A increased from 20 to 26.

A experienced an increase of 61 percent, from 20 to 26.

Describe a time when you felt proud of a family member

You should say:

When it happened

Who the person is

What the person did

And explain why you felt proud of him/her

I’m gonna be talking about a family member of whom I’ve al-

ways been proud of no matter what circumstances.
Father
- breadwinner
- occupation/job - teacher - 3 decades - literature
Not a big fan of literature
- However, my father, who is an experienced teacher in the
field guided me for a couple of months since I was strug-
gling with the subject in grade 9.
- Later on, that time Made me have a change of mind -> ap-
plied for a gifted class for literature instead of mathematics.
3 years of studying literature seriously has taught me one thing
that teaching literature is no walk in the park.
- it’s rather easy to make a boring lesson and somehow my fa-
ther has managed to produce both productive and stimulat-
ing lessons for his students over the past 30 years.
- And that is something I have to take a lot of pride in him.
- As a matter of fact, if it weren’t for him, I could loathe liter-
ature for my whole high school journey because I’ve seen
some of the teachers carrying out their lessons and I gotta
say that I haven’t been impressed.

Opening
- introduce the topic (2-3 sentences)
Past

- If my memories serve me right, it was a couple of …

- Which occasion
Action
- what you did (2-3)
Conclusion

- suggestion and recommendation

Describe a time when you gave some helpful advice to someone

You should say

Who you gave advice to?

What the advice was?
Why you gave the advice?
And how you felt about the advice?

Giving out helpful advice is not really my forte.

However, I’m … that I must advise A close friend of mine against …
high school
started making money from her small business at home
Make a killing out of it
Somehow, in the back of her head, she told me she wanted to Drop out.
I was completely appalled and at a loss for words for a few minutes to
comprehend what she just said.
After thinking things through in my head, I began to persuade her out of
dropping out.
I laid out some pretty well-reasoned benefits of finishing a high school ed-
ucation and enrolling in higher education. (SUCH AS having a job with a
stable income)
At first, I could sense that she already made up her mind and things
wouldn’t change.
However, after around half an hour, I had to bring out my A game that I
told her that she and I would not be friends anymore if she went down that
road.
She looked at me a bit shocked.
I knew it because I know that she truly values our friendship and if she had
let that happen, I wouldn’t have minded looking at her as a stranger.
Later on, she finally had a change of heart and decided to enroll in the
same university as mine.

Describe a historical event from your country

You should say:
What event it is

When it happened

Who or what was involved in it

And explain why you think it is an important historical event

- independence day
- Declared by HCM, one of the greatest leaders
- Vietnam was invaded and colonized for thousands of years by…
- Forever grateful for all the soldiers who went through hardships to
bring back the independent life that my people is living in.
1. What are the common home appliances that people use these days?
2. Do you think modern technology makes people lazier?
make my life more convenient = a breeze
1. Would not hesitate to splurge
3. What can people do to protect their equipment from technical prob-
lems?
4. When an electronic item of yours does not work, would you repair it
or buy a new one?
5. Are you good at handling problems on your own?

When something not-so-good happens