Professions: lawyer, dentist, hairdresser, mechanic, architect, farmer, vet, child-minder, scientist, firefighter, civil servant, builder, designer,

carpenter, plumber incentive: ng lc. Ex: You can provide travel incentives to encourage employees to do their best. downsizing: ct gim bin ch commission: hoa hng freelance: lm vic t do Collocations: get/find work to be offered work/ a job do for a living. Ex: What do you do for a living? make a living = work. Ex: It's hard to make a living as a freelance writer. to be made redundant = to be fired to give up work: stop working to be on leave/ take sick leave: ngh bnh to be promoted: ln chc Cm 1 1/Academic: deviate 2/Idiom: carry the ball 3/Uncommon words: awesome/gorgeous/sensational 4/Collocation: convey the meaning Cm 2 1/ Redundant language: "a kind of/some kind of/all kind of + Noun" 2/ Academic words: "commentary on" (lu gii t sau n l "on" ch khng phi "about" 3/ Idiom and informal expression: "go ahead" 4/ Uncommon words: "accelerate/escalate" 5/ Collocation and phrases: "raise (the) question/hypothesis" Cm 3 1/ Redundant language: "stuff like that" 2/ Academic words: "negate/contrary 3/ Idiom and informal expression: "a piece of cake 4/ Uncommon words: "deteriorate/exacerbate 5/ Collocation and phrases: "iron out the problem" (informal) Cm 4 1/ Redundant language: "thats what I mean" 2/ Academic words: "mediate/regulate 3/ Idiom and informal expression: "do me a favor 4/ Uncommon words: "procrastinate

5/ Collocation and phrases: "reach/draw a conclusion" Cm 5 1/ Redundant language: " so far= up to now" 2/ Academic words: "interpret/elucidate 3/ Idiom and informal expression: "Gather up/ hang out/ gossip 4/ Uncommon words: "contamination 5/ Collocation and phrases: "Meet customers demand" Cm 6 1/ Redundant language: "you know, indeed" 2/ Academic word: "compensate" 3/ Idioms: "busy as a bee" 4/ Uncommon words: "accumulate/precipitate" 5/ Collocation and phrases: "become/being aware of sth" Cm 7 1/ Redundant language: "on top of that" 2/ Academic words: " empirical experience = hands-on experience 3/ Idiom and informal expression: " Run across = encounter= meet accidentally 4/ Uncommon words: "malnutrition 5/ Collocation and phrases: Surf the internet " Cm 8 1/ Redundant language: "In the meantime" 2/ Academic words: "assign/delegate 3/ Idiom and informal expression: "out of order 4/ Uncommon words: "irresistible 5/ Collocation and phrases: Suit the wishes Cm 9 1/ Redundant language: "at all" 2/ Academic words: " manipulate 3/ Idiom and informal expression: " Pay as you go/go Dutch 4/ Uncommon words: "aggravate/worsen/exacerbate 5/ Collocation and phrases: Go for a stroll/walk Cm 10 1/ Redundant language: "Its not a big deal" 2/ Academic words: "Imperative/Compulsory/obligatory 3/ Idiom and informal expression: " Bottom line = main point

4/ Uncommon words: "exaggerate 5/ Collocation and phrases: Time consuming " Cm 11 1/ Redundant language: "I reckon" 2/ Academic words: " Dominate and predominate 3/ Idiom and informal expression: "Out of the blue 4/ Uncommon words: "catastrophe 5/ Collocation and phrases: Cross the border Cm 12 1/ Redundant language: "Sooner or later " 2/ Academic words: " Migrate and immigrate 3/ Idiom and informal expression: "Beat around the bush 4/ Uncommon words: "evaporate 5/ Collocation and phrases: life-threatening disease Cm 13 1/ Redundant language: "obviously" 2/ Academic words: " Simulate and stimulate 3/ Idiom and informal expression: " In the same boat = faced with the same problem 4/ Uncommon words:conformation and confrontation 5/ Collocation and phrases: 2 phrases vi t congestion: traffic congestion = traffic jam (kt xe) hoc nasal congestion (nght mi) " Cm 14 1/ Redundant language: seriously" 2/ Academic words: " Assemble and resemble 3/ Idiom and informal expression: " Come up with = develop 4/ Uncommon words:discrepancy= difference; disagreement; variation [T tri ngha: agree, concur] 5/ Collocation and phrases: Put on weight = gain weight Cm 15 1/ Redundant language: technically" 2/ Academic words: "Attitude and attribute 3/ Idiom and informal expression: " Dwell on = be overly concerned with 4/ Uncommon words:proliferate 5/ Collocation and phrases: shine the light on and shed light on" (y l 2 cm nhn tng ging nhau m thc ra li khc nhau )

