DAY 03:
Toeic
Speaking &
Writing
Our agenda
01 Speaking:
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Read a text aloud
Describe a picture
Writing:
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Grammar
Describe a picture
01
Speaking
Read a text aloud
Paragraph 01
Welcome to sunny Yorktown and thank you for joining us today at our first national New
Marketers training conference. Please make sure to check in at the booth so that we can
record your attendance. The trainers will be on hand to conduct tours of the facilities. You
will be given a training handbook and a new employee packet. At the end of today’s
training session, we'll be handing out surveys. Does anyone have any questions?
Describe a picture
(i) Directions: 45s to prepare, 30s to speak
(ii) Guided Structure:
+ General information (*): This is a picture taken at <a place>/. There is/ are < số lượng người > man/ woman/ men/
women/ people in the picture.
+ Appearance:
- The man/ woman has black/ curly hair, a beard (râu quai nón), …
- The man/ woman is wearing business suits, formal clothes, glasses, hats, protective hats (nón bảo hộ), <color>
trousers/ pants, shirt, T-shirt, sweater, dress, …
+ Position:
- The man/ woman is standing/ sitting next to/ in front of/ behind/ on the left/ on the right/ in the middle (center) of
STH, at the corner,…
+ Action (*) : The man/ woman is V-ing (tùy thuộc tranh)
+ Foreground/ Background: In the foreground/background/ Behind __, there is/ are (cảnh vật)
+ Conclusion: Overall, I guess/ it looks like/ it is likely that ____ (nhận định chung về bức tranh)
Describe a picture
+ General information (*):
- at a check-in counter/ reception desk
- several people
+ Appearance & Action (*) :
- On the left side: 2 people
+ the woman in a white shirt looking at the screen
+ the man: standing in front her/ leaning onto the counter
=> waiting for the check-in procedure
- On the right side: 3 people
+ one is checking on her phone, one is standing next to his
suitcase and another man is putting his hand in the
pocket
+ standing in a line => waiting for their turn
+ Foreground/ Background:
- a potted plant, a big glass window, …
+ Conclusion: Overall, I guess/ it looks like/ it is likely that busy
Describe a picture
Describe a picture
+ General information (*):
- At a laboratory
- 3 people + all wearing lab coats/ blouses & facemasks=>
researchers/ scientists…
+ Appearance & Action (*) :
- In the foreground:
+ sitting at the desk with the glasses on her head
+ looking into the microscope => observing some
microorganisms/ some samples / doing an experiment
- Behind her: 2 men
+ one is sitting, one is standing with sth on his hand
+ looking at it => having a discussion
+ Around them,
- lab equipment/ tools
+ Conclusion: Overall, I guess/ it looks like/ it is likely that
“busy"/ focusing on their work
Describe a picture
Describe a picture + General information (*):
- at a construction site
- 2 people => wearing protective clothing =>
engineer/ inspectors/ workers
+ Appearance & Action (*) :
- On the right side: a woman with a white helmet
+ standing
+ writing sth on the clipboard / taking notes =>
recording/ documenting inspection results
- Next to: a man wearing a red hard hat
+ crouching down, touching some wires =>
checking/ examining their quality
+ Conclusion: Overall, I guess/ it looks like/ it is likely
that
- ble -> bly
- scientific => scientifically /kly/
Describe a picture
02
Writing
Grammar: Common Mistakes
(i)
Lexical mistakes
N đếm đc số ít phải có Determiners:
- Mạo từ
- Từ chỉ lượng
- Tính từ sở hữu
- This/ that
Đọc và sửa lỗi:
1. Big company => companies spend much money on production instead of environment
improvement.
2. THE Teacher is/ TEACHERS are playing AN important role in THE class.
3. We can study at home via OUR/ A computer/ S and THE Internet.
4. SchoolS should require studentS to study A foreign language.
Grammar: Common Mistakes
(ii) Grammatical mistakes
a. Wrong sentence structures
1. There are people WHO believe => BELIEVING that increasing sports facilities is the best way
of improving the public health.
=> Sửa: _______________________________________________________________
2. Reading has many benefits THAT include => INCLUDING literacy, imagination and thinking
ability.
=> Sửa: _______________________________________________________________
3. People are able to work at home via the Internet, WHICH is very convenient.
=> People are able to work at home via the Internet. THIS is very convenient.
Grammar: Common Mistakes
(ii) Grammatical mistakes
c. Fragments
Ví dụ:
1/ The government should return its revenue to its citizens. => , Because most of the
government's money is contributed by the taxpayers. BECAUSE SV, SV.
2/ Even though science is closely linked to our material life. =>, It cannot satisfy our need for
spiritual pursuit.
d. Lỗi rút gọn câu
+ Liên từ + S1 V1, S2 V2
+ Đk: S1 = S2 => Rút gọn: Liên từ + V1_ing/ V1_ed, S2 V2.
WHEN I CAME HOME, I MET MY FRIEND. => WHEN COMING HOME, I MET MY FRIEND
Ví dụ:
When using the Internet, it helps people communicate easily with others.
Grammar: Common Mistakes
(iii) Capitalisation & punctuation
Lỗi liên quan đến việc viết hoa/viết thường và dấu chấm câu cũng thuộc lỗi ngữ pháp và bài viết
sẽ bị trừ điểm nếu thí sinh phạm những lỗi này.
Ví dụ:
Sai: Studying math can nurture some Intelligence, and potential talent. it means students who
study math may develop logic and abstract thinking abilities.
=> Sửa: _______________________________________________________________
(iiiii) Punctuation
- Liệt kê:
+ A and/ or B: I have many hobbies such as singing, AND dancing.
+ A, B, AND C: I have many hobbies such as singing, dancing, AND drawing.
Grammar: Common Mistakes
(iv) Practice: Hãy đọc và tìm các lỗi trong đoạn văn sau:
Studying abroad has many virtues. above all, students overseas study can stimulate the
economy of the other country and enhance communication with each other. In addition, study
overseas can be shared educational resource by students, such as educational infrastructures
and famous teachers. Importantly, going abroad to study could broaden students' horizons and
nurture independence. It means it was hard at first to live apart from parents, but it has been a
good chance for change for them. They are much more independent and They would be more
able to deal with troubles on themselves.
Thank you!
Practice makes
automaticity
