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Topic "Focus": It Surely Is and
Topic "Focus": It Surely Is and
Topic “Focus”
Sample
(1): Luôn bắt đầu trả lời câu hỏi Yes/ No bằng việc khẳng định hoặc phủ định.
When I need to stay focused, like studying for a test or reading my handouts, I
usually go to a co-working space (không gian làm việc chung) with very little
background noise, like the library or my favorite book cafe. Putting my phone
away (3) is another thing I do to help.
(3): Thay đổi mạch văn bằng việc đưa V-ing lên làm chủ ngữ; Điều này giúp 2
câu không bị lặp cấu trúc.
3. What may distract you when you’re trying to stay focused?
(4): Khi muốn thừa nhận điều mình làm (thường không tích cực), ta dùng
những cấu trúc như “I have to admit that”, “I have to confess that”, “I must
say”,… để giọng văn thêm phần tự nhiên.
Topic “Job”
Sample
1. What work do you do?
(6): Cụm từ rất hay để thay cho việc dùng cấu trúc “I make calls and take
calls” như bình thường. Ngoài ra có thể thay thế bằng “include” hay “consist
of”;
(9): tương đương với Additionally; furthermore: sử dụng khi bổ sung thêm
thông tin cho ý trước đó;
3. Do you miss being a student?
For sure (10). I often look back at the old senior book (kỷ yếu) photos and
they remind me of (nhắc nhở tôi về) the time when I was so carefree about
everything and all I had to do was going to school and creating beautiful
memories with my friends. Being a grown-up (người lớn) is not at all easy (11),
so escaping from reality and reminiscing (hồi tưởng) the good old days
can act as (12) therapy for my soul (liều thuốc cho tâm hồn).
(12): “act as” cũng là lối nói giúp paraphrase rất tốt, mang ý nghĩa là “đóng vai
trò”.
4. Do you prefer to work in the morning or afternoon?
(14) – (16): Paraphrase cho các từ đơn giản như “go to work”, “in the
morning” và “well”.
5. Have you changed your work before?
You bet (chắc chắn rồi) (17). I have done several kinds of work before landing
this job (có công việc mới) (18). When I was in college, I worked as a
salesperson at a convenience store near my house, and I even tutored
English for high school students when I had time. Each kind
of occupation (ngành nghề) (19) helped me train different skills and I really
appreciate all of them for giving me unforgettable memories.
(18)- (19): Paraphrase các từ đơn giản “got a new job”, “job”.
Sample
I would like to talk about a successful businessman(1) who is also my
idol (2) – Elon Musk. Elon Musk was born in 1971, who is now in his 50s. The
African-born American billionaire (tỷ phú) (3) showed his inborn talents (tài
năng thiên bẩm) for programming and engineering at an early age. Being
known as the co-founder (nhà đồng sáng lập) (4) of PayPal, the founder (5) of
SpaceX as well as the CEO (6) of Tesla – one of the biggest electric car
manufacturers, the entrepreneur (doanh nhân) (7) is now worth 281.6 billion
USD and becomes the richest man alive.
Unlike other CEOs, who own excellent public speaking skills, Musk always
appears to be an introvert (người hướng nội) (8) with humility (sự khiêm
tốn) on stage, and that is what makes him more approachable, for sure.
I first heard about Musk around 2015, when I was researching about the
application of “green energy” in manufacturing vehicles. That was also when
Tesla’s cutting-edge (tiên tiến) battery technology was unveiled (lộ diện),
grasping the public attention and myself included. As an environmentally –
conscious (quan tâm đến môi trường) person, I pay tremendous
admiration (sự ngưỡng mộ to lớn) for Musk, who devoted his life to making
significant innovations and advancements to eliminate (loại bỏ) the use of
fossil fuel.
1. – (9): Các danh từ chỉ người để paraphrase cho Elon Musk -> tránh lặp
từ, tăng điểm từ vựng.
(1), (2): Liệt kê các luận điểm không nên dùng lại từ vựng trong câu hỏi, cũng
không nên dùng 2 câu giống nhau để trình bày 2 luận điểm để tránh bị trừ
điểm từ vựng; Nên áp dụng những mẫu câu dẫn đa dạng hơn. Theo sau mỗi
luận điểm sẽ là những luận cứ để bổ sung thêm ý tưởng.
2. What do you think are the key factors that contribute to the success of a
business?
(3), (4): Tương tự câu hỏi liệt kê như trên, mỗi luận điểm sẽ được trình bày
theo một mẫu câu khác nhau. Hãy nhớ áp dụng những cụm từ mở rộng ý
tưởng: in addition, on top of that, additionally, besides, furthermore, moreover,
…
3. If you had the opportunity to have your own business, what business would it
be? Why?