Cm 16 1/ Redundant language: basically" 2/ Academic words: " Confer and infer 3/ Idiom and informal expression: "Move back and forth 4/ Uncommon words: Mesmerize/hypnotize 5/ Collocation and phrases: Find the way/Figure out the approach Cm 17: 1/ Redundant language: absolutely" 2/ Academic words: " Initial and initiate 3/ Idiom and informal expression: " Take into account= consider, be aware of 4/ Uncommon word: rudimentary 5/ Collocation and phrase: Distort the truth Cm 18: 1/ Redundant language: by the way" 2/ Academic words: "Mitigate/lessen 3/ Idiom and informal expression: " Call on = visit # Call up = telephone 4/ Uncommon word:extravagance 5/ Collocation and phrase: Socio-economic condition Cm 19: 1/ Redundant language: whatever" 2/ Academic words: accommodate. Bn thn t ny trong vn academic c mt s ngha v cch s dng khc nhau, mi ngi th tm hiu xem sao nha! 3/ Idiom and informal expression: " Hold your breath 4/ Uncommon word:obscure 5/ Collocation and phrase: food shortage Cm 20: 1/ Redundant language: thats not the case" 2/ Academic words: Diminish/minimize 3/ Idiom and informal expression: " Fill in = insert material in # Fill out = complete 4/ Uncommon word:contemplate 5/ Collocation and phrase: A solid evidence Cm 21: 1/ Redundant language: and so on 2/ Academic words: Supplementary 3/ Idiom and informal expression: " Right away = immediately 4/ Uncommon word:illuminate

5/ Collocation and phrase: Generate the ideas/ Formulate the ideas Cm 22: 1/ Redundant language: some sort of 2/ Academic words: capacity 3/ Idiom and informal expression: " Up-to-date and out of -date 4/ Uncommon word:consternation 5/ Collocation and phrase: Pose a threat/a danger Cm 23: 1/ Redundant language: a piece of music 2/ Academic words: popular/common/prevalent 3/ Idiom and informal expression: "To be on the wane 4/ Uncommon word:consolidate 5/ Collocation and phrase: a dedicated person/man/device Cm 24: 1/ Academic words: compute 2/ Idiom and informal expression: " Day off = holiday 3/ Uncommon word:consecutive = sequential = in a line 4/ Collocation and phrase: play an important part = take/hold on a pivotal role/point Cm 25: 1/ Academic words: administer 2/ Idiom and informal expression: "Wipe out/destroy/eliminate 3/ Uncommon word: High-throughput 4/ Collocation and phrase: Jump to the conclusion Cm 26: 1/ Academic words: Mimic/copy/imitate/mock 2/ Idiom and informal expression: " Qualify for = fulfill necessary conditions for 3/ Uncommon word:Surrogate 4/ Collocation and phrase: An emerging disease Cm 27: 1/ Academic words: Correct/precise/accurate 2/ Idiom and informal expression: "Take it easy 3/ Uncommon word: Saturation 4/ Collocation and phrase: bring benefits/make profit

Cm 28: 1/ Academic words: integrity 2/ Idiom and informal expression: " Have a word with = talk with 3/ Uncommon word:reimbursement 4/ Collocation and phrase: Impose the tax >< Exempt the tax (p thu vs min thu) Cm 29: 1/ Academic words: Precede/before/prior to/in advance 2/ Idiom and informal expression: " Burn the midnight oil = work late at night, work overtime. Ex: To get my report finished on time, Ill have to burn the midnight oil. 3/ Uncommon word:Exuberant = extremely happy 4/ Collocation and phrase: Intellectual property / copyright Cm 30: 1/ Academic words: utilize 2/ Idiom and informal expression: " Do it over = do again, redo. 3/ Uncommon word reconstitute 4/ Collocation and phrase: Gain/acquire the skills Cm 31: 1/ Academic words: validate 2/ Idiom and informal expression: " Down-to-earth (adj) = practical, realistic 3/ Uncommon word Remuneration 4/ Collocation and phrase: Develop a capacity/ capacity development Cm 32: 1/ Academic words: scenario 2/ Idiom and informal expression: So far so good 3/ Uncommon word Saturation ( s bo ha) 4/ Collocation and phrase: On the basis of evidence Cm 33: 1/ Academic words: reflect 2/ Idiom and informal expression: On the whole = in general, for the most part 3/ Uncommon word Vivacious (adj) hot bt 4/ Collocation and phrase: Network with friends ( y network dng nh ng t) Cm 34: 1/ Academic words: renewable

