Re-tell LectureDifficulty 4/5

Re-tell Lecture — Bài giảng ngắn

PTE Speaking practice questions in the real exam format and timing.

Questions

Question 110s to prepare · 40s to speak

Read the lecture ONCE, then re-tell it in your own words in 40 seconds without looking back. (Đề thi thật cho bạn NGHE bài giảng. Ở đây để dạng chữ — phần được chấm là khả năng tóm ý và diễn đạt lại, không phải nghe.)

Model answer

Written by 8020 teachers. Do not memorise it — take the structure and the way ideas are developed, then speak about your own life.

KHUNG Re-tell Lecture — NOI LAI BAI GIANG (40 giay) KHUNG 40 GIAY: Giay 1-6: "The lecture discusses [chu de]." Giay 7-18: "The speaker explains that [diem chinh thu nhat]." Giay 19-30: "They also point out that [diem chinh thu hai]." Giay 31-38: "In conclusion, the lecturer suggests that [ket luan]." Giay 39-40: Dung hoac them 1 chi tiet phu neu con thoi gian TU NOI CAU CHUYEN TRONG RE-TELL: "The lecturer begins by explaining..." "She then goes on to discuss..." "An important point raised is that..." "The speaker also mentions..." "In conclusion / To sum up, the lecture suggests..." MOT SO VI DU VE CHU DE BIEU GHI: Science: hypothesis, experiment, findings, results, data suggests History: era, period, impact, consequence, led to Economics: market, supply, demand, policy, growth, decline Psychology: behavior, theory, participants, study, evidence NOI NHUNG PHAN KHONG NGHE RO: Neu khong hieu mot doan: "The speaker also mentions [noi dung do ban ghi lai]" Dung bao gio noi im — neu khong co gi de noi: them "which has significant implications in this field" de lap day thoi gian trong luc nghi VI DU NOI LAI (bai giang ve ngu de): "The lecture discusses the evolution of language acquisition theories. The speaker explains that early theories focused mainly on imitation, arguing that children learn language by repeating what adults say. They then point out that Chomsky challenged this view by proposing an innate language acquisition device, which suggests humans are born with the capacity for language. In conclusion, the lecturer suggests that modern research supports a combination of both innate capacity and environmental input."

Vocabulary you can use today

language acquisition
thu dac ngon ngu — mot trong nhung chu de hay gap nhat
innate
bam sinh — /ɪˈneɪt/ trong am thu 2
implication
y nghia, he qua — /ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃən/ thuong gap cuoi bai giang
challenged this view
phan bac quan diem nay — cau hay trong re-tell
proposing
de xuat, dua ra — /prəˈpəʊzɪŋ/ trong am thu 2
environmental input
yeu to moi truong — doi lap voi innate capacity

Common traps for Vietnamese speakers

Re-tell Lecture la task kho nhat PTE Speaking vì bạn phải nghe VÀ nói. Khong ai nho het bai giang — chieu chien la ghi lai 3-4 tu khoa trong 10 giay ghi chu. Khung 4-cau ("discusses... explains... also... concludes") hoat dong khi ban co it du lieu. Du ban khong hieu 50% bai giang, neu ban dung khung va nhep nhip tot, diem van kha. Tranh lap lai tu nguyen van tu bai giang — PTE score engine phat hien. Dinh nghia lai bang tu cua ban: "water absorbs heat" → "the capacity of water to store thermal energy".

/ɪ/ trong 'implications', 'acquisition', 'imitation'/θ/ trong 'thought', 'theory', 'throughout'trong am 'acQUIsition', 'enVIronmental', 'CHOMsky'am cuoi /d/ trong 'proposed', 'challenged', 'focused'

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