IELTS SPEAKING PART 3 

Topic: Computers/ Handout May 16th, 2021

Question/outline Vocabulary

Q1: What kinds of people use the computer more? (Những  Depend on = rely
người như thế nào thì dùng máy tính nhiều hơn?)    on: phụ thuộc vào 
 Vary between N
 Trực tiếp: In today’s digital world, people are using and (and N): khác nhau
depending more and more on computers so I guess giữa các N 
everyone rely on computer. But it varies between  Work specification:
different lifestyles and work specifications that some tính chất công
use computers in a more dense frequency than others  việc 
 Chi tiết: To be more particular,   In a dense
 Young and tech-savvy people or white-collar frequency ><
workers use computers on a daily basis, from 9 (loose): tần suất
to 10 hours per day on the average.  dày đặc 
 By contrast, adults in their mid 50s or above who  Tech-savvy (a): am
are not familiar with new technology; or blue- hiểu công nghệ 
collar workers tend to use less computers than  White-collar
other groups.  worker: nhân viên
văn phòng 
 Blue-collar worker:
công nhân, lao
động chân tay
 On a daily basis:
thường ngày 
 N in one’s mid ...s:
N ở trong độ tuổi 

 Q2: Do people living in modern countries use the  Core quality: phẩm
computer than those living in developing countries? chất cốt lõi 
(Những người ở đất nước phát triển có dùng máy  Come to
tính nhiều hơn người sống ở đất nước đang phát conclusion: đi đến
triển không?) được kết luận 
 Trực tiếp: Actually, I’m quite on the fence about this   Figure out: tìm ra
 Chi tiết:  được 
 On one hand, computer has become a universal  Hypothesis /hī
device so the majority of global citizens have used ˈpäTHəsəs/ (n): giả
a computer at least once in life. Besides, the thiết, giả định
frequency of computer users depends on  Intuition (n): trực
lifestyles and occupations, without regarding giác 
nationalities.   Even worse: tệ
 On the other hand, in developed countries, hơn là
technology has progressed further to become  Temper /ˈtempər/
more accessible and convenient to computer (v): can thiệp vào 
users. This allows people in such nations to be  Be no use to:
more prone to using computers than their không hữu ích với
counterparts in other countries.   Intangible (a): vô
hình 
  Obscure (a): vô
dạng, vô danh 
 Matter (n): sự vật
 Come in handy:
hữu ích, có ích với 

Q3: What are the methods to prevent children from playing  Absolute (a): toàn
computer games? (Phương pháp giúp ngăn chặn trẻ con quyền 
chơi máy tính là gì?)   Cut down =
prevention (n):
 Trực tiếp: I think an absolute cut down is impossible  ngăn cấm
 Lý do: Since we are living in the prime era of technology,  Prime era: Thời
everybody use computer to play game; thus prevention gian huy hoàng 
will even make the cravings worse for children   Make sth worse:
 Chi tiết: Instead, we should:  làm sth trở nên tồi
 Introduce them to games with educational and tệ hơn 
family-friendly content. By doing this, we can  Craving (n): cơm
minimize the consequences of computer games thèm 
on children.   Family-friendly (a):
 Also, allowing computer games in a fixed time thân thiện với trẻ
frame will satisfy their hobby as well as teach em 
them to be disciplined with computers.  Minimize (v): giảm
thiểu 
 Fixed time frame:
thời gian cố định 
 Satisfy (v): làm
thỏa mãn 
 Be disciplined (a):
có kỉ luật với 
 IELTS SPEAKING PART 2
Topic: Broken down computer / Handout May 9th, 2021

Describe a time when you had a problem with using the computer

You should say: 

 When it happened 
 Where it happened 
 Why the computer couldn’t work 

And explain how you solved the problem at last 

Expected band: 

Fluency:                                                                                Grammar:

Pronunciation:                                                                      Vocabulary: 

SUGGESTED OUTLINE + VOCABULARY

Introduction   Technical
problem: vấn đề
 Introduction: So today, I’m going to tell you about a time I kĩ thuật 
had a technical problem with my computers  Avid user: người
 Lead-in: To be honest, I’m an avid computer user and I sử dụng thường
cannot go by one day without turning on my laptop. So xuyên 
the time that I got my computer broken down was  Go by = live: vượt
unforgettable qua, sống 
 Sth be broken
down (a, v): sth bị
hỏng  