2/ Idiom and informal expression: End up with = have as a result. Ex: If your hire that technician, youll end up with serious trouble in the lab 3/ Uncommon word ameliorate = make sth better 4/ Collocation and phrase: Conflict of interests Cm 35: 1/ Academic words: alternative 2/ Idiom and informal expression: Keep track of = know the location or status of sth 3/ Uncommon word sabotage 4/ Collocation and phrase: Make up a schedule Chng ta s ln lt i qua tng nhm t nha. Nhm u tin redundant language mnh cp n trong note nhng iu cn bit v IELTS speaking. y l nhm n gin nht vi s lng t nht nn thc s hon thnh c nhm ny v ly 6.0 cho speaking th ko n mc qu nng nhc.Tuy nhin, ci m bn cn rn luyn y l kh nng s dng ng lc v nhun nhuyn cc redundant language n bi mnh chng kin rt nhiu bn luyn cp tc mc d c advise l em phi thm linking words khi ni nhng v khng c practice time nn n khi vo phng thi ch thy tr thy ht c. Vy luyn tp redundant language n nh th no? C 3 bc c thy nha: Lit k cc t thuc nhm n ra (tham kho speaking Mat Clark- mnh s c 1 note v hng dn s dng sch ny sao cho hiu qu nht) Lng nghe ngi bn ng ni nhng khng focus vo ni dung m tp trung pht hin cc redundant language v cch h s dng. a ch bn tm n l module thuc nhm 2 :Private Life ca BBC learning English- xin xem li note v cch t hc listening ch ng di vc Cam hay sch Vit Nam ra lc). Bc lng nghe ny cc k quan trng c 1 natural sounds English m band 7 yu cu. Cui cng mi l luyn tp ni cng nhiu cng tt, khi ni t ghi li mnh dng c nhng t nh th no, ci no cn cng c ci no cn pht huy Academic words th mnh cng cp rt chi tit trong note cch hc t vng academic. Mi ngi c th xem ln lt 10 sublist ca n a ch n nha http://www.academicvocabularyexercises.com/#what Idioms and informal expression Phi ni y l mng kinh hong nht vi cc th sinh Vit Nam bi tnh mun hnh vn trng ca n. Cch hc duy nht i vi nhm ny l gn cht n vi ng cnh bi idioms ch pht huy ti a kh nng ngn ng khi c t vo tnh hung thch hp. Bn thn mnh cng su tp c 1 vi ti liu v phn n v s post ln wall c nh cng hc nha. Uncommon and heavy words C mt thc t l nhiu th sinh Vit Nam khng h km v t vng nhng khi thi ni im ko cao v h mc li over-use nhng simple words nh good, beautiful, crowded. Nh

th vt ln ly band 7 speaking th bn cn mt vn tng i nhng uncommon words va show vn t phong ph va avoid repetition khi din t. Mnh cng xin nhn mnh thm l band 7 khc band 8 speaking chnh l s lng t thuc nhm ny trong khi band 6 i din ca nhm ny gn nh vng bng. Mt im kh khn na ca nhm t ny l tnh topic-related language ca n. Chng hn nu ni v th m bn dng city hay urban l bnh thng nh ng nu xi c cosmopolitan hay metropolitan tnh hnh s sng sa hn rt nhiu. Song nu bn ch bit mi t v i thi bc phi cu t ngi c nh hng n bn th ng t vng v city ca bn s tr nn v dng. Nh th thy vn t dnh cho band 7 thc s l mt k hoch di hi m bn cn n lc. Cui cng l collocations and phrases. ng ngh rng ci ny ch s dng trong writing m k thc speaking cng rt quan trng. Mt v d in hnh l ngi bn ng h s dng cch din t sit for an IELTS ch ko c attend hay participate IELTS g ht c. Thm ch chnh thy Simon dy IELTS cng ni trong bi vit ca thy l nu c chn gia collocations v heavy words th thy s khuyn hc tr ca thy dng collocations bi n quen thuc v gn gi vi ngi bn ng hn. Tm li, vi vic hc IELTS th ring academic words thi cha m cn b sung ng thi t vng c 4 mng cn li. Mc d cc sch v ti liu v t vng l khng thiu nhng nh cc c ni n mt mnh au tc, lm mt mnh cc thn nn mnh ngh c nh nn trau di vn t cng nhau nh. V th, mnh s khi ng li vic post t/cm t hng ngy theo lch sau: Th 2: redundant language Th 3: academic words Th 4: idioms Th 5: uncommon words Th 6: collocation and phrases

