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Part 2: Describe a time when you were happy that someone persuaded you to do something
You should say
- What the situation was
- Who persuaded you
- What they persuaded you to do
- And explain why you were happy that you did it
1. Bài mẫu (Sample)
I usually see myself as an overthinker. I’m not saying that I lack confidence, but when push comes to shove, I tend to fail to act on it because I think about the potential negative consequences that deter me from taking action. This had resulted in me having missed out on important opportunities. But I remember when my cousin convinced me to hit on a girl. I had a crush on a girl at the end of last year, and I tried to build the courage to ask her out, but I didn’t really know how to. I guess it is always complicated when a guy asks a girl out, and I tend to overthink, which I totally did in this case.
Conflicted and oblivious about what to do, I called my cousin, who back then was a total womanizer, to seek advice. I explained the situation to him, and told him about my feelings towards this girl, who made me feel things I hadn’t felt for a very long time. I was specifically worried about whether overthinking and anxiety would ruin my chances towards getting to know her romantically. Surprisingly, he told me to trust myself, and gave me a lecture about how I have always thought too much and considered pessimistic situations that made me hesitant to do anything. He then told me to just tell her about my feelings, and even if it failed, I at least gave it a shot rather than not doing anything at all. Upon realizing that, I decided to ask her out. It was quite harrowing as she was also slightly suspicious of me, but she eventually said that we could get to know each other better.
Ever since I used my cousin’s advice, I have committed to taking risks and doing the important things that I have wanted to do. I’m not saying that I am confident, or suddenly become an extrovert, but I would rather do something rather than not doing anything. And you may ask about what happened to the girl… Well, she became my girlfriend, and perhaps the only person I want to spend the rest of my life with. I owe it to my cousin.
Sample by Pham Duy Anh, IELTS Teacher at The IELTS Workshop
2. Từ vựng (Vocabulary)
- overthinker: người suy nghĩ quá nhiều
- negative consequences: hậu quả tiêu cực
- opportunity: cơ hội
- hit on (someone): tán tỉnh ai đó
- oblivious: không nhận thức được, không để ý đến
- womanizer: người đàn ông lăng nhăng
- anxiety: sự lo lắng, bất an
- pessimistic: bi quan
- harrowing: gây lo sợ, đau đớn, khó khăn
- commit to (doing) something: cam kết làm điều gì đó
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Part 3:
1. What would parents persuade their children to do?
I do not have enough insight into parental advice, as I am not a parent. But I would say that there are two main things. For one, parents tend to convince children to take part in activities that involve their children’s peers. These group activities induce a sense of community, which children eventually will have to get used to when they grow older. Examples can be found in parents enrolling their kids in soccer teams, basketball clubs, or martial arts to learn how to work with other people, while improving their well-being. Another piece of advice, I think, can help deter overt curiosity. I remember a certain term ‘curiosity killed the cat’, which helps youngsters to know when to limit themselves, or avoid actions that may bring about negative consequences. This is done due to children’s propensity to be curious about anything.
- insight: hiểu biết sâu sắc
- induce: gây ra, tạo ra
- well-being: sức khỏe, hạnh phúc
- deter: ngăn chặn
- limit: giới hạn
- negative consequences: hậu quả tiêu cực
- propensity: xu hướng
- peers: bạn bè đồng trang lứa
- enroll: ghi danh
- curiosity: sự tò mò
2. Who will children listen to more, their parents or their teachers?
I am sure that children tend to pay attention to their parents’ advice more than their teachers. This is not a slight towards the teachers’ role in children’s lives, but it is obvious that teachers, while they can guide them and help them improve social / intellectual capabilities, remain strangers. Children interact with their parents daily, even after school. There is also a familial connection, in which family members often know each other’s secrets, and share profound trust or confidence in one another. These are things which teachers cannot have with their students.
- slight: sự xem nhẹ
- guide: hướng dẫn
- intellectual capabilities: năng lực trí tuệ
- interact: tương tác
- familial connection: mối liên kết gia đình
- profound trust: sự tin tưởng sâu sắc
- pay attention to: chú ý đến
- confidence: sự tin tưởng
- remain strangers: vẫn là người xa lạ
- role: vai trò
3. What impact does advertising have on children and their parents?
I would hazard a guess that commercials can influence children’s consumer behavior, in which they tend to buy unsafe products due to how visually appealing those commercials can be. Children are, unfortunately, naïve and simple to the point of being easily swayed towards buying things that they are impressed by. Consequently, marketing tactics tend to focus on children as the primary demographic. For example, products such as candies, cereals, or flashy products are put in flashy commercials that have mascots and appealing animations that can manipulate children into buying them. This has left parents perplexed, to say the least. Parents have always put children’s nutrition as a top priority, yet these unhealthy products can damage that.
- hazard a guess: đoán liều
- consumer behavior: hành vi tiêu dùng
- visually appealing: hấp dẫn thị giác
- naïve: ngây thơ
- swayed: bị ảnh hưởng
- tactics: chiến thuật
- demographic: nhóm đối tượng
- manipulate: thao túng
- perplexed: bối rối
- nutrition: dinh dưỡng
Sample by Pham Duy Anh, IELTS Teacher at The IELTS Workshop
Từ vựng mở rộng theo chủ đề
- guidance – sự hướng dẫn
- recommendation – lời khuyên, khuyến nghị
- mentor – người cố vấn
- heed (someone’s advice) – nghe theo lời khuyên
- convince – thuyết phục
- coax – dỗ dành, thuyết phục nhẹ nhàng
- urge – thúc giục
- talk someone into (doing something) – thuyết phục ai làm gì
- influence – ảnh hưởng
- appeal to someone’s emotions/reason – tác động vào cảm xúc hoặc lý trí để thuyết phục
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