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IELTS 8.5 (PART 2)

Kien Trans IELTS handbook

Chapter 25-32

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Table of Contents Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................ 1 Chng 25 - Lm th no hc chc Ng Php nh ngi bn x? .......................... 3 Chng 26 - Thi IELTS v Ting Anh ngoi i. .................................................................. 5 Chng 27 - Bn s tng 1-2 im IELTS sau khi c xong bi ny .............................. 7 Chng 28 - Cch dng Thesaurus v Collocation chuyn nghip. .............................. 9 Chng 29 - Bn s KO cn s Writing na sau khi c xong bi ny. ..................... 11 Chng 30 - ATTENTION: Bi vit ny s CT 1/2 thi gian hc IELTS ca bn ... 13 Chng 31 - Bi Vit s Ct 1/2 Thi gian Hc IELTS ca bn (PHN 2) - LIKE PAGE ................................................................................................................................................ 15 Chng 32 S THT v PHT M ...................................................................................... 17 Appendix A Useful links ......................................................................................................... 19 Appendix B Kiens IELTS Speaking Video Samples ....................................................... 20

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This is not a book, this is a pill that once you take it, you will change immediately.

- Anonymous

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Chng 25 - Lm th no hc chc Ng Php nh ngi bn x?

Hy chp nhn nhng iu bn cm thy v l cho n khi bn cm thy n hp l.

Cho cc bn. Chng ta c dy l hy lun t m, t cu hi, tm ti tm hiu mt cch k lng, tranh lun, nghin cu v mt vn no . KO chp nhn th g v l, LUN hi ti sao, ti sao, ti sao.

y l mt iu v cng tt. Tuy nhin...(Li tuy nhin, thng Kin Trn ny lc no cng Tuy nhin). Tuy nhin, khi p dng vo hc Ting Anh (hay bt k ngn ng no), c bit l hc NG PHP. Nhng cu hi ti sao ti sao ti sao trong u bn s ko nhng KO gip bn m cn c th lm bn trt dc ko phanh.

Ti sao li nh vy? V hc ngn ng l mt qu trnh bn CHP NHN nhng iu bn cm thy V L cho n lc bn CM THY HP L.

Mnh xin nhc li nh. Hc Ngn ng l mt - QU TRNH - BN CHP NHN - NHNG IU BN CM THY V L - CHO N KHI - BN CM THY N HP L ng vy. Trong ting Vit, tnh t ng sau danh t V d "Qu to

". Trong ting Anh, tnh t ng trc danh t "The RED apple" QU V L. Trong ting Php hu ht tnh t li ng sau "La pomme ROUGE" v c mt vi ngoi l ng trc "La GRANDE famille". Ting Anh, ting Vit,

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ting Trung danh t KO c ging c ging ci. Ting Php, Spanish v German li c (QU V L)

Ti sao ting Anh li khc ting Vit n vy? Ti sao li phi chia ng t cho n nhc ra, sao ko ni lun l "he go to school" cho tt c cc trng hp m phi l "He goes, we go, he went, he has gone v.v" Ti sao cc th ting kia li phi chia ging c ging ci? Ti sao ting Anh li c ng t bt quy tc? Ti sao ko cho n vo quy tc ht cho nhanh?

Ti sao "how are you doing" li l "Bn kho khng?" Qu v l, n phi l "bn ang lm th no" mi phi ch?

V nhng cu hi ti sao y tip tc lm bn nng u. Bn cm thy rt v l m v l nh vy th HC CNG CHNG VO. Bn quyt nh: tr khi BN THY HP L th bn hc tip. Cn nu vn tip tc v l th NEXT. V bn b cuc v thy n kh (v l) qu. Hc mi ko vo.

Nu bn nh vy th c xong bi ny bn s ngh khc. Mnh xin nhc li ln na. Hc NGN NG l mt

- (1) QU TRNH - (2) BN CHP NHN - (3) NHNG IU BN CM THY V L. - (4) CHO N KHI - (5) BN CM THY N HP L. V vy vic bn cn lm l KO THC MC, HY CHP NHN, it's

what it is. NO MORE QUESTIONS. Ti sao TT C cc danh t ca ting c phi vit hoa => V n l nh vy, chp nhn hay l cht?

Ti sao li phi dng th qu kh tng lai m ko quy ht v hin ti nh ting Vit => V n l nh vy, chp nhn hay l cht?

Mnh hc ting Anh rt nhn, v mnh KO hi ti sao. Mnh thy v l. Mnh chp nhn. V mnh tin sau hm mnh nghe bi nghe ton nhng iu V L 1000 ln, n s TR NN HP L. n ci mc m nu bn m bo n v l l mnh s cho n ci bt tai. N HP L v trc y mnh cho rng N V L.

