Describe ImageQ3/2026Difficulty 4/5

Describe Image - so sanh nhom

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Questions

Question 125s to prepare · 40s to speak

Describe the data in 40 seconds: main trend first, then two details, then one comparison. Where students study, survey of 1,200 Home 46% · Library 27% · Cafe 15% · Campus 9% · Other 3% (De thi that cho xem BIEU DO. O day so lieu de dang chu de luyen dung cach noi - cau truc va ngon ngu mo ta so lieu la phan duoc cham.)

Question 225s to prepare · 40s to speak

Describe the data in 40 seconds: main trend first, then two details, then one comparison. Reasons given for changing job Pay 38% · Flexibility 26% · Career growth 21% · Location 9% · Other 6% (De thi that cho xem BIEU DO. O day so lieu de dang chu de luyen dung cach noi - cau truc va ngon ngu mo ta so lieu la phan duoc cham.)

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 NOI CHO DESCRIBE IMAGE — SO SANH NHOM (40 giay) Cau 1: "The chart compares [chu de] across [so] categories." Cau 2 — CAO NHAT va THAP NHAT truoc, day la y chinh: "[Nhom A] accounts for the largest share at [so] per cent, while [nhom E] is the smallest at only [so]." Cau 3: "[Nhom B] and [nhom C] are fairly close, at [so] and [so] respectively." Cau 4 — mot quan sat: "Notably, the top two categories together make up more than [so] per cent of the total." Cau 5: "So the distribution is heavily weighted towards [nhom A]." VI DU voi so lieu noi hoc: Home 46 / Library 27 / Cafe 15 / Campus 9 / Other 3: "The chart compares where students study, across five categories. Home accounts for the largest share at 46 per cent, while other locations make up only 3. The library comes second at 27, followed by cafes at 15 and campus spaces at 9. Notably, home and library together account for nearly three quarters of all study time. So the distribution is heavily weighted towards places outside formal study spaces." LUU Y: khong can doc HET moi so. Doc cao nhat, thap nhat, mot cap o giua, roi mot nhan xet tong. Doc het nam so ma khong co nhan xet thi diem thap hon.

Vocabulary you can use today

accounts for the largest share
chiếm tỉ trọng lớn nhất
at only X per cent
chỉ ở mức X phần trăm
at X and Y respectively
lần lượt là X và Y
notably
đáng chú ý là
make up nearly three quarters
chiếm gần ba phần tư
heavily weighted towards
nghiêng hẳn về phía

Common traps for Vietnamese speakers

Không cần đọc hết mọi số. Đọc cao nhất, thấp nhất, một cặp ở giữa, rồi một nhận xét tổng. Đọc hết mà không nhận xét thì điểm thấp hơn. Cụm "respectively" và "notably" là hai từ đáng học nhất ở dạng này — chúng gọn và máy nhận rõ. Câu cuối bắt đầu bằng "So..." là tín hiệu cho máy biết bạn đã kết. Có kết thì điểm Content cao hơn rõ so với dừng giữa dòng số liệu.

âm cuối /s/ và /z/ trong categories/z/, students/s/, spaces/z//θ/ trong three, quarters→/k/, monthâm cuối /t/ trong percent, largest, smallesttrọng âm reSPECtively — âm tiết hai

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