IELTS SPEAKING FOCECAST: ĐỀ DỰ ĐOÁN SPEAKING QUÝ 2 NĂM 2023 (THÁNG 5 – THÁNG 6)

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PART 1: ĐỀ DỰ ĐOÁN SPEAKING QUÝ 2 NĂM 2023

đề dự đoán speaking quý 2 năm 2023 part 1
1. Living Place  

  • Do you live in a house or a flat?  
  • What can you see from the windows of your home?  
  • Are you satisfied with the place where you focus on living 

 2. Home/ accommodation

  • What kind of housing/accommodation do you live in? 
  • Who do you live with?  
  • How long have you lived there?  
  • What’s the difference between where you are living now and where you have lived in the past?  
  • Do you plan to live there for a long time?  
  • Which room does your family spend most of the time in?  
  • Are the transport facilities to your home very good?  
  • Do you prefer living in a house or a flat?  
  • Please describe the room you live in.  
  • What part of your home do you like the most?  

3. Study

  • Describe your education  
  • What is your area of specialization?  
  • Why did you choose to study that major?  
  • Do you like your major? (Why?/Why not?)  
  • What kind of school did you go to as a child?  
  • What was your favourite subject as a child?  
  • Do you think your country has an effective education system? 
  • Are you looking forward to working?

4. Work  

  • What do you do?  
  • What are your responsibilities?  
  • Why did you choose to do that type of work (or, that job)?  
  • Is there some other kind of work you would rather do?  
  • Describe the company or organization you work for  
  • Do you enjoy your work?  
  • What do you like about your job?  
  • What do you dislike about your job? 
  • (Possibly)Do you miss being a student?  

5. Days Off 

  • What do you do on your day off?  
  • Do you usually spend your days off with your parents or with your friends? 

6. Library

  • Do you often go to the library?  
  • Did you go go the library when you were a kid?  
  • Do Vietnamese kids often go to the library?  

 7. Noise  

  • Which do you think makes louder noise, in cities or in the countryside?  
  • What noise do we have in cities?  
  • What kind of noise do cars make?  

 8. Friends  

  • Do you have any good friends who live far away? (Why/Why not?)  
  • Are you still friends with any of your childhood friends? (Why/Why not?)  
  • What do you value most about your friends? (Why?)  
  • Do you think you are a good friend? (Why/Why not?) 

 9. Arts

  • Do you like drawing? Why?  
  • Do you want to visit an art gallery or museum?  
  • What are the differences between old and modern arts?  
  • Do you want to be an artist? 

 10. Language learning  

  • Why do you like the language you want to learn?  
  • Do you think it’s difficult to learn a new language?  
  • Will you learn other languages in the future?

11. Music  

  • Do you like music? Why / Why not?  
  • What type of music do you like to listen to when you are alone? Why?  
  • Has the music that you listen to changed since you were young?  
  • Do you think older and younger generations prefer different types of music?  
  • Is there any music concert that you want to go to?  
  • Have you got any hobbies or interests?  

 12. Dreams  

  • Do you remember your dream when you wake up?  
  • Do you like hearing others’ dreams?  
  • Have you told others about your dreams?

13. Staying up late  

  • Do you go to sleep early or stay up late?  
  • What do you do when you stay up late?  
  • How do you feel when you have stayed up late the night before? 

14. Chocolate 

  • Do you like eating chocolate?  
  • Did you give chocolate to someone as a gift?  
  • Did you like chocolate when you were a child?  
  • When was the first time you ate chocolate?  
  • Why do you think it’s so popular?  
  • Is chocolate good for our health?  

 15. Favorite day  

  • Which day is your favorite day?  
  • How do you usually spend your time?

16. Jewelry  

  • Do you often wear jewelry?  
  • What type of jewelry do you like to buy?  
  • Why do you think some people wear a piece of jewelry for a long time?

17. Ambition  

  • What are your career ambitions or goals?  
  • Is it important to have ambitions?  
  • What were your ambitions when you were a child?

18. Small business  

  • Are there many small businesses in the place where you live?  
  • Do you prefer to buy things from a small business or large company? 

19. Outer space and stars  

  • Have you ever learnt about outer space and stars?  
  • Are you interested in films concerning outer space and stars?  
  • Do you want to go into outer space in the future?  
  • Do you want to travel to the outer space in the future? 

20. Schools  

  • Where do you go to school?  
  • Do you go to a good school?  
  • What changes would you like to see in your school? 

21. Weekends  

  • Do you like weekends?  
  • What did you do last weekends?  
  • What do you usually do on weekends? 
  • Do you study or work?  
  • Do you make plans for your weekends?

22. Keys  

  • Do you always bring a lot of keys with you?  
  • Have you ever lost your keys? 

23. Being happy  

  • What made you happy when you were little?  
  • Do you feel happy when buying new things?  
  • When do you feel happy at work, why?  
  • What do you think will make you feel happy in the future? 

24. T-shirt  

  • Do you usually wear T-shirts?  
  • Do you like T-shirts with pictures or prints?  
  • Do you think older people who wear T-shirts are fashionable?  

25. Singing  

  • Do you like singing? Why?  
  • Have you ever learnt how to sing?  
  • Who do you want to sing for?  
  • Do you think singing can bring happiness to people?  

26. Technology  

  • What technology do you often use, computers or mobile phones? 
  • What electronic devices have you bought lately?  
  • Are there any technology you want to buy?  
  • What’s the benefit of technology?  

 27. Neighbor  

  • Do you think neighbors are important?  
  • How can we get along with our neighbors?  
  • Do you think it’s important to have a good relationship with one’s neighbours? 

28. Bags 

  • Do you like bags? 
  • What types of bags do you like? 
  • Do you usually carry a bag (when you go out)? 
  • Do you have different bags for different occasions (or, different purposes)? 
  • What do you put in these bags?
  • Sorts (or) types of bags do women like to buy? 

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 29. Rain  

  • Do you like rainy days? 
  • What do you do on rainy days? 
  • Does it rain much in your country? (Where? When?) 
  • Is there any part of your country where it doesn’t rain much? (Where?) 
  • Does it rain much in your hometown?
  • Can you remember any time when it rained particularly heavily? (When?)

30. Teachers  

  • Do you like any teachers of yours? 
  • Do you still keep in touch with your teacher? 
  • Do you want to be a teacher? 
  • Do you remember your fav teacher from primary school? 
  • Did you pretend to be a teacher in childhood? 
  • What qualities should a good teacher have? 

31. Ice – cream 

  • Do you love ice cream? 
  • Did you eat ice cream when you were a child? 
  • Did you sell ice cream where you lived? 
  • Can you make ice cream? 

 32. Wild Animals  

  • Have you ever seen a wild animal? (What was it?/Why not?)  
  • What is your favourite wild animal? (Why/Why not?)  
  • Do you like seeing animals in a zoo? (Why/Why not?)  
  • How important is it to protect wild animals? (Why/Why not?) 

33. Keeping Healthy  

  • In what ways do you try to stay healthy?  
  • What do you think is more important, eating healthy or doing exercise?  
  • What part of your lifestyle would you most like to make healthier?  

 34. Concentration

  • Where would you like to go when you need concentration?  
  • How can you concentrate on something?  
  • What makes you hard to concentrate? 

35. Fix things

  • Do you like to fix things? (Why/Why not?)  
  • Who taught you how to fix things when you were young?  
  • What do you think is broken and cannot be repaired should be? 

PART 2 & PART 3: ĐỀ DỰ ĐOÁN SPEAKING QUÝ 2 NĂM 2023

đề dự đoán speaking quý 2 năm 2023 part 2 và part 3

1. Describe a complaint that you made and you were satisfied the result.  

You should say:  

  • When it happened  
  • Who you complained to  
  • What you complained about 
  • And explain why you were satisfied with the result 

PART 3:  

  • What products or services do people in your country like to complain about?  
  • Would you buy things in the shops which you have complained about before?  
  • Which one is better when making a complaint, by talking or writing?  
  • Do you think customers’ complaints will improve products or services?  
  • Are there any disadvantages to set up customer service? 

 2. Describe an advertisement you don’t like.  

You should say:  

  • What type of advertisement it is  
  • What product or service it advertises  
  • Where and when you first saw it  
  • And explain why you don’t like it  

PART 3:  

  • What kind of things advertise most in your country?  
  • Newspaper advertising or online advertising more effective

3. Describe an invention that changed people’s lives.  

You should say:  

  • What it is  What it does (or, how it it used)  
  • How popular it is among people of different ages  
  • And explain why (or how) you think it changed people’s lives.   

Follow-up questions: Do you often use that invention?  

PART 3: 

  • Can you name any other inventions that have made a big impact on human society? 
  • What do you think makes an invention “useful”?  
  • What new invention(s) would you like to be available in the future?  
  • What are some examples of inventions that are used in the home?  
  • Do you think these inventions tend to make people lazy?  
  • What are some examples of electronic or electrical equipment that are used in schools (in classrooms)? 

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4. Describe the type of clothes that you usually (like to) wear.  

You should say:  

  • What type (or style) of clothes  
  • Where you usually buy these clothes  
  • How often you buy them  
  • How you choose what to buy  
  • And explain why you like this style of clothes.

PART 3:  

  • Does everyone like to go shopping for clothes?  
  • Why do you think some people don’t like shopping for clothes?  
  • Do you think there is a difference between males and females when buying clothes?  
  • Do you think it’s important (or, good) to follow the current fashions in the clothes you wear? 
  • Why do many young people feel it’s important to wear clothes that are “in fashion”? 

5. Describe a popular person (who) you know.  

You should say:  

  • Who this person is  
  • What this person does  
  • How you know them (= him or her)  
  • And explain why (you think) they are popular.  

PART 3:  

  • What kinds of people are popular?  
  • Can you explain why some students at school are more popular than others?  
  • Do you think a popular teacher is always a good teacher?  
  • Do you think it’s easier to be popular if you are wealthy than if you are poor?  
  • Can you explain why some people are popular (or famous) for many years while others are only popular (or famous) for a short time? 

6. Describe a traditional festival. 

You should say:  

  • When the festival occurs  
  • What you did during it  
  • What you like or dislike about it  
  • And explain why this a festival or national holiday is important  

PART 3:  

  • How do people in Vietnam value traditional festivals?  
  • What’s the difference between the ways festivals are celebrated now and in the past? 
  • Do children like to learn about traditional festivals?  
  • Is music important to traditional festivals?

7. Describe a game you played in your childhood.  

You should say:  

  • What the game was  
  • When you played it  
  • Who you played with  
  • How you felt about the game   

PART 3: 

  • Is it good for a kid to be ambitious?  
  • What kind of games are played by the children of this generation?  
  • Did parents encourage their children to play games?  
  • Which is better, individual games or team-based games?  

8. Describe a time when you spend time with a child.  

You should say:  

  • Who the Child is  
  • How you know him/her 
  • Why you spent time with him/her  
  • And explain what you did when you were together. 

PART 3:  

  • Are sweets a good thing to reward children?  
  • Do parents in your country spend a lot of time with their children?  
  • Why do children tend to be happier than adults?

9. Describe a place you want to visit with you friends or family in the future.  

You should say:  

  • Where do you want to go in the future  
  • How do you think about What to do in that place  
  • And explain why do you want to go   

PART 3:  

  • What are the difference between travel today and past?  
  • Why did people like to explore new places to develop the tourism industry?  
  • Why is this place popular?  
  • Where do you think people want to go most during the holidays?  

10. Describe a person who just moved into your community and brought positive influence.  

You should say:  

  • Who this person is  
  • When and where this person moved to your community  
  • How you know this person  
  • And explain how you feel about this person. 

PART 3:  

  • What kinds of people tend to live by themselves?  
  • What skills do you think young people need to learn in order to live independently?  
  • How can parents and teachers help young people to live independently? 

11. Describe a long car journey you went on.  

You should say:  

  • Where you went 
  • What you did at this place  
  • Who you went there with  
  • And explain why you went on that journey by car. 

PART 3:  

  • What benefits does public transport bring to the world?  
  • Is it too late for people to get a driver’s license at the age of 18?  
  • What’s the difference between men’s and women’s preference for cars?  
  • What are the differences between bicycles and private cars?  

12. Describe a new store/shop that just opened in your area.  

You should say:  

  • What shop it is  
  • What it sells (or, what you usually buy there)  
  • When you first started going to this shop (or, how you came to know about this shop) 
  • And explain why you like (to go to) this shop.  

PART 3:  

  • What types of the shop would you recommend a visit to your country should go to?  
  • Do you ever buy anything on the internet?  
  • What do you think are the advantages of buying things on the internet?  
  • In your country, how has shopping changed in the past few decades?  

13. Describe a crowded place you have been to.  

You should say:  

  • Where the place is  
  • When you went there  
  • Whom you went there 
  • And explain how you felt about this crowded place.  

PART 3:  

  • Do you think people enjoy going to crowded places? Why?  
  • How do you think people should deal with traffic congestion?  
  • Where is the most crowded place in your city?  
  • People behave differently in crowded places, why do you think this happens? 

14. Describe a book you want to read again.  

You should say: 

  • What the book is about 
  • Why you read it 
  • What you learned from this book 
  • And explain why you would like to read it again.  

PART 3: 

  • What kind of books they like to read and why they can learn from them? 
  • Vietnamese people whether they prefer to read on paper or electronically?  

15. Describe an interesting talk or speech.  

You should say: 

  • When you heard it 
  • Where you heard it 
  • What it was about 
  • And explain why you think it was interesting.  

PART 3: 

  • What benefits does the internet bring to communication? 
  • Which one is better, being a communicator or a listener? 
  • Will Vietnamese people feel nervous when it comes to public speaking?  

