ADVANCED COURSE

SPEAKING
LESSON 3
• Speaking part 1: Entertainment (Movies, Friends,
Travelling, Holiday)
• Speaking part 2: Describe an experience

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Tổng quan
Ngôn ngữ chỉ dẫn

Background What happended

- Back in the days ... - Initially
- From my vague memory ... - Afterwards
- In the end

Impacts & Lessons Feelings

- The event had a profound impact - Looking back, I still feel ...
on me. - That’s one of the most memorable
- I’ve learned the hard way that ... experiences I’ve ever had in life.

Cấu trúc chung trả lời câu hỏi Part 3

Ý tưởng chính Mô tả, làm rõ ý tưởng Kết luận

Point Illustration Conclusion

Ví dụ
Should governments provide financial support to promote traditional performances?
→ It’s a reasonable thing to do.
Point 1: The promotion and preservation of traditional performances are important.
Illustration 1: These types of performances hold a crucial position in our culture and have
great social values, but the majority of the population don’t pay attention to them.
Point 2: Also, making traditional performances more widely recognised costs large amounts
of financial resources.
Conclusion: That’s why the government, which is responsible for maintaining social
wellbeing and is capable of running large-scale projects, should financially support these
performances.

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Part 1
Cách diễn đạt về vui chơi giải trí
Synonyms of “relax”

• unwind
Ví dụ: Music helps me unwind after a busy day.

• wind down

• hang loose
Ví dụ: It’s OK—hang loose and stay cool.

• let your hair down

Ví dụ: It’s about time you let your hair down and had some fun!

• blow/let off steam

Ví dụ: I went for a long walk to let off steam.

• amuse myself
Ví dụ: The visitors amused themselves with sightseeing, painting and picnics.

• enjoy yourself

• chill out
Ví dụ: They sometimes meet up to chill out and watch a movie.

• de-stress
Ví dụ: De-stress yourself with a relaxing bath.

• entertain
Ví dụ: Parents can relax while the kids entertain themselves in the outdoor playground.

Luyện tập 1

Topic 1: Movie
• What movies do you like?
• Do your friends like these movies?
• Do you want to be a movie star?

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Topic 2: Friends
• What kinds of people do you think you will make friends with?
• Do you think you are a good friend for others?

Topic 3: Travelling
• Do you like travelling?
• What cites have you travelled to?
• What kind of cites do you like to travel to?
• What is the place that left you the deepest impression when travelling?

Topic 4: Break/Holiday
• Is a short break or a long break more important?
• Which one do you prefer?
• What is the role of breaks? Why do we have to take a break?
• How many public holidays do you have in VietNam?
• Do you think people need more public holidays?
• What is your favorite holiday?

Part 2
Câu hỏi minh họa
Describe a time when you taught an older person something new
You should say:
• When it happened
• Who you taught
• Why you taught him/her
• And how you felt about it

Phân tích cấu trúc

I’m going to talk about…………………………………………………..

Lời mở đầu
Back in the days,…. (Ngày đó,...)
Giới thiệu chủ đề miêu
Dating back to…. (Trở về ngày…)
tả & nhận xét ngắn gọn
From my vague memory,… (Tôi vẫn nhớ mang máng rằng…)

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 Initially, (one or two details and give your comment): Ban đầu, (thêm
Detailed description
một đến hai chi tiết liên quan đến chủ đề và đưa ra bình luận)
Miêu tả chi tiết tình
Afterwards, (changes that take place): Sau đó, (những thay đổi đã
huống theo thứ tự thời
xảy ra)
gian
In the end/ Finally, (result): Cuối cùng, (kết quả của sự việc)

The event has a profound impact on me…: Sự kiện đó có một tác

Impact and lesson
động sâu sắc đến tôi
& feeling
I have learnt the hard way that..: Tôi đã học được bài học đắt giá rằng
Tác động của trải
Looking back, I still feel: Nhìn lại tôi vẫn cảm thấy…
nghiệm, bài học và cảm
That’s one of the most unforgettable experiences of my life: Đó là
xúc
một trong những kỷ niệm khó quên nhất đời tôi.

Bài mẫu

Từ vựng cần lưu ý

This topic reminds me of an experience when I taught my
1. Newly-bought: mới mua
grandma how to use her newly-bought(1) smartphone.
2. Nerve-racking: căng
thẳng
More or less 3 months ago, after my nerve-racking(2) exam
3. Be in desperate need of:
season, I was in desperate need of(3) a short break. That’s why
rất cần
I decided to go back to my hometown to visit my granny who
4. Absent-mindedness:
is around 80 years old now. She’s also my best friend. The
chứng đãng trí, hay quên
day I arrived at her house, I saw her struggling with her brand
5. Sophisticated: tinh vi, tỉ
new iPhone. mỉ
6. Cutting-edge technology:
She’s been long known for her absent-mindedness , so I doubt
(4)
công nghệ hiện đại
that she could remember how to use such a sophisticated(5) 7. Jot down: ghi chú
gadget. You know, the elderly didn’t have any exposure to 8. Swipe the screen: vuốt
cutting-edge technology(6) when they were young like us, so màn hình
this was much of a challenge for her. Therefore, I patiently
taught my granny how to use her phone.

Initially, I told her to jot down(7) every single thing I taught

her, such as how to swipe the screen(8) to find her favorite
applications, or how to zoom an image with two fingers.

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At first, she wasn’t a very quick learner, though. It’s quite 9. The aging process: quá
obvious, as I believe the aging process(9) is doing its job, so trình lão hoá
I kept repeating everything to her and tried not to lose my 10. Lose my temper: mất
temper(10). bình tĩnh, nổi nóng
11. A self-possessed
Well, I am also proud to say that I am a self-possessed individual: một người bình
individual(11). Finally, after 2 months, she nailed it(12). I mean, tĩnh
she is now able to make a video call by herself and create 12. Nail something
her own Instagram account without anybody’s assistance. I (informal): làm được điều gì
guess this can be seen as a success for both of us.

Luyện tập 2

Describe a time you received a terrible service

• When it was
• Where you went
• How poor the service was
and explain how you felt about that service.

Part 3
Ý tưởng chính Mô tả, làm rõ ý tưởng Kết luận

Point Illustration Conclusion

Ví dụ minh họa
Question: What can companies do to improve their customer service?
(Point) I think managers need to train their employees to deliver great customer service.
(Illustration) There are lots of things that staff members can do, such as ensuring that
customers are greeted in the right way, their problems are handled quickly, and they are
asked for feedback.
(Conclusion) I don’t think it is an easy task, but in the service industry, satisfying customers
should be the top priority.

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Luyện tập 3

1. Do you think old people know more things than young people?
(Accumulate knowledge through the course of their lives; wiser and more experienced; go
to many places and talk to people from all walks of life)
2. Why do some old people refuse to use new technology?
(Slower to adapt with changes; get confused due to bad memory; prefer conventional
leisures)
3. What is the best way to teach old people to use new technology?
4. How important is customer service?
5. What can companies do to improve their customer service?
6. Why do you think employees sometimes don’t provide good customer service?