IELTS Vocabulary - Topic: Media (Advertisement & Social network)

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Vocabulary

(Answer) I have to say that I have developed an interest in watching advertisement when I was a little child. (Reason) They can be considered a kind of entertainment with very beautiful scene. They are extremely relaxing, brief and eye-catching.

Brief (adj)

Ngắn gọn

Eye-catching (adj)

Bắt mắt

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Vocabulary

(Answer) Among the advertisements which are on TV or social media recently, I am really into seeing the one from Shopee Vietnam, which is a famous E-commerce service.

(Reason) Well, I love that because firstly, it has celebrity endorsement of talented goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung and famous singer Bao Anh. (Example) The two have got certain achievements in their own career, became rising stars and they have been so popular with most people. In the advertisement, they wear matching clothes and look so good together; therefore, it is easy to see that the commercial has received a huge number of views on social media such as Facebook or Youtube.

(Reason) Secondly, it has unique and funny music. (Example) The theme song for this advertisement is a remixed song from the original “Baby shark” for kids. It sounds very catchy and makes me want to dance and sing along everytime I see it. (Alternatives) Although some people may not like it as the song is overplayed, many people agree with me that we are obsessed with it now and we still like it a lot. Additionally, I think this may be an effective and creative way of advertising, which helps the brand image grow more impressively into customers’ mind.

Am really into (v)

Rất thích

Celebrity endorsement (n)

Quảng cáo có sự góp mặt của những người nổi tiếng

Rising stars (n)

Những ngôi sao đang lên

Commercial (n)

Quảng cáo (Đồng nghĩa với “Advertisement”)

Views (n)

Lượt xem

Theme song (n)

Bài hát chủ đề

Catchy (adj)

Bắt tai

Obsessed with (adj)

Bị ám ảnh

Brand image (n)

Hình ảnh thương hiệu

Sample answer

Vocabulary

(Answer) As a matter of fact, the amount of time for commercials is roughly one third of that for a TV program, which is very annoying. (Example) Actually, despite being interested in watching advertisement, I myself feel that they are really interrupting when I am enjoying a good film series or TV show. Normal advertisements are fine but those with inappropriate content, for example, those which are violent or adult-related issues may trigger anger for people.

Interrupting (a)

Gây bực mình

Inappropriate content (n)

Nội dung không phù hợp

Adult-related issues (n)

Những vấn đề liên quan đến người lớn

Glossary Box

Brief (adj)

/briːf/

Ngắn gọn

Eye-catching (adj)

/ˈaɪˌkætʃ.ɪŋ/

Bắt mắt

Be  really into (St) (v)

/biː//ˈrɪə.li//ˈɪn.tuː/

Rất thích

Celebrity endorsement (n)

/səˈleb.rə.ti/  /ɪnˈdɔːs.mənt/

Quảng cáo có sự góp mặt của những người nổi tiếng

Rising star (n)

/ˈraɪ.zɪŋ/ /stɑːr/

Ngôi sao đang lên

Commercial (n)

/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/

Quảng cáo (Đồng nghĩa với “Advertisement”)

View (v)

/vjuː/

Lượt xem

Theme song (n)

/θiːm//sɒŋ/

Bài hát chủ đề

Catchy (adj)

/ˈkætʃ.i/

Bắt tai

Obsessed with (adj)

/əbˈsest/

Bị ám ảnh

Brand image (n)

/brænd/ /ˈɪm.ɪdʒ/

Hình ảnh thương hiệu

Interrupting (a)

/ɪn.təˈrʌpt/

Gây bực mình

Inappropriate content (n)

/ɪn.əˈprəʊ.pri.ət//kənˈtent/

Nội dung không phù hợp

Adult-related issue (n)

/ˈæd.ʌlt//rɪˈleɪ.tɪd/ /ˈɪʃ.uː/

Vấn đề liên quan đến người lớn

Sample answer

Vocabulary

(Answer) Yes, I certainly am. (Reason) Using Facebook is my cup of tea as I spend a huge amount of time scrolling down my news feed to keep myself updated about my beloved people.

