Describe a time you made a mistake and how you dealt with it: Bài mẫu kèm từ vựng

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 a time you were surprised to meet a friend và có kèm theo các từ vựng ghi điểm trong bài.

Describe a time you made a mistake and how you dealt with it

You should say:
What the mistake was
When, where you made it
And explain how you deal with it

IELTS Speaking sample:

Everyone in this world makes mistakes at least once in their life and I’m not an exception.

I’ve made many silly mistakes but I’d like to talk about the one that I’ve just made recently. It was last month when I booked flight tickets for Lunar New Year family gatherings. It was not my first time booking tickets online, I can say confidently that I’m a professional at this. But at that time, for some reasons, I chose the wrong flight. I was supposed to fly from Ho Chi Minh City to Hue City but I accidentally made it Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi. I had no idea about my mistake until I received the ticket in my email.

I was truly frustrated and had to contact the airline to change my ticket. I had to follow many procedures, and it was really time-consuming. Luckily, I was finally able to change my ticket but had to pay extra money for the ticket changing fee, which was about 50$.

This incident gave me such a valuable lesson in my life, which is to be careful at everything I do. And even though making mistakes is not a comfortable feeling, the lessons you learn are worthy, and I believe it helps us not to make the same mistakes in the future.

Từ vựng trong IELTS Speaking sample:

1. Exception /ɪkˈsep.ʃən/: ngoại lệ

Ví dụ: There are exceptions to every rule.

2. Silly /ˈsɪl.i/: ngốc nghếch

Ví dụ: I watched another silly movie last night.

3. Procedures /prəˈsiː.dʒər/: Thủ tục

Ví dụ: The company has new procedures for dealing with complaints.

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

Describe a time you solved a problem
Describe an unexpected problem that you had recently

IELTS Speaking Part 3 Sample

1. What do parents do when children make mistakes at home?

I think some parents will have some kinds of punishment for their kids. They punish their kids by asking them to stay in their room alone for a while or not allowing them to eat sweets or play with their toys. For some parents, they just gently give their children good advice and help them understand the consequences of the mistakes they’ve just made.

2. What should teachers do when students make mistakes?

Gợi ý: sympathetic (cảm thông), learn from their mistakes (học hỏi từ lỗi lầm)

Well, that’s a tough question. I think teachers should help students realize their mistakes and teach them how to deal with it. Teachers should be calm and sympathetic instead of being angry at their children. Since no one is perfect and even adults make mistakes. So it’s much better to help students learn from their mistakes and it’s also a good way to educate children.

3. What can people learn from mistakes?

Gợi ý: insignificant (nhỏ nhặt, không quan trọng)

I believe mistakes help people learn how to deal with problems. Because whenever they make a mistake, even if it is just an insignificant one, they have to find a solution. Making mistakes and trying to solve them helps people to become mature.

4. Can mistakes help people to be more successful?

Gợi ý: encountering (đối mặt), problem solver (người giải quyết vấn đề)

Certainly! I think almost all successful people make mistakes. Because they’re willing to try new things and when things go wrong, they learn how to deal with it. After failures and failures, they gain valuable experience and lessons for themselves so that in the future, when encountering the same problems, they will make wise decisions and become a good problem solver. This helps them become successful easier than others.