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17. Describe a sport you enjoyed watching.  

You should say: 

  • What sports programs do you like to watch 
  • When you watch it 
  • Who do you watch with 
  • And explain why you like watching it.  

PART 3: 

  • What kind of sports do you think most people like? Why? 
  • Do you play sports professionally or make friends? 
  • What’s the difference between playing sports on your own and playing sports in a group?  

17. Describe a perfect house you saw.  

You should say: 

  • When and where you saw it 
  • What it looked like 
  • What special feature it had  
  • And explain why you liked it.  

PART 3: 

  • The difference between apartment and house? 
  • Do young people in your country like to live with their parents or by themselves? 
  • What difficulties do people have in living in the city?  

18. Describe an expensive gift that you want to give someone if you save a lot of money.  

You should say: 

  • What the gift was 
  • Who you gave it to 
  • Why you gave it 
  • And explain whether this person liked the gift or not.  

PART 3: 

  • Is it easy for people to save money to buy expensive items? 
  • How do you choose presents for others if you don’t know what they like? 
  • Is it difficult to buy the right present? 
  • How do you think about people giving money to charity organization? 
  • What do young people like to save money to buy?  

19. Describe a water sport you would like to try in the future.  

You should say: 

  • What it is  
  • Where you would like to try it 
  • How difficult it is 
  • And explain why you would like to try it.  

PART 3: 

  • What’s the difference between outdoor sports and indoor sports?  
  • What kinds of water sports are popular nowadays? 
  • Why should we develop water transport? 
  • Do you think it is necessary for everyone to learn to swim?  

20.  Describe an occasion when you got lost.  

You should say: 

  • Where you were 
  • What happened 
  • How you felt 
  • And explain how you found your way  

PART 3: 

  • How do people react when they get lost? 
  • Why do some people have a good sense of direction? 
  • Is a paper map still necessary? 
  • With mobile phones and these electronic products with navigation is it easy for people to get lost?  
  • What kind of problems do old people have when they get lost? 

21. Describe a movie you watched that made you feel depressed.  

You should say: 

  • What it was 
  • When you watched it 
  • Who you watched it with 
  • Why you didn’t like it 
  • And explain why you felt disappointed.  

PART 3: 

  • Do you believe in movie reviews? 
  • What movies do people like to watch in your country? 
  • Are historical films popular in your country? Why? 
  • Do you think films with famous actors or actresses be more popular?  

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23. Describe an occasion when you received incorrect information.  

You should say: 

  • What was the incorrect information? 
  • When did it happen? 
  • How you found out the information was incorrect?  
  • And explain how you felt about it?  

PART 3: 

  • What kind of professions are related to giving information to others? 
  • What is the difference between giving information by phone and email?  
  • How can people check whether a piece of information is correct or not? 
  • Do people trust the information online?  

23. Describe an exciting adventure you would like to go on.  

You should say: 

  • Where you would like to go to 
  • Who you would like to go with 
  • Why it is a great adventure 
  • How the adventure is 
  • And explain why it is a great adventure. 

PART 3: 

  • What kind of personality should a person have to be able to take risks? 
  • Will a lot of adventures expand your horizons? 
  • Why do they like to read adventure stories instead of experiencing them? 

24. Describe an important decision.  

You should say: 

  • What the decision was 
  • When you took the decision 
  • What the results of the decision was  
  • And explain why you made that decision  

PART 3: 

  • Why is it difficult for young men to make an important decision?  
  • How can we know we make a good decision? 
  • Should parents let their children make a decision?  

25. Describe a job you think is interesting. 

You should say:  

  • What it is When you started concerning about this job 
  • Why you think it is interesting 
  • And explain how you like it.  

PART 3: 

  • What jobs are popular among younger people in VietNam? 
  • What are the differences people choose jobs between now and in the past?  
  • Which is more important, the people you work with or the job you do?  

26. Describe a historical period you would like to know more.  

You should say: 

  • When it was 
  • What you are interested in 
  • What you have known 
  • And explain why you would like to know more.  

PART 3: 

  • Should everyone know history? 
  • In what ways can children learn history? 
  • Is it hard to protect and preserve historic buildings? 
  • Who should pay for the preservation of historic buildings?  
  • Will museums be replaced by technology someday?  

28. Describe something that you did with one or more people.  

You should say: 

  • What it was 
  • Who you did it with 
  • How long it took you to do this 
  • And explain why you did it with one or more people. 

PART 3:  

  • What kinds of jobs need people to work in a team? 
  • How do you get along with your neighbors? 
  • What can parents do with their children to make them happy?  
  • How can children improve their social skills?  

28. Describe a website you often visit.  

You should say: 

  • How you found it 
  • What it is about 
  • How often you visit it 
  • And explain why you often visit it.  

PART 3: 

  • What are the most popular and least popular apps in VietNam? 
  • What’s the difference between the Internet and television? 
  • Why do people like to read the news on the Internet instead of on TV?  
  • Is the library still necessary? Why? 
  • What kinds of people would still go to the library to read and study?  

29. Describe a piece of technology that you feel difficult to use.  

You should say: 

  • When you got it 
  • What you got it for 
  • How often you use it 
  • And explain how you feel about it.  

PART 3: 

  • What technology do people currently use? 
  • Why do big companies introduce new products frequently? 
  • Why are people so keen on buying Iphones even though they haven’t changed much from one to the next?  

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30. Describe a place you would like to visit for a short time.  

You should say: 

  • Where is that place 
  • Whom you will go there with  
  • What you will do there 
  • And explain why you would like to visit for a short time  

PART 3: 

  • Do people prefer planned travel? 
  • Why do places with historical attractions develop tourism more aggressively?  
  • Why do you think people usually travel? 
  • Why does living in tourist cities experience more noise?  

31. Describe an unusual meal you had.  

You should say: 

  • When you had it 
  • Where you had it 
  • Whom you had it with 
  • And explain why it was unusual.  

PART 3: 

  • What are the advantages and disadvantages of eating in restaurants? 
  • Do you think having dinner at home is a good idea? 
  • Do young people like to spend time with their families or friends? 
  • What do you think are the benefits of having dinner together? 
  • Do you think people are less willing to cook meals by themselves these days, compared to the past?  

32. Describe the first day you went to school that you remember.

You should say: 

  • When it happened 
  • Where the school is 
  • How you felt about the experience 
  • And explain why you still remember the experience.  

PART 3: 

  • What are the reasons for job change? 
  • Are big companies better than small companies? Why? 
  • What are the advantages and disadvantages coming along with changing jobs?  
  • What would parents prepare for their kids when they first go to school? 
  • How do children socialise with each other? 
  • Is socialisation important for children?  

33. Describe a time when you missed or were late for a meeting. 

You should say: 

  • What happened 
  • When it happened 
  • Why you missed/were late for it 
  • And explain what happened later and how you felt about it.  

PART 3: 

  • Are you a punctual person? 
  • Do you think it is important to be on time? 
  • Do you always avoid being late? 
  • Why are people often late for meeting or appointments?  
  • Why do people miss important events? 
  • Are people in your country often late for meetings?  

34. Describe a sport you enjoyed when you were young.  

You should say: 

  • What it was 
  • Where you did it 
  • Who you did it with 
  • And explain how you felt about it.  

PART 3:

  • Is it important to have a break during work or study? 
  • What sports do young people like to do now? 
  • Are there more activities for young people now than 20 years ago? 
  • Do adults and children have enough time for leisure activities nowadays?  

35. Describe a person you met at a party who you enjoyed talking with.  

You should say: 

  • What party it was 
  • How you met this person 
  • What you talked about 
  • And explain why you enjoyed talking with him/her.  

PART 3:  

  • On what occasions would people be willing to get to know new people? 
  • Where would people get to know new people? 
  • How do people start a conversation? 
  • Is it difficult for Vietnamese people to communicate with people from other countries?  
  • Why are some people unwilling to have conversations with others?  
  • Is it difficult for adults to talk with children?  

36. Describe your favorite place in your house where you can relax.  

You should say: 

  • Where it is 
  • What it is like 
  • What you enjoy doing there 
  • And explain why you feel relaxed at this place.  

PART 3:

  • Why is it difficult for some people to relax? 
  • What are the benefits of doing exercise? 
  • Do people in your country exercise after work? 
  • What is the place where people spend most of their time in their home?  

37. Describe a character in a film or TV show?

You should say: 

  • What character it is 
  • Who acted the character 
  • When you saw the film 
  • And explain whether you like this character.  

PART 3: 

  • Is it interesting to be an actor/actress? 
  • What can children learn from acting?
  • Why do children like special costumes? 
  • What are the differences between actors/actresses who earn much and those who earn little? 
  • What are the differences between acting in a theater and in a film?  

38. Describe a time when you taught a friend/relative something.  

You should say: 

  • Who you taught 
  • What you taught 
  • How the result was 
  • And explain how you felt about the experience.  

PART 3: 

  • What practical skills can young people teach old people? 
  • What skills can young people teach old people besides technology? 
  • How can young people teach old people skills? 
  • How can we know what to do when we want to learn something new?  

39. Describe a piece of good news that you heard about someone you are familiar with. 

You should say: 

  • What it was  
  • When you heard it 
  • How you knew it 
  • And explain how you felt about it.  

PART 3: 

  • Is it good to share something on social media? 
  • Should the media only publish good news? 
  • How does social media help people access information? 
  • What kind of good news do people often share in the community?  
  • Do most people like to share good news with others?
  • Do people like to hear good news from their friends?  

40. Describe a place you visited that has been affected by air pollution (or not clean). 

You should say: 

  • Where it is  
  • When you visited this place 
  • What kinds of pollution you saw there  
  • And explain how this place was affected.  

PART 3: 

  • How much air pollution is there in your country?  
  • Different about pollution in the countryside and city? Why? 
  • How can the government encourage people to keep their city clean?  

41. Describe an old interesting person you have ever met.  

You should say: 

  • Who this person is 
  • Where/when you met this person 
  • What you did 
  • And explain why you think this person is interesting.  

PART 3 

  • Do you think old people and young people can share interests? 
  • What can old people teach young people? 
  • Are there benefits when one person is interested in another person? Why?  

42. Describe a time when someone give you something that you really interested in. 

You should say: 

  • What it is  
  • How you got it 
  • What you did 
  • And explain how you felt about it  

PART 3:

  • Should employees have their own goals?
  • How should bosses reward employees?
  • What kinds of gifts do young people like to receive as rewards?  

43. Describe something you did that made you feel proud. 

You should say:

  • What it was
  • How you did it
  • How difficult it was
  • And explain why you felt proud of it.  

PART 3:  

  • Which is more important, personal goals or work goals? 
  • Have your life goals changed since your childhood?
  • Does everyone set goals for themselves?
  • Does everyone set goals for themselves? 
  • Do you think material rewards are more important than other rewards at work?
  • What makes people feel proud of themselves?  

44. Describe a new development in the area where you live (e.g shopping mall, park,).

You should say: 

  • What the development is  
  • When/where you noticed it 
  • How long it took to complete it  
  • And explain how you feel about it.  

PART 3:

  • What transportation do you use the most? 
  • Is public transportation popular in Vietnam? 
  • What can be improved in public transport services? 
  • What leisure facilities can be used by people of all ages? 
  • Do you think young people in your country like to go to the cinema?  

45. Describe a noisy place you have been to.  

Follow Questions: Do you want to come back to this place again  

You should say: 

  • What it is 
  • When you went there  
  • What you did there 
  • And explain why you feel it’s a noisy place.  

PART 3: 

  • Why do people like to make a loud noise? 
  • The difference between the noise in the city and the countryside?  
  • Why there are noise in the city and countryside? 
  • Do you think children usually make a loud noise? 
  • Where do children usually make a loud noise? 
  • Why do people like to go to places where have many noise?  

47. Describe a person you have met who you want to work/study with.  

Follow Questions: Do your friend enjoy studying with you?  

You should say: 

  • Who this person is 
  • How you met this person  
  • How long you have known him/her 
  • And explain why you want to work/study with him/her.  

PART 3: 

  • What are the characteristics that good co-workers need? 
  • What benefits if you are surrounded by good co-workers? 
  • What would happen if the co-workers are not good? 
  • Are there values if managers build good relationships with the workers who work underneath them? 
  • s it good for workers if the company applies sports facilities for them? 
  • Are knowledgeable people popular at work? 

47. Describe something you would like to learn in the future.  

You should say: 

  • What it is 
  • How you would like to learn it 
  • Where you would like to learn it 
  • Why you would like to learn it 
  • And explain whether it’s difficult to learn it.  

PART 3: 

  • What’s the most popular thing to learn nowadays? 
  • At what age should children start making their own decisions? Why?  
  • Which makes young people choose a major, income or interest? 
  • Do young people take their parents’ advice on choosing a major? 
  • Besides parents, who else would people take advice from? 
  • Why do some people prefer to study alone?  

48. Describe a person you know who likes to help others (or, who often helps others). 

You should say:  

  • Who this person is How you know them (= him or her) 
  • When you knew or when you first met this person  
  • Where this person lives What kind of person he or she is 
  • And explain why this person (likes to help) helps others.  

PART 3:  

  • Do people in your country like helping others?  
  • Why do some people not like to help others? 
  • What are some ways that neighbors can help each other?  
  • Do you think community spirit has increased (or improved) compared to years ago, or has it decreased?  
  • How can people have good relations with their neighbours?  
  • What do you think are the advantages of having good relations with one’s neighbours?  

