🎤 Speaking Part 2:
1. Describe a time when you broke something
You should say:
What you broke
When and where it happened
How you broke it
And explain what you did after that
Sample Answer
One incident that I still remember vividly was when I accidentally smashed my phone into pieces. Ironically, breaking it turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
It happened a couple of years ago. At that time, I was completely glued to my phone. I played games whenever I had free time and could easily lose track of time.
The worst part was that I even used my phone while walking. One day, I was walking down the stairs with my eyes glued to the screen, instead of watching where I was going.
In a split second, I lost my footing and fell down the stairs. I sprained my wrist, and my phone slipped out of my hand, bounced down a few steps, and landed on the floor.
When I picked it up, the screen was completely shattered. My heart sank, but honestly, I was more scared of my mom's reaction.
When my mom found out, she was furious because she had warned me countless times about my phone addiction. Instead of repairing it immediately, she decided that I wouldn't have a phone for an entire month.
At first, I was restless and irritated. I couldn't play games or even easily get in touch with my friends. But after a few days, things gradually changed. I started reading, exercising, and spending more time with my family.
Looking back, breaking my phone was definitely unlucky, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. It made me realize that life has so much more to offer when you're not constantly glued to a screen.
💡 Speaking Structure
1️⃣ WHAT – What did you break?
One incident that I still remember clearly was when I accidentally smashed my phone into pieces. Surprisingly, breaking my phone turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
📚 Useful vocabulary:
🔹 smash something into pieces: làm vỡ thứ gì thành nhiều mảnh
🔹 a blessing in disguise: trong cái rủi có cái may
2️⃣ WHEN & WHERE – When and where did it happen?
It happened a couple of years ago. At that time, I was completely glued to my phone. I played games whenever I had free time, so I often lost track of time.
The worst thing was that I even used my phone while walking. One day, I was walking down the stairs with my eyes glued to the screen instead of looking at the stairs.
📚 Useful vocabulary:
🔹 be glued to something: dán mắt vào thứ gì
🔹 lose track of time: quên mất thời gian
3️⃣ HOW – How did you break it?
In a split second, I lost my footing and fell down the stairs. I sprained my wrist, and my phone slipped out of my hand.
It bounced down a few steps and finally landed on the floor.
When I picked it up, the screen was completely shattered. My heart sank, but honestly, I was more worried about my mom's reaction.
📚 Useful vocabulary:
🔹 in a split second: trong tích tắc
🔹 slip out of my hand: tuột khỏi tay
🔹 shattered: vỡ nát
🔹 my heart sank: cảm thấy hụt hẫng, hoảng hốt
4️⃣ WHAT I DID AFTER THAT – What happened next?
When my mom found out, she was furious because she had warned me many times about my phone addiction.
Instead of repairing my phone immediately, she decided that I couldn't use a phone for an entire month. At first, I felt restless and irritated. I couldn't play games, and it was not easy to get in touch with my friends. However, after a few days, things gradually changed. I started reading books, exercising, and spending more time with my family.
Looking back, breaking my phone was definitely unlucky, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise.It made me realize that life has so much more to offer when I'm not constantly glued to a screen.
📚 Useful vocabulary:
🔹 restless: bồn chồn, không yên
🔹 irritated: cáu kỉnh, khó chịu
🔹 get in touch with someone: liên lạc với ai đó
🧠 Easy Vocabulary to Remember
Vocabulary | Meaning | Easy example | |
1 | be glued to my phone | dán mắt vào điện thoại | I was glued to my phone all day. |
2 | lose track of time | quên mất thời gian | I lost track of time while playing games. |
3 | smash into pieces | làm vỡ thành nhiều mảnh | I smashed my phone into pieces. |
4 | in a split second | trong tích tắc | It happened in a split second. |
5 | slip out of my hand | tuột khỏi tay | My phone slipped out of my hand. |
6 | my heart sank | hụt hẫng, hoảng hốt | My heart sank when I saw the broken screen. |
7 | be furious | rất tức giận | My mom was furious. |
8 | get in touch with | liên lạc với | I couldn't get in touch with my friends. |
9 | a blessing in disguise | trong cái rủi có cái may | It was a blessing in disguise. |
