Từ vựng về chủ đề Family - ielts speaking part 1

chủ đề luyện thi ielts - family topic

A. Key Vocabulary for ielts speaking

•  immediate<>extended family
  
•  comprised of/consists of
  
•  typical/normal/average-sized siblings
  
•  maternal/paternal grandmother/grandfather
  
•  take after my father/mother/have a lot in common with
  
•  have striking resemblance to/look quite similar to
  
•  have a good relationship with my mother
  
•  good company/get on well with
  
•  well-balanced/stable upbringing
  
•  easy going/laid back
  
•  supportive/encouraging/mentor/confide in/shoulder to cry on/genuine advice
  
•  good judgement/advice
  
•  close knit<>dysfunctional/distant/grown-apart
  
•  well-off/financially secure<>hard-up/struggling to make ends meet/ struggling financially
  
•  controlling/over-protective
  
•  overbearing/demanding/judgmental
  
•  don’t always see eye to eye/don’t get on terribly well
  
•  family outings/trips/gatherings/dinners/get together

Additional Vocabulary

• single parent family (divorced/separated/ deceased/passed away)
• nuclear family
• middle-aged
• retired
• good/average looking
• scruffy
• smart/sophisticated/elegant
• looks young for her age/youthful appearance
• slim figure<>overweight
• wears glasses
• in his early 40s

Positives & Negatives

+ have a good relationship with my mother
+ well-balanced/stable upbringing
+ carefree childhood
+ have the same sense of humour
+ have a lot in common/similar interests
+ trustworthy
+ extrovert-introvert

+ fun-loving/easy going
+ good company/to get on well with
+ good sense of humour
+ has a heart of gold/kind hearted
+ sociable/hospitable
+ supportive/confide in
+ thoughtful
+ open-minded/non-judgemental
+ close-knit
+ reserved
+ modest
+ elucidate
+ gifted/talented
+ well-off/financially secure
- sibling rivalry
- authoritarian/controlling/overprotective/domineering/overbearing/demanding
- bad tempered
- narrow minded
- distant/generation gap
- don’t always see eye to eye
- struggling financially/to make ends meet

B. Fill in the gaps with the correct word from the key vocabulary above, circle the correct word in bold, and then answer the questions, using the structure provided but with information that is true for you.

1. Do you have a large family or a small family?

It’s ____________-sized, comprised of my parents, one sibling, my younger sister, and my ____________ grandmother, who resides in/with us.
(short answer + explanation)

2. How much time do you manage to spend with members of your family?

When I was young, we usually saw each/one other every day and went out on many ____________ together, whereas nowadays with our hectic schedules, we’re lucky to see each other at night for ____________.
(contrast past and present + reasons + examples)

3. What sorts of things do you like to do together?

We’re quite ____________knit, and one thing we particularly enjoy is going on ____________ to different scenic spots around a/the country like local beaches for picnics, and having family ____________ with the extended____________.
(“What I particularly/especially/really/most enjoy” + example + 2nd thing you like)

4. Do you get on well with your family?

While I don’t always see ____________ with my father, he’s always very ____________, and if I have a/the problem, I can always depend in/on him for good ____________.
(contrast two answers + explanation)