Listening: Ielts part 1, B1

Writing:
Mở: paraphrase lại yêu cầu đề bài (sd từ đồng nghĩa)
Kết: nhắc lại yêu cầu đề bài và kết luận
Nhớ chứng minh bằng example!
Một số từ nối:
- According to, …
- on the one hand, on the other hand, on the downside, in
constast, …
- firstly, secondly, first and foremost, last but not least, first of
all…
- FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
- In addition, Additionally, howerver, moreover, therefore,
besides, as, as a result, because, nevertheless, despite,
although, in spite of, since, if, while, …
- so that, such … that, so … that, in order to, as … as, more
than, …
- Unfortunately, …
- In conclusion, to conclude, to sum up, in summary, on the
whole, ultimately, …
- For example, such as, …
Mẫu câu:
- It is … that
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Topic: Working in team, studying online, studying overseas, city
country life, daily rountine, social media acounts/identity…

Unit 1: Identity
I. Grammar:
1. present simple and present continuous
- use the present simple to …
+ give background information and to describe people and places
in a photo.
Ex. I work as an ecologist
+ talk about a permanent situation.
Ex. I’m a parent of 2 children
- use the present continuous to …
+ describe what’s happening in a photo.
Ex. Here. I’m riding a spliboard
+ talk about actions now or around now.
Ex. And now, I’m teaching my sons to ski
+ talk about changing situations.
Ex. The forest is getting smaller
- use the present simple or the present continuous for action
verbs. Don’t use the present continuous for state verbs such as
“be, like and now”.
2. used to and would
- use used to and didn’t use to to talk about past habits and
situations that have changed.
Ex. I used to live at home with my parents.
Ex. I didn’t use to be independent.
- use would and wouldn’t to talk about past habit that have
changed.
Ex. I would always leave the kitchen untidy.
Ex. I wouldn’t do the washing up or put things away.
II. Vocabulary: character adj
Explore (v), publish (v), recover (v), ecology (n), wildfire (n),
landslide (n), climate change (n), loss (n), find your voice (phr),
conservation (n), marine (adj), currently (adv), visual (adj),
woodland (n), science lab (n), cliff (n), solar (adj), regret (v),
social-media platform (n), online profile(n), multiple (adj),
personality (n), identity (n), criminal (n), similarity (n), audience
(n), lead a (adjective) life (phr), data (n), statistics (n), go against
(phr)
III. Writing:

Unit 2: Success
I. Grammar:
1. present perfect and past simple
- use the present perfect (have + past participle) to talk about:
+ life experiences.
Ex. I’ve learned that writing is hard
+ something that began in the past and is continuing or still true
in the present.
Ex. I’ve worked on penguin conversation for 31 years now.
+ things that happened in the past but have a consequence in the
present (or future).
Ex. I’ve put in thousands of hours studying … and now, I’m able to
share my findings …
- use the past simple to tell a story about things that happened in
the past.
Ex. I decided to study biology at university
Ex. I went to school to study science journalism
2. have to, must, don’t have to, mustn’t
- use have to for general oblogations and to show that something
is necessary.
Ex. I have to work shifts.
- use must for obligations you have for yourself.
Ex. I must buy myself a new skirt.
- use don’t have to to show that something isn’t necessary.
Ex. You don’t have to wear a suit.
- use musn’t to show that something is not allowed or isn’t a good
idea.
Ex. You mustn’t lie in a job interview.
- also use have to and must for strong recommendations.
Ex. You have to do your research.
Ex. You must say that in your job interview.
II. Vocabulary: working collocations
III. Writing:

Unit 3: Working together

I. Grammar:
1. past tenses
- past simple
Use the past simple for completed events in the past and the
main points in a story.
Ex. I realized I could learn a lot from him.
- past continuous
Use the past continuous (past simple be + -ing form) for events
that were in progress at a specific time in the past and for
background events.
Ex. When I was doing research in Peru, we would meet every few
weeks to discuss it.
- past perfect simple
Use the past perfect simple (had + past participle) for events that
happened before the main event in the past and to describe
background events.
Ex. He’d done a lot of research about the history of people in
Canada.
2. make and let
- use make to mean cause
Ex. The simple fact that the Black Mambas are watching makes a
lot of hunters stay away.
- use let to mean allow
Ex. They don’t let hunters move freely in the park.
II. Vocabulary: multi-word verbs
III. Writing:

Unit 4: Routines
I. Grammar:
1. zero and first conditionals
- use the zero conditional (if/when +present, + present) to talk
about something that is generally true.
Ex. If I’m in the US, I usually shake hands.
- use the first conditional (if + present, + will + infinitive) to talk
about a possible future situation.
Ex. If I see my colleague later today, I’ll shake his hand again.
- you can also use alternatives to if in conditional sentences.
Ex. As soon as I see my friends and family, I hug them.
Ex. Usually when I greet people, I hug them, unless I feel they
don’t want to hug me.
2. quantifiers
- Use quantifiers to talk about amounts:
+ not... enough means less than what is needed.
Ex. I wasn't getting enough sleep.
+ too little means something is not enough.
Ex. Half a teaspoon is too little.
+ too much/many means that something is more than you need.
Ex. I was... staying indoors too much... spending too many hours
sitting at my desk.
+ so much/many means really a lot.
Ex. I drink so much tea when I'm working.
+ a lot of, lots of and plenty of mean a large amount of
something.
Ex. That's a lot of sugar. I drink lots of coffee. You're getting plenty
of fresh air.
+ a (tiny/little) bit of means a small amount of something.
Ex. I now put only a tiny bit of sugar in my tea.
II. Vocabulary: dependent prepositions
III. Writing:

Unit 5: Art
I. Grammar:
1. second conditional
- Use the second conditional (if + past simple, would/could +
infinitive) to talk about imagined situations in the present or
future.
Ex. Hokusai would be amazed if he were alive today. (= imagined
present situation)
Ex. If I had five more years, I could become a true artist. (=
imagined future situation)
2. -ed and -ing adj
An -ed adjective describes how someone feels. I feel excited by
contemporary African dance. An -ing adjective describes the thing
that causes a feeling.
Ex. It was incredibly exciting every time we made that final
sound!
II. Vocabulary: feelings and how things make you feel
III. Writing:

Unit 6: Where I’m from

Grammar:
- present perfect continuous
- describing movement
Vocabulary: towns and cities
Writing: