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Bài lớp BASIC SKILLS 5.2
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Good afternoon. Dream time Travel. How can I help you?
Oh hello. I''m interested in the holidays you oiler along the coast near
here.
Yes. We operate several lours up the coast. Where in particular did you wanl lo go?
Well, I like the sound of the holiday that mentioned whales. Was it ?Whale Watching"?
Oh. that''s our Whale Watch Experience. It''s very popular and it''s Example
based in a lovely little town wilh nice beaches. Oh right, and how long does it last?
It''s two days - that includes four hours'' travel lime each way from here
Good. I don''t want lo be away any longer than that. So is that by coach?
Actually it''s hv minibus. We like to keep those tours small and Ql
personal so we don''t take a whole coachload of people. In fact,
we only take up to fifteen people on this tour, although we do run it Q2
with just twelve or thirteen.
Oh. right. So do you run these tours often?
Well it depends on the time of year. Of course in peak times like the
summer holidays we do them every weekend, but at the moment it''s
usually once a month at most.
And when is the next one going''?
Mmm. let me see. Urn. there''s one in three weeks'' time which is
April the 18th. and then we don''t have another one until June the 2nd. Qi
All right, and is April a good time to go?
Pretty good. Though Ihe really good time is later in the year. I have to say though that the whale sighting is only one of the many things offered. Really?
Yes. The hotel itself where you stay has great facilities. It''s called The Pallisades. The Paris what?
No. it''s actually The Pallisades. P-A-L-L-l-S-A-P-F.-S. It''s right on Q4 the main beach there Oh. I see.

RECEPTIONIST: AH of the rooms have nice views and the food is really good there too.
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And what about the other things''? You know, that are included in the price.
Oh. there are lots of things. If you don''t want to do the whale walch
cruise, your guide will take anyone who is interested either on
a bushwalk through the national park near the hotel, and there''s no Q5IQ6
extra charge for lhat. or on a fishing trip. That''s an extra SI2 I think.
And there''s also a reptile park in town - that costs more or less the same.
No, I think I''d prefer whales to snakes.
Yeah. And if you just want to relax you are free to sit by the hotel
pool or go down ihe beach. Oh. and they also have tennis courts
at the hotel, but you have to pay for those by the hour. But there
are tabic tennis tables downstairs and they''re part of the Q5IQf>
accommodation package. Just speak to your guide.
Well that sounds good. So how much is the basic tour price?
At this time of year it''s usually around S3IX) but let me check.
Er...oh, it''s actually $280. Q7
And the next tour, are there any places on that one?
How many people is it for?
There are two of us.
Yes. that should be line. Can I just mention lhat wc require all
bookings lo be made al Icasl fourteen days before you travel lo QS
avoid cancellations of tours. And if you cancel within seven days
of departure you will have to pay 50% of your total booking.
OK.
And you also need to pay a 20% deposit al the lime of booking. <J°
Can I pay thai by cre*** card? Yes. you can.
All right, what I''ll do is I''ll talk to my partner and gel back lo you. Fine. So I''ll make a provisional booking, shall 1? two for the Whale Watch Experience. Let mc issue you with a customer reference number for when you call back. Do you have a pen? Yes.
OK, it''s three nine seven, four live, T. Thai''s T for tango. When QIO
you call back, ask to speak to the Tour Manager, that''s me, Tracy. Fine. I will.

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Hello and welcome to today''s "Buyer Beware'' programme, where we give you some tips on how to spend your money wisely. Now. in today''s show we''re looking at beds for children and babies. Let''s start by looking at baby cots, that''s for children of up to three years old. We
tested three different cots all in the budget price range and. as usual, we will feature ihe good points, the problems and our verdict.
The lirsi col we looked at was by Baby Sate and u hail several good points to recommend it. Our testers liked the fact that it had four wheels, so it was easy to move around. The only slight problems with this col were thai it had no brakes, but they didn''t think that mattered too much. At firsl they were a bit concerned about the side bar. because they felt babies could trap their lingers in it. but our testers felt thai Ihis was unlikely lo happen so they have given this one a verdict of ''satisfactory''.
