I. PHẦN MỞ ĐẦU
Khi nhắc tới phần thi IELTS Speaking part 2 thì chủ đề về nhà ở sẽ thường là chủ đề được coi là “dễ thở” nhất bởi vì bạn có thể dễ dàng mô tả một nơi mà bạn sinh sống hoặc một nơi mà bạn ao ước được ở nơi đó. Bên cạnh đó việc nói trôi chảy thì việc “sắm” cho bản thân một vài từ vựng vocab hay cũng là điểm gây ấn tượng với giám khảo. Còn chần chừ gì nữa hay xem một vài bài mẫu dưới đây để tham khảo cũng như học thêm được nhiều từ vựng liên quan tới chủ đề nhé!!!
II. GỢI Ý CUE CARD VÀ CÁCH TRẢ LỜI
2.1. CUE CARD 1:
Describe your ideal accommodation
You should say:
➔ Where this place is
➔ What it is like
➔ When you want to live there and explain why it is ideal to you.
2.2. CUE CARD 2:
You should say:
where this place is
what it is like
why you consider it interesting and whether you would like to live in it
SAMPLE:
Well, living in an apartment is an overgrowing trend not only in my country but all over the world. We have our own apartment which is really awesome. By the way, I would like to talk about a new apartment/flat that I have recently visited. My newlywed cousin who lives in the capital Dhaka had purchased an apartment just months ago. It is in Mirpur, Dhaka, one of the sophisticated residential areas in Bangladesh. He invited me to visit his wonderful apartment and I was really excited to go there since he told me that something was undoubtedly exceptional because it was designed by a renowned American inner and outer decorator. Yeah, I was lost for words when I first saw it because of its wonderful inside decoration, although its outside look was seemed to be very simple. I was fascinated by the stylish wooden furniture, expensive colorful tiles, startling chandeliers, and three giant screens. There are some lavish sofas in the drawing room and extraordinarily designed beds in every living room. Most eye-catching areas are living rooms, kitchen with wooden figure and fine baths. It was looking really interesting due to its mind-blowing structure. There were three balconies too where the couple rear pigeons which I called amazing and decent habit. I have spent my two wonderful days in this attractive apartment and I opined that the flat was totally different compared to others, even from our one.
Nguồn: IELTS Simon https://ielts-simon.com/ielts-help-and-english-pr/2018/12/ielts-speaking-part-2-describe-a-house.html
III. VOCABULARY
1. Apartment: căn hộ = (abbreviation apt./especially North American English) (British English usually flat) = a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a building
Eg: I was renting a two-bedroom apartment in an old building.
Eg: A group of developers wants to build a high-rise apartment complex.
Eg: I lived on the ground floor of an apartment block.
Eg: They left their fourth-floor apartment on Mott Street and walked to the bus.
2. Bath: bồn tắm = [countable] (British English)/(also bathtub, informal tub North American English, British English) = a large, long container that you put water in and then get into to wash your whole body
Eg: I'm in the bath!
Eg: Please run a bath for me (= fill the bath with water).
Eg: I lay soaking in a hot bubble bath.
3. Residential area: Khu dân cư = (of an area of a town) suitable for living in; consisting of houses rather than factories or offices
Eg: The police is dealing with personal matters in this residential area.
4. Stylish: kiểu cách = fashionable and attractive
Eg: It was a stylish performance by both artists.
5. Balcony: ban công = a platform that is built on the upstairs outside wall of a building, with a wall or rail around it. You can get out onto a balcony from an upstairs room.
Eg: We had drinks on the hotel balcony.
6. Mansion: lâu đài = [countable] a large, impressive house
Eg: The historic mansion stands in 160 acres of parkland.
Eg: The restaurant is housed in an exquisite colonial mansion in the city centre.
7. Palace: cung điện = [countable] the official home of a king, queen, president, etc.
Eg: She found it hard to adjust to palace life.
Eg: The king was deposed by his son in a palace coup.
Eg: He spent his early days at the Palace of Versailles.
8. Spacious: rộng rãi = (of a room or building) large and with plenty of space for people to move around in = roomy
Eg: The hotel rooms are spacious and comfortable.
Eg: The boat provides spacious accommodation for five people.
Eg: The hotel has 47 spacious bedrooms, all with en suite bathrooms.
Eg: The villa is surrounded by spacious gardens.
9. Eye-catching: bắt mắt = (of a thing) immediately likely to attract attention because it is particularly interesting, bright or attractive
Eg: I decide to buy this house because its interior design is so eye-catching.
10. Ideal: lí tưởng = perfect; most suitable
Eg: She's the ideal candidate for the job.
Eg: The trip to Paris will be an ideal opportunity to practise my French.
Eg: The prime minister admitted the current situation was ‘not ideal’ (= was bad).
Eg: It was not the ideal solution to the problem.
12. Rented: cho thuê = that you pay rent for
Eg: Unfortunately, they take the keys from my rented car. I feel so frustrated now.
13. Trend: xu hướng = a general direction in which a situation is changing or developing
Eg: There is a growing trend towards later retirement.
Eg: The article discusses current trends in language teaching
14. Awesome: thật tuyệt vời = very impressive or very difficult and perhaps rather frightening
Eg: As night fell, the volcano presented an awesome sight.
Eg: There are scenes of awesome beauty in the film.
Eg: It is a region of awesome gorges and spectacular peaks.
15. Sophisticated: tinh xảo = clever and complicated in the way that it works or is presented
Eg: Medical techniques are becoming more sophisticated all the time.
16. Exceptional: khác thường, đặc biệt = unusually good
Eg: At the age of five he showed exceptional talent as a musician.
Eg: The quality of the recording is quite exceptional.
17. Lavish: xa hoa = large in amount, or impressive, and usually costing a lot of money
Eg: They rebuilt the house on an even more lavish scale than before.
Eg: It was one of the most lavish weddings I’ve ever been to.
18. Chandelier: trúc đài treo = a large round frame hanging from the ceiling, with branches that hold lights or candles. Some chandeliers are decorated with many small pieces of glass.
Eg: I was captivated by a crystal chandelier.
19. Mind-blowing: mê mẩn = very exciting, impressive or surprising
Eg: Watching your baby being born is a mind-blowing experience.
Nguồn: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Definitions & Examples)
