Topic for speaking practice : Ambition and Dream
Describe an ambition that you have had for a long time
You should say:
- What it is
- What you did for it
- When you can achieve it
And explain why you have this ambition
IELTS Speaking sample:
To tell the truth, I have always dreamed of becoming a female leader in the near
future. My real model is Mrs. Ha who is now the president of the Vietnam
Women’s Union. Well, I have a really strong desire to become a person like her.
As for the reason why I have this ambition, you know, during my whole life, I
have seen many Vietnamese women who were the victims of child marriage and
domestic violence. You see, despite many accomplishments in striving for gender
equality and protecting women’s rights, there is still not enough development of
females in modern society. That’s why I want to become a leader and give my
great contribution.
Honestly, it’s not easy to become what I desire. As you know, a leader needs to
be not only talented but also dedicated and determined, and on top of that, it’s
their leadership skills that really matter. To cultivate those skills, I’m now trying
to study and engage in various charitable work and campaigns to help eradicate
women's illiteracy and support those who live in poverty. Also, I’m applying to
work for a new project which raises funds to support opening career centers for
women. This center will specialize in providing job training for women, ranging
from solf skills to short courses about running a small business.
It will be a long journey ahead but I believe in myself. I will keep trying my best
to make my dream come true.
Từ vựng trong IELTS Speaking sample:
1. Strong desire /strɒŋ dɪˈzaɪər/: mong muốn mãnh liệt
Ví dụ: This retreat signalled a strong desire to settle.
2. Victims of child marriage : nạn nhân của tảo hôn
Victims /ˈvɪk.tɪm/ : nạn nhân
3. child marriage /tʃaɪld ˈmær.ɪdʒ/ : tảo hôn
Ví dụ: Many ethnic minority children are victims of child marriage
4. Domestic violence /dəˈmes.tɪk ˈvaɪə.ləns/: bạo lực gia đình
Ví dụ: Domestic violence is always unacceptable
5. Accomplishments /əˈkʌm.plɪʃ.mənt/: thành tích
Ví dụ: Getting the two leaders to sign a peace treaty was his greatest
accomplishment.
6. Strive for gender equality: đấu tranh cho bình đẳng giới
Strive /straɪv/ đấu tranh
Gender /ˈdʒen.dər/ giới tính
Equality /iˈkwɒl.ə.ti/ bình đẳng
Ví dụ: We want to strive for gender equality across the world.
7. Dedicated /ˈded.ɪ.keɪ.tɪd/: tận tâm
Ví dụ:She's completely dedicated to her work.
8. Determined: kiên quyết
Ví dụ: I'm determined to get this piece of work done today
9. Leadership skills /ˈliː.də.ʃɪp skɪls/: kỹ năng lãnh đạo
Ví dụ: They are learning collaboration and leadership skills
10. Charitable /ˈtʃær.ə.tə.bəl/: từ thiện
Ví dụ: The entire organization is funded by charitable donations.
11. Eradicate illiteracy: xóa mù chữ
Eradicate /ɪˈræd.ɪ.keɪt/ loại bỏ
Illiteracy /ɪˈlɪt.ər.ə.si/ mù chữ
Ví dụ: Attempts were made to eradicate illiteracy, and colleges and schools were
built everywhere.
12. Specialize in /ˈspeʃ.əl.aɪz ɪn/: chuyên về
Ví dụ: Some pros specialize in bird control
Mở rộng:
Các ý tưởng và từ vựng trong bài mẫu trên có thể được sử dụng để phát triển
câu trả lời cho các chủ đề sau:
● Describe a female leader you would like to meet: The person whom I admire
the most is Mrs.Ha, the the president of the Vietnam Women’s Union
● Describe a friend who is a good leader
● Describe a goal that you hope to achieve in the future: My goal is to become a
good leader
IELTS Speaking Part 3 Sample
What kinds of ambitions do people have?
Gợi ý: desire for success and happiness in life (mong muốn thành công và hạnh
phúc trong cuộc sống), a steady and well-paid job (một công việc ổn định và
lương cao), an ideal family (một gia đình lý tưởng)
Well, it really depends, but for the most part, people tend to have a desire for
success and happiness in life. To be more precise, a steady and well-paid job and
an ideal family is always the thing that everyone strives for. Actually, whatever
they dream of, it’s all about having a better life.