The next col was by Choice Cots and this time our testers were pleased to find a cot which is simple to put together unlike others we looked at. On the minus side, our testers did not like ihe fact thai the side of ihe col did not drop down, making it difficult lo pick up newborn babies. However, the real problem with this col was the space between the bars: our testers found they were loo wide and a buhy could easily trap his head. We felt ihis was a real safely hazard and so wc have labelled this one dangerous. I''m afraid.
And finally beller news for the Mother''s Choice col. This col was slightly different in that, although the side bar did not drop down, the base could be raised or lowered inio two different positions making it safe as well as convenient. The negatives for ihis one were quite minor, the only niggle everyone had was the fact thai it has no wheels and the only other problem anyone could find, was that there were pictures which were simply stuck on and so could easily become detached. The makers have now promised lo discontinue this practice. As this col will then be safe in every way. wc have made the Mother''s Choice cot our best buy. Congratulations Mother''s Choice!
So. what features should you look for in a baby''s cot? Well obviously safety is a very important factor as well as comfort and convenience. Wc recommend that, if you are buying a col. do make sure that any metal present is not rusted or bent in any way. You should ensure your cot lias only rounded or smooth edging vviihoui any sharp edges, ihis is especially important for wooden cots.
And now on lo beds lor toddlers . . .
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ANORI.W: Excuse me. I was told to come here for advice about, crm. Management Diploma courses?
MONICA: You''ve certainly come lo ihe right place Hi. my name is Monica.
ANORIW. Nice lo meet you. My name is Andrew Andrew Harris.
MOMCA : So. Andrew, have you seen our diploma course prospectus yet?
ANORLW: Yes. I''ve already looked at it. In fact, I thought the information on course
content was really useful, but I''m afraid I''m a bit confused by all ihe dilTercni ways you can do the course: full-time intensive, part-lime and so on.

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Well, let''s sec if I can help. 1 think each course type has its advantages and
disadvantages, so it really depends on you your own study habits, and your
financial circumstances, of course. Are you working at the moment?
Yes. I''ve been working in the administration section of the local hospital
for the last three years. And before that I worked in ihe office ol a computer Q2I
engineering company for two years. So. I''ve got about live years of relevant
work experience. And what I''m hoping lo focus on is Personnel Management.
I see. And are you planning to leave your current job to study, or arc you
thinking about just taking a year olT?
I want to know what my options are, really. I don''t want to quit my job or anything anil my employers are keen for me to get some more qualifications bin obviously, it would be better if I could do a course without taking too much lime away from work.
Right, so you don''t really want to do the full-time course, then?
No. not really. It''s also a question of finances. You see. my office have agreed
to pay the cost of the course itself, but I would have to take unpaid leave if Q22
I want to study full-time and. well, I don''t think I could afford *****pport
myself with no salary for a whole year.
OK. Well, you have two other possibilities: you could either do the part-time course that would be over two years and you wouldn''t have to take any lime (J23 off work - or you could do what we call a modular'' course. You could do lhat in eighteen months if you wanted or longer, it''s quite flexible and it would be up to you.
Mmm. So what does the part-time course involve?
For that you would join an evening class and have a lecture twice a week Then, you''d have to attend a seminar or discussion workshop one weekend a month. What kind of courscwork would I have to do?
Well, it''s a mixlure. You''d be expected lo write an essay each month, which Q24IQ25
counts towards your final assessment. You have a case Study to do by the end
of ihe course, which might involve doing u survey or something like thai,
and also you need to hand in a short report every four weeks. Q24IQ25
So. that''s quite a lot of work. then, on top of working every day. It sounds like
a lot of studying - and really tiring.
Yes. you certainly wouldn''i have much ifrfcg lime!

What about the "modular'' course? What would I have to do for thai?
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That way you can cover a lot of coursework and attend lectures and seminars
during the day. And each module lasts for one terjrj. say. about twelve weeks Q27
at a time. There are obvious advantages in this - the main one being that you
can study in a much more intensive way. which suits some people much belter. Q2K
And how many of these ''modules'' would I have to do to gel the diploma?
The current programme is two modules - and then you have to choose Q29
a topic lo work in more depth bin you can base lhal on your job. and so Q30
you don''t need to be away from the ollicc. and how long it lakes is up lo you.
The important thing is that you don''t have to study and work. You can
locus on one thing at a time. ANORI-W: Yes. I can see that. It certainly sounds attractive! It would be more expensive,
though. I mean. I''d have *****pport myself without pay for each module. MONICA: That''s true, so that might he a problem for you. Look, why don''t you talk this
over with your employers and ...