Di mi t/cm t c nh s t cu hoc tm ng cnh s dng n (c bit vi idioms nh). Mnh vn gi cch tnh im nh cuc thi academic trong : t vng khc c 1 im, cm t 2 im, trch dn 3 im v t cu 4 im nha. Hm nay l th 3 nn mnh s gii thiu t academic u tin deviate. C nh c th tr li v ngha, sublist, word forms, synonyms v cch dng ca n nha. Thc ra khng cn phi i n khi c nh ngh mt note improve kh nng vit ca mi ngi ln 6.0 m bn thn mnh c nh vit note ny sau khi hon thnh bi vit v academic words. Ch hm nay s l Noun phrases v c th v von rng nu nh t vng l ct thp hay xi mng th noun phrases chnh l nhng tng b tng to nn t nhng nguyn liu c bn . Nh vy im 5.0 hay 5.5 cho writing khng phi v bn thiu t vng, cng khng phi bi bn thiu ideas m vn y l cn luyn tp kh nng thit k, s dng cc noun phrases theo cch m ngi bn ng h hay lm.

A/Vy noun phrases l g v tm quan trng ca n trong vn vit nh th no? Xt 2 v d sau v cng mt cu miu t phn ng khi b ong t nha Cu 1: Then really quickly my foot began to go red and swell up. It just got bigger and bigger. It itched a bit too. I was really surprised by how much it hurt. Cu 2: Following a bee sting the normal reaction is burning pain, redness, irritation and itching. In this situation there may be swelling in the area around the bite. Nh vy khi ni chng ta c th dng subject + verb khi miu t mt s vt (nh cu th 1) nhng trong vn vit th cn s dng danh t thay cho ng t tng ng nh mt hnh thc din t mang tnh formal v less personal. Ch cn hiu v sa c iu ny th hon ton yn tm bi vit ca mnh s khng di im 6. Mi ngi xem thm chng cui cng c tiu Nominalisation in written English ca cun Grammar for IELTS nm r hn v feature n nha. B/Vy trin khai cc noun phrases trong bi nh th no? C nh hy cng xem s bin i ca cu sau qua tng giai on nh: 1/ Pollution is a problem 2/Air pollution is a serious problem 3/Air pollution from car is a serious problem in the city 4/Resulting from the fast-developing urbanization, air pollution from car is considered as a serious problem in the city Vy l noun phrases c th trin khai mi v tr t ch ng (air pollution), tn ng (a serious problem) b ng (in the city) n trng ng (Resulting from the fast-developing urbanization). Mc d cng mt bn cht l cu n (bao gm 1 ch ng v v ng hon chnh) nhng s xut hin ca cc noun phrases lm cho b mt ca cu 4 v cu 1 khc nhau n kinh ngc v r rng cu s 4 mi l mt cu n academic m gim kho ang cn tm cho band 6. y cng chnh l sai lm ca nhiu th sinh IELTS khi ch loay hoay vi cu phc (which, that) m qun mt rng cu n mi l mnh t tt cho noun phrases dng v ng thi trin khai cc academic words m mnh dy cng hc (chng hn thay serious problem bng mt t academic hn). Vi band 7 tr ln c th dng noun phrases cho cu phc nhng phi chc tay trnh li ng php bi cu phc gm t nht 2 clauses nn bn thn n phc tp ri, khng cn thm qu nhiu noun phrases na. Mt c im na m hc sinh hay mc phi do nh hng ca Ting Vit l chng ta hay thm mt hoc nhiu ng t trong cu v ko di cu bng cch dng lin t and. Tuy nhin qua v d trn chng ta s nhn ra rng nn hn ch iu ny bi ci s b nh li Vietnamese style do cu n ngi bn ng thng ch dng mt ng t trung tm xoay quanh n l cc noun phrases.

