IELTS SPEAKING PART 1

YES/ NO QUESTIONS- PART 2 (PRACTICE)

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Topic 1. TV
Common Questions
1. Did you watch much TV when you were a child?
2. Do you often watch TV
3. Do you think television has changed in the past few
decades?
4. Do you like watching TV shows from other countries?

5. Has television changed your life in anyway?

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Topic 1. TV
Vocab builder
English Answer Definition
1. Glance at a. to find out about things that have
1- c happened.
2. Weather b. talk about something that changes
forecast 2- d gradually.
3. Catch up 3- a c. a quick look.
4. As time goes d. a description, for example on the radio or
on 4- b television, of what the weather will be like
tomorrow or for the next few days.
5. Budget e. the money that is available to a person or
5- e an organization and a plan of how it will be
spent over a period of time.
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Topic 1. TV
Questions

1. Did you watch much TV when you were a child?

When I was a little, my family didn’t have a TV so I

rarely watched TV. Sometimes I went to my neighbor’s
glance at some soap operas such as News
house to /ɡlæns/
weather
or /ˈweðər/ forecast
/ˈfɔːrkæst/ news.
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Topic 1. TV
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2. Do you often watch TV?

Yes, perhaps for an hour or two most nights,

catch up on TV
depending on my schedule. I like to /ketʃ/
shows I am watching or I might watch a movie before
going to sleep.
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Topic 1. TV
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3. Do you think television has changed in the past few
decades?
Obviously yes. The TV has changed a lot as time
goes on. It used to be very thick and heavy with small
curv
screen, but now it is flat with wide and even c_rve
e
scree . The programs are much more various thanks to
scr_en
n
cabl and the internet connection.
the c_ble
e
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Topic 1. TV
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4. Do you like watching TV shows from other countries?

Yes, most of the programs I watch are from the United

States. Networks like HBO and Netflix have the biggest
budget and as a result, can make some really h_gh-
b_dgets high
s -
qualit shows.
qu_lity
y
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Topic 1. TV
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5. Has television changed your life in any way?

Honestly, the TV plays an important part in my

life. Initially, it contains a number of entertaining
programs such as cartoons, musical contest or films to
desir . I can catch up with
satisfy my entertainment’s disere
e
domesti
the latest both dometics foreig
and foriegn news thanks
c n
to the Daily News program.
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Topic 1. TV
Questions

5. Do you like to do daily exercise? (Why? / Why not?)

Yes, I exercise every day for at least thirty minutes,

this includes walking, swimming or running. In my view, it
healthy lifestyle, by
is important to maintain a /ˈhelθi/
exercising and moving the body as much as possible. This
positive.
can help you to clear your mind and stay p_sit_ve.
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Topic 2. Technology
Common Questions
1. Do you enjoy using technology?

2. Do you use the Internet for your studies?

3. Do you have your own computer?

4. Are you interested in robots? Why?

5. Do you like robots to work at your home?

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Topic 2. Technology
Vocab builder
English Definition Vietnamese

techie somebody who has an Chuyên viên

interest in technology
máy tính
computer buff an expert computer user Người giỏi sử dụng
máy tính

crashes to suddenly stop working Đột nhiên ngưng

hoạt động
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Topic 2. Technology
Vocab builder
English Vietnamese Definition

video to see and hear people

conferencing from different locations Hội nghị truyền hình
using the Internet

cutting-edge the most current and high-

Công nghệ vượt trội
technology level tech devices

word producing written texts on Chương trình soạn

processing a computer thảo văn bản
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Topic 2. Technology
Questions

1. Do you enjoy using technology?

techi or a computer
Well … I wouldn’t call myself a /ˈteki/
e
buff but I enjoy using computers … I’d like to find out more
about how they work … when my computer /kræʃiz/ cashes I

never know what to do..

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Topic 2. Technology
Questions
2. Do you use the Internet for your studies?

Yes … I’d be lost without it … I do lots of video

conferencin to practice speaking and social media like
c_nfer_ncing
g
Facebook is a good way to meet up with other students …
podcast that teach English vocabulary
and I download p_dcas_s
s
and grammar.
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Topic 2. Technology
Questions
3. Do you have your own computer?

wordpr_cess_ng,
Well, Yes. I have and I use it for w_rd processing,
browsin website for hours every day, it is very high speed
br_ws_ng
g
which I love and it makes my working day feel easy and
relyon
uncomplicated. I r_ly on my computer a lot, so it was a
really good investment.
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Topic 2. Technology
Questions

4. Are you interested in robots? Why

cutting-edge technology
Yes, I know they are c_tting-edg_
and being developed right now to be intelligent. I read
an article recently about how two robots developed
their own language of code, which was interesting.
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Topic 2. Technology
Questions
5. Do you like robots to work at your home?

