Describe a performance you recently watched | Bài mẫu Speaking Part 2

Describe a performance you recently watched | Bài mẫu Speaking Part 2

Đề bài IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a performance you recently watched

Describe a performance you watched recently. You should say:

• What it was?
• When you watched it?
• Who you were with?
• Why you watched it?

 And explain why you watched it.

Bài mẫu IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a performance you recently watched

1. Bài mẫu 1

To be honest, I am nowhere near an art lover but there is one performance I watched recently that really blew my mind. It is the 25th-anniversary performance of the all-time best musical “The 1 Phantom of The Opera”. Actually, it was not a live performance but just a recorded version premiered on Youtube. This epic production was made available for free streaming in 2 days as a gift to all the audience at home during the COVID-19 quarantine.

I came across the video while glancing through my Youtube feed on a late Sunday night, and decided to give it a try since I didn’t have anything else to do. The story based on the French novel by Gaston Leroux tells the tale of an Opera house in Paris that is haunted by a mysterious masked man calling himself “The Phantom”. He secretly gives voice lessons to a young woman named Christine and consequently falls in love with her, as everyone can tell with this familiar motif.

At first, I thought it would just be another love story, but it turned out to be more than that. The moral of this story is about the beauty underneath the ugliness, and the power of compassion and empathy. This is a sentiment shared in many stories of French classical literature.

I did not expect anything from this complete random choice, yet it gave me an out of this world experience. The show was a perfectly crafted musical theater with all elements in a consistently brilliant accord. The theme, the incredible music, the ravishing costumes, and marvelous staging effects all combined create a classic masterpiece but still very approachable for the mass audience, even for people with little enthusiasm in art like me.

After three hours straight with my eyes glued to the screen, I finally understood the reason why this musical has become such a cultural phenomenon. Although having a seemingly old-fashioned plot – a love story, “The Phantom of The Opera” has proven why it stands the test of time for the values and the lessons it delivers.

2. Bài mẫu 2

I'd like to tell you about the performance of my favorite rock band called Oldcodex.

First, let me give you some background information about the band: Oldcodex is a Japanese rock band formed by a singer named Ta_2 and a painter Yorke.  At their concerts, they give one-and-only performances with Ta_2 singing and Yorke simultaneously painting dynamic artworks.

I’ve been their fan for years. Last week, they uploaded a new video on their channel on Youtube, which included highlights of their biggest concert in Japan last year.

In the video, they performed a song called “Aching Horns”, one of their most popular songs. Ta_2 sang so energetically that it seemed like he was pouring his heart out. While I got absorbed in Ta_2’s sorrowful singing, my eyes were also pleased by the beautiful psychedelic horns Yorke was painting on a canvas on the stage.

That was one of the most impressive performances I've ever watched. Oldcodex is not really a kind of worldwide famous band, but they are unique. They've produced great songs and performances that only they can create. One day, when I save enough money, I hope that I can travel to Japan and enjoy their performances with my own eyes rather than watching them on my laptop's screen.

That’s all I want to share with you. 

3. Bài mẫu 3

Today I‘d like to share with you a singing performance that has had a lasting impression on me until now.

It was a gig of Ha Anh Tuan- one of the most well-known singers in Vietnam.

He is applauded for his beautiful voice that is free of rigid singing techniques and captures the audience’s attention from the first notes.

The gig was held on a university campus in Da Lat- a Southern province of Vietnam. Ha Anh Tuan seems to have a strong preference for this place as most of his concerts have taken place there.

Well, it might sound a bit weird, but I went to the gig alone. I just wanted solo travel, and I knew at that time that my friends were swamped with work, so it would be no good asking them to go with me.

As I said earlier, I’m really into Ha Anh Tuan. His voice is so awesome. He never mimics any other singers’ styles; he chooses his own style: gentle, delicate but powerful, which is unique and blows the audience away whenever he is on stage. I especially like the way he reaches high notes perfectly. He knows how to conceal his weaknesses and show off his strength. I am absorbed in every minute of his performance because it is flawless to me.

Besides that, the gig took place in the midst of autumn in Da Lat. It was breezy and a bit cold, but the flock of the audience soon warmed me up. They swayed gently with the melody and looked over the moon. The gig ended on a high note, and I did have a blast and feel energised to get back to my city after months of heavy workloads.

That’s all I want to say.

Từ vựng ăn điểm đã sử dụng trong bài mẫu: Describe a performance you watched recently

1. Từ vựng trong bài mẫu 1

• nowhere near = còn lâu
• blow one’s mind = khiến ai đó cực kỳ ấn tượng, phấn khích
• give smt a try = thử làm gì đó xem thế nào
• familiar motif (n) = mô típ quen thuộc, thường thấy
• turn out = cuối cùng lại trở thành
• moral (n) = bài học đạo đức, nhân văn
• sentiment (n) = ẩn ý, ngụ ý
• out of this world (adj) = tuyệt vời, không còn lời nào để diễn tả
• staging effect (n) = hiệu ứng sân khấu
• eyes glued to smt = dán mắt, chăm chú xem gì đó
• old-fashioned plot (n) = cốt truyện cũ, lỗi thời
• stand the test of time = trường tồn theo năm tháng

2. Từ vựng trong bài mẫu 2

1.A concert /ˈkɒn.sət/ : buổi trình diễn ca nhạc

Ví dụ: The musicians are busy rehearsing for the concert.

2. Simultaneously /ˌsɪm.əlˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/: đồng thời

Ví dụ: Two children answered the teacher's question simultaneously.

3. Highlight /ˈhaɪ.laɪt/: điểm nổi bật 

Ví dụ: Highlights of the match will be shown after the news.

4. Energetically /ˌen.əˈdʒet.ɪ.kəl.i/: đầy năng lượng

Ví dụ: Many community groups have energetically opposed the idea.

5. Pour one’s heart out /pɔːr/ /wʌns/ /hɑːt/ /aʊt/: trút hết tâm sự

Ví dụ: I poured my heart out to him and then he told all his friends what I'd said.

5. Sorrowful /ˈsɒr.əʊ.fəl/ đau buồn

Ví dụ: With a sorrowful sigh she folded the letter and put it away.

6.  Psychedelic /ˌsaɪ.kəˈdel.ɪk/: các bức vẽ được miêu tả là psychedelic thường có màu sắc sáng và các họa tiết khó hiểu

Ví dụ: Radioactive Facebook juice seeps through the ceiling, as imagined by sychedelic muralist Jen Stark.

3. Từ vựng trong bài mẫu 3

• Gig: concert nhỏ
• To applaud: tán thưởng, hoan nghênh
• To captures sb’s attention: thu hút sự chú ý của ai
• To have a strong preference for st: ưa thích cái gì
• Solo travel: du lịch một mình
• Be swamped with st: rất bận rộn
• No good V-ing: vô ích khi làm gì
• Be really into sb/st: really like sb/st
• To mimic: bắt chước
• To blow sb away: làm ai đó choáng ngợp
• To conceal: che đậy
• To show off: khoe ra, thể hiện ra
• Be absorbed in st: tập trung, bị lôi cuốn vào cái gì
• Be flawless: hoàn hảo, không tì vết
• Be breezy: gió thoảng thoảng
• To sway: đung đưa
• Be over the moon: rất vui, hạnh phúc
• Be on a high note: vui vẻ
• To have a blast: have fun

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