C/ Cc dng ca noun phrases Hnh thc biu hin ca noun phrases cc k a dng, c nhng loi m a s chng ta bit, c nhng ci thm ch cha thy mt bao gi: 1/ Noun phrases theo cu trc the + (adv)+ (adj)+ noun + of something nh : the vital important issue of hay the vast majority ofy l dng noun phrases lm ch ng ph bin, quen thuc nht 2/Noun phrases vi mnh quan h rt gn: Vi ng t dng V-ing nh: the other debris lying on the floor (= the other debris which is lying on the floor) Vi ng t dng V-ed: the data collected from the sites (=the data which is collected from the sites) Nn nh rng trong c vn vit ln vn ni th cch kt hp danh t vi mnh quan h rt gn ph bin hn so vi mnh y v n truyn ti lng thng tin nh nhau m li s dng t ch hn. 3/ Noun phrases vi to-infinitive clause: the place to visit hay a decision to expand Ngoi nhng hnh thc c bn ca noun phrases k trn (dnh cho band 6) cn mt s cch th hin khc chng hn: Noun phrases vi trng t-tnh t- noun: widely-used process, commonly-used approach hay temporarily-ceased area Noun phrases vi 2 danh t c gn kt bi ng t: life-threatening disease, obesity-related sickness, nano-based treatment, or flu-like symptoms Nhng cch din tny nu s dng c th rt rt n cn nu cha chc chn bn c th google n xem cm mnh dng c chnh xc hay ko (xin xem li note v phn tch c im ting anh hc thut bit cch google cho th loi ny) D/ Cc danh t i km vi noun phrases: ng nhin c noun phrases ri th phi cn ti cc t ni gn cc tng b tng ny vi nhau v vi phn cn li ca cu. V th nn c nh chu kh ng li to vi my ci due to, because of hay inspite of, nu mn band cao c th xi albeit hay notwithstanding. Ngoi ra khi mun lit k th nn hn ch dng and m chuyn sang such as hay as well as trng s formal hn. Mt dng linking na m mnh thy c nh nn hc l thay cho t about khi mun din t v vn g bn nn dng in terms of, regarding, with regard to hay with respect to. Nhm thay th ny hn about ch cn c th ng u cu ng vai tr trng ng. E/ Cch hc noun phrases C 2 ngun ti liu rt b ch m bn nn tham kho l: cc bi vit task 2 band 7, 8, 9 v cc bi bo nc ngoi. Tuy nhin iu l th v quan trng improve kh nng writing l bn ng focus vo ni dung bi vit m hy scan bi bo tm tt c cc noun phrases ngi

ta dng. Khi bn s lm quen dn vi cc th loi noun phrases v dn dn bt chc c cch vit n. y cng l l do m nhiu ngi d tha bit phi c nhiu th vit mi ln nhng li chng hiu phi c ci g, nh du ci g. Ngoi ra khi quen mt vi vic pht hin cc noun phrases ri th tc ca mnh cng t n tng ln v lc chng ta lm c ng ci vic m bi note band 8 cho reading mnh cp c t theo cm ch ko c tng ch (cm y ko g khc chnh l cc noun phrases ) Nh th, kh writing th ko phi l ngy no cng h hi vit m phi dnh thi gian c + suy ngm. Khi vit th c gng s dng a dng cc mu noun phrases k trn v va vit va google xem ngi bn ng c dng cch din t khng. Ngoi ra cn mt hnh thc kh hiu qu cho band 6 l hc t cc phrases c a chung v c th dng gn nh mi topic bi nu vit it takes time th bn ri xung band 5 cn dng time consuming s ng hong ln band 6. Nhng cm kiu ny c th k ra nh adverse affect, food shortage, become aware of, profound change hay supply and demand Mnh vn nh 1 tips vit tt do 1 thy ngi Anh ni l phi hc t theo collocations ch ko phi hc tng individual words. Ngoi nhng lu v noun phrases th band 6 writing cn lin quan ti sentences types v cch s dng modal verbs din t opinions and possibility in writing. Ci n c nh c review li cc sch ng php c bn hoc hi bc gc g cng c bi ko phi bn vit di hay vit ngn m iu quan trng l vit c bao nhiu kiu cu thi. V phn speaking bn thn mnh cm thy thc s bn c phn b oan vi im 5.5 bi r rng v fluency hay t vng ca bn khng hn l km. Ci lm bn chp chi gia im 5.5 v 6.0 chnh l topic v vn t cha phong ph nn dnh topic l l li lun. Bn cnh , ci khc bit ko ln im 6.0 ch l nhng iu nh nh sau: 1/ S dng nhiu hn cch redundant language cc dng khc nhau bao gm: Trng t: actually, obviously, seriously, absolutely, basically, technically, Nu kin: I think, I suppose, I reckon, I guess, In my opinion T m: you know, indeed,.. Lit k: whatever, stuff like that, and so on nh lng khng chnh xc: a couple of, some kind of Simple informal expression: so far, at all c thm sch ca Mat Clark bit cc phrases dn dt , ci ny gip lm tng fluency and coherence khi ni 2/ Band 6 bt buc phi dng c modal verbs: would, could, might, may, probably, possible C gng luyn tp v t nhc bn thn v iu ny. Chc c nh hc v thi tt, Minh Hoa Ti Liu tham kho:

