Describe a competition that you would like to participate in such as, music, cooking or sport
You should say:
what the competition is
where and when would it take place
what preparation you would need to do
and explain why you would like to be in it
Sample answer:
Let me tell you about a competition that I would definitely love to take part in. That would be the NBA, which stands for National Basketball Association.
Basically, it is a men's professional basketballleague in North America; composed of 30 teams. At the end of the tournament, the finalists will compete with each other to win the NBA Championship trophy, champions rings, which has a grand prize of $3 million for the whole team.
About the rules, simply whoever scores more points than their opponents wins. During the game, players try to steal the ball and contest shots skillfully. For example: if any player keeps carrying the basketball without allowing it to touch the ground, the referee will consider it as a foul.
Obviously, if I joined in this tournament, I would have to bend over backwards both solo and team practices, learning new strategies with the coach because it is a physically demanding sport. And perhaps I would have to ask for an absence of leave for at least few months. You know some basketball players, Jimmy Butler for example, hadto quit school to focus on basketball to follow his dream of being a professional basketball player and now he has becomethe NBA superstar.
The reason why i would love be in the tournament is because Iwant to challenge myself and get out of my comfort zone. Beyond that, I love playing basketball so bad, love the feelings of standing in the court and the whole crowd cheers me up and to most importantly, meet my all-time favorite basketball player - Lebron James and to play against him.
All in all, being a part of this prestigious competition will boost my confidence, give pleasure to me as well as increase my self-worth.
Vocabulary :
1. NBA (National Basketball Association) - hiệp hội bóng rổ quốc gia
2. Stand for sth (phrasal verb): If one or more lettersstand for a word or name, they are the first letter or letters of that word or name and they represent it - đại diện cho cái gì/ viết tắt của cái gì
3. Be composed of sth: to be formed from various things - được hình thành bởi nhiều thứ, bao gồm
4. Foul (n) /faʊl/ : an act that is against the rules of a sport- sự phạm lỗi
5. Trophy (n) /ˈtrəʊ.fi/: a prize, such as a gold or silvercup, that is given to the winner of a competition or race, and often returned after a year to be given to the winner of the competition in the following year - cúp
6. A grand prize: 1 giải thưởng lớn
7. Ask for an absence of leave : xin nghỉ phép
8. Team practices: tập luyện với đội
9. Solo practices: tự tập luyện 1 mình
10. A professional basketball player: 1 cầu thủ bóng rổ chuyên nghiệp
11. A pretigious competition : 1 cuộc thi danh giá
12. Once-in-a-lifetime (a) /ˌwʌn.sɪnəˈlaɪf.taɪm/ : A once-in-a-lifetime experience or opportunity is very special because you will probably only have it once - cơ hội có 1 lần trong đời
13. Have a whale of a time = to enjoy yourself very much : có 1 thời gian vui vẻ, hạnh phúc
14. Turn over a new leaf: to start behaving in a better way - đổi đời sang 1 trang mới
15. Not be sb's cup of tea: If something is not your cup of tea, it is not the type of thing of that you like - 1 cái gì đó không phải là gu/ sở thích của ai đó
16. Bend over backwards: to try very hard to do something good or helpful- cố gắng hết sức để làm gì đó
17. Comfort zone (n) /ˈkʌm.fət ˌzəʊn/ : a situation in which you feelcomfortable and in which yourability and determination are not being tested - vùng an toàn, khu vực an toàn.jpg)
18. Get out of my comfort zone: bước ra khỏi khu vực an toàn của mình
19. Challenge myself : thách thức bản thân
20. Push myself to the limits: thúc đẩy bản thân tối đa
21. Physically demanding sport/ activity : 1 môn thể thao/ 1 hoạt động đòi hỏi thể
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