49. Describe a routine you have in your life that you enjoy.  

You should say: 

  • What it is 
  • How often do you do it Is it easy to stick to that routine  
  • And explain how you feel about it  

PART 3:

  • What routine do people have at home? 
  • What routine does the elderly have? 
  • What are the benefits of having a routine for kids at school? 

50. Describe a happy experience in your childhood that you remember well.  

You should say: 

  • When and where it happened 
  • Who you were with 
  • What you saw or did 
  • And explain why you remember it so well.  

PART 3:

  • What do you think is the most important memory for children?  
  • What should adults remember? 
  • How can we improve our memories?  
  • What can help us to remember our childhood memories? 
  • Why do you think some people can remember things easily?

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Đề thi IELTS Cambridge 7 – Listening Test 1

TẢI FULL ĐỀ LISTENING TEST 1 – CAMBRIDGE IELT 7 TẠI ĐÂY.

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PART 1

Questions 1 – 10

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Buckworth Conservation Group

Regular activities

Beach

●   making sure the beach does not have 1 …………………… on it

●   no 2 ……………………

Nature reserve

●   maintaining paths

●   nesting boxes for birds installed

●   next task is taking action to attract 3 …………………… to the place

●   identifying types of 4 ……………………

●   building a new 5 ……………………

Forthcoming events

Saturday

●   meet at Dunsmore Beach car park

●   walk across the sands and reach the 6 ……………………

●   take a picnic

●   wear appropriate 7 ……………………

Woodwork session

●   suitable for 8 …………………… to participate in

●   making 9 …………………… out of wood

●   17th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

●   cost of session (no camping): 10 £ ……………………

PART 2

Questions 11 – 14

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C

Boat trip around Tasmania

11  What is the maximum number of people who can stand on each side of the boat?

A   9

B   15

C   18

12  What colour are the tour boats?

A   dark red

B   jet black

C   light green

13  Which lunchbox is suitable for someone who doesn’t eat meat or fish?

A   Lunchbox 1

B   Lunch box 2

C   Lunch box 3

14  What should people do with their litter?

A   take it home

B   hand it to a member of staff

C   put it in the bins provided on the boat

Questions 15 and 16

Choose TWO letters, A-E

Which TWO features of the lighthouse does Lou mention?

A   why it was built

B   who built it

C   how long it took to build

D   who staffed it

E   what it was built with

Questions 17 and 18

Choose TWO letters, A-E

Which TWO types of creature might come close to the boat?

A   sea eagles

B   fur seals

C   dolphins

D   whales

E   penguins

Questions 19 and 20

Choose TWO letters, A-E

Which TWO points does Lou make about the caves?

A   Only large tourist boats can visit them.

B   The entrances to them are often blocked.

C   It is too dangerous for individuals to go near them.

D   Someone will explain what is inside them.

E   They cannot be reached on foot.

PART 3

Questions 21-26

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C

Work experience for veterinary science students

21   What problem did both Diana and Tim have when arranging their work experience?

A   make initial contact with suitable farms

B   organising transport to and from the farm

C   finding a placement for the required length of time

22   Tim was pleased to be able to help

A   a lamb that had a broken leg.

B   a sheep that was having difficult giving birth.

C   a newly born lamb that was having trouble feeding.

23   Diana says the sheep on her farm

A   were of various different varieties.

B   were mainly reared for their meat.

C   had better quality wool than sheep on the hills.

24   What did the students learn about adding supplements to chicken feed?

A   These should only be given if specially needed.

B   It is worth paying extra for the most effective ones.

C   The amount given at one time should be limited.

25   What happened when Diana was working with dairy cows?

A   She identified some cows incorrectly.

B   She accidentally threw some milk away.

C   She made a mistake when storing milk.

26   What did both farmers mention about vets and farming?

A   Vets are failing to cope with some aspects of animal health.

B   There needs to be a fundamental change in the training of vets.

C   Some jobs could be done by the farmer rather than by a vet.

Questions 27-30

What opinion do the students give about each of the following modules on their veterinary science course?

Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to questions 27-30.

Opinions

A   Tim found this easier than expected

B   Tim thought this was not very clearly organised

C   Diana may do some further study on this

D   They both found the reading required for this was difficult

E   Tim was shocked at something he learned on this module

F   They were both surprised how little is known about some aspects of this

Modules on Veterinary Science course

27   Medical terminology              ………………….

28   Diet and nutrition                    ………………….

29   Animal disease                         ………………….

30   Wildlife medication                ………………….

PART 4

Questions 31 – 40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Labyrinths

Definition

●   a winding spiral path leading to a central area

Labyrinths compared with mazes

●   Mazes are a type of 31 ……………………

        –  32 …………………… is needed to navigate through a maze

        –  the word ‘maze’ is derived from a word meaning a feeling of 33 ……………………

●   Labyrinths represent a journey through life

        –  they have frequently been used in 34 …………………… and prayer

Early examples of the labyrinth spiral

●   Ancient carvings on 35 …………………… have been found across many cultures

●   The Pima, a Native American tribe, wove the symbol on baskets

●   Ancient Greeks used the symbol on 36 ……………………

Walking labyrinths

●   The largest surviving example of a turf labyrinth once had a big 37 …………………… at its centre

Labyrinths nowadays

●   Believed to have a beneficial impact on mental and physical health, e.g., walking a maze can reduce a person’s 38 …………………… rate

●   Used in medical and health and fitness settings and also prisons

●   Popular with patients, visitors and staff in hospitals

        –  patients who can’t walk can use ‘finger labyrinths’ made from 39 ……………………

        –  research has shown that Alzheimer’s sufferers experience less 40……………………

(Cambridge IELTS 17 Listening test 1)

Đáp án và hướng dẫn giải chi tiết Listening Test 1

Đáp án và hướng dẫn giải chi tiết Listening Test 1 - Cambridge IELTS 17

Question

Dữ liệu tìm kiếm đáp án

making sure the beach does not have (1) …………………… on it

(từ cần điền là danh từ, một vật không nên có trên bãi biển)

Đáp án: litter

One of the regular ones is trying to keep the beach free of litter (Q1).

free of … = do not have … on it

no (2) ……………………

Đáp án: dogs

JAN: I totally agree. I’d be happy to help with that. Is it OK to take dogs (Q2)?

PETER: I’m afraid not, as they’re banned from the beach itself.

next task is taking action to attract (3) …………………… to the place

Đáp án: insects

Next we’re going to work on encouraging insects (Q3).

identifying types of (4) ……………………

Đáp án: butterflies

Oh, and we’re also running a project to identify the different species of butterflies (Q4) that visit the reserve.

Ở đây species đã được paraphrase lại thành types.

building a new (5) ……………………

Đáp án: wall

Another job we’re doing at the reserve is replacing the wall (Q5) on the southern side.

Replacing đã được paraphrase lại thành building a new.

walk across the sands and reach the (6) ……………………

Đáp án: island

We’ll be meeting in the car park at Dunsmore Beach at low tide – that’s when the sands are dry enough for us to walk to the island (Q6) without getting wet.

wear appropriate (7) ……………………

Đáp án: boots

And of course it’ll be wet walking across and back, so make sure your boots (Q7) are waterproof.

suitable for (8) …………………… to participate in

Đáp án: beginners

JAN: I’ve never tried that before. Is it OK for beginners (Q8) to take part?

PETER: Definitely.

take part = participate in

making (9) …………………… out of wood

Đáp án: spoons

You’ll be starting with wooden spoons (Q9), and of course learning how to use the tools.

wooden spoons = spoon out of wood

cost of session (no camping): (10) £……………………

Đáp án: 35/ thirty five

There’s a charge of £35 (Q10), including lunch, or £40 if you want to camp in the wood.

11. What is the maximum number of people who can stand on each side of the boat?

A   9

B   15

C   18

Đáp án: A

But please note if there are more than nine people on either side of the boat, we’ll move some of you over (Q11), otherwise all eighteen of us will end up in the sea!

12. What colour are the tour boats?

A   dark red

B   jet black

C   light green

Đáp án: C

They used to be jet black, but our new ones now have these comfortable dark red seats and a light-green exterior (Q12) in order to stand out from others and help promote our company.

13. Which lunchbox is suitable for someone who doesn’t eat meat or fish?

A   Lunchbox 1

B   Lunch box 2

C   Lunch box 3

Đáp án:

Lunchbox 2 contains a cheddar cheese roll (Q13) and Lunchbox 3 is salad-based and also contains eggs and tuna.

14. What should people do with their litter?

A   take it home

B   hand it to a member of staff

C   put it in the bins provided on the boat

Đáp án: B

We don’t have any bins to put litter in, but Jess, myself or Ray, our other guide, will collect it from you (Q14) after lunch and put it all in a large plastic sack.

15 & 16. Which TWO features of the lighthouse does Lou mention?

A   why it was built

B   who built it

C   how long it took to build

D   who staffed it

E   what it was built with

Đáp án: A&D

This area is famous for its ancient lighthouse, which you’ll see from the boat as we turn past the first little island. It was built in 1838 to protect sailors as a number of shipwrecks had led to significant loss of life (Q15/16).

In the nineteenth century there were many jobs there, such as polishing the brass lamps, chopping firewood and cleaning windows, that kept lighthouse keepers busy. These workers were mainly prison convicts until the middle of that century (Q15/16).

17 & 18. Which TWO types of creature might come close to the boat?

A   sea eagles

B   fur seals

C   dolphins

D   whales

E   penguins

Đáp án: B&C

When we get to the rocky area inhabited by fur seals, […]. They’re inquisitive creatures so don’t be surprised if one pops up right in front of you (Q17/18).

Dolphins, on the other hand, can sometimes approach on their own or in groups as they ride the waves beside us. (Q17/18)

19 & 20. Which TWO points does Lou make about the caves?

A   Only large tourist boats can visit them.

B   The entrances to them are often blocked.

C   It is too dangerous for individuals to go near them.

D   Someone will explain what is inside them.

E   They cannot be reached on foot.

Đáp án: D&E

They can only be approached by sea (Q19/20)

What we’ll do is to go through a narrow channel, past some incredible rock formations and from there we’ll be able to see the openings to the caves, and at that point we’ll talk to you about what lies beyond. (Q19/20)

21. What problem did both Diana and Tim have when arranging their work experience?

A   make initial contact with suitable farms

B   organising transport to and from the farm

C   finding a placement for the required length of time

Đáp án: A

DIANA:  […] But finding the right sort of farm to apply to wasn’t easy.

TIM: […] I found mine through a friend of my mother’s, but it wasn’t easy.

22. Tim was pleased to be able to help

A   a lamb that had a broken leg.

B   a sheep that was having difficult giving birth.

C   a newly born lamb that was having trouble feeding.

Đáp án: B

TIM:  I was up most of one night helping a sheep deliver a lamb …

TIM:  It wasn’t a straightforward birth, but I managed.

23. Diana says the sheep on her farm

A   were of various different varieties.

B   were mainly reared for their meat.

C   had better quality wool than sheep on the hills.

Đáp án: B

TIM: So were they bred for their meat? 

DIANA: Mostly, yes.

24. What did the students learn about adding supplements to chicken feed?

A   These should only be given if specially needed.

B   It is worth paying extra for the most effective ones.

C   The amount given at one time should be limited.

Đáp án: A

TIM: I was interested in the amount of supplements they add to animals’ feed nowadays.

DIANA: […] And he didn’t give them as a matter of routine, just at times when the chickens seemed to particularly require them. (Q24)

TIM: Yes, mine said the same.

25. What happened when Diana was working with dairy cows?

A   She identified some cows incorrectly.

B   She accidentally threw some milk away.

C   She made a mistake when storing milk.

Đáp án: C

DIANA:  I got mixed up, and I poured some milk from the wrong cow in with the milk for humans, so the whole lot had to be thrown away (Q25)

26. What did both farmers mention about vets and farming?

A   Vets are failing to cope with some aspects of animal health.

B   There needs to be a fundamental change in the training of vets.

C   Some jobs could be done by the farmer rather than by a vet.

Đáp án: C

TIM:  I asked my farmer how much he depended on the vet to deal with health problems. […] he said that actually some of the stuff the vets do, like minor operations, he’d be quite capable of doing himself. (Q26)

27. Medical terminology ………………….

Đáp án: A. Tim found this easier than expected.

TIM: I’d thought it’d be hard, but actually I found it all quite straightforward.

28. Diet and nutrition ………………….

Đáp án: E. Tim was shocked at something he learned on this module.

TIM: Do you remember what they told us about pet food and the fact that there’s such limited checking into whether or not it’s contaminated? I mean in comparison with the checks on food for humans – I thought that was terrible.

29. Animal disease ………………….

Đáp án: F. They were both surprised how little is known about some aspects of this.

DIANA: The economies of so many countries depend on these, but scientists don’t know much about the diseases that affect them. 

TIM: Yes, I thought they’d know a lot about ways of controlling and eradicating those diseases, but that’s not the case at all.

30. Wildlife medication ………………….

Đáp án: C. Diana may do some further study on this.

DIANA:  Yeah, I thought I might write my dissertation on something connected with that.

31. Mazes are a type of (31) ………………

Đáp án: puzzle

A maze is quite different as it is a kind of puzzle with an intricate network of paths.

(32) …………………… is needed to navigate through a maze

Đáp án: pattern

Entering a maze usually involves getting lost a few times before using logic to work out the pattern and find your way to the centre and then out again.

the word ‘maze’ is derived from a word meaning a feeling of (33) ……………………

Đáp án: confusion

The word ‘maze’ is believed to come from a Scandinavian word for a state of confusion.

they have frequently been used in (34) …………………… and prayer

Đáp án: meditation

Labyrinths are thought to encourage a feeling of calm and have been used as a meditation and prayer tool in many cultures over many centuries.

