IELTS SPEAKING - UNIT 6 PAST EVENT MONOLOGUE PART 1 | WISE IELTS

Hello guys and welcome back to WISE IELTS! Welcome back to WISE IELTS! If this is the first time you join WISE English, this is a series that provides knowledge and tips to help you master the skills as well as choose the best place for this IELTS competition. Back to today's IELTS speaking, you and I will learn a very common sentence in IELTS Speaking Part 2, which is Describe a past event. Describe an event that happened in the past. And now, let's find out some easy questions from the previous lessons. Describe a past event. For example, Describe a story you heard as a child. Describe a time when you were late for something. Describe a happy event in your life. Or, describe an interesting trip you have been on. Describe a short course that you have taken. Or, describe an important historical event. This lesson requires us to recall what happened in the past with specific time points, how it happened, and how it includes who. It sounds a bit difficult, right? So how can we perform well in this IELTS Speaking Part 2 competition with this topic? Now, let's find out some tips to answer these questions. Just like the topic Describe an object we learned in the previous lesson, for Describe a past event, let's follow the 4 stages. Stage 1. Say what it was and when it happened. Stage 2. Say where and what it happened and who was involved. Stage 3. Say what happened. Stage 4. Say why the event happened. Stage 5. Stage 6. Say why the event was special and how you feel or felt about it. The reason for that special event and your feelings. In this lesson, we will go through Stage 1 and Stage 2. The rest will be in the next video. Alright, now let's move on to Stage 1. Say what it was and when it happened. To describe this step well, you need to remember 3 language steps here. Language Step 1. Use phrases or words for events accurately. To answer the question Describe a past event, first, we need to say the name and what kind of event it was. Now, let's go through some examples. If the topic is Describe a story you heard as a child, tell a story you heard as a child, what could it be? Very good. It could be a children's story, a child's story, or a bedtime story, a story told before going to bed, or a novel, a fairy tale, or a legend. If the topic is Describe a sport, what are the keywords in the word sport match? Very good. It could be a chess competition, a chess match, or a speech contest, a speech contest, the Olympic Games, or the Asian Games. What about learning a language? We need to remember the keywords such as workshop, roadway, simicam, classic carousel. It's very useful. Next is journeys. For journeys, you can say experiences such as school trip, road trip, field trip, or simply holiday, vacation. Next is parties. It's a very diverse topic, isn't it? We have parties such as birthday parties, housewarming parties, wedding, or farewell parties. Another topic you can think of is TV program. It could be TV show, documentary, reality show, or comedy. Next is phrases to describe events. It's the time that or when someone is something. Here are some examples. The time that I wasn't on time for the talk interview, or the time when I saw the news on the TV, the time that I passed the university entrance examinations, or the time my family went camping. Or we can talk about the first time we did something with the formula the first time I did something. For example, the first time I was late for a team meeting, the first time I traveled alone, or the first time ever I got a maximum score. In addition to the phrases to describe events, we also need to get familiar with time phrases, don't we? So, let me start you. Use preposition of time and time phrase correctly. Of course, events happen at a specific time, day, month, year. So, which phrases do you use to describe a specific time? Is it in, on, at, right? However, we often make a mistake not being able to distinguish when to use in, on, at in May, in the season, on a special day, or in the century. So now, let's review the usage. First is the preposition of at. What do you use at? Now, right? A very basic example is I get up at 7 a.m. and go to bed at 11 p.m. Now, the preposition of at is accompanied by a specific time period such as at Christmas, at sunrise, at sunset, at dinner time, at noon, or at bedtime. On the other hand, with in, we use it for month, year, century, season, or a longer period. For example, in the 1990s, in the past, or in the future. If you use it with in, you use it with excellent, right? For example, on 1st of May, on Monday, on Sunday. In addition, we also use it with on my birthday, or on New Year's Eve. Next, you can use the word durian, which means for a certain period of time, from the beginning to the end, related to month, year, or a special day. Or simply, it means a certain period of time. The last word that I want to introduce to you today is last. It is usually placed before month, year, week, or night. It means before. For example, last night, last month, last week, last year, last year. You can also use last summer, or last Christmas, last Christmas. In addition to the words that mean only a certain period of time, we also have words and phrases that mean only a certain period of time. It starts with around and about. It means about, not necessarily a certain period of time. Now, let's take an example. For example, about two months ago, it means about a few more days, or for example, I once attended a workshop organized by the University of Oxford. I attended a workshop organized by the University of Oxford. And now, let's try to learn a popular phrase, which is a girl. For example, a few years ago, a few months ago, a few days ago, or a few days ago, or you can also say quite a while ago, or some time ago, some time ago. This is a very natural way when you want to talk about a time that you can't remember. Or we can use a website to talk about the time and events that are happening now. This way helps us talk about the details of the events that are happening, such as for example, when I was in elementary school, my parents took me to a classical music concert, or I traveled to Singapore when I was on my holiday. Alright, so we have just talked about what is important in Stage 1 of Day By to describe a past event correctly. Now, let's move on to Step 3. So, Language Step 3. Use past continuous and past simple, past perfect and past simple for setting a scene correctly. To describe what happened in the past, I recommend you to use the following phrases. First, past simple, past single, past perfect, and past continuous. And, as you know, past simple