Bài mẫu IELTS Speaking topic: Describe an occasion you helped your family members

Trong bài thi IELTS Speaking Part 2, chủ đề describe an experience (miêu tả một trải nghiệm) là một trong những chủ đề có tỷ lệ ra thường xuyên. Sau đây là Sample IELTS Speaking part 2 Describe an occasion you helped your family members và có kèm theo các từ vựng ghi điểm trong bài.

Describe an occasion you helped your family members

You should say:

• When it was

• Who asked you for help

• How you helped

And explain how you felt about it

IELTS Speaking sample:

Today I’d like to talk about the time I helped my grandfather fix his computer.

When I was in grade 7, I still lived under the same roof with my grandparents because my middle school was close to their house. I have always been a technophile because my dad, who is the closest one to me in the family, has a passion for technology and technological devices. One time, during summer, my parents went on a business trip together so I stayed home with my grandparents.

At that time, my grandfather wanted to borrow my laptop to write an email to his university professor who he had lost contact with for a long time. My grandpa struggled right from the beginning! At first, he didn’t know how to turn the laptop on because he had never used it before so he called me for help. Then, I decided to stick around for a bit longer to support him all the way. Then, his weak eyesight prevented him from seeing the keyboard clearly so I was the one who typed the entire letter while he was reading his message out loud.

Needless to say, he was really pleased and even bought me my favorite book back then. Now, I have moved out and have little chance to visit my grandparents regularly. I will definitely visit them this Tet holiday and spend more time with them.

Từ vựng trong IELTS Speaking sample:

Lived under the same roof with /lɪvd ˈʌn.dər ðə seɪm ruːf wɪð/: sống chung nhà

Ví dụ: Two of his three sons and a nephew, who all lived under the same roof with Mr. Toan

Technophile /ˈteknəfaɪl/ : người yêu thích công nghệ

Ví dụ: These are the top-ten gadget gifts under $50 for the technophile.

Stick around /stɪk əˈraʊnd/: ở lại 1 nơi nào đó

Ví dụ: Players stick around and just do finishing

• Weak eyesight: mắt kém

• Weak /wiːk/: yếu

• Eyesight /ˈaɪ.saɪt/ : thị lực

Ví dụ: Local children were often underweight, with weak eyesight or poor concentration in the classroom.

IELTS Speaking Part 3 Sample

What can children help parents with?

(Gợi ý : do household chores (làm việc nhà), be independent and take good care of themselves (tự lập và tự chăm sóc bản thân)

There are many things children can do like helping with simple household chores like washing dishes or wiping the floor. Besides, children can learn to think and act independently and take good care of themselves so that their parents could be less worried about them.

Should parents reward their children when they help others?

(Gợi ý: sentimental rewards (phần thưởng tinh thần) > financial rewards (phần thưởng tiền bạc))

Oh certainly. Children should be reminded and encouraged to show actions or gestures of goodwill for being kind-hearted is one of the best qualities that anyone could have. However, parents should give their children sentimental rewards rather than financial ones because obviously, giving them money could make them feel like they are doing good for money.

Do parents help children because they need their children to help them when they are old?

(Gợi ý : no – out of pure love (từ lòng yêu thương thuần khiết))

I think it’s silly to think that way. Parents simply help and take care of their children out of pure love. Normally, parents wouldn’t expect to receive anything from their kids because they mostly care about showing affection to their children.