THEME:

ILP FOUNDATION SPEAKING +VOCABULARY

WEEK 3
 PART 1:
TRAVEL & EXPLORE

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 Costa Rica’s national park made it a center for eco-tourism.

Eco-tourism /ˈiː.koʊˌtʊr.ɪ.zəm/: du lịch sinh thái

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 Embark on the journey/ trip: bắt đầu một chuyến hành trình, một chuyến đi

Embark /ɪmˈbɑːrk/ : bắt đầu, tham gia. Ms LinhChaos- IELTS Foundation

 Carpooling /ˈkɑːrˌpuː.lɪŋ/
= grabshare
= đi chung xe

Carpooling saves on travel expenses.

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Tourist trap /ˈtʊr.ɪst ˌtræp/: bẫy du lịch

Tourist trap is a place that attracts and exploits tourists.

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These are among the most famous tourist attractions in the world.

Tourist attraction /ˈtʊr.ɪst əˈtræk.ʃən/

= place of interest
= địa điểm thu hút khách du lịch.

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 Breathtaking /ˈbreθˌteɪ.kɪŋ/ picturesque /ˌpɪk.tʃərˈesk/
= đẹp như tranh
= đẹp ngoạn mục, ná thở

The part of this town is especially

The view from the top of mountain is breathtaking.
picturesque.

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 Scenic /ˈsiː.nɪk/: phong cảnh

an area of outstanding scenic beauty.

Magnificent /mæɡˈnɪf.ə.sənt/ : Tráng lệ

The view from the top of the mountain is magnificent.

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 All-inclusive /ˌɑːl.ɪnˈkluː.sɪv/ =bao
gồm tất cả mọi thứ
Package tour /ˈpæk.ɪdʒ ˌtʊr/ : du lịch trọn gói

We bought a cheap package tour to Paris and stayed in an all-inclusive resort

by the sea.
 Go off the beaten track: đến những vùng xa xôi mà
ít người biết Backpacker /ˈbæk.pæk.ɚ/
= người du lịch “bụi”

I am a big backpacker and I love to go off the beaten track

when travelling abroad.

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I was worn-out after taking a long-haul flight.

Long-haul flight: chuyến bay dài ngày. Short-haul flight

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Broaden/Expand/Widen one’s horizons: mở rộng thế giới quan của ai đó

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 BLIND GUESSING

Vietnamese English

- ngứa ngáy chân tay (thích di chuyển đó đây) - have itchy feet

- thú thích đi du lịch - wanderlust

- ẩm thực địa phương - local cuisine

- rừng bê tông ( bao phủ bằng những tòa nhà) - concrete jungle

- lòng hiếu khách - hospitality

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 One of the most annoying things about
Hanoi is traffic jam (congestion)
during rush hour

Rush hour /ˈrʌʃ ˌaʊr/

= giờ cao điểm
Traffic jam /ˈtræf.ɪk ˌdʒæm/ : tắc đường
= (Traffic) congestion /kənˈdʒes.tʃən/

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 Peak season /piːk siː.zən/
= mùa cao điểm

out of season

Going to Hawaii during peak season is a horrible

idea. The place is so crowded you can hardly breathe.

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 PART 2: PRACTICE

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VOCABULARY OF THE DAY
1. Đam mê du lịch
Topic: Travel & Tourism 2. Thích đi du lịch
3. Du lịch trong nước
4. Điểm đến
5. Thực hiện/đến thăm
nhất
6. Mùa cao điểm
7. Tour trọn gói
8. Công ty du lịch
9. Hướng dẫn viên
10.Chi trả
11.Du lịch bụi
12.Đi phượt
13.Chuyến dã ngoại cuối
tuần
14.Xa xôi hẻo lánh
millennials 15.Cao nguyên đá ĐV
roug
16.Chiêm ngưỡng vẻ đẹp
h
thiên nhiên kì thú
 PART 2:
SPEAKING :)

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 VOCAB CHECK
long-haul flight thú thích đi du lịch
chuyến bay dài wanderlust

rush hour Du lịch trọn gói

giờ cao điểm Package tour

Peak season hospitality

mùa du lịch cao điểm lòng hiếu khách

Broaden/Expand/Widen one’s horizons

Mở mang tầm hiểu biết
IELTS SPEAKING PART 2
An introduction to IELTS Speaking Part 2

Format: Interview + Presentation

1. You are given a cue card
2. You have ONE MINUTE to prepare
3. You have TWO MINUTES to
present
WHAT TOPICS COULD BE COVERED IN
IELTS SPEAKING PART 2?
 TODAY TOPIC: PLACES & EVENTS: TRAVELLING & TOURISM

Describe an unpleasant traveling

experience

You should say:

● where you went

● what you did
● what happened during the trip

What is similar between these two topics? You need to tell a story.

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 So how can you reliably construct a story??
Before the trip:

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 So how can you reliably construct a story??
During the trip Tourist attractions

Local cuisine
Outdoor activities
Feelings
 So how can you reliably construct a story??
After the trip Exhaustion

Souvenirs

Your reflection of what you have learnt from the trip

 Make it personal, since personal memories
can be remembered easily.

Take advantage of the ‘before -> during ->

after’ framework above, so you don’t have
to waste time thinking of new ways to tell
your story.

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There is another approach besides constructing a story from the start

What haven’t we used from the cue cards?

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 Approach 2: Make use of the prompts by answering all of them respectively

When you went: During summer holiday when I was in grade 10 ->
Because I had time off school.

Where: To Ha Long city -> a famous coastal city in the Red river delta region

What you did: swimming, eating, playing board games…

Why it is memorable: I had a whale of time; the cuisine

was delicious; the natural sceneries were breathtaking….

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 PART 3: PRACTICE SPEAKING
RULES:
You have 4 minutes to prepare

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Describe an unpleasant traveling experience

You should say:

● where you went

● what you did
● what happened during the trip