Hc ting anh

Hc v thi IELTS Hy ch ng trong cch hc v

nghim khc vi bn thn
Mnh d thi Ielts vo ngy 25/8/2012 v rt may mn t c ng target 7.5 overall (Listening 8.0, Reading 8.5,
Writing 7.0, Speaking 6.5). Qua note ny, mnh mun chia s i cht kinh nghim trong qu trnh n luyn Ielts n tt c
cc bn s t v c bit l cc bn hc vin ca anh thy Hi Anh.
i cht v qu trnh hc ting Anh ca mnh: mnh bit n Ielts t nm lp 11 (nm 2009) nhng th thc l mnh cha
c nh g v vic hc v thi Ielts mt cch nghim tc c. Ch n khi tnh c ln Hi s t luyn thi Ielts v c c 2
note ca anh Hi Anh (Hc v thi Ielts c bao nhiu x ra tut v Du hc trng top 400 th gii gi r), mnh nh
tm c l tng sng (:p) v lc mi chun b t tng bc vo mt chng ng chinh phc th thch thc s.
Trc khi theo hc kha luyn thi Ielts ca anh Hi Anh, mnh cng hc mt s trung tm trong sut 4 nm hc H
ca mnh nhng mc ch cng ch l trau di kh nng ting Anh v phn nhiu l i ph vi mn ting Anh chuyn
ngnh v c s vn hc d thi kh ca trng H Ngoi Thng.
V tng k nng c th, mnh c i cht chia s nh sau:
1. Listening: xut pht im ca mnh l k nng Listening cc k t hi, khi kim tra Toeic u vo ca FTU hu nh mnh
khng nghe c g my. Chnh v c sc khi va mi bc chn vo ngng ca H y m mnh quyt tm rn luyn k
nng ny hn. Lc u tin mnh theo hc mt kha dy pht m v nghe ca c H Thu phng vin Bo Tin Phong
ng Nguyn Lng Bng. Nh c m mnh nhn ra c rng s d k nng Listening ca mnh th thm nh vy l v
mnh rt hay pht m sai. T mnh ch trng pht m hn v qu thc k nng Listening ca mnh tng ln ng k.
Vi cc bn chn vic t hc, mnh xin gii thiu mt s ti liu cc bn ci thin k nng nghe trc khi bt tay vo vic
n luyn Ielts:
- Trc tin bn hy nm vng v cch pht m cc ph m, nguyn m trong Ting Anh, tip l hc pht m tng
t, ch n trng m. Cc bn nn bt u bng quyn Practice your pron ca British Council (c c sch v CD) hoc
b English Pronunciation in use (Elementary ->Advanced).
- Sau khi nm vng c v pht m, trng m, quy tc nhn mnh trong cu ca ngi Anh, cc bn bt u lm quen
vi vic nghe cc on hi thoi hng ngy (qua phim nh) v cc bn tin. Mnh bt u vi Words and their stories
trn VOA, y l mt chng trnh kh hay, cung cp thng tin s lc v ngun gc v ng cnh s dng ca nhng
thnh ng ph bin trong ting Anh, sau mnh tip tc nghe n cc news reports cng trn VOA (s d mnh chn knh
ny v lc mnh phi luyn ging Anh M thi Toeic mi k FTU). Sau khi thy k nng Listening ca mnh c
nhiu tin b, mnh chuyn sang nghe cc chng trnh caBBC Learning English v Ielts Preparation ca Australia
Network. y l hai knh rt b ch, gip bn lm quen vi ging Anh v c vn rt ph bin trong cc bi luyn v bi thi
Ielts, cng nh cung cp kin thc v t vng, kin thc cuc sng
Mnh nghe cc chng trnh trn theo 2 cch. Mt cch l mnh nghe ch tm, nghe hiu speaker ni g, va nghe va
take note ngn gn ni dung, mi ngy mnh dnh 1 ting cho cch nghe ny. Cch th hai l mnh nghe trong v thc, tc
l lc mnh ang lm vic nh hay c sch, mnh m file nghe v bt loa to, cch ny rn cho bn thn quen vi mi
trng ni ting Anh.
- Bc cui cng l bt tay vo luyn Ielts thi. u tin mnh nghe Action plan for Ielts, tip n Barrons Ielts,
Insight into Ielts, Ready for Ielts ri tin n b Cam (3-8), Ielts plus (1-3), Peter May, Thomson. Khuyn co mi
ngi ng nn luyn nhng b qu c, khng st vi thi tht, file nghe cht lng thp rt kh nghe v nh
hng n tm l ca mnh nu b im thp (vd nh b Ielts help now).
Bn cnh vic lm , cc bn cng ng qun dnh thi gian nghe bn tin, xem phim rn luyn k nng ca mnh.
V cc dng bi Listening, c my dng mnh mun lu :
+ i vi dng Multichoice: phi c lt cu hi v cc options, va c va highlight key words. Khi nghe phi ht sc
tp trung bi ngi ni s cp n tt c cc options nhng thay i v bc b thng tin rt nhanh.
