BOOKS & FILMS

Part 1: Books and Reading habits

Do you often read books? When?

Has your reading habit changed since you were young?
Have you ever read a novel that has been adapted into a film?
Which do you prefer, reading books or watching movies?

Part 2: Describe a story or novel you have read that you found interesting
You should say:
When you read it
What the story or novel was about
Who wrote it
And explain why you think it was interesting

Part 3:
How does technology help people tell their stories?
Which one is more popular in Vietnam, ebooks or paper books?
Why are mystery novels so popular nowadays?
What kinds of stories do children in Vietnam enjoy reading?

Part 2 (15): Describe a movie you watched recently and would like to watch again
You should say:
What type of movie it was
What it was about
Where you watched it
And explain why you would like to watch it again

Part 3:
Where do people in Vietnam normally watch movies?
What are the differences between watching movies at home and at the cinema?
Are famous actors or actresses important for a movie to be successful?
Why are there fewer people going to the cinema to watch movies nowadays?

Link tham khảo: https://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/ielts-books-and-films-vocabulary/

STT Từ mới IPA Nghĩa tiếng Anh Nghĩa tiếng Việt

a film with fast moving

1 an action movie /ˈækʃn muːvi/ scenes, often containing phim hành động
violence

to be completely vô cùng chăm chú, bị

2 to be engrossed in /ɪnˈɡrəʊst/
focused on one thing cuốn theo câu chuyện

something to read in bed truyện đọc trước khi đi

3 bedtime reading
before you go to sleep ngủ

4 to be a big reader someone who reads a lot là người đọc rất nhiều

dựa theo câu chuyện

5 to be based on to use as a modal
nào đó

a financially successful phim đạt doanh thu

6 a box office hit /ˈbɒks ɒfɪs/
film cao

7 to be heavy-going difficult to read sách khó đọc

a film that is a big

8 a blockbuster /ˈblɒkbʌstə(r)/ phim bom tấn
commercial success

to catch the latest to see a film that has just đón xem bộ phim vừa
9 /ˈleɪtɪst/
movie come out mới công chiếu

/ˈsentrəl/ the main person in a

10 the central character nhân vật chính
/ˈkærəktə(r)/ film or book
 một tác phẩm kinh
11 a classic ˈklæsɪk/ of the highest quality
điển

to come highly to be praised by another

12 /ˌrekəˈmendɪd/ rất đáng xem
recommended person

wasn’t able to stop (sách) hay đến ,ức

13 couldn’t put it down
reading a book không thể dừng đọc

14 an e-book a digital book sách điện tử

a device for reading e-

15 an e-reader máy đọc sách
books

to look quickly through lật qua các trang sách,

16 to flick through /flɪk/ /θruː/
a book đọc lướt qua

to get a good/bad to receive positive or

17 /rɪˈvjuː/ được phản hồi tốt/xấu
review negative feedback

to go on general /ˈdʒenrəl/ when a film can be seen được phát hành rộng
18
release /rɪˈliːs/ by the general public rãi

a book with a rigid

19 hardback /ˈhɑːdbæk/ cover (see ‘paperback’ sách bìa cứng
below)

/hɪˈstɒrɪkl/ tiểu thuyết lấy bối

20 a historical novel a story set in the past
/ˈnɒvl/ cảnh lịch sử

/ləʊ//ˈbʌdʒɪt/ a film made with a small bộ phim với kinh phí

21 a low budget film
/fɪlm/ amount of money sản xuất thấp

22 on the big screen at the cinema trên màn ảnh

23 a page turner /ˈpeɪdʒ tɜːnə(r)/ a book that you want to một cuốn sách hay và
keep reading hấp dẫn đến mức phải
đọc hết trang này đến
 trang khác, không dứt
ra được

a book with a flexible

24 paperback /ˈpeɪpəbæk/ cover (see ‘hardback’ sách bìa mềm
above)

the main events in a film

25 plot /plɒt/ cốt truyện
or book

to read something to read a book from the đọc ngấu nghiến từ

26
from cover to cover first page to the last đầu đến cuối sách

science fiction
27 sci-fi /ˈsaɪ faɪ/ khoa học viễn tưởng
/ˌsaɪəns ˈfɪkʃn/

đi xem một bộ phim ở

to see a film at the
rạp (phân biệt với “to
28 to see a film cinema (see ‘watch a
watch a film” là xem
film’ below)
phim trên tivi)

where the action takes

29 the setting bối cảnh
place

30 showing /ˈʃəʊɪŋ/ performance of a film buổi chiếu, suất chiếu

the music that

31 soundtrack /ˈsaʊndtræk/ nhạc phim
accompanies a film

the visuals or sounds

that are added to a film hiệu ứng đặc biệt, kỹ
32 special effects /ˌspeʃl ɪˈfekts/
which are difficult to xảo
produce naturally

to take out (a book to borrow a book from mượn sách (từ thư
33
from the library) the library viện)
 to outline the details of
34 to tell the story of someone’s life or an kể câu chuyện về …
event

xem một bộ phim trên

to watch a film on TV
tivi (phân biệt với “to
35 to watch a film (see ‘to see a film’
see a film” là xem
above)
phim ngoài rạp)
 SPORTS
Part 1: Doing sports