Ancient carvings on (35) …………………… have been found across many cultures

Đáp án: stone

The earliest examples of the labyrinth spiral pattern have been found carved into stone.

Ancient Greeks used the symbol on (36) ……………………

Đáp án: coins

In Ancient Greece, the labyrinth spiral was used on coins around four thousand years ago.

The largest surviving example of a turf labyrinth once had a big (37) ……………… at its centre

Đáp án: tree

Eleven examples of turf labyrinths survive today, including the largest one at Saffron Walden, England, which used to have a large tree in the middle of it.

Believed to have a beneficial impact on mental and physical health, e.g., walking a maze can reduce a person’s (38) …………… rate

Đáp án: breathing

There are those who believe in its emotional and physical benefits, which include slower breathing and a restored sense of balance and perspective.

patients who can’t walk can use ‘finger labyrinths’ made from (39) ……………………

Đáp án: paper

In some hospitals, patients who can’t walk can have a paper ‘finger labyrinth’   brought to their bed.

research has shown that Alzheimer’s sufferers experience less (40) ……………………

Đáp án: anxiety

For example, one study found that walking a labyrinth provided ‘short-term calming, relaxation, and relief from anxiety’ for Alzheimer’s patients.

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Questions 27-31 

Complete the summary using the list of phrases, A-J, below. 

Write the correct letter, A-J, in boxes 27-31 on your answer sheet. 

The story behind the hunt for Charles II 

Charles Il’s father was executed by the Parliamentarian forces in 1649. Charles II then  formed a 27 _______ with the Scots, and in order to become King of Scots, he abandoned  an important 28_____ that was held by his father and had contributed to his father’s death.  The opposing sides then met outside Worcester in 1651. The battle led to a 29______ for  the Parliamentarians and Charles had to flee for his life. A 30_____ was offered for  Charles’s capture, but after six weeks spent in hiding, he eventually managed to reach the  31_____ of continental Europe.

A military innovation       B large reward    C widespread conspiracy 

D relative safety       E new government       F decisive victory          G political debate                   H strategic alliance     

 I popular solution          J religious conviction

27 + 28. Charles II then formed a _______ with the Scots, and in order to become  King of Scots, he abandoned an important _____ that was held by his father and had contributed to his father’s death. 

Keywords: form, the Scots, King of Scots, abandon, his father  

Nhờ các từ khóa tên riêng như King of Scots, bạn có thể dễ dàng định vị đoạn thông này trong đoạn 1 của bài đọc: “After his father was executed by the Parliamentarians in 1649,  the young Charles II sacrificed one of the very principles his father had died for and did  a deal with the Scots, thereby accepting Presbyterianism as the national religion in return for being crowned King of Scots.” 

Trong câu trên, sacrify (hi sinh cái gì đó) có thể hiểu là abandon (từ bỏ cái gì), và nội dung ở đây là một trong những nguyên tắc mà cha ngài  đã dành cả cuộc đời (die for). Nguyên tắc không được nói rõ nhưng sau đó có thông tin  thêm: từ bỏ nguyên tắc này và chấp nhận Presbyteriasim – một dạng tôn giáo làm tôn giáo quốc gia (national regilion). 

Như vậy, nguyên tắc này có liên quan tới tôn giáo. Trong các đáp án được đưa ra, đáp án J – religious conviction là có liên quan đến tôn giáo, và conviction (niềm tin) có thể hiểu đồng nghĩa với principle (nguyên tắc) là đáp án phù hợp với câu 27.  

Kết quả của việc từ bỏ nguyên tắc dó vua Charles đạt được một thỏa thuận (did a deal). Trong các đáp án, chỉ có đáp án H – strategic alliance (đồng minh chiến lược) có ý nghĩa  hợp tác, thỏa thuận, và phù hợp với việc đưa vua Charles lên vị trí nhà vua của Scotland.  Câu 28 là đáp án H. 

  • Sacrify = abandon 
  • Principle = conviction  
  • Deal = alliance  

Answer: 27. J và 28. H

29. The battle led to a ______ for the Parliamentarians and Charles had to flee for his life. 

Keywords: battle, Parliamentarians, Charles, flee  

Nội dung về kết quả trận chiến giữa các thành viên Quốc hội và vua Charles nằm ở đoạn sau: “After being comprehensively defeated on the meadows outside the city by the  Parliamentarian army, the 21-year-old king found himself the subject of a national  manhunt, with a huge sum offered for his capture”.

Như vậy, nhà vua đã thua một cách toàn diện (comprehensively defeated), nói cách khác, phe Quốc hội đã chiến thắng. Như  vậy, đáp án F – decisive victory là phù hợp ở đây.  

Answer: F 

30 + 31. A _____ was offered for Charles’s capture, but after six weeks spent in hiding, he eventually managed to reach the _____ of continental Europe.

Keywords: Charles’s capture, six weeks, continental Europe.  

Trong bài viết, tác giả đề cập “a huge sum offered for his capture”, có nghĩa là một khoản  lớn được trao thưởng cho việc bắt được Charles. Từ offered và capture đều được sử dụng lại, như vậy chỉ cần tìm 1 đáp án đồng nghĩa với a huge sum. Đáp án B – large reward là phù hợp.  

Câu 31 hỏi về nội dung sau “six weeks of hiding” – sau 6 tuần chạy trốn. Bạn tìm thấy  thông tin này ở bài đọc như sau: “Over the following six weeks he managed, through a series of heart-poundingly close escapes, to evade the Parliamentarians before seeking  refuge in France.”. 

Sau 6 tuần, trải qua nhiều cuộc trốn thoát trong gang tác, vua Charles  đã xoay sở để tránh được Quốc hội trước khi tị nạn ở Pháp. Như vậy, vua Charles đã an  toàn sau 6 tuần này mà không bị bắt. Các đáp án còn lại với những nội dung liên quan tới  millitary (quân đội) hay government (chính phủ) hay debate (tranh biện)….đều không được nhắc tới. Đáp án D – relative safety (sự an toàn tương đối) là đáp án cuối.  

  • A huge sum = a large reward 

Answer: 30. B; 31. D.  

Questions 32-35

Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 3?

In boxes 32-35 on your answer sheet, write 

YES  if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer 

NO  if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer 

NOT GIVEN  if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this 

32. Charles chose Pepys for the task because he considered him to be trustworthy. 

Keywords: Pepys, task, trustworthy  

Sử dụng kỹ thuật Scanning, bạn có thể tìm thấy tên Pepys xuất hiện ở đầu đoạn 2. Tuy  nhiên, nội dung chỉ nhắc tới công việc của Pepys và mục đích của vua Charles khi chọn người này: “His intention when asking Pepys to commit his story to paper was to ensure  that this most extraordinary episode was never forgotten. Over two three-hour sittings,  the king related to him in great detail…” và sau đó là việc nhà vua kể lại câu chuyện cuộc  đời mình như thế nào. Lí do vì sao chọn Pepys hay nhà vua đánh giá người này như thế nào không được nhắc tới.  

Answer: Not given. 

33. Charles’s personal recollection of the escape lacked sufficient detail. 

Keywords: personal recollection, escape, lack, detail  

Từ khóa personal recollection được nhắc tới trong đoạn sau, và recollection đó là về cuộc  chạy trốn của nhà vua (escape), trong bài sử dụng từ “as a fugitive” (người chạy nạn):  “Over two three-hour sittings, the king related to him in great detail his personal  recollections of the six weeks he had spent as a fugitive” 

Như vậy nhà vua kể lại cuộc  chạy trốn đó rất chi tiết (in great detail), trái ngược với thông tin đưa ra trong câu hỏi là  “lack sufficient detail” (thiếu thông tin cần thiết). Khẳng định trên là không đúng.  

  • Escape = fugitive  

Answer: No. 

34. Charles indicated to Pepys that he had planned his escape before the battle. 

Keywords: plan, escape, before the battle 

Bạn cần tìm thông tin về việc nhà vua nhận xét về cuộc chiến đó, và ở cuối đoạn 2 có thông  tin nhà vua thừa nhận: “After the battle was so absolutely lost as to be beyond hope of  recovery, I began to think of the best way of saving myself”. Nhà vua nói rằng sau khi  cuộc chiến đã thất bại hoàn toàn, không còn hy vọng để thừa nhận, khi đó nhà vua mới  bắt đầu nghĩ tới cách tốt nhất để bảo vệ chính mình. Hay nói cách khác, không hề có kế hoạch nào cho cuộc chạy trốn trước cuộc chiến. Thông tin này là sai.  

Answer: No. 

35. The inclusion of Charles’s account is a positive aspect of the book.

Keywords: inclusion, Charles’s account, positive aspect  

Nhận xét về phần tự sự của Charles được đưa vào sách, tác giả đã nhận định ở đầu đoạn  3: “One of the joys of Spencer’s book, a result not least of its use of Charles Il’s own narrative as well as those of his supporters, is just how close the reader gets to the action.” 

Các bạn có thể nhận ra thông tin này nhờ từ khóa “own narrtive” tương đương với account (sự kể chuyện). Và việc tự sự này được coi là “one of the joys” – một trong những điều thú vị của cuốn sách. Hay nói cách khác, nó là một mặt tích cực của cuốn sách. Thông tin này  có thể coi là đúng.  

  • Account = narrative  

Answer: Yes.  

Questions 36-40 

Choose the correct letter, A, B, c or D. 

Write the correct letter in boxes 36-40 on your answer sheet. 

36. What is the reviewer’s main purpose in the first paragraph? 

  1. to describe what happened during the Battle of Worcester 
  2. to give an account of the circumstances leading to Charles Il’s escape C. to provide details of the Parliamentarians’ political views 
  3. to compare Charles Il’s beliefs with those of his father 

Tập trung vào đoạn đầu để tìm kiếm thông tin về các đáp án. Với dạng bài trắc nghiệm,  cách làm bài hiệu quả nhất là sử dụng phương pháp loại trừ.  

Đáp án A: Trận chiến Worcester chỉ được nhắc tới về các đối tượng tham gia và kết quả trận chiến, không được miêu tả (describe) những gì đã xảy ra. Ta loại trừ đáp án A.  

Đáp án B: Cụm to “give an account of sth” có nghĩa là tường thuật, giải thích về vấn đề gì. Trong đáp án này là hoàn cảnh dẫn tới việc chạy trốn của Charles II. Trong bài đọc, tác  giả đã giải thích về nguyên nhân dẫn tới sự phản đối vua Charles, dẫn tới cuộc chiến, hay  nói cách khác, là hoàn cảnh dẫn tới việc vua Charles phải chạy trốn. Đây là một đáp án  tiềm năng.  

Đáp án C và D: Nguyên nhân xảy ra cuộc chiến là việc vua Charles đã thay đổi tôn giáo  mà vua cha và Quốc hội theo đuổi, tuy nhiên, tác giả không nói rõ chi tiết về quan điểm  của mỗi bên là như thế nào. Loại trừ đáp án C và D.  

Answer: B 

37. Why does the reviewer include examples of the fugitives’ behaviour in the third  paragraph? 

  1. to explain how close Charles II came to losing his life 
  2. to suggest that Charles H’s supporters were badly prepared 
  3. to illustrate how the events of the six weeks are brought to life 
  4. to argue that certain aspects are not as well known as they should be 

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Ở câu 2 đoạn 3, các hành động của những kẻ tị nạn được liệt kê hàng loạt. Bạn tập trung  vào trước và sau phần liệt kê này, bởi đó là khi tác giả giải thích/ nhận xét về hiệu quả của những điều này. 

Ở câu 1, tác giả viết: “One of the joys of Spencer’s book, a result  not least of its use of Charles Il’s own narrative as well as those of his supporters, is just  how close the reader gets to the action.” – Điểm thú vị của cuốn sách này, là việc người  đọc cảm thấy gần gũi với những hành động xảy ra như thế nào. Nội dung này tương  đương với đáp án C – để minh họa cho việc những sự kiện xảy ra trong 6 tuần được khắc  họa sống động (brought to life). 

Các đáp án còn lại: việc vua Charles II suýt mất mạng, những người hầu cận của vua  thiếu chuẩn bị và có một số khía cạnh đáng ra nên được phồ biến rộng rãi nhưng lại như  vậy, đều là những thông tin chưa được nhắc tới trong đoạn này. Ví dụ thông tin về supporters (người hầu cận) của vua được nhắc tới 2 lần – lần 1 ở câu đầu (về việc họ cũng  tự mình kể lại câu chuyện) và lần 2 ở cuối đoạn (về việc sự có mặt của nhà vua được tiết  lộ một cách cẩn trọng với những người ủng hộ). Hai nội dung này đều không liên quan tới việc họ không được chuẩn bị hay ko cho sự kiện 6 tuần chạy trốn này.  

Answer: C 

38. What point does the reviewer make about Charles II in the fourth paragraph? 

  1. He chose to celebrate what was essentially a defeat. 
  2. He misunderstood the motives of his opponents. 
  3. He aimed to restore people’s faith in the monarchy. 
  4. He was driven by a desire to be popular. 

Đoạn 4 của bài đọc không hề đề cập tới kẻ địch của vua Charles hay về hoàng gia, vậy nên ta có thể loại trừ đáp án B và C. 

Trong đoạn này cũng khẳng định: “This makes it all  the more interesting that Charles II himself loved the story so much ever after.” và liệt kê  một loạt các sự kiện vua Charles đã làm để kể/ minh họa về thời gian chạy trốn đã. Như  vậy, ông đã “celebrate” sự kiện đó bằng nhiều cách khác nhau và bởi vì bản thân tự yêu  thích nó, chứ không phải vì muốn trở nên nổi tiếng. Ta loại đáp án D.

