PEOPLE AND

RELATIONSHIPS
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ambitious with a strong desire to be successful, rich
🡪 ambition (n) or powerful
blunt saying exactly what you think without
🡪 straightforward (adj) trying to be polite
clever intelligent and able to understand things
🡪 smart (adj) easily or plan things well
creative with the ability to invent and develop
🡪 creativity (n) original ideas, especially in the arts
good fun enjoyable to be with because you say and
do interesting or amusing things
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hard–working putting a lot of effort into your work
🡪 diligent (adj)
impatient easily irritated by things
🡪 patience (n)
judgemental too quick to criticize people

nosy interested in things that do not concern you

open–minded willing to listen and consider other people’s

ideas and suggestions
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outgoing very friendly and likes meeting and talking
🡪 open (adj) to people
over–sensitive too easily offended

reliable can be trusted to work well or to behave in

🡪 trustful (adj) a way that someone wants you to
self–assured having confidence in your own abilities

stingy unwilling to spend money

Provide the correct
vocabulary based
on their meanings
as follows.
 QUIZ
respect somebody look up to somebody

argue and stop being friendly with fall out with somebody
somebody
gradually have a less close relationship with grow apart from
somebody = drift apart somebody
have many childhood and adolescent grow up with
experiences in common with somebody somebody
 QUIZ
have a good relationship get on with somebody

be in communication with somebody be in touch with

somebody

resemble somebody in your family (in take after somebody

appearance or personality)
know somebody well and see or talk to be close to somebody
them often
 SPEAKING PART 3
• In IELTS Speaking Part 3, you will talk about the
information related to Part 2
• For example, if in the Speaking Part 2, you were talking
about a close friend
• 🡪 The questions in the Speaking Part 3 will be:
• What are some qualities of a good friendship?
• Is it important for people to have a good friendship
with their friends?
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• What are some qualities of a good friendship?
• 🡪 Apply AREA technique to extend your answers
• Answer: I think a good friendship should be trustful and open
• Reason: Because it is important to trust your friends
• Example: For example, you can tell them your secrets and they
will keep them
• Alternative answer: Also, we need to be open to talk about
everything
• 🡪 Conclusion: So, I think a good friendship should be trustful and
open
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•LOYAL
•stay with me even when
everyone has left
•never let me feel that I’m a
lone
•never talks behind my back
•doesn’t believe in gossip
•always be there when I need
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•HONEST
•speaks openly from the heart
•always keeps his/her promises
•never lies to me
•always tells the truth
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•SUPPORTIVE
•always cheers me up
•always give me a hand
•always be with me through
thick and thin
•understands who I am and
what I need
•always get my back
 What are some qualities of a good friendship?
R
ANSWE REASON EXAMPL
e r s o n ally E
∙ We l l … I p
think… s…
First of all, A true fri
end… sta
d f r i e n d s h i p even wh ys
∙ a goo n y
friends… should
en
s f r o m m a
∙ come be loyal… to each everyone
has left…
factors… other Always b
e there fo
me… no r
matter
what…
ALTERNATIVE
Moreover… a real friend… honest… supportive… So… I think that’s the qualities… of a
Never lies to me… always gives me a hand… good friendship…
 VOCABULARY
•meet with people who
share the same interests
•those who are also
passionate about sth
•we are now living in
technological era
•join an online community
 VOCABULARY
•social media platforms
•get a long well with
someone
•improve relationships
•I can count on them
•learn how to initiate the
conversation
 How do Vietnamese people make new friends?
R
ANSWE REASON EXAMPL
e r s o n ally E
∙ We l l … I p
think… Because, first of all… • For ex
ample…
e h o n e s t, I Firstly
∙T o b • Especi
ally in th
o u l d sa y t h at… On the one hand… e
w case whe
y o p in i o n … n…
∙ In m • Take _
__ as an
example
…

ALTERNATIVE
Moreover… So… I think /
Additionally / On the other hand I believe that…
However / Furthermore…
 Do you think it is strange to make friends online?
R
ANSWE REASON EXAMPL
e r s o n ally E
∙ We l l … I p
think… Because, first of all… • For ex
ample…
e h o n e s t, I Firstly
∙T o b • Especi
ally in th
o u l d sa y t h at… On the one hand… e
w case whe
y o p in i o n … n…
∙ In m • Take _
__ as an
example
…

ALTERNATIVE
Moreover… So… I think /
Additionally / On the other hand I believe that…
However / Furthermore…
 What is the most important thing in friendship?
R
ANSWE REASON EXAMPL
e r s o n ally E
∙ We l l … I p
think… Because, first of all… • For ex
ample…
e h o n e s t, I Firstly
∙T o b • Especi
ally in th
o u l d sa y t h at… On the one hand… e
w case whe
y o p in i o n … n…
∙ In m • Take _
__ as an
example
…

ALTERNATIVE
Moreover… So… I think /
Additionally / On the other hand I believe that…
However / Furthermore…
 Why do some people have few friends?
R
ANSWE REASON EXAMPL
e r s o n ally E
∙ We l l … I p
think… Because, first of all… • For ex
ample…
e h o n e s t, I Firstly
∙T o b • Especi
ally in th
o u l d sa y t h at… On the one hand… e
w case whe
y o p in i o n … n…
∙ In m • Take _
__ as an
example
…

ALTERNATIVE
Moreover… So… I think /
Additionally / On the other hand I believe that…
However / Furthermore…
 Which is more important, new friendships or old ones?
R
ANSWE REASON EXAMPL
e r s o n ally E
∙ We l l … I p
think… Because, first of all… • For ex
ample…
e h o n e s t, I Firstly
∙T o b • Especi
ally in th
o u l d sa y t h at… On the one hand… e
w case whe
y o p in i o n … n…
∙ In m • Take _
__ as an
example
…

ALTERNATIVE
Moreover… So… I think /
Additionally / On the other hand I believe that…
However / Furthermore…
 Learn the vocabulary
Practice with the Speaking
Part 3 questions at home
A vocabulary test awaits