Describe a person who encouraged and helped you achieve a goal

IELTS Speaking Part 2

Chủ đề: Describe a person who encouraged and helped you achieve a goal.

Who this person is
What this person encouraged you to do
How this person helped you
and explain how this encouragement helped you achieve the goal.

Bài mẫu tham khảo

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Alright I will talk about my brother, who motivated and helped me a lot to achieve one of my most important goals.

Recently I’ve gained some weight and the mockeries from friends has become more and more irritating. I tried to hit the gym but gave up after two weeks since it was too physically demanding. My brother, who is working for a weight management company at the time, decided to jump in and become my temporary nutritionist.

To help me slim down, he ﬁrst introduced me to one of his company’s main products, the meal replacement shakes, which I had to consume for breakfast and dinner. These shakes provide my body with enough nutrients for a day and contain zero fat. In addition, my brother also pointed out that I need to break some of my bad habits like staying up late, skipping meals and called me several times per day to check on my progress. The key to lose weight, according to him, is 50% dietary supplements and 50% a healthy lifestyle. Thanks to him, I successfully lost 2 kilograms after the ﬁrst two weeks and was able to catch a glimpse of a healthy lifestyle.

That’s all I want to share. Thanks for listening!

Từ vựng theo chủ đề

Mockeries: sự chế giễu
Physically demanding: cần nhiều thể lực
Jump in: nhảy vào một tnh huống khó khăn
Slim down: gầy đi
Break habit: phá bỏ thói quen
Catch a glimpse of: được trải nghiệm nhẹ

Các chủ đề tương tự

Những ý tưởng và từ vựng trong bài mẫu trên có thể được sử dụng để phát triển những chủ đề sau:

Describe a person who often help others: my brother often helps other lose weight. Most recently, he helped me.
Describe a healthy lifestyle you know: I used to have a lot of bad habits, but thanks to my brother I can have a glimpse of a healthy lifestyle.
Describe a time you learn something new from others: my brother taught me how to lead a healthy lifestyle.

IELTS Speaking Part 3

1. Is this important for teenagers to set goals?

Gợi ý:

Có: tìm hiểu về bản thân, phát triển kỹ năng mềm cần thiết cho tương lai, xây dựng định hướng, tnh thực tế.
Không: để não trẻ hoạt động một cách thoải mái, sáng tạo, tránh tạo những áp lực vô hình cho trẻ.

I do think teaching kids about goal-setting at an early age is essential, as it helps children develop a sense of purpose and teaches them about the value of patience and hard work toward achieving their dreams. However, children’s goals should be realistic and within their ability. Many parents in Vietnam, for example, encourage their children to set such overambitious goals like getting accepted into Harvard, which put children under a lot of pressure.

2. Who do you think has the greater inﬂuence on goal-setting of children? Teachers or parents?

Gợi ý:

Cha mẹ: có nhiều thời gian với trẻ hơn (từ nhỏ đến lớn), trẻ con thường bắt chước hành động của bố mẹ.
Giáo viên: được chuẩn bị kỹ năng giảng dạy tốt hơn, có nhiều cách gây ảnh hưởng đến trẻ hơn.

Opinions diverge on this topic. Some people say parents have the major inﬂuence because they spend the largest amount of time with their kids. Most kids also mimic their parents’ behavior, whether it is good or bad. However, I believe teachers play a more vital role, since teachers are professionally-trained educators and would have more eﬀective methods to help children set goals.

3. What will motivate children to learn more?

Gợi ý: cho trẻ tiếp cận nhiều cách học khác nhau, phần thưởng, hình phạt, tạo niềm vui cho trẻ khi học, tập trung vào điểm mạnh (strengths) của trẻ.

There are many things. To be honest, rewards and punishments are on the top of my list, but I can also name quite a few. I think teachers should make the lesson more fun by organizing knowledge-based games or including visual eﬀects in their presentation, which will attract children’s attention and encourage partcipation in class.

Từ vựng

Sense of purpose: nhận thức về mục đích
Put sb under pressure: tạo áp lực cho ai đó
Mimic parents’ behavior: bắt chước hành vi bố mẹ
On the top of my list: đầu tên nghĩ ra
Encourage partcipation in class: khuyến khích sự tham gia xây dựng bài học trong lớp