Answer: A 

39. What does the reviewer say about Charles Spencer in the fifth paragraph? 

  1. His decision to write the book comes as a surprise. 
  2. He takes an unbiased approach to the subject matter. 
  3. His descriptions of events would be better if they included more detail.
  4. He chooses language that is suitable for a twenty-first-century audience. 

Đoạn 5 nói về Charles Spencer: Charles Spencer is the perfect person to pass the story on to a new generation. His pacey, readable prose steers deftly clear of modern idioms and elegantly brings to life the details of the great tale. He has even-handed sympathy for both the fugitive king and the fierce republican regime that hunted him, and he succeeds in his desire to explore far more of the background of the story than previous books on the subject have done. 

Về cách thức truyền tải câu chuyện và thái độ của ông khi viết. Lí do và quyết định viết sách không được nhắc tới, vậy nên có thể loại đáp án A.  

Về thái độ viết sách, tác giả nhận xét: “he has even-handed sympathy for both the fugitive  king and the fierce republican regime that hunted him” – ông đã thể hiện sự thương cảm cho cả 2 bên là nhà vua phải chạy trốn và chế độ cộng hòa khắc nghiệt đã truy đuổi nhà  vua, hay nói cách khác, ông chọn cách tiếp cận công bằng, không thiên vị – đáp án B  (unbiased approach).  

Trong các phần trước và cả phần này, tác giả đều khẳng định câu chuyện được viết với  “great details” (rất chi tiết) nên ta có thể loại đáp án C (sự mô tả của ông sẽ tốt hơn nếu viết chi tiết hơn)  

Về ngôn ngữ và cách thức truyền tải, tác giả nói: “Charles Spencer is the perfect person to pass the story on to a new generation. His pacey, readable prose steers deftly clear of  modern idioms”. Charles Spencer là người hoàn hảo để truyền tải câu chuyện cho thế hệ mới. Lối văn xuôi nhẹ nhàng, dễ đọc của ông đã làm rõ các thành ngữ hiện đại một cách  khéo léo, tinh tế. Tuy nhiên, thế hệ mới này là so với thời kì của ông chứ không nêu rõ là  những người đọc ở thế kỉ 21 – một thế kỉ rất hiện đại. Như vậy đáp án D là không chắc chắn.  

Answer: B  

40. When the reviewer says the book ‘doesn’t quite hit the mark’, she is making the point that 

  1. it overlooks the impact of events on ordinary people. 
  2. it lacks an analysis of prevalent views on the monarchy. 
  3. it omits any references to the deceit practiced by Charles II during his time in hiding. 
  4. it fails to address whether Charles H’s experiences had a lasting influence on him.

Thông tin về cụm “doesn’t quite hit the mark” nằm ở đoạn cuối bài: “This is the one area where the book doesn’t quite hit the mark”. Dựa theo câu này, ta hiểu được nội dung (the  one area) mà cuốn sách chưa nhấn mạnh được đã trình bày ở phía trước. Các bạn tập trung vào  câu trước đó: “Did the need to assume disguises, to survive on wit and charm alone, to  use trickery and subterfuge to escape from tight corners help form him?”

Như vậy, nội  dung đó là việc những gì xảy ra để chạy trốn trong gang tấc có góp phần tạo nên (form) nhà vua hiện tại hay không. Hay nói cách khác, những gì xảy ra đã ảnh hưởng tới nhà vua  như thế nào. Ta có thể chọn đáp án D.  

Answer: D  

Question 

Keywords in the  questions

Similar words in the  passage

Meaning

27 + 28 

Sacrify 

Abandon 

Từ bỏ, hi sinh cái gì 

Principle 

Conviction 

Niềm tin, nguyên tắc

Deal 

Alliance 

Thỏa thuận, hợp tác, đồng  minh 

30 + 31 

A huge sum 

A large reward 

Một khoản (thưởng) lớn

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The development of the London underground railway

In the first half of the 1800s, London’s population grew at an astonishing rate, and the central area became increasingly congested. In addition, the expansion of the overground railway network resulted in more and more passengers arriving in the capital. However, in 1846, a Royal Commission decided that the railways should not be allowed to enter the City, the capital’s historic and business centre. The result was that the overground railway stations formed a ring around the City. The area within consisted of poorly built, overcrowded slums and the streets were full of horse-drawn traffic. Crossing the City became a nightmare. It could take an hour and a half to travel 8 km by horse-drawn carriage or bus. Numerous schemes were proposed to resolve the problems, but few succeeded.

Amongst the most vocal advocates for a solution to London’s traffic problems was Charles Pearson, who worked as a solicitor for the City of London. He saw both social and economic advantages in building an underground railway that would link the overground railway stations together and clear London slums at the same time. His idea was to relocate the poor workers who lived in the inner-city slums to newly constructed suburbs, and to provide cheap rail travel for them to get to work. Pearson’s ideas gained support amongst some businessmen and in 1851 he submitted a plan to Parliament. It was rejected, but coincided with a proposal from another group for an underground connecting line, which Parliament passed.

The two groups merged and established the Metropolitan Railway Company in August 1854. The company’s plan was to construct an underground railway line from the Great Western Railway’s (GWR) station at Paddington to the edge of the City at Farringdon Street – a distance of almost 5 km. The organisation had difficulty in raising the funding for such a radical and expensive scheme, not least because of the critical articles printed by the press. Objectors argued that the tunnels would collapse under the weight of traffic overhead, buildings would be shaken and passengers would be poisoned by the emissions from the train engines. However, Pearson and his partners persisted.

The GWR, aware that the new line would finally enable them to run trains into the heart of the City, invested almost £250,000 in the scheme. Eventually, over a five-year period, £1m was raised. The chosen route ran beneath existing main roads to minimise the expense of demolishing buildings. Originally scheduled to be completed in 21 months, the construction of the underground line took three years. It was built just below street level using a technique known as ‘cut and cover’. A trench about ten metres wide and six metres deep was dug, and the sides temporarily held up with timber beams. Brick walls were then constructed, and finally a brick arch was added to create a tunnel. A two-metre-deep layer of soil was laid on top of the tunnel and the road above rebuilt.

The Metropolitan line, which opened on 10 January 1863, was the world’s first underground railway. On its first day, almost 40,000 passengers were carried between Paddington and Farringdon, the journey taking about 18 minutes. By the end of the Metropolitan’s first year of operation, 9.5 million journeys had been made.

Even as the Metropolitan began operation, the first extensions to the line were being authorised; these were built over the next five years, reaching Moorgate in the east of London and Hammersmith in the west. The original plan was to pull the trains with steam locomotives, using firebricks in the boilers to provide steam, but these engines were never introduced. Instead, the line used specially designed locomotives that were fitted with water tanks in which steam could be condensed. However, smoke and fumes remained a problem, even though ventilation shafts were added to the tunnels.

Despite the extension of the underground railway, by the 1880s, congestion on London’s streets had become worse. The problem was partly that the existing underground lines formed a circuit around the centre of London and extended to the suburbs, but did not cross the capital’s centre. The ‘cut and cover’ method of construction was not an option in this part of the capital. The only alternative was to tunnel deep underground.

Although the technology to create these tunnels existed, steam locomotives could not be used in such a confined space. It wasn’t until the development of a reliable electric motor, and a means of transferring power from the generator to a moving train, that the world’s first deep-level electric railway, the City & South London, became possible. The line opened in 1890, and ran from the City to Stockwell, south of the River Thames. The trains were made up of three carriages and driven by electric engines. The carriages were narrow and had tiny windows just below the roof because it was thought that passengers would not want to look out at the tunnel walls. The line was not without its problems, mainly caused by an unreliable power supply. Although the City & South London Railway was a great technical achievement, it did not make a profit. Then, in 1900, the Central London Railway, known as the ‘Tuppenny Tube’, began operation using new electric locomotives. It was very popular and soon afterwards new railways and extensions were added to the growing tube network. By 1907, the heart of today’s Underground system was in place.

Question 1 – 6: Reading Test 1, Passage 1- Cambridge IELTS 17

Questions 1 – 6 

Complete the notes below. 

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer. 

Write your answers in boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet. 

The London underground railway 

The problem 

• The 1………………………………..of London increased rapidly between 1800 and 1850 • The streets were full of horse-drawn vehicles 

The proposed solution 

• Charles Pearson, a solicitor, suggested building an underground railway 

• Building the railway would make it possible to move people to better housing in the 2  ………. . . …… 

• A number of 3………………………………..agreed with Pearson’s idea 

• The company initially had problems getting the 4………………………………………….needed for the project 

• Negative articles about the project appeared in the 5………………………………………….. 

The construction 

• The chosen route did not require many buildings to be pulled down 

• The ‘cut and cover method was used to construct the tunnels 

• With the completion of the brick arch, the tunnel was covered with 6…………………….. 

Với dạng bài điền từ, đầu tiên các bạn cần lưu ý số lượng từ cho phép được điền vào khoảng trống. 

Ở trên, đề bài yêu  cầu “One word only”, tức chỉ một từ duy nhất. Và từ cần điền phải là từ lấy từ trong bài đọc chứ không phải từ đồng nghĩa.  

1. The __________ of London increased rapidly between 1800 and 1850

Keywords: London, increase rapidly, 1800 – 1850  

Hướng dẫn giải chi tiết Reading Test 1: Passage 1- Cambridge IELTS 17 1

Có nhiều bài điền từ là các đoạn tóm tắt có chia thành các phần khác nhau. Chẳng hạn như bài ở trên là The problem (Vấn đề) – The proposed solution (Phương án đề xuất) – The construction (Việc xây dựng). 

Những câu điền từ này tương ứng với các đoạn văn trong bài (thông thường theo  thứ tự từ trên xuống dưới). Dựa vào đó, các bạn có thể tìm được vị trí của đáp án khá dễ dàng.  

Câu hỏi 1 nằm trong phần The problem, tương đương với đoạn 1 trong bài. Tên riêng như London hay số năm 1800 – 1850 là những thông tin dễ tìm kiếm. 

Trong câu đầu có phần “in the first half of the 1800s”, tương đương với 1800 – 1850 (1800s là chỉ từ năm 1800 – 1899). 

Như vậy, các bạn hãy tập trung vào đoạn này. Thông tin chính trong câu này là “London’s  population grew at an astonishing rate”. 

Trong đó, grew đồng nghĩa với increased, và at an astonishing rate đồng nghĩa với rapidly. Đối tượng tăng mạnh ở đây là population (dân số).  

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Như vậy đáp án là population.  

  • In the first half of the 1800s = from 1800 to 1850  
  • Grew = increased  
  • At an astonishing rate = rapidly  

Answer: population.

2. Building the railway would make it possible to move people to better housing in the  _____ 

Key words: building, railway, move people, better housing 

Hướng dẫn giải chi tiết Reading Test 1: Passage 1- Cambridge IELTS 17 2

Với từ khóa như trên, các bạn cần tìm thông tin về việc xây đường tàu (building the railway). 

Thông  tin này trong phần tóm tắt thuộc vào phần Solution (Phương án giải quyết), tức là bắt đầu từ đoạn 2 trong bài. 

Trong đoạn 2 có câu: “He saw both social and economic advantages in building an underground railway that would link the overground railway stations together and clear London slums at the same time. His idea was to relocate the poor workers who lived in  the inner-city slums to newly constructed suburbs, and to provide cheap rail travel for them to  get to work.” 

Như vậy nói về lợi ích của xây đường tàu thì người đề xuất cho rằng có thể chuyển công nhân nghèo từ các khu ổ chuột đến các khu ngoại ô mới xây dựng, hay nói cách  khác, là tới nơi ở tốt hơn (better housing). 

Từ cần điền là địa điểm của nơi ở này. Như vậy khu ngoại ô (suburbs) là đáp án.  

  • Relocate = move  

Answer: suburbs

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3. A number of _______ agreed with Pearson’s idea 

Keywords: agree, Pearson’s idea  

Hướng dẫn giải chi tiết Reading Test 1: Passage 1- Cambridge IELTS 17 3

Các bạn tập trung vào đoạn 2 và 3, nói về ý tưởng của Pearson và tìm thông tin về sự ủng hộ ý tưởng này. Trong bài đọc có câu “Pearson’s ideas gained support amongst some businessmen and in 1851 he submitted a plan to Parliament”. 

Support nghĩa là sự ủng hộ và trong trường hợp này đồng nghĩa với agree (đồng ý). Và sự ủng hộ này đến từ businessmen (doanh nhân). Nói cách khác, một số doanh nhân đồng ý với ý tưởng của Pearson.  

  • Support = agree  

Answer: business

4. The company initially had problems getting the _____ needed for the project 

Keywords: initially, problems, project 

Hướng dẫn giải chi tiết Reading Test 1: Passage 1- Cambridge IELTS 17 4

Đoạn 2 là ý tưởng của Person nhưng ông bị từ chối và phải đến đoạn 3 thì một dự án của ông kết hợp với một công ty khác mới được trình bày. 

Trong đó có câu: “The organisation had  difficulty in raising the funding for such a radical and expensive scheme”. 

Các bạn tập trung câu này  do thấy được từ đồng nghĩa the company với the organisation và had difficulty đồng nghĩa với had problems, đều chỉ sự khó khăn trong vấn đề gì. 

Và vấn đề được nêu ra ở đây là “raising the funding” – gọi vốn. Chỉ được điền 1 từ duy nhất, như vậy funding là đáp án.  

