese food?
3. Who taught you how to cook?
4. Do you want to learn how to cook?
5. Did you learn to cook when you were a child?
(To have a knack for something; to make your mouth water; my signature dish; to experiment
with new ingredients and recipes; not only nutritious but also hygienic)

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 Part 2
Ôn tập cấu trúc bài nói về experience:
Describe a time when someone didn’t tell you the whole truth about something
• When this happened
• What the situation was
• Who you were with
And explain why the person didn’t tell the whole truth.

Bài mẫu

Introduction So I’m going to talk about a time when my brother Từ vựng cần lưu ý
told me a half-truth that just happened recently 1. without blinking an eye:
actually. không thèm chớp mắt
2. broke: nghèo tùng
Recount what My brother is a trickster who is able to lie without 3. give sb the benefit of the
happened in blinking an eye(1). Three months ago, he told me that doubt: tin ai một lần
chronological he was super broke(2) and asked to “borrow” some 4. maturity: sự trưởng thành
order cash to pay for the air ticket that he already booked. 5. It turned out that: hóa ra
Empathizing with his situation, I decided to give him là
the benefit of the doubt(3) and gave him some money 6. be in desperate need for:
without asking him to pay me back. He was thankful rất cần cái gì đó
and brought me a bunch of gifts from his trip. I was 7. scold: mắng
quite happy as I thought my brother had finally grown 8. be grounded: bị cấm túc
up and became a more mature person. How naive I 9. You reap what you sow:
was! gieo nhân nào, gặt quả nấy

During the next family gathering, I brought up the story

to my parents, praising my brother for his maturity(4).
My mom’s jaw dropped and she immediately looked
at my brother in disbelief. It turned out that(5) my
brother only told me half of the truth. He was really in
desperate need for(6) some cash, but he asked both
my mom and I, received money from both of us and
ended up with twice the amount he needed.

Comment &
The ending was predictable: two hours of being
Feeling
scolded(7) and grounded(8) for one month. I was
neither surprised nor sorry for him. He reaped what
he sowed(9), you know.

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Luyện tập 1

Describe an occasion when you travelled and your vehicle broke down
• Who you were with
• What happened to the vehicle
• How long it took to get the vehicle repaired
And how you feel after the vehicle was repaired.

Part 3
Để tạo các ý tưởng cho part 3, thí sinh có thể quan sát vấn đề từ nhiều góc độ khác nhau
và phân tích tình huống theo từng góc độ.
Quan sát ví dụ dưới đây:
Do people in your country often use public transportation?
Luyện tập trả lời theo gợi ý sau:

Youngsters

Age
The elderly
Public
transportation
Big cities
Location

Rural areas

Câu trả lời mẫu

It varies in different cases. For example, youngsters in Vietnam hardly ever take a bus to
work or school as they have better travel options. However, in the case of the elderly, even
though most of the old people here can afford private vehicles, many of them would prefer
public transport, or at least community transportation… mainly because they think that it’s
rather dangerous to drive on their own, perhaps.

Luyện tập 2

1. What kinds of public transport does your country have?

2. Are there any problems with the public transport system in your city?
3. When is it acceptable to lie?
4. What do you think about the fact that everybody has lied at least once?
5. What kinds of changes do people in your country usually make?
6. What are the common reasons people need to change plans?
7. Who is more adaptable to changes? Young or old people?