Từ vựng IELTS Speaking- Chủ đề Town and City

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IELTS Speaking: Town and City

Part 1-style questions

Examiner: What is it like where you live?
Christiane: I live in a residential area of a busy town in the south of Spain … we have all the facilities you need … good public transport … a good shopping centre … it’s nice …

Examiner: Do you like living in the city?
Andrea: Yes I do … I like going out with my friends and there are lots of lively bars and restaurants within walking distance of my apartment … I’m a bit of a culture vulture as well so it’s great to have access to art exhibitions and that kind of thing …

Examiner: Do you get many tourists visiting your area?
Mandy: Not really no … I live in the inner-city and the area is a little run down … it’s basically a lot of high-rise flats and many of the shops are boarded up … so nothing to interest tourists really …

Part 2-style task

Describe an interesting town or city in your country that visitors might enjoy. You should say

what the place is called
where the place is
what the facilities are like

and say why visitors might enjoy going there.

Monique: Anyone who comes to my country really should spend some time in Barcelona … it’s a beautiful place … it’s not what you would call a sprawling city … it’s quite compact really and you could walk across the city in a couple of hours … but there’s no need to do that as we have a fantastic public transport system so it’s easy to get around … there are various districts all with their own character … you have the upmarket shops in the centre … you’ll find lots of chain stores you’ll recognise from your own country but also local brands as well … we have the narrow streets in the Gothic district with lots of fashionable boutiques and tourist attractions … there’s the Olympic area and the beaches along the coast … and dotted around the city are some lovelypublic spaces … parks and squares in the city centre and on the outskirts of Barcelona where people relax with their friends and family … and of course pavement cafes everywhere … all that and some great historical places of interest … so a great destination for tourists …

Part 3-style questions

Examiner: What are the advantages of living in a city or big town?
Carrie: I think it’s having access to local facilities really … local shops as well as access to largershopping malls in the city centre … and if you’re well-off you can afford to live in the suburbsaway from the busy traffic …

Examiner: In your experience are city centres usually attractive places?
Mary: Some can be yes … especially those with a historical interest … but sometimes they’re full of ugly office blocks … multi-story car parks … and residents living in poor housing … it depends on the city doesn’t it?

Examiner: What are some of the challenges facing towns and cities?
Penny: I suppose traffic congestion is a major problem … and the growth in out-of-town supermarkets and retail parks mean lots of town centre shops are closing down … plus a shortage of good quality housing … I think these are the major challenges …

Definitions

boarded up shops: shops bỏ trống, không còn hoạt động
chain stores: chuỗi cửa hàng của những thương hiệu nổi tiếng
to close down: ngừng hoạt động
fashionable boutiques: cửa hàng thời trang
to get around: đi dạo, đi vòng quanh
high-rise flats: tòa nhà cao tầng
inner-city: trung tâm thành phố nơi có điều kiện sống thiếu thốn
in the suburbs: ngoại ô
lively bars/restaurants: nhà hàng, quán bar sôi động
local facilities: cơ sở vật chất công cộng
multi-story car parks: bãi đỗ xe có nhiều tầng
office block: tòa nhà văn phòng
out of town shopping centre/retail park: trung tâm mua sắm lớn nằm ngoài thành phố
pavement cafe: cà phê vỉa hè
places of interest: địa điểm thu hút khách đến thăm quan
poor housing: khu ở có điều kiện thấp
public spaces: khu vực trong thành phố mở cửa công cộng
public transport system: hệ thống giao thông công cộng
residential area: khu dân cư
run down: trong điều kiện tồi tàn, xuống cấp
shopping centre: nơi tập trung nhiều cửa hàng
shopping malls: trung tâm mua sắm trong nhà
sprawling city: thành phố phát triển, trải rộng, rực rỡ
tourist attraction: địa điểm thu hút khách du lịch
traffic congestion: tắc nghẽn giao thông
upmarket shops: những cửa hàng cao cấp, đắt tiền