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Cue card: (12.01.2013) Describe a wrong decision made by a person who is close to you that made you sad Please say: - What the decision was - Why think it was wrong - Whether that person agree or disagree with you now (02.03.2013 & 23.03.2013) Talk about someone's decision which you think was wrong You should say: - Who made that decision - What it involved - Why you think it was wrong

 Discussion:

 

- What kind of topics is often raised during family dicussions for a general decision?

 - What are the differences in decision making in families now compared to the past?

 - Who makes big decisions in your family?

 

Tham khảo chương trình luyện thi IELTS tại đây
Thông tin liên hệ

Quận 1

115 Đặng Dung, p Tân Định, Q 1, TP HCM

08 – 3848 4433 Ext 16, 31 hoặc Ms. Thu Hà 0937.20.6833

Quận 5

134 Châu Văn Liêm, Phường 11, Quận 5, Tp. Hồ Chí Minh, Việt Nam

 ĐT: 08 - 3859 0473 Ext 16, 26 hoặc hotline 0918.118.119

Popular events like the football World Cup and other international sporting occasions are essential in easing international tensions and releasing patriotic emotions in a safe way. 

Every four years, the whole world stops to watch international sporting events such as the Olympics and the Football World Cup in which athletes show their best performance to make their country proud of them. These sporting occasions have proved to be helpful in easing international tensions in difficult times when powerful leaders were trying to control the world’s economy and other governments were fighting over land.

The Olympic Games are one of the best examples which prove how sporting events can bring nations together, at least temporarily. From ancient History, when Greeks and Romans would interrupt battles to participate in the games, to the more recent international disputes, when athletes from Palestine and Israel would forget their differences, compete pacifically and even embrace each other after an event. Moreover, these popular events have called the world’s attention to the terrible consequences of wars; thus some leaders have tried to accept agreements to end their dispute and live peacefully.

Similarly, international sporting events show benefits in some developing countries which live in a daily internal civil war. For example, Brazil has a high rate of unemployment, lack of education, hunger, crime, poverty and corruption which leads to an immense embarrassment of being Brazilian and a low self-esteem. However, when the Football World Cup starts, the Brazilian squad, which is considered the best team in the world, provokes an amazing feeling of pride in their country. Most people seem to forget all their problems and even the criminal activity decreases. They paint roads with the national colors, use wear the Brazilian team shirt and buy national flags. Moreover, the competition brings families and neighbors together and even rival gangs watch the games and celebrate peacefully.

In conclusion, popular sporting events play an important role in decreasing international tensions and liberating patriotic feelings as History has shown.

Nhận xét của giám khảo: This is a great essay, the ideas, language, structure of paragraphs and sentences, grammar show high level of English. In my opinion it is Band 8. Keep up the good work.

(Cách nhận xét cũng như số điểm đề nghị chỉ phản ánh quan điểm của giáo viên chấm bài này. Thực tế có thể khác tùy tình huống làm bài và chấm bài, không hẳn thể hiện chính xác quan điểm của IELTS)

 

Tham khảo thêm chương trình luyện thi IELTS tại đây
Thông tin liên hệ

 Quận 1

   115 Đặng Dung, p Tân Định, Q 1, TP HCM

    08 – 3848 4433 Ext 16, 31 hoặc Ms. Thu Hà 0937.20.6833

 Quận 5

   134 Châu Văn Liêm, Phường 11, Quận 5, Tp. Hồ Chí Minh, Việt Nam

   ĐT: 08 - 3859 0473 Ext 16, 26 hoặc hotline 0918.118.119

Kỳ 2: Tháng 03.2013

1. In Taiwan

Speaking

Part 1

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- What can I call you?
- Do you work or study?
- Where are you from?
- Are there any old buildings in your hometown?
- How do you keep your body healthy?
- What exercises will you do in the future to maintain healthy lifestyle?

Part 2

Talk about a TV program that you like.