Cup of tea (n)

Sở thích

Scroll down (v)

Lướt

Keep myself updated (v)

Cập nhật

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Vocabulary

(Answer) Wow, when it comes to social network, people may think of Facebook as their ultimate choice but today I would like to say something about my most favorite site – Instagram.

As you know, Instagram has more than one billion users, an impressive number, for its unique features in addition to similar tools as Facebook which also allow users to chat and comment in others’ posts. (Reason) Firstly, it has a wide range of filters so that users can edit their pictures in any color or form they want. (Example) As a consequence, the images uploaded may look much more stylish and up-to-date when compared to those which are updated on other kinds of social networking sites.

(Reason) Secondly, we can keep track of not only our friends but also other users, including celebrities or influencers from different parts of the world just by a tool that is displayed when we log in our instagram account. (Example) As media has been increasing in popularity, communication now is not the only demand of people, especially youngsters as they want more than that and I think Instagram has met this need. They want something different and trendy. Many trends have also been created from this social platform and young people are the biggest beneficiary. In short, Instagram is a user-friendly site and also ideal place for an energetic, modern and updated generation.

Ultimate choice (n)

Sự lựa chọn cuối cùng

Unique features (n)

Những điểm đặc biệt

Filters (n)

Bộ lọc

Edit (v)

Chỉnh sửa

Stylish (adj)

Thời thượng/Phong cách

Up-to-date (adj)

Cập nhật

Influencers  (n)

Những người có sức ảnh hưởng

Youngsters (n)

Giới trẻ

Social platform (n)

Nền tảng mạng xã hội

Biggest beneficiary (n)

Người hưởng lợi lớn nhất

User-friendly (adj)

Thân thiện với người dùng

Sample answer

Vocabulary

(Answer) Well, it is obvious that social media has received an incredible growth in the past few years. (Reason) The first reason may be that these social platforms are convenient and multi-functional (Example) which help people to do a number of things; for instance, making video call with others or seeing their daily pictures and activities. (Reason) Additionally, I think it is the emergence of different kinds of smart phone that enable people to get easier access to available social media applications and thus use them more often.

Multi-functional (adj)

Đa chức năng

Emergence (n)

Sự nổi lên

Glossary Box

Cup of tea (n)

/kʌp//əv//tiː/

Sở thích

Scroll down (v)

/skrəʊl/ /daʊn/

Lướt

Keep oneself updated (v)

/kiːp//wʌnˈself//ʌpˈdeɪt/

Cập nhật

Ultimate choice (n)

/ˈʌltɪmət/ /tʃɔɪs/

Sự lựa chọn cuối cùng

Unique feature (n)

/juˈniːk/ /ˈfiːtʃə(r)/

Điểm đặc biệt

Filter (n)

/ˈfɪltə(r)/

Bộ lọc

Edit (v)

/ˈedɪt/

Chỉnh sửa

Stylish (adj)

/ˈstaɪlɪʃ/

Thời thượng/Phong cách

Up-to-date (adj)

/ʌp tə ˈdeɪt/

Cập nhật

Influencer  (n)

/ˈɪnfluənsə(r)/

Người có sức ảnh hưởng

Youngsters (n)

/ˈjʌŋstə(r)/

Giới trẻ

Social platform (n)

/ˈsəʊʃl//ˈplætfɔːm/

Nền tảng mạng xã hội

Biggest beneficiary (n)

/bɪɡɪst/ /ˌbenɪˈfɪʃəri/

Người hưởng lợi lớn nhất

User-friendly (adj)

/juːzə ˈfrendli/

Thân thiện với người dùng

Multi-functional (adj)

/mʌltiˈfʌŋkʃənl/

Đa chức năng

Emergence (n)

/ɪˈmɜːdʒəns/

Sự nổi lên