Why should parents encourage children to have ambitions?
Gợi ý: a source of motivation (một nguồn động lực), move forward and try their
best (tiến lên và cố gắng hết sức), a strong wish to do something (một mong muốn
mạnh mẽ để làm điều gì đó)
To me, ambitions can be seen as a source of motivation which encourages people
to move forward and try their best to achieve them. As for children who can be
more likely to give up, it appears to be more crucial that they need a strong wish
to do something. Therefore, parents can help by guiding them in setting their own
goal and support them to achieve it.
Should parents interfere with their children's ambitions?
Gợi ý: not mature enough (không đủ trưởng thành), lead the right direction (chỉ
dẫn đúng hướng), give support (hỗ trợ), not becoming a hurdle (không trở thành
một trở ngại)
Parents need to interfere, but only in certain cases. I mean, kids are not mature
enough to make their own decisions about what they should and should not do, so
parents’ role is to lead the right direction and give children support when they
need, but not becoming a hurdle to their children’s ambition. Children may make
mistakes sometimes but then they can learn from it and become stronger.
Is there any difference between children's ambitions and those of grown-ups?
Gợi ý: Children have smaller and short-term desires (trẻ em có những mong muốn
nhỏ hơn và ngắn hạn), more ambitious with long-term goals (tham vọng hơn với
nhiều mục tiêu dài hạn)
Sure there is. You know, people’s ambitions are not the same at different stages
of life, obviously. Children tend to have smaller and short-term desires, mostly
the things that interest them, like to have new toys or win a school competition.
However, when people grow up, they become more ambitious with long-term
goals from money, power to success and happiness in life.
Bài mẫu 01: Describe Your Dream Job – Speaking Part 2
You know, I have always wanted to become an author of fantasy novels ever
since I was knee-high to a grasshopper. I was hyperlexic; you know, I knew how
to read at the age of 5, and when I was 6, I devoured 200-page novels on a
monthly basis.
The art of discourse always fascinates me. – oh how I love the way writers shape
and mould landscapes, anecdotes, mysteries or urban legends into beautifully and
logically written lines. Dragons and dungeons run in my vein, and all too often I
find myself sleep-talking about wizards and witchcrafts.
Back when I was still naive, I thought all writers were rolling in money. Just look
at how J.K Rowling earned easy money by sitting comfortably at a café, doing
nothing but scribble on her notes! However, when I get older, I realized that I
was dead wrong. There can only be one J. K. Rowling out there, and it takes years
of practice, blood and tears to become a brilliant writer.
Although I failed to realise my dream as a fantasy writer, I do write short stories
in my leisure time. Come and visit my Facebook if you want to read mine!
Vocab highlights
Knee-high to a grasshopper / ni-haɪ tu ə ˈgræsˌhɑpər / (idiom): còn rất nhỏ
Hyperlexic /ˈhaɪpə(r)leksɪk/ (adj): chỉ trẻ em có khả năng đọc sớm
Devour /dɪˈvaʊə(r)/ (v): đọc ngấu nghiến
The art of discourse / ði ɑrt ʌv ˈdɪskɔrs/ (n): nghệ thuật của ngôn từ
Mould /məʊld/ (v): đóng thành khuôn, tạo hình
Anecdote/ˈænɪkˌdəʊt/ (n): mẩu chuyện
Urban legend / ˈɜrbən ˈlɛʤənd/ (n): những câu chuyện huyền bí truyền miệng
Witchcraft /ˈwɪtʃˌkrɑːft/ (n): trò phù thủy
Rolling in money / ˈroʊlɪŋ ɪn ˈmʌni / (idiom): giàu nứt đố đổ vách, rất giàu
Scribble /ˈskrɪb(ə)l/ (v): viết nguệch ngoạc
Dead wrong (adj): hoàn toàn sai
Từ vựng hay chủ đề Describe your dream job
Dream job: Công việc mơ ước;
Event manager: Quản lý sự kiện;
Conference: Hội nghị;
Concert: Buổi hòa nhạc;
Intriguing, Fascinating: Hào hứng, hấp dẫn;
Flexible: Linh hoạt;
Dynamic: Năng động;
Behind-the-scene: Hậu trường;
Procedure: Quá trình;
Mega event: Những sự kiện lớn;
Qualification: Bằng cấp;
Well-organized: Ngăn nắp;
Adversity: Sự khó khăn;
Efficiently: Một cách hiệu quả;
Error-free: Không mắc sai lầm.
