Trong chuyên mục giải đề dưới đây, thầy Hoàng Hưng của The IELTS Workshop HN sẽ hướng dẫn bạn trả lời topic “Describe a time when you helped a friend“ trong IELTS Speaking Part 2. Cùng tham khảo sample, từ vựng và một vài cách diễn đạt ghi điểm trong phần thi IELTS Speaking nhé.
Part 2: Describe a time when you helped a friend
Describe a time when you helped a friend
You should say:
When it was
How you helped him/her
Why you helped him/her
And how you felt about it
Dưới đây là bài mẫu cho topic “Describe a time when you helped a friend“.
1. Bài mẫu (Sample)
2. Từ vựng (Vocabuary)
- kind-hearted (adj) tốt bụng
- give someone a hand (v) giúp đỡ ai
- go way back (idiom) biết nhau từ lâu lắm rồi
- got on like a house on fire (idiom) hợp cạ lắm luôn
- return the favor (idiom) trả ơn
- strong suit (n) thế mạnh sở trường
- goof off (idiom) chểnh mảng, làm lãng phí thời gian
- cut class (idiom) cúp học
- nothing short of (idiom) rất, thật sự, không khác gì
- frantic (adj) hoảng loạn, nháo nhào
- anxious (adj) lo lắng
- walk someone through smt (idiom) dẫn dắt, dạy cho ai biết cái gì
- bone up on (idiom) học gấp, nhồi nhét cái gì đó
- water off a duck’s back (idiom) nước chảy đầu vịt
- astonished (adj) sửng sốt, ngạc nhiên
- suffuse (v) ngập tràn
- elated (adj) vui sướng
Part 3
1. How do people usually help each other?
In my mind, the help a person can do takes a variety of forms, like giving advice to others, easing someone’s financial burden or helping neighbour water the plants. Such actions are simple yet they can prove extremely helpful to the needy person.
- to take a variety of forms: có nhiều hình thức
- financial burden (n) gánh nặng tài chính
- the needy person: người đang cần được giúp
2. How is online help different from real-life help?
From my point of view, there are a number of things that help on the Internet that differ from those in reality. For example, the advice you receive online can be given from strangers so it’s less reliable than from a friend or a family member, who tend to better understand your situation or what you’ve been through.
- to differ from: khác với
- realiable (adj) đáng tin cậy
3. Should schools be responsible for teaching students how to cooperate?
Without a doubt, schools play an important role in inculcating teamwork in a student’s repertoire. Schools provide a wonderful platform for students to be trained to cooperate. In this academic environment, students are forced to interact with dozens of other peers on a daily basis and such a process can greatly facilitate the development of teamwork skills. More importantly, since teachers could closely monitor the whole process of students cooperating with each other, practical and timely feedback could be given to maximize students’ outcomes. It’s my conviction that there are no other places that could do this better than schools do.
- inculcate: làm cho ghi nhớ, khắc sâu
- on a daily basis: hằng ngày
- to facilitate: làm cho việc gì/quá trình gì trở nên dễ dàng, dễ thành công hơn
4. What are the differences between help from friends and help from family?
In my opinion, at its core, there are no differences between support from a friend and that from a close family member. You know friends and family are the most sacred individuals to our life, they understand us the most and are willing to help us unconditionally so we can lead a fulfilling life. However, if I have to pinpoint any dissimilarities, I would say friends often give advice on school stuff or relationships as it would be easier to get things off your chest with someone of roughly the same age and having the same mindset. In contrast, we often heed advice from parents when it comes to grand issues like which university to enrol in or which career to embark on.
- dissimilarity: sự khác biệt
- to get things of someone’s chest: trút bầu tâm sự
- grand issue (n) những chuyện lớn, đại sự
- to embark on: bắt đầu tam gia, dấn thân làm gì đó
Bài mẫu bởi thầy Hoàng Hưng – Giáo viên The IELTS Workshop HN
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