ADVANCED COURSE
SPEAKING
LESSON 2
• Cấu trúc Point – Illustration - Comment
• Speaking part 1: Places
• Speaking part 2: Describe a place/ a building
• Speaking part 3: Places
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Tổng quan
Cấu trúc câu trả lời part 1
Point Illustration Comments
Ví dụ: What is your favourite place to go when you need to relax?
→ Perhaps it’s the park near my house (Point). It is within walking distance and is really
quiet as not many people go there, especially in the evening (Illustration: describe, explain).
I find myself relaxed while strolling around the park (Comment).
Ngôn ngữ và cấu trúc miêu tả địa điểm
be within walking distance
be only a few minutes
Miêu tả vị trí chung walk/drive from ...
be a long way from ...
It takes me ... (time) to get there
Không khí (atmosphere/air): festival, calm,
comfortable, gloomy
Cảnh quan
bên ngoài
Bên ngoài (exterior): space, style,
neighborhood
Miêu tả Không khí (ambience): noisy, warm and
cụ thể cosy, pleasant, soothing
Thiết kế bên trong (interior designs):
Cảnh vật modern, old-fashioned, ancient, minimalist,
bên trong (add) some delicate touch
Vật dụng (furniture): decorations,
ornaments, other furniture (e.g: chairs and
tables) or facilities (e.g: benches, slides)
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Part 1
Cấu trúc mở rộng thông tin
Point Illustration Comments
Ví dụ:
1. Do you often go to the cinema?
Direct answer/Point: Pretty often, I would say… about twice every month.
Illustration: I like going to see a movie, but not every week (Illustration: specify) because
I have other activities to do during weekends, and I don’t have time for a movie on an
average weekday (Illustration: explain).
Comment: I think that just suits my schedule… not too often, not too seldom…
Thí sinh có thể đưa ra nhiều ý tưởng trong một câu trả lời.
2. Why do people go to the supermarket?
Answer: There are different reasons.
• Point 1: Some people just visit the supermarket because it is convenient to do so.
Illustration 1: Many supermarkets are on the ground floor of residential buildings, so they’re
only within walking distance from people’s homes.
Comment 1: It’s way easier to get to the supermarket than travelling all the way to traditional
markets.
Point 2: Sometimes it’s just their preference.
Comment 2: You know, it feels good to buy random things at the supermarket which often
sells tons of different stuff.
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Luyện tập 1 Trả lời các câu hỏi dưới đây theo cấu trúc PIC.
Topic 1: Work/Study
1. Are there many museums in your city?
2. Do you often visit museums?
3. Do you think museums are important?
Từ vựng gợi ý
• historical site
• colonial war
• forms of historical evidence
• artefact
• operating expenses
Topic 2: Crowded places
1. What kinds of places are crowded in your city?
2. Do you like crowded places?
3. When was the last time you were in a crowded place?
4. Do you prefer to go to crowded places or places that have few people?
Từ vựng gợi ý
• introvert / extrovert (n)
• tranquil (adj) >< vibrant (adj)
• landmark (n)
• overwhelmed (adj)
Topic 3: Parks/Gardens
1. Is there a park near your house?
2. Do you often go to the park?
3. Are public gardens important in your city?
Từ vựng gợi ý
• go for a stroll
• greenery (n)
• concrete jungle
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Part 2
Describe a crowded place which you have been to
You should say:
• When you went there?
• Who you went there with?
• Why did you go there?
• And how you felt about it?
Cấu trúc câu trả lời gợi ý
Lời mở đầu
I’m going to talk about…………………………………………………..
Giới thiệu chủ đề miêu
Basically, (đối tượng) is/are…
tả & nhận xét ngắn gọn
1) Thời gian sự việc xảy ra và lý do miêu tả địa điểm, vị trí
Detailed description
2) Miêu tả vị trí chung: khoảng cách, thời gian di chuyển
Miêu tả chi tiết tình
đến địa điểm…
huống & đối tượng
3) Miêu tả địa điểm khi nhìn từ bên ngoài
chính.
4) Miêu tả các chi tiết bên trong
Ảnh hưởng của đối tượng chính đến với thí sinh hoặc đối
Cảm nghĩ với xã hội.
Các cảm xúc/ cảm nghĩ/ nhận xét về đối tượng chính.
Bài mẫu
Introduction I would like to talk about my recent trip to Ba Den Từ vựng cần lưu ý
pagoda, which was an experience that I always
remember due to the massive amount of visitors 1. Encountered /ɪnˈkaʊn.
tər/: gặp phải
that I encountered (1) while I was there.
Ví dụ: I had an alarming
encounter with a wild pig.
Lý do miêu tả So usually, during Tet holiday, my family often drives
địa điểm to Tay Ninh province to visit my grandfather and last
Thời gian sự year we decided to take a short trip to Ba Den pagoda
việc xảy ra on Ba Den Mountain.
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Miêu tả tính Before getting on the cable car to go up to the pagoda,
2. Countless /ˈkaʊnt.
chất và không I thought that maybe there might be a lot of Buddhist ləs/: rất nhiều không
khí worshippers up there, as this sacred place tends to đếm xuể
attract countless (2) visitors all year round, let alone Ví dụ: I’ve heard it played
(3)
during Tet, which is the biggest holiday in Vietnam. countless times on the
radio.
And, I was right. There were people with flowers and
3. let alone /let əˈləʊn/:
candles everywhere. On one corner, lines of people huống chi là
were trying to light their incense sticks (4) , and inside Ví dụ: Her characters
the pagoda many people were kneeling and praying never touch, let alone
with their eyes closed. It was pretty hard for us to kiss.
4. incense sticks /ˈɪn.
even find any room to stand.
Miểu tả bên sens stɪks/: cây nhang
ngoài và cảnh Ví dụ: It’s the fashion
But, in the end, we successfully managed to find a way equivalent of incense
vật bên trong
through the crowd and got close to the worshipping sticks.
place, however my grandfather stayed outside as he 5. Kneel /niːl/: quỳ
Ví dụ: He knelt in front of
can’t stand all the smoke and lack of oxygen.
the altar and prayed.
6. Well-being /ˌwelˈbiː.
Tầm ảnh hưởng Although I understand that most Vietnamese people ɪŋ/: sức khỏe
của địa điểm enjoy going to pagodas and temples during these Ví dụ: People doing yoga
special days of the year to wish for good luck, and benefit from an increased
Cảm nghĩ
feeling of wellbeing
well-being and happiness, I really don’t think I’ll do
that again anytime soon.
Luyện tập 2
Describe a quiet place where you spend time reading and writing (not your home)
You should say:
• What this place is
• Where it is located
• Why it is quiet there
and explain why you often visit this place
Describe a place where people go to listen to music
You should say:
• What kind of music is played there
• What type of people go there
• Why people go there
and explain your impression of this place
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Describe a historical building
You should say:
• Which the building is
• How it looks like
• What people do there
and explain whether you like it or not
Part 3
Luyện tập 3
Discussion questions:
1. Why do some people not like to go to crowded places?
(introvert, find crowded places irritating, prefer quiet and tranquil places)
2. Do people in your country like to go to crowded places?
(depends on personalities and age groups, the young prefer places buzzing with excitement
and energy)
3. Do people in your country enjoy visiting historical places?
(most of the visitors are foreign tourists, gain a deeper understanding of the country’s history)
4. How important is it to protect historical places?
(preserving relics of the past is preserving tradition and culture of the country, connect people
to past eras)
