18/10/2020
IELTS SPEAKING PART 1: Age
1. What do you think that the best age to learn to drive is?
Although a number of people learn to drive when they are just fifteen or sixteen, I think that eighteen is the prime age for a person to learn to drive. At this point in a person’s life, they are much more responsible for their own actions and behaviors than they would have been at just sixteen. This ensures that they will be more cautious while driving, more observant of the traffic rules, and thus be far less likely to get in a mishap than they would be if they learned to drive at an earlier age.
- A number of: nhiều
- Prime (a): trọng yếu
- Ensure (v): đảm bảo
- Cautious (a): cẩn trọng
- Observant (a): tinh ý
- Mishap (n): tai nạn
2. How do you feel about getting older?
I feel that getting older is both a blessing and a curse. My memories of my youth are now something that I cherish now more than anything else on Earth, as it was truly a time in my life when I felt free and invincible, and nothing could stand in my way. Now that I am older, I feel that I am more cautious and predictable than I feel comfortable admitting to. I guess in some ways this is a blessing though, as with age comes wisdom, so I now have the foresight to know when something I want to do on a whim might end in disaster.
- Blessing (n): phước
- Curse (n): lời nguyền
- Cherish (v): trân trọng
- Invincible (a): bất khả chiến bại
- Predictable (a): dễ đoán
- With age comes wisdom (idiom): gừng càng già càng cay
- Foresight (n): tầm nhìn xa
- On a whim: bốc đồng
3. Should we treat people of different ages the same?
There are certain things that all people are entitled to regardless of their age. One of those things is to be treated with respect, empathy, and courtesy. I find that we forget this fact sometimes when it comes to the way that we treat children and older people. I think that is because people forget that the very young and the very old still have opinions and input that we should take the time to listen to, as we more often than not take people in these demographics as seriously as we should.
- Entitle (v): cho phép
- Regardless of: không màng tới
- Empathy (n): đồng cảm
- Courtesy (n): nhã nhặn
- Demographic (n): nhóm nhân khẩu