D cho ting Anh c khc ting Vit th no i na. Nu bn nghe nhiu (theo cch ca chng 17), bn CHP NHN. KO HI. KO THC MC. KO TI SAO. Bn s thy nhng iu V L bng chc tr nn v cng HP L. Tt c nhng iu v l S dn dn LT HT li tai ca bn. Hy nghe ni c vit tht nhiu. Lun Chp Nhn.

V ng php ca bn s chc nh ngi bn x

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Chng 26 - Thi IELTS v Ting Anh ngoi i. --------Kien Tran's IELTS Handbook--------- Cho cc bn. Nu cc bn thc mc liu 8.5 IELTS v 9.0 IELTS s

dng ting Anh c nh ngi bn x ko? Cu tr li l KO, KO v KO. t c trnh ca ngi bn x bn cn sng vi h mt thi

gian di thc s thm nhum ci vn ho, li sng li suy ngh ca ty. Ty dng rt nhiu ting lng v nht l trong cng vic bn n hay dng ngn ng n d. Mnh phi mt mt thi gian tng i lu c th hiu mt s cu chuyn n d ca bn n (assumption) nhng i khi vn ko hiu. Ngi gi dng ngn ng ngi gi, teen dng ngn ng teen. n 2 ngi bn x ni chuyn vi nhau i khi cn ging 2 ngi speak 2 different languages. Mnh c b Professsor dy mn English Fiction cn phi dng UrbanDictionary.com mi khi cn. K c 8.5 hay 9.0 IELTS vn s gp kh khn giao tip trong nhng trng hp nht nh.

On the flip side, nu ting Anh ngoi i ca bn tt, ni chuyn vi

ty thnh tho, c bo, xem thi s, phim ko cn ph tm li bn t tin vo kh nng nghe ni c vit ca mnh, Th bn cha chc THI C IELTS im cao. V IELTS khc ting Anh ngoi i ch y l mt k thi. l mt k thi th s gii hn thi gian, c lut chi v cn luyn tp. Vic bn dng ting Anh ngoi i tt s H TR bn PHN NO nhng KO ng ngha im s cao. Nu bn KO quen vi lut chi bn s fail.

- Bn bit dng sng ngoi i gii KO m bo bn tr thnh nh v

ch Half-life (mc d Half-life d hn) - Bn l Gia Ct Lng cng cha chc chi ch gii bng mt

a nghin game (mc d ch d hn) - Bn l thc s cha chc gii c thi i hc. - Bn l vua u bp cha chc lm c ph ngon nh ph VN. - Bn t tin dng ting Anh thnh tho nh nhng cha chc sn

sng thi IELTS - Thy dy IELTS ca bn dy rt nhiu iu hay ho nhng cha chc

t tin bc vo phng thi. - Lut s gii nht hnh tinh cha chc vt qua c k thi LSAT Tm li IELTS khc ting Anh ngoi i ch. IELTS l phin bn thu

nh (d hn) ca ting Anh ngoi i NHNG n li c Lut chi ring. c IELTS cao, ngoi ting Anh tt bn cn HIU LUT CHI. Lut s gii m ko hiu lut chi trong LSAT th vn im km hn my cu sinh vin nh cy LSAT.

V vy, thi IELTS im cao, th bn ko th thiu l lm tht nhiu MOCK TEST nh. Lm i lm li bn thm nhun lut chi IELTS. Nu bn ni rng bn KO GIAO TIP TT => That's fine. Bn s vn c im cao hn ngi giao tip tt nhng ko r lut chi.

Lut s trc khi ra hnh ngh phi tri qua rt nhiu Mock Trial (phin to gi nh) luyn tp v nm r lut chi v bn cng vy.

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Mnh c ni mnh KO c ng dng b mt trn iPhone l mnh nhm. Mnh c mt ng dng B MT.

V Y l ng dng trn iPhone s gip bn rt nhiu trn con ng >8.0. Tn n l "Clock". Bn ko cn download. n vo Clock chn tab Timer v bm gi lm IELTS ca bn. Khi bn b gii hn bi thi gian (ging nh thi IELTS). Bn s luyn tp v cng tp trung v nng sut hn nhng ngi ko dng Timer. Lc no luyn Test bn cng cn Timer. Writing, Reading, Speaking => Timer gip bn STAY ON TRACK v Thm nhum lut chi.

Tm tt: - Ting Anh ngoi i v IELTS khc nhau - Bn c 120 im TOEFL cha chc t c 7.0 IELTS - Bn c 9.0 IELTS cha chc t c 100 TOEFL - Hiu lut chi IELTS, lm nhiu Mock test nh lut s tri qua

nhiu Mock Trial - Xem nhiu phim M c th gip bn nghe rt tt nhng cha chc

thi c IELTS do bn ang p dng lut chi ca phim M vo lut chi ca IELTS.

- Timer gip bn Stay on track, thm nhun lut chi. Lun lun dng Timer trong khi luyn Mock test nu ko bn s p dng lut chi Freestyle vo lut chi IELTS.