  • Organisation = company  
  • Have difficulty = have problems  

Answer: funding

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5. Negative articles about the project appeared in the _______ 

Keyword: negative articles, project 

Hướng dẫn giải chi tiết Reading Test 1: Passage 1- Cambridge IELTS 17 5

Câu hỏi số 5 tiếp tục là về dự án của Pearson nên ta vẫn tiếp tục tập trung vào đoạn 3. 

Trong đoạn này, câu sau đây có nhắc tới “critical articles” – đồng nghĩa với “negative articles”: “not least because of the critical articles printed by the press”. 

Như vậy, các bài báo đánh giá tiêu cực về dự án này được in (printed)/ xuất hiện (appeared) trong báo chí. Như vậy, báo chí (press) là đáp án.  

  • Critical = negative  

Answer: press 

6. With the completion of the brick arch, the tunnel was covered with _____ 

Keyword: completion, brick arch, tunned, covered  

Hướng dẫn giải chi tiết Reading Test 1: Passage 1- Cambridge IELTS 17 6

Câu hỏi 6 nằm trong phần “The construction” (Xây dựng) trong bản tóm tắt. Tương ứng với  nội dung này là đoạn 4 trong bài đọc. 

Trong phần The construction, ý tóm tắt của câu 6 cũng nằm sau nội dung về việc lựa chọn vị trí cho đường ray và phương pháp “cut and cover”, nên có thể bỏ qua những nội dung này trong bài đọc và tập trung vào phần cuối của đoạn. 

Đó là phần có nói tới brick (gạch): “Brick walls were then constructed, and finally a brick arch was added to create a tunnel. A two-metre-deep layer  of soil was laid on top of the tunnel and the road above rebuilt”. 

Như vậy, sau khi brick arch được đưa vào để tạo ra tunnel, 1 lớp đất (soil) dày 2 mét được đặt phía trên tunnel. 

Với cách  đọc hiểu này, các bạn có thể thấy trong câu này, các bạn có thể chưa hiểu những từ về xây dựng như brick arch hay tunnel, nhưng hiểu rõ các từ xung quanh, các bạn vẫn có thể đoán được đáp án là soil (Đất đặt phía trên tunnel – nói cách khác, tunnel được phủ bởi đất).  

Answer: soil

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Questions 7-13: Reading Test 1, Passage 1- Cambridge IELTS 17 

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1? In boxes 7-13 on your answer sheet, write 

TRUE  if the statement agrees with the information 

FALSE  if the statement contradicts the information 

NOT GIVEN  if there is no information on this 

7. Other countries had built underground railways before the Metropolitan line opened

Hướng dẫn giải chi tiết Reading Test 1: Passage 1- Cambridge IELTS 17 7

Thông tin về đường tàu Metropolitan đi vào hoạt động được trình bày ở đoạn 5 của bài đọc.  Ngay câu đầu đoạn này, tác giả khẳng định đây là “ the world’s first underground railway” (đường tàu dưới lòng đất đầu tiên của thế giới). 

Như vậy, không có quốc gia nào xây dựng một  đường tàu dưới lòng đất trước khi Metropolitan được sử dụng. Đáp án là False.  

Answer: False

8. More people than predicted travelled on the Metropolitan line on the first day 

Keyword: more people, predicted, travelled, first day 

Hướng dẫn giải chi tiết Reading Test 1: Passage 1- Cambridge IELTS 17 8

Tiếp tục tập trung chú ý ở đoạn 5, nơi có thông tin về số lượng hành khách của Metropolitan vào ngày đầu tiên: “On its first day, almost 40,000 passengers were carried between Paddington and Farringdon, the journey taking about 18 minutes. By the end of the  Metropolitan’s first year of operation, 9.5 million journeys had been made.” 

Như vậy tác giả chỉ đề cập có bao nhiêu người, đi tuyến đường nào và qua năm đầu thì có bao nhiêu chuyến tàu  được chạy.

 Không có thông tin về sự dự đoán, nên không thể đưa ra so sánh nhiều hay ít người  đã tới so với dự đoán. 

Answer: Not given

9. The use of ventilation shafts failed to prevent pollution in the tunnels

Keyword: ventilation shaft, fail, prevent, pollution  

Hướng dẫn giải chi tiết Reading Test 1: Passage 1- Cambridge IELTS 17 9

Các bạn tập trung vào đoạn 6, nơi có xuất hiện từ khóa “ventilation shafts”. Đây là một từ thuật ngữ và khó có thể thay thế bằng từ đồng nghĩa khác. 

Đoạn này có câu: “However, smoke and  fumes remained a problem, even though ventilation shafts were added to the tunnels.”

Theo đó, khói và khí thải vẫn là một vấn đề, dù rằng các ventilation shafts đã được đưa vào đường hầm. Khói và khí thái có thể hiểu là những vấn đề ô nhiễm, và ventilation shafts được đưa vào để hạn chế. 

Tuy nhiên, khi chúng vẫn là một vấn đề, thì có thể nhiệm vụ này của ventilation shafts đã không hoàn thành (failed). Đây là một khẳng định đúng.  

Answer: True

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10. A different approach from the ‘cut and cover’ technique was required in London’s central area 

Keywword: different approach, cut and cover, London’s central area  

Hướng dẫn giải chi tiết Reading Test 1: Passage 1- Cambridge IELTS 17 10

Phương pháp cut and cover đã được nhắc tới trong đoạn 4, tuy nhiên không liên quan tới khu  vực trung tâm của London (London’s central area). 

Một lần nữa từ khóa cut and cover xuất  hiện là ở đoạn 7: “The problem was partly that the existing underground lines formed a circuit  around the centre of London and extended to the suburbs, but did not cross the capital’s centre. The ‘cut and cover’ method of construction was not an option in this part of the capital. The only alternative was to tunnel deep underground.”

Như vậy, đoạn này nói về khu vực trung tâm của thành phố và phương pháp này đã không hiệu quả (was not an option – không phải là một  lựa chọn). 

Sau đó, người viết nêu ra một phương pháp thay thế (alternative), hay nói cách khác, cần một cách tiếp cận khác (different approach) thay vì cut and cover. Như vậy khẳng định này là đúng.  

  • alternative = different approach 
  • central area = the capital’s centre 

Answer: True

11. The windows on City & South London trains were at eye level 

Keyword: windows, City&South London trains, eye level  

Hướng dẫn giải chi tiết Reading Test 1: Passage 1- Cambridge IELTS 17 11

Thông tin về chuyến tàu City&South London nằm ở đoạn cuối cùng của bài đọc, và trong đó, các bạn tìm được thông tin về cửa sổ trên tàu: “The carriages were narrow and had tiny windows just  below the roof because it was thought that passengers would not want to look out at the tunnel  walls.” 

Những chiếc cửa sổ được miêu tả là rất nhỏ (tiny), và được đặt ngay đưới nóc tàu bởi vì mọi người nghĩ rằng hành khách không muốn nhìn ra tường của đường hầm. Như vậy các ô cửa sổ này đều cao trên tầm mắt. Khẳng định này là sai.  

Answer: False

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12. The City & South London Railway was a financial success 

Keyword: City & South London Railway, financial success  

Hướng dẫn giải chi tiết Reading Test 1: Passage 1- Cambridge IELTS 17 12

Khi nhắc tới vấn đề tài chính, các bạn có thể nghĩ tới các từ liên quan như money, profit, investment. 

Theo đó, bạn tìm được câu sau: “Although the City & South  London Railway was a great technical achievement, it did not make a profit.” (Dù chuyến tàu này đạt được thành tựu to lớn về công nghệ, không mang lại lợi nhuận). 

Nói cách khác, chuyến tàu thành công về công nghệ nhưng không thành công về mặt tài chính. Đáp án là Sai.  

Answer: False

13. Trains on the ‘Tuppenny Tube’ nearly always ran on time

Keyword: Tuppenny Tube, on time  

Hướng dẫn giải chi tiết Reading Test 1: Passage 1- Cambridge IELTS 17 13

Các thông tin về Tuppeny Tube nằm vỏn vẹn ở cuối bài: “Then, in 1900, the Central London  Railway, known as the ‘Tuppenny Tube’, began operation using new electric locomotives. It  was very popular and soon afterwards new railways and extensions were added to the growing  tube network. By 1907, the heart of today’s Underground system was in place:” 

Các thông tin được đưa ra bao gồm công nghệ sự phổ biến của tàu. Không có thông tin gì về thời gian tàu chạy, nên câu 13 chưa có thông tin.  

Answer: Not given

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Bảng Keyword

Question 

Keywords in the  questions

Similar words in the  passage

Meaning

1 

From 1800 to 1850 

In the first half of the 1800s 

Nửa đầu những năm 1800

Grow 

Increase 

Tăng

At an antonishing rate 

Rapidly 

Nhanh chóng

2 

Move 

Relocate 

Di chuyển

3 

Agree 

Support 

Ủng hộ

4 

Organisation 

Company 

Công ty, tổ chức

Have problems 

Have difficulty 

Gặp khó khăn

5 

Negative 

Critical 

Tiêu cực, mang tính phê bình

10 

Different approach 

Alternative 

Phương pháp khác, thay thế

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TẢI ĐỀ READING TEST 1 CAMBRIDGE IELTS 17: PASSAGE 2

Stadiums: past, present and future

A Stadiums are among the oldest forms of urban architecture: vast stadiums where the public could watch sporting events were at the centre of western city life as far back as the ancient Greek and Roman Empires, well before the construction of the great medieval cathedrals and the grand 19th- and 20th-century railway stations which dominated urban skylines in later eras.

Today, however, stadiums are regarded with growing skepticism. Construction costs can soar above £1 billion, and stadiums finished for major events such as the Olympic Games or the FIFA World Cup have notably fallen into disuse and disrepair.

But this need not be the cause. History shows that stadiums can drive urban development and adapt to the culture of every age. Even today, architects and planners are finding new ways to adapt the mono-functional sports arenas which became emblematic of modernization during the 20th century.

B The amphitheater of Arles in southwest France, with a capacity of 25,000 spectators, is perhaps the best example of just how versatile stadiums can be. Built by the Romans in 90 AD, it became a fortress with four towers after the fifth century, and was then transformed into a village containing more than 200 houses. With the growing interest in conservation during the 19th century, it was converted back into an arena for the staging of bullfights, thereby returning the structure to its original use as a venue for public spectacles.

Another example is the imposing arena of Verona in northern Italy, with space for 30,000 spectators, which was built 60 years before the Arles amphitheater and 40 years before Rome’s famous Colosseum. It has endured the centuries and is currently considered one of the world’s prime sites for opera, thanks to its outstanding acoustics.

C The area in the centre of the Italian town of Lucca, known as the Piazza dell’ Anfiteatro, is yet another impressive example of an amphitheater becoming absorbed into the fabric of the city. The site evolved in a similar way to Arles and was progressively filled with buildings from the Middle Ages until the 19th century, variously used as houses, a salt depot and a prison. But rather than reverting to an arena, it became a market square, designed by Romanticist architect Lorenzo Nottolini. Today, the ruins of the amphitheater remain embedded in the various shops and residences surrounding the public square.

D There are many similarities between modern stadiums and the ancient amphitheatres intended for games. But some of the flexibility was lost at the beginning of the 20th century, as stadiums were developed using new products such as steel and reinforced concrete, and made use of bright lights for night-time matches.

Many such stadiums are situated in suburban areas, designed for sporting use only and surrounded by parking lots. These factors mean that they may not be as accessible to the general public, require more energy to run and contribute to urban heat.

E But many of today’s most innovative architects see scope for the stadium to help improve the city. Among the current strategies, two seem to be having particular success: the stadium as an urban hub, and as a power plant.

There’s a growing trend for stadiums to be equipped with public spaces and services that serve a function beyond sport, such as hotels, retail outlets, conference centres, restaurants and bars, children’s playgrounds and green space. Creating mixed-use developments such as this reinforces compactness and multi-functionality, making more efficient use of land and helping to regenerate urban spaces.

This opens the space up to families and a wider cross-section of society, instead of catering only to sportspeople and supporters. There have been many examples of this in the UK: the mixed-use facilities at Wembley and Old Trafford have become a blueprint for many other stadiums in the world.

F The phenomenon of stadiums as power stations has arisen from the idea that energy problems can be overcome by integrating interconnected buildings by means of a smart grid, which is an electricity supply network that uses digital communications technology to detect and react to local changes in usage, without significant energy losses. Stadiums are ideal for these purposes, because their canopies have a large surface area for fitting photovoltaic panels and rise high enough (more than 40 metres) to make use of micro wind turbines.

Freiburg Mage Solar Stadium in Germany is the first of a new wave of stadiums as power plants, which also includes the Amsterdam Arena and the Kaohsiung Stadium. The latter, inaugurated in 2009, has 8,844 photovoltaic panels producing up to 1.14 GWh of electricity annually. This reduces the annual output of carbon dioxide by 660 tons and supplies up to 80 percent of the surrounding area when the stadium is not in use. This is proof that a stadium can serve its city, and have a decidedly positive impact in terms of reduction of CO2 emissions.

G Sporting arenas have always been central to the life and culture of cities. In every era, the stadium has acquired new value and uses: from military fortress to residential village, public space to theatre and most recently a field for experimentation in advanced engineering. The stadium of today now brings together multiple functions, thus helping cities to create a sustainable future.

* amphitheatre: (especially in Greek and Roman architecture) an open circular or oval building with a central space surrounded by tiers of seats for spectators, for the presentation of dramatic or sporting events.

HƯỚNG DẪN GIẢI CHI TIẾT LISTENING TEST 1 – CAMBRIDGE IELTS 17

Giải chi tiết Reading Test 1 Cambridge IELTS 17 – Passage 2

Questions 14-17 

Reading Passage 2 has seven sections, A-G. 

