BÀI MẪU IELTS SPEAKING PART 2 + 3 CHỦ ĐỀ “DESCRIBE A DIFFICULT DECISION THAT YOU ONCE MADE”

Describe a difficult decision that you once made – đề bài thuộc nhóm chủ đề ”Describe an experience” (miêu tả một trải nghiệm). Đây là chủ đề vô cùng quen thuộc đối với thí sinh, tuy nhiên để bài nói trở nên hấp dẫn và chân thật hơn thì bạn cần biết cách đưa câu chuyện cá nhân của mình vào bài thi một cách tự nhiên nhất.

I. Bài mẫu IELTS Speaking Part 2 chủ đề “Describe a difficult decision that you once made”
Khi học tiếng anh ielts online chủ đề Describe a difficult decision that you once made là một trong những chủ đề rất thú vị. Cùng “giải mã” chủ đề này nhé !

1. Đề bài: Describe a difficult decision that you once made. You should say:

• what decision it was
• what dificulties you faced
• how you made the decision

and explain why it was a difficult decision

2. Dàn bài Part 2
2.1. Ý tưởng bài mẫu (tiếng Việt)

2.2. Take-note trong 1 phút (tiếng Anh)

3. Sample Speaking Part 2: Describe a difficult decision that you once made
If I’m to talk about a difficult decision that I remember making, I’ll definitely pick the gym membership that I purchased a couple of months back. I really had to think everything through before coming to that decision, because I also wanted to own a new laptop then. My computer had seen better days and its poor performance was barely tolerable. But there was no running away from the fact I could only afford either the pass to the health club or the PC.

In the end, I went with the gym card for my health’s sake. My weight had been ballooning, which was why I even thought of going to a health club in the first place. The club that I set my eyes on offered me an additional year of access to its facilities if I bought the pass, and you could imagine this really helped me to decide. I’d have to keep using my decrepit laptop for a while, though.

I always felt that was a tough decision as no matter what I chose to buy, it would be a significant expense. Money doesn’t grow on trees and my dilemma occurred at a time when prices were hiking across the board. Nevertheless, I’m glad that I was able to make the correct choice, because now I’m in good health and I feel very much in shape.

Một số từ vựng hay đã sử dụng trong bài mẫu IELTS Speaking Part 2 chủ đề Describe a difficult decision that you once made:

• Think sth through (v.): suy nghĩ điều gì đó kỹ càng
• Seen better days (v.): cũ kỹ, tồi tàn – chỉ được dùng ở thì hoàn thành
• Tolerable (adj.): chấp nhận được
• Balloon (v.): phình to
• In the first place (adv.): ngay từ đầu
• Set eyes on sth (v.): để ý đến
• Decrepit (adj.): mục nát
• Dilemma (n.): tình huống khó khăn
• Price hike (n.): tình hình vật giá leo thang

II. Câu trả lời mẫu IELTS Speaking Part 3 chủ đề: Decision Making

1. Why do some people find it hard to make decisions?
From my point of view, most of the difficulty actually stems from having too many options. When people have an excess of choices, they might get caught up in picturing the outcome of each one, and as a result, they’ll have a hard time deciding on the one that achieves the best result

• Caught up in sth (adj.): bị sao nhãng bởi điều gì đó
• Picture sth (v.): hình dung thứ gì đó
• Have a hard time V-ing (v.): gặp khó khi làm điều gì đó

2. How important is it to get advice from other people when making decisions?
It’s rather important, and arguably even more so if someone hasn’t been used to coming up with their own decisions. Still, if you find yourself always consulting others then I think you’re a tad too preoccupied with maximizing the benefits of every activity. It’s simpler to follow your heart on some decisions, because not all of them are gonna be life-and-death.

• A tad (n.): một chút (như “a bit”)
• Preoccupied (adj.): bận tâm
• Maximize sth (v.): tối đa hóa điều gì đó
• Life-and-death (adj.): hệ trọng

3. What are some of the most important decisions young people have to make?
Choosing what to do next after graduation from high school or university springs to mind. I think many young people are aware that if they make the wrong choice, it might result in several years of their lives down the drain. Having a carefree mindset will ease a lot of worries but it’s not always easy to be happy-go-lucky if your resources are con

• Spring to mind (v.): xuất hiện trong đầu
• Down the drain (adj.): bị lãng phí
• Carefree/happy-go-lucky (adj.): vô tư
• Constrained (adj.): bị hạn chế

4. Do you agree that parents should make important decisions for their children?
Well, I agree, to an extent. Parents need to be the decision makers for their children before the youngsters reach adulthood. However, moms and dads also ought to be prepared to hand the agency back to their children as far as the offspring’s adult life decisions are concerned. The last thing you want is for your son or daughter to resent you for forcing them into something they aren’t fond of.

• Decision maker (n.): người đưa ra quyết định
• Hand back sth (v.): trao trả lại điều gì đó
• Agency (n.): quyền tự quyết
• The last thing (sb wants/needs) (n.): điều không mong muốn
• Resent sth (v.): phẫn uất với điều gì đó

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