Collocation – Travel

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1. Are you adding / bumping / checking any bags today?

 
 
 

2. Hello, I need to change the dates of my hotel district / layover / reservation

 
 
 

3. I always try to get a window chair / seat / spot on long flights.

 
 
 

4. I won’t be in the office next week – I’ll be on a business flight / travel / trip.

 
 
 

5. On their honeymoon, Will and Cassie spent a week at a five-star / ten-point / gold-star hotel

 
 
 

6. Sorry, sir, but your bring-in / carry-on / take-up bag is too heavy.

 
 
 

7. The gate number is printed on your boarding / checking / entering pass

 
 
 

8. The checkout / layover / stop-off was only 30 minutes – I had to run to catch my attaching /connecting / linking flight

 
 
 
 
 
 

9. The rooms of the hotel were nice, but the fitness center was rather dingy / red-light / one-star

 
 
 

10. The travel agency / organization / department is offering a great deal on a 5-day package in
Miami.

 
 
 

11. We felt sick on the plane because the flight was really bumpy / seedy / messy.

 
 
 

12. You should book / make / set your flight now, before prices go up.

 
 
 

IELTS speaking topic: computer

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Presented by Thầy Anh

If your computer is slow, what do you do? 

OUTLINE

If your computer is slow, what do you do? 

Answer

There are number of steps that can help my computer become faster. 

First,  I will remove the Unnecessary programs/ applications that consume a large amount of ram. This helps the computer run smoothly.  

Besides, I will Shut down hidden running programs, which release ram to increase the computer’s performance 

Next, I also Install antivirus like avast that scan all of computer’s disks to detect virus, spyware, security breach and Update the latest programs to help fix bugs. 

In case none of these above steps can solve the  computer’s issue completely 

. I will install a fresh computer’s operating system (OS). So I can enjoy using my computer with a great performance.  

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Speaking: Shopping for clothes

sample process: coffee production

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Thầy Anh Hướng dẫn viết bài process . Các bạn chú ý những điều dưới đây nhé

  • Câu chia ở hiện tại đơn
  • Thường sử dụng dạng bị động
  • Cần thêm lời của mình (nếu biết) cho đủ từ: giải thích bước này dùng để làm gì
  • Tra thêm thuật ngữ để biết giải thích

The diagram illustrates the process of coffee production 

Overall, there are nine steps to go from  harvesting coffee beans to delivery to consumers 

The first step is that coffee beans are harvested in the field. After that, they are put into a depulper which crushes coffee beans, so they become softer. Next, Coffee beans are soaked into a fermenting tank, and this step lasts from 1 to 3 days before fermented coffee beans are dried in the sunlight at the next step.  At this point, Coffee beans are put into sorters which helps remove the low-quality coffee beans to keep high-quality ones. And then Coffee beans are cook and turn brown since they go to a roaster. Next, they are ground in a  Grinder to become powder. And then, Ground coffee is packed and delivered to the grocery stores by trucks. Finally, Consumers can enjoy cups of tasty coffee at coffee shops or at homes. 

(157 words by Thay Anh) 

Common structures for task 2 (advantage and disadvantage)

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Thầy Anh hướng dẫn sử dụng các mẫu câu hay dùng trong writing task 2 (advantage)

Introduction

Nowadays, More and more people….

Ví dụ: Nowadays, More and more people go to cities to earn jobs.

At present, there is an increasing number of….

Ví dụ: At present, there is an increasing number of people going to the cities to search for jobs.

This has some advantages (benefits) and disadvantages (drawbacks)

In this essay below, this problem will be considered in details

In the following essay, this issue will be taken into consideration

Body

Câu topic: This ( sự việc đang diễn ra) has some advantages/benefits/positives.

Câu support:

Firstly, (Câu support 1)

Ví dụ: Firstly, People have opportunities to widen their knowledge at a large scale by visiting overseas countries.

Câu đưa ra ví dụ( làm rõ cho câu 1): For example, They could discover the history and culture of foreign countries.

Câu support 2 (Ý bổ sung 2): In addition, they can enjoy many attractive activities that don’t exist in their home countries. For example, People from hot countries like taking part in winter sports.

Kết bài

all in all/ in summary/in conclusion/ in a word/ in summary/ to summarize

This ( chủ đề đang nói) has some advantages and disadvantages

(Despite) besides advantages, this ( chủ đề đang nói) also has some disadvantages