What sports do you like?

Where did you learn how to do it?
Did you do any sport when you were young?
Do you think students need more exercise?

Part 2 (7): Describe an outdoor activity you did in a new place recently

You should say:

What the activity is
Who invited you to participate in it
Whether you asked for help in the activity
And explain what change you had in the activity

Part 3:

What outdoor activities are popular in Vietnam?

Why do some people like dangerous sports?
Should young people try as many new activities as possible?
Do you think older people are less likely to change their lifestyles?

Part 2 (4): Describe a popular place for sports (e.g a stadium) that you have been to
You should say:
Where it is
When you went there
What you did there
And explain how you felt about this place
Part 3:
Do young people today do enough sports?
What are the benefits of playing sports for children?
Is it necessary to build public sports spaces?
What do you think of companies donating sports venues for poor children?

Link tham khảo: https://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/ielts-sports-vocabulary/

STT Từ mới IPA Nghĩa tiếng Anh Nghĩa tiếng Việt

an event where various

sự kiện thi đấu thể
1 an athletics meeting /æθˈletɪks/ athletics sports are
thao
held

2 an athletics track a running track đường chạy

a football match
trận đấu trên sân
3 an away game played in the opposing
khách
teams stadium

một “cuốc” đi bộ
4 a brisk walk /brɪsk/ /wɔːk/ a fast walk
nhanh

5 to do judo /ˈdʒuːdəʊ/ (not go or play) tập judo

someone who likes người hâm mộ bóng

6 a football fan
football đá

/ˈfɪtnəs/ a schedule of activities chương trình huấn

7 a fitness programme
/ˈprəʊɡræm/ to keep fit luyện thể hình

8 a football match a game of football trận đấu bóng đá

9 a football pitch /ˈfʊtbɔːl/ /pɪtʃ/ the surface on which sân bóng đá (nhỏ
you play football (as
 opposed to a stadium,
hơn sân vận động)
which is the building)

a period in the year

10 a football season /ˈsiːzn/ when football is mùa giải
played

tập luyện để có vóc

11 to get into shape to become fit dáng khỏe khoắn,
săn chắc

to run around the

12 to go jogging đi chạy bộ
streets

a football match
13 a home game played in the teams trận đấu trên sân nhà
own stadium

to stay in good giữ vóc dáng gọn

14 to keep fit
physically condition gàng, khỏe khoắn

không ở trong trạng

15 to be out of condition to not be physically fit thái khỏe khoắn, gọn
gàng nhất

to achieve the best

16 a personal best /ˈpɜːsənl/ personal result so far kỷ lục cá nhân
in a sport

a sports coach that

/ˈpɜːsənl/ huấn luyện viên
17 a personal trainer helps you on a one-to-
/ˈtreɪnə(r)/ riêng
one basis

chơi quần vợt / bóng

18 to play tennis/football (not do or go)
đá

19 to run the marathon /ˈmærəθən/ to run a distance of chạy điền kinh

 42.195 Kilometres

a ticket that gives you

entry to most of a
20 a season ticket team’s home games vé cả mùa giải
during the sporting
year.

to achieve the best

21 to set a record /ˈrekɔːd/ lập kỷ lục
result in a sport

a public building
/spɔːts/
22 a sports centre where people can do trung tâm thể thao
/ˈsentə(r)/
various sports

the equipment and cơ sở vật chất phục

23 sports facilities /fəˈsɪləti/ services needed to do a vụ thi đấu, tập luyện
sport thể thao

a
the surface where you sân squash, tennis,
24 squash/tennis/badminton /kɔːt/
play these sports cầu lông
court

/ˈstrenjuəs/ exercise that needs a bài tập đòi hỏi thể

25 strenuous exercise
/ˈeksəsaɪz/ lot of physical effort lực cao

người bơi giỏi, tay

26 a strong swimmer a good swimmer
kình ngư

the place where you

27 a swimming pool bể bơi
swim

bắt đầu tập luyện thể

28 to take up exercise to start doing exercise
thao

to train with a lot of

29 to train hard tập luyện chăm chỉ
effort
 TECHNOLOGY
Part 1:

Technology

What technology do you often use, computers or cellphones?