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Chng 27 - Bn s tng 1-2 im IELTS sau khi c xong bi ny

----------Kien Tran's IELTS Handbook------Ty no k 13------ Cho cc bn. Mnh s tng cc bn 4 ch. 4 ch ny l 4 ch s

gip bn tng t nht 1-2 im IELTS. 4 ch cc k n gin NHNG s rt kh lm theo. y l 4 ch gip mnh rt nhiu th trong IELTS cng nh trong cuc sng. V mnh s ni 4 ch ny cui bi vit ny. BUT STOP. Bn ng ko xung ht xem nh. V nu bn lm vy l bn ang i ngc li ngha ca 4 ch ny. Vy nh. Calm down. No rush, no hurry. I know you're tempted, but keep reading this and you'll see it eventually.

Nu bn ang c n dng ny m vn KO ko xung ht xem 4 ch kia th chc mng bn! Mnh c th t tin ni rng im IELTS bn s CAO hn nhng ai ko xung xem 4 ch kia l g. V sao?

V bn c tm l tt. Ko nng vi. Kin tr. y l nhng th s gip bn t im cao. Phn ln vn ca ngi hc ting Anh hay IELTS l NNG VI. C nhiu bn T EXPECTATION QU CAO trong thi gian ngn. Ri bn sm tht vng. Khi bn thy bn ca bn c IELTS 8.0, bn thng mun c nh h ngay lp tc trong thi gian ngn m KO nhn ra rng h phi tn nhiu thi gian mi c nh vy.

- Khi bn thy bn cn qu nhiu t cha bit trong mt bi c. Mt vi bn thng ch lm mt vi bi ri ku ca. Then give up.

- Khi bn mi bt u vit Writing v ko bit vit g. Bn ku kh ri b cuc. Bn ko ngh c tng => bn b cuc sau 1 2 bi.

- Khi bn tp th hnh, bn tp mt tun cha thy c bp tng ln bn b cuc. (happens to a lot of people)

- Khi bn bt tay vo hc ting Anh v thy nhiu ci bn cha bit. Bn ku ca ri b cuc.

- Khi bn KO pht m c 1 2 t kh, bn ku ca v b cuc. Li khuyn ca mnh l nu bn xc nh hc IELTS, bn phi xc

nh NGY T U mt s tht l "BN S GP NHNG TH BN CHA TNG GP". Tm l ca bn phi mc "Nu xc nh bt u hc IELTS th s KO c ng v". ng hng hi quyt tm hc ri lc hc ku kh xong b d.

V bn s KO thy s tin b. Bn KO nhn thy c. Khi bn hc bt k th g. n, th hnh, v, IELTS. Bn s KO thy bn tin b. B no ca bn KO TH NHN THC c s tin b trong thi gian ngy/tun/ hay thng. It takes YEARS and it always DOES.

Khi bn gp nhng th kh v cha gp bao gi. Hy chp nhn n l mt phn ca tr chi. V l phn th v. Nu bn KO pht m c mt t, ng ku ca v hy pht m t tht nhiu. Nu bn cn qu nhiu t vng cha bit, NG ku ca m hy kin tr hc reading tht nhiu. Bn ni vi mnh bn c 5 bi reading mi ngy? Mnh ni vi bn l mnh c 50 bi mt ngy. C nhiu bi c kh. Mnh KO ku ca. KO lan truyn s mt mi bng cch ku ca. Mnh SHUT UP and PRACTICE.

Mt ln na, hy BT TAI nu ai ku ca v hc ting Anh hoc hi nhng cu h bit cu tr li. Bn s gp rt nhiu nhng ngi nh vy

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mi lc mi ni. H lun ku ca v DO NOTHING. Trong cuc sng, gp th g kh khn. Mnh KO ku ca. Mnh SHUT UP. Bn s KO bao gi thy mnh ku mt hay kh bt c th g.

If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you. V 4 ch s gip bn tng im: "SHUT UP AND PRACTICE"

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Chng 28 - Cch dng Thesaurus v Collocation chuyn nghip.

---------Kien Tran's IELTS Handbook----------- Cho cc bn. C rt nhiu vn v cch dng Thesaurus v

Collocation. V mnh v nh y l 2 i dng: Thesaurus (thi bnh dng), Collocation (i ty dng). Ti sao?

V bn s KO th sng i ty dng v Thi bnh dng. Bn c th ra b bin bt c, khai thc du m, khong sn. Nhng bn KO th sng . CUC SNG CA BN L T LIN. Cch hc Thesaurus v Collocation ca nhiu bn hin nay ang theo kiu SNG i dng ch ko phi trong t lin.