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OK. so we''ve been looking at the attitudes of various social and cultural groups towards the management of their personal finances how important they feel it is to save money, and what they save their money for. One aspect that we haven''t yet considered is gender. So if we consider gender issues we''re basically asking whether men and women have different attitudes towards saving money, and whether they save money for different things.
Back in 1928 the British writer George Bernard Shaw wrote in his Intelligent Women''s Guide to Socialism and Capitalism that A man is supposed to understand politics, economics and finance and is therefore unwilling to accept essential instruction.'' He also said. "A woman, having fewer pretensions, is tar more willing to learn''. Now, though these days people might question a lot of the assumptions contained in those statements, recent research does suggest that there are some quite fundamental differences between men and women in their attitudes to economic mailers.
Let''s look al what men and women actually save for. Research studies of women in North America have found that women are far more likely lo save for their children''s education and they are also more likely to save up in order to buy a house one day. The same studies have found that men. on the other hand, tend to save for a car, which by ihe way takes a surprisingly large amount ol" the household budget in North America. But the oiher main priority for men when saving money is theii retirement. When they''re earning, they''re far more likely to put money aside for their old ago lhan women are.
Now this is rather disturbing, because in fact the need for women to save for their old age is far greater than for men. Lets consider this for a moment. To start with, it is a fact thai throughout ihe world, women are likely to live many years longer lhan men, so they need money *****pport them during Ihis lime. Since women are likely lo be ihe ones loft without a partner in old age, they may therefore have lo pay for nursing care, because they don''t have a spouse to look after them. Furthermore the high divorce rates in North America arc creating a poverty cycle lor women. It is the divorced women who will most often have to look after the children and thus they need more money lo look after not just themselves but others.
So whal can be done about this situation? The population in North America is likely to contain an increasing number of elderly women. The research indicates thai ai present for women it lakes a crisis to make them think aboul their future financial situation.

But of course ihis is the very worst time for anyone to make important decisions. Women
today need to look ahead, think ahead not wait until they''re under pressure. Even
women in their early twenties need to think about pensions, for example, and with Q37
increasing numbers of women in professional positions ihere are signs thai this is
beginning to happen. Then research also suggests that women avoid dealing effectively
with their economic situation because of a lack of confidence. The best way for them to Q3H
overcome this is by getting themselves properly informed so they are less dependent on
other people''s advice. A number of initiatives have been sel up lo help them do this.
This College, for example, is one of the educational institutions which olfers night classes
in Money Management, and increasing numbers of women are enrolling on such courses. Q39
Here, they can be given advice on different ways of saving. Many women are unwilling 10
invest in slocks and shares. Ibr instance, but these can be extremely profitable. It is usually
advised thai at least 70% of a person''s savings should be in low-risk investments bill for Q40
ihe resi. financial advisors often advise laking some well-informed risks. Initiatives such
as this can give women the economic skills and knowledge they need for a comfortable,
independent retirement.
The increasing proportion of elderly women in the population is likely to have other economic consequences.. .

5.2
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Good morning. North College Library. How can I help you? 1 was wondering if il was possible to join Ihe library. Are you a student at North College?
No. I''m not, bul someone told me it was possible lo join, even if I wasn''t.
Thai''s right, il is. Are you over 18? That''s our minimum joining age. Example
Yes. I am.
Thai''s no problem then.
Could you tell me whai I have lo do ID join?
Well, you''ll need lo come in lo the library and fill out some forms.
You''ll also need to bring two passport photos with you. We also need two Ql
documents for ID. so a driving licence would be line.
I''ve got that and what else? A cre*** card?
No, it needs to have your address on il.
Shall I bring a bank statement, would that do? 02
That''ll be fine.
Good. Does il cost anything to join?
Well, it''s free for students here bul otherwise it''s Ê125 per year or Ê25 if 03
you''ve got a current student card from another college.
I was at Westcrley College until last year but now I''ve got a job at
Jefferson''s steel factory. F.r. it''s more expensive lhan I thought. My local
library is free.
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My name''s Dan Pearman and I''d like to talk about the work of Pedal Power, a small charity based mainly in the UK. I''ll be giving our contact details al the end. il'' anyone would like to find out more about how *****pport us.
