IELTS Speaking Part 1 · bộ 3/10

Bài 11–15 · Opportunities, Secondary school, Paper, Fruit and vegetables, Tiredness

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• on a whimexpr/ɒn ə ˈwɪm/
  bốc đồng, hứng lên là làm

  When I was in primary school, a teacher started a badminton club after class, and I signed up on a whim.

• stick with somethingphr v/ˈstɪk wɪð ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
  kiên trì theo đuổi, không bỏ giữa chừng

  I mean, I was terrible at first, but I stuck with it, and I still play now.

• within reasonphrase/wɪˌðɪn ˈriːzn/
  trong chừng mực hợp lý

  I'd say yes, within reason.

• step out of one's comfort zoneexpr/ˌstep aʊt əv wʌnz ˈkʌmfət zəʊn/
  bước ra khỏi vùng an toàn

  It's the best way to find out what suits you, and it means stepping out of your comfort zone.

• think something throughphr v/ˈθɪŋk ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈθruː/
  suy nghĩ thấu đáo trước khi quyết định

  The thing is, I'm not the type to jump straight in, so I like to think things through.

• take the plungeidiom/ˌteɪk ðə ˈplʌndʒ/
  liều quyết định làm hẳn

  I was nervous, but I took the plunge, and I've been teaching them every weekend since.

• snap something upphr v/ˌsnæp ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈʌp/
  giành lấy ngay, bị đăng ký hoặc mua hết rất nhanh

  Places get snapped up really fast, though.

• keep one's ear to the groundidiom/ˌkiːp wʌnz ˈɪə tə ðə ˈɡraʊnd/
  luôn để ý, nghe ngóng tin tức

  Luckily, Trang keeps her ear to the ground, so she tells me what's on.

• have butterflies in one's stomachidiom/hæv ˈbʌtəflaɪz ɪn wʌnz ˈstʌmək/
  bồn chồn, lo lắng đến nôn nao

  The thing is, none of my primary school friends were in my class, so I had butterflies in my stomach all morning.

• break the iceidiom/ˌbreɪk ði ˈaɪs/
  phá vỡ không khí ngại ngùng ban đầu

  Then the girl next to me broke the ice by asking to borrow a pen.

• get one's head around somethingidiom/ˌɡet wʌnz ˈhed əˈraʊnd ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
  hiểu thấu một điều khó

  Maths was my best subject, so I assumed physics would be easy, but I couldn't get my head around electric circuits.

• fall behindphr v/ˌfɔːl bɪˈhaɪnd/
  bị tụt lại, học đuối hơn các bạn

  Honestly, I fell behind for a while, until a classmate showed me how to sketch the circuit first.

• hands downexpr/ˌhændz ˈdaʊn/
  chắc chắn, không bàn cãi

  English, hands down.

• bring something to lifephrase/ˌbrɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ tə ˈlaɪf/
  làm cho sinh động, cuốn hút

  Our teacher brought the lessons to life with songs and little role plays, so it never really felt like studying.

• drift apartphr v/ˌdrɪft əˈpɑːt/
  dần xa cách nhau

  We've drifted apart, though, because most of us live in different cities now.

• not have a care in the worldidiom/nɒt hæv ə ˈkeər ɪn ðə ˈwɜːld/
  vô tư, chẳng phải lo nghĩ gì

  I guess I also miss not having a care in the world.

• be soaked to the skinidiom/bi ˌsəʊkt tə ðə ˈskɪn/
  ướt sũng, ướt như chuột lột

  Mind you, I always came home soaked to the skin, so Mum wasn't too thrilled.

• jot something downphr v/ˌdʒɒt ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈdaʊn/
  ghi nhanh lại

  I mean, I'm pretty forgetful, so I jot things down and put them up round my monitors.

• keep track of somethingcollocation/ˌkiːp ˈtræk əv ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
  theo dõi, nắm được

  Otherwise, I'd never keep track of what I'm supposed to be doing.

• hard copycollocation/ˌhɑːd ˈkɒpi/
  bản in trên giấy

  I keep hard copies of the important stuff, like my rental contract and degree certificate, in a folder in my wardrobe.