Nu bn mua quyn Collocation v Thesaurus ch khm ph t ng ngha (synonym) hay TT C cc t lin quan i km vi mt t (collocation) mt cch ko c mc ch v bn nh c gng nh ht ch y tc l BN ang sng i dng. i dng bao la, bn ko bao gi c th hc ht ch y v bn nn nh i dng ch c VI PHN TRM l c ch vi bn (khong sn, du m, c). Tc T in Collocation v Thesaurus ch c VI PHM TRM l BN S DNG.

V mc tiu ca bn KO PHI l ra i dng thu np ht tt c mi th i dng. Mc tiu ca bn l T LIN v CU C ngoi i dng. i dng c nhiu rc, ph thi v nhng vt v gi tr. T in Collocation/Thesaurus cng vy => Cha V VN nhng t, cm t V gi tr. Bn ch nn CU C, KHAI THC KHONG SN ch ko nn ung ht nc i dng.

Vy cu c nh th no? V D 1: Bn ang vit Writing, bn nh vit "good diet" nhng mun

thay t "good" thnh mt t khc chuyn nghip hn => Bn vo trang http://www.ozdic.com/ (Collocation) g t "Diet" vo. S hin ra rt nhiu collocation vi "Diet".

Balanced diet, positive diet, healthy diet, sensible diet, adequate diet v blah blah diet.

Trong s ny ch c "Balanced diet" l con c bn mun cu cn li l rc v ph thi. Bn cn b qua v ko bn tm. KO khm ph thm.

V D 2: Bn mun t ng ngha thay cho t "strong". Bn li google "strong synonym". s ra mt s t nh sau:

Firm, tenacious, solid, heavy, robust, mighty v.v. Ln ny bn cn da vo NG CNH ca bi bn nh ni hoc nh

vit xc nh u l con C bn cn cu v u l RC v PH THI. Khi no bn nn dng Collocation v Thesaurus => CH KHI BN VIT

WRITING hoc SPEAKING. Ngoi ra KO nn ng n i dng. Khi bn vit Writing hoc Speaking mi l lc bn CU C. Bn KO BAO GI nn lo lng khi c qu nhiu t/cm t xut hin trong mt ln tra. Bn CH cn cu con c bn cn LC Y. KO cu nhiu con mt lc. KO cu con c no bn KO r ngun gc. V d nh mnh cu con "balanced diet" v mnh GP N MT LN u y ri, ngun gc r rng. Con c "Adequate diet" KO

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r ngun gc, c th c c => loi b (tr khi bn nhn thy n u y th OK)

Nh vy T in KO TH HC CHAY, v Thesaurus, Collocation cng KO phi ngoi l. Bn KO nn hc chay v cuc sng ca bn l T LIN cu c.

Tm tt: - Thesaurus v Collocation l i dng, bn KO sng i dng - Bn cn CU C, ch CU cn no r ngun gc xut x (bn

gp) - CH dng Thesaurus v Collocation khi bn vit WRITING hoc

Speaking. - NG CNH (context) ca bi Writing s gip bn xc nh u l C

u l RC - KO lo lng v c qu nhiu t bn ko bit. V phn ln l c c c v

rc thi. - Ngoi Writing v Speaking ra th 2 ci Thesaurus v Collocation ny

V GI TR. - Bn mun Cu c collocation (vo http://www.ozdic.com/) - Bn mun Cu c synonym (vo google.com) - Ngoi ra Collocation giy => garbage - Khi dng Thesaurus v Collocation, Hy dng nh th ngy mai l

ngy bn thi IELTS.

