Phân tích đề IELTS Speaking Part 2 tháng 08/2026 - Đề số 3

One problem I had with a piece of technology was when I accidentally deleted some important data from my mother's computer.

This happened during the COVID-19 lockdown. At that time, my mother mainly worked from home, so she used her computer every day for her job. One day, she went out to buy some groceries, and I was home alone. Since I was bored, I decided to use her computer to play games. Unfortunately, while I was clicking around and trying to find the game files, I accidentally deleted a large number of files from her computer.

As soon as I noticed the problem, I immediately stopped playing the game and tried to solve it. First, I checked the recycle bin because I hoped the deleted files were still there. Then, I opened different folders and searched through the computer to see if I could find copies of the missing files. I also used the search function and checked the downloads and documents folders. However, after spending quite a long time looking everywhere, I still couldn't find the data.

One problem I had with a piece of technology was when I accidentally deleted some important data from my mother's computer. It was probably one of the most frightening experiences I had with technology.

This happened during the COVID-19 lockdown, when my mother mainly worked from home. She spent a lot of time using her computer for work. One day, she went out to buy some groceries, and I decided to use her computer to play games because I was feeling bored. At first, everything was fine. However, while I was clicking around the computer, I accidentally deleted a number of files.

The moment I realized what I had done, I felt extremely scared and panicked. My first thought was that I had deleted all of my mother's important work. I imagined her coming home, discovering that all her files were gone, and becoming very disappointed in me. I felt my heart beating faster, and I honestly didn't know what to do.

I tried to stay calm, but I became more and more nervous as I searched for the files. I checked different folders and looked everywhere, hoping that the data was still somewhere on the computer. However, I couldn't find anything. At that point, I felt completely helpless and terrified because I thought I had caused a serious problem.

When my mother came home, I explained exactly what had happened. Luckily, she told me that she uploaded all her important work to an online system at the end of every working day. She simply logged in and downloaded the files again.

In the end, the problem was much easier to solve than I had expected. I felt relieved, and I learned an important lesson about being careful when using other people's devices.

Fortunately, when my mother came home, she told me not to worry. She explained that she uploaded her work to an online system every day, so she could simply download all the files again. The moment I heard that, I felt a huge sense of relief. It was like having a heavy weight lifted off my shoulders. This experience taught me to be much more careful with technology, especially when using someone else's computer.

One problem I had with a piece of technology was when I accidentally deleted a large amount of important data from my mother's computer.

This happened during the COVID-19 lockdown, when my mother was mainly working from home. Since her job depended heavily on her computer, she used it almost every day to prepare documents and deal with her work. One day, she went out to pick up some groceries, leaving her computer at home. As I was bored and had nothing much to do, I decided to kill some time by playing games on it.

Everything was going smoothly until I started clicking around and looking through different folders. Somehow, I pressed the wrong buttons and accidentally deleted a large number of files. The moment I realized what had happened, I immediately jumped into action. First of all, I stopped the game and checked the recycle bin, hoping I could restore the files. Unfortunately, they weren't there.

Not wanting to give up, I went through the computer folder by folder. I checked the documents and downloads folders and used the search function to look for any copies of the missing files. I also tried to remember exactly what I had clicked on and retraced my steps, hoping that I could figure out what had gone wrong. However, despite spending a considerable amount of time searching, I was still at a loss.

One problem I had with a piece of technology was when I accidentally deleted a large amount of important data from my mother's computer. To this day, I still remember how terrified I felt when I realized what I had done.

This happened during the COVID-19 lockdown, when my mother was mainly working from home. Her computer was practically her most important work tool because she used it every day to deal with documents and complete her tasks. One day, she went out to buy some groceries, and, with some time on my hands, I decided to use her computer to play games.

At first, everything was perfectly fine. However, while I was browsing aimlessly and looking through different folders, I accidentally deleted a number of files. The moment it sank in, my heart skipped a beat. I suddenly realized that those files could contain days, or even weeks, of my mother's work.

To make matters worse, I had absolutely no idea how to fix the problem. I started checking every folder I could think of, hoping that the files would somehow turn up. But the more I searched, the more anxious I became. My mind was racing, and I couldn't stop imagining the worst-case scenario: my mother coming home, finding out that all her work had disappeared, and being extremely disappointed in me. At that point, I was honestly scared out of my wits.

Eventually, when my mother came home, I decided to come clean and tell her the whole story. To my surprise, she remained calm. She explained that, as part of her daily routine, she backed up all her work to a cloud storage at the end of each working day. Therefore, all she had to do was log in and download the files again.

In the end, the problem was resolved much more easily than I had expected. Although I wasn't able to fix it by myself, the experience taught me to think carefully before clicking around on someone else's computer and, more importantly, showed me how important it is to back up important data regularly.

By the time my mother came home, I was already expecting the worst. After hesitating for a while, I finally came clean and told her what had happened. However, instead of getting angry, she simply told me to calm down. She explained that she backed up all her work to her company cloud drive at the end of every working day, so the files hadn't actually disappeared for good. She just needed to log in and download them again.

The relief I felt was beyond words. It was as if a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders. Within just a few minutes, I went from being completely panicked to feeling calm and grateful. Looking back, it was definitely a stressful experience, but it taught me a valuable lesson: never mess around with someone else's computer, and always make sure important files are properly backed up.

Ví dụ: run into a problem

→ gặp phải một vấn đề

Người đọc tự đặt các câu hỏi cho bản thân, ví dụ: 

• Have you ever run into a problem that you didn’t know how to solve?

• Have you ever run into a problem while working or studying?

• What did you learn from running into that problem?

→ I once ran into a problem when I was working on a difficult project. At first, I didn’t know what to do, but I asked my colleagues for help and eventually figured it out. It taught me that asking for help can make a difficult situation much easier.

Ví dụ:
Tình huống diễn đạt: “Tôi không thể ngừng nghĩ về tình huống xấu nhất có thể xảy ra”
→ Không tìm được cách diễn đạt tốt hơn cho cụm “tình huống xấu nhất có thể xảy ra” mà không sử dụng mệnh đề quan hệ

Ví dụ: Sử dụng AI với câu lệnh:
“A phrase that means ‘tình huống xấu nhất có thể xảy ra’’

→ worst-case scenario (noun phrase): tình huống xấu nhất có thể xảy ra