Từ vựng IELTS - Chủ đề Puzzles

Đầu tiên hãy cùng The SOL IELTS tìm hiểu một đoạn hội thoại trong IELTS Speaking chủ đề Puzzles nhé:

M: Rory, do you like puzzles?

R: Well, not really. It's always difficult for me to follow the instructions, let alonemake out any solutions. Although now that I think about it, it's not because they're not particularly engaging. It's just because I have other things on my mind, to be honest with you.

M: Do you like doing word puzzles or number puzzles?

R: Well, ideally, neither. But if I had to choose one, I suppose it would be word puzzles, because they most closely match up with my area of expertise, which is English. I suppose working out my finances is enough of a number puzzle for me.

M: Did you like doing puzzles when you were a kid?

R: I think I used to, but I had more time to finish them off back then. Whereas now I don't really because I've got all these jobs to do. Working out how to finish a Rubik's cube or to put together a jigsaw takes ages for me. So I don't really have the time for it.

M: When do you do puzzles, during trips or when you feel bored?

R: Well, I think the closest I get is when I'm setting them up for classes and I have to work out the solutions. If I had to choose then it would probably be during trips like filling out a crossword on a plane. If I didn't have a book and there was nothing else to do. But that's just an example.

M: Do you think it's suitable for older people to do puzzles?

R: Well, I think they're the ones best place to do it, since they have, well or they usually have more free time on their hands and they have more experience. Although now I think about it, young people are always putting up or posting pictures of their wordles, aren't they? So maybe we shouldn't rule them out entirely.

M: Hey! Thank you, Rory, for your answers! We weren't puzzled by them at all.

Và chúng ta hãy tìm hiểu các từ vựng sau: 

• Let alone (phrase) - used after a negative statement to emphasize how unlikely a situation is because something much more likely has never happened.
• To make out (phrasal verb) - to deal with a situation, usually in a successful way.
• Engaging (adj.) - pleasant, attractive, and charming.
• To match up (phrasal verb) - If two pieces of information match up, they are the same.
• Expertise (noun) - a high level of knowledge or skill.
• To work out (phrasal verb) - to understand something or to find the answer to something by thinking about it.
• Jigsaw (noun) - a picture stuck onto wood or cardboard and cut into pieces of different shapes that must be joined together correctly to form the picture again.
• To set up (phrasal verb) - to arrange for an event or activity to happen.
• To fill out (phrasal verb) - to write or type information in spaces that are provided for it.
• Crossword (noun) - a game in which you write words that are the answers to questions in a pattern of black and white squares.
• Wordle (noun) - a brand name for an electronic image that shows words used in a particular piece of electronic text or series of texts. The words are different sizes according to how often they are used in the text.
• Rule something or someone out (phrasal verb) - to decide or say officially that something is impossible or will not happen, or that something or someone is not suitable.

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