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Chng 29 - Bn s KO cn s Writing na sau khi c xong bi ny. -------Kien Tran's IELTS Handbook------- Cho cc bn. Nu bn lun mong mun vit WRITING IELTS t ng chau chut 9.0. Cu c o diu. T ng hc thut. Hc thut kiu sang chnh ch ko phi hc thut kiu xp hnh v gng p. Li vit theo kiu ca Ty ch ko theo kiu Vit Nam, Th bi vit ny s gip bn nhn ra mt LI. LI ny khin bn c c ht 10 quyn "HOW TO PARAPHRASE", "SYNONYM" hay "Collocation" bn cng rt KH vit c trn 6.5. C mt thc t. Hu ht nhng bi Writing Sample mnh c c U CHN v gng p. Sorry, nhng k c bi ca mt s thy c dy IELTS hin nay. Loaded with academic words BUT...It doesnt SEEM right. Boring. Pointless. Messy. Wordy. Confusing. V bn S trnh c li ny. Bn s vit c theo ng li vit v t duy ca Ty. V KEY l g? KEY: "NG C 1 VIT 10 m hy C 10 VIT 1". Mi ngi ai cng mun vit tt NHNG li t c. GARBAGE IN GARBAGE OUT. Tm dch "u vo l rc th u ra cng s l rc". Ti sao nhiu ngi vit KO tt => V u vo KO tt (garbage in) suy ra garbage out. Nu bn ang t hi ti sao Writing ca bn vit vn b gng th cu tr li ngay y: V bn cha input hoc input km cht lng. Li ny rt nhiu bn mc phi. Chng ta thng c xu hng qu quan trng k nng Writing. Tp trung ton phn cho Writing. Mua sch Collocations, chm ch hc t vng hc thut, chm ch vit nhng cu di v phc, hc nhng cm t o => nhng Writing vn ko vt c mc 6.5. Again, garbage IN garbage OUT. Nu bn tip xc nhiu vi ngi Vit, bn s t duy kiu ngi Vit. Nu bn tip xc nhiu vi Ty bn s t duy kiu ca Ty. Nu bn tip xc nhiu vi nhng ngi giu bn s t duy kiu ngi giu. Nu bn tip xc vi nhng ngi ngho bn s KO th t duy theo kiu ngi giu. Gn mc th en gn n th d. Garbage in garbage out. Mnh KO c bo vnexpress, dantri, kenh14. Mnh ch c NYtimes, TorontoStar, WSJ, theguardian. Nu bn c nhiu bn s c xu hng vit c nh h mt cch T NG. V khi bn c bn hp th thng tin, li suy ngh ca h mt cch t nhin. Phn ln li ca cc bn l HAM hc vit, t c (C 1 VIT 10). Input ch c 1, th output KO th c 10. Mnh KO hc synonym, mnh KO hc paraphrase, T hc ng php. Nhng khi c mt bi mnh d dng nhn ra ngay li vit v cch dng t hc thut l GOOD or BAD. Cha k nhng ngi bn x h cm th cn tt hn. V vy nu bn vn thc mc ti sao bi ca bn ton t hc thut v phc tp m vn 6.5 => V bn hc qu nhiu paraphrase, academic words khin bi

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essay theo kiu xp hnh v LP GHP ch. Thiu t nhin. Gng p. Falling apart. NU bn mun bi vit ca bn KO GNG P => bn ng GNG P. Hy vit t nhin theo nhng g mnh bit. Ko phi p bn thn chn t ny t kia vo lm g. Bn mun vit tt v T VNG 9.0 => Hy C 10 VIT 1. Mnh hc Lut v CHA BAO GI hc t vng chuyn ngnh lut mt cch ch ng. Mnh ch C C V C. Mnh cng KO p bn thn phi chn t hc thut vo bi vit. Nhng khi vit case analysis tng lun di do v li vit, phn bin rt ging vi nhng g mnh c => T vng hc thut tri mt cch t nhin nh kiu mnh KO NGH C t no thay th v BUC phi dng nhng t hc thut. Mnh b nh hng (influenced) bi c nhiu. Tm tt: - Bn mun hc Writing theo kiu HC 1 BIT 10 => NG C 1 VIT 10. hy C 10 VIT 1. - Garbage in, Garbage out. - C 10, bn S B NH HNG => WRITING s TIN B rt rt rt nhanh. - KO nn hc Paraphrase, KO nn gng p chn nhng t bn ko quen dng vo bi vit. KO nn hc qu nhiu Synonym (v i khi bn ko bit ng cnh no th dng t no ph hp). - Bn s KO th vit v ch KHNG LONG tt nu bn cha c 10 bi v con khng long. - NG S nhng bi vit sample trn y nhng cm t hc thut. i khi chnh ngi vit cn KO hiu mnh ang vit ci g.

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Chng 30 - ATTENTION: Bi vit ny s CT 1/2 thi gian hc IELTS ca bn

Cho cc bn. Chng ta u c nhng s tht cn trn trnh v ai cng c cch ring ca mnh. i mt vi s tht l iu rt kh khn, ln trnh s tht l iu d dng hn m mt ngi BNH THNG mong mun. Mnh s nhy vo TOPIC lun v ko vng vo.

i vi ngi hc IELTS, c mt s tht m bn phi i mt EVENTUALLY. "Bn s phi ngi vo bn n thi"... YES. :((. y l cng thc chung v khng th trnh khi cho d bn c tm mi cch ln trnh.

D cho bn l Einstein, IQ trn 160. Bn cng KO th ln trnh vic bn s phi ngi vo bn v hc mt cch tp trung NH nhng ngi khc TRONG khong thi gian NHT NH (bn s KO bit l bao lu).

y l s tht m t ngi dm i mt v vy nn hin nay vn t ngi t c IELTS cao mc d n rt d. Chng ta thng tm cch ln trnh s tht bng nhiu cch khc nhau phi i mt vi n.

GOOD NEWS, Nu chng ta NHN THC c TI SAO CHNG TA LN TRNH, chng ta s ht ln trnh v i mt vi n. V nh thng l mnh s gip bn.

Vy ta thng ln trnh s tht bng cch no??? => Down sch v LIKE Page. Thay v ngi vo bn hc tp trung cho k thi IELTS. Bn down sch.

