Bài mẫu IELTS Speaking part 2: Describe a book you have recently read

Bài mẫu 8.0+ IELTS Speaking part 2 cho câu hỏi “Describe a book you have recently read” kèm dàn ý, từ vựng, và bài tập. Câu hỏi này được xuất hiện trong đề thi IELTS Speaking thật vào quý 1 năm 2025.

🚀 Đề bài

😵 Dàn ý

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On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

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Body paragraph 1:
Topic Sentence
Introduction
Idea 1
What kind of book it is
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Autobiographical novel written as a letter from a Vietnamese-American son to his illiterate mother
Idea 2
What it is about
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Young man named Little Dog, who reflects on his life growing up in a working-class immigrant family in Connecticut
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Explores his relationship with his mother and grandmother, his first love 
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Lingering impact of the Resistance War against the US on his family
Idea 3
What sort of people would enjoy it
Readers who love emotionally intense, beautifully written stories
Those who appreciate diving deep into themes of culture, queerness, and family ties
Body paragraph 1:
Introduction
What kind of book it is
Autobiographical novel written as a letter from a Vietnamese-American son to his illiterate mother
What it is about
Young man named Little Dog, who reflects on his life growing up in a working-class immigrant family in Connecticut
Explores his relationship with his mother and grandmother, his first love 
Lingering impact of the Resistance War against the US on his family
What sort of people would enjoy it
Readers who love emotionally intense, beautifully written stories
Those who appreciate diving deep into themes of culture, queerness, and family ties

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Body paragraph 2:
Topic Sentence
And explain why you liked it
Idea 1
Leaving me in awe of how words can carry so much weight
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Writing is so vivid that I felt like I was living Little Dog’s memories
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Captured the immigrant experience, you know, that push and pull between two worlds
Idea 2
Found myself tearing up reading about his mother’s sacrifices
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Made me think about how we carry our pasts, like invisible luggage
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Pushed me to reflect on my own relationships and the fleeting beauty of being human
Body paragraph 2:
And explain why you liked it
Leaving me in awe of how words can carry so much weight
Writing is so vivid that I felt like I was living Little Dog’s memories
Captured the immigrant experience, you know, that push and pull between two worlds
Found myself tearing up reading about his mother’s sacrifices
Made me think about how we carry our pasts, like invisible luggage
Pushed me to reflect on my own relationships and the fleeting beauty of being human

📝 Bài mẫu

Cùng tham khảo bài mẫu câu hỏi Describe a book you have recently read - Speaking Part 2 IELTS dưới đây nhé!

Oh, the book that reallyfor me is On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong, which I read just a few months ago.

To tell you a bit about what kind of book it is, it’s a novel written as a letter from a Vietnamese-American son to his illiterate mother. It blends raw emotion with lyrical prose, making it feel like a memoir, a love letter, and a piece of art all at once.

As for what it’s about, it follows a young man named Little Dog, who reflects on his life growing up in a immigrant family in Connecticut, grappling with identity, love, and trauma. Through vivid memories, he explores his relationship with his mother and grandmother, his first love with a troubled boy named Trevor, and thf the Resistance War against the US on his family.

Now, about what sort of people would enjoy it, I think it’s perfect for readers who love , beautifully written stories, like fans of A Little Life or Call Me by Your Name. It suits those who appreciate diving deep into themes of culture, queerness, and family ties, especially if you’re okay with a story that’s more .

To explain why I liked it, honestly, it hit me like a quiet storm, leaving me in awe of how words can carry so much weight. Vuong’s writing is so vivid—describing things like the smell of fish sauce or the ache of unspoken love—that I felt like I was living Little Dog’s memories alongside him. As someone with roots in Vietnam, I connected deeply with the way he captured the immigrant experience, you know, that between two worlds. I found myself tearing up reading about his mother’s sacrifices, which reminded me of stories my own family shared about starting over in a new place. There’s this one scene where Little Dog and Trevor lie in a field, and it’s so tender yet heartbreaking that I had to pause just to breathe. It made me think about how we carry our pasts, like , and how love can be both fragile and fierce. Reading it felt like a gift, one that pushed me to reflect on my own relationships and the of being human.

That’s all I have to say. Thank you!

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📚 Vocabulary

stand out

/stænd aʊt/

(verb). nổi bật

poetic, autobiographical

/pəʊˈɛtɪk ɔːtəbaɪəˈɡræfɪkl/

(adj). đậm chất thơ, mang tính tự truyện

working-class

/ˈwɜːkɪŋ klɑːs/

(adj). tầng lớp lao động

lingering impact

/ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ ˈɪmpækt/

(noun). ảnh hưởng kéo dài

emotionally intense

/ɪˈməʊʃənəli ɪnˈtɛns/

(adj). đầy cảm xúc mãnh liệt

reflective than plot-driven

/rɪˈflɛktɪv ðən plɒt ˈdrɪvn/

(adj). thiên về chiều sâu nội tâm hơn là cốt truyện

push and pull

/pʊʃ ənd pʊl/

(noun). sự giằng co

invisible luggage

/ɪnˈvɪzəbl ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/

(noun). hành lý vô hình (ẩn dụ: gánh nặng tâm lý)

fleeting beauty

/ˈfliːtɪŋ ˈbjuːti/

(noun). vẻ đẹp thoáng qua

✨ Bài tập Exercise

Cùng DOL Tự học làm bài tập sau đây để ôn lại các từ vựng đã được dùng trong bài Sample nhé!

Exercise 1: Chọn từ thích hợp để hoàn thành các câu sau.

Bộ phim này cực kỳ sâu lắng về cảm xúc, khiến khán giả bật khóc. --> This film is incredibly

, making the audience cry.

Cô ấy thích những tác phẩm thiên về suy ngẫm hơn là cốt truyện để suy ngẫm về cuộc sống. --> She enjoys books that are

to reflect on life.

Mối quan hệ giữa họ luôn có sự giằng co của yêu và giận. --> Their relationship always had a

of love and anger.

Ai cũng mang theo một chút hành lý vô hình từ quá khứ. --> Everyone carries some

from the past.

Mặt trời mọc luôn là một khoảnh khắc của vẻ đẹp thoáng qua. --> A sunrise is always a moment of

.

💡 Gợi ý

fleeting beauty

emotionally intense

invisible luggage

reflective than plot-driven

push and pull

fleeting beauty

emotionally intense

invisible luggage

reflective than plot-driven

push and pull

Exercise 2: Điền cụm từ tiếng Anh thích hợp vào ô trống.

01.

nổi bật

02.

tầng lớp lao động

03.

ảnh hưởng kéo dài

đậm chất thơ, mang tính tự truyện

nổi bật

tầng lớp lao động

ảnh hưởng kéo dài

đậm chất thơ, mang tính tự truyện

💡 Lời kết

Mong rằng thông qua bài viết này, bạn đã nắm được cách triển khai ý cho chủ đề Recent Book câu hỏi Describe a book you have recently read.

Bài mẫu IELTS Speaking part 2: Describe a book you have recently read

🚀 Đề bài

😵 Dàn ý

📝 Bài mẫu

📚 Vocabulary

✨ Bài tập Exercise

Exercise 1: Chọn từ thích hợp để hoàn thành các câu sau.

Exercise 2: Điền cụm từ tiếng Anh thích hợp vào ô trống.

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