Bài mẫu 02: chủ đề Describe your dream job
I must admit that my dream job has nothing to do with the current job I am doing.
I have always wanted to become an event manager for any kind of event from a
conference to a concert. The process of planning and preparing for an event is
what I find intriguing and fascinating.
I’d probably enjoy working and being trained in such a flexible and dynamic
environment that is the event industry. I would like to get to know the behind-the-
scene procedure of creating from a small to a mega event. In Saigon, there are a
lot of amazing event companies but If I could choose, I’d say Gem Center is the
company that I’d love to work for.
To be able to be an event manager, I need two things: a qualification in event
management and working experience. My bachelor degree is Tourism and Event
Management so I only need to have more competent working experience in this
field to get into the position where I can be hired as an event manager. An event
manager is a highly well-organized person who can handle adversity efficiently
so I will need to improve at that part too.
Creating an error-free and successful event is my dream and I’m trying so hard to
get to that position where I am competent to work in that position. Thank you for
listening!
Topic: AMBITIONS
QUESTIONS:
- What kinds of ambitions do people have?
- Why should parents encourage children to have ambitions?
- Should parents interfere with children’s ambitions?
- Is there any difference between children’s ambitions and those of grown-
ups?
HỌC NGAY TỪ VỰNG LIÊN QUAN ĐẾN CHỦ ĐỀ AMBITIONS:
fame, fortune and power: danh tiếng, tiền bạc và quyền lực
desire for = want smt very badly
have something in common : đều có điểm chung là
luxury cars = expensive cars
a world tour : du lịch vòng quanh thế giới
adventure trips: du lịch khám phá
There is nothing wrong with such material ambitions: Những tham vọng về vật
chất như vậy thì ko có gì là sai cả
as we are setting for our next standard life: chúng ta đang đặt ra tiêu chuẩn cho
cuộc sống sau này
to move forward : để tiếp tục phát triển
cozy family gatherings : những buổi họp mặt gia đình đầm ấm
school success : thành công trên trường
the world outside of education: thế giới ngoài việc học hành
Setting and tracking goals : đặt ra và theo dõi mục tiêu
provide a clear path to their success: đặt ra con đường rõ ràng để thành công
tasks are completed according to importance: các đầu việc được hoàn thành dựa
trên sự quan trọng của chúng
pushing, forcing or nagging them : thúc giục, ép buộc hoặc van nài chúng
a reward system: việc thưởng như thế nào
heavily swayed by parental preference,
following a vocation that, deep down, they aren’t interested in.
possess different skills and abilities to their parents: có kỹ năng và khả năng khác
bố mẹ
With this in mind = nếu nghĩ như vậy thì …
be the right course of action: là kế hoạch đúng đắn
grade-based goals: mục tiêu chủ yếu về điểm số
reach a specific milestone : đạt được một cột mốc quan trọng
achieve the first rank in their class: đứng vị trí thứ nhất trên lớp
get accepted to their top three colleges: được vào 3 trường đại học chúng thích
nhất
put academic achievements as their top priority: coi thành tích học tập là quan
trọng nhất
pursue fame and fortune: theo đuổi danh tiếng và tiền bạc
live life to the fullest : sống trọn vẹn mỗi ngày
SAMPLES
1/ What kinds of ambitions do people have?
I think it really depends on each individual. For the majority of us, we often want
more fame, fortune and power. For example, some desire for a dream house near
the beach, with most modern facilities, a pool, while others have something in
common which is luxury cars, or a world tour with their loved one, or adventure
trips. There is nothing wrong with such material ambitions, as we are setting for
our next standard life, and our ambitions could be the motivation for us to move
forward and work harder to achieve them. However, there are some whose
ambitions are to have more love, affection and relationships. For example, our
grandparents or parents often want to meet their grandchildren or children,
and cozy family gatherings are all that they need.