Bn thn vic down sch ca bn KO h sai. NHNG, nu n dng ln trnh s tht mi khi bn chun b i mt vi "Ngi vo bn v tp trung" th YOU ARE DEAD WRONG. Ti sao? Mi ln down sch, bn s cm thy HNH PHC TC THI (Instant happiness) v satisfied TM THI (temporary). y l th hnh phc o v c cha cht gy nghin.

Down mt quyn sch bn s cm thy sng. Admit it. D cho bn c 60GB sch ri. Cng down cng sng. Nhn tc download 958 Kb/s. V kho tng sch ca bn cng ngy cng phong ph, bn sung sng. Bn hi lng. Bn mong ch n down xong, bn click file PDF bng mt, lt qua cun sch v ht ln "I HAY QU, ti nay mnh s cy" (ln th 99 bn ni vy). Bn hc c 1 2 chng trong tng s hn 20 v bn li ko thy tho mn. Bn x l tnh trng ko tho mn bng cch no? Bn tip tc DOWN sch tip. V down sch mi khin bn cm thy tho mn. Mi ln down l mt ln hnh phc. Ti sao? Download c tnh gy nghin, n khin bn HNH PHC TC THI v l vng lun qun bn dng trn trnh s tht ph phng => "Ngi hc tp trung l cch duy nht khin bn thnh cng trong IELTS"

Mi ln chun b ngi vo bn, bn cm thy NGI v ko bit bt u t u, bn s thng ngh n down sch hay like page v n khin bn hnh phc ngay lp tc. Ngi vo bn hc l cch DUY NHT v THC S gip bn thnh cng trong k thi. Nhng bn li chn cch d dng hn (down sch, like page) v nhng hot ng ny cho bn cm gic HNH PHC o ngay lp tc.

1. Bn down sch v bn nhn thc c hnh phc ngay lp tc. N gy nghin v l vng lun qun ln trnh s tht ph phng "NGI vo

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bn tp trung l cch duy nht v nhanh nht dn n thnh cng IELTS". Tuy nhin, B no kh nhn thc c thnh qu n mang li nn => Bn chn cch down sch.

2. Bn hiu 100% l tp t s gip bn ci thin vc dng nhng bn vn KO c ng lc vo phng GYM v n s mt khong 1 nm bn NHN THC C thnh qu (true happiness). Trong hin ti bn KO nhn thc c. Tuy nhin, chi game hng gi, bn cm thy hnh phc NGAY LP TC. V bn d dng chn chi game.

3. Nu bn mun tr thnh chuyn gia v Marketing, LIKE PAGE nh "Hi nhng ngi yu thch Marketing" s KO BAO GI gip bn tr thnh chuyn gia. Bn mun tr thnh chuyn gia Marketing vic duy nht v nhanh nht l tp trung c sch v marketing, thc hnh thc t. i lm. v.v. Tuy nhin, bn kh nhn thc c thnh qu, bn thng chn cch LIKE PAGE lin quan ly cm gic hnh phc tc thi.

IELTS s rt d nu bn i mt vi s tht. Rt nhiu ngi hin nay down sch, like page ch vi mc ch ln trnh s tht. (ngi vo bn, tp trung v tt Internet). V Down sch, like page to ra cm gic hnh phc ngay lp tc khin bn nhn thc c ngay tc khc. Ngi vo bn, ngt kt ni, tp trung l con ng thnh cng DUY NHT, NHANH NHT V HIU QU NHT, tuy nhin b no ca bn KH nhn thc hn v ci hnh phc c 8.5 IELTS ca bn KO nm hin ti m li tng lai. =>

Nu mun rt ngn thi gian hc IELTS xung 1 na hoc hn, bn hy ngi vo bn, ngt Internet, FOCUS 2-3 ting mi ngy. Trong 2-3 nm, bn s t 8.0 tr ln v cm thy V CNG HNH PHC, NHNG hy hiu l trong hin ti bn KO nhn thc v hiu c cm gic ny => START ANYWAY AND DONT GIVE UP.

