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minh chou IELTS OVERALL 4.0 - 6.0+

LESSON 2:
SPORT (Part 1 +
2)
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minh chou IELTS OVERALL 4.0 - 6.0+

PART 1:
TOPIC
VOCABULARY
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minh TOPIC VOCABULARY
chou

• Be interested in/ into/ keen on/ big on st

• Hate/ detest/ loathe + Ving
• Be enthusiastic about • Can't stand + Ving
• Be fanatical about
• Be a big/ huge/ avid/ die-hard fan of
• St is my cup of tea/ my thing/ my jam
• Have a soft spot for st
• Have an affinity for st
• Be right up my street/ alley (idiom)
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minh chou TOPIC VOCABULARY

How many kinds of sports are there?

Contact Individua Team Extreme

sport l sport sport sport

wrestling, boxing, soccer billiards, golf volleyball, basketball, racing, parkour, bungee jumping,
baseball, rugby sky diving, parachuting
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minh chou TOPIC VOCABULARY

How do you feel?

terrific: tuyệt
vời
• Exciting -> thrilling, stimulating,
exhilirating
• Boring -> tedious, dull, monotonous, repetitive

• Scary -> frightening, terrifying, intimidating. A cold/ shiver runs up/ down my
spine
• Exhausting -> worn out, burnt out, feel drained of energy ->
knackered
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minh chou TOPIC VOCABULARY

Why do you play sports?

Physical fitness/ well-being

• Good for blood circulation/ metabolism

• Better sleep for those suffering from insomnia
• Reduce the risk of getting sick/ contracting obesity, cardiovascular
problems, respiratory diseases
• Keep fit/ Get into shape/ Have a good figure/ an hourglass/ muscular/
six-packed abs figure
• Build up muscles
• Lose weight -> Shed a few pounds >< gain/put on weight
• Get lean (lean meat >< fatty meat)
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minh chou TOPIC VOCABULARY

Why do you play sports?

Mental fitness/ health

• Relieve stress & anxiety/ Release academic pressure/ work burdens

• Let/ blow off steam; let my hair down; put my feet up = Relax
• Chill (out)/ Unwind
• Escape from the hustle & bustle of the urban life/ the hectic working schedule
• Cheer myself up when I feel blue / low/ have a bad-hair day
• Maintain a well - balanced life
• Help you refresh & revitalize/ release stress/ academic pressure
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minh chou IELTS OVERALL 4.0 - 6.0+

PART 2:
SPEAKING PART
1
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minh SPEAKING QUESTION
chou

What do you do to keep fit?

• Take regular vigorous exercise

• Follow a personal fitness programme
• Stick to high-intensity interval training

control my eating habit

be full of beans: having a lot of energy

Good body -> good physique

badminton/ tennis/ basketball court; football pitch/ field; racing/ running track;
ice hockey/ skating rink; boxing WWE wrestling ring; golf course
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minh chou SPEAKING QUESTION

Are you good at sport?

Good at -> Excel in/ St be not my forte (sở trường)

Not have a gift for/ talent in/ a knack for Ving
(Không có năng khiểu cho ..)

Socialise/ interact with my peers

leisure time; have never teased

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minh chou SPEAKING QUESTION

What sports do you play?

I can maintain a well -balanced life when I play badminton. It

also helps me to keep fit & boost friendship.

I firmly believe -> it seems to me that...it occurs to me that/ I reckon

playing chess: it doesn't require much physical strength; you have to utilise your
logical thinking at your best.
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minh chou SPEAKING QUESTION

What is the most popular sport in your country?

dynamic/ electric atmosphere

Popular -> prevalent (adj); gain prevalence/ popularity

would go out on streets ->
Ubiquitous (a): rất phổ biến
would pour down into streets
Our National Football Team which we root for through ups and
increase the solidarity
downs.
Badminton:
It is quite common in VN
If you have never played this sport before then you're really missing out
Mostly elder people take part in this sport to improve their agility
Soccer:
Several matches/ Soccer tournaments occur on an annual/ a yearly basis
The Vietnamese are true soccer fanatics
They can talk about soccer for hours on end
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minh chou IELTS OVERALL 4.0 - 6.0+

PART 3:
SPEAKING PART
2
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minh chou SPEAKING QUESTION

Describe an exciting competition or sporting event you have witnessed

• what the competition or sporting event was

• when and where it took place
• who won
• why it was exciting
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minh chou SPEAKING QUESTION

• The final/ semifinal/ quarterfinal of U23 Asian Cup/ AFF Cup -> Intense match between
Vietnamese Team and Thailand Team -> Before the match, we did not keep our hopes up because
VN was considered as the underdog -> poor budget for football and our players did not receive
proper training courses.
• Striker (tien dao), defender (hau ve), goalkeeper/ The referee (trong tai) & assistant referee
• Score a goal/ Open the scoring
• Tackle an opponent -> take possession of the ball -> equalized the scoring/ drew
• Half time: bring on a substitute
• The match went into extra time-> we still drew
• Enter the penalty shootout
• Take the lead -> defeated Thailand
• Mark a turning point/ highlight/ milestone -> trigger a sense of national pride among us
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minh chou HOMEWORK

1. Record your answer of 4

part 1 questions and part 2
then upload them on google
classroom

2. Cam 9 Listening test 1+2

section 1; Reading test 1+2
passage 1