Trong bộ đề IELTS SPEAKING PART 1 trong tháng 5-8/2023 hiện tại đang thi TOPIC: MUSIC. Các bạn học các cụm từ vựng hay và ideas để chuẩn bị cho chủ đề này nhé.
IDEAS & USEFUL EXPRESSIONS:
1. When you’re feeling down in the dumps, music can help pick you up.
- feel down in the dumps (idiom) = unhappy
- pick sb up (phrasal verb): khiến cho ai đó cảm thấy tốt hơn
2. Listening to music can elevate your mood.
- elevate your mood: cải thiện tâm trạng của bạn, khiến cho bạn vui hơn
3. The joy you can get from music will help lift your spirits and those of everybody else involved. Whether it’s learning your favourite tune, performing on stage or a good old sing-a-long with your mates, music brings fun!
- lift your spirits = to make you happier: khiến cho bạn vui vẻ hơn, hạnh phúc hơn
4. Music is an essential part of a child’s cognitive development and provides a creative outlet throughout a busy school day.
- provide a creative outlet: cung cấp phương tiện để biểu đạt sự sáng tạo
5. Music positively impacts a child’s academic performance, assists in developing social skills, and provides an outlet for creativity that is crucial to a child’s development. Music education should always be considered a pivotal part of a child’s educational process.
- provide an outlet for creativity: cung cấp phương tiện để biểu đạt sự sáng tạo
- be crucial to a child’s development: rất quan trọng cho sự phát triển của trẻ
- considered a pivotal part of a child’s educational process: được coi như là phần rất quan trọng trong quá trình giáo dục của trẻ
6. Music is a vehicle for excellent memory skills.
- a vehicle for sth: một cách thức để đạt được điều gì
7. For me, listening to music is a great antidote to boredom.
- a great antidote to boredom: một thứ/điều tuyệt vời làm giảm nhẹ đi sự nhàm chán
8. Whether it’s a walk, a run, or a workout in the gym, music can improve your stamina and lead to a better, more enjoyable workout.
- improve your stamina: nâng cao khả năng/thể lực ổn định
9. Music can give children a way to express themselves, to unleash their creativity, to be inspired and uplifted, to relax, and to relieve stress and tension.
- unleash their creativity: giải phóng/thỏa sức sáng tạo
- uplift (v): khiến cho ai đó cảm thấy vui vẻ, hạnh phúc hơn
- relieve stress and tension: giảm nhẹ đi sự căng thẳng
10. Listening to your favourite song can help in staving off depression.
- stave off depression: ngăn chặn sự chán nản/phiền muộn
11. Listening to peaceful music can help with relaxation by slowing your breathing and heart rate as well reducing blood pressure. This makes it easier to unwind and let go of some of your worries which in turn may help you fall asleep quicker and stay asleep longer.
- unwind (v): thư giãn
- let go of worries: loại bỏ sự lo lắng
12. Exercise is much easier when listening to music. This is because, fast-paced, upbeat music increases your heart rate and gives you a burst of energy, fuelling motivation and maximising performance.
- give you a burst of energy: cho bạn thêm năng lượng
- fuel motivation: làm tăng động lực
13. Hearing a particular song can bring back a special memory or make you feel happy or calm or pumped up.
- pumped up (adj): tràn đầy sự hăng hái hoặc phấn khích
14. Practicing music is a creative pursuit. Learning to play an instrument does wonders for the creative side of a child’s brain.
- do wonders for sth (idiom): rất tốt cho (thứ gì), có lợi cho (thứ gì)
15. It may be painful on your ears when first getting the hang of a new instrument, but persevere and it might just be better for you than you originally would have thought.
- get the hang of sth (C2) = to learn how to do sth or use sth (học cách để làm gì, hoặc sử dụng thứ gì)
- persevere (in/with sth) (v): kiên trì
16. Playing a musical instrument can keep your mind sharp. Whether you’re tentatively playing the piano or getting to grips with the guitar, you’ll be constantly learning and exercising your mind. When you’re adding new songs to your repertoire, you’re improving your capacity to develop new skills.
- get to grips with sth (C2) = to make an effort to understand and deal with sth (nỗ lực để hiểu và giải quyết thứ gì)
- improve your capacity to develop new skills: nâng cao khả năng để phát triển kỹ năng mới
17. By putting in the hours and dedicating yourself to the craft of mastering your instrument, you can boost your concentration every day.
- dedicate yourself to sth: dành nhiều thời gian, nỗ lực (cho thứ gì)
- boost your concentration: nâng cao sự tập trung của bạn
18. Beyond health benefits, you are also improving your coordination skills when you’re playing an instrument as multiple parts of your body and brain work together to create music.
- improve your coordination skills: cải thiện kỹ năng biết phối hợp
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