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Chng 31 - Bi Vit s Ct 1/2 Thi gian Hc IELTS ca bn (PHN 2) - LIKE PAGE ----Kien Tran's IELTS Handbook 8.5--- Cho cc bn. phn 1 chng ta discuss cht gy nghin Down sch. Mnh xin tm tt li: Down sch KO sai nhng nu dng ln trnh s tht ngi vo bn => It's very NOT good. Down sch to ra cm gic hnh phc ngay lp tc (ging nh cigarette), gy nghin v l vng lun qun trn trnh s tht. Bn s KO bao gi tho mn d cho bn s hu cun sch hay nht. Ngi vo bn, on the other hand, KH hn v hnh phc ca 8.5 rt LN nhng li KO hin ti (kh cm nhn). => Li khuyn: START ANYWAY and DONT GIVE UP. Cht gy nghin th 2, nguy him KO km: LIKE PAGE I agree. Nu page no hay qu th vn phi like. Haha. BUT, nu Like page trn trnh s tht ngi vo bn => YOU ARE DEAD WRONG. Ti sao chng ta like page? - 90% LIKE PAGE v n c ch "IELTS" hoc "ting Anh" trn y, ni dung KO cn quan tm. - 10% LIKE PAGE v ni dung tt v thy n thc s hay v khc bit. c bit hn. - Trong 90% LIKE PAGE kia c 90% khc LIKE Ln trnh s tht "Phi ngi vo bn mi gip bn thnh cng". D dng nhn ra LIKE PAGE => does more harm than good. Bn like page v ngh rng va c th lt Facebook m IELTS vn t ng ln => Wrong. i t IELTS 1.0 -> 9.0, qung ng ca bn s l ngi vo bn, c n luyn tp, cch duy nht. Bn hy nh: "Facebook v IELTS ko c im chung". 99% Ni dung t cc Page IELTS hin nay KO TH gip bn t c IELTS. Th nghim, Gi s c 2 ngi cng bt u hc IELTS, mt ngi ch ngi LIKE PAGE v hc trn Facebook. Ngi kia ch ngi vo bn v cy IELTS. Theo bn ai s t c IELTS nh mong mun? tm c 1% ni dung hay ho trn PAGE gip bn c IELTS cao kia bn s phi tn nhiu thi gian v tip xc vi 99% ni dung rc kia => Nh vy bn lng ph qu nhiu thi gian, n lc bn c gia nh v 2 con cha chc bn t c IELTS 6.0. Ti sao ko ngi vo bn, ngt Facebook, tp trung 2-3 nm ri bn tha h ung dung vi tm bng IELTS 8 chm? wink emoticon Isn't that better?

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Like page l mt cch nh la bn. Khi like nhng page tn ku nh "Hi nhng ngi quyt tm t IELTS 9.0" chng hn. Bn c cm gic nh bn sp c IELTS 9.0. Thi c like ci v trm chn c ni dung ca n hng ngy c khi s c 9.0. Ngi vo bn tnh sau. Khi like page nh "Hi nhng chuyn gia tm l hc" s ko bao gi gip bn tr thnh chuyn gia tm l nhng n li to o tng tc thi nh la bn. Like page "CHINH PHC IELTS 8.5" ca thy Thanh IELTS v bn sm nhn ra ng thy Thanh IELTS l la o. Like nhng Page chia s thi IELTS tht b leak s KO BAO GI gip bn c con ng ngn nht. V y l hnh thc la lc cu like r tin ca my a cn cha thi IELTS v cha bao gi vt c mc 6.0. Like nhng page hc ting Anh v mi ngy newsfeed ca bn trn ngp nhng danh sch t vng cu trc m bn s hu nh ko bao gi ng n v nh n. See the point? Mnh KO thch LIKE PAGE trn facebook. Facebook v IELTS l 2 th gii khc nhau. Facebook l sao ho, IELTS l sao kim. Ko i tri chung. Nu bn mun tr thnh chuyn gia Facebook, hy LIKE PAGE Facebook. N s ko gip bn t c IELTS. Nu bn instead mun tr thnh chuyn gia IELTS, hy ngi vo bn v hc IELTS, sao kim v ng ln sao ho (ng ln Facebook). More info: Read "The power of Habit - Charles Duhigg"

