Oxford Online English

- Understanding the IELTS Speaking test & Band Descriptor

- Develop lexical resources for some common IELTS Speaking Part 1 topics

amenity (n): a feature or service that makes a place pleasant, comfortable or easy to live in.

current affairs (n): events of political or social importance that are happening now.

pedestrian precincts (n): a part of a town, especially a shopping area, that vehicles are not allowed to enter

-> academic plagiarism: đạo văn (học liệu)

nerve-racking (adj): making you feel very nervous and worried.

intrigue (n): [uncountable] the atmosphere of interest and excitement that surrounds something secret or important.

-> intriguing (adj): very interesting because of being unusual or not having an obvious answer

adolescent (n): a young person who is developing from a child into an adult.

give rise to = has led to = has caused

take a brisk walk

join the gym

tempting (adj): something that is tempting is attractive, and makes people want to have it, do it, etc.

stay up late

= pull an all-nighter

~ burn the midnight oil

T-Junction (n): a place where one road joins another but does not cross it, so that the roads form the shape of the letter T.

a bend (countable)/a bending road: a curve or turn, especially in a road or river.

flyover [us] / overpass [uk] (n): a bridge that carries one road over another one.

!= underpass (n): a road or path that goes under another road or railway track.

roundabout (n): a place where two or more roads meet, forming a circle that all traffic must go around in the same direction.

• At the roundabout, take the second exit.

• When entering a roundabout, give way to any traffic already on it.

people across the pond (informal): On or to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

from across + the + pond (“(informal) the Atlantic Ocean”).

• My friend across the pond sometimes finds my accent hard to understand.

• We flew across the pond to visit my parents in Vancouver.

• Claim (Direct Answer)

• Reason (Explanation/Detail)

• Evidence (Example/Story)

Part 2: How to take notes!!

• <- Use bullet points

• Avoid writing impulsively (like listing out words or nouns)

• Do not write complete sente-

• Don't spend too much time for vocabulary brainstorming (if you don't remember, write down in other languages).

Hesitate/Uncertain:

Don't: Filler words (like spamming uhmmm, uhhh, like,.etc)

Do: Well, let me think, hold on for a sec,etc... 🍷🗿.

curriculum (n):

extra-curriculum (n):

citation (n):

-> cite (v):

dissertation (n):

finding (n):

hypothesis (n):

12 A

13 C

14 A

15 H

16 C

17 G

18 B

19 I

20 A