- What it is
- How it is about
- Why you enjoy watching it

Part 3

- What is your opinion about media in your country?
- Do you think the media in your country has more positive or negative influence on the community?
- Do you think the media should take responsibility for the community?
- Do you think the TV News channels should focus on the local or international news?
- How do people get news on the Internet?
- Do you think television would be replaced by the Internet one day? Why?

2. In Australia

Writing

Task 1 (a report)

We were given two line graphs showing the percentage of votes for national and local elections made by women and men between 1970 and 2010.

Task 2 (an essay)

Some people think that technological progress has affected their lives. To what extent do agree or disagree with the statement?

Speaking

Part 1

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- What do you think about boats?
- Would you like to buy one?
- How often do you go to the countryside?

Part 2

Describe a car that you would like to buy.

- What make of car
- What you would do to be able to afford it
- Where you would go with your it

Part 3

- What are advantages and disadvantages of traveling by public transport?
- How do you and your friends travel?
- What is the most convenient way to travel?

3. In India

Speaking

Part 1

- What’s your full name?
- Where do you come from?
- Do you work or study?

- What do you like to do after work?
- How many hours do you spend on sleeping every day?
- Do you think it is convenient to sleep for short period of time?
- Do you think elderly people need to sleep fewer hours?

Part 2

Describe a futuristic book or film that you have read/seen recently.

- How you knew about it
- What it was about
- Did you like/dislike it?

Part 3

- What do you prefer between modern or traditional style buildings? Why?
- What type of building were you living in when you were little?
- Can you tell me about any traditional building that became a tourist destination?
- What makes it attractive for tourists?
- What is your favorite futuristic book or film? Why?
- What technology in your opinion has been proven very useful in today’s world? Why?
- Do you like a robot helping with your work? Why?

4. In Viet Nam

Speaking

Part 1

- What is your full name?
- How can I call you?
- Where are you from?
- Where do you live?
- Is it a house or an apartment?
- What is your dream house like?
- Are buildings in your country mostly traditional or modern?
- When you have a holiday would you spend it on a boat tour with your friends?
- Will you own a boat in the future?
- Why do you like boat tours?

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Part 2

Describe your favorite show/performance. Please say

- What it is
- Where you saw it
- Explain why you like it

Part 3

- Can you name some cultural activities in your country?
- Talk about the role of those activities in the society.
- What would happen if traditional cultural activities would die out?
- Does the government support cultural activities?
- Should drama and dancing be taught at school?
- Compare the attitude of boys and girls towards drama and dancing, are there any differences?

5. In Canada (General Training)

Listening test

Section 1. A discussion about a science exhibition.

Section 2. Description of a hot water system.
Questions: diagram/map labeling

Section 3, 4…

Reading test

Passage 1. A diagram that showed a liquid filtration process.

Passage 2, 3…

Speaking

Part 1

- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Where do you live?
- Is it an apartment or a house?
- What kind of accommodation do you prefer?
- Would you like to stay in a big house or small house? Why?
- Do people use boats in your country?
- What do they use boats for?
- Would you like to own a boat?
- What would you do with a boat?
- Would you shop online or in stores for a boat?
- Have you ever been dissatisfied with your online purchases?

Part 2

Talk about an interesting website you have come across recently. Please say

- Why you visited it
- How it was helpful to you
- Did you find the information that you were looking for?

Part 3

- Do you think usage of the internet is different from age groups?
- Do you think the government should consider educating elderly people to become computer-literate?
- Can we live without the internet?

Writing

Task 1 (a letter)

Write a letter to your friend that was supposed to visit you soon, but it is not possible now. In your letter

- Apologise to your friend.
- Explain why it is not possible to meet now.
- Suggest an alternative arrangement.

Task 2 (an essay)

Nowadays it is very popular to be technology/internet literate. Some people say that these skills will replace the use of books as main source of information and entertainment. Do you agree or disagree?

6. In India

Reading

Passage 1. About the prehistoric age and a discussion why dinosaurs became extinct.

Passage 2. About three types of personalities with one type being sanguine. It discussed how understanding of these personalities would help in corporate environment and what are the uses of this analysis.