Background  Line up: xếp

hàng, xuất hiện
 When it happened: It was in my final examination when I tần số nhiều 
had several tests lining up. I sat in front of the computers  Revise (n): ôn
to finish my assignments and revise for the final tests all tập 
day long, even turned myself into a night owl.   Turn oneself into
 Where it happened: The morning after that stressful week, a night owl: thức
I woke up to a plan of spending my whole day binging đêm 
my favourite series on Netflix. However, in my attempt to  Wake up to a
turn on the laptop, the screen was insistently black. .  plan: tỉnh dậy để
làm gì 
 Binge (v): xem
(ăn, đọc) rất nhiều
và chăm chú 
 In one’s attempt
to V: trong sự cố
gắng làm gì 
 Insistently (adv):
một cách kiên
định 

Main idea: Why the computer couldn’t work   Come to realize:

nhận ra, thức tỉnh 
 At that time, I came to realize that my computer had  Convincing (a):
broken down. The reason was quite obvious and thuyết phục
convincing, actually:   Around-the-clock:
 During the week of my final examination, I was using my cả ngày, 24/7 
laptop around-the-clock to study and revise. Even in my  Scroll through:
leisure time, I spent watching movies or scrolling lướt, xem qua 
through my social media. No wonder why my computer  No wonder why:
stopped running, it was working in heavy load and chả trách mà 
relentlessly.   Stop running:
ngừng hoạt động
 In heavy load:
cường độ nặng 
  Relentlessly
(adv): không
ngừng nghỉ 

Conclusion: How you solved it   Quick fix = short

attempt: lần thử
 After several failed quick fixes recommended by the mất ít công sức 
Internet, I decided to bring it to a nearby electronic store  Electronic store:
and was informed to come back the following week.  cửa hàng điện tử 
 While it was really inconvenient not having the computer  Have sth by one’s
by my side, I learnt to be independent from it and even side: có sth ở
got to take up a new hobby during the time getting it cạnh bên 
fixed.   Be independent
from: độc lập, tự
lập khỏi 
 Take up (new
hobby): có sở
thích mới 
 Get (have) sth
fixed: mang sth đi
sửa 

IELTS SPEAKING PART 3 

Topic: Clothes/ Handout May 30th, 2021
Question/outline Vocabulary

Q1: Do you think what people wear can influence their  Representation
mood? (Bạn có nghĩ những gì mình mặc ảnh hưởng đến (n): đại diện 
tâm trạng của họ?)   N wise,..: bàn về
N 
 Trực tiếp: Quite significantly, I guess, as clothing is a  All-time-favourite
major representation of one person  (a,n): yêu thích
 Chi tiết:  nhất
 Fashion wise, if a person puts on his/her all-  Garment = apparel
time-favourite or trendy garments, he/she has a = clothes (n): quần
áo 
 tendency to feel more self-assured, thus, more  Less preferable
sociable. By contrast, if the same person wears (a): không được
less preferable pieces of clothing, he/she will be yêu thích
insecure and reluctant to socialize.   Insecure (a): thiếu
 Clothing wise, if a person dresses in form-fitting tự tin
apparel with flexible materials, he/she will be  Reluctant (a):
more active and comfortable. Conversely, if they lưỡng lự
happen to put on tight clothes with irritable  Put on = dress in =
materials, people will feel scratchy, thus, being wear (v): mặc 
bad-tempered all day round   Bad-tempered (a):
trong tâm trạng
xấu
 All day round: cả
ngày dài

Q2: Do you think it is a good idea to buy clothes online?  Be on the fence:
(Bạn có nghĩ việc mua quần áo online có tốt không?)   phân vân, lưỡng
lự
 Trực tiếp: I’m quite on the fence about this   On-the-go (a): bận
 Chi tiết:  bịu 
 One one hand, online shopping for clothes is a  Commute (v): di
good idea for on-the-go people. Instead of chuyển 
wasting time commuting and trying clothes in  E-commerce
stores, people simply need to go on e-commerce platform: nền tảng
platforms and choose from a wide range of TMĐT 
clothes with affordable prices in just 10 to 20  Put oneself at risk
minutes.   of: đặt mình vào
 On the other hand, when buying clothes online, nguy cơ 
people put themselves at risk of receiving low-  Beforehand: trước
quality, counterfeit or even worse, being scammed đó
for not being able to check beforehand. This,
eventually, costs people even more time and
money compared to buying in-store. 