What electronic devices have you bought lately?
Are there any technologies you want to buy?
What are the benefits of technology? Do you think it is important in your life?

Computers
When do you have to use computers?
When was the first time you used a computer?
What would your life be like without computers?
In what conditions would it be difficult for you to use a computer?

Social media
Do you or your friends like using social media?
Do you think you or your friends use too much social media?
Do you want to work in the social media industry? Why?
What is the most popular social media platform in Vietnam?

Part 2 (12): Describe a time when you needed to search for information
You should say:
What information you needed to search for
When you searched for it
Where you searched for it
And explain why you needed to search for it

Part 3:
How can people search for information now?
What information can people get from television?
Do you think libraries are still important in the digital age?
Does the development of the Internet have any impact on disadvantaged people?
Part 2 (19): Describe a time you used your cellphone/smartphone to do something important
You should say:
What happened
When it happened
How important the cellphone/smartphone was

Part 3:
What are the occasions when people are not allowed to use smartphones?
What are the differences between the way young people and old people use a cellphone?
What is more common, using a cellphone to make calls or to send messages?
Do you think there should be a law to stop people from making phone calls in public?

Link tham khảo: https://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/ielts-technology-vocabulary/

STT Từ mới IPA Nghĩa tiếng Anh Nghĩa tiếng Việt

to access /ˈækses//ˈwebsaɪt/ to locate truy cập vào trang

1
websites/email /ˈiːmeɪl/ websites/email web / email

to make a copy of
2 to back up files /faɪl/ files in case of a sao lưu dữ liệu
computer problem

3 to boot up /buːt//ʌp/ to start a computer khởi động máy

to bookmark a /ˈbʊkmɑːk/ /ˈweb to mark a webpage

4 lưu lại dấu trang
webpage peɪdʒ/ for future reference

xem các trang web

browse = to look
through a book,
5 to browse websites /braʊz/ to look at websites
newspaper, website,
etc. without reading
everything
 người giỏi vi tính

buff = a person who

is very interested in a
particular subject or
an expert computer
6 a computer buff /kəmˈpjuːtə(r)/ /bʌf/ activity and knows a
user
lot about it

a film/movie/history
buff

to suddenly stop
7 to crash /kræʃ/ máy sập nguồn
working

to move text or
images from one
8 to cut and paste /kʌt/ənd//peɪst/ cắt và dán dữ liệu
place in a document
to another place

a computer that isn’t

9 a desktop PC /ˈdesktɒp/ portable and remains máy tính để bàn
in situ on a desk

to edit digital
biên tập đồ họa,
10 digital edit /ˈdɪdʒɪtl//ˈedɪt/ materials like audio
video, audio
or video files

to save a copy of a
tải xuống phim, ảnh,
11 download (podcasts) /ˌdaʊnˈləʊd//ˈpɒdkɑːst/ file from the internet
podcast
to your own device

12 to enter a web /ˈentə(r)/ to type the address nhập địa chỉ web
address /web/ of a website into the
/əˈdres/ address bar of your
 browser

a technological tool
13 a gadget /ˈɡædʒɪt/ like a mobile phone thiết bị điện tử
or camera

to start using the

14 to go online /ˌɒnˈlaɪn/ lên mạng
Internet

powerful computer
/haɪ//spek/
15 high-spec (laptop) with top quality (laptop) cấu hình cao
/ˈlæptɒp/
components

16 Internet security /ˈɪntənet//sɪˈkjʊərəti/ Internet safety an ninh mạng

a network of
connected
computers within an
17 intranet /ˈɪntrənet/ mạng nội bộ
organisation that is
not accessible by
unauthorised visitors

to find your way điều hướng trong

18 to navigate a website /ˈnævɪɡeɪt/
around a website trang web

the software that

19 operating system tells the computer hệ điều hành
how to work

send an email with

20 send an attachment /əˈtætʃmənt/ an accompanying gửi file đính kèm
file

21 social media /ˌsəʊʃl ˈmiːdiə/ media used to mạng xã hội

interact with other
people such as
 Facebook or Twitter

to look at a series of
22 to surf the web /sɜːf/ websites one after lướt web
the other

somebody who has

23 a techie /ˈteki/ an interest in đứa nghiện máy tính
technology

to obtain a more
powerful or feature-
24 to upgrade /ˌʌpˈɡreɪd/ nâng cấp, lên đời
rich computer or
piece of software

to see and hear

people from
25 video conferencing /ˈvɪdiəʊkɒnfərənsɪŋ/ họp qua video chat
different locations
using the Internet

a public place where

26 wireless hotspot /ˈwaɪələs//ˈhɒtspɒt/ you can access the điểm phát wifi
Internet

a network where
users can access the
27 wireless network mạng wifi
Internet without the
use of fixed cables

producing written xử lý văn bản bằng

28 word processing /wɜːd//ˈprəʊsesɪŋ/
texts on a computer máy tính
 WEATHER
Part 1:

