“Describe a wild animal” là chủ đề khá khó, có thể xuất hiện ở nhiều phiên bản trong đề thi IELTS Speaking. Ví dụ “Describe a wild animal from your country / in Vietnam” hay “Describe a wild animal that you have seen”. Cùng xem bài mẫu tham khảo và từ vựng dưới đây nhé.
Cue card
Describe a wild animal You should say: what it looks like what it likes to eat or do where it lives and explain why you like this animal.
Bài mẫu (Sample Answer)
“Today I’m going to tell you about my favourite wild animal. I’m a bit of a nature geek, so naturally, I am quite fascinated with animals. One of my favourites is the lion.
It’s a mammal, which means the females give birth to cubs, rather than laying eggs. It’s known for being a ferocious predator. It hunts on smaller animals like deer or antelopes. Lion is generally yellow or orange in colour. Its distinguishing feature is the mane, the thick fur around the neck of male lions. This trait is virtually absent in female ones.
You can be expected to find lions at a number of places. For example, in the wild, like the savanna in Africa. They can also be found in zoos, but those are the tamed kinds. Lions are carnivores, so they feed primarily on meat. I would imagine they are not a fan of greens. They are predators, so I suppose the bulk of their daily activities is hunting. I don’t know much else apart from these things.
My love for the lion was fostered when I watched the Lion King as a child. It was a critically acclaimed animated movie by Disney, and definitely one of my perennial favourites.”
(Sample by Mr Dang Tran Tung, 9.0 IELTS)
Từ vựng (Vocabulary highlight)
noun + geek: người yêu thích một lĩnh vực nào đó
mammal (n) động vật có vú
cub (n) con thú con (như sư tử con, hổ con, sói con,…)
to lay: đẻ (trứng)
ferocious (adj) hung dữ, dã man
predator (n) kẻ săn mồi
distinguishing (adj) phân biệt rõ
trait (n) đặc điểm
tamed (adj) thuần hóa
carnivore (n) động vật ăn thịt
to feed on (=eat)
critically acclaimed: được các nhà phê bình tán thưởng
perennial favorite (phrase): khi bạn miêu tả 1 thứ gì là “perenial favorite”, đó là thứ luôn luôn yêu thích
Các bạn có thể học cách phát triển câu trả lời Speaking như vậy trong khóa học Pre-Senior của The IELTS Workshop (TIW).