Bui first, how the charity began. I got the idea of exporting bicycles lo developing countries
while I was in Ecuador. I went there in 1993 just after graduating from university. After
three years of studying. I wanted adventure. I loved travelling, so I decided to join a Oil
voluntary organisation and was sent to Ecuador lo carry out land surveys. The project
came to an end afler live years and when I returned to ihe UK in 1998, I started planning
Pedal Power.
Where I lived in Ecuador was a very rural area. My neighbour had the only bicycle in
the village, whereas everyone else walked everywhere. My neighbour''s business was
unusually successful, and for years I couldn''t understand why. Then 1 realised having a QI2
bike meant he could gel where he wanted to go without much trouble. Other local
carpenters could only accept jobs in a three-kilometre radius, so no matter how skilled
they were, they could never do as many jobs as my neighbour.
At Pedal Power, we collect second-hand bikes in ihe UK and send them to some of the
poorest regions in the world. When we distribute bikes overseas we don''t give them away
for free. Wed like lo. but long term lhal doesn''t really help the local economy. The demand
for bikes is enormous, which makes them very expensive locally. So we sell ihem for 5% of
the normal price. Bui in order lo continue operating we need lo have a constant supply QI3
of hikes which we send out every six months.
One example of a town that''s received bicycles from Pedal Power is Rivas. Il was the first
place I seni a full container of bicycles to. Most people there now own a bicycle. The local QI4
economy hits djagjapftjjsp_jnu^ as rj''i&same. piuce. In fact,
there are more bikes lhan on the streets of Amsterdam, if you''ve ever been there.
But Pedal Power still needs your help. You may have read aboul some of our recent
problems in the British media. In August 2000. we simply ran nut of money. We had
containers of bikes ready to send, but no money to pay the bills. It was a terrible situation. QfS
We managed to ensure the bikes went oul on time, but the other problems carried on
for several months.
Fortunately in October 2001 we won an Enterprise Award which helped us enormously.
We invested fifteen of the seventy-five-thousand-pound prize money to help secure our 016
future. Winning the award helped raise our profile, and the money enabled us to pay all
our shipping cosls. which represent our greatest expense. Pedal Power changes lives when
someone gets a bicycle from us. ihey see a 14% increase in iheir income. We''re currently
looking to invest in computers so lhal our office staff can do an even better job. Because Ql7
of our work, people in a number of countries now have a better standard of living so far
we''ve provided 46,000 people with bikes But we''d like to send more, al least 50,000 by the end of the year.
Now there are many ways in which you can support the work of Pedal Power, not just by taking a bike to a collection in your area. I should also like lo say if you do have a bike to donate, it doesn''t matter what con***ion it''s in it" we can''t repair it, we''ll strip it down for spare parts. Of course, to do that we always need tools, which are expensive 10 buy. so we welcome any that you can give. Also, you could help by contacting the volunuiry staff at our oil ices, they''ll be able *****ggest activities vou could organise to bring in funds for us. People do all kinds of things - including, of course, sponsored bike rides. Also, we''re always interested to hear of other places thai would benefit from receiving a consignment of bikes, and welcome suggestions from people who''ve been to developing regions on their travels. We hope lhat by talking on radio programmes like this, we will be able to raise public awareness, which will lead to government organisations also giving us regular financial support, something that we really need.
If you''d like some more information about where to donate an old bicycle or offer help in other v&j s please contact us on .. .
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First of all I''d just like to say. Cristina and Ibrahim, thai I really enjoyed watching your video about student life last week, and I could see that the rest of the group did loo. You did really well, and I hope lhat you got a lot oui of it. I''d like to use this tutorial as a feedback session, where you reflect on the experience of doing the projeei. So Cristina, I was wondering, what did you enjoy most aboul making the video? I liked using ihe camera. Is it ihe firsi lime you''ve operated one like thai? Yes. il is.
Well Ihe results were very good! Anything else?
I also enjoyed visiting one of the British students we filmed. I''d never been inside a British home before.
OK Cristina. thanks. What about you. Ibrahim? What did you enjoy? Well for me il was a very good chance to get to know students who are on other courses, because everyone in our group is studying English, and we don''t usually have much to do with the rest of the college. Yes. good. Do you think you''ll maintain ihe contact now? I hope so. I''ve invited three of them to have dinner wilh me next week. Great! If you haven''t decided what to make yei I can tell you they''ll love trying Arab dishes. And of course, it''s good lor your English too. Cristina. what did you find? What was the most useful aspect of the project from the point of view of the English practice?