Sch grammar for IELTS chng 12, 13, 14, 20 v 25 Clip v sentence types trn knh ABC ti a ch http://australianetwork.com/studyenglish/s2782252.htm Acet course book level 7 Phn I: Introductions and Questions about General Topics (khong 4 5 pht) Phn ny khi bt u l i thoi thng thng. Trc ht, gim kho s bo mnh a cho h xem chng minh nhn dn hoc passport i chiu. Sau , gim kho s hi 1 s cu c bn v bn thn th sinh nh h tn, ni sinh, gia nh, vic lm, mi trng hc tp, nn gio dc, tnh trng hn nhn, qu hng, ngy l truyn thng.. Strategies: (1) bnh tnh, t tin; (2) khng tr li gn ln yes hoc no, gim kho hi 1 cu th t nht cng phi p l khong 2 hoc 3 cu. V d: + Could you tell me your name? + My name is Wang Zhu. People often call me Pearl Wang, because my first name Zhu means pearl in English. Phn II: Talk on a Particular Topic (khong 3 n 4 pht): u tin, mnh s c rt 1 th gi y, trn c ghi ti mnh phi trnh by. Trc khi ni, mnh c 1 pht chun b v 2 pht trnh by. Strategies: (1) bnh tnh, t tin; (2) ghi nhng chnh mun ni + tenses cn s dng + t academic v idioms lin quan; (3) s dng khong 3 5 t hc thut (trong phn IELTS Vocabulary); (4) s dng khong 2 - 3 cu thnh ng/tc ng/ c ng M (trong phn Idioms). KHNG S DNG ACADEMIC VOCABULARY V IDIOMS TH IM CH KHONG 6.0 TR XUNG THI. V d: Describe a teacher who has greatly influenced you in your education. You should say: o Where you met your teacher o What subject he/she taught o What was special about him/her And explain why this person influenced you so much. Ni qu 2 pht cng khng sao, khong t 2 pht n 2 pht ri m mnh c th cover ht nhng phn trng im ngi ta hi (what/ when/ where/ why) l ok. Nu mnh ni lu qu th gim kho c th ngt mnh bt c lc no. Phn III: Discussion (khong 3 4 pht) Phn ny gim kho s hi mnh vi cu hi c lin quan n ni dung ni trong phn II, hoc tho lun v 1 ni dung no . Strategies: (1) bnh tnh, t tin; (2) c gng khai trin y ca mnh, cng khng c tr li gn ln yes hoc no. Cho d khng hiu lm v 1 vn no cng nn s dng ting Anh trnh cao: tc l lng vi idioms hoc t vng IELTS vo tr li cho gim kho bit; V d: (kinh nghim xng mu ca Bear

+ Who is your favorite football player? + Thats a rather difficult question. I am not good at sports. I dont know why the information about sports always goes in one ear and out the other.. (3) Trong phn III ny, nn s dng nhng cu trc sau: IF / WISH / I AM NOT SURE, BUT ALTHOUGH / BECAUSE.. INTRODUCING A PERSONAL OPINION: I think / I dont think I believe In my opinion / In my view As I see it INTRODUCING ABOUT MORE IMPERSONAL OPINION: It seems that.. It appears that.. There seems to be.. They say / people say TALKING ABOUT PROBABILITY 90 100%: I will certainly / definitely.. It will definitely / certainly.. Its bound to.. I predict that it will... 70 90%: Its quite possible (that) Its very likely (that) It will probably 50%: It might.. It could.. Theres a 50/50 chance that.. 0 10%: Its very unlikely (that) Theres very little chance (that) Its not likely to.. V d: + How likely is it that human beings will one day live on other planets? + It seems to me that we are bound to one day start human civilization on other planetsbecause we already have been to the moon and sent machines to other planets. Also it is likely that we will need to find new homes for the future generation as, in my opinion,there is very little chance that we will be able to reverse the present population growth. TIU CHUN CHM IM SPEAKING CA BAN GIM KHO: 1. Fluency 2. Vocabulary

