Từ vựng Speaking – Topic Imagination – Part 3

Câu trả lời

Nghĩa tiếng Việt

Describe a time when you needed to use your imagination. You should say:

+ What the situation was
+ When the situation was
+ Why you needed to use your imagination
And explain how you felt about it.

Mô tả thời điểm bạn cần sử dụng trí tưởng tượng của mình. Bạn nên nói:

+ Tình huống là gì
+ Khi nào tình huống xảy ra
+ Tại sao bạn cần sử dụng trí tưởng tượng của mình
Và giải thích bạn cảm thấy thế nào về nó.

I am honestly not an imaginative person, but there was this one time that I surprised myself by some real out-of-the-box thinking.

Around 3 years ago, I threw a birthday party for my best friend, who was turning 20. It was not only a very important milestone but it was also the first time I had ever held an event of any kind, so I wanted it to be special. After all, she is a significant person in my life, she's always been there for me, the least I can do for her is organize a decent birthday celebration.

Since we’d been friends for so long, I obviously had no problems figuring out what she liked. The food and theme of the party was a no-brainer. It had to be finger food, with lots of cream puffs and cupcakes, under the Harry Potter theme. The present was also an easy choice, I made her a hand-craft wand, which she later loved. The hard part was the party’s activities, and how to make the whole thing a surprise. It did not help that my best friend was also very observant and perceptive. Sneaking a party past her would be a real feat.

For once in my life,  I had to use every last ounce of my imagination to think of something original. I figured the location had to be familiar, so she wouldn’t suspect anything. It couldn’t be her house so it had to be mine. 

I also needed a decoy, whose job was to throw her off while taking her to my house, all the while completely oblivious. That task was left in the capable hands of our most poker-faced friend, who managed to pull it off. He definitely weirded her out a bit at first, but eventually it turned out to be a pleasant surprise for her. 

Next on the list were party games, which were not easy. But I managed to somehow use my dull imagination to put together a harry potter quiz-drinking game, with soft drinks. Then we did a small Harry Potter treasure hunt, and finally finished off with our favourite Harry Potter episode. It was probably the first time in my life that I’ve wracked my brain so hard trying to come up with something out of the norm. 

I was so relieved that everything worked out in the end: we had fun, and I proved to my best bud I’m worth my salt. My imagination ability probably peaked that day, and though it was more tiring than I would have imagined, it was all worth it seeing how happy she was at the end.