Passage 3. There was a passage about the research conducted by different scientists and the discoveries they have made.
Questions: match discoveries to scientists.

Writing

Task 1 (a report)

We were given a table that showed which sectors the expenditure of UK people was concentrated and how it contributed to GDP growth.

Task 2 (an essay)

Some parents feel that students should focus on all subjects equally. Others believe that students should concentrate more on the subjects they are interested in. Do you agree or disagree?

Speaking

Part 1

- What is your full name?
- What is your home town?
- What do you like about your hometown?
- Would you like to live there in the future?
- Do you like your job?
- Would you recommend your job to others?
- Do you like to take photographs?
- When was the last time you have taken photographs?
- What are the ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle?

Part 2

Talk about your favorite meal and how often do you eat it. Please say

- What it is
- Why it is your favorite
- With whom you eat it

Part 3

- Do your friends also like that meal?
- How has eating habits changed over the years?
- What are good eating habits that people are expected to follow nowadays?
- Is it good to watch TV while eating?
- How has eating habit changed in your hometown?
- Is the food people have now different from the past?
- What is the unique eating habit that your community follows in your hometown?

(Thank you Gina, F, J for sharing questions)

 

Tìm hiểu thêm về chương trình luyện thi IELTS của SET tại đây

 Thông tin liên hệ

 Quận 1

 115 Đặng Dung, p Tân Định, Q 1, TP HCM

  08 – 3848 4433 Ext 16, 31 hoặc Ms. Thu Hà 0937.20.6833

  Quận 5

 134 Châu Văn Liêm, Phường 11, Quận 5, Tp. Hồ Chí Minh, Việt Nam

 ĐT: 08 - 3859 0473 Ext 16, 20 hoặc hotline 0918.118.119

 

Chúng tôi xin chia sẻ với các bạn một số câu hỏi IELTS speaking sưu tầm được nhằm hỗ trợ cho việc ôn luyện. Những đề thi mới cập nhật sẽ được chia sẻ, thảo luận nhiều hơn trong các lớp luyện thi IELTS  tại SET.

Kỳ 1 - Tháng 01. 2013

Bộ câu hỏi 1

Part 1

Do you live in an apartment or a house?

Why do you like it? Where would you like to live most?

Would you rather read newspapers or read the news online?

Part 2

Describe a meal that was memorable.

Whom you were with

What occasion it was

Why it was memorable

Part 3

Do people have easier access to food these days?

Unhealthy dietary habits of people, what can that lead to?

Does the government have a role to play in people's eating habits?

Are people more likely to buy local products or imported products?

Bộ câu hỏi 2

Part 1

What is your full name?

Where are you from?

Are there any entertaining zones in your city like cinema theatre or sports center?

Where would like to go in your childhood?

Part 2

Describe a book you like to read

When you bought it

What it is about

And also say is there any other friend who read that book

Part 3

Do you use bag always?

Why do you use it?

What factor do you consider when you are buying a bag?

Did you lose your bag?

Why do adults read entertainment books?

Do you think men and women have the different taste in choosing books to read?

Do you think it is easy to make film of any book?

What are the difficulties?

Bộ câu hỏi 3

Part 1

Could you tell me your full name?

Tell me about the city you are living in?

Do you like to live in apartment or individual house?

Do you have parks in your area?

What kind of parks you want to see in near future?

Do you read newspaper or do you get information from the internet?

What kind of news you preferred to see, a local news or international news?

Do you want to become a reporter?

Part 2

Talk about an important message that you received.

How the message was delivered

What it was about

How you feel after receiving the message

Who delivered the message

Part 3

What type of communication do you think is more efficient?

Is there any difference in the preference of communication methods between children and adults?

How has communication changed from your grandfather's time?

Is it good to use a shortcut messages?

What is best way to communicate with higher officials?

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Bộ câu hỏi 4

Part 1

What is your full name?

Where are you from?

Do you work or study?

What is the most difficult part in your work?