Weather
What is the weather like where you live?
Do you prefer cold or hot weather?
Do you prefer dry or wet weather?
Do you often check weather forecasts?

Link tham khảo: https://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/ielts-weather-vocabulary/

STT Từ mới IPA Nghĩa tiếng Anh Nghĩa tiếng Việt

below zero degrees lạnh dưới 0ºC (đóng

1 to be below freezing /bɪˈləʊ//ˈfriːzɪŋ/
Celsius băng)

very cold and

2 bitterly cold /ˈbɪtəli//kəʊld/ lạnh cắt da cắt thịt
unpleasant

a complete covering of tuyết trắng phủ dầy

3 a blanket of snow /ˈblæŋkɪt//əv//snəʊ/
snow khắp nơi

nóng như thiêu như

4 boiling hot /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ//hɒt/ very hot (informal)
đốt

changeable /ˈtʃeɪndʒəbl/ weather that often (thời tiết) dễ thay

5
= unpredictable /ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbl/ changes đổi

when weather
6 a change in the weather /ˈweðə(r)/ thay đổi thời tiết
conditions change

bầu trời xanh ngắt

7 clear blue skies a sky without clouds
trong veo

when clouds or rain mây mù đã tan nắng

8 to clear up
disappear vàng đã đến
 when the sun appears
9 to come out (the sun) mặt trời mới ló dạng
out of a cloudy sky

a short period of cold

10 a cold spell /spel/ một đợt lạnh
weather

to wear warm clothes

to protect yourself
11 to dress up warm mặc ấm vào
against wintry
conditions

một tí mưa, vài giọt

12 a drop of rain a little bit of rain
mưa

a sudden and severe đợt lũ quét, lũ ống

13 a flash flood /ˌflæʃ ˈflʌd/
flood (rất đột ngột)

14 freezing cold very cold (informal) rất lạnh

to get caught in the to be outside when it

15 bị dính mưa
rain rains unexpectedly

to get drenched
/drentʃ/
16 to get very wet bị ướt như chuột lột
/səʊk/
drench = soak (to make
sb/sth completely wet)

a serious condition
17 heatstroke /ˈhiːtstrəʊk/ caused by being too say nắng
long in hot weather

a period of very hot đợt sóng nhiệt, đợt

18 a heatwave /ˈhiːtweɪv/
weather nắng nóng (dài)

19 heavy rain intense rainfall cơn mưa to

20 long-range forecast /ˈfɔːkɑːst/ the weather forecast dự báo thời tiết vài
 for several days or ngày hoặc cả tuần
weeks ahead sắp tới

khí hậu ôn hòa, ít có

a climate without
nắng nóng mưa
21 mild climate /maɪld//ˈklaɪmət/ extreme weather
nhiều hay bão tố, rét
conditions
buốt

mùa đông nhưng

a winter that isn’t
22 mild winter thời tiết dịu nhẹ,
particularly cold
không quá lạnh

see ‘clear blue skies’ trời trong veo,

23 not a cloud in the sky /klaʊd/
above không một gợn mây

to pour down mưa trút xuống xối

24 /pɔː(r)/ to rain heavily
= to pour with rain xả

to be cancelled or (nói về các sự kiện,

25 to be rained off postponed due to poor lịch hẹn) phải hoãn
weather vì thời tiết xấu

short periods of sunny đợt nắng nóng

26 sunny spells /ˈsʌni/
weather (ngắn)

a dense fog that makes

27 thick fog /θɪk//fɒɡ/ sương mù dày đặc
visibility very poor

28 torrential rain /təˈrenʃl/ see ‘heavy rain’ above cơn mưa xối xả

a storm typical of ones

29 tropical storm /ˈtrɒpɪkl//stɔːm/ that you find in bão nhiệt đới
tropical climates

30 weather forecast /ˈweðə fɔːkɑːst/ a TV/radio programme bản tin dự báo thời
or section in a tiết
newspaper/magazine
which predicts weather
conditions
 ENVIRONMENT
Part 2 (19): Describe a time when you saw a lot of plastic waste (e.g in a park, on the beach etc.)
You should say:
Where are when you saw the plastic waste
Why there were a lot of plastic waste
What you did after you saw them
And explain what your thoughts were about this

Part 3:
What are the benefits of using plastic products?
How can people reduce their use of plastic?
What kind of plastic waste is often seen in Vietnam?
What are the problems when there is too much plastic waste?