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Chng 32 S THT v PHT M ----Kien Tran's IELTS Handbook 8.5-- 1. C nhiu bn lm tng v Pronunciation v Accent. ng. Bn c th rt hiu v phn bit c 2 khi nim ny R RNG trong l thuyt. Nhng trong thc t nhiu bn li nhm nht gia Pronunciation/Accent. WHY? V bn ngh bn pht m chun ri v gi mun b sung thm ging Anh M hoc Anh Anh nghe cho iu. Thc t, bn vn ang pht m sai. Nu bn cho rng bn cha c ACCENT M th th bn cn tp trung KO phi l tm cch luyn Accent m l luyn Pronunciation. Nu bn ko mun pht m li kiu ting Vit => Bn hy tp pht m cho chun (pronunciation) ch KO phi accent. Khi bn pht m chun ri accent ca bn s t ng hay. Nu bn ngh rng Anh, M, c c accent KHC nhau th cha . M phi l Anh, M, c c PRONUNCIATION v ACCENT khc nhau trong PRONUNCIATION chim phn ln. => luyn Accent nh ngi M, bn hy tp trung luyn PRONUNCIATION Anh M. Forget about ACCENT. 2. Pronunciation Workshop s cho bn quy lut pht m ca 80% ngn ng hng ngy ca ngi M. Cn 20% kia KO theo quy lut v bn phi t tra. Ngi M khi gp mt t mi h cng KO bit cch pht m v phi hi ngi khc hoc ln mng tm. Bn cng vy. V vy khi bn ko bit cch pht m mt t no => ng ngc nhin, hy ln google v nghe cch pht m trc tip trn y. => Bc 1 luyn pht m tt l cy nt b video Pronunciation Workshop l bn thnh cng 80% ri. 20% cn li bn cn nghe nhiu v tm ti. 3. luyn pht m hiu qu v tri chy. Bn cn pht m tht chm khi ni ting Anh. C gng ni ht m, ni m nh mt thi quen. KO nn ni nhanh. D cho bn Intermediate cng ko nn ni nhanh. Cng chm cng tt. C nhiu bn gi Voice record v cho mnh mnh check. V li khuyn cho 99% nhng bn gi Voice Record v cho mnh l "Bn cn ni chm thi". 4. Bn s HC pht m kiu Vit nhanh hn so vi hc pht m kiu M. B no ca chng ta c lp trnh bng ngn ng m . Khi mnh sang Canada, mnh ho ng v pht m c ging bn bn ngi bn x. Tuy nhin ch cn nghe mt b ngi Vit ni ting Anh Vit mnh cng b nh hng v d dng hc theo b cc k nhanh => Very hi. y l l do mnh cc k KO thch nghe ngi Vit ni ting Anh ging Vit Ca v b no mnh hc nhng m Vit cc k nhanh. => Bn c th kh hc cch pht m sai ca bn Nht, Tu, n. Nhng bn cc k d hc cch pht m sai ca ngi Vit.

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5. Nu bn bit cch pht m c mt t ri nhng KO ti no pht m ging n c. ng nn, hy ni tht chm, ni 1000 ln cho nt li. C cng mi li c ngy pht m hay. 6. KO nn hc theo pht m IPA nh kiu \k-my-n-k-shn\ y l cch hc d hi nht mnh tng bit v b rt nhiu ngi bn x ch trch nhng ko hiu sao cc lp hc vn ph cp. Bn mun pht m tt ch cn hc theo Pronunciation Workshop sau mun bit cch pht m t no th bt ci SOUND ca t y trong t in (hoc google) ln nghe trc tip lun. Nghe 2 3 ln lp li v bn s nh Tm tt: 1. Nu bn mun c accent M, hy hc tt Pronunciation ca M. Nu bn thy accent ca bn cha ging M => Hy xem li pht m xem chun cha. 2. Pronunciation Workshop gip bn pht m c 80%. 20% bn cn tm ti v vy ng ngc nhin khi bn ko bit cch pht m mt s t nh. 3. Li ln nht ca bn khi pht m ko tt l ni qu nhanh. Bn ni chm v r l bn gii quyt c phn ln vn . 4. Bn c th kh hc cch pht m sai ca bn Nht, Tu, n. Nhng bn cc k d hc cch pht m sai ca ngi Vit => KO nn luyn ni cng ngi Vit pht m ko tt v bn s KO tin b m cn km i nhanh chng. 5. C cng mi li c ngy pht m hay. Nu bit cch pht m ri m cha bt chc c => KO nn, pht m li tht nhiu ln na. 6. Khi check cch pht m, ko nn check theo dng IPA, nn nghe Sound trc tip lun.

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Appendix A Useful links 1. Barrons IELTS (http://adf.ly/1AHgDR) 2. Pronunciation Workshop (http://adf.ly/1AHgak) 3. Esl-lab.com (http://esl-lab.com)

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Appendix B Kiens IELTS Speaking Video Samples

1. Describe a restaurant - http://adf.ly/1AHkNX 2. Describe a museum - http://adf.ly/1AHkc7 3. Describe a movie http://adf.ly/1AHmb9 4. Describe a holiday - http://adf.ly/1AHn4k 5. Describe a book - http://adf.ly/1AHnKS 6. Describe a childhood event - http://adf.ly/1AHo6H 7. Describe a present - http://adf.ly/1AHnbe 8. Describe an important person - http://adf.ly/1AHoLk 9. Describe a transport system - http://adf.ly/1AHoRZ 10. Describe a teacher - http://adf.ly/1AHoYz 11. Describe an animal - http://adf.ly/1AHogh 12. Describe how to cook a dish - http://adf.ly/1AHomy 13. Describe a sport - http://adf.ly/1AHoxK 14. Describe a famous person http://adf.ly/1AHp54 15. Describe a radio program http://adf.ly/1AHpB8 16. Describe a favorite subject http://adf.ly/1AHpI9 17. Describe a favorite movie character http://adf.ly/1AHpqb 18. Describe a magazine http://adf.ly/1AHpwL 19. Describe how you met your best friend http://adf.ly/1AHq3O 20. Describe an old person you admire http://adf.ly/1AHqWK 21. Describe a country you would like to visit http://adf.ly/1AHqZr