• back something upphr v/ˌbæk ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈʌp/
  sao lưu

  Then again, folders go missing, so I also scan everything and back it up online.

• pluck up the courageexpr/ˌplʌk ʌp ðə ˈkʌrɪdʒ/
  lấy hết can đảm

  In secondary school, I plucked up the courage to write to a girl in my class.

• a thing of the pastphrase/ə ˌθɪŋ əv ðə ˈpɑːst/
  chuyện đã qua, không còn phổ biến

  Anyway, handwritten letters are pretty much a thing of the past now.

• cut down on somethingphr v/ˌkʌt ˈdaʊn ɒn ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
  cắt giảm

  We could definitely cut down on flyers.

• without a second glancephrase/wɪˌðaʊt ə ˌsekənd ˈɡlɑːns/
  chẳng thèm nhìn lại, không chút để ý

  People hand them out at traffic lights, and most get thrown away without a second glance.

• make a point of doing somethingphrase/ˌmeɪk ə ˈpɔɪnt əv ˈduːɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
  chủ động làm gì thường xuyên

  I cook most evenings, and I make a point of having a plate of greens, usually morning glory stir-fried with garlic.

• be a different storyexpr/bi ə ˈdɪfrənt ˈstɔːri/
  lại là chuyện khác

  Fruit is a different story.

• set something asidephr v/ˌset ˈsʌmθɪŋ əˈsaɪd/
  để dành riêng

  The lady there knows me by now, so she sets aside the best mangoes when they're in season.

• in seasoncollocation/ɪn ˈsiːzn/
  đúng mùa, vào vụ

  The lady there knows me by now, so she sets aside the best mangoes when they're in season.

• put someone offphr v/ˌpʊt ˈsʌmwʌn ˈɒf/
  làm ai mất hứng, thấy ngại

  Honestly, the smell alone puts me off.

• an acquired tastephrase/ən əˌkwaɪəd ˈteɪst/
  món cần quen dần mới thích

  It's an acquired taste, and my taste buds clearly never acquired it.

• have the last laughidiom/ˌhæv ðə ˌlɑːst ˈlɑːf/
  rốt cuộc lại là người đúng, cười sau cùng

  Funnily enough, she had the last laugh, because now I cook it myself.

• have green fingersidiom/hæv ˌɡriːn ˈfɪŋɡəz/
  có tay trồng cây

  My mum has green fingers, you know.

• rub off on someonephr v/ˌrʌb ˈɒf ɒn ˈsʌmwʌn/
  (thói quen, tài năng) lây sang, truyền sang ai

  Sadly, none of it has rubbed off on me.

• wear someone outphr v/ˌweə ˈsʌmwʌn ˈaʊt/
  làm ai kiệt sức

  That really wears me out, and by the time I leave the office, I've completely run out of steam.

• run out of steamidiom/ˌrʌn aʊt əv ˈstiːm/
  cạn sức, hết năng lượng

  That really wears me out, and by the time I leave the office, I've completely run out of steam.

• be rushed off one's feetidiom/bi ˌrʌʃt ˈɒf wʌnz ˈfiːt/
  bận tối mắt tối mũi

  Mum's noodle shop gets packed, so I'm rushed off my feet helping her.

• be shatteredphrase/bi ˈʃætəd/
  mệt rã rời

  So yeah, I'm usually shattered on the coach back.

• call it a dayidiom/ˌkɔːl ɪt ə ˈdeɪ/
  nghỉ, dừng việc ngày hôm nay

  Basically, I call it a day, get into bed before ten, and I'm out like a light.

• be out like a lightidiom/bi ˌaʊt laɪk ə ˈlaɪt/
  ngủ say ngay lập tức

  Basically, I call it a day, get into bed before ten, and I'm out like a light.

• get a second windidiom/ˌɡet ə ˌsekənd ˈwɪnd/
  lấy lại sức, bỗng tỉnh táo hẳn

  I might drag myself out of the door like a zombie, but once I'm with my mates, I get a second wind.

• give something a missexpr/ˌɡɪv ˈsʌmθɪŋ ə ˈmɪs/
  bỏ qua, lần này không tham gia

  Then again, if I'm completely exhausted, I'll give it a miss, and nobody minds.

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