+ i vi dng Matching (choose answer from the box v dng Must, Can, Must not): kinh nghim ca mnh l phi take
note (2-4 t thi) v dng ny rt nhiu traps cng nh lng thng tin ni ra rt ln, s dng nhiu synonyms.
+ i vi dng Fill the gap (in t): c bit ch n t c s hoc ed hay khng. Vi dng ny cng nn tp on
cc p n.
Trc khi bc vo phng thi, cc bn cng nn nghe mt bi nghe bt k trong quyn Cam 8 hoc Ielts plus 3 ri tip l
mt bn nhc yu thch nh thc i tai khi trng thi m mng v tinh thn thoi mi hn.

2. Reading: y l k nng mnh yn tm nht v mnh l dn khi D v qu quen vi c hiu t hi hc cp 3 ri.
Nhng thc s th trc khi hc n Ielts mt cch bi bn, mnh ch lm bi c hiu bng cch dch ra hiu , y l
mt cch hc khng nn cht no v khng ph hp vi nhng bi c di v nhiu t mi nh Ielts. Cch hc ca mnh l
chm ch luyn . Ban u mnh bt u t nhng bi c hiu ngn ging thi H ri tng dn kh ln. Mnh rt li
c sch bo, c chng th cng dnh thi gian c mc bng v x hi trn trangguardian.co.uk (y l trang c vn
phong vit rt formal v di dng, bn c th hc mt s t vng qua ). iu ng lu l sau khi lm xong bi c v
check kt qu, nht thit phi u t thi gian nghin cu xem ti sao mnh li lm sai, sau l tra v hc t mi, hiu
ideas ca bi ( phc v cho writing v speaking). Cc bn cng nn tht nghim khc vi bn thn bng cch bm thi
gian, mi bi c ch c dnh ti a 20 thi.
V phng php lm bi, trc kia mnh sa vo c cu hi ri skim & scan. Nhng anh thy Hi Anh chia s cho
mnh mt phng php mi v mnh t c hiu qu r rt. l trc khi lm bi c, mnh lt qua phn cu hi
bit mnh s phi vt qua th thch no, tip dnh t 7-10 c tht k bi c, c k tng t, ng lt qua on
no c. Trong qu trnh c, mnh gch chn nhng t key words v vit tm tt li chnh ca tng on vn trong
khong 3-5 t (c th vit bng Ting Vit nu b t qu). Mnh thy cch ny rt thch hp cho cc dng bi Headings v
matching info tng on vn c nh th t A, B, C. Nu bi c c tn ring ca nhiu ngi th phi khoanh trn v
sau tm li thng tin cho d. Sau khi c k on vn, mnh dnh 10 cn li tr li cu hi.
Vi phng php lm bi trn, mnh tit kim c rt nhiu thi gian trong vic tm kim thng tin khi tr li cu hi. Thm
na l mnh thng c thi quen in cu tr li vo answer sheet lun ch ko in p n ra ri cui cng mi
transfer. Khi lm bi cng phi c bit ch n yu cu ca bi v tuyt i khng mt im oan ung khi in
nhm T/F/NG vi Y/N/NG (li ny anh Hi Anh thng tay tr im ca mnh n au nh lu :(( ). Mnh cng phi cng
nhn l rt may mn khi hm i thi vo ng kh d, li ng ch yu thch l Graffiti vi history of Chocolate nn
hu nh mnh khng gp t mi no c v tc lm bi kh nhanh, tha kh nhiu thi gian. Ch c iu hi tic l c
12-13 cu T/F/NG, ng dng mnh km nht nn chc mnh b nhm mt cu no gia F v NG ri :(.
V sch luyn, mnh ch c li khuyn l nn lm Ielts plus 3, Cam 8 v Reading actual tests 2007-2011 st vi ngy thi
bi nhng kh ca nhng quyn ny cng tng ng thi tht.
3. Writing: mnh n writing kh nhn v trong qu trnh hc mnh c anh Hi Anh cho rt nhiu bi tp luyn ri.
Bi ging trn lp ca anh thy rt ngn gn v d hiu, sau mi bui hc mnh ch mt khong 10 c li ri p dng
ngay kin thc vo bi tp.
Trc khi theo hc anh Hi Anh, mnh cng nm c mt s kin thc v writing nhng kin thc khng c h thng
nn l thuyt v thc hnh ht sc ri rc. Nh vic luyn nhiu bi tp anh thy giao, mnh vit chc tay hn ln. c bit
l sau khi c khong 10 bi cha ca anh thy, mnh nm c nhng yu cu v cch thc chm im, t mnh t
ng c band im cho chnh bi vit ca mnh cng nh nhng bi search trn google tham kho.