Not really, after reading the article about the google

robots communicating in a language they had developed.
human progr_mming
If they can do that without h_man programming it

makes you think about what else they could do!

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Topic 3. Reading
Common Questions

1. Do you like to read books?

2. Do you ever visit the library?

3. Do you prefer reading books or watching films?

4. Do you usually read for leisure or for work purposes?

5. Do you think children like reading nowadays?

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Topic 3. Reading
Vocab builder
English Definition Vietnamese

St is in my it is natural for you to do

blood something because your family Ngấm vào máu
has done it in the past

e-reader a small electronic device with a

screen that allows you to read
books in an electronic form. Sách điện tử
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Topic 3. Reading
Vocab builder
English Definition Vietnamese

get lost (in unable to find your way; not

st) knowing where you are Lạc lối ở... .

fuel so fuel something to increase

Thúc đẩy trí
imagination something; to make something
stronger tưởng tượng.

take up to learn or start to do something,

Bắt đầu 1 sở thích
especially for pleasure
Thói quen
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Topic 3. Reading
Questions
1. Do you like to read books?

Yes, I love to read and try to read as often as I can. I have

e-reader
an /ˈiː riːdər/ and have more than 600 books in my
blood..
library. I think reading is in my /blʌd/
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Topic 3. Reading
Questions
2. Do you ever visit the library?

whe
Yes, Not really, I used to ……………..I was a student and as
n
a teacher, but now it is so easy to buy books online and
delivere to your home or
either have them (deliver)…………………..
d
downloaded onto your e-reader. I am very forgetful, so
always ended up with fines from the library for late /rɪ
return!
ˈtɜːrn/!
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Topic 3. Reading
Questions
3. Do you prefer reading books or watching films?

Yes, I much prefer to read books, because I like to get tols

los
in a story. It is a great way to lufe fue
your imagination and
t l
to go somewhere else for a short period of time. You focus
on the characters and the details given to you. Watching a
hol
movie does not often hlod my /əˈtenʃn/ inattentio
the same
d n
way.
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Topic 3. Reading
Questions
4. Do you usually read for leisure or for work purposes?

Yes, Well, I have to do a certain amount of reading as

enjoyment.
part of my job, but I probably read more for enjoy.
pick/ʌp/
I /pɪk/ up a newspaper most days, and I usually have a

book on the go.

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Topic 3. Reading
Questions
5. Do you think children like reading nowadays?

Yes, I think that children do like reading but there are

attraction competing for children’s attention,
many other attr_ction_
s
like TV and video games now, so they /teɪk/ /ʌp/ take
usingup
and
enjoying technology more than reading books.
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Topic 3. Family
Common Questions
1. Could you tell me something about your family?

2. Do you think it is good to live with grandparents?

3. Do you think it good to be the only child in the family?

4. Is there any generation gap in your family?

5. Do you like your family?

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Topic 4. Family
Vocab builder
English Definition Vietnamese

Distant is one who you are not closely related

relatives to Họ hàng xa

Anecdotes a short, often funny story, especially

Chuyện vặt,
about something someone has done
giai thoại
Miss out on fail to use an opportunity to enjoy or
the get an advantage from connection Mất kết nối
connection
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Topic 4. Family
Vocab builder

English Definition Vietnamese

adopt a child to take voluntarily (a child of other

Nhận con nuôi
parents) as one's own child

immediate people who are very closely related

Gia đình
family to you, such as your parents,
children, brothers, and sisters ruột thịt
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Topic 4. Family
Questions
1. Could you tell me something about your family?

My family is quite small and most people live far

away from each other. Some are at the top of the country
distant rel_tives
and some at the bottom. More d_stant relatives live in

France and Australia, so we don't see them very often

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Topic 4. Family
Questions
2. Do you think it is good to live with grandparents?

In my opinion, living with your grandparents means

anecdotes that fill your
funny, sweet and simple an_cdot_s
childhood. Perhaps they can't do things they used to, like
housework or cooking, so being able to help them would be
a positive.
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Topic 4. Family
Questions
3. Do you think it good to be the only child in the family?

On the one hand, it could be a lonely existence

when you are a small child but as you become older would
start to enjoy having that space. On the other hand, they
connection that you see between
are missing out on the c_nn_ction
siblings
s_bl_ngs.
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Topic 4. Family
Questions
4. Are there many different types of family in your country?

Yes, types of families vary in terms of the size of the

household. There are small families with one or two children
and large families with about eight or more children.
adopt a child without
Sometimes, parents decide to /əˈdɑːpt/
relatives
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Topic 4. Family
Questions

5. Do you like your family?

Definitely. MyImmediate
imm_di_tefamily
family - my parents are
amazing people, kind, funny and caring. The other members
of my family and my husband’s family are all very lovely
people, who have good times together.