Link tham khảo: https://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/ielts-environment-vocabulary/

STT Từ mới IPA Nghĩa tiếng Anh Nghĩa tiếng Việt

the cleanliness of the chất lượng không

1 air quality /eə(r)/ /ˈkwɒləti/
air we breathe khí

2 to become extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/ to no longer exist tuyệt chủng

to be in danger of trên bờ vực đe

3 to be under threat /θret/
becoming extinct dọa

the change in
4 climate change /ˈklaɪmət//tʃeɪndʒ/ worldwide weather biến đổi khí hậu
patterns

see ‘to become biến mất dần,

5 to die out
extinct’ tuyệt chủng

6 endangered species /ɪnˈdeɪndʒəd//ˈspiːʃiːz/ categories of animals loài có nguy cơ

or plants that are in tuyệt chủng
 danger of becoming
extinct

the careful
management of
việc tiết kiệm
7 energy conservation /ˈenədʒi//ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃn/ energy resources to
năng lượng
ensure they last as
long as possible

behaviour and
environmentally /ɪnˌvaɪrənmentəli thân thiện với
8 products that do not
friendly ˈfrendli/ môi trường
harm the environment

the toxic gases given

9 exhaust fumes /ɪɡˈzɔːst//fjuːmz/ off by vehicles khí thải xe cộ
powered by petrol

floods that happen

10 flash floods lũ quét, lũ ống
quickly

energy resources like

gas and oil that are
nhiên liệu hóa
11 fossil fuels /ˈfɒsl fjuːəl/ produced deep below
thạch
the ground over
millions of years

the people who live các thế hệ tương

12 future generations /ˈfjuːtʃə(r)/ /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/
after us lai

to live a life that is quay lại với tự

13 to get back to nature /ˈneɪtʃə(r)/
closer to nature nhiên

14 global warming /ˌɡləʊbl ˈwɔːmɪŋ/ the increasing sự ấm lên toàn

temperature of the cầu
world brought about
by gases such as
 carbon dioxide

the manufacture of
heavy articles and các ngành công
15 heavy industry /ˌhevi ˈɪndəstri/
materials in large nghiệp nặng
numbers

the act of showing

16 humanitarian aid /hjuːˌmænɪˈteəriən//eɪd/ support to people hỗ trợ nhân đạo
struggling to survive

17 impact on /ˈɪmpækt/ the effect on tác động đến

the decline in areas of

mất nơi sống của
land where animals
18 loss of habitat ˈhæbɪtæt/ các loài động
and plants would
thực vật
normally exist

widespread damage or các thiên tai,

/ˌmæn ˈmeɪd//dɪ
man-made disaster loss of life brought thảm họa do tác
19 ˈzɑːstə(r)/
disaster = catastrophe about by the action of động của con
/kəˈtæstrəfi/
humans người mà ra

an event such as an
earthquake, flood or
thảm họa tự
20 natural disaster /ˈnætʃrəl//dɪˈzɑːstə(r)/ hurricane which
nhiên
causes widespread
damage or loss of life

the place where

animals and plants môi trường tự
21 natural environment ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/
would normally be nhiên
found in nature

22 the natural world /wɜːld/ the world of nature thế giới tự nhiên
 waste usually
deposited in the seas vụ tràn dầu (ra
23 oil spill /ɔɪl//spɪl/
and oceans after an biển, sông, hồ)
accident at sea

to hunt and kill wild săn bắt động vật

24 poach /pəʊtʃ/
animals illegally trái phép

the amount of toxic

25 pollution levels /pəˈluːʃn//ˈlevl/ mức độ ô nhiễm
waste

a group of people who

try to raise awareness
nhóm người gây
of issues and try to
26 pressure group /ˈpreʃə(r)/ /ɡruːp/ sức ép (đối với
affect the views and
một chính phủ)
actions of people and
organisations

poisonous, unwanted
rubbish often
27 toxic waste /ˈtɒksɪk//weɪst/ chất thải độc hại
produced by industrial
processes

to protect animals and

việc bảo vệ động
28 wildlife conservation /ˈwaɪldlaɪf//ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃn/ plants and their
vật hoang dã
habitats