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CRISTINA: I think, when we were being shown how lo eclii the film, we had to follow
the instructions. And thai was very good practice for me. And I also learned
some technical words thai I hadn''t heard before. TUTOR: What about you Ibrahim''.'' What was the most useful for your English? IBRAIUM: It was listening to the British students, because they don''t speak as slowly as
most of ihe tutors on our course. I think they speak at natural speed, so it
forces mc to get used to it. And they use a loi of slang, l LTOR: SO you learned some new words which will be useful? IBRAHIM: Yes.
ttfQR: Good. I''m glad it helped. Well, we''ve talked a little bit aboul enjoyment, and about language practice. Were there any other benefits? What else did you feel you''d learnt from the project? Was il useful in other ways?
iRisi INA: Yes, well firstly, I learned how 10 use a video camera. And also. I think I really learned a lot aboul working together with other people. I''ve never done anything with a group before, and we had to find ways of cooperating, erm, and compromising, and sometimes persuading people, when they don''t agree with you.
TUTOR: Yes. that is a very useful experience, 1 know.

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What about you. Ibrahim?
Well. 1 think I learnt a lot about how important e***ing is. When you''re filming you think that everything''s going lo be interesting, but in fact we cut around half of it in Ihe end. and then it was much better.
Good. Well, one last thing I''d like lo ask. What mistakes do you think you, as a group lhal is, made? 1 mean, lo put il another way. if you had lo do il all over again, is there anything you''d do differently?
We didn''t plan very well. For example, we didn''t decide on dates when we''d complete each separate step of the project, and we should have agreed about lhal in the beginning, because wc were always late with everything! Right. Anything else?
I think we should have tried to experiment more with Ihe camera. 1 mean with
angles, and the focus and lhat kind of thing.
So you should have been more ambitious? Do you agree, Ibrahim?
Not really. In fact. I think we were loo ambitious. We were inexperienced, and
we didn''t have a lot of lime, and we tried to do loo much, to make a king film.
Next time 1 would make a shorter one and try to get Ihe quality better.
Well, that''s very interesting. Next Semester we will be doing another video
project - with a different content, of course but you''ll have an opportunity
lo put into practice what you''ve learnl this time. Do you have any ideas
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Tonight I m going to talk to you about that remarkable continent Antarctica remote, hostile and at present uninhabited on a permanent basis. For early explorers, il was the ultimate survival contest: for researchers like me, it remains a place of great intellectual challenge; while for the modern lourisi. it''s simply a wilderness of great beauly.
First, some facts and figures. Antarctica is a place of extremes the highest, coldest and windiest continent and over fifty-eight limes ihe size of ihe UK. The ice-cap contains almost 70% of the world''s fresh water and 90% of its ice. but with very low snowfall, most of ihe continent technically falls unbelievably into the category of "desert''! 1 luge icebergs break olf the continent each year, while in winter half the surrounding ocean freezes over, which means its size almost doubles.
Research and exploration has been going on in Antarctica for more lhan two hundred years, and has involved scientists from many different countries, who work together on research stations. Here science and technical support have been iniegrated in a very cost-effective way our Antarctic research programme has several summers-only stations and two all-year-rouiul ones, I was based on one of the all-year-round ones.
The research stations arc really self-contained communities of about Iwenty people I here''s living and working space, a kitchen with a huge food store, a small hospital and a we 11-equipped gym to ensure everyone keeps fit in their spare time. The station generates its own electricity and communicates wiih the outside world using a satellite link.
Our station Zero One had some special features. Il wasn''t built on land but on an ice-shelf, hundreds ol metres thick. Supplies were brought to us on large sledges from a ship fifteen kilometres away at the ice edge.
Living in the Antarctic hasn''t always been so comfortable. Snow build-ups caused enormous problems for four previous stations on the same site, which were buried and finally crushed by the weight. Fortunately no-one was hurt, but these buildings became a huge challenge to architects who tinullv came up with a remarkable solution the buildings are placed on platforms which can be raised above the changing snow level on legs which are extendable.
