IELTS Speaking: Social Problems (2) - Unemployment & Homelessness TRÍ ĐỨC ENGLISH IELTS Speaking · Topic: SOCIAL PROBLEMS (2) - UNEMPLOYMENT & HOMELESSNESS 🏚️ THẤT NGHIỆP & VÔ GIA CƯ Nghèo đói · Bất bình đẳng · Phân biệt đối xử · Chênh lệch giàu nghèo · Cứu trợ xã hội 📚 TỪ VỰNG TRỌNG TÂM wealth gap / minimum wage inflation / debt / benefit homelessness / destitute beg / busk / slum deprivation / deprived depression / suicide discrimination / riot sleep rough / of no fixed abode squatter / evict sickness benefit / welfare ⚠️ CỤM TỪ & THÀNH NGỮ QUAN TRỌNG at the root of – gốc rễ của vấn đề death knell – hồi chuông báo tử, dấu hiệu kết thúc the last straw – giọt nước làm tràn ly pressure cooker – áp lực dồn nén, tình huống căng thẳng dry up (pv) – cạn kiệt, hết sạch (tiền bạc, nguồn cung) be up against sb/sth – phải đối mặt với ai/điều gì may well – có lý do chính đáng để làm gì knock-on effects – hiệu ứng dây chuyền sleep rough – ngủ ngoài đường (vô gia cư) out on the streets – sống lang thang ngoài đường 📖 SPEAKING SAMPLE: ẢNH HƯỞNG CỦA THẤT NGHIỆP 📉 Mất việc làm – hiệu ứng dây chuyền: “When someone loses their job, it has huge knock-on effects on all areas of their life. Firstly, it puts pressure on their whole family, especially when it comes to paying the mortgage or bills. What savings you have quickly dry up. This adds pressure to find a new job as soon as possible. Unfortunately, this day and age it's really difficult. You can send a hundred CVs and never get a reply. Out of every twenty applications, you might only get one interview. You may well have to start thinking about other types of work just to get some money in.” ✨ Từ khóa: knock-on effects, dry up, up against competition, may well, get some money in. 👨‍🦳 Câu chuyện hàng xóm thất nghiệp: “My neighbour lost his job early last year. In the end, he managed to find some work online but it didn't pay very well. Finally, his wife left him and they had to sell their house. She also got custody of the kids. I feel so sorry for him. Now half of his wages go to paying child support. All in all, long-term unemployment can lead to severe depression, breakdown, debt, drug use, crime and even suicide.” ✨ Từ khóa: lost his job, custody, child support, depression, breakdown, suicide. 💰 Khoảng cách giàu nghèo: “At the root of the problem lies the government's efforts to privatize everything. The whole country is now owned by the elite and things continue to get worse. Whereas the elite can afford to send their kids to good schools, public funding into state-run education is still lacking. Teachers have been leaving in droves. There are many cuts in the welfare system, especially to people on sicknes...