Which section contains the following information? 

Write the correct letter, A-G, in boxes 14-17 on your answer sheet. 

NB You may use any letter more than once. 

14. a mention of negative attitudes towards stadium building projects 

Keywords: negative attitude, stadium building projects  

Các thông tin khái quát về các dự án xây dựng sân vận động được trình bày ở phần A. 

Trong đó, câu đầu tiên đoạn 2 của phần này có viết: “Today, however, stadiums are regarded with growing scepticism”. 

Scepticism (thái độ hoài nghi) có thể hiểu cùng nghĩa với negative attitude (thái độ tiêu cực) trong hoàn cảnh này. Như vậy,

thông tin này được nhắc tới ở phần A.  

Lưu ý:

Scepticism = negative attitude  

→ Answer: A

giải chi tiết Reading Test 1 Cambridge IELTS 17 - Passage 2 câu 14

15. figures demonstrating the environmental benefits of a certain stadium

Keywords: figures, environmental benefits, a certain stadium 

Câu 15 hỏi rằng phần nào trong bài có nhắc tới những số liệu về lợi ích ở khía cạnh môi trường của một sân vận động cụ thể. 

Như vậy, khả năng cao thông tin này nằm trong những đoạn đưa ra ví  dụ về các sân vận động cụ thể: Phần B, C, E, F. 

Trong những đoạn này, phần F có thông tin: “This  is proof that a stadium can serve its city, and have a decidedly positive impact in terms of  reduction of CƠ2 emissions.”. 

Những câu trước đưa ra số liệu về việc giảm CO2. Đây là một  vấn đề môi trường, hay nói cách khác, các số liệu này chứng minh cho lợi ích về mặt môi trường của sân vận động đó.  

Chú ý khi đề hỏi về vấn đề môi trường, các bạn có thể để ý nhiều hơn đến các từ khóa về CO2, sự ô nhiễm (contaminant, pollutant, etc.), các vấn đề bảo tồn… không nhất thiết chỉ là từ environment.

→ Answer: F  

giải chi tiết Reading Test 1 Cambridge IELTS 17 - Passage 2 câu 15

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16. examples of the wide range of facilities available at some new stadiums 

Keywords: facilities, new stadiums  

Ví dụ về các sân vận động cũ nằm ở đoạn B và C, còn các sân vận động mới được ví dụ ở phần E và F. Vậy nên các bạn tập trung chú ý vào 2 phần này. 

Trong phần E có đoạn: “There have been many  examples of this in the UK: the mixed-use facilities at Wembley and Old Trafford have become  a blueprint for many other stadiums in the world.” 

Câu trên đã trình bày ý rằng, các sân vận động mới có  nhiều trang thiết bị, cụ thể ở đây là Wembly và Old Trafford. Nội dung này trùng với nội dung ở câu hỏi 16. 

→ Answer: E 

giải chi tiết Reading Test 1 Cambridge IELTS 17 - Passage 2 câu 16

17. reference to the disadvantages of the stadiums built during a certain era 

Keywords: disadvantages, a certain area  

Bài đọc đề cập các sân vận động được triển khai theo thời gian: 

  • Thời xa xưa, trung cổ, sân vận động có nhiều chức năng,
  • Vào đầu thế kỉ 20, sân vận động chỉ được sử dụng cho mục  đích thể thao và dẫn tới nhiều vấn đề, 
  • Đến thời kì hiện tại, các kiến trúc sư cố gắng biến  sân vận động cho các mục đích khác, trở nên đa chức năng một lần nữa. 

Như vậy, đáp án là phần bài đọc nói về thế kỉ 20, và đó là phần D.  

→ Answer: D 

giải chi tiết Reading Test 1 Cambridge IELTS 17 - Passage 2 câu 17

Lưu ý:

Để đưa ra phân tích và đáp án như trên, các bạn có thể học cách tóm tắt bài đọc ngay khi đang đọc. 

Ghi ra giấy nháp nội dung của từng đoạn, bằng cả tiếng anh hay tiếng việt, miễn sao bạn nắm được cấu trúc nội dung bài và khi đọc câu hỏi, có thể dễ dàng xác định được thông tin này nằm ở đoạn nào. 

Ví dụ với bài này, các bạn có thể take note như sau:

  1. long time ago + issue + posibility  
  2. multifunction: example Arles: village, bullfights + Verona: opera 
  3. multifuction: example Lucca: market  
  4. 20th century: monofunction – not good 
  5. Today: possibilities – social hubs – example 
  6. Power plants – help environment – example  
  7. Conclusion  

Questions 18-22 

Complete the summary below. 

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer. 

Write your answers in boxes 18-22 on your answer sheet. 

Roman amphitheatres 

The Roman stadiums of Europe have proved very versatile. The amphitheatre of Arles, for  example, was converted first into a 18______ then into a residential area and finally into an  arena where spectators could watch 19______. Meanwhile, the arena in Verona, one of the  oldest Roman amphitheatres, is famous today as a venue where 20 ________ is performed.  

The site of Lucca’s amphitheatre has also been used for many purposes over the centuries,  including the storage of 21 ______. It is now a market square with 22________ and homes  incorporated into the remains of the Roman amphitheatre. 

18 + 19. The amphitheatre of Arles, for example, was converted first into a ______ then into a residential area and finally into an arena where spectators could watch ______. 

Keywords: Arles, converted, first, arena, watch  

Theo như đoạn tóm tắt trên nháp đã trình bày ở cuối câu 17, bạn có thể dễ dàng tìm thấy thông  tin về Arles ở đoạn B. 

Những thay đổi đầu tiên của Arles được trình bày trong câu sau: “Built  by the Romans in 90 AD, it became a fortress with four towers after the fifth century, and was  then transformed into a village containing more than 200 houses.”

Như vậy, ban đầu Arles trở thành một fortress (pháo đài) rồi được chuyển thành một village (ngôi làng) – tương đương trong phần tóm tắt là a residential area (khu vực dân cư). 

Như vậy đáp án câu 18 là fortress.  

Tiếp theo, người viết trình bày: “With the growing interest in conservation during the 19th  century, it was converted back into an arena for the staging of bullfights, thereby returning the  structure to its original use as a venue for public spectacles.”

Do ngày càng nhiều người quan tâm đến việc thưởng thức, Arles được chuyển đổi trở lại thành một khu vực sân khấu cho đầu bò  tót. 

Như vậy đáp án câu 19 là bullfights.  

Lưu ý: Village = residential area  

→ Answer: 18. Fortress; 19. Bullfights. 

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20. Meanwhile, the arena in Verona, one of the oldest Roman amphitheatres, is famous today as a venue where ________ is performed. 

Keywords: Verona, venue, perform  

Các bạn tập trung vào phần B, phần đưa 2 ví dụ về sân Arles và Verona. 

Trong đoạn 2 nói về Verona, tác giả có viết: “It has endured the centuries and is currently considered one of the  world’s prime sites for opera, thanks to its outstanding acoustics”. 

Như vậy, Verona là một trong những the world’s prime sites for opera (địa điểm đầu tiên cho opera trên thế giới), hay nói cách khác, đó là nơi opera được biểu diễn. Venue trong câu hỏi đồng nghĩa với site.  

Lưu ý: Site = venue  

→ Answer: opera.  

giải chi tiết Reading Test 1 Cambridge IELTS 17 - Passage 2 câu 20

21. The site of Lucca’s amphitheatre has also been used for many purposes over the  centuries, including the storage of ______.  

Keywords: Lucca, many purposes, storage  

Bạn tập trung vào phần C – phần nói về sân Lucca và các mục đích sử dụng của nó. 

“The site  evolved in a similar way to Arles and was progressively filled with buildings from the Middle  Ages until the 19th century, variously used as houses, a salt depot and a prison.” Nơi này dần  dần chứa rất nhiều tòa nhà, và được sử dụng nhiều cách (variously used = used for many purposes) như là nhà ở, nơi chứa muối và một nhà tù. 

Trong số các mục đích được liệt kê, các bạn có thể loại trừ house và a prison – 2 nơi này không phải là nhà kho. 

Như vậy, dù không biết nghĩa của từ depot – bạn cũng có thể đoán nó có nghĩa tương tự như storage, và dùng để chứa muối. 

Lưu ý: variously used = used for many purposes  

→ Answer: salt  

giải chi tiết Reading Test 1 Cambridge IELTS 17 - Passage 2 câu 21

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22. It is now a market square with ________ and homes incorporated into the remains of  the Roman amphitheatre. 

Keyword: market square, homes, incorporated, remains  

Các bạn tiếp tục tập trung vào phần C: “But rather than reverting to an arena, it became a market square, designed by Romanticist architect Lorenzo Nottolini. Today, the ruins of the amphitheatre remain embedded in the various shops and residences surrounding the public square.”

Trong câu trên, ruins có thể hiểu là remains (tàn tích), embedded (gắn, nhúng vào) có thể hiểu là incorporated (sáp nhập). 

Nghĩa cả câu: “Ngày này, tàn tích của sân vận động vẫn còn liên quan tới nhiều cửa hàng (shops) và khu dân cư (residences) xung quanh.” 

Như vậy, shops và residences là hai đối tượng được nhắc tới. Residences đồng nghĩa với homes, đối tượng còn lại cần điền vào chỗ trống là shops. 

Lưu ý:

  • Ruins = remains  
  • Embedded = incorporated  
  • Residences = homes  

→ Answer: shops  

giải chi tiết Reading Test 1 Cambridge IELTS 17 - Passage 2 câu 22

Questions 23 and 24

Choose TWO letters, A-E. 

Write the correct letters in boxes 23 and 24 on your answer sheet. 

When comparing twentieth-century stadiums to ancient amphitheatres in Section D, which  TWO negative features does the writer mention? 

A. They are less imaginatively designed. 

B. They are less spacious. 

C. They are in less convenient locations. 

D. They are less versatile. 

E. They are made of less durable materials. 

Tác giả nhận xét, dù có những điểm tương tự với các sân vận động cổ xưa, nhưng SVĐ thế kỉ 20: “some of the flexibility was lost at the beginning of the 20th century, as stadiums were  developed using new products such as steel and reinforced concrete, and made use of bright  lights for night-time matches”. 

Như vậy, một số đặc điểm linh hoạt đã biến mất vào đầu thế kỉ 20 – nói cách khác, các sân vận động trở nên ít linh hoạt hơn (less versatile). 

→ chọn đáp án D  

Thông tin về vật liệu xây dựng SVĐ được đưa ra ở phía sau: “using new products such as steel  and reinforced concrete, and made use of bright lights for night-time matches” – đây là các vật  liệu mới ở thời kì đó – thép và bê tông, và sử dụng đèn cho các trận thi đấu buổi đêm. 

Không có thông tin nào về việc các vật liệu này bền hơn hay kém bền (trên thực tế, thép và bê tông  đều là các vật liệu bền). 

→ loại đáp án E  

Ở đoạn tiếp theo, việc thiết kế sân vận động thế kỉ 20 chỉ nói tới việc thiết kế cho mục đích thể thao (for sporting use only), không đề cập tới cách thiết kế hay tính sáng tạo, hình ảnh, … 

→ loại đáp án A  

Không có thông tin nói về không gian, diện tích của các sân vận động. Chỉ có thông tin nói về vị trí của SVĐ này: được đặt ở khu vực ngoại ô, chỉ dành cho mục đích thể thao và bao quanh bởi các khu vực đỗ xe. Tác giả cũng phân tích thêm, điều này có nghĩa các SVĐ này khó tiếp  cận đối với người dân bình thường.  

→ loại đáp án B vì không có thông tin

→ chọn đáp án C – less convenient (bất tiện), tương đương với việc less accessible (khó tiếp cận). 

Lưu ý:

  • Flexible = versatile  
  • Not as accessible = less convenient  

→ Answer: C và D 

giải chi tiết Reading Test 1 Cambridge IELTS 17 - Passage 2 câu 23 và 24

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Questions 25 and 26 

Choose TWO letters, A-E. 

Write the correct letters in boxes 25 and 26 on your answer sheet. 

Which TWO advantages of modern stadium design does the writer mention? A. offering improved amenities for the enjoyment of sports events 

B. bringing community life back into the city environment  

C. facilitating research into solar and wind energy solutions  

D. enabling local residents to reduce their consumption of electricity 

E. providing a suitable site for the installation of renewable power generators 

Khi nói về thiết kế cho các sân vận động hiện đại, bạn tập trung vào phần E và F. 

Ngay đầu đoạn E, tác giả đã đề cập tới 2 thành công (success = advantages) của SVĐ hiện đại thời nay: “Among the current strategies, two seem to be having particular success: the stadium as an  urban hub, and as a power plant.” Hai thành công này là “một khu vực kết nối đô thị” (urban hub) và “nhà máy năng lượng” (power plant).  

Đoạn E nói về SVĐ trong vai trò là urban hub: “There’s a growing trend for stadiums to be equipped with public spaces and services that serve a function beyond sport, such as hotels,  retail outlets, conference centres, restaurants and bars, children’s playgrounds and green space. Creating mixed-use developments such as this reinforces compactness and multi-functionality,  making more efficient use of land and helping to regenerate urban spaces. This opens the space up to families and a wider cross-section of society, instead of catering  only to sportspeople and supporters.” 

→ Các thông tin được đưa ra nhằm nhấn mạnh các chức  năng khác như khách sạn, khu bán lẻ, hội thảo, nhà hàng, khu vui chơi trẻ em… nhằm phục vụ cộng đồng (community life) chứ không phải chỉ cho các sự kiện thể thao. Như vậy, đáp án B đúng và loại được đáp án A. 

