Describe a piece of advice you received when choosing your major or job: Bài mẫu kèm từ vựng

Bài viết giới thiệu Sample IELTS Speaking Part 2 Describe a piece of advice you received when choosing your major or job thuộc nhóm chủ đề describe an object (miêu tả đối tượng) kèm theo các từ vựng ghi điểm trong bài. Đây là một trong nhóm chủ đề phổ biến trong bài thi IELTS Speaking Part 2.

Describe a piece of advice you received when choosing your major or job

You should say:

• What it was

• Who you received it from

• When you received it

And explain how you felt about it

IELTS Speaking sample 

I’ve always considered myself as a free spirit. In the past, the idea of becoming a teacher never came across my mind, not even once.

When I was a high school student, I was so sick and tired of all the regulations and always saw most of my teachers under a lot of pressure and overloaded with work. I thought that I would never, not even in a million years, choose teaching in the future. My family, on the other hand, encouraged me to study pedagogy.

I still remembered, during a family dinner during my 12th school year, my dad suggested that I follow in my mother’s footsteps and become a teacher. I burst into laughter and thought it was a ridiculous idea. However, my dad still insisted on me giving it a try by tutoring his friend’s daughter. Well, I unwillingly followed his advice to try tutoring, knowing things wouldn’t work out.

After two months of tutoring, his friend’s daughter passed her final exams with flying colors. At that time, I also realised that I really enjoyed sharing my knowledge and encouraging others, not to mention the fact that I was even quite good at it!

You know, at the end of that year, I finally decided to pursue an education in English Pedagogy.

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Từ vựng trong IELTS Speaking sample:

1. a free spirit : một người tâm hồn tự do, không thích bị trói buộc bởi những quy tắc, luật lệ

• Free /friː/ : tự do

• spirit /ˈspɪr.ɪt/ : tâm hồn

Ví dụ: He was a free spirit

2. sick and tired: ngán ngẩm

• Sick /sɪk/: Ốm

• Tired /taɪəd/: mệt mỏi

Ví dụ: He was sick and tired.

3. not even in a million years : nhấn mạnh việc không bao giờ

Ví dụ: No parent is going to believe this pigtail story, not even in a million years.

4. Pedagogy /ˈped.ə.ɡɒdʒ.i/: sư phạm

Ví dụ: We're bringing in new forms of pedagogy and listening to students

5. follow in somebody’s footsteps : tiếp nối việc ai đó đã làm

Follow /ˈfɒl.əʊ/ : theo dõi

Footsteps /ˈfʊt.step/ : bước đi

Ví dụ: I don't know if my kids will follow in my footsteps.

6. giving it a try : thử sức

Ví dụ:They're all interested, so I'm giving it a try

7. Unwillingly  /ʌnˈwɪl.ɪŋ.li/ :miễn cưỡng

Ví dụ: They are being unwillingly dragged into the debate

8. work out /wɜːk/ /aʊt/ : kết thúc với kết quả tốt

Ví dụ: Let's hope this new job works out well for him

9. passed her final exams with flying colors : qua kì thi với kết quả cao

• Pass /pɑːs/: vượt qua

• Final /ˈfaɪ.nəl/: cuối cùng

• Exams  /ɪɡˈzæm/: kỳ thi

Ví dụ: They often pass their final exams with flying colors

10. pursue /pəˈsjuː/ : theo đuổi

Ví dụ: The car was pursued by helicopters.

IELTS Speaking Part 3 Sample

1. On what occasions should we look for advice from other people?

(Gợi ý : buying a birthday present - a pity if giving them what they dislike)

I think when buying a birthday present, it is sensible to seek advice from the receiver because it would be a pity if we give them something they dislike on their birthday.

2. Are there any cases when we shouldn’t?

(Gợi ý : choosing loved ones-follow your gut)

At times, especially when choosing your partner. Although the people around you may or may not support your decisions, it’s best just to follow your guts.

3. Do you think we should believe in the advice given by famous people? Why?

(Gợi ý : career-related - trustworthy)

It really depends. I mean, if the advice is related to their career, it would be trustworthy because it would be full of insights. However, sometimes, they do try to sell a product by advising their followers to purchase it and that kind of advice is highly unreliable.