3. Grammar & Structure 4. Pronunciaon => Phn FLUENCY l quan trng nht. Nu mnh ni sai ng php, t vng khng phong ph nhng vn din t c y ca mnh tri chy (khng hoc ngng qu lu).. th c th nm chc trong tay 5.5 n 6.0. Nu mnh ni tri chy + bit cch chm vo nhng t hc thut + idioms th im s cao hn. Hm nay ni n y thi ha (c nhiu b tu ha nhp ma) Matching Headings

c cu hi. Thng thng s lng headings lun nhiu hn s paragraphs nhng hy ch xem n c cu "You may use any headings more than once" hay khng. Nu c th bn c th s dng 1 heading n 2 ln. c 1 lt cc headings nm c ni dung ton bi ni v ci g. Bn c th loi b nhng headings c v v duyn (da vo cm gic). Tuy nhin s loi b ny ch c xc sut ng l 50% thi nh. Sau bn quay li c tng paragraph, tm topic sentence/ chnh ca on. Topic sentence v chnh khc nhau th no? Topic sentence l mt cu ch , c th nm u hoc cui on. Tuy nhin khng phi khi no cng c topic sentence by ra sn cho chng ta n 1 cch d dng. N c th b n i hon ton. l lc chng ta tm chnh. chnh ca on l nhng t quan trng, nhng t c lp i lp li nhiu ln. Nhng cu nu ln kt qu, bt u bng As a result, Consequently, Therefore c th l chnh ca on. Nu bn cho rng ci c ni n di nht l chnh ca on th hy coi chng, c th ch l ph m thi. IELTS is tricky! Lu : Cu Topic Sentence c th b paraphrased hon ton trong khi ph b paraphrased na vi m thi. Bn c th da vo cc t ni xc nh Topic Sentence. Trong trng hp bn b confused v nh chn 1 heading cho 2 paragraphs trong khi bi khng c cu "you may use any headings more than once" th hy chn nh vy. Bi v bn s c c t nht 1 cu ng. YES/NO/NOT GIVEN hoc TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN

u tin, y khng phi l 1 dng bi qu kh. Ch n gin l n dng nhiu th thut v mo. Cu hi khng qu kh hiu. Bi c cng vy. Ci quan trng l khi bn so snh gia cu hi v bi c bn so snh c nhng im ging v khc nhau ca n. Nu ging hon ton th l YES/TRUE. Nu khng ging/tri ngha th l NO/FALSE. Cn thiu thng tin th l NOT GIVEN Phng php: Chia nh cu hi. Tng t nh khi bn chi tr tm im khc nhau, nu bn nhn vo ton b bc tranh, bn s b lon co co v khng phn bit c nhng im khc nhau. Cn nu bn chia nh bc tranh ra, nhn vo tng phn ca bc tranh th s thy ngay

nhng im khc nhau. V vy mnh thng cht khc cu hi theo quy tc sau: noun/noun phrase, verb, adj, adv/adverbial phrase. i chiu tng phn ca cu hi vi bi c nhng ch cu hi l chun so snh. Bn d vo cu hi a ra p n ch khng da vo bi c. V sao li nh vy? Hy xem v d ca mnh d hiu hn. Question: Motorbike sales rose over the period. Reading Passage: There was a rapid increase in motorbike sales over the period. Cu tr li l True. Chc s c bn la v sao li l True khi thiu ch RAPID, phi l NOT GIVEN ch. Mnh xin nhc li, cu hi l chun so snh. Nh vy ch cn bi c c cc cu hi nu th n l TRUE/YES. i ngc li: Question: There was a rapid increase in motorbike sales over the period Reading Passage: Motorbike sales rose over the period. Cu tr li l NOT GIVEN. Bi v chun so snh, cu hi, d thng tin so vi bi c.

