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Welcome Dan back to the show.
Hi Phoebe
Now today’s topic it’s about allowing one’s voice to be heard.
And of course, today we’re gonna have somebody, Dang Tran Tung who’s gonna go on IELTS On The Go.
And let’s see what other people are doing to raise their voices.
Dang Tran Tung, take it away.
Hi guys. I’m Tung Dang. This is IELTS On The Go.
And sadly this is the last installment, so I’m shedding some tears.
Anyway so on this episode we’ll have a very special guest.
She’s not a student from different parts of the country as per usual.
But she is one of the familiar faces on IELTS FACE-OFF.
And let’s meet Khanh Vy.
So today we’re going to switch here a little bit and do things a little bit differently.
Vy is going to be on the show with a slightly different capacity.
She’s going to be the one answering the question and I’m going to pose the question.
So gonna switch roles a little bit and you know what it feels like, right?
I think we learn a lot from the students that we have talked to
But I think viewers are curious to learn from you as well.
You know many of our viewers have commented that
they’re very impressed with how well you speak English.
And I think 2 of your key strengths lie in your fluency and your pronunciation.
So can you elaborate on how you were able to acquire a higher level of fluency
And how do you refine your pronunciation?
Oh that’s such a really nice compliment. Thank you so much.
Sometimes I do a shooting for IELTS On The Go And I asked the guest that
which grade are you in?
They said that we were just high school students.
I asked like what was your score in IELTS?
They said 7.5, 8.
I’m no match for them. Because they were extremely better than me.
And I learned a lot from that experience.
I learned a lot from the fact that I talked to them naturally like a daily talk
and I also think that vocabulary plays a really vital part in the fluency of speaking.
I don’t think you need to know too many words in order to maintain a good flow of speech.
But I do think that a wider vocabulary really facilitates a better flow.
Because you don’t have to spend time coming up with words to express what you’re trying to say.
Because it’s on the tip of your tongue and it’s right at your disposal so you just kind of channel it out.
I think so. That’s the most natural way.
And also I think that the ideas.
If you have many ideas so you can prepare the best for your talk.
And I guess that the chance to talk with the students. It also enables me to get more ideas about many topics.
I agree
So I can use that when I speak which means it can boost my fluency.
So to sound more natural.
So your fluency is the sum of many parts
It’s vocabulary, it’s practice and one thing that you touched on which I thought was really interesting
is the accumulation of ideas right?
So which part do you find really challenging when you prepare for the IELTS?
The part that I find the most demanding but also the most interesting to me is writing.
Writing? The same for me as well.
Really?
I feel like to have a high score in writing is really hard.
It is.
It is super hard.
You know I have to read a lot to get ideas, not only using the academic words can satisfy the demands of the writing,
But we also have to know the way to convey all ideas in the most clear ways that they find it careful or understandable.
So that’s a very delicate balance that you need to strike right?
On the one hand, you kind of have to use really good words.
You can not just use the words that most people are too familiar with.
Familiar words are OK. But the common one like “good: or “bad”, kind of a no go.
And on the other hand, you kind of have to maintain a certain degree of clarity.
Because nobody wants to read your sentence twice, that’s bad writing.
So that’s something that I can personally resonate with.
and I’m delighted to let you know that in this episode you also have the opportunity to sit an IELTS simulation exam.
And you can not choose, you have to take an IELTS Speaking.
Yeah. Now you know the feeling of the students.
And I think this is going to be a wonderful opportunity.
Because you know we learned a lot from the students
and I’m sure viewers are curious to learn from you as well.
Mixed feeling for me.
I don’t know if there’s a rewarding aspect of the show that has given to me or a punishment.
Well the good thing is that you can not choose so just go ahead with the procedure.
But do you have any tips in general?
Just rest assured that it will be very stressful.
But the tension will ease as the test progresses and I find myself very relaxed by part 3.
Part 3?
Yes. By part 3 you will be in the zone, you’ll be very laser focused.
- So I have to pay more attention to part 3? - Yeah!
Thank you so much for your tips here.
Without further ado, I’m going to escort Khanh Vy to the exam room.
Too much pressure on me
because not only I have the judge from British Council but also you guys will be my judges.
Shall we go?
So you will take me to the examination room?
Yes I will personally escort you there myself.
My pleasure.
Dan! Are you ready to face off?
I’m ready.