Lesson 1

Speaking
1. Introduction to IELTS Speaking
- How long does an IELTS interview last?
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- What are the criteria in IELTS Speaking?
o Fluency and Coherence (FC) - Trôi chảy và rành mạch
o Lexical resource (LR) - Khả năng sử dụng từ
o Grammatical range and accuracy (GRA) – đa dạng cấu trúc câu và mức độ chính xác
o Pronunciation (P) – phát âm
- How many parts are there in IELTS Speaking?
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- Which part is the easiest?
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- What do you need to remember while giving answers in Part 1?
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2. Vocabulary about Work

Exercise 1. Choose adjective from the box to describe the jobs below. You can use more than one for each job.
Add other adjectives of your own.

Exercise 2. Write down words from the above unit that relate to
- your job
- a job you would like to do in the future.
- a job you would not like to do in the future.

3. Tackle IELTS questions

- What is your job? > Talk about your job using the following structures:
o I am (currently) + a/an + job title + working for + company’s name.
o I have been working as a/an + job title + for + years.
o My job is being + a/an + job title
- Why did you choose that kind of work? > Talk about the reason why you chose that job (2-3 sentences).
o I chose this job/position because + a reason.

4. Sample answers about Work

What is your job? Why did you choose that job?

Currently I am working as a business analyst for an IT company. I

think I chose to work in this position because I find it stimulating.
Also, because I work to very tight schedules, the job is never
boring.

My job is being a travel blogger. I chose this job because I’m not
stuck behind a desk. Also, the job is satisfying because I don’t
have to meet a deadline or wake up early in the morning.

5. Time to speak!
- What is your job? Why did you choose that kind of work?
Writing
1. Introduction to IELTS Writing
- How long does the IELTS Writing session last?
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- How many parts are there in IELTS Writing?
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- What are the criteria in IELTS Writing?
o Task achievement (TA) – thoả mãn yêu cầu đề bài
o Coherence and Cohension (CC) – tính logic
o Lexical resource (LR) – khả năng sử dụng từ
o Grammatical range and accuracy (GRA) – cấu trúc câu và mức độ chính xác
- What do you have to do in Task 1?
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2. How many charts are there in Task 1?
Name Example

Line chart

Bar chart

Pie chart
 Table

Mixed chart
Process

Diagram
 Maps

3. The standard structure of a Task 1

- Word count: 150 words
- Paraphrase > Overview > 2 Body paragraphs
- Sample:

The graph below shows the number of overseas visitors to three different areas in a European country between
1987 and 2007.

The graph compares the number of foreign travellers that visited three
different types of areas in a particular European country over a twenty-year
Paraphrase
period from 1987 to 2007.

Overall, coastal areas attracted the largest amount of foreign tourists in most
years of the survey, while mountainous areas appeared to be the least popular
Overview for the most part. In addition, the number of tourists travelling to all three
areas increased over the period

In 1987, around 40,000 foreign travellers visited the coast of this European
Body
country. This figure dropped slightly to around 35,000 visitors in 1992, after
paragraph
which it began to rise, reaching approximately 75,000 visitors in 2007.
 Meanwhile, the number of foreign travellers visiting the mountains
fluctuated between 20,000 and 30,000 during the first half of the period,
before rising further to around 35,000 tourists in 2007.

The number of foreign tourists visiting the lakes of this country continually
Body
rose over the first fifteen years of the period, peaking at 75,000 visitors in
paragraph
2002. However, this figure began to drop significantly in the remaining
years, reaching 50,000 visitors in 2007.

4. What is a paraphrase?
- A paraphrase is a ..........................................................................................................................................
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- How can we write a paraphrase? There are a few ways to paraphrase a sentence.
o Find their ..........................................................................................................................................
o Change into ......................................................................................................................................
o Change word .....................................................................................................................................
o Change the .......................................................................................................................................

- Steps to write a paraphrase.

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The graph below shows the number of overseas visitors to three different areas in a European country between
1987 and 2007.

- Vocabulary for writing a paraphrase.

Starting Verb (s) Description Timeline

The chart type Provide / Present The number of (countable) Between x and x
information about The figure for (countable / From x to x
Illustrate uncountable) Over a period of x
Depict The amount of years
Compare (uncountable) Over a x-year period
The proportion /
percentage / rate of (%)

- Example
The graph below shows the number of overseas visitors to three different areas in a European country between
1987 and 2007.
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Exercise 1. Write the paraphrases for the following tasks!