[IELTS SPEAKING PART 1] 'FOOD' TOPIC

1. What is the staple food in Vietnam?

The most staple crop in Vietnam is rice. It's grown almost everywhere, and thanks to the fact that the
climate and soil quality in my country are very suitable to grow rice, Vietnam has become the second
largest rice exporter in the world, providing million tons of rice to the global market.
staple: forming a basic, large or important part of something
2. Do you prefer eating at home or at restaurants?
I prefer eating at home to eating at a restaurant because by eating at home I can know for sure what
ingredients I put in my dishes, which would help me to avoid being allergic to some certain kinds of
food such as peanuts or peppermint. I would also save money by cooking at home instead of dining
out in a restaurant.
3. What kinds of food are considered healthy?
That's an interesting question. Let me think. I would say that foods that are rich in protein, fiber and
nutrition are considered wholesome. You know, things like nuts, lean protein, fruits and vegetables
are some great example of healthy foods.
wholesome: good for your health
4. Are you good at cooking?
Yes, I'm confident to say that I'm quite a good cook. I often cook traditional Vietnamese dishes for my
family and friends, and they really like my masterpieces. Sometimes, I learn how to cook foreign
dishes by following some recipes in the Internet and watch clips on Youtube, and it turns out really
good.
5. Who taught you how to cook?
My mother was a great teacher who often showed me step by step how to cook a traditional
Vietnamese dish. I've learnt a lot of cooking skills/techniques from her. Besides, as I've just
mentioned, I sometimes follow recipes from the Internet or learn from well-known chefs like Gordon
Ramsay.
[IELTS SPEAKING PART I] 'FLOWER' TOPIC
1. Do you like flowers?

I love roses because they are one of the most enduring symbols of love and appreciation. They also
have a sweet and delicate fragrance that ease my mind.
enduring: lasting for a long time
2. What is your most favorite flower?
As I've just said, I really like roses and they are my most favorite flower.
3. Why do some people like flowers?
Well, many people love flowers because of their beauty, fragrance and meanings attached
to/associated with them while some people like flowers because they are a great ornament used to
decorate their rooms.
4. Is there any special meaning of some flowers?
Well, as I've said before, roses symbolize love, romance and appreciation; lilies represent pureness,
and carnations are the symbol of Mother's Day/sun flowers represents optimism/peonies are the
symbol of elegance, wealth and prosperity.
[MULTIPLE CHOICE]
Read the following text and answer the multiple choice questions below.
In linguistics, a corpus (plural corpora) is a large and structured set of texts (now usually
electronically stored and processed). A corpus may be used to help linguists to analyse a language,
or for the purpose of dictionary writing or language teaching. The British National Corpus (BNC) is a
100-million-word text corpus of samples of written and spoken English from a wide range of sources.
The corpus covers British English of the late twentieth century from a wide variety of genres with the
intention that it be a representative sample of spoken and written British English of that time.
1. What is a corpus?
A) A type of large dictionary.
B) A single written text.
C) A tool for language analysis.
2. Why was the BNC compiled?
A) For the purpose of language teaching.
B) To document written and spoken English from a particular period in time.
C) To document the history of the English language.
Cb
[IELTS READING] DNG BI, CC LI HAY GP, CCH TIP CN, TIPS, STRATEGIES, CCH
LUYN TP

+ CC DNG BI THNG GP:

1. Multiple choice: c 2 dng; chn 1/3, 4 p n ng HOC chn >=2/>=4 p n.
2. Yes No Not Given; True False Not Given
3. Fill in the blank
4. Answer a question
5. Match heading
6. Which paragraph contains
7. Find the title for the whole reading passage
+ CC LI HAY GP:
- Vit nhiu hn s t quy nh (NO MORE THAN ONE WORD th vit "2" t)
- True False Not Given th vit l Yes No Not Given
- Bo vit A, B, C hoc i, ii, iii, iv...vo answer sheet th li vit khc.
+ CCH TIP CN + TIPS, STRATEGIES:
- Khi c dng 5, 6, 7 ln vi cc dng khc trong mt bi c th lm cc dng khc trc v nhng
dng ny cn phi c c on, c bi => lm sau s tit kim thi gian hn v khoa hc hn.
- Lm bi c no trc (trong 3 bi c) cng c.
- 60 pht lm 40 cu + chuyn sang answer sheet nn phi cn thn thi gian!
- Khi tm c cu tr li th gch ra bn l v n s ko hi na nn ko phi c na.
- Cng mt dng cu hi th th t cu tr li s xut hin t trn xung di (CH P DNG CHO
DNG 1-4)=> cu tr li cho cu 2 s nm gia cu tr li cho cu 1 + 3. Nu tm mi ko thy chng
t cu tr li cho cu 1 + 2 sai hoc n gin l "BN CHA TM RA" colonthree emoticon
- c cu hi trc, xc nh t kha (KEY WORDS), tm t kha trong bi c xc nh cu
cha cu tr li.
- c k cu va tm c tm ra cu tr li cho cu hi!
- Vi dng TRUE FALSE NOT GIVEN/YES NO NOT GIVEN th nhng cu hi cha nhng t qu
EXTREME nh ONLY, MUST, ALWAYS, ALL, NO, NEVER...th 95% l SAI!
- Ko s dng kin thc c nhn vo tr li cu hi TRUE FALSE NOT GIVEN/YES NO NOT GIVEN.
+ CC DNG KEY WORDS:
- Ch ci in hoa: Sai Gon, Hanoi, London
- Nm, s: 1987, 90m,...
- T b nguyn: stalagmites = stalagmites
- T c paraphrased hon ton:
- T c cng gc t nhng thay i dng t. Moves => movement...
+ CCH LUYN TP:
- D cui sch, c p n.
- c cu hi, tm t kha (thng l 2 t, u tin tm dng c ch in hoa + nm)
- Tm cu cha t kha trong bi c.
- c k cu v xc nh xem cu tr li. Do bit trc c p n nn bn check c l k
nng ca mnh l ng hay sai.

- Lo lm ng chun, rn k nng trc l hng hc vo lm .

- Khi luyn tp ban u th thi gian ko thnh vn .
- Lm xong c th lp KEYWORD TABLE. Hc t mi lin quan ti ch .
- Ghi li nhng cu sai ln sau trnh!

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