Các đáp án còn lại nói về vấn đề năng lượng – tức vấn đề thứ 2, nằm ở đoạn F.  

Đoạn F: The phenomenon of stadiums as power stations have arisen from the idea that energy  problems can be overcome by integrating interconnected buildings by means of a smart grid,  which is an electricity supply network that uses digital communications technology to detect  and react to local changes in usage, without significant energy losses. Stadiums are ideal for these purposes because their canopies have a large surface area for fitting photovoltaic panels and rise high enough (more than 40 meters) to make use of micro wind turbines. 

Đoạn này nói về các cách sử dụng công nghệ để tạo ra năng lượng tái tạo, và khẳng định các  sân vận động là “lý tưởng” (ideal) cho các mục đích này. 

Câu này có thể hiểu đây là địa điểm phù hợp (suitable sites) cho việc lắp đặt công nghệ cho năng lượng tái tạo (Đáp án E).  

Thông tin về việc nghiên cứu không được đưa ra. Thông tin về việc giảm tải thì chỉ có giảm tải  lượng CO2 thải ra, không có thông tin về việc người dân cắt giảm việc sử dụng điện. → Đáp án  C, D không đúng.  

Lưu ý:

  • Ideal = suitable  

→ Answer: B và E.  

giải chi tiết Reading Test 1 Cambridge IELTS 17 - Passage 2 câu 25 và 26

Bảng Keywords

Question 

Keywords in the  

questions

Similar words in the passage

Meaning

14 

Skepticism 

Negative attitude 

Hoài nghi, có thái độ tiêu  cực

18 

Village 

Residential area 

Khu dân cư

20 

Site 

Venue 

Địa điểm

21 

variously used 

used for many purposes 

Dùng cho nhiều mục đích

22 

Remains 

Ruins 

Tàn tích

Embedded 

Incorporated 

Sát nhập

residences 

Homes 

Nhà ở

23 – 24 

Flexibility 

Versatile 

Linh hoạt 

Not as accessible 

Less convenient 

Bất tiện

25 – 26 

Ideal 

Suitable 

Phù hợp, lý tưởng

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Đề thi IELTS Listening 17 Test 3

PART 1

Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Jack’s advice

Recommends surfing for 1. ………………………… holidays in the summer

Need to be quiet 2. …………………………

Irish surfing locations

County Clare

Lahinch has some good quality 3. ………………………… and surf schools

There are famous cliffs nearby

County Mayo

Good surf school at 4. ………………………… beach

Surf camp lasts for one 5. …………………………

Can also explore the local 6. ………………………… by kayak

Best month to go 7. …………………………

Average temperature in summer: approximate 8. ………………………… degrees

Costs

Equipment

Wetsuit and surfboard: 9. ………………………… euros per day

Also advisable to hire 10. ………………………… for warmth

PART 2

Questions 11 and 12

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO facts are given about the school’s extended hours childcare service?

A. It started recently.

B. More children attend after school than before school.

C. An average of 50 children attend in the mornings.

D. A child cannot attend both the before and after school sessions.

E. The maximum number of children who can attend is 70.

Questions 13-15

Choose the correct letter – A, B or C.

Q13. How much does childcare cost for a complete afternoon session per child?

A. £3.50

B. £5.70

C. £7.20

Q14. What does the manager say about food?

A. Children with allergies should bring their own food.

B. Children may bring healthy snacks with them.

C. Children are given a proper meal at 5 p.m.

Q15. What is different about arrangements in the school holidays?

A. Children from other schools can attend.

B. Older children can attend.

C. A greater number of children can attend.

Questions 16-20

What information is given about each of the following activities on offer?

Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to questions 16-20.

INFORMATION

A. has limited availability

B. is no longer available

C. is for over 8s only

D. requires help from parents

E. involves an additional fee

F. is a new activity

G. was requested by children

16. Spanish …………………………

17. Music …………………………

18. Painting …………………………

19. Yoga …………………………

20. Cooking …………………………

PART 3

Questions 21-24

Choose the correct letter – A, B or C.

Q21. Holly has chosen the Orion Stadium placement because…

A. it involves children.

B. it is outdoors.

C. It sounds like fun.

Q22. Which aspect of safety does Dr Green emphasise most?

A. ensuring children stay in the stadium

B. checking the equipment children will use

C. removing obstacles in changing rooms

Q23. What does Dr Green say about the spectators?

A. They can be hard to manage.

B. They make useful volunteers.

C. They shouldn’t take photographs.

Q24. What has affected the schedule in the past?

A. bad weather

B. an injury

C. extra time

IMPORTANT ASPECTS

A. being flexible

B. focusing on details

C. having a smart appearance

D. hiding your emotions

E. relying on experts

F. trusting your own views

G. doing one thing at a time

H. thinking of the future

25. Communication …………………………

26. Organisation …………………………

27. Time Management …………………………

28. Creativity …………………………

29. Leadership …………………………

30. Networking …………………………

PART 4

Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Bird Migration Theory

Most birds are believed to migrate seasonally.

Hibernation theory

  • It was believed that birds hibernated underwater or buried themselves in 31. …………………………
  • This theory was later disproved by experiments on caged birds.

Transmutation theory

  • Aristotle believed birds changed from one species into another in summer and winter.
  • In autumn he observed that redstarts experience the loss of 32. ………………………… and thought they then turned into robins.
  • Aristotle’s assumptions were logical because the two species of birds had a similar 33. ….…………………… 

17th century

  • Charles Morton popularised the idea that birds fly to the 34. ………………………… in winter. 

Scientific developments

In 1822, a stork was killed in Germany which had an African spear in its 35. …………………………

  • previously there had been no 36. ………………………… that storks migrate to Africa
  • Little was known about the 37. ………………………… and journeys of migrating birds until the practice of ringing was established.
  • It was thought large birds carried small birds on some journeys because they were considered incapable of travelling across huge 38. …………………………
  • Ringing depended on what is called the 39. ………………………… of dead birds.
  • In 1931, the first 40. ………………………… to show the migration of European birds was printed.

Đáp án và hướng dẫn giải chi tiết Cambridge IELTS 17 Listening Test 3

Question 1

Recommends surfing for 1. ………………………… holidays in the summer

Đáp án: family

JACK: I think it’s the kind of holiday all the family can enjoy together.

Question 2

Need to be quiet 2. …………………………

Đáp án: fit

WOMAN: I’ve heard you need to be pretty fit. 

JACK: Yes.

Question 3

Lahinch has some good quality 3. ………………………… and surf schools

Đáp án: hotels

WOMAN:   Are there good hotels there? 

JACK: Yes – some very nice ones

Question 4

Good surf school at 4. ………………………… beach

Đáp án: Carrowniskey

JACK: There’s a good surf school at Carrowniskey beach.

Question 5

Surf camp lasts for one 5. …………………………

Đáp án: week

JACK: Three hours every day for a week

Question 6

Can also explore the local 6. ………………………… by kayak

Đáp án: bay

JACK: rent some kayaks to have a look around the bay which is nearby

Question 7

Best month to go 7. …………………………

Đáp án: September

JACK: September’s my favourite month because the water is warmer then.

Question 8

Average temperature in summer: approximate 8. ………………………… degrees

Đáp án: 19

JACK: The average temperature is about 19 degrees

Question 9

Wetsuit and surfboard: 9. ………………………… euros per day

Đáp án: 30

JACK: You can expect to pay a daily rate of about 30 euros for the hire of a wetsuit and board

Question 10

Also advisable to hire 10. ………………………… for warmth

Đáp án: boots

JACK: And make sure you also get boots. They keep your feet warm.

Question 11 & 12

Which TWO facts are given about the school’s extended hours childcare service?

A. It started recently.

B. More children attend after school than before school.

C. An average of 50 children attend in the mornings.

D. A child cannot attend both the before and after school sessions.

E. The maximum number of children who can attend is 70.

Đáp án: B, E

We are insured to provide care for up to 70 children, although we rarely have this many attending at any one session. I think we generally expect around 50-60 children for the afternoon sessions and about half that number for the breakfast sessions.

Question 13

How much does childcare cost for a complete afternoon session per child?

A. £3.50

B. £5.70

C. £7.20

Đáp án: C

For the afternoon sessions, which run from 3.30 until 6 p.m., it’s £7.20.

Question 14

What does the manager say about food?

A. Children with allergies should bring their own food.

B. Children may bring healthy snacks with them.

C. Children are given a proper meal at 5 p.m.

Đáp án: C

At 5 p.m. children are given something more substantial, such as pasta or a casserole.

proper ở đây đồng nghĩa với substantial

Question 15

What is different about arrangements in the school holidays?

A. Children from other schools can attend.

B. Older children can attend.

C. A greater number of children can attend.

Đáp án: A

It will also feel different because they’ll get the chance to make new friends with children from other schools – spaces are available for them

Question 16

Spanish …………………………

Đáp án: E. involves an additional fee

This is the only activity which we have to make an extra charge for

Question 17

Music …………………………

Đáp án: D. requires help from parents

We do rely on parental support for this

help from parents = parental support

Question 18

Painting …………………………

Đáp án: G. was requested by children

children kept asking if they could do some art

Question 19

Yoga …………………………

Đáp án: F. is a new activity

Yoga is something that we’ve been meaning to introduce

Question 20

Cooking …………………………

Đáp án: C. is for over 8s only

We’ve decided to restrict this to the over 8s

Question 21

Holly has chosen the Orion Stadium placement because…

A. it involves children.

B. it is outdoors.

C. It sounds like fun.

Đáp án: B

HOLLY:  it’s the fresh air that attracts me – organising something indoors doesn’t have the same appeal

Question 22

Which aspect of safety does Dr Green emphasise most?

A. ensuring children stay in the stadium

B. checking the equipment children will use

C. removing obstacles in changing rooms

Đáp án: A

HOLLY: that’ll include keeping everyone within the boundary

Question 23

What does Dr Green say about the spectators?

A. They can be hard to manage.

B. They make useful volunteers.

C. They shouldn’t take photographs.

Đáp án: A

TUTOR: And that’s not always easy, especially when a proud parent’s trying to get a snap of their child and you want them to move elsewhere.

Question 24

What has affected the schedule in the past?

A. bad weather

B. an injury

C. extra time

Đáp án: B

HOLLY: if someone got hurt as well. I know that last year that caused a terrible delay.

Question 25

Communication …………………………

Đáp án: C. having a smart appearance

TUTOR: It isn’t only about what you say. If you meet someone face-to-face and want to persuade them to be a sponsor, for example

HOLLY: Oh, I’ll dress up for that! Sure.

Question 26

Organisation …………………………

Đáp án: A. being flexible

HOLLY: I guess it’s being prepared to make changes that matters.

TUTOR: That’s right. You may have to make an on-the-spot change

Question 27

Time Management …………………………

Đáp án: D. hiding your emotions

TUTOR:   Yes, but it’s how you respond as that deadline approaches!

HOLLY:    I know I’ve got to look calm even if I’m in a panic.

Question 28

Creativity …………………………

Đáp án: B. focusing on details

TUTOR:   Another skill that events managers need is creativity. Often your client has what we call the ‘big picture’ idea, but it’s up to the events manager to think of all the fine points that go to making it work

think of all the fine points = focusing on details

Question 29

Leadership …………………………

Đáp án: F. trusting your own views

TUTOR: That’s right. And you’ll have a team working under you, so another key skill is leadership.

HOLLY: Isn’t it better to be democratic?

TUTOR: It’s a nice idea, but you have the ultimate responsibility. So, believe in what you think best

Question 30

Networking …………………………

Đáp án: H. thinking of the future

HOLLY: What about the networking side of things?

HOLLY: I guess that will help me when I apply for a real job. 

TUTOR: Exactly – think ahead

Question 31

It was believed that birds hibernated underwater or buried themselves in 31. …………………………

Đáp án: mud

Another theory for the regular appearance and disappearance of birds was that they spend winter hidden in mud

Question 32

In autumn he observed that redstarts experience the loss of 32. ………………………… and thought they then turned into robins.

Đáp án: feathers

He observed that in the autumn, small birds called ‘redstarts’ began to lose their feathers

Question 33

Aristotle’s assumptions were logical because the two species of birds had a similar 33. ………………………… 

Đáp án: shape

These assumptions are understandable given that this pair of species are similar in shape

Question 34

Charles Morton popularised the idea that birds fly to the 34. ………………………… in winter.

Đáp án: moon

He wrote a surprisingly well-regarded paper claiming that birds migrate to the moon and back every year

Question 35

In 1822, a stork was killed in Germany which had an African spear in its 35 …………………… .

Đáp án: neck

This particular stork made history because of the long spear in its neck

Question 36

–  previously there had been no 36 …………………… that storks migrate to Africa

Đáp án: evidence

This was a truly defining moment in the history of ornithology because it was the first evidence that storks spend their winters in sub-Saharan Africa

Question 37

Little was known about the 37 …………………… and journeys of migrating birds until the practice of ringing was established.

Đáp án: destinations

Before this, very little information was available about the actual destinations of particular species

Question 38

It was thought large birds carried small birds on some journeys because they were considered incapable of traveling across huge 38 …………………… .

Đáp án: oceans

This idea came about because it seemed impossible that small birds weighing only a few grams could fly over vast oceans

Question 39

Ringing depended on what is called the 39 ‘……………………’ of dead birds.

Đáp án: recovery

This is still common practice today and relies upon what is known as ‘recovery’

Question 40

In 1931, the first 40 …………………… to show the migration of European birds was printed.

Đáp án: atlas

In 1931, an atlas was published showing where the most common species of European birds migrated to

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