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GIẢI ĐỀ SPEAKING PART DESCRIBE A TIME YOU TAUGHT SOMETHING NEW TO A YOUNGER PERSON INTRODUCE THE TOPIC • When I received this topic, what immediately came to mind was a time when • show/teach little brother how to V INTRODUCE THE TOPIC • If memory serves, it was about [time] back when S V At the time, … • a freshman / sophomore / fresh out of college / an intern at… / a full-time staff at… CONTEXT • a course in design design a poster • … is not sb’s strong suit • … turn to sb for help • … fresh out of college got a lot of free time on one’s hands • give sb a hand with his assignment MAIN STORY • not know the first thing about… teach sb the basics • sharpen photos, adjust colors, change exposure, you name it • not a fast learner PTS not exactly user-friendly it takes some getting used to • after a while, … get the hang of it MAIN STORY •move on to more advanced tools touch up photos of a female model remove blemishes, smooth(v) skin, reduce wrinkles WRAP-UP • Feeling: – As I was… I almost lost my temper a few times ß being patient is not my forte fortunately,… – felt awesome pass with a decent grade (a novice at sth) DESCRIBE AN OCCASION WHEN THE VEHICLE YOU USED BROKE DOWN DURING YOUR TRAVEL INTRODUCE THE TOPIC • When I received this topic, what immediately came to mind was a time when • sit the IELTS exam CONTEXT • If memory serves, it was about [time] back when S V At the time, … • a junior in college need a decent IELTS score to graduate • parents both working to make ends meet get to school on my own by bike MAIN STORY • that morning, as I was V_ing, all of a sudden the bike shut off panicked (v) not get to the test venue in time • I’m no mechanic (why not past tense?) not know the first thing about… no repair shop in the vicinity MAIN STORY • turned to my best friend for help gave sb a call he and a friend of his happened to be in the neighborhood came to my rescue gave me a ride to the BC left my bike at his place • showed up just in time for the exam super relieved WRAP-UP • Feeling: – glad if my friend hadn’t helped out, I wouldn’t have made it to the test venue in time – in the future take a cab, just to be safe DESCRIBE A TIME YOU TAUGHT SOMETHING NEW TO A YOUNGER PERSON When I received this topic, what immediately came to mind was a time when I showed my little brother how to use Photoshop for the first time If memory serves, it was about years back when I was fresh out of college At the time, my brother was still a freshman at college, and he was doing a course in design As part of the requirement of his course, he had to design a poster, but using design software was not his strong suit, so he turned to me for help As I mentioned before, I was a fresh grad back then so I got a lot of free time on my hands, so I decided to give him a hand with his assignment Truth be told, my bro didn’t know the first thing about design, so I had to teach him the basics first, such as sharpening photos, adjusting colors, changing exposure, you name it And on top of this, he wasn’t a faster learner either, and PTS wasn’t exactly user-friendly, so it took some getting used to After a while, he started to get the hang of it Then I moved on to show him how to use more advanced tools In particular, I showed my brother different ways to touch up photos of a female model, like removing blemishes, smoothing skin and reducing wrinkles As I was helping him, I almost lost my temper a few times because you know, being patient is not my forte, but fortunately I didn’t get mad haha In the end it felt pretty awesome ‘cuz I was able to help my brother pass with a pretty decent grade although he was a novice at using graphic design software VOCAB HIGHLIGHTS - back (adv) = ago fresh out of college (idioms): vừa hoàn thành xong cao đẳng strong suit (n) = forte (n) = strength/strong point |thế mạnh turn to someone (v) = get help from someone fresh graduate (n): người vừa tốt nghiệp give someone a hand (v) = help someone not know the first thing about (v) = điều a faster learner (n) = người học hiểu nhanh take some getting used to = cần thời gian để làm quen get the hang of something (v) = learn how to something touch up (v) = improve something with small changes | chỉnh hình lose my temper (v) = to suddenly become angry decent (a) = good | ổn a novice at sth (n): người học DESCRIBE AN OCCASION WHEN THE VEHICLE YOU USED BROKE DOWN DURING YOUR TRAVEL When I received this topic, what immediately came to mind was a time when I was on my way to the British Council to sit my IELTS exam If memory serves, it was about a year back when I was still a junior in college At the time I needed a decent IELTS score to graduate But my parents were both working to make ends meet, so I had to get to school and other places on my own by bike Anyway, that morning as I was on my way to the BC, all of a sudden my bike just shut off, so I panicked because I thought I wouldn’t be able to get to the test venue in time But I’m no mechanic, I don’t know the first thing about fixing bikes, and there was no repair shop in the vicinity So I turned to my best friend for help; I gave him a call, and fortunately he and a friend of his happened to be in the neighborhood, so they came to my rescue His friend took my motorcycle to his home while my best friend gave me a ride to the BC I was super relieved that I showed up just in time for the exam Thinking back, I was really glad that my best friend was there for me If he hadn’t helped out, I wouldn’t have made it to the test center in time In the future, I guess I’m gonna take a cab just to be safe VOCAB HIGHLIGHTS - make ends meet (v): kiếm tiền để trang trải sống on one’s own (adv) = alone on one’s way to somewhere: đường đến all of a sudden (idiom) = very quickly shut off (v): chết máy panic (v) = worry / frighten | hoảng lên test venue (n): địa điểm thi in the vicinity: khu vực gần happen to (v) = be by chance (v): tình cờ come to sb’s rescue (v) = help motorcycle (n) = bike (n): xe máy give someone a ride (v) = cho nhờ relieved (a) = happy show up (v) = appear, arrive at a place be there for someone (v): sẵn sàng hỗ trợ make it to somewhere = come to somewhere take a cab (v) = take a taxi ... 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