can be combined with past continuous to describe two events that happened in the past. In the past, there was a sudden event while a long event was happening. And of course, we also need the translation of words such as when a while to combine two sentences more easily. For example, when a while I was studying at high school, and I was participating in a singing competition. Two sentences between two sentences are different. So, they can't change their positions immediately. So, which sentence comes first and which one comes last? So, let's find out the next sentence together. When and with past simple divided while and past continuous. For example, I decided to take a trip to California In addition, when talking about an event that happened in the past, sometimes we need to talk about an event that happened at that time. Here, past perfect is completely applicable. And now, let's take an example to remember. So, for example, James had cooked breakfast when we got up. Here, we have two actions that happened in the past, such as waking up and eating. But, how is it here? That's right. When we wake up, James has already finished cooking. It means that James has already finished cooking before. So, to emphasize this action that happened before another action in the past, the action that comes first is divided into past perfect and past continuous. For example, the action together is the action from Wayne. I will give you another example. So, for example, when she had read all the greeting cards, she made a short thank you speech. It means that after reading all the letters, she said thank you twice. Or, we can still change these two sentences flexibly, right? So, we have just gone through 3 languages that are very important for stage 1. Now, let's sum up the 3 languages for stage 1. So, describe a recent event that made you feel happy. I would like to talk about an occasion that I can still remember vividly. It's for my 18th birthday party which was held last Saturday evening. Coincidentally, that's also the time right after the double blizzard. I was so relieved and exhilarated to celebrate this special occasion with my beloved friends. As for many people, 18th birthday party is quite an important turning point in life so that some people could probably make a detailed plan for their parties as they want it to be perfect. However, let's see the 2nd level to answer the question describe a past event. So, stage 2, say where, why it happened and who was involved. Just like stage 1, in stage 2, you also have 3 important language steps to remember. So, language step 1, use the passive voice for location or course of events accurately. Passive voice is a multi-functional structure, isn't it? In previous lessons, we used passive voice for what? Very good! Passive voice is used to describe the function and the creation of an object, isn't it? And if you learn today, passive voice is used to describe the location and the reason why the event happened in the past. So, for example, I was told bedtime stories by my grandma every night or the wedding party was held in a fabulous restaurant or the football competition was partly sponsored by the local authority. And if your subject and object are the same as usual, I recommend you to use passive voice to diversify your sentences and this is also an advantage for your company. The second Before, we are familiar with the preposition of times. Not only that, when describing an event that happened in the past, we also have to mention the location, time and location. So now, let's take a look at the following words. Starting with the word at, we can use this word with specific meanings such as at the market, at the supermarket, at the ticket counter, at the bus stop, at the bank or at the beach. At the same time, in stands in front of the word. For example, in class, in the hospital or in the cinema. So, when describing an event that happened in the past, we can use this word with specific meanings such as on the street, on the bus stop, on the mountain or on the beach. Very good. We can use the word on. For example, on the street, on the bus, on the mountain or on the bus stop. Next, we have over or above. It means above or above something. For example, above a building or above a plane. For example, above the building or over the bridge. Next, we have next, beside or beside. It means next to something. For example, next to the supermarket, by the lake or beside a souvenir shop. Next, we have next to or opposite. Very good. Opposite or across from. For example, opposite the post office. How about opposite the pharmacy? Excellent. Across from the drugstore. Not yet. We also have between or in front of. Near is close. For example, near my school or far from my home. That's the language step number 2. Now, let's move on to the last language step. So, language step number 3. Use relationship, recombination and group words accurately. When we talk about a bus event, we can't not talk about the participants. So, the topics related to relationships are occupation, recombination and groups. Groups are very important. First, relationships. This word is quite popular, isn't it? We have some popular words such as parents, cousins, aunt, uncle, grandfather, grandmother. Next, classmates. How about occupation? We have a lot of different occupations, don't we? For example, architect, electrician, musician, accountant, teacher, photographer. Next, crowds. Just a group of people. They can be a crowd of people. Party goers. Audience. Guests. Passengers. In addition, we can also use it to talk about the relationship with the person behind the scene. Or the person we want to introduce. Let's see an example. It comes as a great surprise that David, who was a childhood friend of mine, appeared at the wedding party. In short, he wished that we had a good time. Now, let's continue to answer the question. It's quite a recent event that made you feel happy. Moving on to the details. The parties were celebrated at my house. I invited almost all of my pasties and some great colleagues. I guess just about 10 hours in total. One day before the party, my little sister had helped me decorate our home with fern tea, candles, and balloons. While my mom had baked and iced the cake. Alright, that's all for today. So, we have just finished the first two steps in answering the question. Did you like the past event? If you find this video helpful, don't forget to click LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE for us. Also, don't forget to click the BELL and SUBSCRIBE button to receive more notifications. Your love and support is the motivation for me. And now, goodbye and see you next time.