Describe a volunteering experience you have had: Bài mẫu kèm từ vựng

Bài viết giới thiệu Sample IELTS Speaking Part 2 Describe a volunteering experience you have had thuộc nhóm chủ đề describe an experience (miêu tả trải nghiệm) 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 volunteering experience you have had

You should  say:

• When it was

• Where it was

• Why you volunteered 

• And explain how you felt

IELTS Speaking sample

I’d like to talk about a humanitarian medical program in which I joined as a voluntary interpreter. It was probably 2 years ago when I was going to graduate from university.

The program took place in A Luoi – a mountainous area of Hue where there were many ethnic people. It was held by a group of retired American doctors and nurses who used to serve in the Vietnam war. The program aimed to give free medical treatment and medicines to the ethnic people living in that area because they were so poor that they didn’t have money to go to the hospital. The American doctors and nurses obviously did not know any Vietnamese, so they needed someone like me who could speak both English and Vietnamese to help them communicate with the locals.

I participated in this program because I wanted to help those disadvantaged people. Besides, my major is Interpretation so that was a good chance for me to apply what I’ve learned into practice and get some practical experience. The project lasted for 2 weeks and every day, I had to get up at 5 a.m and went on a bus with the team to travel from the city center to that remote area. I’m not used to being an early bird, but the thought of helping people motivated me to get out of bed. I was interpreting for a nurse, and I also did other jobs as setting up and collecting equipment at the end of the day. During the program, many local people received our help to treat their illness. One child who had heart disease was also exempted from all the surgery cost. The decision to join this program is the best one I’ve ever made. I feel that I’ve done something meaningful for society and my community. After the program, I also learned many great things and improved my interpretation skills.

Từ vựng trong IELTS Speaking sample:

1. humanitarian medical program: chương trình y tế nhân đạo

/hjuːˌmæn.ɪˈteə.ri.ən/  /ˈmed.ɪ.kəl/ /ˈprəʊ.ɡræm/

Ví dụ: "That's when we stopped de-mining and the de-miners all went home and we switched our work to humanitarian medical programs," Mr. Willoughby said.

2.    mountainous area /ˈmaʊn.tɪ.nəs/  /ˈeə.ri.ə/: vùng núi

Ví dụ: The shootings occurred in a poor, mountainous area.

3. apply what I've learned into practice: áp dụng những gì đã học vào thực hành

apply /əˈplaɪ/ : áp dụng

learn /lɜːn/ : Học

practice /ˈpræk.tɪs/ : thực hành

Ví dụ: I learnt a great deal and was then ready to go back to my job and apply what I had learned into practice.

4. early bird /ˈɜː.li ˌbɜːd/: người dậy sớm

Ví dụ: "Good morning, early bird!" Unni said.

Mở rộng: Người đọc có thể sử dụng câu trả lời trên cho chủ đề:

●        Describe a program that you joined in

●        Describe an experience that you did for the first time in your life

IELTS Speaking Part 3 Sample

1. What personalities and qualities are required for being a volunteer? 

Gợi ý: enthusiasm (nhiệt tình), energetic (đầy năng lượng), voluntary program (chương trình tình nguyện)

I think the first and most important quality of a volunteer is enthusiasm. They must be energetic and interested in what they are doing. Besides, they should not think about money because they don’t normally get paid when joining voluntary programs.

2. Do you think people nowadays should volunteer more?

Gợi ý: voluntary activities (hoạt động tình nguyện), good deeds (việc làm tốt), build a supportive community (xây dựng một cộng đồng tương trợ lẫn nhau)

Well, I think it depends on people’s preference and we shouldn’t force anyone to participate in voluntary activities just because we think it’s good. But I do believe that people should be encouraged to do more good deeds in their life. Because giving is receiving and it helps build a supportive community.

3. How does modern technologies assist volunteers and volunteering experiences?

Gợi ý: volunteer recruitment announcement (thông báo tuyển tình nguyện viên), registration process (quá trình đăng kí), time-saving (tiết kiệm thời gian)

You know, technology development and its widespread use help people easily approach volunteer recruitment announcements. It can be posted on social media where there are a lot of users, so there will be more people signing in. Besides, the registration process is also easy and time-saving. People just need to stay at home, then fill in and submit an online form.