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AI and the future applications in education

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an essential tool in many aspects of life, and its impact on teaching and learning languages is far from negligible. Based on my observations, the use of AI will continue to improve my teaching quality as a test-prep teacher. Over the next two years, I expect that AI will be more deeply integrated in the teaching process of teachers, me included. I have been using AI tools, mainly ChatGPT and ElevenLabs to assist with preparing lecture materials. ChatGPT plays a crucial role in editing my lesson plans and marking homework and tests, while ElevenLabs is used for voice generation, which provides precise and natural-sounding audio content for my lessons. In a two-year time, these tools will probably be improved, with updates in the current features and introductions of new ones. With the anticipated integration of more AI technologies in teaching and learning, I certainly have to improve my knowledge on this tool if I want to fully utilise it. As di...
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[IELTS Speaking Part 2]

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[IELTS Speaking Part 2] Describe a person who wears clothes that you think are unusual Ôi chủ đề Fashion yêu thích của mình luôn :)) Bài này kiểu hơi trúng tủ nên từ vựng chủ đề khá dày đặc. Các bạn có thể thấy với những bài kiểu như thế này thì các từ vựng để mô tả cần phải thuần thục nên chúng mình cứ chuẩn bị trước ở nhà nhé! :> _________________ Mình gửi mọi người phần thu âm: https://soundcloud.com/trung-c-796987177/describe-a-person-who-wears-clothes-that-you-think-are-unusual Transcript: Well, even though I do not count myself a fashion lover, I do know one or two things about this particular subject. For this topic, I would like to talk about Harry Styles, a former boy band member and now a true fashion icon. As I can recall, I have been following him on social media since his days in the boy band, One Direction. At that time, he was not as adventurous as he is now in terms of fashion actually. His choices of outfit, even on or off stage, were quite safe with sport boyish tr...
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[IELTS Speaking Part 2] Describe a time when you needed to use your imagination

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Ô kìa tưởng tượng thì ngày nào mình cũng tưởng tượng ra có người yêu các bạn ạ nhưng thôi ai lại tả thế bao giờ :))) Mình lại đưa lại đề này về một kỷ niệm vào việc nhóm nhận giải thưởng các thứ mà đợt trước mình up suốt rồi ấy. Các bạn thấy nó versatile không đề nào cũng biến thành được :)) _________________ Mình gửi mọi người phần thu âm:  Describe a time when you needed to use your imagination Transcript: Well, if I am to describe an occasion when I needed to use my imagination , I will talk about the time when I had to come up with new design ideas for my Design Innovation class. As I could recall, it was during my junior year at university and the course was one of the major requirements that I needed to take to graduate. So basically, the main theme of the class was about green urban design , which meant that students are required to implement some environmentally-friendly features into the planning of cities and towns. Even though my team came up with several good ideas f...
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[IELTS Speaking Part 2] Describe a short journey you often make that you really do not like

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Đề này nói chung là cũng hơi kỳ. Đã “do not like” mà xong vẫn phải “often make”. Thật sự khóc mà :(( Nói chung thì bài này học sinh thì kể đường đi học còn người đi làm thì kể đường đi làm nhé! Nhớ là kể chuyến đi chứ đừng để về điểm đến nhá. _________________ Mình gửi mọi người phần thu âm:  Describe a short journey you often make that you really do not like Transcript: Well, about this topic, the only journey that I dislike is my daily commute to work. I have been working as a marketing manager for a local fashion brand based in Hanoi and my workplace is located near the Old Quarter, which is around 7 km away from my house. Every day, I have to go to work at around 7 am in the morning and travel the same route back home at around 6 pm. I mean it is my duty to go back and forth because not only do I have to be in the office to manage the work of the whole marketing team but I am also required to meet my company’s clients in person . However, the whole journey becomes my daily...
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[IELTS Speaking Part 2] Describe a person’s home you visited that you liked, but would not want to live in

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Phải nói là đề IELTS Speaking càng ngày càng hỏi chi tiết mọi người ạ. Bài này mà bạn nào không flexible chuẩn bị trước bài building ở nhà cứ thế nói là dễ lạc đề ngay và luôn nhé. Mọi người nhớ chú ý sử dụng những từ mang tính đối lập để nói về việc mình “liked” nhưng lại “would NOT want to live in” nhé! _________________ Mình gửi mọi người phần thu âm: Describe a person’s home you visited that you liked, but would not want to live in Transcript: Well, to be honest, I have been to many parts of Vietnam and paid a visit to numerous residential places of the locals. However, for this topic, I would like to talk about my friend’s house in Quang Ninh that I was lucky to be a guest last summer. The house is located on a main street of this port city within close proximity to many great restaurants and some of the best recreational places . My friend and I were on a get-away trip to Ha Long Bay at that time so we had a chance to come by his house for a quick visit. Looking from the outsid...
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[IELTS Speaking Part 2] Describe a favorite toy you played as a child

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Đồ chơi thì chắc là có nhiều loại rồi đúng không? Có những loại đồ chơi mà các bạn nữ và các bạn nam hay chơi riêng biệt (dù mình thấy toy thì không phân biệt giới tính cho lắm) cơ mà mình sẽ chọn mô tả một đồ chơi mà bạn nào cũng biết nhé! Đó chính là khối Rubik. _________________ Mình gửi mọi người phần thu âm: Describe a favorite toy you played as a child Transcript: Well, even though I was not into playing toys when I was a kid, if I am to describe my favorite piece of toy, I will talk about the first Rubik's cube that I got as a birthday present. If my memory serves me right, it was actually one of the first toys that I received from my parents when I was small and as a child, I was always so excited to play with it. At first, I was kinda clueless on how to solve the Rubik’s cube. I mean the Internet was not so popular in the early 2000s so I didn’t know the correct way to play with it. So basically what I did was blindly turning the blocks and obviously I couldn’t solve even...
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[IELTS Speaking Part 2] Describe a situation when you came close to a wild animal

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Đề wild animals này các bạn đã từng gặp mấy lần rồi ấy nhỉ? Dù gì thì nó cũng khá đơn giản chỉ là các bạn có thể đưa thêm chi tiết hoặc hành động nào bạn đến gần loài vật đó thôi. Bạn có thể nói về việc gặp các loài động vật ở môi trường nuôi nhốt (zoos, safari, research lab) hoặc trong tự nhiên (forests, jungles, natural reserves, mountains, etc). Mình thì lựa chọn nói về mấy lần đi zoo nha. _________________ Mình gửi mọi người phần thu âm:  Describe a situation when you came close to a wild animal Transcript: Well, as a life science and biotechnology graduate, I did have one or two field trips during my university time that allowed me to get close to wild animals. For this topic, I would like to talk about the time I visited Seoul Grand Park, which is actually the first zoo in the Korean peninsula founded in the early 20th century. I had a chance to visit the place with my professor and some of my peers in the Animal Preservation class in order to further scrutinize the behavio...
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