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Trong bài thi IELTS peaking, bạn có thể được yêu cầu nói về Business. Điều này có thể liên quan đến việc miêu tả một doanh nghiệp mà bạn biết rõ hoặc nói về tham vọng của chính bạn. Hãy đọc các câu hỏi và câu trả lời bên dưới và chú ý vào các cụm từ được in đậm. Sử dụng Glosarry ở cuối trang để kiểm tra nghĩa của những từ bạn không hiểu.

Part 1

Giám khảo: Do you work or are you a student?

Hati: I run my own business actually … I have an online business selling cosmetics … I set up the business 5 years ago and I’m really enjoying working for myself …

Giám khảo: What is your ideal job?

Kaori: I don’t think I’d enjoy working for a big company … I think I’d like to go it alone and be self-employed … I’m not sure what area of business it would be but I think I’d enjoy the process of drawing up a business plan and seeing if I could be successful …

Giám khảo: Is your town a nice place to live?

Monique: It’s OK … the main problem we have is our local high street … it used to be a busy centre but lots of shops have gone bust … it must be very difficult to make a profit when you have huge supermarkets in the area and a lot haven’t been able to survive with such cut-throat competition…

Part 2

Describe a business you know that you admire.

You should say

what this business is
what the business sells
how long you have known about the business
why you like it so much.

Sample:

Actually I discovered a business very recently that I like so much I’d like to do something similar in the future … it’s a small niche business that runs courses in how to cook … especially bread … the owner uses his kitchen for the courses and went into business with a local community shop and sells a lot of the bread and cakes they make in the shop … I first got to hear about the business last year … my wife paid for me to do one of the baking courses and I got to know the owner during the training … it’s a lifestyle business really … he doesn’t have plans to take on employees or expand into new areas … he’s happy earning a living doing the thing he loves … I really admire what he does and I’m sure a lot of people would love to do something similar … he has a web presence … in fact that’s how we got to find out about his company … and he uses social media to raise the company profile … but he’s the only person involved in running the business so he’s in complete control of where the business goes … that’s something that must make it really satisfying … as long as he’s managing to balance the books and the cash flow is healthy I’m sure he must be very pleased with what he has achieved …

Part 3

Giám khảo: Why do some people decide to set up their own business?

Marion: I suppose it’s the idea of being in control of your own destiny … or of believing in a product or service idea you may have … plus it must be very exciting … launching products … winning contracts … and seeing your sales figures improving must be wonderful …

Giám khảo: What are some of the dangers involved in starting a business?

Hiro: Well … obviously you need to have a good idea … some people say you need to do market research beforehand so you know what the market wants … if you don’t do this you could go under … and if it is a good idea the chances are someone else is doing the same thing so you could end up facing stiff competition …

Giám khảo: What are some of things you have to do when running your own business that might not appeal to everyone?

Katy: Personally i don’t like being in debt so taking out a business loan wouldn’t suit me at all … and I know a lot of companies do cold calling to try and drum up business … that’s something I’d hate to do … and laying people off if the business gets into trouble … that would be horrible …

Glosarry

to balance the books: không sử dụng nhiều hơn số tiền mà bạn làm ra.
to be self-employed: tự làm chủ/ không làm cho chủ nào.
to cold call: gọi điện thoại để bán hàng cho người khác mà không cần sự cho phép ban đầu từ họ
cut throat competition: khi một công ty hạ giá cả xuống, buộc các công ty khác phải làm theo, đôi khi đến một điểm mà công việc kinh doanh trở nên không có lợi.
to do market research: làm khảo sát thị trường
to draw up a business plan: viết kế hoạch cho một doanh nghiệp mới
to drum up business: cố gắng thu hút khách hàng
to earn a living: kiếm tiền
to go bust: phá sản
cash flow: dòng tiền
to go into business with: hợp tác kinh doanh với (ai đó)
to go it alone: tự mở doanh nghiệp
to go under: (xem lại ‘to go bust’)
to have a web presence:có trang web
to launch a product: bắt đầu bán và quảng cáo một sản phẩm mới.
to lay someone off: chấm đứt hợp đồng lao động với ai đó
lifestyle business: một doanh nghiệp được thành lập để mang lại thu nhập đủ và không có gì hơn.
to make a profit: kiếm lợi nhuận
niche business: doanh nghiệp thành ông trong một thị trường nào đó
to raise a company profile: làm cho nhiều người biết về doanh nghiệp.
to run your own business: tự bạn sở hữu một doanh nghiệp
sales figures: báo cáo thu nhập của công ty (thông qua việc bán sản phẩm hoặc dịch vụ).
to set up a business: thành lập doanh nghiệp
stiff competition: cạnh tranh mạnh mẽ từ những công ty khác trong cùng lĩnh vực
to take on employees: thuê người
to take out a loan: vay mượn tiền
to win a contract: giành được hợp đồng
to work for yourself: (xem lại ‘to be self-employed’)

(Nguồn:ieltsspeaking.co.uk)

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