Khi i chiu tng phn ca cu hi ( b cht khc), bn hy lm theo quy tc sau: phn no ging b qua, phn no thng tin ng nghi ng (c v khc bi c hoc ko dc cp ti) th nh du li (khoanh trn goc gch di). Khi xt nhng phn nghi ng ny, bn nn lu nhng iu sau:

Tr li l NO/FALSE khi: c s mu thun (1 bn xc nh, 1 bn ph nh) hoc b ng cho ng t khc nhau (modal verb, adv, adverbial phrase/clause) hoc khc nhau v s, tnh t, danh t, ng t, thi gian. Vd: Question: He will arrive in November. Reading Passage: He will not arrive in November. Mu thun nhau nn cu tr li l FALSE. VD: Question: We used to stay in a flat. Reading Passage: We used to own a flat. Cu tr li phi l False (y l fact) v stay v own mang 2 ngha khc nhau.

Ngoi ra bn cn ch c nhng t mang ngha qu rng hoc qu hp nh: All, almost, Most of, Always, Never, Hardly, Unique, Only. C th ca cu hi v bi c ging nhau ht nhng nu cu hi c nhng t ny cn bi c khng c th cu tr li phi l NO/FALSE. Mt loi t ng lu na l nhng t ch kh nng v modal verbs: Probably, Possibly, Can, May, MUST, Should.

VD: Widely popular in Asia, the guava is little known in Western countries, although it is both delicious and nutritious, with a very high Vitamin C, its pear-like crunchy flesh is best eaten unripe. 1. The guava/ is widely popular/ in Asia. --> True 2. Guavas/ must be eaten/ unripe. --> bi ni l best eaten unripe. Cu hi l must. -> False 3. Guavas/ are unknown/in Western countries. -> False v khng c Western countries. 4. Guavas/ are usually /eaten /for breakfast. -> Not given v khng c breakfast. 5. Guavas/ are often/ eaten /with a bit of salt. -> Not given v khng c cp ti salt. Mt s bi tp cn bn luyn Yes/No/Not given hoc True/False/Not Given: Exercise 1: Are the statements below True, False or Not given according to the paragraph. The banana comes in all kinds of sizes and shapes. Its plant, which may reach eight metres in height, bears big hanging purple flowers, and almost every part of it is useable. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. You can use every part of a banana. Some banana trees grow over eight metres high. The flowers on a banana tree are big and purple. Bananas are very delicious. Bananas have a standard size and shape.

Exercise 2: Are the statements below True, False or Not given according to the paragraph? Research indicates that, if adults and children are given the same amount of time to learn a foreign language, it is the adults who will be more successful, with the possible exception of achieving a native-like pronunciation. 1. Adults enjoy learning foreign languages more than children do. 2. Foreign languages are difficult to learn. 3. There has been extensive research into the learning of foreign languages. Exercise 3: Are the statements below True, False or Not given according to the paragraph? The Olympic Games is an international sport festival that began in ancient Greece. The original Greek games were staged every fourth year for several hundred years until they were abolished in the early Christian era. The revival of the Olympic Games took lace in 1896 and since they have been staged every four years, except during World War I and World War II - 1916, 1940, 1944). Perhaps the basic difference between the ancient and modern Olympics is that the former were the ancient Greeks way of saluting their gods, whereas the modern Games area manner of

saluting the athletic talents of citizens of all nations. The original Olympics featured competition in music, oratory and theatre performances as well. The modern Games have a more expansive athletic agenda, and for two and a half weeks they are supposed to replace the rancour of international conflict with friendly competition. In recent times, however, that lofty ideal has not always been attained. 1. 2. 3. 4. The ancient Olympics lasted for several hundred years. The modern Olympics have been held every four years since 1896. The ancient and modern Olympics have the same basic aim. The ideal of the modern Games has not been achieved.

Exercise 4: Are the statements below True, False or Not given according to the paragraph? Research indicates that if adults and children are given the same amount of time to learn a foreign language, it is the adults who will be more successful, with the possible exception of achieving a native-like pronunciation. 1. Adults find it easy to learn foreign languages. 2. The issue of whether adults or children learn foreign languages more successfully has been researched. 3. It has been concluded that children are more successful than adults at achieving a nativelike pronunciation in a foreign language. Exercise 5: Are the statements below True, False or Not given according to the paragraph? Despite the dazzling of shape and colour among insects, they all share three fundamental characteristics in common. They are made up of three components parts. All are invertebrates, that is, they have no backbone. And, finally, all have six legs. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Insects are often very different in their shape and colour. All insects share the same shape and colour. Insects are a vital part of the environment. Insects have no backbone. Insects share many of the same characteristics as other animals.

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