Do you recommend this job?

To whom did you send a post card? Why?

What are the advantages of sending post cards?

Have you received any post card? Do you still keep it?

Part 2

What type of vehicle (car or bicycle) you would like to purchase in FUTURE?

What type of vehicle

Why you want to purchase

How you are going to purchase

Part 3

Where are you going to buy the car?

Why people like to have a car?

Is status symbol the only reason people buy car?

Do we need to charge the drivers?

Do you expect the governments should take some actions on roads in future?

Bộ câu hỏi 5

Part 1

Could you show me your identification card please?

Could you tell me your full name please?

What shall I call you?

Do you work or do you study?

What are you studying?

How do you help around your house?

Why do you do it?

When you were a child, what do you do to help your house?

Is it important for children helps at home?

What do you do after classes?

Part 2

Talk about a journey which they had been late.

Where you intended to go

Whom you went with

How you felt about being late?

Part 3

Are older people or young people more punctual?

Does being punctual depend on people nationality?

(Thank you F, Mi, N for sharing questions from India, Mexico)

Tham khảo thêm chương trình luyện thi IELTS tại đây
Thông tin liên hệ

Quận 1

  115 Đặng Dung, p Tân Định, Q 1, TP HCM

   08 – 3848 4433 Ext 16, 31 hoặc Ms. Thu Hà 0937.20.6833

Quận 5

  134 Châu Văn Liêm, Phường 11, Quận 5, Tp. Hồ Chí Minh, Việt Nam

  ĐT: 08 - 3859 0473 Ext 16, 26 hoặc hotline 0918.118.119

 

 

Topic:

Financial education should be mandatory component of the school program. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

It is an obvious fact that financial aspects are a major part of daily life, as an adult and even as a young individual. Each and every one of us has to make financial decisions concerning recreation, health, education and more. The question is whether to start with financial education as part of school program or postpone it for a later stage in life.

To begin with, being able to understand the value of money, the way the economic system works and interpret financial news and its implications is a virtue. Without this virtue, an individual, and even a young one, might suffer, to some extent. For an example (example), a child who doesn’t understand the concept of money might find it more difficult to except (accept) choosing only one present out of more possible ones.

In addition, many adults are lacking financial analysis capabilities. Quite often, the reason can be a shaky basis or insecurity when it comes to financial terms and concepts. Starting from an early age, building a strong background, can very likely prevent such a situation.

However, financial education necessarily involves quantifying and setting prices and value for services and goods. It can be easily turn young people into cynical and cold-hearted human beings. Furthermore, a tendency to self-concentration and egoism might rise when one start (starts) measuring everything from a profit making perspective.

In conclusion, financial education has both pros and cons. In my opinion, the advantages are stronger than the disadvantages, making financial education an advisable component of school program. The disadvantages should be thought of as a certain price that young people have to pay due to the characteristics of the world that we live in.

Nhận xét của giám khảo:

This is a wonderful essay. It covers the task, is correctly structured, the paragraphs are logically connected, the structure of sentences shows excellent command of English. The vocabulary is fine and both spelling and grammar are very good. See comments underlined in blue for some minor corrections. Overall, looks like a Band 7.5 - 8 essay.

(Cách nhận xét cũng như số điểm đề nghị chỉ phản ánh quan điểm của giáo viên chấm bài này. Thực tế có thể khác tùy tình huống làm bài và chấm bài, không hẳn thể hiện chính xác quan điểm của IELTS)

Tham khảo thêm chương trình luyện thi IELTS tại đây
Thông tin liên hệ

Quận 1

  115 Đặng Dung, p Tân Định, Q 1, TP HCM

   08 – 3848 4433 Ext 16, 31 hoặc Ms. Thu Hà 0937.20.6833

Quận 5

  134 Châu Văn Liêm, Phường 11, Quận 5, Tp. Hồ Chí Minh, Việt Nam

  ĐT: 08 - 3859 0473 Ext 16, 26 hoặc hotline 0918.118.119