Food is one of the most important aspects of survival in a polar climate. People living there need to obtain a lot more energy from their food, both to keep warm and to undertake heavy physical work. Maybe you know that an adult in the UK will probably need about 1.71)0 kiloculorics a day on average: someone in Antarctica will need about 3.500 just over double! This energy is provided by foods which are high in carbohydrate and fat.
Rations lor lieldwork present an ad***ional problem The> need to provide maximum energy, but they must also be compact and light for easy transport. Special boxes are prepared, each containing enough food for one person for twenty days. You may be familiar with coffee
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processed by I''reeze-drying, which preserves the quality of the food product while making a large saving in weight well, this type of presentation is ideal in our situation. Il wasn''t available to earlier polar explorers, whose diet was commonly insufficient for their health.
I think lhal being al the culling edge of science has a special appeal for everyone working in Antarctica, in whatever capacity. As a marine biologist, my own research was fascinating: bul it''s perhaps climate change research thai is ihe most crucial licld of study
Within this general field, surveying changes in the volume and stability of the ice-cap is
vital, since these may have profound elVeeis on world sea levels and on ocean currents. Q3H
A second important area is monitoring the size of the hole in the ozone layer above
Antarctica, since this is an indicator of global ulua-violei radiation levels. Thirdly, bubbles
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of previous atmospheres over the past 500.0(10 years, and ihese provide us wilh evidence
for the effects of such human activities as agriculture and industry.
There are an increasing number of opportunities for young people lo work Ibr a period in Q40 Antarctica - not only as research assisianis in projects like mine, but also in a wide range of junior administrative and technical positions including vacancies for map-makers. I hope that the insights I''ve provided will encourage you to take up these opportunities in this fascinating continent.

E35 - SPEAKING 25
PART 1
The examiner asks the candidate about him/herself, his/ her home, work or studies and other familiar topics.
EXAMPLE
õ? Who do you live with?
I am currently living with my husband and my 1 õ?" year õ?" old son. We are very busy with the daily routines but I enjoy my life sharing with my relatives.
õ? Can you describe your room to me?
My bed is where I like to retreat to when I want to relax. I have a double bed with four pillows and my favorite comforter. A lot of times I just lay down and close my eyes and daydream about places I''d like to see or think about things that make me happy. The reason my room is so important to me is because it holds all of my personal belongings, which are very important to me.
õ? Can you remember your first English lesson?
There was a young lady who taught me the English alphabet with a nice song. It made me get easier to learn by heart.
õ? What do you plan to do after this speaking test?
I hope I can get a good score in order to be admitted to the Master course of the university I am keen on. Besides, I will continue to spend time practicing more English to get a good command of this dominant language.
PART 2
You will have to talk about the topic for 1 to 2 minutes.
You have one minute to think about what youõ?Tre going to say.
You can make some notes to help you if you wish.
Describe a memorable sporting event that you participated in or watched.
You should say:
What the event was
Why the event is memorable
How you felt at the event
And describe whether or not winning or losing is a significant memory.
Sports lovers here always look forward to the month of August or September because of the Inter School Sports-meeting. These occasions used to be very colorful and attractive. Just like the previous years, this yearõ?Ts sports-meeting was enjoyable.
It was held in the Thong Nhat Stadium in Ho Chi Minh city. The stadium was cheerfully decorated for that purpose. The bitumen tracks were neatly marked with white paint. The sports officials were in their official badges and the whole day they were busy with preparations. At about 2 p.m. that day, there was a march past by athletes in their respective school colors and flags. The chief Education Officer took the salute. With the singing of the Nation Anthem and the hoisting of the National Flag, he declared the meeting open.
There were many interesting events. There were also separate events for boys and girls. The competitors were tense and serious. They were in excellent physical fitness. Some new records were set in the 100, 200 and 400 meter races. The hurdles and relays were some of the interesting track events. The girlsõ?T events added some color and mirth to the spectators. Of the girlsõ?T items, the tug-of-war was a never ending source of merriment. Throughout the events, our school band was in attendance.
After the meeting was over, the Chief Education Officer gave the trophies and certificates to the winners. He complimented the athletes on their performance. The Secretary of the Inter School Sports Council thanked the distinguished guests for their presence. With the singing of the Nation Anthem, the meeting came to a grand close.
On that particular day, we shared the atmosphere of real joy and gladness. It is one of the most enjoyable days in our academic life.