Q3: What kind of clothes do people wear in the workplace?  Setting (n): bối
(Mọi người thường mặc gì ở nơi công sở?)   cảnh 
 Be required: được
 Trực tiếp: It depends on dress code of different yêu cầu 
workplaces.   Establishment =
 Chi tiết:  company (n): công
 In conventional settings, staff are required to ty, tổ chức
wear formal clothes, including suits, button-down  Namely (adv): có
shirts, pants and business shoes.  thể kể đến như
 Nowadays, there are many different  Enforce (v): ban
establishments appearing, namely start-ups or hành 
creative agencies. Such companies enforce a  As long as: chỉ cần
more flexible dress code, as long as it is smart là … 
 casual, jeans, sneakers or t-shirts are  Acceptable (a):
acceptable.   được chấp nhận 

Q4: What are the differences between clothes worn by old  Considerable (a):
people and those by young people? (Sự khác biệt giữa quần đáng kể
áo người già và quần áo người trẻ là gì?)    Impact on: ảnh
hưởng đến
 Trực tiếp: I think the differences are considerable as  Be sensitive to:
ages and generation somewhat impact on fashion nhạy cảm với 
senses.    Closet (n): tủ quần
 Chi tiết: To be more particular  áo 
 Youngsters are more sensitive to fashion trends  Gown (n): trang
and they update their styles frequently. Hence, phục (váy) 
their closets are quite diverse, from formal  Sweatpant: quần
clothing like suits and gowns to sportswear such thể thao 
as sweatpants and sneakers. They also own a lot  Be similar in: giống
of accessories such as bags, jewelry and nhau trong 
sunglasses.  
 On the contrary, the old don’t care much for
styles. What they prefer more are the comfort
and compatibility. Their clothes are normally
similar in styles and colors, to be more particular,
are uniformly simple, with neutral tones.

IELTS SPEAKING PART 2

Topic: Unusual clothes / Handout May 23rd, 2021
Describe a person who you think wears unusual clothes

You should say:

 Who this person is 

 How you knew this person 
 What his/her clothes are like 

And explain why you think his/her clothes are unusual 

Expected band: 

Fluency:                                                                                Grammar:

Pronunciation:                                                                      Vocabulary: 

SUGGESTED OUTLINE + VOCABULARY

Introduction   To be truthful about
 myself = to the brutally
honest: vô cùng thật
 Introduction: So today, I’m going to tell you about a lòng mà nói 
person with unusual clothes   Diverse /dəˈvərs/ (a): đa
 Lead-in: To be truthful about myself, my fashion dạng
style is diverse and I truly believe that everybody  Distinct (a): khác biệt 
has a distinct style when it comes to fashion. But  When it comes to: khi
there is one individual whose sense of fashion is bàn đến 
unusual  Sense of fashion =
fashion style: phong
cách thời trang 

Background: Who & how you knew this person:   Bosom friend: bạn chí
cốt
 He was my bosom friend, B. We have known each  For as long as N can
other for as long as we can remember so our remember: từ khi còn
preferences and personalities grew along with rất bé 
each other.   Grow along with: phát
 For that, it is obvious that we are a match of triển cùng sb 
Heaven but there is one thing I can’t quite make  A match of Heaven: cặp
sense of, it is his fashion style.  đôi ăn ý 
 Make sense of sth: hiểu
được sth 
Main idea: What is his clothes are like 
 Under-dress: mặc thiếu
lịch sự 
 He either under-dresses or over-dresses to  Over-dress: mặc quá
different occasions. For example, he once wore a trang trọng 
really formal suit to have a coffee date with me. By  Put on = wear (v): mặc 
contrast, when having a job interview, he put on  Top it off: kết thúc bằng
jeans and top it off with a flannel shirt.   Flannel shirt: áo kẻ 

Conclusion: Why you think his clothes are unusual   Don’t get me wrong:
đừng hiểu nhầm tôi 
 Don’t get me wrong, his clothing items are  Be on trend (a): hợp
completely normal, even on trend, to be exact. mốt
Besides, his closet is quite diverse, ranging from  Closet /ˈkläzət/ (n): tủ
office-styled, casual to fashionable accessories.  quần áo 
 What makes them unusual is his way of matching it  Office-styled (a): phong
with different occasions. The fact that his clothes are cách công sở
too outstanding make people feel uncomfortable  Accessories /ək
when accompanying him. What’s even more odd ˈses(ə)rē/ (n): trang
is that he is extremely pleased and proud towards sức, phụ kiện
his fashion sense.   Outstanding (a): nổi bật
 Accompany sb (wth
sth): đồng hành cùng
sb 
 Odd /äd/(a): kỳ lạ
 Be pleased
(about/towards) : tự hào
về sth