- Task 1: c tht k bi v dnh 3-5 phn tch th, biu Khi lm bi vit, cn phi a dng cu trc cu. Mnh
t t ra tiu chun cho mnh l trong bi task 1 phi c complex sentence, c Verb + adv, adj + Noun, there was/were, so
snh hn, so snh hn nht
- Task 2: ln u tin gp anh Hi Anh trong bui offline sinh nht, mnh rt n tng bi anh thy bo l mun c ideas
hc tt writing v speaking th phi chm ch c bo v ti liu Ting Vit. V sau phi cng nhn l anh thy ni g cng
ng. Nh c vy m kin thc cuc sng ca mnh cng tng ln ng k v trong bi vit cng nh bi ni ly v d v
VN cng xc ng v ng n hn. Ngoi ra, 2 ti liu rt hay h tr ideas m mnh rt thch l For and against v
Ideas for Ielts topics. Li khuyn ca mnh cho cc bn l hy ch ng trong cch hc, vi mi hy t thn vn ng,
t ly v vn t, sau mi nh tr gip ca sch, t in, google. Khi lm bi tp cng phi nghim khc vi bn thn,
bm gi hn hoi, khng dng t in hay type trn my tnh g c, hy vit tay v cn dng cho chnh xc c lng
c s t mnh vit, v sau mt thi gian ngi m. Mnh p dng trit cch hc ny v khi i thi tht mnh vit
c gn kn 2 mt ca task 2 v vn tha gn 7 ngi check bi.
Phng php hc n task 2 ca mnh nh sau:
+ u tin mnh vit dn v mt s template ca 3 dng bi chnh trong task 2 Ielts gm Argumentative, Discussion v
Account essay (dng ny li c my loi nh sau: causes & effects, advantages & disadvantages, effects & solutions .) ra
mt quyn s tay ri hc thuc n khi lm bi tp mnh khng b mt nhiu thi gian cho dn m tp trung vo ideas
thi.
+ Trong qu trnh luyn Ielts, mnh lit k ra khong mi ch ln rt hay gp nh: Crime, Environment, Mass Media,
Anti-social habits, Entertainment, Education Vi mi ch ln mnh li lit k mt s ch con v c km ch thch
bi, v d nh: Environment c cc ch con nh pollutions, climate changes, habitat loss Mnh lm mt b vocabulary
cho mi ch , ng thi thm mt s expressions, facts, examples hoc s liu thng k cn thit lm phong ph bi
vit hn.
Cui cng, v mng writing, mnh mun gii thiu n cc bn quyn High-scoring Ielts writing Model Answers (based
on past papers). Quyn ny c samples c task 1 v 2, v cng bao gm nhng ch ln cho task 2 nh mnh cp
trn v dng bi cho task 1 (line graphs, bar charts, pie charts, diagrams ) , mi ch li c 4 thi tht v bi mu km
ch thch v t vng, mu cu hay. Thi gian n thi ca mnh hi gp v mnh u t nhiu thi gian y im Listening
v Reading tht cao nn mnh ch c ng 4 ngy c quyn ny. Cch hc ca mnh l c , brainstorming v lp
outline ca ring mnh, sau c bi mu, nm c mch , cch trin khai tng, cch gn kt ideas, t vng ca
tc gi.
Nhng ti liu writing m mnh tham kho gm:
Nhng bi vit band 7-9 trn Ielts-blog, samples ca Simon, Matt Clark
High-scoring Ielts writing Model Answers (based on past papers) (ba
sch:http://static1.cafeland.vn/esieuthi/data/old/data/Book/HighScoringIELTSWritingModelAnswers.jpg)
For and against ca Alexander
Ideas for Ielts topics
50 practical topics on essay writing (ba sch: http://minhkhai.vn/hinhlon/8935086817216.jpg)
4. Speaking: y l phn mnh km nht v im yu ca mnh l pht m v tc ni kh nhanh, ch c nhn nh g c
:> . Chnh v vy mnh phi ly ni dung bi ni b li. Ti liu m mnh luyn l Listening for speaking ca Mark
Allen, Collins speaking for Ielts, Verbal Advantage (b ny cc hay nhng mnh nghe c n level 3 l ong ht c
u ri), English Vocabulary Organizer (tng vn t vng). Cc bn cng phi chun b tm l tht vng l examiner i
ch rt nhanh, cc th loi trn tri di b lun. ng ngi ngn xin examiner repeat cu hi nu bn nghe khng
r. Vi part 2, nu bn ni qu 2 cng s khng b tr im nhng phi m bo rng khi examiner stop bn th bn phi
ni xong gn ht bi v ang cu kt lun ri.
Mnh thy c mt s bn chia s l khi examiner hi: Whats your full name? th bn nh tr li c ngha, ngun gc
tn ca mnh th b examiner stop li. Mnh ngh l lc examiner ch mun xc nhn li thi, khi no ngi ta hi meaning
th hy tr li. 15 tri i nhanh lm, hy dnh thi gian v tng cho nhng cu quan trng hn pha sau.
Mnh hc trung tm t 10-25 ngi nhng thc s khng thy bn thn khng ph hp vi my cch hc teamwork
lm. Mnh thy rt thch cch hc tutor vi 1-3 bn na ca anh Hi Anh, va to c khng kh thn thin, va c ng
lc hc v c hi c chia s ideas, kinh nghim vi thy v cc bn khc.
Trn y l mt s kinh nghim n luyn ca mnh. Hi vng rng note ny c th gip ch trong qu trnh chinh phc th
thch Ielts ca cc bn.
Chc cc bn thnh cng trn con ng mnh chn.